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A56902 The dead prophet yet speaking a funeral sermon preached at Plaisterers-Hall, Feb. 15, 1690, to the Church of Christ there, upon the sad occasion of the decease of their late Reverend Pastor, Mr. John Faldo / by John Quick ... Quick, John, 1636-1706. 1691 (1691) Wing Q206; ESTC R38018 15,021 42

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it with joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you And 1 Tim. 5.17 Let the Elders that Rule well be counted worthy of double honour especially they who labour in the Word and Doctrine I 'll not meddle with that Controversie whether in the Church there be such an Officer distinct from the Pastor as the Ruling Elder I have told my poor thoughts about it elsewhere 't is certain the Pastor is a Ruler in the Church of God no Civil Officer he is a Spiritual Officer not a Magistrate but a Minister we Preach our selves your Servants for Christ's sake we are not the Lord 's of your Faith but the Helpers of your Joy our Ministery is not a Saecular Magistracy But tho' we be Spiritual Fathers your Shepherds and Elders in Office in the House of God who are more slighted disesteemed and disobeyed So far are Church-members from giving their Pastors their double that they deny them their single Honour Brethren the honour of our Ministery and Office must be vindicated We have received it for your Edification We encroach not upon your just Liberties but take you heed of invading ours of overthrowing God's establisht Mound and ancient Landmarks That Eminent Godly Minister of the Lord Jesus old Mr. Wilson of Boston in New-England called this sin Koraism For lying upon his Death-bed and being visited by the Preaching Elders of that Famous Colony they desired that he would solemnly declare unto them what he conceived were those sins which provoked the displeasure of God against the Countrey he then told them That among others Corahism was none of the least which he thus explained When people rise up as Corah against their Ministers or Elders as if they took too much upon them when indeed they do but rule for Christ and according to Christ yet said he 't is nothing for a Brother to stand up and oppose without Scripture or Reason the Doctrine and Word of the Elder saying I am not satisfied Oh! what a sad account shall we give of such Children Sheep and Members of ours unto the Lord Jesus when in the day of Judgment we shall be askt by him for we must give an account as for our selves so for you also How fare my Sheep committed to your Care and Charge in yonder Wilderness How did you leave them when you left the World My Brethren what answer do you think we shall return unto our Lord and Judge concerning you We tremble to think the truth the sad truth we must then relate unto him of the Pride and Self-conceitedness of the Stubbornness Perverseness and Untractableness of the Unbelief and Disobedience of a multitude of our Hearers and Church-Members I speak it Brethren with Tears that I fear we shall cry as the Prophet did Lord who hath believed our report Isa 53.1 Chap. 65.2 And to whom hath the Arm of the Lord been revealed And all the day long have we stretched out our hands to a Gain saying and Rebellious People They have despised both our Persons and Doctrine As soon as negligent Hearers are admonished by us of their Duty and delinquent Members reproved by us for their sins they fly in our Faces leave our Communion rail at us and revile us vomiting out the worst of Lies against us as if we were the worst of Men. To whom shall we speak and give warning that they may hear Behold their Ear is uncircumcised Jer. 6.10 and they cannot hearken Behold the Word of the Lord is unto them a reproach they have no delight in it I know this hath sate near the Hearts of several of God's Ministers both formerly and of later times and filled them with unspeakable grief to the shortning of their days If you stand fast in God and the practice of Godliness we live we have the end and design and desire of our Life for this we wish and labour for even your perfection Our Hearts Desire and Prayer is that you may be saved And we preach warning every Man and teaching every Man in all Wisdom that we may present every Man perfect in Christ Jesus But if instead of this you will retain your old sins and slight our Counsels and render our poor Labours ineffectual and unsuccessful tho' this will pierce our Souls to the quick and over-whelm us with grief to the shortning of our Lives yet let me be bold to tell you such wicked ones shall answer for it unto the Supream Judge and the Judge is now at the Door Vse 2. Are Godly Ministers Mortal Creatures Then serve your selves of them whilst you have them Jesus Christ hath given us to you for the service of your Souls As I said but now so I repeat it again we preach our selves your Servants for Christ's sake make use of us then for your Souls good God hath tinded us up poor Lamps poor Candles in the Golden Candlesticks of our Churches receive Light and Heavenly Instruction from us We desire to guide you by the Divine Councils and to feed you with the Coelestial Manna and do bring unto you the best news in the World the glad-tydings of Salvation O! let our Persons our Message be acceptable to you How beautiful are the Feet of them that publish the glad-tydings of Salvation You should say unto us as Laban did to Abraham's Servant for we come unto you upon the like Errand to Espouse and Marry you unto Christ Come in ye blessed of the Lord wherefore stand you without When the Jesuites first came into Portugal they were called the Apostles of Portugal and entertained with all imaginable honour Strange that a Crew of self-seeking and deceiving Idolaters should be caressed and Embraced and the Ambassadors of Christ stand waiting and weeping without at your Doors We are Sirs Christs Ambassadors and we come upon this Errand to you and beseech you to listen to it to reconcile you unto God You are by nature his Enemies and 't is very dangerous for you O! become his Friends Be you reconciled unto God And the rather do this because you shall not have us always with you We are Mortal we are dying now whilst we are living and preaching to you My Race is well nigh run my Work is well nigh finished the Sands in the Glass of my Life are almost out Walk in the Light whilst you have the Light The Prophets don't live for ever Quest But how shall we use and serve our selves of our Ministers Answ 1. Be swift to hear slow to wrath God hath made us Preachers and you Hearers we should not preach to empty Houses and naked Walls Church-members should be ordinarily Hearers of their own Ministers Neglect no opportunities that you can conveniently have and spare for this Duty If we are to preach in season and out of season to be instant in Exhortation and Doctrine you must lend us your Ears Blessed are they that watch at Wisdoms Gates and wait daily at the Posts of her Doors 2.