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A61499
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Several short, but seasonable discourses touching common and private prayer relating to the publick offices of the church / by a divine of the Church of England.
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Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.
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1684
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Wing S5525; ESTC R7767
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the_o first_o part_n of_o which_o charge_n be_v 1._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o to_o you_o my_o brethren_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v this_o charge_n more_o strict_o give_v then_o to_o the_o laity_n for_o to_o the_o people_n god_n have_v appoint_v pastor_n who_o be_v command_v in_o the_o text_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o charge_n commit_v to_o they_o but_o who_o shall_v feed_v and_o guide_v the_o shepherd_n who_o shall_v watch_v over_o the_o watchman_n or_o teach_v the_o teacher_n you_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o the_o salt_n have_v lose_v his_o savour_n wherewith_o shall_v it_o be_v salt_v it_o be_v thenceforth_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o tread_v under_o foot_n of_o man_n mat._n 5._o 13._o 2._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o charge_n and_o second_o to_o your_o flock_n the_o order_n observe_v in_o this_o double_a charge_n be_v the_o next_o thing_n observable_a which_o be_v the_o same_o observe_v by_o our_o lord_n himself_o in_o his_o charge_n to_o s._n peter_n and_o in_o he_o to_o all_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n say_v luc._n 22._o 32._o when_o thou_o be_v convert_v then_o afterward_o strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n and_o john_n 21._o 15._o simon_n son_n of_o jonas_n love_v thou_o i_o and_o if_o so_o it_o than_o follow_v feed_v my_o sheep_n implicit_o command_v all_o pastor_n of_o his_o flock_n first_o to_o be_v themselves_o true_o convert_v unto_o god_n and_o their_o soul_n inflame_v with_o the_o sacred_a fire_n of_o divine_a love_n and_o then_o they_o may_v hope_v that_o their_o pain_n will_v be_v successful_a for_o the_o feed_n and_o strengthen_v the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n that_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n and_o charity_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o second_o table_n of_o the_o law_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o command_v this_o order_n to_o be_v observe_v to_o love_v thyself_o aright_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o then_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o st._n bernard_n thus_o bespeak_v every_o shepherd_n of_o soul_n tu_fw-la frater_fw-la cui_fw-la nondum_fw-la est_fw-la firma_fw-la satis_fw-la propria_fw-la salus_fw-la cui_fw-la charitas_fw-la adhuc_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la adeo_fw-la tenera_fw-la &_o arundinea_fw-la ut_fw-la omni_fw-la statuicedat_fw-la omni_fw-la credat_fw-la spiritui_fw-la omni_fw-la circumferatur_fw-la vento_fw-la doctrine_n quanam_fw-la dementia_fw-la quaeso_fw-la aliena_fw-la curare_fw-la aut_fw-la ambis_fw-la aut_fw-la aquiescis_fw-la and_o upon_o cant._n 1._o 6._o they_o have_v make_v i_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o vineyard_n but_o my_o own_o vineyard_n have_v i_o not_o keep_v he_o severe_o check_v and_o reprove_v himself_o that_o he_o have_v take_v on_o he_o the_o cure_n of_o of_o other_o man_n soul_n have_v not_o sufficient_o care_v for_o and_o cure_v his_o own_o et_fw-la miror_fw-la i_o do_v much_o wonder_n say_v he_o at_o the_o impudence_n of_o those_o person_n that_o thrust_v themselves_o to_o be_v labourer_n in_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n whilst_o their_o own_o vineyard_n be_v overgrow_v with_o briar_n and_o thorn_n the_o leper_n under_o the_o law_n be_v command_v to_o have_v a_o cover_n upon_o his_o upper_a lip_n leu._n 13._o 43._o ut_fw-la non_fw-la docere_fw-la alios_fw-la praesumat_fw-la say_v hesychius_n that_o no_o man_n presume_v to_o open_v his_o lip_n in_o the_o congregation_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o who_o be_v himself_o infect_v with_o the_o leprosy_n either_o of_o sinsulness_n or_o error_n for_o non_fw-la est_fw-la cadentis_fw-la alium_fw-la erigere_fw-la plutarch_n it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o man_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o dirt_n to_o raise_v up_o another_o thence_o not_o for_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o sleep_n in_o his_o sin_n to_o awake_v other_o from_o that_o spiritual_a sleep_n of_o death_n that_o proverb_n remember_v by_o our_o lord_n physician_n heal_v thyself_o luc._n 4._o 23._o 18._o chief_o appliable_a to_o the_o physician_n of_o soul_n who_o must_v begin_v at_o home_n if_o he_o will_v work_v any_o cure_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o 3._o but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o three_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o pastor_n soul_n be_v a_o more_o difficult_a task_n as_o be_v to_o be_v perfect_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n then_o ordinary_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o any_o of_o his_o flock_n for_o as_o our_o office_n of_o priesthood_n be_v more_o high_a more_o emment_n more_o holy_a so_o shall_v our_o conversation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st._n chsysostom_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la as_o angel_n above_o man_n as_o shepherd_n above_o their_o flock_n as_o master_n above_o their_o scholar_n so_o shall_v a_o bishop_n a_o priest_n a_o pastor_n excel_v and_o transcend_v the_o people_n in_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n so_o the_o great_a gregory_n tantum_n debet_fw-la actionem_fw-la populi_fw-la actio_fw-la transcendere_fw-la praesulis_fw-la quantum_fw-la distare_fw-la solet_fw-la a_o grege_fw-la vita_fw-la pastoris_fw-la with_o much_o more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pastorali_fw-la a_o book_n which_o be_v once_o translate_v by_o the_o wise_a and_o great_a of_o our_o saxon_a prince_n king_n alfred_n and_o by_o he_o commend_v to_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o nation_n and_o a_o happy_a clergy_n shall_v we_o be_v a_o holy_a priesthood_n if_o the_o instruction_n in_o that_o golden_a book_n be_v well_o observe_v among_o we_o 4._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o flock_n and_o both_o these_o joint_o and_o several_o to_o yourselves_o as_o to_o the_o innocence_n and_o holiness_n of_o your_o life_n as_o become_v good_a christian_n and_o to_o your_o flock_n as_o shepherd_n and_o guide_n of_o soul_n under_o the_o law_n the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v frequent_o call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n jud._n 2._o 1._o mal._n 27._o and_o under_o the_o gospel_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 10._o rev._n 2._o 1._o 8._o 12._o and_o as_o we_o read_v of_o the_o angel_n on_o jacob_n ladder_n ascend_v and_o descend_v from_o heaven_n gen._n 28._o 12._o so_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v first_o take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o by_o ascend_v with_o the_o angel_n into_o heaven_n have_v their_o heart_n and_o affection_n their_o meditation_n and_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3._o 20._o and_o withal_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o flock_n by_o descend_v with_o the_o angel_n from_o heaven_n enrich_v with_o the_o word_n of_o life_n break_v unto_o they_o that_o bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o giveth_z life_n unto_o the_o world_n john_n 6._o 33._o but_o this_o joint_a charge_n be_v sad_o disjoin_v and_o pervert_v by_o such_o as_o take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o indeed_o but_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o angel_n to_o ascend_v but_o descend_v only_o grovel_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o luxury_n riot_n and_o excess_n pride_n and_o coverousness_n the_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o sinful_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o every_o one_o even_o the_o mean_a of_o their_o flock_n have_v solemn_o abjure_v when_o by_o holy_a baptism_n admit_v into_o the_o fold_n of_o christ._n by_o such_o as_o take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o a_o spiritual_a but_o carntl_n sense_n who_o will_v look_v narrow_o to_o themselves_o as_o to_o their_o worldly_a concern_v their_o revenue_n and_o income_n but_o be_v to_o careless_a to_o the_o spiritual_a concern_v both_o of_o themselves_o and_o their_o flock_n who_o seek_v their_o own_o not_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n phil._n 2._o 21._o care_v more_o for_o their_o family_n at_o home_n then_o for_o the_o family_n of_o christ_n more_o for_o their_o bodily_a then_o for_o their_o spiritual_a relation_n provide_v better_a for_o their_o natural_a heir_n than_o their_o spiritual_a successor_n in_o their_o respective_a place_n and_o in_o a_o word_n by_o all_o such_o as_o mind_v more_o the_o benefice_n than_o the_o office_n more_o the_o fleece_n then_o the_o flock_n all_o such_o do_v false_o wrest_v and_o wicked_o pervert_v this_o double_a charge_n of_o the_o great_a visitor_n in_o the_o text_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o and_o to_o your_o flock_n to_o yourselves_o by_o be_v example_n of_o holiness_n to_o your_o flock_n and_o to_o your_o flock_n as_o shepherd_n to_o feed_v and_o guide_v they_o as_o father_n to_o admonish_v and_o reprove_v they_o and_o as_o mother_n to_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v they_o for_o these_o be_v the_o four_o essential_o of_o a_o faithful_a pastor_n holiness_n of_o life_n soundness_n of_o doctrine_n christian_a courage_n christian_a charity_n 5._o to_o all_o the_o flock_n not_o to_o the_o flock_n at_o random_n not_o to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a sheep_n that_o fawn_v upon_o the_o shepherd_n nor_o