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A03950 Certaine godlie and learned sermons Made vpon these sixe following parables of our Sauiour Christ, declared in the Gospell. 1. Of the vncleane spirit. 2. Of the prodigall sonne. 3. Of the rich man and Lazarus. 4. Of the vvounded man. 5. Of the vnmercifull seruant. 6. Of the faithfull seruant. By S.I. I. S. 1601 (1601) STC 14058; ESTC S119692 196,316 502

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repentance_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n the_o parable_n of_o the_o wound_a man_n that_o come_v down_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o jericho_n ⸪_o luke_n 10.25_o ¶_o many_o apply_v this_o parable_n to_o the_o decay_a estate_n of_o man_n and_o how_o he_o be_v restore_v but_o by_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v wrest_v for_o here_o be_v set_v down_o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o mental_a religion_n and_o outward_a profession_n the_o notable_a trial_n whereof_o be_v see_v in_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n this_o parable_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o these_o three_o part_n 1._o the_o deceavable_a opinion_n of_o man_n that_o think_v religion_n do_v consist_v rather_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n then_o in_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n i_o be_o chap._n 1_o 27._o mat._n chap._n 5_o 20._o 3._o that_o heathen_a people_n as_o also_o those_o of_o a_o contrary_a religion_n excel_v true_a professor_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o good_a work_n and_o so_o much_o 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25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o 3._o that_o as_o it_o be_v god_n commandment_n so_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o more_o commendable_a before_o man_n then_o to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n which_o be_v a_o especial_a fruit_n of_o faith_n of_o the_o unmerciful_a servant_n that_o will_v not_o forgive_v his_o fellow_n math._n 18.21_o ¶_o in_o which_o example_n or_o parable_n these_o four_o matter_n be_v to_o be_v examine_v 1._o a_o exhortation_n to_o the_o mutual_a forgiveness_n of_o offence_n from_o the_o example_n of_o god_n daily_a forgive_a those_o that_o be_v far_o unworthy_a 2._o the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o world_n towards_o god_n and_o their_o unmerciful_a disposition_n towards_o their_o neighbour_n 3._o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o cruel_a behaviour_n 4._o the_o use_n and_o application_n of_o the_o parable_n ❧_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o faithful_a servant_n math._n 24.45_o ¶_o this_o parable_n stand_v upon_o 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delay_n for_o in_o this_o case_n delay_n breed_v danger_n when_o a_o sinner_n in_o this_o sort_n do_v recount_v his_o manifold_a offence_n despair_n despair_n and_o be_v vex_v with_o the_o torment_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v high_a time_n to_o yield_v help_n for_o fear_v least_o through_o despair_n he_o be_v cast_v away_o there_o be_v no_o stay_n betwixt_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o god_n grace_n and_o favour_n the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o recover_v but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a because_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o of_o so_o great_a weight_n but_o the_o distress_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v relieve_v with_o all_o speed_n that_o may_v convenient_o be_v offer_v and_o afford_v when_o the_o body_n be_v sick_a we_o be_v marvellous_a diligent_a to_o have_v health_n yea_o if_o it_o be_v but_o the_o headache_a we_o can_v suffer_v no_o delay_n seek_v for_o help_n and_o call_v for_o physician_n according_a as_o our_o power_n and_o ability_n will_v 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people_n have_v offend_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v down_o thy_o people_n have_v commit_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o moses_n likewise_o unto_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n let_v not_o thy_o wrath_n break_v forth_o against_o thy_o people_n utter_o to_o consume_v they_o therefore_o now_o if_o thou_o pardon_v their_o sin_n thy_o mercy_n shall_v appear_v but_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o i_o pray_v thou_o raze_v i_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o be_v alive_a again_o and_o such_o be_v the_o estate_n of_o those_o that_o depart_v from_o god_n that_o they_o be_v count_v for_o dead_a and_o lose_v but_o when_o they_o return_v to_o god_n they_o live_v again_o for_o repentance_n it_o be_v that_o make_v the_o way_n to_o god_n mercy_n of_o which_o mercy_n we_o take_v hold_v by_o faith_n but_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o that_o mercy_n until_o we_o displease_v ourselves_o through_o sin_n co●meth_v death_n for_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o 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nor_o yet_o thirst_v after_o revenge_n some_o will_v say_v we_o must_v forgive_v one_o another_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o defend_v our_o self_n nor_o seek_v redress_n but_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o lawful_a defence_n and_o private_a revenge_n &_o god_n have_v appoint_v the_o magistrate_n to_o do_v right_a and_o equity_n after_o which_o sort_n a_o christian_a may_v defend_v himself_o as_o paul_n do_v appeal_n unto_o caesar_n acts._n 15._o but_o private_a revenge_n which_o be_v a_o desire_n to_o hurt_v proceed_v from_o a_o wrathful_a mind_n be_v here_o forbid_a as_o it_o be_v write_v rom._n 12._o vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n in_o matter_n of_o extremity_n as_o that_o must_v be_v the_o last_o refuge_n when_o nothing_o else_o will_v prevail_v these_o suit_n of_o law_n i_o say_v with_o a_o godly_a mind_n may_v be_v follow_v with_o charity_n always_o reserve_v ourselves_o to_o equity_n &_o to_o neighbourhood_n 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this_o unmerciful_a servant_n shall_v have_v 〈…〉_o what_o power_n his_o master_n have_v 〈◊〉_d he_o when_o he_o kneel_v down_o unto_o he_o ask_v forgiveness_n in_o a_o case_n very_a desp●●●●_n and_o past_a hope_n his_o master_n boundtifulnes_n and_o his_o 〈…〉_o shall_v have_v draw_v he_o to_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n 〈…〉_o all_o th●se_a 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈…〉_o have_v so_o fraught_v he_o and_o possess_v he_o with_o cruelty_n and_o 〈…〉_o he_o 〈…〉_o into_o 〈◊〉_d who_o 〈…〉_o self_n in_o these_o 〈…〉_o have_v 〈◊〉_d from_o hi●_n 〈…〉_o have_v 〈…〉_o with_o he_o and_o ●●●ecting_v with_o 〈…〉_o by_o will_v 〈…〉_o of_o his_o cruelty_n second_o ●pan●_n towards_o a_o stranger_n which_o 〈…〉_o but_o 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o f●llow_n 〈◊〉_d three_o for_o a_o final_a 〈…〉_o himself_o be_v 〈…〉_o forgive_v for_o what_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_o h●ndred_o pen●●_n where_o by_o tal●●●●_n be_v signify_v our_o gre●●ous_a and_o ha●nous_a of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o by_o the_o persee_v c●s●el_v 〈…〉_o and_o final_a 〈◊〉_d ●_z he_o 〈…〉_o ●●●●leth_v 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unto_o our_o brethren_n and_o unto_o our_o neighbour_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a and_o ensie_n to_o forgive_v so_o his_o master_n be_v wretch_n this_o show_v the_o infinite_a anger_n of_o god_n against_o sin_n especial_o against_o those_o sinner_n which_o 〈◊〉_d hard_o heart_a towards_o other_o and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d desirous_a of_o revenge_n the●_n incline_v to_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o jayler_n which_o be_v speak_v concern_v the_o doleful_a prison_n of_o ever_o last_a damnation_n for_o although_o god_n do_v offer_v mercy_n unto_o all_o yet_o this_o cruel_a mind_a people_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o it_o who_o ●●ll_v yield_v no_o favour_n nor_o pardon_n which_o say_v agr●●th_n with_o that_o of_o saint_n james_n chap._n 2_o 1●_n th●●●_n shall_v be_v judgement_n without_o mer●●_n to_o he_o that_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n the_o same_o punishment_n be_v appoint_v to_o they_o which_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o other_o in_o this_o 〈…〉_o thou_o shall_v not_o come_v thence_o all_o thou_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n whe●_n hence_o the_o adversary_n of_o true_a religion_n gather_v their_o feign_a doctrine_n of_o pu●gatori●●_n 〈◊〉_d will_n deliver_v say_v they_o to_o the_o ●aylor_n purgatory_n purgatory_n 〈◊〉_d he_o pay_v which_o be_v some_o time_n or_o other_o though_o if_o be_v long_o first_o though_o not_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o hell_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●orie_n but_o this_o place_n do_v ever●●●_n 〈◊〉_d purgatory_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o christ_n mean_v he●re_o eternal_a damnation_n &_o no_o tempo●●●_n punishment_n where●●●_n 〈…〉_o god_n be_v judgement_n and_o 〈…〉_o conde●●ed_a to_o these_o eternal_a pu●●●_n there_o be_v no_o release_n 〈◊〉_d ●●ylors_n &_o tormenter_n be_v his_o conscience_n condemn_v his_o sin_n the_o ●●●ble_a ac●●●_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d outward_a punish●●●_n 〈…〉_o war_n pe●●●_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈…〉_o a_o thousand_o such_o danger_n and_o 〈…〉_o punishment_n of_o this_o life_n but_o 〈…〉_o come_v he_o 〈◊〉_d delive●●●_n 〈…〉_o any_o hope_v of_o re●●●_n 〈…〉_o so_o much_o 〈…〉_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o re●●●_n 〈…〉_o to_o the_o ●ay●our_n 〈…〉_o to_o 〈…〉_o god_n be_v eternal_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n so_o gri●●ous_a be_v the_o punishment_n and_o pain_n that_o be_v appoint_v to_o they_o that_o will_v not_o forgive_v so_o that_o if_o man_n &_o woman_n can_v bet_v draw_v to_o merciful_a deal_n by_o god_n commaund●●●_n and_o for_o his_o love_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n 〈◊〉_d leastwise_o for_o their_o own_o safety_n yet_o let_v then●●ue_v especial_a care_n there_o unto_o for_o the_o terrible_a &_o most_o eternal_a torment_n which_o be_v reserve_v for_o unmerciful_a people_n god_n plague_n in_o this_o world_n and_o his_o punishment_n in_o another_o the_o debt_n of_o thy_o manifold_a
offence_n still_o remain_v &_o unless_o thou_o forgive_v other_o thy_o grievous_a punishment_n also_o remain_v the_o debt_n of_o our_o manifold_a sin_n still_o remain_v and_o therefore_o we_o have_v need_v of_o continual_a forgiveness_n during_o our_o life_n but_o do_v this_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o of_o one_o another_o deserve_v forgiveness_n at_o god_n hand_n no_o in_o no_o wise_a but_o rather_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n &_o testimony_n unto_o we_o assure_v we_o of_o god_n mercy_n &_o forgiveness_n ●●ther_n of_o god_n free_a gif●_n and_o grace_n and_o goodres_n the●_n of_o our_o deser●_n any_o way_n forth_o till_o ●oe_v shall_v pay_v all_o that_o 〈◊〉_d ●oe_v to_o he_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n 〈…〉_o for●●_n 〈…〉_o who_o w●_n 〈…〉_o be_v infinite_a so_o be_v ous_a sin_n as_o the_o offence_n ag●●●_n the_o prince_n ●●●ore_o than_o against_o a_o p●●●_n person_n for_o it_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o for_o a_o hundred_o how_o shall_v a_o thousand_o talent_n be_v pay_v much_o less_o ten_o thousand_o by_o he_o that_o have_v not_o a_o hundred_o penny_n to_o satisfy_v but_o if_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n until_o the_o time_n that_o he_o may_v pay_v there_o be_v some_o likelie-hoode_n that_o that_o time_n may_v come_v wherein_o he_o may_v sat●●fie_v and_o so_o there_o may_v be_v forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n if_o not_o in_o this_o life_n yet_o in_o another_o howbeit_o this_o word_n until_o do_v not_o here_o 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o may_v suppose_v any_o limitation_n of_o time_n but_o rather_o a_o time_n without_o time_n which_o never_o shall_v be_v end_v for_o the_o pain_n and_o torment_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v endless_a again_o by_o man_n god_n justice_n can_v never_o be_v satisfy_v but_o it_o seem_v too_o hard_a and_o extreme_a punishment_n that_o temporal_a offence_n shall_v be_v punish_v with_o eternal_a torment_n adam_n eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n forbid_v do_v seem_v a_o light_a offence_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o god_n light_n for_o the_o offence_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o party_n against_o wh●●●_n we_o 〈◊〉_d offend_v and_o see_v it_o be_v against_o 〈…〉_o punish●●●_n 〈…〉_o so_o li●●e_a wi●●_n 〈…〉_o do_v unto_o you_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o ●●●pass●●_n four_o the_o up_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d and_o miner_n especial_o to_o be_v conside●●●_n 〈◊〉_d set_v down_o in_o the_o conclusion_n which_o ●●●●●●eth_v unto_o we_o the_o true_a use_n and_o app●●an●●_n of_o this_o doctri●●●_n our_o forgiveness_n ought_v to_o be_v ●olu●●●ne_v not_o force_v by_o constrain_v we_o be_v follow_v ●er●aunts_n under_o our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d master_n and_o therefore_o we_o aught_v free_v ●●ly_o and_o brotherlie_a to_o be●●e_v with_o the_o 〈…〉_o and_o in●●●_n 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o mother_n 〈…〉_o ●●g●l●_n themselves_o be_v 〈…〉_o which_o 〈…〉_o o●●●●gligence_n and_z 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d so_o waig●ly_o they_o see_v it_o they_o 〈◊〉_d sorry_a &_o they_o make_v complaint_n &_o 〈…〉_o s●●●_n a_o righ●●●_n we_o 〈◊〉_d which_o wi●●_n 〈…〉_o &_o 〈…〉_o before_o 〈…〉_o no_o respect_n 〈◊〉_d person_n neither_o 〈…〉_o ●●●sted_a either_o by_o favour_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d way_n with_o any_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o aftertime_n to_o forgive_v 〈…〉_o do_v we_o do_v be_v from_o 〈…〉_o they_o into_o for●●●_n 〈…〉_o and_z ●ee_z as_o willing_a to_o 〈◊〉_d th●●●_n good_a 〈…〉_o have_v be_v f●●_v most_o common_o there_o remain_v in_o ous_a 〈◊〉_d a_o hard_a remembrance_n of_o injury_n pass●●_n but_o god_fw-we 〈◊〉_d &_o can_v abide_v 〈◊〉_d or_o dissemble_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o d●●_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●erly_a 〈◊〉_d ou●_n of_o our_o mind_n these_o wrong_n commit_v against_o we_o it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o 〈◊〉_d for_o favour_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d offence_n according_a to_o that_o christ_n ha●●_n 〈◊〉_d we_o 〈◊〉_d pray_v forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n 〈◊〉_d forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o 〈◊〉_d unless_o every_o man_n forgive_v hi●●●pan●_n th●●_n with_o all_o his_o here_o light_a 〈…〉_o against_o he_o our_o heavenly_a 〈…〉_o not_o forgive_v we_o the_o great_v 〈…〉_o against_o he_o but_o also_o w●●●_n 〈…〉_o and_o call_v 〈◊〉_d those_o which_o he_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o god_n 〈…〉_o father_n do_v 〈…〉_o offence_n let_v we_o 〈…〉_o they_o offence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o forgive_v we_o our_o ●esp●ss●●●_n 〈…〉_o that_o trespass_n against_o us._n such_o 〈…〉_o other_o shall_v god_n 〈…〉_o aveng_a minde●_n 〈…〉_o with_o ●●●nall_n 〈…〉_o now_o 〈…〉_o we_o must_v not_o only_o in_o 〈…〉_o show_v forgive_v but_o from_o the_o 〈…〉_o ●●●ly_o &_o in_o hypocrisy_n as_o the_o law_n do_v 〈◊〉_d perfect_a obedience_n not_o only_o out-word_a 〈◊〉_d inward_a also_o you_o shall_v not_o keep●●_n 〈…〉_o in_o your_o har●●_n which_o upon_o every_o light_a occasion_n you_o may_v put_v in_o practice_n but_o 〈◊〉_d your_o 〈◊〉_d forgive_v offence_n rememb●●_n god_n commandment_n and_o be_v not_o forgetful_a how_o many_o offence_n he_o have_v forgive_v thou_o &_o what_o he_o have_v do_v few_o thou_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d do_v much_o for_o a_o friend_n do_v more_o for_o god_n nourish_v peace_n concord_n &_o 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with_o cross_n or_o sickness_n 〈…〉_o which_o be_v as_o it_o w●re_v god_n 〈…〉_o and_o sargant_n to_o call_v upon_o we_o for_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o debt_n but_o why_o be_v sinner_n call_v debt_n because_o that_o as_o ordinary_a debt_n do_v bind_v ●●en_o to_o payment_n so_o do_v our_o sin_n bind_v we_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o such_o on_o infinite_a penalty_n thirdlie_o the_o debt_n amount_v to_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n be_v far_o beyond_o 〈◊〉_d poo●er_n whether_o 〈◊〉_d mean_v the_o number_n of_o our_o iniquity_n which_o be_v 〈…〉_o hair_n of_o our_o head_n 〈◊〉_d whether_o we_o 〈◊〉_d the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o can_v in_o no_o manner_n of_o wise_a come_v ●eere_o unto_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o full_a obedience_n thereof_o fourthlie_o what_o be_v to_o be_v doo●●_n in_o this_o case_n concern_v ourselves_o a_o we_o must_v follow_v the_o example_n of_o this_o debt●●_n which_o 〈◊〉_d down_o be●●●_n 〈◊〉_d editor_n 〈◊〉_d himself_o and_o 〈…〉_o which_o 〈…〉_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o sin_n &_o be_v 〈◊〉_d wo●●_n 〈…〉_o into_o so_o great_a 〈…〉_o ●po●_n trust_v of_o christ_n desert_n we_o 〈…〉_o to_o 〈◊〉_d beau●nly_o father_n desi●●●_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●ness●_n and_o re●●●sement_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d wh●●●_n thing_n if_o we_o do_v faithful_o &_o ●●●tly_o we_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●mise_n that_o he_o will_v forgive_v we_o the_o whole_a debt_n and_o receive_v we_o into_o 〈◊〉_d although_o the_o releasement_n of_o the_o debt_n be_v u●etly_o free_a in_o respect_n of_o our_o s●l●●●_n yet_o if_o we_o look●_n upon_o christ_n who_o for_o our_o s●●nes_n suffer_v dreadful_a punishment_n there_o be_v make_v satisfaction_n to_o god_n for_o our_o 〈◊〉_d second_o beside_o this_o sufficient_a penepent_n it_o overew_v man_n merit_n &_o