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A13578	A sermon teaching discretion in matters of religion, and touching certayne abuses nowe in the Churche preached at Paules Crosse the 21. of Nouember by Robert Temple Bachelor in Diuinitie sometimes of Magdalene Colledge in Oxforde.	Temple, Robert, Bachelor in Diuinitie.	1592 (1592)	STC 23869; ESTC S100993	26,698	73

A Sermon teaching discretion in matters of religion and touching certayne abuses nowe in the Churche Preached at Paules Crosse the 21. of Nouember by Robert Temple Bachelor in Diuinitie sometimes of Magdalene Colledge in Oxforde Bern. Cant serm 49. Quo zelus feruidior ac vehementior spiritus profusiorque charitas eo vigilantiori opus est scientia quae zelum supprimat spiritum temperet ordinet charitatem Imprinted at London by R. B. for Edward Aggas 1592. To the right Reuerende father in god Iohn by Gods permission Bishop of London my speciall good Lord all humble dutye acknowledged ACcording to youre Lo. pleasure right reuerende Father I haue copied out this Sermon and let it go to the presse remouing at length though with much a do a common reason that diswades verie many and did for a time discourage my selfe I meane the peruerse cauillatiō of such as call into question other mens labours a greate deale busier to finde a fault then do any good as in deede it is easier to reprehende then iudge arighte and mislike then do the like I am so farre I protest from selfe loue or lyking that I am still affrayde least some thinge of other bee committed whiche being sette out abroade can not bee called in againe Manie may flatter themselues in a fonde conceite of there owne doings and delight in the fauorable iudgemente of their friendes but they shall finde it farre otherwise when there workes come once to a vulgar protractation I most humblie beseech your Lo. to defend with your accustomed fauour my vnworthye labour and earnestlye praye my Bretheren in the Ministrie to laie aside all former conceaued opinion againste the matter and hartely desire euerie good reader besides to construe euerie thing with a conscience as I for his sake in euery point haue spoken my conscience At your L. Mannor house at Fulham Aprill 22. 1592. Your L. in all humble dutie Robert Temple Text 1 Cor. 14. vers 1. Follow after loue and couet spirituall giftes rather that ye may prophesie THE Apostle hauing handled before at large the manifolde giftes of the spirite and treating theruppon of loue the excellent waye of all giftes purposing to handle prophesie the worthyest gifte of all hee seemeth to make his entraunce by conclusion of all hee spake of before and bids the Corinthians a Gods name to couet spirituall gifts but with all to followe loue and rather that they maye prophesie D●uision Before I come to speake of two principall points herein considered first loue the moderation of all giftes secondly prophesie the excellent gifte of all Wee are generally to obserue the onely matter and worke of all giftes ●l 68.18 ●os 4.8 Christ ascending vp on high led captiuity captiue gaue gifts vnto mē the same vnto euery one of vs by grace according to the measure of the gift of christ and to this end the repayring of the Sainctes the worke of the ministery the edificatiō of the bodie of Christ ●hat gifts ●e By gifts are ment operations faculties bestowed diuersly peculiarlye to profit the church withall VVhy called ●irituall ●fies Author of all ●fies They be called spirituall gifts First for authoritie secondlie for office The Authour of all gifts is the spirite of God For there are diuersities of giftes but the same spirit and there are diuersities of administrations but the same Lord ● Cor. 12.4 there are diuersities of operations but God is the same that worketh all in all 4.5.6.8 So that all kinde of gifts and callings as prophesies teaching exhortation the word of wisdome the worde of knowledge fayth Rom. 12.6 healing great workes discerning of spirits diuersities of tongues Apostles Prophets Euangelists Pastors Teachers one and the selfe same spirite worketh distributing to euery man seuerally as he will Ambrose saythe Vnum flumen Ambros spi sanct Gratian. lib 1. cap. 2● sed multi donorum spiritualium meatus hoc flumen exit de fonte vitae Many riuers but one flood from which they doe all issue Math. 28.1 this commeth out of the fountaine of life For whiche cause the holy spiryt albeit properly the thirde person in trinitye and Effector of all giftes is taken for the gift of God Act. 19.20 as appeareth in the question of St. Paule to certaine disciples at Ephesus haue ye receaued the holy ghost since yee beleued Meaning whither the graces of the spirit were giuen to Christes disciples Austen saith somewhat confusedly Aug. Lau. Enchirid. Cap. 37. as it may seeme yet truely Et vtique spiritus sanctus dei donum est quod quidem et ipsum est equale donanti And verelie the holy ghost is the gift of God the which in very deede is equall to the giuer discerning the spirits by a double notion as the authour of all gifts spirituall and so it is not the gift of God but God himselfe essentially equall to the father and the sonne and againe for the verye giftes themselues as either they were bestowed vpō the Apostles in the daye of Pentecost or as the faythfull haue the holye Spirite promised Collos 3.1 Act. 3.24 Christ then is come and gone hee sittes at his Fathers right hand the Heauens conteynes him vntill the restitution of all thinges Heb. 7.25 he is our Aduocate with the father and liueth for euer making intercession for vs without cōtrouersie great is the misterie of Godlynesse which is ● Tim. 3.16 God is manifested in the flesh iustified in the spirit seene of Angels preached vnto the Gentils beleued on in the world and receaued vp in glory But now the maister and Commissarie of the faculties in his absence is his spirite For as he deserued grace for vs by his death triumphed ouer death by his resurrection sits at his fathers right hand by his ascention So hee hath left the spirit obtayning and bestowing all requisite and necessarie graces for his Church The spirite is Christes vicegerent and President of his church the church being like vnto a Schoole wherein the holye ghost teacheth the faythfull all godlynesse Rom. 10.4 Christ is the ende of the lawe for righteousnes sake vnto euery one that beleueth and nowe throughe the spirite wee wayte for the hope of righteousnes through fayth Galat. 5.5 Math. 5.17 He is the fulfiller of the Lawe and the Prophets for hee came not to destroy them Chrisostom adorand spi● Galat. 3 2● Esay 54.13 Ioh. 6.45 Ioh. 14.26 but to fullfill them And so is the spirite the fullfilling of the gospel The lawe was our scholemayster to bringe vs to Christ that wee mighte bee made righteous throughe fayth now wee are all taught of God as the holye ghost sent by the father in Christes name teacheth vs all things and bringes all things into our remembraunce Ioh. 1.12 as hee hathe told vs. As manie as receiued him to them he gaue a prerogatiue to be

the sonnes of god Galat 4.6 and now hath god sent foorth the spirite of his sonne whiche cryeth Abba father Rom. 8.16 and the same spirite witnesseth with our spirite that wee are the Children of God Likewise they bee called gifts spirituall for the office ●ffice of these ●iftes either in respect of the matter for it is the wisedome of God in a misterie ● Cor. 2.6 ●phe 3.8 euen the hid wisedome which God determined before the worlde vnto our glory a grace giuē to preach the vnsearchable riches of Christ ● Pet. 1.12 a gospel sent downe by the holye Ghoste from Heauen the which the Angels desire to beholde or of the successe and fruite ● Cor. 4.20 Thes 1.5 ● Thes 2.15 for the kingdome of God is not in word but in power neither is the gospell in word onely but in power of the holye ghost to bee receaued not as the word of men but as it is in deede the worde of God which worketh in them that beleue Paule may plant ● Cor. 3.7 Apollos water but God muste giue the increase whosoeuer is anye thing he must saye with St. Paule by the grace of God I am that I am 1. Cor. 15.10 therefore a woorke impossible for man to performe without worthy graces of the holye ghost If wee doe consider the mutuall edification of the Church the matter is indifferent without anie respect at all Gal. 3.26 28 for wee are all the sonnes of God by fayth in Christ Iesus all one in him Abrahams seede and heires by promise a chosen generation a royall priesthood 1. Pet. 2.9 an holy nation a people set at libertie to shewe foorth the vertue of him that hath called vs out of darkenes into a wonderfull light Reue. 1.5 in him that loued vs and washed vs from our sinnes in his blood we are made Kinges and Priestes vnto God euen the Father But if wee doe marke the ordinarye gouernment of the Churche there is verie great ods Act. 20.28 For the holie ghost choseth out some from amongest the rest to the Bishopricke of the flocke and superintendence of the Church Heb. 13.17 1. Thes 5.13 To be obeyed as ouerseers because they watche and must giue accoumpt for soules to be had in looue for the woorkes sake labouring among the people and being ouer them in the Lord. And as there are giftes of the spirite common to the faithfull loue ioy peace Galat. 5.22 long suffering gentlenes goodnes fayth meekenes temperancy against which there is no law So these giftes whereof the Apostle speaketh we haue named them a litle before in the beginning Prophesie Teaching Rom. 12.6 Exhortation and the like are giftes of a seuerall and peculiar function 1. Cor. 12.8.28 But as with this community of giftes vnto all the faythfull there is a discretion and order in the Churche for ornament So giftes are alwaies ioyned with these offices for edifica-of the Church and both for increase of faith and knoweledge by vnitie in Christ The spirite of grace which alwaies from the beginning discerneth the elect from the numerositie of the rest refused and disanulled euermore furnisheth such as be called to this order of office in the Church with dignitie and sufficiencie of giftes When Christe called foorth his Apostles to preach hee sent them with giftes saying the kingdome of GOD is at hande heale the Sicke cleanse the Leapers rayse vp the deade you haue freelie receaued Math. 10.6.8.20 giue freely it is not you that speake but the spirit of your father which speaketh in you Act. 2.4 and in the daye of Pentecost they were all filled with the holy ghost began to speake with other tongues as the spirite gaue them vtteraunce And the seuen men whom the Apostles did chuse to the office of the Deaconship were full of the holie ghost Act. 6.3.5.8 and of wisedome and faythe and so knowne before they layde their handes on them and Steuen full of faythe and power aboue the rest and of manye miracles among the people so that a number of them of the Synagogues disputing with him were not able to resist the wisedome and the spirite where with he spake Tertulliā saith Tertul exbo ad castit aleadging the reason of the Apostles words 1. Cor. 7.40 I thinke also I haue the spirite of God idcircò hoc dixit vt sibi Apostoli fastigium redderet Therefore hee sayde so to shewe the authoritie of an Apostle Spiritum quidem Dei etiam fideles habent sed non omnes fideles sunt Apostoli propriè enim Apostoli spiritum sanctum habent qui plenè habent in operibus Prophetiae efficatiam virtutis atque documentorum linguam non quasi ex parte quod ceteri Truelie the faythfull haue also the spirite of God but all that bee faythfull bee not Apostles for the Apostles haue the holy ghost properlie insomuch as they haue in their Prophesie an effectuall working of power and vtteraunce of doctrine and that aboundantlye not as it were in part like other Not then the vocation to the seuerall office but measure of gifts necessarie to their offices not the worthynesse of such as be called The first part Loue the rule of all giftes Nowe the Corinthians replenished very gratiouslie with all these giftes yet conuerting them not as they ought to the glorie of God and edifying one of an other but to ostētation and contention among themselues St. Paule aloweth their aemulation of giftes but withall settes downe a moderation by looue for loue disposeth euerie woorke vnto a perfection The principall ende of all actions is the glorye of God for whatsoeuer wee doe 1. Cor. 10.31 wee must do all to the glorie of God but the way to bring vs to this ende is loue all thinges diuine and ayme at loue for the ende of the commaundement is looue oute of a pure hart and a good conscience and of fayth vnfayned 1. Tim. 1.5 This the Apostle prooues verye largely naming it a more excellent way of the best gifts that although a man do speak with the tongues of men and Angells and haue not loue 1. Cor. 12.31 1. Cor. 13.12 hee is like a sounding brasse and a tinckling Cymball And although hee had the gift of Prophesie and knewe all secrets and all knowledge yea if hee had all fayth so that hee coulde remooue mountaines and had no loue hee were nothing And though hee fedde the poore withall his goodes and though hee gaue his bodie to be burned haue no loue it profiteth nothing So againe to the same purpose hee willes the Ephesians to followe the truth in loue Ephes 4.13.16 and in all thinges to growe vp vnto him which is the head which is Christ by whom all the bodye being coupled knit togither by euery ioynt for the furniture thereof according to the effectuall power which is