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A01698	The only rule to walke by guiding Christs ministers, and all his members, how to frame their conuersation in the way to saluation. A sermon preached at a synod, or meeting of ministers in S. Michaels Church in Couentry the second of October. 1615. By S. Gibson, preacher of the word, and pastor in the same city.	Gibbons, Samuel.	1616 (1616)	STC 11837; ESTC S118451	20,003	53

sanctifying of that day and to that end appointeth as all the Commandements to be read continually In the booke of Common Prayer so that Commandement also of keeping holy the Sabbath without leauing out one word and withall hath added a prayer for the people that presently vpon the hearing of their dutie in that respect they should lift vp their hearts and voices to heauen that God would incline their hearts to keep that lawe Now what odde dealing is this with the people when a Minister in his lower pue shall bid them remember to keepe holy the Sabbath day and require their prayer for the same purpose and in the pulpit teach them that they neede not doe it here is saying and vnsaying teaching and vnteaching by one and the same man These are dangerous errors and as you see not onely against the Scripture and against the Truth and against Gods ordinance and against Religion but against the Church also whereof wee are members that of iustification by vvorkes is against one of the Articles of our Religion that likewise of reading against diligent preaching against one of the praiers of the Church and against one of the late Canons that against the Sabbath is against one of the ten Morall Commandements and against the Commandement of the Church that appointeth that Law to bee read with the rest and to be receiued of the people with a speciall Prayer for the keeping of it Such therefore are not to be suffred as maintaine such poynts but either they are to be reformed or made examples this should be the care of those in authority that according to the rule of the Apostle wee should be of one minde And those that hold singular Opinions are to be censur'd I speake not this as if I desired rigor to bee vsed to euery one that in any thing dissenteth from the Church That is not the way to make peace and to make all of one minde it is necessary that there be discretion and moderation in gouernment and a difference put betweene the errors held and the persons that differ betweene sober men and turbulent spirits else it may marre all * Georg. Cass consultatio●e de relig ad ●erdinand 1. ●aximil 2. ●●p cap. de ●cclesia Cassander spake to the purpose when he told his great masters before the Councell of Trent that the chiefe cause of the destruction of the Church in his time Nullam ecclesiae firmam pacē sperandam puto nisi qui Ecclesiasticae gubernationi praesunt de nimio illo rigore aliquid remittant ac multorum piorum votis monitis obsequentes manifestos abusus ad regulam diuinariū literarum veteris ecclesiae corrigant haec ille was to be imputed to them that beeing puft vp with their Ecclesiasticall power proudly and disdainefully contemned and repelled those that modestly admonished them And hee was perswaded that there would neuer bee firme peace till they remitted somewhat of their extreme rigour and reformed manifest abuses There must be yeelding euen by those in authoritie as well as by others ere there can be firme concord But when the Opposition of any is preiudiciall to Religion and Pietie and there is contumacie too then they are not to bee tolerated or fauour'd Rulers in Church or common-wealth may haue comfort in seuere proceedings against such Cal. in 1. cor 11. verse 16. Nunquam co●tentionum eri● finis si certan● do velis hominem pugnacen● vincere quia● centies victus● nunquam fat● gabitur lege ●tiam prudēti● Caluin well iudgeth peeuish and froward persons Authoritate magis compescendos c. ought rather to be schooled by Authority then with long disputations to bee confuted for some are of that spirit that centies victi as hee sayth if they be conuicted an 100 times they will not yeeld Some rougher course therefore is to be taken with them I speake now in season of these matters This is one speciall vse of Synods Nazianzene spake bitterly Nazianz. in Epist ad Pro●op Nazian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Danaeus de po●estate ecclesiae ●ap 36. when speaking of greater Synods then these hee sayd hee neuer saw any good end of them I will suppose with Danaeus that he is to be vnderstood of the Councels Synods of his time when they did all to please the Emperor and the most potent Praelats Good vse no questiō there is of such meetings of Ministers as that those may grow to knowledge and acquaintance one with another that bee vnder the same iurisdiction and to maintaine Loue and amitie amongst vs so specially to end such controuersies as arise by any stirring heads or contentious persons If this bee put in practice no doubt wee shall see good come of Synods Well let euery one in his place doe his part that this Apostolicall Rule may be kept And we specially that teach others concord let vs looke that we agree among our selues the way the Apostle hath taught vs let vs walke by the same Rule And then ●sal 133.1 ecce quam bonum c. a ioyfull sight it is to GOD and men and Angels when brethren in the Ministery liue together in vnity it is the ornament of the Church and the honour of Religion And thus much of the first exhortation to Vnanimity Now a little briefely giue me leaue to adde concerning the other part because it doth much also concerne vs. In the next place the holy Apostle would haue all to be followers of him and of such as walked as he walked Doctrine 4 Where 1. it is to be obserued that he taketh it for granted that as his Doctrine was sound so his example was also good so was it with others also of the same Faith Whence our lesson is that the life and practice of teachers and professors ought to be answerable to their doctrine and profession it is a thing much prest vpon al Christians Ephe. 4.1 Philip. 2.15 1. Pet. 2.12 that they walk worthy of their vocation Ephes 4.1 and that they haue their conuersation honest and vnreproueable 1. Pet. 2.12 and specially of Ministers of the Gospell wee find it required Be thou an example in conuersation c. saith Paul to Timothy 1. Tim. 4.12 1. Tim. 4.12 And shew thy selfe a patterne of good workes to Titus Chapter 2.7 Tit. 2.7 And of all Elders this is required 1. Pet. 5.3 2. Pet. 5.3 to be types or examples to the flocke necessary this is because the common sort look as much if not more to a mans doings as to his doctrine and to his practice as to his profession For they know it is an easie matter to talke of holinesse and righteousnesse and to make a profession of great matters but when they see a shew of zeale and forwardnesse this way in any and yet the life vngodly and the practice vniust it maketh them conclude that their profession of such strictnesse is but in hypocrisie and in

THE ONLY RVLE to walke by Guiding Christs Ministers and all his members how to frame their conuersation in the way to saluation A Sermon preached at a Synod or meeting of Ministers in S. Michaels Church in Couentry the second of October 1615. By S. GIBSON Preacher of the Word and Pastor in the same City GAL. 6.16 As many as walke according to this rule peace be on them and mercy and vpon the Israel of God LONDON Printed by George Purslowe for Ralph Mab and are to be sold in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Grey-hound 1616. To the right VVorshipfull Si● ROBERT COKE sonne and heire to the right honourable Sir EDVVARD COKE Lord chiefe Iustice of England and to the noble and vertuous Lady the Lady THEOPHILA● COKE his Wife SIR WHen I had resolued to publish this Sermon which I lately preached to a mixt Audience and thought whose name 〈◊〉 should vse in the fore-front fo● protection and countenance of it I considered that to your right Honourable Father I ough● most duty who when I was deiected for th● losse of two noble Lords both deceased in 〈◊〉 short space which acknowledged me in their life time to supply that want readily at the first motion of a Gentleman a good friend of mine accepted of me and that with sweete words of singular incouragement Since which time as by speciall duty I haue beene bound I haue vs'd his Honors name by his permission and allowance in my publike prayers But fearing in regard of his superexcellent worth and the little value of that which I had now ready to exhibite to him it might be thought too great presumption to present such an vnpolisht piece of worke to his learned eyes I thought it my best way rather to descend from the Father to the Sonne and of all the generation for peculiar respects to single out your selfe with due remembrance of your Honourable Lady It pleased God after your happy marriage ●o place you both for a time in that Religious and well-gouern'd City where I am an vnwor●hy Preacher and Pastor and there your Honourable Father first accepting of the Recordership in his loue to the Citie and in the good opinion he had of the inhabitants for Religion your selfe also tooke an affection to the people and their loue being reciprocall to you againe you soone became euen a member of the Corporation and were elected to be a Parliament-man vnanimi consensu And for the time you there continued thanks be to God many had comfort of you The poore hauing great reliefe at your doore through your Christian bounty and all sorts good example by your diligent frequenting of the publique exercises both vpon the Sabaoth and the weeke-dayes And though my charge lay in another Parish yet it pleased you both to take the paines to be partakers also of my poore Ministry in the other Church These fruits being found in young beginners haue giuen good hope of your further progresse in the way to life I haue therefore now taken an occasion in all duty to be an exhorter vnto you to this end that ye neuer abate any thing of your loue to GOD and his truth nor suffer your selues to bee withdrawne from the Christian Faith which you haue receiued by any seducers or bad examples which abound in this licentious age But that ye walk on constantly labour to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus knowing that this will bee your only comfort another day when all the world shall not stand you in any stead To prouoke you forward heereunto let me but propound vnto you your Honourable Fathers example whose steps God and Nature bindeth you most to obserue In the Faith no man more sound making the sacred Canon of the Scripture the onely rule of his beliefe and in the exercise of his authority and execution of his great Office and in the course of his life following the holy rules thereof religiously Now as other Ornaments of Art and Nature make him illustrious to them that know him so ●t is remarkable that his religious practices do not any whit eclipse his reputation but make him the more to bee magnified in the sight of good men aboue others of his ranke As Schollers and learned men in all Sciences honour him for those abilities which are most in ●equest with them so for better things the Church of Christ taketh comfort in him the Tribe of Leui blesseth him and the GOD of ●eauen crowneth him with multiplicity of his mercies In the race therefore that you haue to runne Right Worshipfull like a good Sonne follow a good Fathers steps Now let time be precious with you dum vires annique sinunt while strength serueth be studious and industriously labour for knowledge and true wisedome Remember your Creator in the dayes of your youth and serue the GOD of heauen constantly with a perfect heart that the blessings of Wisedomes right hand and left may be vpon you heere and that you may find mercy and saluation in that great Day when neither birth nor blood nor riches nor any worldly priuiledge but onely a good conscience shall be regarded And so I humbly take my leaue praying GOD to knit your hearts firmely one to another and more firmely vnto God that louing and liuing together in his feare for the time you haue to spend in thi● world you may both be partakers of the grac● of life together in his heauenly Kingdome Your Worships euer to bee commanded in the Lord SAMVEL GIBSON To the READER GOod Reader as hitherto I haue vpo● good considerations been bashful● backward to publish any thing i● these learned times so neither a● I now growne to any setled resolut●on to trouble the Presse often with my worthlesse l●bours But being of late somewhat earnestly solic●ted to bestow one of my Sermons this way I hau● for some competent respects condescended to th● motion this once If vpon what reasons I haue don● it any be desirous to know I will reueale to him 〈◊〉 part what in my owne mind I haue opposed again● the discouragements occurring First my owne d●fects I acknowledge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and ingenuous● without dissembling and I am not so simple but know the maner of many conceited Youths in th● age rashly to giue their disdainfull censures of 〈◊〉 most whatsoeuer commeth to their view yet I 〈◊〉 withall that euen in these times scribimus i● ●octi doctique all sermons that come forth are ●ot excellent and though some Readers be curious ●thers are not and euen printed Tractates are ●ot without their operation and therefore who ●noweth whether this by the blessing of God thogh 〈◊〉 be regardless with some may not proue altogether ●ruitlesse to others and howsoeuer the enuious and ●ainer sort may hence take aduantage to carpe and ●eward mee for my paines with nothing but words ●f disgrace yet I expect better measure from bet●er men and consider withall that