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land_n	lord_n	sing_v	song_n	1,893	5	9.6892	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79461	The watch charged. Or, a warning to God's watch-men. Being a sermon preached at Bridge-water in the county of Somerset on the 29. day of September 1658. which was a day set apart for ordination, and the generall meeting of the associated ministers in that county. / By John Chetwind, Mr. of Arts, preacher of the gospel, and one of the joynt-pastors for the city and parish of Cuthberts in Wells.	Chetwynd, John, 1623-1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing C3798; Thomason E1862_1; ESTC R210179	30,162	96

servants owning their injuries and espousing their just quarrels if God be thus for us and with us who can be against us who can prevail against us so as to procure harm to us 3. You have assurance of good successe Ezek. 2.5 whether they will hear or whether they will forbear yet they shall know that there hath been a prophet amongst them Isa 49.5 Though Israel be not gathered yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord and my God shall be my strength 2 Cor. 2.15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved and in them that perish Now shall not this embolden us when probabilities of successe make men venture far We read of Agesilaus that to encourage his souldiers before a battle clapping his hand upon the Altar by a fore-plotted device he brought of victory engraven on his palm which he shewed to his souldiers who were thereby so encouraged that they got an unlookt and an unlikely victory Now to encourage Gods watch-men and souldiers we have an assurance that we shall be Rom. 8.37 Mat. 18.18 more then conquerours the gates of hell shall not prevail Well then Reverend Fathers and Brethren let us consider that where a door is open though there be many adversaries frowning Ahabs persecuting Iezabels scoffing Ishmaels mocking Micals and sometimes angry Asa'es Yet we have Gods warrant his presence his promise and so as Elisha told his fearfull servant 2 King 6.16 there are more on our side then there are against us Let us not then fear man who have a God to warrant us his presence with us and who hath promised a comfortable successe unto us Especially considering that 1. Our fear of man is the next way to lay us open to Gods fury That watch-man that removes from his station for the fear of an enemy doth thereby actually incurre the danger of a capitall sentence from his own Generall 2. Herein if ever that observation is verified Cowards are cruell The Emperour Mauritius enquiring concerning Phocas what he was heard he was a coward then answered he is a murderer It 's most true in this case Ministers cowardise is cruelty he that fears faces hates kills souls 2. Labour for a discerning eye Why ministers should be men of knowledge you have heard I shall only now point to you from the text how they may be such Text. Therefore hear the word at my mouth Gods mouth which spirituall watch-men are now since immediate converse with him is ceased to hear Gods mind from is 1. His works 2. His Scriptures For as Aristotle had two sorts of writings one called exotericall for common auditours another called Acroamaticall for his private Scholars familiar acquaintance so God hath two Books 1. The creatures the shepherds Calendar the plow-mans Alphabet Vniversus mundus nihil aliud est quam Deus explicatus Rom. 1.20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead 〈…〉 Psal 19.12 The heavens declare the glory of God and the earth shew forth his handy work In which Scripture as one observes the Psalmist shews that the creatures are 1. Diligēt preachers at all times 2. Learned preachers in all tongues 3. Catholick in all countries 2. The Scriptures the most plain evident and clear discovery of his mind Psal 19.7 The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul the testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple c. And those are for his choice and domestick scholars He sheweth his word unto Iacob his statutes and his judgements unto Israel Psal 147.19,20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgements they have not known them Now Gods watch-men must hear his mind from both Gods works and word but especially the later In reference to which I shall leave with you these two directions 1. Search the Scriptures Ioh. 5.39 Converse much with those sacred pages thereby 2 Tim. 3.17 the man of God may be perfest throughly furnished unto every good work And therefore the counsell that Paul gives Timothy let me beseech you in the name of Iesus Christ to have regard unto 1 Tim. 4.13,14 Give attendance to reading to exhortation to doctrine Neglect not the gift that is in thee meditate upon these things give thy self wholly to them that thy profiting may appear to all The Scriptures are the more sure word whereunto we do well that we take heed as unto a light shining in a dark place 2 Pet. 1.19 It 's Gods revealed will alone must be our light It 's not Thus saith Austin c. but Thus saith the Lord must be our warrant As those in the 137 Psalm would not sing the Lords song in a strange land so ministers must not sing strange songs in the Church which is the Lords land Hos 9.3 Embassadours must not go extra mandata besides their instructions neither may preachers bring doctrines which the word warrants not whatever great names they may be ushered in by We are to be Gods mouth and therefore must not speak hominum commenta but divina oracula Aaron was to speak as Moses bad him ministers what Christ commands It is his bread which we must break that which Christ hath blessed or else t will not multiply in our hands And therefore let me beseech you especially those of the younger sort that you would bestow your pains and time in the study of the Scriptures When Isaac Casaubon sent his Notes on Diogenes Laertius being the first fruits of his studies to his Father who was a Reverend minister in France his Father sent him this Answer Leigh Epist Dedic in Notas in N. T. Mi fili laudo tuum studium verum hoc scito rem gratiorem te mihi facturum si velunum dictum sacrae scripturae difficultatibus aliquibus obstructum explicaveris quam si mille profanorum scriptorum loca depravata correxeris 2. Beg of God and labour for an experience of the word in your own hearts It is as one notes the chief mystery in divine Rhetorick to feel what a man speaks and then speak what a man feels The heart understands the language of the heart It 's but a cold breath that comes only from the mouth They can best teach the way to cure others that are sensible of the cure wrought on themselves Psal 51. Then will I teach transgressours thy waies and sinners shall be converted unto thee Luke 22.32 When thou art converted strengthen thy Brethren Psal 66. I will tell you what the Lord hath done for my soul Ministers then ought to be as good Physicians that first experience on themselves or as nurses that feed their hearers with what themselves have eaten Ezek. 3.1 Ezekiel was first to eat the roul and then to