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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05221	The spirituall spring A sermon preached at Pauls, vvherein is declared the necessity of growing in grace, and the goodly gaine that comes thereby, &c. By Richard Lee, preacher of the word of God at Woluerhampton in Staffordshire.	Lee, Richard, d. 1650.	1625 (1625)	STC 15354; ESTC S108400	16,886	24

Errata sic corrige Pag. 10. lin penult lege Incurrat pag. 12. lin 4. defit p. 16. l. 12. Legeruntne p. 19. l. 3. quae p. 37. l. 4. jure p. 32. l. 8. nulla p. 37. vlt filij p. 39. l. 2. necquicquam The Spirituall Spring A SERMON PREACHED AT PAVLS Where 〈…〉 declared the necessity of growing in GRACE and the goodly gaine that comes thereby c. By RICHARD LEE Preacher of the word of God at Woluerhampton in STAFFORDSHIRE Cant. ● 16 Awake O North winde and come thou South blow vpon my Garden that the spices thereof may flow out Let my beloued come into his Garden and eate his pleasant fruits LONDON Printed by T. S. for SAMVEL MAN dwelling in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Swan 1625. To the VVorshipfull and his louing friende the Gentlemen of London Benefactors to the Preaching of the word of God at Woluerhampton WHen I was first importun'd to commit these my weake labours to a more generall view I stood in the ballance whether way to take On the one side I saw the world was full enough of Books what good would my spoonfull doo in the Sea and how vnfit it were that my selfe the least of littles should deliuer knowledge to posterity and that this wayward age was so ill-disposed that it could not abide vngues in vlcere we should scratch in the sore as also the clowdie stile and stumbling phrase I had writ it in not dreaming the world should looke on it Furthermore I perceiued on the other hand that my scarce discerned sparke gaue a true light and why may not some gaine a little I haue read of night-trauellers that haue beene refreshed by the shine of Glow-wormes Wee are borne in a time wherein people loue new varieties in apparell diet houses yea friends why may not some see this and be better for it It is an ill winde blowes no man profit If but one gaine and that a little I haue enough A sicke or weake stomacke that at a table leaues dainties and feedes of some course dish the Cooke will not repent he sent it in Being moued by these things I thought I could not doe better then to send it to your hands although most of you heard it Preached to expresse my thankfulnes for that loue and liberality I haue receiued from many of you and now I am glad God hath giuen me this opportunity to lay open to wide report that worthy worke you haue done amongst vs. There is a cursed crying Sin raignes in this age without controule I meane the taking away of Church-rites H●● 18. in Act. called by Chrysostome the dowrie of the Bride robbing of God the Father and the Church the Mother Hence it is that many braue wits turne to study Law or Physicke or follow some other callings letting passe sacred Diuinity the Mistresse of sciences and those that haue taken on them that worthy function yet want of meanes hath brought want of bookes and other necessaries so that many stuffe their heads with eares in stead of learning meane while the Gospell droopes Gods vine-tree spreads not Popery holds his ground duskie ignorance as a thicke mist remains vndispeld in many corners of this Kingdome for want of sun-beames But the more we beate on this poynt the harder mens hearts are like the Catadupes that are deafe by the fall of Nilus Now blessed be God who hath so mightily wrought in you to stirre you vp to bee instruments to spreade heauens sun-shine to those that sit in darkenesse and haue sent labourers into others vineyards and paid them with your owne penny Happie be the Angell that called on you to send helpe into our Macedonia I meane to establish the preaching of Gods word in that place where I now dwel I neuer knew any part of this kingdome where Romes shakie brood roosted rested themselues more warmer and safer and with greater countenance then in our country But I make no question it is begun already that as the day breakes and the shadowes flye away those owles will betake themseles to Iuie trees and no longer dominere ouer the childish in experience of many people Goe on worthy Gentlemen with such workes they shall be your 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and crown The Lord stir vp your hearts more and more grant that others may glasse themselues by you and through your example tread this holy maze And so I rest committing my faint endeauours into your hands desiring your fauorable acceptance wonted loue I shal remain Yours euer obliged Richard Lee. Woluerhampton Octob. 16. 1624. The Spirituall SPRING 2 PETER 3. Verse the last But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ to him be glory both now and for euer Amen THe words in hand are a soueraigne remedy against the deadly poyson of Apostacie The Apostle tels vs a little before that in these last and worst times many il-aduised men shall cast vnsauoury scornes in the face of Christian profession which shall cause many to faint in their iourney to heauen A helpe against cold is heate against pouerty is thriftinesse against going backward is pressing forward We haue here pre●enting-Physicke against relapses and rather doe water and manure Grace then sow it We vrge not planting but prospering rather foode to nourish then seede to beget Here is a single act with a double obiect A charge giuen expressing the matter Grow the subiect in Grace and Knowledge and so shuts vp the Epistle with a Doxologie at the foote of it To Grow is taken either continuè to augment those graces we haue or Discretè to adde new to our store as the same Apostle hath it Chap. 5. adde to your faith vertue c. Grace is taken either for Gods fauour in himselfe Eph. 1.5.6 this is that which makes vs acceptable before him Or for the gift of grace Rom. 1.5 In God as in the Fountaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jg●i● Jgnita enallag●●●●●ri in vs as in the Cisterne he is the light wee are as Iohn was a burning lampe enlightened from that light Grace one for more Grace for Graces Or rather it is vox artis where grace signifies more than graces causa then causa as in the Scripture Si Christum discis man is a larger word then men Knowledge of Iesus Christ by a S●n●chdoche to know and beleeue in him This i● the fountaine and head of all Religion the end and perfection of the Law and Gospell Ioh. 17.3 Grace is set before knowledge because a gracelesse knowing is a fruitlesse knowing Growth here then must be an actiue motion or opperation of graces of Gods spirit in vs whereby they increase either by apposition or extension Doct. Haec nostro signabitur area curru You see now which way the words looke and what smell the flowers bound-vp will send forth The quintessentiall doctrine or maine path I must beate