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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09676	[A sermon at Marlborough on 1. Tim.iv.16.]	Pinner, Charles.	1596 (1596)	STC 19945A; ESTC S119185	18,821	51

TO MY WORSHIPFVL and godly friend Master IOHN BAILIFE one of the Masters of the Towne of Marlbrough grace and peace from God in Iesus Christ SIr your willingnes to haue beene present at the preaching of this Sermon restrained only by instant urgent occasions as my selfe well know hath moved me to deliver vnto your minde by reading that which otherwise you would but could not receiue by hearing And this reason is generall for all of like minde I meane which are zealous of godly doctrine made publike by preaching as Christ commādeth but more publike Matth. 28.19 by printing as Christians also desire And if my small store in handling this Scripture very briefly in some points for wāt of time hath yet afforded this a plaster for the sore of some Ministers people now as I hope it hath● what should my desire be but that the same may be spread as broad lie on so long as the sore requireth by this large lasting delivery therof as you see Onlie I beseech the greater Physitians to have an eye to the sore and to wag the plaster and if they see it heale not to adde as I hope they wil some cunning of their owne and yet not their owne but that which they have learned more deeplie then I of the greate Physitiā of our soules Christ Iesus Vnto whose grace I commend you and yours and us all for the cure of all our sores Rev. 22.20 and come Lord Iesus even so Amen From Wotton Basset the 20. of Oct. 1596. Yours in Christ Charles Pinner Take heede vnto thy selfe vnto doctrine and continue therin for in doing this thou shalt save thy selfe and them that heare thee 1. Tim. 4.16 THe Apostle in these wordes instructing Timothie setteth down these two pointes a Precept a Promise as a reason the rather to induce him to the obedience of the commandement The precept or commandement hath two parts the first that he enter into a godly care and haue a serious respect first unto himselfe and next vnto his doctrine in these words Take heede vnto thy selfe and vnto doctrine the second that hee cease not at any time much lesse giue over to embrace this dutie wherefore he saith continue therein The reason containing a promise is in these wordes For in doing this thou shalt saue thy selfe them that heare thee Thus it bringeth salvation both to him and to his hearers to do as is required But of this in place First therefore of the precept matter thereof which being such as we see namely that Timothy must take heed to himselfe and to his doctrine importeth this much that doubtlesse there is daunger vnto both Else shoulde the Apostle bring them into a needelesse feare which is neebles to refute because we daily see and feele to well that the devill and the world labour nothing more then to remooue or reprooue both the Minister his doctrine The reason may be gathered out of the words of Peter in the fifth of the first exhorting thus Be sober and watch 1. Pet. 5.8 for your adversary the devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour whom resist stedfast in the faith And out of these words of Paul the Apostle in the tenth to the Romans Rom. 10.14 How shall they beleeue in him of whom they haue not heard and how shall they heare without a preacher Looke therefore how much our adversary the devil in the rage of his desire and diligence to destroy prevaileth against the preacher that is the Minister and his doctrine so much he prevaileth against our faith and if he prevaile as the stronger of the twaine as we reade in the parable of the Gospell Luk. 11.22 he taketh away our armour wherein we trusted and devideth the spoiles And therefore here he fighteth and striveth and here he spendeth shot and powder to make a breach where most assuredly he may enter the fort of our soules and the malice which hee beareth vnto the Church and the whole body of the people of God here he vnladeth it to the full And the worlde is on his side and worldly courses may beguile even vs my brethren called to be Timothies as well as others In the fourteenth of the fourth to the Colossians Coloss 4.14 and in Philemon the foure and twentith Demas saluteth Philem. 24. and is saluted as a fellow-helper with the Apostles in the worke of the Lord. But in the seconde to Timothie the fourth and tenth the Apostle complaineth thus 2. Tim. 4.10 Demas hath forsaken mee and hath embraced this present world And for the flesh my brethren I speake nowe vnto Timothies are wee more mortified then hee who saith I beate downe my body and bring it into subiection 1. Cor. 9.27 least by some meane or other after that I haue preached vnto other I my selfe shoulde bee reiected And this diligence notwithstanding in the seventh to the Romans so sore is the fight of the flesh with the spirite exclaimeth thus Miserable man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of this death Rom. 7.24 thus if we knowe our warfare and the enimies that are rounde about vs the counsaile of the Apostle is more then necessary by taking heede to prevent the evils that may fal vpon vs if we take not heede And heere it may seeme needeles in so plaine a worde as this to explaine the sense and meaning I meane of taking heede what it should meane saue that so little heede is taken by manie of vs my brethren pudet hou pigetque as if we never knewe what this dutie a briefe summe of all dutie meaneth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith the Apostle attend as much as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 extend or bend thou all the power of thy minde and will to take care of thy selfe and of thy doctrine that both bee found such as they ought to be And this care is grounded in a godly feare which looketh partly to the severity and to the perfect impartiall righteousnesse of God himselfe of which Peter in the first of the first speaking exhorteth thus 1. Pet. 1.17 If yee call him father which without respect of person iudgeth according to every mans workes passe the time of your dwelling heare in feare And partly to the power and industrie of our enemies as the same Apostle warneth in the place before alleadged Be sober saith hee and watch and what is this watchfulnesse but an effect of this feare the reason 1. Pet. 5.8 for your adversary the Devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whome he may devoure And partly to our owne infirmity who having nothing of our selues to will or to doe well receaue all of God Vpon which ground S. Paul in the second to the Philippians exhorteth thus Philip. 2.12.13 Finish your salvation with feare and trembling For it is God which worketh in you both to will