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A66817	Hermes theologus, or, A divine Mercurie dispatcht with a grave message of new descants upon old records no lesse delightfull in the best sense, then truly usefull for these times / by Theoph. Wodenote ...	Wodenote, Theophilus, d. 1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing W3242; ESTC R38728	47,955	188

justifie these their own projects not by force of Armes but Arguments I make no doubt but they will apparently be found though not so unwilling to attempt it as heathenish Papinian for what dare they not undertake yet more unable to performe it Strange imaginations spring out of every dunghill but solid and substantiall reasons grow but in few grounds XXVI LYcurgus saith Plutarch was not so well advised when seeing the Lacedemonians drink too much and fall to drunkennesse and so to further Sin he commanded to cut down their Vines and would not suffer any to grow in that Common-wealth It had been better saith he to have digged wels near to the Vines so have allaied and asswaged the strength and licorishnesse of wine with water If our Fonts if our Communion-Tables Pulpits Seates Temples have been abused in time of Popery with a multitude of Superstitious Ceremonies and needlesse inventions what shall we therefore use them no more Rather let us use them no more so What shall we therefore give them over that were strange frowardnesse and folly Rather let us use them better And even herein have we the example of our blessed Lord and Saviour who did not condemne Moses chaire for the life of a Pharisee but preached where they had preached though they were notorious hypocrites though he denounced so many woes against them as against none more yea though the Temple in his time were become a den of theeves yet then and there sent he up devout and holy Prayers XXVII PLiny the younger a Panym writing unto Trajan an heathen Emperour of the conversation and behaviour of the Christians of that time confesseth them free from all faults and offences both against Prince and people excepting this that before break of day they usually met and prayed together and sang praises unto God An excellent example in the general for all Christians to the worlds end to keep themselves unspotted from the world and to keep their devotion at all times sharp and ready But O! if there were a Certificate now to be made our Christian people could not be charged with any such fault for not onely praying on the week day with one accord in the Temple but even praying on the Sabbath is grown quite out of request Preaching or rather the shew or shadow of it hath thrust Praying quite out of doores O Supplications whither are you fled O Prayers whither are you gone O Intercessions and giving of thanks what is become of you O come againe you Supplications and Prayers O returne you Intercessions and giving of thanks Oh that all such may be usually made againe for all men for Kings and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all godlinesse and honestie (o) 1 Tim. 2.1 2. XXVIII I Reade how the Christians living under Prester John the great King of Aethiopia who professeth the faith of Christ though not so purely as it were to be wished are bound under great penalties whensoever they have received the holy Sacrament not so much as once to spit untill the going downe of the Sun (p) Mat. Dres Fearing no doubt lest they should any way seeme to sleight those holy mysteries wherein the unspeakable benefit of life everlasting purchased for them by the death and passion of Jesus Christ is graciously represented unto them There is no Nation under the Sunne better instructed in the knowledge of the Sacraments or any other points conducing to Salvation then our English people are And yet what small difference are we foulely falne of late to make betweene the Bread and Wine at the Communion and at other common times O are we afraid to spit presently after the receiving of them I mean Are we afraid of giving any apparence of want of respect Nay what rude and ungodly carriages and practices proceed from many of us both before and after wee have beene partakers of the Lords Table XXIX POlycarpus that ancient Father the Apostle Saint John's Scholar as he was led to punishment being perswaded by the Proconsul to save his life by the denying of Christ made this answer Fourscore and six years have I served him and he hath never hurt me how can I now sorsake him that hath hitherto preserved me (q) Euseb Eccl. Hist lib. 4. c. 15. Though not fourscore and six yeares yet many yeares may many say they have religiously observed the memory of Christs Nativity Circumcision Passion victorious Resurrection glorious Ascension into heaven and gracious sending of the holy Ghost upon his Disciples neither have they received any evill any unkindnesse from him all this while O unthankful creatures then unworthy to live move or have their being if any thing should make them now to leave off serving him at such times and fall a serving themselves XXX THe humanity of Theseus was much talked of and wondred at in that he vouchsafed with his own hands to wash the dead carkasses of his Souldiers slain at Thebes What shall we say or think of the goodnesse of our grand Captaine CHRIST Lord of Lords who was wounded for our transgressions and broken for our iniquities and with whose stripes we are healed (r) Esay 53.5 who for our sake did sweat drops of blood trickling downe to the ground (Å¿) Luke 22.44 who disdained not to wash away our sins with his owne most precious blood shall we not talk of him shall we not wonder at him shall we not willingly take up all occasions to remember him shall we grudge him any day that ever was celebrated in remembrance of any of his unmatchable benefits XXXI AUgerius Busbequius somtimes Ambassadour to the great Turke assureth us that in their Synagogues they use so great reverence that if they doe but with one finger scratch their heads whilst they are worshipping they think all their Devotion is lost yea they use to say Would we not be carefull of all our respects our gestures our looks our words if we were to speak with one of the Bassaes How much more then when we speak to God (t) Legat. Turcicae Epist 3. How much worse then are they then Turks who come into their publick assemblies where God hath promised to be more especially present without any such spirits of lowlinesse and dread without any such meditations or thoughts of awe to obey him or feare to displease him and there speak to God as unreverently and rashly as if they were amongst their companions Should they come with the like disrespect and unmannerly speech but to an earthly Judge Take away that saucie fellow saith the Judge Commit him O remember that God standeth in the congregation of Princes he is a Judge amongst Gods (u) Psal 82.1 O consider that even Kings and Princes are to praise God and all the Judges of the world (w) Psal 148.11 XXXII THeodosius the Emperour being by perswasion moved to keep from the Church till he had