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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B13539	A sermon preached on the 8. day of May 1615. in the parish Church of S. Stephen in Walbrooke London. At an anniuersarie solemnitie and assemblie of the Companie of Grocers of London. In commemoration of their ancient and first beginning to be a companie. By R.F. Doctor in Diuinitie	Fenton, Roger, 1565-1616.	1615 (1615)	STC 10802; ESTC S115027	7,443	56

A SERMON Preached on the 8. day of May 1615. in the Parish-Church of S. STEPHEN in Walbrooke London At an anniuersarie Solemnitie and assemblie of the Companie of Grocers of LONDON In commemoration of their ancient and first beginning to be a Companie BY R. F. DOCTOR in Diuinitie LONDON Printed for William Aspley 1615. TO THE Right Worshipfull and his singular good PATRONS the Companie of the GROCERS R. F. Wisheth the increase of all peace and happinesse RIght worshipfull although it be much against my disposition who preach so often to commit any one Sermon to the publike view especially this whereof I haue as meane conceit as of the rest ordinarily deliuered Notwithstanding if it may giue any satisfaction I doe humbly intreat that you would be pleased to accept of so small a testimonie of my greater thankefulnesse To whom as I acknowledge my selfe much obliged so shall I euer be readie to render a farre greater signification of my dutie And albeit this subiect deserueth to bee amplified much more then my leasure in the throng of other businesse would at this time permit yet vnderstanding of a rumour spread as if vpon conference with some I should beginne to alter my minde I haue chosen rather to set it downe word for word as it was at that time vttered then to enlarge any branch of it I laboured most to deliuer the naked truth in this point without ornament of speech such nakednesse is neuer to bee ashamed Thus desiring Almightie God that the simple truth may so worke vpon the consciences of euery one for the establishing of peace order and gouernment amongst vs that we may haue a most tender care of all such Oathes from that Oath of Allegeance to his Maiestie to the Oathes taken by the meanest Church-Wardens in our parishes I doe humbly commend you in my praiers to the gratious protection of the Almightie From S. Stephens Walbrooke London May 25. 1615. R. F. HEB. 6. 16. For men verily sweare by him that is greater an Oath amongst them is an end of all strife AN oath is the strongest cōfirmation of a truth auerred and the most religious obligation of any thing promised that is to be found vnder heauen So holy that God hath hallowed it no otherwise then his owne Sabaoth both by precept and example For as the fourth Cōmandement is not only sanctified by diuine precept Remember thou keepe holy the Sabaoth day but by Gods owne example Hee rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the seuenth day and hallowed it In like manner this affirmitiue part of the third Commaundement is sanctified by precept as a part of Gods worshippe Ess 45. 23. Euery knee shall bow to me and euery tongue shall sweare by me And at the 13. vers before my text wee haue his owne practice and example where he confirmeth his promise to Abraham by an Oath As is the institution so is the forme and end of an Oath for wee sweare by a greater then our selues to the end that such swering may bee a present remedie against all strife and contention amongst vs. Let these be the two parts of my text The forme and the end of an Oath 1 The Forme That men sweare by a greater 2 The End That it makes an end of all strife 1 This greater by whom men sweare is no lesse then God himselfe for in Ier. 5. 7. God chalengeth those who sweare by them that be no Gods An Oath therefore is the inuocation of the name of God reuerend and holie then is an Oath because reuerend and holy is his name So deepely is this point imprinted in the harts of men that naturall Religion hath taught the very Heathen themselues to sweare by their gods as Laban sware by the God of Nahor but Iacob by the feare of Isaake that is by the true God Gen. 31. 53. whom Isaake his father worshiped This point also is expressed by the very ceremonie of an Oath Ioseph put his hand vnder Iacobs thigh and the seruant of Abraham vnder the thigh of his Master Because as S. August and Ambros expounds it God our Sauiour was to proceed out of the loines of Abraham Isaake and Iacob and as of old they put their hands vnder the thigh of those Patriarches of whom Christ was then to come so to the same purpose do Christians lay their hands vpon some part of that sacred booke wherein Christ is reuealed By such like ceremonies do we signifie that we sweare by a greater and that greater to be no other then God and our Sauiour The 3 grounds or reasons of inuocating the name of God in an Oath as they do naturally rise of that terme of my text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so will they cleere the way vnto that which followeth 1 Men by sin haue lost their credit and therefore doe they pawne the credit of him who is truth it selfe And in case of necessitie for want of other sufficient pledge God doth vouchsafe to pledge his truth for honest men that mean well The truth and credit of God is greater then mans and therefore men sweare by him as by a greater 2 An Oath is the manifestation of a secret truth or intention of the heart for to sweare in things manifest is the taking of the name of God in vaine But God alone is the knower of the heart and reynes therefore he onely must testifie that which is perfectly knowne to none but him He is greater in knowledge then man in knowledge of secret thoughts and things that are most hidden therefore man sweareth by him as by the greater 3 If a man shall forsweare himselfe or violate his Oath the wrong is done directly vnto God His truth is falsified his name is abused in the highest degree Great reason therefore that he should be iudge in that case To redeeme his sacred name by taking vengeance vpon periured persons From this ground it ariseth that the Maiestie of God is called vpon in an Oath Vt testis vindex And therefore as God doth pawne his sacred name for our credit so doe we lay in a counterpawne of our saluation or of somewhat that is dearest vnto vs for our fidelitie Which we must forfeit if wee keepe not our Oath The Apostle hath giuen an instance of a perfect forme in this kinde 2. Cor. 1. 23. I call God to record vpon my Soule There is God Testis Vindex I call God to record there is Gods pawne for Paul Vpon my Soul There is Pauls counterpawne for his sidelitie In animam meam vpon the perill of mine owne soule be it if I falsifie Gods record If Paul now had abused the testimony of God he had forfeited his own soule This forfeiture was of old expressed by God doe so to mee and more also or such like formes of execration Now is it giuen for the conclusion of our solemne Oathes So help you God By this I hope you conceiue the forme and by