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Earth raining vpon heauen A sermon preached at the assises holden at Nottingham, August 5. 1614. By VVilliam VVorship, Doctor in Diuinitie.
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Worship, William.
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make a sad lumpe though in truth no sinne be little in it selfe but damnable The Romanists make but seauen Deadly sinnes all which are couched in this word SALIGIA Vt mortem vites semper SALIGIA vites By S is meant Superbia by A Avaritia by L Luxuria by I Ira by G Gula by I Invidia by A Accidia or rather 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Crafty Cubs for they haue left out Idolatry that Master-sinne Foure things declare the grieuousnesse of sinne The Law Punishment in our selues and others Terror of conscience The death of Christ. There are foure Crying sinnes for which wee must weepe like Rahel that would not be comforted Murder Sodomitrie Oppression of Genes 4. 10. Genes 19. 13. Exo. 22. 23. Iames 3. 4. widows and Orphanes and Detayning of wages Some of these sinnes are rife among vs therfore God calls vs to baldnes and sack-cloth but behold Ioy and Gladnesse slaying Oxen and killing Sheepe eating Flesh and drinking Isaiah 22. 12. Wine Nay we haue learn'd the Epicures Enthymeme The Prophet Esay saies We must die tomorrow Therefore let vs eate and drinke In the next place let vs view this womans Neglect of her selfe She wipes Christs feet with the haires of her head Certainely she wanted not fine linnen to haue dride them but now shee will consecrate her deerest Ornament which so oft which so gently shee had kemb'd and broyded so cunningly against the Glasse The haire is but a poore Excretion yet strange it is how some admire it The Callant must haue his fleece of Vanitie at least one Locke effeminately twisted For which pride hee is sometime so iustly punisht that hee 's forc't to fall to his Gregorian Our Daughters of Sion spend the Morning-time the prime and freshest of the day and fittest for Prayer in crisping curling building Towers on their heads changing the colour with liquors powders borrowing and buying of the liuing of the dead Nay they counterfait the great Seale of Nature and walke with artificiall Complexions which GOD will one day wash off with fire and brimstone fall they not in time to Deprecation Thus wethreaten but what care they They will shrieke and squeale at the leaping of a frogge but not shrinke an inch for all the curses in the Bible VVe are now to consider this womans loue She kissed his feete Fiue kindes of Kisses are found in Scripture The first a whorish one so shee caught him and kissed him Prou. 7. 13. The second a chaste one thus Iacob kissed his cozen Rahel Ge. 29. 11. The third the Kisse of Curtesie Thou gauest me no Kisse Luke 7. 45. The fourth the Kisse of Treason Thus Ioab kist Amasa 2. Sam. 20 and Iscariot our Sauiour Matth. 26. 49. The fift the Symbole of Peace and Brother-hood Greete one another with an holy Kisse 2 Corin. 13. 12. This Kisse was reuerent and argu'd the truth of Loue which Loue to vse Scaligers definition is an affection vniting the soule with Christ. It imports three things an Inclination wherewith shee was affected a Desire wherewith shee was rauished a Ioy wherewith shee was quieted The measure of this Loue is without measure saith Bernard The Schoole-men giue two acute Reasons First because Loue is the vtmost end of our affections Now the End of Desire is without End Therefore the Phisitian puts an end to his medicine neuer to Ariss Pol. 1. the health of his Patient Secondly a measure is found in Loue not as in the thing measured but as in the measure in which there can be no excesse Our Aduersaries that call themselues Catholiques as did the Arrians and Donatists avouch with confidence that they onely loue Christ. How proue they it By an Argument drawne from Kissing they Kisse his Picture the Pax the Altar But stay the Israelites vnder Ieroboam might stand as much on such kissing as they yet the Prophet Hosea Hosea 13. 2. tells them they kist the Calues Do our resolute 1 Pet. 2. 17. dissolute Catholikes loue God Then would they loue our dread Soueraigne his Vicegerent So they doe so they say No Bellarmine their Pythagoras reades them another Lesson De Rom. Pont. lib. 5. c 7. Non licet Christianis tolerare Regem Haereticum It 's not lawfull for Christians to indure a King that 's an Heretique And what King counts hee an Heretique The Protestant VVitnes his owne words Regnante Constantino florebat fides Christiana When Constantine raigned there was nothing but Christianisme When Constantius raigned there was nothing but Arrianisme VVhen Iulian reigned there was nothing but Ethnicisme VVhen Henry of England and Edward reigned there was nothing but Lutherisme VVhen Elizabeth reigned there was nothing but Caluinisme Now when Subiects are thus Iesuited vnlesse GOD restraine them they study professedly the Art of King-killing Shooting as dead as Maureuell poysoning as sure as Brazuto stabbing as right as the Iacobin goring as deepe as Ravilack VVhen first I beheld the Quarters of the Pouder-traitors my heart began to earne and the teares stood in mine eies at last I was sorie that I was sorie and charg'd my soule not to enter into passion O! but they will neuer do so more Not till the next time For at this houre like Catilins they note vs with their eyes and designe vs euery one to Death At last we are almost come a-shoare ready to cast Anchor for now remayneth onely this womans Bountie to be touched Shee annoynteth Christs feet with Oyntment The annoynting the head was an act of kindnesse much vsed then at Bankets in the East-Countries for vs we must show from this Example the life of our Faith by Communicatiue goodnesse And this must be performed sincerely that the Neighbour-hand take not notice of the deed chearfully that the eye be not clouded with disdaine seasonably that the heart be not broken with delay plenteously that all may haue some discreetly that some may not haue all Rich man thou shalt perish soule and body though thou neuer hurt the poore if thou doe not helpe them Depart from me yee cursed into euerlasting fire saith our Sauiour for what for Oppressing the Needy and for sinnes Math. 25. 41. 24 of Commission No for not Succouring the Needy and for sinnes of Omission VVhat then will become of the sacrilegious Patron that Rob-God I 'le not eate the word for I had it from the Prophet Malachy hee thinkes the Tenth a golden Fleece and a goodly Sheafe but hee shall finde that the lockes of the one and the yawnes of the other shall choke him Shortly will the Lord arise lay himselfe fayre in his Bow and send the Arrowes of Death singing into his bosome And what will become of the Lord of the Towne that takes away the Commons incloses whole fields vnpeoples the Country rackes improues vndoes his Tenants kils the Dam with the young-ones the Mother with the Children Let him restore and doe the workes of Mercy quickely or as the Lord liues he shall wring his hands and rue the time that euer hee was borne And what will become of the brauing Knight that builds like Augustus drinkes like Tyberius spends all more than all in Reuils in Licentiousnesse His Chimnies shall cry vengeance against him that breathe out no reliefe to the Orphan hee shall sigh out a Tandem si and griefe shall breake the kall of his heart And what will become of the grim Vsurer O wretch yet will he tell you some Ministers approue him yea and ioyne with him in the Trade O Theife O Theeues And what will become of the vnconscionable Lawyer that leades his Clyent into a Maze of trouble A Motion to day to morrow crost Execution suspended and cald in question by a Writ of Errour I hope sayes the plodding weather-beaten Soule I shall haue an end of my Sute the next Tearme Nay nor the next Tearme nor the next nay nor the next yeere nor the next Behold the Lord will be a Lion to these men as he vvas to Iudah or else a Moth as he was to Israel he will eyther destroy them sodainely or consume them lingringly And what will become of the slye Vndersheriffe who will take double fees that Gryphin-like he may floore his Nest with Gold Doubtlesse this sinne is written with a Pen of Iron and with the Claw of a Diamond And what will become of our Lambbayliues and Cheese-bayliues who to stocke their ground and cram their wallet vvill let honest men alone when the Sediment of the Country must be stird vp for Iurers Surely these things are in the eares of the Lord of Hosts the Author and Patron of Iustice If now some Sycophant shall closely say Hee 's bold with others but dare not come neare the Scarlet-Robes let him take this answere from him who was neuer yet taxt for soothing greatnesse This Circuit neuer saw The L. Chiefe Iustice of England and I. Winch. so Reuerend Iudges For which mercy and all other to GOD the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost be honor and glory for euer and euer Amen FINIS
in the seuenth of the Acts the 55. verse and in other places The Foote is the lowest part of the body and is opposed to the Head the principall member for Order Perfection Vertue This silly wretch is here stooping to the ground in abasement of her selfe for her grieuous offences for Humilitie thinkes nothing more strange and incredible than the report or supposall of her owne worthinesse A vertue so honourable that Pride her enemy vvill striue to resemble her The Virgin Mary saith Bernard was adorned with three flowers the Violet the Lilly the Rose with Humilitie Chastitie Charitie And in truth all Graces loose their glosse and brightnes goe not Humilitie before them beside them after them Downe then proud heart that neuer yet felst the weight of Sinne the wrath of GOD the wound of Conscience downe on thy knees this day this night least thou be in thy winding-sheet in thy graue in the fire of Hell by to morrow Say vnto the Lord in the anguish of thy soule Lord I am a wretched wofull creature I am nothing but sinne Sin in the wombe sinne in the birth sinne in the cradle sinne in my youth sinne in my riper age blinde in iudgement dull in memory stubborne in hart wayward in affection vain in words peruerse in manners an outragious Swearer a damnable Mockpreacher a cursed Sabbaoth-breaker a Theefe a Barabbas a Viper a Carrion ah Lord so loathsome and so full of poyson that I know not how to expresse my vilenesse There followeth the Modesty of this Saint She stood behinde him Shee dare not presume to behold his countenance but like the woman with the bloudy Issue comes stealing behinde Marke 5. 27. him with a trembling hart and blushing hue the colour of vertue And here as euery where behold a wonderfull alteration She had beene wilde and audacious giuing her members seruants to vncleannes Rom. 6. 19. dallying with her hands minsing with her feete smiling with her cheekes glancing with her eyes flaring with her haire kissing vvith her lips impudent in all and all to make others impudent but now she is ashamed of her selfe and creepes at the backe of this noble Guest with eyes so demisse gesture so modestly composed as if Bashfulnes it selfe were confined to her person Then let vs here cast our eyes on this Shamefastnes a passion in yong-men commendable in women admirable which good men neede not but by accident which old men would not haue which bad men cannot haue I will shew you if you please her Picture drawne by a cunning hand aboue foure hundred yeeres agoe and the Table yet sound and the colours fresh She is the Sister Bernard ad Mil. Temp. of Continencie the Discouerer of Simplicitie the Lampe of Chastitie the Defender of Puritie Consciences Glory Fames Keeper Lifes Honor Vertues Seate Natures Praise Honesties Cognisance Yet as louely as she is she is little set by in this sensuall age which spending it selfe in bruitish pleasure hath a face of Brasse though Shame by Nature be intail'd to Intemperance as a vice most repugnant to humane excellencie Time and Desire now hasten vs forward to this womans godly Sorrow vvhich she testifies by teares the dew of Grace the ioy of Angels The Compunction of the wicked is eyther Ceremoniall or Desperate from vvhich this differs both in the forme as being a true griefe allayed by the comforts of the Gospell and in the effect as comming to GOD when the other flyes from him The Attendants of it are seauen Care Apologie Indignation 2 Cor. 7. Feare Vehement Desire Zeale Reuenge The Parts are three Discussion Collection Detestation by the first vvee make priuie-search for our sinnes by the second we put them in hold by the third vve censure them with bitternes and adiudge them to death The Meanes of it are eight The Knowledge of the Law of the Sanctions of the Law of the Contempt of both of the Guilt of sinne of the Judgement of God against it of the Price of our Ransome of the End of our Redemption and of the Promise of Saluation Now all this Knowledge and by sequel this Sorrow is from God chiefly wrought by sharp but discreet Application of the word This is that Iesus vvhom Yee haue crucified Acts 2. 36. saith Peter to the Iewes He sets the Accent in the right place this yee was it that prickt them to the hearts Yet must vve take heed vve throw not stones at the head of Innocencie nor vent our gall to the disgrace of Persons But Oh for a Moses in these dayes to fetch water from the Rocke and tears from the eies of our hard-harted drunkards who swarme in euery place carowsing mans-bloud in Cans and Flagons The land at this day mourneth because of Oaths Ier. 23. 10. From the Noble-man to the Kitchin-boy and from the Lady to the Inckle-begger there is nothing but Swearing They champe in their mouthes the bloud of GOD as Paul calls it that bloud that speaketh better things than that of Abel the least droppe whereof is Actes 20. 28. Hebr. 12. 24. more worth than Mines of precious Mettall nay Gold and Siluer are but Tinker-mettall to it VVould you know the chiefe cause of this enormity It 's want of application which once set on foote would smite the consciences of these offenders and sting the Magistrate for his cruell pitty and dangerous conniuencie But now since the Preacher acts the Parasites part fearing the speech of Ahab to Michajah the same in effect with Agamemnons to Calchas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hom. Il. 1. Did I not tell you he would not prophesie good but euill 1 Kin. 22. 18. since then hath Blasphemy tane head and feeling the reines lie loose hath layd Gods honor in the dust Ad to this euil the lasines of our vnlearned Ministers who are all the sixe daies meerely secular and so but read if reade on the seauenth The next point contiguous to this is the Increase of this womans godly sorrow VVhen the body receiues a wound at first you see nothing but a white line forthwith comes out bloud in great abundance Deep griefe for sinne is a while intestate at last it yeelds teares more sparingly at first but after plenteously Thus Eliahs Cloud vvas but like a 1 Kin. 18. mans hand at the rising presently the heauen vvas blacke and there vvas a great rayne The measure of this griefe must be great serious yet can it not possibly be proportionall to the sinne as Scotus dreames which Bellarmin qualifying by the distinction of Intensiue Appreciatiue though he gather vp his feet more cleanly than the Schoole-man yet is he found to inter-fere in his pace That we may conceiue great griefe wee must acknowledge our selues great sinners and beware of the Negation Extenuation Iustification of our offences for though we neuer committed heinous crime to the worldward yet many small sins clotterd together will