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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97361	Seaven sermons. [sermons 1 and 2 only] preached vpon severall occasions. Viz. 1 The Christians prayer for the Churches peace. One sermon on Psal. 122.6. 2 One sermon on 1 Sam. 2.30 3 Baruchs sore gently opened; Gods salve skilfully applyed. In two sermons on Jeremy 45.5. 4 The araignement of coveteousnesse. In three sermons on Luke 12.15. By John Stoughton, Doctor in Divinitie, late of Aldermanburie, London.; Sermons. Selected sermons	Stoughton, John, d. 1639.	1640 (1640)	STC 23311_PARTIAL; ESTC S117838	33,512	94

for the peace of Ierusalem which others cannot There bee 3. things in the generall that I desire to commend unto you from the consideration of this point by way of application to set it home vpon your consciences for the performance of this duty First we have here a cleare conviction and I. reproofe of those that doe the clean contrary that doe not obserue this but fall short of this duty and doe not carry themselves like Christians There be 3. sorts of men saith Seneca those that doe evill those that doe nothing but by things and those that doe nothing at all I might speake of them in this forme but I shall comprehend under this notion those which doe contrary to this duty They therefore especially are to be reproved that doe contrary If this be the duty of all Christians to pray for the peace of Ierusalem then how are they very Antipodes unto Christians in a direct opposition unto them that are not for Jerusalem but for Babel 1. If there bee any Iesuiticall spirit that would build Rome with the revenge of the ruines of England as the first was built this is cleane opposite to the text if any one be not for Ierusalem but for Babel they are cleane contrary 2. Againe if there be any Schismaticall Spirits that are not for peace and prosperity but for the 〈◊〉 and destruction of the Church that trouble cities and trouble states Salama●●er-like that cannot liue but in the f●re of c 〈…〉 ion and make disturbances Like a simple man that cares not to set the house on fire to ros● his e●●● Such wicked spirits as are not for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉 had rather sow discord and make breaches to r●nd and ●●are and devou●e one another in the Church of God rather then study the vnion and concord of the Church these are cleane contrary 3. Againe they that are not for Ierusalem nor for 〈◊〉 ●●e least of all for prayer If it be the duty of all Christians to pray for the peace of Jerusalem is go● to Heaven to helpe forward the welfare of Ierusalem Then what are they and how unlike unto Christians that doe nothing but p●●● the 〈…〉 Ier●salem and goe to Hell by di●elish counsels and 〈…〉 poll 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 throw the Church of God Ierusalem and set up Babel and a confused A 〈…〉 〈◊〉 shall end in this 〈…〉 in the day of Ierusalem 〈…〉 to the ground God will have such spirits in re 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 but they shall 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 godly man hath these two advantages The prayers of the godly and the curses of the wicked and both of them to be blessings unto him Secondly wee may every one of us make II. this a touch stone to try our selues of what temper and mould we are wee pretend all to Christianity wee doe not doubt but that we are members of the Church of God and of Christ and wee hope to haue portion in both To know whether this bee true we may try it by our affection to the Church of God How doth our hearts worke towards the Church are our hearts soft and doe they melt within us and doe our hearts worke towards the repairing of the breaches of Ie●usalem This will giue a good testimony what we are if it bee not thus it is plaine we are not true genuine members but woodden members of the Church the liuing members that receiue true nourishment from the head have a fellow feeling of the mll●ry of the Church but if wee be but as woodden legges we shall bee cut off and it is a signe weare but such if we haue no affection to it For Ex 〈…〉 which is the principall III. that what ouer we haue done hitherto yet now to take this as our duty to carry the Church 〈◊〉 our bolom● and pray●●r the wel 〈…〉 the good and peace of the Church of God that God would pr●serue vs in peace that haue it and that God would visit in mercy those that haue had the sword drunken in there blood a long time wee should make this a part of our prayer unto God Many things should haue beene said here but to omit all other things If wee would pray for the Church of God as wee ought we must pray in Faith beleeue Gods word and the promises God hath made to his Church Spread his book before him and say Lord thou hast promised to doe good to thy Church and that thou wouldst confound the beast and the Dragon the appointed time seem●● to come now thus pray to God and presse him with his promises and pray in ●aith Againe as we must pray in faith so pray in sincere charity in a true genuine loue to the Church of God otherwise it will not bee worth the while Againe Pray in repent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 li●t up pure hands to God if thou art diligent in prayer and negligent in thy life and conversation conver●●●g and d 〈…〉 ing thy selfe with the va 〈…〉 of the world as 〈◊〉 in it as any body and thinkest to come off because th●n remembrest the Church of God thou art deceived ●ost 〈◊〉 thinke God will heare thy prayers when ●●ou 〈◊〉 not 〈…〉 commands ●e 〈…〉 s you 〈…〉 your selues from the vanities of this world and you will not heare him and doe you thinke he will heare you Pray with instancy and earnestnes of spirit a fearefull begger teacheth how to giue a deniall God loveth a kind of violence to dash our prayers against heaven against the throne o● grace with a holy violence and zeale of spirit which will prevaile much with God The Iewes haue an old saying which may have a good application Since the destruction of the Temple of Ierusalem the doore of prayers hath beene shut God would not heare the people of Jerusalem but yet the doore of teares is not shut though God seemeth to stoppe against the doore of prayers yet not against teares if our prayers breake forth into teares God will regard them As I haue sometimes observed of Pr●●●●s that was wont to give certaine oracles but it was hard to make him speake and deliver them but he would turne himselfe into severall shapes and formes yet if they would hold out and presse him hard without feare into whatsoever forme or shape he appeared they were sure to haue satisfactory oracles So God giveth not blessings unlesse we will wrastle them out and contend and striue with God for them by an earnest and a servent spirit And as Ter●●llian saith make prayers 〈◊〉 with fasting which ordinarily are ●●arved with ●●rmalities If God should come and threaten to turne all upside-downe if wee make prayer ●at with fasting with servency of spirit with intention and vigour of zeale God would bee over-ruled by his servants and I know nothing in the world would be a more certaine pledge of mercy then if we could see the spirit of prayer among Christians Lastly Pray constantly God may seeme to hide himselfe and not