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A72993	A Romane centurion becomming a good souldier of Iesus Christ In foure sermons, preached in the cathedrall church, and in Saint Thomas Church at Sarum. By Bartholomevv Parsons, B.D. and rector of Ludgershall, in the county of Wiltes.	Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642.	1635 (1635)	STC 19350.5; ESTC S124821	64,942	95

raine dearth famine pestilence decay of the state of the whole land yet in all these we are fallen into his hands whose mercies are great 2 Sam. 24.14 and not into the hands of open enemies or false friends whose mercies would be cruell whose little finger would be heavier then Gods loynes 1 King 12.10 But if we still walke contrary to God what can we looke for but that after all other his arrowes of judgment drawne out of his quiver he should pull out this also to call for a sword upon us make us fly before our enemies nay to make them Lords over us Though we ●hinke with Eaom● that we are high and secure yet the Lord can pull us downe to the ground Obad. 3. Though we thinke with Tyrus that wee are strong in the sea that we sit as God in the midst of the sea yet the Lord can make us desolat● as the Cities that are not inhabited Ezek. 26.19 As God said to old Israell doing all abominations goe ye now int● my place which was in Shiloh where I set my name at first and see what I did to it for the wickednesse of my people Israel Ier. 7.12 So may I to those who walke fully in their wayes goe ye to the primitive flourishing Churches of the East see what God hath done to them for the wickednesse of the people how there Mahomet hath set his foote where Christ onc● had his throne nay we may come neerer home and see with our eyes and lament in our hearts and voices that which God hath done to some of neighbour Churches in Germany who held fast his name and did not deny his faith no doubt amongst other ends that he had to visit them for denying him in their workes for loving the works of darkenes and drunkennesse the weede that most had over-runne their field in such a cleare light of the Gospell Tune tua res agiter paries cum proximus ardet when our neighbours house is on fire our owne is in danger Feare and jelously is on every side Simeon and Levies policies and practises that may catch us in a sn●re under colour of friend shippe are not unknowne When we looke up to God and his Gospell professed amongst us there is hope that hee will give glory not unto us not unto us but unto his name least the heathen say where is now their God Psal 115.1.2 Least his great name should be blasphemed amongst the adversaries of his truth But when we cast our eyes upon the lives of most of us that professe the Gospell and glory to be called Christians who are yet become abominable and reprobate unto every good worke What can we thinke but that it is just with God to bring a strong nation upon us not onely to take way our place and nation but also our Gospell and candlesticke that hee may give his Gospell to a people that will bring forth better fruit Let us then as Zephany counselleth the Iewes gather our selves together by true repentance recollect and reunite our thoughts and wits formerly dispersed that we may consider of our wayes before the decree come forth before the day passe as the chaffe before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon us before the day of the Lords anger come upon us let us seeke the Lord which hath wrought his judgements let us seeke righteousnesse and meekenesse it may be we shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Zeph. 2.1.2.3 and as Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar let this be acceptable counsell to us to breake off our sinnes by righteousnesse and our iniquities by shewing mercie to the poore Dan. 4.27 that so the Lord may not onely let us dwell in our good land and sit every man in peace under his owne vine and fig-tree eating the labours of his hand but also enioy still the abundance of the blessing of the Gospell of Christ What though the major part of men amongst us lie in wickednesse yet let us that now stand before the Lord this day resolue with Ioshua that wee and our household will serve the Lord Ioshua 24.15 and depart from iniquity which every one that calleth upon him must doe We know that many times the righteous deliver the land according to that of Philo Iudaeus the wise man is the fooles redemption Sapiens est flulti redemtio God would not have destroyed Sodome if ten righteous men had beene in it Gen. 18. hee could doe nothing against it till Lot was gone out of it Gen. 19. he promised to pardon Ierusalem if there could be found but one man that executed judgement sought the truth Ier. 5.1 and he gave S. Paul the lives of all them that sailed with him in the shippe in his dangerous voiage Act. 27. Scornefull men saith Solomon bring a citie into asuare but wise men turne away wrath Pro. 29.8 Howbeit if Gods anger were so kindled against this land and people that he should bid his servants as hee bad Ieremy pray not for this people neither lift up 〈◊〉 nor prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not heare you mine anger and my fury shall be powred out upon man and upon beast and upon the trees of the field and upon the fruite of the gro●nd and it shall burne and shall not be quenched Ier. 7.6 20. that he should protest as he doth to him that though Moses and Samuel stood before him yet his mind could not be toward the people Ier. 15.1 yet in such a time and case Noah Daniel and Iob every righteous man amongst us should deliuer his owne soule by his righteousnesse Ezek. 14.14 God will spare them that feare him as a man spareth his owne sonne that serveth him when the day commeth that shall burne as an ●ven and all the proud yea and all that doe ●●i●loodly shall be stubble and the day that shall burne them up that it shall leave them neither roote nor branch M●l 4 1 to those that feare the Lord we will hearken and a booke of remembrance shall be written before him for them that feare him and thinks upon his name and they shall be mine saith the Lord in that day when I make up my Iewells and I will spare them as a man spareth his ow●e sonne that serveth him Mal. 3.16 If he would deliver them in sixe troubles yea in seven there should no evill touch them in 〈◊〉 he would redeeme them from death and at w●●re from the power of the sword they should bee hid from the scourge of the tongue neither ●●●●ld they be afraid of destruction when it cometh 〈◊〉 destruction and famine they should laugh neither should they bee afraid of the beasts of the earth for they should bee in league with the stones of the field and the beasts of the field should be at peace with them And they should know that their Tabernacle shall bee in peace and they visit their Tabernacle and should

sooner forsweare by all the gods then by Caesars Angellonely If the greater number amongst us depart from evill doe any good Gods feare is not the motive the feare of men shame of the world danger of lawes popular applause and vaine glory worke upon them but let them be free from these and they will not feare God as Dalilah said to Sampson how canst thou say I love thee when thine heart is not with me Iud. 16.15 So may God to us how can we say we are religious worshippers of him serue him with feare and reverence when we are slow of heart to beleeve either his promises or threatnings when we say that he will doe neither good nor evill when we will not forsake our least pleasure or profit for his sake undertake the least persecution a litle evill-speaking against us for his cause when we are ready to take our brethren by the throate for the least farthing and cannot be content to part with a cup of cold water the least kindnes that is to a Prophet in the name of a Prophet Nay wee are so farre from the nature of being religious devout men such as feare God that the very name is flouted at abhorred amongst us Mis-creants are ready to reproach those that feare and serue God with those names that should be a crowne of rejoycing Those are say they in disgrace of them that seeke to serue God holy brethren zealous followers men of the spirit devout Disciples and professours forsooth But as Iob said if mine adversary would write a booke I would take it upon may shoulder and binde it as a crowne to me Iob 31.35.36 So wee say if Godlesse men would load us with names of this nature we would weare them as ornaments not beare them as crosses I speake not this to patronize any that serue not God in the peace of his Church I am knowne well enough to be no follower of their follies but I complaine of the litle religion and feare of God that is in them that would upbraid either the true or seeming worshippers of God with the names of their holy profession as though they would make that their shame which is or should be their glorie But I passe to the next amplification by the adjoyned association he feared God with all his family His religion was not a candle put under a bushell but on a candlesticke that it might give light to all that were in his house Tanquam sol radiis suis illustrans minorafidera he was as the Sunne inlightening with his beames the lesser Starres Hic quotquot familias negligimus saith Chrysostome Let us heere beed all of us that neglect our families Hee would not have his family like a motley cloath or a medley colour some of one die some of another some religious others prophane or idolatrous some honest and sober others swaggerers and unthrifts some civill peaceable others cut-throates and rak-hels but he would have them all in one livery uniforme and sutable not like the image that Nebuchadnezar saw whose head was of fine gold his breast and his armes of silver his belly and his thighes of brasse● his legs of iron his feete part of iron and part of clay Dan. 2.32.33 He giveth us an example then of that duty which the Master of the family oweth to his houshold whether children or servants he must be that in the body politicke of his own house which the heart is in the naturall body of man as it communicateth life and vitall spirits to the rest of the members so must the Master of the houshold impart the spirituall life of grace to all that are members of his body politicke and his house in the exercises of religion and practise of piety must be a Church as Philemons was for so S. Paul speaketh to him the Church that is in thy house verse 2. Augustine in Psal 50. speaketh to his auditory Regite domos vestras regite filios vestros regite familias vestras Quomodò ad nos pertinet in Ecclesia loqui vobis sic ad vos pertinet in dōmibus vestris agere ut bonam rationem redda●s de his qui vobis sunt subditi 2. Governe your houses governe your sonnes governe your families As it belongeth to us to speake to you in the Church so it belongeth to you to handle the matter so in your houses that you may give a good account of those that are under you It was not the prayse of men but the prayse of God himselfe concerning Abraham I know that he will command his children and houshold after him to doe justice and judgement Gen. 18.19 And Iacob his grand-childe walking in the steps of the faith of his father Abraham is not content at his going up to Bethel at the Lords Commandement to build an altar there to worship God sincerely himselfe and suffer the dregs of idolatry to sticke upon his family but hee speaketh to them to put away the strange gods that are among you and be cleane and change your garments Gen. 35.2 Ioshua being doubtfull what the body of the people Israel would doe maketh a resolute profession not onely for himselfe but also for his house that they would serue the Lord Iosh 24. 15. Bathsheba was neither priviledged by her sexe being a woman nor by her dignitie being a Queene from teaching her sonne but wee finde a prophecy of king Lemuel which his mother taught him Pro. 31.1 Lois the grand-mother and Eunice the mother having the faith dwelling in them teach Timothy the holy Scriptures from a childe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Tim. 3.15 The father amongst the Israelites must shew his sonne why he keepeth the seruice of the Passeover Exod. 12.28 Why the feast of unleavened bread Exod. 13.8 Why he consecrateth the first borne unto the Lord vers 13 and generally he must rehearse all the words of Gods law to his children Deut. 6.7 as the Psalmist saith he established a testimony in Iaacob and appointed a Law in Israell which he commanded our fathers that they should make them knowne to their children Psal 78.5 And that wee may not thinke this a legall precept abolished in the time of grace the Apostle giveth a generall charge to all Christian parents to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Eph. 6.4 as no doubt but that those children of the elect Lady walking in the truth were seasoned by her with saving knowledge Nee ideò laudanda es quia filios hobes sed quia piè nutrire atque educare studes cap. 14. Non est paxuiapud deum meriti benè si●ios educare Hiero. ad Salvinam de vidu Servandâ 2 Epist Ioh. 4. That same booke de bono viduitati whether Austine or any others saith the widowe to whom it was written thou art not therefore to be praysed because thou hast children but because thou indevourest to nurture and to bring them up godly and