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A02793	Two godlie and learned sermons, preached at Manchester in Lancashire before a great audience, both of honor and vvoorship. The first, containeth a proofe of the subtill practises of dissembling neuters, and politique worldlings. The other, a charge and instruction, for all vnlearned, negligent, and dissolute ministers: and an exhortation to the common people, to seeke their amendment, by prayer, vnto God. By Simon Harward, preacher of the woord of God, and Maister of Arte, late of Newe Colledge in Oxfoord.	Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.	1582 (1582)	STC 12924; ESTC S112568	108,746	262

would haue stickt a knife into his owne heart Iosephus de antiq li. 17. cap. 8 if Achiab his kinsman had not with houlden his hande and yet he did not so escape the vengeaunce of God for he was striken with Feauers with wonderfull swellinges and last of all with Woormes to deuoure him moste horribly to beholde Iohn 19.22 Suppl cron Eutrop. lib. 7. cap. 7. Euse lib. 2 cap. 7 Pilate vniustly crucified Iesus of Nazereth whom he coulde not but confesse to be the King of the Iewes but within a fewe dayes after he was driuen to hang himselfe Nero a blood thirsty Tyraunt persecuted imprisoned and murdered Paule many other Christians in Rome which professed themselues to bee the seruants of the Lord Iesus But in the end ●e was moste gréeuously plagued for the ●ame for béeing wonderfully troubled with terrours and teares and fearefull ●reames he would haue had some fréende ●o haue cut off his head he coulde not get so much fréendship he would haue drowned himselfe in the riuer Tibris but that ●he was holden backe by one Phaon and at the last hee thruste his knife into his owne throate And thus wee sée that they which persecute the confessors of the Lorde Iesus rather then they shall want a hangman they shall become hangmen vnto themselues I might rehearse also diuers others Emperours of Rome which although they were of greate mighte and power in the world yet dyd they in vain kicke against the spurre when they persecuted the professors of the Gospell of Christ Valerian the Emperor was a blody persecutor of the Christians his rewarde was to be caryed away in a Cage Act. mon pag. 30.31 59.75.86.89 by Sappores the King of Persia who brought him to such slauery that he made of him a blocke to get vp vpon his Horsse Maxentius Maximinian and Dioclesian béeing Emperours of Rome they cruelly murdered the Saints of Christe But escaped not Gods vengeaunce volat lib. 23 when one of them fell of a bridge with his Horsse harnes the other was plagued with lice and vermine gusshing out of his entrals And the last was driuen to this extremitye to poyson himselfe Sundry other examples I might recite vnto you of latter yéeres but that the time will not suffer me and these may be sufficient to testifie vnto vs all what a horrible thing it is not onely to renounce the Lorde Iesus our selues but also to speake by any meanes whatsoeuer to compell others therevnto And now therefore that I may drawe to an ende let vs consider in a woorde or two whom it is whom Saint Paule will haue vs to confesse with our mouthes we must confesse with our mouthes the Lorde Iesus that is we must cōfesse Christ onely to be our Sauiour and that we looke for saluation in none other for this is signified by the name of Iesus Math. 1.21 as the Angell sayth to Ioseph thou shalt call his name Iesus for he shall saue the people from their sinnes Peter when he was examined by what meanes the impotent man was made whole aunswered Act. 4.10 Be it known vnto you all and to all the people of Israell that by the name of Iesus Christe of Nazereth whom ye haue crucified whom God raised againe from the dead euen by him dooth this man stande before you whole This is the stone caste aside of you builders which is become the head of the corner neither is there saluation in anye other for among men there is giuen none other name vnder heauen by whom we must be saued but onely by the name of Iesus of Nazereth Then as often as we heare the name of Iesus we must call to minde how God the father which cannot lye hath commaunded by an Angell from Heauen that the name of Iesus that is a Sauiour should be giuen to his Sonne béeing made manifest in the fleshe and therefore that hee will moste certainlye saue vs full and perfectlye both in bodye and soule And we must call to remembraunce the sweete promises of the Gospell whych laye hydde vnder this name of Iesus that he by his merrites hath saued vs from our sinnes and by his vertue and power dooth dayly mortifie the Reliques of sinne in vs and quicken vs with his holy spirite and kéepe vs vnto saluatiō 1. Pet. 1.5 which is prepared to be shewed in the last time as Paule sayth While we were yet sinners Rom. 5.9 Christ died for vs much more then being now iustified we shall be saued from wrath through him For if when we were enemies wee were reconciled to God by the death of his sonne much more being reconciled wee shall be saued by his life Esa 53.5 And therefore doth Christe beare the name of Iesus because by his stripes we are healed because by him we haue redemption through his blood Ephe. 1.7 2 Tim. 1.10 Heb. 2.14 euen the forgiuenes of sinnes according to his rich grace because by hys death death is destroyed and he that had the power of death that is the Deuill And therefore for our cause hee beareth that excellent name giuen him of his Father from Heauen to wit Iesus a Sauiour that he might indede effectually shew foorth the trueth of his name in my saluation and in the saluation of all beléeuers 1 Cor. 10.13 He is faythfull which beareth the name of Iesus and therefore Hebru 10 2● 2. Tim. 2.13 as he is called a Sauiour so no doubt he will indéede shew himselfe a Sauiour vnto vs he is also able to saue vs for to him is all power giuen in heauen and in earth séeing that God hath highly exalted him and giuen him a name aboue euery name that at the name of Iesus euery knée should bowe bothe of things in heauen and of things in earth Phil. 2.9.10 and of things vnder the earth that euery tongue should confesse that Iesus is the Lorde to the glory of God the father And this cannot but be a great comfort to the heart of euery Christian that the Lord Iesus is true and therefore as he is called a Sauiour so will he shew himselfe indéede he is also omnipotent and therefore able to performe it to the saluation of all beleeuers Rom. 4.21 so that we may bouldly say with Paul 1 Cor. 15 55.5● O Death where is thy stinge O Hell where is thy victory Thankes be to God which hath giuen vs the victorie thorough our Lorde Iesus Christe Iam. 1.6 1. Pet. 1.13 Heb. 10.22 2. Tim. 1.12 Whosoeuer then dooth doubt of his saluation béeing like a waue of the Sea which is rossed about with euery winde and dooth not fully perswade himselfe that he is of the number of them for whom Christ dyed vpon the Crosse and whosoeuer dooth put his trust in any other thing but onely in the death and passion of Iesus Christe these doo bothe deny and renounce their Lorde and Sauiour

and chafing with him selfe and accoumpteth them but fooles dastardes ignoraunt beastes and men of no iudgement in the Lawe because they haue tolde him the trueth and foorthwith he séeketh other Aduocates and Procters which shall better satisfie his honour At the last be lyghteth vppon such a one as hath no conscience nor feare of God neither serueth any other God but golde and syluer He séeeth that the man is wilfullie bent to be reuenged of his neighbour whatsoeuer it cost him and to d● him a displeasure he followeth his affection and telleth him that his case is good although it be the shamefullest matter that can be deuised Then is he glad that he hath founde such a one as he woulde haue and he accoumpteth him the learnedst and the wisest man in the world But what commeth héereof in the ende when the matter is come to be tried the sentence of iudgement is giuen not by the aduocate nor by the Procter nor according to the affection and appetite of the plaintiffe but it is giuen by the Iudge him selfe according to equitie and lawe And when the man is ouerthrowne maister Procter goeth his waye and leaueth him in the myer he hath his desire he hath pluckt the goose he hath his money paide and then he hath no more care neither of the Client nor of the cause and so the man hath lost his will and also his paines and charges Euen so it fareth with this corrupte flesh of ours in matters of Faith and Religion If we heare any reasons which flatter vs in our sinnes we are straight way ready to embrace them and we accoumpt them forcible learned profound argumentes But if we heare any reason which tendeth to the beating downe of this flesh of ours then we let it passe by our eares as the winde we iudge it to be but a foolish argument and to no purpose and we make no accoumptes thereof not considering that the Lord the righteous iudge at the last day when the secretes of of all hearts shall be opened shall not pronounce the sentence of iudgement according to the reasons which we haue framed as procters to cloak and couer our sinnes nor according to the corrupt affections of our flesh but according to the equitie and iustice of his most holy blessed woord as Christe sheweth vs that the woord which he speaketh vnto vs Iohn 12.48 shall iudge vs in the last daye For if we would call to minde the iustice equity of the righteous iudge it could not be that we should so foolishlie set our affections vpon the flattering reasons of such wicked procters Let vs take héede then that we doo not cloake or couer our sinnes with the examples of Naaman the Sirian of Paule or of Nicodemus béeing wrasted against the trueth but let vs sée what is euidentlie and plainly commaunded vs by the woord of God and there we shall finde that a liuelie faith and open confession are vnseperable in a true Christian As the Soule and lyfe as fyre and heate as the Sunne and bryghtnesse can not be seperated so can wée not seperate a true Fayth from the confessing of the Lorde Iesus For if wée beléeue in the heart then Christe dooth dwell in our heartes by Faith Ephe. 3.17 and if Christe be there it is not without his holie spirite and therefore Paule sayeth That if any man haue not the spirite of Christe Rom. 8.9 he is not of Christe Nowe where the zeale of the spirite is there must néedes be confession For howe is it possible that God should be in the heart and the Deuill in the tongue the hands and the other parts of the body which take their life from the heart and are gouerned thereby Saint Iames speaking of the nature of the tōgue sayeth Iam. 3.9.10 That out of the same fountaine there can not come sweete water and bitter nor out of the same mouth blessing and cursing By the tongue we blesse God the Father and by the same we curse men which are made after the Image of God Howe can this be so Euen so may I say also by the tongue we confesse that we are redeemed by the blood of Christe and with the same we blaspheme his most holie and blessed name How can this be so It cannot be that faith in the heart should be constaunt vnlesse the tongue also do constauntlie continew in confessing praysing and glorifying the Lord Iesus For faith is not a dreame or an idle fancie or a lyght imagination conceyued in the braine but where soeuer it is it sheweth it selfe accordinglie as appeareth notably in the exsample of Ieremie who was wearie of forbearing and could not forbeare as he sayeth I am had in derision euerie daye and euerie one mocketh me Iere. 20.7.9 for since I spake and cryed out of wrong and proclaymed desolation the woorde of God was made a reproche vnto me and I was had in derision daylie then sayde I I will make no more mencion of him nor speake any more in his name but his woord was ●n mine heart as a burning fyre shut vp in my bones I was wearie of forbearing and ●ould not forbeare If then the woorde of God be as a burning fire shutte vp in our bones howe is ●t possible but that it should sende foorth ●he lyght and heate of open confession 〈◊〉 speake not this good brethren to fauour ●nd allowe a number of rash and enraged ●pirites which without wisedome and dis●retion will counterfeyt them selues to be ●ealous professours of the Gospell which will crie out against they can not tell what without kéeping any measure with●ut searching the occasions without con●dering the circumstaunces which doo ●nelie serue to trouble and offende the weake and to hazarde and put in daun●er those which truelie serue God And ●o cullour their phrensie and furour they alledge the zeale of Ieremie which was wearie of forbearing and coulde not forbeare But these are more like the glorious Elihu the Buzite then the zealous Ieremy the Anatothite for Elihu the Buzite one of the comforters or rather discomforters of Iob crieth out Beholde I am full of matter Iob. 32 18. and the spirite that is within me compelleth me beholde my bellie is as the wine that hath no vent and like the bottelles that burst therfore will I speake that I may take breath c. Euen so many nowe are lyke the newe wine which must breake the vessell vnlesse it haue issue But we must learne that as the spirite of God can not be idle in the heart of man so dooth it not compell any man to passe the lymittes and bondes of Christian modestie It dooth not allowe the zeale which is without knowledge and spirituall wisedome Rom. 10.2 And therefore the Apostle sayth That the spirites of the Prophets are subiect vnto the prophetes 1. Cor. 14.32 As he him selfe shewed by experience for although he was most excellent in the giftes of

of good workes with vncorrupt doctrine with grauitie and integrity and with the wholesome word which cannot be reproued that he which withstood him might be ashamed hauing nothing against him to speake euill of and for this cause there was placed in the breast Plate vpon Aarons heart Vrim and Thummim that is Exod. 28.3 light and perfection to signifie that he should not only haue light in knowledge but also integrity in conuersation for this cause also God giueth the Lawe in Leuiticus that Leuit. 21.7.14 18. the Priest shall in no case take to wife an Whore neither mary any woman that is polluted but that he shall take a Maide to wife and so be holy vnto his God and in the same Chapter he will haue his Priests to haue no blemish in their body neither any mishapen mēbers whereby is foreshadowed and signified the perfectnes which ought to be in their liues and conuersations for otherwise if they preache the worde of God and haue no care to reforme their liues thereafter then are they not gatherers Luk. 11.23 Psal 50.16 but scatterers and God will say vnto them as he saithe by the Prophet Dauid What hast thou to do to declare mine ordinaunces that thou shouldest take my couenant in thy mouthe seeing thou hatest to be reformed and hast cast my words behinde thee When thou seest a Theefe thou runnest with him and hast been partaker with the adulterers thou giuest thy mouthe to speake euill and with thy tongue thou forgest deceipt thou sittest and speakest against thy brother and slaunderest thine owne Mothers sonne and therefore what hast thou to doo to preache my lawes or to take my couenaunt in thy mouthe A Wall hath on either side great squared stones and in the midst small pibbles grauell if one of the great stones which vpholde the building doo slip away then all in the midst will soone clatter after The square stones of the Wall of Gods building are on the one side the Magistrates and on the other side the Ministers if one of these doo fall away then are they guiltie not onely of their owne condemnation but also of the bloud of as many as perish by their fall and euil ensample and therefore we ought all to pray vnto God continually that he will giue vs grace so to reforme our lyues that we may euery one of vs say vnto our flockes as Saint Paul said vnto the Phillipians Brethren Phil. 3.17 be ye followers of men and looke on them which walke so euen as ye haue vs for an ensample for many walke of whom I haue tolde you often and now I tell you weeping that they are enemies of the crosse of Christ assuring our selues that although we talke neuer so much yet vnlesse with our talking we ioyne walking and so by our liues and conuersations giue ensample to our flocks we are nothing but enemies of the crosse of Christ we cause the Gospell of Christ to be euill spoken of we drawe from Christ bothe our selues and others and throwe bothe them and vs into the pitte of perdition and then are we like vnto that Idiot which standing on the Sea shore and seeing straungers passing by dooth crie aloude vnto them away away the tide is at hande The Trauaylers looking backe and seeing the Foole to stand still they begin to say amongst themselues Surely the man dooth but iest if this were the time of the tide he would surely pack away himselfe we neede not to make any such haste but by and by the Tide commeth indeede and ouerwhelmeth bothe the negligent foole and the carelesse Horesemen Euen so if we say vnto the people The Tide commeth doo this or thou canst neuer be saued doo this or els thou art damned for euer and in the meane time stirre no foote our selues the common people séeing our carelesse negligence they straight way murmure amongst themselues If these heauie iudgements of God were true they would amend them selues and thereupon they beginne to be carelesse also and so in the end bothe are ouerwhelmed Apoc. 21.8 Isa 30.33 not with the waues of the Sea but with the Lake burning with fier and Brimstone which is the seconde death and with Tophet the burning whereof is fier and much woode and the breath of the Lord like a Riuer of Brimstone dooth kindle it Then dearely belooued If we teach well and liue wel Chris in Math. 23. we are become Iudges of all men but if we teache well and liue ill we are become condemners Rom. 2.1 bothe of our selues and others for by teaching well and liuing well we teach other men how they shall liue but by teaching well and liuing ill we teach God how he shall condemne vs and therefore let euery one of vs endeuour to follow not the ensample of the Pharisies which binde heauy burthens Math. 23.4 and laye them vpon other mens shoulders but they them selues will not so much as put too one of their least fingers but the ensample of the holy Apostle Saint Paule 1. Cor. 9.27 to beate downe our bodies to bring them into subiectiō least by any meanes after we haue preached vnto to others we our selues become reprobates 1. Pet. 5.3.4 that we may be ensamples to the flocke as Peter saith that when the chiefe Sheepeheard shall appeare we may receiue the incorruptible crowne of glory which Christ Iesus hath prepared for them which loue him I speake not this good brethren to accuse any man nor yet to excuse my selfe the Lorde is my witnesse For I acknowledge my selfe aboue all others to be a most miserable and wretched sinner the Lord be merciful vnto me and to vs all and giue vs all grace héereafter so to a mend our liues that by our euill ensample none be compelled to start back from the Gospell of our Lord Iesus Christ But howsoeuer we of the Ministerie are not able fully to expresse our doctrine in our liues and conuersations as we are not Angels but men and therefore béeing flesh and bloud may fall and doo fall and haue sundrie imperfections yet good people this ought to be no cause why ye should challenge vnto your selues any more liberty to wallow in sinne and wickednesse For although the Minister were most wilfully bent to worke all vncleanesse euen with greedines yet if he sit in Moyses Chayre Math. 23.3 Chris in Math. 23. if he be called to be your Pastor ye must follow the exhortation of Christ himselfe to obserue whatsoeuer by Gods worde they commaund you but not to doo after their workes For as Chrisostome saythe vpon that place Si bene vixerent c. If they shall lyue well it is their owne gaine if they shall teach well it is your gaine then take ye yours and doo not curiouslye meddle with that which appertaineth vnto others The Earth is vile the Gould is precious wil any man despise the precious gould because the earth