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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47283	Ichabod: or, Five groans of the church: Prudently foreseeing, and passionately bewailing her second fall: Threatened by these five dangerous, though undiscerned, miscarriages that caused her first: Viz. [bracket] 1. Undue ordination, 2. Loose prophaness, 3. Unconscionable symony, 4. Careless non-residence, 5. Encroaching pluralities. Humbly presented to her supreme head and governour, the kings most excellent majesty, and his great council, the Parliament of England.; Ichabod.	Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.	1663 (1663)	Wing K264A; ESTC R22531	49,473	66

best sort of Commons ●allow only such Ceremonies as make religious Duties not more pious but more conspicuous not more sacred but more solemn not more spiritual and holy but more visible imitable and exemplary to quicken my children to allure others to instruct and edefie all 5. Are ye offended with my Canons and Injuctions Is it fit that a few men whom Order and Policy hath made inferiour to others as the Rulers and Representatives of the whole society should prefer their own private Opinions and Judgements before the well-advised Results the learned Counsels the pious Endeavours and solemn Sanctions of so many eminent for piety prudence integrity publick influence and just Authority 6. Are my solemne Fasts and Feasts your grievances those solemn remembrances of Gods mercy to men in Christ celebrated with prayer praises preaching and communicating to Gods glory and all sober Christians improvement according to the known president of the Jews and the general practise of the Christian Church What harme is there is some good men observing a day observe it to the tho Lord and others not observing a day observe it not to the Lord 7. Do you-resent my Endeavours for Unity and Uniformity Alas I desire onely that men sincerely worship one true God and pro●ess the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ that they may be partakers of the gifts and graces of the blessed Spirit and may have an holy communion with that adorable T●inity and with one another in love and charity as Christians enjoying the noblest life the sweetest society and most heavenly ●raternity imitating God emulating Angels Children and expectants of happinesse Partakers of grace and daily preparing for eternal Glory that all men who have been called baptized and instructed by lawful Ministers here in the mysteries and duties of the Gospel may make a joynt and publick profession of the Christian Faith and Reformed Religion in the name and as the sense of the whole Nation grounded upon the holy Scripture guided also and administred by that uniforme order due authority and holy Ministry for Worship and Government which according to the mind of Christ the pattern of the Apostles and the practise of all primitive Churches hath been lawfully established by the wisdome and consent of all Estates in this Kingdome for Gods honour the Churches safety the publick peace and the common good of souls 8. Doe I not allow you a just liberty to dot such things constantly and chearfully which are most proper and advantagious to the nature and excellency of men to think what is true to do what is fit and enjoy what is just in reference to God others and your selves I have taken from you no liberty but that of doing evil you are at liberty to enjoy all the comforts priviledges and Ordinances which Christ hath instituted in an holy order and regular way for private or publick good and to hope for that reward and crown which God the righteous Judge hath promised those that persevere in well doing My highest aim is that you may have liberty to exercise a good conscience void of offence towards God and towards man that they may willingly in all things live honestly 9. Are ye displeased with my Members Alas innocent men they pursue after the knowledge of and communion with God in order to a rational religious spiritual gracious perfect and unchangeable life enjoying themselves in the blessed enjoyment of God the enjoyment of whom satisfieth all their desires rewards all their duties requites all their sufferings compleats all their happiness crowns and perfects true Religion They endeavour that on earth which they hope for in heaven viz. a right knowledge and a willing performance which as reasonable they owe for ever to God their Maker Preserver and Redeemer in Christ. With this religious frame and temper of which themselves only are consciencious they prepare for a glorious and blessed immortality with a sincerity of heart and uprightness of conversation which hath no other Rule but Gods Word no other End but Gods Glory no other Comfort but the Constancy of this Disposition to their Lives end Innocent men they look for one common Salvation they use one common Sacrament they professe one Faith and Rule of Holinesse they have one Gracious Temper the same inward sense of Duty and Devotion they walk in the same order with the Catholick Church over the face of the earth 10. Doe you envy me my Patrimony and Maintenance what the Law of God allows me what the Gospel hath provided me what the piety of elder times hath bestowed upon me what good Kings Peers and people of their own endowed me with freely honouring the Lord with their substance that they that served the Altar might live by the Altar O why may not my children who attend the Gospel live by the Gospel since they attend a Ministry as venerable in its Mysteries as clear in its Doctrine as glorious in its chief Minister Iesus as painful to it's Ministers and as comfortable to pious and devout souls as the Ministry of the Law Why are you offended that they of my children that are taught should communicate to them of my children that teach in every good thing 11. Do you envy my just Power and Authority whereby with the wisdome gravity and integrity of such men as are invested with that power I may chekc all abuses and disorders in the Church and by a well ordered discipline I may recover my self to my former glory and renown for which I was spoken of throughout the world 12. Doe you except against the private infirmities the personal failings of my Bishops and Ministers as lesse strict and unblameable in their lives less painful in thir calling lesse prudent in their undertakings or lesse compassionate in their Government though all the world knoweth that within me Learning flourisheth Knowledge multiplyeth Grace aboundeth ●xcellent Preaching thriveth Sacraments are duelie administred the fruits of Gods spirit are mightihe diffused hospitable Kindness is exercised Christian charity is main●ained plain heartednesse and goods works are emi●●ent though I know the Christian world cannot shew men more eminent then some of my Clergy are for well-weighed knowledge for Christian Courage and Patience for sincere piety for indefatigable industry for Care and Vigilancie for exemplary Vertue for sound Doctrine useful Writing prudent Governing for a firm Co●stancy for fatherly I●●●ructions charitable Corrections and imitable Conversations who guide the people without any allowed ●centiousnesse in conversation any undecency in Devotion any irregularitie in Administration in all which according to the ●acred direction of Gods Word according to the heave●lie assistance of Gods spirit through Faith in Jesus Christ they ●each them to worship the only true God who is blessed for ever as the admirable instruments of Gods glory and the good of mens souls teaching them a fruitful and effectual Faith a sound and judicious Knowledge an hearty and sincere Love a discreet and prudent Zeal a

needs justifie Malice it self Must you needs justifie what Uncharitableness it self durst not suggest against you Doe you hear what they say There there go your Ministers If you he●r not what they say see what you are You are the salt of the earth if the salt now loose its favour wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be troden under foot of men You are the salt yet how unsavoury you are the light of the world and do you walk as children of light are you burning are you shining lights Oh your carelesnesse Oh your indifferency in matter of Religion Oh how negligently you doe the work of the Lord while you know God is serious in the Word he speaks in the Judgements he afflicts in the Mercies he bestows When you know Christ is serious in redeeming souls the holy Spirit is serious in sanctifying them the Devil is serious in undoing them the whole Creation is serious round about you How you Triflle with immortal souls how you play with the great and terrible work of the Ministrie how formallie you do pray how unconcernedlie you do preach how vainlie and unprofitablie do you discourse how unevenlie do you walk What do you speak for Eternitie doe you preach for Immortalitie Are you sent of God are you here to save souls and yet Gallio-like care for none of those things Wo is me to see you walk in the counsel of the ungodly stand in the way of sinners and sit in the seat of the s●o●nful whose delight should be in the L●w of the Lord in whose law you should meditate day and night What the same man laugh at Religion and preach it the same soul Droll upon serious Holinesse in company and yet urge it in the great Congregation What perswade men to vertue in the Pulpi● and laugh men out of it in the Parlour Where is that serious Holinesse that crowned that solemn Gravi●ie that adorned that severe Vertue that advanced my sober Ministers my Reverend Pastors and holie men Where is thy pious Spi●i● devo●t HALL where is thy gracious Temper excellent VSHER where is thy even and setled Frame serious HAMMOND where is thy vertuous 〈◊〉 Famous MORTON where is thy rationall well-weighed and sta●ed soul O venera●le SANDERSON In England as in Rama there is a voice heard lamenta●ion and weeping and great mourning I as Rachel weeping for my excellent children but they are 〈◊〉 Wo is me for your Covetousness O ye my sons than you in●●●uct men for another world yet lo●k not beyond this t●●e you who are sent to teach men to live by faith should ye● live by sense that you who teach faith the ●vidence of th●ngs not seen should yet eye onlie the things which are seen Oh shame self-denyal is the great dutie you enjoyne self-seeking is the great sin you are guiltie of Love not the world is one of the most rem●rkable Axiomes of our Religion Love the world is the considerablest rule of your lives I have coveted no mans silver or gold saith the Apostle Oh what ●y you I seek not yours but you saith he I se●k not you but yours say yo● Neither at any time used I a cloak for covetousnesse God is my witnesse saith the Apostle Oh what you have done God and men are witness Give me the souls saith Abraham take thou the goods Give us the goods say you take you the souls Is to live to Christ in this sense thy gain is to die to him thy advantage Alas Alas Oh your debauched courses you vile and sordid souls An holy Calling and an unholy Life Spirituall persons and yet live after the flesh a clean Garment and an unclean heart servants of God and yet servants of sin reverend in your Function and yet shameful in your Lives a Minister and yet given to Wine a Priest and yet wanton in holy Orders and yet in riotous Disorder walk circumspectly and yet reel a man devoted to the Study and the Closet in chambering and wantonnesse conversation in heaven and in Ale-houses and Taverns studie Eternity and yet trifle away time stand at the Communion of Saints yet sit down in the company of scorners Oh these things ought not to be Thus vile you are and yet you are proud thus dishonouring your selves and yet ambitious Learne of me said Christ for I am meek and lowly Look upon you you are proud and Lordly I made you Ministers for the service of souls you advance your selves to be Rulers I taught every soul of you to be subject you are impatient of subjection Humility and meeknesse was the glory of my Ministers haugh●ness and pride is your shame Were you raised by the favour of God and men lately to be high now God remembred and man pi●ied you in your low estate God will remember and man will punish you in your high estate You humbled your selves and you were exalted you exalt your selves and you may be made low Oh the pride that composeth your Sermons that contrives your designes that fills your thoughts that for meth your countenances that 〈◊〉 the Accents and Emphasis on your Words that o●dereth your Habit modelle●h your Gestures that makes you aim at your se●ves in all you do and forget God when you should aim at God and forget your selves Shall Ministers that bring men to Heaven live in pride that cast Angels to Hell You are proud poor souls and ye must be contentious too Ambass●dours of peace ye are yet in strife and envie you profess a Gospel of peace yet what emulation what wr●th Christ lest peace among you when he went to Heaven shall he find peace when he returns from Heaven Oh no though Religion obligeth you to peace although divisions have undone us although Truth be almost lost the power of Godliness be decayed good men be grieved I be endangered though enemies be enc●uraged and Atheism be promoted by your unhappy differences yet still you quarrel still you dispute Why doe you strive seeing ye are brethren Have you not one God have you not one Faith have you not one Baptism have you not one Hope Oh why do you not keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace why these jealousies these fears th●s● distances these bitternesses I mark them which cau●e divisions contrary to the truth and peace I always owned and shall avoid them Bishop Vsher proposed what was moderate you hearkned not Bishop Davenant writ peaceablie you read him not Bishop Sanderson offered modestly you regarded him not many sober men offered healing Principles agreeable to the Concessions on all hands yet they are neglected God himself united you in your miseries yet you disagree in your judgements he joined you in sufferings yet you divide your selves in his service O tell it not in G●th publish it not in Askelon that Ministers of the Gospell disagree among themselves and head and lead their people to disagreements What shall