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A10925 A sermon preached at the second trienniall visitation of the right honourable and right reuerend father in God, William Lord Bishop of London, holden at Keluedon in Essex: September. 3. 1631. By Nehemiah Rogers, pastor of Messing in Essex Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660. 1632 (1632) STC 21198; ESTC S116117 22,027 36

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A SERMON PREACHED AT THE SECOND TRIENniall Visitation of the RIGHT HONOVRABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD WILLIAM Lord Bishop of London holden at Keluedon in ESSEX September 3. 1631. By NEHEMIAH ROGERS Pastor of Messing in Essex O Vtinam omnes qui alacres currunt ad Cathedram tam vigiles reperirentur ad curam Bern. Ser. 77. in Cant. LONDON Printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster and are to be sold at his Shop at the Signe of the Bible at the great North doore of Pauls 1632. Recensui hunc librum cui titulus est A Sermon Preached at the second Trienniall Visitation of the R.H. R.R. Father in God William L.B. of London holden at Keluedon c. vnâ cum Epistolâ Dedicatoriâ ad Venerabilem virum Arthurum Duck Legum D. c. qui quidem liber continet quatuordecim folia in quibus nihil reperio bonis moribus aut sanae doctrinae contrarium quò minus cum vtilitate imprimatur modo intra tres menses proximè sequentes typis mandetur GVLIELM BRAY Episcopo Londinensi Capellanus Domesticus Ex aedibus Londinens Decemb. 17. 1631. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL ARTHVR DVCKE Dr. of the Ciuill Lawes Chancellour to the Right Honourable and Reuerend Father in God WILLIAM Lord Bishop of London and one of the Masters of his Majesties high Court of Chancery Right Worshipfull and most worthy Sir I Make no other Apologie for my selfe in respect of the Publication and Dedication of the ensuing Sermon then that which Dauid made to his brother Eliab who rashly iudged his forwardnesse in comming to the battle to proceed from the pride and naughtinesse of his heart Is there not a cause 1 Sam. 17.29 Might it haue dyed the common death of other Sermons it had beene dead and buried out of sight but loath I was that it should suffer a violent and an ignominious death through the false calumnies and ignorant censures of some ill affected spirits and therefore I haue sought life for it that it may liue to the world and speake for it selfe I present it to your Worship Protection I desire not if it be truth deliuered it is Gods and able to defend it selfe if error it were an insufferable wrong to abase so worthie a Patronage for the Defence of it Acceptation I craue and this your wonted and natiue courtesie together with the great respect you beare to the meanest of our Tribe assures me of In which confident expectation I binde my selfe Your Worships in my best Obseruance NEHEMIAH ROGERS A SERMON PREACHED At the second Trienniall Visitation of THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD WILLIAM Lord Bishop of London holden at Keluedon in ESSEX September 3. 1631. TEXT NEH. 8.4 And Ezra the Scribe stood vpon a Pulpit of Wood which they had made for the purpose THere needeth not a Seer to discouer the mystery and meaning of a Text so plaine especially to such an Auditorie where are so many Iob 39.29 whose eyes like those of Eagles see things a farre off The Sum and Substance with the Connexion and Coherence are so obuious that who so runs may reade Worthy Nehemiah hauing repaired the walls and broken buildings of Ierusalem begins the Repaire of Religion which was much decayed and of Manners which was much corrupted amongst that people This he sets vpon in this Chapter Matth. 7. First like a wise builder laying a good foundation and after building thereupon He begins this worke with reading and expounding of the Law the better to conuince the Iewes of their aberrations and failings which he doth effectually Take we notice of Particulars First the Meeting of the Congregation and assembling of the people i. e. simul vel concorditer Lanat in loc both men and women and all that could heare with vnderstanding euen as one man verse 1. They were no Schismatickes Secondly the Place in the street before the water gate verse 3. openly and publikely not in a secret corner It was no Conuenticle Thirdly the Priest who he was together with his behauiour and carriage verse 4. which well became himselfe and place 1. He Opened his booke in the sight of all the people being fitly seated to be seene vpon the opening whereof the people shew much reuerence verse 5. 2. He makes a Prayer before the Sermon and begins with blessing the great God of heauen whereat the people are zealously deuout with lifted-vp hands and bowed heads and bodies answering thereto Amen Amen verse 6. 3. He Reades his Text giues the sense of the words and causeth the people to vnderstand the meaning verse 7 8. The like method with this vnder the Law is obserued by vs the Preachers of the Gospell and may hence haue warrant One of these branches as you see I haue chose for my Text which sets forth vnto vs the Preacher with some principall Circumstantialls The Preacher is described by his Name and by his Office His Name Ezra His Office the Scribe The Circumstantialls are two Situs Locus His Site Or the Gesture vsed hee stood The Vbi or Place Where Vpon a Pulpit which is set forth or described further by the Materiale the Matter whereof it was made of wood and by the Finale the End why it was made for the purpose Thus you haue the Priest in his proper Predicaments As you haue heard the Logicall Resolution be pleased with like patience to attend to the Theologicall Exposition Ezra the Scribe Who this Ezra was Text. of what Kindred he came what was his Learning what his Religion c. wee reade Ezra 7. at large here onely hee is described by his name Ezra and by his Learning the Scribe Of Scribes there were two sorts some Laicks Others Clergie men Of the first sort there were two rankes Some attended the King as his Secretaries these were termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Kings Scribes 2 Kings 12.10 2 Chro. 24 11. Such were Sheia 2 Sam. 20.25 and Shaphan 2 King 22.3 Others attended Publike Courts and Consistories and were like our Publike Notaries or our Clerkes of Assizes These were termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Scribes of the People Matth. 2.4 The second sort of Scribes were Gods and belonged to the Clergie they were called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Scribes of the Law These were Doctors and Expositors of the Law being by Office to write reade and expound the Law vnto the people Luke 7.30 5.17 Ezra 7.6 Such a one was this Ezra called elsewhere Sophir Mahir a prompt Scribe and here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Scribe by way of excellencie the Hebrew article Π like the Greeke Ο noting alwaies some eminencie or specialtie in the partie spoken of Stood A Gesture noting Subiection and Seruice vsed by the Priests and Leuits in all their ministration Deut. 10.8 17.12 18.5.7 Iudg. 20.28 And by the Prophets who are in this respect said to stand before the Lord 1 King 17.1
wittie disturber of the Churches peace And yet this is the onely praise that many doe affect who hauing once fastened vpon some Assertion though neuer so absurd think it their glory to defend it Conceiting all that they see or heare or reade Antiphorus Orietes makes for it Like him in Aristotle who where euer he went he thought he saw the picture of himselfe Thus wee reade of Adrian the Pope who when the Contentions were betwixt the seruices of Saint Ambrose and Saint Gregory Iacob de Vorag in vita Greg. which should take place by common consent both the masse-bookes were laid vpon Saint Peters Altar expecting the decision of that doubt by Reuelation The Church dores being opened in the morning Saint Gregories masse-booke was rent and torne in many pieces and lay scattered about the Church but Saint Ambrose's lay whole and open vpon the Altar which euent one would haue thought should haue signified thus much that the Masse of Gregory should be Cancelled and abolished and that of Ambrose authenticall and allowed But now Pope Adrian who was for Gregory expounds it thus that the renting and scattering of Gregories missal intended the dispersing of it ouer all the Christian world and that it should bee onely receiued as Canonicall Such another was that Fryar who finding out Maria in the Scripture vsed plurally for Seas cryed out that hee had found in the Old Testament the name of Maria for the Virgin Mary What is this but with the wicked sonnes of Eli to strike our flesh-hooke with yron teeth into the pot of Gods Sacrifice and to account all ours that it brings vp And if in case the Scripture hath not for vs so soone as wee desire to take by force as they did from the Sacrificers Yea what is this any other then with the Harlot in the Kings to lay the dead childe of our owne heads and braines in the bosome of the true mother the Holy Scriptures and say it is hers A sinne in the iudgement of some of the Antient so fowle as that in their esteeme it deserued to be ranged in the same ranke with the sin against the Holy Ghost Other sinnes seeme to be of weakenesse but this of wit and strength Besides he that seekes to fasten a new sense on Scripture indites another Scripture as it were and so after a sort makes himselfe a God A rule of speciall vse forget it not And yet while I speake of holding our Pen directly vpon the Full mistake me not For it is requisite sometimes as in the fetching of a Compasse that it should beare a little on the left side that it may the better giue full where it should and small also where it is required Thus did Nathan in propounding of the Parable of the poore man with his little Ewe Our Sauiour often by things feyned did set forth and expresse vnfeined truths Thus Saint Paul likewise fetch a compasse the better to take his keeper holding his pen a little on the left side as it were Beleeuest thou Agrippa I know that thou beleeuest If euer any knew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to change his voice and to attemper his stile that he might profit hee was the man Yet many esteeme this practise no better then flatterie and lying but I hasten We haue done with those Rules which Concerne the Ordering of our Pen Now for those which respect the Cariage of the Body which if it be seemely is a great grace to writing The Particulars are these 1. The Head must be held vpright and looke strait forward 2. The Arme laid right forth vpon the Paper 3. The Paper lie as neere to the midst of the Body as the strait holding forth of the Arme will permit and suffer For the First Be thou an ensample saith Saint Paul to Timothie in life in doctrine in holy Conuersation 1 Tim. 4.12 Exemplaris vita est concio optima It is the Example wherein the force of the Rule doth lie This our people especially looke vpon and accordingly conceiue as Labans Cattell did among the Rods that Iacob laid in the Gutters before their eyes Gen. 30. In which respect it was that God thus complained From the Prophets of Ierusalem wickednesse is gone forth into all the land Ier. 23.15 The sinnes of Teachers are the Teachers of sinnes and therefore no maruell if they be more odious vnto God then the sins of any of the people which appeares by this in that the Lord required in the old Law Leuit. 4.3.14 as much sacrifice for the Priests sin alone as he did for the sins of all the Congregation besides The best Schooleman seemes to giue the reason for when we sinne we doe peccare in quid essentialiter but others in quale accidentaliter therefore ours greater Be yee holy therefore Isay 52.11 you that doe beare the vessels of the Lord haue Feete to walke withall Psal 115.7 as well as Mouthes to speake withall least you bee found in the end Idols as well as dumbe ones You are here present with the ensignes of grauity vpon your backes Seeing these bushes hung forth see there be good wine within In a word let vs so liue as that we be Walking Sermons Epistles and Gospels to those amongst whom we liue Secondly the Arme must be laid right-forth vpon the Paper on which we write We may not haue respect of persons in the deliuering of our message The Preacher sought to finde out acceptable words and that which was written was vpright euen words of truth Eccles 12.10 For Manner it would doe well to take vp such words as may giue lawfull content and be best accepted But for Matter let them be words of truth that which is written let it be vpright without fauouring of any mans Corruptions or Vices The Poore may not be neglected seeing Christ's blood was shed as well for the Belfry as for the Chancell Nor may the Great be spared much lesse poysoned by Flatterie It was said of old Few great mens Confessors will get to heauen For how great soeuer the sins of great men are still they goe away with Absolution and it would doe well now if we would be faithfull and if at any time A Lord should aske his Chaplaine as Christ did his whom doe men say that I am Matth. 16.13 let the answer be according to the truth Some say you are thus my Lord and some say thus c. that if in Case they heare ill they may labour to cut off all iust occasions of such report If well endeauour to preserue and deserue the same to Gods and his Gospels honour But this I must tell you withall that Good manners must be obserued in speaking to our Betters 1 Tim. 5.1 2. Acts 26. notwithstanding that ciuill and well nurtured language be esteemed by some that are ouer-sowre and rigid to bee a daubing with vntempered morter and nothing thought to bee zealously spoken but what