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A04622 A sermon preached at Henly at the visitation on the 27. of Aprill, 1626 Vpon those words of the 9. Psalme, vers. 16. Barnes, Robert, 1576 or 7-1639. 1626 (1626) STC 1474; ESTC S114149 18,363 40

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A SERMON PREACHED AT HENLY AT THE VISItation on the 27. of Aprill 1626. VPON THOSE WORDS OF the 9. Psalme Vers 16. The Lord is knowne to execute iudgement OXFORD Printed by J. L. and W. T. 1626. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND worthily disposed Knight Sir RICHARD BLVNT High Sheriffe of Oxford-shire Grace be multiplied in this world and blessednesse in the world to come VVorthie Sir WHat hath beene formerly offered to your religious Eare is now within a few daies after presented to your iudicious Eye neither doubt I but as then it found attentiue audience with the one so it will now finde kinde welcome and acceptance with the other Only you will imagine what was then delivered by voice can never bee carried so powerfully in papers as in speech Solet acceptior esse sermo vivus quàm scriptus saith Bernard the habit and gesture of a liuing man is the very life of Oratory Yet will I not despaire of that good content a review may bring to a longing spirit The words conteined in the two Tables which God gaue to Moses from the holy mount were first spoken by the mouth of God ere they were written by the finger of God and then carried into the valley to be heard and kept of all the people So may I likewise say of the Gospel voices and prophesies went of the blood of Christ ere ever it dropt out of his veines But if gratious words had not fallen from the mouth of Christ Christians had neuer conceived either the power or vertue of his death For as there is a blood of redemption so there is a word of reconciliation and surely where the word teacheth not there the blood droppeth not You are religiously wise to conceaue whereat I aime to wit that reading preaching and practising of pietie may all goe together like Saul and Ionathan of whom it s said that they were louely in their liues and at their deathes were not divided I am sure they are the best meanes to escape those iudgements I came withall in that Visitation discourse Which I am made beleeue by many of my brethren those of worth so well rellished in the first passage that I must not deny you a review I was never ambitious herein as well vnderstanding mine own meannesse nay my privacie hath beene a second happinesse to me But yet after the Cleargies dinner whereof you were pleased to partake and among the Lords Prophets as before you had spent one houre in the Church so you ioyed to spend another in the Chamber a high argument of an intire zeale so many importunities grew vpon me from some tendering me their hands for the transcribing hereof from others vndertaking you should not faile in regard of that interest they might challenge in me from all iointly soliciting for a generall favour that at length I yeelded to send it assoone as a marriage solemnity was past in my parish for the which I was to be provided against the Sabboth following These inducements though powerfull yet I will ingenuously confesse were not my onely motiues I haue heard also obserued your vnfained affection to the truth when as for it you haue in a māner forsaken your owne and followed S. Ieroms advise to Furia Honour thy father if he doe not separate thee froth the true father Otherwise licet parvulus and as he speakes in another place to Heliodorus Though thy little Nephewe should hang vpon thy necke though thy mother with her haire about her eares and her garments rent should shew thee the breasts wherewith she nursed thee though thy father should lye on the threshold tread vpon thy father to goe over passe away with dry eyes to the banner of the crosse It is the chiefe point of piety to shew thy selfe cruell in such a matter Since I was taken out of that famous Nursery Magdalen College in Oxford by the liberall favour vnder Gods providence of my Right Honourable good Lord and right zealous Patron Viscount Wallingford together with his worthie Spouse my right noble Ladie for the which the Lord of heaven multiply his blessings towards them as also by a second and entire respect of those blessed servants of God M. Edmund Dunch and his religious daughter in law the Lady Mary Dunch now both with the Lord whose memories daily shine in their most hopefull heire on whom Almighty God seemes though in a farre different degree to fasten that promise made to Abraham Thou shalt be a blessing Gen. 12.2 Since I say I was taken from the Vniversitie and planted in these parts I haue beheld faire buildings and sweet seats both on our tops and vallies but for matter of religion much aversenesse or key-coldnesse Moreover the place of authoritie vnder his Maiestie you now beare ouerswaied me not a little for so much paines which though I here came not so welcome to you yet I thank God from my heart when I see men of your qualitie and condition selected for such places I am sure then Religion shall suffer the lesse Sir I haue one boone to craue of you which I earnestly begge and am confident in the obtaining that since I haue beene drawne thus farre what you haue in your hands you would by no meanes let it goe farther nor to any other view but in your presence I am not ignorant how full of molestation the times are that questionings through misinterpretation may occasion much prejudice giue these papers leaue to ly by you as a pledge of my setled purpose to deserue your loue in my readinesse to bestow my paines if you shall request them and to be a continuall petitioner to the throne of grace that you may be kept by the power of God through faith to salvation In him I rest From my study at Greys this 4th of May 1626. Your Worships assured ROB BARNES PSALME 9. v. 16. The Lord is knowne to execute iudgement or By his iudgement he executeth THe Princely Prophet David the sweet singer of Israel in this whole Psalme celebrates Gods praises in respect of his mercies towards the godly judgements to the wicked inviting others by his example to doe the like and finally prayes for the prosperity of his servants and subversion of his enemies I intend no large paraphrase on the whole selecting this bare proposition for the present occasion which brancheth it selfe into these foure particulars 1. The Person the Lord. 2. the attribute Iudgement 3. the commendation executes 4. the end that we might know and acknowledge him The Lord is knowne to execute judgement The Person is of an high elevation and in his visitation takes a full survey of whatsoeuer passeth betweene heaven and ea●th Omnia aperta all things are open to his view Hebr. 4. The iudgement fearefull for God is a consuming fire and its a fearefull thing to fall into his hands Heb. 10.31 The execution iust and free for as he hath a vis●tation in grace and mercy visitavit