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A sermon preached before the reverend Committee of divines, the 20th of May 1646 At their usuall place of meeting in Westminster. Vpon a text given the day before, by that godly and learned member of the Assembly Mr John Ley chair-man. By Sampson Bond minister of Gods word, at Mayden-head in Berks. Printed according to order.
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gone before me should not I follow why should I sit still and doe nothing when others have done so much I resolve not to regard the carping Mate or curious Reader either of secret Heretick proud schismatick dissembling Hypocrite or blind Atheist who never with godly reverence regard the truth of Christ or the dividing the Word of God aright But if my sober friend shall urge that the over-plus of printing and excesse of Writers patronized by the greatest men is enough to silence any mean and ordinary pens It 's true in this scribling age t is too common under pretence not practise of piety to send worthlesse and empty Pamphlets abroad in great mens liveries they know their slimy Comets although they make a great blaze cannot move themselves without the helpe of the Moone or some greater star to whirle them about the world yet this all this is but vanity in Pamphlets no tincture of good so much as intended But for my part as I dare not put my selfe into the ranke of the best deservers so can I boast nothing though I have since completed some points which the shortnesse of my time then denied of my present performance howbeit this much I will take upon me to affirme that as the subject I here present is farre from all extremes so mine ayme is nothing but publicke service and common good Books that presse this way the godly Reader will say the more the better no excesse of Writers no over-plus of printing in such a case it is impossible to surfeit where it is lawfull to covet as in these things wee may nay we must I much lament their sicke and diseased estate who are cloyed with spirituall food in this case no man is more wofull then hee that feels himselfe most full I say no more lest I say much and not little only this Pray for mee in that I shall not cease to doe for thee that thou maist be enriched and made more wise to know and willing to doe what is good and what the Lord requireth of thee wishing thy best happinesse in Christ Jesus in whom I am Thine so farre as I may further thee to him SAMPSON BOND A Sermon Preached before the Reverend the COMMITTEE of Divines the 20. of May 1646. at their usuall place of meeting in Westminster ROM. 12. VERS 1. I beseech you therefore Brethren by the mercy of God that ye present your bodies a living Sacrifice holy acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service MENTION is made by Aristotle of two Brothers Archilocus and Lycambes of different constitutions Archilocus having sharpned his tongue and dipped it in gall against his Brother finds that it became not his condition being a Brother to upbraid yet that his satyricall invectives might rellish better putteth his tongue into his Fathers mouth and by an elegant Prosopoeia maketh him check Lycambes with those errors and sores which was not fit that any but his Father should in such sort rub up so your Text your Audience and my limited time had beene fitter for a Reverend Father then a sonne We reade of an invention laid on Tully how that hee was to reade a grave and sober Lecture to Clodia a Matron of much gravity and modesty understanding how that the exercise became not his years rayseth up her old Grand-father Appius Coecus and out of his mouth delivereth a sage and fatherly admonition to her In like manner Reverend Fathers receiving a command from you and an intreaty from your Text I have willingly though unworthy been obedient to both especially unto the intreatie the subject of your command in these words I beseech you Brethren c. In the Chapter immediately before Saint Paul had spoken of faith in this Chapter hee writeth of obedience that the former might be fastned in their hearts the latter manifested in their actions such was the care and love the good Apostle had of their spirituall estate true love hath a longing desire to enjoy the outward sight of what it most inwardly affects this made Moses so importunate with God to shew him his face this made our blessed Saviour so desirous to see Jerusalem and this was that that made Saint Paul so earnestly to presse obedience because it was a grace which he did inwardly affect therefore he desires to behold the practice of it outwardly in the life and Christian conversation of the people Now as true love is not onely in affection but in action so Paul doth shew the truth of his love for he doth not onely inwardly desire it but useth all good means to bring the same to passe setting downe precepts of a godly life to be united in faith and to the intent they may be effectuall the great Apostle comes humbly praying and begging them I beseech you Brethren for the mercy of God c. These words are a generall exhortation to a godly life figuratively expressed delivered in borrowed speeches Wherein we will observe two generall parts 1. The manner I beseech you therefore Brethren by the mercy of God 2. The matter That ye present your bodies a living Sacrifice holy First the manner or forme of speech presenteth to our spirituall view 1. An Introduction Therefore 2. A courteous compellation Brethren 3. A holy and sweet insinuation I beseech you for the mercy of God c. First the Introduction in this word Therefore which maketh cleare way for the exhortation not only looking backe upon the last verse of the chapter going before Rom. 11. verse 36. For of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Amen But also it hath respect unto Election Vocation Justification with the great comforts comming from them all which are powerfully applyed unto the conscience by this word Therefore which brings us to our second particular part the courteous compellation in this word Brethren If it be demanded who are meant by Brethren Jew only Gentile only or both joyntly The Jew for Nation and Countrey-sake but Jews and Gentiles as Christians for the Gospel-sake No name so frequently occurreth in Scripture as this of Brethren no love more often inforced then brotherly love Nature her selfe kindleth the fire of brotherly love in our hearts and God by the blasts of his spirit and the breath of his Ministers bloweth it continually yet in many it waxeth cold and in some it seemeth to be quite extinguished If we would but remember what our Apostle desired of the Philippians and to what he exhorted the Hebrews we could not but cry out oh how long have we forgotten our selves of the Philippians he desireth that love might abound more and more the Hebrewes he exhorteth Let brotherly love continue but if Saint Paul were now upon earth in his mortall body and should behold this Kingdom and take a survey of all the evils some doe and what others suffer Paul would cast his exhortation into a new mold and
A SERMON Preached before the Reverend Committee of Divines the 20th of May 1646. At their usuall place of meeting in Westminster Vpon a Text given the day before by that Godly and learned Member of the Assembly Mr John Ley Chair-man By SAMPSON BOND Minister of Gods Word at Mayden-head in Berks. 2 COR. 10.1 Now I my self beseech you by the meeknesse and gentlenesse of Christ which when I am present among you am base but am bold toward you being absent Chrys. in Act. Hom. 5. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ibid. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Printed according to Order LONDON Printed by John Macock and are to be sold at the sign of the three leggs in the Poultry 1646. To the Right Worshipfull Sir FRANCIS PILE Baronet Sampson Bond wisheth plentifull increase of spirituall gifts health confirmed and life prolonged c. IF that much honoured Sir I should here prefix any long narration in commendation of your Worth I should of some be suspected of flattery of all it would seeme a thing superfluous seeing it sufficiently commends it selfe such is your Worth that who so readeth you throughout cannot but entertain honourable and pious thoughts of you your deserts of Gods Church your singular zeale your unfained faith your sincere profession your especiall care to advance Gods glory and to root out Papistry your constant faithfulnesse to your King and Parliament hath beene such that this Kingdome generally but the County of Berks especially your native soyle have and shall have great cause to blesse God for you hoping yet better and greater things and that their hopes may meet with fruition they have joyntly with one heart and tongue chosen you being worthy double honour Knight of the shiere and which justly speaks observation no negative voice heard which clearly proclaimes to the world your sensible goodnesse and deserts for the time past Their great and glorious hope that the Lord will make You an instrumentall Blessing not onely to the whole Realme but especially to them ana their County for the future Now that this expectation may come into their hands you have the tongues and hearts of all of all except some few of Nadabs and Abihu's sect such as offer often times strange fire upon Gods Altar they indeed breath out flames endeavouring to singe and search you your visible goodnesse and apparent vertues oh what will not Ignorance and Malice especially if infected with our Kingdoms new disease dare attempt what speech of wisedome can be so discreetly uttered but it may by Ignorance be depraved what action of vertue can be so exactly performed but it may through Malice be mis-construed It is not more proper to God to bring light one of darkenesse than it is naturall for the Devill and his turbulent Imps out of the light of truth to endeavour to draw darkenesse of errour and out of the best speeches and actions to straine and force out somewhat to maintaine and nourish their corrupt humours and bosome sinnes And what marvell sith even in Paradise amidst the sweetest flowers and herbs a Serpent could live and find there something to feed upon turning the 〈◊〉 of those soveraigne and medle shall simples into poyson but expelling these I hasten unto that whereof I am chiefly to speake I am honoured Sir as full of hope as desire that your countenance will helpe into the light this bashfull piece of my composure your Affection and more then common kindnesse unto me hath emboldened mee to beseech that you will Patroniâ—e this first fruit of my endeavours as I shall not here remember all the favours wherewith I have been honoured so can I not forget to mention some especially those reflections and glissonings which in due respect to you shone on me from that great starre lately fallen the able and reverend Doctor the faithfull and worthy Prolocutor Master William Twisse as his last judicious and elaborate Book which he so willingly gave me with his own hand his thinking me Worthy though unworthy to succeed him as Pastor of Newbury signed with his own hand his giving me the free use of his rich and learned Library under the Sunshine of these beams darted on me right Worshipfull for your sake have I lately lived so that it may be expected somewhat of mine should be coloured with them indeed the Argument being an Assembly act might therefore claim a peculiar interest in a Prolocutours religious Protection but the former causes have invited nay inforced me humbly to desire yours Whose protection should I rather beg then his that hath made me happy both in affection and action such is your known goodnesse as that it is not onely extended to me but fastened on all those that sincerely feare God which makes the publick Good with affections like the beames of the Sun immutable unchangeable marke the rayes of the visible Sunne how constant they are being not moved at all by the motion of the object but immoveably flowing from the Body of the Sunne though blustering winds tyrannize in the ayre and remove it a thousand times out of his place in an houre yet the Sunne beames keepe their object which they enlighten and stirre not at all in like manner your affections honoured Sir like the beames of the Sunne remaine unmoveable where they are once fixed though blustering winds have tyrannized and tossed You your Person your good-name your most godly most humble and devout Lady your well-governed Family your great estate c. yet your pious heart and religious affections have remained unmoveable witnesse your cheerfull constancy to your Christ and his cause from the first to the last this is that which more especially adds unto my hopes nay it s that that makes me confident that these few labours will find a gracious acceptance being humbly presented to your Indulgency and Gentlenesse I conclude fearing prolixity the Lord of Heaven blesse you and grant as you have beene heretofore faithfull just and wise so you may continue to the glory of God the increasing of his Church and the profit of his People Your Worships most humble and faithfull and in Christ at command SAMPSON BOND To the Christian and Judicious READER THose straines of Rhetoricke most take the wise and affect the judicious eare which expresse more by expressing lesse wherefore that I might affect thee I will not though I might say much unlesse it be in a little of the cause of my writing the truth is I intend not to plead excuses I hope I shall not need it in this particular If importunitie of friends yea of some Reverend Ministers might have prevailed it had ere now seen the light if abundance of Tracts upon this subject might have hindred it it had now and ever beene in the darke in the former I saw an encouragement inducing a publication and as the former was an inducement so the latter can be to me no impediment for if so many have