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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10324	The discovery of the man of sinne wherein is set forth the changes of Gods church, in her afflictions by his raigne. Consolations by his ruine. First preached in divers sermons to the Vniversitie and cittie of Oxon, by a reverend & iudicious divine IR. D. of Divinity and sometimes of Queenes College. And now published for the farther vse of both, and comfort of all that hate Antichrist and loue the Lord Iesus Christ wheresoever: By W.H.	Rainolds, John, 1549-1607.; Hinde, William, 1569?-1629. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 20609; ESTC S103451	47,096	56

held vnder the thraldome of Satan to see heaven shut against them hell gaping to receiue thē their eternall damnation already prepared for them And such is the heavy iudgement of God against all contemners of his word whereof we haue proofe in all ages And expresly in the Iews to whom the promises were made among whom Christ preached lived and wrought his miracles who because they refused this holy one reviled crucified him wished that his blood might be on their heads for this cause the wrath of God came vpon them even vnto the vttermost It had bin a small matter if only they had bin in the promise of grace of salvatiō made to their fathers but this punishment passeth all To omit the East churches whose candlesticks are removed in whom Mahomet the enemy of God sitteth keepeth them in most miserable servitude we may see how in the West churches also God hath punished this sin For having at first for the doctrine of Christ brought in the doctrine of man they proceeded farther and set vp one man to vphold it and so holding on they buried Gods word in ignorāce led away the poore people to dumbe and senslesse creatures In the midst of these thicke mists it pleased God to open his light in sundry places as in this country of ours to send salvation among vs which many haue refused and some of them fled from it but consider how the iudgment of God hath fallen on thē into what grosse absurdities haue they run and how like foolish builders they made that which should be the foundation the roofe or rather indeed haue left it no place in the building that is setting aside Gods word haue made for the ground of their faith religion mens traditions mens doctrines devises So that the Divines of Spaine and Portugall which haue not heard of the truth as these men haue done haue thought and written farre more of the truth and soundnes of the original of the dignity sufficiencie of the scripture And where the Divines of Lovan haue cleared the fathers from forgeries singled out the counterfaits our men haue stuffed their Testament with such ware I know not who saith as Stapleton doth that the Church hath authority to Canonize for scripture those that are not as the Canons of the Apostles the booke called the Pastor long since condemned for a notable forgery But this is Gods iudgement fallen vpon them for their refusall of Gods truth I will end with them having rehearsed that place which S. Paule did against the Iewes out of the Prophet Hearing ye shall heare shal not vnderstand c for the hart of this people is waxed sat Now let me speake to you of whom I hope better things I would to God I might hope so good that I might not haue occasion to say as the spirit of God faith to the Church of Eph. I haue somewhat against thee Hoseah saith The iniquity of Ephraim is bound vp Alluding to the manner of covetous men who having store of mony before hand are wont to bind it vp lay it by till it so fal out that they may purchase some gainefull thing thereby In which manner the iniquity of Ephraim is said to be bound vp as reserved and kept for some purpose After which maner also the Apostle speaketh of vngodly mē that they treasure vp to thēselus wrath against the day of wrath I am afraid lest that our sins be bound kept togither for some purpose and sealed vp as Iob speaketh in a bag for some purchase Whereof I wish you in the feare of God to iudge The Lord hath prepared a great banquet the guests haue bin bidden all maner of fare hath bin appointed both for the weak strong yet haue the commers bin so thin as they are but as a cluster of grapes yea of the whole vine not so many as will make a cluster I could wish that some would make a table in his heart of such as he thinketh are effectually called I suppose he should finde the nūber to be very few Cornelius when Peter was sent vnto him was ready with his friend before God to heare whatsoever was commanded him of God Are there many among vs like Cornelius which wait for the comming of Peter with their acquaintance and friends And are there many which come with such reverence before God Some there are that come but it is while their yearely dignitie lasteth Shew mee such housholders as bring their families and friendes to heare what God hath commanded to be told them and we will giue them the commendations which Cornelius had Thinke you that your wiues children and servants haue no soules or that they are given them only for this life insteed of salt to keep their bodies from putrifying Trowe you that the blessing of God can rest vpon that house wherein there is no one that feareth God or delighteth to heare his word You are like to bestow much in maintaining the liberties of your citie and I could wish you did so if it be your right but if you knewe what it were to bee free of the kingdome of heaven you would more earnestly labour for that freedome then for the other Follow the example of them that are mentioned Malach. 3. c. who when vngodly men set their hearts on wickednesse condemning the iustice of God Such as feared the Lord spake every one to his neighbour and there was a table of remembrance Otherwise vnlesse we reforme this falt wee are to feare least God will punish it in displeasure and leaue in this place a marke of remembrance for the contempt of his mercy To you my brethren of the Vniversitie I must say somwhat In the 2. King 4. it is said that when the famine was great in the land the children of the Prophets dwelt with Elizeus and hee appointed to make pottage for them it seemed that that was their ordinary fare for it is reported afterwardes that a good man brought Elizeus bread of the first fruits and twentie loaues of Barley and full eares of corne which the Prophet bestowed among his sonnes In the 6. Chapter mention is made of them againe that complaining of Elizeus that the roome where they were was too little for them they obtained leaue of him to goe to Iordan and take every man a beame and so make a place to dwell in Our commons are I confesse in many places very slender and short of that which our good Founders meant for vs which hath risen through the want of faithfull stewardes yet no where is it so scant as that wee are enforced to gather hearbes to make pottage or to feed on a few Barl●y loaues Their dwelling place was enlarged by themselues it is likely they were not very sumptuous for they were not able to beare the charges of an axe head which