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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72993	A Romane centurion becomming a good souldier of Iesus Christ In foure sermons, preached in the cathedrall church, and in Saint Thomas Church at Sarum. By Bartholomevv Parsons, B.D. and rector of Ludgershall, in the county of Wiltes.	Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642.	1635 (1635)	STC 19350.5; ESTC S124821	64,942	95

sooner forsweare by all the gods then by Caesars Angellonely If the greater number amongst us depart from evill doe any good Gods feare is not the motive the feare of men shame of the world danger of lawes popular applause and vaine glory worke upon them but let them be free from these and they will not feare God as Dalilah said to Sampson how canst thou say I love thee when thine heart is not with me Iud. 16.15 So may God to us how can we say we are religious worshippers of him serue him with feare and reverence when we are slow of heart to beleeve either his promises or threatnings when we say that he will doe neither good nor evill when we will not forsake our least pleasure or profit for his sake undertake the least persecution a litle evill-speaking against us for his cause when we are ready to take our brethren by the throate for the least farthing and cannot be content to part with a cup of cold water the least kindnes that is to a Prophet in the name of a Prophet Nay wee are so farre from the nature of being religious devout men such as feare God that the very name is flouted at abhorred amongst us Mis-creants are ready to reproach those that feare and serue God with those names that should be a crowne of rejoycing Those are say they in disgrace of them that seeke to serue God holy brethren zealous followers men of the spirit devout Disciples and professours forsooth But as Iob said if mine adversary would write a booke I would take it upon may shoulder and binde it as a crowne to me Iob 31.35.36 So wee say if Godlesse men would load us with names of this nature we would weare them as ornaments not beare them as crosses I speake not this to patronize any that serue not God in the peace of his Church I am knowne well enough to be no follower of their follies but I complaine of the litle religion and feare of God that is in them that would upbraid either the true or seeming worshippers of God with the names of their holy profession as though they would make that their shame which is or should be their glorie But I passe to the next amplification by the adjoyned association he feared God with all his family His religion was not a candle put under a bushell but on a candlesticke that it might give light to all that were in his house Tanquam sol radiis suis illustrans minorafidera he was as the Sunne inlightening with his beames the lesser Starres Hic quotquot familias negligimus saith Chrysostome Let us heere beed all of us that neglect our families Hee would not have his family like a motley cloath or a medley colour some of one die some of another some religious others prophane or idolatrous some honest and sober others swaggerers and unthrifts some civill peaceable others cut-throates and rak-hels but he would have them all in one livery uniforme and sutable not like the image that Nebuchadnezar saw whose head was of fine gold his breast and his armes of silver his belly and his thighes of brasse● his legs of iron his feete part of iron and part of clay Dan. 2.32.33 He giveth us an example then of that duty which the Master of the family oweth to his houshold whether children or servants he must be that in the body politicke of his own house which the heart is in the naturall body of man as it communicateth life and vitall spirits to the rest of the members so must the Master of the houshold impart the spirituall life of grace to all that are members of his body politicke and his house in the exercises of religion and practise of piety must be a Church as Philemons was for so S. Paul speaketh to him the Church that is in thy house verse 2. Augustine in Psal 50. speaketh to his auditory Regite domos vestras regite filios vestros regite familias vestras Quomodò ad nos pertinet in Ecclesia loqui vobis sic ad vos pertinet in dōmibus vestris agere ut bonam rationem redda●s de his qui vobis sunt subditi 2. Governe your houses governe your sonnes governe your families As it belongeth to us to speake to you in the Church so it belongeth to you to handle the matter so in your houses that you may give a good account of those that are under you It was not the prayse of men but the prayse of God himselfe concerning Abraham I know that he will command his children and houshold after him to doe justice and judgement Gen. 18.19 And Iacob his grand-childe walking in the steps of the faith of his father Abraham is not content at his going up to Bethel at the Lords Commandement to build an altar there to worship God sincerely himselfe and suffer the dregs of idolatry to sticke upon his family but hee speaketh to them to put away the strange gods that are among you and be cleane and change your garments Gen. 35.2 Ioshua being doubtfull what the body of the people Israel would doe maketh a resolute profession not onely for himselfe but also for his house that they would serue the Lord Iosh 24. 15. Bathsheba was neither priviledged by her sexe being a woman nor by her dignitie being a Queene from teaching her sonne but wee finde a prophecy of king Lemuel which his mother taught him Pro. 31.1 Lois the grand-mother and Eunice the mother having the faith dwelling in them teach Timothy the holy Scriptures from a childe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Tim. 3.15 The father amongst the Israelites must shew his sonne why he keepeth the seruice of the Passeover Exod. 12.28 Why the feast of unleavened bread Exod. 13.8 Why he consecrateth the first borne unto the Lord vers 13 and generally he must rehearse all the words of Gods law to his children Deut. 6.7 as the Psalmist saith he established a testimony in Iaacob and appointed a Law in Israell which he commanded our fathers that they should make them knowne to their children Psal 78.5 And that wee may not thinke this a legall precept abolished in the time of grace the Apostle giveth a generall charge to all Christian parents to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord Eph. 6.4 as no doubt but that those children of the elect Lady walking in the truth were seasoned by her with saving knowledge Nee ideò laudanda es quia filios hobes sed quia piè nutrire atque educare studes cap. 14. Non est paxuiapud deum meriti benè si●ios educare Hiero. ad Salvinam de vidu Servandâ 2 Epist Ioh. 4. That same booke de bono viduitati whether Austine or any others saith the widowe to whom it was written thou art not therefore to be praysed because thou hast children but because thou indevourest to nurture and to bring them up godly and