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A12350 A fruitfull sermon vpon part of the 5. chapter of the first epistle of Saint Paule to the Thessalonians. By Henry Smith, which sermon being taken by characterie, is now published for the benefite of the faithfull Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591. 1591 (1591) STC 22665; ESTC S113466 14,732 47

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¶ A FRVITFVLL SERMON Vpon part of the 5. Chapter of the first Epistle of Saint Paule to the Thessalonians By Henry Smith Which Sermon being taken by Characterie is now published for the benefite of the Faithfull AT LONDON Printed for the widdowe Broome 1591. 1 Thess 5 19 20. 21. 22. 19. Quench not the Spirite 20. Despise not Prophecying 21. Trie all things and keepe that which is good 22. Abstaine from all apparance of euill HAuing lately spoken of these wordes In all thinges giue thankes and quench not the Spirite Touching the first I shewed you that it is an easier thing to obtaine of God than to bee thankfull to him for moe haue gone away speeders than haue gone away thankers Then howe the wicked are beholding to God aswell as the iust and therefore it is saide that the sunne dooth shine vppon the iust and vniust Then howe Iaacob came not so bare to Laban when he brought nothing with him but his staffe in his hande as man commeth into this worlde without strenght or staffe to sustain him which made the Apostle to aske What haue you which you haue not receiued Therefore to teach man to bee thankefull vnto his Maker he was not made in Paradise the place of ioye and happinesse but being made out of Paradise hee was brought into Paradise to shew how all his ioy and happinesse came from God and not from Nature that hee might knowe where to bestowe hys thankes Therfore Dauid to perswad all men vnto thankfulnesse saith It is a good thing and pleasant to be thankfull If hee had saide no more but good all which loue goodnesse were bounde to be thankfull but when he saith not onely good but pleasant too all which loue pleasure are bounde to bee thankefull and therefore as Peters Mother in lawe so soone as Christ had healed her of a feuer rose vp immediatly to minister vnto him So we so soone as Christ hath doone any thing for vs shoulde rise vp immediatly to serue him As Annah when she had receiued a sonne from God did consecrate him to God againe so what soeuer we receiue of God we must giue it to God againe that is vse it to his glory and make it one of our meanes to serue him for all things which wee receiue in this life are giuen vnto vs least we should want any meanes to serue God Then because the Apostle requireth thankes for all thinges I shewed you that hee is not thankfull before God which thanks him only for his benefites but hee is thankefull in deede which thankes him for his chastisement It may bee while the Lord giueth many will say Blessed be the name of the Lord but when the Lord taketh away who will say blessed be the name of the Lorde There is one example thē of Paules doctrine which is in all things to giue thankes There is an other example of Paules doctrine which gaue thankes to GOD for his rodde for an obedient childe dooth not onely kisse the hand which giueth but the rod that beateth After speaking of these wordes Quench not the Spirite I shewed you that the Spirite doth signifie the gifts of the Spirite the Spirite in the third of Mathewe is likened to fire and therefore Paule saieth well Quench not the Spirite because fire may bee quenched Heere I tooke occasion to speake of zeale which is the fire of the Spirite shewing you that GOD is pleased with zeale as men are pleased with loue But as Christ did baptise with fire so Iohn did baptise with water And as the holie Ghost descended with fire so hee did descend with a winde that cooleth fire shewing that our zeale should bee a temperate zeale as our Masters was Esaiah was commaunded to crye but not to roare The Iewes might not gather too much Manna no more than they might gather too little as there is a measure in knowledge so there is a measure in zeale that is be zealous according to discretion as Paule saith Bee wise according to sobrietie The Disciples were commended for their zeale when they left all to followe Christ but Christ reprooued them for their zeale when they woulde pray for fire from heauen to consume the Samaritanes Therefore zeale and discreation vnited togeather are like the two Lyons which supported the throne of Salomon and hee which hath them both is like Moises for his mildnes and like Phineas for his feruencie therefore as wine is tempered with water so let discretion temper zeale But I neede not bring water to quenche that fire which is out already I would rather I could say of you you are too zealous as Paule tolde the Athenians they were too superstitious But our sicknesse is not a hot sicknesse but a colde sicknesse the hotte bodie is distempered but the colde bodie is dead Then I shewed you howe the Spirite is quenched as a man dooth quench his reason with ouer much wine and therefore wee saye when the wine is in the wit is out because before hee seemes to haue reason and nowe hee seemes to haue none So our zeale and our Faith and our loue are quenched with sinne Euerie vaine thought and euery idle worde and euerie wicked deede is like so many droppes to quench the Spirite of GOD. Some quench it with the businesse of this worlde some quench it with the lustes of the flesh Some quench it with the cares of the minde Some quench it with long delaies that is not plying the motion when it commeth but crossing the good thought with badde thoughtes and doing a thing when the Spirite saith doe it not as Acbab went to battaile after hee had consulted with the Prophet therefore Paule saith Grieue not the Spirite shewwing that the Spirite is often grieued before it be quenched and this is principaly to bee remembred that when a man beginnes to grieue and checke and persecute the Spirite lightly hee neuer ceaseth vntill hee hath quenched it that is vntill he seeme to haue no spirite at all but walketh like a lumpe of flesh After Quench not the Spirite followeth Despise not Prophecying In the ende of this Epistle Paule speaketh like a Father which is come to the ende of his life who because hee hath but a while to speake heapeth his lessons together which he would haue his sonnes remember when hee is gone so Paule as though he were set to giue good counsaile and had no leysure to speake that he woulde sendeth the Thessalonians a briefe of his minde which their meditation should after amplifie and expounde vnto them His first aduise is quench not the Spirite that is when a good motion commeth welcome it like a friende and crosse it not with thy lustes for lustes are enemies to the benefite of the Soule The second Admonition teacheth how the first should be kept Despise not prophecying and the Spirite will not quench because prophecying dooth