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A72253	Three sermons vpon some portions of the former lessons appointed for certaine Sabbaths The first containing, a displaying of the wilfull deuises of wicked and vaine vvorldlings. Preached at Tanridge in Surrey the first of February 1597. The two latter describing the dangers of discontentment and disobedience. Preached the one at Tanridge and the other at Crowhurst in Iuly then next following. By Simon Harwarde.	Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.	1599 (1599)	STC 12923.5; ESTC S124981	53,720	158

Appius let vs make a Dictator from whom it shall not be lawfull for any man to appeale Tantus erat Dictatoris terror apud hostes vt eo creato statim à moenibus discesserint So great was the terrour of the Dictator euen amongst the enemies that as sone as he was created they raised their siege and departed Wherby appeareth playnely that the ancient Romains as wel in warre as in peace founde this as a sure anchor holde against all seditions and dangers to enioy one such a Magistrate as from whom there should be no appeale and whose authoritie should possesse as it were the roome of God vpon the earth The Carians were once a wealthy and flourishing people but by seditions which came by the hauing of many heads gouernours they were brought to ruine and vtter desolation wherevpon there arose a prouerbe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Multi duces disperdidere Cariam Too many Guydes vndid the countey Caria When many Souldiers were mutinous prudent Vlysses did represse them with these wordes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Multos imperitare malum est rex vnicus esto T is not good too many to rule let onely be one King Which verse as Aemilius Probus doth testifie Dion did also vse when Heraclides began his faction Thirdly the gouernement of one Monarch doth seeme to resemble most liuely the image of Gods power maiestie For as in the firmament the Sunne Moone and Starres do as it were represent some image of the glory of the Eternall So the rule of Monarches in their seuerall kingdomes vpon earth doth call to our considerations the gouernment and high maiestie of the omnipotent God And most certainly ac this time of the alteration of the estate of the Iewish common-wealth the wil and purpose of God is in his seruant king Dauid to erect an Image type of the kingdome of Christ But here may some say If the will of God were now in Dauid and his posteritie to set foorth a figure of the kingdom of Christ how can the Israelites be said to sinne so great a sinne in asking a king when they asked onely that which was determined in the purpose of God Why doeth the Lorde so punish their request in sending them so wicked a king as was Saul who besides his often and wilfull disobedience against the cōmandement of God did most cruelly murder the priests of God causing to bee slaine at one time fourescore and fiue which ware the linnen Ephod if in desiring a king their will did concurre with the will of God Yee are heere to obserue that the Israelites had no respect to the purpose of God but onely they shewed foorth the fruites of despairing and malcontented affections In the spoile of the goods of Iob the Caldeans and Sabeans had no regarde to the will and purpose of God which was most iust and holy to examine sharply one of his seruants and to make him a schoolemaster of patience to all posteritie their desire was onely iniuriously to enrich themselues with the spoyle of Iob. In the death of our sauiour Christ the high Priestes Scribes Pharises had no respect to the will of God which was most mercifull and iust by that all sufficient raunsome for sinne to saue all beleeuers their intent was onely to bee reuenged of him whom they hated with deadly malice Euen so these Israelites haue no desire here to obey the secret decree of God in the kingdome of Dauid and of his ofspring to set out a resemblance of the kingdome of Christ but onely their purpose is with a desperat discontentment to shake off the gouernment of their good iudge Samuel contrary to the reuealed wil of God which had before decreed that Whosoeuer was approued to be raised vp of God for their deliuerer he should afterward iudge Israel all the dayes of his life And therefore they worthily receiue a punishment of their obstinate disobedience against the expresse commandement of God And yet notwithstanding this historie doeth shew vs that the appointment of God was performed in Samuel who is said To haue iudged Israel all the dayes of his life Seuen and twentie yeeres and seuen moneths hee had iudged when Saul beganne to reigne Two yeeres was Saul king for although he liued aboue twelue yeeres after that hee was elected king yet forasmuch as in the second yeere hee was denounced to bee reiected of God his kingdome is named to be but of two yeres in continuance And during that time also y e authoritie of Samuel is not abolished for euen in these affaires against Nachash the Ammonite a punishment was in a publique Proclamation threatened against euery one which would not followe Saul and Samuel although in the Actes of the Apostles because the kingdome is the more excellent state of gouernment the whole fourtie yeeres be attributed to Saul as the greater power and maiestie swallowing vp the lesse As concerning the miraculous prouidence of God extended towardes the Israelites during the time that Samuel was their Iudge there neede no further testimonies but that onely place in the seuenth chapter of this booke wher it is sayd That the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the dayes of Samuel The Philistines were the deadliest and fiercest enemies that euer molested the Israelits Seeing then that God ouerthrew their cruellest mightiest enemies that not once or twice but euen al the dayes of Samuel what a wretched ingratitude was this that because a few aduersaries had gotten aduantage against one of their Cities they should therfor vnthankfully shake off that happie gouernment vnder which God had graunted them so many triumphant victories But what were the causes of this their vnkind froward desire of alteration First they would be like to other nations rounde about them as they say Make vs a King to gouerne vs like all other nations And afterward againe We will be like all other Countries a King shall iudge vs and goe out before vs and fight our battayles Forraine gouernementes although they be in them selues most excellent as no doubt those were which were established vnder kings are not to be drawen as ensamples to other nations wherein another estate of gouernment hath alreadie taken place Wee cannot affirme that because this or that is nowe done in the common wealth of Geneua or because this or that was once done in the Elderships and Councels of the Iewes therefore the same ought to bee done in other seniories and assemblies where there is not that Ius gladij that ciuill authoritie power which we see plainly was in them Their Synagogues had the ordering of ciuill punishments to condemne to bee scourged those whom they iudged to offend they could send out officers with swords and staues to apprehend Christ they could examine witnesses against him and binde him and deliuer him to Pilate And whereas when Pilate

O that we were not become so drunkē with this our prosperitie as to forget that good Lord which hath giuen this good Land vnto vs O that we were not like Ieshurun spoken of in Deutronomie like the Horse which being fat and well fedde fedde doth spurne and flinge against his keeper nourisher O that we were not lyke the vntamed Heyfar by reason of our long running in plentifull pastures to forget to cary the sweete yoke of obedience O that we coulde make true vse of all the benefites and blessinges of our heauenly Father that the louing kindnesse of God might leade vs to repentance that we could as Samuel speaketh heere to the Israelites Feare the Lord and serue him ●n trueth with all our hartes and consider what great thinges he hath done for vs that we coulde Prayse the Lord for his goodnesse and declare the woonders which he dayly doth for this realme of Englande Then shoulde the blessing of God still remayne vppon vs both vpon Prince and people Then should the Lord continue his mercies in going in and out with our Armies Then should the Lord eyther make our enemies become our ●riendes or throughly turne his hande against our aduersaries Then should there ●e amongst vs euery soule duetifully sub●ect to the higher powers Then should we 〈◊〉 all distresses with contented mindes cast all our care on God for he careth for vs. Then should we in hart conceiue that assured confidence trust in the goodnesse of God that we should faythfully say with Dauid If the Lord be on our side we neede not care what man can doe vnto vs. Then should the Lord long prosper and euen for euer preserue that happie Monarchie vnder which we are here so peaceably gouerned and graunt vs a Kingdome of euerlastyng peace in the worlde to come Which giftes graces the Lord of Lords and King of all Kinges vouchsafe to giue vnto vs for the merites of our sauiour Christ Iesus To whom with the Father and the holy Ghost one true and euerliuing God for all his inestimable benefites bestowed vpon vs be all honour glory thanksegeuing and prayse now for euer Amen FINIS A SERMON DESCRIBING THE NATVRE AND HORROVR OF STVBBERNE DISOBEDIENCE Preached at Tanridge in Surrey the xvi day of Iuly Anno domini 1598. And at the same time written to be added as a second part to the Danger of discontentment * ⁎ * By Simon Harwarde LONDON ¶ Imprinted by RICHARD BRADOCKE for RICHARD IOHNS 1599. TO MY VERY good friende M. Michaell Murgatrod Steward in household to the most reuerend Father in God the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his grace many ioyfull and happie yeares * ⁎ * SIR the great kindnesse and courtesie heretofore by me receiued at your hands whensoeuer I came either to Lambeth or Croydon to do my humble dutie vnto your most honorable Lord maister my L. his grace of Canterbury hath many times and often iustly occasioned me to remember you and to bethinke my poore selfe how happily I might anyway if not requite you yet yeald at the least some acknow ledgement and plaine testimonie of my thankfulnesse in that behalfe vnto you Hereof it commeth that being now to publishe this little treatise of horrour of disobedience I haue presumed in hope of pardon to direct the same to you as to a speciall friende meriting a farre greater matter frō me But vntill such time as I may performe some thing of greater moment for you my trust is you will accept in good part this small ●oken of my greate loue towardes ●ou And withall still continew●our former well-wishing affection ●owards me The which I doe ●ore desire than any waies I am ●ble to deserue and yet purpose● by Gods grace further to re●mpence if euer either occasion ●all serue or power shall better ●able me thereunto Euen so with●anie thankes for your manifold ●auours I cease to bee further troublesome at this time vnto ●ou beseeching almightie God ●ll to blesse you with the honou●able countenance of him whom ●u serue and whom for his great ●ertues sake all good and honest men doe loue reuerence and entirelie honour From Tanridge this second of Ianuarie 1599. Yours euer assured to his power Simon Harward ❧ The preface of the Author to the Christian Reader AS in the former Sermon beloued in Christ there is laide open vnto thee the offence of the Israelites in desiring a king So in this the argument whereof was likewise takē out of the first chapter by the order of our church appointed for the Sabaoth then next ensuing there doth follow some part of the punishment wherewith it pleased God to scourge the malcontented desires of that rebellious people In asking a king they did wilfully cast off the ordinance of God who had established anotherforme of gouernmēt amongst them therefore as this history doth euidently declare the Lord hath now giuen them a King in his wrath and as commonly he doth punish euery transgression in and by it selfe so to a rebellious wilfull people he hath sent a stubborne and obstinate gouernour The matter then of this latter Sermon depending so necessarily on the other going before I haue thought it not amisse here to ioyne them both togither with equall labour of pēning as before they required not much vnequall time in their vttering deliuering And being so vnited I do offer them here ioyntly to thy godly consideration praying thee in the same maner to accept them as they are now presented to thee that is with a single sincere and wel-willing affection Farewell in Christ From Tanridge this xviii of Iuly Anno 1598. 1. Sam. 15. Ver. 23. But rebellion is as the sinne of witchcraft stubborne resisting is as superstition and Idolatrie because thou hast cast awaie the word of the Lord the Lord hath likewise cast awaie thee from being King THE Amalechits of whom Agag is now King whom GOD doth heere in this Chapter commaunde to be vtterly destroyed by Saule were as the Prouerbe is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mali corui mala oua of a wicked race a cursed generation as descended of one Amalec who was a base sonne of Eliphas the sonne of Esau by a concubine named Timna They did with such bloudy hearts afflicte and assault the Israel ●s in Rephidim when they were comming out of Aegypt especially in following them and beating downe the hinmost of them killing such as they saw were faint and weary and not able to march with the rest that God did both assure his seruant Moses that he would destroy the remembrance of Amalec from vnder heauen and also by Moses commaund the Israelites that as soone as they had gotten victory of their enemies about them they should put in execution that decree of Gods vengeance denounced against those Amalekites For although the Lord doe suffer for a time the wicked to rage