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A93050	A broken heart, or The grand sacrifice. As it was laid out in a sermon preached at St. Maries in Beverley, in the East-riding of the county of Yorke, upon the monthly fast-day in Christmas-weeke, being Decemb. 28. 1642. By John Shawe, pastor of the church at Rotherham in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3027; Thomason E95_13; ESTC R12113	25,506	45

man and outward man body and soule inside and outside now the soule or inside according to its severall relations or Offices is called by severall names from its nature is called a spirit from its principall seate the heart from its enlivening the body the soule from one maine Office the conscience yet one and the same soule as one man is both Father Master Husband yet the same Man for I take not the spirit for the purer and more spirituall part of the soule viz. The understanding and the heart for the lower part or affections as some are pleased to speak Q. 2. How mans soule is said to be broken and contrite Ans This phrase implies two things First that by nature our hearts are flinty stony rocky hard need breaking such are we such are our Children by nature Ezek 11. 19. Secondly that our soules might be softned melted made contrite which consists mainely in five things First conviction when by the word outwardwardly and spirit inwardly God convinceth the soule of its corruption by natures cursed estate sinfull life perhaps at first chargeth the soule with some maine principall sin as here to David so with unchastity to Woman of Canaan Ioh. 4. 18. With persecution to Paul Acts 9. 4. And afterwards chargeth a whole swarme of sins of which he never dreamed himselfe guilty Rom. 7. 9. And cries with Nathan here thou art the man now he sees his money is but brasse he is not so good as he dreamed of before aske him are you a sinner yes God have mercy upon us we are all sinners why have you broken the Law or Gospell Else you have not sinned now come to particulars aske him have you broken the first Commandement no I am no Atheist have you broke the second No I am no Papist have you broken the third No all the Parish knowes I am no swearer have you broken the fourth No all my Neighbours know I am a good Church-man have you broken the fifth no I am as dutifull a Child as lives and so of the rest Come to the Gospell doe you believe yes and ever have ever since I was borne else pitty I should live and so indeed glories that he hath not sinned but now when God sets the spirituall part of the Law and his sins in order and danger before his face now he holds up his hands before Gods Bar and cries guilty Lord guilty every word hits a thumpe on his heart and he cries Oh! I have been a vile Traitor and Rebell against Heaven Acts 2. Strikes him dead Rom. 7. 9. 2. Soule afflication not onely conscience is convinced but his heart is pricked vexed afflicted Lev. 23 27. what law saith outwardly spirit of bondage fastens it close to the heart inwardly Rom. 8. 15. Pricked and pierced in heart Acts 2. 37 Cries out oh damned I feare damned Acts. 16. 30. What shall I doe is there no balme in Gilead The soule throbs and cries Oh what a foole was I What a good God have I angred what a sweete Christ abused what a pretious soule have I defiled What feareful danger have I incurr'd c. 3. Soule shaming smites upon his thigh Ier. 31. 19. How mad was I to trade and tug in these Brick kills of Egypt and preferre the puddles of Damaseus before silver streams of Iordan ashamed with Daniel c. 9 7. Blush with Ezra c. 9. 5. Confounded in himselfe with prodigall Lu. 15. 21. Grieved exceedingly Zach. 12. 10 11. 4. Soule hating and leaving sin or leaving it with hatred Many leave and part with their sins Phaltiel parted with his Wife Michol formerly maried to David when David sent for her be left her for feare of being killed by Abner but his teares at parting argued he did not loath her 2 Sam. 3. 16. Or as mariners in a storme cast their goods into the sea for feare but hate them not but now he lookes upon his lusts as a very death Rom. 7. 24. Casts them away with detestation Isa 30. 22. Ezek. 7. 16. Yee loath themselves for them Ezech. 20. 43. yea part with them non cum animo revertendi Hos 14. 8. 2 Cor. 7. 11. 5 Soule humility A lowlinesse in his owne eyes shall ever I be proud and puft up that have had such a heart such treachery against the King of Heaven when ever proud flesh ariseth his owne vilenesse keeps him low downe proud heart what thou proud that hast done thus and thus against thy good God Job 7. 20. 42. 5 6. Gen. 18. 27. thus that Manohester Saint and Martyr Bradford closeth up his sweet Letters miserrimus peccator a very hypocrite Iohn Bradford thus Saint Bernard quasi quoddam monstruminter filios hominum Sto. Thus Saint Paul lesse then the least of Saints the Centurion unworthy to come under thy roofe John Baptist unworthie to untie the latchet of his shoes thus Prodigall unworthy to be called thy servant c. Isa 57. 15. This short inch of time enforceth me to passe by the reasons which I had gleaned to assert this truth hoping at this time you will take God on his bare word and so I with what haste I can post to the Uses which are like to Moses Arke from within and before which let me now draw out to you 1 Aarons Rod of reproofe 2. The Pot of Manna 3. The two Tables And first of the last the Tables of direction Vse 1. These Tables plainly shew us what a heart every of us hath by nature viz. hard stony flinty needs melting grinding hewing unsensible inflexible compared to a stone that drops melt not to a dead man whom words move not Eph. 2. 1. Ezech. 11. 19. Aske your servant or child when you come from Church where was the Text what was the Sermon they scratch but not a word you would wonder how they could so quite forget it or how those flocks of divels that follow the hearer as birds the sower have stollen all Luke 8. 5. Let this Servant goe to Market aske him how this or that graine or goods sold what newes aske him of some play or shew he tels you a very ready tale oh the flinty mind to saving truths Offer a man 1000 pound a yeere to this or that convenient thing threaten him with great fines imprisonments death oh he strats runs shrinkes c. tell him of eternall glory in Heaven besides a hundredfold gaine here or of eternall garboiles and flames in Hell besides a hundredfold losse here all these never startle never move him oh the rockie heart to saving good such are you such thine by nature c. 2. This Table would have directed us in trying of our selves whether we were ever broken hearted or not and in this Table I had thought to have mentioned foure searching signes and trials but having much before me I must be faine at present to reprive this Vse 2. I come next then to the pot of Manna and it will helpe us the way

away Vse 1. It s no signe then of the true Religion to have an outward glorious pompous outside no if it want a broken heart it s but vaine oblations Isa 1. 13. but taking Gods name in vaine Satan may still dwell in the heart for all Iudases devotion Ioh. 13. 27. And himselfe be a devill Ioh. 6. 70. Wee may for all them neither truly draw nigh to God Mat. 15. 8. Nor he to us Prov. 1. 27 28 29. Indeed was it not so I would confesse that bloodsucking Monster of Rome that kills the bodies Rev. 13. 15. and sells soules of men Rev. 18. 13. To carry away the Bell from all Churches for guilded Pictures Vestments Tapers Images cringings bowings Crucifixes Altars Musicke c. Long Prayers strange gestures to make sport for children and I heare them brag of these Alas who required these and had they bin good as they are not yet one broken heart or one poore servants Prayer with a broken heart is worth 10000. of them Vse 2. Would have told us that in old Testament as well as new God required spiritual service else cringing and laying hand on head of Sacrifice would not serve without slaying sinne and broken hearts Vse 3. Those may be dub'd for fooles then that ground their salvation and boast upon their good duties without brokenesse and humblenesse of spirit alas Ahab repeated Simon Magus believed Herod reformed Iudas preached many wrought miracles Matt. 7. Pharisees fasted gave Almes and prayed Matt. 6. yet lost both themselves and their labour there are source things men count eminent and much rest on 1 Naturall abilities of body and minde yet for all Achitophels wit Goliahs strength Absolons beauty Balams subtilty may perish eternally 2 Artificiall Endowments Yet Demetrius for all his art Iulian for all his learning may perish c. A thousand others have had good parts and gifts this way good head-pieces but bad heart-pieces like a Toade with a Pearle in her head but poysonous body 3 Glorious duties yet all they Matt. 6. praying hearing Matt. 7. 21 22. Luk. 13. 27 Cry it is not in me are they Gods to save they are but Bridges to lead us to Christ 4. glittering graces such as five foolish Virgins had Ahabs repentance Magus's faith c. Vse 4. This would tell us also of the straite gate to life and broad way to hell not onely heathenish Pagans Secondly idolatrous Christians if so I may terme so foule a thing with so faire a name Thirdly prophane vitious Protestants but Fourthly foolish virgios that have lamps without true Oyle Math. 25. 3. Want the Oyle typed out Exod. 30. 23 24. Made of the dropping myrre of true Repentance the strong Cinamon of a lively faith the large spreading Cassis of universall obedience a sweet smelling Calamus or Oyle Olive of love I say even the best of these without broken hearts cannot please God therefore many perish c. Vse 5. Sheves a golden path between two Rocks neither leave the duties undone nor yet carnally shuffle them over but doe them 1. From a right principle a broken spirit Psal 1. 25 4. Ioh. 4. 23. The want of this spoild Jehues zeale 2 Ki 10. 31. Iudas his piety Iewes devotion Mat. 15. 8. 23. 28. Like watches clocks jacks ran apace are Automata but no life within 2. For a right end not for our selves Hos 0 1. Our praise as Pharisees to be seene of men or Profit as Iudas for bag or feare of punishment onely as Iewes Zach. 7. 5 6. For knavery to cover and colour it Pro. 7. 14 15. But for Gods glory 1 Cor. 10. 31. 3ly By a right rule according to Gods Word Heb. 8. 5. 1 Cor. 7. 19. 1 Joh. 5. 14. They erre therefore that doe duties from a wrong principle Lamps without Oyle a wrong end as Iehu for a Kingdome by a wrong rule Isa 58. 5. Outwardly without heart Mat. 15. 8. When rest upon them the Temple of the Lord Temple of the Lord when still live in their sins Isa 1. 16. Ps 66. 18. Vse 6. Try whether we are like to doe poore Ireland distressed England any good this day we have now kept fasts these 12. Months but is it with broken hearts Zach. 7. 5. 6. Or only like a bulrush fresh green smooth outside without a knot but within nothing but a spongeous Vaine pith no wonder if we still fare no better while still we keepe such unbroken slinty hearts I remember Demetrius and the rest Acts 1934. of his crafty fellowes cry out two whole houres great great is Diana What was Diana an Idoll what is an Idoll nothing 1 Cor. 8. 4. Now what a stir had these men made two houres about a great great nothing magnum nihil if wee have all this twelve moneth sowen the wind we can expect no more but to reape the whirlewind if all this without broken hearts God may give us that sad answer Mat. 7. 23. Ten righteous persons would save Sodom but they must be broken hearted ones also in Gods account are no men Ier. 5. 1. But your occasions constraine me onely to salute the first that I may larglier settle on the second and maine point from the 17. Verse which is this Obs 2. A broken heart contrite spirit is exceeding pleasing and acceptable to God so the Text its Sacrifices its Sacrifices of God it s such Sacrifices as he will never despise such a frame of spirit God commauds Ier. 4. 3. Hos 10. 12. Such he commends by cleere Texts Psal 34. 18. 147. 3. God hath two chiefe places of residence the highest Heavens and the lowest heart Isa 57. 15. At the proud God who is higher then the highest scornes to looke at them but hath an Eagles Eye to a broken spirit Isa 56. 2. To helpe such was Christ anointed Isa 61. 1. Such are blessed Mat. 5. 3. By parables broken hearted Prodigall Luk. 15. The broken hearted Publican Eu. 18. By example broken hearted Hannah 1 Sam. 2. 1. Iosiah 2 Kings 22. 19 20 21. Manasseh 2 Chron. 33. 11 12 13. c. A broken vessell as St. Bernard well holds Gods liquor the best And now you that are the stronger flock of Christ and could journey faster afford us a little patience while I unroll the stone for your Lambs and great with young to drinke a Acts 19. 34. little for why should not we spend our braines and lungs for the poorest of these for whom Christ died and then I 'le coast the shore with what good speede I may Let me a little unfold these two things 1. What is meant by heart and spirit 2. What by broken and contrite Q. 1. What 's here meant by heat and spirit Ans Not that fleshly heart in mans body for if that be pricked or broken the party dies presently but mans soule or inside take me with you thus in short man consists of two essentiall parts or in Scripture phrase two men inward