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A14032	An exposition vpon the canonicall Epistle of Saint Iames with the tables, analysis, and resolution, both of the whole epistle, and euerie chapter thereof: with the particular resolution of euerie singular place. Diuided into 28. lectures or sermons, made by Richard Turnbull, sometimes fellow of Corpus Christie Colledge in Oxford· now preacher and minister of the word of God and the holy Sacraments, in the citie of London.	Turnbull, Richard, d. 1593.	1591 (1591)	STC 24339; ESTC S118931	472,056	683

are subiect whensoeuer the times be what manner so euer the meanes be what kinde so euer we suffer in For which cause the exhortations in the holy and sacred worde of God thereunto apperteyning are sundrie and manifolde Which to passe ouer and as it were onely to geue a taste thereof by the way What saith Saint Paul touching Rom. 1â— this matter Doeth not he exhort the Saintes to reioyce in hope to be patient in tribulation to continue in praier Who elswhere setting downe the steppes and degrees wherein the Saintes must treade if they wil walk worthie the calling whereunto they are called requireth Ephes 4. 1. Pet. 4. 12. Iames 1. 2. Reuel 2. 10. Heb. 10. 35. 36. as the third steppe to Christian conuersation long suffering or patience wherefore he saith I therefore as a prisoner in the Lord exhort you that you walke worthie the calling whereunto you are called How With al humblenesse of minde and meekenesse with patience or long suffering supporting one another through loue endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace The holy and blessed Apostle Saint Peter describing 2. Pet. 1. vnto the Saintes that golden chaine of all excellent vertues wherewith he would haue all the elect of God to be adorned and beautified as the most incomparable ornament of their life maketh patience the fifth linke therof whereunto in this wise he perswadeth therfore giue all diligence thereunto Ioyne moreouer vertue with faith and with vertue knowledge with knowledge temperance with temperance patience with patience godlines with godlines brotherly kindnes with brotherly kindnes loue For if these things be in you and abound they will make you not to be idle nor vnfruitefull in the acknowledging of our Lorde and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ These and infinite other the like places wee haue generally mouing vs to this excellent and commendable vertue patience Particularly the Apostle in this place exhorteth to patience which is in bearing and suffering the iniuries and cruell oppressions of prophane rich men by whose tyrannie and cruell dealing they were marueylouslie afflicted which they ought with all patience to beare looking and wayting for the comming of the Lorde Iesus Christ to auenge their causes and quarrelles against the wicked Our holy and blessed Sauiour Christ in particular exhorteth vnto patience which in the bearing of violence Mat. 5. and iniuries of men consisteth Resist not euill saith our sauiour Christ but if one smite thee on the one cheeke offer vnto him the other and if he sue thee at the lawe to take away thy coate from thee let him haue thy cloake also if he constraine thee to goe with him a mile go two Whereby our Sauiour exhorteth the Saintes to prepare themselues alwaies against iniuries and with all patience and quietnes of their mindes to beare the oppressions of men which wrongfully should be offered Hereunto this Apostle hauing respect willeth and exhorteth the Saints to beare the iniuries and cruell oppressions of the wicked with patience and with all godly quietnes to wayte for the comming of Iesus Christ Be ye therefore patient saith the Apostle Saint James vntill the comming of the Lord. Wherein we are taught that seeing we must stay our selues and settle our hearts and with patience runne the race of afflictions vntill the comming of Christ therfore both the reward of their patience and other vertues of the Saints and also the punishment of their aduersaries and oppressours are reserued till the day of Christ till his comming in glorious maiestie to iudge the quick and the dead and to geue sentence against all men Wherefore albeit the Saintes of God haue some small and little feeling of their future ioyes and glorie to come as in the meditating vpon heauenly thinges in the setled peace and quietnes of our consciences with God Col. 3. Rom. 5. and the like and the wicked also euen in this life sometime feele and tast of their extreame calamities to come Isay 57. Isay 66. by the disquietnes of their consciences the continuall anguish of their soules the great vexation of their minds and the comfortlesse sorrowe of their hearts which they often suffer Yet neither the Saints shall haue the consummation of their ioyes neither the wicked the full measure of their punishments before the day of iudgement and comming of Iesus Christ Wherefore S. Iames here exhorteth the Saints to waite for both these til the comming of the Lord. The consideration hereof is comfortable and the knowledge therof most profitable to the Saints wherfore we may note this in particular a little And first for the glorie of the Saints and their deliuerance it is in perfect measure to be looked for only at the appearing of Iesus Christ in glorious maiestie Our Sauiour Iesus Christ to that purpose foretelling his Apostles of his comming to iudgement and the signes which Luke 21. Mat. 24. 31. should forerunne it exhorteth them against that day to lifte vp their heads to be of good cheare and to be comforted because their redemption approached then onely promising them full deliuerance from miseries and perfect redemption of soule and body Saint Paul affirmeth to the Romanes that in this life they should be subiect to Rom. 8 manifold afflictions and troubles euen as the Lord Iesus Christ was and that here there is no ende of affliction to be looked for but we must waite for that til the comming of Christ which with sighing and sorrowing he witnessed they waited for euen the deliuerance and redemption of their bodies This glorious redemption onlie is perfected at the comming of the Lord. Paul writing to the church Coloss 3. of Colossa auoucheth that our life is hid with Christ and that when Christ which is our life shall appeare then shal we also appeare with him in glorie What is the glorie of the Saints Is it not to be conformable to the image of Rom. 8. the sonne and to be made like vnto him But wee come not to that perfect conformitie and likenes with Christ in this mortall life but in the life to come therefore the Col. 3. 1. Iohn 3. glory of the saints in the day of iudgement in perfect measure onely is reuealed Saint Iohn therefore saith now are wee the sonnes of God but yet it is not made manifest what we shal be we knowe that when he shall appeare we shal be like vn to him for we shall see him as he is Thus the glorie of Gods Saintes in perfect beutie shall not appeare before Iesus Christ be reueiled againe from heauen The holy Apostle and electe vessell of Christ Saint Paul looked for his glorious 2. Tim. 4. 1. Pet. 1. 5. 6. 7. 1. Pet. 4. 13. 1. Pet. 5. 4. crowne only in the day of Christ his appearing therfore saith he I haue fought a good fight I haue finished my course I haue ended my race I haue kepte the faith from

that in both he may bee glorified through Iesus Christ our Lord to whom with the Father and the holie Ghost our sanctifier be all prayse dominion power and maiestie now and for euer Amen Iames Chap. 3. verses 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Sermon 16. 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisedome 14 But if you haue bitter enuying strife in your hearts reioice not neither be liers against the truth 15 This wisedome discendeth not from aboue but is earthly sensuall and diuelish 16 For where enuying and strife is there is sedition and all manner of euill workes 17 But the wisdome which is from aboue is first pure then peaceable gentle easie to bee entreated full of mercie and good fruites without iudging without hyhocrisie 18 And the fruit of righteousnes is sowen in peace of them that loue peace 3. Place THese woordes are concerning the thirde and last parte or place of this Chapter which is touching meekenesse and gentlenesse to bee perfourmed of Christians These words in these sixe verses conteined minister the consideration of foure thinges vnto vs Namely 1 The exhortation to meckenes 13. 2 The opposing of strife and enuying to the worthie vertue of meekenes verse 14. 3 A distinguishing of wisdome where by a gate is shutte vp to many euils 15. 16. 17. 4 A reason wherfore the saints should follow peace and meekenes drawen from reward verse 18. 1 Of these foure the first is the exhortation to meekenes The exhortation inferred and brought in by the way of an interrogation Who is a wise man saith he and indued with knowledge among you Let him shew by good conuersation the meeknes of wisdome As who shoulde say All men seeke to be counted wise but if any wil be wise in deede let him by meeknes shew his wisdome For therin indeed wisdome consisteth The occasion of this exhortation may be the sinne which the Apostle in the first place condemned namely that many chalenged authority to themselues to reproue and checke their brethren and to bee as censurers ouer them thereby seeking the opinion of wisdome among men which notwithstanding were themselues enuious and contentious Saint James here to abate their pride to beat downe the arrogancie of their spirites to asswage their malice and to coole the heate of their madnes and furie telleth them that it is not the way to be counted wise to be contentious among meÌ„ but rather that herin wisdome consisteth that they shew themselues modest quiet meeke and gentle in their whole conuersation This place condemneth the sophisticall scholemen this condemneth the brauling Anabaptists this condemneth al such whose liues are spent in contention of words this condemneth popish persons seditious seminaries tumultuous Iesuits the vain curious contentious men of out time who geue themselues to tumults contentions seditions dissencions brauling and brabling most deadly to the disturbance of the commonwealth disquietnes of the church slaunder of the gospel hurte to priuate states and conditions of men In which practise wisdome consisteth not but in meekenes Christian wisdome is not in ambitious vsurping authoritie ouer the brethren neither in quarrellous braulings contentions about trifles neither in vnbrideled pride and arrogancie of spirite neither in tumultuous vprores and disquieting of the people neither is it sillogistically and sophistically to striue about words neither insoleÌ„tly to oppose our selues against such as are in chiefe authoritie neither standeth it in foolish affecting of rigorous seueritie But in gentle behauiour in tractablenes of life meekenes of conuersation wherof the Apostle telleth vs Who is wise and indued with knowledge among you Let him shewe by good conuersation his works in meekenes of wisdome Meekenes is a vertue moderating pride and anger repressing desire of reuenge forgetting offences and pardoning iniuries for priuate and publique quietnes sake Whereunto our Sauiour Christ exhorteth pronouncing Mat. 5. them blessed which are meeke to whom also the inheritance of the earth appertaineth Blessed saith he are the meeke for they shall inherite the earth Saint Paul reckoning vp the fruites of the spirite in men reformed among Gal. 5. other most holy and excellent vertues putteth downe meekenes The fruites saith he of the spirite are loue peace ioy long suffering gentlenes goodnes faith meeknes temperance against such there is no law Who also exhorting all men to liue walk worthie the calling where-they Ephes 4. are called instructing them how they should so do Walke worthie saith he the calling whereunto you are called in all humblenes and lowlines in meekenes with â—ong suffering supporting one another in loue endeuouâ—ing to keepe the vnitie of the Spirite in the bonde of â—eace In like manner perswading the Colossians to put on Col. 3. â—hose vertues and chiefe ornaments of their liues whereâ—y their profession might be better beautified exhorteth â—fter this manner Now as the elect of God holy and â—eloued put on the bowels of mercie kindnes humbleâ—es of minde meekenes long suffering forbearing one an â—ther forgeuing one another if any man haue a quarâ—ell to another eueÌ„ as Christ forgaue so doe you Finally instructing Titus his scholer and the chiefe 3. Tit. Minister of Creta how he should infourme the people of that I le and countrie geueth him this charge Put them â—n remembrance that they be subiect to the principalities and powers and that they be obedient and readie to euery good worke that they speake euil of no man that they be no fighters but soft shewing all meekenes to all men Whereunto in this place the Apostle hauing respect vseth like exhortation Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge among you Let him shew his good conuersation in meekenes of wisdome Of which vertue sundrie are the examples whereby we may be drawen to imitation For if we looke well about vs we shal finde almightie God a most liuely patern and president hereof who in great meekenes forbore the sinnes of the world along season and suffered his owne people sinning and prouoking him fourtie yeares in the wildernes forgetting and forgeuing daylie the innumerable sinnes of men For which cause he is celebrated and Exod. 34. 6 Psa 103. 6 Ioel 2. 13. c renowmed to be a god of patience long sufferance meeknes and gentlenes towards the sonnes of men Neither God the Father onely but Iesus Christ his sonne our sauiour in like manner is our example who inuiteth and calleth men to the imitation of the same vertue in him selfe Come vnto me all ye that are laden and Marke 11 wearie and I will refresh you take my yoake vpon you learne of me for I am humble and meeke and you shall finde rest vnto your soules If wee require examples of men as more familiar vnto vs we haue not a few excellent for wisdome prepotent in power renowmed for vertue herein

and so manie kinds of temptations there be that the Apostle may worthily call them manifolde and diuers 3 Finally the ends wherfore they are infflicted are diuers therefore in that respect also they may not amisse be counted diuers Some times we are afflicted to the ende we should be humbled some times we are afflicted to the ende we should be tried some times we are afflicted that in the nature of Gods blessings we may better be instructed some times we are afflicted that God may be glorified some times we are afflicted that our sinnes thereby may be remitted sometimes we are afflicted that the pride of our hearts may be repressed and sinfull desires mortified some times we are afflicted that his loue towards vs may the more liuely be expressed some times we are afflicted that thereby the world may be hated of vs sometimes we are afflicted that we may be more zealous in praier for deliuerance some times we are afflicted that we in afflictions made conformable and like the image of the sonne of God togither with him may be partakers Rom. 8. of his glorie As therefore euery thing serueth not for one purpose neither is euery medicine ordained for euery maladie so neither hath euery temptation one end wherefore it is inflicted but many ends there are of many afflictions so that in respect of their sundrie ends they are also diuers manifold partly then in respect of the manifold instruments whereby God afflicteth men partly in respect of the sundrie kinds of temptations partly in respect of the manifold ends which in afflictions god respecteth they may well be called and tearmed diuers and manifold And these are the things in this proposition the first branch of the diuision to be obserued Brethren count it exceeding ioy when you fall into diuers temptations 2 The proposition ended the confirmation which is 2. Confirmation the second thing here followeth which containeth the reasons and arguments which the Apostle vseth whie the Saints should be comforted vnder the crosse and count it exceeding ioy when they fall into diuers temptations The reasons are three 1 From honest comelines in the Saints It is comely honest and a thing deceÌ„t in the Saints paciently to haue their faith tried by afflictions of this life the faith of Gods Saints and seruants is tried the Saints therefore in afflictions must reioyce and be pacient No man doubteth but it is a comely and honest thing for Gods children paciently to suffer the triall of their saith And that afflictions make manifest triall and proofe of our faith the holy Gene. 22. Scriptures of God aboundantly teach vs. When Almightie God would haue the faith of Abraham to shine and appeare glorious vnto the world he tempted him by willing him to sacrifice his onely sonne Isaac in whom only vvas the hope of all the promises Hereby his faith vvas tried Moses vvriteth that the manifold troubles vvhich Deut. 8. the Israelites for fortie yeares suffered in the vvildernesse vvere to trie them To vvhich end God is said to send false Deut. 13. Prophets among the people thereby to trie their faith vvhether they vvould cleaue stedfastly to God Saint Paul 1. Cor. 11. thereunto subscribing affirmeth that there must be heresies among them that they which are approued may be knowen Dauid the princely Prophet speaking of the Psal 105. afflictions of Ioseph in Aegypt confesseth the end thereof to haue beene the triall of his faith When he writeth that God tried him vntill the appointed time was come for his deliuerance Zacharie prophecying of the blessings Zach. 13. which should be vpon the true seruants of God after their clensing and clearing from all idolatrie and shewing that al such as should enioy those excellent blessings notwithstanding should bee tried with manifold afflictions saith that God would bring thar third part reserued to himselfe through the fire and would fine them as siluer is fined and trie them as gold is tried Saint Peter telleth 1. Pet. 1. the Saints that they were vnder manifold temptations that the triall of their faith being much more precious then golde that perisheth though it be tried in the fire might be found to their praise honour and glorie at the comming of Iesus Christ And thus seeing the ende to be the triall of the faith of the Saints he calleth affliction 1. Pet. 4. the fierie triall Thinke it not strange dearly beloued concerning the fierie triall which is among you Wherein hauing an eie to the comparison so vsuall in scripture wherby the Saints are compared to gold and siluer who are tried by affliction as these mettels are by fire calleth affliction fierie triall The Angell willed Iohn to write to Reuel 2. the Church of Smyrna to exhort them not to feare any of the things which the diuell should lay vpon them to trie them whereby it is more cleare then the Sunne in his brightnesse at noone day That afflictions are for the triall of the faith of men they are as the touch-stone to trie gold from copper as the fornace to discerne siluer froÌ„ drosse as the sieue or fan to sift the chaffe from the wheat Wherefore as that is counterfet not true gold which beareth and abideth not the touch-stone that drosse and dregges which carieth not the fining that dust and chaffe which suffereth not the sifting so that faith which will not abide trial by affliction is weake imperfect wauering and vnseemely in any Christian Whereas then ciuill and morall vertues are then soonest tried when their obiect is present whereon they may worke as fortitude in daunger chastitie in pleasure temperance in present dainties and delicates anger when we are prouoked so the faith of Gods children is then most manifest when affliction are present to trie them And as the starres and moone shine not at noone day when the Sunne shineth in his glorious beautie so neither doe the vertues of Christians then appeare when men are in prosperitie but in the night and mist of affliction Seeing then it is a comely and honest thing in the Saints of God to haue proofe and triall of their faith and other vertues to bee made and this triall is made specially by afflictions and troubles of this life then no doubt ought the Saints paciently to suffer affliction and to count it exceeding ioy when they fall into diuers temptations in as much as the triall of their faith bringeth foorth their inward vertues and afflictions are therefore sent to make trial of the faith of Gods children and this is the first reason or argument of the confirmation lying secretly in the word triall 2 Another reason set downe manifestly is drawen from the vtilitie and profite which commeth by bearing afflictions by bearing paciently the miseries and afflictions of this life the most singular vertue of patience is wrought in vs. If affliction and triall of our faith bring vnto vs the worthie vertue of patience

blessed onely which ioyne practise with hearing of the worde breaketh out and crieth Blessed is he that readeth and they that heare the words of this prophesie keep those things which are written therein Agreeable to which doctrine the Apostle in this place admonisheth the Saintes in these wordes Be you doers of the worde not hearers onely Of which admonition two are the reasons The first is from detriment and hurt They that heare onely and doe not the word also are hurtefull to themselues for they deceiue themselues in a vayne perswasion and thereby hurte themselues to their owne iuster condemnation Men thinke themselues highly in the fauor of God and perswade themselues that they doe GOD good and sufficieÌ„t seruice and haue performed the dueties of christians in conuenient measure when they are content to hearken and listen to the word of God albeit they neuer endeuour thereby to leade their liues neither to reforme their manners thereunto But this being nothing so they greatly deceiue themselues and procure iuster condemnation against themselues from God For hovv much more meÌ„ knovv by hearing so much more do they enhaunce their iudgements increase their punishment if they vvalk not according to their knovvledge Our Sauiour Christ protesteth that that seruant vvhich knovveth Luke 12. the vvill of his master and doeth it not should be beaten vvith many stripes This Apostle witnesseth that it is a double sinne to a man to know what to doe aright and not to do it he that knoweth how to doe aright and doeth it not to him it is sinne not sinne simply but sinne with aduantage Whereunto Iames. 4. Saint Augustine writing to Athanasius subscribeth Epist 144. By Gods word and lawe man sinneth so much the more how much the more by the word he knoweth that to bee sinne which he committeth Saint Chrysostome thereunto Homil. 12. Popes Anty agreeth who to the people of Antioch writeth in this maÌ„ner against their vsuall swearing whereof they had often heard yet were not amended the oftner men heare the more they offend the more they encrease their punishment if they reforme not that whereof they haue heard so often Theophilact to the like sence soundeth vpon the words vpon Luk. 12. Cap. of our Sauiour How much the more hee knoweth which sinneth so much the greater punishment he procureth to himselfe Saint Ambrose in like manner citing the wordes of Christ in the seuenth Chapter of Saint Mathew his gospell 1. Offic. c. 26. Not euery one that saith vnto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but he that doeth the things which I say concludeth thereupon For I knowe not whether the studie of knowledge without practise and deedes doe not more inwrap vs no doubt then our know ledge without obedience doeth inwrap and intangle vs in her iudgements The more often the Israelites heard the voice of their Jerom. 5. 6. Esay 42. c. Prophets the more inexcusable were they when they did not obey them the more our Sauiour and his Disciples preached to Cities and people the more they denounce Iohn 15. Mat. 11. punishment vvhen they hearing would not doe thereafter The more knowledge men haue the more they deceiue themselues if they doe not thereafter The more men and women know as many very carefully in shewe heare such as they lust and to whom they in the vanitie of their humors are addicted the more iust condemnatioÌ„ they procure to themselues and the heauier wrath of god they heape and treasure vp against themselues and they doe not that which they knowe by hearing Whereof to aduise men the Apostle geueth vs this worthy admonition Be ye doers of the word not hearers onely deceiuing your selues This lesson must we heare this counsell must wee follow this doctrine must wee embrace who bosting that we haue hard two or three sermons this day or that day for all that we neither diminish ought of our pride in flauÌ„ting ruffs in curious cuffes in coloured starche or other our vanities Nether haue we left our boiling malice our swelling hatred our cursed couetousnes our fleshly pleasure neither abate we any thing of our vvanton banquets our riotuous feastes our sumptuous tables neither stay vve our bribed haÌ„ds our slaunderons mouthes our blasphemous tongues our lying lips neither withhold we our selues from pestilent vsurie cruell oppression violent extortion fraudulent dealing with our brethren neither finally doe we amend those enormities iniquities sinnes and blemishes of our liues whereof we haue beene admonished and thus to our iuster condemnation flattering our selues with bare hearing we deceiue our selues Seing then the knovvledge vve haue by hearing the vvord vvithout practise of vertue and studie of good vvorks encreaseth our iudgemeÌ„ts and in contenting our selues vvith hearing only vvithout the doing of Gods vvill reueled vve deceaue our selues to our greater condemnation Let this reason moue vs to bee doers of the vvord and stirre vs vp to embrace the doctrine of the Apostle be you doers of the vvord not hearers only deceauing yourselues The hearing of our time is in many marueylous the knoledge of the coÌ„mon people is great hath not been the like in any former generatioÌ„ in this our Countrie and Nation their vnderstanding in the Scriptures is such as that many of the Laitie and people can talke with glorie reason with feruencie dispute with a grace of the Scriptures of God whose hearts notwithstanding are puft vp with pride whose mindes are set on mischiefe whose feet are swift to shedde innocent bloud whose handes are full of briberies whose heads are occupied about couetous desires whose liues are stained with vsurie and oppressions whose bodies are wearied and wasted with pleasures choaked with the cares enticed with the delightes carried away with the vanities rauished with the inordinate desires of this wicked world hearing the sound of the word in their eares but admitting not the sence in their hearts are greatly and grosly deceiued like the Athenians who could talk much of vertue but practised nothing thereof whom Pantolidas the Ambassador hearing dispute Partolidas of vertue and being demaunded how their speaches pleased him answered Their talke was good and deserued praise but this was to be lamented that speaking so well they would not reforme their liues according to vertue So our knowledge and talking of the Scriptures of vices to be remoued and vertue to be embraced is worthy praise but this is greatly to be lamented that we talking so well doe walke so wickedly Herein if we runne on still and so continue we enhaunce our punishment encrease our iudgement enlarge our condemnation Wherefore we must not be hearers onely but doers also of the worde of God as the Apostle here admonisheth The next and second reason vvhy vve must be doers 2. Reason of the lavve not heaers only is dravven from the vse of Gods vvord vvhich is to reforme in vs those things that

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