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A15722	The patterne of an inuincible faith A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the first Sunday after Trinity, being the 2d. of Iune. 1616. By VVilliam VVorship, Doctor of Diuinitie.	Worship, William.	1616 (1616)	STC 25995; ESTC S120350	24,803	50

serues as a choake-peare for those scurrill mates that are euer sharpening their pens like quils of Porcupines against woman-kind In Math. 14. Ye wanton Dames that are in your ful-blowne pride looke vpon this Woman Saint Chrysostome saies that when yee are hoyting and dancing the Deuill dances among you and Cyprian tels you De Discipl hab virg that this Pargetting of faces is Opus Diaboli The worke of the Deuill Shortly shall you finde that your outward hue is but momentanie and when the floure is gone your selues may not abide the stalke Ioh. 1. 46. If now we aske what Country woman this Petitioner is it is answered A Cananite Can any good thing come out of Nazareth out of Canaan Yes the best Man that euer was came out of that and one of the best women that euer was comes out of this Loe heere the wonderfull secrecie of Gods dealing Ierem. 7. 4. 5. when Iury failes Syrophoenicia supplies The Temple the Temple the Temple cry the Iewes as if the Arke were not before captiuated as if the Temple were not afterward burnt as if GOD were tied to Places when the Inhabitants proue Apostataes The Catholickes whom we tearme so by way of Charientisme as Davus is cal'd a Good fellow in the Comedie are euer vpbraiding vs with an Innouation of Religion when in trurh it is nothing but a Renouation O say they where was your Church I pray you for certaine hundred yeares together before Luther start vp As if the Church ceased to be at all because somtimes it ceases to be Visible Augustin● Is there no Moone saith Austin at the change because it is then vndiscernable 1. King 19. Did not GOD reserue seuen thousand to himselfe when Eliah complain'd he was left alone Who would haue thought there had been Christians among the Canaanites Yet you see here is one and why might there not be more I will vrge them yet further Haue we none at this day of our religion thinke they in Italy Nay what if there be some of them in Rome What if in the Popes Palace Philip. 4. ●2 All the Saints salute you saith Paul most of all they that are of Caesars houshold If in the Court of Nero there be Saints then why not in the Castle of Saint Angell vnlesse the Pope be more cruell against Christians then that Monster as I protest I thinke he is But we are not so hard set but that wee can name Hundreds for a need that held with vs in the darkest times as All the Churches of Greece who renounced Rome for her abhominable Idolatry in the yeare of our Lord 1230. Also the Waldenses who were dispersed ouer all this part of the World And further those that followed Iohn Wickliffe whose number must neds bee great for that he was supported by Edward the Third and diuerse of the Nobilitie To these be added the Churches of Bohemia who with great vehemencie resisted the Papacie This poynt hath beene manfully defended by many of the Lords Champions who haue tempested aloft furiously with their Ordnance and sent smouldring Bullets to whistle the newes of Death in the eares of the Enemie for me it is sufficient if with this little Birding-peece charg'd but with a thimble-full of Shot I haue taken an eye or spread a few Pock-holes in his face Now for the Faith of this good Woman it appeares by her comming to Christ Christ would haue beene hid saith S. Marke 7. 24. but He could not Cant. 21. for hee is a Rose euen the Rose of Sharon and wheresoeuer He remaines He casts abroade a fragrancie that discouers Him If the Iron once stirre and begin to heaue you may be sure the Load-stone is not far of since this Woman hies her so to Christ it is not of Nature but of Grace and the cause of her approach is the Attractiue vertue of Gods Spirit This Faith is that which in all the body of this Text is most comfortably diffuf'd as the Bloud in the Veines that I shall bee still occasion'd to commend it And let no man thinke much for of Faith it may be truely said which the Philosopher writes of Vniuersall Iustice Ethic. 5. 1. that it containes All vertues in it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nor is the Euening nor the Morning starre so admirable as it In the meane time thus much It is the nature of Faith in distresse to go to Christ not with Saul 1 Sam 28. 8. 1. King 1. 2. Iohn 6. 68. to the Witch of Endor nor with Ahaziah to the God of Ekron Maister to whom shall wee goe saith Peter Thou hast the words of eternall life Bern. Eamus post Christum saith Bernard quia veritas est per Christum quia via est ad Christum quia vita est Let vs go after Christ because He is the Truth by Christ because He is the Way to Christ because He is the Life What good thing can our soules desire but is to be found in Iesus Christ Would wee haue Saluation It 's in his very Name The Gifts of the Spirit They are in his Vnction Puritie It 's in his Conception Indulgence It 's in his Natiuitie Redemption It 's in his Passion Absolution It 's in his Condemnation Freedome from the Curse It 's in his Crosse Satisfaction It 's in his Sacrifice Purgation It 's in his Bloud Mortification It 's in his Buriall Viuification It 's in his Resurrection Heauen It 's in his Ascension Then harsh bee the voyce that soundeth not of Christ bitter be the sweets that relish not of Christ yea dismall be the day and desolate bee the night wherein our hearts are estranged from CHRIST For this Womans Zeale it is here She cried Impudentis est clamoribus strepere saith Cyprian Cypr. de O●rat D●m It 's a token of Impudencie to be clamorous in prayer True but Necessity is the mother of Dispensation Besides Amor ordinem nescit Loue knowes no order saith Ierome Ierom. and Excessivus amor rationem non pensat say the Schoole-men Excessiue Loue regards not the rule of Reason Psal 38. 8. The Prophet Dauid would sometimes roare in his prayer Iames 5. 16. and Saint Iames saith that the prayer of a righteous man auaileth much if it be Feruent Exod. 30. Psal 141. 2. For as Incense without Fire makes no smell and therfore is cōmanded to be sacrificed with fire so Praier without Zeale sends vp no pleasant sauour to the Lord. The Description of the Partie sued to is in this clause Math. 20. 30. Bern. O Lord thou Sonne of Dauid which very words are vsed by the two Blinde men in the 20 of this Gospell This Title Lord is as Bernard cals it Nomen Maiestativum a Name of Maiesty and is giuen to the Sonne of GOD by an Excellency in the New Testament because He is our Lord by the Right of Inheritance by the Right of