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A86358	The right separation incouraged; in a sermon preached to the Right Honorable the House of Lords, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, on Wednesday, Novem. 27. 1644. being the day of the monethly publick fast. By Thomas Hill, B.D. pastor of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire, and one of the members of the Assembly of Divines.	Hill, Thomas, d. 1653.	1645 (1645)	Wing H2026; Thomason E23_1; ESTC R369	31,606	44

rather then like a Timothy or a Titus who should learne in all things to show himselfe a pattern of good workes in Doctrine uncorruptnesse gravity sincerity If there bee nourished a set of vicious Servants who are slaves to the lusts of their Lords or Ladies besides the sad experience of the poysoning of many young Nobles by such Chaplaines and servants what a dangerous Influence will all this have upon the Tenants and Neighbours and so by this one muddy Spring many uncleane streames shall bee fed abroad in the Country Thirdly As you desire to perfect a pure Reformation extirpate all noysome weeds Pluck up every plant which is not of Gods planting whether persons or things whether Offices Ceremonies Innovations c. A few weeds when rooted and seeding will soon over-runne a great deale of ground To this purpose it is good to consider where our defilements chiefely began It was a notable hint that Cassander gave who by two severall Emperours Maximilian and Ferdinand was set on work as a Reconciler to compose the quarrels of the Church The Principall cause said hee of the calamity and distraction of the Church is to bee laid on those which being puffed up with a vaine insolent conceite of their Ecclesiasticall power proudly and scornfully contemned and rejected them which did rightly and modestly admonish their Reformation Wherefore my opinion is that the Church can never hope for any firme peace unlesse they make the beginning which have given the cause of the distraction There is the same reason for purity Wee cannot expect a good and sound peace in the Church of England without purity Our pollutions being many occasioned amongst us great separation in divers places tender consciences were necessitated at least in regard of some personall acts to suspend communion with their Congregations where they lived Beginne your cleansing work there Wee have great hope that such a pure Reformation as might satisfie godly spirits would produce an happy Reconciliation amongst sober mindes and possibly would recover many who have incogitantly runne into great extremities However doe your duty put forth your utmost indevours and humbly wait upon God till hee appeare in his glory for the compleat purging of this Sion Fourthly Imploy your power to advance the Ministery of the Gospel in the purity of it so will you much promote a pure Separation from all uncleannesse Joh. 15. 3. Through the word yee are clean Where are the filthy sinkes in this Kingdome but in such corners as have wanted a faithfull Minister This made Cathedrall aire for the most part so impure where they had so much empty externall pompe in stead of the purity and simplicity of Christ When a Minister preacheth in the evidence and demonstration of the Spirit of God which is a most pure Spirit there the Sunne of righteousnesse shines and such light will purifie There the Holy Ghost breathes and such Gospel aire is purgging it will not indure fogges of errors or mists of superstition where a man of God Preaches his Doctrine drops as the rain his speech distils as the dew as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grasse this will purify as well as sanctify Yea by the Ministery of the Gospel sinners are directed unto Jesus Christ in whom there is a full and overflowing fountaine for the washing away all their pollutions This was his Soule-cleansing method Ephes. 5. 25 26 27. Out of love to his Church Christ gave himselfe for it that hee might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word that hee might present it glorious without spot or wrinkle c. If you would indeed befriend the Church in England and make us an unspotted people concurre with your great Lord and Master in opening the passages for a cleansing Ministery of the Word all the Kingdome over The Lord Almighty act your Counsels and prosper your undertakings to make England so pure that it may bee glorious Amen FINIS Gratius est no men pietatis quam potestatis Let Purity and Liberty goe hand in hand James 3. 17. 1 Cor. 15. 58. Seven Orations in the commendation of Paul Chrysost. tom. 8 Two generall parts of the words Adhortation Incouragement First generall Part Adhortation Why many so much unsatisfied about some places quoted out of the Old in the New testament Non verbis inhaeret sed sensum proponit Musc. Three steps of renouncing communion with the wicked 1 Come out from amongst them R●v. 11. 8. Rev. 18. 2 3. 2 Bee ye separate 3 Touch not the uncleane thing {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Chryso Second generall part ●ncouragement Duo Deus pro●●●tet Receptionem Adoptionem Cajetan 1. Reception Volo vos vaga●●ri sed exeuntes at separatos ego suscipiam vo● in mea domo spirituali loco tandem aete na in caelis Cajetan 2. Adoption Officio paterno erga vos me●geram amando providendo curam habendo c. Cajetan 1 Observation See booke of Solm Proverbs Act. 11 26. The Devil hath made much use of bad names to oppose good both persons and things Vid. Catalog Testium veritatis l. 15. Petr de Buis Mat. 5 8. Many faithfull Servants of God in England cryed downe heretofore as Puritans and now as Separatists God expects from his Saints a fivefold Separation 1 From unclean courses 2 From unclean company Qui non dignoscitur exse dignoscitur exsocio 3. From the very appearance of uncleannesse There are re● malae malae pariter species Bern. V. Pembles Estius his Notes V. Calvin in locum Appearance of evill Reall Imaginary See Godwyns Iewish Antiq. p. 152. In dubiiis elige tutissimum Illa est pars tutior in qua non est periculum peccandi Ames Cas. Confc l. 3 c. 17. S. 26. 4 From communion with a false Church when unclean in the very substantialls See reverend Mr. Heldershant on John 4. p. 159 160 See 1 Cor. chapters 5 6 11 15. Non fugimus sect fugamur Vide Davenant ad pacem eccles. adhort Vide Camero de eccles. Tract de Schismat 5 From fellowship in any thing that is unclean even in the true Churches of Christ See Chilling worth in praef. Ans. to 2 Motive Schisma Negativum Positivū Fide Cameron de Eccles. Tract. de Schismat Reasons why the Saints should separate from uncleannesse 1 From the Saints priviledges 1 Pet. 2. 9. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} In Templo vis orare in te ora sed prius esto Templum Dei Ille enim in Templo suo audit orantem Aug. 2 From the filthinesse of sin and sinners Matth. 3. 7. Matth. 7. 6. Isa. 1. 6. Eze. 24. 11 12 Hebr 6. 8. 2 Tim. 2. 17 1 King 8. 38. 3 No reconciliation with Christ but by separation from sin {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 4 Inevitable danger of communicating with sin and sinners Revel. 18. 4.

THE RIGHT SEPARATION INCOVRAGED IN A SERMON PREACHED To the Right Honorable the House of LORDS in the Abbey-Church at Westminster on Wednesday Novem. 27. 1644. being the day of the Monethly publick Fast By THOMAS HILL B. D. Pastor of Tychmersh in Northamptonshire and one of the Members of the Assembly of DIVINES Hebr. 7. 26. Such an high Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled separate from sinners Luk. 3. 17. Whose fan is in his hand and hee will throughly purge his floore and will gather the Wheat into his Garner but the chaffe will hee burn with fire unquenchable Jude ver. 22 23. And of some have compassion making a difference And others save with feare pulling them out of the fire hating even the garment spotted by the flesh LONDON Printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamy and Philemon Stephens 1645. Die Veneris 29 Novemb. 1644. IT is this day Ordered by the Lords in Parliament That this House doth hereby return thanks to Mr. Thomas Hill for his great paines taken in his Sermon Preached by him on Wednesday last before their Lordships in the Abbey Church Westminster it being the day of the Monethly Fast And this House doth hereby desire him to Print and Publish the same And lastly it is Ordered that none shall Print or re-print his said Sermon without being authorized so to doe under the hand of the said Mr. Hill Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. I doe hereby appoint John Bellamy and Philemon Stephens to Print my Sermon THOMAS HILL TO THE Right Honorable the House of PEERES Assembled in PARLIAMENT Sitting at Westminster My Lords GODS Providence hath cast you into these times wherein there are very many of Solomons Puritans Prov. 30. 12. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes and yet is not washed from their filthinesse Wherin Iudes Separatists swarm such mockers who walk after their owne ungodly lusts who separate themselves sensuall having not the Spirit Iude ver. 19 20. But I hope his Spirit is teaching you to bee Pauls Separatists acquainting you with such a pure Separation from unclean persons and things as may well bee the object of your thoughts the matter of your Counsels the summe of your Prayers and scope of your Indevours It will bee a very great addition to your greatnesse to ingage your selves fully herein There are no men more miserable then those who are great and evill none more happy then they who are great and good It is noblenesse indeed to have an heroicall spirit for God It is true high-mindednesse to bee heavenly minded to have pure mindes This poore Church hath had her Autumn her declining under many pollutions and her Winter of Humiliation Blessed bee the good hand of God wee see some hopes of a Spring of pure Reformation which will usher in a Summer of deliverance It is true wee are still in the Wildernesse where wee meet with many Amalekites who do oppose us and with divers false spies who raise an evill report of the promised Land disparaging by their tongues and pens our hop't for Reformation The Lord keep us all from Wildernesse sins from repining and quarrelling at his dispensations farre bee it from any to desire such Captaines as would bring us back againe to Aegypt Your Lordships have had the honour to bee our Ioshuahs to bee our Leaders in several steps of the Reformation which will stand upon Record to the everlasting renowne of the House of Peers and I hope you have tasted some such bunches of Grapes from the Holy Land as will quicken your desires after a more full separation from all impurity There are two taking words abroad grown very familiar in our discourses Purity and Liberty Sweet words precious things it is pity they should ever bee severed It is well worthy of your care to incourage such a purity as will adorn and sweeten Liberty and withall to countenance such a Liberty as will maintain and cherish purity God forbid that any should expect countenance from you for any thing like licentiousnes whereby purity should bee in the least measure blemished and betrayed Sometimes amongst Physicians there is as much in the Method as in the Medicine I beleeve Politicians may finde the same I doubt not but in your Treaty for Peace you will begin with Purity the wisedome which is from above is first pure and then peaceable and rather abate in any thing which concernes your selves then in purity wherein the honour of God is so much interessed Ride on prosperously in all your Marches after Scripture purity If you meet with Mountaines of difficulty in the way bee not dismayed Remember Lots Wife what it cost her who looked back only though she went not back You wel know that Faith and Friendship are best tryed in extremities and in the heat of opposition If the distractions still continue without labour to get and keep a calm within no feast like that of a good Conscience which is Meat Mufick Welcome No such Friend who will bee a cheerefull Companion though alone even in the worst seasons Bee yee therefore doing much for your God in the cause of purity alwayes abouding in his work forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord Bee pleased to accept this from a Remembrancer to Your Honours in the behalf of purity and for your own Salvation THOMAS HILL THE RIGHT SEPARATION INCOVRAGED 2 COR. 6. 17 18. 17 Wherefore comes out from among them and bee yee separate saith the Lord and touch not the unclean● thing and I will receive you 18 And will bee a Father unto you and yee shall bee my Sons and Daughters saith the Lord Almighty IT need not seeme strange that Chrysostome spent so many pages in the high Commendation of Paul being hee was so superlatively abundant in the work of the Gospel 1 Cor. 1● 10. None of the Apostles hath spoken written done and suffered so much Hee being overcome with the love of his Saviour felt a sweet violence constraining his spirit to study how hee might expresse as much zeale for him as ever hee had shewed against him An Epitome of Pauls Journall concerning his Apostolicall peregrination you have here drawn up in this sixth Chapter which yet hee modestly expresseth in the plurall number ver. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Giving no offence in any thing that the Ministery bee not blamed but in all thing ●…oving our selves or the Ministers of God in much patience 〈…〉 in necessities in distresses c. Hee very well knew that the good life of a Minister gives new life unto his Sermons in the hearts of his hearers and that the godly example of the leaders is the most compelling Rhetorick to ingage the followers Hereupon having besought the Corinthians ver. 1. That they receive not the Grace of God in vaine hee would have them proportion the crop to the seed and answer Gospel Grace appearing to them with the