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A07776	Three homilies upon these three sentences folowing Psal. 55.22. Cast thy burthen vpon the Lord. Iohn 14.27. My peace I giue vnto you. Luk.10.42. One thing is necessarie. Composed by Philip Mornay, lord of Plessis-Marly.; Trois homélies. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Ratcliffe, Anthony, fl. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 18156; ESTC S100071	41,038	192

judgements of God against Kings and against Nations after them the Apostles sent to Preach the onely word of salvation vnto the ends of the world to the ruine of false gods and of their Idolls the pretended protectors of States and of Common-weales Those Prophets and Apostles being consequently bound to defend their cause against the persecution of those who disgraced them And so in like manner those who in the Church as they are dispensers of the Gospell hold their place at this day For with what confidence and with what wisedome did Elias and Elizeus with their cloakes stand against Kings Princes and the Priests of Israel Iohn Baptist with his garment of Cammels haire withstood King Herod The Apostles being poorefishermen and vnlearned vndertooke the ruine of Sathans kingdome the Conquest of the world vnder the Crosse of Christ Therefore let those who succeede them in this office accept of this Commission in all humilitie and say Lord who am I that thou hast called mee therevnto And what man is he though never so great that is sufficient for it But yet as vncapable as I am even the least in my selfe yet being assisted by thee who art the greatest what am I not able to doe For so Esay sayth Isa 6. Woe is me for I am vndone because I am a man of polluted lips no sooner had God touched his lips with a liue coale from the Altar but he changeth his speech Who shall I send sayth the Lord he answeres chearefully behold I am here send mee But with what Commission Say vnto this people in hearing you shall heare and not vnderstand c. Make fatte the heart of this people c. Let a man haue ten times as many naturall gifts as Esay had could he without this assistance from the Lord haue vndergone this Charge In like manner the Prophet Ieremy I haue set thee this day sayth the Lord over Nations and over Kingdomes that thou shouldest plucke vp and pull downe that thou shouldest build and plant A pooresilly Priest of Anothoth Iere. 1.1 Therefore he that will wonder let him yet wonder at it Ah Lord God beholde I cannot speake saith he for I am but a childe And behold he had no sooner touched his mouth but presently he girdeth vp his reynes and is resolved that whereas be-before he acknowledged himselfe to be but a childe now he begins to be a man and the terror of men So likewise Christ tells the Apostles Math. 10.19 Yee shall be brought before Kings and you shall beare witnesse of mee even to the ends of the earth being but men of meane condition to stand astonished at the onely looke of a man of authoritie the boldest amongst them at the word of a poore silly mayd But take no care sayth the Lord I will put that into your mouth at the very instant which you shall say Feare not saith he also vnto S. Paul hold not thy peace Act. 18.10 for I am with thee And what he sayd to them let vs take as spoken vnto all vnto all who are Ministers of the same word being never destitute of his spirit nor of his strength to the pulling downe s yth the Apostle of strong holds 2 Cor. 10. casting downe all counsells and every high thing which exalts it selfe against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ having vengeance ready prepared against all d sobedience What can be said more And be not dismayd at this that the liue coale hath not touched thy lippes nor the breath of Christ breathed vpon thee the signes of his word and spirit provided that thou hast his Commission with thee and his word in thy mouth Those signes had their place once for all Timothy had not received them whom notwithstanding the Apostle summons before God and before the Lord Iesus vnto whom he shall giue an account 2 Tim. 4.1 2. Where he sayth Preach the word But how in season and out of season reproue rebuke exhort doe the worke of an Evangelist It may be thou shalt be hated of those which are without and despised sometimes of those within wilt thou haue it bteter cheape then the Mr of the Vineyard Which of the Prophets or which of the Apostles were not abused stoned and vexed Say with David Psal the 31. I haue beene a reproach vnto my adversaries vnto my neighbours much more and those of my acquaintance seeing mee fled from me But Lord I haue sayd thou art my God I trust in thee Learne thou also with the same great Apostle 2 Cor. 6.7.8 to goe through honour and dishonor through good report and evill report by the word of truth by the power of God by the armor of righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left Be not discouraged also if thou fallest vpō a barren ground as it were sowed with salt vpon a brutish and stiffe-necked people Who hath beleeved sayth Esay our report And after him our Saviour himselfe Ioh. 12.36 And of sixe hundred thousand which went on t of Aegypt with Moses ready armed how few of them entred into the Land of promise Of so many people whom our Lord had healed had preached vnto even the eternall word how few of them did beleeue and continued following him How many thinkest thou were there of them who helpt to blaspheme him at his death And notwithstanding did God therefore cease to devide Canaan by lyne vnto his people The word of the Crosse did that cease to subdue the world yea to triumph in the world and over the world Heare our Saviour Christ himselfe in Esay the 49.4 complaining and in his consolation receiue thou thine I sayd I haue laboured in vaine and spent my strength for nothing notwithstanding my reward is with the Lord and my worke with my God The Lord who answeres him afterwards I haue heard thee hold it as if it were already done in an acceptable time in the day of salvation haue I succoured thee It must be a long time after least thou shouldst waxe weary yet in his time in an acceptable time in a time by him eternally pre-ordained And thus of this word which thou publishest to the clearing of his truth to the convincing of errors to the advancement of the kingdom of his Christ to the dissolution of the tyranny of Antichrist waite for the fruit and expect the effect in his time but in the meane time be not thou carelesse but vse all the means to manure the ground which he hath committed vnto thee And say vnto him Lord this ground will be but Iron if the heaven be of Brasse From thy onely blessing I waite for the fruit of my labour by thy Commandement I plant and in this hope I water And thus beholde how in the difficulties of our Callings we are to comfort our selues in the Lord. Is there no other burden which we are to cast vpon the Lord Yes verily the weightiest doth yet

THREE HOMILIES Vpon these three sentences following PSAL. 55.22 Cast thy burthen vpon the LORD Iohn 14.27 My peace I giue vnto you LVK. 10.42 One thing is necessarie Composed by Philip Mornay Lord of Plessis Marly LONDON Printed by I. D. for Nathanael Newbery and are to be sold in Popes-head alley at the signe of the Starre 1626. To the Worshipfull and his very loving Sisters Mris Dorothie Gerrard Mris Elizabeth Harvie Mris Anne Moulson All increase of true happinesse DEare and loving Sisters seing it hath pleased God to vnite vs together by most neere and strict bands of amity as namely those of nature and grace I haue often beene proiecting with my selfe which way I might before my departure out of this world leaue with each of you some expressions of that loue which in regard of both these bands I finde my selfe obliged vnto you in Wherevpon it being my hap during this late and great Visitation never to be forgotten to light vpon a subiect well suiting to these troublous times viz. these 3. Treatises ensuing written by a Noble and Iudicious personage in his owne natiue Language I resolved out of that little insight I had thereinto by reason of my trauels in my yonger yeares to set vpon the translation thereof time and leisure serving me so fitly therevnto And the rather least with the vnprofitable servant I might iustly be taxed in mine own conscience either of laying vp in a Napkin Luk. 19.20 Mat. 25.25 or burying in the earth even this one talent committed vnto my trust Now howsoever some may here not vntruely obiect that moe Tracts in this kinde haue already bin brought to light then are either carefully read or of the Readers kindly respected yet wel weighing the worth of the points herein cōtained it seemed to mee that I could not without some wrong done to my selfe others withhold them any longer from the publicke view For what burdened soule would not gladly accept of case What trembling heart would not reioyce to find peace And who is he or shee whose heart head being distracted cumbred about many carking cares would not willingly light vpō that one thing which being obtained would breed in them a world of contentment So that vpon the point these 3. Treatises carefully read digested and well practised may in some cases proue more beneficiall then to be left by the gift of friēds thousands of gold silver Now as I am bold to publish them my good sisters to the world vnder each of your names patronage so is it my meaning also to bequeath the same vnto you not as a worldly but as a spiritual legacy the fruit wherof my hope is shall abide with you forever Let me intreate you all then my deare sisters with good Mary to chuse the better part which as Christ sayth shall never be taken from you lest being overmuch busied about the things of this life you should seeme to come short of the heavenly as it is to be feared too many haue already done doe will doe till they repent the same at leisure For what will it profit vs to gain the whole world and to lose our owne soules or what can wee giue in exchange for our soules Mat. 16.26 But beloved Sisters I am perswaded better things of you such as accompany salvation though I thus speake Wherefore accept in loue what is here presented vnto you from a loving heart and cease not I pray you to pray for him who desires from the heart ever to rest Your very loving Brother A. R. Ianuary 5. 1625. To the Reader CHristian Reader thou hast heere by the good providēce of God and not without the faithfull endevours of a very good friend a faire opportunitie offred thee to read and read again if thou be pleased these three Homilies of the thrice renowned Philip Mornay Lord of Plessis who in commenting vpon the holy Scriptures Act. 8. seemeth rather to resemble Philip the divine Evangelist then a peere of that Land where he did reside His labours herein though short yet shalt thou finde them pious pithy learned and sweete For here 1. thou maist learne on whom to cast the burden of thy ordinary and extraordinary tryals 2. In all outward and inward perturbations where to finde true peace 3. In all thy worldly encumbrances how to pitch vpon that one thing which in truth is better then all things whatsoever besides So as had not my friend and my selfe by often viewing and reviewing them over in these late dolorous dayes esteemed that thy gaine inreading of them would plentifully haue answered the paine thou hadst not I dare assure thee in so great plentie and varietie of good Bookes at this time had so free an vse of this being penned as it was in another Language Accept it then Good Reader as a pledge of our Loues to thee as also of our earnest wishes that thou maist daily profit in the knowledge of these and the like sacred and divine truthes to the glory of God and thine owne eternall good Amen Thine in Christ C. C. A HOMELIE Vpon these words of DAVID Cast thy Burthen vpon the LORD and he will nourish thee Psal 55.22 DAVID much experiēced in bearing Afflictiōs powreth out his soule in a most bitter Complaint before God sal 55. I grieue saith he and am much perplexed because of the voice of the enemie But what voice They cast iniquitie vpon mee vpon mee poore Innocent all iniquitie all manner of Crimes And for the furious hatred which they beare mee And what Enemie was it He with whom I was so familiar that we communicated our secrets tegether wee went together into the house of God And in this case what could be more sayd When from whence cōfort should come thence ariseth griefe Neither dissembles he the depth of his anguish My heart is sore pained within me And I sayd who shall giue mee the wings of a Doue that I may flie away As if he should say now ready to leaue all This affliction aboue any other being beyond the patience and consolation of man But as soone as he was come againe vnto himselfe nay rather going out of himselfe he redoubles his courage I will cry vnto God and the Lord will deliver me if at the first he vnderstand me not nor answere me I will not recoyle Psal 55.17 Evening and morning and at noone day will I cry aloud and he will he are my voice I will knocke and that so often and hard at his gate that he will open vnto mee Such importunitie is pleasing vnto him Then he giues vs a lesson In like care from whom can we better take it or vp on better proofe Vers 22. Cast thy burthen saith he vpon the Lord and he will nourish thee Art thou a Christian and overwhelmed with adversitie or toyled vnder thy Calling powre out thy heart vnto the Lord roule thy selfe even vpon him take him

commandement vpon so solemne a promise Gen. 22. In Isaac shall thy seede be called What was here to be done Certainely both these two being equally obiects of our faith and of our obedience the one and the other being the word of God but wee will hold vs to the commandement which bindeth vs Note leaving vnto him the fit time to fulfill his promise And let vs say with faithfull Abraham The Lord will provide who holds the issues of death in his power Psal 68.20 Who can raise mee children even out of stones and can restore me this sonne againe if need be even the same and none other out of the graue And yet on this childe depended the promised Christ the blessed seede the salvation of the church So ought the Christian to be resolved to follow the voyce of God with his eyes shut against all imaginations equivocations humaine glosses whereof in all perplexities the chiefest wisedome is to be silent Note both in God and to God Psal 62.1 How ever it be saith the Psalmist my soule is silent in God an higher prayse we cannot giue vnto him To be silent that is to say he murmures not in himselfe replies not againe but yeelds to his will and waiteth with patience the issue thereof and submits his whole wisedome to his providence This being certainely the highest point of faith to which it is not alwayes given vs to attaine vnto But if it happen vnto vs as it did vnto Iacob vpon his wading through the foord Iabok vpon the point of his meeting with Esau to wrastle with God with our weaknesse against his promises let vs not trust so much vpon that that he suffers himselfe to be overcome by vs vouchsafing to condescend vnto our weaknesses as to the perpetuall marke he left vnto Iacob in his thigh when he leaues vnto vs the marke as of his power so of our infirmitie Of this power sayth the Apostle which is perfected in our infirmitie A healthfull infirmitie which God delights to leaue in those that are his to keepe them in dutie As in Iacob Note though he blessed him yet he humbled him that he should not be proud of that blessed wrastling In like manner in S. Paul notwithstanding his prayer many times reitterated least the excellencie of things revealed vnto him should lift him vp aboue measure 2 Cor. 12. That we should alwayes be forced vnder the heavie burthen of our adversities and in our weaknesse to call to him for strength Strength which shall never fayle seeing it is he that promiseth it offers it vnto vs so as he even taketh pleasure to be called our strēgth although somedmes he lets vs suffer and groane being ready to sinke but he knowes at what instant to helpe vs Note at the halfe blow as of Isaac vpon the blocke the more to manifest his deliverance if also he lets vs alone in danger in necessitie it is alwayes one and the same providence from the same art of the Phisitian proceedeth the incision of the Patient and his dyet both the one and the other being in his choice and not in that of the patient 1 King 17. That the Prophet Elias should be fed by the Ravens which day by day brought him bread flesh evening and morning his daily bread it was the more to make him feele God his fatherly care and the rather to bring him to commit himselfe vnto his bountie then if he should haue set before him a ful store house of victualls Vnto the widdow of Sarepta also to draw our of her barrell of meale her cruse of oyle to multiplie it from day to day even to abundance it made her the more to feele her want and in her necessitie the power and bountie of God and by the one the other to keepe her devout to augment her faith to heate her zeale then if at the instant he had given it her in a full barne wine-celler Because the blessings we receiue of God in the whole heape Note and on a suddain vanish away into some light thankesgiving they are at the first but coldly acknowledged to God and a little while after they are attributed vnto a friend and to our good fortune and to our owne industrie but when they come flowly and by degrees so as we are constrained to waite for them then they giue vs time to desire them to sigh for them to taste them to relish them to fill our sences our imagination memory And to say with David Psal 63. I seeke thee at the dawning of the day my soule thirsteth for thee my flesh lusteth after thee in a barren and drie Land where no water is Graunt that he rayne Quailes downe vpon vs the flesh being yet between our teeth wee will be readie to murmure And therefore the better to flie to flie I say vnto God we haue need to be kept low to returne vnto him to know his luer and not to feed vs to our fill least otherwise wee take the wing and follow after vanitie with the first winde that bloweth God then being called vpon by vs when wee are vnder crosses and afflictions which hee layes vpon vs he strengthens vs with his grace according as he sees it needfull for our salvation Loe the very end of these crosses even of the crosses which in the doubtfull wayes of this world better then any other guide or marke doe correct and reforme vs. The burden of bearing the Crosse of Christ But vnder the crosse principally of his Christ vnder the true crosse when it is layd vpon our shoulders then we feele the helpe of his strength when we are called to suffer for his Name for his Truth and for his Word and indeede divers are the natures of thes crosses every maner of way By these he hath ordained to humble vs to beare witnesse vnto the true faith wherein consequently God interposeth himselfe yea he even participates with vs he suffers and suffers with vs himselfe And therefore in this crosse the faithfull seek for comfort from God by their prayer in this affliction their prayer begins with giving of thankes he praiseth God for doing him the honour to suffer for his Name to choose him as it were for a Champion of his quarrell he reioyceth he glories he boasteth in his sufferings and in his disgraces Rom. 5.3 The Apostles of our Saviour even reioyced after they were scourged by the Magistrates Act. 5.41 S. Paul so farre boasted as to triumph in his tribulations Because these afflictions were not so much his as Christs Because he fulfilled the rest of the afflictions of Christ in his flesh for his body sake that is the Church Col. 1.24 Because the Christian is assured in suffering for Christ that Christ suffers with him takes part of his sorrowes burthens himselfe and disburthens him And from hence did the glorious Martyrs triumph in their Martyrdom When thou seest them then halfe burned