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A03281 The dignitie of the Scripture togither with the indignity which the vnthankfull world offereth thereunto In three sermons vpon Hose. 8. 12. By Samuel Hieron. Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617. 1607 (1607) STC 13398; ESTC S119045 35,236 48

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THE DIGNITIE OF the Scripture togither with The Indignity which the vnthankfull world offereth therunto In three sermons vpon Hose 8.12 By Samuel Hieron Psal 119. v. 129. Thy testimonies are wonderfull HINC LVCEUM ET POCVLA SACRA ALMA MATER CANTA BRIGIA Printed by IOHN LEGAT Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1607. And are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Church-yard by Simon VVaterson TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND MY VERY REVErend freind M. Doctor Goad Provost of the Kings Colledge in Cambridge WHen I remember the times and furtherances of my education and consider with my selfe by whose free choise I was preferred into that worthy societie the head-ship whereof your worship hath so many yeares enioyed I cannot but say to you as Hierome did to a freind of his Tibi quod possū debeo Hiero. Sephron quod non possum I am indebted to you both to the vtmost extent of my ability and in much more then I can performe Giue me leaue therefore I beseech you not as by way of requitall for I will not so much either vnder-value your fauour or abridge my debt but as by way of acknowledgement leauing this as it were a bill of my hand what I haue receiued and how deepely I am engaged to present you with these three sermons They are of the Dignitie of the scripture and therefore their subiect considered are not vnworthy your patronage being so auncient and so indicious a professour of Theologie The manner of handling because as it is liable to censure in this taxing age so it may perhaps through my want either of skill or care deserue reproofe therefore I doe submit it wholly to your worships triall that after it may either step further into publike view or els stop where it is according as you shall please to dispose How soeuer it be albeit I must confesse that I should much reioyce in your approouing furtherance yet at the least I shall herein find contentment that I haue endeuoured out of my vnfained sensiblenes of your worships respectiue kindnesse to make the world a witnes of my thankefullnes And so in the fulnes of my desire that he in whom all Fulnes dwelleth may so replenish you with spirituall blessings in heauenly things Col. 1.19 Eph. 1.3 Psa 92.13.14 that like the Trees planted in the house of the Lord you may still euen in your Age bring forth fruit and be fatte flourishing I humbly take my leaue Modbury in Deuonshire this 2. of Iuly 1607. Your worships euer in the Lord Samuell Hieron ERRATA Pag. 2. l. 10. for reserued read referred p. 3. l. 28. with with sicknes p. 4. l. 15. after needfull matter put in these words viz. not revealed in it hath added to it a packe and rable of unwritten traditions concerning which it teacheth that they are to be receiued imbraced with the same affection with the like zeale with the same respect as we doe p. 4. l. 37. after all the read the first words of the 5. p. viz. authors of them c. there be other smal faults escaped which would desire the gentle reader to amend as he read Hosea 8.12 J haue written to them the great things of my law but they were counted as a strange thing The first Sermon THis verse is as it were the lords complainte touching the wretched carelesnes of the sonnes of men who inioying the greatest benefit viz. the blessed liberty of this word yet notwithstanding vtterly neglect it and esteeme it as a thing not worthy the regarding That I may both for your profitte and myne owne helpe proceed in handling of it with the better order I will diuide it into two parts the first may be not vnfitly called Gods bounty I haue written to them the great thinge of my law the second may he termed mans impiety but they were counted as a strange thinge God hath vouchsafed the free vse of his word what greater bounty Men passe by it as a thing not worth the looking to what greater impiety of these two points in order I haue c In the first part wee haue two things to consider first the commendation of gods word secondly the mercy of god in vouchsafeing it vnto vs The word of god is commended vnto vs in these termes The great things of the law The word which is out of the Heb. translated heere greate signifieth honorable or pretious or ample and plentifull so that the word of God is cōmended heere by two things 1. the plenty and abundance and largenes of matter that is in it 2. the price and excellency and worth of the matter I wil speak of both seuerally I pray you let vs wel obserue them that the word of God may grow into greater credit with vs then it is Touching the largenes and amplenes of the word of god I set down this point That all necessary points either touching faith or manners are aboundantly contayned and layed forth in the scriptures for proofe whereof that one saying of the Apostle is sufficient The whole scripture is giuen by inspiration of God 2. Tim. 3.16 and is profitable to teach to improoue to correct and to instruct in righteousnesse now what spiritual occasion can there be deuised which is not here mentioned what matter is there in the whole body of religion but it may well be reserued to one of these heads either teaching improouing correcting or instructing so that the word of God being sufficient to all these is not wanting in any necessary matter whatsoeuer Ioh. 20.31 These things saith Sainte Iohn are written that yee might haue life through his name a plaine testimony that there is inough lefte written in the bible for the begetting of faith and for the guiding of the soule of euery faithfull beleeuer vnto life eternall I gaue them my statutes saith God I declared my iudgements vnto them Ezek. 20.11 which if a man doe he shall liue the taking of that course which is prescribed to vs in the word is all sufficient to saluation They haue Moses the Prophets saith Abraham to the rich glutton in hell meaning that then they want no needfull instruction Luk. 16.31 for the bringing of them by repentāce vnto life Infinite are the places of scripture to this end shewing the absolutenesse of that doctrine which is contained in the written word vrging vs to rest our selues satisfied with that which is reuealed condemning al the inuentions and traditions of man that are added thereunto And seeing it is a sure thing that the bookes of holy scripture are penned by the speciall guidance of gods spirit 2. Pet. 1.21 as Sainte Peter affirmeth it must needs follow that if there be any needfull matter omitted in them it came to passe ether because they which wrot did not know it or because knowing it they would not reueale it or because being willing to reueale it they forgot