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A description of new Jerushalem being the substaunce of two sermons deliuered at Paules Crosse. Containing, a briefe discouery and conuiction of certayne doctrines held of Romanists and Brownists against the Catholike and Apostolike faith. / By Henoch Clapham..
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Clapham, Henoch.
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1601
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STC 5336.5; ESTC S91453
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A description of new Jerushalem Being The substaunce of two Sermons deliuered at Paules Crosse Containing A briefe Discouery and Conuiction of certayne Doctrines held of Romanists and Brownists against the Catholike and Apostolike faith By Henoch Clapham Dan. 12.10 None of the wicked shall haue vnderstanding but the wise shall vnderstand Printed at London by Valentine Simmes 1601. To the Right Honorable Sir William Ryder knight Lord Major of the Ho. Citie of London BEing Right Honorable to send this litle Description of New Ierushalem vnto print though far from being done in print I pondred to whom I might with expediencie dedicate the same At last I set downe my rest on Him who was in the publique place where I preached then preeminent Who also heard both the Sermons and therewithall did both times with Ho. curtesie receaue the Preacher home to Table All this to your Ho. selfe And in verie troth I know not well to whom rather it appertaineth seeing besides the former respects the Lord hath made you next vnder her Maiestie chiefe Ouerseer in our Ho. Citie for cherishing vertuous acts and for pruning and cutting off all transgressions from the same Transgression is two fold either thâ—â— whereby Religion is abused or that which transcendeth Humain equitie God and Man are made one in Christ nor should Religion and Righteousnes be sundred though distinguished The first is by God his Ministers to be preached The second by Maiestrates to be proclaimed and the breach of both by their Sword to be punished What need of a sharpe sword and of a two edged word there is let the rank growth and impudent cariage of Impietie and Iniquitie testifie that Easie salues are for easie sores but Fistulaes must be bitten Gangrenes be pared off I need not signifie to your Lo. somuch what vnrighteousnes ouerflowes euery Court and Session rings that Alarum as what false coine in Religion daylie is dispersed by Romanists Brownists Anabaptists Arrians Familists and such like factions These that counterfait the Q. coine are punished accordingly But for adulterating clipping and flat changing of Christes coine the precious written-word stamped with Gods image how litle this is looked vnto how seldom and then also how slenderly corrected it is able to make the heart of Gods subiect to bleed As the sword and word are for procuring subiection vnto Maiestrates so much more be they ordained for causing obedience vnto God Duetie to earthly powers it should lead vs as by the hand to that duetie which we owe vnto the Prince of Princes Else while we liue to Man whose breath is in his nosthrils we dye to God whose breath doth kindle the fire of Tophet In lighting Ierushalems torch I therwith disclose false lights sleights wherby Babels marchants would vtter their painted wares Looke how I drew it at first for helping mine owne memorie so I sent it to the examination and so it was returned authorized to the presse And that falleth out to be the same that was preached for substance howsoeuer some other Accidents drew in some other particular discourses not so necessarie the presse Besides the two Sermons I haue adioyned a Brief of that I purposed then also to haue deliuered All I present and yet all that nothing to the sacred Texts desert As I could I haue done and so in all holie dutie I remaine Your Ho. obliged Henoch Clapham To al that wish Ierushalems prosperitie the grace of God be multiplied BEloued if euer now fasting and prayer is highly necessary as for the whole catholike Church so of our partes more specially for our owne particular Church a member of the vniuersall As I am not a little acquainted with forraine Churches their corruptions but the lesse contagious because they be in further part of the catholik body remoued from vs so not to dissemble our own alas alas hovv is our Sauiors speech fulfilled vpon vs Faith faithfully professed hard to bee found when vnder color of Reformation people feare not to complot Deformation euerie fantasticke spirite attempting what is good in his owne eyes and priuate iudgement as though there were no King in Israel no God in heauen For Charitie the most of vs haue exiled her Faith iustifieth alone say we t is true but adde with the Apostle That faith which worketh by Loue euen by Loue termed the Bond of Perfection and the Fulfilling of the Law for neuer shall that Tree bee approoued which bringeth not foorth good fruit Trees are not planted for liuing to themselues but for benefiting others also The diuel once sought to leade vs so to gaze on the merit of workes as nothing at all we should examine howe wee stood in the faith now he labors to cause vs so to admire Faith as wee should forget I had almost said forsweare good works Thus Satan is euer in extremities but the people of God must know that as GOD hath blessedly ioyned true faith and good workes togither so none can but by the instinct of Satan attempt to put them asunder If we so beleeue and so walke then God shall not be weary of doing vs good nor we haue occasion to feare the threates of Belial As all euilles are contagion so falshood in doctrine is Leauen for infecting many and a Canker for corroding like a viper For from whence proceede euill workes but from euill Beliefe false perswasion of God and his proceedings The late Romanistes will that their Pope may erre in Fact but not in Faith A blinde assertion for no erroneous fact but it proceeds from erroneous Faith As for example Peter denieth his maister a foule Fact From whence proceeded this but from a perswasion that it should be good for him then to do so The like may be said of any fact So that we may conclude rather A man may erre in faith yet not in fact for hee may stay to act his error but neuer erre in fact but first the diuell hath sowen errour in his faith And heereof it commeth that Romanists on the one hand Brownists Anabaptists Arrians c. on the other hand they besiege our Church with spirituall artillery euery Sect thinking they therein doe God very good seruice and their Fact passing commendable whereas alas such proceeding is but the fruite to thinke the best of errour in Faith corruption in iudgement It is then a duty of Gods Ministers specially owing to the people namely to hold out the word of trueth for enlightning the senses And because Illumination without Sanctification doth make a man but a Balaam an Iscariot a diuell herewith they are to pray much that GOD would sanctifie such light and knowledge to true obedience Amongest the residue of Gods Ministers I the least of many do labour in this worke daily Though I haue no particular flocke to attend on by peculiar calling yet am I called to the worke of Christ for ministration of worde and Sacrament to God his sheepe in this catholike sheepfold