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A12386 The sinners confession by Henrie Smith. Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591. 1593 (1593) STC 22700.5; ESTC S2886 13,055 32

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SINNERS CONfession By Henrie Smith Pro. 28. verse 13. He that hideth his sinnes shall not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall haue mercy At London printed for VVilliam Leake and are to be solde at his shoppe in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Crane 1593. The Text. Luk. Cap. 19. Vers. 6 7 8 9. 6 Then he came downe hastely and receiued him ioyfully 7 And when all they saw it they murmured saying that he was gone in to lodge with a sinfull man 8 And Zaccheus stood foorth and said vnto the Lord Behold Lord the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore and if I haue taken from anie man by forged cauillation I restore him foure fold 9 Then Iesus said to him This day is saluation come vnto this house forasmuch as hee is also become the sonne of Abraham YOV heard the last Sabaoth how Zaccheus the Publicane was called to be a Christian Now you shall heare the frute of his conuersion No sooner had Christ called him from the tree but that he came downe hastely and receyued him ioyfully This was the fruite which it had in the hart of Zaccheus namely obedience to the voyce of Christ a fruite more precious acceptable vnto God than the most pleasant fruites which Eden yeelded and a sacrifice more sweete and acceptable vnto him than all the sacrifices which the Lawe required This is the sacrifice where with the Lord is pleased euen when his voyce is obeyed 1. Sam. 15. 22. The voice of the Lord is a glorious voyce and mightie in operation deuiding the flames of fire and shaking the Cedar trees So the voyce of Christ is a glorious voyce his word is mightie in operation deuiding the soule and the spirite shaking Zaccheus from the wilde fig-tree whereinto he had climbed The same God to whose commaund the windes the sea the diuells and death it selfe obey here commandeth Zaccheus to come downe at once and he commeth downe hastely to receiue him to house and he receiueth him ioyfully As Zaccheus could not come at Christ till he was called so no man can come to Christ except the Father draw him and as Zaccheus could not choose but come when hee was called by the voyce of Christ so when anie man is called effectually by the preaching of the Gospell he cannot choose but come to Christ for where there is an effectuall calling there is grace giuen also to obey the same Rom. 8. 30. The Lord is faine sometime to call vs often because we knowe not the voyce of him that calleth vs as hee called Samuel three times before hee aunswered because at that time Samuel knew not the Lord 1. Sam. 3. 7. But as soone as hee vnderstoode that it was the Lord that spake vnto him he replyed presently Speak on Lord for thy seruant heareth So when the Lord calleth anie man effectually by the preaching of his Worde all the partes and powers of his bodie doo yeelde their obedience the eare listneth the toung confesseth the hart beleeueth the head deuiseth the hand performeth the foote runneth the eye directeth and all concurre To doo thy will O God Psalm 40. Such and so effectuall is the voyce of Christ in the harts of his chosen that it maketh Saule of a bloodie perfecuter to become Paule a painfull preacher it causeth Peter of a silly fisher-man to become a catcher of men and Zaccheus heere of a vile publican to become a zealous christian And such also is the nature of the word preached wheresoeuer it pleaseth the Lord to giue successe and encrease thereto that it is able to transforme the mindes of men to beget faith in the harts of infidels and in a word to saue such as are ordained to eternall life Acts. 13. This is the power of the word of God euen to cause a consenting to the truth thereof and this is the propertie of the children of God to yeeld all obedience to the word of God Assoone as Christ calleth Zaccheus he comes downe presently like the Light in the creation that was made as soone as God said Let there be light Here therefore of Zaccheus that obeied the voyce of Christ let vs learne obedience to the voyce of Christ for as Christ biddeth Zaccheus to come downe because hee was too high so hee saith to euerie one of vs Come downe because we are too high minded But with vs the voyce of Christ is not so effectuall as it was with Zaccheus for he was content to come downe at the first bidding but we must bee often bidden to beware of pride and ambition and yet wee will still be climbing There are few so high that are content with their calling but as Haman was alwaies aspiring till he came to the gallowes so manie amongest vs are alwaies climbing till they catch a fall Againe as Christ said to Zaccheus To day I must abide at thy house so Christ saith to vs To daye my poore afflicted members should receiue some succour at your hands But as the Priest the Leuite Luc. 10. passed by the wounded man leauing him halfe dead so we for the most part passe by our needie brethren leauing them vnreleeued Thus are we euerie way disobedient to the voice of Christ. He teacheth vs to be humble as he himselfe is Matt. 11. 29. and wee wax proud and insolent as Sathan is Hee willeth vs to bee mercifull as our heauenly father is Luc. 6. 36. and we are cruel and vnmercifull as the rich glutton was Luc. 16. This is the cause why the earth deceiueth rendreth not her fruite Esa. 24. 5. This is the cause why the sword deuoureth abroad the pestilence destroyeth at home Deut. 28. 15. Leuit. 26. 24 25. and in a word this is the cause of all the mischiefes and calamities that are threatned euen because we are obstinate and rebellious against the Lord wee are vnduetifull and disobedient to the voyce of Christ that calleth vs so louingly to come vnto him Mat. 11. 28. Zaccheus was called but once he commeth quickly but we are called oftentimes and almost euerie day and that by the voice of Christ himselfe for hee that heareth you saith Christ Luc. 10. 16. heareth mee and yet we cannot finde the way to Christ. The word of GOD which is the lanterne vnto our feete and the light vnto our paths Psal. 119. hath been plainly and plentifully preached amongst vs these manie yeres and yet manie amongst vs haue not yet learned to come to Christ. Zaccheus comes quickly when Christ calleth him let vs therefore learne of Zaccheus to come quickly when Christ calleth vs. We must be quicke in the Lords busines for God cannot abide loyterers standing all the day idle Mat. 20. as he loueth a cheerefull giuer 2. Cor. 9. 7. so he liketh a cheerfull follower It followeth therefore that Zaccheus receiued