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A03582	A sermon preached in Paules Church in London and published for the instruction and consolation of all that are heauie harted, for the wofull time of God his generall visitation, both in the citie and in the countrie: and fit for the comfort of Gods children at all times.	Hooke, Christopher.	1603 (1603)	STC 13703; ESTC S116953	25,361	70

A SERMON PREACHED JN Paules Church in London AND PVBLISHED FOR THE instruction and consolation of all that are heauie harted for the wofull time of God his generall visitation both in the Citie and in the Countrie and fit for the comfort of Gods Children at all times Heb. 12. Vers 11.12 No chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous but grieuous but afterward it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse vnto them that are thereby exercised Wherefore lift vp your handes which hang downe ●●d your weake knees Imprinted at London by E. Allde TO THE RJGHT Honorable Sir Thomas Bennet Knight Lord Maior of the Honorable Citie of London a prosperous and peaceable Maioralty with a plentifull encrease of all God his blessings and graces for the effecting thereof c. THe hope fayling mee of your honorable presence at the Crosse for I vnderstand since it is not the custome for the Lord elect to come thither I ●ost humblie heere offer to your ●…ading at your good leasure that 〈◊〉 then you should haue heard which if it answere not vnto your expectation impute I pray the defect partly to the want of the effect of the liuely voyce which being great in other things as appeareth by the speeche of Ctesiphon to the Rhodians wondring at the Oration of Demosthenes which he read vnto thē Quanto magis admiraremini si audissetis ipsum By how much more would yee haue marueiled if you had heard himselfe is in this of most importance by the ordinance and blessing of God who hath in his wisdome appoynted faith to bee of hearing And fauorable pardon I beseech you all other the imperfections I intended to the vtmost of my power to minister a word as of instruction so especially of consolatiō necessary for this woful time it was accepted of by your honorable Predecessor And as I haue bene enformed by the rest of the audience then assembled that which the weakenesse of my voice could not then performe to all if by your Honorable acceptance by this meanes it may be made the more general and so the more acceptable I shall be much bounden to your Honor as a chiefe furtherer of my good meaning If I haue not entred deepe into particulars and searched sores so far as they needed let it be excused by the 〈◊〉 of mine ignorance vnacquainted with publicke affaires as hauing alwaies liued a priuate life and the absence of them to whome such a search especially belonged whom bebinde the backe I thought it no part of discretion to speake that which by a second report might be made more offensiue For conclusiō let mee beseech you as I besought in this sermon your Predecessor to double the care to double the courage to double the zeale and diligence of all your Predecessors and that not for the first quarter or for a while as it were quinquennium Neronis the first fiue yeeres of Nero but during the time of your whole Maioraltie euen to the last houre thereof yea during the whole time of your naturall life which long may it be wherein you are to liue by this most honorable entrance in a perpetuall magistracie and hee that is God among Gods shall aduance you from this temporall Honour to an euerlasting Crowne of glorie Amen From my house in Deptford this xxxi of October Your Honorable Lordships in Christ Christopher Hooke A SERMON PREAched in Paules Church in London Ioh. 3.1 2 3. Beholde what maner of loue the Father hath giuen vnto vs that we should be called the Sonnes of God for this cause the worlde knoweth not you because it knoweth not him Dearely beloued now are we the sonnes of God but yet it doeth not appeare what we shall be and we know that when hee shall appeare we shall be like him for wee shall see him as he is And euery man that hath this hope in him purgeth himselfe euen as he is pure COnsidering right honorable and déerely beloued in our blessed Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ the heauie hande of GOD which for our sinnes hath and yet doeth lye heauie vpon vs both in Citie and in Countrie whereby so many as haue either sence of their owne sinnes in particular or of the sinnes of other ingenerall or a féeling of their owne afflictions or a sympathie fellow touch of the common calamitie haue their heads their harts cast downe with an extraordinary griefe and sorrow Being called to supply this place being the meanest and weakest of all others I haue thought it not amisse for the raysing vp so farre as in me lyeth of distressed hearts and mindes to handle in your honorable audience this parcell of Scripture which ministreth vnto vs plentiful matter of singular consolation comfort Herein imitating the example of our blessed Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ by whose tender compassion to all them that are distressed calling them vnto him Mat. 11.28 and saying Come vnto me all yee that labour and are heauie loaden and I will refresh you was fulfilled as S. Matthew recordeth that prophecie of Esay concerning him Mat. 12.20 A bruised read shall he not breake and smoking flax shall he not quench Hauing also for my warrant the commandement of almightie God vnto the Prophet Esay who vnto the rest of Gods Prophets from the Lord speaketh thus Comfort ye comfort ye my people saith your God Esay 41.42 Speake comfortablie vnto Ierusalem and crie vnto her that her warefare is accomplished that her iniquitie is pardoned and that she hath receiued double from the Lord for al her sinnes Besides when the Lord chalengeth the Shepheards of Israel by his Prophet Ezechiel Ezech. 34. ● for that they haue not strengthened the weake nor healed the sicke nor bound vp that which was broken It appeareth that it is one especiall parte of our duetie to bend our speech this way so often as occasion shall as great occasion at this time doth offer it selfe vnto vs. God therefore assisting me by his heauenly grace and holy spirite for he onely it is that giueth the tongue of the learned Esay 50.4 to knowe to minister a worde in due season to him that is wearie and you yeelding me your wonted honorable patience and attention I will endeuour as the time wil permit to propose the instructions comforts of this scripture vnto your godly consideratiōs To procéede therein orderly I will deuide the whole into two generall parts euen as it naturally deuideth it selfe The first part concerneth the high prerogatiue and dignitie whereunto we who beléeue in Christ and of him are called Christians are aduanced namely to bee called or to be the Sonnes of God proposed first in the first verse with a note of admiration Beholde what loue the Father hath giuen vnto vs that wee should be called the sonnes of God And repeated againe in the 2. verse with an examplification of the time Deerely beloued now are we the Sonnes of God signifying by