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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02926	The preacher, or Methode of preachinge, vvrytten in Latine by Nich[olas] Hemminge, and translated into Englishe by I.H. Very necessarye for all those that by the true preaching of the Worde of God, labour to pull down the Synagoge of Sathair, and to buyide vp the Temple of God	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Horsfall, John.	1574 (1574)	STC 13065; ESTC S116593	54,033	218

bee disallowed whiche doth appertayne to the nature of teachynge of thynges and doth shewe what order and waye is to be obserued in makyng of Sermones although sometymes those thynges whiche I haue named as accessaries and impertinent are applied by the figure of digression which thing who so euer doth not obserue can neyther make their owne sermons well neyther iudge of other mens nor yet beare them awaye in mynde Wherfore the kyndes of sermons must first be distinguished and then those thinges whiche are added maye verye well bee formed and framed ¶ The kynde of teaching THat part of sermon which appertaineth to teaching is that whose ende is to teache the ignoraunte hearers In this kynde of sermon the godly preacher shall imploye his whole strengthe first that he himselfe do perfectly vnderstande the thing that is to be taught Next that hee frame with him selfe a full and perfecte order of the same in wryting Thirdly that hee expounde the same in a plaine and common speache not hauing any respecte to his owne commendation for his eloquence but rather to aduaunce the glory of God and helpe the capacitie of the present hearers whiche if hee doe he may hope that the hearer shall not wauer in opinions any more but consent to the true and cleare doctrine And because there are two kyndes as before in diuision I haue declared that sermon which appertaineth vnto teaching to wytte Simple or of simple places and compounde or of compounde places The order of teaching requireth that in the first place wee speake of the simple manner of teaching but because in the simple kind of teaching sometimes the persons some times the thinges are intreated of it seemeth best first to speake of the treatise of persons ¶ Of the simple kinde of teaching which belongeth vnto persones THere are twoo kindes of the treatise of persones the one belōgeth to examples the other vnto demonstration For if anye deede of the persone is layde before vs it is an example but if the whole persone be discribed it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say demonstration of the persone Of that treatise of persons whiche belong to examples VVhen any persone therfore is set before vs out of the holy histories whose whole life is not described but some deede of the persone is brought forth that for the cause either of the doctrine or of the immitatiō or els of the admonition it shal be a treatise Paradigmatical that is to say belonging vnto exāples After this māner Paule doth set forth Abraham to the Romaines to the Galathians after this manner the epistle to the Hebrewes chap. xi reciteth a great scroule number of prophets of kings By Abrahā his deede the doctrine nature of faithe is taught the immitation cōmended that exercises of vocation the fruites and workes of true godlines are cōfirmed The repētaūce of Manasses doth teache vs that such as do fal are receiued againe therfore is profitably set before vs for immitatiōs sake it putteth vs in minde of the mercy of God which of his mere goodnes receiueth into fauour so cruell a persecutour of his churche so vile an Idolater But here we must speake against those men who oftentimes do abuse the exāples of sainctes For there ar some who had rather immitate the wicked deedes of saincts then their vertues do defend thē selues with the exāples of sainctes There are some also which out of the personal deedes of sainctes and extraordinary cōmaundements do il fauoredly frame a forme of an act do cōmēd the same as a generall lawe they are not worthy of any answer These ar to be called againe into the right way by an abmonitiō For it behoueth vs to kepe a difference betwene the cōmon personal cōmaundemēts or precepts of godlines which only do touch one people or one mā The Hebrewes were cōmaunded to robbe the Egiptiās Abrahā by Gods cōmaundement maketh him-selfe ready to slaye his sonne for a sacrifice in the moūte Moria These personal actes are not to be applied particularly but onely generally For out of both these exāples we must learne obedience vnto God in those thinges which he requireth of vs in his worde Also in this treatise of thexāples of persons it is manifest that the papistes especially the mōkes haue daūgerously erred who their sermōs haue laide before vs I know not what counterfait petie sainctes haue fained them to haue liued al their life long so blameles that they neuer offēded no not in the least thing Such a fained descriptiō of persōs maketh rather to disperatiō thē to the edifieng of the cōscience wrastling with the greatnes of sinne of the wrath of God. Therfore let vs take vnto vs true examples and let vs leaue fayned examples for the Poetes whiche are not to be handled of thē whiche are called by saint Paule the Stewardes of the misteries of god The sacred scripture and the true historie doth minister examples sufficiently as of Abraham Iob of Ioseph of Manasses of Mary Magdalene of the theefe which was cōuerted of such like for out of such as these ar we may not onely reache the hearers true godlines but also the forme of liuing according to their kynde of calling Therfore the godly preacher must remember to shewe forthe examples profitable vnto godlines and not those whiche seeme to cause disperation Nowe it is time that we declare those thinges wherof wee haue spoken with a playne example And because none can be more famouse thē the example of Abraham I wil lay that before you to be examined Paule sayth Abraham beleued God and it was imputed to him for righteousnes In this place Paule bringeth forth the example of Abraham especially for doctrines sake and from thēce draweth foorth not only the firme and sure doctrine of righteousnes but also the nature of saith and frō thence doth shewe of what holines of life the beleuing man oughte to be After this manner let vs learne by the immitatiō of Paule to obserue two thinges in examples to witte the facte in it selfe and then the circumstances of the persone and of the facte The facte in it selfe doth teache that true righteousnes doth consist of faith in the promises of god The circumstances of the persone and of the facte doe put vs in minde of many thinges First that Circumcision of necessitie is not required to iustification For Abraham was iustified before Circumcision but afterwards circumcision was added as a seale of righteousnes whiche is of faith Secondly the profession of Abraham his life before iustificatiō witnesseth that he was receiued of God not for his owne proper merites or workes going before but by the onely goodnes of God. Thirdly in this example of Abraham is declared that iustification of faith pertaineth equally to all For Abraham was iustified before men were discerned by any outward workes Out of this circumstance the Prophets without doubt haue