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A11454	Ten sermons preached I. Ad clerum. 3. II. Ad magistratum. 3. III. Ad populum. 4. By Robert Saunderson Bachellor in Diuinitie, sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford.; Sermons. Selected sermons	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1627 (1627)	STC 21705; ESTC S116623	297,067	482

heritage vsurpers of temporall Iurisdiction Spirituall Tyrants ouer mens Consciences c. seeking by all meanes to make the name of Lord Bishop odious to the Gentrie and Commons Witnesse their Ma●-prelate and other infamous and scandalous Libels in 〈…〉 Hauing power in their hands if the Bishop should vse more rigorous courses toward● them 〈◊〉 they haue done could ye blame them §. 33. III. Conformers Thirdly they iudge those that subscribe and conforme 〈◊〉 time seruers formall Gospellers State-Diuines men that know no conscience but Law not Religion but the Kings and such as would be as forward for the Masse as the Communion if the State should alter §. 34. IV. Ministers of inferiour gift● Fourthly all such Ministers as are not endowed with gifts for the Pulpi● ●hey 〈◊〉 as hirelings and not Shepheards calling them idol-Shepheards betrayers of Christ Flocke intruders into the Ministery without a Calling dumbe Dogs and I know not how many names besides Yea although they be such as are diligent according to their measure of gifts to perform such duties as the Church requireth to present the prayers of the people to God to declare by reading the holy Bible and good Homilies for that purpose appointed the will of God to the people to instruct the yonger sort in the points of Catechisme to visit and comfort the sicke and afflicted and to administer reuerently and orderly the holy Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper Fiftly they iudge all such as interpose for the Churches peace and oppose their nouelties §. 35. V. Them that oppose them as enemies to all goodnesse men of prophane mindes haters of Religion despisers of the Word persecutors of the Brethren impes of Satan instruments of Hell and such as vtterly abhorre all godly and Christian courses Sixtly and lastly for I irke to rake longer in this sinke they bewray themselues to be manifest Iudges of all that are not of their stampe §. 36. VI. All but themselues by singling out vnto themselues and those that fauour them certaine proper Appellations of Brethren and Good men and Professors as if none had Brotherhood in Christ none had interest in goodnesse none made Profession of the Gospell but themselues Whereas others haue receiued the signe of their Profession in their foreheads after Baptisme which perhaps they did not whereas others daily stand vp in the Congregation to make Profession of their Christian beliefe which it may be they do not or if those things be not materiall whereas others by the grace of God are as stedfastly resolued in their hearts if need should be to seale the truth of their Profession with their bloud as any of them can be §. 37. Their mitigation remoued But they will say these peremptorie Censures are but the faults of some few all are not so hote and fierio● There bee others that are more temperate in their speeches and Moderate in their courses and desire onely they may bee spared for their owne particular but they preach not against any of these things nor intermeddle to make more stirres in the Church I answer first it were lamentable if this were not so If all were of that hote temper or distemper rather that many are they would quickely tyre out themselues without spurring Farre bee it from vs to iudge mens hearts or 〈…〉 men for that we know not by them Yet of some that carry themselues with tolerable moderation outwardly wee haue some cause to su●pect that they doe inwardly and in their heart iudge as deepely as the hottest-spirited 〈◊〉 And wee gather it from their forward●●sse 〈…〉 and vpon euery slender occasion obliquity to gi●d and indirectly to glance at our Church and the discipline and the Ceremonies thereof as farre as they well dare And if such men meddle no further wee may reasonably thinke a Eadem velle cos cognosces d● posse quantum volunt Senec. Epist. 42. it is not forward of good will to doe it but because they d●●e not Secondly though they preach not against these things in the publique Congregations yet in their priuate Conuenticles it is not vnknowne some doe Though their Pulpits doe not ring with it yet their houses do though their ordinary Sermons ad populum be more modest yet their set conferences are somtimes but too free especially when they are required their opinions by those that inuite them And what themselues for feare of Censure thus preach but a Mat. 10.27 in the eare their Lay Disciples openly preach on the house top Thirdly although both their Pulpits and Tables should be silent yet their Practice sufficiently preacheth their dislike And who knoweth not that a Reall and Exemplary seducement maketh the Author guilty as well as a Verball and Oratory Saint Peter did not preach Iudaisme but only for offending the Iewes forbare to eate with the Gentiles yet S Paul reproueth him for it to his face and interpreteth that Fact of his as an effectuall almost compulsure seducement Cogis Iudaizare Gal. 2. c Gal. 2.14 Vtique conuersationis fuit vitium non praedicationis Tertul de praescript cap. 23. Non imperio sed facto Lyra. Non docentis imperio sed conuersationis exemplo Gloss. Ord. Why compellest thou the Gentiles to Iudaize Lastly it is to be considered whether it may be enough for a Pastor not to meddle with these things whether he be not in conscience bound especially in case he liue among a people distracted in opinions to declare himselfe expressely either for them or against them If they bee vtterly vnlawfull and he know it so how is he not bound in conscience to reproue those that vse them or require them otherwise hee betrayeth the d Otherwise what else doe we but deny and betray the truth Defence of Min. reasons part 1. Pref. to the Reader truth of God by his silence and suffereth men to go on in their superstition without rebuke But if hee be sufficiently resolued of their lawfulnesse how is he not bound in conscience to reproue those that refuse them or oppose them otherwise hee betrayeth the peace of the Church by his silence and suffereth men to goe on in their disobedience without rebuke Nay more euery Minister that hath receiued pastorall Charge hath twice or thrice if not oftener witnessed his allowance of all and singular the 39. Articles of the Church of England Once at his Ordination before the Bishop then at his Institution into his Benefice before his Ordinary and both these by Subscription vnder his hand and then after vpon his Induction before his owne Flocke and that by verbal Approbation By which Subscription and Approbation hee hath not onely acknowledged e Artic. 20. in the Church the power of ordaining Rites and Ceremonies Art 20. but hee hath after a sort also bound himselfe f Art 34. openly to rebuke such as willingly and purposely breake the Traditions Ceremonies of the Church as offenders