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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79461	The watch charged. Or, a warning to God's watch-men. Being a sermon preached at Bridge-water in the county of Somerset on the 29. day of September 1658. which was a day set apart for ordination, and the generall meeting of the associated ministers in that county. / By John Chetwind, Mr. of Arts, preacher of the gospel, and one of the joynt-pastors for the city and parish of Cuthberts in Wells.	Chetwynd, John, 1623-1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing C3798; Thomason E1862_1; ESTC R210179	30,162	96

2 Cor. 5.11 as knowing the terrour of the Lord. Hence God stirs up the prophet in this context to warn c. for if he did not their bloud should be required at his hands Ezek. 1. O Beloved the bloud of souls will lye heavy one day upon the account of carelesse watch-men If Abel's bloud lay so heavy on Cain's heart Gen. 4. that his countenance fell O how will wretched carelesse ministers look God in the face when he shall ask them where is thy Brother wher 's such and such that I have committed to thy charge Heb. 13.17 and for whom thou must account O Deal not then with your charge with your flock as the Ostrich with her eggs leave them and forget that Iob 39.14,15,16 the foot may crush them that the wild beast may break them she is hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers Consider what God threatneth against such idol shepherds that leave the flock wo be unto him Zech. 11,17 the sword shall be upon his arm and upon his right eye his arm shall be clean dried up and his right eye shall be utterly darkned Since God speaks to every minister what that man of the sons of the prophets told Ahab was spoken unto him 1 Kin. 20.39 Keep that man if by any means he be missing then shall thy life goe for his life O how many may say to many ministers concerning their perisht relations as Martha did to Christ O Sir if you had been here if you had been faithfull and carefull and painfull in your charge my Brother sister friend had not died Consider then I pray you that dreadfull curse on him that doth the work of the Lord negligently Ier. 4.8.10 what 's due to him then that doth it not at all consider the threatning in this text His bloud will I require 'T is dangerous for watch men to be out of their stations it 's dangerous for such to sleep Consider how it fared with that sentinell his Generall found sleeping he thrust him through and left him with this sarcasme Mortuum inveni mortuum reliqui 2. From Hope Thus the Apostle Paul from arguments drawn hence encourageth himself from the 13. verse of the fourth chapter of the 2 Cor. to the 10. of the 5. chapter Now Gods watch-men bave a double hope 1. Of successe 2. Of reward 1. Of successe because God is with them in their work The woman of Tekoah 2 Sam. 14. was subtile and powerfull to perswade and prevail because the hand of Ioab was with her So are Gods ministers powerfull to perswade to throw down strong holds to hit the heart to convince the conscience because the hand of God is with them 1 Cor. 14.24 so that those who are convinced shall confesse that God is with them of a truth Cambyses being charged with drunkennesse by Prexaspes a noble Counsellour commanded this Counsellours son to be set before him as a mark and calling for his bow and arrow shot the lad through and opening of him found the arrow in his heart asking his father what he thought the sorrowfull father answered the Gods cannot shoot better And thus indeed Peter's hearers found Acts 2. who having in the beginning charged the Apostles with drunkennesse but at length were hit so right that they found themselves pricked at the heart and had good cause to say none could shoot better And so it is still however carnall and secure sinners mistake misjudge yet those that are indeed wrought upon will acknowledge that God was in his word 1 Cor. 14.25 and with his messengers of a truth Though ministers many times draw their bows at adventure as that man that killed Ahab 1 Kin. 22.34 yet God directs their arrows Psal 45.5 yea many times into the heart of Christs enemies 2. Of reward Isa 49.5 Though Israel be not gathered yet shall I be glorious Dan. 12.3 Mat. 24.46 They that turn many unto righteousnesse shall shine as the stars for ever They that be faithfull servants shall be blessed when their master comes and finds them so doing Consider 1. God hath honoured ministers in imploying them in his choicest service as his Embassadours and in some sort to represent him It was an excellent speech of Luther's that may encourage all ministers in the discharge of their duties Summa summatum haecest inaestimabilis gloria conscientiae nostrae contra omnem contemptum in mundo quod Christus nos praedicatores quasi deos plane creat dicendo qui vos recipit me patremque meum recipit Mat. 10.40,41 2. God hath engaged for their protection while they doe his work Christ holds Rev. 1.16 the stars in his right hand dogs may bark at them but ther 's no reaching of them Satan and his instruments cannot harm them without Christs commission we know that the devil could not enter the Gadarenes swine till Christ suffered them much lesse harm Christs ministers 3. God owns their quarrels revenge all their wrongs Psal 105.15 Touch not mine anointed do my prophets no harm They that do shall be sure to smart for it Mat. 25. Inasmuch as you have done it against these little ones you have done it saith Christ against me David sent Embassadours to Hanun and he abuseth them cuts their garments shaves their beards but you know how severely David revenged that indignity that was done to them he brought forth the people and 2 Sam. 12.31 put them under saws and under harrows of iron and under axes of iron and made them passe through the brick kills God now sends his Embassadours unto sinners to speak kindly to them and to proffer terms of peace but how many are there every where that cut their garments shave their beards rob them of their rights and wrong them in their names but what will be the issue such may read it 2 Chron. 36.15,16,17 2 Cro. 36.16 They mocked his messengers and despised his word and misused his prophets untill the wrath of the Lord arose against them till there was no remedy nor healing 4. God will be their pay-master Their reward is with him and unto him they are a sweet savour he will not be unmindfull of any labour of such love What though we have none or inconsiderable reward from men yet let us know that both our work is it self a reward and we are sure of a good reward if not here which yet usually God affords he being a good master that delights in the prosperity of his servants yet assuredly hereafter when we shall shine as the stars in the firmament for ever 2 Cor. 4.17 Our light afflicting labour for the present working out for us a farre more exceeding and eternall weight of glorie Well then Reverend Fathers and Brethren let hope draw us let fear drive us but especially let love as the soul act within us 3. From love Let the