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A counterbane against earthly carefulnes In a sermon preached at Cranebrooke in Kent. 1617. By Mr. Paul Baine ...
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Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.
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in these infirmities and was enabled to doe euery thing through Christ strengthening him Now this change is no robbery And whereas it is said that they haue not the greatest measure of earthly things it is coÌ„monly true but their little is better than the abundance of the wicked For first The substâ—nce of the godly â—s 1. a token of Gods â—aâ—e from his owne hand Gen. 3â— 5.1â— 2 An earnest of their heauâ—â—â—y inheritance it is giuen them from Gods hand as a token of his fauour God saith Iaakob to Esau of his grace hath giuen these children to thy seruant and God hath had mercy on me and therefore haue I all these things Now an angell from the kings own hand is more esteemed than much more other money which hath no such respect 2. It is an earnest of Gods eternall fauour in bestowing on them the heauenly inheritance Now a little money that bindeth some great bargaine is better than much more that hath no such relation 3. It is freely bestowed 3. Iâ— fâ—eâ—â—â— giuâ—â— they shall haue no reckoning to come in for it Now The pros â—rity of â—he wicked is but seeming bâ—ing indeed a curse As that which is â— mixâ—d ofâ— with muâ—h discoâ—ceâ—â— the prosperity of the wicked is but in appearance prosperity being a pleasant poison which killeth by casting into a sweet sleep or by mouing the person to laugh till hee fall downe dead by force of it Euen as poyson killeth some with intolerable gripings others with very great delight so doth Gods curse sinners For the things they possesse sometime God doth mixe them with such discontentmens that they are all as nothing as is seene in Haman whom God did make the stiffe knee of Mordecai so to vexe and gall that all he had did him no good Est 5. And Ahab thogh a king yet when he had the vineyard denied him grew so sick of the sullens that hee could not so much as taste ought of his kingly prouision 3. King â—1 4 2. A snâ—re to them 2. If they haue the iocant vse of things yet it is nothing while God giueth them these things as snares to them like as Saul gaue Michol to Dauid to bee a snare vnto him 1. Sam. 17. Though it be not warrantable for a man in his policy demoliri honoribus to ouerthrow men by aduancements yet God sinne so requiring it may do it most iustly 3. Not of Gods loue but patience Againe they haue these things but as traitours their allowance more or lesse from the clemency patience of the prince rather than his fauour to them Now it is better with a poore subiect that workes for 12. pence a day with the kings loue protection than with these haue they neuer so much 4 Must be reckon'd for 4. For these things are not giuen them freely as by a father to his children but rather giuen in as by an host to his guests for whom he keepeth a reckoning The last dish will marre their feast The vses 1. to encouâ—â—ge vs vnto godlinesse The vse is 1. to encourage vs in this work in making conscience of it knowing that it is not in vaine but hath the promise euen of this present life Hast thou laboured to ouercome sinne to growe in grace to serue thy God more fruitfully and chearefully and art thou neuerthelesse for the present in pouerty Be not dismaied God oweth thee a good turne he will recompence his tarriance with vse abundant The sunne ere while is long in getting forth when yet the day prooues most faire and pleasant 2. Wee see the woefull state of many 2. To conuince their errour who thinkâ— it the way to beggery who thinke this precise care of religion to bee the high way to the hospitall If one straine curtesie at one oath if one will not borrow with the Sabbath for furthering his owne businesse if one will not keep lewd seruants when they are othwise gainefull r if one will not double with his tongue vse his wit to circumvent if one will not humor those from whom he may reape profit if one will not dance to what the time pipeth if one will not take any way to the wood and lay about with sixe fingers counting al gain that may be gotten Christians now-adaies thinke such a man may set downe his rest for rising Who are worse than Sadduces O most vnchristian Christians worse than the Sadduces for that they did beleeue God so to prosper outwardly the keepers of his lawe that hauing no beliefe of another life for they did think soules as bodies were mortall yet they walked keeping the letter of the law most strictly as their name doth intimate 3. 3. To shew the cauâ—e why euen sundry good husbands thriue not That is tâ—eir neglect of religion In the godly sâ—me sâ—â—â— nâ—â—â—â—pâ—med of Some infiâ—miâ—y â—â—â—â—ceiâ—â—â— Let vs hence take notice what doth keepe downe many in these earthly things and clean ruinate others What but lack of seeking heauenly things There are some men of no lewd qualities frugall enough men able to make their market yet nothing will go forward with them And this is the iust iudgement of God because they neuer haue set their hearts to matter of religion Againe many of Gods children goe backward in these things because they lie durtily without repentaÌ„ce of some sins which God would haue them iudge in themselues or else they discerne not their infirmities by reason whereof wealth would be hurtfull to them and labour not to get them mortified For God holdes down many Which wâ—â—â—â—â—â—e 〈…〉 prâ—â—peâ—â—â—y because he doth see that if they ride on the fore horse and were aloft this way it were for none to com neere them Such is their pride that they would not knowe any others to bee to contentiously giuen that none should liue quietly by them but would bee euer pushing and goring their brethren as buls do the weaker â—artell with their hornes others so voluptuous that if they had wherewithall they would runne riot into all intemperancy Now a father will lay a knife out of the way from a child who is like to hurt himself w th it Hence is also the ruinâ— of many mens estates and how Farther for the want of this God doth ruinate the estates of many by not keeping them from such courses of trusting where what they trust shall come home w th losse into courses of suretiships into suits of lawe and building into dealing in things wherein they haue no iudgement into the hands of vntrusty seruants who are a backe-doore which will pull downe the greatest houses that he may punish their not seruing him fruitfully in the things they enioyed 4. To shâ—â— thâ—â—weâ—lth withâ—â—t goâ—linesse is no blâ—ssing Lastly if thou hast not beene a seeker of righteousnesse and GODS kingdome do not think the things thou hast to be additaments bestowed in Gods fauour nor yet possessions making thee happy They are but like that Manna which gathered besides the Lords coÌ„mandement did putrefie and come to nothing So shall all these things But a curse to greater â—â—dgement they shall increase thy condemnation and make thee one day haue the heauier reckoning if thou goest on in impenitency Wherefore let me counsell thee what to doe in this case Didst thou hold land on such termes as would not maintaine thy title but rather expose thee to danger of accouÌ„ting for all the time that thou hadst helde them The onely way to secure thy self is to turne Tenant to God Suppose thou mightest strengthen thy self in these by turning Tenant to the true Lord wouldst not thou readily put it in executioÌ„ Thus it is heere All thou enioyest with carelesnesse of Gods seruice seeking his righteousnes thou art subiect to bee brought to a heauy reckoning for it and to haue it taken from thee in Gods iust iudgement Tenant Turne therefore to him who is the supreme Lord paie this rent which heere hee requires seeke his kingdome and his righteousnes then thou shalt be happy in al thou possessest To God the father God the sonne and God the holy Ghost be ascribed as it is due all glory honour blessednes might maiesty dominion from this time forth and for euermore Amen Amen Soli Deo Gloria To the worlds white Sonnes O Witlesse mortalls you all heedlesse catch Appearing Shadowes let the Substance go At bables bubbles butterflies do snatch But the true treasure to seeke out forslowe Carke for your Carcase it to clothe and feed Your Soule leaue naked and let pine for need The nimble Fire still vpward doth aspire To its owne sphere and his deare natiue Home The wandring Exile euer doth desire The liuing Birth pent in its mothers Wombe Doth restlesse struggle for more liberty But void of Motion the dead Mole dothly Were you from God with life diuine inspir'd Earth were too narrow to confine your Harts Or were your Soules with loue spirituall fir'd They would not dote on meere terrestriall parts But God would loue and to enioy that Loue Would vpward rise and aime at things aboue Felt you your wants most earnest would your care Be for your Soule your Bodie setting light Knew you the world its garish Shewes and rare You would despise which but delude the sight Saw you Heauens blisse base would the world appeare But Heauen to win no paines no cost too deare Which breathed in our foggie aire whilcome But weary of those stinkes it did discerne To Heauens pure aire and clearest light is gone Learne whither your chiefe labours to direct Learne what successe you may thereon expect Seeke Gods blest Kingdome Seeke his Righteousnes All worldly comforts shall then follow you Heauens shadovv is this earthly happinesse Who holdes the bodie hath the shadovv too On thy Gods seruice do thou onely thinke And hee 'l prouide thee raiment meat and drinke FINIS