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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19174	The seale of the churches safetie; or A sermon preached at Norwich, the fift of Nouember, 1616 Wherein is opened the sealed assurance of the safetie of the Church, in all times, and estates, meete for all Christians to know, and acknowledge, to the glorie of God, and their owne comfort in life and death. By N. Colt, one of the preachers appointed by publike authoritie for the common-place there.; Seale of the churches safetie.	Colt, Nicholas, d. 1642.	1617 (1617)	STC 5585; ESTC S118542	22,373	96

The Seale of the Churches safetie OR A Sermon preached at NORWICH the fift of Nouember 1616. Wherein is opened the sealed assurance of the safetie of the CHVRCH in all times and estates meete for all Christians to know and acknowledge to the glorie of God and their owne comfort in life and death By N. COLT one of the Preachers appointed by publike authoritie for the common-place there 2. TIM 2.19 The foundation of God remayneth sure and hath this Seale The Lord knoweth c. PSAL. 3.8 Saluation belongeth to the Lord and his blessing is vpon his People LONDON Printed by W. Stansby 1617. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND RELIGIOVS Magistrates Christian Societies and other Inhabitants of the Citie of NORWICH sauing-health in IESVS CHRIST RIght Worshipfull and right deare to me in the Lord J ingenuously acknowledge that when J did obserue the publike testimonie that God gaue to the word of his Grace in the Sermon following euidenced not onely by your religious attention therunto with gracious aspect and long continued patience in hearing mee for the space almost of two houres but also by the generall and thankefull recognition of the same by many very many of sundrie sorts in your Citie I did as was meet hereat much reioyce in spirit before the Lord gaue him the glorie and blessed you in praying for you The next day going forth into the streets of your Citie to see and salute some of my friends I found vpon discourse that many were desirous to inioy the seruice of my Pen vpon this subiect for their further vse wherewith when J had acquainted some of eminent place and amongst others that learned and graue Diuine Master Doctor Suckling Deane of Norwich who hauing beene himselfe a hearer of me did I beleeue euen out of his feeling and conscience assure mee that herein J might doe good seruice to God and to his people Vpon these and other Christian incouragemēts I said in my heart Surely this thing seemeth to come of the Lord whose J am and whom I serue in the Gospell of his Sonne who also best knowes what to doe with me and my seruice So J did and indeed durst not but consent at least to trie what herein the Lord would be pleased to doe by mee for you Whereupon J returning home did surueigh my written Meditations and Notes and thereby recouered some losses of memorie recollected my spirits and put on hard for God and his people and by the helpe of his holy grace finished thus this little Frame and Jmpression of the publike Seale of the Churches safetie And when this weake conception of my barren brest was brought to light by the hand of a publike professed Midwife J meane the Printer remembring well that as J stood for Father and therefore tooke vpon me to giue it a Name sutable to the nature of the Matter subiect so likewise that you were to me herein in stead of publik Witnesses J hereupon eft-soones resolued that it was no lesse reasonable then religious for mee when I had done with it what J would could to return it home againe vnto you that so you might take it as your owne possesse it patronize it and imploy it in your seruice as you shuld thinke fit Welcome then in gracious loue Thou louing truly religious Citie of Norwich this written Monument and real Euidence of my true loue respect and thankefulnesse to thee thine in Iesus Christ and let this be as God hath appointed it some weake meanes to propagate thy Memorie and Honor vnto Posteritie And now my holy Brethren Heb. 3.1 partakers of the heauenly vocation giue me leaue vpon this occasion to speake a good word vnto you from the Lord our good God in Jesus Christ. Seeing the Lord of Heauen and Earth hath in speciall mercy seated your free and faithfull Citie within the pale of this English Paradise and in the same doth still betrust and honor you with the vnspeakable treasure of his heauenly Truth and holy Ordinances and that in the hand of many able and faithfull Ministers of Jesus Christ whom hee hath sent and set as blessings to your Citie euen as the celestiall Light Salt of the same seeing also that you doe happily inioy and sway the Sword of ciuill Gouernement and vnder the same are blessed with Health Peace Plentie and other comfortable conditions of life and estate And finally seeing the Lord Iehouah the great Patrone and Protector of this our English Israel hath also made you and your Citie glorious by great deliuerances both in generall and in special from extreme dangers of vtter desolation and namely in that your singular preseruation from the rage and ruines of Kets Campe and whiles you liue vpon earth propagate the memorie thereof vnto your posteritie by a religious obseruation of the time matter and mercy of GOD towards you therein Also in your and our late admirable freedome from the fierie effects of that hellish Popish powder-treason Let all these gracious ample euidences of Gods fauor and fatherly prouidence to you yours affect inlarge and settle your Christian soules so deeply in the true faith feare and loue of God as may cause you to abound more and more in euery good word and worke appertayning vnto you and therein giue God the glory due to his Name send in daily vnto him Tributs of dutie Presents of affection both in priuate and publike And finally liuing and dying giue his holy Ministers and faithfull People that liue with you iust cause daily to blesse you in praying for you which verily vpon tryall will prooue not the weakest way to build vp your Houses your Honour and Happinesse both in Earth and Heauen But lest I should seeme ouer-bold or busie with you my good Brethren Fathers who otherwise do aboūd with good Monitors and doe happily carry the best about you in your owne brests I will here seasonably suspend my officious Pen conclude with praier to God on your behalfe That it would please his holy Maiestie aboundantly to blesse vnto you and yours all the means and helps of holinesse and this amongst the rest which you do inioy vntill that good worke of his Grace which is begun in you shall be perfected for the praise of his glorious rich Grace in Iesus Christ In whom J shall willingly rest Yours all in all Offices of pious loue and seruice in my place and measure N. COLT LONDON the third of IVNE 1617. The SEALE of the CHVRCHES safetie c. 2. PET. 2.9 The Lord hath knowne to deliuer the godly out of temptation and to reserue the vniust to the day of iudgement to be punished WHen this solemne taske of sacred dutie was lately put vpon mee by the hand of publike Authoritie which I haue reason much to respect though the lets both publike and priuate which did wrestle with mee in the Worke were neyther few nor weake yet perceiuing that my calling hereunto was