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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03306	The spirituall fishing. A sermon preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine, Mr Samuel Hieron. Printed by the true copie written with his owne hands a little before his decease. Luke 5. vers. 10. The last words of the verse	Hieron, Samuel, 1576?-1617.; E. C., fl. 1618.	1618 (1618)	STC 13423; ESTC S119051	13,915	32

haue the Sun and Stars and the motions of heauen to direct them That which our course must be guided by is the word of God it is like the pillar that went before the host of Israel according to the mouing or standing whereof they ordered all their iourneyes Hither may be referred that of Peter We haue a most sure word of the Prophets to which ye do well that ye take heed as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place It is an allusion to a Sea-course when the Admirall hangs out a Lanterne and all that come behind steere to that We cannot wander if we be led by this light It is that good Spirit which Dauid prayed to be led by vnto the land of righteousnesse What other Load-star of custome or opinion or fashion of the times men attend vpon they must needs run vpon the rocks and make shipwrack of the faith Secondly That we take with vs the knowledge and faith of Gods promises It is called the Anchor Hebr. 6. 19. This is our stay in the day of tempest I know whom I haue belieued such an one cannot be moued for his heart is fixed and belieueth in the Lord The promises being either not knowne or not applied the soule is tossed without rest and must needs be ouerwhelmed with despaire This Anchor being tyed to the soule by the strong cable of a li●ely faith giues comfort vnto it in the greatest storme THE third thing is concerning the state of men The fish to be catched out of this Sea and to be brought into this Ship are men Thou sha't catch men from hence-forth From whence this is gathered That we are all by nature in the state of condemnation This is cleere out of this place By this fishing or catching the very substance of the Ministers office is meant a bringing of men into the way of life Now then in as much as we are all by nature vncaught otherwise why should Christ send out his Apostles to take vs it followeth that we are all by nature without grace euen in the very gulfe and iawes of eternall woe This is easily prooued by the Scriptures All flesh hath corrupted his way vpon the earth The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men to see if there were anie that would understand and seeke God All are gone out of the way they are all corrupt there is none that doth good no not one All we like sheepe haue gone astray we haue turned euery one to his owne way By nature the children of wrath aswel as others without Christ and were aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel and were strangers from the Couenant of Promise and had no hope and were without God in the world Vnwise disobedient deceiued seruing the lusts c. Destruction and calamitie are in our waies And well in this are we compared vnto the fish For as the fishes skippe and play and take their pleasure in the sea and are vnwillingly taken in the net and labour to get out and being in the boate would faine if they could leape backe into the sea so naturally wee take pleasure in our sinfull wayes It is a pastime for a foole to do wickedly The net of the Gospell must enclose vs of our selues we abhor it and to the death will not come within the compasse of it and being entangled we desire still to be loosed and to returne againe vnto our wonted course This is the verie true state of vs all We neither are in the state of grace by nature neither doe we desire it We be plunged into a sea of miserie and in our owne disposition we would neuer forsake it It were well for vs if we could learne by this to see our selues what we be and what we would euer be if we were lest to the swinge of our owne affections Nature hath as it were spawned vs forth into this worldly sea and as it selfe lieth in wickednesse so do we drinke iniquitie like water It is sweete vnto vs in our mouth and we hide it vnder the tongue we sauour it and will not forsake it but keepe it close in the mouth We neither know the meanes of our saluation nor affect it when it is offered Either the Scripture is false or this is true How happy were we if this could humble vs it would make vs afrayd of following our owne thoughts or of being led by the sway of our owne hearts Our not knowing the miserie of our owne estate is the cause of all the securitie of all the profanenesse of all the boldnesse in sinne of all the contempt of Gods word which is in the world at this day This place among others is as a glasse to shew vs what wee are strangers from saluation and as farre from anie inclination to it as a fish is from a will and desire to be caught THe fourth thing is of the state of the Minister Heere are two things First the state of the Ministerie Secondly the labour businesse and worke of the Ministerie Of the first thus we see That it is no superfluous or needelesse function but a calling of great necessitie for the winning and sauing of mens soules This is cuident out of this place The Lord intending the conuersion of some and being able diuers waies to accomplish his purpose in that behalfe yet hath thought it good to single out this meanes among all the rest euen by man to catch man and by his ministerie to bring soules into his Kingdome This is that which the Apostles saith Ephe. 4. 11. 12. He gaue some to be Apostles and some Prophets and some Euangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the repairing of the Saints for the worke of the Ministery The Saints which belong to the election of grace being scattered vp on the earth here and there his pleasure is by Paul and Timothie to gather them together vnto himselfe They be the Lords Labourers to bring in his Haruest his Workemen to aduance his building his Shepheards to take heed vnto his flocke the Stars in his right hand to giue light vnto his Church There being thousands of soules to be saued in Iurie the Lord will haue them to be brought in by Peters ministerie Philip must be sent to catch the Samaritans and the Eunuch In Corinthus there was a great draught I haue much people in this Citie therefore there Paul must goe to worke Heere is the necessitie of the calling To reproue their prophane and wretched opinion who thinke that among all the professions which are at this day in the world that of the Ministerie may best be spared It is strongly thought by many that it were no danger or preiudice to mens soules though there were no Minister at all to instruct them O say some what neede they trouble themselues Euerie man must answer for his