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cause_n	good_a	love_n	love_v	4,903	5	6.7044	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77605	Cases considered and resolved. Wherein all the tender godly conscientious ministers in England (whether for a Congregationall, or a Presbyteriall way) are concerned. Or pills to purge malignants. And all prophane, ignorant, and scandalous persons. (But more particularly calculated for the meridian of Margarets Fishstreet-hill) from those grosse conceits that they have of their childrens right to baptisme; and of their owne right to the Supper of the Lord, &c. Also good councell to bad men. Or friendly advise (in severall particulars) to unfriendly neighbours. By Thomas Brooks, a willing servant unto God, and the faith of his people, in the glorious Gospel of Christ, at Margarets Fishstreet-hill.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4938; Thomason E684_28; ESTC R207067	29,466	37

CASES CONSIDERED and RESOLVED WHEREIN All the tender godly conscientious Ministers in England Whether for a Congregationall or a Presbyteriall way are concerned OR Pills to Purge Malignants And all prophane ignorant and scandalous persons But more particularly Calculated for the Meridian of Margarets Fishstreet-hill from those grosse conceits that they have of their Childrens right to Baptisme and of their owne right to the Supper of the Lord c. ALSO Good Councell to bad men Or friendly advise in severall particulars to unfriendly Neighbours By THOMAS BROOKS a willing Servant unto God and the Faith of his People in the glorious Gospel of Christ at Margarets Fishstreet-hill Mallem ruere cum Christo quam regnare cum Caesare Luther Si veritas est causa discordiae mori possum tacere non possum Jerome LONDON Printed by M. Simmons for John Hancock and are to be sold at the first Shop in Popes-Head-Alley next to Cornhill 1653. To the Conscientious READER THe World is full of Books and of how many may it be said That they doe but proclaim the vanity of the writer and procure wearinesse if not vexation to the Reader in this knowing and censorious age What I have written is out of faithfullnesse to Christ and love to Souls If my pains shall prove advantageous for the internall and eternall good of any poor Souls I shall count it reward enough I doubt not but those that are spirituall will find something of the Spirit in what followes and for that cause will rellish and love it though others may therefore stand at the greater distance from it Surely where Truth comes the Children of Truth will entertaine it and aske no body leave In these dayes they that have least right to Ordinances doe make the greatest noise in crying out for Ordinances Gods Ordinances are choice pearles and yet too often cast before Swine which doubtlesse hath provoked the Lord to shed the blood of many among us who have unworthily drunk the blood of his Son and trampled it under their feet as an unholy thing Heb. 10.29 Though my Candle be but little yet I must not hide it under a bushell Though I have but one Talent yet I must not hide it in a Napkin I hope thou hast that anointing of the Spirit that will teach thee not to reject the fruit for the trees sake nor so much to mind the man as the matter But least I should hold thee long in the porch I will briefly acquaint thee with the Reasons that have induced me to present to the World what followes and so draw to a close The Reasons are these First That the honour truth and wayes of Christ which I hope are dearer to me then my life 1 Sam. 2.30 and which are struck at thorow my sides may be vindicated Secondly That the mouth of iniquity or which is all one Psal 107.42 Titus 1.11 Psal 63.11 that the foule mouths of prophane ignorant malignant and scandalous persons may be effectually stopt Thirdly That the honest just and righteous proceedings of the Honourable Committee may be manifested and not smothered by the false reports of any prophane malignant spirits that were present Isa 5.20 who are apt and ready enough to call good evill and evill good light darknesse and darknesse light c. Fourthly That the importunate desires of severall Ministers and Christians may be satisfied especially those to whom I preach c. Fifthly 2 Cor. 11. Ch. 10-ult Pro. 22.1 Eccles 7.1 That my Ministry and good name which should be dearer to me then my life may be vindicated A good name is rather to be chosen then great riches and loving favour rather then silver and gold a good name is better then precious ointment saith Solomon Eccles 7.1 The initiall letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Hebrew word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tob that in this Text is rendred good is bigger then ordinary to shew the more then ordinary excellency of a good name amongst men The Moralists say of fame or of a mans good Name Omnia si perdas The French have this Proverb among them That a good renown is better then a golden Girdle famam servare memento Qua semel amissa postea nullus eris i. e. Whatsoever commodity you lose be sure yet to preserve that Jewell of a good Name But if any shall delight to blot and blur my name that their owne may shine the brighter I shall desire them frequently to remember a sweet saying of Austin Quisquis volens detrahit famae meae nolens addit mercedi meae He that willingly takes from my good Name unwillingly addes to my reward Mat. 5.11.12 The remembrance of this and the bird in the bosome conscience singing makes a Heaven of joy in my heart 2 Cor. 1.12 in the middest of all the trialls that doe attend me Sixthly That others may be undeceived who are apt enough to judge that there are other things and worse things charged upon me then indeed there is Jer. 20.10 11. Psal 35.11 And indeed some say already that there were eighteen things others that there were six and twenty things charged against me and all this to render my person and my doctrine contemptible in the World c. Seventhly That the Malignant and profane Petitioners and others of their stamp may be either satisfied convinced and reformed or that they may be found speechlesse and without excuse in the day of Christ Eightly Because my case is a generall case and reaches all the godly conscientious Ministers in England be they of one judgement or another And clearly if upon the following Charge against me the prophane ignorant and Malignant party should out and rout the godly Ministers in the Nation I wonder where there would be found a conscientious Minister that should not upon these grounds be outed and routed Reader I desire that thou wouldest cast a mantle of love over the Mistakes of the PRINTER I having no opportunity to wait on the Presse by reason of my many Engagements other wayes I will not by any Prolepsis detaine thee at the doore but desire that the God of all consolations would blesse thee with all externall internall and eternall blessings that thy actions may be prosperous thy troubles few thy comforts many thy life holy thy death happie and thy soule lodged for ever in the bosome of Christ So I remaine Thine so farre as thou art CHRISTS Thomas Brooks A SHORT PREAMBLE That I intended to make before the Honourable Committee for Plundred Ministers that Truth and my Selfe might be the better vindicated and cleared Gentlemen 'T Was a Divine saying of Seneca No man sets a better rate upon vertue a Qui boni viri famam perdidit ne conscientiam perderet Seneca then he that looseth a good Name to keep a good Conscience He that hath a good conscience sits Noah-like quiet and still in the greatest combustions and