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A10925	A sermon preached at the second trienniall visitation of the right honourable and right reuerend father in God, William Lord Bishop of London, holden at Keluedon in Essex: September. 3. 1631. By Nehemiah Rogers, pastor of Messing in Essex	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1632 (1632)	STC 21198; ESTC S116117	22,027	36

to the Comfort of distressed consciences may it not be questioned where this spirit is Looke vpon the Prophets Apostles and Christ himselfe and you shall see what great care they had alwaies that the fulnesse of ioy might be answerable to the depth of sorrow in those they had to deale withall Exod. 14.13 2 Kings 19.6 Isay 50.4 Matth. 5.12 Luke 4.18 Iohn 14.1 Rom. 5.1 8.32 Phil. 4.4 2. Whites must be obserued this doth grace our writing much Discerne we betwixt Sheepe and Wolues In our Sheepe betwixt the wholesome and vnsound In the Vnsound betwixt the Weake and Tainted In the Tainted betwixt the Natures Qualities and Degrees of the infection God much complaines of the want of this in the Shepheards of Israel Ezek. 34. they did not discerne betwixt the weake and strong the cleane and vncleane to proceed accordingly Let vs haue a speciall regard herein that we breake not bruised reeds nor make the hearts of the Righteous sad within them Some are ignorantly misled as those who went with Absolom from Ierusalem 2 Sam. 15. and were vnwittingly made Simple Rebels their hearts being free from any plot against their Soueraigne The simplicity of such is as worthy of pittie as their misguidance of indignation Reduce we them Some are entangled with doubtfull disputations Rom. 14.1 and haue their consciences ensnared with conceits and subtilties who are docible and tractable of themselues not obstinate and wilfull Receiue we them Rom. 14.1 While there appeares a true desire and godly endeauour to bee better informed let them not bee too hardly dealt withall nor punishment and compulsion hastened But as for those that sinne of malicious wickednesse be not mercifull vnto those men But how will you distinguish Quest. How know you a Hunger-bitten Beggar from a Canting Rogue one speakes with Supplications Resp and is thankefull for the least fauours the other you may know by his Rhetoricall style In the one hand hee hath his Petition in the other hand a Stone These things may the Church likewise as well as Church-men be pleased to take notice of in her Censures for this is a third Rule giuen which you see I am fallen vpon 3. Presse not too much on that part of the letter which requires a fauourable touch nor bee sparing in that part which requires the contrarie There is one course in our Ministerie to bee held with nouices and another to bee held with those who are of riper yeares towards the one sort mother-like indulgence towards the other father-like grauitie Thus much is taught vs in that Allegorie vsed by our Sauiour of Wine and Vessells by way of Apologie for his more Mildenesse in his Iniunctions then Iohn vsed to his Disciples Matth. 9.17 Impose wee not too heauie taskes vpon new commers on nor discourage wee them with ouer great austerity In Rom. 14. Verse 4. It is a good speech of Caluin Semper bene speremus de eo in quo ceruimus aliquid Dej So Bucer resolued to refuse none in whom he saw aliquid Christi Who so is wise let him consider these things 4. Keeepe your distances betwixt letter and letter word and word There is a time for all things vnder the Sunne saith Solomon Eccles 3.1 So a time for Hearing A time for Reading Another for Praying c. All are Gods Ordinances one may not iustle out the other but each is to haue its time and turne Neh. 9.3 and serued in its Course by Gods Stewards for the feasting of his Family who euer haue good stomackes and like hungry men feed vpon euery dish that is before them Serue in Gods Commandements set before them which you will they are for it If the First Commandement they will feed Lord haue mercy on me incline my heart to this Law If the Second or the Third their stomacke stands alike good to all Or if you commend vnto them Prayer with the seuerall Requests to be made If for themselues For Loue Faith Feare Repentance c. you shall haue them at it wee beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. Or if such like graces are to be beg'd for others they continue alike zealous and deuout calling to God for Audience Pitty it is then to withhold any of Gods allowance from his houshold We condemne the Papists and that iustly of a kinde of Sacriledge in withholding the Cup from Gods people and can we be innocent if we detaine any part of that which is allowed The laying of our people so much to one Breast without an orderly giuing of the other I am perswaded is a cause that God in many Congregations dryeth vp that Breast that was so in a manner altogether drawne at that the other may not grow dry He closeth vp the wombe of her who was fruitfull that shee who was barren may reioyce and no more be called Barren Onely one thing more is wanting to make vs absolute Pen-men And that is Ioyne and vnite your letters together in an orderly and comely manner First Christ and Man Colos 2.19 Secondly God and Man Iohn 17.21 1 Iohn 1.3 Thirdly Man and Angels Colos 1.20 Fourthly Man and Man Isay 11.6 7 8. As the Hearts of Husbands and Wiues Parents and Children Neighbour and Neighbour Maiestrates and Subiects Prince and People c. These Rules obserued we shall be Compleate Scribes indeed And when as other shall stand in need of Letters Testimoniall to others and from others as did those false Apostles 2 Cor. 3.1 we shall need to goe no further then to our Flocks and People saying of them as Saint Paul did of the Church of Corinth 1 Cor. 3.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 You are our Epistle yea better then any letters Commendatory wrote with Inke and Paper can be for they run here and there and may soone be lost but our Praise is written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wherein wee doe inwardly reioyce or rather 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in cordibus vestris neuer to bee blotted out And whereas other Epistles in Hebrew Greeke or Latine are read of none but such as vnderstand the Languages This Epistle is vnderstood and read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of all men Of what Nation soeuer I haue done and now descend the Mount to take my standing at the bottome of the Hill amongst my Brethren But first let vs Commend all to Gods good blessing as our mother Church hath taught vs. Grant we beseech thee Almighty God that the words which wee haue heard this day c. FINIS