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A00463
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The barren tree a sermon preached at Pauls crosse October 26. 1623 / by Tho. Adams.
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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be turned into Mutes we are speachlesse O would he aske vs for any thing but fruites Matth. 22.12 but what should be expected from the Figtree but Figges Of euery soule here hee seekes for fruites Of the Magistrate that he bring foorth the fruites of Iustice determining causes with sinceritie of decision and conuenience of expedition being so far as equitie permits a husband to the widdow and a father to the fatherlesse Of the Minister that hee bring forth the fruits of knowledge Aarons Rod was his Pastorall staffe in one and the same night it brought forth buds and blossomes and fruit Fruitfulnesse is the best argument that God hath called vs there is not a plant of his setting but the very branches thereof shall flourish I doe not say our paynes shall alwayes conuert many Soules that is Gods fruite not ours Hee chargeth vs to bee industrious in Preaching let Himselfe alone with the worke of sauing Of the priuate man he expects the fruit of his calling to bee idle is to bee barren of good and to bee barren of good is to bee pregnant of all euill Bella gerant alij Protesilaus edit but let vs that are called to worke worke in our calling otherwise at last wee shall make but a sorry answere to that Question Vbi fructus Let vs all produce the fruits of Charity rich men doe good turnes to themselues as they play at Tennisse tossing the Ball to him that will tosse it to them againe seldome to the poore for they are not able to bandy it backe Pride cuts and Ryot shuffles but betwixt them both they deale the poore but a bad game The fruite of Christianitie is Mercie when the rich like full eares of Corne humble themselues to the poore earth in Charitie Feed him that feeds you giue him part of your Temporalls from whom you expect Eternalls you cloathe Christ with your blackes on earth hee will clothe you with his glorious whites in heauen Our mercie to others is the Fruite of Gods mercy to vs. Fruite Nothing is created for it selfe but so placed by the most wise prouidence that it may conferre something to the publique good though it be but as the Widowes two Mites to the Treasurie The poorest creature yeelds some Fruit wherein it doth imitate the goodnesse of the Maker We know not readily what good Serpents and Vermine may doe yet certainly they haue their fruit both in sucking vp that poyson of the earth which would be contagious to man in setting off the beautie of the better pieces of creation Aug. for though the same hand made both the Angels in heauen and the wormes on earth yet the Angels appeare the more glorious being so compared besides their hidden vertues abstracted from our knowledge Of stones they make yron rubbish serues to raise Bulwarks the small pebble for the sling wormes and flyes are bayts for Fishes euery thing is enabled with some gift for the vnniuersall benefit and to produce those fruits is their naturall worke The Sunne comes foorth of his Chamber like a Bridegrome fresh and liuely and reioyceth as a Gyant to runne his diurnall course to lighten vs with his refulgent beames to generate cheere and mature things with his parentall heate this is his fruite In his absence the Moone and Starres adorne the Canopie of Heauen reflecting their operatiue influence to quicken the lower world this is their fruites The curled cloudes those bottles of raine thinne as the liquour they containe flye vp and downe on the wings of the winde deliuering their moyst burdens vpon the earth teats whereon the hungry fields and pastures doe sucke yet they expect no haruest from vs this is their fruites The subtill winds come puffing out of their cauernes to make artificiall motions wholesome ayres and nauigable seas yet neither earth ayre nor sea returne them recompence this is their fruits The earth in a thankefull imitation of the Heauens lockes not vp her treasures within her owne Coffers but without respect of her priuate benefit is liberall of her allowance yeelding her fatnesse and riches to innumerable creatures that hang on her breasts and depend vpon her as their common mother for maintenance Of the beasts that feed vpon her Kine giue vs their milke Sheepe their wooll euery one payes a tribute to man their vsu-fructuary Lord this is their fruites Fruit bearing Trees spend not all their sappe and moisture vpon themselues or the increase of their owne magnitudes but the principall and purer part of it is concocted into some pleasant Fruites whereof they nor their young Springs euer come to taste but they proffer it vs and when it is ripe they voluntarily let it fall at their Masters feete Neuer did the Oliue annoynt it selfe with the owne Oyle nor the Vine make it selfe drunke with the owne Grapes nor the Tree in my Text deuoure the owne Figges yet they all striue to abound with Fruites Let me raise your Meditations from earth to heauen the holy Angels there are called Ministring Spirits those royall Armies fight for vs against our enemies like Nurses they beare vs vp in their armes and though vnseene doe glorious Offices for vs this is part of their fruit Iohn 5.17 The blessed Trinitie is alwayes working Hitherto my Father worketh and I worke The Father by his prouidence and protection the Sonne by his mercy and mediation the Holy Ghost by his grace and sanctification all diuiding the streames of their goodnesse for the best behoofe of the world The more any thing furthers the common good the more noble is the Nature and more resembling the Creator The Earth is fruitfull the Sea the Ayre the Heauens are fruitfull and shall not man bring foorth fruites for whom all these are fruitfull While all the Armies of Heauen and Earth are busied in fructifying shall Man of more singular graces and faculties be idle a burden to the world and himselfe Both the Church of God for the propagation of pietie and the world it selfe for the vpholding of his estate requires our Fruites If Happinesse consisted in doing nothing God that meant Adam so happy would neuer haue set him about businesse but as Paradise was his Store-house so also his work-house his pleasure was his taske There is no state of man that can priuiledge a folded hand Our life is Vita pulueris non puluinaris Landes Meanes and Moneyes men make the protections of Idlenesse whereas Adam commaunded the whole earth yet worke expected him In Paradise all things did labour for man now man must labour for all things Adam did worke because he was happy wee his children must worke that wee may bee happy Heauen is for ioyes Hell for paines Earth for labour God hath three houses this is his Worke-house that aboue is his Ware-house O then let vs bee fruitfull that others benefit may bee ours our benefit theirs and the glory of all the Lords If Magistrates yeeld not the Fruits of Iustice Ministers