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A41006	Dr. Daniel Featley revived, or, The faithfull shepheard a sermon preached at the consecration of three bishops, the lords elect of Oxford, Bristoll, and Chester, in His Graces chappell at Lambeth, May, 9, 1619 / by ... Daniell Featley ... ; and now reprinted at the sole charge of George Vineing ...	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1661 (1661)	Wing F580; ESTC R5460	16,007	24

own persons Wo be to me saith St. Paul if I preach not the Gospel Saint Gregory was a Bishop himselfe and that of a very large and troublesome Diocesse for he was Pope of Rome yet he deeply chargeth Bishops with this duity thus inferring upon Christs words to Peter lovest thou me feed c. If care and diligence in a pastoral charge be an argument and certain evidence of the love we bear to Christ whosoever furnished with gift and abilities thereunto refuseth to feed Christs flock is to be taken pro convicto that he bears no good affection to the chief Pastor and Bishop of our souls If the love of Christ constrained us not to stirre up the grace of God in us which we have received by imposition of hands and even like lambes to spend our selves to give light to our flockes yet methinks the excellency of this function should inflame us thereunto Where can we fix our thoughts with more delight and contentment than upon heaven and heavenly objects how can we put our tougues to a better use than to declare the word of life to preach the Gospell of the Kingdome to sound out our makers praises how can our hands be better employed than about the seales of grace Hear Saint Chrysostome open his golden mouth and weigh his words in the scales of the sanctuary Seest thou not saith he how thine eyes water whilst thou stayest in the smoak but are cleared and refreshed if thou go out into the open ayre or walkest a turn in a pleasant garden so the eye of our mind is cleared and our spirituall senses much revived by walking in the garden of holy Scriptures and smelling to the flowers of Paradise but if we run about in the smoak that is busie our selves about earthly affairs we shall shed many a tear and be in danger of quite loosing our sight I will conclude and briefly represent all the principall points of the Apostles exhortation to your view in one type of the law In the Ark of the covenant there was the rod of Aaron that budded and about it a Crown of gold By the rod of Aaron you easily apprehend the Priests office or pastoral charge the buds of this rod or parts of this charge are two feeding and overseeing which ought to be performed not by constraint but willingly as the buds were not drawn out of Aarons rod but put forth of their own accord And herein we are not to respect our own good but the good of our flock we must do nothing for filthy lucre but of a free mind to benefit others as the rod of Aaron bare not blossomes or fruit to or for it self but to and for others By the fruits of Aarons rod you may understand the good life of a faithful Pastor who is to be an example to his flock this fruit enclineth him to true humility opposite to Lord-like pride as the fruit of a tree weigheth the branches down to the earth Lastly by the Crowne above the rod and round about the Ark is represented the reward of a faithful Shepheard and vigilant Bishop You have the embleme of your office the word or Motto shall be Germinet virga Aaronis Let the rod of Aaron blossome in your mouth by preaching the word and bud in your hands by the exercise of Ecclesiasticall discipline and bear fruit in your lives by being ensamptes to your flock and the crown above the rod and about the Ark shall be yours as it is promised ver 4. And when the chief shepheard shall appear you shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away Which God the Father grant for the price of his Sonnes blood to whom with the holy Spirit be all honour glory praise and thanksgiving now and for ever Amen FINIS a Arist. R●● c. 2. b Orat. pro M. Coeli● c Exod. 28. 14. Feed d Mat. 14. 20. e Tantae charitatis sunt per quos nobis fluenta coelestia emanant ut antea effundere quam effundi velint loqui quam audire paratiores prompti docere quod nunquam didicerunt Bernard f Lactant. divin instit l. 5. Cum coecus ipse esset alios illuminate suscepit in se. g Act. 26. 24. h Tho. Morus in epig. The flock Of God Among you i Cant. 1. 6 k Plin nat hist l. 8. Ranae mutae sunt etiam nune in Seryplio insula eaedem alio tranflatae canunt c. Taking the over-sight thereof l Psal. 23. 4. Not by constraint m Plin. l. 8. nat hist. c. 45. Hoc quoque notatum est vitulos ad aras humeris hominum allatos non fere litare nec alienâ hostiâ placari deos nec trahente se ab aris n Plin. nat hist. l. 1. c. 15. In omni melle quod per se fluit ut mustum oleumque quod appellatur acaeton maxime laudabile est Not for filthy lucre o Plin. nat hist. l. 12. c. 15. Inciduntur bis sudant autem sponte priusquam incidantur stact●n dictam † Theog gnom p Plat. in Bon. 3. Re●verâ pace bonorum dicam multi episcopatum desiderant explendae avaritiae suae causa non quo communi utilitati ut eorum exposcit officium nomen consulant quaeritur enim quantum reddat episcopatus non quot oves pascuae in eo ●int r Ezek. 3. 17. Sonne of man I have made thee a watchman Not as Lords s Concil Carthag 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fumosus seculityphus t Mat. 11. 29. u Virg. Aen. 6. * Bern. serm 20. in vigil nat dom Sibimet ipse fidere non fidei sed perfidiae est nec confidentiae sed diffidentiae magis in semetipso habere fiduciam x Matth 12. 1. y l. 1. de Rom. pont c. 15. In scripturis pascere passim accipitur pro regere ut Psal. 2. reges cos in virgâ ferreâ in Heb. est pasce 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apoc. 2 27. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 z Ioh. 20. 17. * Bernard de considerat ad Eugen. l. 2. I ergo tu tibi usurpare aude aut dominans apostolatum autapostolicus dominatum c. a Hom l● 1. b Esay 44. 28. That saith of Cyrus he is my shepheard c Xen. Cyr. paed l. 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Cant. 1. 8. Ier. 3. 15. I will give you pastors according to mine own heart that shall feede you with knowledg and understanding e Aug. de civ l 19. c. 19. Supervidentes appellantur ut intelligant se non esse episcopos qui praeesse dilexerint non prodesse f Euseb. vit Constant. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 g Tit. 1. 5. h 1 Tim 5. 22. ●9 i Ve● 20. k ver 22. l Act. Concil 1. Chalced. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 m Epiph haeres 71. Cum episcopatus spe excidisset Eustathiopost habitus ut se consolaretur hanc haeresem excogitavit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * See King James his Cygnea Cantio Bilson his perpetual government Bancroft his survey of the holy pretended discipline c. de episc Downam his sermon at the consecration of the Bishop of Bath Wells Andrew opus posthum Hallier defenc ecclesiast hier l. 1. Aurelius vindiciae censurae tit 3. de epis curatis n Beza de grad Min. evang cap. 18 Non tantum insignes Dei martyres sed etiam praestantissimos doctores pastore o Mart. epig. l. 1. p Ovid. l. 1. de ●●rt q Apoc. 8. 11. r V●●g Aen. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stone s Hesiod op ●●ies l. 1. t 1 Cor. 9. 16. u Greg in verb. evang secundum Iohan. Si dilectionis argumentum est cura pastoralis quisquis virtutibus pollens gregem Dei renuit pascere summum pastorem convincitur non amare * Chrysost. homil 1. in Matth a Exod. 24. 25.