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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31547	A sermon preached at the Church of St. Mary in Nottingham to the Society for the Reformation of Manners, on July the 6th, being the usual lecture day ...	Chadwick, Daniel.; Societies for the Reformation of Manners.	1698 (1698)	Wing C1788B; ESTC R32608	15,347	65

Solomon are better than one and a three-fold Cord is not easily broken Eccl. 4.12 This Trade is not to be driven on but by a Joint-Stock 'T is not a Work for a few single Persons no nor for some particular Party to Undertake since 't is both weighty and difficult and therefore all whose GOD is the LORD should join their Hands Heads and Hearts together in this matter And tho we may disagree in some smaller things as to matters of Discipline or Modes of Worship yet is there no reason why in this we should not be unanimous VIS unita fortior Even weak things joined together become strong and strong things without Union become weak Satan's Kingdom is not divided The Devil and his Agents stick together Psalm 83.3 c. Those several Nations and different Inteterests lay aside their private Quarrels and Animosities and Confederate against GOD and his People and so they do at this day And is it not high time for us to consult how we may withstand them as they did on the like occasion Mal. 3.16 AT this Back-Door of our Un-natural Divisions have all these Mischiefs of Atheism Blasphemies Looseness and all sorts of Baseness broken in upon us and if these Devils be Cast out it must be by an United Force Come therefore and in pursuance of our Baptismal Covenant let us as Christians join together and instead of fighting one against another let us fight against these Common Enemies of GOD and his Church The World the Flesh and the Devil IT was a rare Example which the Poets tell us of concerning Castor and Pollux These Two being Twins as they feigned and the one Born Mortal and the other Immortal Pollux to shew his love to his Brother yielded so far as to take to himself a part of his Brother's Mortality and to impart to him as much of his own Immortality being better satisfied to enjoy one half Immortality with the good of his Brother than a whole one by himself And was there but somewhat more of this Brotherly Affection Self-Denial and Christian Condescension how would this Work of Reformation prosper 3. RESOLVTION Such as once put their hands to this Plough must not think of looking back Let us remember the Work is GOD'S and let us therefore be neither afraid nor ashamed Let us as we may be concerned mind our Business and conclude with Esther chap. 4. ver 16. If we perish we perish Since as Luther said when engaged about the like Work of Reformation 'T is better to fall with Christ than to stand with Caesar And for your encouragement Ponder what GOD himself saith Isai 51.12 I even I am he saith the LORD that comforteth you who art thou that thou should be afraid of a Man that shall die and of the Son of Man which shall be made as Grass AS also what he said to Ezekiel chap. 2.6 Son of Man be not afraid of them neither be afraid of their Words though Briars and Thorns be with thee and thou dwell among Scorpions be not afraid of their Words neither be dismayed at their Looks though they be a rebellious People And therefore 4. THERE must be due Consideration as to this Matter and according to our Saviours Advice Luke 14.28 Let us sit down and think before-hand what this Undertaking will cost and let us accordingly lay-in an extraordinary Measure of Faith Patience of Meekness and Self-denial since this very probably may be a Time of great layings out Such must expect with the blessed Apostles to go through good Report and bad Report 2 Cor. 6.8 Frowns Threats Brow-beatings Scourges of the Tongue if they escape those of the Hands yea whole Loads of Calumnies and Vollies of hard Names as Hypocrites Proud Rude Factious Singular and what not shall certainly attend them 5. SINCERITY Be not only Hearty and Resolute but Upright in your Ends as to what you thus do let the Glory of GOD the publick Welfare and the Salvation of Souls be in your Eye As we must not do the Work of the LORD negligently so nor foolishly Let there be no mixture of Pride Passion Hatred Malice Faction or Partiality The Wrath of Man worketh not the Righteousness of GOD James 1.20 Nor our own Comfort But Sincerity whatever befalls us will keep up our Heads and Hearts from sinking and will readily answer for us before GOD and all the World 2 Cor. 1.12 For our rejoycing is this the Testimony of our Conscience that in Simplicity and Godly Sincerity not with fleshly Wisdom but by the Grace of GOD we have had our Conversation in the World 6. DISCRETION The Wisdom of the Serpent must accompany the Innocency of the Dove As we must not under-do so nor over-do our Christian Work Solomons Caution is not unseasonable Eccles 7.16 Be not Righteous over-much neither be thou over-wise not too severe inquisitive or rigid in Censuring or punishing beyond Rules of Equity without due allowances of humane Frailty Temptations or other Circumstances as to Mens Persons as to the Places you inspect c. considering that MEN especially in Matters of Religion are very apt to run into extreams and as some are too Cold so others are too Hot Some drive on heavily others furiously Nor is there any thing saith one more natural than for extreams in Religion to beget one another like the Vibrations of a Pendulum which the more violently you swing it one way the farther will it return to the other Oh let Zeal and Discretion go together 7. PRAYER and Supplication unto GOD that great Wheel which sets all the rest going In whose Hand are the Tongues Hands and Hearts of all Men from the highest to the lowest together with the Issues of all our Undertakings And three Things should we especially crave on this Account 1. THAT He will vouchsafe more of these stout Champions to assert the Truth and to maintain the Principles of our Religion against all who assault or undermine it Hornock 'T is to be acknowledged saith one as an especial Act of GODS Providence and Goodness towards his Church that in all Ages as Weeds have sprung up some Worthies have been raised who have not slept but have observed and choked them opposing the spreading Infection by the speedy Application of suitable and proper Antidotes AND the same GOD his Name be praised hath not left himself without a Witness in our Days And therefore let us Pray That GOD will send forth more of these vigilant Labourers into his Vineyard more burning and shining Lights to dispel those Fogs and Clouds of Darkness 2. THAT He will stir up the King his Councellors our Senators and all in Authority under him together with all others as they may be concerned to exert their Power in Order to the restraining of these threatning Disorders in Church and State all dangerous Opinions destructive to true Piety and Vertue and all Immoral and Scandalous Practices utterly unbecoming Men and much more Christians As the Apostle directs 1 Tim. 2.1 2. I exhort that first of all Prayers and Supplications and giving of thanks be made for all Men For Kings more particularly together with all in Authority that we may lead peaceable and quiet Lives in all Godliness and Honesty 3. THAT GOD will vouchsafe an extraordinary measure of his Holy Spirit and Presence to direct assist and prosper you in this weighty and worthy Undertaking What Luthers Friend advised him at the Time of his engaging in that dangerous and difficult Work of Reformation I say in the Name of GOD to you of this Society Abi in Cellam dic miserere mei Implore GODS especial Mercy and Blessing upon your Persons Consultations and Endeavours I shall conclude with those encouraging Words of David to Solomon 1 Chron. 22.16 Arise therefore and be doing and the LORD be with you Amen Amen So be it O LORD FINIS Books Sold by Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers-Chappel THe Fountain of Life open'd or a Display of Christ in his Essential and Mediatorial Glory containing Forty Two Sermons on various Texts A Treatise of the Soul of Man wherein the Divine Original excellent and immortal Nature of the Soul are opened its Love and Inclination to the Body with the necessity of its Separation from it consider'd and improved The Method of Grace in bringing home the Eternal Redemption contrived by the Father and accomplished by the Son through the Effectual Application of the Spirit unto Gods Elect being the second Part of Gospel-Redemption The Divine Conduct or Mystery of Providence its Being and Efficacy asserted and vindicated All the Methods of Providence in our Course of Life open'd with Directions how to apply and improve them Navigation spiritualiz'd or a new Compass for Seamen consisting of Thirty Two Points of pleasant Observations profitable Applications serious Reflections all concluded with so many spiritual Poems c. Two Treatises the first of Fear the second the Righteous Mans Refuge in the evil Day A Saint indeed the great Work of a Christian A Touchstone of Sincerity or Signs of Grace and Symptoms of Hypocrisie being the second Part of the Saint indeed A Token for Mourners or boundaries for Sorrow for the Death of Friends Husbandry spiritualiz'd Or the Heavenly use of Earthly Things All these Ten by Mr. John Flavel