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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44071	The hoary head crowned a sermon preached at Brackley at the funerall of Fran. Walbank, a very aged and religious matron / by Thomas Hodges ...	Hodges, Thomas, d. 1688.	1652 (1652)	Wing H2320; ESTC R14545	20,718	34

and the Papists about the ancient fathers of the Primitive Church The Romanists say the fathers are theirs and We say Nay but the fathers are ours nor without marvell for non sum melior patribus I am not better then the fathers is a Motto well becomming the best man and greatest Scholar 2. Because they are an help to the societies whereof they are members in respect of their wisdome and prudence much increased by their long experience in humane affairs As they are the Crown of a people so they are their councell The great court of the Jewes was cal'd the councell of the seventy Elders and the great court of Rome the Senat their Counsellours Senators from senes old men and Fathers Patres conscripti and in the New Testament the Church consistorie is cal'd the Eldership and the Church-officers Presbyters or Elders From all which we may gather that the Judgment of old men is usually better then of younger men according to that Job Ch 12 12. with the ancient is wisdome and in length of days is understanding This is likewise intimated Levit 11 32. where instead of thou shalt rise up before the hoarie head the Chaldee Paraphrase hath it thou shalt rise up before the wise And Esa 3.2 God threatens to take away frō Judah Jerusalem as the mighty man and the man of warr so the prudent and the Ancient The prudent and ancient are equivalent termes 'T is very remarkable that when Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old Counsellers he soon lost ten tribes at a clap 3. Because old men are in a sort God's deputies and vice-roys here in the world They seem nearer to approach to the ancient of daies then the young generation doe I know indeed that properly and strictly God is not old for vetus Deus aliquando non erit as novus Deus aliquando non fuit for that which waxeth old saith the Scripture is neer unto vanishing away yet he is stil'd in Scripture the Ancient of daies the Everlasting Father the God of Eternity And it is an argument that the religion of the Gentiles was not the most ancient because their Gods were but younglings their genealogy and pedegree was known It was objected by Arnobius to the heathen that not onely recens nata erat eorum religio sed et dii ipsi erant infantes parvuli and such as had need of milk and not of strong meat such as were their sacrifices of sheep c. III. Of the third How we are to honour old men 1. We must rise up before the hoarie head Levit. 19 32. God proclaimes before them as Pharaoh caused to be proclaimed before Joseph Abrech i.e. Bow the knee Or not much unlike to that which was proclaimed before Mordecai by the commandement of Ahasuerosh Loe thus shal it be done to the good old man whō the King of heaven delights to honour God who is himselfe no accepter of Persons or faces yet commands us to respect the Person or face of the old man 2 We must speak honourably of them and reverently to them 1 Timoth 5.1 2. rebuke not an elder but entreat him as a father c. In the 2 of Kings 13.14 We find even wicked King Joash King of Israel coming to visit the old Prophet Elisha when he was sick weeping over his face Oh my father my father the Charets of Israel and the horsmen thereof bewailing Elisha with the same words wherewith he had above 50 years before bewailed his master Elija Ch 2 v. 12. of the same Book 3 Give old men the honour of speaking first and the honour of due attention Job 32.7 I said dayes should speak and multitude of years should teach wisdome Let old men in Civills be your Oracles the Poets fain young Phaeton to have set the world on fire You will find it for the most part no fiction that young men are the hot-spurs the Incendiaries which set Church state on a flame IV Of the fourth How we may attain to the honour of old age I answer We may find it in the way of righteousnesse Seek the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse Get part in the righteousnesse of Christ and as he is righteous so be ye righteous in all manner of Conversation this is indeed Via recta ad vitam longam the right way to long life yea to everlasting life for godlinesse hath the promises of this life and of that which is to come 1 Tim 4 8. And again the fear of the Lord prolongeth dayes but the years of the wicked shall be shortned Prov 10 27. add to this that of the Psalmist Ps 55 23. the bloody and deceitfull man shall not live out half his dayes His Sun shall goe down before 't is noon But more particularly I Get spirituall saving wisdome that is get Christ and he will give thee long life Prov 16 3. and 4.20 21 22. And truly Christ the wisdome of the father he hath life to bestow and to whomsoever he will he giveth it I am the Way the Truth and the Life saith Christ that is I am the true way unto life With Christ is the well-spring the fountain of life of naturall spirituall and eternall life Ask of him and he will give thee living water He hath living water and living bread and a tree of life to give thee and he that eats or drinks of these shall live for ever David saith This poor man cryed and the Lord heard him and for what did he ask and did God hear him He asked life of him and he gave him life even length of daies for ever and ever Psalme 21 4 verse 2 Long life is to be attained by our honouring of obedience to our parents and elders Exod 20. Honour thy father thy mother that they may lengthen thy dayes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prolongabunt dies tuos Obedient children are children of many prayers and the parents prayers are the meanes under God whereby is procured to them long life Hence Parents prayers are called blessings Besides 't is equal saith one that such as honour those by whom they receive life next under God should have their life continued and prolonged 3 If thou desirest life and lovest many dayes that thou mayest see good keep thy tongue from evill and thy lips from speaking guile Ps 34 12 13. 1 Peter 3 10. Again the wise man speaks expresly Prov 18 21. death and life are in the power of the tongue and he that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life Prov 13.3 Many mens tongues are such sharp swords and razours as to cut their own throats 4. Live much in heaven if thou wouldest live long upon the earth Ps 91.14 15 16. Because he hath set his love upon me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because he hath known my name He shall call upon me and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver