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A68415 A sermon preached at Cern, in the county of Dorset, the 18 day of September 1623 at the visitation of the right reuerend father in God, the Lord Bishop of Bristoll by Robert Lougher pastor of Mapowder. Lougher, Robert. 1624 (1624) STC 16828.5; ESTC S103251 21,198 40

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for brethren to dwell together in vnitie It is like the precious oyntment that was powred vpon the head of Aaron which stayed not there but ranne downe to his beard and yet yet stayed not there but trickled downe euen to the skirts of his cloathing signifying how vnitie and amitie should passe throughout all the members of the mysticall body of Christ From top to toe from the head to the foote from Zerubbabel the Prince that sits vpon the throne vnto the basest of the remnant of the people that stands digging vpon the dunghill This Chariot of charitie was drawne with the other two Theologicall vertues Fides Spes Faith and Hope And they were drawing this Chariot to heauen whither when they haue brought it Faith and Hope are vnyoked and vanish away leauing charitie there to remaine perpetually in louing God in louing the Saints in louing one another world without end for euer and euer Et bonum est esse hic And it is good being here where among the many mansions in our heauenly Fathers house there are three tabernacles made and prouided One for Zerubbabel an other for Iehoshua an other for the remnant of the people if they shall zealously and religiously promote the building of Gods house as becommeth such as are ordained vnto saluation and euerlasting life where are such vnspeakable ioyes treasured vp for them which faithfully labour in this worke as no eye hath seene no care hath heard neither can the heart of man conceiue them I can not leaue your meditations in a better place And therefore no further to trouble your patience here giue me leaue to set a period to my speech Oft haue I spoken in this place and the like elsewhere vpon the like occasion And indeede neuer thought I thus to haue spoken more But behold the power and goodnesse of Almightie God who killeth and maketh aliue bringeth downe to the graue and raiseth vp againe his name be blessed and praised for euer The first visitation Sermon that euer I preached was in this place almost thirtie yeeres since And now God in his prouidence hath brought me hither once more to preach my last in this kinde Long haue I beene vale tudinarius weake and sickely as you know And now would I willingly take my leaue and giue my vltimum vale to this place and the like in the like assemblies and vpon the like occasion leauing it to others euery way more fit and able and the Lord God still increase the number of them And in this my vale-diction let me say to euery one of you my brethren as Saint Paul doth to Timothy Take heede vnto thy selfe 1. Tim. 4.16 and vnto learning Take heede to thy life and to thy doctrine continue therein for in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare thee And you beloued that are of the remnant of the people Remember how it is written in the 13. of the Hebrewes Heb 13. ●7 Obey them that haue the ouersight of you and submit your selues for they watch for your soules as they that must giue account 1. Thess 5.12 13. that they may doe it with ioy and not with griefe And againe in the 1. Thess 5. Now we beseech you brethren acknowledge them which labour among you and are ouer you in the Lord and admonish you that you haue them in a singular loue not in an ordinarie affection but in a singular loue for their workes sake If for nothing else yet for their workes sake and their worke is no lesse then mediately the saluation of your soules And so let me conclude with the Apostle S. Paul Finally brethren fare yee well 1. Cor. 13.11 be perfect be of good comfort be of one minde liue in peace and the God of loue and peace shall be with you This God of peace and that peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding keepe your hearts and mindes in the knowledge and loue of God and of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord and the blessing of God Almighty the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost be among you and remaine with you in body and soule both now and euermore Amen Not vnto vs O Lord not vnto vs but vnto thy name be ascribed all praise and glory FINIS