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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07203	Contentment in Gods gifts or some sermon notes leading to equanimitie and contentation. By Henry Mason parson of S. Andrews Vndershaft London	Mason, Henry, 1573?-1647.	1630 (1630)	STC 17604; ESTC S102845	26,914	126

professor in Wittenberg and the other in Geneva I say no more but onely wish that they who approve the faith that is taught in the French Church wold imitate the moderation and sobrietie of the learned Doctors who have taught and maintained it And so I leave this first difference which is in Opinions and judgement II. The next is a difference in Christian vertues For though all true Christians be sanctified in everie part and have a portion of all necessarie graces yet God distributeth these graces in such a different manner and measure that in severall men some are eminent and glorious and other are scarse conspicuous or to be seene For example to one man God giveth a good measure of patiēce but not so much courage to another he giveth courage for the truth but not so much moderation or judgement to another he giveth mildnes of spirit but not so much zeale in Gods service so that we may say of one that he is patient or moderate or of a meeke minde but not so fitly that he is zealous or couragious or constant in his purpose And in this case I say that difference of such vertues should not cause distraction of minde but in this diversitie of graces wee should serve God with unitie of minde To this purpose S. Augustine hath a good note upon the stories of Zaccheus and the Centurion both of them mentioned in the Gospell Of the Centurion wee reade that when Iesus was coming to his house he sent friends to stop him by the way for saith he Lord I am not worthie that thou shouldest enter under my roofe Luke 7.6 But for Zaccheus Christ had no sooner called to him Zaccheus make haste and come downe for to day I must abide at thy house but hee made hast came down received him with joy Luke 19.5 6. In which stories we may note that these two both of them good men did shew two diverse in some sort contarie vertues The Genturion hindered Christ from coming to his house because he thought himselfe unworthie of his presence herein he shewed much humilitie and reverence to his Saviour But Zaccheus at the first word received Christ into his house Neque litig●ve●unt interse ant quisquam corum se alteri praposuit Zacchaeus et ille Centurio quum alter corum gandens in domum suam susceperit Dominū alter dixerit Nösum dignus ut intres subiectū meum Amho Salvatose bonorificates diverse quast cōtrarie ●odo ●mbopecc●tis miseri ambo misericordiam coaseqanti Aug epist 118. ad Ianuar ca. 3. pag 190 and entertained him with all readines and by this he shewed great affection and love to his Lord. Now concerning the difference in their affections S. Augustines observation is this Neque litigaverunt inter se c. These two good men for all their difference in honoring Christ did not contend the one against the other nor did either of them prefer himselfe before his fellow Had they been like some hot spirits in our daies Zaceheus might have blamed the Centurion either for incivilitie or for lacke of faith that he would forbid Christ to come into his house and the Centurion might have condemned him againe for his boldnesse or want of due reverence that he durst receive the Lord of glorie into a sinfull cotage But non litigaverunt they strove both of them how they might best honour their Redeemer they did not one strive against another for honouring him in a different maner No saith this good father both of them did honour Christ in a diuerse and in some sort contrarie manner and both of them being miserable by reason of their sinnes did both of them obtaine mercy to free thē from their sinnes This is the note of S. Augustine upon the different qualities of these holy men A like but more direct note may be observed in the different and contrarie behaviour of Iohn the Baptist and Iesus our Saviour Of them both wee thus reade in one place Iohn came ne●ther cating nor drinking and they say Hee hath a devill The Sonne of man came eating and drinking and they say Behold a man gluttonous a wine-bibber a friend of Publicanes and sinners Matt. 11.18 19. But what said they two that lived in this so different a manner What said Iohn and Christ the one of the other Why Iohn said of Christ Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world And This is he of whom I said There commeth a man after mee who is preferred before mee c. Iohn 1.27 29. the latchet of whose shooes I am not worthy to stoope downe and unloose Mar. 1.7 And Iesus contrarily he said of Iohn Hee is a Prophet and more then a Prophet and among thē that are borne of women there hath not risen a greater then Iohn the Baptist Matt. 11.9 11. In which passages wee may for our learning consider three things 1 The different practise of Iohn and Iesus and their contrary course of life Iohn came neyther eating nor drinking and the Sonne of man came eating and drinking The meaning is that Iohn lived an austere life and kept a kinde of continuall fast as became him who was the Preacher of Repentance but Iesus lived a sociable life and kept company with men in a friendly manner as was fit for him who brought the glad tydings of the Gospell Such was their different and contrary course of life 2 Note the Censure which the Iews gave of thē both They were pleased with neyther of them Iohn for his austerity lived not like a man he doubtlesse had a devill and Iesus for his familiaritie lived not like a sober man he was a glutton and a wine-bibber This was their Censure 3 Observe the mutuall testimonie that Iesus and Iohn did giue the one of the other Iesus said of Iohn Hee is more then a Prophet the chiefe among the sonnes of women and Iohn said of Iesus that hee was more then a man and so farre above himselfe that he was not worthie to untie his shooes Non litigaverunt inter se These two rare men of verie differēt qualities cōditions yet did not strive one against another they strove how each might most honour the other And this may teach us what we should doe If we cavill at other mens vertues and deprave their doings when they agree not to our fansie we are not like either Iesus or Iohn wee resemble rather the Scribes and Pharises who were pleased neither with fulnes nor fasting But if we will imitate Iohn and Iesus then if wee see in divers men different vertues we must acknowledge God in them all And if one man bee sociable like Christ when we are severe like Iohn and if another be humble like the Centurion when wee are hearty like Zaccheus and if a third bee meeke like Moses while wee are zealous like Phineas wee may not judge them because they agree not