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A13290	Virginia. A sermon preached at White-Chappel, in the presence of many, honourable and worshipfull, the aduenturers and planters for Virginia. 25. April. 1609 Published for the benefit and vse of the colony, planted, and to bee planted there, and for the aduancement of their Christian purpose. By William Symonds, preahcer at Saint Sauiors in Southwarke..	Symonds, William, 1556-1616?	1609 (1609)	STC 23594; ESTC S111329	35,995	64

faith and were deliuered out of the fierie Ouen into which they were cast because they would not offend God but among the Babilonians Where Dan. 6. 16. did Daniel shew his constancie in prayer and found deliuerance from the Lyons denne but among the Gentiles Stand fast then in the Faith and you shal see the blessings of God redoubled vpon you more being in a strange Contry then you were able to discerne at home The third blessing vpon Abraham is that God A great name will make him a great name This is a blessing of that kinde as men are exceedingly ambitious of No meruaile when God and man doth commend it vnto the world as a thing of price A good name Eccles. 7. 3. Prou. 22. 1. saith Salomon is better th●n a costly oyntment and is to b●e chosen aboue great riches Hereupon the Scripture hath recorded good men and the Epistle to the Hebrews giueth the reason of it which it rendreth Heb. 11. 39. 1. Chron. 11. thus All these through faith obtained a good report So is Dauid registred for a worthie and so are all his worthies recorded by the holy Ghost to stirre vp other ages to imitate their vertues that they may inherit their prayses For praise for vertue is a blessed thing which Christ himselfe delighted in His fame was spread abroad throughout all the land and of the fame of the Apostles and such as preached Psal 19. ● Rom. 10. 18. the word of God Dauid saith which also S. Paul doth cite and thus render to their praise Their sound went out through all the earth and their words into the ends of the world This swift flying and loud sounding fame doeth the Lord promise shall bee spread abroad of Abram if hee will obey God and forsake his country A thing which proued true for all the rest of the Scriptures to the end of the Bible hath this onely subiect namely the praise of Abram It is certaine that a godly man hath neuer that great name at home as abroad Christ saith truely in the Particular of a Prophet which is also true of euery vertuous man A Prophet is not without honour saue in Matth. 13. 57. his owne Country and in his owne house And so here is Answere to the Obiection of losse of memorie an answere to a third obiection which some doe make What should a man do abroad A man would willingly keepe the poore reputation and respect he hath If I go out of my Country I shall be but swallowed vp among strangers my memorie will be sooner rotten abroad though I liue then if I were long laide in my graue at home The Lord answereth this obiection thus Feare not Abram I will bee thine exceeding great rewarde I will by thee doe so greate things in a strange place that thy name shall be remembred as my name which I will put vpon thee Sure it is very true that manie a man while he staieth at home liueth in obscuritie as in the darkest night though his vertues and worth deserue better respect For at home what can bee a mans regarde where there be millions of his rank though not better deseruing yet better fauoured Get abroad where vertue is skant and there by the aduancing of thy wisdome and vertue thou shalt bee more eminent and famous in a yeare then at home halfe of thy ranke shall bee all their daies hidden vertue is neglected but abroade it is magnified At home bee thou a right good man thou canst not be seene for thou art either ouertopt or so many waies equalled that thou art like Gold in Salomons time vvhich 1. King 10. 27. vvas esteemed no better then stones or like Cedars that vvere but like vvild figge trees Thy vvay then to make the vvorld ring of thy vertue to thy praise among the good and to the terror of those that are euill is to go abroad vvhen God calleth thee The fourth blessing is that he shall be A blessing This speech hath relation to the esteeme that other A blessing men giue For so doe wee often reade the phrase in the Scripture where it euer doth import so good a reputation among others that they hold themselues blessed for his company In that sense the prophet Isaiah vseth the worde in this sentence In Isai 19. 24. that day shall Israell be a third with Egypt and Ashur euen a blessing in the mids of the land And the Prophet Zacharie thus It shall come to passe that as yee were a curse among the heathen O house of Iudah and Zach. 8. 13 house of Israel so will I deliuer you and ye shall bee a blessing But the speech hath more in it then so namely that whereas The time of ignorance God regarded not but that he bestowed those blessing vpon Acts 17. 30. the barbarons people by the hand of that generall prouidence whereby he maketh his Sunne to shine Matth. 5. 45 on the euill the good and sendeth raine on the iust and vniust now the Lord shall bestow all his blessings vpon the land through Abram as if the Oliue trees of Gods graces did drop through him as through a golden pipe vpon them A greate blessing to Abram Zach. 4. 12. who herein should be a type of Christ For as of his fullnes all receiue so of Abram the nations should receiue grace for grace And so heere is an answer Answere of being abhorred to a fourth obiection of them that say what should a man do out of his country He shall bee but a hissing and a gasing stocke and a curse to those among whom he is a stranger Besides if hee will haue any good he must seeke for pearles in a dunghill hee must lick his hony off from the thorne and worke his butter out of the fire Vnto this obiection the Lord answereth Abram feare not for none of these things shall befall For on the contrary I wil encline the heart of thy strangers so to respect thee that they shall holde thee to bee the onely blessing that euer came among them because thou shalt verie sensibly bring many blessings vnto them When Isack the sonne of Abram came to Abimelech though Gene. 26. 2● the Philistines enuied him for his wealth yet Abimelech the King came to him with his friends and captaines of his armye and said Wee haue certainely seene that the Lord is with thee and we thought let there now be an oath betweene vs and let vs make a couenant with thee Thou now the blessed of the Lord do this Pharaoh Gene. ●1 38. and 40. King of Egypt said to his seruants of Ioseph can we find such a man as this in whom is the spirit of God He said also to Ioseph Thou shalt be ouer mine house and at thy word shall all my people bee armed Thus Abraham was knowen to be a blessing Now what the Lord promised to Abraham was also

VIRGINIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE-CHAPPEL IN THE presence of many Honourable and Worshipfull the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA 25. April 1609. PVBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT AND VSE OF THE COLONY PLANTED And to bee Planted there and for the Aduancement of their CHRISTIAN Purpose By WILLIAM SYMONDS Preacher at Saint SAVIORS in Southwarke IVDE 22. 23. Haue compassion of some in putting of difference And other saue with feare pulling them out of the fire LONDON Printed by I. WINDET for ELEAZAR EDGAR and William Welby and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the Signe of the Windmill 1609. TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND WORTHIE ADVANCERS OF THE STANDART of CHRIST among the GENTILES the Aduenturers for the Plantation of VIRGINIA W. S. prayeth that Nations may blesse them and be blessed by them Right Noble and worthy SVCH as doe prayse the worthies do cloth them with the robes of others that haue gone before them in vertues of like nature A thing which I cannot doe of your Plantation seeing neither Testament that I can find dooth afford vs a Parallell in men of like qualitie That great and golden SENTENCE The seede of the woman shall Gene. 3. 15 breake the Serpents head the onely subiect of all ages with a part of the wisedome that is folded therin hitherto hath beautified the world with admirable and pleasant varieties more rich and delightfull then all the ornaments of Princes palaces or the Curtaines of Salomon Here may we see the Flood the burning of Sodom the drown●ng of Pharoh the subduing of the Cananites by Dauid and his sonnes the breaking of Monarchies into chaffe the Dan. 2. 35. surprising conquering of great Nations Ephe. 6. 17. by Fisher-men with the sword of the spirit the stamping of the Dragon the Heathen Empire into pee●es by Constantine Euseb de vita Constantini the desolation and nakednesse of Antichrist now readie to be cast into the fire Manifest demonstrations of the Serpents bruised head But here is not all These things were done in a corner in comparison of that which is in hand and remaineth to be accomplished at the last iudgement Long since the Gospell of Christ did ride forth conquering that hee might ouercome Reue. 6. 19. And NOW the hostes that are in heauen doe follow him on white horses Now the Isai 52. 10. Lord hath made bare his holy arme in the sight Reuel 19. 12. of ●ll the Gentiles and all the ends of the earth shall see the saluatiō of our God NOW many Mighty Kings haue set their Crownes vpon the head of Christ The valiant souldier saith The shields of the world belong to Psal 47. 9. God The true Nobilitie haue vpon their horse bridles Holinesse to the Lord. And Zach. 14. 20. now the wise and industrious Merchant doth hold the riches of the Gentiles too base a fraight for his shippes He tradeth Isai 60. 9. for his wisedome that said Surely the Isles wait for me saith the Lord and the shippes of the Ocean most especially namely to carry the Gospell abroad The people in multitudes like stronge thundrings doe say Hallelu-iah And who is wanting in this Reuel 19. 6. blessed expedition Surely not any tribe Prayse ye the Lord for the people that offered Iudg. 5. 2. themselues so willingly For who can withdraw himselfe from concurrence in so good an action especially when he shall but read or heare that one sentence which Deborah did sing Curse ye Meroz sayd the Angell of the Lord curse the inhabitants therof Iudg. 5. 23. because they came not forth to helpe the Lord. This land was of old time offered to our Kings Our late Soueraigne Q. Elizabeth whose storie hath no peere among Princes of her sexe being a pure Virgin found it set foot in it and called it Virginia Our most sacred Soueraigne in whom is the spirit of his great Ancestor ●onstantin t●e pacifier of the world and planter of the Gospell Euseb de vita Constantin in places most remote desireth to present this land a pure Virgine to Christ Such as doe mannage the expedition are carefull to carry thither no Traitors nor Papists that depend on the Great VVhore Lord finish this good worke thou hast begun and marry this land a pure Virgine to thy kingly sonne Christ Iesus so shall thy name bee magnified and we shall haue a Virgin or Maiden Britaine a comfortable addition to our Great Britaine And now Right Worthy if any aske an account of my vocation to write and Preach thus much I answere that although I could not satisfie their request that would haue me goe yet I could not omit to shewe my zeale to the glory of God If they aske account of my Dedication I answere your vertue hath exacted it If any man list to be curious or contentious wee haue no such custome nor the Churches of God Hold on your blessed course and you shall receiue blessings of Christ Blessed bee the Lord God euen the Psal 72. 18. 19. God of Israell which onely worketh great wonders and hath put these blessed thoughts into your Christian hearts And blessed be his glorious name for euer and let all the earth be filled with his glory Amen Amen Fours most heartily affected in the cause of Virginia WILLIAM SIMONDS VIRGINEA BRITANNIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE CHAPPELL IN THE presence of many the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA GENESIS 12. 1. 2. 3. For the Lord had said vnto Abram Get thee out of thy Countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shew thee And I will make of thee a great nation and will blesse thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be a blessing I will blesse them also that blesse thee and curse them that curse thee and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed THis Booke of Genesis conteineth the story of the Creation and Plantation of heauen and earth with conuenient inhabitants The heauen hath Angels the skie starres the aire foules the water fishes the earth furnished with plants and hearbes and beasts was prouided for man a while to inhabite who after was to be receiued into glory like vnto the Angels Matth. 22. 30. Hereupon the Lord who by his great decree set downe by his whole Trinitie had determined that man should rule among the creatures did make man both male and female After his owne image 2. Cor. 4. 4. that is Iesus Christ and gaue them this blessing Bring forth fruit and multiplie and fill the earth and subdue Gen. 1. 26. ●7 28. it c. And howsoeuer this precept might seeme to finde interruption by the sinne of man that had incurred the curse to die the death yet we see that God Gen. 2. 17 3. 3. Isai 45. 23. Gen. 9. 1 2. would not for any thing alter his oath and word that was gone out

one so that no other God shall bee Zach. 14. 19. named in all the worlde But lest any should vnderstand this point of the last iudgement and so place earth in heauen Daniell sheweth how the Lord shall be king his words are these The kingdome and dominion and greatnes of his kingdome vnder the whole Dan. 7. 27. heauen shall be giuen to the holy people of the most high whose kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and alpowers shall serue and obey him But what shal he abolish kings and bring all to a Popularity no such matter God is the author of order and not of confusion The ● Cor. 14. 33 ●euel 1● 15. kingdomes of this world shall bee our Lords and his Christs and hee shall raigne for euermore by Kings conuerted to the Gospell For godly Kings doe si● 1 Chr● 30. 23 Psa ●3 97. 99. on the throne of the Lord and by them the Lord reigneth The beginning of this alteration Isaiah expresseth thus Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers and Queenes shall be thy nurses they shall worship thee with their faces Isa● 49. 23. towards the earth and licke vp the dust of thy feete But least any man should say it may bee some but what is that to the rest Dauid answereth thus The Kings of Tarshish and of the Iles shall bring presents The Psal 7● 10. 11. Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts yea All Psal 47. 6. Kings shall worship him All nations shall serue him And againe The Lord is high and terrible A great King ouer all the earth And again in the same Psalme God is King ouer all the earth sing praise● whosoeuer hath vnderstanding God reigneth ouer the heathen c. If any do yet think that they shall serue him as the Kings did Iosuah when he set his feet on their necks Iosh 10. 24. the blessed scripture saith no. For the Psalme hath it thus All Kings of the earth shall praise thee O Lord for Psal 138. 4. they haue heard the words of thy mouth A thing which they will not doe at the resurrection when going to hell thy shall say When saw we thee an hungred or a Mat. 25. 45. thirst or a stranger or naked or sicke or in prison c And as the scripture is very particular in setting down the state of the kings how they shall stand affected to the Gospell so doth it of the people First Psal 97. 6. Dauid saith All the people shall see thy glory But that is not sufficient wherefore S. Iohn in the Reuelation goeth farther thus All nations shall come and worship Reuel 15. 5. Isai 45. 23. before thee O Lord. Isaiah hath it thus I haue sworne by my selfe and the worde is gone out of my mouth in righteousnes and shall not returne that euery knee shall bow vnto mee and euery tongue shall sweare by mee Phil. 2. 9. 10. Which Saint Paul expresseth thus God hath exalted Christ Iesus and giuen him a name aboue all names that at the name of Iesus should euery knee bow and that euery tongue should confesse that Iesus is the Lord vnto the glory of God the Father Malachie yet goeth further Mala 1. 11. thus From the rising of the Sun to the going downe of the same My name is great among the Gentiles and in euery place incense shall be offred vnto thy name and Psal 17. 9. a pure offring The Psalme saith also The princes of the people are gathered vnto the people of the God of Abraham To conclude this point the Prophet Isaiah saith From moneth to moneth and from Saboth to Saboth Isai 66. 2● shall all flesh come to worship me saith the Lord. The summe is what blessing any Nation had by Christ must be Communicated to all Nations the office of his Prophecie to teach the ignorant the office of his Priesthood to giue remission of sinnes to the sinnefull the office of his kingdome by word and Sacraments and spirit to rule the inordinate that such as are dead in trespasses may be made to sit together Ephe. 2. 1. c. in heauenly places For there is no difference betweene the Iew and the Grecian For he that is Lord ouer Rom. 10. 12. all is rich vnto all that call vpon him For it well beseemeth the glory of God to triumph ouer his Reasons from Gods attributes enemies and the Wisdome of God after the world hath had plentifull experience of the craft of the diuell and wicked men of all sortes to exalte the Gospell the wisedome of God As also his Power to bee declared when all his enemies had shewed their force and his Mercy to his Saints after so great exercises of patience and his iustice to shewe his iudgements in condemning those that haue spoken proud words and done wicked deeds to his seruants But especially to his Glory in exalting his sonne and crowning him with Glory Worship that we may see that which yet we see not All ●hings be put in subiection vnto him It is true that many H●b 2. 8 obiections are made against this doctrine out of such places as this When the sonne of man commeth Luk. 18. 8. shall he finde faith on the earth And of Antichrist whom 2. Thes 2. 8. the Lord shall abolish by the brightnesse of his comming But partly for want of Grammer learning to know the meaning of the word Come and partly for want of Logick to lay out those places to their due times those Scriptures and many more are racked by such men out of their ioints which rightly vnderstood haue a cleane other sense then that for which they are alleadged which neither this time nor place will giue me leaue to dispute Wherefore standing to our owne first grounde learne first to bee sparing in VSE abridging the glory of God which made the world Be sparing in shor●ning the glory of God that his Sonne might rule ouer all For howsoeuer for some good causes God would not make himself glorious at the first but would seeme to hide the glory of God in the passion of his Sonne and affliction of his Saints and permitting Antichrist to clime to his height that those that are perfect may be knowne yet questionlesse Christ must sit at the Psal 110. ● 1. Cor. 15. right hand of his Father till all his enemies bee made his footestoole and then shall come from thence to iudge the quick and the dead Againe if it be Gods purpose that the Gospell II. shall be preached through the world for a witnesse then ought ministers to bee carefull and willing to spread it abroad in such good seruices as this that is intended Sure it is greate shame vnto vs of the ministery that can be better content to sit and rest vs heere idle then vndergoe so good a worke Our pretence of zeale is cleare discouered to be but hypocrisie when we rather choose to minde vnprofitable questions at home then gaining soules abroad It is a singular sin for men to be ouercome with euill it is a shame that the Iesuites and Friers that accompany euery ship should be so diligent to destroy souls and wee not seeke the tender lambes nor bind vp that which is broken But go on couragiously and notwithstanding the snorting idlenes of the ministery suspect not the 2 King 5. 2. blessing of God A captiue girle brought Naman to the Prophet A captiue woman was the meanes of conuerting Iberia now called Georgia Eedesius Ruffinus Eccle. Hist lib. 1. cap. 9. 10. 1. Cor. 1. Frumentius two captiue youthes were the meanes of bringing the gospell into India God makes the weake thinges of the worlde confound the mighty and getteth himselfe praise by the mouth of Babes and sucklings Be cheerfull then and the Lord of all glory glorifie his name by your happy spreading of the gospell to your commendation and his glory that is Lord of all things to whom be power and dominion for euer Hallelu-iah FINIS