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A95064	The danger of vowes neglected and the necessitie of reformation: or, A sermon preached before the Right Honorable House of Lords, at a late solemne fast in the Abbey Church at Westminster, May 27. 1646. By Francis Taylor B. in D. pastor of Yalding in Kent, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Published according to order.	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1646 (1646)	Wing T272; Thomason E338_10*	20,503	31

have performed our covenant have not we pulled down Popery and Prelacy destroyed Crosses and Altars moruments of superstition and cut the chroat of innovations Well go on have we yet rooted out schisme heresie have we slain prophanonesse and impiety c 1 Sam. 15.14 What meares then the lowing of the owen and the bleating of the sheep Are nor many now-a-days of Gallio's religion d Acts 18.14 15 16 17. If it were a matter of right or wrong to men they would meddle in it but if it be a matter of religion Gallio cared for none of those things The Turks if a man ●asphe me Mahamet put him to death without mercy but if he blaspheme God they only scourge him with rods And being demanded a reason they answer That God can right himself but Mabomet cannot It may bee many now are willing enough to put off Gods cause to the day of judgement so theirs may be righted now I am afraid that many may this day say with Naaman In this thing the Lord pardon me that although I have not countenanced heresie schisme or prophanenesse in my own person yet I have not been so carefull as I might to pull it down by my authority in others It is not good to be so busie for the Lord of hosts it is good sleeping in a whole skin Which of us can say with Elijah e 1 Kings 19.10 I have been very zealous for the Lord of hosts for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant Or with Jehu f 2 Kings 10.16 Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord Jehu was an hypocrite yet he g 2 Kings 10.18 30. rooted Baal out of Israel and obtained the Kingdome for his posterity to the fourth generation But if that were done and here sies schismes sects and prophanenesse pulled down by publick ordinances have we set up a Church government in the Kingdome neerest to Gods word and the pattern of the best reformed Churches Let no man tell me that we covenanted onely to pull down the former government but not to set up a new form in the room of it and that the honorable Houses must interpret the covenant who imposed it and not we that took it Be it so yet are we confident that the honorable Houses will never give a sense of the covenant contrary to common sense such as this is we covenant to bring three Kingdoms to the neerest conjunction and uniformity in a form of Church Government that is we intend only to pull down Episcopacy then let every Sect set up what government they please Pulling down joyntly will not bring us to one form of Church government it leavs scope enough for 20 kinds of Church government 10000 errors to be taught cōtrary to Gods word to the pulling down of Gods Church Wil that interpretation give satisfactiō to the cōscience of a moral man If not as I am cōfident it will not how should it then satisfie the conscience of a religious man unless it be biassed by self-ends before It is like the glosse on Gratian h Statnimus i. Abrogamm Dist 4. c. Statuimus We enact that is we abrogate it and forbid it or that on the Code i Que magis i. Que mius Gloss ad Cod. l. 3. de Iudiciis Quoties How much more that is How much lesse But be not deceived God is not k Gal. 6.7 Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 est autem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à subsannantium geflu tractumvocabulū quod Latine naso adunco five excusso suspendere uti Flaccus serm lib. 1. sat 6. Persius sat 1. mocked Give me leave to presse you with a similitude or two to perswade you to more diligent and carefull performance of your vow and covenant for the time to come that so yee may expect a greater blessing from God and an end of our present calamities l Quicunque commodatam pecuniam creditori reddiderit sibi reponit Non difficile enim homo cum opus fuerit quodlsbes impetrat si foeneratori suo celeri sasatu factiono responait Isle vero quem persidia argust semper creditoris sui iannā clausam ●nvenet quamv is frequenter pulset supplicet ristas a● vacuus cum increpatione recedis Valerianu● Suppose some one of you had a rich kind neighbour of whom he might borrow mony whensoever he needed provided that he repaid it at his day so might he be bold to come again and borrow greater sums But if he break his day he may come again again knock often at the doore and no man let him in intreat and yet goe away empty sad and with reproachfull speeches This is your case If yee perform your vowes yee may be bold to come to God as often as ye will in the greatest troubles But if yee neglect them yee may m Non Des usihus necessarium est quod in tribulationibus promittis Ob hoc à ●e tuum munus quaeritur ut sps● fulgees tuo auro ipso tuo niteas argente ●●se tuis gemmis orueris ipse tuo sirico vestiaris Tuis donis tuam vuse Deus animam compo●● quam vi●●t ant superbia au● nequitia and a veritiae 〈◊〉 luxuria vitio depravatam Valetianus ask and be denied seek and not find knock and no man will open to you Had any of you a tenant whose lease were expired his rent not paid the house run to ruine if hee should sue for a new lease would yee not answer Pay your old rent first and repair the house then I wil talk with you of a new lease Such an answer may yee look for from God if yee keep not your covenant What are your vows to God which yee make in your afflictions Hath God any need of them Gets he any good by them Thy gift is required of thee that thou mayst shine in thy gold that thou mayst be bright in thy silver that thou mayst bee adorned with thy own jewels that thou mayst be cloathed in thine own filk God would have thy soul set in order with thy gifts He knows it is corrupted with pride or wickednesse or covetousnesse or luxury Yet though our discharge of our vowes give us free accesse to God in all our wants and bring no good to God but all good to us when the reckoning is cast up o Aestimes miseros oblivienis bibisse pocula magis quàm salutis Valer. we shall find that wretched men delivered by God have not with the Psalmist p Psal 116.13 taken up the cup of salvation but of oblivion God give us grace to perform our vows better and to remember that of the Rabbins q 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ber. Rab. Sect. 81. In time of trouble a vow in time of respiration haste and be as forward to pay in prosperity as to vow in adversity Fifthly Use 5 here is a lesson of Gratulation Let