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A05191	A golden trumpet, to rowse vp a drowsie magistrate: or, A patterne for a governors practise drawne from Christs comming to, beholding of, and weeping ouer Hierusalem. As it was founded at Pauls Crosse the 1. of Aprill, 1624. By Iohn Lawrence preacher of the word of God in the citie of London.	Lawrence, John, preacher of the word of God in London.	1624 (1624)	STC 15325; ESTC S104883	75,729	126

Parker Mr. Whitbread Mr. Milsop Mr. Smith with the rest of my friends in Rood Parish wishing all happinesse to attend you in this life and eternall glory to be conferred vpon you in the life to come To Master Gifford and all his louing Parishioners now dwelling in Saint Buttolphs Billingsgate Iohn Lawrence wisheth health and happinesse Louing friends yet not more louing then beloued though you are the last in this action yet not the least in my affection If I owe a thankefull acknowledgment to any much more to you for aboue many you haue comforted my bowels both in word and deed In health you were ioyfull to receiue me in sicknesse you often came to visit me my rising was your desire my falling you did not require This and more then this I haue found which enforceth my pen because my tongue cannot to set forth the thankefulnesse of my heart to you for it I was your Preacher two yeares together during which time I trauelled in paine that Christ Iesus might be formed in you All my desire was your good not your goods your saluation was the end of my studie and by submitting to the word though meanly deliuered by me you did much encourage my holy entended labours My desire was still to haue beene amongst you but sithence it might not my praier was and still is that the Lord would giue you a Pastor according to his owne heart Iere. 3.14 whereby you may be fed with knowledge and vnderstanding And further I pray that euery good Minister may finde as much comfort from his people as I haue found by you I know you take no pleasure to haue your goodnesse published because you account vertues fairest Theater to be a good conscience yet it becomes an ingenious minde to professe by whom he proficeth I would that euery Parish in London vnderstood your godly disposition and Christian cariage both in publike and priuate that they might be prouoked by your vertuous example I will not dull your eares with too large a discourse therefore to conclude I commend this Treatise to your diligent reading and not onely to yours but to all theirs that loue the truth and my selfe to your Christian praiers and all of vs to the good grace of God Thus crauing your pardon and the continuance of your fauour to him who acknowledgeth himselfe bound vnto you in all dutie IOHN LAVVRENCE Page 88. line 16. for like time reade life time יהוה A GOLDEN TRVMPET TO ROWSE VP A DROWsie MAGISTRATE TEXT LVKE 19.41 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Et vt appropinquauit visa vrbe fleuit super ea And as he drew neere he beheld the Citie and wept ouer it RIght Honourable Right Worshipfull and welbeloued friends I am here presented by the hand of the Lord vpon this eminent place or place of eminency in person to your eies in voice to your eares in matter to your iudgements in nothing to your censures but in all to your benefit yet not for any worthinesse in mee being Minimus Apostolorum but for the sakes of you that loue his truth for whose sakes he continues the preaching of his truth with all those blessings that attend thereupon Though I cannot so truly complaine with Moses that I am slow of speech yet I may fitly complaine with Esay that I am a man of polluted lips yea confesse with Ieremy That I am but a childe not onely in yeares but also in vnderstanding For my tongue is not fluent my stile is not refined my phrase is not eloquent my matter is but roughly cast or cast roughly ouer receiuing his forme in a course mould therefore wants that glosse or decency that perhaps curious braines or deepe diuing iudgements could set vpon it and all because I want the vigilancy of Gregorie the heauenly gifts of Theodosius the diuine spirit of Ambrose the golden mouth of Chrysostome the sweet veine of Lactantius and the shining stile of Fulgentius yea what not For I haue nothing of my selfe my sufficiency is of God Eccle. 11.6 therefore that God that bids me sow my seed and in the euening not to suffer my hand to rest the same God I trust will make my words profitable though not pleasurable able to refresh though not sufficient to fill for though my cookerie cannot prouide Quailes and Manna Angels food yet my industry shall set before you sufficient to keep hunger from the doore though the coursest of the wheat These words Right Honourable which are read this day in your eares is part of the relation of Christs progresse to Hierusalem or as I may truly tearme it a milde meeke gentle louing and merciful visitation which he came to hold in Hierusalem the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Iewes for Christ being a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedecke had an Episcopall dignitie conferred vpon him by God the Father so that not without desert he became the great Bishop of our soules from the beginning and the primate Metropolitan of all the world therefore his labours did not onely consist in preaching which is the dutie of euery one that beares the title of Presbyter but also in executing all other things that onely remaine to a Bishop and ought not to be performed by any but by such as haue an Episcopall dignitie conferred vpon them of which this is one viz. Once or twice a yeare to hold a Visitation within the limited Diocesse whereby the abuses in the Ministery might be reformed Church orders better obserued and performed This was the intent of Christ by his Visitation as may be gathered from the words following and should bee the intent of euery Bishop by their Visitation to the end of the world Of these words I will not sticke to say as Iacob sometimes did of his pretended Venison The Lord hath brought it to my hand sit vp therefore and eat that thy soule may blesse me Euen so this Text the Lord hath brought vnto mee Sit vp therefore and seed that at the conclusion your soules may blesse me This root sends forth three branches The text branched into three parts compared to Peters three Tabernacles or this fountaine three streames The first Christs appropinquation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and as he drew neere The second his deepe contemplation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he beheld the Citie The third his great compassion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and he wept ouer it THese three may fitly bee compared to Peters three Tabernacles which he would haue built at the Transfiguration of Christ and each is full of comfort yea fuller of comfort than Peters Tabernacles would or could haue beene for though Peters Tabernacles should haue had glorified substances in them all yet Christ but in one whereas the Tabernacles of my Text haue not glory but Christ in them all In the first he draweth neere to Hierusalem in the second he viewes and beholds Hierusalem in the third hee laments for Hierusalem Or to a 1.

A GOLDEN TRVMPET TO ROWSE VP A DROWsie MAGISTRATE OR A PATTERNE FOR A GOVERNORS Practise drawne from CHRISTS comming to beholding of and weeping ouer Hierusalem As it was sounded at Pauls Crosse the 11. of Aprill 1624. By IOHN LAWRENCE Preacher of the Word of God in the Citie of LONDON ESA. 53.1 ROM 10.16 Lord who hath beleeued our report ESA. 58.1 Cry aloud spare not lift vp thy voice like a Trumpet and shew my people their transgression and the house of Iacob their sinnes Either reade all or leaue all Let not the Epistles be past ouer Left idle Readers you discouer LONDON Printed by IOHN HAVILAND 1624. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR MARTIN LVMLEY Knight Lord Maior of the Honourable Citie of London and to the Right Worshipfull his Brethren the Aldermen and Sheriffes of the same AS ALSO TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull Knights Sr ALLEN APSLEY his MAIESTIES Lieutenant of the Tower Sr RICHARD MORISON Lieutenant of his MAIESTIES Ordnance and Sr BENIAMIN RIDDIARD one of his Maiesties Officers in the Court of Wards IOHN LAWRENCE wisheth increase of Grace in this life and Eternall happinesse in the life to come Right Honourable Right Worshipfull SIthence one profession of Religion towards God and Execution of Iustice towards man hath combined you together let me not seuer you in this my Dedication for my desire is to manifest my dutifull respect of you all therefore I craue your fauourable construction and acceptance of this my bold enterprise Your Honour and Worships by the prouidence of our good God are the Generall Captaines and Lieutenants of this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Citie and chiefe Castle of this Renowned Kingdome vnder whose gouernment we the Inhabitants of the same enioy great peace and tranquillitie God might gouerne the whole Vniuerse if it pleased him immediatly by himselfe but out of his heauenly wisdome for causes best knowne to himselfe hath committed the guiding thereof to Magistrates and Rulers whom with an high stile he hath honored calling them Gods Psal 82.6 Psal 47.9 and the Shields of the earth to defend from wrongfull euils the children of men approue your selues therefore according to your titles and places Let the sound of this Trumpet enter not onely into the eares but also into the heart that you may the more bee incouraged to draw out the sword of Iustice and with boldnesse to ransacke the irrilegious corners of this Citie Follow the counsell of Cambyses which he gaue to all Citizens that desire the safetie of their Citie namely to be most vigilant when the eies most require rest that the hurtfull people may feare as well in darknesse as light night as day The Common-wealth is compared to a Musicall Instrument the strings whereof are the people you are the Musitioners therefore as the Musitian cannot abide the strings to iar nor his Instrument to be out of tune no more should you suffer the people to be without manners nor the Common-wealth without order Shew your selues carefull in this one thing that the world may see the longer the tree growes the better Offer vnto the Lord Primitias cordis oris tui the first fruits of your heart and mouth vpon this Altar Doubtlesse it will be an acceptable Sacrifice vnto him more pleasing then a Bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes I feare I detaine your Lordship and Worships too long therefore I conclude desiring Almightie God so to blesse your gouernment in this Citie that sinne may bee punished wickednesse banished the naked cloathed the hungry refreshed the feeble cherished Gods word maintained his Ministers rewarded and all the enemies of the truth suppressed which God of his mercy giue you hearts to performe for his Sonne Christ Iesus his sake AMEN Your Honours and Worships to command to the furthermost of his power I. L. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE AND TRVLY Religious Knight Sir ROBERT CARR Gentleman of his Highnesse Bed-chamber and Keeper of the Princes priuie Purse IOHN LAVVRENCE wisheth all health and happinesse WOrthy Sir when I call to minde the great fauours which you shewed to my father in his life time I cannot but reprehend my selfe of ingratitude in not performing that dutie whereunto for his sake I am so farre obliged but studying how I might best testifie my gratefull affection haue here presumed to present you with the first fruits of my poore studies I could finde no better flowers than those that spring from faithfull loue bound with the bond of dutie to make my labours gracious in your thoughts If I presume too farre pardon mee for this my loue is sprung from the root of your bountifull kindnesse towards my father which if euer I forget I will not say with Dauid Let my right hand forget her cunning Psal 137.5 for that is nothing but let God himselfe forget to preuent me with any grace or to follow mee with any blessing Accept therefore most worthy Sir these mites graines drops teares cries as it was by me sounded forth in place of publike meeting I must confesse it hath lost what it then had for a dead letter cannot be so patheticall as a liuing voice neither can the pen so set it forth in writing as the tongue in speaking Papias who was a companion of Policarpus Eusch Eccles Hist lib. 3. cap. 39. thought that hee did not so much profit by the writings and bookes of the Apostles followers as by the authoritie of the persons and the liuely voice of the speakers Whereupon Aeschines when hee had read the Oration which Demosthenes had made against him and withall perceiued how the people wondred at the force and excellencie of it answered them thus Hier. Ibid. What would you haue thought if you had heard him pronounce it with his owne mouth q.d. If you are thus rauished with hearing it read how would you haue beene rauished if you had heard him speake and pronounce it Howsoeuer I hope you will looke more vpon my minde and honest purpose then vpon the worthinesse of the worke I durst not presume to shroud these vnpolished sprigs vnder so vertuous a patronage if I did not hope that as Dauid loued Mephibosheth for his good father Ionathans sake so you this lame worke of mine I humbly intreat you therefore that as Vlisses was defended vnder the shield of Aiax so these my vnworthy lines may by your fauour be patronized from the enuie of malicious detractors Our tribe oweth much to you both for louing and rewarding their labours for which cause I know many ioine with me to wish your whole man soule and body true perfect ioy in this life and full accomplishment of glory in the next for the which I doe and euer will pray Whilest I remaine IOHN LAVVRENCE TO ALL MY LOVING Friends and well-willers both in and without the Liberties of this City of LONDON Grace and Peace bee multiplied CHristian friends some known all desired in the Lord I cannot more fitly salute you then in the