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Sutton's synagogue, or, The English centurion shewing the vnparallelled bounty of Protestant piety / by Perci. Burrell ...
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Burrell, Percival.
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1629
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STC 4126.5; ESTC S258
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be made manifest Gold Siluer Pretious stones these are solid Å¿ Caietane in 1 Cor. 3. glorious and high prized vertues Gold the loue of God Siluer charity to man Pretious stones these are the seuerall acts of piety toward God and mercy toward man Wood Hay Stuble by these are figured dangerous sinnes Wood is the wormes nest of corroding enuy or malice Hay is ambition Stuble this is the type of obstinate schismaticks verse 15. now followeth the knot the maine difficulty if any mans worke be burnt he shall suffer losse but he himselfe shall be Saued but this sauing is equall with damning so t Ambr. in 1 Cor. 3 Chrysost in eundem locum St Ambrose he shall bee saued by fire his body and his soule shall not bee wasted by the torments of hell St. Chrysostome proueth what St. Ambrose affirmeth That is said sometime to bee saued which is not consumed as gold in the fire as the liuer in the fable this this indeed is the hell of hels death without death and torments without consumption least this might seeme strange St. Chrysostome reinforceth his argument with an excellent obseruation from Scripture language It is the elegance of sacred rhetoricke to giue gentle names to seuere punishments as hell and the graue are called the places where all things are forgotten which at the first view may promise quiet and the obliuion of all calamities thus the death of the wicked is termed a sleepe thus it is said of the wicked Iob 21.33 That the clods of the earth shall bee sweete vnto him here is most bitter and desperate sweetnesse the same Father shall conclude x 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrysost hee that buildeth with Hay or Stuble shall continue in endlesse torment Apply Application y Reâ—ie â—â—â—ficare est tiâ— embuâ— â—re Aug. He buildeth most fairly who liueth most religiously pluck therefore the hand out of the bosome worke and build the best approbation of our faith ariseth from the operation of the hand as the curious Artizen so the religious Christian must be knowne by his handy worl e diuinely Irenaeus z Quâ—d feris lucet inâ—â— sâ—t quod intus est foriâ— luceat Irenaeus lib. 4. Let your charity burne within and holinesse shine without by the former you shall auoyd hypocrisie by the latter idleness You must all bee builders God is the Master of the worke all the Sonnes of men King Priest and Peoplâ— must be labourers Birds make their nests bâ—asts haâ—e â—â—â—ir dâ—â—â—s let men build houses let thâ—m â—â—aâ—e â—uâ—râ—asting habiâ—aâ—iâ—ns Make you friends of the vnrighteous Mammon that ye may bâ— receiued into euerlaâ—ting habitations let vs heare the Sermon â—f Dauid to his Princes Set your heart 1. Cron. 22 1â— and your souâ—â— to seeke the Lord your God Ari e and build As liuely sâ— nes come â—â—e â—nto Christ thâ— liuing stonâ— 1 Pet. 2.4.5 that since you cannot build of yourse ues you may be built vp as a spiritual house accoptabâ—â—â— Goâ—â—y Ieâ—us Christ. I shaâ—l end with tâ—e Apostle Ephe. 2 2â— Tâ—e Lord Ieâ—us build vs all together for an habitation of God through the â—pirit We haue aâ—â—â—ady seene our â—ounder as a Captaine and a Bâ—iâ—der now behold him like a Cherubim â—ith winges ouer his hands this you may finde in his Expedition he Hath As the Eagle haâ—â—eth to the prâ—y or the greedy Souldier to the â—poyle so our Centurion to the most noble acts 〈…〉 piety a Pluâ—imum tu omni re celeriâ—as Sene. Bâ—â— ib. 2. sure our leader was one of the Râ—â—â— Câ—â—â—res aâ—d it was his honour for where the aâ—â—â—â—â—igious there Iâ—hâ— his march is most glorious eâ—â—â—dition must bâ— commâ—â—â—abâ—â— b â—â—â—ncere Vo enâ—â—s aâ—â—â—â—â— â—mb â— Nâ—◠〈◊〉 in all câ—mmendable aâ—tions the reason is euident Câ—lâ—rity is a faire charâ—â—ter 〈◊〉 sincerity and a quicâ—e hand is a promising signe of a willing heart 〈◊〉 into the family of Abraham you shall read hâ—artinesse in nimâ—lâ—nes First Abraham runneth in perâ—â—n to meet the Angels Gen. 18.2 6 7. then hee charged Sâ—â—ah â—o make read quickly then he runneth againe to the â—â—â—rd lastly the Sâ—ruant is as quicke 〈…〉 thâ—â— drâ—sse thus we see 〈…〉 Wiâ—e Sâ—ruant aâ—â— in Abraâ—â—ms â—â—nt are 〈…〉 in â—he performance of any seruice vnâ—â— God I wiâ—l is but a large complement and we know those to bee most slow in performance who are nimâ—â—e in promise sweet and honorable is the memory of this Founder He did not frame a Colledge in the paper modell of a litigious will but saw a Synagogue raysed at his owne proper charge to the glory of God so the Eâ—ders he Hath The innocent Doue hath a nimble wing so those good soules which are quickned with that Spirit who once appeared in the forme of a Doue flee spedily vnto workes of piety the Sunne cannot so much reioyce to runne his course as the faithfull to consummate their race of Godlines the elements of fire aire water are actiue and quicke in their motions so where soeuer the holy fire of zeale the water of sanctification or the breath of the Spirit are found there is a speedy motion nay euen the dul lazy earth is moued with an earthquake Gen. 49.21 Act. 9.36 but no terror can stirre the earthly minded man the blessing of Nephthali was to haue the swift feete of a Hind Dorcas was as nimble as the Roe c Vtinam precenta faminarum imitarentur viri Hier. Oh that good men would imitate the speed of this woman Salomon saith Be not slacke in thy businesse I beseech you be not slow in the busines of the Lord Prou. 10.26 Leuit. 11.41 fâ—r snayles wormes and creeping creatures were baniâ—hed from the Altar of God to instruct vs that slow paced men can be no pleasing sacrifice for our God To spurre vp our deuotion let vs consider that God is pleased to pay magnificently for the expedition of man Mans expedition and Gods saluation embrace each other for no sooner can the deuout soule say I haue kept the faith 2. Tim. 4.7 but hee may read Henceforth a crowne of righteousnesse is layd vp for thee no sooner can our Sauiour proclaime I haue fulfilled the will of God but a voyce is heard from heauen This is my beloued Sonne Luke 9.35 nor is God more indulgent to the naturall Sonne of his bosome then to the zealous and his adopted sonnes among the children of men for obserue Matth. 19.28 doth Peter come vnto our Sauiour and say Wee haue left all and followed thee the blessing is annexed You shall sit on thrones in the kingdome of heauen Nay but impatient incredulity must haue some-what in hand what would you expect will you bee content with a thousand for one hundred this is more then extortion dare challenge yet the speedy soule shall haue more euen one hundred for one Matth.