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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14711	The sermons of master Ralfe Gualter vpon the prophet Zephaniah written in Latine. Translated into English by Moses Wilton. Seene and allowed	Gwalther, Rudolf, 1519-1586.; Wilton, Moses.	1580 (1580)	STC 25014; ESTC S102103	95,131	274

examples of tyrants belong the most wherof bearing rule both farre and néere being combred with feare and trembling do vse a most heedie and pikeout watch for the safetie of their bobies The report is that Alexander ne-neuer laye with his wife Thebe whome hee loued most intirely but he first csmmaunded a Barbarian soldier to goe before him to the chamber and to search al his bed very carefully But Masinissa although his kingdome was al ouer Asia and had 54. Sonnes so thought that none in all the worlde would be trusty enough vnto him that he rather vsed a watch of dogges then of men to preserue his lyfe What shal wee say of Dionysius who that he might not dread the Barbers razars would needes haue his daughters learne the Barbars craft to whom being grown to yeares of discretion he fearing to cōmitte any cutting instrument caused his beard to be burned of with walnut and other nut shales being set on fyre But the nightes were so troublesome vnto him that hee fenced his chamber no otherwise then if it had beene his tenies with ditches trenches which were laid ouer with a hanging bridg With whom also thou maist reckē the kings of our time which do rather cōmit the safe custodie of their bodies to foren barbarous guardes then to their owne country men but from whence commeth this because they hauing an euill conscience wtin themselues cannot but feare those whom they knowe they haue done great wrong vnto But they haue no hope in God whome either they know not or els do scoffingly despise or perceiue that he is wrathfull against them The condition of the godly is farre otherwise which saye with the Apostle If God be with vs who can be against vs. Being stirred vp with the consideration of these thinges let vs hope in God let vs cal vpon him let vs giue vp our selues vnto him a liuing sacrifice let vs diligently follow the studie of righteousnesse and trueth that we may happily ende the course of this life and in time to come liue alwaies in heauen with Iesus Christ our lord to whome al thankes giuing honour glory and power be due for euer Amen The eleuenth Sermon The text 14 REioyce O daughter Syon be ye ioyful O Israel Be glad reioyce with al thy hart O daughter Ierusalem 15 The Lorde hath taken away thy Iudgements Hee hath cast out thine enemies The king of Israel euen the Lorde is in the middes of thee thou shalt see no more euill 16 In that day it shal be said to Ierusalem feare not thou O Syon let not thine handes be faint 17 The Lord thy God in the mids of thee is mighty he will saue he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy he wil quiet himself in his loue he wil reioyce ouer thee with ioy 18 After a certaine time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee and them that beare the reproch for it 19 Beholde at that day I will bruse all that afflict thee and I will saue her that haulted and gather her that was cast out and I will get them prayse and fame in all the Landes of their shame 20 At that tyme will I bring you againe and then I will gather you For I will giue you a prayse and a name among al the people of the earth when I turne backe your captiuitie before your eyes saith the Lorde The argument and vse of this present place AS the Prophet hath made afraide the hypocrites those that were remedilesse with a grieuous threatning of punishment so he comforteth the godly with a ioyfull promise of deliuerance And euen now he taught that they must not be offended at their captiuitie at those reproches which then they were to take vppon them For it is so farre of that God will suffer his Church to perishe and come to decay that by this captiuitie and exercise of affliction it shall be more increased and made more pure But because that deliueraunce out of Babylon was a figure of that common redemption which we haue in Christ the Prophet by that occasion describeth the Church and kingdome of Christ and bringeth many things which cannot be otherwise vnderstood then of Christ as those thinges are that hee spake a little before of the calling of the Ethiopians and other nations of the peace of the godly and protection of God which he promiseth vnto them but because the Church should be exercised with many tribulations which oftētimes cause the truth of the promises to be doubted of he addeth a more full confirmation of this place And first he doth generally describe the happy state of the Church being filled with gladnes and reioycing Afterward he doth with new promises comforte them which might doubt of the assistaunce of God in the end he returneth to the promise of deliuerance And vnder the figure of the olde people hee setteth out the Church of Christ teaching of whome it must bee gathered what shall become of the enemies thereof what also of the godly whome hee promiseth to chaunge the shame of this life with eternall glory He promiseth a ioyfull and glorious deliuerance First he saieth Reioyce O daughter Syon be ye ioyful O Israel be glad and reioyce with al thy hart O daughter Ierusalem These thinges he speaketh to the captiues or to them that were to be led into captiuitie that they might conceiue not onely a firme and sure hope of deliuerāce but also may know that it may bee full of glory and reioycing As if one carry the messages of deliuerance to one which in prison looketh euery houre for the sentence of death should say Reioice and be glad for now thou shalt be deliuered Or as if a Phisition cōtrary to al hope should promise health to him that lyeth deadly sick for confirmation sake should bid him to be of good chéere and reioyce But the Prophet speaketh the selfe same matter in many words Because it is a very harde matter for them that are brought into affliction to conceaue sure hope of deliueraunce when they be on euery side beset with the terrors of death And hitherto serueth that reckoning vp of causes which by and by after the Prophet addeth amonge the which this is first The Lorde hath taken away thy Iudgements That is he hath drawne euery action and stopped the course of the lawe as we call it which he had commenced against thée together with those punishmēts which ye had deserued for transgressing This agreeth with that saying of Isay who in like maner foreshewing of their returne from Babylon doeth admonish the Priestes and Prophets of their dutie and saith Esay 40. Comfort ye yea comfort ye my people saith your God Speake vnto the heart of Ierusalem and crye vnto her for her warfar is finished and her iniquitie is forgiuen For that that our Prophet speaketh here of the taking away of Iudgements is there expounded by the forgiuing of sinnes for