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A18050	The wise King, and the learned iudge in a sermon, out of the 10. verse of the 2. psalme: lamenting the death, and proposing the example, of Sir Edvvard Levvenor, a religious gentleman. Preached vpon a lecture-day at Canham in Suffolke. By Bezalell Carter.	Carter, Bezaleel, d. 1629.	1618 (1618)	STC 4693; ESTC S118631	28,180	76

occasion to him of intermission insomuch that a little before his dissolution beeing high shreise of this County and taken vp with many and great employments yet was he so carefull and assiduous euen in the busiest time of the Assises to begin and end the day with inuocation that he would not enter vpon any busines in the morning nor giue sleepe to his eyes in the euening before he had called his company together to ioyne with him in prayer Neither was hee carefull alone to pray in his family more publikely Oratio secretum postulat nay his reines taught him in the night season and as I am informed by those from whome he could not altogither hide it he set large times apart also for priuate praier Some indeede there are that neuer inuoke Gods name except before witnesses First they get them vpon the stage and cause a trumpet to be blowne and when they haue spectators enough then they begin their deuotions But Dauid praied in secret 2. Sam. 12. 16. so did Peter Act. 10. 9. so did Iacob Gen. 32. 24. so did Christ Iesus avulsus est ab eijs quasi ad iactum lapidis c. Hee went a stones cast from his disciples and kneeled downe and prayed Luk. 22. 41. Priuate prayer is an infallible symptom of sanctification And now brethren I would I could speak something to mooue you in these vn-praying times I haue called vpon you from Sabbath to Sabbath and Sermon after Sermon haue I prooued both the necessitie power and efficacie of praier and for ought I heare all is as water spilt vpon the ground 2. Sam. 14. 14. I beseech you al by the mercies of God that this Gentlemans practise in this kind may neuer out of your remembrance thinke of his care to sanctifie his family in offering vp his morning and euening sacrifice thinke of his secret and priuate conference with God what secret intercourse there was twixt God and his soule I beseech you again I was about to charge you in the name of my God to keep this example in remembrance and that the thought of it may be as a spurre to prouoke you on to prayer and if this example mooue you not hearken then to Ieremies prayer Powre out thy wrath vpon the heathen and vpon those familyes that call not vpon thy name Ier. 10. 25. Thirdly how carefull was he to draw Desirous to draw others to God on others to God I shall I confesse tel you strange things and yet no more then truth that whereas other gentlemen of his sort are wont to make merchandize of mens soules my meaning is to present idle vnworthy shepheards to their benefices for their owne aduantage and so fill the Church of God full of blind guides fitter to be ouer-seene themselues then to ouer-see others yet this gentleman shall I say that he was a free Patron nay which is more strange was he not ready to purchase Church-liuings with his owne siluer and bestow them gratis as we say vpon such Pastors as would be carefull of the flocke committed to their charge and for mine owne particular I must needes acknowledge it with thankefulnesse that he freely and frankly made me the vnworthy pastor of this congregation at his great cost and expences Againe whereas others of his ranke are wont to purloyne and rob the Church and seeme to compound with the deuill Damihi diuitias caeteri tolle tibi giue me the profits of the Church and take thou the soules of the people and so place some vnworthy of their cures while they make themselues merry with the Lords portion and spend it vpon dogs hauks and twenty to one of worse matters and then colour ouer all their the euery by calling of their benefices by the name of donatiues this gentleman whom I cannot easily paralel whatsoeuer hee might doe by humane law yet would he not make ship wracke of a good conscience for a little lucre but like Abraham to Melchizedecke hee paied tithes of all Gen. 13. 20. But alasse our freind Lazarus is dead his habitation is in the hill of Zion in the cittie of the liuing God and behinde him there remaine a number of Church-pyrats that would not only rob the parson vicar Church Chappell God but would venture a voiage to hell for a little lucre Fourthly his sanctification appeared further by the care hee had to hallow and honour Gods name and this am I able to testifie for him that since first I knew him neuer did I heare one oth or No swearer other great or small fal from him which speaks not a little to his cōmendation in these times when our whole land is too full of blasphemy and those deadly words spoken of Eccles 23. 11. are as common as stones in our streetes the time was when there were few swearers except men-swearers but now our women are not ashamed to rap out oath after oath to the dishonour of God and his Sonne Christ and as for too many of our gentry woe is me that I am borne to be a contentious man come but within their thresholds to heare the master sweare and seruants sweare I quake and tremble to name their oaths by the precious wounds of God by Gods heart by Christs blood c. a mā would think himself entred into the very suburbs of hell yea and with your fauour many also that make scruple of greater make little scruple of lesser oaths by their faith troth c. and such a family as Sir Edward Lewkners pardon me though I speake bluntly whether I haue so often resorted and neuer hard one oath throughout the whole family is hardly to be found in a country Alasse my brethren how can we choose but expect iudgement when this fearefull sinne so raigneth and rageth amongst vs I turned saith the Prophet and looked and behold a flying booke the length of it 20. and the breadth of it 10. cubits and then it follows Loe this is the curse that goeth ouer the whole earth and euery one that steales and sweares shall bee cut off as well on this side as on that Zach. 5. 1. 2. 3. and Zophon 1. 4. I will saith God stretch out mine hand vpon Iudah c. and I will cut off them that worship the hoast of heauen and sweare by the Lord and Malcham and them that are turnd backe from the Lord. Fiftly how cautelous was he in the choice of his household seruants a notable testimony of a man truely sanctified there shall not dwell a wicked person in mine house Psal 106. All his care was to haue seruants fearing God vnder his roofe ruffians swaggerers tospots prophane Esaus blasphemous Rabsaches were hatefull to him and which is very memorable during the time of his shreiualdry and hauing if I mistake not the number neere vpon sixty wearing his liuery yet could I neuer heare of any outragious or inordinate swearers or drunkards amongst the number Neither can I a little