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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61518	A peace-offering an earnest and passionate intreaty, for peace, unity, & obedience ...	Stileman, John, d. 1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing S5554; ESTC R12102	300,783	364

that may well stand with Piety and Peace which if it be interrupted the fault I fear will appear to be not so much in the Imposition as our froward Opposition I am moreover well assured that would we all conscientiously study and practice those indispensible commands of the Gospel viz. Holiness to God and Peace among our selves we should neither have a mind or leisure to strive so much about circumstances of Forms or Order and trouble our selves and the Church with our fruitless contentions 2. For my self I confess I have almost undertaken a work without tools being in a place of very much employment and very little profits my leisure is little to search the Monuments of Antiquity and Practice of former ages and mine abilities and opportunities less Food and Raiment and the necessary charges of a family devour the whole income of a poor Vicaridge that many books cannot get into my study nor have I had opportunities of any other Library Yet so far as my slender stock will reach I have been willing to lay forth my self and cast in my Mite to the Church and I have the boldness to promise my self that even in these sheets the Reader may meet with some satisfaction about these things from the fountain of Purest Antiquity the Holy Scriptures and something also from the following streams in the practice of succeeding ages 3. For the other difficulty I cannot but expect to meet with Readers of different tempers Some perhaps will think I have not said enough others that I have said too much But Read impartially observe the design and then judge All that I aim at is to promote Peace and Obedience and the humble Christian I shall presume to hope may here find that which may satisfie those scruples and remove those doubts which interrupt or hinder them All that I wish or desire the Reader to bring is Piety Judgement and Candour that he be willing to learn and know the truth judicious and able to discern it when made known and ingenuous ready to acknowledge and embrace it when he is convinced of it If we have been mistaken let us not think much to acknowledge it nor oppose our vain reputation to our duty or the Publick tranquillity I have adventured these Papers into the world I present them to thee from a sincere and honest heart aiming at nothing but to do my part to further and promote the Practice of true Piety Conscientious Obedience and the Churches Peace I hope thou wilt find nothing in them mis beseeming the Spirit of the Gospel or the meekness of a Christian I would not willingly offend any but serve and profit all For common infirmities thy Humanity will pass them over and thy Christianity will engage thee to love and pray for all that love Christ and his Church and among them Thine in our Common Saviour JO. STILEMAN 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A PEACE-OFFERING The First Part. CHAP. I. The Introduction bewailing our Dissentions and pleading for Peace ΣΥΝ ΘΕΩ Sect. 1 WE read in the Sacred Story of two notable structures that Noah raised The one in obedience to the Command of God and conformable to his Instruction (a) Gen. 6. An Ark (b) Hebr. 11.7 for the saving of him and his house (c) 2 Pet. 2.5 when God brought in the Floud upon the world of the ungodly The other in Gratitude to God when the Waters were aswaged and the Earth dryed and the Ark rested and He and His saved and brought forth again An Altar (d) Gen. ● 20 21. unto the Lord whereon he offered of every clean beast a burnt-offering That he might both give a Specimen of the Piety of his Soul and his hearty thankfulnesse to God for his mercy in that Salvation and also appease the wrath of God which had poured forth such a deluge upon the sins of men And the successe answered his hopes for it is said The Lord smelled a sweet savor and said I will not curse the ground any more for mans sake Which words as they intimate that it was the indignation of God provoked by the wickednesse of the world which brought on the Curse with a Floud to destroy the World So they clearly signifie this anger of God by this Sacrifice of Noah to be aswaged and appeased 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This Sacrifice appearing by this to be not only an Eucharistical or Gratulatory but also a Propitiatory Oblation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And because anger is not appeased till the sinner be purged and the sin expiated The same Sacrifices which did conduce to the one did conduce also to the other and did therefore among the Ancients receive different names according to their different effects and use 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Placamina Feboua Piamina They were Propitiations for the Attoning and appeasing a provoked Deity Purifications to purge and cleanse the vile offenders and Expiations or Lustrations to expiate and take off the provoking and polluting sin Sect. 2 Give me leave dear Brethren even He whom the least of the thousands of Israel and the meanest labourer in Gods Vineyard 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to translate the Scene awhile into England this little Island of the world an Island sometimes like the Garden of God which was once while she was as (e) Psal 122.3 a City at Peace and compact together (f) Cant. 6.4 10 Beautiful as Tirzah comely as Jerusalem Fair as the Moon clear as the Sun and to her enemies terrible as an Army with banners But we cannot yet forget the years that are so lately past wherein (g) Psal 93.3 The Flouds lifted up their voice The flouds lifted up their waves The indignation of God as a Deluge did overflow the Land and Judgements came so thick one upon the neck of another as in a raging storm (h) Psal 42 6. 88.7 Deep calling unto Deep all the Waves and Billows of God going over us that we were not only drencht as in a brook of waters but almost drowned in a flood and all our peace carried away in a Torrent a violent impetuous torrent of Blood and Confusion Then (i) Lam. 1.1 she who was great among the Nations and Princes among the Islands even she became tributary Then stood the poor afflicted Church weeping (k) Vers 2. Her teares continually on her cheeks for her friends dealt treacherously with her and became her enemies (l) Vers 5. Her adversaries were chief her enemies prospered (m) Vers 6. Her beauty was departed from her Her Princes became like Harts that could finde no pasture and were forced to flie without strength before the pursuer (u) Vers 8. She had grievously sinned therefore they that honoured her despised her Her Princes could not protect her not her Fathers feed her for (o) Chap. 4. Vers 19 20. Her Persecutors were swifter than the Eagles of heaven And the breath of our nostrills

are tied by all the engagements of Nature Grace and Relation to Peace who are by Nature Nation and Religion Brethren Sect. 19 O when shall it once be that these sad and dismal ruptures of our peace not civil only for here men dare not be altogether so contentious but sacred and ecclesiastical shall be cemented and closed up that we no longer may administer matter of sighing sadnesse and sorrow to our friends or of insulting to the enemies of our Church and State It is this which pleaseth our common adversary and makes the Jesuite laugh in his sleeve as the Proverb is Hoc Ithacus velit magno mercentur Atridae Virg. What the Pope would be at the greatest cost and charge to effect we our selves do for him When the Jesuites were troubled to invent slanders to make us hated or scorned abroad and to find plots to ruine us at home and yet could not do it we have taken the work out of their hands and do it our selves Sect. 20 It is the popular clamour Venient Romani Popery is creeping in Superstition and Idolatry growing upon us the old way for discontented spirits to give vent to their dissatisfactions at the established government and to affright ignorant but well-meaning people with a vain scare-crow and name of Popery But really by our Schisms and Breaches and bitter animosities we do open the door for even Popery yea any thing to enter and we take the ready course to make good that Prophetick speech of the dying Arch-Bishop See Arch B. L. Speech on Scaff alluding to Joh. 11.48 by our Divisions to pave the way where Venient Romani The Romans shall come and take away our place and Nation Absit omnem From which fears by the vigilance of our Governours by our conscientious obedience and peaceable deportment and conformity to the established Laws and by inviolated unity among our selves we are sufficiently secured Sect. 21 And now methinks we should have some thoughts of peace O that that pathetick exhortation of the Apostle might take place and find a room and full reception in all our hearts (m) 1 Cor. 1.10 Now I beseech you brethren by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and what Name is dearer what motive greater that ye all speak the same things and there be no divisions among you but that ye be perfectly joyned together in the same mind and the same judgement CHAP. II. Two Arguments to perswade to peace and unity from 1. The strict charge of the Gospel and 2. The possibility and no difficulty to perform it Sect. 1 FOr the attaining and maintaining of this so much wished for Peace and Unity Let me beseech all sober Christians seriously to consider On the one hand The undoubted charge of the Gospel which layeth a necessity and indispensible engagement upon us to seek study and to preserve it On the other The easinesse of attainingit would we truly mind it that it is very possible we may live in peace and it is only our own sin if we do not Sect. 2 Argum. 1. The strict charge of the (n) Ephes 6.15 Rom 10.15 Gospel of peace which we professe beyond all dispute obligeth all Christians to it (o) Rom. 12.18 If it be possible as much as in you lieth live peaceably with all men And (p) Heb 12.14 Follow peace with all men With all men in the greatest extent imaginable how much more with Brethren of the same faith of the same Nation of the same Church and that with the greatest earnestnesse if it be possible and as far as it is possible as much as in you lieth let no fault ●ie in you if ye have it not not only embrace it when it is offered but follow it that ye may gain it Sect 3 The Lord Jesus The (q) Isa 9 6. Prince of peace would be incarnate and come to dwell among men in no time but when peace was amongst them when there was a general peace over the whole world as the stories of those times abundantly shew (r) Caesar Aug. ab oriente ad occid●n●om à s ●prentrione in Meridiem ac per totum oceani circulum cunctis gentibus una pace compositis Jani portas tortio ipse tunc clausit eo tempore eo anno quo firmissimam verissimamque pacem ordinatione Dei Caesar composuit natus est Christus cujus adventui Pax ista famulata est Paul Oros Histor l. 6. p. 22. in those dayes wherein Augustus Caesar had made a perfect peace from East to West from North to South over the whole circuit of the Ocean was our Lord born The Providence of God so ordering it that a general peace over the world should usher the Prince of peace unto the world At his birth the Angels proclaim it (s) Luke 2.14 Peace on earth good will towards men and indeed the great mercy and love of God to men is the highest engagement upon them to peace and good will one to another And this Jesus who was born in such a time of peace when he preacheth to men doth also straitly command it (t) Mark 9.50 Have salt in your selves be sure to retain the sincerity of grace the purity of faith to keep your selves and others sound in that faith but salt hath some biting acrimony see therefore that this be tempered with prudence and charity that ye lose not peace Have peace among your selves Sect. 4 The Apostle constantly exhorts unto it (v) 2 Cor. 13.11 Be of one mind live in peace Again (x) 2 Tim. 2.22 Flee youthful lusts follow righteousness faith charity peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart To this he wooeth the Ephesians by his bonds and presseth them as to a duty which if they practice not they neither answer their profession nor walk worthy of that Gospel to which and wherewith they are called (y) Ephes 4. Vers 1 2 3 4 5 6. I therefore the Prisoner of the Lord beseech you that ye walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called How even thus With all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing one another in love then not reproaching or reviling endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace And he goes on pressing it by the most cogent Arguments There is one body and one spirit i. e. ye are knit together by one spirit into one body and shall the members of the same body contend one with another see also how he urgeth the same duty from the same ground in another place in his Epistle to the (z) 2 Cor. 12.12 28. Corinthians but he goeth on Ye are called in one hope ye have all the same expectations ye hope for the same end the same mercies the same life eternal why should ye not agree to walk in the same way One Lord one Faith one Baptism one God and Father of all Ye are all