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A18050	The wise King, and the learned iudge in a sermon, out of the 10. verse of the 2. psalme: lamenting the death, and proposing the example, of Sir Edvvard Levvenor, a religious gentleman. Preached vpon a lecture-day at Canham in Suffolke. By Bezalell Carter.	Carter, Bezaleel, d. 1629.	1618 (1618)	STC 4693; ESTC S118631	28,180	76

vs in hand to repent because of the vncertainty of our life nihil certius morte hora mortis nihil Life vncertaine incertius nothing more certaine then death then the time when we shall die or the place where or the manner how nothing is more vncertaine And therfore Ioh compares the life of man to a candle Iob. 15. 17. for as a candle though it burnes neuer so clearely yet a little wet or a small gale of winde will blow it out suddenly so though a man be neuer so lusty and strong yet a little greife or sicknesse may be to him as the winde is to the candle or rather as the hammer is to the potters pot breaking these earthly vessells of ours in peeces Goe to then thou which sayest to morrow will be time enough to repent I am yet in the flowre prime of my youth youth must sowe the wilde oates c. take heed that thou beest not taken a-away like Ishbosheth in thy dead sleep 2. Sam. 4. 7. or topt off suddenly like an eare of corne Iob 24. 24. like the churle in the Gospel Luk. 12. 6. or Herod Act. 12. 13. or Ananias and Saphyra Act. 5. 5. The men of Sodome dreamed not of a storme of fire in the morning nor the men of the old world for a flood of water but Lot was no sooner vpon mount Zoar nor Noah within his Arke but that the Lord rained fire from heauen vpon the one and opened the windows of heauen and destroyed the other with waters Genes 7. 20. Gen. 19. 23. And therefore thou which saiest I will stay a while longer and I will repent in my man-age or dotage take heed that thou beest not vpon thy sick bed in thy winding sheet before that time comes Secondly wee must turne from our sinns without delay because all our seruice is onely due to God Remember thy Creator in the daies of thy youth saith Salomon Eccl. 12. 1. the wiseman would haue vs remember God betimes and why because he is our Creator it is he which made vs and therefore we are his by right of creation and owe all our seruice to him alone And Eccl. 31. There is an appointed time for all things vnder the Sunne a time to plant a time to build c. but he saith not there is a time to curse and a time to banne a time to whoore and a time to steale because that God hath allotted out no time to sinne Thirdly deferring is dangerous because repentance is Gods gift and not in our owne power yea and the longer we deferre the harder will it be to repent the longer we suffer our houses to runne into delapidations the greater will our trouble and charges be to repaire them Si non vic hodie cras minus aptus eris I remember what I read concerning our Sauiours raising vp of Lazarus out of the graue S. Iohn saith that he groaned in the spirit and was troubled in himselfe Ioh. 11. 33. and what was the reason that our Sauiour groaned more now then at other times a great diuine giues August this reason because Lazarus had beene dead foure dayes and so I say when men are not onely dead in sin but haue been dead many dayes and haue laine rotting and soaking in their sinnes and that not foure dayes but foure yeares nay fourty yeares insomuch that their bones are filled with the sinnes of their youth Iob. 20. 10. is it not a great miracle if these should be quickned raised vp againe Oh take we heede that sinne plead not custome that we suffer not our wounds to putrifie I meane let not our sinnes grow incurable through our negligence Vse 1 But to day while it is called to day let vs seeke the Lord Heb. 3. 13. while wee haue time Gal. 4. 13. while wee haue light Ioh. 12. 35. whlie we haue day before vs let vs turne vnto God And as we read of Abraham that he went to sacrifice his sonne Isaack early in the morning Gen. 22. 3. so I say of our sinnes that we loue as dearely as euer Abraham loued his sonne Isaac or Dauid his Absolom away with them crucifie them sacrifice them yea and goe about to offer vp thy sacrifice betimes offer vp your selues a liuing sacrifice Rom. 12. 1. In the morning sow thy seed and in the euening withdraw not thine hand Pro. 27. 6. Vse 2 Secondly this doctrine reprooues those which deferre their repentance to their middle age olde age dotage death bed then when their breath sits vpon the tips of their tongues readie to flit and flie away as if they had repentance in a string then they will repent for all and in the interim the Lord taketh them away suddenly before their prefixed time is come and their soules lie frying in hel before they were aware Behold saith the Apostle now is the acceptable time now is the day of saluation now is the time while the gates of mercy stand wide open and therfore now euen now let vs be wise and fil our lamps full of oyle least that hereafter we knocke with the fiue foolish virgins and cry Lord Lord and it prooue too late Matth. 22. 1. Doctr. 5 The next collection which I gathered was this That the consideratiō of Gods iudgements hanging ouer vs ought to mooue vs to repentance For the proofe of it see 1. King 21. 27. Luk. 15. 16. Ier. 18. 8. 2. Chron. 7. 14. I will vse none other reason to confirme it but this because that repentance is the best course to turne away Gods iudgements from vs witnes the example of the Niniuites Ion. 3. 9. The Prophet of the Lord preached destruction against them After fortie daies and Nineueh shall bee destroyed c. Well and what course tooke the citizens for their owne safegard Cry we mightily vnto God said the King to his subiects turne wee from our euill wayes who can tell whether the Lord will turne away from his fierce wrath that we perish not And then it followes in the next verse that God repented him of the euill c. And no lesse remarkeable is that notable example of the good King Iosiah 2. Chro. 34. 27. Because thine heart did melt and thou didst humble thy selfe before mee and didst weep c. thou shalt not see all the euill that I will bring vpon this place and vpon his inhabitants I will not trouble you nor my selfe with other proofes for the ratifying of this Doctrine Vse 1 First let it serue to condemne such as adde sinne to sin yea and euen then when the rodde of God is vpon their backes while the Lord smites and afflicts them euen then when they breake out into all manner of vngodlines cursing banning murmuring and by this meanes kindle the flame and adde fewell to the fire I know not whereto to compare them better then to a man that should see his house on fire and should throw on buckets full of

oyle to quench it or should cast on faggots of ●eare wood faggot after faggot and so on stead of quenching kindle the fire thus doe many they thinke to quench the fire with oyle sin is very fewell for Gods wrath and when the wrath of God is kindled against them the more God punishes the more violently doe they lash out into sinne sweare worse rayle and murmure worse then they did before and what is this but to quench fire with oyle and the course were better to quench the fire with teares of remorse and repentance Vse 2 Secondly this lesson is needfull for vs in these times which may hourely expect some fearefull iudgement vpon vs yea I feare I feare that the iudge stands at the doore Iam. 5. 9. and is now ready to come vpon vs with a besome of desolation in his hand to purge these Augean stables of our tipling houses dice-houses filthy houses and if any man shall laugh in his sleeue and blesse himselfe Deut. 29. 19. and say Tush Go● will doe neither good nor euill I answer againe that the whole head is sicke and the whole heart heauie Isa 1. 5. our contempt of Gods word more then paganish all the damnable sinnes of Sodome and Samaria swarme amongst vs our idlenesse wantonnesse and millions of other sinnes crie and roare to God for vengeance against vs and haue we not cause to feare least God hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the Land Hos 4. 1. O brethren that I could draw waters out of the hard rockes some teares of repentance from the eyes of drunkards whore-hunters to quench the fire of Gods displeasure kindled against vs. In the feare of God let vs humble our selues before God let our hearts melt our eyes spout out teares as a conduit spouts out water let vs fast and pray and call and crie to God before the decree come foorth and we be made like Sodome and Zeboim like Gath of the Philistims or like Ierusalem or other famous cities and kingdomes whose sinnes hath laid them leuell with the earth And this of the first circumstance of the time The second followes of the persons ● Circumstance of the persons Kings first secondly Iudges that is those rulers that exercise authority vnder Kings and Princes And here I might stand vpon many particulars Doctr. 6 First that God plauges not but before he plagues he giues warning so he doth in this place to the Kings Iudges so he did giue warning to the men of the old world before the flood came thus he foretold of the Babylonian captiuity of the destruction of Ierusalem c. though his bowe be euer bent yet he neuer shoots one shaft but he giues warning by his word his ministers by signes and prodiges c. Doctr. 7 Secondly where he names Iudges as well as Kings inferiour Magistrates as well as superiours that here againe we may obserue that Iudges must labour to get wisedome as well as Kings and Princes my meaning is that those that are in inferiour places must labour for wisedome as well as those that are in superiour places how can Kings rule wel when their Magistrates be euill how can Magistrates reforme the people when the people are incorrigible c. Doctr. 8 But I must make hast note againe that though the common people had sinned as well as the Kings and Iudges yet the Spirit of God names onely these two Kings and Rulers because they are for the most part led by the mighty Regis ad exemplū totus componitur orbis If Herod despise Christ his men of war will despise him also Luk. 23. 11. If the king honour Mordecay Haman his mortall enemy will honour him Hest 6. 10. If the Scribes and Pharises crie out against Christ let him bee crucified the common people will say the same tune let him be crucified Luk. 23. 23. If Ieroboam be an idolater so will all the 10. Tribes 1. King 12. 28. If Constantine be a Christian hee makes a Christian world And thus the examples of great men like floods and inundations doe carrie the common people headlong Vse And let this that hath beene spoken serue for an item to all such as are any wayes eminent that they doe not for their liues giue an euill example least they sinne like Ieroboam that sinned and made Israel sinne an euill example in great men is like an ecclips of the sun much obserued and vsually the forerunner of some dearth or famine to follow when great men sinne many eyes are vpon them and vsually iudgement is not farre off where the rulers are naught And now brethren when I consider how men liue by patterne and not by precept and how ready men are to giue an ill example when I thinke of our late and generall losse and of the hand of the Almighty vpon vs in taking from vs a worthy lamp I speake of Sir Edward Lewkner that not long since was Lord of this towne and to the comfort of my soule and ioy of many Christians frequented these assemblies and shined like a light amongst vs all Oh when I thinke of this then doe I wish that my head were full of waters and mine eyes a fountaine of teares that I might bewaile his death day and night Oh then my soule is full of heauines my bowells swell and mine heart is euen turned within me because he that was wont to goe out and in before vs by a good example is taken away from vs and makes his dwelling in the darke Beloued in our Sauiour Christ Iesus spare me a little while I shal propose I was about to say a matchles I dare say a worthy exāple before you for your imitatiō Neither let any in this assembly passe any rash and vnaduised censure against me for honouring a righteous man in his death whose memoriall saith God shall bee blessed Pro. 10. 7. For mine owne part I cannot think it needeles in these times when men liue by example and not by rule to propose a godly example before you for your imitatiō For want of time I will bound my speech within the compasse of these three particulars First to speake of his wisedome that he was a wise man Secondly of his learning that he was a learned man Thirdly of his obedience how carefull hee was to adde practise to his knowledge And all that I shall speake the Lord of heauen knowes is truth yea your selues can auouch it to be true Indeed he liues lewdly in these dayes that cannot haue one parasite or other to make a funeral Sermon in his praise and commendation but for my selfe if I speake false when I come downe from my pulpit accuse me before this Congregation and if I speake but true then giue glorie to God and testifie with me And first I say that he was truly wise A wise man to discerne of things that differ to preuent danger to prouide against time to come First