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A93683	A sermon preached in Oxford before the Kings Maiesty, April 19. 1643. VVherein is handled the vnlawfulnesse of non-preaching bishops, non-residents, plurality of benefices, &c. with the utter destruction of images. According to the votes of both the houses of Parliament, scripture, ancient writers, and reason it selfe. By Richard Spinkes, minister of the word of God, and imprisoned there for the said sermon.	Spinkes, Richard.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4982; Thomason E104_10; ESTC R212784	18,404	23

A SERMON Preached in OXFORD Before the KINGS Maiesty April 19. 1643. VVherein is handled the vnlawfulnesse of Non-preaching Bishops Non-residents plurality of Benefices c. with the utter destruction of IMAGES According to the votes of both the Houses of Parliament Scripture Ancient Writers and Reason it selfe By Richard Spinkes Minister of the Word of God and imprisoned there for the said Sermon I have preached righteousnesse in the great Congregation loe I have not refrained my lips O Lord thou knowest Psal 40.9 For though I preach the Gospel I have nothing to glory of for necessity is laid upon me yea woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel 1 Cor. 9.16 London printed in the yeare 1643. A Sermon preached before the King in Oxford against the Bishops Rom. 1.14 I am a debtor to the Grecian and Barbarian to the wise and unwise THe debt which Saint Paul did owe to these Barbarians and Grecians was to preach the word of God the Gospel of Christ unto them for so it is found added in some of the Syriacke copies translated by Tremellius where followeth these words at the later end of the verse I am a debtor to every man to preach unto him And so Lyranus glosseth it Debitor sum ad praedicandum Evangelium ex officio Ap●stolatus As I am an Apostle it is my debitum my due to preach the Gospel of Christ The labour of the Apostle was not limited to any private Church or Nation but wheresoever a doore of utterance an occasion of good did offer it selfe they were to apprehend the opportunity Their commission is large Math. 28.19 Goe therefore and teach all Nations c. This they were bound to doe upon a great forfeiture the invaluable losse of their owne soules upon paine of Gods heavie displeasure and everlasting perdition for so much doth the word vae every where imply in the Scripture saith Saint Jerome Though I preach the Gospel saith Saint Paul 1 Cor. 9.16 yet have I nothing to glory of for a necessity is laid upon me and woe be unto me if I preach not the Gospel The parties which Saint Paul confesseth himselfe to be indebted unto or rather Gods assignees for hee is the principall in the bond are Grecians and Barbarians and all the Gentiles for though some would have the Jewes to be included in the word wise as they had indeed a forme of knowledge and wisedome in the Law Rom. 2.20 yet I take the Gentiles to have beene more properly of Saint Pauls Diocesse they are both named I confesse in the commission but the Gentiles first Hee is a chosen vessell unto me to beare my name before the Gentiles and Kings and the children of Israel Acts 9.15 In this Epistle he is called the Apostle of the Gentiles because unto him is sud by a private compact among the Apostles to have beene committed the Gospel of uncircumcision Gal. 2.7 and againe Eph. 3.8 Vnto me who am l●sse then the least of all the Saints is this grace given that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ this was the stocke he was trusted with the debts which he oweth them Now whereas all Ministers are successors to the Apostles though not quoad gradum modum ministerii id est not according to the degree and manner of their calling yet quoad essentiam doctrinae id est according to the substance of the errand and seeing that the preferring of certaine men to severall congregations is of divine institution 1 Pet. 5.2 Feed the flocke of God which is among you taking the oversight thereof I may warrant this observation That all Ministers or Pastors are indebted are bound in conscience to preach the word of God to the charge they have undertaken A subject I confesse of as dangerous and untractable an argument as any whatsoever from discussing of which I might be deterred with those motives wherewith the Priest in Arist Rhetorick dehorted his son from being an Orator for said he If thou speak that which is just men will hate thee if that which is unjust the gods will abhor thee This incompetition betweene God and man was enough to put a Heathen to a great strait all whose happinesse and the reward of all whose actions consisted in the good report and opinion of them but a Christian will soone resolve it Acts 4.19 VVhether it be better to obey God or men judge ye Gal. 1.10 For if I yet pleased men I should not be the servant of Christ It is said of our Saviour by the Spouse in the Canticles that his lips drop all myrrhe Cant. 5.3 Truth like this may be bitter yet it is wholesome doctrine what therefore our Saviour said to Martha in the Gospel Luke 10.41 Martha thou art carefull about many things but one thing is necessary might well be objected to a generall action of men in these dayes who as S. Panl said of James John and Cephas seeme to be pillars to beare up a great burthen in the Church and to take a great deale of paines but upon proofe it will appeare that it is nothing but a cold sweat or a peccant humour rather then the symptome of any true zeale They have perhaps two Churches abroad yet are so busie about reforming one Chappell at home that should the Lord say to them in a Colledge as be did once to Eliah in the cave a King 19.9 they would answer I make no question in the words of the Prophet VVe have beene very realous for the Lord of hosts But it is a true saying of Maximus Tyrius the Philosopher A good and religious man is Gods friend but a superstitious fellow is Gods flatterer for with his mouth he shewes much love and flitters himselfe in his owne eyes untill his iniquity be found out to be hatefull Psal 6.1 The two Table Gods Commandements are the Touchstone or try all of our love Ye are my friends faith Christ if yee doe whatsoever I command you Iohn 15.14 Now our blessed Saviour hath urged this Commandement not lesse then thrice Peter lovest thou me feed my sheepe As thou lovest me Peter feed my Lambs The second Nicene Conncell that met together for the establishing of Idolatry and admitting Images into Churches being hard bestead for arguments were not ashamed to make use of that place in the Psalmes Psal 26.8 I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thy honour dwelloth but the enemies of the Lord shall bee found to be ●…ars God himselfe saith expresly that all such hate him in the second Commandement Though alt not make to thy selfe any graven image to bow downe unto it c. for I am a jealous God and visit the finnes of the Fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of those that hate me The beauty of Gods house as Cassidore well observeth in the exposition of that very Psalme consists not in pulchrnudine parictum an t