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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00819	A sermon preached at the Court at Greenewich the XXIIII. of May, 1591. By Geruase Babington Doctor of Diuinitie	Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610.	1591 (1591)	STC 1094; ESTC S100575	18,010	44

might by sundrie scriptures be shewed if it were néedfull But alas the dayes and times wherin we liue as farre from swéet conceipts towards men by whom we haue béene pleasured as euer any dayes since the world began The Galathians when saint Paul had taught thē the word of God opened their vnderstanding and brought them to the faith thought the verie eyes in their heads not to much to bestow on him We in stéede of giuing eyes could finde in our heart to take the eies of them that haue begotten vs vnto Christ and are the ministers by whom either first we beléeued or at least were greatly increased and profited in beliefe God turne our hearts and lay not to our charge in his iudging day what the true teachers of Gods eternal testimonies find at our hands in these dayes But do we deale thus onely with the ministers No euen the ciuill Magistrate whose cares and toyles no loue no life no death cā euer requite drinketh of the same cup and receiueth the same measure at our hands as the ministers do for we raile we rime we gird we glance we tel old wiues tales of them also Plutarch reporteth of some Grecians in the life of Flaminius that Philip being ouercome and liberty proclaimed vnto them by Flaminius they cryed with such vehemencie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sauiour Sauiour that the verie foules in the aire fell downe dead with the sound of the crie and they so pressed to sée the face of him that was so good vnto them that time it was for Flaminius to make away lest the vehemencie of the people might haue ouerrunne and crushed both him and others Here was loue and thankfulnes we sée most vehement God doth know and our soules and consciences testifie vnto vs this day how farre we excéede these Grecians in fréedome and mercies bestowed vpon vs not by a Romaine or Heathen but by a most Christian Quéene and gracious gouernour ouer vs his hand and power that hitherto hath done it long mercifully preserue her to vs. Where be our cries with these Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sauiour Sauiour Who is me to speak it some of vs crie and too manie of vs crie in stéede of this No church no sacraments no ministers no discipline at all and therefore we must leaue all open assemblies in this land and combine our selues togither to erect a forme according to our wils in woods in fields in holes and corners where we can Yea with more wo I speake it some feare not to write Pharao of Egypt gaue the Israelites leaue to worship God truely but our Magistrates If they should giue vs leaue yet could we not be suffered for such and such Making an If after these infinite mercies powred vpon vs by God in the gracious gouernment we liue vnder and casting downe the gouernours in merit towards vs beneath Pharao of Egypt O sinfull If O damnable and vnduetifull If. If this be our thankfulnes towards mē from whom we haue receiued health and health not of bodie as here Naman did but of soule and bodie infinite and vnknowne wayes without doubt we be no Namans a man may sweare we be no Namans nor Grecians that so felt the friendship of Flaminius nor men in this behalfe of ciuill vertue God make vs in the end good subiects But from whence might this great vnthankfulnes both to Magistrate Minister arise flow in these men Surely the verie foūtaine is this as I thinke that they may not be suffered by either of them to alter and chaunge the lawes they like not of at their pleasures not considering or regarding as may be thought with that stayednesse of head and trembling of heart that were to be wished what either the wisdom of God hath set downe in his word in conscience to be followed or what wisedome of men in gouernment and pollicie expert haue deliuered in discretion to be regarded For the word of God me thinke the place in the Prouerbes in stéede of manie moe should greatly moue vs where the Spirit of God saith thus My sonne feare the Lord and the king and medle not with them that are seditious for their destruction shall arise suddenly and who knoweth the ruine of them both That are seditious saith the English but that are Changers or Variers saith the Hebrue gnim shonim And that we might vnderstand what Variers and Chaungers are meant Tremellius and Iunius say thus Cum varijs id est variantibus perfringentibus leges Dei suorum Principum Denique deficientibus vita sua immorigera à reuerentia Dei Regis With Variers that is variers and breakers of the lawes of God and of their own Princes And finally by their vndutifull and disobedient life making default of reuerence to God and Prince Cum mutantibus say others scilicet leges consuetudines ritus bonos statum regni With chaungers to wit of lawes customes good rites and state of a kingdome With these my sonne meddle not but feare the Lord the king For the destruction of such men shalbe sudden and who knoweth the ruine of them both For the writings of men let Austin both for learning vertue and experience weigh somthing with vs who setting down that chaunges sometimes may be either by adding or detracting yet setteth this down as a most tryed truth that when a chaunge is made Quae adiuuat vtilitate perturbat nouitate What it profiteth by his goodnesse it troubleth with his newnesse Worthie is the place aduised reading and religious marking if we regard any mens iudgements but our owne Others haue ioyned with this iudgement of Austin fitly fully if néede were to shew many Tutissime agunt qui praesentibus moribus legibusue etiamsi deteriores sint minimum variantes rempublicam administrant They deale most safely that varying as litle as may be from present lavves and manners in vse gouerne the common vvealth thereby although they bee somevvhat vvorse Positas semel leges constanter seruate nec vllā earum mutate Nam quae in suo statu eademue manent etsi deteriora sint tamen vtiliora sunt Reipublicae his quae per innouationē vel meliora inducuntur Lawes once established keep constantly neither chaunge anie of them For things which remaine in their state and the same although they be vvorse yet are more profitable to the common vvealth then those vvhich by innouation are brought in better Non conualescit planta quae saepius trāsfertur The plant that is often remoued doth not prosper Sperne circa te nouatores qui vt aliquid videantur afferre sui etiam recta cōmutant Despise about thee innouators who that they may seeme to bring something of their owne chaunge euen right things Many such things out of wise mens writings might be alledged By which all as by these now named my conscience profiteth