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A17283
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Sutton's synagogue, or, The English centurion shewing the vnparallelled bounty of Protestant piety / by Perci. Burrell ...
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Burrell, Percival.
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1629
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earth and needeth not to borrow a Synagogue or house made with hands Act. 17.24 35. his chiefe delight is to keepe his Court with those the Chappels of whose soules are best adorned with charity and holinesse Know you not that your bodies are the Temples of the Holy Ghost 1 Cor. 6 1â— It is the scandall of our times that some Churches haue beene turned into stables this gangrene is inlarged and the Temples of our soules are become the Augean stables of all sinnefull filthinesse the drunkard translateth his temple into a swine-styue the wanton his into a stew the couetous his into a denne of theeues the prophane swearer his into an ordinary or dycing Roome where you shall heare no other language but hâ—â—â— oathes euery notorious sinner is a sacrilegious poâ—â—tor or destroyer of this spirituall Synagogue fraâ—â—d by the founder of heauen and earth I conclude Yee are the temple of the liuing God 2 Cor. 6.16 I shall pray that God may please to dwell with you to walke in you that hee may be our God and we his people Now behold the Templer for Vs For the hungerpined onely to behold plentifull and delicately furnished tables or for the extreamely indigent onely to gaze vpon huge masses of treasure might rather proue a torment then a comfort come therefore now and let vs behold the blessed vnion of the Centurions magnificence and our happinesse We we are the heires of this sacred and ample bounty Hee hath built Vs a Synagogue Vs The end giueth glory to the action and bringeth happinesse to the agent lauish expenses cannot entitle a man liberall nor rash boldnesse stile any man valiant for inconsiderate rushing into dangers is a frenzy and profuse casting away of treasures is frantique prodigality that bountie is most honourable which hath the largest and most religious obiect Hee sheweth his bounty to man and his piety towards God most happily who doth erect a Synagogue for the people of God Vs hath a fourefold relation 1 Vs Enemies 2 Vs Captiues 3 Vs Strangers 4 Vs Of the True Church Vs Enemies Who was not a voluntary vassall was reputed an enemie to the Roman State the greater farre the sweetnesse of our Centurion to so peruerse so Iewish an aduersarie friendship and kindred make too streight a spheare for charity to moue in Omnes odit qui malos odit Aug. ep for he shaâ—â— scarsely affect any â—ho embraceth only those to whom he is obliged by merit or by blood let the memory of this Captaine be as an oyntment powred forth he knew as well how to â—â—ercome in loue as to conquer with the sword Math. 5.43 The Iewes esteemed it lawfull policy to hate their Enemies but our Centurion was not sowred with this leuen of their doctrine nor infected with their practise it may be he had obserued that the charitable sunne did impart her cherishing beames vnto the good and bad and that light he would follow hee is an Angell rather then a man that can ouercome euill with good it was an act I had almost said able to make surely to snew a God To loue an enemie so the Apostle of our God of loue Math. 5.44 Hee loued vs when wee were enemies â—mitate the Lord Iesus Blesse them that curse you Loue them that hate you for this is to be a Son of God and a follower of our Centurion Vs Captiues Misery and infamy are linked together in the Captiues chaine nor is it so much pittie as pride or couetousnesse that doth continue life vnto the conquered it was the barbarous câ—stome of the insulting Romans to driue those who their sword had subdued by herds through their City as the sport and scorne of women and children then to sell them as beasts or which was the greater curtesie because the shorter tragedy to cast them to the beasts tumble them into the sea or set them at liberty by some other death but it seemeth our Centurion was truly valiant who neuer knew enemy but in the field nor vsed other bonds in the City but loue nor other prison but a Synagogue Proper is the doctrine of St. Augustine We are all members of that large body of mankind these louely titles of neighbour or brother are not built so much vpon consanguinity or similitude of shape as vpon the image of God engrauen in our reasonable soule Haue pitty vpon those who are in bonds Be kindly affectionated one towards an other Rom. 12.10 Vs Strangers True charity scarse knoweth the name of stranger all are brothers all children or fellow members in her register Inuisum hominum genus Tacit. she doth guide the eye and temper the heart of our Centurion The Iewes are deseruedly called a Nation hated by all because spitefull to al they esteemed all other people as bastards and others reputed them as rebels but see no peruersenesse of nature no iealousie of rebellion no nor that exasperating name of Iew can abate the edge of truly compassionate loue Parity in condition should rayse a mutuall tendernesse in affection we are all strangers and without treason it may be printed Emperors and Kings are but soiourners euen in their owne dominions Let not our loue bee estranged from them who are of a strange Nation entertaine strangers Hebr. 13.2 Vs the people of God As yet the Iewish Synagogue was a true Church and the sonnes of Iacob the royall Priest-hood happy therefore that zeale which did expresse piety toward God in magnificent fauours vpon Gods people Religion hath her name for vniting mens consciences affections nor can there be a fayrer euidence of true religion then loue to the Church Psal 16.3 All my delight is vpon the Saints was Dauids note and his temples could take no rest vntill a place was found for the habitation of God Brethren loue you God honour his seruants repaire and beautifie his temples the farewell of our Centurion reuiueth that of the Apostle Doe good to all Gal. 6.10 but especially to the house and household of faith for this is to loue the people of God and to build a Synagogue The Roman Captaine is now discharged and if euer he had a parallell hee must bee raysed from our English Centurion from THOMAS SVITON our magnificent and sole founder Thankefully to commend vnto posterity Commemoration the famous acts of deceased Worthies is an office of as true gratitude as great and venerable antiquity Come therefore now let vs triumph ouer those commune enemies of eminent goodnesse Igâ—â—rance and Enuy Were it a point of the same facility to bury in obliuion as to locke vp in silence the ineffable magnificence of our SVTTON the Auditor or Reader should haue had no subiect of his criticks from my tongue or pen. but to forget SVTTON totally is as impossible as to expresse him fully you shall therefore censure me so you will honour him my neuer yet practised Panygyricall veine is more