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A17044 Concerning publike-prayer, and the fasts of the Church Six sermons, or tractates. By Io. Br. B.D. Their severall contents are set downe in the next page. Browning, John, d. 1648. 1636 (1636) STC 3919; ESTC S105933 161,719 248

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Concerning PVBLIKE-PRAYER AND THE FASTS OF THE CHURCH Six Sermons or Tractates By Io. Br. B. D. Their severall Contents are set downe in the next page S. Aug. de Temp. Serm. 230. Adversus Daemonum nequitiam quae nobis DOMINVS arma * Matth. 17.21 This kinde goeth not out but by Prayer and Fasting ostendit debemus utique retinere sc Orationem Iejunium LONDON Printed by Richard Badger and are to bee sold in S. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleetstreet at the Shop turning up to Cliffords Inne 1636. THE CONTENTS OF THESE SIX SERMONS FOLLOVVING Serm. I. Of Religious feare and Reverence in Gods House II. Of the Subordination of Church Duties in reference chiefly to the people III. Of the Duties Nature and Lawes of Publike Prayer IV. Of the necessity and order of Gods Service by Prayer and the Words Ministration chiefly in reference to the Clergy V. Of the Grounds and Reasons of Set times for Fasting VI. Of the manner and quality of Church Fasts TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY SINGVLAR GOOD LORD VVILLIAM Lord MAINARD Baron of EASTAINES and one of His Majesties Lords Lievtenants for the County of ESSEX Right Honourable and my very good Lord I Could never have thought these Sermons or any thing else comming from me worthy the view of so learned an Age. Neither have I ever shunned ought more then to come in publike Yet I know not how it now happeneth that I am at this present drawen forth into open view urged partly by the advice and earnest request of some good friends who judged these Sermons when preached necessary for these times partly by the mistake of some otherwise I doubt not well affected Christians who neverthelesse not well understanding my meaning have misreported both it and me To satisfie both I deemed this the best way necessary also perhaps besides other reasons hereby to prevent the publishing of them by any other hand since some Copies have gone abroad not through any desire of mine but by the request of those friends I could not gainsay That I present them to your Lordship is not without great good reason you not onely having beene a chiefe Auditour at the preaching of some of them but also which I may never forget nor can sufficiently recount being my most noble free and bountifull Patron Wherefore I could not but here follow the example of our Blessed LORD and SAVIOUR joyning the remembrance of Mary's Spikenard with the Gospell preached that is with these Sermons sent abroad into the World the thankefull acknowledgment of your Honours bounty For since in our bookes and writings wee honourably mention those Worthyes in Learning whose more able studies have furthered or advanced ours wee should by as good reason inscribe our books or writings to those Noble Personages worthy of all Honour whose rightly imployed wealth or power have under GOD supported upheld or encouraged our otherwise disheartned studies Thence Gratitude hath made it a custome with us even anciently practised by sundry Heathen that where Honourable greatnesse and goodnesse hath by any nourished the life and sappe of Learning for the present there by a due retaliation Learning and Arts should honor and eternize their memories to all future Ages that thus they by whom we live now may by us or ours in an happy and blessed memoriall live for ever I cannot promise your Honour by this poore worke any such lasting monument nor am I one of those that can any way arrogate that title to my selfe My desire onely is hereby to acknowledge to the World how much I am your Lordships that seeing I appeare in publike I may stirre up others if any shall receive any benefit by my poore labours to praise and pray GOD for your Noble Lordship Whilst I shall alwayes pray and beseech His Heavenly Majestie to blesse your Honour your Noble Lady Children and Familie with all increase of Heavenly Ioyes and earthlie happinesse Remaining whilst I live Your Lordships in all affectionate service and duty most bounden IOHN BROVVNING THE FIRST SERMON CONCERNING RELIGIOVS FEARE and REVERENCE in GOD's HOUSE ECCLES 5.1 Take heede to thy foote or keepe thy foote when thou entrest into the House of GOD. THE House of God is the house of Prayer Esay 56.7 Esay 56.7 Hither we enter that wee may offer not as at Ierusalem in one place 1 Tim. 2.8 hot every where calling upon GOD in Spirit and truth Iohn 4.23 Iohn 4.23 For from the rising of the Sunne saith the Lord even unto the going downe of the same Mal. 1.11 my Name shall be great among the Gentiles and in every place Incense shall be offered unto my name and a pure offering And what that is Verse 8. there at the 8. verse is shewed by the contrary If yee offer the blinde for sacrifice is it not evill If yee offer the lame for sacrifice is it not evill 1 Cor. 11.29 Yes doubtlesse very evill and the sacrifice of fooles that as Blinde cannot see not discerning the Lords Body 1 Cor. 11.22 therefore no reverence in offering that as Lame cannot bend or bowe despising the Church of God M. Minucius Felix in Octavio p. 51. and therefore no reverence in entring It is the saying of Minucius Felix to the Heathen De vestro numero carcer ex estuat nullus ibi Christianus nisi aut suae religionis rous aut profugus I would we could say so too No such matter our prisons are full And what 's the reason because our Churches are empty Empty at those publique Prayers when we should prevaile with God for a blessing both for our private and publique good when by being ready to heare and obey God and his Church wee may cause Him in His Church to be ready to heare us and to give us his blessing out of Sion Thus empty of offerers Nay empty of hearers strange in this Eare-age either wee heare not at all like the deafe Adder or else wee heare not as we should heare Wee have the Word of God in respect of persons we pronounce This or that or such or such a man for the most part such as they should not be Heare yee him Or else wee that are your Prophets as you call us are as the Prophets of old wee are unto you as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voyce and can play well on an Instrument Ezek. 33.32 you heare our words but you doe them not your Entrance is without reverence your Hearing for the most part unlesse you respect the person without attention your Prayers and Offerings without devotion and your departure I am affraide to tell you if you continue such must needs be without grace blessing and benediction Let mee not beloved be your Enemy for telling you the truth I had intended to have brought you other matter stronger meat but as the Apostle to the Hebr. 5.12 Hebr. 5.12 Yee that for the time ought to have