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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02614	The baptizing of a Turke A sermon preached at the Hospitall of Saint Katherin, adioyning vnto her Maiesties Towre the 2. of October 1586. at the baptizing of one Chinano a Turke, borne at Nigropontus: by Meredith Hanmer, D. of Diuinitie.	Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604.	1586 (1586)	STC 12744; ESTC S103823	33,234	90

THE Baptizing of a Turke ¶ A Sermon preached at the Hospitall of Saint KATHERIN adioyning vnto her Maiesties Towre the 2. of October 1586. at the Baptizing of one Chinano a Turke borne at Nigropontus By MEREDITH HANMER D. of Diuinitie Printed by Robert Walde-graue dwelling without Temple-barre To the Right Worshipfull RAPHE ROKEBY Esquier Maister of the Hospitall of S. Katherine and also one of the Maisters of her Maiesties Courte of Requests health wealth in the Lord Iesus IT hath bene the maner of olde Right worshipfull that if any strange or new thing happened within anie mans charge the same as auncient histories record was immediately shewed vnto the superiors The Lieuetenant of Iudaea certified the Emperour Tiberius the Senate of Rome of the fame of Christ and especially his reion then rife in the mouthes of most men throughout Palaestina Least I should seem forgetfull of good maners being of diuers intreated to publishe this exercise I haue thought good to shew vnto you the good newes here hapned throgh the mercy goodnes of our gratious God which hath brought home to his folde an erring sheepe by birth a Turke borne at Nigropontus hertofore by professiō a Saracen addicted vnto the superstitious lawe of Mahomet but now by the ministerie of our handes not of worthines but of fauour called to the function after publike confession of his true faith in Iesus Christ receiued into the congregatiō of the faithful marked by Baptisme for a vowed professor and sealed vp in your Hospital of S. Katherine where the diuine prouidence hath alotted you vnder her Maiestie heade gouernour for the childe of God Maners being not forgotten and duetie thus remembred the beholder and hearer haue ioynte cause to bee ioyful for the pearle espied in the field for the coyne found after searching for the sheepe called home from straying according vnto the parables in the Gospell and to praise our God whose mercie endureth for euer Of the other side wee haue cause to sorrowe when wee behold the face of the earth in manner all couered with heathens idolatrers and false worshippers Asia in greatnes halfe the world though of olde reckoned for the third part with the most famous gouernours Zambei of Arabia the king of Narsinga greate Cham of Tartaria and the Indian Ilands if we may credit Marcus Paulus Venetus amounting to the number of twelue thousand seauē hundred all at this day excepting a few Christians here there scattred are either Infidels liuing as brute beastes without God or followers of Mahomet ioyning with the Turke in false worshippe yet not fearing his power the which places haue beene of olde acquainted with the voice of Christ and with the sounde of the Apostles feete Affrike excepting the dominions of Presbiter Iohn the greate king of Aethiopia who professeth the faith in Christ though not so purely as it is to be wished hath many Infidels the rest are Moores Saracens Nigroes Barbarians addicted to Mahomet and obedient to the great Turke In these countries there are fewe Christians seene This triangle of East South West haue shaken off the faith which of olde hath there beene professed Europe remaineth though more peopled yet a lesser parte then Affrike neyther is this part cleare from Mahomet The great Turke hath taken Greece awaye and seated himselfe at Constantinople Christian religion is now couched in the North partes of the world and so far that it seemeth if we looke for fruits all frozen The professors according vnto the words of our Sauiour are now a little flock It is high time wee should earnestlie pray vnto God that hee wil enlarge his kingdome that hee will open the eyes of Infidels that he will direct Idolatrers in the true woorship that they which call vppon him in worde maye followe him in deede that his name may be glorified vpon earth that al may be gathered together into one fold to sing holy holy holy Lord God of Sabaoth And here withal I suppose it needfull to certefie your worship what moued this Turk to becom a Christiā not holie words but workes not the name of faith but the viewe of fruites not the learning of Clarks but the liues of certain good Christiās whose loue kindnes did so rauish him as he saide of himselfe that he cōfessed the God of the christians to be the onely true God And among others he named Sir F. Drake that worshipful knight W. Haukins that worthy Captaine The tree is knowne by the fruits Gods children are known by their holines the true professors are knowne by their loue Hereby saith our Sauiour shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples if ye loue one another The Iews gloried they were of God their behauior declared thē our sauiour gaue sētence to be of the deuil they said they were of the seede of Abraham their works denied them to be such This is the course that Christ tooke with the Scribes Pharises for the stay of his credit If I do not the workes of my Father beleeue me not Agayne though ye beleeue not me beleue the works This is the rule that Iewe and Gentile that Turke Saracene euery good Christiā now marketh beholdeth but at this day nothing rifer thē sayyng nothing rarer then doing Wher be the almes-houses Hospitals Colledges and Churches nowe a daies founded builded No doubt God hath his people and they haue their fruites though the same be very few If wee were so desirous to haue our lights I mean our fruits so shine vpon the earth in these North partes of the world where Christianitie is professed as we are gredily bent to gette the earthly commodities of Affrike Asia and the hid treasures of the far Indies we shoulde no doubt prouoke them out of the said coūtries to seek after our God and to bee rauished with the conuersation and steppes of the Christians as they allure vs wyth fame of their commodities to seeke after their forrain riches And wheras now one silly Turk is won ten thousands no doubt woulde receiue the faith The heathens in far coūtries do wōder at the couetousnes of the christiās the cruelty among other nations of the Spaniard Presbiter Iohn in Affrike crieth out vpon the Christian Princes for their diuision discorde The great Turk at Cōstantinople laugheth the pope his prelats to scorn for their pride the Christian churches he reuileth and not without cause for their idols images Reformation is to be sought for of al men not onely in Religion wherein some ouer-busie themselues neuer satisfied vntill they haue ouerthrowne all but in liues maners that they which are without seeing our good workes may glorifie our father which is in heauen Thus occasioned by these circumstances my pen hath ouer-ruled me I feare lesse ouer tedious Maye it please you to accept this remembrance proceeding from a willing mind though other-wise not furnished to gratifie your kindnes From