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lord_n	encouragement_n	young_a	youth_n	33	3	8.0213	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21172	The boring of the eare contayning a plaine and profitable discourse by way of dialogue : concerning 1. Our preparation before hearing, 2. Our demeanour in hearing, 3. Our exercise after we haue heard the Word of God / written by that faithfull and diligent minister of Gods Word, Master Stephen Egerton ...	Egerton, Stephen, 1555?-1621?	1623 (1623)	STC 7527.5; ESTC S1083	19,475	87

of spirituall food is a signe of a sinfull soule On the other side As a hungry appetite and wel rellishing of our meate and drinke is a signe of bodily health so the hungring after the wholsome word and delighting in it is a signe of a good heart Qu. What is the last Reason An. The practice and example of the godly Ministers and people in former Ages who haue willingly continued a long time together at holy exercises as may appeare How large was the Sermon of Christ the summe and chiefe points whereof are set downe in the whole 5. 6 7. Chapters And that of Paul Therefore it is not a strange or new thing for Ministers to prolong their speech and people their presence with patience and attention Qu. What is the eleuenth dutie An. That euery one bring their owne with them and looke to them in Sermon time that they neither gad out of the Church sleepe talke or commit any vnseemly thing Qu. Is there not some speciall care of Schollers to bee had and such as can write An. Yes they are to bee accustomed to take Sermons in Writing Qu. Why so An. Because First it will cause them to marke and giue eare to the words of the Preacher and keepe them both from sleeping and all vnseemely behauiour Secondly It will helpe both their memory iudgement and enable them to giue a better account of that they haue heard both for the good of themselues and others CHAP. IIII. Qu. HAth not the hearer discharged his dutie when hee hath heard the whole Sermon attentiuely An. No although there be scarce one of a hundred who doth not thinke so Qu. What then is to bee done An. First Men are not to go out of the Church so soone as the Sermon is ended but stay the Prayer Blessing and Sacraments when they are administred Qu. Why so An. Touching Prayer it is one principall part of the worship of God in the publike Assemblies and therefore cannot bee so despised without sinne Besides it is the exercise wherby al things are blessed and sanctified vnto vs. Finally how can wee receiue so great a blessing at Gods hands and depart from his presence without giuing of thankes Qu. What other reason is there An. If it would bee counted a thing vncomely and vndutifull to stand before an earthly King as a dead Image and so soone as euer his speech were ended to turne thy backe vpon him without any Request or Thankesgiuing How much more to deale thus with him that is King of Kings and Lord of Lords Qu. Why must wee stay the Sacraments An. Because they are the publike Seales of the mutuall Couenant betweene GOD and vs whereby hee bindeth himselfe to bee our God and wee our selues to bee his people and therefore wee are to bee present not only at the Lords Supper which belongeth to all Beleeuers that are of discretion to examine themselues but also at the administration of Baptisme whereby the same Couenant of Grace and forgiuenesse of sinnes is sealed vnto vs. Qu. Is it requisite for mee of yeares to be present at the catechizing An. Yes For first many are men in yeares which are Babes in knowledge Secondly It is a thing of good example both for the encouragement of youth and also of the Minister himselfe when hee shall see them present that can iudge of his paines Thirdly By this meanes the elder sort shall bee better able to examine and conferre with the yonger at home Qu. Why must people stay the blessing An. Because the LORD commanding his Minister to blesse the people doth necessarily imply their staying till the blessing bee pronounced else hee should not blesse the people but the bare Walles which were to take the Name of God in vaine Qu. What is the second dutie to bee done after the Sermon An. Such things as haue beene deliuered at Church must be as it were chewed by Meditation and turned ouer againe at home after the example of the men of Berea for the quickning of our memorie increasing of our Knowlege strengthening of our Faith c. Qu. What is the third dutie An. Parents and Masters must demand and take account of their people of the things they haue heard Qu. Why so An. Because First they are to haue a care of their soules as well as of their bodies Secondly They that will winne others to Godlinesse must beginne with them betime Salomon saith Thirdly By this meanes they shal frame them to more conscience of their dutie in ciuill matters and in the ordinary workes and labours of their calling Qu. What is the fourth dutie An. To conferre godly of that which hath beene taught by the way and at our Tables and not according to the wicked custome of a great number to fall presently into idle and vnsauourie speeches or Discourses of Worldly matters yea to scoffing and carping at the doctrine or at the Teacher thereof Qu. What profit commeth hereby An. By such godly speeches Christ is after a sort inuited and drawne into our company by the presence of his Spirit as hee was to those two Disciples in person that went to Emaus Qu. What say you then to such as doe not vse this conference An. They are like that member of the naturall bodie which keeping all the food to it selfe and not imparting the same to the members adioyning doth in short time corrupt both himselfe and them Qu. What is the fist dutie An. To keepe in minde that the Sabbath is not ended as soone as the Sermon is done and therefore not to meddle with Worldly matters but to spend the rest of the time in Prayer Reading Repetition singing of Psalms c. according to the scope of the fourth Commandement Therefore they are greatly deceiued who thinke they haue sufficiently sanctified the Sabbath when they haue heard a Sermon superficially in the fore-noone And they likewise who vainly perswade themselues that the Sanctification of the Lords Day consisteth chiefly in abstayning from the works and labours of their callings and yet will passe the same away in diuers vanities lasciuious Dancings Drinkings and bodily pleasures Qu. May no bodily labours bee performed on the Lords Day An. Yes such as are necessarily required for the health welfare and defence of our selues or our Neighbour and could not well bee dispatched the day before nor deferred till the day following For in such cases the Sonne of man is Lord of the Sabbath Day Wherefore the Macchabees did foolishly in suffering themselues to bee slaine without resistance because it was the Sabbath Day which error afterwards they decreed to reforme Qu. What is the sixt dutie An. If we haue heard any thing that seemed darke and doubtfull to vs not to be discouraged but to confer with our godly Pastor that wee may know the things that differ Qu. Why must wee doe this An. First We vse it in the things of this World

cause committed Iohn Baptist as before you heard Qu. What bee the remedies against this hinderance An. Let such haters and despisers of the Ministerie consider that First They despise not man but God for all true Ministers are the Lords Ambasdours Secondly They doe greatly preiudice themselues in neglecting much more in lothing the meanes of their comfort and saluation Men willingly bow to the tree that yeeldeth them shadow How much more then ought they to submit themselues to the grace of God that bringeth Saluation c. Thirdly It is a point of godly wisdome to distinguish betweene the persons and the Offices and not to depriue our selues of the fruit of the Word for the fault of the Teacher In outward things men are wise No man will refuse a good Workman for some personall sinnes Hee that mindeth to build a house will not thinke the worse of the Worke because the Carpenter is wicked Hee that is hungry will not refuse his meate because the Cooke that dressed it is a Drunkard why then should we distaste the food of our soules by reason of the sinnes of him that doth distribute it vnto vs would any man refuse the Princes gift because the Messenger that bringeth it is a Machiauillian c. Qu. What else maketh men lothe the Ministerie An. Besides that naturall corruption which is common to all there is in many a satietie and fulnesse now as Salomon saith Hee that is full despiseth a Hony-combe but to him that is hungry far bitterer things are sweet Secondly That rebukes and threatnings though they bee tedious to the flesh yet they are wholsome Medicines to the soule and strong defences against Satan c. And therefore they should pray with Dauid Let the righteous smite me c. and prayse God because the righteous hath smitten them as men doe for the Chirurgian when hee hath healed them euen by painfull searching and incision Qu. What is the sixt impediment to bee striuen against An. The length of the way foulenesse of the weather weaknesse in the parties want of meanes to carrie them c. Qu. What incouragements haue wee to ouercome these impediments An. Wee haue First the Law that God laid vpon the Israelites to appeare before the Lord three times euery yeare and that with their whole Family and not emptie handed vnto the place appointed by God which must needs be far off from a number of their dwellings Secondly The promise of sauing them from their Enemies while they were so imployed Now considering that God is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Iewes it cannot bee but that the Gentiles are proportionably bound both to obey the Commandements and beleeue the promises giuen to the Iewes though there bee some particular differences betwixt them Thirdly The practice and examples of the godly in former times both of the Old and New Testament Fourthly By comparison if men take such Iournies and make such ventures for their bodily prouision How much more ought they to do for the good of their soules Qu. What say you to the aged sicke and such as haue young Children An. Touching all these in generall care must be had First that they make not a necessitie where none is Secondly They must endeuour though they cannot goe all at once nor euerie Lords Day yet that they goe as oft as they can by turnes euery one in his course Thirdly they must be more carefull to aske questions and to desire repetition of the Sermon of them that were there Fourthly They must keepe no more at home with them then of Necessitie they need and such they may lawfully keepe to attend vpon themselues being aged sickly impotent hauing children c. for herein the saying of the Holy Ghost may be remembred Obedience is better then Sacrifice And againe I will haue Mercie and not Sacrifice Qu. What is the seuenth impediment An. The last and greatest let which comprehendeth in effect all the former is carnall Securitie Impenitencie Worldlinesse vncleannesse of life c which things either withdraw men altogether from hearing or else make them heare with a deafe eare and a dead heart c. Qu. What is the remedie hereof An. True and vnfayned Repentance and especially that one fruit and companion thereof which may be called care and desire both to know beleeue and obey the Lord speaking vnto vs in his holy Word for it cannot bee but by the blessing of God they must needs profit that goe to the publike Assemblies as the Souldiers Publicanes and people came to Iohn Baptist saying What shall wee doe Especially when they be touched to the quicke with the feeling of their sinne and terrour of GODS Iudgement hanging ouer their heads for the same as the people were Acts 2. 37. And the Iayler Qu. You haue shewed mee what impediments are to bee auoyded now let mee know what duties are to bee performed concerning this point An. First let such as bee Gouernors of Families bring as neere as may bee their whole Family with them excepting only such as are apparantly like to take hurt by reason of their sicknesse or to disturbe the Congregation by reason of their vnrulines that they may shew the zeale of faithfull Iosua saying I and my houshold will serue the Lord and with holy Hester I and my Maides will doe likewise that is fast and pray Qu. What is the second dutie An. Such as haue Neighbours must endeauour to encourage and quicken them to ioyne in company and to goe together to the House of God saying as it is in Esay O house of Iacob come and let vs walke in the light of the Lord and with the woman of Samaria Come and see a man c. so let vs say Come and heare a man c. The performance of this holy dutie made Dauid glad at the very heart Thus Philip and Andrew did inuite Nathaneel and Simon to come vnto Christ whom they had found before Qu. What is the third dutie An. As we goe to the place of publike Assemblies wee must bee occupyed and exercise our minds with religious and holy Meditations not suffering our owne lusts and cares of the World and Satan with them to creepe in and enter with vs into the House of God Qu. What be those holy Meditations which we ought to haue An. Diuers as hath been partly shewed before as namely First before whom we come namely before him who is King of Kings c. Secondly What thing we come to namely a supernaturall Banquet and heauenly Table for the refreshing and satisfying of our faint and hungry soules which will worke alacritie as the former will humilitie We see how it taketh vp mens hearts if it goe to speake with an earthly King and to heare him speak with them and bid them to to his Table How much more when wee goe before the King of