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A59597	Two clean birds, or, The cleaning of the leper as it was unfolded in a sermon preached before the right honourable Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, Generall of the northern forces, and the most of his army, on the fifth day of February, 1642 (being the Lords day, and by his honor appointed to bee kept as a fast upon speciall occasion) at Selbie, in the West Riding of the county of Yorke / by Iohn Shaw, pastor to the church at Rotheram in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3031; ESTC R29354	29,441	41

ashes yea sinfull dust yea stranger a little courtesie to a stranger is much Ephes 2.12 Yea enemies now as Saul said a man would scarce spare his enemy how few keep how few dye for his enemie yea dead enemies Ephes 2.1 5. especially considering that he knew how ill wee deserved this how little many would profit by it how much contemne how ill requite it adde to all this how voluntary and free no way compelled all this was John 10.17 18. So as though hee knew hee should die at Jerusalem yet hee would goe thither though hee knew and foretold that Judas would betray him yet hee meetes him when Peter advised him to save himselfe he rebukes Peter and when they asked him if he was the Christ he denyed not but witnested a good confession was there ever love like this love who heares this but will breake out and say his mercy his mercy endures for ever behold his free scarlet love Againe Christs savoury obedience hee expressed in that hee observed the whole Law fulfilled all righteousnesse Mat. 3.15 Kept the Ceremoniall Law was circumcised the eight day and offered for his offering according to the Ceremoniall Law Hee kept the Judiciall Law in being subject and obedient to their Magistrates Lawes Kept the Morall Law every point of it in both Tables for the Object with his whole man heart tongue and life for the Subject and all his life for continuance yea denyed himselfe and performed the most difficult points Behold Christs savoury Obedience Psal 51.7 9. The third part is the preparation of these Materials for and application of these to the Leper The dying bird noting Christs humanity must be killed over an earthen vessell full of running water so that the bloud of the slaine bird must fall into and be mingled with the water in the vessell This water and bloud typified that which Saint John expresseth to have beene fulfilled when water and bloud came out of Christs side John 19.34 Noting our justification by his bloud our sanctification by the water 1 John 5.6 It must be running water from a fountaine not pond or puddle water that dries up in summer but a fountaine of mercy in Christ that flows continually for the Churchesuse Zac. 13.1 Heb. 9.14 The earthen vessels are the Ministers of the Gospell so Saint Paul expounds it 2 Cor. 4.7 though poore men like your selves yet wee hold out to you most pretious treasure even the ●●●●irs of Christ for the justification and Sanctification of his church Its Gods way that Christ should be revealed to us by these earthen vessells and not by Angels God sent not the Angell to teach the Eunuch but the Angell was sent to the earthen ●●ssell Philip that he might hold out the water and bloud to the ●thiopian Act. 8.26 35. If a Devill should come with a fire-brand ●●t of hel● it would not doe us so much good as the teaching by earthen vessels Dives in his humane invention thought the former way the better Luke 16.27 30. that if one come from Heaven they would repent but God that appoints the end and gives the blessing must onely appoint the meanes Luke 16.29 31. which is not to speak to us by himselfe Deut. 5.25 28. nor Angell nor Divell but to hold out Christ with all his benefits to us in and by earthen vessels take heed how you despise on Ministery our Prophesying 1 Thes 5.19 20. because though we are poore Vessels yet we hold out Pretious treasure look not upon our out-side only as they on Christ Is not this the Carpenter are not his kin●ed here with us Marke 6.2 3. for he that despiseth our Ministery despiseth not man but the Ordinance of God Thes 4.8 and 5.13 for in so doing you contemn this pretions water and bloud and put away eternall life Act. 13.46 The living Bird must be dipt in the bloud of the dead Bird ere the Leper be sprinkled noting to us that hee that must save us from sin must not onely bee God nor onely man but both joyned together God and Man for our redemption 1 Tim. 2.5 Man to suffer death for God could not dye God to conquer death for mere man could not Man because man had sinned God because God was offended c. yet as the corner-stone hee might reconcile together in one both God and Man Phil 2.6 7 8. Ephes 2.16 Yet all this will not do the Leper any good except it be sprinkled upon applyed to him so v. 7 the Priest must besprinkle the Leper seven times shadowing hereby b●th to Jew and Gentile that Christs comming from Heaven shedding his bloud sing againe and flying away to Heaven will not clense any soule not ●u●e any Leper though in it self a sufficient Plaister except we be sprinkled with it except it be applyed to us Fourthly but when a poor leprous sinner is once cleansed converted called justified c. when he is thus besprinkled with Christs merits may hee now live as he list no see the fourth part of the Text viz. the cleansed Lepers conversation he must shave off his experements all his hair of head beard c. wash his flesh and cloths offer sacrifice c. v. 8 9 10. he must still be pumping out corruption fighting daily 1 Tim. 1.19 mortifie the deeds of the flesh Rom. 8.13 be daily cleansing himself from all pollution both of flesh and spirit 2 Cor. 7.1 and shave off that supersiuity of naughtinesse and wash away that filthinesse that stickes close to the best James 1.21 If any poor captive soul marry with the God of Israel Jesus Christ there must be pairing of nails and shaving of haire as the captive Maid did that married a man of Israel Deut. 21.12 and be daily sacrificing and sowing to the spirit G●ll. 6.7 Having now somewhat opened these four precious streams that water this garden of God Gen. 2.10 let me like a man that hath run up a great hill and thereby himself out of breath look down a little upon the Text and draw from every part one observation like so many buckets full of these cleer streams to water the lambs of Christ Obser 1. And first from the pollution or defilements observe that sinne is a most filthy loathsome evill the ceremoniall type or shadow is gone but the substance or thing signified therby viz. the filthinesse of sinne that still concernes both Jew and Gentile the Jewish shell is broke but the kernall hath a lasting morality yet as all the types of Christ came far short of Christ the Antitype so all these pollutions come far short of the filth of sinne which they signified Those sinnes which men count but jests or toyes how basely doth the Scripture style them i. e. Covetousnesse which men call good husbandry the Scripture calls filthy lucre Tit. 1.7 wanton talk which men call mirth and je●ing the Scripture calls filthy communication Coll. 3.8 filthinesse and foolish talking Ephes 5.4 yea the filthinesse of the Daughter of Sion Isa 4.4 abomination Lev.

18.22 pollutions of the world 2 Pet. 2 22. See what the Scripture compares it to to the vomit of dogs to wallowing in the mire c. 2 Pet. 2.22 nay sinne is far worse then all mire and dirt for 1 that can but defile the body the cask the shall but sinne defiles the spirituall invisible and immortall pretious soul which is a spirit 2. All the dirt in the world cannot ●ake a man one jot more ugly or loathsome in Gods eyes 3. It cannot shut a man out of heaven or shut him in the everlasting ●●rboiles within the bars of Hell Job 17.16 but sinne can doe all this see how God esteemes of it surely as an abominable thing Psal 14.1 hates it perfectly Psal 5.5 and 45.7 Revel 2.6 See what good men so far as they are renewed think of it Surely it s a very death to them Rom. 7.24 who shall deliver me from the body of this death Ephes 2.12 1 Tim. 5.6 1 John 3.14 they esteeme of it as darknesse Rom. 13.12 Eph. 5.11 1 Thes 5.4 much worse then that ninth plague of Egypt Exod 10.21 22. there through the want of Sun Moon and Star-light from above and fire and candle-light from below Wisd 17.5 17. both naturall artificiall and through the condensating of the foggy Aire it was so darke that no man had any mind to rise from his seat not that the Aire was so thick they coald not rise Exod. 10.23 for then would it have hindred their breathing for three dayes together which caused Famine and being terrified with their owne consciences Wisd 17.14 15. and evill spirits vexing them that while Psal 78. v. 49. it was indeed a very sore plague oh but sinue is worse chaining the soule to the Divell starving and famishing it and that not for three dayes but for many yeeres yea oft-times to all eternity where not onely conscience and evill spirits vexe but rend and tear for ever Sinne is worse then the most stinging crosses they are of Gods making and ●ending Amos 3.6 they are onely opposite to my particular good bonummei but sinne is opposite to that universall good bonum Dei sinne is worse then the Divell for it caused him to be so ill as he is that which differenceth the lowest Divell from the highest Angell is sinne take that away and hee is a glorious Angell again yet all the water at Noahs floud and all the fire at the day of judgement cannot do it Sinne is worse then Hell for Hell is of Gods making as a prison to the contemners of his great mercy and his dear Son Sinne not so Reas 1. And no wonder for 1. sinne comes from a filthy Fountain that stinking Sodome of mans deceitfull heart Mat. 15. Jam. 15.1 In the Angels and Adam at the first there was no sinne they were justified by inherent righteousnesse but now c. Reas 2. It hath a filthy father and furtherer the Divell 1 John 〈◊〉 8. John 8.44 Reas 3. It leades to a filthy end and company Divells in Hell Reas 4. It hath filthy effects it defiled heavenly Angels and holy Adam of great Kings it made poor base slaves much worse then for the highest Nebuchadnezzar to become a beast it defile● men and women many by Creation and to look upon most pretty fine sweet amiable and comely men and women yet of this filthinesse of sinne become most ugly and loathsome creatures yea such as the Scriptures calls vipers Mat. 3.7 Scorpions Ezek. 2.6 Spiders and Cocatries Isa 59.5 Wolves Beares Lyons Leopards Isa 11. Thornes Briars Brambles Thistles Isa 10.17 Ezek. 2.6 Judg. 9.14 Mat. 7.6 yea Divels John 6.70 what a wofull thing would it be if any of you had a child having a head like a Bear● feet like a dog c. oh it s far better to be a Beast then to bee like a Beast by living in beastly filthy sinnes when a Beast dyes it ends but when a wicked man dyes he begins his everlasting misery Luther in his notes on the fourth Commandement tells a remarkeable Story viz. that two great Cardinalls riding together to the Counsell of Constance in their Journey they espye● Shepheard in the fields exceedingly mourning one of them much pittying him ●ides to him askes him why he wept the Shepheard being much urged tells him I looking upon this Toad considered that I had never plaised God as I ought for making 〈◊〉 such an excellent creature as man reasonable and comely and not such a deformed Toad as this seeing both were made of th● dust how glad and thankfull was this poore shepheard th●● God made him a man and not a ●oade the head and not the tay of the creation and sure so it is a very great mercy wee doe noblesse God enough for these common favours when Pharoah th● greatest King then alive that wee reade of had been seven day● without water and three dayes without light the want of which were the first and ninth of Egypts great plagues and we reade n●● expresly that any other of the tenne plagues lasted but one day 〈◊〉 Pharoah was then able to prize common mercies at a high ra●● but yet it is much better for one to have beene a Toade or any ●●●ther base creature then to bee a man with an eternall and reasonable soule if he live and dye in his sins voyd of grace Should 〈◊〉 a man going up and downe the streete having frogs or ser●●●ts in his belly it would be thought a wofull and lamentable 〈◊〉 oh how much more to be full of unrighteousnesse and noysomeraigning lusts Rom. 1.29 3.13 19 it is fin alone that defiles man and every part of man Rom. 3.13 19. Mat. 15.19 20. defiles his chiefe part his heart Jer. 17.9 his words Mat. 15.18 his actions Pro. 15.8 9. both sacred Pro. 21.27 Psal 109.7 Heb. 4. 1 Cor. 11.27 29. his prayer sacrifice hearing Isa 1.16 and his civill actions Pro. 21.4 the very plowing of the wicked c. yea all Tit. 1.15 as all that the Leper sato on spit on touched c. was defiled Lev. 16.16 Hag. 2.13 yea he that touched a Leper c. So sin defiles the very land and place where it raignes as Paradise Sodome c. Psol 107.34 But I forget too much your important affaires and pressing necessities this day give me leave to coast upon an Use or two and I will post to the next Vse 1 This discovers themiserable estate of every one of us by nature King and Subject Lord and Lady Magistrate Minister c. we are all born Lepers like the poore helplesse infant polluted in its bloud Ezek. 16.6 there is no better amongst us Men talke much but it s only a talke of their good nature there was never any such thing since the fall of Adam and not only an arme or foot defiled or here or there a spot but from the head to the foot every part is full