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A57544	The disabled debtor discharged: or, Mary Magdalen pardoned Set forth in an exposition on that parable Luke 7. 40.-51. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, minister of the gospel.; Mirrour of mercy, and that on Gods part and mans. Part I	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1821A; ESTC R222102	218,172	327

farre exceeded us in honouring of their Priests Be unto me a Father and a Priest saith Michah Iudg. 17. So said the Danites to the young Levite in Michaes house whom they allured to go with them Come with us to be our Priest and Father Valer. Max. lib. 1. c. 1. Iudg. 18.19 And to say no more It is storied of Albinius one of the Romane Consuls that when the Galles had taken Rome and the Flamen and Vestall virgins fled with the Implements Instruments of Religion the said Albinius carrying his Wife and children in a Waggon caused them with himselfe to descend Sacerdotis aspice dignitatem agitur in terra sed officium coelestibus negotijs continetur c. Per ipsos Christum induimis per ipsos Dei silio conjungimur per ipsos membra beati ipsius capitis efficimur Quomodo ergo nobis isli non so'um reverendi magis quam reges aut judices sed etiam nobis magis crunt honorabiles quàm parentes Chrys de dignitate Sacer. lib. 2. and placed therein those their Priests and Votaries preferring publike Religion before his owne or his peoples ease which blind devotion of his caused one to say that that homely Wane did equall yea excell the most glittering triumphant Chariot in the world Yea the Divell himselfe speaking of Gods Ministers cannot but speake honourably of them as he did of Paul and Silas Acts 19.15 If you would know the Reasons why you should honour and respect them I will acquaint you with some briefly First they serve a great Lord one who is higher then the highest they are his speciall servants Ier. 7.25 2 King 1.11 They are the Stewards of his house 2 Cor. 4.1 Secretaries of State Amos 3.7 His Embassadours 2 Cor. 5.10 They are Gods mouth Ier. 15.19 Will Rabsekah have Hezekiah the King stand in awe of the least of his Masters servants the great King of Assyria 2 King 18.24 And shall not these servants which are in such high places under the God of heaven whose service Kings themselves may not scorne have resepect Secondly honour is due unto them in regard of their Gifts it is a barbarous thing not to honour learning and above all gifts and learning the best gifts should be honoured most of which sort theirs are 1 Cor. 12.31 14.1 5. In short They are our Fathers and Masters Eccles 12.11 1 Cor. 4.15 and therefore honour is their due from us Mal. 1.6 Now I beseech you Brethren know them which labour amongst you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you Rectifie your Judgements and Opinions as concerning them and their Callings Account of them as of the Ministers of Christ and stewards of the Mysteries of God You think them to be as S. Paul speaketh of himselfe Ephes 3.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lesse then the lowest when in Gods Judgement a Prophet is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 greater then the greatest The Angell Gabriel said of Iohn the Baptist he shall be great in the sight of the Lord Luke 1.15 And yet his Calling is not so great as theirs is under the Gospell A greater then he our aviour saith was not borne of a woman that is amongst those ancient Prophets which have been most famous in the world in former times none greater then Iohn yet he that is least in the Kingdome of Heaven is greater then he that is the meanest Minister under the Gospell hath a more excellent office and function then he had They preaching the same Saviour which he did and that not onely exhibited wherein Iohn excelled the Prophets before him but as having fully satisfied for mankind triumphed over Death and Hell and ascended into the glory of his Father Yea so great is this Calling of theirs that the Sonne of God himselfe did not disdaine to live in it Luke 4.18 The latchet of whose shooes John Baptist thought himselfe unworthy to stoope downe and unloose Mark 1.7 The meane and base opinion that the world hath of Prophets is through the subtilty and deceit of Satan who well knoweth that the Doctrine shall little or nothing be esteemed of where the Person is not reverenced and regarded This was the cause why our blessed Saviour himselfe would stay no longer in Nazareth though it was the Towne where he was brought up Luk. 2.39.4.16 and where his Parents formerly had dwelt but went into other parts of Galile For that a Prophet hath no honour in his owne Countrey Ioh. 4.14 Why stood he so much upon his honour He told us that he seekes not his owne praise Ioh. 8.48 49. Nor did he but yet he knew full well that none could receive benefit by his Ministery who did not reverence his Person And thence it was he stood so much upon his honour as that he would preach no where but where he might be honoured The contempt that is done to them reacheth to the holy things that they are employed in yea it reacheth to God himselfe Exod. 16.8 Luk. 10.16 whence it is that God hath taken it so heinously and punished the contempt of his Messengers so severely as we read 2 Chron. 3.16 2 King 2. 1 King 13. Mat. 21.43 23.39 Herod you know pretended great love to Iohn the Baptist yet to pleasure a minsing Damsell he cut off his head and gave it her for a favour Did God take this well When Christ was before him he would not answer him a word which shewes he was not well pleased with him He spake to the High-Priest some words though not many to Pilate some but when he came before Herod never a word at all and no wonder Iohn was vox clamantis the voice of Christ and Herod in beheading Iohn had taken away Christs voice before Be assured Christ will do the more when he is silent Object Think us not proud whilst we presse this Doctrine on you Humility you say becomes us We would be Lords and Kings over Gods heritage c. Resp In preaching this Truth we preach not our selves but Christ Jesus 2 Cor. 4.5 2. In pressing this we pleade not for Pharisaicall preheminence Mat. 23.6 nor do we challenge to our selves that Civill Authority and reverence that is due to Magistrates and great men of the world but that which is due to our worke and Calling which is more Inward and Spirituall 3. Humility is a Grace becomes all Princes as well as Prophets and yet though it beseemes both Prince and Prophet to humble themselves and practise humility it becomes not the people to humble either of them Wherefore Render to every one their dues Tribute to whom Tribute is due Feare to whom Feare Honour to whom Honour Rom. 1● 7 But enough of this you will say Say on Text. Doct. The Word Christ speakes ought to be received with all readinesse of spirit Thus Simon received it so ought wee God begins his Law with Heare O Israel Deut. 5.1 6.34 and the Gospell with This is my

boisterous usage we must come to them verbis byssinis with soft and silken words as the mother of Cyrus charged him who was to speake unto the King It is none of the worst observations we meet withall in Oleaster that the holy Prophets in dealing with great ones have spoken most an end in Parables as our Saviour did here to Simon Let Reproofe be as good and wholesome diet as a Partridge yet it would not be served in to a great mans Table raw or with the feathers on but cook'd and seasoned Reproofe of them must be well wrapped up as we do a Pill in sugar that it may the more easily be swallowed Objurgationi semper aliquid blandi commisce facilius penetrant verba quae mollia vadunt quàm quae aspera Senec. Magis amat objurgator Sanans quàm adulator dissimulans Aug. Pro. 28.23 Psal 141. Text. and work before they think on it But it may not be wholy withheld from any man whatever be he our dearest friend In so doing we should deale unkindly with them who deale friendly with us Unhappy is that friendship saith Carthusianus quae illum quem diligit tacendo tradit Diabolo which favouring our Brothers eares doth breake his neck such friendship David putteth in his Letanie and desireth God to keep him from And thus much of the Excitation Simons Replication followes And he saith Master say on Doct. Simon here makes good his Name Conveniunt rebus nomina saepe suis It sometimes falls out that the Name and disposition are sutable God at the first giving Names did suit them to the natures of the creatures As to the Day Night Heaven Earth Sea c. And Adam observed this in giving particular names unto them by Gods appointment Their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he made to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Patriarkes went by the same rule in naming of their children The Sonne of God was called Iesus for that he was the Saviour of his people Vse 1 Too too blame are those who wrong their names there be who will not answer to the sound being called they will not with Samuel answer here am I. And there are more who answer not the Signification of their names There are many Iohns but few gratious many Simons but few obedient ones many Elizabeths but few peaceable ones many Hannahs and many gracelesse ones They crosse their Names as many Popes have done none more Vnclement amongst them then the Clements more Impious then their Piusses more Noxious then their Innocents more Turbulent then their Vrbanes c. So these by their lives may be thought with Massula Corvinus to have forgotten the name they are called by Vse 2 This should not be Nomen inane est crimen immane A favour it is that our names sound prosperously yet we may not presume too much upon them as it seemes one Bonasus did whom S. Hierom writing unto thus reproves An ideo tibi bellus videris quia justo vocaris nomine Dost thou think thy selfe a fine man because thou hast gotten thy selfe a fine name If we thinke that grace is necessarily tyed to the name of any mortall creature we deceive our selves This Name mentioned in my Text was commonly as is well observed by some a happy Name in Scripture We read of Simon Peter a sanctifyed man of Simon Zelotes Mat. 10.2 Acts 1.13 Acts 9.6 Mat. 27.32 Acts 8.9 a zealous man of Simon the Tanner a charitable man of Simon of Cyrene a compassionate man And that none might too much presume on Names we read of Simon Magus a disobedient man one who was a Witch a Sorcerer the Fountaine and Father of all Heresies How often have we heard of the wofull wrack of many goodly ships with their glorious titles Christiani nomen ille frustra sortitur qui Christum minimè imitatur Quid enim tibi prodest vocari quod non es nomen usur pari alienum Sed si Christianum te esse delectat quae Christianitatis sunt gere meritò tibi nomen Christiani assume Aug de vera Christ Psal 79 9. As the Triumph Conquest Save-guard Good-speed c. So many with good names have perished yea with that glorious name of Christian first given us at Antioch that cannot save us if we sin against it To conclude this S. Paul saith of Christ Heb. 1.4 He was made so much more excellent then Angels by how much he obtained a more excellent name then they As any hath received a more excellent name then others and in that case is advanced above them so let such endeavour to excell in godlinesse and Piety And as David useth this often for an argument to the Lord For thy names sake so let it prevaile with us For our names sake let us learne to be more righteous Master say on Text. We have considerable first the Reverend and respective Appellation given by Simon to our Saviour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Master Secondly his Ready and submissive Attention in that word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Say on Of the first Simon doubted as I have said whether Christ were a Prophet but he said it within himselfe c. for he was held to be a Prophet and in that respect he stiles him Master We see then Doct. Reverence and Respect is due to the Prophets of the Lord. That there is an honour due to them appeares Iudg. 13.17 Manoah taking the Angell who brought him word of the birth of Sampson to be a Prophet asked him his name giving this for the Reason that when his sayings were come to passe and so prooved to be a Prophet he might honour him See 1 Tim. 5.17 Heb. 5.4 Phil. 2.29 The want of this is noted for a great fault Ioh. 4.43 44. and a signe of horrible confusion Lament 4.16 Vse A Point that would rather be considered of by you then pressed by us and yet necessary to be urged in these last and worst times wherein as if some new Cadmus had sowen the earth with Sauls Teeth and Sheme'is Tongue so many rise up armed against David against Ahimelech and a linnen Ephod The day was when the feet of Gods Prophets seemed beautifull upon the mountaines Isa 52.7 when they have beene entertained as the Angels of God Isa 52.7 Rom. 10.15 yea as Christ himselfe Gal. 4.14 A Calling that hath beene honoured not only of the meaner sort but even of the honourable themselves Obadiah a great Courtier calls Elijah Lord 1 King 18.7 Naaman the only Favourite of the King of Aram stiles himselfe Elishaes Servant 2 King 5.18 Ioash and Ioram stile him Father 2 King 13.14 Nebuchaduezzar the Monarch of the world falleth on his face and boweth before the Prophet Daniel 2.46 Herod reverenced Iohn the Baptist Mark 6.20 and Alexander honoured Iaddus Constantine used the Bishops at the Councell of Nice with more then ordinary respect And to the shame of us Christians we shall find that Heathens and Idolaters have