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A07839	Scotlands welcome a sermon preached at Needham in the countie of Suff. on Tuesday, April 5, 1603, vpon Pro. 11. 10 : in the prosperitie of the righteous the citte reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioy / by Miles Mosse ... ; with some notes and allegations then omitted by reason of the time, and the capacitie of the audience.	Mosse, Miles, fl. 1580-1614.	1603 (1603)	STC 18210; ESTC S456	28,263	88

Salomon himselfe was the authour of them from his fountaine they sprang and from his words or writings they were deduced So the wise and holy Author commendeth also vnto vs the worthinesse of this booke As touching the contents of this booke some thinke that the doctrine thereof is directed onely or specially vnto the yonger sort because he often calleth him his sonne to whom he maketh his speech But who knoweth not that it well enough becommeth the ancientest man both to be and to be called The sonne of wisdome And besides he that studiously conuerseth in this booke shall finde euere where in it able instruction for the ancient There be others that referre the argument of this booke almost wholy vnto manners They say that it containeth profitable doctrine of maners and that it is An instructer of maners and a corrector of corrupt affections And Saint Augustine saith Liber prouerbiorum ad mores pios informandos penè totus valebit Almost all the whole booke of the prouerbs tendeth to the composing of godly maners Now trueth it is that very many sentences in this treatise doe concerne maners and outward cariage to men but not all nor almost all For diuers there are tending to the feare of God to the loue of God to faith in God to patience vnder the hand of God to a religious worshipping of God all which can hardly be said to be doctrines of manners vnlesse you meane that they concerne our mannerly and holy cariage of our selues outwardly and inwardly towards the maiesty of God Therefore may this booke be called A Christian Quodlibet for it hath Prouerbes almost of euery argument or A Synopsis Theologiae for the summe and effect of the whole Scriptures is heere set forth in briefe sentences It is an hiue fraught with sweet hony gathered from all kinde o●… flowers It is a rich Apothecaries shoppe in which are all kinde of delicates for pleasure and of confections for diseases For in it are precepts and aduertisements some concerning God some concerning men some belonging to the church some to the common wealth some to priuate some to publicke callings some to the wise some to the ignorant some to the olde some to the yong In a word it is a booke in the iudgement of Ireneus and all the company of the ancients full of worthy and excellent wisdome necessary for all men of all estates and degrees whatsoeuer So that the notable matter contained therein is a third argument to stirre vs vp to diligent reading and meditation thereof This sentence Pro. 11. 10. is one of them which concerneth men and the maners of men and their affection and estimation which they carry on the one side to godly and religious on the other side to wicked and prophane persons The honour and reputation of an honest man is such and so great as that euery one reioiceth at his prosperity and preferment So saith the former part of the Text In the prosperity of the righteous the city reioiceth But a vilde and bad man is so lothsome and despicable that euerie man is glad to see him abased So saith the latter part But When the wicked perish there is ioy These are the two points of doctrine conteined in this Scripture THE FIRST PART TEXT In the prosperitie of the Righteous the citie reioiceth TO the end that we may the more soundly and euidently deriue Doctrine and Exhortation from this sentence it is requisit that first we duly examine the sence and interpretation of the words In the prosperitie The name of Prosperitie is of the common sort applied to wealth and riches Vulgare men hold no man prosperous but him that floweth with worldly abundance But the word comprehendeth more largely all things which tend to the profit and comfort of a mans outward estate As Health Peace Libertie Credit Friends Long life cheerfulnesse of heart good successe in businesse but especially in this place Dignitie Honour Office and Praeferment all these are comprehended vnder the name of Prosperity So largely is it taken else where in this booke The prosperity of fooles destroieth them that is ease security abundance and pleasure doe so lull men on sleepe in their folly as they neuer thinke of seeking after wisedome and so at last come to destruction Againe in that place of the Psalme O Lord saue now O Lord now send Prosperity Dauid praieth not only for the welth of the church no nor for that especially as for the greatest or onely happinesse For wealth many times hindereth the Church by choaking the worde and making it vnprofitable Whereof one of the Fathers pronounced Calamitatem prosperitate meliorem esse That calamitie was better then prosperity But in those words of the Psalme he praieth also for the peace of the Church for the libertie of the Church for the increase of the Church for the good successe of the Churches affaires for the continuance of the Church for the beautie and honour of the Church and such like and all them he comprehendeth vnder the name of Prosperitie So in this place In the prosperity that is in the health peace welfare comfort credit successe but specially in the dignity and preferment of a righteous man the citie reioiceth Therefore some of the Latine Interpreters translate it here In foelicitate instorum In the felicity of the righteous Now all good things must concurre to the constitution of Felicitie The Septuaginta 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and most of the Latines following them In bonis instorum In the goods of the righteous Not meaning onely thereby their goods and chattels as wee speake at the common lawe that is their riches and moueables but generally any good thing which betideth an honest man In the good things that is in any good thing which befalleth a vertuous or religious man those which are vertuous and religious will exult and reioice So much for the name of Prosperity Of the Righteous A righteous man is not heere taken for one perfectly righteous or that hath no vnrighteousnesse in him For in that sence There is none righteous no not one In many things we sinne all No Iustus iustificans non est nisi Deus to speake exactly and properly There is none that is iust himselfe or is a Iustifier of others but onely God But they are euery where in Scripture called Righteous men which breathe after righteousnes which are studious of righteousnesse which practise the workes of righteousnesse which loue God the fountaine of righteousnesse in a word Qui perfectioni iustitiae plurimùm accessit Which hath attained to some good measure of perfection in righteousnesse So they are righteous men which frame their liues according to the commandements of the law of God In this sence is it that Lot is called a righteous man and yet he is tainted

the praiers which the old Christians of their loiall affections made for their heathen Gouernours wherein they were farre vnlike to the Popes and Papists of this time which proscribe kingdomes and discarge subiectes of alleageance to their Soueraine Princes and hold it lawfull for the subiect to take vp armes against the king saith on this wise in his Apologie We prate alwaies for all Emperours that God would bestow vpon them a long life a peaceable gouernment a safe pallace strong armies faithfull counsailours obedient subiects a quiet world and whatsoeuer else any man yea Caesar himselfe can wish or desire And is not this the Prosperity which by our praiers as by one speciall meanes God gaue and continued to Queene Elisabeth For first shee attained a long life euen within a yeere of that which Moses in his age pitched for the ordinarie time of man Shee was with her mother Sara●… striken in age and yet with her father Abraham she died in a good age and when she died in despite of all the attempted po●…sonings and stabbings and rebellions of the Papists her grey haires went downe with peace vnto the graue Secondly her Gouernment was peaceable 〈◊〉 was inclined to 〈◊〉 all the forainers writing ●…o 〈◊〉 o●… of her termed her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Elisa●…etham The calme Qu●… of England Her lawes were 〈◊〉 with Peace no man dar●…g 〈◊〉 l●…ft vp his hand against the 〈◊〉 Iustice of Peace in the king●… Her people were prese●…ued 〈◊〉 P●…ace All her time we were in 〈◊〉 blessed case whereof the Psalmist ●…eaketh there was no in●…asion 〈◊〉 going out no complaining in our si●…ts Thirdly Her house was alwaies her castle other castle of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…as neuer compelled to 〈◊〉 during all her raigne Into 〈◊〉 though some 〈◊〉 ●…omtimes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i●…o her 〈◊〉 another into the ●…obbey ye●… euen then and 〈◊〉 G●… was also her c●…stle a●…d th●… 〈◊〉 of her salua●… Fourthly her armes were strong 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 witnesse the manifolde expeditions made in her time to Ire●…nd to the low Countries to Cales to countries vncou●…h and vnknowen from whence like Ionathans bowe they neuer turned backe and like Sauls 〈◊〉 they neuer returned empty from the bloud of the s●…aine and from the fat of the ●…ighty F●…tly her Councell was alwaies deepe trustie and iudicious The body wherof though the Papists accuse of ignominious practises plaguy iniustice piracies proditions spiertes ●…nd foule artes to ●…osen the world round about vs yet wee who could neuer iudge of their Counsell but by the effects found alwaies the consequences thereof to be safety to her Maiesties person peace to the realme continuance to religion and helpe to the neighbour Churches round about vs. Sixtly her people were so obedient as they were ready to goe whether soeuer shee sent them and ready to disburse whatsoeuer sums her extraordinary charges caused her to demaund Her Proclamations were as strong as enacted lawes and her Priuate letters as forceable as Publike proclamations Seuenthly the world was so quiet in her time as England for 45. yeeres neuer knew by feeling what belonged to the warres And now her winding vp was in so quiet a season as not onely her owne kingdomes were in a generall peace but all the countries of Christiandome in a calme vnity and concord O quam te memorem virgo Then to descend from her owne personall Prosperitie and to speake of that happinesse which we enioyed by her gouernment who knoweth not that she was vnder God our Moses to deliuer vs out of the bondage and darknesse of the Romish Aegypt Our Dehora that brought downe the Spanish Iabin Our Sampson to auenge vs againe and againe of the Popish Philistims Our Dauid to fetch home the Arke of God euen the Gospel from other countries and to appoint Leuites euen godly Pastors to do seruice about it Our Salomon to giue vs siluer as common as stones and cedars as the wilde figge trees in the plaine Our Asa to put downe idols rood-lofts crosses crucifixes altars holy water holy waxe holy candle and such like filthy trumperie Our Iehu to destroy Baals Prophets the Iesuites and Seminary Priests and other frogs that come out of the mouth of the ●…gon Out Hezekiah to build vp treasuries for golde and siluer and pretious stones and 〈◊〉 odours and armories for munition and store-houses for wheat wine and ●…ile and stalles for beasts and stables for horses that is euery way to strengthen the kingdome with money victuals and defence Lastly our Iosiah to restore the booke of the Law and holy Scriptures abolishing Romish traditions vnwritten ●…erisies Popes decrees and d●…cretals and so one way and other to lade vs with all temporall and spirituall Prosperitie Now her gouernment prouing so abundantly Prosperous to her and to the land haue not we great cause to reioice that euer God aduanced her to so high an estate of dignitie And then by the way haue we not all I beseech you very great cause to mourne for so heauy a losse betided to vs all Verily if Dauid would haue the daughters of Israel to weepe for the death of Saul because he clothed them in scarlet with pleasures and hanged ornaments of golde vpon their appare●… then how are ye ô ye daughters of England to mourne for the death of Q. Elisabeth who not only gaue you these outward things in such abundance as our plaine Ancesters if they now rose from the dead would hardly acknowledge vs to be their posteritie but gaue vs righteousnesse and peace for clothing and the way to heauen for pleasure and the Gospel for a most precious treasure which all the Spanish Indians are not able to counterpoise But what do I most noble Queene preuenting nay with my meannesse abasing the solemnities of thy roiall funerals Or why do I so digresse from my ioyfull Text to tune dolefull Elegies of sorrow Or why do I by weeping with Dauid prouoke the people to turne the saluation of this present day into mourning Why rather go I not on to shew how Gods mercie hath mitigated the depth of this sorrow with a new occasion of ioy and calleth vs anew at this time also to reioice in the prosperitie of the Righteous We reade in the holy Scripture that when Moses the seruant of the Lord was dead who brought Israel out of Aegypt God raised vp Ioshuah to carry them ouer Iorden and to put them in possession of the promised land of Canaan Queene Elisabeth that good seruant of the Lord is dead which brought the people of this land out of the bondage and darkenesse of Poperie God is now raising vp a Ioshuah by whom we conceiue great hope to enioy the perfect beautie and complements of the Gospell Wherein not to stand vpon this that he is a Man so of more power and courage to all parts of gouernment