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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13578	A sermon teaching discretion in matters of religion, and touching certayne abuses nowe in the Churche preached at Paules Crosse the 21. of Nouember by Robert Temple Bachelor in Diuinitie sometimes of Magdalene Colledge in Oxforde.	Temple, Robert, Bachelor in Diuinitie.	1592 (1592)	STC 23869; ESTC S100993	26,698	73

A Sermon teaching discretion in matters of religion and touching certayne abuses nowe in the Churche Preached at Paules Crosse the 21. of Nouember by Robert Temple Bachelor in Diuinitie sometimes of Magdalene Colledge in Oxforde Bern. Cant serm 49. Quo zelus feruidior ac vehementior spiritus profusiorque charitas eo vigilantiori opus est scientia quae zelum supprimat spiritum temperet ordinet charitatem Imprinted at London by R. B. for Edward Aggas 1592. To the right Reuerende father in god Iohn by Gods permission Bishop of London my speciall good Lord all humble dutye acknowledged ACcording to youre Lo. pleasure right reuerende Father I haue copied out this Sermon and let it go to the presse remouing at length though with much a do a common reason that diswades verie many and did for a time discourage my selfe I meane the peruerse cauillatiō of such as call into question other mens labours a greate deale busier to finde a fault then do any good as in deede it is easier to reprehende then iudge arighte and mislike then do the like I am so farre I protest from selfe loue or lyking that I am still affrayde least some thinge of other bee committed whiche being sette out abroade can not bee called in againe Manie may flatter themselues in a fonde conceite of there owne doings and delight in the fauorable iudgemente of their friendes but they shall finde it farre otherwise when there workes come once to a vulgar protractation I most humblie beseech your Lo. to defend with your accustomed fauour my vnworthye labour and earnestlye praye my Bretheren in the Ministrie to laie aside all former conceaued opinion againste the matter and hartely desire euerie good reader besides to construe euerie thing with a conscience as I for his sake in euery point haue spoken my conscience At your L. Mannor house at Fulham Aprill 22. 1592. Your L. in all humble dutie Robert Temple Text 1 Cor. 14. vers 1. Follow after loue and couet spirituall giftes rather that ye may prophesie THE Apostle hauing handled before at large the manifolde giftes of the spirite and treating theruppon of loue the excellent waye of all giftes purposing to handle prophesie the worthyest gifte of all hee seemeth to make his entraunce by conclusion of all hee spake of before and bids the Corinthians a Gods name to couet spirituall gifts but with all to followe loue and rather that they maye prophesie D●uision Before I come to speake of two principall points herein considered first loue the moderation of all giftes secondly prophesie the excellent gifte of all Wee are generally to obserue the onely matter and worke of all giftes ●l 68.18 ●os 4.8 Christ ascending vp on high led captiuity captiue gaue gifts vnto mē the same vnto euery one of vs by grace according to the measure of the gift of christ and to this end the repayring of the Sainctes the worke of the ministery the edificatiō of the bodie of Christ ●hat gifts ●e By gifts are ment operations faculties bestowed diuersly peculiarlye to profit the church withall VVhy called ●irituall ●fies Author of all ●fies They be called spirituall gifts First for authoritie secondlie for office The Authour of all gifts is the spirite of God For there are diuersities of giftes but the same spirit and there are diuersities of administrations but the same Lord ● Cor. 12.4 there are diuersities of operations but God is the same that worketh all in all 4.5.6.8 So that all kinde of gifts and callings as prophesies teaching exhortation the word of wisdome the worde of knowledge fayth Rom. 12.6 healing great workes discerning of spirits diuersities of tongues Apostles Prophets Euangelists Pastors Teachers one and the selfe same spirite worketh distributing to euery man seuerally as he will Ambrose saythe Vnum flumen Ambros spi sanct Gratian. lib 1. cap. 2● sed multi donorum spiritualium meatus hoc flumen exit de fonte vitae Many riuers but one flood from which they doe all issue Math. 28.1 this commeth out of the fountaine of life For whiche cause the holy spiryt albeit properly the thirde person in trinitye and Effector of all giftes is taken for the gift of God Act. 19.20 as appeareth in the question of St. Paule to certaine disciples at Ephesus haue ye receaued the holy ghost since yee beleued Meaning whither the graces of the spirit were giuen to Christes disciples Austen saith somewhat confusedly Aug. Lau. Enchirid. Cap. 37. as it may seeme yet truely Et vtique spiritus sanctus dei donum est quod quidem et ipsum est equale donanti And verelie the holy ghost is the gift of God the which in very deede is equall to the giuer discerning the spirits by a double notion as the authour of all gifts spirituall and so it is not the gift of God but God himselfe essentially equall to the father and the sonne and againe for the verye giftes themselues as either they were bestowed vpō the Apostles in the daye of Pentecost or as the faythfull haue the holye Spirite promised Collos 3.1 Act. 3.24 Christ then is come and gone hee sittes at his Fathers right hand the Heauens conteynes him vntill the restitution of all thinges Heb. 7.25 he is our Aduocate with the father and liueth for euer making intercession for vs without cōtrouersie great is the misterie of Godlynesse which is ● Tim. 3.16 God is manifested in the flesh iustified in the spirit seene of Angels preached vnto the Gentils beleued on in the world and receaued vp in glory But now the maister and Commissarie of the faculties in his absence is his spirite For as he deserued grace for vs by his death triumphed ouer death by his resurrection sits at his fathers right hand by his ascention So hee hath left the spirit obtayning and bestowing all requisite and necessarie graces for his Church The spirite is Christes vicegerent and President of his church the church being like vnto a Schoole wherein the holye ghost teacheth the faythfull all godlynesse Rom. 10.4 Christ is the ende of the lawe for righteousnes sake vnto euery one that beleueth and nowe throughe the spirite wee wayte for the hope of righteousnes through fayth Galat. 5.5 Math. 5.17 He is the fulfiller of the Lawe and the Prophets for hee came not to destroy them Chrisostom adorand spi● Galat. 3 2● Esay 54.13 Ioh. 6.45 Ioh. 14.26 but to fullfill them And so is the spirite the fullfilling of the gospel The lawe was our scholemayster to bringe vs to Christ that wee mighte bee made righteous throughe fayth now wee are all taught of God as the holye ghost sent by the father in Christes name teacheth vs all things and bringes all things into our remembraunce Ioh. 1.12 as hee hathe told vs. As manie as receiued him to them he gaue a prerogatiue to be