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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85666	An exposition of the five first chapters of the prophet Ezekiel, with useful observations thereupon. / Delivered in severall lectures in London, by William Greenhill.	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1851; Thomason E272_1; ESTC R212187	422,046	514

a watch-man IN this Verse is the Office of Ezekiel laid down First generally a watch-man Secondly more peculiarly 1. Hee must learn of Christ 2. Warn the people A watch-man Tzopheh is from Tzaphah to watch to see from a high place to look about on every side to observe accurately as in Prov. 15.3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evill and the good The word for beholding is Tzophoth the same with that in the Verse and notes God exact and accurate eyeing of things and it 's metaphorically taken from those that are set in watch-towers whose office is to observe with the eye and intention of minde what danger is in preparation approach or execution and to inform the city town or army to which hee is a watch-man that all may timously look to themselves If any fire robbery treachery invasion or danger whatsoever appeared the watch-men were wont to give notice by signes or voyce both in the night and day and that constantly such was the Prophet to be here unto the house of Israel hee was to fore-see and fore-tell the dangers were threatned prepared approaching in execution and this he was to do constantly according to that in Isaiah 21.8 I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time and I am set in my ward whole nights so Gen. 31.40 There were two sorts of watchmen God set in his Church extraordinary Prophets Apostles Euangelists and ordinary Pastors and Teachers these continue to this day and these watch for the good of souls Heb. 13.17 and their office is as the Prophets to learne of Christ and to warn the people the other are ceased Observ 1. The goodnesse and bounty of Christ that converseth with and communicates unto the sons of men his precious truths and counsels Son of man saith Christ I have made thee c. It had been honour to Ezekiel to have had an Angell conferre with him and impart secrets to him it 's a great matter to have a Prince talk kindly to his subject tell him his counsels and purposes what was it then for our Prophet to have Christ the Lord of Angels and King of kings to speak lovingly to him to tell him of heavenly mysteries And thus hee doth to us in his Word that yet never saw his face there he opens himself sweetly to us all things being written for our instruction 2. It 's Christs Prerogative to appoint watch-men in the Church I have made thee a watch-man hee might not make himself one others without Christs Commission and directions might not have made him one men should not come into the watch-tower except call'd Heb. 5.4 if hee do hee will prove neither good watch-man nor good work-man Christ himself is the great Watch-man of the Church he is the Head and appoints who shall be in his stead 2 Cor. 5.20 the Apostles were in his stead so the Prophet here so are all the faithfull Ministers of the Gospel who are call'd mediately by the Church according to his will 3. The Ministers of Christ must be men of knowledge they are watch-men and watch-men must have eyes in their heads they must not be blind in 1 Sam. 9.9 they are call'd Seers if they have no eyes they cannot be Seers and if not Seers not watchmen and then mischief may befall the Church suddenly and that without remedy if the blind lead the blind they may both fall into the ditch Isa 9.16 The leaders of this people cause them to erre and they that are led of them are destroyed Ignorance causeth error and error destruction therefore said the Apostle to the Elders of Ephesus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Si in laicis videtur intolerabilis inscitia quanto magis in his qui praesunt nec excusatione est digna nec venia Leo Ep. Const Take heed to the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you over-seers Acts 20.28 unto which and over which you are over-seers Inspectors or Watch-men the Septuag renders it here in our Prophet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Orig. calls a Bishop or watch-man oculum Ecclesiae and Psal 109.8 Let another take his office the word office is from Pakad which is to visit and visiting cannot be without eyes without knowledge if a watch-man want eyes and knowledge how can hee discerne danger instruct the ignorant plaster the wounded reduce the straying lift up the fallen feed the hungry comfort the feeble resolve conscience and compare things past with things present and future a watchman a Minister should be like Argus whom the Poets say had an hundred eyes they should be full of eyes the beasts about Christs Throne were full of eyes before and behinde Rev. 4.6 they saw things gone and things to come they saw every way Ignorance is blameable in any but chiefly in a watchman Papists say Ignorance is the mother of Devotion Dist 38. c. Ign. but the Toletan Councell tels them otherwise Ignorance is the mother of all errours and chiefly to be avoyded in the Ministers of God who have taken upon them the office to instruct the people of God The Priests lips should keep knowledge not ignorance Mal. 2.7 Let Antichrist have ignorant Priests blind watch-men Christ must have knowing judicious seeing watch-men They are men of God thoroughly furnished 2 Tim. 3.17 4. Ministers must not be sleepy drouzie persons they are watch-men and it 's not enough to have eyes in their heads but their eyes must be open not sufficient to have knowledge but that must be improved the wakefull Geese did better service then the sleepy watch-men Matth. 13.25 while men slept the enemy came and sowed tares By men Jerome and Augustine understand the officers of the Church and by their sleeping their carelesnesse and negligence in their place wicked ones took advantage to sow tares errors and heresie while they were remisse The same word that is for a Seer is for a Sleeper Chofim because if men see not to purpose they are no better then sleepers such watchmen Isaiah speaks of Chap. 56.10 His watchmen are blind sleeping lying down loving to slumber when the shepheards sleep then the Wolves watch Somnolent a Pastorum est gaudium Luporum Ephrem tract de t●more Dei walk and devoure Acts 20.29 I know that after my departure shall grievous Wolves enter not sparing the flock therefore watch saith he v. 31. intimating that if there be not watching of the Shepheards there will be fearfull spoiling of the sheep the sleepinesse of the Shepheards is the joy of the Wolves Luke 12.37 Blessed are those c. 5. If Watchmen then they must indure hardships all winds and weathers the cold of the night and heat of the day they must look for succession of good and bad Isa 21.11 12. Watchman what of the night The watchman said the morning cometh and also the night It was now night with the watchmen there were troubles afflictions sadding things but there was a