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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87384	The active and publick spirit, handled in a sermon, preached at Pauls, October 26th. 1656. By Thomas Jacomb, minister at Martins-Ludgate, London.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing J112; Thomason E904_3; ESTC R202625	34,125	55

of men What a Chaos of confusion and cruelty What a wildernesse of wilde beasts would the world be was it not for Laws Liberty is good for it is one of the sweetest flowers in the Nosegay of our civil happinesse Peace is good for as the wreath of the Fagot bindes all the sticks together so doth this all your comforts break this in peeces and all your comforts fall asunder And therefore stand up in your places for the defence of these things and do not easily part with that which cost your Fore-Fathers sweat and bloud Epaminondas will either dye with or for his buckler he would either defend it or it should defend him the Application is obvious But yet what are these things to the Gospel to the grand Concernments of Religion The Gospel is the Glory of a Nation 1 Sam. 4.21 Florente verbo florent omnia in Ecclesiâ Luther 2 Sam. 6.12 the very Nerves and Sinews of a Kingdom it makes not onely the Church to flourish but the State also where it is It brings all blessings along with it not onely spirituall but temporall too as the Ark made Obed-Edoms House to prosper Religion is the Cement or Bond and * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Plutarch Ligament of all Societies When that is lost no Comforts can make up the losse of it Phinehas his Daughter hath a Childe but what is a Childe when the Ark is taken You may have peace and plenty and all outward enjoyments but if the Gospel be removed call them all Ichabod for the Glory is departed 1 Sam. 4.21.22 And therefore in the first place be active and zealous for these things of Christ Phil. 2.21 that the Gospel may yet be continued that the Protestant Religion may yet flourish notwithstanding all the contrivances of J●suites amongst us 2 Sam. 14.19 for Is not the hand of Joab in all this that the Truths of God may prevail that the Worship of God may be administred in its spiritualnesse and purity that the Ministers of Christ may have due honour and maintenance that the Government of Christ may be setled Government did I say I did and doe not recall it though we live in an Age very zealous as to the Government of men very cold as to the Government of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch Sympol What is the Ship without a Pilot What is a City without a wall What is a Vineyard without a Hedge and what is the Church without a Government I think no Government is so bad as no Government at least wise Some Oppression is better then Ataxy and absolute Confusion God shew us the Pattern of his House Eze. 43.10.11 Quoties est ut populus aliquis posteaquam disciplina religio corruerint salvus stererit Zwing De Provid that we map all know what is that Forme of Discipline which is to be erected But I digresse though the Lord knows not out of any bitternesse of Spirit I say In the first place Lay out your selves for these things this will be to serve your Generation indeed Nay the Generations that shall succeed you will reap the Benefit of this Service Your Posterity and Childrens Children will blesse God for such Progenitors The Advantage of this your activity will remain when you are dead and gone Direct 2 Secondly Labour to be good your selves as well as to doe good to your Generation There is a great difference betwixt a good man and a good Magistrate betwixt a Gracious Christian and a Serviceable Common-wealths-man There are many that are but bad men as to their inward state and yet they are good men in their places as to outward Service God makes use of Gifts sometimes where there is little or no Grace The Raven was an unclean Creature 1 Kin. 17.4 and yet God fed the Prophet by it 1 Kin. 5.10 Hiram was but a Heathen yet he sends Timber to the Building of the Temple And so it is in this case Gracelesse men are not alwaies Uselesse men nor Usefull men alwaies Gracious men God in his over-ruling Providence useth many whom he will never save How many Ministers are eminent in Service and yet they shall be but Cast-aways 1 Cor. 9. ult Oh! that is a terrible and awakening thing How many Magistrates are very active for good that God will never own in the matter of Salvation Many in publick places are but like the Carpenters that built the Ark for others but were drowned themselves They doe good to others but themselves shall perish to all Eternity And therefore I beseech you rest not in serviceablenesse for Generation-good but get Grace in your hearts for your own good Be upright men as well as usefull men There are two things in this Chapter where my Text lyes The Spirit of God sayes of David He was a man after his own heart ver 22. ver 36. and He served his Generation That is a blessed thing indeed and let it be your care that sincerity towards God and serviceablenesse for God may go together Direct 3 Thirdly In all your activeness for publick good see that you doe all in a right manner As the object must be right and the person must be good so all must be done in a regular manner What 's that what you doe do it with zeal with sincerity with courage with perseverance with humility I might much inlarge upon these heads but I must not First Doe all with zeal be not lukewarme indifferent lazie slothful in publick concernments but what ever you finde in your heart to doe Eccl. 9.10 doe it with all your might as Solomon speaks Jehosaphats heart was lifted up in the way of the Lord. 2 Chro. 17.6 2 Chro. 31.21 Hezekiah in every work which he began to doe in the service of the house of God c. He did it with all his heart Even Artaxerxes commands whatsoever is commanded by the God of Heaven Ez●● 7.23 let it be diligently done for the house of the God of Heaven what a shame is it to see the common Enemy so zealous to doe hurt and we so cold and lukewarme in doing good that Jesuites should cross sea and land to make one Proselyte Mat. 23.15 that when we see their zeal in their way we may well wish as once Agesilaus did of Pharnabazus Cum talis sis utinam noster esses That I say these men should be so active and we so careless and secure Where is your zeal for God for Christ for the Gospel Oh that zeal and wisdome might goe together Some have zeal and no wisdome and they are too hot some have wisdome and no zeal and these are too cold Zeal with wisdome is like a Diamond set in a ring of gold When wisdome regulates the zeal and zeal acts and animates the wisdome when zeal is the spurre and wisdome guides the reine there is much done for publick good Both

shall see further A publick-spirited man is more sensible of the publick miseries then he is of his own private mercies There is not so much in the latter to comfort him as there is in the former to grieve him Though all be well with him wealth enough health enough comfortable relations all sweet yet if the Church or state be like a ship not only toss'd upon troublesome waters but even ready to sink this imbitters all his comforts and puts a check upon all his joy Neh 2 2.3 See this in good Nehemiah sayes the King to him why is thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick what hast thou to trouble thee art not thou in my favour my cup-bearer is not thy condition very good True but yet hee 's sad why Why should not my countenance be sad when the City the place of my Fathers Sepulchers lie●h wast and the gates thereof are consumed by fire The publick suffered therefore Nehemiah mourned So Vriah who denied himselfe in his private comforts upon this account The Arke and Israel and Judah abide in tents 2 Sam. 11.11 shall I then goe into my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife as thou livest and as thy soul liveth I will not doe this thing David when he had rest from all his enemies and was in a very prosperous condition in which he might have solac'd himself to the utmost you shall finde this put a damp upon all his enjoyments 2 Sam. 7.2 I dwell in an house of Cedar but the Arke of God dwelleth in ourtains Fourthly 4. Car. A publick-spirited man rejoyces in publick good and more in the publick then in his own private good How farre are they from this excellent Spirit who fret and envie at the good of others The Angels I sinde thrice rejoycing in the Scriptures and 't is alwayes for the good of others oh ther 's the publick Spirit At the Creation of the world Job 38.7 when the morning starrs sang together and all the sons of God shouted together for joy At the Incarnation of Christ And suddenly there was with the Angel Luk. 2.13.14 a multitude of the heavenly Host praysing God and saying Glory to God in the highest c. At the conversion of a sinner There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God Luk. 15.10 Scias illum plurimis abundare virtutibus qui alienas sie amat Plin. Ep. 17. over one sinner that repenteth The blessed Angels are not so much concerned in this good as we and yet they rejoyce at it But this is not all A publick-spirit doth more rejoyce in the publick good then in his own private good This you see in David Let my hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth Psal 137.6 if I doe not preferr Jerusalem before my chief joy The Churches wellfare was the object of Davids highest joy 't was not his crown his victories his treasures the weal of Jerusalem which was a publick good was his chief joy Fifthly 5. Car. A right publick-spirited man will not stick at danger if he may bring about publick good What though I lose my name my estate my liberty my life if I may but serve my God and my generation 't is no matter Esth 4.16 I will goe in to the King and if I perish I perish O brave Spirit Esther knew her danger was great for this was not according to the Law she knew how Vashti had been dealt withall before her she knew that she had many enemies that would aggravate this boldness but all this is nothing to her to save the lives of the Jews she will hazzard her own What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart saith S. Paul For I am ready not to be bound only Acts 21.13 but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus Come what will come a publick spirited man will serve his generation though he suffer for it Sixthly 6. Car. A publick-spirited man desires of God rather that which may make him useful then that which may make him great You may know what Spirit you are of by what your hearts doe most run out after in prayer Sayes the selfish man Lord give me ease and safety and wealth sayes the publick spirited man Lord give me a heart to serve thee abilities to serve thee opportunities to serve thee Take the instance of Solomon for this 1 King 3.9.10 Give thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and bad for who is able to judge this thy so great a people And the speech pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing Solomon doth not aske long life nor riches nor any thing for himselfe but parts that he might be useful to his generation here was a publick-spirit and a spirit very pleasing to God I say look to the matter of your prayers and the end of your prayers you ask of God such and such gifts and therefore you ask them not that you may be proud of them or applauded for them but that you may be serviceable with them her 's a choice Spirit Seventhly A publick-spirited man will rejoyce in publick good done 7. Car. though he himselfe have not the glory of it Some men are like the Senate of Rome that would not let Christ have a place amongst their gods because another would have the honour of it they do what they can to retard and stop any motion for publick good if they themselves shall not have the credit of it Nothing makes their mill to goe but the wind of popular applause T is otherwise with the man I am characterizing if good may be done though he be not advanced by it he rejoyces and blesses God for it The carriage of Paul was excellent in this Some preach Christ even of envie and strife and some also of good will What then Phil. 1.15.16 17. Notwithstanding every way whether in pretence or in truth Christ is preached and I therein do rejoyce and will rejoyce Let the world say they preach better then I and so Eclipse my reputation that 's nothing to me so long as Christ is preached for the salvation of souls I doe rejoyce and will rejoyce Gen. 13.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Agath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 8. Eighthly publick-spirited men will pass by private differences and wrongs rather then indanger the publick Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee for we be brethren saith Abrham to Lot Oh that this spirit did but more prevail in our times But what rancor and bitterness and rage is there even amongst Brethren upon private differences though hereby the common safety be so much indangered This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation Can the marriners fall out amongst themselves and the ship not be in danger Should