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A59597	Two clean birds, or, The cleaning of the leper as it was unfolded in a sermon preached before the right honourable Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, Generall of the northern forces, and the most of his army, on the fifth day of February, 1642 (being the Lords day, and by his honor appointed to bee kept as a fast upon speciall occasion) at Selbie, in the West Riding of the county of Yorke / by Iohn Shaw, pastor to the church at Rotheram in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3031; ESTC R29354	29,441	41

the Ethiopian Eunuch Act. 8.30 Understandest thou what thou readest Perhaps he would returne you that answer which the Eunuch did to Phillip ver 31. How can I except some man should guide me Let me intreate you therefore who are the stronger sheep of Christs flock to stay a while till I for the use of the weaker flocke unroll this stone and drive the tender lambs softly and that I may be a pillar of fire as was said of Basil to lead you in this Wildernesse Gen. 33.13.14 a star to leade you to Christ in the Text the blessing of him that appeared in the Bush who onely was found worthy to open the Seales prosper our journey amongst you this day And first of the first the pollution or defilement of Leprosie a disease as I said of all others most filthy The Hebrews call it by a name that signifies a fretting piercing sore The Syriack and the Greek Rev. 5.5 Scabbednesse Scurfe or Scales The Caldee shutting out or Seclusion All shewing that it was a disease in it selfe most scurvy and loathsome to the party most painfull and piercing to others most infectious so that the Lepers were secluded and shut out both from the congregation of God and the society and camp of men during their Leprosie yea though Kings as Azariah or Vzziah 2 Chron. 26.21 2 Kin. 15.5 though great persons as Miriam Num. 12.14 Lepers were therefore without the City alone by themselves 2 King 7.3 Mat. 8.1 Luke 17.11 so God commanded Num. 5.2 3. that they might not desile the Camp or Church God doth hereby set out and by these sensible objects would lead the Jew as by the nose and would have both Jewes and Gentiles hereby to discerne and loath that exceeding filth and loath somnesse of sin as if he had said You are very sensible and afraid of exceeding pained with and weary of the disease and defilemen of Leprosie Oh learn to hate and abhor sin which is typed heret by and is far more loathsome as the substance goes beyond the shadow the body the picture Now that God did intend hereby to set out the silth of sin appeares First because that this disease was more common in the Land of Canaan to which people these Types and Ceremonies were given then in any other part of the world nay the Jewes say that some kinds of it were miraculous and among no people but them as Leprosie in walls and garments c. And as many thinke most raging and common in Christs time that so Christ so commonly curing this disease the Jewes might learne that this was the Messiab Mat. 8.3 4 16 17 11.3 4 5. Mark 1.41 42. typed out in all their Leviticall shadowes that came into the world to cleanse them from and take away the Leprosie and filth of sin Secoudly God sends them not to the bodily Physitian to cure their disease but to the Priest a type of Our High Priest Jesus Christ Thirdly the materialls appointed for the cleansing of the Leper have no intrinsicall vertue or medicinable quality to cure the body but as we shall even now heare typifie out Christ and his benefits that takes away the sin of the soule Fourthly the Apostle imimates this to be the true meaning Heb. 9.13 14 19 22. and Chap. 12.24 Chap. 10.1 4 14. when God would set out the basenesse of wicked men he cals them Wolves Lions Bears Foxes Spiders Cocatrises Smoak Dung Isa 11 6 7 8. 59.5 6 Cant. 2.15 Chaffe Psal 1.4 1 Kin. 14.10 When God sets out the pretiousnesse of his people he cals them Love Dove Jewels c. Cant. 2. Mat. 3 c. So when he would set cut the exceeding filth of sin hee shadowes it out by Leprosie Uncle annesse c. Secondly For the five materials appointed for the cleansing viz. two Birds Scarlet Cedar and Hyssop some have thought the two Birds to have beene sparrowes and so reade the words others as far as I now remember having now neither Books nor papers to consult with think they were no tame or house-birds because one of them must flie away into the field so as in likelihood to returne no more as the scape-goat also the more fitly to resemble Christ who carries away our sins not return to destroy us I conceive then the two Birds did typisie Jesus Christ two natures the dying Bird set out his humanity according to which he died shed his bloud and lay in the grave The live-bird set out his Divinity by the power whereof he rose againe flew away to heaven and carried away our sins thus Peter expounds it 1 Pet. 3.18 being put to death in the fiesh but quickned by the Spirit thus Paul 2 Cor. 13.4 He was crucified through weaknesse yet he lives by the power of God so Rom. 4.25 And because no one Bird could both die and live againe therefore here are two birds mentioned as two Goats Lev. 16.7 10. to shadow out both Christs shedding of his bloud for the remission of our sins Heb. 9.22 and his bearing away our griefes and carrying our sorrowes Isa 53.4 Mat. 8.17 Now as these must be two little Birds both of a kind so must they be both clean ver 4. So was Christ as God and as man every way holy and unspotted That Christ was God see the testimony of Scripture Phil. 2.6 1 Ioha 3.7 the testimony of the Devill Mark 1.24 Christs very enemies Mat. 27.54 Christs very workes raising dead curing all diseases turning water into wine multiplying loaves all kindes of miracles and like the live-bird in my Text his raising himself from the dead and slying away to heaven That Christ was man also witnesse his Birth Life and like the dying bird in my Text his death and shedding his bloud The other three materialls viz. Cedar Scarlet and Hyssop as I conceive set out the severall graces and vertues in this pretious Redeemer The Cedar that rots not yea the pitch that runs out as naturalists affirme keepes dead bodies from rotting shewes Christs innocency free from all corruption The red Scarlet of a perfect dye notes Christs fervent love to his Church The savory Hyssop sets out Christs savory obedience pleasing to the Father Now Christs innocency is proclaimed not only by God by Prophets Apostles his own actions but even by the Devill by Pilete and his Wife and Iudas see Marke 1.24 Mat. 27.4 19 24 Mat. 3.17 Luke 2. c. Behold the uncorrupted Cedar Christs fervent love to his Church appeares in that for his peoples sake he being God became man which is infinite more then for great Nebu●hadnezzar to become a beast nay not onely man but poore man nay scorned and abused by the worst and basest of men yea by Devills who had power to tempe yea to carry his body as I may say from pou to pillar yea that hee should doe all this and shed his bloud like a Scarlet threed for poore worthlesse creatures dust and

ashes yea sinfull dust yea stranger a little courtesie to a stranger is much Ephes 2.12 Yea enemies now as Saul said a man would scarce spare his enemy how few keep how few dye for his enemie yea dead enemies Ephes 2.1 5. especially considering that he knew how ill wee deserved this how little many would profit by it how much contemne how ill requite it adde to all this how voluntary and free no way compelled all this was John 10.17 18. So as though hee knew hee should die at Jerusalem yet hee would goe thither though hee knew and foretold that Judas would betray him yet hee meetes him when Peter advised him to save himselfe he rebukes Peter and when they asked him if he was the Christ he denyed not but witnested a good confession was there ever love like this love who heares this but will breake out and say his mercy his mercy endures for ever behold his free scarlet love Againe Christs savoury obedience hee expressed in that hee observed the whole Law fulfilled all righteousnesse Mat. 3.15 Kept the Ceremoniall Law was circumcised the eight day and offered for his offering according to the Ceremoniall Law Hee kept the Judiciall Law in being subject and obedient to their Magistrates Lawes Kept the Morall Law every point of it in both Tables for the Object with his whole man heart tongue and life for the Subject and all his life for continuance yea denyed himselfe and performed the most difficult points Behold Christs savoury Obedience Psal 51.7 9. The third part is the preparation of these Materials for and application of these to the Leper The dying bird noting Christs humanity must be killed over an earthen vessell full of running water so that the bloud of the slaine bird must fall into and be mingled with the water in the vessell This water and bloud typified that which Saint John expresseth to have beene fulfilled when water and bloud came out of Christs side John 19.34 Noting our justification by his bloud our sanctification by the water 1 John 5.6 It must be running water from a fountaine not pond or puddle water that dries up in summer but a fountaine of mercy in Christ that flows continually for the Churchesuse Zac. 13.1 Heb. 9.14 The earthen vessels are the Ministers of the Gospell so Saint Paul expounds it 2 Cor. 4.7 though poore men like your selves yet wee hold out to you most pretious treasure even the ●●●●irs of Christ for the justification and Sanctification of his church Its Gods way that Christ should be revealed to us by these earthen vessells and not by Angels God sent not the Angell to teach the Eunuch but the Angell was sent to the earthen ●●ssell Philip that he might hold out the water and bloud to the ●thiopian Act. 8.26 35. If a Devill should come with a fire-brand ●●t of hel● it would not doe us so much good as the teaching by earthen vessels Dives in his humane invention thought the former way the better Luke 16.27 30. that if one come from Heaven they would repent but God that appoints the end and gives the blessing must onely appoint the meanes Luke 16.29 31. which is not to speak to us by himselfe Deut. 5.25 28. nor Angell nor Divell but to hold out Christ with all his benefits to us in and by earthen vessels take heed how you despise on Ministery our Prophesying 1 Thes 5.19 20. because though we are poore Vessels yet we hold out Pretious treasure look not upon our out-side only as they on Christ Is not this the Carpenter are not his kin●ed here with us Marke 6.2 3. for he that despiseth our Ministery despiseth not man but the Ordinance of God Thes 4.8 and 5.13 for in so doing you contemn this pretions water and bloud and put away eternall life Act. 13.46 The living Bird must be dipt in the bloud of the dead Bird ere the Leper be sprinkled noting to us that hee that must save us from sin must not onely bee God nor onely man but both joyned together God and Man for our redemption 1 Tim. 2.5 Man to suffer death for God could not dye God to conquer death for mere man could not Man because man had sinned God because God was offended c. yet as the corner-stone hee might reconcile together in one both God and Man Phil 2.6 7 8. Ephes 2.16 Yet all this will not do the Leper any good except it be sprinkled upon applyed to him so v. 7 the Priest must besprinkle the Leper seven times shadowing hereby b●th to Jew and Gentile that Christs comming from Heaven shedding his bloud sing againe and flying away to Heaven will not clense any soule not ●u●e any Leper though in it self a sufficient Plaister except we be sprinkled with it except it be applyed to us Fourthly but when a poor leprous sinner is once cleansed converted called justified c. when he is thus besprinkled with Christs merits may hee now live as he list no see the fourth part of the Text viz. the cleansed Lepers conversation he must shave off his experements all his hair of head beard c. wash his flesh and cloths offer sacrifice c. v. 8 9 10. he must still be pumping out corruption fighting daily 1 Tim. 1.19 mortifie the deeds of the flesh Rom. 8.13 be daily cleansing himself from all pollution both of flesh and spirit 2 Cor. 7.1 and shave off that supersiuity of naughtinesse and wash away that filthinesse that stickes close to the best James 1.21 If any poor captive soul marry with the God of Israel Jesus Christ there must be pairing of nails and shaving of haire as the captive Maid did that married a man of Israel Deut. 21.12 and be daily sacrificing and sowing to the spirit G●ll. 6.7 Having now somewhat opened these four precious streams that water this garden of God Gen. 2.10 let me like a man that hath run up a great hill and thereby himself out of breath look down a little upon the Text and draw from every part one observation like so many buckets full of these cleer streams to water the lambs of Christ Obser 1. And first from the pollution or defilements observe that sinne is a most filthy loathsome evill the ceremoniall type or shadow is gone but the substance or thing signified therby viz. the filthinesse of sinne that still concernes both Jew and Gentile the Jewish shell is broke but the kernall hath a lasting morality yet as all the types of Christ came far short of Christ the Antitype so all these pollutions come far short of the filth of sinne which they signified Those sinnes which men count but jests or toyes how basely doth the Scripture style them i. e. Covetousnesse which men call good husbandry the Scripture calls filthy lucre Tit. 1.7 wanton talk which men call mirth and je●ing the Scripture calls filthy communication Coll. 3.8 filthinesse and foolish talking Ephes 5.4 yea the filthinesse of

But if God goe with them 2 Chron. 32.8 then 185000. men are lesse then so many Grashoppers three hnndred men with lamps and pitchers God being their Generall will destroy innumerable enemies Judges 7.12 16. And seeing there are two sorts of Souldiers spirituall and temporall let me say a word to both First all of us are or should bee spirituall Souldiers Clergie-men as some call us old aged men women c. are usually freed from wars some are poor can contribute no money the sinews of War yet all even Paul himself yea when aged yea women c. must be spirituall souldiers of Christ 1 Tim. 6.12 2 Tim. 2.3 4. and 4.7 fight under Christ against Devill flesh and world with those spirituall weapons Ephes 6. Among others let me intreat you 1. To use Jacobs way of prayers and tears Hos 12.4 It s said of Luther that he prayed five hours a day Easque studio aptissimos that the Boards where he used to pray were rotten with his tears hee said that hee kept out Pope Spaine and the Devill by prayer Mr. Bolton that Seraphick Divine used to pray fixe times every day twice with himself twice with his Wife twice with his Family That truly honourable and divinely noble Lord Harrington prayed constantly twice a day in secret twice with his servants in his Chamber and joyned at appointed times with the Family in prayer The wrath of the greatest Kings and rage of the fiercest Lyons could not keep Daniel from prayer thrice a day Dan. 6. So David Psal 55.17 and if David forgot not Jerusalem 〈◊〉 his mirth surely much lesse in his prayers Nehemiah and Daniel two of the greatest Courtiers to two of the highest Kings then under heaven when they wanted no outward favour for themselves yet how did they mourn and weep for the Churches miseries Nebem 1.4 Dan. 9.3 2. Use Esthers way prayer and fasting Esth 4.16 some Devils are not cast out but that way the Israelites miscarried twice and lost 40000 men till they went this way Judges 20. 3. Use Davids way enquire of God and seek out in the Land and thy heart what is the main sinne that God is angry fore Sam 21.1 Lam. 3.40 Jer. 8.6 4. Use Ninevehs way searching praying fasting and reforming Jonah 3.8 Reformation is the first second and third part of a Christian let Joshua do all else that he can till Reformation no peace no safety and these wayes of souldiers are 1. unquestioned wayes though some scruples and disputes about other warres this is unquestionable 2. universall old young rich poore J●sh 7 10-13 may all use these wayes 3. safe 4. cheape Secondly to souldiers temporall and because you would not have me long spare me a word or two 1. I beseech you seeke not your own ends gains c. adde not more length to our miseries to adde more weight to your owne purses Let your ends be the advancement and establishing of the Truth and purity of Religion against all Idolatry and Inuovations the maintenance of the good Lawes of the Land which are the power that none ought to resist Rom. 13.1 2. His sacred Maiesties honour and true good the peace and recovery of distressed Ireland and distracted England the subjects just Liberties c. according to Gods word our Lawes and your late Protestation 2. Rid thy heart of sinne by true repentance cary to the field a cleer conscience it was the usuall saying of the old Earle of Essex his Excellencies father that now is When I goe out to the field if any sinne or guilt lye on my Conscience it cowards and dampes my spirit whereas if I find peace within I dunst encounter an Army of men so said old Latimer Vprightnesse hath Boldnesse Thirdly take Christs advice to souldiers Luke 3.14 Doe violence to no man and be content with your wages away for ever away with this smoaking pillaging plundering for your own private gaine without either just and publique command and authority or publique good It was called stealing the last yeer and deserved hanging and damming what is it now It was truly said to and well taken by as valiant and pious a souldier as I think this age hath bred viz. to Generall * Sir Horatio Vere Knight Lord Vere of Tilbury Vere Souldiers that carry their lives in their hands bad need above others to carry grace in their hearts that so having made peace with God they my be fit to encounter with men and if holy at any time surely now when the Armies go out to battel Deut. 23.9 oh let not an Achans stollen wedge be found in your Campe Josh 7. l. st God blast you Deut. 23.14 if ye doe otherwise no wonder the child of Reformation stick in the birth or that things goe backward by reason of transgression Dan. 8.12 you say you display your Banners in the name of the Lord of Hosts and so you must do if would rightly prosper Psal 20.5 you say you serve under and for Christ your Generall oh but he is a holy God Isa 6.3 Holy holy holy Lord God of Hosts Rev. 17.14 would Christ your Generall swear be drunk whore ly c. follow your leader 2. Again you say you stand up for a holy Cause holy Doctrine Life and Lawes Do not you cry Ocoelum and point and looke at the earth Thirdly I beleeve you would prevaile oh but David as valiant a souldier as ever drew sword see which way hee meant to prevaile by holy crying unto God Psal 56.9 Fourthly you would be safe this is the way Zach. 2.5 and 10.3 5 Holinesse hath promise of protection 5. Consider there is somwhat to be done after dying then comes the strongest try all and greatest encounter you are not able to contend with God 1 Cor. 10.22 prize your soules above all earthly trash Caesar swimming through the waters was content to loose his rich Robe to save his Booke● which he held in his hand major fuit cura Caesari libellorum quam purpurae Your soules will quickly fly out to eternity I remember the saying of that famous Limmer Zeuxes diu pingo quia aeternitati pingo Let the greatnesse of this Generall CHRIST who can pardon sins cleanse the soule and is flowne away 〈◊〉 heaven to provide mansions for his there encourage you Ay● but let Holinesse and Piety also rule and direct but enough of this I promised brevity Use 7. And now while this last sand runs let me recall that Use which a good while a goe through posting hast I forgot t is this a glasse to shew us theuglinesse and poyson ousnesse of sin which nothing else could cleanse or take away but these cleane Birds this Cedar Skarlet and Hyssop the precious blood and death of Jesus Christ play not the fool to make a mock at sinne Prov. 14.9 rejoyce not thou in that as sweet Jer. 11.15 which caused the Saints as Mary Magdalene Luke 7.38 David Psal 34.4 the incestuous Corinthian 2