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A04378	The height of Israels heathenish idolatrie, in sacrificing their children to the Deuill diuided into three sections: where is shewed in the first, the growth and degrees of this, and generally of other sinnes and idolatries. In the second, that the Deuill was the god of the heathen; with the meanes by which he obtayned that honour. With a large application to our times, against popery, shewing the pride thereof, and malice both against soule and body; together with the meanes, sleights, and policies by which it seduceth, killeth, and in the person of the Pope, raiseth it selfe to its present height. In the third, the blinde zeale of idolaters. Deliuered generally in two sermons preached at S. Maries in Cambridge: the first whereof is much inlarged: by Robert Ienison Bachelor of Diuinitie, and late Fellow of S. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1621 (1621)	STC 14491; ESTC S107702	160,311	208

The Height of ISRAELS HEATHENISH IDOLATRIE In sacrificing their children to the Deuill Diuided into three Sections WHERE IS SHEWED In the first The growth and degrees of this and generally of other Sinnes and Idolatries In the second That the Deuill was the god of the Heathen with the meanes by which he obtayned that honour With a large Application to our times against Popery shewing the Pride thereof and Malice both against soule and body Together with the Meanes Sleights and Policies by which it seduceth killeth and in the person of the Pope raiseth it selfe to its present height In the third The blinde zeale of Idolaters Deliuered generally in two Sermons preached at S. Maries in CAMBRIDGE The first whereof is much inlarged By ROBERT IENISON Bachelor of Diuinitie and late Fellow of S. Iohns Colledge in Cambridge LONDON Printed for Robert Mylbourne and are to be sold at his shop at the great South-doore of Paules 1621. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL Mr. HENRY CHAPMAN Maior Sir George Selby Sir Henry Anderson Sir Thomas Riddel Sir Peter Riddel Knights and Aldermen and to the rest of the Aldermen as also the Worshipfull Master Nicolas Tempest Sheriffe and the other late Sheriffes and to the whole common Councell of the Towne and County of Newcastle vpon Tine R.I. dedicateth the two former Sections of this present Treatise wishing you in Christ all the blessings of this life and a better Right Worshipfull and worthy Sirs I Cannot but often consider and also solace my selfe in the consideration of Gods speciall prouidence in calling me to the exercise of my Ministery in this Town the natiue place of my birth and breeding Hee it was whom I euer found since my first approach to the Vniuersitie secretly to incline my will and affections to desire the Ministerie with a competency of gifts for it and in his time imploiment in it especially if he thought fit in or neere about the place of my natiuitie And he it is whom I haue now found to effect what himselfe first taught me to affect For hauing giuen me some triall of my gifts with experience of his assistance in an Honourable family and when by the decease of that Right Honourable and euerie way Noble a Henry Earle of Kent in Bedfordsh who dyed Ian. 1614. Earle I was to resolue what course to take Loe when I thought not on Newcastle but inclined towards my fellowship for my better furnishing Newcastle thought on me and by the letters of your late worthy learned and reuerend b Mr. Morton Archdeacon of Durham Pastor as also of others well affected to the Gospell of Christ wholly ignorant of that libertie I then inioyed gaue me a call to come vnto it Vnto which call considering the Premises how could I be disobedient It was not for me now to thinke or hope for better preferment elsewhere the way thereunto lying more open in the South nor much to feare hauing such a call from God the experimenting of that often approued true saying of our Sauiour Marke 6.4 A Prophet is not without honour but in his owne Country and among his owne kinne and in his owne house As I suffered not these respects to sway me so I complain not in either kind but acknowledge my selfe to haue found from you both respect and recompence beyond my deseruings especially in regard of that liberall yearely stipend which lately your Worships appointed mee out of the common Treasury This is the cause why I haue prefixed your names to the greatest part of this ensuing Treatise which for the publike good and yours I thought good as my weekely paines would giue leaue to publish as an Argument if not so plausibly penned for the manner yet at the least more strange and vnusuall yet not vnprofitable for the matter As it is I present it to your Worships as the best testimonie which I can publikely giue of my thankfulnesse to you and of my duty and loue to the Towne for all the free fauours of it And indeed this as other your bounties is the more kindly taken by how much the lesse it was either deserued or desired by me Yet I dare not simply condemne all who especially in these dayes when vertue and learning is not duly respected and rewarded desire preferment and a place in the Church of God if so be they inabled with competent gifts desire it rather as it is Onus a place of burthen then Honos of honour rather Prodesse to profit others 3. Epist of Iohn verse 9. then Praeesse with Diotrophes to haue the Preeminence propounding as their end Gods glory and the edification of the people more then their owne maintenance for it is a true saying in this sence 1. Tim. 3.1 if any desire the office of a Bishop he desireth a good worke But because in such suites mens desires are commonly inordinate and their meanes indirect as briberie flatterie or the like my iudgement and also practise which I presume you account no fault in me hath hitherto beene otherwise namely not so much to seeke meanes of liuing from man as onely to desire imployment from God both which hitherto without my seeking I haue found Yet as I approue not of mens immodestie in this kind of putting themselues forward which argues either too high a conceit of themselues and of their owne sufficiencie or too meane a conceit of the waight and burthen of that high calling or otherwise too base a desire of Eminencie or wealth so doe I also as much hate Ingratitude where and when by the religious and vigilant care of such as are men of place wisedome meanes any godly able and modest minde shall without his seeking receiue incouragement competent meanes and maintenance in his ministeriall paines and imployment This your godly care Right Worshipfull I shall be alwaies ready both thankfully to acknowledge as it concernes my selfe and also to witnesse it to the world inuiting others with me to blesse God for it so farre as it bends it selfe to the aduancement any waies of the glory of God in the furtherance of the Gospel of Christ true religion and learning or otherwise proues helpefull to the reliefe of the poore fatherlesse or distressed And here I cannot but remember record how that as it hath pleased God to blesse your Towne with ample rich reuenues yearely so he hath also giuen you a second and greater gift which is Power and Grace in the yearely good imployment thereof Eccles 5.19 to eate the fruit of it and to take your portion inasmuch as the imployment of your temporall wealth in that manner brings in to your selues and to the Corporation generally a better and spirituall interest increase and haruest whiles thus so many Preachers are competently prouided for so many poore people weekely releeued such care had for the trayning vp of youth in Grammer learning wherein by your care and bounty your Schoole through the vigilant paines of the