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A sermon preached at Trafford in Lancashire at the mariage of a daughter of the right worshipfull Sir Edmond Trafforde Knight, the 6. of September Anno. 1586. By William Massie bacheler in diuinity, and fellow of Brasennose Colledge in Oxforde
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Massie, William, d. 1610.
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quos est diuersareligio inter eos non est firma amicitia Those that be of a contrary religiō the loue betwixt them is not sincere nor cannot be of any long continuance Many erre notoriously in their marriages through their careles contempt of this fear of God Some mary in their noneage and minority some respect onely beauty others harken after lands others after gold and siluer following the Poet O ciues ciues quarēda pecunia primum virtus post 〈◊〉 And many one for land takes a foole by the hand Others are not ashamed to holde this vile and villanous opinion as prophane Atheistes Agood marriage if the wife were away But are we stronger than Sampson wiser than Salomon greater than Achab to tempt the Lord who all most grieuously offended in this point Sampson was thereby dishonored Salomon brought so far through idolatrous women from this fear of God that some of the auncient fathers doubt of his saluation Ring Achab of himselfe was solde to all mischiefe but was made the worse through the wicked counsel of his vngratious wife Iesabel 1 King ◠22 but they both had their tragical ends and well deserued a terrible spectacle for the like to al posterity These worldly marriages are iustly refuted by him who saide Mallem virum pecunia quà m pecuniā viro indigentem Themist offic 2. Better is an honest poore man than a wicked rich man And those foolish marriages are forbid by the wise man in his booke Ecclesiasticus Marrie thy Daughter Cap. 7.25 and so shalt thou perfourme a weightie matter but giue her vnto a man of vnderstanding Glaucus in Homer preferred copper before Goolde Hom. Iliad ◠whereby hee shewed his follie Martha chose the woorser part Luk. 10.41 whereby shee shewed her woorldelinesse Esau preferred a messe of delicate broth before his birthright for the which he is called of the Apostle a prophane man Heb. 12.16 So many prefer beutie before bounty riches before vertue gold and siluer before shamefastnesse and godlines lands and inheritances before honesty and discretion But this our religious husband must feare the Lorde with a Godly feare Ios 24.15 like the good sonne of Iosua who hath this blessed testimony that he feared the lord with his whole family Pro. 1.7 For this fear of the Lord is the beginning of al wisedome Luk. 18.2 As for those men that resemble the rigorous iudge that neither feare God nor good man that neuer thinke of the saluation of their sinful seduced soules that either be Athiestes or Libertines or Machiuelians or Spend-thriftes or couetous Nabals or great Gamsters or Luxurious and Riotous persons or seditious and traiterous papists are no fitte men to bee such a husband as I propose But such I commend as here out Prince and Prophet in royalty a Prince in learning a Prophet Mat. 10.28 doth who fear not men that can kill the body but fear the Lord who can kill both body and soule and cast both into hell fire euen such a one as walkes not in the waies of the wicked or in his owne waies but in the waies of the Lorde which is the second qualitie and duety of a good Godly busband 2 And walkes in his waies The second quality of this husband is to walke in the water of the Lorde wherein I may decipher vnto you the wit and wisdome of a godly and religious husband 1. Cor 9.24 Our life is aptly resembled to a race or course or a iourney in going whereof a man must haue a wise and expert guide to direct him in his iourney This guide of our religion of our life of all our actions is the woorde of God For so our Prophet erclaimeth with a zealous exclamation vsing a retoricall subtecon both playing the opponent respondent himselfe Psal 119.9 O wherewith shall a yong man learne to redresse and reforme his waies Euen by ruling himselfe according to thy woorde This worde is a rule to iudge the straight from the crooked a squire to direct our building by a compasse to guide our shippe by a Law to iudge controuersies by and as a God in this world to decide and determine all matters which shall arise in the Churches of God euen to the end of the world For our purpose the Iewes erred in marriage they would seeke a diuorse for euery trifle they would marry wiues that were yong faire wealthy and when they were either old or poore or deformed they would put them away They did also make the Church of God a denue of theeues by their prophane selling and buieng in it but our sauiour reforms these notorious errors by two principles Mat. 19.8 the one is It was not so frō the beginning Mat. 21.13 the other It is writ my house shal be called the house of praier And certainly this husband shal shewe his wisedome in this if he guide himselfe his wife and family according to this rule to walke in the waies of the Lorde which are fully and faithfully sette downe in the olde and newe Testament Ier. 8.9 for so the prophet thinketh You thinke you are a wise people but you reiect the Lawe of God and what wisedome can be in you And Austen cites out of Iob Enchirid. ad Laur. c. 2 this sentence Hominis Sapientia est pietas The Godly man is the wise man This wise husband may learne in this woorde to loue his wife entirely Pro. 5.18 to be merry with her in the Lord to abstaine from too much bitternesse Col. 3.19 to dwell with her according to knowledge not to bee rigorous but courteous towardsher for with the most courteous perswasions preuail more than sharp reprehensions doe But chiefly his wisedome shal appeare in this to bring to his house no ill naughty defamed persons So Menelaus did fondely in entertaining to his house friendely that lewed and lasciuious Parts whereby his wife faire Helena was defiled as also he must be sufferable in the importunities of his wife For as a litle iarre in musick is not easily espied so a litle shrewdnesse in the wife may be colerated 1. Pet. 3.7 For this cause Saint Peter would haue house bands to honour their wiues which consistes in this in prouiding sufficiently for their necessities by a godly prouidence to beare with their infirmities in the Lord Prou. 29.18 Eccle. 9. and in no wise a wise houseband may bee iealous ouer the honesty of his wife for that either needes not or bootes not Ouely let him hee as zealous in religion as wise in his gouernement of himselfe his wife and family so let him auoide idlenesse and labour diligently in his vocation which is the third quality of a good houseband 2 When thou eatest the labours of thine owne hands thou shalt bee blessed and it shal be well with thee This good husband must not be idle and slothfull but labor
A SERMON PREACHED AT TRAFFORD IN LANCASHIRE AT THE MARIAGE OF A DAVGHTER OF THE right Worshipfull Sir EDMOND TRAFFORDE Knight the 6. of September Anno. 1586. By WILLIAM MASSIE bacheler in diuinity and fellow of Brasennose Colledge in Oxforde Prouer. 19.14 House and riches are the inheritance of the fathers but a godly wife commeth of the Lorde AT OXFORD Printed by IOSEPH BARNES and are 〈◊〉 be solde in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Tigres head 1586. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVL HIS VERY GOOD PATRONE SIR EDMVND TRAFFORD KNIGHT W. M. wisheth health and long life in this woorlde and in the next to come aeternall foelicity I Hauing right Worshipfull receaued by your good means great courtesies both in the country at my studie in Oxforde and as not able any way to requite the like I haue yet and will still keepe the same in a gratefull memorie In the meane time at a good testimonie hereof I dedicate this Sermon to your Worship which at your request I preached at your house before the right honorable the most noble Earle of Darby and the right reuerend father in God the B. of Chester with diuerse Knightes and Esquires of great Woorship at the solemne marriage of your daughter a modest and vertuous Gentlewoman maried to a yong Gentleman of great worship and good education The which holie mariage God blesse euen as he blessed Ioseph Gen. 48.20 that it maie be said of their issue as it was said of his children God make them as Ephraim and Manasseâ— For your selfe as you haue long beene a principal protector of Gods trueth and a great countenance and credit to the Preachers therof in those quarters and haue hunted out and vnkeÌ„neled those slie and subtil foxes the Iesuites and seminarie Priests out of their câ—lles caues 〈◊〉 the vâ—tâ—rmost of your 〈◊〉 with the great ill will of many both open and priuat enemies to the prince and the Church but your rewarde it with the Lord and as you haue maintained stil yoâ—â— house with great hospitality in no point dimâ—â—ing the glory of your woorthy predecessors but rather adding to it So I pray God stil continue your zeale your liberality your loyaltie and fidelitie to your prince Church and common wealth that here you may line long with encrease of worship and after the race of your life welrâ—â—â—e here you maie be partaker of chose vnspeakeable ioies in the kingdome of Heauen which be prepared for all the elect children of God vnto whose blessed protection I recommend you and al yours Amen Yours to command in Christ Iesu WILLIAM MASSIE The text Psal 128. 1 BLessed is euery one that feareth the Lorde and walketh in his waies c. 2 When thou eatest the labours of thine handes thoushalt bee blessed and it shal be well with thee 3 Thy wife shall bee as the fruitefull vine on the sides of thine house 4 And thy children like the oliue plantes round about thy table 4 Loe surely thus shall the man bee blessed that feareth the Lorde 5 The Lorde out of Sion blesse thee that thousee the wealth of Hierusalem all the daies of thy life 6 Yea that thou see thy childrens c. THE fit opportunitie of this time this great coÌ„course of all sortes haue moued me to take this text and to vndertake to entreat of the honorable estate of mariage before this honorable and worshipful assembly wherein if you cousider the antiquity thereof God appointed it before the fal of Adam in paradise if you respect the necessity it is naturall and therefore agreeable to all estates if you seeke after comfort then virtus vnita fortior it is not good man should bee alone If you care for delectation in an honest matter then of all bonds and loues none is so delectable none is so inuiolable as is the bond loue betwixt the husband the wife Lastly if you marke the continuation therof from elder times to these our present daies then behold our Sauior did honor mariage with his honorable presence Ioh. cap. 2. and with his first most glorions miracle The godly learned in al ages of all degrees at al times both princes the nobility and gentility the state ecclesiasticall the people as Moses Aaron Dauid Eli Samuel Esay Zachary and al the Apostles but Iohn the auncient fathers and reuerend bishops in the pure and primitiue times as Tertullian Hilary Nazianzen Spiridion with others haue coÌ„mended allowed and practised the same neither to the hinderance of their functions nor detriment of the commoÌ„ wealth nor the derogation of the glory of God Iuelapol All which haue beene by our men both by penne and in the pulpit proued substantially by scriptures sufficiently by fathers perspicuously by ancient histories wherof to discourse more fully I caÌ„not but wil conteÌ„t my self with a short compendious enarratioÌ„ and explication of this text wherein I note these two things First a description of the husband the wife and children with their feuerall and singuler dueties Secondly a peticion or prayer for them First in the description of the hitsband the first and chiefest quality wherewith hee must bee adorned and furnished is 1. Part. to feare god to serue him aright to haue a right a righteous faith which must be grounded on the woord of God Let me speake as I haue read and I do beleeue as I speake I would haue this husband whom I describe to be a protestant to mary a protestant I would haue them both to be of one religion and to be of a sound religion which I am perswaded is not the stubborn obstinacy of the Iew nor the Godlesse impietie of the Turke nor the vain superstition of the Papist but is the ancient catholick apostolick faith which is now both preached by vs professed by you that is to beleeue rightly to liue vprightly to offer the sweetinceÌ„se of our praiers to god aboue steedfastly to beleeue to be saued only by Christs death without any merit of ours to frequent the church to receaue the Lords supper in both kinds to honor obey Rings Princes as the most noble and excellent in their dominions and in a word to fear God Such a reuerend and religious fear had Abraham ouer his sonne Isaack to mary him not to a prophane gentile or heathenish woman Gen. 2.3 but one of his owne stocke and lyneall discent that serued worshipped the same true God that he did Thus doth the blessed Apostle teach Cor. 6.14 we must not drawe the yoke with infidels For betwixt this godly husband and vertuous wife there must be an equality in years and in vertues both young or both old and no meane loue soone hotte soone cold but a most ardent and feruent loue which cannot be quenched with a flud of waters which cannot bee without this fear of God and except they bee of the same religion Ambrose for so defendeth Ambrose Inter