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A09744	The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut	1623 (1623)	STC 20003; ESTC S105046	300,452	702

goldsmith a ridiculous actor which pronounceth the heauen and pointeth to the earth But he that sitteth in the heauen shall laugh all such to scorne the Lord shall haue them in derision and hisse them off from the stage Because howsoeuer they haue the heauen commonly at their tongues ende yet they haue the earth continually at their fingers ende So that they speake false Latine with their hand nay that which is worse they speake false Diuinitie with their hand Whereas we might easily auoide all such irregularitie make true congruity betweene the tongue and the hand if we would make this text of holy Scripture the rule of our whole life For then I assure you we should euery one of vs play our parts so well that in the end the tragedie of this wofull life beeing once finished we should haue an applause and a plaudite of the whole theatre not onely of men and Angels but euen of God himselfe who doth alwaies behold vs. Wherefore out of these fewe words let vs obserue these two parts Diuision The first negatiue what must not be neither Pastor nor people must teach one thing and doe another That must not be The second affirmatiue what must be both Past●r and people must doe that themselues which they teach others to doe That must be For He that both doth and teacheth the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen First that the Pastor must not teach one thing and doe another appeareth in the fourth of Leuiticus Leu. 4.20 Where almighty God appointeth the selfe same sacrifice should be offered for the sinne of the Priest which is offered for the sinne of the whole people So that all the people may better sinne though it be a thousand times then the Priest may sinne though it be but once For the people sinning offend onely by their sinne Exod. 4. but the Priest sinning offendeth more by his example then by his sinne Therefore Moses beeing comm●●●ded by throwing downe his rod Exod 7. to worke miracles deliuered it to Aaaon To signifie that especially it belongeth to him to doe somewhat himselfe whose duty is to teach others Whereupon also our Sauiour giues vs a caueat to beware of false Prophets because they say and do not Matth. 23.3 They say one thing and doe another They bind heauie burthens which they tie vpon other mens backes Luk. 1● ●6 but touch not those burdens themselues so much as with the least of their fin●ers So that that which was fondly and falsly said of Christ Matth. 27.42 He saued others himselfe he cannot saue may be fitly truly said of these They saue others themselues they cannot saue Whereas the Apostle making Timothy an example for all ministers to follow writeth thus to him Take heed to thy selfe 1. Tim. ● 16 and to doctrine for in doing so thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare th●e By taking keede to thy doctrine thou shalt saue them that heare thee by taking heede to thy selfe thou shalt saue thy selfe Otherwise if thou take heede to thy doctrine and not to thy selfe thou m●●est well saue others that heare thee but thy selfe thou canst not saue Thou maiest well preach to others but thou shalt be sure to prooue a cast-away thy selfe 1. Cor. 9.17 For when two pray if the one blesse and the other curse whose prayer will God heare And is it not then much more dangerous when out of one and the selfe same mouth commeth both blessing and cursing When one and the selfe same Minister Iam. 3.10 teacheth well whereby the people are blessed and yet doth ill whereby he himselfe is accursed Is it not likely that God will rather respect his cursed doing to p●nish it then regard his 〈◊〉 teaching to praise it Certainly the Psal●ist puts the matter out of all doubt where he saies Psal. 8.2 That God will surely cast away God will reiect God will destroy the enemy and the auenger The enemie and the auenger Who is he He that is an enemy to Gods glorie in that he doth ill and yet would seeme to be an auenger to be a maintainer to be a defender of Gods glory in that he teacheth well he is the enemy and the auenger And such an one as this which is indeede an enemie and yet would seeme to bee an auenger which is indeed a foe and yet would seeme to be a friend which doth indeed ill and yet would seeme to teach well such an one I say will God destroy To the wicked thus saith the Lord. Why doest thou preach my lawes Psal. 50.16 and take my statutes in thy mouth whereas thou hatest to be thy selfe reformed by them and hast cast my words behinde thee By thine owne mouth Luk. 19.22 by thine owne confession I will condemne thee thou naughtie thou lewd seruant Iob. 15.6 Thine owne words shall accuse thee and not I yea thine owne lips shall beare witn●sse against thee For why goest thou about to take a little moate out of thy brothers eye Matth. 7.5 and doest not first cast out that great beame which is in thine owne eye Why goest thou to other mens houses and priest into other mens matters Mark 5. ●6 and doest not first go to thine owne house and see that all bee well in thine owne heart What meanest thou to doe Thou that teachest others doest thou not teach thy selfe Rom. 2. ●1 Thou that preachest a mā should not steale dost thou steale If thou be a preacher then preach to thy selfe as well as others If thou be a Physitian Luk. 4.13 then cure thy selfe as well as others Seeing indeed as Hierome writeth he is too nice and to daintie a Physitian Deliearus magister est qui ple●o ventre dispúta● de i●iunio either for the body or els for the soule which prescribeth fa●●ing to others and is sicke of a surfet himselfe Wherefore the godly Pastor must not prescribe fasting to others and be sicke of a surfe● himselfe he must not teach one thing and doe an other For not be that onely teacheth but He that both doth and teacheth the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen Now the people also are forbidden to teach one thing and doe an other as well as the Pastor For all Christians must imitate the example of Christ. And for Christ S. Iohn tells vs that he was full of grace and truth Ioh. 1.14 The fulnesse of his truth made him teach well of his grace 1. Pet. 2.22 doe well Saint Peter likewise that hee did no sinne neither was there guile found in his mouth Many haue no guilt found in their mouthes which notwithstanding 〈◊〉 sinne But euen as Christ had neither guile in his teaching not yet sinne in his doing so wee that are Christians must neither deceiue others by teaching guilfully nor yet deceiue our selues by doing sinnefully For wee knowe