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A19291	A sermon preached at Paules Crosse, the 23. of Aprill, being the Lords day, called Sonday. 1581. By Anthonie Andreson	Anderson, Anthony, d. 1593.	1581 (1581)	STC 570; ESTC S108525	42,865	126

be broughte to tryall and muche hinder the gratious growth of the Figge trée Let your godly heartes take that auncient precepte from Iehosophat that godly King vnto you which saith or rather Gods spirite in that place of the Chronicles 2. Chro. 19.6.7 Take heede what yee do for yee execute not the iudgementes of manne but of the Lorde and he wil bee with you in the cause and iudgements Wherfore now let the feare of the Lord be vpon you Take heede and doe it for there is no iniquitie with the Lorde our God neither respect of persōs nor receiuing of rewarde The Wine presse for you my brethren of the vulgare sorte is that Christian duety whiche of duty we owe one vnto an other teaching vs to liue godlily Titus 2 11. Gal. 6.9 soberly iustly and not to be weary of wel doing one to another but as candles alwayes light we so shine Math 5. that our workes may procure Gods praise Let vs doe good vnto all menne but especially to the Children of God And know wel that the Apostle to the Ephesians Gal. 6.10 teacheth this to be the end of our placing in the Vineyarde that we be wel exercized in the Wine presse saying Eph. 2.10 Wee are his workmāship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes whiche God hath ordayned that we should walke in them And thus muche of the first part concerning the great goodnesse and grace of God to his Churche this aduāced Figge trée And now beloued we approche to the reste of our Texte whiche setteth sorth vnto vs the sharpe and seuere sentence of God vppon the same Figge trée that was before so happilye harboured The seconde parte Then saide hee to the Dresser of thys Vineyard beholde these three yeres haue I come and sought fruit of this Figge tree and finde none Cutte it down why kepeth it also the groūd barren THis second parte of our text deare brethren containeth two speciall points First the Lordes long suffering the vnfruitfull Fig trée to stand in hys Vineyard wherein his great goodnesse is yet further declared Secondely hys heauy sentence vpon the Fig trée after the long abuse of his greate patience Then said he to the dresser of his Vinyard beholde these three yeres haue I come c. Oh happy Vinyard that hath such a Lord who doth not only plant it defend it fructify it but also doth daily visite the same calleth vpon his people offereth them the remembraunce of the ende wherefore they are so planted and placed in his holy Church He commeth firste in long patience to his slouthfull trées to sée if at lengthe they can take blossome and bring him fruite Note then good people the ende of your calling it is to be holy Heb. 3.13 liuely workers in the Lordes Vineyarde Iude. vers● 20.21.22.23 Esa 58. to laboure the Lords increase by teaching exhorting one an other while it is to day helping vppe some and pulling out other from the fire comforting the weake walking with the strong deliuering the oppressed and setting the prisoners frée restoring eche man hys right vsing no violence to the litle flocke but by godly example in life and daily practise to their good so to yéelde our Figges to our brethren that they séeing our good workes maye glorifie our Father whyche is in Heauen Math. 5.16 And thus shall we make oure calling and election sure as the Apostle Peter hath taught vs saying Giue al diligence thereto to bee partakers of the godlye nature sleeing corruption and luste ioyne moreouer vertue wyth youre fayth and wyth Vertue Knowledge and wyth knowledge temperance and with tēperaunce patience and with patience godlinesse and with godlinesse brotherly kindenesse and with brotherlye kindenesse loue For if these things be among you and abounde they will make you that yee neyther shall bee ydle nor vnfruiteful in the knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christe The Lords people muste doe the Lordes workes the working God doth require a labouring people Forget not beloued that the Lorde of this Vineyarde doth in visiting vs often séeke for fruite Thrée thinges are of this Texte to be considered Firste hée commeth not hastily to looke if the trée be full of fruit although his soule desireth the firste ripe fruites but he louingly looketh as a manne desirous of some and if the trée be very sparing he doth not spéedely depart as angry at the same but he taketh the boughes tendrely into his holy handes and he lifteth vp the leaues therof and searcheth diligently if so there be any one Figge there once twice and thrice and verye often and if he at anye time comming find but some fruit be it but here and there a Figge he yet kéepeth a blessing for that trée But if after oftē comming and paineful searching he yet from whome nothing can be hidde can finde no fruite then pronounceth he his cursse vpon that Figge trée and saieth Cut it down c Oh the long loking eies of Gods mercie vpon the Figge trées of Englande He came vnto them in the beginning of hir Maiesties raigne and did mercifully plant vs he hath daylye since come by his Prophets ordinary extraordinary and all to trimme and proine vs Io. 15. that we abiding in his Christ might bring forth more fruite But hée hath by his correcting hande to London oh London looke to it thou City of God and other places with punishing roddes of plagues and sodaine deathes continually of late visited vs as thereby reprouing our wantes of fruite And now he stirreth vppe the courage of his Prophets the godly Preachers whiche truly feare him with one consent to sound as it were the solempne blaste of a laste visitation that if we can not yet be fruitefull Esay 65.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15 they shoulde tell thée O Englande that then this hys Vineyarde shall be taken from thée and thou caste out of it and shalt sée it giuen to a nation that shall bring forth his expected fruite Oh Englande GOD make thée carefull and mindefull of this seuere sentence Cutte it downe Secondly let vs here note how the Lorde saith not I haue come and found no Blossomes but I haue come and founde no fruite Fruite and apte fruit beloued is that whych the Maister of the Vineyard expecteth Blossomes are blowne awaye with a blaste Buddes are beaten downe with stormye tempestes but swéete fruite is moste méete for the Lordes mouthe But it is a harde thing for the bitter Figge trée to alter hys nature Wherefore he often draweth the vigoure of the earth to féede his bitternesse Looke vppon the Iewishe Figge trée and the Lord comming after long expectation for good fruite what fruites founde he Esay sayeth Esay 5.4 Hee looked that it shoulde bryng foorthe Grapes but it broughte foorthe Wilde Grapes viz. hee looked for iudgement but beholde oppression Vers 8. for righteousnesse but beholde a crying of them that are oppressed throughe

you shall confesse that not pleasaunt Minstrels but Gods true Prophetes Preachers were sent to forewarne you 2. Kin. 21.2 These bée much more wicked thā curssed Achab whyche yet beléeued the worde at the voice of one Prophet and receiued cōforte But these shall haue him a witnesse to their condemnation in the day of Gods anger which cannot or wil beléeue the Lordes word by so many yeres trauel amongest them Rom. 12.1 But lette vs labour to persuade you by Gods mercies to offer vp your bodyes a holy liuelye acceptable sacrifice to God whyche is your resonable seruing of God Tush that cānot moue for you beléeue vs not you haue Papisticall spirites that is to say doubtfull hearts you dare not reste vpon the promises of God and therefore wil not be allured by his mercies But let vs tell you Esay 26 17 that if ye followe the fashion of this worlde you shal die in the sinnes thereof you saie to your selues safe inough for we haue made a couenant with death our Preachers do but scare vs we sée no suche likenesse of Gods anger all thinges continue their course as at the beginning But you wilfully are ignorant saying 2. Pet. 3.3.4 that the Lord hath a desire to saue vs and would haue none to perish but woulde all to come to repentance Notwithstanding be it knowne to you O ye curssed scorners the Lorde wil come to you as a théefe in the night and when you crye to youre selues peace and rest then sodaine shal be your destruction 2. Tess 2.12 whiche woulde not credite the worde of trueth to your saluation Gen. 7. The first age beleued not Noah and are vniuersally drowned Gen. 19. The cursed Sodomites scorned Loth and wyth fyre and brimstone are consumed And canst thou think to escape with thy scorning couenant of death thou Paynim Papist and carnall Atheiste No the Lord saith to euery such your couenant with death shall be disanulled and your agréemēt with hel shal not stād When a scourge shall runne ouer Esay 28.18 and passe through then shal ye be troden down by it c. The third vice abusing Gods long suffering is Our presumption to sin For we conceiuing by a natural self liking a sinister cōiecture of Gods mercie that he doth not so narrowly looke to our offēces or will so strictly punish our sins do therfore take occasion presumptuously to adde sin vpon sin to passe the dayes of our youth in distemperate dealings against God man promising to our selues a long life a long tyme to repent a long suffering God But O ye gallants of these days which sin in this presumption know ye that God is iust as he is merciful that repētance is his gift to whom it pleaseth him giuen to the hūble spirited that feare him which in the days of their youth remēber him before those euil dayes come wherein you shal for paine griefe in conscience corps say we haue no pleasure to liue Be helping therefore to youre selues in God Eccle. 12 1. and stowpe to the yoke of Christe in time Nowe is the day of your calling when the sounde of Gods Gospell ringeth in your eares now is the acceptable day In this day harden not your harts nor treasure vp to your selues anger against the day of wrath But lende your lustie eares to this necessarye demaunde of the Apostle Paule O man Rom 2.4 despisest thou the ryches of hys bountifulnesse and patience and long sufferaunce not knowing that the bountifulnes of God leadeth thee to repentaunce but thou after thine hardnesse and heart that cannot repent heapest vp as a treasure vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath and of the declaration of the iust iudgemēt of God who wil reward euery man according to his workes Now beloued in God let vs pray the Lord our long suffering God to giue vs true repentaunce that we abuse no longer his blessed bountie either with carnall contempte naturall diffidence or presūptuous sins but that with Dauid we may praye againste the rebellion of our youth Psal 19. our secrete faults and presumptuous offēces that in this long time of his suffering nowe drawing so neare the Lordes Haruest wée may hasten throughe him our heares to be fruitefull leaste we still abusing his great patience at the laste shall heare to our endlesse sorrowe the sharpnesse of this sentence Cutte downe the Figge tree But O Lorde and deare father graunt vs thy heauenly grace wée béeséeche thée for thy holy Christs sake And nowe time requireth to speake some thing of this sharpe sentence Cut it downe If he had saide but cut it it had bene a harde word of Gods anger but in that he saith Cut it downe and with a further demaund namely Why keepeth it the grounde barren also hée signifieth his loue is gone his wrath is kindled and therefore this barren trée must néedes perishe Two wicked euils you sée followeth this wicked Fig trée Firste he is not only fruitelesse himselfe but the verye place where he stādeth he maketh barren also Secondly for thys after a long wattering proyning wéeding and wayting no goodnesse founde in him but much euill he is commaunded to be cut downe from the trées of the Vineyarde And for the first would God it were rightly considered of those which are in aucthoritie For wheresoeuer the barren Figge trée abideth there he is not onely fruitelesse to God but very hurtful to the common weale rounde about him as for example the child of hel the shamefull Vsurer as barren to God so he maketh barren and vnable to liue al the trées that earste bare greate shewe in that Forrest of his Countrey Likewise the hardned Papist is not onely an enimy to God his religion and hir Maiestie in his heart but he maketh according the valor of his countenaunce the Countrie by proportion where he dwelleth very Papisticall with him If he be a Gentlemā he corrupteth his tenants and the godly Minister there hath small ioy of his labor but if a Iustice of peace as too manye suche there are then hée goeth very néere if not to corrupt sundrye his fellowe Benchers yet by the fleshly fauor they owe him and through the linkes of bloude or affinitie to him or other their friendes they are become very sparing of religious fruite bothe bearing with his Popery and all hys and also not so dutifull to God and hir Maiestie for the purging of the country of such bitter trées or fruites as they of faithfulnesse oughte or for their owne persuasion should were they not made barrē by such a bitter Fig trée Oh Lord why should such vniuste Papists sit in place of Iustice so to barren the soyle rounde aboute them Mercy they haue had and it doth rather mar them Lord from heauen from heauen Lord grant them Iustice or mercy at thy good wyll Conuert them or confound them Lord For why