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A13290	Virginia. A sermon preached at White-Chappel, in the presence of many, honourable and worshipfull, the aduenturers and planters for Virginia. 25. April. 1609 Published for the benefit and vse of the colony, planted, and to bee planted there, and for the aduancement of their Christian purpose. By William Symonds, preahcer at Saint Sauiors in Southwarke..	Symonds, William, 1556-1616?	1609 (1609)	STC 23594; ESTC S111329	35,995	64

VIRGINIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE-CHAPPEL IN THE presence of many Honourable and Worshipfull the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA 25. April 1609. PVBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT AND VSE OF THE COLONY PLANTED And to bee Planted there and for the Aduancement of their CHRISTIAN Purpose By WILLIAM SYMONDS Preacher at Saint SAVIORS in Southwarke IVDE 22. 23. Haue compassion of some in putting of difference And other saue with feare pulling them out of the fire LONDON Printed by I. WINDET for ELEAZAR EDGAR and William Welby and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the Signe of the Windmill 1609. TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND WORTHIE ADVANCERS OF THE STANDART of CHRIST among the GENTILES the Aduenturers for the Plantation of VIRGINIA W. S. prayeth that Nations may blesse them and be blessed by them Right Noble and worthy SVCH as doe prayse the worthies do cloth them with the robes of others that haue gone before them in vertues of like nature A thing which I cannot doe of your Plantation seeing neither Testament that I can find dooth afford vs a Parallell in men of like qualitie That great and golden SENTENCE The seede of the woman shall Gene. 3. 15 breake the Serpents head the onely subiect of all ages with a part of the wisedome that is folded therin hitherto hath beautified the world with admirable and pleasant varieties more rich and delightfull then all the ornaments of Princes palaces or the Curtaines of Salomon Here may we see the Flood the burning of Sodom the drown●ng of Pharoh the subduing of the Cananites by Dauid and his sonnes the breaking of Monarchies into chaffe the Dan. 2. 35. surprising conquering of great Nations Ephe. 6. 17. by Fisher-men with the sword of the spirit the stamping of the Dragon the Heathen Empire into pee●es by Constantine Euseb de vita Constantini the desolation and nakednesse of Antichrist now readie to be cast into the fire Manifest demonstrations of the Serpents bruised head But here is not all These things were done in a corner in comparison of that which is in hand and remaineth to be accomplished at the last iudgement Long since the Gospell of Christ did ride forth conquering that hee might ouercome Reue. 6. 19. And NOW the hostes that are in heauen doe follow him on white horses Now the Isai 52. 10. Lord hath made bare his holy arme in the sight Reuel 19. 12. of ●ll the Gentiles and all the ends of the earth shall see the saluatiō of our God NOW many Mighty Kings haue set their Crownes vpon the head of Christ The valiant souldier saith The shields of the world belong to Psal 47. 9. God The true Nobilitie haue vpon their horse bridles Holinesse to the Lord. And Zach. 14. 20. now the wise and industrious Merchant doth hold the riches of the Gentiles too base a fraight for his shippes He tradeth Isai 60. 9. for his wisedome that said Surely the Isles wait for me saith the Lord and the shippes of the Ocean most especially namely to carry the Gospell abroad The people in multitudes like stronge thundrings doe say Hallelu-iah And who is wanting in this Reuel 19. 6. blessed expedition Surely not any tribe Prayse ye the Lord for the people that offered Iudg. 5. 2. themselues so willingly For who can withdraw himselfe from concurrence in so good an action especially when he shall but read or heare that one sentence which Deborah did sing Curse ye Meroz sayd the Angell of the Lord curse the inhabitants therof Iudg. 5. 23. because they came not forth to helpe the Lord. This land was of old time offered to our Kings Our late Soueraigne Q. Elizabeth whose storie hath no peere among Princes of her sexe being a pure Virgin found it set foot in it and called it Virginia Our most sacred Soueraigne in whom is the spirit of his great Ancestor ●onstantin t●e pacifier of the world and planter of the Gospell Euseb de vita Constantin in places most remote desireth to present this land a pure Virgine to Christ Such as doe mannage the expedition are carefull to carry thither no Traitors nor Papists that depend on the Great VVhore Lord finish this good worke thou hast begun and marry this land a pure Virgine to thy kingly sonne Christ Iesus so shall thy name bee magnified and we shall haue a Virgin or Maiden Britaine a comfortable addition to our Great Britaine And now Right Worthy if any aske an account of my vocation to write and Preach thus much I answere that although I could not satisfie their request that would haue me goe yet I could not omit to shewe my zeale to the glory of God If they aske account of my Dedication I answere your vertue hath exacted it If any man list to be curious or contentious wee haue no such custome nor the Churches of God Hold on your blessed course and you shall receiue blessings of Christ Blessed bee the Lord God euen the Psal 72. 18. 19. God of Israell which onely worketh great wonders and hath put these blessed thoughts into your Christian hearts And blessed be his glorious name for euer and let all the earth be filled with his glory Amen Amen Fours most heartily affected in the cause of Virginia WILLIAM SIMONDS VIRGINEA BRITANNIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE CHAPPELL IN THE presence of many the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA GENESIS 12. 1. 2. 3. For the Lord had said vnto Abram Get thee out of thy Countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shew thee And I will make of thee a great nation and will blesse thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be a blessing I will blesse them also that blesse thee and curse them that curse thee and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed THis Booke of Genesis conteineth the story of the Creation and Plantation of heauen and earth with conuenient inhabitants The heauen hath Angels the skie starres the aire foules the water fishes the earth furnished with plants and hearbes and beasts was prouided for man a while to inhabite who after was to be receiued into glory like vnto the Angels Matth. 22. 30. Hereupon the Lord who by his great decree set downe by his whole Trinitie had determined that man should rule among the creatures did make man both male and female After his owne image 2. Cor. 4. 4. that is Iesus Christ and gaue them this blessing Bring forth fruit and multiplie and fill the earth and subdue Gen. 1. 26. ●7 28. it c. And howsoeuer this precept might seeme to finde interruption by the sinne of man that had incurred the curse to die the death yet we see that God Gen. 2. 17 3. 3. Isai 45. 23. Gen. 9. 1 2. would not for any thing alter his oath and word that was gone out

word and deed to seeke the prosperitie of any The Lord then doth promise to make all his blessings goe before them that doe in any manner make their blessings goe before his seruants To this purpose is it which the Prophet Dauid hath Pray for the peace of ●sal 1●2 6. Ierusalem Let them prosper that loue thee And that of Christ He that receiueth a Prophet in the name of ●att 10. 41. 42 a Prophet shall receiue a Prophets reward and hee that receiueth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receiue the reward of a righteous man And whosoeuer shall giue to one of these little ones to drinke a cup of cold water onely in the name of a Disciple Verely I say vnto you he shall not loose his reward Vpon this blessing of God was it that Dauid said to his sonne Salomon Shew kindnes vnto the sonnes of Barzillai the 1. King 2. 7. Gileadite for so they came to me when I fled frō Absolom thy brother And as the Lord doth blesse them that loue his children with his blessings of this life so doth he blesse them at last with the kingdome of heauen For thus doth our Sauiour Christ giue his sentence Come ye blessed of my father take the inheritance of the kingdome prepared for you from the beginning Matth. 25. 34. of the world For I was an hungred and ye gaue me meat c. Which afterwards he doth thus explaine Verely I say vnto you in as much as ye haue done it to one of the least of these my brethren ye haue done it to me But here we must vnderstand that when he saith I will blesse them that blesse thee the word thee did not signifie personall Abraham but Abraham and all his posteritie which were in his loynes and were to be that great Nation that the Lord promised to make of him And this the Foxe Balam knew very Num. 24 5. ● well when speaking of Iacob and the habitation of Israel He citeth this Text Blessed is hee that blesseth Gen● 3● ●● and 39 23. thee Laban was blessed for Iacobs sake and the keeper of the prison with his whole charge was blessed because of Ioseph The midwiues that did spare Exod. 1. ●7 20. 21. the children of the Israclites and did not kill them according to the commaundement of Pharaoh the king were also blessed which the Scripture doth thus record God therfore prospered the widowes And againe And because the widowes feared God therefore he made them house Rahab also that harboured and hid the Lords spies found the blessing that Ioshuah o● ● 14. 6. 25. ●at 1. 5. saued her and her fathers houshold and all that she had and she dwelt in Israel as it seemeth married to Salmon and so also from her came Christ To curse in this place doth signifie all kind of afflictions Deut. 28. Leuit. ●6 as appeareth by the lawe of God And so the meaning is that the Lord will spend all his plagues vpon such as doe bring any affliction vpon Abraham yea the Lord will reuenge them in his wrath So saith the Lord Iesus Christ He that shall Mat. 18. 6. offend one of these little ones that beleeue in me it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his necke and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea Let Pharaoh tell how well he sped for taking Abrahams wife into his house The Text saith The Lord plagued Pharaoh with great plagues because of Sarai Abrahams Gen. 12 15. 12. Gen. 20. 3. 18. Ge. 19. 5. 12. 24. Exod. 1. c. wife Let Abimelech tell how much better he faired for the like pranke But S●dom will neuer be forgotten that would abuse strangers And Egypt is hanged vp a table in all mens eyes to let them see that the Lord hath innumerable fearefull plagues to spend vpon them that will deale craftily and cruelly with his people and not suffer them to serue the Lord. The reason hereof is that God to Reason communion with God Gen. 17. 7. him that receiueth his couenant doth bind himselfe to be his God and the God of his seede And thus the Prophet Zacharie bringing foorth God expressing his meaning to be that there is so strickt an Vnion betweene God and his people that what is done to his seruants hee taketh as done to himselfe His words be these He that toucheth you toucheth the apple Zach. 2. 8. of mine eye To this purpose is that of our Sauiour Christ He that receiueth you receiueth me and he that Matth. 10. receiueth me receiueth him that sent me And againe He that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth Luke 10. 16. me despiseth him that sent me And now seeing the respect of blessing or cursing which falleth vpon Abraham and his posteritie doth fall vpon God then consider what God saith for himselfe Them that honour 1. Sam. 2. 30. me I will honour and they that despise me shall be despised And this doth Dauid acknowledge in God With the godly thou wilt shew thy selfe godly with the Psal 18. 25. 26 vpright thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright with the pure thou wilt shew thy selfe pure and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward It is then to bee obserued that godly men that VSE I. feare God where euer they goe by Gods vocation Godly men find friends they shall find friends and such as shall blesse them He made those that led them away captine to pitie them Ioseph and Daniel found more honour abroad then their Princes had at home Ester and Mordecai found more fauour at Shusan then many of their better found at Ierusalem Hee that raised vp those godly men friends abroad will also prouide for you abroad if ye continue his faithfull seruants as Abram did And further here wee see that such as loue II. Gods people shall prosper though they be but heathen The friends of godly men prosper This may giue warrantie vnto our conscience to accept of fauour and blessings euen of the Gentiles and also to hold a league and concurrence euen with the well affected Heathen that God hath stirred vp to be the means of his Blessings vnto vs. So is it said to Abram When he had occasion to rescue his brother Lot from Chedor-Laome● Gen. ●4 1● Then came one that escaped and told Abram the Ebrew which dwelt in the plaine of Mamre the Amorite brother to Eshcol and brother to Aner which were confederate with Abram And also we may secure our selues in the association of such that God will not kill vs for their sakes but on the contrary God will blesse them for our sakes Againe this text doth teach vs thus much that III. in a strange Countrey we must looke for enemies Th●y ●●st looke for enemies euen cursing enemies vnder whose tongues is the poyson of Aspes and

promised to al those ●om 4. 2● that are of the same faith and obedience with him Then this blessing of being a blessing belongeth vnthose which at Gods commandement doe Get them out of their Country When a man of worth is among many men of like worth he is accounted rather a curse then a blessing such is the corruption of flesh and bloud infected with enuy and with pride If any good come to any land by reason of any good man yet is there such wrestling for the garland that he that hath the most friends will set the better leg before and not onely get the thanks that is due to another but also as Iacob got the start of Esau in vertue so will Esau trip vp the heeles of Iacob by his power if God keepe him not Nay Esau must be acknowledged to haue an Angels face for winking at his brother that windeth himselfe out of his companie as cleanly as hee can But when a man commeth abroad where the word of God and his feare is precious then euery vertue of worth shall haue this Respond of the Idiots and Barbarians out of question 1. Cor. 14. 25. God is in these men Then can there no blessing fall extraordinarily but all men know for whose sake it is namely for such as God hath made a blessing Out of these arguments by which God inticed VSE I. Abram to goe out of his Country such as goe to a Christian Plantation may gather many blessed lessons Marrie not with Infidels God will make him a greate nation Then must Abrams posteritie keepe them to themselues They may not marry nor giue in marriage to the heathen that are vncircumcised And this is so plaine that out of this foundation arose the law of marriage a-among themselues The breaking of this rule may breake the neck of all good successe of this voyage whereas by keeping the feare of God the Planters in shorte time by the blessing of God may grow into a nation formidable to all the enemies of Christ and bee the praise of that part of the world for so strong a hand to bee ioyned with the people here that feare God Another thing also is to bee marked out of this II. A great Nation Gods blessing place mamelie that to grow into a great nation is a very great blessing of God Then are they but Atheists that hold a great family of children to bee a heauie and sore charge and they blaspheme they knovv not what that wish God had their children for they could spare them well enough But especially the sonne of perdition that body of Poperie is by this Text made abhominable that once wrote to the Lords of the Counsell of this Land that Poperie would much profit the Land because by the single life of Priests and Nunnes and Monkes and Friers the Common-wealth should not be so charged with multitude of children They fitly say not charged but they say not that lesse children shall be gotten For when as one fishponde a thousand Par. Vrsperg yeares agoe could affoorde more then sixe thousand infants heads so long before the abstruse studies came from hell into the hands of Iesuites what shall wee thinke of these latter daies But to rake no further into that stinking kennell I must tell them to their teeth that when they say the kingdome is better for the smallnes of the number of the subiects or is not the better for being a great nation that they doe like their father the diuell giue God the lie Whereas God doeth promise to blesse him in III. his Iourney as hee did indeede giuing him the gift Blesse his Iourney of a Prophet to teach of a Priest to pray of a King to rule of plentie in his Temporall estate and Ioye in seeing Christ the Sauiour of his soule here may Iohn 8. 56. such as transplant at Gods commandement bee assured of that promse of God I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee but as God saith to Ioshuah as I was with Moses so will I be with thee so God saith to Iosh 1. 5. them as I was with Abraham so will I be with you I will blesse you to wit with the blessings of this life and of the kingdome of heauen But further if you will haue Abrams blessing you IIII. must doe your diligence to walke in those wayes by which the Lord doeth giue his blessings You must not with Idlenesse inforce God to worke myracles of mercie on the wilfully sinfull You must bee diligent to heare the word of God reuerent in beleeuing and receiuing of it fruitfull in the Christian practise of it that the blessing of God may come vpon you God can raise children vnto Abraham of Matth. 3. 9. the very stones and cast you away if you cast him off In that the Lord doeth promise Abraham to make V. him a great Name know that it is a blessed thing to A good Name be well spoken of This will God bring vpon the obedient But if you disobey you will but make the eares of them to tingle that heare of you And as we are in continuall expectation of some honourable effect if you continue in the faith so will you bring a confusion vpon your selues and a shame vpon your Nation if you sticke not fast to God and his blessed commaundements And lastly whereas God doth promise that Abram VI. shall be a blessing you must know it your dutie Ephe. 5. 15. 16. to walke wisely towards those that are without redeeming the time because the dayes are euill The dayes are euill indeede in that continent Then how tender ought your care to be to gaine the reputation of a blessing among this people Let them see that he that came before was but Satan whom they themselues doe serue that had transformed 2. Cor 11. 13. 1● himselfe into an Angell of light and that they were Satans ministers that transformed themselues into the Apostles of Christ But walke you honestly as in the day Rom. 13. 11. atth 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorifie you father which is in heauen While we haue time let v doe good to all men yet giue Gal 6. 10. ●phe 4. 27. no place to the diuell So the blessing of God shall be vpon vs and we shall be a blessing wheresoeuer we goe And still remember that as the diuels children will needs be a curse so the sonnes of Abraham will alwayes labour to be a sweete blessing where euer they come And these were the arguments that concerned Abraham and his people wee must novv proceed also to speake of such arguments that concerned others THE Lord doth deale wonderfully with him in respect Vo. of others When he is departed from his owne Countrie For first the Lord will blesse them that blesse him To blesse in this place is by