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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31073	Of contentment, patience and resignation to the will of God several sermons / by Isaac Barrow.	Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.	1685 (1685)	Wing B946; ESTC R29010	110,176	282

out Devils by the Prince of the Devils yea thence attributing to him the very name and title of the grand Devil If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub how much more shall they defame them of his houshold Yet this most injurious defamation he no otherwise rebuketh than by a mild discourse strongly confuting it Every Kingdom said he divided against it self is brought to desolation and if Satan cast out Satan he is divided against himself how then shall his Kingdom stand that is the Devil better understands his interest than to assist any man in dispossessing himself He did constantly labour in reclaiming them from errour and sin in converting them to God and goodness in proposing fair overtures of grace and mercy to them in shewing them by word and practice the sure way to happiness What issue was there of all his care and pains What but neglect distrust disappointment rejection of himself of what he said and what he did Who hath believed our report and to whom hath the arme of the Lord been revealed was a Prophecy abundantly verified by their carriage toward him These and the like usages which he perpetually did encounter he constantly received without any passionate disturbance of mind any bitter reflexions upon that generation any revengefull enterprises against them yea requited them with continued earnestness of hearty desires and laborious endeavours for their good We might observe the ingratefull disrespects of his own Countrymen and kindred toward him which he passeth over without any grievous disdain rather excusing it by noting that entertainment to have been no peculiar accident to himself but usual to all of like employment No Prophet said he is acceptable in his own countrey We might also mention his patient suffering repulses from strangers as when being refused admittance into a Samaritane Village and his disciples being incensed with that rude discourtesie would have fire called down from heaven to consume those churls he restrained their unadvised wrath and thus expressed his admirable meekness The Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them We might likewise remark his meek comporting with the stupid and perverse incredulity of his disciples notwithstanding so many pregnant and palpable inducements continually exhibited for confirmation of their faith the which he no otherwise than sometime gently admonisheth them of saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Why are ye fearfull O ye of little faith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O thou of small faith why didst thou doubt What should I insist on these although very remarkable instances since that one scene of his most grievous shall I say or glorious passion doth represent unto us a perfect and most lively image of the highest patience and meekness possible of the greatest sorrow that ever was or could be yet of a patience surmounting it of the extremest malice that ever was conceived yet of a charity overswaying it of injury most intolerable yet of a meekness willingly and sweetly bearing it There may we observe the greatest provocations from all hands to passionate animosity of spirit and intemperate heat of speech yet no discovery of the least disorderly angry or revengefull thought the least rash bitter or reproachfull word but all undergone with clearest serenity of mind and sweetness of carriage toward all persons To Judas who betrayed him How doth he address himself Doth he use such terms as the Man deserved or as passion would have suggested and reason would not have disallowed Did he say Thou most perfidious villain thou monster of iniquity and ingratitude thou desperately wicked wretch Dost thou prompted by thy base covetousness treacherously attempt to ruine thy gratious Master and best Friend thy most benign and bountifull Saviour No in stead of such proper language he useth the most courteous and endearing terms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Friend or companion for what dost thou come Or what is thy business here a tacite charitable warning there is to reflect upon his unworthy and wicked action but nothing apparent of wrath or reproach From his own disciples and servants who had beheld his many miraculous works and were indebted to him for the greatest favours he reasonably might have expected a most faithfull adherence and most diligent attendance on him in that juncture yet he found them careless and slothfull What then How did he take it Was he angry did he upbraid did he storm at them Did he threaten to discard them No he onely first gently admonisheth them What could ye not watch one hour with me then a little exciteth them Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation he withall suggesteth an excuse for their drowsiness and dullness The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak in fine he indulgeth to their weakness letting them alone and saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Slee on now and take your rest When he foresaw they would be offended at his to appearance disastrous estate and fearfully would desert him he yet expressed no indignation against them or decrease of affection toward them upon that score but simply mentioneth it as unconcerned in it and not affected thereby And the unworthy Apostacy of that disciple whom he had especially favoured and dignified he onely did mildly forewarn him of requiting it foreseen by the promise of his own effectual prayers for his support and recovery and when St. Peter had committed that heinous fact our good Lord onely looked on him with an eye of charity and compassion which more efficaciously struck him than the most dreadfull threat or sharp reprehension could have done Peter thereupon went out and wept bitterly When the High-Priests officer upon no reasonable occasion did injuriously and ignominiously strike him he returned onely this mild expostulation If I have spoken evil bear witness of the evil if well why smitest thou me that is I advise thee to proceed in a fair and legal way against me not to deal thus boisterously and wrongfully to thy own harm Even carefull and tender he was of those who were the instruments of his suffering he protected them from harm who conducted him to execution as we see in the case of the High-Priests servant whom with more zeal than wherewith he ever regarded his own safety he defended from the fury of his own friend and cured of the wounds received in the way of persecuting himself All his demeanour under that great trial was perfectly calm not the least regret or reluctancy of mind the least contradiction or obloquy of speech appearing therein such it was as became the lamb of God who was to take away the sins of the world by a willing oblation of himself such as did exactly correspond to the ancient Prophecies He was oppressed and he was afflicted yet he opened not his mouth he was brought as a Lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before the shearer is

their trespasses neither will your father forgive your trespasses Because our neighbour suffering by our revenge in any manner in his body interest or reputation doth not any-wise profit us or benefit our estate but needlesly doth multiply and encrease the stock of mischief in the world yea commonly doth bring farther evil upon our selves provoking him to go on in offending us rendring him more implacably bent against us engaging us consequently deeper in strife and trouble Because no wrong no disgrace no prejudice we can receive from men is of much consequence to us if our mind be not disorder'd if we are free from those bad passions which really are the worst evils that can befall us Because in fine impatience it self is insignificant and ineffectual to any good purpose or rather produceth ill effects It doth not cure our wound or asswage our grief it removeth no inconvenience nor repaireth any damage we have received but rather enflameth our distemper and aggravateth our pain more really indeed molesting and hurting us than the injury or discourtesie which causeth it Thus briefly doth reason dictate to us the practice of all patience But the example proposed by the Apostle here and otherwhere by Saint Paul Let the same mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus by the Apostle to the Hebrews Let us run with patience the race that is set before us Looking unto Jesus the authour and finisher of our faith by our Lord himself Learn of me for I am meek and lowly that doth in a more lively manner express how in such cases we should deport our selves and most strongly engageth us to comply with duties of this nature Let us now therefore describe it and recommend it to your consideration The example of our Lord was indeed in this kind the most remarkable that ever was presented the most perfect that can be imagined He was above all expression a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief he did undertake as to perform the best works so to endure the worst accidents to which humane nature is subject his whole life being no other than one continual exercise of patience and meekness in all the parts and to the utmost degrees of them If we trace the footsteps of his life from the sordid manger to the bloudy cross we shall not be able to observe any matter of complacence scarce any of comfort in respect to his natural or worldly state to have befallen him His parentage was mean to appearance and his birth in all exteriour circumstances despicable Is not this the Carpenter's Son were words of contempt and offence upon all occasions thrown upon him His life was spent not onely in continual labour and restless travel but in hard poverty yea in extreme penury beneath the state not onely of the meanest men but of the most shifting beasts The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head For his necessary sustenance we find him often destitute of ordinary provision as when he sought food from the barren fig-tree often indebted for it to the courtesie and as it were alms of the vilest people of Publicans and Sinners so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he was as the Apostle saith a beggar for us Yet may we never perceive him any-wise discontented with or complaining of his condition not discouraged or depressed in spirit thereby not solicitously endeavouring any correction or change thereof but willingly embracing it heartily acquiescing therein and notwithstanding all its inconveniencies chearfully discharging his duties vigorously pursuing his main designs of procuring glory to God and benefit to men Nor did he onely with content undergo the incommodities of a poor estate but he was surrounded with continual dangers the most powerfull men of those times enraged with envy ambition and avarice desperately maligning him and being incessantly attentive upon all occasions to molest hurt and destroy him The world as he saith himself that is all the powerfull and formidable part of the world hating me Yet did not this any-wise dismay or distemper him nor cause him either to repine at his condition or decline his duty He utterly disregarded all their spitefull machinations persisting immoveable in the prosecution of his pious and charitable undertakings to the admiration of those who observed his demeanour Is not this he said they whom they seek to kill but lo he speaketh boldly He did indeed sometimes opportunely shun their fury and prudently did elude their snares but never went violently to repell them or to execute any revenge for them improving the wonderfull power he was endewed with altogether to the advantage of mankind never to the bane or hurt of his malitious enemies Sensible enough he was of the causeless hatred they bare him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They said he have hated me for nothing and of their extreme ingratitude yet never could he be provoked to resent or requite their dealing see how mildly he did expostulate the case with them Then saith St. John the Jews took up stones to stone him Jesus answered them Many good works have I shewed you from my Father for which of those do ye stone me To be extremely hated and inhumanely persecuted without any fault committed or just occasion offered is greatly incensive of humane passion but for the purest and strongest good-will for the most unexpressible beneficence to be recompenced with most virulent reproaches most odious slanders most outrageous misusages How exceeding was that meekness which without any signification of regret or disgust could endure it Out of most tender charity and ardent desire of their salvation he instructed them and instilled heavenly doctrine into their minds what thanks what reward did he receive for that great favour to be reputed and reported an impostour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he said they doth impose upon the people He took occasion to impart the great blessing of pardon for sin to some of them confirming his authority of doing it by a miraculous work of goodness How did they resent such an obligation by accompting him a blasphemer Behold saith Saint Matthew certain of the Scribes said within themselves this man blasphemeth which most harsh and uncharitable censure of theirs he did not fiercely reprehend but calmly discussed and refuted by a clear reasoning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wherefore conceive ye evil in your hearts for whether is easier to say thy sins are forgiven thee or to say arise and walk that is Is it not credible that he who can perform the one may dispense the other He freed them from most grievous diseases yea rescued them from the greatest mischief possible in nature being possessed by the unclean Fiend How did they entertain this mighty benefit by most horrible calumny accusing him of Sorcery or conspiracy with the Devil himself The Pharisees said he casteth