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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86326	The life and death of David. A sermon preached at the funeralls of that worthy member of the Honourable House of Commons, William Strode Esquire, in the Abbey Church in Westminster, Septemb. 22⁰. 1645. / By Gaspar Hickes, a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Hickes, Gaspar, 1605-1677.	1645 (1645)	Wing H1839; Thomason E302_16; ESTC R200280	18,801	32

to partake of Babylons plagues that affect the least particle or sippet of Antichristian papall power I beseech you do us the right to beleeve that it is not ambition but conscience that makes us so instant about that which now sticks in your hands How can we serve God or you or the Churches of Christ if we are kept or thrust from that wherein a great part of our usefullnesse consists 'T is strange that the power of the Keyes of binding and loosing that formidable sentence 1 Cor. 5. should be aëriall imaginary or only temporary and extraordinary things that they should signifie nothing but what may be in a Romane proscription an Imperiall Banne or some such like civill censure Certainly Christ hath and will have a kingdom on earth and therein a spirituall government much of the managing whereof he hath trusted with his Ministers It they should use that power to destruction not to edification to domineere over the faith and consciences and not to serve the souls and helpe the joy of Gods people the fault would be in the persons not in the power How serviceable Gods faithfull Ministers have endeavoured to be according to their call and abilities to the present generation in the great affairs now on foot I rather leave to cordiall men to judge then report it my selfe 'T is a defect and blemish to the body to have a finger amputated or disjoynted much more hurtfull it is to have a strong bone broken a noble part made uselesse 7. Be assiduous indefatigable in service Serve out your time that you may be free-men of Heaven So did David in my text 2 Tim 4.7 so did Paul he runne out his whole course so did a greater then them both Christ finished the worke which the Father gave him to do Joh. 1● 4 Plantus Benefacta benefactis pertegito saith the Comique ne perpluat Good deeds and services are like titles on an house betwixt which if there be too much distance and disparity 't will rain thorow Is it not a sad thing to see them that have been forward and eminent in serving the publique grow rusty and uselesse through humour emulation or discontent and so thrown aside as unstrung instruments or tools whereof all the steel is worne out Look to your selves that you lose not those things that ye have wrought that you suffer not so many things in vain hold fast that you have that no man take your crown begin well and grow better and be faithfull to the death and you shall receive a full reward of all your services To fasten and whet all that hath been said on your spirits give me leave to adde something by way of incentive 1. Consider that 't is truly noble to be serviceable to others The Magistrate let him be the supreme from the multiplicity and weightinesse of his imployment is by way of excellencie stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 13.4 the Minister or servant of God The Angels those glorious spirits that with eternall satisfaction behold the face of God and with nimble alacrity execute his behests are ministring spirits also sent forth to serve them who shall be heirs of salvation Heb. 1.14 'T is a title of honour frequently given by God to Christ Isa 53.11 42.1 my servant And himselfe professes that he came into the world Mat. 20.28 not to be ministred to but to minister Yea the glorious maiesty of Heaven and earth God blessed for ever God in his habitation on his throne of excellencie stiles him selfe a father of the fatherlesse a judge of the widowes Psal 68 5. a helper in the time of need of all them that wait upon him Who would not then be ambitious to serve Saints Me thinks it were an apt impresse or motto for the greatest of you to bear The more serviceable the more honourable 'T is to be doubted there are many among you that look high whom the Lord will not honour so much as to let you wash the feet of his Saints sweep the dust out of his Temple tugge at an oare in the shippe that carries Christ and his Church Happy honoured is the man that can do any good office for the Bride the Lambs wife 2. Consider how helpefull and behoofefull our service may be We may stay up a staggering brother nay prop up a tottering kingdome we may support a drooping spirit nay save a soul from death Jam. 5.10 Sometimes a little succour stops a fatall fall a small assistance turnes aside a deadly stroke a poor sleight medicine is made effectuall to preserve life but spirituall remedies are most efficacious and serve for highest purposes And shall we spare our pains which may be so helpefull to our brethren The sufferings of the meanest single Saint must turne our bowels and draw out our compassions and call in our succouring hand Oh then what flames what flowings what meltings what expendings of our whole selves are requisite from us when societies of Saints states and Churches lie a bleeding and cry aloud to us for our hands our hearts our tears our prayers our all to helpe them 3. This may move us likewise that the service of the godly is relative reciprocall mutuall One member cannot say to another 1 Cor. 12 21. I have no need of thee Carefull and tender we should be to restore a lapsed brother in the spirit of meeknesse G●l 6 1. considering our selves that we also may be tempted Heb. 13 3. We must remember them that are in bonds as bound with them and them which suffer adversity as being our selves also in the body and may as much need compassion and helpe as the most miserable There is an intercourse a holy traffique of graces among Saints wherein and 't is a Paradox very strange they grow rich by disbursing we inlarge our own comforts by administring consolation to others clear up our own light by informing others inflame our own zeal by rouzing up the affections of others fortifie our own spirits by staying or raising up our feeble fallen brethren We cannot do any spirituall good to others without benefit to our selves neither can we performe any service of love to the Saints but we may need and receive the same or the like from them 4. Take a taste of the refreshments our faithfull painfull serviceablenesse leaves upon our spirits Eccles 5 1● The sleep of a labouring man is sweet whether he eat little or much The Christian that labours hard for the honour of his master and advantage of his fellow-servants whatever outward exigences befall him hath inward peace at least in the cause for the present and in the issue too when the times of refreshing shall come Our rejoycing is this saith Paul the testimony of our conscience 2 Cor. 1 1● that in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisedom but by the grace of God we have had our conversations in the world and