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A33777	A sermon of conforming and reforming made to the convocation at S. Pauls Church in London / by John Colet upon Rom. xii, 2 ... writ an hundred and fiftie years since : to which is now added an appendix of Bp. Andrews and Dr. Hammonds solemn petition and advice to the convocation : with his directions to the laity how to prolong their happiness.	Colet, John, 1467?-1519.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1661 (1661)	Wing C5096; ESTC R26033	47,218	88

A SERMON OF Conforming and Reforming made to the Convocation at S. PAULS Church in London By JOHN COLET D. D. Dean of the said Church upon ROM xii 2. Be ye reformed c. Writ an hundred and fiftie years since To which is now added an Appendix of B p. Andrews and D r. Hammonds solemn petition and advice to the Convocation with his directions to the Laity how to prolong their happiness Jo. Colcti cogitationes quacunque etiam linguâ proditas optârim Erasmi epist. p. 708. l. 12. Printed by J. Field Printer to the Universitie of Cambridge for William Morden 1661. To the Reader COnforming and Reforming is now the talk of every man in this Kingdome Some are very zealous for one without the other our D r. is for both conjoyntly but yet in due order He would have us first obey the laws of Christ our great Law-maker and then the Canons of the Church and not without reason For if the Church be the body of Christ I would fain learn from Rom. xii 5. 1 Cor. x. 17. and xii 13. Eph. ii 16. iv 4. Col. iii. 15. our Non-conformists why we may not give as much reverence obedience to the laws of the Church as we must to the laws of each paltry Corporation The contrary position hath occasioned the great increase of fanaticks in this Realm as I have proved in my discourse of the rise growth of Quakerisme which will shortly be printed If you desire to be informed concerning the life of this excellent person D r. Colet you may read it described at large by Erasmus in his Epistles à pag. 702. ad 712. to which add S r. Thom. Mores letter printed in Stapleton tom 4. p. 992. And if you would know what other works this Authour writ take the catalogue of them as it is set down by Pitseus pag. 692. 1 In Proverbia Solomanis 2 Evangelium Matthaei 3 Epistolas Pauli 4 Precationem Dominicam 5 Symbolum Fidei 6 Breviloq dictorum Christi 7 De reformidatione Christi 8 Conciones ordinariae 9 extraordinariae 10 Vita hominis Christiani 11 In cleri Convocatione 12 Excerptiones Doctorum 13 Ortolanus 14 Epistolae ad Erasmum 15 De moribus 〈◊〉 16 De institutione puerili 17 〈◊〉 ad Tailerum 18 Ad argumenta Erasmi Of w ch 18 books I have seen none yet except this which I here publish and his Commentarie on the first Epistle to the Corinthians which is in Emmanuel Colledge-library unless I may reckon that small tract for one of them which is prefixt to his private Devotions printed for I. Benson If any man know where any other of his pieces be he is entreated to give notice thereof either to me or to M. Crumleholme Master of S. Pauls school in London or to M. Morden Bookseller in Cambridge that they may be publish'd You see this Sermon is one of Pits's number and 't is cited by Holland in his 〈◊〉 Anglica p. 146. And he that compares the 4 th page of it with what M r. Cambden saith of D r. Colet Remains p. 272 will conclude that he there means this discourse The notes are added by me partly to satisfie them who will ask what Canons there be to that purpose and partly out of my gratitude to D. Colet unto whose bounty on S. Pauls School I 〈◊〉 most of my education If any ask why I cite Theodorus and the Canon law thrice Linwood and Spelmans Councels often I answer Because I suppose our D r. meant them And again those that I cite seem to be confirmed by an Act of Parl. 25. Hen. 8 c. 19. entituled An Act concerning submission of the Clergy wherein it is decreed thus Provided also that such Canons Constitutions c. being already made which be not repugnant to the laws statutes and customes of this Realm nor to the damage or hurt of the Kings prerogative shall now still be used and executed as they were before the making of this Act c. which Act is revived 1. Eliz. c. 1. I have lately seen two small pieces in 8 o on the same subject with this Sermon of D r. Colet which I wish were reprinted together viz. Stimulus pastorum per Bartholomeum à Martyribus Hispaniae Primatem Parisiis 1586. Oratio Gentiani Herveti de reparanda Ecclesiasticorum disciplina Brixiae 1563. From which and the like considerations it is manifest enough to me that the want of putting old Canons in execution is the chief cause of almost all the 〈◊〉 and heresies which now rend asunder the Christian world If any object that these times will not bear the publishing of such books here I answer that I hope better things that our Church-men are not so bad as their enemies do 〈◊〉 them and that I have no other designe 〈◊〉 publishing this paper but to stop them 〈◊〉 much as lies in me from being so knowing that prosperity is too apt to make even 〈◊〉 men forget themselves and stand in need of a friendly remembrancer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Esth. xvi 2 3. But for my part if ever I hear this objection which I hope I shal not I shall think it hugely strange that we who call our selves REFORMED in contradistinction to the Papists should 〈◊〉 be able to brook what they printed cum privilegio 〈◊〉 Reformation and that from this very objection it will be most clear either that they are not so bad or that we are not so good as we pretend and considering our afflictions may well afford to be That Almighty God of his infinite mercy may mend us all is the daily prayer of Chr. Coll. Jun. 11. 1661. Tho. Smith A SERMON OF D r. COLET made to the CONVOCATION in the year 1511. YE are this day come together Fathers and Right-wise brethren to enter into Councel in which what ye will do and what matters ye will handle we do not yet understand But we wish that once remembring your name and profession ye would minde the reformation of Ecclesiastical affairs For assure your selves there never was more need of it the state of the Church did never more desire your endeavours The Spouse of Christ whom ye would should be without spot or wrinkle is made deformed and ill-favoured as saith Esaias The faithfull city is become an harlot chap. 1. ver 21. She hath plaied the whore with many lovers Jer. 3.1 whereby she hath conceived many seeds of wickedness and daily bringeth forth very foul fruit Wherefore I come hither to day Fathers to warn you that in this your Councel ye bestow your whole thoughts upon the Reformation of the Church But indeed I came not willingly being sufficiently conscious of my own unworthiness and foreseeing how hard it will be to please the precise judgement of so many men I esteemed it very unmeet almost too malapert that I a servant should counsel my Lords that I a son should teach you my Fathers Truely this had been