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Fishermen fishers of men A sermon preached at Mercers Chapell on Mid-Lent Sunday the 26. of March 1609. By Iohn Ravvlinson Doctour of Diuinitie.
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Rawlinson, John, 1576-1630.
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so_o he_o may_v raise_v our_o grovel_v and_o earth-creeping_a affection_n to_o a_o high_o levill_v and_o wean_v they_o from_o corporal_a and_o temporal_a thing_n to_o the_o consideration_n of_o thing_n spiritual_a no_o soon_o have_v the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n give_v he_o his_o q._n by_o talk_v with_o he_o of_o material_a water_n 4.10_o water_n io._n 4.10_o io._n 4._o but_o he_o present_o take_v occasion_n to_o tell_v she_o of_o his_o word_n that_o it_o be_v the_o strong_a aqua_n aquavitae_fw-la able_a to_o revive_v a_o soul_n dead_a in_o sin_n and_o 6.27_o and_o io._n 6.27_o io._n 6._o when_o the_o capernait_n follow_v he_o for_o loaf_n and_o fish_n he_o will_n they_o not_o to_o labour_v for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n consonant_a hereunto_o be_v that_o ancient_a custom_n which_o albeit_o this_o refine_a age_n of_o we_o have_v brand_v with_o a_o note_n of_o superstition_n yet_o have_v nothing_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v but_o laudable_a antiquity_n to_o discommend_v it_o when_o a_o light_n be_v set_v before_o we_o in_o the_o dark_a as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la to_o erect_v the_o heart_n and_o mind_n of_o such_o as_o be_v present_a with_o god_n send_v we_o the_o light_n in_o heaven_n and_o sure_o if_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d that_o which_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n the_o creator_n do_v shine_v in_o these_o his_o inferior_a creature_n and_o if_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d these_o thing_n which_o may_v beseene_v do_v lead_v &_o hand_n we_o on_o to_o those_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n 20._o god_n ro._n 1.19_o &_o 20._o ro._n 1._o no_o question_n but_o this_o rear_n and_o mount_v of_o our_o thought_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n be_v a_o thing_n not_o lawful_a only_o but_o withal_o so_o expedient_a that_o neglect_v it_o we_o can_v but_o we_o must_v be_v injurious_a to_o god_n his_o creature_n and_o ourselves_o god_n himself_o be_v dishonour_v if_o his_o creature_n be_v neglect_v his_o creature_n be_v neglect_v if_o we_o receive_v no_o instruction_n from_o they_o and_o what_o instruction_n can_v we_o receive_v from_o they_o if_o we_o only_o plod_v and_o pore_v upon_o this_o great_a book_n of_o nature_n and_o never_o translate_v it_o into_o the_o book_n of_o grace_n therefore_o do_v our_o saviour_n in_o this_o place_n teach_v we_o to_o alienate_v our_o thought_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n from_o thing_n temporal_a to_o thing_n spiritual_a by_o convert_n the_o pain_n and_o study_n of_o these_o silly_a fisherman_n from_o the_o catch_n of_o fish_n to_o the_o catch_n of_o man_n they_o must_v still_o fish_v but_o it_o must_v be_v quid_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la one_o for_o another_o man_n for_o fish_n not_o change_v their_o person_n but_o their_o office_n not_o their_o industry_n but_o their_o profession_n not_o their_o appellation_n but_o only_o their_o vocation_n i_o will_v make_v you_o fisher_n of_o man_n not_o a_o metaphor_n throughout_o the_o whole_a volume_n of_o god_n book_n that_o more_o willing_o dilate_v and_o spread_v itself_o into_o a_o allegory_n 1_o for_o first_o piscatores_fw-la apostoli_fw-la the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n the_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n be_v call_v fisher_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o spiritual_a fish_n which_o they_o catch_v in_o greek_a 4._o greek_a erasm_n in_o matth._n 4._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d either_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o the_o sea_n of_o this_o world_n wherein_o they_o fish_n or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d of_o catch_v because_o they_o labour_v to_o catch_v man_n and_o with_o the_o draw-net_n of_o god_n word_n to_o draw_v they_o 10.17_o they_o ro._n 10.17_o by_o the_o ear_n a_o saeculo_fw-la from_o the_o sea_n of_o this_o world_n u_fw-la ad_fw-la saecula_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la to_o the_o shore_n of_o a_o better_a life_n even_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n that_o as_o imperf_n as_o chrysost_n hom._n 7._o oper_n 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same_o 2_o pisces_fw-la homines_fw-la the_o fish_n be_v here_o specify_v to_o be_v man_n land-fish_n not_o sea-fish_n it_o be_v fable_v by_o 8._o by_o ovid._n metam_fw-la l._n 3._o f._n 8._o the_o poet_n that_o bacchus_n begin_v his_o empire_n with_o the_o transmutation_n of_o mariner_n into_o fish_n so_o do_v christ_n the_o true_a bacchus_n bis_n genitus_fw-la god_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o father_n beget_v before_o the_o world_n and_o man_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o mother_n bear_v in_o the_o world_n begin_v his_o kingdom_n even_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o gospel_n with_o the_o metamorphise_n of_o man_n into_o fish_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o either_o transubstantiate_v they_o into_o fish_n like_o those_o mariner_n or_o ingulfe_n they_o into_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o fish_n like_a jonas_n or_o make_v they_o fish_v the_o one_o half_a flesh_n the_o other_o like_a myrmaide_n poet_n myrmaide_n horat._n art_n poet_n ut_fw-la turpiter_fw-la atrum_fw-la desinat_fw-la in_o piscem_fw-la mulier_fw-la formosa_fw-la supernè_fw-la but_o herein_o will_v he_o have_v they_o to_o symbolize_v with_o fish_n that_o as_o fish_n be_v catch_v lineis_fw-la textis_fw-la with_o a_o net_n of_o twist_a line_n so_o must_v they_o be_v catch_v lineis_fw-la ex_fw-la scripturâ_fw-la contextis_fw-la with_o the_o net_n of_o god_n word_n make_v of_o line_n take_v out_o of_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n true_a be_v that_o of_o these_o spiritual_a fish_n which_o philoxenus_n in_o poet_n in_o plutarch_n de_fw-mi and_o poet_n plutarch_n epicure_n as_o he_o be_v speak_v in_o a_o sensual_a sense_n ex_fw-la piscibus_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la pisces_fw-la suavissimi_fw-la these_o which_o indeed_o be_v no_o fish_n but_o man_n be_v the_o best_a the_o sweet_a the_o most_o precious_a kind_n of_o fish_n the_o semblance_n wherein_o man_n accord_v with_o fish_n be_v diverse_a i_o will_v name_v but_o some_o few_o of_o many_o 1_o our_o saviour_n 9.16_o saviour_n luc._n 9.16_o luc._n 9_o so_o miraculous_o bless_v the_o two_o fish_n wherewith_o he_o feed_v the_o many_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o blessing_n they_o be_v exceed_o multiply_v so_o do_v god_n at_o the_o begin_n in_o that_o miracle_n of_o miracle_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n so_o bless_v adam_n &_o eve_n the_o 2._o first_o fish_n with_o a_o crescite_fw-la &_o multiplicamini_fw-la increase_n and_o multiply_v 1.28_o multiply_v gen._n 1.28_o gen._n 1._o that_o ere_o long_o the_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n fall_v upon_o they_o 48.16_o they_o gen._n 48.16_o gen._n 48._o they_o grow_v as_o fish_v into_o a_o multitude_n even_o into_o a_o world_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n 2_o again_o as_o fish_n must_v swim_v thrice_o namely_o in_o water_n in_o vinegar_n and_o in_o wine_n so_o must_v every_o christian_a man_n first_o in_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n whereby_o we_o be_v nati_n &_o initiati_fw-la bear_v &_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o baptism_n by_o tertull._n l._n the_o baptism_n tertullian_n lib._n the_o baptism_n then_o in_o the_o vinegar_n of_o sharp_a persecution_n whereof_o our_o saviour_n drink_v deep_a at_o his_o passion_n 27.48_o passion_n matt._n 27.48_o matt._n 27._o and_o last_o in_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n which_o be_v ult._n be_v zach._n 9_o ult._n vinum_fw-la germinans_fw-la virgin_n the_o wine_n of_o virginity_n zach._n 9_o 3_o as_o fish_n take_v out_o of_o their_o element_n by_o and_o by_o die_v so_o baptism_n so_o chrysost_n hom_n 1._o ad_fw-la pop_n antioch_n tertull._n l._n the_o baptism_n without_o the_o pure_a element_n of_o god_n word_n the_o water_n of_o life_n to_o refrigerate_v and_o cool_v the_o languish_a soul_n we_o die_v and_o be_v extinct_a and_o give_v up_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 4_o as_o brine_n keep_v fish_n from_o putrefaction_n so_o the_o brackish_a and_o brinish_a water_n of_o repentance_n our_o penitent_a tear_n be_v