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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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