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A17328
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The rowsing of the sluggard, in 7. sermons Published at the request of diuers godlie and well affected. By W.B. Minister of the word of God at Reading in Barkeshire.; Rowsing of the sluggard, in 7. sermons
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Burton, William, d. 1616.
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sin_n that_o can_v be_v and_o the_o rather_o too_o because_o they_o see_v many_o excellent_a man_n in_o gift_n and_o constant_a in_o profession_n for_o a_o long_a time_n who_o end_n have_v not_o answer_v their_o beginning_n and_o this_o be_v very_o true_a whether_o we_o look_v into_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d o_o the_o world_n &_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o may_v much_o humble_a us._n for_o though_o we_o may_v remember_v what_o we_o have_v be_v and_o what_o we_o be_v yet_o who_o can_v tell_v what_o may_v come_v to_o he_o hereafter_o especial_o if_o they_o yield_v to_o a_o little_a and_o a_o little_a but_o alas_o there_o be_v some_o too_o venturous_a which_o think_v it_o no_o mastery_n to_o offer_v themselves_o to_o maâ—king_a and_o minstrelsy_n and_o dance_v and_o wanton_a company_n nor_o to_o run_v into_o quarrel_n and_o brawl_n and_o contention_n as_o though_o they_o have_v their_o earâ—s_n and_o their_o eye_n and_o their_o hand_n at_o commandâ—ment_n but_o god_n child_n be_v afraid_a of_o these_o occasion_n as_o know_v that_o their_o eye_n may_v be_v provoke_v to_o lust_n their_o ear_n may_v quick_o listen_v to_o unchaste_a delight_n and_o their_o hand_n may_v sudden_o strike_v a_o deadly_a bloâ—â—â—_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v 〈◊〉_d beware_v how_o they_o venture_v upon_o such_o small_a occasion_n for_o though_o thou_o mean_v no_o suâ—â—_n matter_n yet_o for_o thy_o venture_n without_o warrâ—â—â—_n thou_o may_v be_v over_o thy_o shoe_n before_o thou_o bâ—_n aware_a and_o yet_o because_o vice_n be_v so_o near_o unto_o virtue_n we_o must_v also_o beware_v of_o superstition_n foâ—_n the_o enemy_n still_o labour_v either_o to_o make_v 〈◊〉_d too_o hardy_a and_o venturous_a or_o else_o to_o fear_v it_o toâ—_n superstitious_o and_o to_o these_o temptation_n our_o nature_n be_v very_o pliable_a first_o to_o presumption_n and_o over_o much_o hardiness_n as_o may_v appearâ—hy_a our_o common_a speech_n tush_o the_o preacher_n iâ—_n but_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o he_o have_v his_o infirmity_n as_o well_o as_o other_o we_o be_v no_o angel_n our_o nature_n be_v corrupt_a we_o be_v but_o man_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v not_o make_v we_o god_n a_o little_a be_v not_o so_o much_o and_o if_o god_n be_v so_o hard_o as_o you_o will_v make_v he_o that_o be_v hard_o indeed_o etc._n etc._n thus_o sathaâ—_n come_v to_o tempt_v man_n unto_o presumption_n but_o when_o he_o will_v drive_v man_n to_o despair_n then_o he_o apparel_v himself_o in_o another_o suit_n and_o then_o of_o a_o fly_v he_o make_v a_o elephant_n and_o of_o a_o moat_n a_o mountain_n if_o he_o can_v bring_v man_n to_o make_v conscience_n where_o they_o shall_v he_o will_v labour_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o make_v conscience_n where_o they_o shall_v not_o as_o we_o see_v theâ—_n manner_n of_o many_o be_v either_o to_o be_v profane_a in_o theiâ—_n mirth_n or_o to_o allow_v no_o mirth_n at_o all_o either_o too_o gawish_a &_o new-fangled_a in_o their_o attire_n or_o to_o allow_v no_o ornament_n at_o all_o and_o so_o in_o many_o thing_n â—ce_n he_o care_v not_o whether_o thou_o be_v remiss_a or_o superstitious_a so_o thou_o be_v one_o god_n child_n therefore_o must_v labour_v for_o a_o measure_n and_o that_o must_v be_v seek_v for_o in_o the_o word_n which_o will_v guide_v they_o in_o the_o narrow_a way_n show_v inevery_a thing_n what_o be_v the_o virtue_n and_o what_o be_v the_o vice_n what_o be_v the_o mean_a and_o what_o be_v the_o extreme_a on_o either_o hand_n in_o these_o extremity_n if_o any_o man_n have_v be_v overtake_v by_o little_a and_o a_o little_a as_o who_o have_v not_o let_v he_o imagine_v himself_o to_o be_v sick_a either_o of_o a_o spiritual_a consumption_n or_o a_o spiritual_a burn_a feâ—er_n and_o let_v he_o from_o henceforth_o keep_v that_o diet_n which_o be_v prescribe_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o word_n and_o careful_o abstain_v from_o such_o occasion_n hereafter_o and_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v redover_v himself_o again_o though_o not_o by_o and_o by_o but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a like_o the_o man_n that_o have_v be_v very_o sick_a who_o first_o feel_v a_o stomach_n to_o meat_n and_o then_o have_v some_o taste_n of_o his_o meatâ—_n which_o before_o be_v unsavoury_a unto_o he_o and_o then_o he_o begin_v to_o sit_v up_o in_o his_o bed_n then_o to_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o then_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o chamber_n and_o after_o that_o abroad_o by_o a_o staff_n and_o by_o little_a and_o little_a through_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n come_v to_o his_o full_a strength_n again_o neither_o let_v any_o willing_a mind_n be_v discourage_v by_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o hart_n which_o he_o now_o feel_v wrought_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o satan_n but_o let_v he_o ply_v the_o mean_n appoint_v by_o god_n and_o he_o shall_v see_v that_o as_o the_o water_n drop_v 〈◊〉_d the_o flint_n until_o it_o be_v wear_v hollow_a so_o the_o wâ—â—ter_n of_o god_n grace_n shall_v be_v still_o drop_v upoâ—_n thy_o hard_a hart_n until_o thou_o be_v recover_v and_o thus_o we_o have_v see_v the_o custom_n of_o satan_n and_o how_o it_o may_v be_v break_v another_o note_n be_v this_o that_o the_o wicked_a do_v still_o extenuate_v and_o lessen_v their_o sin_n cry_v yet_o a_o little_a and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n do_v say_v their_o sin_n be_v great_a and_o can_v aggravate_v they_o enough_o and_o this_o be_v their_o grief_n that_o they_o can_v lay_v out_o their_o sin_n enough_o 5._o job_n set_v blasphemy_n upon_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o child_n when_o they_o be_v banquet_v together_o and_o it_o may_v be_v some_o idle_a wordâ—_n or_o unsavoury_a jest_n may_v pass_v their_o lippâ—â—_n when_o they_o be_v set_v to_o be_v merry_a but_o lob_n gâ—â—ueth_v it_o no_o less_o name_v they_o blaspheme_v of_o god_n christian_n in_o their_o feasting_n and_o meeting_n pour_v out_o river_n of_o idle_a word_n and_o if_o a_o maâ—_n call_v they_o rebellion_n or_o blasphemy_n what_o thâ—â—_n be_v too_o full_a mouth_n we_o must_v seek_v some_o 〈◊〉_d word_n to_o colour_v they_o withal_o like_o the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o will_v not_o say_v they_o steal_v it_o but_o they_o take_v it_o if_o the_o preacher_n shall_v labour_v to_o lay_v out_o the_o ouglesomenes_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v call_v a_o raylâ—â—_n for_o his_o labour_n paul_n call_v himself_o a_o blasphemer_n a_o persecuter_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o sinner_n though_o he_o be_v not_o so_o indeed_o yet_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d labour_v to_o beat_v down_o himself_o and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d humble_v with_o true_a repentance_n and_o he_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o that_o will_v not_o be_v lance_v and_o have_v sin_n touch_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god._n the_o world_n call_v covetousness_n good_a husbandry_n but_o the_o word_n call_v it_o idolatry_n 5._o and_o the_o â—ote_n of_o all_o evil_a 5._o the_o world_n call_v pride_n cleanliness_n and_o handsomeness_n but_o the_o word_n call_v it_o fight_v against_o god_n the_o world_n call_v their_o paint_n of_o face_n the_o frizzle_a of_o hair_n the_o wear_n of_o false_a hair_n and_o other_o such_o disguisinge_v deformity_n and_o ugly_a invention_n both_o seemly_a and_o comely_a ornament_n the_o word_n call_v they_o whotish_a attire_n 30._o the_o world_n call_v malice_n and_o hatred_n 15._o manhood_n the_o word_n call_v it_o manslaughter_n the_o world_n call_v excessive_a eat_n and_o drink_v and_o riot_v and_o idleness_n and_o chamber_a good_a fellowship_n the_o word_n call_v they_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n 49._o and_o gomorrha_n the_o world_n say_v that_o fornication_n be_v but_o a_o trick_n of_o youth_n and_o a_o common_a infirmity_n the_o word_n say_v it_o be_v to_o make_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n the_o world_n call_v that_o honest_a recreation_n which_o the_o word_n saithe_v 6._o bring_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n the_o world_n saithe_v they_o take_v but_o their_o fee_n when_o the_o word_n say_v they_o play_v the_o thief_n the_o world_n call_v that_o duty_n which_o the_o word_n call_v robbery_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o many_o thing_n more_o but_o as_o the_o word_n speak_v of_o sin_n so_o do_v the_o godly_a speak_v of_o sin_n for_o they_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o contrary_a 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o we_o so_o how_o very_o foul_a sin_n have_v get_v a_o livery_n of_o theâ—â—_n master_n the_o devil_n and_o steal_v the_o cloak_n of_o virtue_n do_v jet_v it_o and_o brave_a iâ—_n up_o 〈◊〉_d down_o like_o fiddler_n and_o player_n undernoble_a man_n coat_n which_o when_o their_o coat_n be_v take_v
now_o a_o break_n down_o of_o the_o wall_n a_o pluck_n up_o of_o the_o hedge_n and_o a_o lay_v waste_n of_o the_o vine_n in_o england_n to_o be_v think_v upon_o o_o sluggard_n if_o not_o to_o be_v look_v for_o have_v not_o the_o lord_n tell_v we_o of_o his_o purpose_n and_o determination_n herein_o again_o and_o again_o and_o be_v we_o not_o rather_o worse_o then_o better_a for_o all_o that_o now_o if_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v we_o ourselves_o shall_v be_v judge_n whether_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v we_o any_o wrong_a or_o no._n now_o consider_v further_o with_o thyself_o o_o sluggard_n what_o privilege_n have_v england_n more_o than_o israel_n have_v how_o much_o be_v the_o lord_n behold_v to_o we_o more_o than_o to_o they_o sure_o neither_o to_o they_o nor_o to_o we_o nor_o to_o any_o be_v ever_o the_o lord_n behold_v for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v righteous_a he_o be_v righteous_a for_o himself_o say_v job._n but_o what_o promise_n or_o warrant_v have_v we_o more_o than_o they_o have_v 7._o or_o any_o church_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n have_v there_o not_o be_v in_o nature_n a_o continual_a intercourse_n and_o change_n of_o winter_n and_o summer_n of_o night_n and_o of_o day_n of_o fair_a weather_n and_o of_o â—owle_n wether_n of_o cold_a and_o of_o heat_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o the_o fall_n and_o have_v thou_o not_o observe_v the_o like_a in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n sure_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o close_v up_o thy_o eye_n of_o purpose_n o_o thou_o sluggard_n thou_o can_v not_o châ—se_v but_o see_v the_o lord_n work_v therein_o well_o yet_o thou_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o there_o have_v be_v many_o alteration_n and_o sundry_a change_n in_o the_o world_n and_o thyself_o sometime_o between_o wake_v and_o sleep_v but_o without_o any_o feel_n will_v sit_v and_o tell_v of_o they_o and_o what_o thou_o have_v see_v in_o thy_o time_n which_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v thou_o for_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o dream_n that_o thou_o speak_v of_o but_o if_o thou_o will_v now_o beside_o thy_o own_o drowsy_a experience_n a_o little_a listen_v unto_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o may_v open_v thy_o eye_n thou_o shall_v see_v that_o which_o yet_o thou_o do_v never_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o like_o the_o servant_n of_o elisha_n which_o see_v 〈◊〉_d mountain_n cover_v with_o heavenly_a soldier_n when_o the_o lord_n open_v his_o eye_n which_o before_o he_o see_v not_o mark_v it_o well_o i_o say_v and_o thou_o shall_v see_v both_o how_o often_o the_o lord_n have_v turn_v and_o as_o it_o be_v wheel_v about_o his_o church_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o to_o be_v still_o the_o church_n iniquity_n well_o and_o thou_o shall_v see_v if_o not_o confess_v that_o the_o continual_a start_n of_o man_n from_o god_n have_v break_v the_o course_n of_o his_o grace_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v continual_o the_o truth_n whereof_o may_v appear_v almost_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n for_o first_o when_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v in_o the_o curse_a of_o spring_n of_o cain_n almost_o utter_o decay_v 26._o 〈◊〉_d lord_n restore_v it_o again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o seth_n and_o his_o son_n enos_n that_o it_o may_v thrive_v and_o flourish_v in_o the_o world_n now_o it_o be_v summer_n time_n with_o they_o but_o how_o long_o do_v it_o last_o sure_o not_o long_o for_o scarce_o eight_o generation_n be_v pass_v when_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o they_o who_o god_n have_v separate_v for_o his_o own_o child_n 2._o do_v mingle_v themselves_o with_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o man_n at_o their_o pleasure_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n throw_v themselves_o in_o such_o wise_a into_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n that_o have_v defile_v themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o their_o abomination_n the_o lord_n bring_v a_o flood_n upon_o they_o noah_n to_o destroy_v they_o all_o that_o they_o which_o have_v drown_v themselves_o in_o sin_n may_v be_v also_o drown_v in_o water_n and_o so_o they_o be_v twice_o drown_v and_o now_o be_v winter_n come_v when_o the_o church_n be_v bring_v to_o eight_o person_n it_o seem_v then_o so_o purge_v that_o the_o little_a seed_n which_o remain_v shall_v of_o itself_o bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o pure_a holiness_n and_o yet_o anon_o after_o it_o diminish_v almost_o by_o the_o four_o part_n afterward_o the_o lord_n renew_v his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o who_o he_o wrought_v many_o wonderful_a thing_n for_o first_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o stretch_v out_o arm_n he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n then_o he_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n then_o he_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n from_o heaven_n then_o he_o destroy_v many_o king_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o make_v their_o very_a name_n famous_a and_o fearful_a full_a whatsoever_o it_o come_v and_o thus_o they_o weâ—â—_n go_v towards_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n now_o 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o of_o such_o happy_a beginning_n 〈◊〉_d judge_v that_o there_o shall_v have_v ensue_v a_o coâ—â—â—_n nuance_n of_o a_o happy_a state_n notwithstanding_o the_o very_a same_o people_n in_o who_o deliverance_n the_o lord_n have_v show_v so_o manifest_a a_o proof_n 〈◊〉_d his_o power_n and_o mercy_n do_v not_o cease_v continual_o to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o impatiâ—â—â—_n murmur_n and_o unkind_a rebellion_n until_o by_o fearful_a and_o horrible_a judgement_n they_o be_v all_o destroy_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 5._o at_o length_n the_o child_n of_o they_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o saidâ—_n land_n but_o yet_o such_o a_o possession_n as_o well_o near_o in_o 600._o year_n after_o have_v no_o stability_n because_o they_o themselves_o through_o their_o own_o falseness_n and_o inconstancy_n do_v continual_o trouble_v it_o and_o still_o by_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o god_n they_o procure_v new_a mischief_n to_o themselves_o moses_n have_v tell_v they_o before_o how_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v 11._o that_o when_o they_o be_v fat_a and_o full_a they_o will_v lift_v up_o the_o heel_n and_o forget_v the_o lord_n and_o what_o do_v the_o story_n of_o the_o judge_n rehearse_v but_o continual_a backslide_n when_o 〈◊〉_d kingdom_n of_o david_n be_v erect_v there_o seem_v a_o more_o certain_a and_o ground_a state_n of_o a_o church_n to_o have_v be_v establish_v for_o a_o long_a continuance_n but_o that_o lamentable_a slaughter_n of_o the_o pestilence_n 15._o which_o for_o three_o day_n space_n rage_v most_o moâ—sterously_o in_o the_o world_n do_v great_o abate_v 〈◊〉_d felicity_n when_o solomon_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n summer_n come_v again_o to_o the_o church_n for_o god_n give_v he_o great_a peace_n on_o every_o side_n and_o in_o his_o rest_n he_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o jerusalem_n 24._o but_o by_o and_o by_o after_o the_o death_n of_o solomon_n the_o body_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v divide_v and_o the_o tear_a member_n cease_v not_o afterward_o to_o bite_v one_o another_o and_o both_o the_o kingdom_n i_o mean_v of_o israel_n and_o judah_n 21._o be_v miserable_o turmoil_v by_o foreign_a war_n shall_v we_o say_v that_o this_o come_v unto_o they_o by_o fortune_n and_o chance_n nay_o rather_o they_o themselves_o through_o their_o sin_n enforce_v &_o hasten_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n for_o even_o when_o they_o seem_v most_o innocent_a namely_o while_o david_n go_v through_o with_o number_v of_o they_o because_o it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a fault_n of_o one_o man_n yet_o the_o holy_a story_n say_v plain_o that_o god_n be_v wroth_a with_o they_o all_o 1._o at_o length_n follow_v that_o great_a eversion_n little_o differ_v from_o utter_a destruction_n when_o all_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v lead_v captive_a to_o babylon_n but_o after_o 70._o year_n they_o be_v restore_v home_o again_o which_o joyful_a return_n be_v unto_o they_o another_o birth_n notwithstanding_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v return_v home_o straight_o way_n forget_v so_o great_a a_o benefit_n they_o degenerate_v again_o into_o sundry_a kind_n of_o naughtiness_n some_o defile_v themselves_o with_o heathen_a marriage_n some_o defraud_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o ten_o and_o first_o fruit_n othersome_a neglect_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n 8._o be_v whole_o occupy_v in_o make_v of_o brave_a house_n 4._o and_o bestow_v excessive_a cost_n thereon_o whiâ—â—â—oule_a unthankfulnes_n of_o they_o be_v such_o as_o every_o man_n must_v confess_v the_o sluggard_n and_o all_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o escape_v unpunished_a neither_o do_v it_o escape_v for_o after_o that_o the_o lord_n bring_v they_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_n who_o burn_v their_o temple_n and_o make_v havockâ—_n of_o all_o when_o christ_n christ._n the_o prince_n of_o