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A02793	Two godlie and learned sermons, preached at Manchester in Lancashire before a great audience, both of honor and vvoorship. The first, containeth a proofe of the subtill practises of dissembling neuters, and politique worldlings. The other, a charge and instruction, for all vnlearned, negligent, and dissolute ministers: and an exhortation to the common people, to seeke their amendment, by prayer, vnto God. By Simon Harward, preacher of the woord of God, and Maister of Arte, late of Newe Colledge in Oxfoord.	Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.	1582 (1582)	STC 12924; ESTC S112568	108,746	262

Mamples Crosier staues Miters not with sundrie such sottish ceremonies foolish gestures as haue bin vsed héeretofore in the creating of popish Bishops and Priests greasie shauelings and Idolatrous Massemongers but simplye and plainely with laying on of hands and with prayer And for this cause my Lorde hath thought it conuenient at this time not to ordayne the Ministers secrety in his Closet as hath beene wickedly practised of others heeretofore but to bring them into the face of the congregation to the end that we altogether might with one heart and one voyce praye vnto the Lorde of the Haruest that hee will make them profitable Labourers in his Haruest And nowe therefore deare brethren let vs not accoumpt this busynesse A Spectacle to bee gazed vpon but let vs all with one accorde lifte vp our mindes vnto the Father of Heauen thorough the merits and intercession of his welbelooued sonne Iesus Christ Let vs pray vnto the Lorde of the Haruest that hee will graunt not onely to these which are nowe to be sent foorth but also to all vs which are sent already the grace of his holy and comfortable spirite Luke 24.49 that he will endew vs with power from an high that he will so powre out vpon vs the spirite of wisdom and vnderstanding Cor. 4.3.4 Ephe. 6.19 that we may know the myseryes of his will that he will so open vnto vs the dore of vtterance that we may bouldly publish the secret of the Gospell that we may with discretion wisely painefully faythfully and dilligently feede the flocke of Christe which he hath purchased with his bloud so that no vnthankfulnesse of the world may discourage vs or driue vs from the performing of our dutie that we may fulfill our Ministerie Colos 4.17 1. Tim. 4.16 and continue in doctrine not to put our handes to the Plough and then to looke backe againe as many in these our dayes preach dilligently for a time while they haue nothing but when they haue gotten good liuings then the fat ●ennes laye no Egges For if we thus looke backe agayne Luke 9.62 then we haue our iudgement denounced against vs by Christ him selfe that we are not fit for the kingdom of God Let vs also pray vnto God that he will roote out all rauening Wolues all Hierlings Timeseruers and dombe Dogges 2. Thes 3.1 Psa 51.18 which hinder the course of the Gospel that he wyl giue his word free passage and builde vp the walles of Ierusalem that he wil giue vnto vs al the spirite of sanctification that we may let our light so shine before men Math. 5.16 that they may see our good woorkes and glorifye our Father in Heauen that so we may labour with both handes in the Haruest of the Lorde with exhortation and conuersation with life doctrine whereby there may be plentie of pure spirituall Wheate to the lawde and prayse of God and great heapes of true beleeuers to be gathered into the Barnes of euerlasting ioyes And finally that he wyll blesse all Schooles of Learning with increase in all godly knowledge and graunt vnto all Students that they may alwayes haue his feare before theyr eyes and make this the chéefe end of all their Studyes the glory of his holy name the profit of the Church and the maintenaunce of the common wealth whereby the number of true Labourers may be increased for the Haruest is great and the Labourers are but few And thus good people that I may nowe draw to an end yée haue heard out of this charge giuen by our Sauiour Christe vnto his seuentie Disciples all such profitable Lessons as my slender Tallent would suffer me at this tyme to delyuer vnto you Much more might be spoken heare Math. 21.22 Ephe 3.12 Iam. 1.6 Hebr. 4.16 Luke 11.9.10 of the manner how we ought to pray to the Lord of the Haruest that we must pray in faith grounded vpon Gods promises with full assuraunce that our request shall be graunted and that he will not forsake his church and againe that we should be touched inwardly Rom. 8.26 Iohn 4.24 1. Ioh. 5.14 Psalm 25.1 with the want of the thing that we desire and therefore that we praye in spirit and trueth in heart lament as well the small number of true and faithfull Labourers as also the great aboundaunce of Wolues and Hierlings Luke 18.1 Rom. 12.12 1. Thes 5.17 Colos 4.2 and that we ought to continue in praier although we haue not our requests at the first but that Théeues murderers doo dayly créepe in more more and that we must pray onely Iohn 1● 13 1. ●im ● 5 1. Iohn 2. ● Math. 3.17 for the merits and intercession of Iesus Christ who is only the mediator betwixt God and Man in whome the Father ir well pleased that the Flocke may not perrishe for which he shed his bloud Psalm 50.15 Iam. 1.5 and finallye that we ought to direct our prayers onely to the Lord of the Haruest who is onely able to heare vs Ioel. 2.52 Actes 10.26 Apoc. 19.10 Rom. 1.25 and onely of power to helpe vs and not to any Saint or Angell in Heauen ascribing that to the Creature which is due vnto the Creator who be blessed for euer and euer But because these matters require a larger discourse then the weakenesse of my voyce wyll nowe permitte me to vtter I haue thought good rather to passe them ouer bréefely then by continuing my speach either to weary you and my self or to withhould you any longer from a far more learned exhortation which shall immediatly be giuen you The Lord of his infinite mercy giue vs grace so to laye vp these profitable Instructions in our hearts that as we haue heard them attentiuely so wee may bring foorth fruite accordingly that we of the Ministerie maye with all wisdome and discretion feede the Flocks committed to our charge that we may labour so dilligentlye faithfullye and paynefully in the woorke of the Lorde that no vnthankfulnesse of the worlde may driue vs which haue now put our hands to the Plowe to looke back againe that wee maye take heede vnto our selues and to our doctrine and continue therein whereby we maye saue our selues and those that heare vs that we may not gather with the one hand and scatter with the other hand but labour with bothe hands with worde and lyfe as well by our agreeing together with brotherly looue and gooing hande in hand together in the woorke of the Lorde as also by all integritie holynesse and purenesse of liuing least while we preach vnto others 〈◊〉 selues become reprobates And the 〈◊〉 ●e out the dew of his holy spirit 〈◊〉 you that are the hearers that the séede which we sawe amongst you may neither 〈◊〉 out of your hearts by Sathan as the seede by the high way side is deuoured by the Powles of the ayre nor choaked with the Briars and Brambles of voluptuous liuing and

they professe they knowe God Titus 1.16 but in their workes they deny him 2. Pet. 2.1.3 and therefore Saint Peter dooth call them Hereticks which deny the Lord that bought them which Heretikes Paul dooth bid vs reiect and auoyde after once or twise admonition Titus 3.10 The Papists doo teach this doctrine very earnestly that Hereticks ought to be auoyded and for this cause with their reasons of refusall and their Popish shauelings créeping frō place to place they perswade mē to absent them selues from the church teaching them that it is a damnable thing to commmunicate with Hereticks Then in this point we agrée bothe in one that Hereticks if they can by no meanes be reclaimed must be reiected But héere onely lyeth the question who are they which by Gods word are cōdemned for Heretikes Tertull. Quodcunque aduersus veritatem sapit est Haeresis etiam vetus consuetudo Whatsoeuer dooth sauour against the trueth if it be obstinately defended it is an Hearesie although it be neuer so auncient a custome But the Apostle Saint Peter ● Peter 1.3 dooth more perfectlye discribe an Hereticke by two markes and propertyes There shall be saith he false teachers among you which shall hring in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 damnable Heresies first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 denying the Lord that hath bought them and secondly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they shall for lucres sake make Marchandise of you with fayned wordes Nowe who séeth not that these two points are plainely and fully accomplished in our aduersaries for firste they deny that the Lord hath bought them they call the Lord Iesus their Sauiour they confesse that he dyed vpon the Crosse but they denye that he bought them with his death for if he bought them with his owne moste precious bloud what néede they to bee bought againe with Popes Pardons Indulgences Mans Merits Masses Dirges Trentals or any such paultrie deuises and lewde inuentions of man And who knoweth not that all these thinges are nothing but subtill practises too picke mennes purses and too make Marchaundise of Soules for coueytous Lucre. Then thease are the Hereticques whiche we must auoyde which denye the Lorde that bought them which to inritch themselues defende such monstrous opinions as do all derogate frō the death and passion of Christ Titus 1.16 which professe that they knowe God but in their works they deny him Our Sauiour Christ is annoynted of God to be our Kinge our Priest Luke 1.33 and our Prophet Our King as the Angell saide to Marie he shall raigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kingdome shall be no ende Psal 110.4 Hebr. 4.14 7.26 Our Priest as the Prophet saith the Lord hath sworne and will not repent thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchizedec And our Prophet Luke 4.18 Math. 17.5 Iohn 1.18 Hebr. 1.2 because the spirite of the Lorde hath annoynted him to preach the Gospell vnto the poore and he is the belooued sonne of God whom only we must heare who beeing in the bosome of the Father hath declared him vnto vs. Then whosoeuer doo teach vs that any man can rule the hearts of men Psalm 2.9 Math. 9.6 Colos 1.13 Psal 110.1 Rom. 16.20 Rom. 6.6 Mich. 7.19 1. Cor. 15.55 1. Peter 1.3 or forgiue sinnes or destroy the power of darkenesse or make his enemies his footestoole or treade downe Sathan vnder his féete or kill the olde man with all his concupiscence with the power of his spirite or raise vp the new man in holinesse and righteousnesse or vanquish sinne Hell Death and damnation or establish in vs a hope of the inheritaunce of euerlasting life but only our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christe that man denyeth the kingdome of Christe And whosoeuer dooth offer Sacrifice for the quicke and the dead but onely the Lord Iesus who béeing the last Priest the Priest for euer did offer himself once vpon the Crosse for the sinnes of all mankinde as the Apostle saith Heb. 9 2● He appeared once to put away sinne by the sacrifice of himselfe and Heb. 10.10.14 Sanctificati sumus per oblationem Iesu Christi semel factam we are sanctified by the offering of the body of Iesus Christ once made for with one offering hath he consecrated for euer them that are sanctified he denyeth the eternall Priesthood of Christe and whosoeuer affirmeth that anye mortall man can dispence with the worde of God or that the Bible ought to be locked vp and that our faithe ought to be grounded vpon the Popes decrées decretales or vpon any Dunses or Doctors or Fathers or Counsels whatsoeuer he denyeth our Sauiour Christ Math. 17.5 to be our Prophet the welbelooued sonne of God whom onely we must heare and therefore the Papists howsoeuer they haue the name of Iesus often in their mouthes 2. Pet. 2.2 yet indéede they deny the Lord that bought them and therfore Titus 3.10 are suche Heretiques as are to be auoyded But we must confesse our Sauiour Christ to be onely our kynge to gouerne the heartes of his electe people with the vertue of his holy Spirit and as for the wicked Rom. 8.14 to crush them with a Scepter of Iron Psalm 2.5 to break them in peeces like a Potters Vessell onely the Priest which offered hymselfe without spot to God Hebr. 9.14 to purge our consciences from dead workes to serue the lyuyng Lorde and onely the Prophet by whom in these last dayes Hebr. 2.2 Deut. 18.18 the Lord doth speake vnto vs and whome God promised to Moyses that he would raise him vp amonge his Brethren whome who so euer should heare Gen. 3.15 12.3 should not be destroyed We must confesse that he onely is the seede of the woman which hath brused the Serpents head Isa 7.14 the seede of Abraham in whom all the Nations of the world should be blessed The Childe whiche a Virgyn should conceiue and beare call his name Emanuell whome many kynges and Prophetes haue desired to sée we must confesse him to be our Iesus by whom we are saued and that vnder Heauen there is no other name giuen nothyng in Earth nothyng vnder the Earth nothyng in Heauen nor in the Heauen of Heauens Actes 4.10 no vertue no power no strength no name els that is named in which or by which we can be saued but onely by the name of Iesus of Nazareth Math. 3.17 Iohn 1.1 2. Cor. 4.4 1. Cor. 1.24 Actes 3.15 Hebru 2.10 12.2 1. Cor. 2.8 Iohn 10.11 14 We must confesse him onely to be the welbelooued sonne in whom the Father is well pleased the woord of God the Image of God the power and wisdome of God the Prince of life the Prince of saluation the Prince of faithe the Lorde of glorie the Heir of all things in Heauen and earth We must confesse him to be the onely good Shéepeheard by