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A14284	A plaine and perfect method, for the easie vnderstanding of the whole Bible containing seauen obseruations, dialoguewise, betweene the parishioner, and the pastor.; Plaine and perfect method, for understanding the Bible	Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1617 (1617)	STC 24600; ESTC S102671	80,065	286

all knowledge all power all mercy euen that is my name Par. What is the Word or second person in Trinitie Past Hée is the onely naturall Sonne of the most high and eternall God his Father his Word his Image and Character coessentiall and coequall with the Father and the holy Ghost Hée is said to be the Sonne of God in regard of his Godhead and not in regard of his manhood Par. Now let me intreate you to speake of his humanitie Past This diuine nature tooke vpon himselfe a reasonable soule and an humane body of a virgin and was made flesh as of the séed of Dauid and of the roote of Iesse The Godhead in no case can be said to haue any conuersion into the flesh neyther the Godhead to stand in stead of the soule no more then that he could be turned into sinne After his glorious resurrection these two natures to wit his Diuinitie and his Humanitie continued still distinct in substance and properties and euer continued one and the same And yet it is to be granted that there was great necessitie of the Godhead in his humane action or suffering that by the vertue thereof hée might ouercome all sufferings yea Death and the Diuel In the holy vnion or coniunction of these two natures we are to take them inseparably euen ●ince the moment or point of time in which the holy Virgin conceiued being made as one person Par. What vse haue wee of these two natures in one person Past It declareth the obedience of Christ performed in the manhood with innarrable wisedome and surpassing faithfulnesse In his wisedome he was able to deliuer vnto vs the whole will of his Father and in his faithfulnesse he concealed nothing As the Phoenix in her hot nest at Arabia is burned to ashes and yet saith I liue still and old age dyeth in me euen so Christ though being in his graue like one dead yet dyeth not but mortalitie dyeth in him for the good of all men Par. What be the parts of Christs mediation Past It consisteth principally of two parts to wit his Priesthood and his Kingdome His Priesthood stands in teaching and in doing he is a Prophet Doctor and Apostle for that he plainely teacheth the will of his father and saith I call you no more seruants because they know not what their maister doth but I call you friends Christ taught by Prophets by Apostles and by Euangelists and himselfe taught by farre greater authoritie then euer did any before or after The priesthood of Christ and the priesthood of Aron being compared wée shall therein finde two necessary parts to be considered One is what manner one he ought to be that entreth into this Office The other how it ought to be executed The manner or qualitie of him that entreth is two-fold to wit well qualified with gifts within and well called without He is to vs sanctification that is fréedome from the tyrannie of sinne the effects of righteousnesse and sanctification goe alwaies together For immediately so soone as man is partaker of Christs righteousnesse he is also possessed with the spirit of sanctification which worketh mortification and viuification P. what is the third persō in Trinity Past He is said to be the holy Ghost to wit a diuine innarrable maiestie procéeding from the father and the son who in respect of his diuers operations workings and effects is called by diuers effectuall names which being considered in their natures they doe clearly enlarge his gifts and graces towards the Church It is sometimes called Fire Oyle Wine Water Doue Cloude Winde Spirit Earnest pēny Comforter God Par. What religion had these the other holy fathers before recited betwixt the Creation the Flood Past The law of nature Gen. 11. They had the Law of Nature which was a rule of reason or an hidden iustice inforcing to doe well It was indéede the sum and effect of Gods diuine law which was most liuely expressed in the names of those ten holy Fathers who being linked together makes vp a Christian Sacrifice or an holy summe of true religion As he is not rightly reckoned a man that wants reason so hée was not then rightly reckoned to be of God that wanted this religious rule Saint Paul said as the eternall power and godhead by the creation of the world maketh all wicked men without excuse though they had no law euen so men knowing the end of their creation by the law of nature are without excuse if they doe euil though they were blinde and saw not the creation The Gentiles said hée that had not the Law written did by nature the things contained in the Law they hauing not the law written were a law vnto themselues euen so the people of the old world and others that sinned before the Law perished euerlastingly as those which afterwards perished vnder the law Rom. 7.23 Saint Paul cals the Law of nature the Law of the minde shewing thereby that as the minde is such an effectuall power of the Soule as maketh all other faculties thereof and of the bodie to plyable and without tediousnesse to performe matters beyond ordinary strength euen so by the law being spirituall he was vrged to the performance of all other matters and lawes which were literall beyond all ordinary strength And as a line Diameter-wise in a Geometricall figure doth equally diuide one side from another euen so this Law naturall diuideth equally that which is Gods to God and that which is mans to man Nightingales are said to contend in singing that they die in their contention happy say I is he that so contends with the law of his minde against the law of his members for so to die is indéede to liue The East gate of Sala Temple was alwaies shut and neuer opened because the Lord God of hosts once entred by it and as into the windowes of Noahs Arke nothing entred but light euen so the minde of man wherein the law of God hath once entred must alwaies be shut against prophane inclinations and euer opened to diuine contemplations Par. Who were enemies in those times and who I pray you were they that priuately or publikely opposed themselues against this Law and the professors thereof Past These were open and knowne enemies to wit the Diuell Caine. Lamech From whom issued that wicked sort of people who so highly displeased God that he repented him of the good he had done to mankinde Par. What is there to be said concerning the Diuell Past The Angels séeing the excellencie of their creation day by day and perceiuing that they and all creatures else were made but as seruants to Adam they presently vpon his creation murmured and not being content God threw them into euerlasting darknesse The head of these euill spirits was Lucifer As he was more cleare and brighter then other Angels so hée fell into a more filthy Apostacie Hée was not euill by kinde but of his own aduisement

commeth by hearing the word preached and saluation commeth by Faith It is true as you say that all men that haue Faith shall be saued but all that heare the word shall not haue Faith because they are not prepared by a precedent grace and therefore all shall not be saued that heare the word preached Rom 1. Saint Paul speaking to the Romanes concerning the excellent vse of Gods word saith that it is a sauour of life vnto life and a sauour of death vnto death meaning that as in a red hot sword there are actions of two natures the one to cut the other to burne euen so in the preaching of Gods word there are actions of two natures the one a meanes of life eternall to them that beleeue the other a meanes of death eternall to them that beléeue not And it is said that many are called Mat. 22. but few chosen that is to say many are inuited to saluation as to the mariage of the kings sonne but few regard it few beleeue it and fewer liue according vnto it therefore many are damned and few are saued because they want Faith The preaching of the word is as the sowing of séede Mat. 13. wherof some fals in good ground the residue which is the greater part fals into pestiferous places so then by these words of Christ not all that heare the word preached shall be saued As Manna was a wholesome meate to some so was it filthy and poysonfull to others And as wine is good for the sound and whole man but dangerous for the sicke man euen so the word of God is good and profitable for some and very hurtfull for others and yet God is not the author of euill because of them that want Faith neither yet is the ministerie of his word vnperfect or vnbefitting his royall glory which is declared as well in those that are lost as in those that are found The Parishioner demandeth what else is to be done besides the hearing of Preaching Parishioner NOw in all humilitie and plainenes as one seasoned with a desire of farther knowledge and as one seized with a good opinion of your abilitie and conscience to teach I aske you with all reuerence what else shall I learne out of your last doctrine The young man said vnto Christ Mat. 19.24 what shall I doe to inherite eternall life intending that he had soundly performed all the commandements so say I all that you haue spoken concerning the preaching of Gods word I hau in heart subscribed vnto what other duty doe I owe at home after the preaching thereof Mat. 13.12 I remember what Christ said to his Disciples he that hath to him it shall be giuen and from him that hath not shall be taken that which he hath In his holy feare therefore and in the reuerent accompt of that knowledge which his Maiestie hath vnfolded and afforded vnto me by you lest by omission the same should be taken from me I aske you againe the third time what other dutie do I owe in priuate to the holy word preached after the hearing thereof in publicke Math. 25.1 to 14. Math 7.24 There are two sorts of Virgins spokē of in Scripture and two sorts of Builders both sorts had in a sort the commendation of Christ but when his Maiestie had reuiewed them both he found the one negligent the other ignorant and therefore he pronounceth one fearefull iudgement against them both Whose example moueth me to feare and to care least by too much labouring the wrong way and by too little labouring the right way I be found guilty of punishment and accessary to my eternall destruction Well then here I offer to discharge you vpon your answer and here I take the charge vpon my selfe if I follow not your direction The Pastor answereth the word must be meditated and priuately exercised Pastor THere are two necessary causes or impulsiue reasons for the reading meditating and conferring of Gods word in euery householder and his household at home after the hearing of Gods holy word preached there is one reason which doth necessarily concerne euery housholder for his owne part as if he had no houshold to wit that he by reading meditating and conference may be encreased in knowledge confirmed in memory and strengthned in Faith Two or thrée places for proofe will be sufficient because one place will be sufficient to condemnation for him that doth neglect it The Iewes séeking to kill Christ because he had healed a sicke man on the Saboth day and because he made himselfe equall with God his holy Maiestie moderately and mildely preacheth vnto them and refers them to the reading and conferring of the same which publikely they had often heard of him and of others Againe the blessing which the holy Ghost pronounceth in the first Psalme is appertaining to euery man that meditateth and exerciseth himselfe in the word of God in which generall allowance we must conclude also euery householder that doth meditate and exercise himselfe vpon Gods word and it must follow in a necessary consequence that he who doth not meditate and exercise himselfe in Gods word is cursed Saint Luke recordeth the example of the Noble men at Berea Act. 17.1 to 13. who hauing heard Paul preach searched the Scripture daily whether those things were so which Paul preached Sithence God setteth them forth to their great commendation in his Church vniuersall why may it not suffice to make men of modestie contented to yeelde the like obedience to his holy ordinance The other cause or impulsiue reason of meditating exercising and conferring vpon the Scriptures is the bettering and encrease of knowledge for the quickning of memory and for the strengthning of Faith in the chiidren and seruants of euery such householder or maister of familie as hée shall answer for the bloud of euery one that doe offend the Maiestie of God ignorantly not knowing the Scriptures For as the bloud of euery Parishioner that dieth ignorantly in his sinne shall be required of the Pastor euen so will the Lord require the bloud of Son Daughter and Seruant bond or frée that dieth ignorantly in his sinne at the hands of euery such maister of a familie Deu. 6.4 to 10. Moses hauing receiued to this purpose a charge from God to discharge himselfe he chargeth householders after this manner First to heare Gods word in these words O Israel heare Secondly that their conuersation be answerable to that which they heard consisting in these words take heede to doe it Thirdly he points out one thing thrée times in one verse to wit a reward consisting in these words Iehouah our God Iehouah our God Iehouah is one meaning Christ Iesus the second person in Trinitie who is become theirs or one with them that heare his word and doe it and lastly hee particulateth vnto them what specially he would haue done vpon paine of frustrating of all that was done before and of that which should

held with Rehoboam and dwelt at Ierusalem did serue the Lord and worshipped him according to the religion of their fathers Par. Seeing this great and royall kingdome was so diuided I would know what kings successiuely raigned in the one and in the other I pray you therefore distinguish them Past I thinke the knowledge therfore wil be very necessary and very much for your good Therefore I will lay them downe particularly as they were diuided the Kings of Iudah by themselues and the Kings of Israel by themselues with such prophets one or more as liued in their times The first particular concerning the Kings of Iudah at Ierusalem Rehoboam was crowned king at Sichem 1 King 12.1 to 25.14.21 to 31. as heire apparant to Salomon his father All the people with great applaudite and gladnesse receiued him desiring onely some mittigation of their taxations which his father had laid vpon them But he refusing the counsell of the old graue Councellours and admitting of young mens Counsell answered them with words of great cruelty and disdaine Whereupon the people answered with one consent and with great resolution What portion haue we in Dauid We haue no inheritance in the sonne of Ishai to your tents O Israel Now sée to thy owne house Dauid Then fled King Rehoboam to Ierusalem And two tribes onely held with him to wit Iuda and Beniamin The other ten tribes held with Ieroboam and chose him to be their King The people of Iudah committed wickednesse in the sight of the Lord they sinned as did their fathers and there were Sodomites in the land whose abominations they followed Therefore in the first yeare of Rehoboams raigne the King of Egypt came vp against the citie Ierusalem tooke the treasures of the Lords house and the Treasures of the Kings house and caried away all the shields of gold which Salomon had made In stead whereof Rehoboam afterwards made brasen shields This King was one and forty yeares old when he began to raigne hée continued seauentéene yeares hée slept with his fathers and was buried in the house of Dauid Par. Was it well done of the subiects so to answer their lawfull king and afterwards to rebell as you haue set downe Past I must néedes say that they did euill in respect of their owne sinfull inclinations 1 Kin. 12.15 to 25. and rebellious hearts And yet it is most certaine that God did accomplish his absolute will and decrée therein which he had spoken by his Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite as appeares also by the retraite which the King made vpon the Lords commandement that he should not striue with them Par. Who was the next King Past Abijah 1 Kin. 15.1.2 to 10. 2 Chr. 13. who liued wickedly in the sight of his subiects and his heart was not vpright in the sight of God He raigned thrée yeares and died Par. Who was the third King Past Asa his sonne and he did that which was right in the sight of God For he droue the Sodomites out of the land 1 Kin 15.8 to 25. and did put away Idols So vpright was he in the execution of iustice and so zealous in the Lords worke that he fauoured not his mother when she was taken with Idolatry And though all the monuments of Idolatry were not taken away by him because indéede hée could not yet his heart was vpright in Gods sight in respect of his desire and good will Hée established religion and brought such things into the house of God as his father had dedicated to that vse It happened in his time that Baasha King of Israell came vp against Iudah and built Ramah so that none could goe in nor out to Asa their King Thereupon Asa tooke great treasures and sent vnto the King of Aram with speciall request that hée would deliuer him and his people out of the hands of Baasha whereunto the King of Aram harkned and sent his captaines and smote diuers cities in Israell Hereupon Baasha left Asa and returned Afterwards Asa being very old became diseased in his féete and when hée had raigned one and forty yeares he died and was buried with his fathers Par. Who was the fourth King Past Iehosaphat his sonne who raigned in his stead In the third yeare of his raigne 1 King 15.24.22 1 to 55. he and Ahab King of Israell consented together against the King of Aram for the winning and recouering againe of Ramoth Gilead but Iehosaphat would first know the Lords pleasure therein from the mouth of one of his Prophets He was fiue and thirty yeares old when he began to raigne and raigned two and fifty yeares in the good wayes of Asa his father He died and was buryed with his fathers Par. Who was the fift King Past Iehoram 1 King 22.50 2 King 8.16.17 to 25. the sonne of Iehosaphat who began his raign when he was two and twenty yeares old He behaued himselfe as the kings of Israel he maried with the daughter of wicked Ahab and liued as the house of Ahad did Yet the Lord being mercifull 2 King 8.24.25.26.27.28.9.27.28 would not destroy Iudah for Dauids sake So Iehoram died and was buried in the citie of Dauid Par. Who was the sixt King Past Ahaziah the sonne of Iehoram who succéeded in the kingdome His mothers name was Athalia the daughter of Omri King of Israell and hée also walked in the wayes of Ahab as did his father being the rather drawne thereunto through his vnlawfull match in mariage He went with Ioram the sonne of Ahab to warre against Hazaell the King of Aram but Iehu slew him in the pursuite of Iehoram his brother in law And he was buried in the sepulcher of his fathers in the citie of Dauid Par. Who was the seauenth King Past Iehoash the sonne of Ahaziah He through the great prouidence of God 2 King 11 1. to the end 12.1 to the end was preserued from Iehu who slew all his brethren and from Athalia the mother of Ahaziah who also slew all the kings séede because she might raigne ouer Israell as Quéene But when he was sixe yéeres old Iehosheba his Nurse who had kept him secretly brought him to Iehoiada the priest who tooke captaines ouer hundreds with the guard and gaue them an order for their places and what they should doe in the behalfe of the yong heire apparant And when all things were wel contriued they brought forth Iehoash and proclaimed him king and forth with they slew Athalia the vsurping Quéene Then Ieho●ada the priest being the protector of the King went and destroyed the house of Baal with the Altars and Images that were in the Land Which being done the King was established and the subiects were quiet He did that which was right in the sight of God as Iehoiada the priest had taught him For he caused a chest with a hole bored therein to be set néere the Altar wherein such as would might cast a piece of siluer towards