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A06810	Timothies taske: or a Christian sea-card guiding through the coastes of a peaceable conscience to a peace constant, and a crowne immortall. Wherein I. Pastors are put in minde of their double dutie, and how to discharge it. 1. Personall, as watchfull men. 2. Pastorall, as faithfull watchmen. II. True doctrine is advanced. III. Traditions discountenanced, & their rancour discovered. In two synodall assemblies at carliell, out of two seuerall, but sutable scriptures. This of I Timoth. 4.16. and that of Actes 20.28. Since concorporate, and couched with augmentation vnder their prime head: By Robert Mandevill, sometimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford, and preacher of Gods word at Abbey-holme in Cumberland.	Mandevill, Robert, 1578-1618.; Vicars, Thomas, d. 1638.	1619 (1619)	STC 17245; ESTC S102562	61,931	80

the same things which he receiued from his mouth Had Timothie so ●iven a head that Paul beganne so soone after his departure to distrust his memorie could he so soone be carried away with errour or worldly cares who had dedicated his childhood to devotiō Might not Timothie his asseveration whom they well knew to haue beene taught by Paul and left to that end for some space amongst them might not the bare affirmatiō I say of his doctrine to be Apostolicall and suckt as it were from Pauls teat haue supplied the place of an Epistle to authorize his person stablish his doctrine as well for after as present times Certes the Apostle might haue spared his pen and paines if he had beene Iesuited in this point touching the authority of vnwritten traditions Did the Apostles Prophets and Euangelists all guided by one spirit propose to themselues the same end in writing that they had in preaching the message of life it is more then plaine that they did If mans perfection in this life and eternall saluation in the next was the marke whereat they aymed in both then why should some onely of things necessarie be registred and other of the same nature and like necessitie be exposed to neglect oblivion corruption discountenance of times the moathes which bred in the Apostles owne traditions and encumbred them vpon the absence of their persons Rash and inconsiderate actions are incident to mans weake improvident spirit the omniscient spirit of God doth nought in vaine nought but vpon deliberate grounds If then the wil and word of God could haue beene kept purer and more entire or alike entire and pure by tradition as writing why was it written Or if any part thereof my speech keeps still within compasse of things necessarie why not the whole Was God so forgetfull as when he had purchased and promised life to his Church not to prescribe the way to it Or so ignorant that man can devise a neerer better and safer meane to saue himselfe by than God hath done Was it out of good providence and discretion to omit things necessarie commend vnto vs matters of lesse importance Was it out of envy that he would not haue his minde fully knowne to man Or impotency that hee could not aswell haue revealed it wholy as by halfes Or out of exception that fi●●er pen-mē should record the rest then his Evangelists and Apostles were When or where doth God cancel that seale and call it the commission which alone was authenticall Wills he the end without the meanes or such a meane as warres with it selfe and disappoints of the end it should attaine Did Moses or any of the Prophets in the old Did the Evangelists or any of the Apostles in the new so mince the matter as some doe alter and add to the Testators minde allow or disallow as some presume what they thought meet Can God bee charged with such blasphemies or his actuaries and pen-men iustly challenged for such treacherie The law of the Lord is perfect May not this perfection be comparatiuely taken that a fuller clearer knowledge of God is had in the lesser booke of his law then in that larger volume of his creatures But the Prophet attributes such a perfection thereto as can imply no defect vnlesse the vigor and force of the cause bee inferiour to the vertue of the effect converting the soule Esay examines both faith and life of Priest and people by the law and testimonie If they speake not according to this word it is because being but blind leaders of the blind there is no light in them The Apostles preached no other things then those which the Prophets and Moses said should come The doctrine which Timothy is here charged to looke vnto and touching which hee was to charge others that they taught no other was not contrary but consonant to those Scriptures wherein Timothy was trained from his youth and those Scriptures were able to make him wise vnto salvation what may wee thinke of S Paul was not he a good Christian How doth he proue that and approue himselfe But this I confesse c. Act. 24. 14. These words Paul spake When accused by Tertullus and other Iewes before whom Foelix a governour In what cause particular case The rule of right worship Who did suggest the words he vsed The spirit of God for such was the promise To what end and purpose were they vttered To proue the truth of his religion pietie and profession where of God was author antiquitie an ornament the Prophets witnesses and their records did containe the tenour which tenour is here made the touchstone of Gods truth and triall of his sinceritie Now either did Saint Paul faile in his proofe the spirit notwithstanding prompting him or God failed in performance of his promise or the Scriptures suffice to make a true and perfect Christian such as Paul was in this life and an inheritour of salvation as we doubt not but he now is in the next If it were otherwise the Apostle would never haue vndergone the burden of so bold an assertion as elsewhere he doth But though that we chosē by God to doe the worke of Evangelists to whom yet he restraines not his speech but goes further and ascends higher Or an Angel meaning no evill one as Satan when he doth transforme himselfe but an Angell from heaven pretending he were sent from God If an Angell from heaven preach c. And that no man thinke these words of execration to haue fallen from him vnawares or lesse advisedly he toucheth the same string againe saying as he said before and leauing his latter supposall as a thing not possible that such contradiction should come from heaven hee iterates thus If any man preach any other c. As holy men of God spake so they wrot by divine instigation For first the Scripture the writing surpasseth all other writings 2. The whole Scripture aswell the law which is the Gospell fore●told as the Gospell which is the law fulfilled is not a Rabbinicall fancie Anabaptistical revelation popish fiction or any other humane suggestion But thirdly inspiration giuen of God 4. The vse whereof is manifold as 1. to arme against errour in opinion which it improoueth 2. Corruption of life by correcting iniquitie to furnish with a contrarie abilitie of holding 3. That truth in iudgement which it teacheth 4. That righteousnesse of life wherein it instructeth Some admitting the vtility of the Scriptures gaine-say their sufficiencie but amongst other errours it refells this convincing the authors for gainesayers of Gods spirit and purpose seeing it is not meerely said to be profitable but so profitable as naught is wanting therein to make 5 absolute perhaps the people or laitie in whom so great ●urniture of knowledge is not required not those only but the Pastor too the man of God And if an Angell from

Citie it attends him there in the field it hovers ouer him comming in it accompanies him going forth it followes him at the heeles and in trauell it is his commorade If it destaste not his doughe or empty his basket yet will it fill his store with strife or swallow the wrath of God with his sweetest morsels It is a mothe in his wardrobe murraine amongst his cattell mildew in his field rot amongst his sheepe and ofttimes makes the fruite of his loi●es his greatest ●eart●break Prov. 18. 14. Prov. 14. 17. 2 Sam. 2. 23. Prov. 13. 10. Vers. 16. 17. c. Prov. 23. 29. 30. Psal. 51. 3. 8. Psal. 34. 18. d Were these troubles not many or that many no troubles 1. fewer or more affecting nature they should distract the lesse but many troubles may perplexe a weake mind possesse a wicked with opinion of being a good thing not to be a good man therefore the spirit elsewhere appeaseth the one and spites the other The righteous shall escape out of trouble an● the wicked shall come in his stead Prov 11. 8. If then troubles dismay yet may hope of deliuerance bearten 2 Deliuerance more certaine that from the Lord. 3 From the Lord more acceptable that out of fauour 4 Fauour more gratefull that findes riddance out of all And 5 which graceth all the more the wicked shall come in his stead Iob 1. 14. 15. Verse 16. Verse 17. Verse 18. 19. Dan. 5. 6. Esth. 3. 5. 1 Sam. 25. 37. Act. 21. 11. 13. 2 Sam. 17. 23. e Affliction wee ●ffect not for there is no tast in the white of an egg yet doe our affections increase our afflictions throu●h securitie in not preueting whilst we may way● wardnes in not entertaining them as wee ought or want of wisdome 〈◊〉 not entertaining the as we might doe onely the watchfull are wise and the wise watchfull to p●event some before they fal● Math. 28. to welcome other by preparation Luke 23. to reape a ioyfull haruest after a teary seede●ime by taking thankfully disges●ing patiently and burying all in the hope of a good issue † Iob. 1. 20. * Heb. 3. 12. Eccle 4. 17. Luke 8. 13. Iam. 4. 6. Iam. 1. 20. Heb. 4. 2. Luke 1. 53. Psal. 42. 12. 84. 2. Luke 2. 19. 51. Gen 9. 21. 1 Pet. 5. ●phes 6. 13. Verse 28. Rom. 10. 13. Math. 26. 1 Pet. 4. 7. Gen. 15. 11. Alterius sie altera posci● ope● c. Isa. 29. 13. Ier. 38. 1 Iohn 5. 14. Ezek. 33. 31. Iohn 13. 17. Eccl. 27. ● Verse 1. 1 Pet. 1. 6. Act. 14. 22. Luke 11. 28. Reu. 16. 15. Thy selfe Rom. 2. 23. Math ●3 4. Ephes. 5. 15. Tit. 2. 7. 8. Mat. 23. 3. f With their tongues men professe that they are Christians when by their deed they controule the truth of their profession Those 〈◊〉 for thew these witnesse against them their tongues are partiallin this plea and speake out of the information of a deceitfull heart Ier. 17. Their deeds giue evidence according to truth for the kingdome of God 〈◊〉 not in words but in power and practice He is a miserable and vnhappie man who hath his 〈◊〉 to countenance his christianitie in an vnchristian carriage and course of life For 〈…〉 pretends in natures corrupt court of common pleas where many men boast every one of his 〈◊〉 P●ov 20 6 Yet is he sure to speed ill in the Kings bench where iudgement is already and 〈…〉 gone out against him Not every one that saith Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of 〈…〉 he that doth the will c. Mat. 7. Mark 7. 37. Ioh. 5. 35. Mat. 5. 16. Phil. 3. 20. 2. Cor. 4. 13. Mat. 21. 19. Mat. 10. 16. Rev. 1. 20. Mal. 2. 7. 2. Pet. 1. 9. Mat. 15. Motiue 2. Cor. 6. 3. Ioh. 1. 20. Ioh. 10. 41. 1. Tim. 4. 12. 2 Motiue Mat. 23. 13. Gen. 30. 37. Psal. 50. 16. Segnius irritant animos impressa pe● aures c. Rom. 2. 21. Cum pastor per abrupta graditur ad praecipitium grex sequitur Ier. 2. 7. Vers. 8. Mat. 16. 2● Vers. 23. Iob. 1. 6. Iohn 6. 70. Humano capiti cervicem pictor equinam c. 〈◊〉 23. 14. Mat. 6. ●2 Mat. 5. 15. Qui ducunt seducunt Isa. 3. 12. Psal. 74. 6. 1. Luk. 14. 34. 35. 3 Motiue 1. Tim. 6. 1. 1. Sam. 2. 17. I●b 41. 15. 1. Thess. 5. 22. 1. Cor. 4. 1. 9. Psal. 38. 16. Gen. 9. 22. 23. Psal. ●9 4. Psal. 35. 25. Re● 4. 8. Psal 1. 29. 6 7. Psal. 92. 12. 1. 3. Gaudet regius c. A fimo laedi putant quidā Plin. Innititur oneri Semper illi pomum est subna●cente alio g As in such who are soone ripe in their owne conceit therefore too well conceited of themselues too censorious of their brethren h It is a timely endeauour that intitles vs to heauen for albeit none enter but such as striue yet al that striue shall not enter Luke 13. 24. i Huius folia germina ●ortexin medicinam k Semper viret non dejicit folia post decerptum fruetum Math. 5. 12. Ezek. 3. 17. 18. Act. 20. 28. 1 Cor. 9. Ier. 48. 10. 1 Cor. 9. 22. Ezek. 34. 2. Amos 3. 8. Motiue 1. 1 Cor. 9. 16. R●v 10. Psal. 84. 10. 2 Cor. 5. 14. Psal. 63. 4. The worke of the ministeri● the Worthiest Worke. In want whereof 1. mans life is Worse then death 2. his health hurtfull 3 His peace the strong mans possession 4 His learning like Vriahs letters 5 His nature polluted in her purest natural● Iob 3. 23. 6 The Prerogatiue of his birth a bankarisme in grace Math. 25. 1 Cor. 9. 1. Prov. 31. 29. For case and prosocritie slay the foolish Prov. 1. 32. 1 Tim. 4. 6. 2 Pet. 1. 4. 1. From the ●onour Psal. 84. 10. Witnesse David a Prophet and Sal●mō a pr●●●cher Heb. 5 4. Heb. 2. 4. Dan. 12. 3. Iohn 4. 34. Act. 20. 2 Tim. 4. 1. ● Psal. 137. 5. 6. R●v 14. 19. Math. 5. 14. Psal. 65. Cant. 4. 6. Psal. 149. 5. Exod. 28. 34. 2 Cor. 2. 14. Tit. 2. 7. 1 Pet. 2. 2. Act. 20. 20. 27. Ier 17. 27. 1 Cor. 13. 1. 2. Prov. 25. 11. Eccles. 12. 11. Iohn 14. 16. Iohn 5. 39. Math. 15. 9. Rom. 1. 8. Ier. 2. 13. Rom. 1. 7. Rom. 3. 28. Foure diff●rences de●ated betwixt Rome Rome that was and is The first about the efficient cause of our insti●ication and salvation l The faith which Paul meant implies ● confident boldnesse and firme perswasion Heb. 3. 6. Eph. 3. 12. Rom. 4. 20. which respecting the word relies thereon without a 〈◊〉 finding in God a safe harbour as in the bosome and necke of rest it selfe Ps. 11. 1. Repairing to the Master of heavenly requests vseth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 libertie of speech in asking as his will and our wan●s direct or otherwise as her state requires being in the mean