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A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

the spirit of Christ dwelling in vs sets downe first Gal. the 5.21 Ioy peace meckenesse Being now prisoner at Rome where they are wont to be impatient or where commonly they find neither ioy nor peace yet he tells vs that his bonds in Christ did confirme his brethren Phil. 1.14 that he reioyceth to be offered vpon the service of the faith of the Philippians prayeth them to reioyce with him But how even by the vertue of this peace of God Phil. 4.7 which passeth all vndo standing and keepeth our beaies and mindes in Christ Iesus which consequently ought to hold the chiefe place in our hearts to subdue all other affections with all other passions Collo 3.15 Such peace as proceedeth from the loue of God shed abroad in our soules such a loue which hath his roote in that reconciliation made onely by the death and Passion of Christ wherein being guiltie wee are absolved of sinners made righteous of enemies familiar friends of servants children redeemed by the death of that well beloved Sonne by whose spirit wee cry Abba Father And here ô Christian remember each one in his Calling how many Combats how many perplexities thou meetest with Publicke private without within corporall and spirituall and in the middest of the strongest of them yet holding tranquilitie possessing the peace of thy soule From whence hadst thou this but from this onely peace of God which alone can pacific the torments of the soule On the contrary O thou prophane wretch how many times even in the height of thy prosperities and in thy safest and surest haven hast thou found rest to thy soul And why onely because the Lord sayth by his Prophet Esay 57.19.20 that vnto them which mourne I giue consolations peace yea even peace vnto him that is neere and to him that is farre off I willingly draw neere vnto them though they seeme never so farre off But the wicked sayth he are like vnto a troubled Sea which cannot be appeased her waues cast vp myre and durt The Sea which when all winds be still yet is mooved by his owne proper motion So the wicked hath his owne heart vexing him and in the height of his prosperitie susters him not to bee quiet Also he by and by addes I giue not vnto you my peace as the world giveth it The world giveth that which is outward but I my selfe that which is inward The world giueth it you in your fields in your vineyards and in your gardens but I giue it you in your soules Now that peace which the world giues it giues it by with-holding now to giue and yet to keepe backe is vsually of no esteeme But I giue it you without sorrow without grudging absolutely absolute even for ever and ever But peace commonly amongst men is onely held by some reciprocall interest or vnder a mutuall feare where somewhat is wanting on either side and therefore soone disquicted But that peace which I giue you is not subiect to such accidents yee haue it altogether from me altogether freely what can all of you giue vnto mee poore silly Creatures Am not I the living God what can I looke for from you Where of should I be afraid This then is the peace which our Lord Iesus leaveth here vnto his Apostles vnto his Disciples and vnto all those which haue beleeved their word Peace with God peace in their Consciences for as much as the good pleasure of the father was to reconcile vs vnto himselfe and to make this peace by the bloud of the Crosse of his Sonne Truely his good pleasure Coloss 1.10 for whence else could it be expected Peace which dischargeth vs of our sinnes in as much as hee beareth them and clotheth vs with his righteousnesse 2 Cor. 5.21 for as much as wee are made the righteousnesse of God in him Peace which delivers vs from the evill of the fault in as much as it is forgiven vs from the evill of punishment because they turne to our good pacifying our Consciences against his anger In as much as of enemies we are received into his favour our soules partakers of his glory in as much as wee are incorporated not onely into his alliance but also into his familie In him I say who of God is made vnto vs wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption To whom with the Father the holy Spirit be glory for ever and ever AMEN AN HOMILIE VPON THESE WORDS One thing is needfull Luke 10.41 TWo Sisters receiue our LORD into their house to wit Martha and Mary And Martha makes her Complaint vnto him that whilst shee was busie to giue him good entertainment Mary her sister sits downe at his feete to heare his Preaching not caring to put to her helping hand whereunto our Lord answeres Martha Martha which name twice repeated advertiseth her to take the greater heede to that he had to say vnto her thou art troubled about many things but one thing is necessary not reproving her for the offices of loue shee went about being such as were both seemely and commendable and where I pray you could they be better bestowed then vpon our Lord But our Saviour recalleth her vnto a more principall necessary and onely necessary worke being a thing vsuall with the sonne of God who descended from heaven to lift vs vp thither alwayes to weane vs from too much minding our belly our worke and to draw vs from this earthly life vnto the heavenly from these inferior and humane offices vnto those benefits which bring vs vnto the everlasting Mansions One thing then sayth he even one thing is necessary To the meaner sort how many things seeme necessary To those of higher ranke many things are wanting vnto the wise many things passe from pleasant vnto things profitable from profitable to things necessary and even amongst these necessary things how many of them are chosen or refused and yet Lord thou sayst that one thing onely is necessary thou who being man conversest amongst men couldest not be ignorant that in a house where there are a number of imployments if but one thing be wanting we think we are halfe if not wholly maymed In like manner in a store-house after wee haue imagined whatsoever can be devised yet many things are still wanting Thou O God and man in one person who didst giue thine assistance at the Creation of things thou hast made an infinite number of things as the Elements Mineralls Plants living Creatures Planets Starres and all for the vse and necessities of men nay rather of one man And yet thou here tellest vs That One thing is necessary what then are all other things therefore superfluous Hath nature made ought in vaine or thou LORD so many things in vaine As though thou wert lesse then thy Creature What then would become of that manifolde wisedome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that wisedome of thine who tookest pleasure to create varietie of things Varietie then not vanitie seeing it came from and

the afflicted and howsoever it be the vpright shall dwell before his face But some prophane person may here say is David thus confident the burthen notwithstanding lieth still vpon his neeke he is slandered abused watched pursued by Saul by his most familiar friends yea by his owne sonne but he is lightened of this his burthen comforted in soule because of his liuely faith which represented vnto him the helpe of his God both certaine and present because his loue by his holy Spirit was powred into his soule because a divine light shining vpon it scattered the darknesse thereof And thou Christian whosoever thou art if ever thou hast called vpon the Lord in the like anguish how often before thy burthen the cause of thine anguish of thy griefe was eased hast thou notwithstanding felt thy spirit eased by thy prayer God without doubt holding his hand invisibly and insensibly vnder thy burthen as it were hidden from thee The burthen continuing and yet the paine diminished because we haue now two to beare it because it pleaseth God to beare one part of the burthen and that the greatest part also suffering vs to redouble our strength that he might lend vs his owne For example Ioseph being cast into the pit by his brethren Gen. 37. ver 27. it was some reliefe to be solde vnto the Madianites and then vnto Potipher Captaine of the Guard Gen. 39.1 his burthen encreaseth when the slander of his mistris caused him to be cast into the dungeon but Moses addes presently that the Lord was with Ioseph ver 20. he shewed his mercie vpon him in giving him favour in the sight of the Maister of the Prison Such favour as made him way to Pharaoh even to the supplying of the necessities of Iacob his Father and all his house yea even to be ruler over Egypt Who now in the meane while would haue beleeved that GOD was with him in prison In like manner he saith to Iacob that is to his Church to all the members thereof Esa 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee they shall not drowne thee and when thou goest through the fire it shall not burne thee because I will be with thee Even I who commandes the elements who rules over the waters of the Floud Psal 29.10 who makes my Ministers a flame of fire Psal 104.4 I am with thee because I haue redeemed thee Esa 43.1 I haue called thee by name thou art mine and by consequent I haue Interesse in thy ruine in thy losse Is God with vs in the fire and in the water Isa 43.2 if he said it not himselfe who durst beleeue it And indeed we see it in the waters of the red Sea which gaue place vnto the Children of Israell Exod. 14. when in the meane while they overwhelmed Pharaoh and his hoste Also in the three Children in the Furnace Dan. 3. being heated more then ordinary it consumed them who cast them in Dan. 3.27 but of those that were cast in it singed not a haire an Angell ioyning himselfe vnto them in the middest of the fire who kept them One sayth the Prophet like to the Sonne of God These things you see being performed both really and visiblie in them whence wee may learne that God who was with his in the middest of dangers out of the which there appeared no issue is invisibly and no lesse really with all those who call vpon him in true faith he compasseth them about with his mercy and assisteth them with the presence of his Angels yea of his owne presence also Whence it is that David hiding himselfe from the wrath of Saul in the Caue makes his prayer vnto God Psal 57.4 saying My soule is amongst Lyons I lye amongst these that are set on fire amongst men whose teeth are speares and arrowes he assures himselfe notwithstanding that God will send from heaven and deliver him yea out of this danger and in this faith he wakens his tongue and all his musicall instruments to giue him praise This deliverance being vnto him no lesse reall nor lesse miraculous Dan. 6.22 then that of Daniell in the denne of Lyons in which denne the Angell of the Lord did shut their mouths but what if not so visibly because such miracles are wrought visiblie but once or very rarely to try our weaknes as also to show that God can doe it ceasing not in the meane while invisibly to continue according to his word promise which assures vs that he will do it And herein the faithfull cōsider that so often as they finde themselues amongst such Lyons thirsting for their bloud and hungering for their life yet can they doe them no hurt And in such appetite and such fury seing themselues a prey can they doubt of him who restraines them who mussels them thus invisiblie Therefore tell me not here that wee now see no more miracles We see them not indeede because wee want eyes for what doe we see in effect but miracles Thou Christian if the creation of the world if the vniversall change of the course of the world by the power of Christ if the death of so many Martyrs beleeving the Resurrection of a God crucified so many ages past tell me if so sweete a harmony of all and every particular thereof be not a sufficient myracle In vaine will it be for thee to see the lame to goe the dumbe to speake the dead to rise Thou shalt alwaies find in thy discourse matter of doubt they will be vnto thee illusiōs slights and trickes of Sathan well then let vs cast our burthen vpon the Lord and let vs the rather consider of his grace and of his helpe in vs and towards vs. And after we haue seriously called vpon him feeling our selues in effect either discharged of this burden of this crosse which crushed vs or incouraged to beare it more ioyfully let vs then boldly say The Lord hath here put to his hand for from no other but him could come ease of paine or increase of strēgth Therefore let vs freely acknowledge in the healing of our stroake and of this issue of bloud that vertue is gone out from Christ yea albeit we haue but touched the hemme of his garment this touching this hemme which is as it were but to giue a body vnto their invisible and spirituall vertue thereby to make it vnto vs flesh and bloud as we are not more efficacious but more sensible Well then if the Lord as in some temptations seemes to thee that himselfe takes part against thee and by consequent thou thinkest that he himselfe is become the burthen so farre off is it that thou canst hope he should beare thy burthen vnto whom then shouldest thou haue recourse And here lyeth the highest point of the triall Take an example in Abraham when God commanded him to offer vp his sonne whom he had long time waited for his Isaac his onely sonne by that so expresse a