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A11162	A sermon preached at Richmond before Queene Elizabeth of famous memorie, vpon the 28. of March, 1596. By the reuerend father in God Anthony Rudd, Doctor in Diuinitie, and Lord Bishop of S. Dauids	Rudd, Anthony, 1549 or 50-1615.; R. S., fl. 1603.	1603 (1603)	STC 21432; ESTC S103177	19,634	62

euen the copie that Moses left was found in the ruines of it Whereupon followed a general repentance and a couenant with the Lord of all hands and the celebrating of a Passeouer with such solemnitie as the like had not bene kept in Israell from the 2. Chr. 35. 18 dayes of Samuel the Prophet Moreouer Daniel and his companions Dan. 1. 4. 5. 8. were both young and passing wel-fauoured without all blemish when they would not defile themselues with the diet which the Babylonian Emperour had assigned vnto them fearing lest by that large and daintie fare as by a sweet poyson they might haue bene drawne to forget their religion the miserie of their natiue countrie and their accustomed temperance In like sort Timothy kept 1. Tim. 6. 20 that which was committed vnto him and stirred vp the gift of God that 2. Tim. 1. 6. was in him in such sort that no man could despise his youth because he 1. Tim. 4. 12 was vnto them that beleeued an ensample in word in conuersation in loue in spirit in faith in purenesse Now if I get nothing in my youth Eccl. 25. 3. be it in matters spirituall or temporall what shall I find in mine age Some tell me I am tearmed Iuuenis à iuuando because I should helpe the Church and weale-publike to the vttermost of my power therfore good Lord to enable me hereunto teach me to number my dayes so that I may apply my heart vnto wisedome They that are past their ful growth and are come to the standing state of their age may in numbring their yeares which be spent and considering their condition present reason thus if it please them Howsoeuer we forgot our selues in the ignorance of our childhood and the vanitie of our youth yet this age of ours requireth other manners It is sufficient that we haue bestowed the time passed of the 1. Pet 4. 3. life after the fashion of this world now it is high time for vs to be changed by the renewing of our minds Rom. 12. 2. that we may proue what is the good will of God and acceptable and perfect It was a shame for the Corinthians that Paule could not speake 1. Cor. 3. 1. vnto them as vnto spirituall men but as vnto carnall euen as vnto babes in Christ It was in like manner a great reproch vnto the Hebrewes for that when as concerning the time they ought to haue bene teachers yet had they neede againe that the author of that Epistle should teach them the Heb. 5. 1● 13. 14. first principles of the word of God and were become such as had neede of milke and not of strong meate belonging to thē that are of age which through long custome haue their wits exercised to discerne both good and euill When Paule was a child 1. Cor. 13. 11. he spake as a child he vnderstood as a child he thought as a child but when he became a man he put away childish things Of vs chiefly it is expected that we be alreadie growne vp into him which is the head that Eph. 4. 15. 13 is Christ vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ Of vs I say it is required that ayming at perfection we should forget that which is behind Phil. 3. 13. 14. and indeuour our selues vnto that which is before following hard toward the marke for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus It is looked for at our hands that we be deseruedly tearmed Viri à virtute So that we should be manfull when neede is for the defence of our countrie wise in consulting vertuous in example of life and euery way the men of God being absolute and 2. Tim. 3. 17. made perfect vnto all good workes which God hath ordained that we Eph. 2. 10. should walke in them not onely denying vngodlines and worldly lusts but also liuing soberly and righteously Tit. 2. 12. 13 and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glorie of the mightie God of our Sauiour Iesus Christ And in the meane time it appertaineth vnto vs as well as vnto others or rather aboue others to watch to 1. Cor. 16. 13. stand fast in the faith to quite vs like men and to be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might hauing long since put on the whole armour Eph. 6 10. 11. c. of God that we may be able to stand fast against all the assaults of the diuell hauing our loynes girded about with veritie and hauing on the brest-plate of righteousnesse and our feet being shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace c. praying vnto God for grace that we may alwayes put our trust in him being strong and constant in our vocation and that he will vouchsafe to stablish Psal 31. 24 our hearts and confirme vs with heauenly strength vnto the end Thus good Lord teach vs to number our dayes that we may apply our hearts vnto wisedome Let me now come to the most reuerend age of my most deare and dread Soueraign who hath I doubt not learned to number her yeares that she may apply her hart vnto wisdome And therefore I conceiue in mind that in her soliloquia or priuate meditations she frameth her speech in this wise Remember not the sinnes of my Psal 25. 7. youth nor my transgressions but according to thy kindnesse remember me euen for thy goodnesse sake ô Lord. Behold I was borne in iniquitie Psal 51. 5. and in sinne hath my mother cōceaued me I know mine iniquitie and my sinnes are euer before me Ib. ver 3. Wherefore lest the Zion and Ierusalem 18. that is the Church and Commonwealth of England should be in daunger of thy wrath through my former sinnes Wash me thoroughly 2. from mine iniquitie and cleanse me from my sinne purge me and I shall be cleane wash me and I shall be 7. whiter then snow Lord I know and confesse that in my predecessors dayes and in the 37 yeares past of my raigne thou hast deliuered me as wonderfully from all my malicious and daungerous enemies as thou didst deliuer thy seruant Dauid from the tyrannie of Saul 1. Sam. 18. c. and his adherents from the inuasion of forraine aduersaries as the Philistims 2. Sam. 8. 10. 11. Ammonites Moabites Idumaeans Syrians c. and from the inward insurrections first of Absalom Ib. 15. c. and then of Sheba the sonne of Bichri Ib. 20. besides many other traiterours complots and trecherous conspiracies Therefore I will alway giue Psal 34. 1. thankes vnto thee ô Lord thy praise shal be in my mouth continually My Psal 103. 1. 2. soule praise thou the Lord and all that is within me praise his holy name my soule praise thou the Lord and forget not