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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79474	The man of honour, described in a sermon, preached before the Lords of Parliament, in the Abbey Church at Westminster, March 26. 1645. The solemn day of the publique monethly-fast. / By Francis Cheynell, minister of Gods Word. Die Jovis, 27. Martii, 1645. It is this day ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that this House doth hereby give thanks to Master Cheynell for his great pains, taken in the sermon, he preached on the 26. of this instant March, in the Abbey Church Westminster, before the Lords of Parliament, it being the day of the publique fast. John Brown, Cler. Parliament.	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1645 (1645)	Wing C3812; Thomason E279_3; ESTC R200026	64,263	74

farther Designe which may take fire another time for men of forecasting heads cannot but make some sad conjectures if not solicitous presages of future evils by a probable inference from the by-past miscarriages But others that are men of working phantasies and timorous spirits are usually suspitious for want of courage or judgement and then they cannot but preoccupate evils never plotted anywhere but in their own brain because they are commonly led into some finister interpretation of all miscarriages by some prejudicate opinion or ungrounded fansies The wisest course therefore for men in honour is to keep close to their Rule and in doubtfull cases to admit none but prudent faithfull and well-approved Counsellours that if their prudence or fidel it i● come to be disputed they may have men of Honour to justifie them against the most subtile disputant or bitter enemy But in case any have failed in this last point and being weighed in the ballance have been found too light if they be true Gold they need not be ashamed to desire what in equitie cannot be denied The ordinary grains of favourable allowance for humane frailtie for such Apologies passe currant in all well-governed States thorow out the World Secondly Let them be sure to keep themselves pure from justifying their Delinquent friends or acquaintance that so they may never be partakers of other mens sins It is good counsell grounded upon that of the Apostle 1 Tim. 5. 22. Neither be partaker of other mens sins keep thy self pure The best men alive have faults enough of their own why should any man that thinks himself innocent make himself guiltie by undertaking to answer for the sins of other men Beasts in a tempest do usually run under great Trees for shelter it will be the wisdom of men in honour to drive away those Beasts who desire to shelter themselves by their protection because such foul Beasts cannot but dishonour all that protect them Oh what a sad thing would it be if our Nobles should be like Cupping-Glasses which draw none but the malignant humours of the body to them It was objected against Socrates that he was too familiar with factious Alcibiades and it was laid to the charge of Themistocles that he held correspondence and intelligence with Pausanias a Traitour Secrets of State must not be communicated to neuters or doubtfull men When Alexander imparted a Letter of high concernment to Hephestion ●e clapped his ring to his mouth as if he meant to seal up his lips If it be so dangerous to trust a friend take heed of trusting or excusing an enemy if you have been so far overseen as to trust him be not so far engaged as to excuse them whom ye trusted after they have deceived so great a trust Some men indeed are like the Land of Egypt which though it bring forth multa salubria yet it brings forth multa venena If you have like the Bee sucked what is wholesome from them take heed you do not suck so much poison from them as to excuse such practises of theirs as are full of poison Our Common-wealth is not of their temper who were nourished by poyson Thirdly They must look to their Passions when they come to plead their own cause and vindicate themselves The Melancholly man is the wisest man as the temper of his body is driest so his soul is said to be a drie soul because his minde is lesse steeped in carnall humours or fluid passions My Lords It is for your Honour to suppresse all mutinous perturbations of spirit whilst you are pleading for your Honour and making demands for Reparation You know Passions in Beasts follow the tumultuous motions of phantasie but Passions in men should be in some sort reasonable affections because by the Ordinance of Heaven they are subjected to the government of the will and understanding and by their dependance upon reason and an over-ruling influence from reason they are though not intrinsecally in themselves yet by way of participation reasonable affections and vigorous instruments for the improvement of vertue Oh then take heed of all unkindly heats all disorderly motions and phantasticall impulsions because they are unreasonable perturbations which will be so far yeilding you any assistance in your Vindication that they will plunge you the deeper and dishonour you the more For unruly passions do but kindle a fire which will warm and cheer your adversaries and torment your selves Let reason nay conscience dart its bright shining beams upon your burning passions and they will be ashamed discouraged and quenched Even d● the fire is ashamed to burn when the Sun looks upon it Fourthly Humble your selves under the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time I speak this especially to you my Lords it is faithfull counsell given by the holy Spirit 1 Pet. 5. 6. Saint Peter was well seen in Christian Politiques you may write Probatum est under this remedy Look upon the place Do you not see a kinde of Majestie in this Direction Down great spirits down let not your hearts rise and swell against Jehovah the God of glory Oh but I am wronged and I cannot bear it Hath the God of Heaven done you any wrong come down upon your knees then and accept of your punishment kisse the rod or you are like to have the other lash and God sees where you lay bare Job 34. 31 32. Surely it is meet to be said unto God I have borne chastisement I will not offend any more That which I see not teach thou me if I have done iniquity I will do no more This this is meet to be said to God though you think yourselves innocent yet God sees more then you see intreat him to open your eyes and shew you your iniquitie and then you will see and know that God hath not done without cause all that he hath done as you have it Ezek. 14. 23. Strive not with him who will certainly be too strong for you for that 's not the way to recover what you have lost but the ready way to loose more for God will be sure to get himself Honour upon you you will be worsted at last and so more dishonoured Fifthly Lay down all your Honour at the feet of Jesus Christ If you do not prize your honour more then your souls why do you not trust him with your honour whom you must trust with your souls And if you do trust him cast your care upon him It is an Apostolicall direction annexed to that humbling Counsell which I gave you but now Humble your selves under the mightie hand of God casting all your care upon him for God careth for those that are humble when they cast their care upon him 1 Pet. 5. 6 7. because then Faith and Humilitie joyn forces and work with united strength The omnipotent God is even overcome by such wrestlers for God knows not how to resist an humble beleever Come then and cast your care upon