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A09580	The fisher-man A sermon preached at a synode held at Southwell in Nottinghamshire. Shewing 1. The necessitie of calling and gifts enabling in a minister. 2. The danger intruders are in. 3. Whose fault it is that such are in the Church. 4. A good life requisite in all that professe Christianitie, but especially in ministers. 5. Wisedome and learning absolutely necessary in preachers. 6. Vnlearned & frothy preaching doth much hurt. 7. Gods worke goeth best forward when his workmen agree well amongst themselues. 8. Contempt of Gods ministers shall not be vnpunished. With other points of moment. By Ierom Phillips Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Phillips, Jerome, d. ca. 1648.	1623 (1623)	STC 19862; ESTC S114717	16,136	34

and are called Christians It is not said of the Pastors onely but of the sheepe also that they follow the chiefe Shepheard My sheep heare my voice Iohn 10.27 and they follow me And to the whole Church at Ephesus Be ye followers of God as deare children Eph. 5.1 and walke in loue euen as Christ hath loued vs c. No sheep in Christs fold is barren of good works They all go vp from the washing euery one hath twins Cant 4.2 and none is barren amongst them Shew me thy faith by thy works saith Saint Iames. Thy faith is best seen by thy following of Christ Iesus The life of a Christian is his faith the life of his faith is his good workes for faith without workes saith Saint Iames is a dead faith Iam. 2.17 A sound Religion makes the professors thereof trees of righteousnesse saith the Prophet not barren and dead trees like the fig-tree our Sauiour Christ cursed hauing leaues and no fruite on it but fruitfull trees Math. 21.19 Such as be planted in the house of the Lord Psal 92.13 shall flourish in the courts of our God they shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing Though we do not teach you to merit heauen by your good workes yet we must tell you that your faith that is emptie of good works is no good faith Iustifying faith and a good conscience are inseparable companions and say one to another as Ruth said to Naomi Ruth 1 17. Where thou dwellest there will I dwell and where thou diest there will I die A fruitlesse faith is a dead faith Giue me children Gen. 13.1 saith Rachel to her husband or else I die So saith Faith to the professors thereof Let good workes be the fruite of my wombe or else I am but dead We glorie much to compare our age enlightened to the darknesse of the age of our fore-fathers what darknesse they sat in and what light we now do see But if we looke well about vs our wants are as great as theirs they walked in darknesse because they had no light but this is the condemnation of this our age that light is come into the world and men loue darknesse more then light because their deeds are euill The former age indeed was as Leah bleare-eyd yet fruitfull in many commendable workes our age as Rachel quicke sighted and beautifull to the eye but barren we are fruitfull indeed in professed religion but fruitlesse of the true practise of pietie Many that professe to follow Christ Iesus aequis passibus as it were at the very heeles yet are found to halt and so discredit themselues and their profession 2. Sam. 12.14 and cause the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme The more glorious you are in your profession if your actions be not answerable the more do you wrong the Church wherein you stand and wound your owne soules Angels tongues would haue Angels liues Saints liues at the least But where there are Angels tongues and diuels liues there are diuels incarnate Satan transformed into an Angel of light It is better that wickednesse should be seene in her owne colours then vnder the hood and habit of vertue A wicked Professor is worse then a professed wicked man But this dutie of following our maister Christ is here chiefly intended to vs of the Ministery wee must so follow as that we must be examples to our flocks we must follow Christ so neare as that they may follow him in following vs that we may say to them as the Apostle Paul 1. Cor. 11.1 Be ye followers of me as I am of Christ so we must teach them as well by example of life in following as by doctrine in preaching Christ We are by resemblance starres Apoc. 1.10 starres we are in this life and shall be starres in heauen too if we fulfill our Ministery effectually Dan. 12.3 They that turne many to righteousnesse shall shine as starres in the firmament for euermore Starred haue light that points at our doctrine starres haue influence too Iob. 38.31 that points at our good works Canst thou restraine the sweet influence of the Pliades or loose the bands of Orion saith almightie God to Iob. As the Philosophers define Stella est densior pars sui orbis a starre is a massier part of his orbe so should good Ministers be more compact of goodnes and grace then the rest of the people amongst whom they liue Wherefore beloued brethren starres of this constellation since our Calling is high and honorable let the condition of our liues be suitable let there not be disparitie and disproportion betwixt our callings and conuersations Ne sit sedes prima vita ima Ad Oceanum It is Saint Ieroms annotation vpon the name of Pastor giuen to vs Talis ●ligendus est Pastor prae quo reliquus populus grex est The like note may we as wel haue here from this name of Fisherman Talis est eligendus Piscator prae quo reliquus populus pisces sunt He ought to be so conspicuous for Gods graces eminent in him that it may be said of him as of the man whom God did chuse to be the first King ouer his people Israel Videte virum quem elegit Dominus 1. Sam. 10.24 Behold the man whom the Lord hath chosen higher then all the people by the head there is none like vnto him of all the people We aime at not onely the grosse and greatest sinnes of the people but euen at the least too euen motes must we take away and how cleane must he be himselfe that should be a mote-finder in other mens liues We may not go with beames in our owne eyes to pull out motes out of our brothers eyes if we do they will as soone suffer vs to pull their eyes out of their heads as any motes out of their eyes For such is the peruersnesse of people I may well call it peruersnesse in them they will not be taught by their doctrines whose liues teach not too Math. 7 5. but they haue learned to say Hypocrite first pull the beame out of thine owne eye then shalt thou see more clearely to pull the mote out of thy brothers eye Motes in our eyes are beames they are beames indeed in the peoples account nay they are beames in Gods account I would to God then they might be so in our account too Our motes are beames in Gods account for marke it and it is obserued by Chrysostome Dial. lib. 6 cap. 10. that vnder the Law there was as much sacrifice to be offered for the sinne of the Priest as for the whole multitude to signifie that for the dignity of his place and for the common mischiefe ensuing vpon his fall by example his sin weighed as much as the sinne of all the people And the Priests daughter that did not intermeddle in the Priests office yet in regard of her descent