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Three sermons viz. The walking sleeper, the ministeriall husbandrie, the discouerie of the heart. Preached and published by Sam. Crooke.
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Crook, Samuel, 1575-1649.
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1615
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STC 6069; ESTC S117125
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THREE SERMONS VIZ. The Waking Sleeper The Ministeriall Husbandrie The Discouerie of the Heart Preached and published By SAM CROOKE LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Nathaniel Butter and are to be sold at his shop vnder Saint Augustines gate 1615. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL SIR IAMES LANCASTER Knight my singular good friend SIR THese being the daies fortold by our blessed Sauiour wherein men as in the daies of Noah Lot Luk. 17.26 c. do eat drink buy and build and plant c. vnmindfull of him who is ready to come as a thief in the night Reuel 16.15 at what time he only shall be blessed that watcheth keepeth close about him the wedding garmēts of faith and holines J haue endeauoured in the opening and publishing of this part of holy truth to awaken and stir vp my selfe and others to prepare and wait for the cōming of our Lord Jesus Christ And because this Scripture framed rather for an Anatomy of the Church in her seuerall members then as some haue supposed for an Historie of her generall estate according to periods of time hath concluded al euen the elect in part vnder this common disease of spirituall drowzinesse whereby it may come to passe that on the one side the Godly may be discouraged for their partaking with the wicked and on the other side the wicked may be emboldned because they see Gods children charged with the same corruption in which they fearelesly please themselues I haue therefore further intended to take forth the precious from the vile Ier. 15.19 by distinguishing the waking Sleeper that is the weake humbled Christian who euen in sleeping waketh from the sleeping waker that is the presuming Hypocrite who seeming to be awake is fast yea dead asleepe J haue made bold to offer this my poore labor to the light vnder the shadow and shelter of your worthy name First in regard of that light you hold forth of good example Iam. 1.27 in the practise of that pure religion and vndefiled before God euen the Father which approueth it selfe by your visiting of so many fatherles and widowes in their affliction a grace that infallibly accompanieth saluation Heb. 6 9. maketh you one of those few who doe stop the mouth of Popish iniquitie blaspheming our doctrine and slandering our Professors as abhorring from good workes Secondly in regard of many particular bonds and coards of loue whereby you haue tied me in thankefulnesse vnto your selfe whereof therefore J am desirous there should be extant this publike and if it may be perpetuall acknowledgement And so wishing that this may bee the beginning not of one but of many good yeares vnto you vntill it shall please God to translate you to datelesse and boundlesse life I commend you to his grace who is not vnrighteous that he should forget your worke and labour of loue Heb. 6.10 which you haue shewed to his Name in that you haue ministred vnto the Saints and doe minister and rest Wrington Somers Febr. 8. 1615. Your Worships in the Lord Iesus to be commanded Sam. Crooke THE WAKING SLEEPER CANT 5.2 I sleepe but mine heart waketh OF this excellent part of Scripture the Author is the Holy Ghost mouing the hart and guiding the penne of that wise and peacefull King called Salomon as a tipe of him that should be the Prince of peace Iedidiah 1. Chron. 22.9 because the Lord loued him Lemuel as belonging to the Lord. Esa 9.6 2. Sam. 12.25 The matter Prou. 31.1 is the mutuall spirituall loue betweene Christ and the Church militant The forme is threefold to wit a Song a Dialogue an Allegorie from the condition and affection of persons espoused or affianced The End and vse to set foorth the loue and respect that is in Christ to vs ward and ought to bee in vs toward him in this condition and time of espousals waiting for the blessed consummation our glorious coniunction with him at his second comming Whatsoeuer is heere spoken of the Church the spouse of Christ in general agreeth to euery faithfull soule in particular as to a part of that whole body whereof Christ is the head and Sauiour and such a part as partaketh with the whole not onely in nature but also in figure and fashion and as a modell of that vniuersall spouse of Christ is also it selfe a speciall and proper spouse truely affianced vnto the Lord. Thus as the whole Church so euerie faithfull Soule is Christs sister soror coniux as Sarah to Abraham Cant. 4.9.10 Gene. 20.12 being by Regeneration the daughter of his Father Cant. 8.1 but not the daughter of his Mother as hee by Incarnation is her Brother the sonne of her Mother viz. humane nature but not the Son of her father As in the whole Church so in euery faithful soule Christ seeth and acknowledgeth a time of loue Ezek. 16.8 wherein hee sweareth vnto her and entreth into couenant with her so hand fasting her vnto himselfe and himselfe vnto her and that in faithfulnesse Hos 2.20 As the whole Church so euery faithfull Soule is blacke but comely Mara Cant. 1.4 Ruth 1.20 in regard of infirmities and afflictions but Naomi in regard of graces Yea fresh as the morning faire as the Moone Cant. 6.9 pure as the Sunne Mal. 4.2 as the Sunne of righteousnesse Christ himselfe who with himselfe Ezek. 16.14 Psal 50.2 giueth his owne perfect beautie vnto his spouse so making Sion the perfection of beautie And no lesse euery daughter of Sion euery faithfull Soule but in a threefold proportion The first of Iustification where by the whole righteousnesse of our humane nature in Christ being imputed vnto vs wee are made the righteousnesse of God in him 2. Cor. 5.21 The second of Sanctification whereby wee are made cleane Iob. 13.10 1. Thes 5.23 Iam. 1.4 whole but not wholy throughout but not throughly and so perfect in the parts of beautie not in the degrees Ephe. 5.27 The third of Glorification whereby all spots and wrinkles being taken away w◠shall one day be perfectly holy and without blame and as our Lord Hebr. 7.26 separate from sinners and made higher then the heauens This last perfection wee haue now onely in taste and in expectation Of the former two the Scripture speaketh more directly and more frequently and namely in this Song wherein the Church or faithfull soule is acknowledged by Christ to be the fairest among women Cont. 1.7 and in comparison of others as the Lilie among the Thorne Cant. 2.2 Cant. 2.14 4.7 Cant. 7.6 sweete of voice and comely of visage yea all faire and no spot and in a word abundantly delectable Which if we vnderstand of imputed righteousnesse applied to vs from Christ there needeth no qualification but if of righteousnes imparted to vs inherent in vs Psal 119. it sheweth that wee haue respect to all Gods