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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61517	Kalōs proestōtes, or, A view of church-government wherein the proper church-governors are demonstrated, their office, duty, work and employment ... is declared ... : in a sermon preached at West-Malling ... Septemb. 16, 1662 / by John Stileman ...	Stileman, John, d. 1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing S5553; ESTC R34609	27,809	36

it is received and obeyed (h) 2 Cor. 2.16 the Savour of life unto life so where it is rejected as certainly and infallibly the Savour of death unto death if we be not as (i) Math. 13.30 Reapers togather you as good Corn into the barn we shall be as Binders up as of Tares and weeds in bundles to be thrown into the fire as it is in the Parable (k) Quinquam tunc ●c ad consūmationem seculi extremā manum purgandae ecclesiae aponet Deus sc per A●gelos idem tamen nunc facere incipit per pios Doctores Calv. in Mat. 13.39 God beginning to do that by his Ministers here which he will perfectly do by his Angels at the end of the world 2. The Peoples own Damage But though the Grief will be ours there is matter of Danger to you that obey not and to you only for 1. The faithfull Pastors shall sustain no losse by the peoples disobediedce for Curam sucsip mus non curationem we are charged with the Care but not the Cure The Physician suffers not for the Patients death 〈◊〉 he resist or refuse his medicins [l] 1 Cor. 3.8 Our re●ard is not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to our work and labour not fruit or success Men that till the ground shall be paid though the seed miscarry and the Reapers shall be rewarded though the corn be not worth it But 3. A disobedient people shall suffer The Parents displeasure will be the childrens disprofit it will be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unprofitable damage to you For 1. Your sins are aggravated [m] Joh. 15.22 if the word had not come to you ye had not had sin ●●e Comparatively viz. your sin had been nothing so great as now it is for now ye have no cloak no colourable excuse for sin and then 2. Your Judgements will be increased 〈◊〉 will it be [n] Mat. 11.20 for Sodom or Gomorah then for you who have heard and seen but obeyed not Quanta Damnatio a Damnatis damnari Sad is the condition of sinfull men when the Gospel of peace and life [o] Mat. 24.14 shall be a witnesse against them [p] Joh. 12.47 If any man hear and beleive not and he believes not who obeyeth not I judge him not saith Christ what will not Christ judge who else can hath not God [q] Joh. 5.22 Committed all judgement to the Son True but he will not judge he saith well we are secure now may the sinner think we fear non else but stay sirs Pater ad Filium Eilius ad Verbum The Father hath committed all judgement to the Son and the Son to the Word The son shall not need to judge such an one the word shall do it [r] Joh. 12 48. The word that I have spoken the same shall judge him in the last day The Lord Jesus Christ is a [ſ] Heb. 2.17 compassionate high Priest and He came to save and to make Reconciliation for sins Here a sea of Comfort and Hope True but let not the sinner presume and continue disobedient for he is the Author of this eternal salvation only to [t] Heb. 5.9 such as obey him To these only will he extend his mercies and enlarge his compassions Me thinkes these meditations might strike terror into the souls of men and even force them to an holy obedience Use To encourage Ministers in their work howsoever their labours succeed with men But whatsoever People do Here is Comfort and encouragment enough to Gods faithfull Ministers Howsoever their labours succeed with men yet they are accepted with God Let us my Brethren be faithfull and diligent in our places blamelesse in our lives ensamples to the flock in Holinesse Faith Patience Peace Humility and Obedience And in our Doctrine shewing Incorruptnesse Gravity Sincerity Let us Teach Exhort Rebuke with all long-suffering and Patience then though to our sorrow we may complaine for want of successe that we have all this while [v] Isa 49.4 Laboured in vai and spent our strength in vain and for nought yet let us be encouraged to go on and we may be assured for our comfort that [x] ibid. Our work is with the Lord and our labour with our God and he will reward us What now remaines but that we turn this Sermon into Practice And now every one in our places set our selves to the serious exercise and faithfull discharge of these Duties whether of Governing or Obedience which God in his word requires of us Yea and turn the Sermon into a prayer for [y] 2 Cor. 3.5 all our sufficiency is of God in the words of our Apostle but a verse or two below the Text. [z] Heb. 13.20 21. O God of peace Thou who broughtest again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great shepheard of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant Make us Governors and governed Pastors and Flock even make us every one perfect to do thy will in our several Offices Ministries Places and Stations working in us that which is well pleasing in thy sight through Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost Three persons but One Eternal Invisible only wife God be All Glory and Power Praise and Dominion for ever and ever AMEN FINIS

Peace and edification of the Church Whatsoever then is Lawfull though we may judge it not so Convenient and enjoyned by those who and not we as Governours of the Church are onely Judges we must submit unto and for Peace Order and Edification and avoyding of Offence Yeild your selves And to yeild this honest and just obedience we are sufficiently engaged and excited by 2 The other Generall part of the Text the Motives General The Motives or Reasons added to enforce the Duty and these taken 1 Ab Officio They Watch for your souls Ab Officio this is their work and duty you must then be content to be Watched over They are placed in this office by God and for this purpose made (g) Act. 20.28 Overseers by the Holy Ghost They Act by a Divine Warrant and to disobey them is to (h) Act. 7.51 Resist the Holy Ghost Their aime is your advantage not as those against Jeremy (i) Jer. 20.10 to watch for your halting to take advantage against you but to reforme reclaime and save your Souls It is too sad a signe that men love their Sins when they are loath that their Pastors should observe their Ways 2. A Necessario They must doe soe it is their Duty A necessario As They that must give Account It would be much for the Ease of your Governors to be confined to their Study and Pulpit and have no farther Charge laid upon their shoulders but this Charge they must take of you and bee accountable to God for you viz. of their Labours with you and of your Lives and Carriages under their Ministry Stewards they are of the house of God and must give account to the Master of the Family They are Shepheards but the (k) Act. 20.28 Flock is God's and they must give account of the Sheep to Jesus Christ (l) 1 Pet. 2.15 1 Pet. 5.4 the shepheard of your souls Who is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and whose sheep ye are Which 1 Must engage us in our places to all fidelity and care Use To engage 1 In Ministers Fidelity that we consider seriously of the burden upon our shoulders useing all diligence that we may give up a good account of our Charge If (m) Hos 4.6 People perish for want of knowledge and we have not intrusted them if they sin and we neglect to admonish rebuke and to use the meanes and power in our hands to reform them They dye but we must answer for them (n) Ezek. 3.19 with our own blood Therefore 2. In People an humble submission Let not people thinke much of our care Say not that we are busie-bodies when we preach unto you inquire after you for we must Watch and give account But here are we in a great straight we are in danger apud homines loquendo apud Deum silendo If we faithfully discharge our duty in a just reproof of men (o) Amos 5.10 they hate us if we deale plainly with men when they fall into erroneous opinions (p) 2 Pet. 2.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Schismaticall and pernicious ways or dangerous sins we are accounted Enemys (q) Gal. 4.16 and for no other reason but because we tell them the Truth And when they should (r) 1 Thes 5.13 prize and love they hate us even for our Workes sake But there is a far greater danger in our Silence we are in danger of Gods displeasure and that is (s) Heb. 10.31 fearfull for (t) Heb. 12. ult Our God is a Consuming fire if we discharge not our duty towards your souls Speake then and Admonish and Rebuke c. we must and you must be content to hear and obey the good and eternal salvation of your souls depends upon it 3. A Commodo A Commodo That they may do it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when ye obey we can With Joy give up our accounts to God It is a Joy to the shepheard when his flocks thrive to the Minister when his labours are successeful (v) 1 Thes 2.19 20. What is our joy and Crown of Rejoycing Are not even yee in the Presence of Christ at his comeing Yea are our glory and our joy And again (x) 1 Thes 3.7.8 9. VVe are comforted over you in all our affliction by your faith whatsoever we want or suffer we live if ye stand fast in the Lord thus St. Paul and he goes on What thanks shall we render to God for the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God The like we read in St. John (y) 3 John 4. I have no greater joy then to hear that my Children walke in the truth They are (z) 1 Thes 2.7 8 Nurses and Foster-Fathers and bear tender affections towards you and rejoyce as much as your natural Parents can do in the stirring of your souls This if any thing Use To engage people to returns of love and obedience should engage in people returns of love and obedience They have heavy burdens on them and but weak shoulders we are frail men and discouraged much by the crosse carriages of people we need all helps as Moses (a) Exod. 17.12 had Aaron and Hur to hold up his hands there is no way so good as this By your holy life and conversation by your love Humility pious peaceable and obedient carriage you will revive us By this argument the Apostle wooes and by this let me prevaile for this holy obedience (b) Phil. 2.1 2. If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love fullfill ye our joy c. 4. Ab Incommodo Peoples sin Ab Incommodo and this is double if ye will not obey as ye are here required so that we cannot give up our account with joy 1. The Grief and Sorrow will be ours The Pastors sorrow when people are taught admonished c. and yet will be still untractable this is a grief of heart to their pious Pastors This (c) 2 Pet. 2 7. vexed Lot though he had no such charge over Sodom much more will it those whose care and charge they are Is it not matter of sad sorrow that we should see our labour lost and that we still (d) Am. 6.12 plough on the rocks and sow among thorns that we must still complaine as it is in (e) Jer. 6.29 30. the Prophet The bellowes are burnt and the founder melteth in vain there is no good done for Reprobate silver they will still be this makes the Prophet crie (f) Isa 24.16 My leanness my leanness woe unto me and as with David (g) Psal 119.136 so is it with them Rivers of water run down their eyes because men keep not the Law of their God Is it not matter of deepest sadnesse that we should be a means to Damn them whom we are sent to and desier to save for the word which we bring will be as where