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prayer_n	forgive_v	lord_n	trespass_n	3,485	5	11.3824	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03528	A verie godly, learned, and fruitfull sermon against the bad spirits of malignitie, malice, and vnmercifulnesse. Publikely preached by Thomas Bankes, Maister of Artes, and preacher of the word. Seene and allowed	Bankes, Thomas, 1555 or 6-1631.	1586 (1586)	STC 1365; ESTC S113165	45,665	112

their neighbours about the sale of their wares as the Merchaunt Some by open and causelesse defamation where secrecies shoulde moste bee concealed as the husbande and the wife Some by disinheriting through a litle displeasure taking as the Father against the sonne And some one way some an other Seeing therefore all the members of this whole bodie of ours are altogether out of ioynte and are so farre off from beeing armed in warlike sort that they want in deed their 〈…〉 e naturall habite in waye of de 〈…〉 against the aduersarie what can 〈…〉 looke for else but either to bee 〈…〉 anted and ouerrunne by forreine 〈…〉 er whiche woulde bee a heauie 〈…〉 or els to bee swallowed vp and 〈…〉 red one of another which would 〈…〉 thing much more lamentable and 〈…〉 us For a house deuided a 〈…〉 Matth. 9. it selfe can no way stand but 〈…〉 s must it some waye fall downe 〈…〉 For the appeasing therefore of 〈…〉 wrath whiche no doubt is 〈…〉 indled and for the preuenting 〈…〉 s our owne vniuersall calamitie 〈…〉 ownfall which wee see immi 〈…〉 and harde at hande let vs all of 〈…〉 of what degree soeuer acquaint 〈…〉 selues to forgiue to brooke and to 〈…〉 eare one another yea though wee 〈…〉 e neuer so great cause of priuate of 〈…〉 ce profered vs. For greater cause can 〈…〉 ee haue no waye giuen vs then 〈…〉 hrist him selfe had by traiterous Iu 〈…〉 s Matth. 2. Abell by his malicious brother Gen. 4. Gen. 37. 〈…〉 ain Ioseph by the whole crew of his brethren and yet tooke they all in good woorth as ensamples to vs in waye of sufferaunce shall wee the● whiche say wee are Christians relinquish Christes barne because of the chaffe that is in it Shall wée break asunder the Lordes Net for the bad Fishes sake Shall wee quite forsake the Lordes flocke because of the Kiddes in the ende to bee put by Or shall we giue ouer the Lords house for the Vesselles of dishonour to bee reiected I meane shall wee so rashlie make hauocke and breache of the bonde of Charitie and peace heere among our selues as to seeke vengeance against a whole corporation for one members offence Against a whole familie for one mans fault Against the Father for the sonnes and against the Sonne for the Fathers trespasse Surelie me thinkes this outreacheth the limittes of all modestie and reason and yet hath it beene heretofore and is a thing at this instant most rife and vsuall among vs so that as I say if wee take not vp quicklie and grow to one among our selues by way 〈…〉 onstliation out of this same foule 〈…〉 ie weather of ours here at home 〈…〉 nimies abroad for their turne will 〈…〉 re me picke a faire haruest time 〈…〉 hich desolate visitatiō to vs ward 〈…〉 ord for his mercie sake deliuer vs 〈…〉 Forgiue saith our Sauiour and 〈…〉 ll be forgiuen This the Lordes 〈…〉 an t together with the commande 〈…〉 is all one in nature with that con 〈…〉 in his praier hard afore wherein 〈…〉 ght vs thus to say Lord forgiue 〈…〉 r trespasses as we forgiue them Mat. 6. 〈…〉 trespasse against vs. This same 〈…〉 sicut dimitttimus as we forgiue 〈…〉 slike not greatly that it should still 〈…〉 e it standing here in the praier but 〈…〉 it should be liuelie or carie anie 〈…〉 y at al with vs we allow not of that 〈…〉 ie saucs For when it should actu 〈…〉 e do our errand to almightie God 〈…〉 remission of our sinnes we thrust it 〈…〉 t by the shoulders and put it by this 〈…〉 fice as though it were vnfit for this 〈…〉 essage and yet none so fit as it nay 〈…〉 dare say more none fit but onelie it 〈…〉 or if this clause be left behind at home 〈…〉 ooke whosoeuer goeth vpon this our errand vnto almightie God for remission of sinnes is like to returne as emptie a● he went If we will then spéede of th●● message Dimitte nobis we must alwaie● aforehand send out this same Sicut dimittimus For this is one in deed which carieth his warrant about him and 〈…〉 will not be said nay Wherefore truely saith Augustine Vnusquisque talem indulgentiam accipiet a Deo qualem ostend● proximo That is Euerie one shall haue the like fauour beneuolence at Gods handes that he sheweth to his neighbour And this falleth flat with that saying in the Gospel If ye do forgiue men Mat. 6. their trespasses your heauenly Father will also forgiue you For why God Eccle. 2. is gracious and mercifull and forgiueth sins saueth in time of trouble This the Lordes indulgencie goodnes is couertly commended vnto vs by the storie of the prodigall sonne who being Luke 15. reclaimed was receiued into fauour againe as also by that parable of the seruant who ought ten thousand talents Mat. 18. and yet through humbling himselfe had all the whole debt forgiuen him And this same discharge acquittance from 〈…〉 handes is a thing worth gramer 〈…〉 therwise Dauid would neuer haue 〈…〉 Blessed is the man whose vnrigh 〈…〉 snesse is forgiuen whose sinne psal 32. 〈…〉 uered Besides this when we our 〈…〉 s forgiue our trespassers ther grow 〈…〉 lso thence a new forgiuenesse to vs 〈…〉 e that is other men by this means 〈…〉 the rather wonne to pardon and 〈…〉 e vs when we come within their 〈…〉 ger and fall into their hands This 〈…〉 as you sée is no robberie but a 〈…〉 ge such a change as we haue two 〈…〉 e the former at our death the o 〈…〉 efore the former celestiall the other 〈…〉 oral the one we haue immediately 〈…〉 God 's own hands and thother we 〈…〉 also frō him but yet mediately by 〈…〉 s meanes Two I say we haue for 〈…〉 and that is great vsurie yea good 〈…〉 rie but there is an other kind of vsu 〈…〉 lesse profitable and yet I feare me 〈…〉 re in practise but let that go for so 〈…〉 ll it and that for good dealing Séeing 〈…〉 en my brethren the benefit of peace 〈…〉 le forgiuenesse and reconsiliation a 〈…〉 ong our selues is thus behouefull 〈…〉 d necessarie both these wayes let vs not become like vnto that stone which being once hote can not possibly be colde againe Neither let vs resemble Sydera errantia the wandring Starres which being once at discord could neuer afterwardes agrée with the heauens but rather casting aside all debate and variance let vs by how much the more able we are be by so much the lesse willing to auenge our quarrels Debet enim nostrum vnusquisque quò magis nocere potest hoc minùs velle Euerie one of vs the more able he is the lesse willing he ought to be for to auenge his quarrel For as in our lot and abilitie there is nothing greater then that we may so in our good nature and humanitie there is nothing better

share in this cake who praied thus for the Iewes whose hearts brast for anger whose teeth gnashed at him whose handes stoned him to death Lord lay not this sin to their Acts. 7. charge Whereby it seemeth that hee was so mindfull to forgiue and to intreat the Lord for them that he left out and quit● forgot himselfe for wee read not here that hee praied for himselfe but for them at his last gaspe For when he had thus spoken he slept And yet may we rightly say that in this his praier for them was couertly included also another praier for himselfe for as our right hand by washing the left cannot misse but also bee washed againe so in praying for our enemies wee are alwayes on the surer hande to pray for our selues because wee are either copartners with them or els full possessours without them of the finall vse and benefite of that Prayer Wisely there 〈…〉 ealt Paul and his fellow Apostles 〈…〉 they tooke this innocent harme 〈…〉 course We are reuiled say they 1. Cor. 4. 〈…〉 yet we blesse we are persecuted 〈…〉 suffer it Wee are euil spoken of 〈…〉 yet we pray These coole complexio 〈…〉 emperate and heauenly wise men 〈…〉 well inough that soft fire made 〈…〉 ault That a gentle answer did prou 15. 〈…〉 ay displeasure that for a time 〈…〉 h they were dasht out of counte 〈…〉 ouercrowed yet in the end they 〈…〉 d either by patiēce ouercome their 〈…〉 ies as the foresaid Dauid without 〈…〉 edding by forhearing onely got 〈…〉 per hande of Saule or els if this 〈…〉 they happely failed of their hope 〈…〉 h would haue beene no more but a 〈…〉 hearts ease for them yet were they 〈…〉 e assured that on the other side they 〈…〉 d not miscarry but become coheirs 〈…〉 haue share and share like with the 〈…〉 intes in that great dole and rich re 〈…〉 rd in heauen promised by Christ him 〈…〉 fe to all them Which should be re 〈…〉 ed Matth. 5. persecuted and haue all ma 〈…〉 er of euill saide against them for 〈…〉 s names sake This they made reckoning of as the largest recompence though perhaps it might séem vnto them somwhat long in comming And thus after their ensample in hope of this heauenlie hire though we misse as misse we may of that other worldlie heartes case wee must also forbeare and forgiue all men whosoeuer haue doone or profered vs anie wrong For if wee doo not thus we● shall deale hardlie in respect of them and verie vnwiselie in regarde of our selues for as wee hold him as a foole and most fit for slauerie still who will not abide an houres imprisonment for a thousande yeares libertie And as wee doo account him an vnwise husbandman and woorthie himselfe to starue through hunger who refuseth to sowe that one bushell of grayne whiche within a while afterwardes woulde yeelde him a whole barnefull so likewise maye wee repute him an improuident straitlaced striplin and woorthie himselfe to smart for his extremitie who will not remit that one poore penie debt to his brother which woulde growe to bee a pounde in his 〈…〉 way at the handes of his father 〈…〉 thus I speake the rather meta 〈…〉 callie because it is the verie fi 〈…〉 in this text vsed by Christ him 〈…〉 deriued and drawen from Cre 〈…〉 s which were wont fréely to strike 〈…〉 f their debtbookes the names of 〈…〉 nable debtors and so likewise 〈…〉 wee to wipe awaye out of our 〈…〉 brances all mens iniuries what 〈…〉 for otherwise wee our selues 〈…〉 e without all redemption to lye 〈…〉 till the vttermost farthing which 〈…〉 we bee also paide The which 〈…〉 nd extreme requitall wee are fore 〈…〉 by Christ himselfe as thus If Math. 6. 〈…〉 oo not forgiue men theirs no 〈…〉 shall your heauenlie Father for 〈…〉 you your trespasses We may not 〈…〉 I say for any cause whatsoeuer 〈…〉 such broad way vnto malice and in 〈…〉 anitie as that we should account o 〈…〉 mens danger our owne securitie 〈…〉 er mens losse our own aduantage o 〈…〉 r mens dishonour our owne credit 〈…〉 er mens weaknes our own strength 〈…〉 d other mens ouerthrow our own vp 〈…〉 ng For in so doing wee shall become monsters whom nature hath no stroke in streames of a corrupt fountain branches of a rotten roote beames of a wrong Sunshine yea the verie ofspring of Satan and no true Christians And why The Lord no doubt who saieth The mountaines shal remoue and the hils shal fall down but my louing kindnes shall in no wise moue euen the same Lord I say looketh for some like louely agréement vnitie and mutuall kindnes againe at the handes of all of vs in some measure and proportion among our selues and therefore hée saieth A new Iohn 13. Commandement giue I you that as I haue loued you so ye loue one another This must bée our conformation to Christ herein must wée haue our resemblance with God in this must wée bée at vtter discorde and defiance with the Deuill yea thus must wée I say which bée true Gospellers countreymen and fellowe Christians inseparablie cleaue together as stones of one Temple orderly growe vp together as impes of one stocke louinglie agrée together as children of one mother and if néede bee whollie burn together as the leaues of one booke For 〈…〉 ng thus beset and besieged as wée 〈…〉 with manie both forren and do 〈…〉 ticall enemies our next way for 〈…〉 ipe them of all aduantage and 〈…〉 et the vpper hande in this gene 〈…〉 quarrell for Gods cause is peacea 〈…〉 héere at home among our selues 〈…〉 take vp all priuate matters of 〈…〉 burning and variance And that 〈…〉 se our owne vnitie is alwayes 〈…〉 nemies dissolution our own con 〈…〉 their disagréement and our own 〈…〉 full coherence their back cast and 〈…〉 rance in whatsoeuer mischieuous 〈…〉 se they haue either heretofore or 〈…〉 héereafter take in hande agaynst 〈…〉 Maiesties person and vs whom 〈…〉 Lorde as hée hath thus farre so 〈…〉 by his outstretched arme mightily 〈…〉 e and protect wée beséech him But 〈…〉 s my brethren wee which are all 〈…〉 one nation vnder one regiment 〈…〉 id all of one familie as it were like 〈…〉 relesse men for our owne safetie and the enemies confusion are verie far off from this same brotherlie affection for now a dayes the Courtier against his coequall the Preacher against his fellow Preacher the Citizen against his fellowe freeman the Commoner against his copartner the husbande against the wife the father against the sonne and the Mother against the daughter all and euerie one of these I say one against another yea for the least thing done amisse doo on euerie hande breath out vengeaunce and recompence Some doo it by bloodsheading in the streetes as the Courtier Some by defacing their fellowe labourers in the pulpits as the Preacher Some by annoying