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A10061	The laver of the heart; or Bath of sanctification Preached at Pauls Crosse the first of September last, 1615. By Gabriel Price, minister and preacher of Gods word.	Price, Gabriel.	1616 (1616)	STC 20306; ESTC S102929	54,546	178

punishing if I may so say God punisheth as Carpenters pull downe ruinous houses that is to build them vp better then they were before so doth the Lord take vs of there down here that he may build vs on high 1. The vse serueth to teach vs to abhorre their prophanenesse that vnder the continuance of any publike or particular afflictiō as now in this long continued drought doe say that God sporteth himselfe in punishing the world know I beseech you in the feare of God that God is delighted and taketh pleasure to exercise his mercie and hath compassion vpon all those of whose returne there is any hope Luk. 15.4 He is to farre from sporting himself at our miserie that contrarily as a carefull father he seeketh vs vp he goeth after vs till he hath found vs he staieth not till wee returne but preuenteth vs with his grace and albeit grace in vs is imperfect and moueth a farre off Luk. 15.10 vers 10. God in compassion seeketh vs till he hath found vs and then leadeth vs with the cords of a man Osca 11 4. euen with the bands of loue for he calleth vs by his Preachers draweth vs by his spirit 2. Cor. 5.19 wooeth vs by his benefits that he may pardon vs in his mercy and in loue receiue vs to glorie Psal 103.9.13 For our God is an ●lluring God Cant. 5.2 Gen. 9.27 he shall allure I●pheth to dwell in the tents of Sh●●● But here me thinks I he●●e some politike Protestant of estate 〈◊〉 Papist in heart say If the 〈◊〉 b●e thus full of compassion to ●●●i●e by all meane a sinners and such a● goe astray from him on where is that compassion and when will this alluring course bee taken with the Papists that they might heare of the same To whom I answere as S. Paul doth in the like case Rom. 10.18 I demaund haue they not heard yea they haue been mercifully deale with by our late Queene of s●mo●● memorie and they haue been lo●●●gly intreated by his Maiestie and curteously perswaded by their brethren to tread in the Kings high way But all in vaine● which sheweth 〈◊〉 an vnion of religious 〈◊〉 harder●hing to effect ●h●●a●●n vnion of kingdomes F●●● I ●pea●●● it vpon my soules altar that thee man would merit eternitie that could reconcile the long seuered Papists and Protestants But it is in vaine to assaie it for the Ancients haue concluded that null●● f●●●t as fidei Cyp. ep 55. 2. Cor. 6 14.15 perfidia potest God and B●lial can neuer agree Yet if I might obtaine my request at the hands of God my prayer for my Countrie should bee that religion may bee once purged from the lees of the Romane grape that so euery thirsting soule might drinke out of the fountaine of the written word of God 3. The third vse confirmeth our iudgements for our comfort that the Lord will not deale with vs according to our deserts but according to his mercies in Iesus Christ For Christ Iesus alone fulfilled the Law for vs Isai 73.4.5 and suffered our punishment for he did be are our infirmities and carried our sorrowes hee was wounded for our transgressiōs broken for our iniquities the ch●stisement of our peace was vpon him and with his stripes wee are healed And this is the Christians triumph that the partition wall is broken downe and the hand-writing fastened to the Crosse and all our sinnes shall not be able to rar●pier vp the gate of Gods mercies against them that beleeue 4. The fourth vse from this readinesse to mercie in God checketh the vncharitable practises of three sorts of persons First the Papists whose hearts be infected with the blood-crying and heauen pearcing sinne Occide imò manduca hareticum that tip their fingers of a sanguine colour in the blood of those men who doe but transgresse the vnwritten vntruths of their scarlet Pope and in the meane time crie out of the want of charitie amongst Protestants Secondly it reproueth the rash and inconsiderate course as farre from charitie as from wisedome deliuering the members of Christ to Satan and that for a trifle when as those that are spirituall Gal. 6.1 ought to raise such that fall with the spirit of meeknesse considering themselues lest they also be tempted And lastly it reproueth the furious spirits of the Brownists who for blemishes when themselues are most filthie cast out our whole Church for no apparant Church of God yet who is he that in many things sinneth not The God of heauen cleere our eyes Leuit. 19 17. Prou. 27 6. Gal. 6.1 and rectifie our iudgements that in censuring sinne in all men we may iudge charitably of all till we see the end of all 5. The fifth vse And now glue me leaue to speak to you right honourable and reuerend Fathers for Gods example here speaketh aloud to you my Lord and lieth at the doores of the Magistracie who are to execute iustice in the gate yea the fatherlesse the widow and the orphant doth crie the Master and the apprentice doe call vpon you rich and the poore doe call you the prisons and those that are bound in chaines and iron doe crie vnto you that be in authoritie to imit●te the Lord of heauen and earth be mercifull as hee is mercifull put on the bowels of compassion in iudgement censure and iudge your brethren the Lords people with all remorce and pitie take no pleasure in punishing taunt not those whom the Lord hath brought before you delight not to defame not disgrace those whom God Almightie hath put in your hands to correct bee not like the Philistims laugh not at the sorrowes of Samson shew mercie in iustice to those that are appointed to dye It is enough that their bodies doe dye for the sinnes of their soules bee not cruell towards them neither suffer your executioners to play the parts of tormentors delighting themselues to adde sorrow to the sorrowfull mouing a stout spirit to cast away their soules together with their bodies Be pleased to know as no Ancient faith that Ambros ad Var. c●ll Epise su●● Luc. lib. 5. Mans●●●tus homo cordis est medi●us And againe Beatus qui soueritat●● man s●●tudi●●● t●●o● vt alt●r● dise ipl●●●d seruetur al●er● i●●o●●●nt 〈…〉 ●pprimatur But here right Honourable I weepe with the Prophet 2. King 8.12.13 to remember what some in places of office haue down and to thinke what some ●her● would doe if the Lord restrained them not how in colour of office and pretence of law iustice is wre●ied and the Lords people abused which maketh me to thinke that if they had Prince and Pre●●●●● and law and all to backe them no raging crueltie would be left vndone Well God Almightie bless● vs and keepe vs in his holy feare 〈◊〉 make vs vpright-harted and constant in the profession of religion and meeke and milde bearted to such as are subiect to our censures that all

in what case shall they stand before the Almighty Prou. 16.5 The Wise man saith All that are proud in heart are an abomination to the Lord. The Lord resisteth the proud and giueth grace to the humble Worthy was the speech of a Reuerend Bishop of our time Doctor Babington that said If it be a shame to weare a paper on the hat at Westminster hal to declare what was done it is as reprochfull to weare a vaine garment on the back to pull all mens eyes vpon thee O that the God of heauen would moue you in the Magistracy to reuiue and put life into the many and good lawes concerning apparell that men and women in their distinct callings might bee knowne what manner of persons they bee that so honour as she is of her selfe bright and glorious might haue her like raiment to her splendor that so she might be discerned from the base vulgars I haue stayed you here too long but I leaue the mother and come to the daughter The euill of Contention crieth for the rod of your correction For this sinne is the daughter of Pride Onely through pride man causeth contention Prou. 13.10 and by contention the land is diuided O Lord heale the sores thereof for it shaketh But cōtention is a coale too hot for my cooling I entreate you in the Magistracie that your fountaines of discipline may flow forth to wash away this sinne out of the Church and Common wealth For it we akeneth both Common-wealth Church of God yea it hindreth good proceedings it troubleth the best subiects that may be that Papists and Atheists in meane time may doe what they list The diuision betweene Protestant and Protestant the alienation of affection betweene Minister and Minister that will neither vouchsafe to seeme to consent not ioyne together against the common aduersarie giueth aduant age to the Papists But as the blessed Apostle saith to the Ephesians Ephes 4.4 so say I There is but one body one spirit one hope of our calling one Lord one faith one Baptisme one God and one Father of all If there be any consolation in Christ euen for his sake that made vs and for his blood that died for vs let all these Ones make vs one in the truth and while we liue to keepe the vnity of the spirit in the bond of peace The Last euill that waiteth for your check needeth iron hands to punish the wickednesse thereof is the contempt of you that sit in the high places For the contempt of gouernment Rom. 13.1 ● i● the contempt of God himselfe But the Papists will say they may in some things disobey Casar and make no breach of their alleagiance to Almighty God● But they that so say 〈◊〉 Iob saith telleth a lie for the Almighty The contrary I doe protest that subiect●● to Princes standeth with and is commanded in religion by God himselfe For that which is Cas●●● ought to be giuen to Casar Matth. 22.21 if wee will keep our allegiance to God and the contempt of gouernment is a sin by Saint Iud● bound vp in the bundle of death Where you may reade that none but filthy persons that need to be washed cut and ke●●ned doe despise gouernment whom Saint Peter calleth bruit beasts lead by sensu●lltie which haue no ground but ignorance which if they pleade not you shall doe well to let them haue no mercie but iustice There be 2. poyson some wormes that gaster at the roote of gouernment and two beasts amongst vs with Ants bellies and M●l●●hes hands like the horseleach that will neuer be satisfied And if you would know them by name the one is hath wasted all the other longeth to waste all Hath wasted all are the male-contented prodigals that in euerie degree haue consumed their owne estates and now houer ouer other mens and their eye watcheth for the twy-light and of these some lie couchant and dormant Concerning would waste all or longeth to waste all who haue treasured vp wrath and reuenge in their mindes against Prince and people These forsooth crie out that euery man must not be subiect to all that bee in office or superioritie ouer him by that he is a Superiour and that onely in matters of peace and policie but not in matters of religion or regiment of soules Rhem. annot in Rom. 13. These be the counterfeit Catholikes that haue taken libertie to change their ciuill Superiour for a spirituall Father and religion for policie and policie for religion The Lord Almighty look down vpon them and in his wrath grant to as many among them as be impenitent the day that Zachari● prophecieth vnto them euen a day Zach. 14.12 that their eyes shall sinke in their holes and their tongue confume in their mouth and that their flesh may consume away though they stand vpon their feete because they fight against Ierusalem In meane time right Honourable it lieth vpon you for the safetie of the Kings person of the State and your selues to looke vnto them For the cause of the contempt of the Magistrate is the incorrigiblenes of the euill disposed Wherefore sith lawes be the sinewes of a Common-wealth Plato sith they be a diuine gift sith they bee the bands of Cities Demost Cicero Plutar. sith they are the very life of the Common-wealth and sith the Magistrate is the life of the law let me preuaile with you in the Lords behalfe to take the zeale of Phineas and the courage of Moses and Iosuh and goe through your Citie search and see and you shall behold sinne to be growne to a head and therfore high time that you make head against it You haue the sword of iustice you haue the law who doth warrant the sword of iustice but the law who defends the law but the sword of iustice Let the sword of iustice by the law be warranted and spare it not lest your selues bee neglected you are our Fathers we are your children spart your rod and spill vs. The first cōmandement that was giuen to man after the creation was the Law and vpon breach of the Law was the sword giuen to reuenge iustice If you that be in authoritie suffer it rust in the sheath you will be contemned iustice despised the poore oppressed and the whole Common-wealth confounded I might here leade you to more abominations then these where in drunkennesse men become beasts and yet at this day hee is not counted a man that will not take away the image of man and defile himselfe therewith Oh the height of prophanenesse that man should offer more sacrifice to Bacchus then to Iehouah I might shew you the wickednesse of whoring euen in this citie where many men prostrate their bodies to vncleannes Let me perish if more soules of our youth perish any other way then this From hence it is right Honourable that the citie the towne and the countrie is filled with beggers and sturdie vngabonds that