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A17283
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Sutton's synagogue, or, The English centurion shewing the vnparallelled bounty of Protestant piety / by Perci. Burrell ...
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Burrell, Percival.
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1629
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STC 4126.5; ESTC S258
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they will informe â—â—u that a Soâ—â—â—â—er and a Saint may haue but one 〈◊〉 so as not Abraham the father of the faâ—â—hfâ—ll a miliâ—arâ— mâ—â— was not Dauid a Souldier bâ—foâ—â— a Prâ—phet or a King did not hee rayse that Temple in his heart which was after finished by the 〈◊〉 oâ— Solâ—â—on Heb. 1â— â—â— 3â— 4. â—hat shall I more say For the time would faile me 〈◊〉 â—ll you of Ioshua of Gidion and of Samsoâ— of Ahâ—z and Iehosaphat who subdued Kingdâ—â—es waxed â—thâ—â— in fight put to flight the armies of â—â—iens conquered themsâ—â—â—â—s and did not onely ereâ—t Altars â—â—o but we eâ—â—uing Temples of the Lord If you looke into the Gospeâ— Luke 3.14 you may obserue the Souldier a more aâ—tentiue â—â—â—itor of Iohn the Baptist then â—he Râ—bbie after â—he ascensioâ— you may behold a most â—minent Saâ—â— in Câ—â—tainâ— Corneliâ—s Acts 10.2 He was a deuout man and one thaâ—â—â—red God withall his house hee gâ—ue much almes to the peoplâ— and prayed God alway if we 〈◊〉 Ecclâ—â—â—â—â—tâ—call Histories wee shall finde the bâ— tâ—o â—â—â—â—â—s the â—â—st â—â—n Iulians thundring â—â—gion Constantiâ—◠〈◊〉 Great and the victorious as well as piâ—â—â— Theodâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—rne â—he zeale and faith of our â—â—â—â—ion 〈◊〉 â—ethe Sâ—â—ne of God with admiration Math. â— â—0 â—as St. Aâ—â—ustine exâ—orâ—â—eth Christ did k â—ugâ—st â—p 4â— admire â—hat is comâ—â—â—nd the pietâ— of our Captaine thus we â—e a â—â—â—â—diâ—â— may â—a Sâ—â—nt If râ—â—sâ—n mâ—ght â—e pâ—â—mâ—â—ted to discourse of the seâ—â—et one â—atiâ—â—◠〈…〉 should diuine hatâ—â— orâ—◠〈…〉 â—â—rdinall vertue but a principall a â—undamâ—ntall grace therefore Christ entitled a Captaine the strong man in one word he who was a Lambe for meâ—kâ—nâ—sse was also a Lâ—â—n for courage but it mayâ—â— you are tyred with following our Centurion therefore I shall now intreat him to come home to you with an application Here we learne Saints may beare Armes An obseruation concerning warrs and they who beare Armes may be Saints warre is not vnlawfull where the cause of warre is iust cowardly and cruell is that opinion of Anabaptisticall spirits which condemneth warre and damneth the Souldier for as l Christiana dâ—sciplinâ— bella nâ—â— culpat omâ—â— ep 5 Merâ—â—llino St. Aâ—gustine Christian religion doth not prohibit all warres elegantty m Nihiâ— militants nocet baâ—theus ep St. Ierome The Souldiers belt is no enemy to the sword of the Spirit the coate of mayle no superâ—â—dâ—as to the brest-plate of righteousnesse nor the head-piece of steele any obstacle to the helmet of saluation heare n Hâ—c reprehendere titâ—â—dorum est non religiosorum contra Faust Mani c. 74. St. Augustine againe What is the crime what is the greatest misery of warre by an honourable death in the field to preuent a foule at best a more painefull death amidst personate mourners in a Chamber Vpon this ground to censure the military profession is a character rather of a Coward then a Saint Take away the hunger of rapine the thirst of reuenge and the boundlesse desire of inlarging dominions A Christian may with as safe a conscience be a Souldier as a Minister Thus wee see a Centurion maâ— be a Saint Againe Oh that all Souldiers The application did march vnder our Centurions colours for then shall Kingdomes be happy and Martiall affaires prosper when deuout men are Souldiers or Soldiers are deuout men but alas what hopes of viâ—torâ— when as the Armies encounter an Enemie so Souldiers warre against God and the crying and vnrepented sinnes of the people fight against the Souldiâ—â—â— All histories are plentifull in this point and St. Ambrose maketh it a rule Ep. 82. that the sinne of the Souldier sharpeneth the Sword of the Enemy there was a time when the euening was a prophet to the following day Haralds troopes imployed their last night in reuellings and lasciuiousnesse but the companies of William of Normandie did blesse their designes with prayers and fasting and so became conquerers Hezekiah Ahaz and Iehosaphat went from the Temple to the field or rather made the field as a Temple wherein they proued triumphant not so much by fighting against Man as by humbling their soules before the Lord of hoasts K. Charles blessed be our Iehosaphat who hath commanded fasting and humiliation to bee as the Heralds of his no lesse iust then necessary warres this point shall end in a short eiaculation O thou God of battails arme our forces with truth meekenesse and righteousnesse then shall their hands doe terrible things and their feet shall tread vpon the necks of thy Gospels our gratious Kings and these Kingdomes Enemies The Centurion hath put off his Armor and now beginneth to build here is the second branch building He hath Built p 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrys in 1. Cor. 3. Building must accompanie faith and in this one word of building we shall finde the seuerall furnitures roomes and stoaries of all the duties of Christian religion the Apostle is plaine Let all things be done to edification q Caeleste adificium dispere gendo construitur Gr. M. hom 37. There is an euident difference betweene celestiall and terrestiall buildings terrene houses are raised by collecting heauenly mansions are framed by distributing monies and we may coniecture that our incarnate Messiah was pleased to bee the putative Sonne of a Carpenter that as Christ was so each good Christian should endeauour to be an holy builder In goodly buildings we must finde A foundation This is Christ the liuing the life giuing the chiefe corner-stone the foundation of foundations here the builder vpholdeth the worke or rather is the basis of his owne structure would you see how Christ was squared and adapted for this edifice obserue those no lesse busie then cruell labourers his stony-hearted tormentors the rods were as the Masons brushes the crosse the forme whereon they carue and hew their stones their hands the mallets the nailes the thornes and speare the seuerall tooles to polish and fit this stone for a foundation vnto our heauenly Mansion The maine Pillar Hope the Wals Charity the Cement the Word preached the Windows Knowledge the Roofe Faith For the Furniture the most conuenient Hangings are meditations vpon our Sauiours Passion Resurrection Ascension and his glorious returne to iudgement the Chayres and Beds are Loue the seuerall vtensiles or other ornaments are Meekenesse Temperance Patience c. There is a sentence no lesse famous then difficult concerning the materials of this building 1 Cor. 3.13 the Fathers are diuided in their dispute whither this place concerne the doctrine of the Preacher or the conuersation of the Auditor r 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 St. Chrysostome is firme for the latter him I follow while he writeth that this text doth point at the actions of Christians now read the words If any man build vpon this foundation 1 Cor. 3.12 13. Gold Siluer Pretious stones Wood Hay Stuble euery mans worke shall