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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02793	Two godlie and learned sermons, preached at Manchester in Lancashire before a great audience, both of honor and vvoorship. The first, containeth a proofe of the subtill practises of dissembling neuters, and politique worldlings. The other, a charge and instruction, for all vnlearned, negligent, and dissolute ministers: and an exhortation to the common people, to seeke their amendment, by prayer, vnto God. By Simon Harward, preacher of the woord of God, and Maister of Arte, late of Newe Colledge in Oxfoord.	Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.	1582 (1582)	STC 12924; ESTC S112568	108,746	262

them the dew of his holy spirite and make them fruitefull labourers in his Haruest that they may not gather with the one hand and scatter with the other but labour profitably with bothe hands bothe with worde and life Tit. 2.7 1. Tim. 4.16 Exod. 28.3 with Vrim and Thummim with light and perfection with exhortation and conuersation And héere cōmeth in the last part which conteyneth the dutie bothe of Minister and people to flie vnto God by prayer that séeing the Haruest is great and the labourers are but few we should praye vnto the Lorde of the Haruest to sende foorth labourers into his Haruest where firste we must learne what those labourers were for whom our sauiour would haue them pray to be sent foorth into the Lords Haruest They are set downe all in one verse by Saint Paule Ephe. 4.11 some Apostles some Prophets others Euangelists others Pastors to the knitting together of the Saints to the worke of the Ministrie and to the building of the body of Christ The seauen Popish orders Then to be a labourer in the Lordes Haruest is not to chaunt and bleat in Quiers it is not to iangle the Bels and to looke to the Vestery as was in time past the office of the Porter it is not to reade and singe lessons and to hallow bread and all greene fruite as was the charge of the Reader it is not to Charme or to Coniure as was the office of the Exorcist it is not to carye Candlesticks and light Tapers as the Acolites it is not to prouide water against Masse to wash the corporasse clothes to vow chastity to giue the Chalice couer to the Deacon as the Subdeacons it is not to serue at the Altar to read the Gospell for the quick and the dead as was wickedly placed for the office of Deacons it is not to mumble vp Masses and to offer vp sacrifice for the quick and the dead as the shaueling Priests it is not to sit Imperiously with the Maiesty of a Triple Crowne and to dispose kingdoms nor to beare a Crosier staffe and blesse and challenge power to giue the holy Ghoste remit sinnes at their owne pleasure as the Pope and his Bishops it is not to weare a Cardinals Hat nor to lyue vnto themselues and their own bellies as the swimish Cloister mē Abbots Priors Munkes Friers it is not to serue mēs humors as elbow Chaplaines but to be a labourer in the Lords Haruest is Phil. 2.25 Act. 14.14 1. Cor. 11.4 Actes 13.1 Actes 21.8 2. Tim. 4.5 to feede the flocke of Christe with the heauenly foode of his blessed worde as did the Apostles Prophets and Euangelists in the primitiue Church as is now required of Pastors such Elders or Bishops which are appointed as watchmē ouer certain flocks congregations to rule and gouerne the same by the preaching of the Gospell Tit. 1.5.7 Actes 20.28 by the administring of the Sacraments by the exercising of Ecclesiasticall discipline of the Doctors whose charge is especially to expound the right sence vnderstāding of the Scriptures to instruct those which are Catechumenoi in the points principles of christiā religiō But what néede we of these Pastors Doctors Obiectio 1 séeing that the holy ghost is promised to be our Doctor Iohn 16.13 Ioel. 2.28 to leade vs into all truth I answer that although it be the peculiar office of the holy Ghost to lighten vs within to lead vs into all trueth yet the outward Ministerie of the word is necessary because God vseth the same as an inferiour a secōdary mean to bring vs therunto The light of the sū cā nothing helpe blinde eyes nor the lowdenes of the sound profit deafe eares no more cā the word pearce the hardnes of the hart vnlesse it be mollified by Gods holy spirite but bothe must goe together firste to haue the eyes opened and then the Sunne to shine and giue light and therfore the spirite of God and his word are by Christ bothe ioyned together when he saithe to his Disciples Iohn 15.26 the Comforter shall come and teache you all things Quaecunque dixi vobis whatsoeuer I haue tolde you where you sée how with the working of the holy ghost he ioyneth his worde No Text no glose no Scripture no spirite What then shall we say to that place of Saint Iohn Ye knowe all things Obiectio 2 1. Ioh. 2.20.27 the annointing which ye haue receaued dwelleth with you and you neede not that any man should teache you therefore it should séeme to be néedelesse to haue any labourers in the Lords Haruest But Iohn writeth not this vnto them to signifie that they had no néede of teaching for then to what purpose should he haue written his Epistle vnto them if they had no néede of teaching but he sheweth them that they were not rude Scholers and altogether ignoraunt but well skilled and of great knowledge in the matters which he propounded vnto them and therefore that he did not so at large set foorth these points as though they were altogether vnknowne vnto them but that he did onely bring these things to minde that they might remember them as Peter saythe 2. Peter 1.12 I will not be negligent to put you alwayes in remembraunce of these things though that ye haue knowledge and be established in the present trueth Another doubt may arise of that place in Ieremie where the Lorde saithe thus Obiectio 3 And they shall teache no more euery man his neighbour Ierem. 31.34 and euery man his brother saying Know ye the Lord for they shall know me from the least euen to the greatest this is ment of the state of the Church vnder the new Testamēt therefore there néedeth no labourers in this haruest I answer that indéede God maketh there a comparison betwixt the people vnder the Lawe and the other vnder the Gospell that the light of the Gospell of Christe should be common and familiar vnto all whereas in the law it was darkely figured by tipes and shadowes But he sayeth not simplye that there shall neede no more teaching but he addeth saying Know the Lord they shall no more néede to be taught the first A.B.C. and first Principles of Christian religion Gala. 4.1 as the old fathers which were as yonge Children ignorant of the first rudiments but they shall haue greater knowledge and yet notwithstanding diligently indeuour to go forwarde more and more Isa 2.3 and say as is in the Prophet Come and let vs go vp into the Mountaine of the Lorde into the house of the God of Iacob and he will teach vs his wayes then this is a perpetuall decrée and ordinaunce of Christ vnder the Gospell that his people should be taught from time to time Rom. 10.14 that so● faithe may come by hearing and hearing by the worde preached and because none can preache vnlesse

lyfe and all shall be iudged at the last day of the same Iudge wtout respect of persons And therefore let there bée no contention amonge vs wée are fellow-seruantes we are Brethren Dauid compareth Loue to the precious oyntment which was powred vpō Aarons head Psal 133 2. running downe vpon the Bearde and from thence vnto skirts of his clothing Signifiyng thereby that loue can neuer be in the borders of the Garment that is in the common people vnlesse it first be in the heads that is in the Maiestrats Ministers therefore that it ought first to be powred vpō Aarons head vppon the Rulers of the common wealth and vppon the Ministers of the Church of God least the heades beinge infected the whole body be the worse for it we especially ought to take héede that wée agrée one with another comfort one another assist one another as it were goe hand in hand together in the worke of the Lord. Againe in that the Disciples were sent out by two and two we are to consider the equalytie which ought to be in the Ministers of the word of God Christ graunteth to none of them any prymacie or supremacye but sendeth thē forth with equall authoritie two by two Apoc. 21.14 The Church is said to haue twelue foundations the twelue Apostles of the Lambe where Peter is made no head corner stone but all the Apostles equaly Eph. 2.22 foundations as Paul sayth Ye are built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Iesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe corner Stone And our Sauiour seemeth to signifie an equallity when he saithe Math. 19.28 that they shall sit vpon twelue Thrones iudging the twelue Tribes of Israell And a little after when the rest of the Apostles beganne to disdaine Iames and Iohn he reprooued thē saying Math. 20.25 The Lords of the Gentils haue dominion ouer them and they are great and exercise authoritie but it shall not be so among you but whosoeur will be great among you let him be your seruaunt and whosoeuer will be chiefe among you let him be your Minister euen as the sonne of man came not to be serued but to serue Mat. 28.19 and to giue his life for the raunsome of many And when he gaue vnto them the commission and authoritie of their Apostleship he gaue it equally and generally to them all saying Go therefore and teach all nations Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost And Saint Iohn saithe Ioh. 20.19.22 that Christe stoode in the midst of his Disciples and sayde Receaue the holy Ghoste who so euers sinnes ye remitte they are remitted and who so euers sinnes ye retaine they are retayned He leaned not to Peter nor to Iames nor to Iohn but stoode in the midst of them neither did hée giue the authoritie of binding and loosinge particulerly to Peter but generally to them all and when the holy Ghost came doune in clouen tongues Act. 2.3 like fyre the Text sayeth It sate vpon ech of them and they were all filled with the holy Ghost and began to speake with diuers Languages euen as the same spirite gaue them vtteraunce It hath bin taught in times past that the absoluing of sinnes did consist in the worthynesse of the person a simple Priest might absolue but certen small sinnes other greater did belong to the Byshop the Archbyshop claymed an other higher sort but the greatest and fowlest sinnes were reserued to be forgiuen onely by the Pope and his Cardinals But this deuision was brought in by their greedy coueitousnesse to enrich them selues and not by any warrant of the worde of God For we know assuredly that the authoritie of binding and loosing by the word of God the administration of the Sacramentes and the efectuall operation of the spirit by the preaching of the Gospell is equally committed to all Ministers whether they bee Archebyshops or Byshops or Pastours by what name or title so euer they be called Ministers haue better knowledge and vtteraunce some then other but their Ministerie is of equall dignitie And therfore the Priuiledges and superiorities which Byshops haue aboue other Ministers are rather granted by man for maintaining of better order quietnesse in common wealthes then chalenged by the office of their Ministerie They may haue some thing in commission from the Prince which wée are bounde to obay not for feare but for Conscience sake and how so euer for the auoyding of disorder and confusion there may be some Bishops and Superintendents as it were particuler heads of certene congregations yet this dooth nothing prooue 1. Pet. 5.4 Eph. 1.22 4.15 that any man may challenge to him selfe the name of vniuersal Byshop or head of the whole Church which is only proper to our Lord Sauiour Iesus Christ And therfore whosoeuer dooth arrogate to him selfe this name or title he must néedes be that lying Antichrist 2. Thesa 2.4 whiche as Saint Paule sayth Doth exalte him selfe against all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he dooth sit in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe that he is God Greg. Mag. Epist 30. ad mauritum Imper. and therefore it was well sayde of Gregory Ego confidenter dico quod quisquis se vniuersalem sacerdotem vocat vel vocari desiderat in elatione sua Antichristum proecurrit quia superbiēdo se coeteris praeponit In that our sauiour Christ dooth sende forth seauentie Disciples where as before he sent foorth but twelue we haue moreouer to consider that the multitude of Ministers is bounde to no certaine number Some affirme that there ought to bée no more Ministers then there are Congregatiōs and indéede to haue any vacabound Ministers to wāder about without charges I fynde it altogether repugnaunt to the worde of God yet notwithstanding séeing that the Congregations and Parishes in this Countrie are so vnequally deuided that some may be better gouerned by one then others may bee with ten it is necessarie that many pastours amōgst vs should haue many assistants and therefore good people maruaile not though there be many Ministers at this time to bee ordained before you to whō I am now to giue their charge but rather séeing that there are none admitted but such as are called to their seuerall flocks as I my selfe dare auouch beinge oculatus testis hauing séene the same testified by the Letters of diuers worshipfull who as my Lord is perswaded will in no wise abuse him I beséech you praye to god together with vs that he will prowre vpon them the dew of his holy spirit and so blesse them with the heauenly giftes of knowledge with wisdome zeale and vtteraunce that they may become profytable labourers in the Lords Haruest for the Haruest is great and the Labourers are but few Moreouer in that Christe did sende foorth his seauētie Disciples before him into euery