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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
SUTTON'S SYNAGOGVE OR THE ENGLISH CENTVRJON Shewing the vnparrallelled bounty of Protestant piety BY PERCI BVRRELL Preacher at King IAMES his Hospitall in the Charterhouse Euseb lib. 8. c. 12. de Prae. Euan. Concurritur ad loca sacra quae dicuntur Synagogae PSAL. 112.6 The iust shall be had in euerlasting remembrance Printed London by T.C. for Ralph Mabb To the most Reuerend Father in God the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury his Grace To the Right Honourable Right Reuerend and Right Worthy Gouernors of King IAMES his Hospitall my most freely noble and euer honoured Patrons Grace and Glory multiplied MOst Reuerend and Right Honorable As Temples are consecrated to the honour of our great God so Bookes should bee dedicated to good men because both haue Altars of intended seruice and gratitude To your wisedome did our Founder commend his state at your Honours feet J lay downe these dressings of his memory Debui quod potuâ— non potut quod â—ebuâ— Aug. ep 28. Hier. These fruits of a thankfull soule for my free admission into the Charterhouse and my freely obtained presentation to a Benefice may the Fonuders wealth ouershadow his Preachers pouerty Certes the pious magnificence of famous Sutton is a great ornament to our deceased King of blessed memory a greater to this age the greatest to Protestant religion Jf J for his sake may hope for any fauour Turne in my Lords turne in and let thousands follow while your Lordshipps behold and dispose That beautifull Chappell those well furnished Chambers those tables those gownes those bookes our memorable Founder hath purchased for such aged men and hopefull children whose duty it is to petition the Lord of Lords for the temporall and eternall happinesse of you our gratious happy Gouernors among those kneeleth Your Honours most humble and deuoted Seruant in the Lord PERCI BVRRELL Suttons Synagogue OR The English Centurion LVKE 7.5 He hath built vs a Synagogue ANniuersarie Commemorations of Magnificent Founders are as wchâ—â—ned Instruments to sound the prayses of the Deceased and as goodly Monuments to commend â—nto Posteritie the Gratitude of the Liuing Excâ—â—lenâ—◠〈◊〉 Father a Monumenta memâ—râ—arâ—m 〈◊〉 â—â—â—is moâ—â—â—â—â—â—a Aug de C. D. li. â— c 2â— Thâ—se Solemnities are not superstitions Sacrifices but pious Records b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lâ—ctanus Dâ—al 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So that as Toxaris to Menippus concerning the Annuall honours done to Pylades I may preface to you of this first Stone or vnpolished Pillar raysed or intended to our SVTTONS honour We doe by Statute celebrate the memorie of our vnparallel'd Founder Not to Canonize him for a Saint but to inuite an imitation of his blessed Magnificence For as c Sâ—â— ptorum anâ—â— ad Sanctorum imitationem â—â—â—endun â—r Aug. vbi super St Augustine hath obserued To commend the Bountie of the Dead is to spurre vp the Liberalitie of the Suruiuing Wherefore at length Awake Organ Voyce Old-men and Children Priest and People Awake Let vs offer the sweet incense of zealous thankes vnto that God who hath appointed his Steward Sutton to be a nursing Father to the aged whose state or bodies haue beene maimed by bearing Armes and as a prudent Mother to maintaine youth in the acquiring of Arts To this end are wee assembled this day to this end hath Sutton raysed this Synagogue I must haue this day no other Theme you shal heare no other note but Sutton hath built vs a Synagogue He hath built vs a Synagogue d Difficile est abijs diligi quos dignitate antecesserit Hier ep 9. It is a point of high difficulty and therefore of greater honour to purchase loue of those who are out-shined by vs in eminent dignity yet this can bounty and gentlenesse effect for behold our Centurion whose office it was to bridle the insolencies of the mutinous Iewes and to ranke them in obedience to the Roman State euen our Captaine enioyeth fauour and receiueth honour from a stifenecked proud and rebellious nation The Elders expresse the reason in the former part of this verse He loueth our Nation Loue can command loue and charity like fire can melt soules frozen in peruersnesse or like the Adamamant can attract hard and ferreous spirits for see the Reuerend Fathers of Israel tender to the well fare of our Centurions Grome and those incredulous Iewes who scorned to petition Iesus for the saluation of their owne soules are zealous Aduocates for the corporall health of the Centurions Seruant the strongest motiue they conceiue for the reparation of the temple of the seruants body is the commemoration of the Masters piety in erecting a Temple or building a Synagâ—gue to the honour of God so my Text. Heâ—hâ—th built vs a Synagogue Herein obserue the 1. Noble Founder 1. Office or title a Centurion this an honorable title 2. Worke a strange work a Centurion a Builder 3. Expedition Hee hath built 2. Sacred foundation 1. Temple a Synagogue 2. Templers a whole Nation for vs. The founder Hee Hee who is the man of magnificent piete a Nehemia with a sword in one hand and a Synagogue in the other hee who hath merited the character of f Dicier hic est The man the founder He a Centurion a Captaine of an hundred but the chiefest among thousands Hee that Câ—â—taine whose honour it was to haue his Garrison in Capernâ—â—m the metrapolis of Galile and which is more the City of the great King g Centurio Romanus ipse sructut ceâ—tesiâ— tâ—us Chrys st ser 102. He that good Centurion the ground of whose heart answered the labour of our heauenly husbandman with the happy encrease of an hundred fold He he was that Souldier who did as well follow the Lord of Hoasts as command men He he who was valiant in the field and deuoute in the Temple h Quis non diligat eum qui sub paludamento militari opera agat prophtarum Hiero. Oh let vs admire honour and loue that Captaine who in the habit of a Martiall man performed more then the office of a Prophet required Here is a Captaine worthy to lead the whole Christian world for he loued the people of God and built a Synagogue for the God of all people i Altenigina generatione demesticus operatione princep militum socius Angelorum Orig. in Math He a Roman by generation by regeneration a Saint by nation an alien from the Common-wealth of Israel by faith a Sonne of Abraham a Captaine ouer men a Peere of Angels The lesse his profession did promise the greater is the honour of his deuotion the Souldiers â—â—â—e iâ— to spo â—â—â—en and ruine Cities but this Captaine â—â—richeth God and buildeth Synagogues The Church must bee placed vpon a high Mountaine that all nations may behold her glory and fly vnto her but in â—his holy march Captaines must bring vp â—he Vanitie miâ—â—ary men must be leaders nor may this â—câ—mâ— st ange 〈◊〉 â—e the â—athers and