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Sutton's synagogue, or, The English centurion shewing the vnparallelled bounty of Protestant piety / by Perci. Burrell ...
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Burrell, Percival.
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poore in relation to his worth then my eleemosinary state in comparison of his wealth Tacitus shall bee my pleader in his prologue to Agricola Tacit. Commend and admire others Pardon me while I indeauour to awake our blessed Founder and lead him through the fiue roomes of my text first you shall discouer Who and what our Founder is He The builder of the Synagogue a Centurion our Founder more a Mr. of the Ordnance a Gentleman of Ancient descent of liberall education a man rich in Arts famous in Armes for the former he was so aduanced in good letters that he appeared the most compleat man of his times for discharging the office of a learned wise and able Secretary to the most Honourable Peeres of this Nation and what abilitie hee had sucked from the Vniuersity in speculation he did with credit practise vnder famous Warwicke and great Leicester These were the first paths that lead to Suttons greatnesse and our happinesse for his other honours from Armes if you obserue the time of our Centurions imployment in the field you may know there was a time when forraigne religion was the patronesse of domesticke rebellion when two Northerne and superstitious Earles durst display the Romish ensigne against inuincible Elizabeth then then was this famous sonne of Pallas aduanced to the command of the Ordnance and gaue a happy probatum of his loyalty valour and wisedome here I suppose hee learned to honour and resolued to cherish Military men but you will enquire from what myne his infinite treasures did arise I can informe you from prosperous merchandizing from the great farme of all the mynes about Newcastle and from the wisedome of his vertuous frâ—gality of his person I will conclude in the encomium of Pammachius framed by St. Ierome Eâ—eemosynis diues humiâ—itate subâ—mis Ier ad Pammachium de obitu vxerâ— Sutton was gentyle by birth high by humility and which is greatest honour Rich by charitable bâ—unty Now to his building He built He was a great and good builder not so much for his owne priuate as for the publike his treasures were not lauished in raysing a Towre to his owne name or erecting stately Pallaces for his owne pompe and pleasure the sustaining of liuing temples the endowing of Colledges the enriching of Corporations the building Causwayes and repairing of high-wayes Aboue all the foundation of King Iames his Hospitall at his sole and proper charge were the happy monuments of his architecture surely this was to bee a Mogarensis in the best sense that is to build for euer Hee did fulfill the letter of the Apostle in building Gold Siluer Peruse our Founders Testament and Pretious stones for he commanded Plate and Iewels to bee sold and conuerted into money for the expediting of our Hospitall I shall not mention thousands conferred vpon friends and seruants but these legacies ensuing merit a lasting memory in the renowned Vniuersity of Camb. to Iesus Colledge 500 Markes to Magdalen 500 pound for the redemption of prisoners in London 200 pound for the encouragement of Merchants 1000 pound to bee lent gratis vnto tenne beginners nor was his charity confined within these seas but that Westerne Troy stout Ostend shall receiue 100 pound for the reliefe of the poore from his fountaine To trust the Minister is to hâ—nour him in all these his piety was very laudable for in many of these acts of bounty his prime repose was in the conscionable integrety of the Priest in those places where he sowed his benefits certes this was to build as high as heauen now obserue his expedition He Hath built Expedition is commendable in laudable enterprizes and euen in this our Founder had his honour While his Wife liued his house was an open Hospitall and when she expired he was frugall in his owne family that he might proue the more magnificent to many Origen perswadeth that our Sauiours aduise to leaue all had not so full an ayme at the effect as the affection and herein our Founder merited ample honour for if any questionod him where he would employ his great estate his diuine and constant reply was that his bread must be cast vpon the waters i. vpon the watery cheeks of the neglected poore Moreouer hee procured an Act of Parleament for a Mortmaine for the establshing of an intended Hospitall in Halling-bury in the County of Essex but a more noble Spirit prompting him to restore that Charterhouse to true religion which was formerly sacrificed to superstition Suttons case by Sir Ed. he became an humble sutor to King Iames of blessed memory to vouchsafe to be the Royall God-father of this royall foundation whereunto that learned letters and Scholler louing King Cooke Founders wil. did gratiously condescend and confirmed our Founders bounty vpon vs by his Letters Patent and the broad Seale this being done memorable Sutton chargeth nay adiureth his Executors and ouerseers as they shall answer before the tribunall of Iesus Christ that they imploy their best endeauours in hastening and reducing into act his intended charity would you heare more I haue it from honourable authority that if the thred of our Founders life had beene continued somewhat longer his vote and purpose was to haue beene the good Master of our great Society So much for expedition Now view the Synagogue Our Foundation may be esteemed rather a glorious Temple them a Synagogue and rather a City then a Temple but I will not steppe beyond my bounds in a Synagogue we found formerly Instruction and Deuotion for deuotion those reuerend heires of our Founders magnificence twice euery day visit our Synagogue and ascend in soule to heauen by zealous prayers and vnfained thanksgiuings such is our strict obseruance of the daily seruice that wee may seeme neerer vnto the Cathedrall then the parochiall congregation on the Lords day Iesus is faithfully though plainly preached in our Synagogue For instruction here ingenuous children do daily sit at the feet of their learned teachers but of these heerafter Wee finde in the sacred Oracles a frequent mention of Masters of Synagogues The great Master of our Synagogue is fixed vpon the most honoured grandies of our State and the most reuerend Prelates of our Church they who sit at the Helme of our kingdome are gratiously pleased to steere guide the goodly Shippe of renowned Suttons charity and here wee may note the wisedome of our Founder who made choyse of such honourable and powerfull gouernors who were able and ready to maintaine his bequest and honour his foundation it is the glory of our noble gouernors and the happinesse of our Society that no cunning aduocate no greedy Lord could vndermine our foundation and what was nobly begunne is honourably continued by them for fatherly and mercifull iustice let no Court no state compare with our gouernment All all deserue our thankes to them our hearty prayers for them the poore sheepheard shall and the religious flocke must importune God for a blessing vpon them Great Manours good manners confirmed by whose wisedome and goodnesse many blessings are conueyed vnto vs the Vicegerent of this grand Master is the right Worshipfull Sir R D. Knight whose prouidence hath adorned our Chappell with Organs and beautified the walkes and seuerall roomes of our ample foundation Relinquet marmoriam Now obserue the Members of this Synagogue For Vs Our body hath one Master Seuerall Officers as Preacher c. of whose institution you may read at large in Suttons Case Suttons Case Published by one of our Gouernors Sir Edward Cooke Seuerall cohabiting members Aged men who haue hazarded their blood or impaired their state by warres or suffered losse by Sea fourescore Seuerall cohabiting members Hopefull children carefully instructed in the learned tongues and humane Arts lecently cloathed plentifully dyeted connueniently lodged 40 Besides these The faithfull prouidence of Sir Rich. Sutton Knight hath purchased lands from whence twenty foure Academians receiue annuall pensions in both our renowned Vniuersities Here is a Protestant Briefely very nigh two hundred daily feed vpon our Suttons bounty I shall conclude with the charge of Darius Day by Day we haue our portion without faile Eâ—ra 6.9 that we may offer sacrifices of sweet sauour vnto the God of heauen and pray for the life of our religious Prince and Patrone King Charles and thus do we pray O thou King of Kings cloath all our Soueraignes enemies with shame but vpon his head let the Crowne flourish makâ— his raigne prosperous on earth and glorious in heauen make this foundation a â—ynagogue of deuout men seruing thee in all peace and holinesse so long as the Sunne and Moone shall endure through Iesus Christ our Lord To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit all power maiesty mercy wisedome and blessing be ascribed for euer and for euer Amen FINIS A Catalogue of the names of the Right Honorable Right Reuerend and Right Worthy Gouernors of King James his Hospitoll founded by Thomas Sutton Esquire The most Reuerend Father in God the Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury his Grace Suruiuing ouer-seer The Right Honourable Lord Couentrie Lord Keeper Lord Priuy Seale Earle of Manchester Lord Steward Earle of Penbroke Ld. Chamberlaine Earle of Mongomery The Right Reuerend Lord Bishop of London Lord Bishop of Ely Lord Bishop of Lincolne The Right Worshipful Sir Edward Coke Sir Randolph Crew Sir Robert Heath his Maiesties Atturny generall Sir Henry Martine Deane of the Arches and â—udge of the Admiraltie Doctor Donne Deane of Pauls Sir Richard Sutton Suruiuing Executor Sir Robert Dallington Master Mr. Thomas Browne Esquier
be made manifest Gold Siluer Pretious stones these are solid Å¿ Caietane in 1 Cor. 3. glorious and high prized vertues Gold the loue of God Siluer charity to man Pretious stones these are the seuerall acts of piety toward God and mercy toward man Wood Hay Stuble by these are figured dangerous sinnes Wood is the wormes nest of corroding enuy or malice Hay is ambition Stuble this is the type of obstinate schismaticks verse 15. now followeth the knot the maine difficulty if any mans worke be burnt he shall suffer losse but he himselfe shall be Saued but this sauing is equall with damning so t Ambr. in 1 Cor. 3 Chrysost in eundem locum St Ambrose he shall bee saued by fire his body and his soule shall not bee wasted by the torments of hell St. Chrysostome proueth what St. Ambrose affirmeth That is said sometime to bee saued which is not consumed as gold in the fire as the liuer in the fable this this indeed is the hell of hels death without death and torments without consumption least this might seeme strange St. Chrysostome reinforceth his argument with an excellent obseruation from Scripture language It is the elegance of sacred rhetoricke to giue gentle names to seuere punishments as hell and the graue are called the places where all things are forgotten which at the first view may promise quiet and the obliuion of all calamities thus the death of the wicked is termed a sleepe thus it is said of the wicked Iob 21.33 That the clods of the earth shall bee sweete vnto him here is most bitter and desperate sweetnesse the same Father shall conclude x 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrysost hee that buildeth with Hay or Stuble shall continue in endlesse torment Apply Application y Reâ—ie â—â—â—ficare est tiâ— embuâ— â—re Aug. He buildeth most fairly who liueth most religiously pluck therefore the hand out of the bosome worke and build the best approbation of our faith ariseth from the operation of the hand as the curious Artizen so the religious Christian must be knowne by his handy worl e diuinely Irenaeus z Quâ—d feris lucet inâ—â— sâ—t quod intus est foriâ— luceat Irenaeus lib. 4. Let your charity burne within and holinesse shine without by the former you shall auoyd hypocrisie by the latter idleness You must all bee builders God is the Master of the worke all the Sonnes of men King Priest and Peoplâ— must be labourers Birds make their nests bâ—asts haâ—e â—â—â—ir dâ—â—â—s let men build houses let thâ—m â—â—aâ—e â—uâ—râ—asting habiâ—aâ—iâ—ns Make you friends of the vnrighteous Mammon that ye may bâ— receiued into euerlaâ—ting habitations let vs heare the Sermon â—f Dauid to his Princes Set your heart 1. Cron. 22 1â— and your souâ—â— to seeke the Lord your God Ari e and build As liuely sâ— nes come â—â—e â—nto Christ thâ— liuing stonâ— 1 Pet. 2.4.5 that since you cannot build of yourse ues you may be built vp as a spiritual house accoptabâ—â—â— Goâ—â—y Ieâ—us Christ. I shaâ—l end with tâ—e Apostle Ephe. 2 2â— Tâ—e Lord Ieâ—us build vs all together for an habitation of God through the â—pirit We haue aâ—â—â—ady seene our â—ounder as a Captaine and a Bâ—iâ—der now behold him like a Cherubim â—ith winges ouer his hands this you may finde in his Expedition he Hath As the Eagle haâ—â—eth to the prâ—y or the greedy Souldier to the â—poyle so our Centurion to the most noble acts 〈…〉 piety a Pluâ—imum tu omni re celeriâ—as Sene. Bâ—â— ib. 2. sure our leader was one of the Râ—â—â— Câ—â—â—res aâ—d it was his honour for where the aâ—â—â—â—â—igious there Iâ—hâ— his march is most glorious eâ—â—â—dition must bâ— commâ—â—â—abâ—â— b â—â—â—ncere Vo enâ—â—s aâ—â—â—â—â— â—mb â— Nâ—◠〈◊〉 in all câ—mmendable aâ—tions the reason is euident Câ—lâ—rity is a faire charâ—â—ter 〈◊〉 sincerity and a quicâ—e hand is a promising signe of a willing heart 〈◊〉 into the family of Abraham you shall read hâ—artinesse in nimâ—lâ—nes First Abraham runneth in perâ—â—n to meet the Angels Gen. 18.2 6 7. then hee charged Sâ—â—ah â—o make read quickly then he runneth againe to the â—â—â—rd lastly the Sâ—ruant is as quicke 〈…〉 thâ—â— drâ—sse thus we see 〈…〉 Wiâ—e Sâ—ruant aâ—â— in Abraâ—â—ms â—â—nt are 〈…〉 in â—he performance of any seruice vnâ—â— God I wiâ—l is but a large complement and we know those to bee most slow in performance who are nimâ—â—e in promise sweet and honorable is the memory of this Founder He did not frame a Colledge in the paper modell of a litigious will but saw a Synagogue raysed at his owne proper charge to the glory of God so the Eâ—ders he Hath The innocent Doue hath a nimble wing so those good soules which are quickned with that Spirit who once appeared in the forme of a Doue flee spedily vnto workes of piety the Sunne cannot so much reioyce to runne his course as the faithfull to consummate their race of Godlines the elements of fire aire water are actiue and quicke in their motions so where soeuer the holy fire of zeale the water of sanctification or the breath of the Spirit are found there is a speedy motion nay euen the dul lazy earth is moued with an earthquake Gen. 49.21 Act. 9.36 but no terror can stirre the earthly minded man the blessing of Nephthali was to haue the swift feete of a Hind Dorcas was as nimble as the Roe c Vtinam precenta faminarum imitarentur viri Hier. Oh that good men would imitate the speed of this woman Salomon saith Be not slacke in thy businesse I beseech you be not slow in the busines of the Lord Prou. 10.26 Leuit. 11.41 fâ—r snayles wormes and creeping creatures were baniâ—hed from the Altar of God to instruct vs that slow paced men can be no pleasing sacrifice for our God To spurre vp our deuotion let vs consider that God is pleased to pay magnificently for the expedition of man Mans expedition and Gods saluation embrace each other for no sooner can the deuout soule say I haue kept the faith 2. Tim. 4.7 but hee may read Henceforth a crowne of righteousnesse is layd vp for thee no sooner can our Sauiour proclaime I haue fulfilled the will of God but a voyce is heard from heauen This is my beloued Sonne Luke 9.35 nor is God more indulgent to the naturall Sonne of his bosome then to the zealous and his adopted sonnes among the children of men for obserue Matth. 19.28 doth Peter come vnto our Sauiour and say Wee haue left all and followed thee the blessing is annexed You shall sit on thrones in the kingdome of heauen Nay but impatient incredulity must haue some-what in hand what would you expect will you bee content with a thousand for one hundred this is more then extortion dare challenge yet the speedy soule shall haue more euen one hundred for one Matth.