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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

vnto the children of Israel A● in the ninth of Nehemias where there mention made of the former mercies 〈◊〉 God during the time of the Iudges i● added that God of his mercie gaue 〈◊〉 people Sauiours who saued them out the handes of their aduersaries Some adde hereunto that the Iudges more t● any other were the most euident types 〈◊〉 figures of that deliuerance which we h● by Christ from the tyranie of sinne de● and Sathan A. fourth kinde of gouernement v● which the people afterwarde liued is me●tioned by Iosephus in the .xx. chapter of Antiquities 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 After the death of these to wit Herod Archelaus their gouernment was Ar●cratie wherin the chiefe authority of the ●on was committed to the High-priestes Of that gouernment he maketh mention ●efore when he declareth how Gabinius ●ad diuided the Kingdome into fiue parts ●d ordeyned fiue Counsayles called ●ynedri● he sheweth what ensued of it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They altering the gouernment lyued in Aristocratie They had then and long be●ore three seuerall orders of their coun●yles one was an authoritie geuen to ●ree chosen Men who should decide all ●auses in money matters The second was 〈◊〉 councell of twentie three Iudges they ●ere to heare the causes of lyfe and death The thirde was a councell of seauentie ●e their office was to determine of most ●aightie matters of the high Priesthood ●r of a whole Tribe or of a false Prophet Concerning the excellencie of euery one of ●ese foure gouernmentes and which of ●em ought to haue the preheminence to be most to be desired amongst Christians I ●olde with Caluin Valdè otiosum est quis ●tissimus sit politiae status a priuatis hominibus ●isputari quibus de constituenda aliqua re●ublica deliberare non licet It is a very idle thing that about the best estate of gouernment a disputation should be had among priuate men who haue no authority to co●sult of y e ordering of any Common-weal● It is a most singular token of the migh● power and prouidence of God that so ●nie seuerall Nations ouer the face of 〈◊〉 whole worlde are vpholden and maynt●ned by so many seuerall sortes of gouernmentes That Quemadmodum non nisi 〈◊〉 aequali temperatura elementa inter se cohaere ita hae regiones sua quadam inaequalitate 〈◊〉 timè continentur As in bodily essences t● foure elementes do cleaue togither by v● equall temperaturs so as it were by ac●taine inequalitie all these seuerall co●tries are holden togither But for eu● particuler Nation he very well require● that Voluntas Domini satisfaciat The w● of God ought to suffice euery man Si●Visum est reges regnis praeficere liberis ciui● tibus senatus aut decuriones quoscunque lo● praefecerit in quibus degimus nostrū est ijs 〈◊〉 morigeros ac obedientes praestare Wheth● it please God to place Kinges ouer kin●domes or to set Senatours Counsailou● and Aldermen ouer free Cities whom 〈◊〉 euer the Lord shall establish in those places wherein we liue we ought to yeelde submission and obedience to them Some do highly aduaunce the gouernment of many because many are not so ●oone corrupted as one may be euen as a great quantitie of water will not so soone ●utrifie as will a small portion But these must on the other side consider that it is a great deale more hard to finde many good ●hen one and it is most likely that such a ●ne will prooue best whom the Nobilitie ●f Royall blood and Princely ensamples of ●redecessours do inuite vnto vertue They ●est much vpon the libertie which ought to ●e in man and whereunto they say man is ●orne But we see that by nature as some●re framed fit to commaund so others are made fit to obey It is an excellent kinde ●f libertie when men being set free from ●he thraldome of their owne lustes do vn●er the rule of superiours obey godly and ●olsome lawes As the Oratour doth well ●escribe a Free-man Qui legibus non prop●r metum paret sed eas sequitur atque colit quia ●d salutare maxime esse iudicat Which doth ●ot obey the Lawes for feare but doth follow them and imbrace them because he doth iudge it a thing holsome and necessarie for the safegarde of man For better it is to dwell where nothing is lawfull then to dwell where all thinges are lawful The Iudges which were approoued in a kinde of Aristocratie are sayd to be raysed vp of God So also the same is sayd in other places of Kinges The wisedome of God doth pronounce it By mee Kinges doe reigne and Princes decree iustice Daniel sayth that the Lord doth change times seasons he taketh away Kings and setteth vp Kinges Nabuchadnezzar in respect of his kingdome is called The Seruant of God and a iudgement i● threatned against all people which will no● submit their necke vnder his yoke The● is no power but of God and whosoeuer doth resist power doth resist the ord●nance of God Of all powers the authoritie of the King who is named by th● Apostle Peter such a chiefe or supream power as for the Lordes sake is to 〈◊〉 obeyed doth seeme first to be most agreeable to nature as S. Ierome doth witnesse● his .4 Epistle In apibus principes sunt gru● vnam sequuntur ordine literato Imperator vnus Iudex vnus prouinciae in naui vnus gubernator in domo vnus dominus in quamuis grandi exercitu vnius signum expectatur Bees haue their chiefe gouernor The Cranes do follow one in exquisite order There is one chiefe commaunder one chiefe Iudge of a Prouince one gouernour of all in the Shippe one Maister in a house In an armie be it neuer so great the ensigne of one is especially regarded and attended on In the body of man though the limmes and partes be many yet they all obey one head Secondly most fit for the cutting off of seditions and rebellions and therefore the Romains in all their extreamest dangers had recourse vnto this Tanquam ad anchoram sacram as to their shoote anchor as to their last best refuge as Liuy witnesseth Trepidi patres ad summum auxilium decurrunt dictatorem dici placet The fearefull Senators did flie to their chiefest succour which was to choose out one to haue supreame aucthoritie whom it pleased them to cal a Dictator And when Hannibal pressed the Romains Ad dictatorem dicendum remedium iamdiu desideratū ciuitas confugit The Citie went to the choosing and pronouncing of the Dictator which was the remedie they long expected Because as in an other place he writeth Dictatoris edictum pro numine semper obseruatum est The commaundement and proclamation of the Dictator was esteemed to be as the voyce of God there was no appealing from him Agedum dictatorem à quo prou●catio non est creemus Come sayd the Consull

consuming of their substance the wasting of their health trouble and vnquietnesse in their owne house shame and confusion abroade the losse of spirituall graces in this life and the losse of life eternall in the worlde to come What fruite doth the couetous miser reape by his abundance of welth when hee doth not possesse his goods but is possessed of them when hee hath them and cannot finde in his heart to vse them when hee hath no hope to haue them blessed to the third generation and especially what will it profit him if hee shoulde winne all the worlde and in the meane time loose his owne soule As liuing in the obedience of Gods worde in goodnesse of life is called by the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a greate gaine and profit so disobeying the Lord by riotousnes of life doth heape vpon man all plagues and miseries The people which here vnder Saul doe against the commaundement of GOD keepe some cattell to make a wil-worship of their owne do reserue the best fattest of the sheepe and Oxen wherein wee may further obserue how forwarde and zealous men are to set forth maintaine those things which they haue hatched in their owne braine against the direct rule of Gods word For I can account no better of their sacrifices when they will make them as seales of their disobedience against God The people of Israell to erect a golden Calfe would part with their Earings euen the best Iewels they had but in the true worshippe of God euery thing went hard with them they were continually murmuring grudging against Moses and Aaron When Elias could finde little succour amongst the Israelits their successours Iezabel to maintaine the Idolatry of Baal kept fower hundred Chaplaines as it is saide in the Scriptures there were fower hundred Priests of the groues that did eate at Iezabels table Wee see in our daies many monuments and remnants of superstition which do sufficiently lay open to vs how forward they were in times past to maintaine their wilworshippe and we see also on the other side more is the pittie by too lamentable experience how colde and backwarde we are to vpholde and resorte vnto the true seruice of God framed according to his worde Manie now are like vnto childrē who if they be cōmaunded any thing by their parents they are eyther by and by hungry wearie or straight way oppressed with heat or colde but if they runne headlong vpon any deuise of their owne braine they continue in their trauell a long time without feeling hunger or colde a whole day will scarce suffice for their vaine inuentions Euen so it is with many men which though they be growne in stature yet are children in vnderstanding and knowledge what pleaseth their owne humors and affections y t they are forwarde with greate charges to sustaine But if any thing be cōmaunded by godly lawes of Christian Princes agreeable to the worde of God of that they make little or small account So likewise it falleth out in the performance of the duetyes of the second Table If there be any thing that shall disobey the commaundement of GOD any riotousnes of life any pride any vncleane lustes any excesse and surfeting how forward are we nay how prodigall to compasse and accomplish such dissolute affections But if any thing be to be done in obedience of the word any poore to be releeued any vertuous acte to bee performed alas how colde are we then how sparing yea rather how froward how obstinate Rebellion is as the sinne of witchcraft and stubborne resisting as superstition and Idolatry Of the second part of this text to wit of the iudgement of God denoūced against Saul for this his rebellion I shall godwilling intreat at some other conuenient time In y e meane while as the Lacedemonians by shewing to their children the lothsome sight of dronkards would therby withdraw their youth from that lewde and beastly vice So let this viewe and beholding of the horrour of rebellion effect and worke in our hearts a perfect hatred of all disobedience Let vs earnestly endeuour to be that flock of Christ which heare his voice and follow him that so we may be certainly assured that he will giue vnto vs eternall life and that nothing shall bee able to plucke vs out of his hands Let vs shewe forth the fruite of our faith by humble obedience as did faithfull Abraham y t walking after y e spirite we may be fully certified that we liue by the spirite Let vs order our conuersation duetifully in the feare of God as becommeth obedient children in sacrificing mortifying our owne wills and affections y t so being sonnes and daughters yea kings and priests to God the father in this life we may raigne with him for euer in his eternall kingdome in the world to come whereunto he speedily bring vs all that mercifully dyed for vs all our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus To whom with the Father and the holy Ghost three persons and one true and euerliuing God bee all honour glory thanksgiuing praise now and for euer Amen Errata In the first Sermon for strong r. stong for portinus r. protinus In the second sermon fol. 3. b. r. moshegnim fol. 5. b.r. effecting of some fol. 18. a. r. Longins fol. 14. a. actions that can be In the third for honoradi r. honorandi The often sudden changing of the Character was the Printers conceipt in the absence of the Author Esay 37.9 2 Reg. 16.7 Esay 57.9 Esay 58. Esay 56.1 Eze. 8.9 Ver. 3. ver 4. Rom. 3.15 Psal 7.15 Deut. 32.33 Prop. lib. 3. Eph. 4.19 Ber● lib. 1. de cōsider Eph. 5.14 Psal 58.5 Iob. 21.14 Act. 7.51 Rom. 3.13 Eph. 4 29. Gal. de the●i ac cap. 8 Math 20.15 Pro. 22.6 Hiero. in Esa 30 c. in 59. Math. 13.28 Sap. 2. v. vlt. Eph. 4.26 Hiero. in Esa 59. 2. Cor. 11.1 Apoc. 12.9 Gen. 3.1 2. Cor. 4.4 2. Sa. 11.2 Math. 13.25 Lib 1. de hist animal Ca. 6 Psal 49.1 Eccle. 37.30 Zach. 5.4 Gal. 5.21 Lib. 2● de hist animal cap. 33. 2. Sam. 11. 1. Sam. 15. Act. 6.10 1. Ioh. 3.12 Ver. 3. ver 7. 1. Iohn 3.15 Gen. 27.41 Act. 7.52 5.30 Deut. 14 13. Deut. 22.6 Leuit. 19.14 Iud. 1. Iud. 9.5 Iud. 9. v. 53 1. Reg. 21.19 2. Reg. 9. Hest 9.14 Psal 69.27 Chrisost in Mat. 15. Basilia ps 14. Eccle. 34.22 Ambr. vt si Gratian dist 86. Amos 8 5 1. Thes 4 6 Ier. 12 13. 17. Gen. 4.10 Iob 31 38 Ecc. 34 26 Psal 52 2. 55 22. Laer lib 6 Cap. 1. Greg. super Ezech. Aug. super Ioh. tract 42. Psal 55. ver vlt 2. Chr. 20.15 2. Sam. 23.16 2 Sam 16 2 Sam. 16 Psa 55. ver vlt. 2. Sam. 18 7. Sam. 17 23 Tom 3. lib 15 pag. 439. Pag. 421. Mart. fox Tom. 2. Homer ● Sa. 24.14 Pro. 4.23 1. Reg. 21. Gen.