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Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections
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Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.
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quicken up your zeale for God and his truth search out and remove the obstructions that are in and amongst your selves whether private ends or State ends or whatsoever they be Let not Reformation and religion be cryed up for designe and to serve turnes settle it speedily Send forth the Confession that it may testifie to the world that you hold the forme of sound and wholsome words Let some governement and order be established religion is the ball of contention many mens hopes lye in our differences and their interests are served upon them We have profest enough for reformation and purity and have covenanted to endeavour it The world is weary of words they looke for fruit Let this day set an edge upon you No man take a breake-fast of this fast let not our ruine be under your hand There was a But in Naamans story he was such and such a man but a Leper You have done worthily Covenanted seriously But the matter of Reformation lyes most of it as yet in the Covenant and is but little crept out of that shell It may be the foolishness of many opinions on foot makes you slight them as a Calvin in opusc de Serveto Calvin said of Servetus his first onset securum me reddidit ipsa dogmatum fatuitas but be not secure b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Socrates lib. 1. de Arrio a great fire may rise out of a small spark Let the soules of so many thousands of people be precious in your eyes and the Lord make your name like the name of those that have built the house of God I pray you let mee not bee understood to ship in one and the same bottom every error or mistake with damnable haeresies some differences in opinion are as the strivings as c L. Verulam Advancement of learning one elegantly saith of one Israelite with another and these Moses quiets and parts them fairely and some namely haeresies fighting against the very foundation are like the Egyptian striving with the Israelite whom Moses smites down There must be differences made between errour and haeresie erroneous and Hereticks seducers and seduced I would I might intreat nay presse it upon those that are called pure Independents that they would zealously and sincerely declare against the doctrinall errours and haeresies of these dayes that such pernicious opinions may not shelter themselves under their name or wing nor ever any indulgence or toleration be either desired or granted upon such a reason as all may come in at the same breach or port for that would bee but a selling of the Church into a liberty of being in captivity to destructive confusions and errours FINIS Pag. 11. lin 5. for doat r. doceat P. 30. l. 15. for sigmenta r. sigmenta p. 43. l. 30 for because r. being p. 45. l. 29. for formerly r. fermally Die Jovis 11º Martij 1646. ORdered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament that Mr. Rows and Mr. Gewen doe from this House give thankes unto Mr. Vines and Mr. Hodges for the great paines they tooke in their Sermons preached on the 10. Martij 1646. at Margarets Westminster before the House of Commons being a day of publique Humiliation for the growth of Errours Haeresies c. And they are to desire them to print their Sermons wherein they are to have the like priviledge in printing of them as others in the like kinde usually have had H. Elsinge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint Abel Roper to Print my Sermon RICHARD VINES 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 OBEDIENCE TO MAGISTRATES Both Supreme and Subordinate In three SERMONS Preached upon the Anniversarie Election-day of three Lord Majors successively viz. Sr. THOMAS VINER Elected September 29. 1653. Sr. CHRISTOPHER PACK on the same day 1654. Alderman JOHN DETHICKE Esq now Lord Elect chosen the same day 1655. At the Church of Lawrence Jewrie London Together With a fourth Sermon tending towards a description of the corruption of the mind Preacht at Pauls on the 24th day of June 1655. By RICHARD VINES Be wise now therefore O ye Kings be learned ye that are Judges of the earth Kiss the Sonne c. LONDON Printed for Abel Roper at the Sun against Dunstans Church in Fleetsteet 1656. To The right Honourable Sir CHRISTOPHER PACK Lord Major of the Citie of London and the Honourable Court of Aldermen there RIGHT HONOURABLE IN compliance with your Order and my own dutie I have imbarked into this service of committing these Seâ—mons to publick view which did both receive life at first and do now begin to walk abroad by your Command not doubting of the same Candour from your eye which was afforded by your ear there being little in them that might commend them to the world or You beside their seasonablenesse to the Occasion and time in which they were born Though the Government of this Citie be worthily renowned through the world yet it must be acknowledged unto the good will of Him that dwelt in the Bush that our eyes have seen and do see this our Ierusalem a quiet Habitation And though the Magistrate be called the Corner the Shield the Naile the Stay c. of the Common-wealth yet all things would doubtlesse soone swerve into Anarchie and discomposure if he that puts a Bridle into the mouth of the Sea should not still the querulous disposition of the People and make them subject There is one thing which makes the burthen of this great people somewhat more tolerable as I hope and that is Religion planted within your Jurisdiction which teacheth subjection for Conscience sake even to the most Morose much more to the Godly and benign Magistrate For sober Religion teacheth us to obey the Minister and Sword-bearer of God both for the Lords sake who giveth him his Commission and for our own who receive the benefit And indeed no man that is wise for himself would if he might either lop the Tree whose shaddow shelters him or goe about to weaken subjection and so pluck away the Ivie from the Tree that supports it especially when He that climbs the Tree doth it not to fill his own pocket but to shake down the fruit to them that are under it But my Lord I must not make too great a porch to a small building and therefore shall onely say this that a publick Spirit most becomes a Publicke Person and that the whole work of Magistracie is a self-deniall so as if he keep that in his eye that he is to rule propter Dominum his example will the better teach the subject to obey propter Domiminum for the Lord and the true Bounds and Bonds of this Relation between Magistrate and Subject shall be inviolably kept which shall be the prayer of your Honours Octob. 15. 1655. most humble servant in the Lords work RI. VINES The Reader is desired if the Printers mistakes following be not correctted to his hand that he will take notice of them in the reading In the first Sermon
that have the stamp or mark of authority upon them though the money differ in value yet there is a superscription on the least piece which speaks the same authority the image of Caesar was upon a peny The lower Officers are the Supream his eyes eares hands and therefore in them Magistracy may be wounded be subject saith the Apostle to every ordinance of man whether he be Supream or Governours under him 1 Pet. 2. 13. and it must be to both for the same reason for the Lords sake for conscience sake Rom. 13. The honour of a childe due to his father ther the subjection of a servant to a Master the respect of a wife towards a Husband and so the subjection of a subject to a Magistrate are not paid according to the grandeur of the person of the Superiour but according to the relation in which he stands to thee and me but yet this is not so much considered as it ought to be 2 To encourage the Magistrate what he may justly expect from the people under him while he acts within his sphere and stretches not his commands beyond his place so though he be in lowestorbe yet he hath by office a share and some pittance of authority wherein as Gods Minister for the conservation of the Peace and safety of the body he may expect protection and act boldly though not proudly as not fearing the contempt of lofty spirits but let every lower officer carry in his eye the law of his place for though the zeal of Phineas be highly commended by God in such a case as many men doe not understand the warrant which doubtlesse was unquestionable as also that of Moses in his killing the Egyptian yet ordinarily the subordinate Magistrate shall do well to observe the law of his place and verge of his power so that he himself is like the genus subalternum that is but a private man in respect of that authority which is above and Paramount to the place that he is in and we know that a two pence will go but for a two pence though it have a lawful superscription as a bigger piece 3 To enform the subject that howsoever he may be a greater man in birth estate riches c. then the Magistrate whom he disdainfully overlooks as the Cedar doth the shrub yet that God doth cōmand subjection obedience to the Magistrate both supream and lower not meerly for or according to the length of his sword but for conscience towards God upon whom the despising of his meanest Ministers reflects dishonour and unto whom it is a displeasure as the clipping but of two pēces as to the Prince whose honor is therby taken to be diminished though they be of small value I shall conclude with a word to you that are the Electors of this next years Lord Major know that your 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Suffrage is a talent that is put into your hand of which you must give account it was an ancient constitution in the Election of a Bishop Ut non ordo sed meritum crearet Episcopum not seniority or order of course but merit should make a Bishop I know not whom you have in eye let both be if you please and as it was said 1 Sam. 16. 8. Look not upon externals the mans countenance but look unto those seven qualifications as the Hebrews number them which God requires in a Head or Judge Exod. 18. 21. Deut. 1. 15. which are all required as is observed to be found in him that is but one of Triumvirate or but a Captain of Tens how much more in a Lord Major of London And you Sir whom the Lord will honour pray that God would please to inaugurate you into your Government by pouring another spirit on you and the Lord support and guide you to follow the pattern of their wisdom that have broke the Ice before you in this weighty service FINIS The Books following are printed for Abel Roper at the Sun against S. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet 12 Sermons preached upon several eminent occasions by Mr. Richard Vines Viz. 1 Calebs Integrity A Fast Sermon before the House of Commons on Numb 14 24. 2 The Imposture of Seducing Teachers discovered in a Spittle Sermon before the Lord Major Aldermen c. On Ephes 4. 14 15. 3 Magnalia Dei ab Aquilone A Thanksgiving Sermon before both Houses of Parliament on Isai 63. 8. 4 The posture of Davids spirit in a doubtful Condition a Fast Sermon before the House of Commons on 2 Sam. 15 25 26. 5 The Happiness of Israel A Thanksgiving Sermon before both Houses of Parliament and the City of London on Deut. 33. 29. 6 The purifying unclean Hearts and Hands A Fast Sermon before the House of Commons on James 4. 6. 7 The Hearse of the Renowmed Robert Earl of Essex A Sermon at his Funeral on 2 Sam. 3. 38. 8 The Authors Nature and Danger of Heresie a Fast Sermon before the House of Commons on 2 Col. 2. 1. 9 10 11. Subjection to Magistrates both supream and subordinate in three Sermons preached at the Elections of the Lord Major of the City of London 3 yeers successively on 2 Pet 13. 14 15 16. 12 Corruption of Minde described In a Sermon preached at Pauls on 2 Cor. 2. 17. The Growth and Spreading of Heresie a Fast Sermon before the House of Commons by Mr. Thomas Hodges on 2 Pet. 2. 2. The Noble Order a Fast Sermon before the House of Lords by Mr. Daniel Evance on 1 Sam. 2. 30. A Vindication of the Birth Priviledge or Covenant Holinesse of Beleevers and their Office in the times of the Gospel with the right of Infants to Baptisme by Mr. Thomas Blake in answer to Mr. Tombes Vindiciae Foederis or a Treatise of the Covenant of God entred with mankind in the several kinds and degrees of it by Mr. Thomas Blake The Covenant sealed or a Treatise of the Sacraments of both Covenants Polemicall aod Practicall especially of the Sacraments of the Covenant of Grace by Mr. Thomas Blake Saint Augustines Confessions translated into English illustrated with notes wherein divers Antiquities are explained by Dr. Wats A New A. B. C. or short Catechisme composed according to the Rules and Directions concerning suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in case of ignorance published for the help of ignorant people by Mr. John Buckley Pastor of Thurlestone in Devon THE CORRUPTION OF MINDE DESCRIBED In a Sermon preached at Pauls the 24. day of June 1655. By RICHARD VINES Preacher of Gods Word at Laurence-Jury London 2 COR. 2. 17. We are not as many which corrupt the Word of God but as of sincerity but as of God speak we in Christ LONDON Printed for Abel Roper at the Sun over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street The Corruption of Minde DESCRIBED 2 Cor. 11. 3. But I fear lest by any meanes as the Serpent beguiled Eve by his subtilty so your mindes should be corrupted