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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09910	A sermon preached in Saint Maries in Oxford, by Thomas Powell. 1613	Powell, Thomas, b. 1579 or 80.	1613 (1613)	STC 20172; ESTC S103161	12,034	21

to the Chameleons that transforme themselues into all fashions Their swaggering in the fashion and their swearing in the fashion proclaime vnto all men the impiety and vanitie of their mindes for true is that observation of Bernard forma haec vestium deformitatis mentium indicium est this forme of apparell argueth a worse deformitie in the heart A mans attyre excessiue laughter and going shew what he is these three make a commentary vpon the heart And so from the golden bels in the skirts of the robe I come to the Pomegranates that were matched with them The pomegranate which is an excellent fruit was a symbol of good workes as Gregorius affirmeth nee desunt malogranata sicum linguae sonitu bona opera coniūgas he wanteth not pomegranates to his bels that ioineth teaching and doing together Both these are ioined together in the 5 of Mathew at the 19. verse Whosoever shall doe and teach them he shall bee great in the kingdome of heaven S. Luke reduceth the history of Christ into two heads teaching and doing Moses wisheth vnto Levi Vrim and Thummim the light of knowledge the integritie of conversation and our Saviour commendeth to his Disciples the wisdome of the serpent the innocency of the doue A Church minister must be in verbis Vlysses infactis Achilles or rather because we are accused for bringing the vnciscumcised Greekes into the Temple Acts 21. 28. he must be in verbis Chrysostomus in factis Polycarpus The Scribes and Pharises are sharply reproved Mat. 23. for putting asunder the things which God ioineth together I meane saying and doing they say but they doe not And this light shined in darknesse for the Romanes accused Publicola for praising Brutus in word when he followed Tarquinius in deed Multi sunt Catholic 〈◊〉 dicando qui tamen sunt haeretici operando many are Catholickes in their doctrines which are heretickes in their liues saith Bernard They confute their sermons with their evill liues They resēble the file that smootheth other things but it selfe remaineth rough These are mercuriales statuae that point at the way to others but they stand still But how can they so boldly reproue others that are so badly reformed in thēselues Who laughes not at the Cynicke Philosopher trampling vpon the pride of Plato with a greater pride Monstruosares est sedes prima vita im● gradus summus animus infimus lingud magniloqua manus otiosa sermo multꝰ fructus nullus These are monstrous things saith the devout Abbot de consid ad Eugen. the highest seate and the basest life a busie tongue and an idle hand much talking little good walking here are bels without pomegranats which is a plaine transgression of the law Brethren we play our part vpon the open stage of the whole world and therefore we must vse the greater circumspection The law in the 4. of Leviticus appointeth a he-goat for the sinne-offring of the Priest a lesser sacrifice for the offring of a private man because God is more highly displeased with the sin of the Priest and so he is with the sin of all governours then with the sinne of a private man Levit. 10. 3. Lastly this text containeth instruction for all Christians for we are all Priests to God the father God therefore by ioining togither bels pomegranats in the skirts of the robe requireth 2. things at the hand of every Christian. 1 Profession 2 Practise First he requireth profession as we beleeue with the heart vnto righteousnesse so wee must confesse with the mouth vnto salvation Rom. 10. 10. And secondly he requireth practise not every one that saith vnto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heaven but he that doth the will of my father which is in heaven Mat. 7 21. Concerning the first our Saviour speaks in the 10. of Matthew at the 32. verse Whosoever shall confesse me before men him will I also confesse before my father which is in heaven But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my father which is in heauen Here is a coūterpoysō against the deadly doctrine of the Nicodemites who deny the faith in time of persecution vnder pretence of keeping their heartes vnto God As the law threatneth death to the priest if he make not a sound with his bels so Christ here requireth publike profession of the faith vnder paine of eternall death And yet profession in word is not sufficient without good workes The Church is compared to a woman in the Canticles propter foecunditatem bonorum operum for her fruit fulnesse in good workes as Beda noteth And the Christian is compared to the vine which is most fruitfull of all plants Augustine writing vpon the 103. Psalme speaks occasionally of the 8. of Iohn where our Saviour writeth with his finger vpon the ground In lapide legem scripserat significans duritiam Iudaeorū hie in terra scribit significans fructum Christianorum He wrote the law to the Iewes in stone signifying the hardnesse of their hearts here he writeth vpon the ground signifying that fruitfulnesse that is to be expected at the hands of Christians And here I might take occasion to fight a combate with verball professors that professe in word the knowledge of God but in deed they deny him Titus 1. 16. Non rectè sanè sed impiè linguam Christo animam dedisti diabolo wisely done indeed for so thou givest thy tongue to God and thy soule to the devill These men haue the smooth voice of Iacob the rough hands of Esau. They are good linguists but they are bad reallistes They resemble the faire apples that grow by the lake Asphaltites which as Iosephus saith vanish away into smoak when they come to handling These men abuse the doctrine of free iustification by faith by turning the grace of God into wantonnesse and so with good food they poison themselues But the grace of God teacheth vs to deny vngodlinesse and wordly lusts to liue soberly righteously and godly in this present world soberly in respect of our s●lues righteously in respect of our neighbours godly in respect of God FINIS Plautus Salust ad Caes. Beza in epigr. P. Valerius cos vir populares Publicola Arctus Plut in Pub ● Livi●●l 2. R●hist Augustus ad Tiberium Suet. in Augusto Augustinus cōtra Pet. 3. Qui●dei● legem diligit etiam eaquae non intelligit honorat August in Psal. 119. Con. 31. T it 3. 13. Ioseph lib. 11. Antiq. cap. 8. Heb. 10. 1. Hugo Card. The Priest must beare in his breast the care of right iudgement 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Munster 70 Interpret Exod. 34 35. Compared with 2. Cor. 3. Scriptura in locis obscurioribus quasi cibus qui manduc●ndo glutitur in locis apertioribus quasi potus qui itasorbetur sicut invenitur Greg. Mag. lib 1. Moral c. 21. Idem in