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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

hath it with the Creature with the whole order of nature with his armies celestiall terrestiall seeing all depend vpon his pay taketh the watch word from him who guideth their blowes and directs them as it pleaseth him even those which would seeme vnto thee mortall to be for thy health and for thy salvation Peace with the Elements for he bridleth the Sea moderateth the fire so as he who lodgeth vnder the shaddow of the Almightie Psal 91.1 needes not feare any thing which terrifieth by night or flyeth in the day which destroyeth at noone tyde Peace with the beasts of the field for he muzzells the mouth of the hungrie Lyon Out of the eater he giues meate and out of the strong he bringeth forth sweetnesse Iudg. 14.14 Peace with men though worse one to another then Lyons for sayth the Prophet Ps 56. God is on my side what then can man or flesh doe vnto mee Peace with death Psal the 3. so that although thousands should set theÌ„selues in battayle array against mee I should not sleepe a whit the worse because he is on my side Peace with the graue and with hell for is it not he that bringeth to the graue and rayseth vs vp againe and what can death bring vnto mee but life Death which is but for a moment life eternall 1 Cor. 15. the 54.55 Death is swallowed vp into victory Our Lord Iesus hath not he triumphed for vs O death where is thy victory Henceforth where are thy triuÌ„phs Hell where is thy sting The power of sinne being now abolished by grace And therefore wee haue peace with all seing al their might and weapons turne to our peace all their curses into blessings all their gashes how terrible soever they may be are turned into balme their tempests into safe havens All these things I say and all others whatsoever worke together as sayth the Apostle vnto our good and that because of the loue of God which is purchased for vs by Iesus Christ for in steade of a judge he is now become a father and of a iust revenger a gracious protector disposing all against the haire to our victory to our peace to our glory and salvation Peace also amongst our selues with our brethren though some be hardly and not easily to be reconciled yet when we come to consider what and how many offences God hath forgiven vs and doth also daily forgiue vs even that God who is judge soveraigne Lord of all the world not sparing his owne Sonne for the ransome of our sins what offence then ought there to be so grievous vnto vs that should make vs to beare malice in our hearts against our brother or what pardon should seeme hard or difficult vnto vs be it to require be it to graunt to keepe backe or recover friendship with them But there is yet more for will they nill they thou hast peace with them though it be wanting on their part whilst thou giuest not place to wrath whilst thou renouncest revenge in doing good for evill Rom. 12.20 When thou holdest thy selfe for revenged by doing them good A glorious revenge and of a high straine farre more glorious then any other for ther by though they make not vse of it thou heapest coales of fire vpon their heads And such was that peace which David that valourous Prince had who overcame a Lyon with his strength a Goliah by his prowesse who had both given and also wonne so many battayles who fasted and put on sackcloth for his enemies who in the middest of the ruine which they plotted against him begged of God their life having them in his full power was contented with the skirt of his garment Lord sayth he if I haue not kept him who wrongfully oppressed mee let the Enemie pursue mee and take me let him treade my life vpon the ground and lay my honor in the dust Psal 7. A true figure of him who here leaues vnto vs his peace and yet more liuely in his owne example who prayed for those that crucified him and was crucified for them that offended him This Philosophy nay rather Chivalry how farre remote is it from that of the world Moreover he tells vs hereafter that hee leaveth it not vnto vs as the world doth Now peace in our selues behold the principal peace for in vaine will it be for vs to haue peace without vs if wee haue warre within vs health in the Cittie if the Plague be in our bosome if our conscience accuse vs if our sinnes warre against vs But is it possible to smoother sin in our selues Let vs if we can But who can doe it and who is it that doth not every houre kiddle it Yea rather giue fire as it were vnto it We would faine still the sting of Conscience Alas the remedie is worse then the disease What will it be but a gangrene in stead of an vlcer Let vs then imbrace that grace which God offereth vnto vs in Iesus Christ by a liuely faith Let vs awaken our Conscience to find out her sinnes to search her wounds to the bottome being assured that in confessing them it shall besayd vnto vs goe in peace and in laying them open it shall become our healing And which is more wee shall be strengthened in spirit to wrestle against flesh and bloud against all spirituall powers and wickednesses so that the flesh striving within vs against the spirit wee may notwithstanding say with the Apostle Gal. 2.20 In that I liue now in the flesh I liue yet by the faith of the Sonne of God who hath loved me and given himselfe for mee Though I fight and the Combat be sharpe yet the quarrell is just and the issue certaine I haue kept the faith sayth S. Paul therefore the Crowne of righteousnesse is layd vp for me 2 Tim. 4.8 These things haue I sayd vnto you sayth our Lord vnto his Apostles that you might haue peace in mee in the world you shall haue affliction yea he foretold them of all sorts of afflictions Whence then is this peace He addeth but be of good courage I haue overcome the world and am now about to giue it the last deadly blow for you principally as for my selfe it is alreadie overcome the victory is yours which obtaines for you perfect peace that is your reconciliation with God and the consequent thereof a freedome from all perills and feare For if whilst we were enemies there being nothing in vs nor ought that could proceede from vs which did not provoke his anger wee were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne Rom. 5.10 being now reconciled his good favour being restored againe vnto vs shall wee not then much more be saved by his life He living in vs raigning for vs who vouchsafed to dye for vs Is not the Kingdome of God within vs to wit righteousnesse as the Apostle sayth peace and ioy Rom. 14.17 Hence it is that the Apostle amongst the fruits of

remaine the burden of sinne Sinne The burden of sinne as light as it seemes vnto vs which by no meanes can stand in the ballance of so just a God must needs be very heavie most waightie because it provokes his anger presseth vs downe to hell by an offence against an infinite Maiestie against an infinite anger Sinne which lyeth vpon the conscience being the liueliest the most sensible and tenderest part of the soule doth vexe and disquiet it Whereas the griefe of afflictions lyeth properly vpon the senses perplexities in our Callings lyes vpon our spirits But sinne was the cause that made our first father after the commission thereof to hide himselfe from the Lord and to tremble at the very shaking of the leaues As also that Caine having perceived his offence was smitten with a deiected pale countenance and the sentence being pronounced was as a burthen and punishment vnto himselfe My iniquitie sayth he is greater then I am able to beare Gen. 4. though he had all the world at command yet he findes himselfe in a straight in his soule Even so the best men though more tender in Conscience couragious and patient in all sorts of afflictions yet are here impatient stooping vnder this burthen lie distressed in and by themselues David who so often repeateth in the Psalme 56. I trust in God and will not feare what the arme of flesh can doe vnto me yet findes himselfe pressed downe vnder the burthen of his olde man My finne O Lord Psal 51. saith he is continually before mee I see nothing else I haue sinned against thee O turne thy face from mine iniquities Not content with this as else-where to say vnto God haue pittie on me but here he calls to his succour the greatnesse of his compassions the full depth of his mercies to purge wash and wash againe to blot out his sinnes to create in him a cleane heart to renue in him a right spirit feeling nothing in himselfe which might abide the light of his countenance which turned not vnto him in steade of a pleasing light a countenaÌ„ce iustly inflamed with wrath And thus that great Apostle also who was joyous and triumphing over all sorts of afflictions shrunke at this those others being pledges of helpe from God but this a kindler of his wrath those calling vnto him as it were from heaven and causing him to hasten his pace towards vs as at the cry of his Children But this which turneth away his eye and sequesters his presence from vs makes him forget yea and to renounce his Creature I repont that I haue made man Gen. 6. my spirit shall not alwayes striue with him it makes him to consent or rather resolue to blot out his Image with a curse and to determine in himselfe to destroy even all flesh from the earth with a Deluge And therefore let vs not thinke it strange that he changeth here both tune and voice that he who said Phil. 4.12.13 I know and am instructed how to be full and how to be hungry as well to abound as to want I am able to doe all things in Christ who strengthens me But now with a languishing speech changing his tune sayth Sinne dwelleth in me and in mee there dwelleth no good thing I haue not the power to performe that which is good I finde this Law in me that when I would doe good evill is present with mee How far off was he here from doing all things But on the contrary addeth Rom. 7. There is a law in my members which leades me captiue to the Law of sinne delivers me bound hand foote my feete fettered with sinne and consequently to death hell the rewards of sinne What burthen thinke we then he felt who before was so valiant vnder all other burdens when he cryes out in the end Vers 24. wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of this death Well then seeing sinne in it selfe is so heavie in regard of God who is puritie and justice it selfe yea to hideous and so odious who shall be so bold then as to cast this burden vpon the Lord Shall we say vnto him as Adam did after his fall Gen. 3.12 The woman whom thou gavest me gaue me of the tree to eate Or as the prophane ones mentioned by the Apostle Rom. 9 19. Why hast thou not made vs better Whereof complainest thou for who can resist thy will Thus covering their sinne with blasphemie a sort of creatures who Contest against the Creator whose judgement sleepeth not What then is there no remedy to ease this burden Is it exempted from the lesson which here the Prophet giveth vs And if wee must lye downe vnder this burthen what will it profit vs to be relieved vnder any other burden yea rather here principally hath it place here it is wherein God meaneth properly to shew that his mercy is aboue all his workes to powre out his mercy and to open his bowels of compassion that by executing justice he may make his chiefe worke to appeare To vs sayth the Prophet a childe is borne Isai 9.5 to vs a sonne is given and his government is layd vpon his shoulder His government that is his power to saue his people from their sinnes vpon his shoulder for as much as he hath layd the Crosse vpon himselfe and vnto the Crosse hath nayled our sinnes And therefore the same Prophet sayth Esay 53.5.6.7 He hath borne our griefes and taken on him our sorrowes he was bruised for our iniquities The Lord hath made to come vpon him the iniquities of vs all the chastisement of our peace was vpon him Vpon him even vpon his shoulder therefore is it also added that his name shall be cased Wonderfull Counseller the mightie and strong God the everlasting Father the Prince of peace No other but he could be capable of such a burthen our Emanuell God with vs. The Lambe of God Ioh. 1.29 sayth S. Iohn Baptist that taketh away the sinne of the world hath borne them sayth S. Peter 1 Pet. 2.24 in his bodie vpon the tree being made sinne sayth S. Paul 2 Cor. 5.21 that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him and made a curse for vs vpoÌ„ the crosse Gal. 3.13 that the blessing of Abraham might come vpon vs by him But thinke not here that thou who delightest thy selfe in thy sinnes and flatterest thy selfe therein who makest triumphs who art iolly and merry vnder this burden that thou hast any part in these benefits or that Christ should burden himselfe with thy sins wherewith thou feelest not thy selfe burdened thou must first feele them Vnto whom shall I haue respect sayth the Lord Esay 66.2 vnto him that is afflicted and hath a bruised spirit and trembleth at my word to such a one is it sayd Rom. 5.20 that where sinne aboundeth grace doth more abound On the contrary he sayth away from mee yee

the afflicted and howsoever it be the vpright shall dwell before his face But some prophane person may here say is David thus confident the burthen notwithstanding lieth still vpon his neeke he is slandered abused watched pursued by Saul by his most familiar friends yea by his owne sonne but he is lightened of this his burthen comforted in soule because of his liuely faith which represented vnto him the helpe of his God both certaine and present because his loue by his holy Spirit was powred into his soule because a divine light shining vpon it scattered the darknesse thereof And thou Christian whosoever thou art if ever thou hast called vpon the Lord in the like anguish how often before thy burthen the cause of thine anguish of thy griefe was eased hast thou notwithstanding felt thy spirit eased by thy prayer God without doubt holding his hand invisibly and insensibly vnder thy burthen as it were hidden from thee The burthen continuing and yet the paine diminished because we haue now two to beare it because it pleaseth God to beare one part of the burthen and that the greatest part also suffering vs to redouble our strength that he might lend vs his owne For example Ioseph being cast into the pit by his brethren Gen. 37. ver 27. it was some reliefe to be solde vnto the Madianites and then vnto Potipher Captaine of the Guard Gen. 39.1 his burthen encreaseth when the slander of his mistris caused him to be cast into the dungeon but Moses addes presently that the Lord was with Ioseph ver 20. he shewed his mercie vpon him in giving him favour in the sight of the Maister of the Prison Such favour as made him way to Pharaoh even to the supplying of the necessities of Iacob his Father and all his house yea even to be ruler over Egypt Who now in the meane while would haue beleeved that GOD was with him in prison In like manner he saith to Iacob that is to his Church to all the members thereof Esa 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee they shall not drowne thee and when thou goest through the fire it shall not burne thee because I will be with thee Even I who commandes the elements who rules over the waters of the Floud Psal 29.10 who makes my Ministers a flame of fire Psal 104.4 I am with thee because I haue redeemed thee Esa 43.1 I haue called thee by name thou art mine and by consequent I haue Interesse in thy ruine in thy losse Is God with vs in the fire and in the water Isa 43.2 if he said it not himselfe who durst beleeue it And indeed we see it in the waters of the red Sea which gaue place vnto the Children of Israell Exod. 14. when in the meane while they overwhelmed Pharaoh and his hoste Also in the three Children in the Furnace Dan. 3. being heated more then ordinary it consumed them who cast them in Dan. 3.27 but of those that were cast in it singed not a haire an Angell ioyning himselfe vnto them in the middest of the fire who kept them One sayth the Prophet like to the Sonne of God These things you see being performed both really and visiblie in them whence wee may learne that God who was with his in the middest of dangers out of the which there appeared no issue is invisibly and no lesse really with all those who call vpon him in true faith he compasseth them about with his mercy and assisteth them with the presence of his Angels yea of his owne presence also Whence it is that David hiding himselfe from the wrath of Saul in the Caue makes his prayer vnto God Psal 57.4 saying My soule is amongst Lyons I lye amongst these that are set on fire amongst men whose teeth are speares and arrowes he assures himselfe notwithstanding that God will send from heaven and deliver him yea out of this danger and in this faith he wakens his tongue and all his musicall instruments to giue him praise This deliverance being vnto him no lesse reall nor lesse miraculous Dan. 6.22 then that of Daniell in the denne of Lyons in which denne the Angell of the Lord did shut their mouths but what if not so visibly because such miracles are wrought visiblie but once or very rarely to try our weaknes as also to show that God can doe it ceasing not in the meane while invisibly to continue according to his word promise which assures vs that he will do it And herein the faithfull coÌ„sider that so often as they finde themselues amongst such Lyons thirsting for their bloud and hungering for their life yet can they doe them no hurt And in such appetite and such fury seing themselues a prey can they doubt of him who restraines them who mussels them thus invisiblie Therefore tell me not here that wee now see no more miracles We see them not indeede because wee want eyes for what doe we see in effect but miracles Thou Christian if the creation of the world if the vniversall change of the course of the world by the power of Christ if the death of so many Martyrs beleeving the Resurrection of a God crucified so many ages past tell me if so sweete a harmony of all and every particular thereof be not a sufficient myracle In vaine will it be for thee to see the lame to goe the dumbe to speake the dead to rise Thou shalt alwaies find in thy discourse matter of doubt they will be vnto thee illusioÌ„s slights and trickes of Sathan well then let vs cast our burthen vpon the Lord and let vs the rather consider of his grace and of his helpe in vs and towards vs. And after we haue seriously called vpon him feeling our selues in effect either discharged of this burden of this crosse which crushed vs or incouraged to beare it more ioyfully let vs then boldly say The Lord hath here put to his hand for from no other but him could come ease of paine or increase of streÌ„gth Therefore let vs freely acknowledge in the healing of our stroake and of this issue of bloud that vertue is gone out from Christ yea albeit we haue but touched the hemme of his garment this touching this hemme which is as it were but to giue a body vnto their invisible and spirituall vertue thereby to make it vnto vs flesh and bloud as we are not more efficacious but more sensible Well then if the Lord as in some temptations seemes to thee that himselfe takes part against thee and by consequent thou thinkest that he himselfe is become the burthen so farre off is it that thou canst hope he should beare thy burthen vnto whom then shouldest thou haue recourse And here lyeth the highest point of the triall Take an example in Abraham when God commanded him to offer vp his sonne whom he had long time waited for his Isaac his onely sonne by that so expresse a

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