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A10903	A sermon of loue Instructing all men to vnite and ioyne themselues in hearty loue, and Christian charitie with one another. Preached at Folkestone, a maior towne in Kent. By Francis Rogers, Batchelor in Diuinity; and sometimes fellow of Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge.	Rogers, Francis, d. 1638.	1613 (1613)	STC 21174; ESTC S112048	24,461	54

guide the blinde man thus they went on well and quietly vntill the lame man had espied an Oyster then they fell at dissention to whom it did belong the lame man challenged it because he espyed it out the blinde man sayd it was his because his legs did fetch it to be short in the end they determined to be iudged by the next man they met this man being a Lawyer made an equall distribution hee gaue each of them a shell and kept the meate to himselfe and euen so goe on in suites and iarres at last ye vvill find the Lawyer to be like the Butlers boxe at Christmas whosoeuer is a looser that is a gainer Wee which liue in this latter age of the vvorld haue beene long time the schollers of Saint Paul and Saint Peter but vvee could neuer yet take foorth our lesson so farre foorth as Saint Iames or Saint Iohn wee haue learned of Saint Paul to beleeue well but not of Saint of Iames to bring forth good workes which are the fruits of faith vvee haue learned of Saint Peter to feede Christs flocke and the people to be fed of the shepheard but neither shepheard nor sheepe Minister nor people haue learned of Saint Iohn to loue one another who as himselfe was the beloued of Christ so are his Epistles filled with words of loue and drops of fatherly affection as Babes little Babes Children little children Beloued deerely beloued We reade of countries and Ilands which doe not nourish any vile or poyson some creatures but neuer can we reade of a common-wealth wherein liued men whose hearts were voyde of enuy hatred and malice Actes 2.3 In the Actes of the Apostles there is mention made of clouen tongues but neuer can we finde any clouen hearts hearts diuided in sunder wherefore as euer so especially now in these last dayes had we need to exhort to loue for as the vvorld waxeth old so men in the world waxe old and as the bodies of old men goe stooping downeward so the soules of men in this age goe groueling to earthly possessions not minding heauenly inheritances and as the bodies in olde age vvaxe cold and want the heate of nature so the soules of men in this age waxe cold and want the heate of charitie therefore if euer then now had this lesson of Loue need to be enforced not particularly to Ministers onely least then Lay-men say quod supra nos nihil ad nos that is vvhat is aboue vs pertaineth not to vs nor to the Lay-men onely least the Clergy say id populus curet that is let Lay-men Loue let vs disagree but it is generally to be enforced vnto all of what sort or condition soeuer he be Read the Scripture you shall find how often loue is commanded now no man wil often demaund that thing which is not pleasing vnto him therefore we must loue one another because loue is so pleasing vnto GOD as appeareth by Gods often requiring loue of vs the Wife which loueth her husband will fit her selfe to his humour she will do that which he delighteth in We the Church are the spouse of Christ hee is our husband therefore if we truely loue him we must entertaine hearty loue one with another which is most pleasing vnto God Psal 133. for loue is likened vnto precious oyntment which powred foorth maketh a svveet sauour ouer all the roome so is loue a sweet smelling sacrifice in the nostrils of God 1 Cor. 14.33 hee calling himselfe the God of Loue saying also that hee hateth him which rayseth vp contentions among brethren but in Ecclesiasticus Chap. 25. Three things reioyce mee Prou. 6.19 and by them am I beautified before God and men the vnitie of brethren the loue of neighbours a man and wife that agree together This is seene in that Dauid a man after Gods owne heart must not builde an house to God and why because his hands had beene embrued with blood 3 Reg. 5. but Salomon his sonne a king vvhich raigned in peace was commanded to builde a Temple to God And IESVS CHRIST vvhich was borne into the world to make peace betweene God and man was borne vnder Augustus Caesar at that time when the vvhole vvorld was at peace therefore seeke peace and ensue it follow after loue pray with Saint Bernard on the Canticles Domine pacem volo pacem cupio nihil amplius O Lord I desire peace I seeke peace and nothing else Wherefore doth thy brother offend thee put it vp refer him to God who will reuenge thee Veterem iniuriam ferendo vitabis nouam By suffering an olde iniury thou shalt eschew a new wrong as wee see in a brawling Curre if hee barke at thee and thou ride on and not regard it the dogge will be quiet but if thou offer to chide him to strike at him or to hurt him then hee flyeth at thee more furiously then at the beginning A coale of fire let alone will out and dye of it selfe but blow it and it will burne afresh and as hot as before so wrongs and iniuries let alone will in time dye and be forgotten but if they be repeated and often rehearsed they will increase I but thou wilt say for my owne part I can be contented to liue in peace but my neighbour is alwayes beginning with mee and offering me wrong first what should I doe in such a case Tread on a worme and it will trune againe To this I answere Know what the Heathen Orator saith Nulla laus est ibi esse integrum vbi nemo est qui aut velit aut conetur corrumpere It is no commendations to be an honest man when thou canst not tell how to be dishonest for example What credit is it for a man to say he neuer did commit adultery when as hee neuer came into company where Women were What glory is it for a man to be neuer drunken and neuer be in place where hee can drinke wine or strong Beere but onely water So what commendation is it to liue in loue peace when as no neighbour thou hast doth offer thee any wrong or iniury Wherefore hee which offereth thee wrong giueth thee occasion of patience not of anger and reuenge so that euery one should say of him which offereth wrong as Dauid said of the cursing of Shimei Suffer him to curse 2 Sam. 16. for the Lord hath bidden him it may be the Lord will looke on mine affliction and doe me good for his cursing this day so put vp wrong referre all to God Saint Cyprian saith well Quid gloriae est illis facere quod fecit Iudas quid ignominiae est nobis pati quod passus est Christus What glory is it for a man to offer wrong Iudas did the like to Christ and what shame is it for vs to suffer wrong for Christs sake who before hath endured much more for our sakes Socrates the wise Philosopher walking in the streetes