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A01703	A fruitful sermon preached at Occham in the county of Rutland, the second of Nouember, 1583 by Thomas Gybson.	Gybson, Thomas, fl. 1583.	1584 (1584)	STC 11840.5; ESTC S2130	26,976	78

Minister oweth vnto Christ and to the people as it appeareth Ioh. 21.15 where Iesus Christ sayth to Peter after his resurrection Simon sonne of Iona louest thou me more then these He sayde vnto him yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee he sayde to him feed my Lambes He said vnto him the second time Simon the sonne of Iona louest thou me He sayde vnto him yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee he sayd vnto him feed my sheepe Christ said to him the third time Simon the sonne of Iona louest thou me Peter was sory because he sayd to him the third time louest thou me said vnto him Lord thou knowest all thinges thou knowest that I loue thee Iesus sayd vnto him feed my sheepe Whereby it is euident that those which feed not loue not Christ Séeing then that feeding or preaching is so plaine a token of the loue that the minister oweth to Christ it is moste necessarily required if any do preach and yet not vpon this loue they haue their condemnation 3 The Church of God is begunne and grounded by the preaching of the word and therfore necessary Paule sayth Faith commeth by the worde preached Againe he counteth his preaching amongst the Corrinthians a planting of them in faith and religion S. Peter sayth We are borne a new not of mortall seede but of immortall by the word of God who liueth and indureth for euer And presētly addeth This is the word which is preached among you 4 By preaching the church of God is not onely begun but also amplified buildes and enlarged It wil not onely make vs babes in Christe but strong and spirituall men It hath not onely milke for the weake but strong meate for them that are of age By it we are brought not onely to the beginning of Christe and firste rudimentes of Christian religion but also we are ledde forwarde vnto perfection The holy Apostle affyrmeth this when as hee sayth that Iesus gaue some to be Apostles and Prophetes and some Euangelistes and some Pastoures and Teachers for the gathering of Sayntes for the worke of the Ministery and for the edification of the bodye of Christe vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe 5 The Church of God begun and brought to that perfection which can be in earth is also stayed strengthened vpholden and preserued by the preaching of the worde against sinne and errour And therefore for these causes also the preaching of the word is most necessary yea and that daylye and continually because some are weake and haue need of daily strengthening some fall into errours and some into greeuous Sinnes from the which they are to bee drawen out by the effectuall preaching of the worde This doth the holy Apostle confirme whereas he sayth that The whole Scripture is profitable to teach to improoue to correct and to instruct in righteousnesse that the man of God may be absolute beeing made perfect vnto all good workes 6 Againe to the pure preaching of the word the Lorde hath promised a blessing the minister shal be blessed the people also blessed through it They that be wise sayth Daniell shall shine as the brightnesse of the firmament And they that tourne many vnto righteousnesse shall shine as the starres for euer and euer The wise and faithfull Steward that giueth meate to the housholde in due season when his maister commeth he shall be blessed and made partaker of exceeding ioy and glory Take heed sayth the Apostle to thy selfe and to learning continue therin for in doing this thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare thee God so blessed the preaching of his Seruaunt Ionas that through it the Niniuites beléeued God humbled them selues and forsooke their former wicked wayes At one preaching of Peter there were wonne to the Lorde about thre thousande soules Thus doth the Lorde blesse his owne order the minister by pure and faithfull preaching dischargeth his owne soule obtayneth peace in conscience and so is blessed in this life but shall be farre more blessed in the life to come when hee hath finished his course he shall receiue an incorruptible crown of glory The people also by this means are many ways blessed they receiue knowledge faith saluation their eies are opened they are turned frō darknes to light frō y e power of satan vnto God All these great and notable blessings doe ensue the preaching of the worde and therefore required most necessarilie in euery minister 7 On the other side without this both the minister and the people are accursed the bloud of the people shal be required at his handes because he hath not as a faithfull watchman forewarned them of daunger and yet they shall die in their owne sinnes The Lord complaineth by his Prophet Hosea saying My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge because thou haste refused knowledge I will also refuse thee that thou shalt be no Priest to me To this agreeth our Sauiour Christ If the salt haue lost his saltnes it is good for nothing but to be cast out and to be troden vnder foot of men And if these Ministers which sometimes haue had Salte in them zeale and knowledge to season the people and by negligence and carelesnes decay and loose it If these I saye be worthy to be cast out howe miserable and cursed are they which neuer had nor yet haue any Salt in them It muste needes be fulfilled of them which our Sauiour speaketh in an other place They be blinde leaders of the blinde and if the blinde lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch that is both the ignoraunt Minister and the ignoraunt people shall perishe And in another place it is sayde Cast that vnprofitable Seruaunt into vtter darkenesse there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth And here it is sayde Woe be to me if I preach not the Gospell Seeing then that euery way there hangeth so manye greeuous curses both vppon the minister and people where the worde is not preached it is most requysite and necessarie that euery minister looke to this euen as hee will escape the fearefull and heauie cursse of God 8 Moreouer the chiefe ende and vse why the scriptures were written doth requyre preaching They are lefte for our comforte instruction and edifying But we are most comforted instructed and edifyed if they bee opened and applyed to vs and therefore moste necessarie that they be so vsed 9 Also the Corruption and dulnesse of our nature requyreth the same we are dull ignoraunt and carelesse We please our selues in our owne sinnes the Deuill goeth about continually to deuour vs and therefore we haue need to haue continuall preaching of the word The naturall man perceiueth not the thinges that are of Gods spirit Dauid after he had sinned continued in his sinne vntill the Prophet reprooued him for

prooue the necessitie of preaching and that euery Minister is bound to preach Thirdly I will shewe what they ought to preach The first point as in many other places so here it is named but not fully set downe what it is but in other places we may easily gather what it is The second is here named and prooued For Saint Paule being a Minister and saying VVoe bee vnto mee if I preach not the gospell doth plainely affirme as much The third is here set downe most plainly the matter that we must preach of namely the Gospell As touching the first let vs see how the scripture speaketh of it as it is particularly and specially applyed to the publique office of the Minister otherwise I knowe this worde preaching to haue a further and more general signification But I speake of it as Christ and the Apostles doe applying it to the Ministers Saint Paul sayth He that prophecieth speaketh vnto men to edifiyng to exhortation and to comfort The same Apostle charging Timothie in him euery minister to preach the word addeth immediatly Improoue rebuke exhort with all long suffering and doctrine The blessed Apostle Peter as he receiued of his Master a charge to feed his flocke so he exhorteth al other to do the same The holy Euangelist Luke sayth that Christ taught or preached in Nazareth He first reade then shut the booke afterwarde he expounded that scripture which he read and so applyed it to the hearers By these and such like places we may gather that preaching properly as we speake of it is an exposition and application of the scriptures by the liuely voyce of the minister to the edifiyng of the people whereby it may easily appeare that reading is not preaching nor yet sufficient in a minister approued of God Saint Paul wil haue him apt to teach The Prophet Malachy affirmeth that the Priestes lips must preserue knowledge Christ after reading shut the booke and expounded and yet some are not ashamed to count simple reading sufficient saying it will serue the turne and there may be as much good done by it as by preaching As for reading wee speake not againste it wee disalowe it not but account it a holye lawfull necessarye and profitable meane whereby greate good and benefite is wrought to the Church of God but yet it doth not follow y t it is sufficient in a minister y t it will serue simply of it self in the publique congregation The Lorde hath set downe another order and requireth greater things at the handes of his speciall seruaunts But this matter shal appear more plain in the words following For my purpose in this part is only to shew you by some circumstances and discriptions what preaching is and that reading is not preaching or at least that kinde of preaching which the Lord requireth in his ministers as may appeare by comparing them together and by vsing some apt similitudes for the explanation of this matter The smell or sight of meat doth good to the hungry man but it will not feede him except he taste of it so by reading men may haue some smell of Religion but they shall neuer throughly taste of it without preaching and therefore it is called a feeding as we hearde before and Preachers are counted Pastors and feeders Again meate that is rawe and fat maye bee called good but it is not to bee eaten before it bee made readye and dressed so are the Scriptures reade good holy and pure but not sufficient foode for the people without preaching Againe bare reading is as thogh one should cast a whole loafe before them which want strength to cut it Preaching is a cutting and diuiding of the breade of life that euery one may haue his seueral portion Again bare reading without preaching is euen as the husbandman should cast whole strikes and bushels of Corne on his Land together on heapes not scattering of it Preaching is a spreading and a sowing of the seed Again bare reading is as though the Fisher should shuffle his nets on heapes not opening them Preaching is a wise opening laying and handling of the Net Bare reading is as one should offer good treasures and yet suche as were hid shut vp fast locked could not becōe by preching is an opening of the Treasures to the ioy of Gods Children Reading is like to fire couered with Ashes which doth smally profite them that stand by it Preaching is an opening and discouering of the fire Let vs consider one example amongst many for the further explaning of this matter The Chamberlaine that Noble Treasurer of Aethiopia going to Hierusalem to worship God as he went reade the scriptures if reading wold haue serued his turn Philip needed not to haue come to him but he vnderstoode not before be had a guide hee was not conuerted neyther had he sayth sufficient to saluation before hee hearde the preaching of the Worde which in deede is that especiall effectuall blessed and excellent ordinarye meane of fayth as it appeareth more plainly and fully in the next part of our text Which beeing rightly waighed confirmeth the greate necessitye of preaching and prooueth that euery Minister ought to preach Woe bee to me if I preach not the Gospell And why so because I am called to it because I am a Minister because the Lorde requireth it of me Although Saint Paule and the other Apostles had priuiledges and prerogatiues which we haue not although we haue not fullye so large a commission as hee and they had Although they did many thinges which we neither may nor can doe yet as touching the office of preaching it appertaineth as well to vs as to them And for the further proofe of this matter I will rehearse some argumentes which before I haue vsed in this place adding diuers others to them 1 It is the commandemēt of Christ and the holy Apostles therefore necessary Christ sayd to his Apostles Goe preach the Gospell The which cōmandement in this behalfe belongeth to all the ministers of God Saint Paule straightly chargeth the ministers of Ephesus Take heed vnto your selues and to all the flocke whereof the holy Ghost hath made you ouerseers to feede the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own bloud And most weightily of al he requireth it in the place already alleadged he leaueth it not as a thing indifferent that may be done or vndone but speaketh with a wonderful and mighty protestation he ioyneth the Scripture and preaching togeather For hauing before in the former Chapiter set foorth the great profit of the scriptures straight waye hee necessarilye addeth this forecible exhortation I charge thee therefore before God and before the Lord Iesus Christ which shall iudge the quicke and the deade at his appearing and in his kingdome preach the worde be instant in season and out of season improoue rebuke exhort 2 It is an argument token of the loue the