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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07428	God wooing his church: set foorth in three godly sermons. / By William Burton preacher at Reading.	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1596 (1596)	STC 4174.5; ESTC S91261	71,970	150

of corne but what Are wee sharpe in reproouing their sinne No wee dare not say to Herod thou must not haue thy brothers wife wee may not say that a right papist is a ranke traitour lest wee should be told that when we are in our priuileged places wee prate what we list as once I was tolde Nehem. 13.17 We may not say the magistrates are profaners of the sabboth day if they suffer it to bee profaned though the word saith so And to meddle with any abuses or corruptions in the church is Auribus canem to pull a dogge by the eares and to put our hande into a hornets nest A learned father who belike had experience of such things said once if not often Tutior est discentis quàm docentis ratio It is better to ●earne then to teach but wee may say nowadayes Tutior est peccantis quàm arguen●is conditio It is more daungerous to reprooue sinne then to commit sinne And if euer it were true it is now true that Lepores concionantur leonibus we must preach in fear as poore hates before proude lions for if we please them not 〈◊〉 22.8 they will say as Achab said Hee doth not prophecie good vnto me but euill and therefore my soule doth hate him We reade that Pharao cried against the Israelites as appeareth in Exod. 5.8 Giue them no more straw but let them gather it themselues and get it where they can and yet we will haue our whole tale of bricke And why so for they be idle and crie Let vs go three daies iourny into the wildernesse and offer sacrifice vnto God So play many with vs for they crie let our pastors and preachers haue no more liberty giuen them let them gather their straw thēselues that is let them preach as much as they will for they account of preaching but as offstraw but in the meaue time we wil haue our whole tale of bricke that is all our old customes and ceremonies kept whatsoeuer they be and albeit we haue no lawe for them yet will wee haue them to doe as wee will And why so Because for sooth as they say we be idle and crie let vs go offer sacrifice that is say they they neuer leaue calling to church and to the sermon euery day and there wee must be reprooued for euerie fault and this diet is not for our humors and they were as good be idle as thus occupied And as Pharao vrged those things at Israels hands which hee would not touch himselfe with his least finger so these Pharaos would lay heauier burthens vppon the ministers backes then either prince or lawe or conscience will warrant Againe because the Egyptian taske was not done the Israelites and their officers were beaten Euen so because their taske I meane not the taske of the lawe for that haue wee borne and are ready most willingly to vnder go it but the vnstinted taske of mens vnbrideled affections whose behauiour sauoureth of the discipline of an alehouse because their taske is not done we are beaten with the slaunderous tongues of vngodly men with the reproch of the world with the disgrace of our ministery with the bitings of pouertie and if some might preuaile with the losse of libertie liuing and life it selfe for they crie Crucifige already the Lord if it be his will turne such Pharaoes hearts But will not the Lord be reuenged of his seruants wrong and oppression Yes no doubt for if Princes take that contempt to themselues which is offered to their ambassadours much more will God 10.19.4 If Haman and Ammon stincke in the nostrels of Israel for their villanie offered to Dauids messengers much more shall these stinke before God And if God made Ierusalem yea euen famous Ierusalem a heape of stones and the shame of the world for mocking despising misusing of Gods messengers how shall God suffer these oppressing Pharaoes whether they be papists or atheists or libertines or neuters or Machiauils whether in city or country whether in village or in cotage or whersoeuer or who soeuer they be how shal God suffer them at last thogh he suffer them long to escape his heauy wrath Therefore I would wish that this contempt and neglect of Gods ministers might be banished from amongst vs for although in respect of humane infirmities they are but as other men are although the messenger of Sathan bee sent to buffet them and though there bee a lawe in their members rebelling against the law of their minds whereby many times they are led against their wils captiues to the law of sinne oh wretched men that we are yet in respect of their office which is honourable and excellēt in respect of him whose message they bring and in respect of the message it selfe which they bring they are to be regarded and reuerenced and so much for the dignitie of Gods ministers Their authoritie is great Of their dueti●● honourable is their office and great is their dignity their duety therefore must needes be very great but which is the greatest I know not They are messengers of Gods counselles Act. 20.27 1. Cor. 4.15 therefore they must be trusty they are fathers vnto Gods children therefore they must be louing and tender 1. Cor. 3.10 1. Cor. 4.2 they are builders of Gods church stewards of Gods housholde shepeheards of Gods flocke therefore they must be skilfull faithfull and watchfull they are captaines ouer Gods church Cant. ● which is terrible as an army with banners therefore they must not be feareful and faint-hearted Mat. 5.14 they are the lightes of the world and the salt of the earth and therefore they must neither stand vnder a bushel nor be vnsauoury they are nurses of gods tender ones therfore their breasts should neuer be without milke they are to heale with old and yong with learned and vnlearned with strong and weake with wilful and ignorant and with all sorts therefore they must be wise In the time of peace and in the time of warre in time of prosperity and in time of aduersity in season and out of season and at all times Ephes 6.12 therfore they must be no time-seruers Against principallities and powers against holds mighty and strong against flesh and bloud the world worldlings the deuill and hell presumption and despaire and against all sin in others and in themselues before princes and subtects before angels men before heauen and earth and before God himselfe therefore their garners must be stored with al kind of grain both old and new their lips must alwaies preserue knowledge 〈◊〉 13.52 〈◊〉 2.7 〈◊〉 17.12 Their hands must be holden vp their armes vnderset whē they faint in prayer their eies should dazle with waiting for the hope of their praier their cheekes shuld be watered with teares when they pray for the sins of the people 〈◊〉 1. when they can pray and preach no longer let thē chatter