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A40656	A collection of sermons ... together with Notes upon Jonah / by Thomas Fuller.; Sermons. Selections	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2418; ESTC R21301	51,193	163

the Asse and the Asse Colt o●herwise alwaies such his humility he went 9. Secondly His Industry About But here it will be demanded whether this did not something trespasse on our Saviours gravity and that staidnesse which he used in other actions Did not this savour something of an erratical and circumfraneous motion Sure it was contrary to the counsell he gave his Disciples Into what town or city ye enter there abide Mat. 10. 11. Goe not from house to house Luke 10. 2. Had not therefore our Saviour in like manner better have fixed himselfe in one place than thus to wander up and down when he went about 10. I answer three satisfactory reasons may be rendred of our Saviours frequent removals though the first so sufficient in its self it will give a discharge to the other two as added onely for Ornament not Necessity 1. Therefore our Saviour went about per force because he had no certain habitation of his own therein constantly to recide but was faine to make use of the houses of his friends therein to abide Mat. 8. 20. The foxes have holes and the birds of the aire have nests but the son of man hath not where to lay his head 11. By the way let me bespeak the thankfulnesse of many persons whom I behold in this Auditory to whom God hath not onely given Agurs wish Prov. 30. to be fed with food convenient for them but also so large estates that they have plenty of Places exchange of Houses variety of Habitations How ought such to lay out their soules in thankfulness to God! it faring in this point farre better with them than with our Saviour himself who for want of a dwelling was fain to go about 12. Secondly Our Saviour went about so the better to decline and escape the malice of those who sought after his life Any man can at a near distance hit a dead mark whilst he must be a good marks-man indeed who can hit a flying Fowle Christ therefore was alwaies in motion that he might not give a steddy aim to his enemy's malice When Herod the Fox designed his death in Galilee then he took his private progresse into Judea and when those in Judea projected to murder him he made his secret return into Galilee or else retreated John 11. 54. to a City called Ephraim in the wildernesse and continued there 13. He was unfit to be a Saviour of mankinde who would not by all prudentiall wayes be a Saver of himself Though he would not decline death when his hour was come he would not court it before that time he would lay his life down not throw it down patiently give himself not wilfully cast himself away for mankinde Otherwise if he had refused to embrace all lawful wayes of self-preservation untill his appointed time was come he had died a Malefactor not made by God a sin for us but being a sinner of himself no better than Felo de se guilty of his own destruction 14. Thirdly Christ went about so the more conveniently to disperse and dispence his doctrine and miracles that the more people might enjoy the benefit thereof If the Sun should alwaies stand still in one place that part of the earth would be fryed and the rest frozen that would be parched with heat and the rest pinched with cold wherefore the providence of Nature hath so ordered and disposed it that the Sun shall take his circuit through the Zodiack that so his light and heat may be communicated to the more Countreys Christ in like manner that Sun of Righteousnesse Mal. 4. 2. arising with healing in his wings made his motion through the twelve Signes I mean the twelve Tribes of Israel that so the more places might participate of his Presence Preaching and Miracles 14. Passe we now from his Humility to his Charity Went about doing of good and that in several considerations in respect of All times All places All persons In endeavouring whereof may my weak endeavours and your intentions as well as we may observe our Saviours motion and go about after him Sequiturque Patrem non passibus aequis and though in circular motions it matters not where we begin so be it we continue moving till we returne where we began yet for methods sake we will first handle the first point in respect of all times 16. Let us take notice of a Diurnall or daies work of our Saviour He was no large lier on bed but a timely riser about his fathers work John 8. 2. And early in the morning he came again into the Temple As he rose early he went late to bed especially on the Sabbath day the day of his greatest imployment for when he had wearied himself all the day long with preaching his Word at night when his work was ended his work was new begun People then pressing upon him afresh forbidden before by the superstitious Pharisees to be healed by him As he rose earely and went late to bed so all the day long was he busied in doing of good 17. If any time of the day may seem to be priviledged from Employment and exempted from Industry sure it is the time of Refection when Men in midst of the Terme of all their worke may and must make a Vacation to themselves the better to refresh their hungry and weary bodies therein But even at those times was Christ intentive in doing of good True it is it was meat and drinke unto him to doe his Fathers work Iohn 4. 32. So zealous in prosecution thereof that sometimes he fasted from other food Mark 3. 20. He could not so much as eate bread for the crowding of the company about him but when Liberty was allowed him to take his repast he improved his time in doing good witnesse his demeanour at the table of the Pharisee who invited him to dinner as Luke 14. where he received not so much temporall food from the entertainer as he bestowed Spirituall counsell upon him verse 12. Then said he also to them that bad him c. He put forth a parable to them that were bidden verse 7. and upon the occasion of these words Blessed is he that shall eate bread in the Kingdome of God uttered by a fellow guest he put forth a most heavenly Parable 18. One demanded how a Man might make himselfe welcome at a Feast to whom it was answered ne sis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 come not thither without paying thy shot lest otherwise he be beheld as a clogge or burden to the company Another answered much to the same effect Sit not there as a stone upon a stoole that is contribute if not money yet mirth to the company bring some ingratiating quality with thee that may make thee acceptable to thy fellow guests Sure I am our Saviour was not indebted to the company where he dined bringing with him though no carnall mirth which ends in sadnesse yet spiritual joy contained in that holy counsel which he so