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A11608	Death's summons, and the saints duty Laid forth first summarily in a sermon on 2. King. 20.1. in the cathedrall of St Peter in Exeter, Ianu. 24. 1638. at the solemne funerall of a well-deserving citizen. Since somewhat enlarged for the common good, by William Sclater, Master of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a preacher of Gods Word in the city of Exeter.	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1640 (1640)	STC 21849; ESTC S116829	73,769	170

lid alwayes poring downwards as King David saith of worldly carnall men they have set their eyes bowing d Psal 17.11 down to the earth thus when Elijah was about to be carryed unto heaven in a fiery chariote it s noted that he cast off or let e 2 King 2.13 Elias dimisit pallium id est bona hujus mundi quandò in curru igneo Spiritus sancti in coelum rapiebatur Hugo de Prato florido serm 60 Dominica infra octav Ascens fall his mantle that now perchance would have cumbred his shoulders so certainly its most true when we wrap our selves too closely bemuffled us in the warm weeds of these earthly businesses we are too dull to mount nimbly into Heaven when Moses was to approach the bush of Gods presence he must ere he shall come hither as David e're he durst to compasse Gods Altar f Psal 26.6 washed his hands in innocency put off his g Exod. 3.5 shoes from his feet that is he must wash the feet of his Soul his affections from all the dirt and sweat and h Ber f. 43. L. Sterquilian soyled cogitations of the world as Saint Bernard glosseth it as when Abraham was to go up to one of the mountaines of Moriah to offer a Sacrifice to the Lord it s noted that he left his * Gen. 22.5 servants and his Asse behinde him at the foot of the hill that is as Barradius moralizeth it his servile and worldly affections as the blessed Virgine having beene saluted by an Angell and greeted with good tidings from Heaven immediately she left Nazareth of which the Proverb it seemes went among the Pharisees that out of Nazareth no i John 1.46 good thing came and went with haste into the k Luke 1.39 Hill Countrey and kept her selfe busied in things above so that great Mercurius Trismegistus professeth that when he fixed his mind to contemplate things l 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Mercur Trismegist in Paemandro cap. 1. initio above the senses of his body were affected even as a man oppressed by the heavinesse of sleepe whilest his soule kept up like a Meteor above the earth still upwards towards Heaven thus finding the speediest issue much like the disposition of the Spouse in the Canticles who whilest her heart was awaked for her Husband Christ she was in her sense of the body m Cant. 5.2 asleepe and drowzie to the world wherefore if we respect with old Simeon our quiet in death and then as Gods servants to depart with him in n Luke 2.29 peace let us though not cast our o Mundo carnem subtrahendam non eo inficias non è mundo tollendam quod ipsum in nostrâ potestate non sit Du Plessis pag. 61. in 8º de vitae mortisque consideratione selves out of the world yet as those Mariners in Saint Pauls tempest p Acts 27.18 19 lightned the Ship by casting out the tackling let us cast the world with the rubbish and appurtenances thereof out of our selves dealing herein as Abraham did with his servant Hagar when through too much cockering and indulgence she began to waxe malapert and sawcy he cast her out and q Gen. 21.10 14 sent her away to wander in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba so when the world and flesh begin to r Gal. 5.24 lust too eagerly against the Spirit it must be subdued though not destroyed it must be in affection cast out ſ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrsost Hom. ad cap. 6. Rom. ver 12. rectified or crucified with the affections and lusts thereof the reason hereof is for that the more empty the soule is of the world the more full it is of God and so on the contrary therefore we read in Scripture that God appeared mostly unto his Prophets and great Saints in extasies in visions and in t Cognitio futurorum meliùs potest fieri in dormientibus quàm in vigilantibus eò quòd quando anima abstrahitur à corporalibus ut in somno aptior redditur ad percipiendum in fluxum Divinum Raynerius de Pisis tom 2. Pantheolog cap. 12. de Prophetiâ pag. 723. in quarto dreames by night when the soule hath beene estranged as it were from usuall commerce with the body God and Mammon be such u Jam. 4.4 enemies that like heate and cold the first qualities in the Elements in intense degrees they cannot dwell together in one and the same heart The x Aristot lib. 3. de animâ cap. 5. text 4. cum Jul. Pacio in comment ibid. Philosopher gives a very rationall argument to prove this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That which is within so intimately existent already that it is in a sort the same with what the minde is fastened upon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as the same Philosopher saith so the Scripture it selfe plainely He that is joyned to the Lord is y 1. Cor. 6.17 one Spirit this I say thus fixed within already expelleth and bolteth out what is not of the same but of another nature from without and our Saviour is himselfe expresse that no man can serve God and z Matth. 6.24 Mammon at the same time in intense degrees and in that manner as God himselfe expects it from him Matth. 6.24 Hence we observe that the Israelites after they had once eaten of the old corne of the land they found the Manna from Heaven on the next morrow to a Josh 5.12 cease nor had they any of that b Psal 78.25 food of Angels more Josh 5.12 Saint Austin gives the reason of it clearely Si animus habet undè delectetur extrinsecùs sine delectatione manet intrinsecùs that is if the Aegyptian flesh-pots of fat and greazie delights from without can content the minde enough then it cannot finde true inward chearefulnesse and delectation within and yet from c Psal 45.13 within all the glory of Gods Church is brought yea there principally it is and lyes Certainely what an honourable person of great parts said of Riches and other appurtenances of the world at large is much more true in death they are the very d Lord Verulam Essay 34. baggage of vertue the Romane word is better impedimenta for as the baggage is to an Army so are riches to vertue it cannot well be spared nor left behinde but yet it hindereth the march yea and the care of it disturbeth often loseth the victory and it 's worth our notice how Saint Paul hath joyned those two together set your affections on things above and e Col. 3.2 not on things below Col. 3.2 necessarily implying that whilest men do keep scraping with Aesops cock and spurle for pearles of contentment in the dunghill of the earth below and as our Apostle saith doe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 f Phil. 3.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mind earthly things and as the greeke word signifyes do place their

one meditation my worthy Brethren solace our hearts and cheere up our spirits under those outward abasures and undervaluings that we somtimes meet with from your carnall besotted worldlings who know no more then l Mat. 7.6 swine to value the pearles of heaven nor how to prize the inestimable m 2 Cor. 4.7 Treasure of the Gospell though brought unto them by us but in earthen vessells Isaiah by name the Prophet by function the son of Amos by discent and Pedegree one of noble and of royall linage yee see how I may say as Paul doth of his letter written to his Galatians cap. 6.11 this subject is very n Gal. 6.11 large and not only time but copiousnesse of matter overwhelmes me Wherefore as Tertullus told his noble Foelix o Act. 24.4 Act. 24.4 That I be not farther tedious herein unto you I pray you that you would heare me of your clemency and patience a few words more of this Prophets visite and the matter of it and then as Foelix bad St. Paul I shall go my wayes for this time till a more convenient season may call me againe hither Yee have the visite it selfe in these words He came to him A worthy act indeed a good lesson to us Ministers that we speedily addresse us to our people in like case and p Jude 2.23 save we them with feare as Saint Jude adviseth ver 23. pulling them out of the fire of temptation or of hell to which the adversarie would perchance in death emplunge them and surely there would be a very profitable use of some q My Lord B● of Ely quá supra p. 23. vide privat form of pastorall collation with their flock for their direction and information in particular spirituall duties such as was private confession avoyding the grosse and intolerable abuse thereof now among the Romish Masse-Priests and the sillily deluded people led by them in the ancient Church But yet here is a lesson for our people too to doe as Saint James exhorteth when they be sick to send and r Jam. 5.14 call for us in season so the good sister of sick Lazarus ſ Joh. 11.3 sent to Christ Joh. 11.3 yea even Hezekiah here when there was upon him a day of trouble he sent the chiefest of his servants to the Prophet and that betimes too e're the evill spread too farre that he might lift up his t 2 King 19.2 3 4. Prayer for him 2 King 19.2 3 4. a point this is that merits your best notice and cals for your carefull practice who knows what disadvantage to your selves what discomfort to your selves and others standing by you this delay may breed Well the Prophet is come and what now doth he do there not sooth or fish out for a legacy but the text sayth he fals instantly upon the discharge of his Commission to the sicke Prince for so we read he came to him and being come Hee said unto him thus saith the Lord. This part I called in my division the good Prophets employment which stood in the delivery of his message to the King and therefore it is described 1. Formally in this expression he said unto him Thus saith the Lord. 2. Materially and this three wayes 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Positively Thou shalt dye 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Negatively and not live 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by Exhortation Set thine house in order First formally in these words He said unto him thus saith the Lord He said it seemes he was a Prophet and therefore he would not be tongue-tide surely he that likened Idoll-shepheards who had mouths and u Psal 115.5 spake not unto x St Gregory compares good Preachers to watchfull dogs quia faciunt magnos latratus praedicationis Dogs yea to y Isa 56.10 11. dumbe dogs despicable creatures the price whereof and of an whore the Lord professeth to z Deut. 23.18 abhorre alike would not himselfe suffer his sick Patient wanting comfort to miscarry by his wilfull silence or neglect hee knew the blood of soules was precious in Gods sight and as that of Abel a Gen. 4.10 cryed loud to Heaven for requitall My worthy brethren let us remember that when the Spirit did descend upon the Apostles he came in the similitude of b Act. 2.3 cloven tongues first of tongues the best c Psal 108.1 member that David had to d Isa 58.1 tell Israel of her sinnes and Judah of her great transgressions yea to e Psal 66.16 tell the people that feare God also what mercifull things he will doe for their soules if they would once but f Psal 34.8 taste and see and upon experience discover how g 1. Pet. 2.3 gracious the Lord is and then of cloven tongues that they might rightly h 2. Tim. 2.15 divide and as it were cleave out of the whole lumpe and precious masse of the Word of God to every one his i Luke 12.42 proper portion k 1. Pet. 2.2 milke to whom milke and l Heb. 5.13 14. stronger meate unto whom stronger meate is due rightly dividing the word of truth as our Saviour making known m John 15.15 all things that he had heard of his Father unto his friends the Disciples and as St Paul not shunning to declare unto the Church of Christ all the n Acts 20.27 whole counsell of God so much of it he meant as was o 2. Cor. 12.4 lawfull and fit to be imparted surely God will never thanke a man for keeping in of his counsell rather I think where the counsell and the secret of the Lord is there as Jeremie professeth Gods word is in the heart of a truly zealous Minister rightly called and well qualified as a p Jer. 20.9 burning fire shut up in his bones he is weary with forbearing and cannot stay namely from giving of it a doore of q Eph. 6.19 utterance when the heart is hot within and in the middest of musing thoughts the fire of zeale burneth David cannot without much pain hold his peace but he must needs be speaking with his r Psal 39.3 tongue thus doing a faithfull Pastor may in the day of reckoning and account with God with comfort lift up his head and say as my prophet here hath sayd before him though his words strictly were indeed a prophecy of Christ behold I and the ſ Isa 8.18 children which by thy blessing and giving of u See Joh. 17.26 encrease unto my t 1 Cor. 3.6 endeavours in the Ministry thou hast given mee But to say no more of this saying of my Prophet here lest I incur those proverbiall scom's sus Minervam or else that x Cum nesciret loqui nescivit tacere 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 let us next observe how he begins his saying to the King It is yee see with a sic dicit Dominus thus sayth the Lord

our Soules be rightly set in order our minds o Eph. 1.17 illightned with knowledge our wils furnished with p Heb. 5.9 obedience our affections cleansed by q 1 Joh. 3.3 2 Cor. 7.1 purity our passions allayed by r Luke 21.19 patience our conscience ſ Heb. 9.14 sprinkled from dead workes the whole house so well fitted drest up and prepared that when our Saviour shall t Rev. 3.20 knock at the doore of our hearts by the u Jer. 23.29 Hammer of his Word or call to us by the x Isa 30.21 voice of the Spirit we may readily open unto him and welcome him to supper with us in the y Rom. 5.1 peace of soule and z Rom. 15.13 joy in the Holy Ghost and may walke in that way which he shall shew us both of Repentance and Faith and that by the direction of himselfe who is onely the Essentiall a John 14.6 way the truth and the life that in the issue we may not faile of the end of our faith even the b 1. Pet. 1.9 salvation of our soules Thirdly there is yet another house besides these and that is the house mysticall and this house is the c 1. Tim. 3.15 Church of God yea of the living God as Saint Paul hath fully taught us 1. Tim. 3.15 this house is builded upon a d Matth. 7.24 Rock and that Rock is e 1. Cor. 10.4 Christ the members of this house are resembled unto and called by the name of a f Eph. 3.15 Family in this family the great g Matth. 20.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Householder is God himselfe he hath h Matth. 15.26 Children in this family and being an indulgent Father he hath a Son an i Matth. 21.38 heire and not onely so but divers other both k 2. Cor. 6.18 Sonnes and Daughters too and as children so l Matth. 21.34 Luke 17.10 Servants also Of these servants some are chiefe as m Luke 12.42 Stewards of the Household others emphatically Servants of speciall notice and favour such an one was Job whom the Lord the great Householder would have to be observed above ordinary and n Job 1.8 considered as a patterne to others some againe are remarkable for fidelity and o Heb. 3.5 faithfulnesse in all the House so was Moses the p Num. 12.7 Servant of the Lord q 1. Cor. 7.25 and Paul Others as for faithfulnesse so also for r Luke 12.42 Wisedome joyned with it some of these againe are so endeared that though in themselves they be Servants yet in their Masters high esteeme they be his ſ John 15.15 Friends and so he usually calls them and of these servant-friends some walke t Gen. 5.24 with him so did Enoch some as Abraham whom St James calleth the u James 2.23 Friend of God doe walke x Gen. 17.1 before him in a word some are so y Psal 19.13 Psal 119.76 servants that withall they are such men as are * 1. Sam. 13.14 Act. 13.22 after the Lords owne heart too and such an one was David out of all these and much more that might be added to this purpose concerning the severall offices and imployments of these children and servants in this house of the Church according to their a 1. Cor. 12.4 5 6 c. severall degrees and orders of which the Apostle hath written at large 1. Cor. 12.4 5 6 c. there is made up one whole entire b Heb. 3.6 house of Christ namely if we as Saint Paul admonisheth us hold fast the confidence and rejoycing of the hope firme unto the end how justly may I here take up that saying of the blessed Aegyptian c Macarius Homil. 49. pag. 535. in 80. Macarius on this occasion and cry out in wonder and admiration at Gods great mercy in this regard to man as he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh the unspeakable mercy of God who freely gives himselfe unto beleevers to inherite him in a short time as a full possession and oh wonder that God should inhabite in the body of man and that the Lord should have as it were a specious house to dwell in man To which even of the Angels though by creation farre more glorious creatures than man is for he is made d Heb. 2.7 lower than the Angels hath God said this at any time that he would either come to e Rev. 3.20 sup or else to f Eph. 3.17 2.22 dwell with them but loe thus hath he said and doth doe to men and the Church built up of men upon the g Matth. 7.24 Rock Christ Jesus as the chiefe h Eph. 2.20 corner-stone of i 1. Pet. 2.5 living stones unto a compleate k Eph. 2.21 building in the Lord nor doth he onely lodge with us as the Angels did with Lot for a l Gen. 19.3 4 15. Night and so away but he m John 14.23 abides and stayes with his Church for ever even unto the n Matth. 28.20 end of the world If then Lot was highly honored in entertaining and lodging of Angels what honour have we to lodge the God of Angels and if the Babe o Luke 1.41 sprang in the wombe when yet there was a double partition-wall two wombs betweene Saint John Baptist and his Lord and Master Christ when he came but in a p Luke 1.40 visite oh how should we rejoyce who have him in us by a perpetuall q Eph 2.22 inhabitation which meditation should by the way admonish us how religiously carefull we should be of preserving these houses from r Veniunt ad candida tecta columbae pollution and all uncleanenesse that we may not occasion our best guest by meanes of some ill order or entertainment within us to be ſ Eph. 4.30 grieved to divert and t Hos 5.15 go away to some other better and sweeter mansion oh let us not make our bodies and soules the u 1. Cor. 6.15 Brothel-houses of lust as a Babylonish x Rev. 18.2 cage of all foule birds of flying and of wandring thoughts of impurity but let us rather purge our selves from all y 2. Cor. 7.1 filthinesse of the * Domus Dei spiritualis est qui non in carne ambulat sed in spiritu Bern. f. 17. flesh and spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of God purge we our hearts from pride by Humility for with the z Isa 57.15 humble spirit God will dwell yea let us in all godlinesse and a 1. Tim. 2.2 honesty glorifie God both in our b 1. Cor. 6.20 bodies and in our soules sith both are Gods and that not by Creation onely but by c Ibid. purchase This is the way to make both bodies and soules not styes or stews of filthinesse but as Saint Paul saith the very