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A14670	Salomons sweete harpe consisting of fiue words, like so many golden strings, toucht with the cunning hand of his true skill, commanding all other humane speech: wherein both cleargie and laitie may learne how to speake. Preached of late at Thetford before his Maiestie, by Thomas Walkington Batchelour in Diuinitie, and fellow of S. Iohns Colledge in Cambridge.	Walkington, Thomas, d. 1621.	1608 (1608)	STC 24971; ESTC S119399	35,733	88

his instruction and heauenly aduise Againe we know the Hebrues haue one word both for ruling and feeding Wise was that speach of an honourable counsailour that the greatest part of a king was the sacerdotiall function And surely the mightiest Monarch of the world yea euery inferiour none exempted euery true Christian euen from the Cedar to the shrub is or ought to be a priest and a preacher as Salomon was to teach and instruct others their words of edification to the inward care ought to be like the pretious stones set in the brestplate of the ephod like the pillar of fire in the darkesome night of ignorance to direct the wandring pilgrims of this wretched world out of the wildernes of Sin vnto the heauenly Canaan then shall they be as priests with God and as kings raigne with Christ a thousand yeares What if we who are happily numbred among the Prophets cannot cunningly cast our net out of the right side of the ship and with Peter the fisher of men draw at one draught three thousand soules we must not leaue fishing we must not leaue tilling the fallow and barren soile of the vnbeleeuing heart with the plow of the sanctuarie the blessed crosse of Christ Iesus we must neuer giue ouer either our publike or priuate holy function but we must stand still at the sterne and holde the helme with courage and hope guiding the shippe of the Church tossed with neuer so many Euroclydons assailed by neuer so great temptations of Satan 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the beautifull hauen the kingdome of blisse If but one soule be won to God by thy blessed meanes it will imparadize and greatly comfort thine owne soule with that spirituall peace that passeth all carnall vnderstanding when shee is a flitting from this earthly tabernacle this house of clay wherein shee for a short time beeing Gods tenant at will doth take vp her inne and mansion and thus much of Coheleth the shee-preacher 2 The second thing I intend by Gods assistance to speake of is the obiect that Salomon aimed at that is pleasant words Whiles the minstrell plaied Elisha prophesied so whiles the Spirit of God sings sweete melodious harmonie vnto the soule each corporeal part must needs be tuneable to euery heauenly action there will be no iarring no discordancie at all the soule to the limmes of the bodie is like the Centurion to his seruants if it say to one goe it goeth to another come it commeth if to another doe this it doth it heauenly is that motion that action that comming where the spirit hauing happie residence commands If the spirit say vnto thy right hand doe good it will in bountie and pitie cast thy bread vpon the waters that is the teare-bedeawed cheeks the wet faces of the poore afflicted members of Christ if to thy feete walke presently they will runne the waies of Gods commaundements if to thine eyes weepe they will euery night water thy couch with teares they will burst out into a fountaine they will gush out riuers of teares because men keepe not the law of God so if the spirit say vnto the tongue speake ò how wil it then shew forth the praise of God how will it edifie how will it flowe out these diure kephets these pleasant words Thus Salomon his strings of his tongue were in tune with the strings of his heart and they both are melodiously strucke with the learned and cunning finger of the blessed spirit the sweetest musician that euer strucke the heart as a harpe and the tongue as a sweet cymball therefore Salomon hauing the spirit his schoolemaster must needs learne to speake well which he earnestly thirsts after He did not as Lucian saies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cast out a mierie vomite of words like the wicked in the prophet The vngodly are like the raging sea whose waters cast vp mire and dirt he spoke not with a heart and a heart like Pilate who in that was but a bad vnskilful pilate in running the ship of his soule to peeces against the rocke Christ Iesus the spirituall rocke he spoke not like your hypocrits who are the deuills retainers in Gods liueries rather from his heart then as they farre from his heart for sure as his tongue was so was his heart and as his heart was so was his tongue like the wheeles of Ezechiel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one wheele in another and fitly to wheeles for in that text Prouerbs 25. in the Hebrue thus it runnes A word spoken not in his due place but gnal aphnau vpon his wheeles is like apples of gold with pictures of siluer As Athanasius in his questions to Antiochus saith The males of the palme-trees by the pleasant euaporations of aire that breaths from them doe make the femall palmes fruitfull and the sweet influentiall breath that blowes from Paradise causes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the trees nie adioyning and bordering to that place to flow and cluster with spices so fares it with the pleasant influence of the inward heart breathed vpon by the blessed spirit they both cause Salomons tongue to vtter forth these diure kephets most pleasant words euen like the dulcid humour that flowed from that louely hand when Diomêdes had wounded it like the sweete dropping deaw of Hermon the showre vpon the hearb and the raine vpon the grasse Pleasant words At the skirts of the Ephod there hung xij golden bells and so many pomegranates the pomegranates insinuated integritie of life and the xij bells as Iustin Martyr saies intimated the sound of the twelue Apostles and so consequently of all ministers depending on the euerlasting priest our blessed Melchisedech Iesus Christ. As then there is a sound words to be required in Aaron and his sonnes and all his successors so a pleasant delightsome sound is very expedient and requisite therefore were the tinkling bels of purest gold the preachers words should not prooue harsh distastfull to the hearer but as Christs coate was without seame so his word ought to be without reprehension thus while he plants with Paul and waters with Apollos God will giue a wonderfull increase to the multiplying of that blessed seede which as pure wheate shall be laid vp in the Lords garner the kingdome of heauen thus shall he speake with Salomon these diure kephets pleasant words Wise words must haue three circumstances they must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They must haue maturitie paucitie and pleasancie 1. For the first to auoide rashnesse in speach that holy father giues a good aduise Verba prius ad limā quàm ad linguam words ought first to be filed in the heart least they prooue defiled in the tongue and the Grecians say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wise deliberation in speach is the midwife of all singularitie therefore Dauid desires God to

loue thee peace be within thy walls and euermore plenteousnes within thy palaces and I charge you you by an oth O ye daughters of Ierusalem ye that are well-willers vnto Sion euen by the roes and the hindes of the field that ye waken not and disturbe this blessed spouse of Christ least that her comely garment her vestment of honour and tranquility be cut like Ieroboams coat in twelue peeces which if those smokie firebrands be not in time put out ciuill dissention is like to bring to passe Neuer was there in open speach especially by them and others too who haue not taught their tongues to speake Salomons pleasant words so great contempt of state nobilitie magistracie learning religion and of God himselfe as now as if Lucifer had broke loose from the chains of deepe darknes had possessed mens hearts tongues Fastus festus literae sunt liturae curia spuria sacerdotium sacrum otium Musae muscae religio religatio heluones Hellenes iusiurandum iocus honos 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Proud contempt is their best feeding content with them learning 's a blemish the court a bastard our ministery vnhallowed securitie the Muses like flyes too many in a swarme Religion a bannishment gluttonisme a merry Grecisme cannon othes are forsooth but Lady Lingua's recreation and Honour is made a foole vpon a stage witnesse some of our audacious theatres now made as spanish strappados for luxations like Pityocamptes his bending pine-trees to racke the best good names persons of state and Vniuersities withall too to intolerably permitted in that O blessed and thrise and euer blessed God to what a dead low ebbe of grace is this world growne to now for irregularity both of speach and action How are the bitter waters of Marah distilled ●ō the sweetest flowers Gods abundant graces are prooued the limbecks and the seminaries of all vices the most men are hardly yet in the Christ-crosse-row of Christianity babes and infants in diuine knowledge who haue not yet learnd to speake rather spellers then gospellers Let vs euery one euen euery one from the eminent Cedar vnto the lowlyest shrub seeke to imitate Christ Iesus as in all our actions so in all our speeches of whome the blessed Euangelist speakes thus frō the very mouth of his enemies Neuer man spake as this man doth the Church therefore the spouse of Christ being enamoured with him and with his comfortable words she thus begins her sacred Canticle Let him kisse me with the kisses of his mouth that is cum eius dulci alloquio with his sweete and honie-flowing speach as if thus she should breake out into a feruent passion of her loue saying O sweete Iesu thou fountaine of the gardens thou well of liuing waters thou fountaine of Bethlem thou Ocean of blisse thou minerall of all perfection thou heauenly manna the bread that came downe from heauen thou that art hony to the mouth and harmonie to the eare a iubile to the heart loe I O Lord am sicke of loue of the loue of thy lawes which are dearer to me then thousands of gold and siluer comfort me O comfort me with thy heauēly words the balsame of my wounded soule O Lord O my deare Sauiour list vnto me that I may so list to thee as the Hart brayeth panteth for the riuers of waters so my soule panteth and thirsteth for the riuers of Paradise flowing and gushing out of thy mouth O Lord kisse me I beseech thee with thy lips that distill downe the pure myrrh of sauing doctrine Lord O my Lord for thus my liuely faith imbraceth thee thou hast kissed me by Moses by the Prophets these brightsome lamps that now are consecrated to th'euerlasting shrine at their blessed lippes their learned lips a long time haue I bin fed now O Lord I humbly sue for the kisses of thy mouth of thine own mouth say thou vnto my soule I am thy saluation let these my poore praiers be as powerfull aduocats and suppliant oratours to plead for mine vnworthines I know the impure vessells of mine eares are vnfit to drink in so heauenly a moisture of grace beeing neither seasoned nor sufficiently capacious to intertaine thy hallowed word the food manna of my soule yet Lord thou that openest no man shutteth thou canst open my heart as once thou didst the heart of Lydia for sacred attention O let me claime that interest in thine vnspeakeble mercies let me take a faire coppie out of thy mouth that I may learne to speak thy words deliuered in their due place are like apples of gold with pictures of siluer they are as flagons of refreshment O stay me with these flagons and comfort me with these apples for I am sicke of loue Thy words are the sweet sauour of life vnto life to euery one that doth beleeue The precious spikenard ointment in the alabaster boxe the sacrifice of Noah sweet smelling in gods nostrils Aarons holy incense the Queene of Sheba her sweet odours the wisemens frankincense the fragrant orchard of Alcinous they are but as the putrid smells of Golgatha nothing in compare with the sweete perfume of thy heauen-dropping deaw of those thy surpassing pleasant wordes Thus the spouse of Iesus Christ in a sanctified deuotion thirsts after the words of Christ as well for her speaches imitation as for her sorrowes limitation And thus let vs all in the feare of God as wee tender our owne dearest soules ransomd with the prizeles blood of Iesus Christ that immaculate lambe propose him vnto our selues the liueliest patterne of all complete perfection in whome was hid all the treasures of wisdome sanctitie and knowledge let vs adore and kisse in all humilitie of soule and bodie his worthy footsteps whose happy tract will lead vs vnto immortality and let vs humbly craue at Gods hands to giue vs hearts and hands and tongues malleable for good impressions that we may thinke and doe and speake what is most pleasing in his sight And let vs for our speach which most concernes our text remember that one verse of Dauid which the good old Heremit Pambo could not learne in nineteene yeares I said I will take heed vnto my wayes that I offend not in my tongue calling to minde how many by their tongues haue lost their lands their liberties their liues and all to the wofull preiudice of their posteritie And if either this or any other way we do offend if in the day time with Penelope we weaue the spiders webbe of sinne ah let vs at night by teares vntwist it and by our true repentance let vs dissolue our soules into sighes and melt our braines into brinish teares to lauer and rinsh away our crimsen deep-dy'd spots And grant good Lord that we who haue too long serued Satan by Indenture writing it with our tongues in this the pen of too ready a writer subscrib'd it with our hearts dated it euen from our very infancy