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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05052	Manassehs miraculous metamorphosis representing to euery sinne-loaden (if sinne-loathing) soule, 1 A conduit of consolation. 2 A comfort against desperation. 3 A con[du]ct to deuotion. A sermon preached before the thrice-famous Vniuersity of Cambridge, at Great Saint Maries, Septemb. 10. Anno Dom. 1620. By George Langford, Master of Arts, preacher of Gods Word, and chaplaine to the right honourable Thomas earle of Exceter.	Langford, George.	1621 (1621)	STC 15193A; ESTC S106794	32,330	42

sonantia verba sed non sanantia making a meere sound but neuer ministring any sound comfort and consolation I cannot but detest Saint Paules friuolous though fraudulent hucksters 2 Cor. 2.17 Cauponantes Erasmus Beza Adulterantes Caluin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sophisticating adulterating the Word of God For what other thing doe these chanting and inchanting Iuglers these impotent and false Imposters then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 steale away the erring eyes of the ignorant which frye are like Labans flocke led by the eye and violently posted away to admiration The siluer Trumpet of that Watch-man of Israel carefully keeping Ward and scentinell in the house of his God Mr Ward of Ipswich should euer sound shrilly in the eares of his brethren the sonnes of Leui who tels vs that this hyperbolicall kinde of teaching turneth sound preaching into a sound of preaching tickling mens eares like a tinckling Cymball feeding them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 spoyling the Plaine-Song with Descant and Diuision Thus hauing stayed you a little in Atrio Templi speedily let mee leade you in Sanctum Sanctorum In this present Chapter Mat. 13.52 Ezra Gods sacred Secretary 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Scribe taught vnto the Kingdom of heauen summarily compriseth comprehendeth the Life and Death the Acts and Monuments of those two Kings of Iudah Manasses and Amon. First hee blazeth Manassehs armes Manassehs harmes he points at him with an Ecce hominem Behold the man behold him falling and sinning behold him entangled in the snares of Satan who is not vnfitly resembled by the ancient Fathers to that mighty Hunter that apostaticall and rebellious Nimrod Gen. 10.9 For hee hath not onely his hounds Phil. 3.2 Phil. 3. but also nets snares toyles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so Saint Paul hath stiled them 1 Tim. 3.7 2 Tim. 2.26 Mat. 22.15 Marke 12.13 1 Tim. 3. with both these as once he laid for the Messias so here he layes for Manasses with his hounds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they might take him with his nets 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they might entangle him with both of them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that ruthlesly they might murther his immortall soule Psal 137.1 The sweet Singers of Israel may now sit by the bankes of Babel and poure out the cataracts of their compassion empty the flood-gates of their affection vpon this King of the Iewes the subiect of my Text. For cecidit cecidit Manasses Manasses hath caught a fall Satan hath giuen him the foyle both haue exceedingly bruis'd him Iob. 10.17 changes and armies of sorrowes are against him the worme of conscience hath stung him 2 Cor 12.7 the messenger of Satan hath buffeted him Sinne Gen. 4.7 that euer arring and barking Bloud-hound whose teeth are as speares and whose iawes as arrowes hath ceaz'd vpon him In a word hee hath trauelled from Ierusalem to Iericho Luke 10.30 from mount Zion to port Esquiline from the citie of God to the suburbs of hell hee hath fallen among theeues and is sore wounded cecidit ah cecidit Manasses Manasses is downe but shall he rise againe Yes doubtlesse this downefall is not vnto death Iohn 11.4 for as hee fell by sinne so did hee rise by Repentance as hee fell low into misery so did hee soare aloft to the seate of mercy His fall was his rise hee fell to rise hee fell into prison that hee might flye into Paradise His fall was his rise hee fell to rise hee was a prisoner in Babylon that hee might be a free Denizon in Ierusalem happy thrice-happy soules Queis datur Elysium sic habitare nemus who are thus enfranchized in the freedome of heauen Suppose we then Manasses to be like bi-fronted Ianus Supposed to be Iapheth Noahs eldest sonne who saw the ending of the old world and the entrance of the new Can 5 2 and 6 8. 1 Tim 3.15 with two faces the one looking toward Beth-auen that sink of sin the house of vanitie the other beholding beautifull Bethel that house of God the Church of the liuing God Columba vnitatis Can. 5. Columna veritatis 1 Tim. 3. Christs Loue his Doue his vndefiled the pillar ground of truth For first wee see Manasses sinning and his sinne wee see is aggrauated from the second verse vnto the 11. But as Manasses sinn'd so Manasses sorrowed for sinne and hauing gone awhoring after other gods prostituting his soule to sacrilegious Idols so he now acts the returne takes the Rod into his owne hand enioynes himselfe a kind of Penance he returnes to God by true repentance The which his repentance is here expressed by the three parts or members of it 1. By his Confession of mouth 2. By his Contrition of heart 3. By his Conuersion of the whole man His confession is implied in that word prayed His contrition is implicitely enfolded in those words He humbled himselfe His conuersion is brancht out into two seuerals 1. In terminum à quo What he turned from 2. In terminum ad quem what he turned vnto Thus you see the neere Neighbourhood the coniunction that these words haue with the other Now were it vsuall to giue names to Texts this might not vnfitly be stiled The Mirrour of Gods mercy in Manassehs miraculous Metamorphosis if you will The Royall Exchange of the Merchant Royall Mat 13 46. who hauing found a pearle of precious price went and sold all that he had and bought it Hee hath sold his Idolatrie to buy Piety He hath sold his Auarice to buy Liberality He hath sold his Pride to buy Humilitie He hath sold his Luxurie to buy Frugality he hath sold his Crueltie to buy Amity In one word he hath sold all Iniquity to buy a state of Perpetuity and being plunged in aduersity he sends vp his perfume of Prayer to the God of Mercy for so sayes my Text He prayed to the Lord his God Gen 2.10 Which like that Riuer of Eden Gen. 2. may seeme to diuide it selfe into foure heads 1. is an Agent 2. is an Action 3. is the Obiect of that Action 4. is the Application of that Obiect 1. Is an Agent He. 2. Is an Action Prayed 3. Is the Obiect of that Action The Lord. 4. Is the Application of that Obiect His God He an Agent Prayed an Action The Lord the Obiect of this Abiects prayer His God The Application of the Obiect in the Supplication of this Abiect who prayed to the Lord his God And now Welbeloued in the Best-beloued Christ Iesus lend me your listning and attentiue eares while of all these I speake seuerally though of some of them summarily and first of the first part namely the Agent He. We need not now with the Eunuch aske any Philip 1 Agent Acts 8 34. Of whom speaketh the Prophet this of himselfe or of some other man this Capitall Sinners name is writ in such Capitall Letters that hee that runnes may read it