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A03528	A verie godly, learned, and fruitfull sermon against the bad spirits of malignitie, malice, and vnmercifulnesse. Publikely preached by Thomas Bankes, Maister of Artes, and preacher of the word. Seene and allowed	Bankes, Thomas, 1555 or 6-1631.	1586 (1586)	STC 1365; ESTC S113165	45,665	112

A VERIE GODly learned and fruit full Sermon against the bad spirits of Malignitie Malice and vnmercifulnesse Publikely preached by Thomas Bankes Maister of Artes and preacher of the word Seene and allowed LONDON Printed by Iohn Wolfe dwelling in Distaffe Lane neere the signe of the Castle 1586. To the most reuerend Father 〈…〉 God his singuler good Lord Iohn 〈…〉 the prouidence of God Archbishop of Canterburie Primate of all England Metropolitane Thomas Bankes wisheth and prayeth for continuall encrease of Gods manifold graces MY verie good Lord may it please your Grace to recognize that as Cato the Censour when he was asked why he would not haue his picture solemnely erected as others had said Hee would rather that men should maruel why he wanted that monument then murmure because hee had it So likewise haue I my selfe replied in this case as most vnwilling to condescend to the Presse Notwithstanding the sad importunitie of some learned wellwillers which tooke a liking of this Sermon the causelesse impatience of other some captious persons which did both stomake it other such sermons of mine as ouerfraught with too too much eloquence forsooth have finally won me to surrender vp the copie herof out of mine owne custodie The one instant cause well I wote argueth no lesse but that my obsequious affection hath ouerweighed my discretion in that I haue tendered my friends desire more then mine own credit by publishing this so slender a treatise the other cause that moued me importeth no more but that I do rather securely insult ouer then seriously sticke at the waspish indignation of the aduersaries especially hauing now a fresh recommended this thing to their eies with boldnesse which their eares afore could ●ardly brook with christian patience and all because I rolled too much in any rhethorike say they as though the nature of the sacred scriptures ●ould in no wise admit the seruiceable 〈…〉 e of prophane sciences no not for 〈…〉 eir better perspicuitie sake This 〈…〉 e thinkes should be reputed as a ●●radox amongst the best learned 〈…〉 t is it canonized as a resolute truth 〈…〉 the generall decree of the inferiour 〈…〉 t which for the supply of some Arte ●●d facultie they want smothly pre●●nd a pettie zeale and modestly with ●he Foxe say they will eate no grapes These be they which whē they preach the word as oftentimes they do vnpremeditate haply catch mostraines by stouping too low then others do by looking too high As for me whom they partly dislike disfauor in this case I appeale to them selues for their further indifferent sentence touching this my Sermon preached and now vnworthely vnder your most gracious protection published Which albeit vntimely it seeme in respect of the authour thereof and somewhat homely perchaunce in regard of the matter therein yet being affianced vnder your good Lordships winges and perused ouer without parcialitie or preiudice it may at times afforde the readers such seasonable and holesome lessons as shal be both easie for them to learne behouefull inough to liue thereafter For neither is it in phrase so lofty but that al through out may perceiue it nor yet in matter so defectiue but that some I hope amongst all may select and single out some good thing which they haue either not heard forgotten or els neglected The rifer knowledge remembrance and more liuely practise whereof may happely make for the 〈…〉 ancement of Gods kingdome and 〈…〉 ir eternall saluation which em 〈…〉 ce it accordingly with a good con 〈…〉 nce For herein so farre forth 〈…〉 my poore Talent would extend 〈…〉 I assaied to supplant such foule 〈…〉 rfections as doe now a daies o 〈…〉 hrow and deface the whole bodie 〈…〉 beautie of Christian innocencie 〈…〉 ch enormities namely are these 〈…〉 ster curiossitie in iudging Ser 〈…〉 ne poison in malice bearing and 〈…〉 rlish illiberalitie in Almes gi 〈…〉 And these three malignant 〈…〉 ful and mercilesse spirits though 〈…〉 aue sought to coniure them by one 〈…〉 d one yet doe they commonlie 〈…〉 epe companie and concurre all in ●●e subiect For wheresoeuer the 〈…〉 estilent spirits of malice malig●itie do enrage euen there at hand ●ttendeth alwaies the vnsauorie spirite of vnmercifulnesse insomuch as if we peaceably harbour one of these the other two without nay say will prease in after and if on the other side wee put one to flight the other two incontinent will bid vs farewell Hauing therefore I say at the instance of some for the behoofe of all penned this Sermon as a meanes to suppresse and abolish these three noysome spirits my humble sute and confident hope is that it may and shal be both fauourably protected vnder your Graces name fruitfullie perused of so manie as feare God loue me and fauour them selues aright Which fortunate successe I commit ouer vnto the Almightie who as hee hath largely enriched your Lordship with manie singuler graces hath eke aduanced you on high in this his Church common weale so still doe I pray him graciousle to multiplie the same in you with a long ●●d prosperous preseruation of your ●erson and calling and all for the better preferment of his name and propagation of his glorious Gospell Your Graces most humble in the Lord. Thomas Bankes THE TEXT Luke 6. 37 Iudge not and yee shall not bee Iudged Condemne not and ye shall not bee condemned Forgiue and ye shall be forgiuen 38 Giue and it shall bee giuen vnto you a good measure pressed down shaken togither and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome for with what measure ye mete with the same shall men mete to you againe 〈…〉 ie godlie learned and 〈…〉 ll Sermon against the bad spi 〈…〉 malignitie malice and vnmer 〈…〉 es Publikely preached by Tho 〈…〉 as Bankes Maister of Arts and Preacher of the word 〈…〉 dge not and ye shall not bee iudged 〈…〉 demne not and ye shall not bee con 〈…〉 mned OUr Sauiour séeking throughout by vertue of this his Sermon to turne the peoples leadē nature into the golden metal of grace and 〈…〉 ecause nature did properlie hale 〈…〉 on to deale as they were and not 〈…〉 ey would be dealt withall in way 〈…〉 engeance and grace forced them to 〈…〉 s they would be not as they were 〈…〉 e to in way of beneuolence Albeit 〈…〉 say for the spéedier conuersion ex 〈…〉 ange sake of their corrupt nature into 〈…〉 ure regenerate substance the Lord in 〈…〉 s own person had immediately before 〈…〉 this chapter laid hard to their charge yet neuerthelesse dooth hee now afres 〈…〉 as it were knocke vpon his Discip 〈…〉 breasts and roundlie now againe ru 〈…〉 the memories of the residue of his au 〈…〉 tors charging thē straightly with th 〈…〉 thrée speciall branches of Christianit 〈…〉 The first concerneth the abandoning 〈…〉 curious and rash iudgement The sec 〈…〉 cutteth off all malice priuate reueng

〈…〉 and the third is altogither conuersant 〈…〉 bout the extending of almes And the 〈…〉 thrée seuerall precepts haue ech of the 〈…〉 appendent to him his kindly promise 〈…〉 recompence So that as we sée this i 〈…〉 stant treatise stādeth iointly througho 〈…〉 of bare propositions and confirmations yea vpon méere precepts and promises● Wel then touching the first proposition sounding in maner of a proclamation against lauish iudgement wee must well thinke that Christes meaning thereby is not to shorten the armes of ciuil Iudges according to the fantasticall cōstruction of the Anabaptistes yea the Lord is so farre off from dashing or putting to silence this same seruiceable sort of Magistrates that by his owne ordinance and appointment they doo hold their stāding 〈…〉 heir preheminence and temporall 〈…〉 mēt seat in iustice as may appeare 〈…〉 se sundrie places of Testament 〈…〉 10. Iudges officers shalt thou Deut. 16. 〈…〉 thee in al thy cities throughout 〈…〉 bes Esai 1. Iudge the fatherles Esai 1. Zach. 7. 〈…〉 nd the widow Zach. 7. Execute 〈…〉 udgement and shew mercie and 〈…〉 assion euery one to his brother 〈…〉 By the controlement of wrong 〈…〉 ote righteous iudgement cōman 〈…〉 thus How long wil ye iudge vn 〈…〉 psal 82. accept the persōs of the wic 〈…〉 So then hereby we learne y● ciuill 〈…〉 racie beautified with vpright iudg 〈…〉 dooth goe for as singular good pai 〈…〉 with the Lord as may be Neither 〈…〉 this commandement any whit at 〈…〉 isable or cut short ecclesiasticall per 〈…〉 frō iudgement sentence giuing in 〈…〉 causes as properly appertaine to 〈…〉 vocation iurisdictiō For as afore 〈…〉 e in the daies of Moses the Priests were 〈…〉 thorized to iudge of the lepry so now in 〈…〉 r age the Church likewise is by office 〈…〉 ioined to iudge for a season to put a 〈…〉 art the retchlesse and notorious euill 〈…〉 uers and this in the Apostles time was allowed off as appeareth whe 〈…〉 Paule commanded that such a one 〈…〉 kept his fathers wife Should be deliuered vp vnto Satā for the destructiō 〈…〉 1. Cor. 5. his flesh that his spirit might be saue 〈…〉 in the day of the Lord Iesus Yea such iudgement of ours I say is not prohibited here as hath it warrant from manifest and infallible proofes but that we may with Iohn the Baptist terme the Phraises and Sadduces A generation of vipers and say vnto the Scribes as Christ did How can yee speake anie thing that good is whē ye your selues Math. 3. are euil Yea we may with the Apostle 1. Cor. 6. thunder out eternall condemnation against such as defile themselues with fornication theft wantonnes adulterie drunkennes idolatrie such like Touching these most prophane grosse impieties which can in no wise possible proceed from a mean good mind we may without all danger sears set Sathans marke vpō them in token of their ouerthrow which pollute themselues therewithall vnlesse that by repentance they take vp in time and turne ouer a new leafe For as the bad tree by the euil 〈…〉 t may be accordingly iudged of so 〈…〉 y they which through euill conuersa 〈…〉 without remorse of conscience op 〈…〉 themselues against the will of God 〈…〉 reputed iudged off what they are 〈…〉 sides the Lord who as S. Ierome 〈…〉 h dooth not here forbid but teacheth 〈…〉 iudge dehorteth vs not from iud 〈…〉 our selues but that we may after 〈…〉 ostles aduise Iudge our selues that 1. Cor. 11. 〈…〉 e not iudged of the Lord. Thus 〈…〉 ée what sorts of iudgemēt are priui 〈…〉 d vntoucht exempted here Now 〈…〉 s behold a litle what iudgemēt our 〈…〉 iour Christ aimeth at and seketh to 〈…〉 off in this place as a most pestilent 〈…〉 noious enemy against al true Chri 〈…〉 nitie and brotherly cōsent whatsoe 〈…〉 And this it is my brethren when 〈…〉 en of sinister iudgement doo curiouslie 〈…〉 t out the enormities or openlie blaze 〈…〉 discouer the nakednes of others whose 〈…〉 ults perhaps are fewer in number be 〈…〉 g truely told and lighter in weight be 〈…〉 g rightly ballanced then their owne 〈…〉 e. Touching such péeuish and busibo●ies which for reproch and not for refor●ation sake roundly reprooue and disdainfully carpe at other men thapostle Paul dooth disappoint wipe them of all excuse where he saith Therefore thou Rom. 2. art inexcusable O man whosoeuer thou art that iudgest For this cause the same Apostle els where warneth the Corinthians that they shuld in no wise iudge any thing vntil the comming of the Lord. Againd Who art thou quoth hee that 〈◊〉 Cor. 4. codemnest an other mās seruant For such like rash and rouing condemnation our sauior Christ rebuked the Scribes as thus Wherfore think ye euil things Mat. 9. in your harts This he said when falsly within themselues in a mutinie they charged him as a blasphemer S. Iames likewise giueth vs this watche woord Speake not euil one of an other brethrē ●am 4. He that speaketh euil of his brother or he that condemneth his brother speaketh euill of the law and cōdemneth the law And if thou condemnest the lawe thou art no obseruer of the law but a Iudge That wee should not vpon superficiall and slender euidence iudge our neighbors that place in the booke of Moses is of great force to perswade vs where the Lorde saide 〈…〉 me on let vs go down there cō 〈…〉 nd Gen. 10. their language Which words 〈…〉 our imitation sake doo verie signifi 〈…〉 tly import what leisure aduise the 〈…〉 rd tooke afore he would dash the buil 〈…〉 s with cōfusion For he said he wold 〈…〉 go down then doo it In the Euan 〈…〉 st Luke we reade that the rich man Luk. 16. 〈…〉 d néeds confer and call his steward 〈…〉 him afore he did dimisse him In 〈…〉 Gospell of the Euangelist Iohn wée 〈…〉 ow sparing our Sauior Christ was 〈…〉 udging the Iewes who because they 〈…〉 a litle before sought to stone him his 〈…〉 ciples gaue him counsell that he should 〈…〉 no more among them and yet he 〈…〉 ld not heare on that side so lightlie to 〈…〉 thē ouer but madly made reply as 〈…〉 Are there not twelue houres in Ioh. 12. 〈…〉 day As if he should haue said Be it 〈…〉 that heretofore they intēded mischiefe 〈…〉 ainst vs yet now perhaps their ma 〈…〉 e is worne out and they will no more 〈…〉 eale thus roughly with vs. These are 〈…〉 xamples to teach vs the other afore 〈…〉 re places of testimonie for to assure vs 〈…〉 he rather that the Lord can in no wise 〈…〉 rooke such impudent vnrulie persons as are too rashe and headlong in iudging other men by meanes whereof they bewray themselues with shame inough to bee both excéeding presumptuous and no lesse hipocriticall Presumptuous for that