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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42391	A sermon preached at the visitation held at High Wickham in the county of Bucks. May 16. 1671 Wherein the ministers duty is remembred. Their dignity asserted. Man's reconciliation with God, urged. By Samuel Gardner M.A. and chaplain to His Majesty.	Gardner, Samuel, chaplain in Ordinary.	1672 (1672)	Wing G248A; ESTC R202272	31,540	43

as Luther observes for a man to have the Word and pure Doctrine but he must also be assured of his Calling and he that entreth without this certainty entreth to no other end but to kill and destroy For God never prospereth the labour of them that are not called And although they may teach some good and profitable matter yet they edifie not A Minister must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 3.3 given to Hospitality a lover or user of Hospitality according to the Apostles exhortaion as we have therefore opportunity let us do good unto all men especially unto them who are of the Houshold of Faith And also after the Example of our heavenly Father who maketh his sun to shine on the evil and on the good Matth. 5.45 And for that the common sort approve of friendship by profit Non ex benedictis sed ex benefactis But especially a Minister must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 apt to teach ready to teach ever ready prest to do any thing which the Lord hath given him in charge to feed the Peoples Souls with divine meat to approve himself a Pastor after Gods own heart ever labouring to imitate our Blessed Lord and Saviour Matt. 5.2 who so opened his mouth that he taught the People the way of life and Salvation and that with most admirable Wisdom excellent Grace singular Meekness ardent Zeal and Authority unusual not respecting any mans person so that never man spake like this man Joh. 7.46 And as God said to Moses Exod. 23.13 In all things that I have said unto you be circumspect 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ye shall be wary or take heed to your selves that ye transgress not So our Saviour gave the charge unto his Disciples to be as wise as Serpents and harmless and innocent as Doves Matt. 10.16 Christ would have them Wise and Innocent The Serpent hath too much subtilty but wants simplicity and innocency therefore the simplicity of the Dove and the wisdom of the Serpent make a good mixture yet of the two it seemeth more safe to want wisdom then innocency better to erre for want of wit then to deceive with too much Nocentissimi autem qui non simplices sicut stultissimi qui non sapientes prastat minus sapere quam peius errare quam fallere Tertull. adversus Valent. Cap. 2. This must be our rejoycing according to that golden saying of the Apostle That in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God we have had our conversation in the world 2 Cor. 1.12 Again a Minister must be a Labourer not a loyterer in Gods harvest Whereunto I also labour striving saith the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sweating and taking great pains bearing the burden and heat of the day Col 1.29 Which may be most truly verified of him who laboured more abundantly then all as his works in the New Testament do sufficiently witness Christ never bad us pray for loyterers and lookers on such as will rather let their bodies rust away then spend and wear them away in the service of God The Ministry is a matter of Service as an Honour so a Burden None are called into Gods Harvest but Labourers And therefore what Work we have to do for God we are to put forth our strength about it our great Errand and business in this world being to save Souls we are to apply our selves unto it with all our might which is the Argument of the Holy Ghost Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave whither thou goest Eccles 9.10 Jeremiah saith Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord negligently or deceitfully Jer. 48.10 Maledictus qui facit fraudulenter Arias Mont. If this curse do not touch them which do the chiefest business of the Lord negligently truly I know not whom the Prophet meaneth Saith Paul to Timothy Give attendance to Reading to Exhortation to Doctrine meditate upon these things give thy self wholly to them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be in them 1 Tim. 4.13 and after the example of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith he I must be about my Fathers business Luke 2.49 The Apostles professed unto the multitude of People that came about them that they would give themselves continually to Prayer and to the Ministry of the Word Acts 6.4 Many thrive not in their Studies as not calling upon God for his assistance therein and blessing thereupon by frequent servent and constant prayer which is an excellent way to make a mans ministry shine And also joyning Fasting thereunto as often as is convenient Christ excused his Disciples in not fasting while he was with them But took it for granted that they would fast so soon as he was gone from them to Heaven Matt. 9.15 This is that which seeds the Soul with the dainties of the Scripture doth refresh and comfort with Contemplation establisheth with grace and nourish with heavenly food This is also the way to true Honour and to do something in the World for the glory of God Jejunium scripturarum deliciis Pascitur contemplatione reficitur gratia stabilitur coelesti pane nutritur Quotquot vires virtutum vidimus sine jejunio non legemus ascendisse nec aliquod magnum moliti sunt nisi prius abstinentia praecessisset Cypr. de je junio tentationibus Christi That our profiting may appear to all many delivered out of ignorance many purged from their filthiness when we declare unto our People all the Counsel of God Propound the will of God out of the Word unto the Edification of our People when the end of Preaching is love out of a pure heart and a good Conscience and faith unfeigned labour to save our selves and them that hear us 1 Tim 1.5 This is the onely way to be great Blessings unto them amongst whom we live when thousands are enriched by you Many bless God that ever you came amongst them and to have many Prayers of the Saints ascending to Heaven for a Blessing upon you in your Ministry this is no small mercy To be instrumental for much good unto the Church of God this is one of the greatest happinesses in this world To have large Opportunities for God and his Church And when a Minister is a Voice he is heard Ignorance doth not silence him nor laziness nor abundance of preferment nor indiscreet and distempered zeal he is a Voice in his Habit in his Gesture and in his Life and Conversation as well as in his Doctrine Now the Peoples eyes will be taught as well as their ears who otherwise will be most unmerciful and severely Critical Noah was a Preacher of Righteousness because his Life was an actual Sermon An innocent and unrebukable life is a silent testimony of a good Minister But especially when we manifest our love to Christ by feeding his sheep Joh. 21.15 By doing all that