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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12429	Foure sermons preached by Master Henry Smith. And published by a more perfect copie then heretofore; Sermons. Selected sermons	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1599 (1599)	STC 22748; ESTC S117441	74,212	106

not able to hurt your better part seeke not to gaine the fauor of the world for the whole worlde is not able to saue a soule but feare to offende him that is able to destroy both body and soule in hell and seeke to please him that is able to saue them both in heauen for euer Now followeth another fruite of Zaccheus conuersion namely his good confession for as hee beleeued with the heart vnto righteousnesse so hee confessed with the mouth vnto saluation When Zaccheus was mocked of the Pharisies it seemeth that he should stoope downe for shame but when he was thus reprooued reuiled by them the Scripture saith that he stood vp in signe of gladnesse As the Apostles went away reioicing that they were couÌ„ted worthie to suffer rebuke for the name of Christ so Zaccheus the Publican went forth reioycing that hee was reproched for the cause of Christ. Before Zaccheus was a Publican and therefore stood in sinne very daungerously like the house that is builded vpon the sand ready to bee ouerturned with euerie tempest but now Zaccheus is become a true Christian and therefore stands in righteousnesse very safely like the house that is built vpon a rocke free from any danger of falling Behold Lorde the halfe of my goods c. There are two parts of this confession The first is his gift to the poore the second is the restitution of his vniust gotten goods Before Zaccheus was an oppressor of the poore now hee is a great benefactor to the poore before hee was an encrocher vpon other mens goods now he is a distributer of his own goods before hee was a receiuer and a taker nowe he is a restorer and a giuer neither doth he giue sparingly but he giueth liberally laying vp a good foundatioÌ„ against the time to come Now hath Zaccheus found that pretious pearle and for ioy thereof he is content not to sell but to giue all that hee hath to enioy the same When the rich Ruler in the former chapter was willed to sel all that he had to giue it to the poore he went away very sorrowful for he was very rich but Zaccheus perhaps as rich as he is content of his owne accorde vnbidden to bestow halfe his goods vpon the poore and that with a cheerefull mind If Zaccheus had giuen only the third part of his goods no doubt but Christ would haue accepted it for he accepteth the widowes farthing because it was giuen with a willing minde but if hee had giuen all his goods to feede the poore as the Pharisies gaue their almes to be seene of men yea or his bodie to be burned as some Romans haue done to get renowne it should haue been to no purpose because it was done to a wrong end Now as Zaccheus was rich in the goods of this life so was he rich in faith also neither was it an idle or dead faith that Zaccheus had but it was a fruitfull a liuely faith a faith that worketh and laboureth by loue such as is required at the handes of Christians Saint Iames saith Shew me thy faith by thy workes and here Zaccheus doth shew his faith by his workes Before he was exercised in vngodly works which are the fruites of infidelity but now he is exercised in the works of mercy which are the fruits of a liuely faith Zaccheus is very liberall in relieuing the poore but he is liberal of that which is his owne so there are many now a daies that are very liberall but it is of that which is none of theirs for as Nahab Abihu offered strange fire vnto the Lord so these men offer strange goods vnto the Lorde There are some amongst vs that thinke to make amends for their vniust dealing by giuing part of that to some good vses which they haue gotten by bad meanes if they haue gotten a pound by vsury oppression they are coÌ„tent perhaps to giue a pennie to relieue the poore But as it was not lawful for the Israelites to bring the price or the hire of a harlot into the house of the Lord so it is not lawful for vs to apply the gain of our ill gotteÌ„ goods to the seruice of God The halfe of my goods I giue c. Zaccheus saith not I haue giuen as an vpbraider of God or I wil giue as a delayer that means to giue away his goods after his death when he can keepe them no longer but hee saith I giue to signifie that his wil is his deed that he meaneth not to take any daies of paiment for the matter For as before he ranne apace to see Christ and came down hastily to entertain Christ in his owne person so doth he here giue quickly to relieue Christ in his needy members This is Zaccheus last wil testament that he maketh before his death and seeth the same proued and performed before his eies If therefore we desire to do any good to any of our poore bre thren let vs learn of Zaccheus to do it quickly while we are aliue for time will preuent vs and death will preuent vs. I know there would be many that would bee willing to giue some part of their goods to the poore before their death as Zaccheus did but that they knowe not what neede themselues may haue there of before they die and therfore for the most part they will hardly forsake or leaue their goods till their goods forsake and leaue them But herein they shewe themselues to doubt of Gods prouidence as it were to distrust of his paiment who hath promised to repay whatsoeuer is giuen vnto the poore as it were lent vnto himselfe and y t not secretly though they did their almes neuer so secretly but the Lord wil reward theÌ„ openly as our Sauior speaketh Ma. 6. the wise preacher Eccl. 11. willeth vs to cast our bread vpoÌ„ the waters that is to be liberal to the poore whose watry eies bewray their great necessity or as others expound it to hazard and aduenture some of our goods vpon our nee dy brethren as Merchantes do aduenture their goods vpon the seas for although they may seeme to bee in great perill and danger of perishing in the waters yet commonly it falleth out that by y e blessing of God they returne with greater profit So albeit the reliefe that is bestowed vpon our distressed neighbors may seeme to be lost yet as the wise maÌ„ saith after a time we shal find it againe and as the precious oyle descended from Aarons beard to the skirts of his clothing so certainely the oile of mercie and charitie which wee powre into the woundes of our distressed brethren shall descende into our owne soules and as the widdowes oile was increased in the cruse because shee relieued the Lordes Prophet so shall this pretious oile bestowed vpon the poore be returned vpon our heads in great measure Thus is Zaccheus liberall

patience and long sufferance will suddenlie take thy spirit from thee or come in iudgemeÌ„t to recompence all sinners by his finall sentence in the burning of the whole world the stipend of horror shame confusion and vtter reprobation weigh with thy selfe that to approach to God is the chiefestioy of his chosen to beholde his glorious countenance in the face of his son whereas thy sinnes do seperate thee from him and make thee afraid to speake to him by prayers which is thy chiefest and greatest solace in this mortall lyfe how much more will thy vngodlines make thee wish delay of the last iudgment the speedy and present comming whereof is a chiefe prop of our fight in the middest of so many troubles and temptations and withall remember how the diuell that roaring Lyon laboureth by this impure acte to make thee most filthy and lothsome in the sight of God and reioyceth to see thy gratious Father mercifull Sauiour and comfortable sanctifier so abused and withstoode and angred by thee whom he hath wonderfull made carefully preserued and deerelie redeemed and tenderly loued that if it may be thou shouldest by vtter Apostasie dishonour him in the face of the world who hath aduanced thee in the presence of all his Angels and though thou be so sure in faith that thou canst not vtterlie fall the consideration whereof should make thee more dutifull and not encourage thee in a sinfull course yet mayest thou by little and little and by often falling bring thy selfe into a better liking both of the wicked and of wickednes it selfe whom thou oughtest to hate with a perfect hatred and then God by iust iudgement cast thee into a sure sleepe that thy filthines may be seene of men and thou condemned to the griefe of the righteous and scorned to the shame of the vngodly in the meane season by prouoking Gods iudgement be spoyled of thy goodly ornaments of thy godly desires of religious thoughts of zealous affections of Christian communication of holy indeuours of assured perswasions of fayth of steadfast waitings through hope of constant suffering by patience and heartie reioycings from loue In the perfect consummation of which thinges because all happines consisteth beware thou carelesse wretch least suddenly by thy abhominable filthynes thou either for a tyme wholie deptyue thy selfe of comfortable feeling of these thinges or much diminish thy present graces and blessinges receiued of the holy spirit to the glorie of God the Father But why do I vtter my voyce or striue to make a dead carkasse moue O quicken thou me that art the fountain of life and call thou out of heauen thy dwelling place that my waÌ„dring soule may heare the voyce of her shepheard and follow thee whither soeuer thou leadest nay of thy tender compassion take mee vp vpon thy shoulders and carrie me gentlie into thy fold agayne for theeues haue stolne me away haue bound my feet so that I cannot go and they watch for mee vntill thou art gone that they may carrie mee awaye quicke from thy pastures O doe thou therefore presently delyuer me and giue mee thy helping hand O cast thou downe by thy spirite my raging luste and by thy grace subdue mine vntamed affection I am weake O Lorde and vnable to resist the force of my mightie aduersary send thy helpe from aboue and saue me out of the iawes of the cruell lion thou hast deliuered me out of the mouth of hel O let not the gates thereof any more preuaile against me let me not any longer be occupied in vngodlines lest mine enimie triumph ouer me saying in his malitious heart There there so would I haue it Let this sinne be farre from mee O Lord least I should defile my selfe any more with this notorious wickednesse worke therefore in mine heart an vtter detestation of it that I may euer hereafter keepe my selfe pure vnspotted for thy kingdome Thou that art able to make of stones children to Abraham mollifie I pray thee my stonie heart that all maner of sonne like affections may be imprinted therein plucke vp O good father these rootes of bitternesse that no vnsauory fruit may come of the tree which thou by thine owne hand hast planted I desire I looke I call I cry for thy assistance that I may conquer this vnruly motion O blessed Sauiour that hast granted so many petitions vpon earth to them that were carefull for the bodie fulfill I pray thee this my desire not for health nor strength nor riches nor honor nor for food nor apparell but for thy heauenly grace and inspiration yea let me lose all those rather than to be left to my sinfull flesh that I should be ruled any longer thereby Mortifie good father in me the old body of sinne and giue vnto me a newe body purged from these dead workes to serue the liuing God renew my spirit dayly that I may cast away these works of darknesse let it be enough O mercifull father that my weakenes in failing heretofore hath bene made knowne vnto me least I should bee too proud Nowe let thy strength appeare in putting this mine enemie vnder my feete that thereby I may be bold to put my confidence in thee Why should my body made by thine hand and my soule framed according to thy image be giuen ouer as a pray into the hands of Satan Deliuer me O Lord from the snare of the hunter and preserue mee from the hand of mine enemie who lieth in wait for my spirituall lifâ— and laboureth my euerlasting destruction so shall I praise thee for thy great goodnesse and magnifie thy name for giuing me conquest ouer my aduersary that is too stroÌ„g for me To thee I flie for succour till the tempest bee ouerpast hide me I pray thee vnder thy shield and buckler that none of the firie dartes of Satan take holde on mee Good Lord for the loue thou bearest vnto mankind for thy sonnes sake who hath taken our nature vpon him grant that I may not be tempted aboue my strength and that in all temptation I may flie vnto thee as a horne of my saluation yeelding thee most humble and hearty thankes for that thou hast giuen me a desire to withstand my sinfull flesh which thy worke I beseech thee for thy name sake to perfect and fully accomplish Matth. 26. 41. Watch and pray least ye enter into temptation the spirit is willing but the flesh is weake Another zealous Prayer ETernall God almightie and all mercifull we thy vnworthy seruants prostrate before thy throne of grace doe yeelde our selues bodie soule vnto thee for all thy benefits which thou from our birth hast heaped vpon vs as though we had alwayes done thy will although we be occupied about vaine things neuer marked neuer loued neuer serued neuer thanked thee so hartily for them as wee esteeme a mortall friend for the least curtesie Therefore wee come with shame sorrow to confesse our sinnes not smal but

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