glory All power is giuen to mee in heauen and earth The Math. 17. 9. most ioyfull tidings that euer came to heauen or earth Luke ◠10. Goe and teach all Nations Preach the Gospell to all creatures Mar. 16. 15. the glad tidings of that New and better Couenant that God promised Hebr. 7. 22. and now by me contracteth with all Nations In thy seed said God vnto Abraham shall all nations of the earth be blessed Gen. 22. 18. there 's the Promise So God loued the world said the sonne Iohn 3. 16. of the same Father that he hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life there 's the Performance This is my beloued Sonne Matth. 17. ◠said the Father of the Sonne in whom I am well pleased 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 heare him there 's obedience enioyned vs. But how shall they heare without a Preacher and how shall Rom. 10. 14. 15. Petr. Longab in cap. 10. ad Rom. they Preach except they be sent Credere ex auditu est audire ex Praedicatione Praedicare ex Missione Faith comes by hearing hearing comes by Preaching and Preaching comes by the authoritie of Iesus Christs sending Behold I send No man may take vpon him any Authoritie vnlesse he Doct. be lawfully called No man taketh this honour vnto himselfe Hebr. 5. 4. but he that is called of God as was Aaron When Brennus had taken Rome the Romans that escaped to Veies instantly importuned Plut. Camil. Camillus then a banished man in Ardea in that common calamity to become their Dictator but he by no meanes would accept of that transcendent honour till such time as they that were besieged within the Capitole the body presentatiue of the State confirmed his election by their Suffrages Thus Numa contented not himselfe with election Plut. Numa of Romans and Sabines till inauguration from heauen confirmed him King of Rome For when Tatius his ioyntraigne with Romulus had made of both Nations one people it was in the first Interregnum concluded that the one should choose the King but out of the body of the other so to engage him to either side to the one for that they chose him to the other for that he was of their Nation Now though Numa were thus chosen by a wonderfull consent of both Nations yet put he not on the imperiall Diademe till he consulted with heauen to confirme his calling on earth It is a Praeminire by the lawes of England to vsurpe authoritie without authoritie but as all men agree of the name of Happinesse to call it as the Philosoper obserueth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet are there if Varro in Augustine reckoneth Arles ethic 1. right 288. differing opinions what it should be so Aug. lib. 19. all acknowledge a power authorizing but differ about the Ciuit. dei cap. 1. persons authorized who they should be The pronouncing of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shibboleth shewed Vse 1 who was an Ephramite and who a Gileadite The Ephramites Iudic. 12. 6. in stead of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shibboleth pronounced 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sibleth Like our Irish that cannot sound the letter H. So Moses Exod. 18. 30. by the Vrim and Thummim points out the able Minister and Iethro by the foure Cardinall Vertues the compleate Exod. 18. 21. Magistrate the Vrim in the Minister is the puritie of Doctrine the Thummim the sinceritie of his life In the first we are light to illuminate in the second salt to season others Mat. 5. 14. but if the light that be in thee bee darkenesse how great is that Verse 13 darkenesse If the salt hath lost its sauour wherewith shall it bee Matth. 6 23. salted it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out Math. 5. 13. and to bee troden vnder foot of men Let your light so Verse 16 shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorifie your Father which is in heauen Preaching is as the body of Chrysost good life good life as the soule of Preaching Now as the body without the soule is dead so is Preaching without good life and this is the Ministers Shibboleth Now whether it be they that haue the Vrim and want the Thummim or haue the Thummim and want the Vrim eyther vncapable as Vzziah to meddle with the Arke or vnworthie as Simon 2 Sam. 6. 6. Magus to dispose of the holy Ghost these may be of Ieroboams Acts 8. 18. but not of God his making Priests intruders not Apostles I haue not sent these Prophets saith the Lord and Ier. 23. 2◠yet they ran I haue not spoken vnto them and yet they Prophecied Secondly when they that sit in Moses chayre as the Vse 2 Scribes and Pharises but participate not of Moses spirit as those seauentie that respect persons and iudge for reward that Num. 11. 25. with the current of the world seeke their owne and nor that Micah 3. 11. which is Iesus Christ They happily be sent but as Antiochus Phil. ◠2◠to Ierusalem to vndoe vs. But as the faithfull Minister is 1 Cor. 4. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the disposer of the mysteries of God As 2 Cor. 5. 20. if God by him besought you So is the sincerely dealing Magistrate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gods minister if thou doest well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for thy good if thou doest euill then is he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 13. 4. a reuenger of gods wrath for thy naughtinesse Behold I send you Fisher-men for the most part simple and vnlearned taken saith Augustine Non de foro Iustiniano sed de simplicitate Serme de Apost piscatoria not out of the Doctors Commons great Clarkes and learned in the Law but out of the company of fisher-men simple and illiterate Brethren you see your calling how that not many wise men Doctrine after the flesh not many mighty not many noble are called But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the 1 Cor. 1. 26. wise and God hath chosen the weake things of the world to confound Verse 27 the mighty things the vile things of the world and things Verse 28 which are despised hath God chosen and things which are not to bring to nought things that are That no flesh should reioyce in his Verse 29 presence In homine triasunt ex quibus oritur omnis humana gloriatio Hugo Card in 1 Cor. 1. Man takes occasion either in his soule because of his wisedome or in his flesh because of his nobility or lastly in outward things because of his might and riches but God saith the Apostle hath chosen Non multos sapientes not many wise men and that saith the Cardinall confounds the Ibid. first vaine boasting Non multos nobiles not many noble men
and that confounds the second Non multos potentes not many mighty men and that confounds the third That no flesh might glory in his presence That the wise Ier. 9. 23. man glory not in his wisedome nor the strong man in his strength nor the rich man in his riches But as it is written He that reioyceth 1 Cor. 1. 31. let him reioyce in the Lord. God bringeth to passe the purpose of his owne good pleasure either with meanes as when hee saued Noah by Gen. 7. 1. meanes of an arke or with small meanes as when he sed fiue thousand men beside women and children with fiue loaues Math 1â— â—1 and two fishes Or without meanes as when he made all things Gen. 1. 1. of nothing onely he spake and it was done he commanded and it Psal 33 9. 2 Reâ— 2. 21. stood fast Or against meanes as when he sweetned salt water with salt The Remora or Echeneis is a little fish of but halfe a foot long and yet states a ship though vnder saile with neuer so good a forewind Blow the wind saith Pliny how Plin. hist nat l. 32 cap. 1. it will rage storme and tempest what they can labour hundreds at the oare with might and maine as sometimes at Anthonies admirall and Caligulaes galliace if she arrest no violence is able to rescue The Minister is the least of the fingers of God and yet is he powerfull ouer the creatures of God Dedit Dominus potestatem Apostolis super Naturam Aug. serm de Apost vt eam curarent super Daemones vt eos euerterent super Elementa vt ipsa immutarent super Mortem vt eam contemnerent super Angelos vt corpus domini consecrarent God hath giuen Apostolicall power to his Apostles and their successours power ouer nature diuels elements death Angels Ouer nature to heale her Heale the sick cleanse the leapers Ouer diuels to cast them Mat. 10. 8. out Lord euen the diuels are subdued to vs through thy name Luc. 10. 17. Ouer elements to change them Elements into Sacraments Detrahe verbum ab aqua quid erit nisi aqua accedat verbum Aug. hom 80. ad elementum fit sacramentum Take the word from the water in Baptisme and what will it be but water adde the word vnto the element and it becomes a Sacrament Ouer death to contemn it by dying to triumph ouer death 1 Cor. 15. 54. for to swallow vp death in victory Ouer Angells to consecrate bread and wine the blessed Sacrament of the body and bloud of Iesus Christ a grace denyed to Angells and Archangels to Principalities and Powers to Vertues Throanes and Dominions to Cherubins and Seraphins They onely that are sent to preach haue power to consecrate Power as the Minister of God ouer the creatures of God Elias ouer the fire to pursue the water like the rainebowe 1 Reg. 18. 38. the cloudes and to licke it vp like oyle as also ouer the aire to be cleere or cloudy sunne-shine or raine Moses Iam. 5. 17. ouer the sea to turne it to dry land ouer the land to turne Ex. 14. 21. the dust thereof into lyce Ioshua ouer the sunne and moone Ex 8. 16. to stand-still the one in Gibeon the other in the valley of Aeialon till the Lords people auenged themselues on their Iosh 10. 12. enemies Thus we see the minister of Iesus Christ powerfull Verse 13 ouer the creatures of God that at the name of Iesus euery knee should bow both of things in heauen and things in earth Phil. 2. 10. 11. and things vnder the earth and that euery tongue should confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lord vnto the glory of God the Father Would ye be without feare of the Magistrate doe well Vse 1 then for Rulers are not to be feared for good workes but for Rom. 13. 3. euill Would ye haue comfort of the Minister receiue him Vse 2 as the Galathians receiued the Apostle as an angell of God Gal. 4. 14. yea as Christ Iesus as Zacheus did Christ ioyfully they come to you as Christ to Ierusalem Meekely meekely and Mat. 21. 5. simply like sheepe meekely without pride simply without fraud Behold I send you as Sheepe Nihilo robustieres vel magis pares ad vim hostium repellendam Marlor in hunc locum quà m sint oues contra luporum rabiem No more able to contest with the malice of the wicked then the filly sheepe to daunt the fury of wolues tyed notwithstanding to preach the word and that with all boldnesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Acts 4. 29. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil 6. 10 ethie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Boldly and confidently stand in the profession of Iesus Christ and his word considering not their owne disabilities to resist but Christs designement that set them on worke Behold I send you as Sheepe  1. In disposition of nature Meeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not domineering 1 Pet. 5. 3.   Sheepe Simple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not hypocritizing Math. 7. 15. Behold I send you as Sheepe in the middest of Wolues not that others crueity should turne you into Wolues but that wolues asswaged by your gentlenes might be turned into Sheepe You must be in disposition of nature meeke and simple as Sheep Marlor in hunc locum Ouibus nihil est simplicius nothing more simple and without guile nihil innocentius nothing more innocent and without offering wrong nihilmagis imbelle more weake and lesse resisting wrong    to feed 1. The body with bread and water 1 Reg. 18. 13. as Obediah fed the Prophets   2. the soule with 1. The word to win them to Christ the power of Rom. 1. 16. God vnto saluation 2 vsefull 2. The Sacraments to incorporate them into Christ as the branches Iohn 15. 5. in the vine 3. Their owne liues Phil. 2. 17. should there because to be offered vp vpon the sacrifice and seruice of their faith  to clothe  1. The body with rayment Iob 31. 20. as Iob with his fleece   2. The soule with truth Eph. 6. 14. righteousnes peace faith c. Meminisse debemus quo vocabulo Christus grâ—gem suum appellat Cypr. Serm. 2 de zelo 〈◊〉 c. quo nomine nuncupat Oues vocat vt innocentia Christiana ouâ—bâ—s aequetâ—r Agnos vocat vt agnorum naturam simplicem simplicitas mentis innâ—â—etur We must remember how Christ called his flocke what title he attributed vnto them Hee called them Sheepe he called them Lambes Sheepe for their innocency Lambes for their simplicitie To teach vs that men of eminent place in Church and Common-wealth Doctrine must not be imperious but meeke If a man be fallen by occasion into any fault ye which are spirituall restore such a Gal. 6. 1. one with
the female worries the males with desire after her but when wearinesse hath lulled them asleepe and sleepe giuen respite to desire shee singleth out one and away they goe the rest follow dry-foote and if they light vpon him they teare him lim-meale When tyrants haue their will others as wicked and as Doct. very Tyrants as themselues are ready to eate them like dogges that teare one another or Canibals that eate one another or fish that deuoure one another Minorum perditio maiorum cibus vita The lesser alwayes becomming food Polyb. l. 15. to the greater and the stronger preuailing against the weaker Like the times of Galba Otho and Vitellius when Lawes Tacitus lay asleepe and all things were adiudged by the Sword when nothing was lesse secure then to be securely innocent The imperiall House of the Caesars receiued foure Emperors Plut. Galb in lesse then ten moneths for one murthered another and him first that first corrupted the Souldiers in teaching them to make gaine by change of Emperors Torua leaena lupum sequitur lupus ipse capellam Virg. eglog Florentem cytisum sequitur lasciua capella 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A shrewd Crow hath hatcht as shrewd an egge As is the Mother so is the Daughter Ezek. 16. 44. A warning for vs not to repine at the wicked Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly neither bee thou enuious Vse against the euill doers It will not be long before vengeance Psal 37. 1. ouertake them For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse and be withered euen as the greene herbe They Verse 2 flourish for a while but it is but a lightning before death the rooting out of themselues and their posterity for euer I my selfe haue seene the vngodly in great prosperity and flourishing Verse 36 like a greene bay tree and I went by and he was gone I sought Verse 37 him but his place could no where be found The bloud-thirsty and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes Psal 55. 25. For either Iustice by the Law or others as wicked as themselues without Law cuts them off before their time Cruelty is an Ismael whose hand is against euery man and euery mans hand against him As Actaeon was torne in peeces of his owne dogges so is sinne persecuted of its owne Family Ouid. metam one thiefe robbes another one adulterer is iealous of another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Clodius accusat Maechos Catilina Cethegum Iauen One thiefe robbes another and the great theeues lead Laert. l 6. the little theeues to hanging one Adulterer is iealous of another and the more he preuailes against his corriuall the deeper is he engaged to sinne and Satan Suis ipsa Roma viribus ruit It falles by its owne weapons like Saul 1 Sam. 31. 4. It growes desperate and becomes its owne executioner like Achitophel and Iudas 2 Sam. 17. 23. and Mat. 27. 5. A cruel life hath a desperate end Tigellinus put off his comming Plut. in vit Otho before Otho as long as he could but when excuses could serue no longer he tooke a razor and cut his owne throat for it is a fearefull thing when malice is condemned by her Sap. 17. 10. owne testimony and a Conscience that is touched doth euer fore-cast cruell things Conscientia mala bene sperare Aug. in Psal 31. non potest A cruell life cannot hope for a peaceable end Tigellinus conscience told him that he had beene such Plut. supra a Wolfe vnder Nero and such a Foxe vnder Galba that Otho to satisfie the State could doe no lesse then pull his skinne ouer his eares Oh that terror of Conscience present or future iudgements Vse in body or in soule or in both here for a time or in hell for euer could reclaime men from being Wolues and Rom. 12. 18. perswade them to liue peaceably one with another and to Math. 7. 12. doe as they would be done vnto Oh that the sweete of mutuall well-wishing one man to another by which one man becomes as a God vnto another O that present or future blessings in body or in soule or in both here for a time or in Heauen for euer could regenerate Wolues into Sheepe Men into Doues Gods owne Psal 100. 2. people and Sheepe of his pasture His Sisters his Loues his Cant. 5. 2. Doues his vndefiled Simplicity should no longer suffer vnder tyranny nor innocency vnder malice the Sheepe vnder the teeth of the Wolfe nor the Doue vnder the tallent of the Hawke but till these be perswaded to forbeare Sheepe and Doues must either fly their prouoking or beare their cruelty The end of the first Sermon THE SECOND SERMON Vpon that great Embassie of our Lord IESVS CHRIST recorded by his Euangelist Saint Matthew Cap. 10. Verse 16. Behold I send you as Sheepe in the middest of Wolues Be ye therefore wise as Serpents and innocent as Doues BEhold I send you as Sheepe in the middest of Wolues A dangerous message Be therefore wise as Serpents and innocent as Doues Ye cannot walke safely except ye walke warily Be ye therefore wise as Serpents and innocent as Doues Wise as Serpents to keepe you safe from Wolues Innocent as Doues to keepe you blamelesse with God He telles them not in what point this wisedome this innocency of theirs doth consist but sends them as it were to Schoole where to learne both the one of Serpents the other of Doues Elegans est icon mira Marl. in hunc locum hypotyposis A dainty comparison a rare resemblance Behold I send you as Sheepe in the middest of Wolues Be ye therefore wise as Serpents and innocent as Doues Facilior cautia est vbi manifesta formido est Prouident men are seldomest Cypr. de simpl prclat tr 3. damnified Christ Iesus forewarnes his Apostles of ensuing danger to make them the more circumspect to preuent it In the 30 verse he opposeth Flight against Persecution because no man should thrust himselfe into needlesse danger Here he exposeth them as Sheepe in the midst of Wolues Where because their Mission is their danger he therefore maketh their Instruction their policy When we cannot doe our duty without danger we must Doct. notwithstanding doe it and preuent the danger as well as we may Gird thy loynes and take this boxe of Oyle in thy hand 2 Reg. 9. 1. and get thee to Ramoth Gilead And when thou commest thither Verse 2 looke where is Iehu the sonne of Iehosaphat the sonne of Nimshi and goe and make him arise vp from among his brethren and leade him into a secret Chamber Then take the boxe of Oyle and Verse 3 powre it on his head and say Thus saith the Lord I haue annointed thee for King ouer Israel Then open the doore and fly without any tarrying Elisha commanded and the iunior Prophet singles out Iehu from