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A15524	Christs farevvell to Jerusalem, and last prophesie A sermon preached in the quier of the cathedrall church of Canterburie, at the funerall of that reuerend and worthy man, Mr. Doctor Colfe, Vice-Deane of the said church. Octob. 12. 1613. By Thomas Wilson, minister of Gods word.	Wilson, Thomas, 1563-1622.	1614 (1614)	STC 25790; ESTC S101806	26,045	78

as for their Children vvhose harmes vse to moue the bowels of tender mothers very greatly no compassions to the compassions of a mother toward her distressed babes 1 Kings 3. 26. Partly for that a thing horible to thinke of more direfull to act it many mothers through rage of hunger occasioned by famine in time of the Seige should be forced to broyle and eate their owne children for food to saue their liues with the death of their sweet infants as it hapned by Iosephus report Lastly Children would be a great hinderance and clogge as it vvere at the heeles of their Parents to stay their flight by which they otherwise might haue preserued themselues as some did Wherevpon our Sauiour vttereth Mat. 24. a vvoe to such women as should be with childe or giue sucke in those dayes The cause of all these terrible Iudgements were amongst other sinnes of the Iewes as their infidelitie hypocrisie contempt of the word hardnesse of heart yet especially the extreame sauage vnthankefulnesse and barbarous crueltie in putting causlesse to a shamefull death the innocent man Iesus hauing had Prophets and iust men sent vnto them some they reuiled others they beat and ill entreated God at last sending his owne and onely Sonne him they cast out of the Vineyard and slew therefore the Lord of the Vineyard waxed hot vvith indignation and vvhetting his sword came against those Husband-men in his fierce vvrath and destroyed them with a vvoderfull destruction some fortie yeeres after the Passion of our Lord for the vvhich Christ admonisheth these people that bewayled him telling them they had greater reason to lament their owne heauie case and the affliction of their Children then to vveepe for his cause From hence wee haue sundry things for our instruction and admonition First of all we may hereby discouer the errour of such men as though there vvere two Gods one of the olde Testament and another of the new and that the God of the new Testament of the twaine vvas the milder whereas there is but one onely God and the same alwayes like to himselfe God is euer but one both for nature and for will as extreamely hating and punishing sin now vnder the Gospell as he vvas vvont to doe vnder the Law nay more extreamly because now hee hath afforded greater grace and afforded more meanes against sinne All the olde Testament cannot yeeld an example of such seueritie in punishing sinne as here is threatned touching the destruction of Ierusalem and downe-fall of the Iewes No sorrow vvas like their sorrow nor no plague vvas like vnto their plague Therefore let all men greatly feare the diuine Iustice and he vvarned to take heed how they offend and prouoke it Secondly vvee may obserue the force and poyson of sinne when it is continued in impenitently it is able to turne the nature of things to change blessings into cursings and comforts into plagues and confusions What greater earthly blessings then the fruit of the wombe Children are called a treasure giuen from God Gold and Siluer cannot purchase it Kings and Princes haue desired to haue them and could not yet through sinne these impenitent Iewes were brought to this passe through their vvickednesse I say as that they accounted their Children accurst and their greatest miserie the fruit of their vvombe Wonder not at this for seeing obstinacy in sinne can make God of a Father to be a Iudge Christ of a Sauiour and corner-stone to support to be a stone of offence to stumble at the Gospell of the sauour of life to be a sauour of death the Sacraments to be a Iudgement and not a nourishment if in spirituall things Sinne haue this power to alter their propertie what maruell though in worldly things it can preuaile so farre as to cause that to be occasion of euill which was ordayned for our good and welfare as our Table to be our snare our riches to become thornes to choake our Children to be our vnhappinesse and woe Let all obstinate sinners which liue in the seruice of sinne and notwithstanding all admonitions from Gods Word Works and Spirit and from their owne conscience also yet hate to be reformed let such take knowledge of this doctrine and lay it to heart and hasten to be reclaimed else let them feare least an houre come when those things which are now a delight to them as their wiues children siluer gold houses lands meat drinke yea the very creatures of God which be so comfortable as Sunne Moone Starres doe through their stubbornesse in sinne proue bitternesse to them euen as bitter as gall and wormewood so as it be grieuous vnto them to looke vpon these good things and to thinke that euer they enjoyed them be as heauy to them as death This God can bring to passe that men shall curse their parents their birth-day their benefits themselues and all For if God did such strange things vnto the Iewes his chosen and peculiar people his treasure whom hee tooke out of all nations to be his owne to whom he made such great promises and gaue so many and notable priuiledges the Law the Couenant the seruice of God the Adoption the Arke of the testimonie visible token of his presence If Ierusalem the Citie of the great King where was the Temple the Altar the Sacrifices the Priest-hood and where God sayd he would for euer rest and dwell yet for impenitency in their sinne were made desolate and not onely depriued of Gods protection but contrary to the order set in nature had all their blessings accursed then wee the Inhabitants in England howsoeuer wee be blessed with many prerogatiues fauours the word of God the Ministery the Sacraments good Lawes and Maiestrates long and great Peace and Plenty yet if wee will not turne from our pride couetousnes ambition vncleannesse and other sins which are too ripe and rife amongst vs wee may looke when God should bring the like confusion among vs and make vs to be a prouerbe a reproach and pointing of the finger vnto al our neighbour nations as he did the Israelites before vs. Are we better then they should God change the course of his Iustice for our sakes Furthermore if the iust God haue such sharpe and terrible vengeance to powre out against vnrepentant sinners in this world where there is a time of patience and mercy Oh how horrible and intollerable torments may the wicked which goe on in their iniquities expect to suffer in the world to come when iudgement shal be executed without mercy and where the fury of Gods wrath like a consuming fire shall breake forth in all extremity for the full and perfect punishment of sinners vvho shall be bitten and vexed with the euer-gnawing worme of a guiltie conscience and burned in a fire of hot indignation that neuer shall go out All good things being taken away nothing but euill shall be present let this be as an Iron rod to driue

CHRISTS FAREWELL to Ierusalem AND last Prophesie A SERMON Preached in the Quier of the Cathedrall Church of Canterburie at the Funerall of that Reuerend and worthy man Mr. Doctor Colfe Vice-Deane of the said Church Octob. 12. 1613. By THOMAS WILSON Minister of Gods word LONDON Printed for Francis Burton and are to bee sould at the signe of the greene Dragon in Paules Church-yard 1614. To his fellow-labourers in the Lord Mr. Abraham Colfe Pastor of Lewsham beside Greenewitch and Mr. Isaac Colfe Pastor of Hearne beside Canterburie and to their sixe Brethren with their louing Sister Mis Mann of London all happinesse in Christ. HEaring by iust and certaine report not of a few what working and effect my meane labours at the Funerall of your FATHER that graue and godly Minister of Christ had through Gods blessing in the hearts of sundry and very many hearers that houre in great companies assembled and being once and againe by writing and word earnestly solicited to copie out that SERMON which I vttered by helpe of memory without any benefite of Notes through straightnes of time and store of businesse I condiscended against all thought and purpose on my part when I first conceiued and was deliuered of this lesse then nine houres birth not onely to copie it out and put it in paper for the priuate vse of some but to commit it to the Presse for the more publike good of many which were not present auditors Euery good thing being so much the better the more common it is and writing being ordayned of GOD to be a meane of the teaching of his Church as well as liuely voyce Now after I entred this resolution vpon these grounds to whom could I more fitly dedicate it then to your selues his nine CHILDREN whom towards his last breath hee did as earnestly couet to make you heyres of his graces as of his goods Pictures serue to put vs in minde of our friends departed so let this Sermon and testimony giuen him at the preaching of it be to you a Monument of your good Father who left behinde him much more goodnesse to imitate then goods to enioy yet of earthly substance so much as may witnesse how greatly God had blessed him with worldly and spirituall blessings with the dew of heauen as well as with grace from heauen Walke carefully in his steps thinke it to be your greatest shame to degenerate and your chiefest commendation to resemble him As hee before his death prouided for foure of you Flockes to feede fields to sowe houses to build so like good shepheards attend the flockes whereof the holy Ghost hath made you ouerseers and which Christ hath purchased with his own bloud Let not such a rich prize perish through your negligence and sloath but as scribes taught to the kingdome of God store vp old and new things in aboundance which you may draw out to refresh the tender Lambes and deare sheepe of Christ Withall like good Husbandmen prouide pure and good seede which you may scatter in the morning and in the euening in season and out of season for yee know not which will prosper Finally as skilfull builders lay no other foundation then that which is layd already euen Christ Iesus the head corner stone vpon which see you doe build Gold Siluer and pretious stones that is pure Doctrine which will abide the examination of the spirit that when the LROD of the house commeth you may heare the blessed voyce Enter into your Maisters ioy yee faithfull seruants Farewell Yours Thomas Wilson The Testimonie which was giuen vnto Mr. Richard Colfe Doctor of DIVINITIE and Prebendarie of the Cathedrall Church of Christ in Canterbury at his Funerall being kept October 12. 1613. TOuching this reuerend man whose last obsequies and Funerall rights wee come now to performe I am bound to say something in three respects First of God that he may haue the prayse of his owne worke and gifts in him Secondly of himselfe that his due and right may bee rendred vnto him Thirdly of you the Auditors that vnto you may be ministred some iust matter of imitation for the godly liues of the Saints dead are good patternes for the Saints that liue Heb. Chap. 1 verse 12. Now that which I haue to say may be comprehended in few words hee was first bonus vir secondly bonus Christianus thirdly bonus Theologus fourthly bonus Pastor Light of nature taught naturall men to say homo homini charus esse debet eo quod homo est Homo homini deus His singular humanitie and curtesie sending from his presence none vnsatisfied or discontented as it is written of an Emperour of Rome his sweet nature and amiable behauiour and peaceable disposition towards all men that had to doe with him also his humane compassion pittying and relieueuing as hee could the miseries of men his loathnesse either to speake or to doe hurt vnto others or to suffer any euill to be spoken or done by others All these doe beare witnesset of him that hee was a good man Neither indeede could hee be lesse if the Poet have well described a good man when hee thus wrote Vir bonus est quis qui consulta legum qui patres iuraques seruat For hee submitted himselfe vnto superiour powers being a diligent observer of good orders and good lawes both teaching and practising subiection to lawfull authority But vnto his morrall goodnes God added much Christian and spirituall goodnesse For in time of his prosperitie and health his vnfayned loue to the Saints holding all deare vnto him which were deare vnto GOD communicating vnto their necessities euen for Christs sake more particularly his contributions towards poore Schollers of the Vniuersity for their maintenance and increase in learning and piety also his vnblameable and honest conuersation led according vnto the booke which hee studied professed and preached doe speake for his sound Christianity In time of many and very great affliction wherof some were both exceeding sharpe by anguish and long for the continuance his wonderfull patience in bearing euils almost intollerable without signification of the least grudge or discontentment in minde when the beholders were forced through compassion to turne away their eyes from looking vpon his extremities yet did hee still indure not onely with patience but with cheerfulnesse the heauy hand of God kissing as it were the rod that smote him being euen another Iob for patience as hee was another Moses for meekenes My selfe inwardly and long acquainted with him yet neuer or very seldome did I see him moued vnto anger for any priuate or worldly matter but as that seruant Moises which was meeke and gentle in his owne causes shewed himselfe seuere and stout hot and earnest in Gods quarrell Exod. 32. 19. so this our brother otherwise not to bee stirred yet cum questio fuit de veritate he did declare himselfe very angry against gainsayers taking more to hart and being more displeased