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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04602	Our sauiours iourney to the Gadarens: or the loue of Christ vnto man. Written by I. Iones Bachelour in Diuinity, and parson of S. Nicholas Acons, London	Jones, John, 1574 or 5-1636.	1615 (1615)	STC 14720; ESTC S102837	54,929	145

raging storme this first word Then will make vs stay a while by the way Then he arose c. Then When was that may some man say Why when but when the rage was greatest in the midst of the gust when the windes whistled loud and the sea went high when their ship was full of water and Mariners and passengers were all at their wits end Then hee arose and rebuked the winde ond the raging of the water c. A dangerous time beloued when cunning had left them and the mercilesse waues must haue mercy vpon them then it was high time for him to awake out of sleepe The loudnesse of the windes and the raging of the waters they might both togethet seeme to bee S. Ieromas bell that alwayes he thought hee heard ringing in his eares Surgite mortui venite ad iudicium arise and come forth streight way vnto Iudgement A terrible and fearefull sound for vs whose liues are nothing else but as S. Aug. speakes splendida peccata glorious sinnes sinnes all ouer whose whole liues haue beene subiect to the law of sinning and so S. Paul calles it in the seuenth to the Romans 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 7.23 because wee haue so inured our selues to sinning euen from our cradles and do so continually endeuour our selues for to commit sin as though we were bound by law to the performance of it Wee haue been past shame in sinning And as Absolom in 2. Sam. 16. committed his folly in the sight of Israel 2. Sam. 16.22 so wee haue not sticked to commit our abhominations at high noone in the market-places of our streetes as though we did desire to make God a lyar who calles all sins in generall opera tenebrarum deeds of darknesse because they spring and come from the Prince of darknesse and are rewarded in hell a place of vtter darknesse We I say by committing of them in the fight of the Sunne doe as much as in vs lies make them Opera lucis daily sinnes and therefore vnto vs this account were very fearefull Man saith S. Cyprian is growne audacious in his sinning and hath steeled his fore-head in committing of them so that hee knowes not how to blush when he is reproued for them Nullus delinquendi pudor saith he sic peccatur quafi magis per ipsa peccata placeatur we are past all shame saith hee in our finning and so wee do striue with our selues for the committing of them daily as though Almighty God were not offended with vs for them but rather highly pleased and delighted with them But from this kinde of sin good Lord for his mercy sake deliuer vs all to sinne so greedily as that forthwith we should take a delight and pleasure in our sinning for commonly these kinde of sins they haue annexed vnto them duritiem cordis a hardnesse of heart so that if God will reclaime such a kinde of sinner he must as it is said in the Gospell Math. 3.9 worke it out of the very Flint Math. 3. Ex lapidibus suscitare filios Abrahae out of stones he must raise vp children vnto Abraham and this condition there is none but will grant is very dangerous To dye in this case will draw a seuere iudgement indeed vpon man for they shall be iudged with a fearefull iudgement whose liues haue beene free from a iudgment here Those I say that haue liued here ill vpon the earth and not made their peace with their heauenly father before they haue gone hence all those shall the great iudgment oppresse and cast out into vtter darknesse where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth But this though it might affright vs as who are guiltie of many transgressions yet it could no way daunt our Sauiour at all for he was not guiltie of the least thought of sinne neither originall sinne nor actual sinne could once fasten vpon him his conception and birth being without all staine as being conceiued by the Holy Ghost his whole life it was a satisfaction for actuall transgressions and therefore though both winde and seas should rage neuer so terribly yet hee might sleepe as secure in the middest of the storme as any one of vs in the greatest calme and quiet that may be Neither yet were the raging of the windes or the roaring of the waters of sufficient authoritie to haue awaked him had it not been the cry of the Disciples that had moued him to pitie Master Master we perish was the Trumpet that moued him to rouze himselfe and take compassion of his forlorne companie Their imminent danger made them pray hartily vnto their Sauiour their feare of perishing made them not waxe weary in their prayers but pray vntill they awaked him to their rescue God he loues an earnest admonisher and is delighted especially with an importunate suiter and therefore many times doth deny men their requests at the first that hee might heare them more constant and feruent vnto him in their prayers afterwards constant as the Apostles here who continue their intreatie euen vnto death Master Master wee perish And this same duty of prayer it is so naturall as that euen the vn-reasonable creatures doe not omit it but pray in their kindes Psa 104. Psa 104.21 The Lyons suffering hunger saith the Psalmist they pray vnto the Lord they seeke their meate at God And so the yong Rauens in the 147. Psalme the Lord indeed saith the Prophet feeds them but first they call vpon his name for so he saith Psa 147.9 Who feedest the yong Rauens that call vpon thee And that all excuse may be taken away from man in this kinde so that ignorance might not be pretended by him it is S. Cyprians note that qui fecit te docait te etiam orare that he that at the first made man and fashioned him in his mothers wombe he hath taught him also to call vpon his name he hath framed a praier for him himselfe if perhaps he should be so dull of vnderstanding as not to be able to conceiue prayer of himselfe and commanded him to vse it also When you pray saith he say Our Father c. I maruaile what some hot spirits in the world will say to this same speech of our Sauiours here who would not haue his prayer vsed amongst men but that they should pray altogether as the spirit giues them vtterance Here I am sure we haue Christs Dicite for their ne dicite his command against their prohibition But I follow my Text. Math. 7.7 Our Sauiour in the seuenth Chapter of Saint Matthewes Gospell in three words sets downe the whole duetie of man in this kinde Pet● Quare Pulsa Aske saith he seeke knocke First we must humbly aske those things that are necessary for vs and yet are wanting vnto vs for hee with-holds them to make vs more earnest in the desiring of them Deus non dat nisi petenti ne dee non cupienti saith Saint

winde and the raging of the water and they ceased and there was a calme Now are wee come to the euident demonstration of our Sauiours Diuinity In the former parts of the Text wee saw him as a meere naturall Man meeke and gentle not striuing for superiority or desirous to command Hee enters into a Ship with his Disciples and being entred laies himselfe downe for his rest and quiet Hee opens not his mouth either to controule his owne company or any other that were in the ship So was His whole life meeke and gentle in his birth saith S. Ber. Parua lans quia parui laus there was but litle praise because it was but the praise of a little One Esay 9.6 Vnto vs a child is born there his Maiesty is not extolled but yet his humility is aboue all we are able to speake to be commended Exceedingly to bee commended indeed of vs especially if wee shall consider Him as hee hath deserued of euery one of vs. For Him that S. Paul saw in his owne nature the knowledge and wisedome of God himselfe Him for our sakes the Prophet Dauid saw lessened below the Angels Him that Daniel saw sitting on the Throne and thousand thousands ministring before Him Him the Prophet Ieremy saw againe conuersing vpon earth with wretched man Him that Ezekiel saw the Lord of Hosts Him the Prophet Esay saw in shape like a Leaper meeke and humble and all for our benefite and therefore aboue all to bee commended of vs. And in this gentle fashion not being prouoked by vs who hath deserued so much good at our hands He comes neerest vnto his owne Diuine Nature and Essence For God in his owne Nature and Essence is milde and gentle and if he be not ouermuch prouoked will not break forth into rage and fury The Disciples that were of a fiery Spirit they were most vnlike and contrary to their Master for hee does not delight in sending downe hurtfull fires Hee is called the Day-star to inlighten 2. Pet. 1.19 G●n 3.8 not the Dog-star to scorch and burn And God is said for to haue walked in the Coole of the day not in the Heate of the day and as it were also to haue fetched many turnes thereby to coole himselfe before he would call his aduersary to account And when he would speake vnto Eliah Hee shewed himselfe neither in the strong wind 2. Kings 19.12 nor in the earth-quake nor yet in the fire but in a small still voyce And all this to teach mē what their duty is to do to be kind and mercifull as their heauenly Father of Himselfe is merciful and so the Saints in former times haue professed of themselues Dauid sayes of himselfe that he was like vnto a weaned childe Iacob compares himselfe vnto a worme Our Sauiour his Disciples vnto little Children Saint Paul would haue his Corinthians meeke and gentle forgiuing each other as God for Christs sake had forgiuen them In a word as God himselfe forgiuing our iniquities and pardoning all our sinnes Hee hitherto was meeke and gentle but now Increpauit ventis He rebuked the wind and the raging of the waters c. He rebuked the wind Why the wind wee all know is a lawlesse creature and will not be kept vnder and so our Sauiour Christ speakes of it where he saith spiritus spirat vbi vult Ioh. 3.8 The winde bloweth where it listeth and who is hee that shall controule it True indeed who is he that can controule it if hee be but onely man but if the wind shall be ouer-bold and saucy with his Lord and Maker and exceed the bounds and limits that hee hath appointed it it shall haue his due checke as well as any other of his creatures He rebuked the winds But how did he rebuke them may some man aske What did he send his letters of defiance vnto the windes as Xerxes did when they crossed his intendments Or did he cause fetters and shackles to be cast into the water as the same Xerxes did and make it take the Bastinado when the angry Hellespont would not grant him passage for himselfe and Souldiers How did hee rebuke them Why how should hee rebuke them but by his Word For Hee that made the windes and sent them out by his Word by his Word also was able to countermand them when it pleased him The Heathen Poets fancied to themselues a God of the winds Aeolus who in a Caue kept them all together and as hee was either pleased or displeased with Mankinde so he let them out and called them in againe either for their profite or to wreake his anger and displeasure on them But Christ the onely true Aeolus does not let them out to range at their owne pleasure but when they are forth he rules them as he lists so the Prophet Dauid tels vs Ps 104. Who laieth the beames of his Chambers in the waters Psal 104.3 and maketh the Clouds his Chariot and walketh vpon the wings of the wind Both winds and waters then are at his command and as it pleaseth him he forces them forwards or keeps them backe for the benefite of his The company of the righteous they are Gods especiall care that hee lookes after so much the Poet doth reueale Cura Deûm dî sunt qui coluere colantur and therefore rather then they shall take any harme hee will bee present to worke a miracle for their reliefe he will rebuke both the winds and the waters make them calme al for their sakes To work miracles now adaies amongst vs though it may seeme strange vnto vs because it is a commanding of the creatures against the course of nature as to cause the wind to cease with a word to quiet the Seas onely with a becke be beyond humane conceipt yet with God for his Elect sake they are as Philo Iud● speakes but Iudicra meere toyes and trifles nay he will do greater matters then these for such as be his he will diuide the Sea for his seruants to goe through and drowne his enemies that follow after Hee will raine down bread and flesh from heauen for them in a time of dearth when the earth will not affoord it them Hee will bring water out of the hard Rocke when they shall be in a barren and dry ground where no water is Out of very stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham is easy and at hand with him to do And if any man shall aske mee the reason of these so great and miraculous workes of his I answere suddainely againe with S. August Bonitas gratia Dei the mercy and loue of God wherewith from all eternity hee hath loued his Elect hath prouoked him to doe them all Let vs then all as many as professe our selues to belong to him magnifie this great God for this extraordinary goodnesse of his and as we weare the badges of Christ Iesus on our foreheads so let vs faithfully adore him in our hearts and then though dangers threaten and stormes arise yet there shall appeare at the last a quiet calme a calme and quietnesse of conscience here and an eternall calme in the world to come The which quietnesse both here and there that we all may be partakers of Hee grant vs that here caused this calme to his Apostles Christ Iesus the righteous to whom with the Father and the holy Spirit three Persons and one Eternall Almighty and Euerliuing God be all Praise Honour and Glory this day and for euer Amen Errata PAg. 2. line 9. for good reade God p. 16 l. 24. mementate r. mementote p. 22. l. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 29. l. 20. quae r. qua l. ead quae r. qua p. 35. l. 3. fugero r. fugere p. ead l. 27. to r. two p. 36. l. 24. loather r. loathest p. 57. s 2. summum r. summam p. 59. l. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 r. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 63. l. 2. iife r. life to p. 97. l. 26. whole r. whale FINIS