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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14284	A plaine and perfect method, for the easie vnderstanding of the whole Bible containing seauen obseruations, dialoguewise, betweene the parishioner, and the pastor.; Plaine and perfect method, for understanding the Bible	Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1617 (1617)	STC 24600; ESTC S102671	80,065	286

commeth by hearing the word preached and saluation commeth by Faith It is true as you say that all men that haue Faith shall be saued but all that heare the word shall not haue Faith because they are not prepared by a precedent grace and therefore all shall not be saued that heare the word preached Rom 1. Saint Paul speaking to the Romanes concerning the excellent vse of Gods word saith that it is a sauour of life vnto life and a sauour of death vnto death meaning that as in a red hot sword there are actions of two natures the one to cut the other to burne euen so in the preaching of Gods word there are actions of two natures the one a meanes of life eternall to them that beleeue the other a meanes of death eternall to them that beléeue not And it is said that many are called Mat. 22. but few chosen that is to say many are inuited to saluation as to the mariage of the kings sonne but few regard it few beleeue it and fewer liue according vnto it therefore many are damned and few are saued because they want Faith The preaching of the word is as the sowing of séede Mat. 13. wherof some fals in good ground the residue which is the greater part fals into pestiferous places so then by these words of Christ not all that heare the word preached shall be saued As Manna was a wholesome meate to some so was it filthy and poysonfull to others And as wine is good for the sound and whole man but dangerous for the sicke man euen so the word of God is good and profitable for some and very hurtfull for others and yet God is not the author of euill because of them that want Faith neither yet is the ministerie of his word vnperfect or vnbefitting his royall glory which is declared as well in those that are lost as in those that are found The Parishioner demandeth what else is to be done besides the hearing of Preaching Parishioner NOw in all humilitie and plainenes as one seasoned with a desire of farther knowledge and as one seized with a good opinion of your abilitie and conscience to teach I aske you with all reuerence what else shall I learne out of your last doctrine The young man said vnto Christ Mat. 19.24 what shall I doe to inherite eternall life intending that he had soundly performed all the commandements so say I all that you haue spoken concerning the preaching of Gods word I hau in heart subscribed vnto what other duty doe I owe at home after the preaching thereof Mat. 13.12 I remember what Christ said to his Disciples he that hath to him it shall be giuen and from him that hath not shall be taken that which he hath In his holy feare therefore and in the reuerent accompt of that knowledge which his Maiestie hath vnfolded and afforded vnto me by you lest by omission the same should be taken from me I aske you againe the third time what other dutie do I owe in priuate to the holy word preached after the hearing thereof in publicke Math. 25.1 to 14. Math 7.24 There are two sorts of Virgins spokē of in Scripture and two sorts of Builders both sorts had in a sort the commendation of Christ but when his Maiestie had reuiewed them both he found the one negligent the other ignorant and therefore he pronounceth one fearefull iudgement against them both Whose example moueth me to feare and to care least by too much labouring the wrong way and by too little labouring the right way I be found guilty of punishment and accessary to my eternall destruction Well then here I offer to discharge you vpon your answer and here I take the charge vpon my selfe if I follow not your direction The Pastor answereth the word must be meditated and priuately exercised Pastor THere are two necessary causes or impulsiue reasons for the reading meditating and conferring of Gods word in euery householder and his household at home after the hearing of Gods holy word preached there is one reason which doth necessarily concerne euery housholder for his owne part as if he had no houshold to wit that he by reading meditating and conference may be encreased in knowledge confirmed in memory and strengthned in Faith Two or thrée places for proofe will be sufficient because one place will be sufficient to condemnation for him that doth neglect it The Iewes séeking to kill Christ because he had healed a sicke man on the Saboth day and because he made himselfe equall with God his holy Maiestie moderately and mildely preacheth vnto them and refers them to the reading and conferring of the same which publikely they had often heard of him and of others Againe the blessing which the holy Ghost pronounceth in the first Psalme is appertaining to euery man that meditateth and exerciseth himselfe in the word of God in which generall allowance we must conclude also euery householder that doth meditate and exercise himselfe vpon Gods word and it must follow in a necessary consequence that he who doth not meditate and exercise himselfe in Gods word is cursed Saint Luke recordeth the example of the Noble men at Berea Act. 17.1 to 13. who hauing heard Paul preach searched the Scripture daily whether those things were so which Paul preached Sithence God setteth them forth to their great commendation in his Church vniuersall why may it not suffice to make men of modestie contented to yeelde the like obedience to his holy ordinance The other cause or impulsiue reason of meditating exercising and conferring vpon the Scriptures is the bettering and encrease of knowledge for the quickning of memory and for the strengthning of Faith in the chiidren and seruants of euery such householder or maister of familie as hée shall answer for the bloud of euery one that doe offend the Maiestie of God ignorantly not knowing the Scriptures For as the bloud of euery Parishioner that dieth ignorantly in his sinne shall be required of the Pastor euen so will the Lord require the bloud of Son Daughter and Seruant bond or frée that dieth ignorantly in his sinne at the hands of euery such maister of a familie Deu. 6.4 to 10. Moses hauing receiued to this purpose a charge from God to discharge himselfe he chargeth householders after this manner First to heare Gods word in these words O Israel heare Secondly that their conuersation be answerable to that which they heard consisting in these words take heede to doe it Thirdly he points out one thing thrée times in one verse to wit a reward consisting in these words Iehouah our God Iehouah our God Iehouah is one meaning Christ Iesus the second person in Trinitie who is become theirs or one with them that heare his word and doe it and lastly hee particulateth vnto them what specially he would haue done vpon paine of frustrating of all that was done before and of that which should