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Fulfordo et Fulfordae A sermon preached at Exeter, in the cathedral church, the sixth day of August commonly called Iesus day 1594. in memoriall of the cities deliuerance in the daies of King Edvvard the sixt. Wherein is intreated of the goodnes of God toward man, and of the ingratitude of man toward God. By Iohn Charldon, Doctor of Diuinitie. In which also some fewe thinges are added, then omitted through want of time.
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FVLFORDO ET FVLFORDAE A SERMON Preached at Exeter in the Cathedrall Church the sixth day of August commonly called Iesus day 1594. in memoriall of the Cities deliuerance in the daies of King EDVVARD the sixt Wherein is intreated of the goodnes of God toward Man and of the ingratitude of Man toward GOD. By IOHN CHARLDON Doctor of Diuinitie In which also some fewe thinges are added then omitted through want of time Psal 127.1 Except the Lord keepe the Citie the keeper watcheth in vaine LONDON Printed by Iohn Danter and are to be sold by VVilliam Barley at his shop in Gratious streete 1595. ⧠To the worshipfull Master Thomas Fulford Esquire loued in the truth of all that haue known the truth for the truths sake Mercie peace and loue be multiplied in Iesus Christ YOV had from mee which you desired the Sermon preached at Exeter in commemoration of the Citties deliuerance or at the least you receiued the very summe substance thereof which I supposed might haue contented you and the zealous Gentle-woman your wife without further adoo but finding you and hir greatly inclined to vulgar profit and to make common vnto many which was then vttred vnto fewe that so the benefit of it might redound also vnto many knowing you both to bee such as truely and sincerely loue and fauour the holy Gospell of Iesus Christ and the Ministers thereof and seeing your request to stand with so good reason and Godly purpose and that my Office and function bindeth mee to doo all the good I can to the Church of God â— Pe. 5 2 and that willingly of a ready mind to satisfie your honest desire and charitable meaning haue suffred that poore Exercise to bee published which I doe presente vnto you as a simple New-yeares-gift Of which if any take benefit let them first praise God and next thanke you that according to the rule of Christ will haue the meanest talents and graces of God bee they fiue Mat. 25 15. or two or one many or few more or les deliuered his seruants for the worke of his seruice to bee well and profitably employed and occupied that gaine and increase may come thereby Luk. 19.10 and not to bee laid vp in a napkin or hidde in the earth to the good of none And so beseeching the Lorde to kindle daily more and more in you and in your good wife many such holy motions of his blessed spirit and to establish you in euery worde and good worke I wil commend you vnto him and to his might who is able both to fulfill whatsoeuer waÌ„teth in you throgh his riches with glorie in Iesu Christ and also of power to keepe you that you fall not to the very day that you shall be presented faultles and without blame before the presence of his Maiestie with ioy In the meane while quench not the Spirit grieue not that holy of God by whome you are sealed to the day of redemption I will pray alwaies for you that GOD may settle and confirme you and make you worthy of his calling that the name of the Lorde Iesus may be glorified in you and you in him Pray you also for mee for I trust that through your praiers I shall the sooner be giuen vnto you againe The Lorde bee with you London the first of Ianuarie 1594. Yours in Christ Iohn Charldon AD D. THOMAM FVLFORDVM 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Non mea sunt quae nune mitto tibi sed tua quare Ne tua detineam quae tua mitto tibi Quae mea si dicas tua tanta modestia fulget Vt cum parua feram magna dedisse putes AD EVNDEM TOTIVS CONCIONIS 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Die mihi corda virum quae sic dementat Erinnys Vt. spernant magni iusta colenda Dei Si poteris narra quali furor incitet oestro Pectora quae perhibent nos ratione regi Bos possessorem nouit cognouit asellus Praesepe et Domini bestia tarda sui Fuste nimis rigido quanuis pulcetur asellus Bosque sub immenso pondere pressa cadat Terga grauata tamen praebent fericuda magistri Vtráque seruitium bellua victa subit Ast genus electum Christi diuina propago Dura negat tenero colla premenda iugo Aspectant coeli fastum tellusque fatiscens Quae nostrae testes proditionis erunt Aethereae volucres â—eluti Grus Turtur Hirundo Brumales norunt annumerare dies At nos quos docuit patris Sapientia summi Quos nutrit pascit sustinet ornat amat Quos ab immani Jethalis fauce Leonis Seruat hostiles dat superare manus Nos inquam Domini praesagia non meditamut Temnimus ah potius tradita scita Dei Obtusasaures praecludimus Aspidis instar Ne feriant sophiae ferrea corda soni Vastorum solito bellamus more Gigantum Déque sua volumus pellere sede Iouem Nunc vbi turgescit nimiá pinguedine corpus Obruit nostrum nulla procella caput Bella damus superis ventosus pectora fastus Obliti veteris conditionis agiâ— Tu tamen alme parens hominum qui fecta gubernas Suscipe quas moesto fundimus ore preces Tu gemitus nostros nostri suspiria cordis Exaudi solitâ pro bonitate Deus Pristina chare pater nobis peccata remitte Postmodo dáque tuis carnea corda pater Nou caperis fuso vitulorum sanguine centum Nec caperis longo thuris honore pater Te placare solet quoniam compunctio cordis En compuncta damus corda benigne pater Ne nos abijceas igitur quos dextra creauit Sit nobis charitum candida iuncta cohors Conseruet ma nos miseratio magna misellos Inde tibi nomen mite parentis erit AD EVNDEM Discito Fulford Sit tibi Christus Iussa Iehouae Mens tua gestitâ— Fronte Serena Scire laboras Pectore puro Quomodo possis Discito Christum Viuere sanctè Anchora vitae Sanctáque tandem Prora salutis Tecta Superni Fons bonitatis Cernere coeli Vita perennis Voluito libri Dogmata sacri Itur ad arces Consule Christi â—andide â—homa Dicta magistri Temnito mundum Consule Christum Dilige Christum Is tibi pandet Dilige Christos Voce paterna Praemia Christi Qua ratione Sunt diuturna Cuncta gubernes Praemia mundi Ille docebit Sunt peritura Te pederecto Nunc tibi multa Claudere cursum Nunc tibi paucae Alta Sionis Singula nostra Moenia saluo Singula nulla Scandere gressu Mors truculenta Claustra â—onantis Mors fuâ—ibunda Sydera laeto Auferet vno Visere vultu Tempore duro Est via Christus Parta labore Vera salutis Omne caducum Est via salua Quicquid habetur Tuta quieta Concidit omne Hâc licet ire Floris Imago Hâc penetrare Sole micante Coelica magni Fulua recedit Castra parentis Vt fugit vmbre Haec via munda Lubrica transit Haec via
hereafter if they practise conspire and rebell as they did This florishing peace hath made not only this Citie but also the whole lande to flowe like another Canaan with milke and honie The God of peace hath done this for vs he be praised therefore and prosper her maiestie by whom it is gouerned and maintained Whereas the Nations about vs struggle in the field tumble in warre and wallow in bloud expecting no end of their miseries but vtter ruine and desolation we in the meane while sit at home by our fires in our furred gownes corked slippers trimmed buskins and warme mittons Am. 4.6 We lie vpon our costly beds and stretch out our selues vpon them we eate the Lambes of the flocke and the Calues out of the stall verse 5. We sing to the sound of the Violl the Harpe and Pipe and wine are in our feasts and the wine we drinke in bowles Esa 5.12 Am. 6.6 In which great peace and plentifulnesse God make vs worthily to consider the workes of his handes and to be sory for the affliction of Ioseph and his bretheren Vers 6. of which now many are slaine in Fraunce Flanders and els wheare in defence of the Gospel propagation of the truth and safetie of this Land Moreouer whereas the nations people about vs do eate in feare and drinke in dread and like fearefull hares doe flee awaye at the wagging of euerie leafe we sit quiet and safe as did Israel and Iudab 1. King 4.20 like vnto the sand of the Sea in number eating drinking making mery euery man vnder his vine and vnder his Boothe from Dan to Beer-sheba to wit from the one end of this land to the other For God hath made the bars of the gates of our Ierusalem strong Psa 147.5 and hath blessed our children within hir He hath set peace in hir borders and satisfied hir poore with the floure of wheate His worde is come from Iaacob and his statutes from Israel vnto vs the best and greatest blessing that may be He hath not dealt thus with euerie Nation vers 20. as hee hath dealt with vs the least Nation of all Our punishment and fall will bee the greater if we be not thankefull It must be confessed that some stonnes haue bin raised in hir Maiesties daies before time in the daies of hir deare brother King Edward the sixt which somwhat disturbed our happy rest But the Prince of peace soueraigne Lord of our tranquillitie soone ceased the waues of the sea stilled the fury madnes of those heathen miraculously preuented their wicked deuises and confounded the deuisers of them Thus was the Lorde of Hoasts iealous for his Zion with great iealouzie he was iealous for hir with great wrath Zach. 8.2 Hee was not vnmindfull of his people nor forgetfull of his inheritance A mother may forget hir childe and take no compassion on the son of hir wombe Esay 49.15 such stepmothers there are But though such vnnaturally giuen forget yet will not the Lord forget Zion for he hath grauen hir vppon the palme of his hands and hir walls are euer in his sight Christ the shipmaster our saluation Matth 8.24 slept in the shipp on a pillow the ship couered with waues the Disciples Mar. 4.38 with no litle diffidence and distrust awoke him they put him out of his napp A faithles and needles labour For hee that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleepe Psal 121 4. wee haue felt the experiment For the Lorde in our Cities distresse in the time of Commotion as we call it or insurrection awaked as one out of sleepe and as a Giant refreshed with wine Psal 78.65 He smote his enemies and ours in the hinder parts and put them to a perpetuall shame verse 66. They ran about vs like Bees but they were extinct sodainly as a fire of thornes Psal 12. Our soule escaped euen as a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare was broken and we deliuered Psal 124.7 The Plowers would haue plowed vpon our backs and made long furrowes at their pleasure Psal 129.3 But the righteous Lord tooke in hand the two edged sword of his iustice and hewed the snares and cordes of those wicked in pieces vers 4.5 He in like measure reward as many as haue euill will at Sion This was the Lords worke and it is maruellous in our eies Psal 118.23 This is the day which the Lord made we will reioice and bee glad in it verse 24. This is the day which you call Iesus daie whether because it is so fixed in the Calender I knowe not but sure I am that it was Iesus day vnto you a day of saluation For if Iesus the Lord had not been on our side Psal 114.1 may not Israal but Exeter now say if the Lorde had not bin on our side when men rose vp against vs they had swallowed vs vp quicke so vnable wer we to resist when their wrath was kindled against vs. The waters had drowned vs the streame and swelling waters had gone ouer our soule verse 4. But praised be the Lord who gaue vs not ouer for a pray vnto their teeth And thus hath our good gratious God continued his fauor toward vs to this present day that there is no leading into captiuitie nor any complaining in our streets Psal 144.14 Blessed are wee that bee in such a case yea blessed are we which haue the Lorde for our God For this great calme for this miraculous peace let vs thanke the Lord. But what are we thankefull vnto him for these and other his blessinges or liue we as children obedient to a father If we do not would we did all doo not For behold how many of vs like vnto Israel Iudah are turned backe and started aside like a broken bowe Psal 78.57 The Lorde looketh that we should bring forth sweete grapes but wee bring forth sowre ones There are at this very day in our streets vsury deceit crueltie and oppression Wee haue as the Iewes had our Sabbaths and solemne dayes our assemblies and appointed feasts we stretch out our hands and make manie praiers as they did and yet see as theirs were our harts if not our hands are full of blood Esa 1.13.15 Nowe that wee are waxen fatte and grose nowe that wee haue what wee would haue as did Israel we spurne with the heele we forsake the Lord that made vs and regard not the mightie and strong God of our saluation Deu. 32.15 We beginne to loath Manna and to long for the flesh pots of Egipt Num. 11.6 Wee professe that wee know God but our workes testifie that we denie him Exo. 19.3 As for the word of the Lorde wee count it vaine Tit. 1.19 we can be content to say to the Sâ—ers see not and to the Prophets prophesie errours Esa 36.10 Like vnto the meÌ„ of Anathoth we desire to bee flattered and soothed in our sins Ier 11.17 The Lord hath set watchmeÌ„ ouer vs that crie take