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The difficulty of and the encouragements to a reformation a sermon preached before the…
The difficulty of and the encouragements to a reformation a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at the public fast, Septem. 27, 1643 / by Mr. Anthony Burges ...The difficulty of and the encouragements to a reformation a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at the publick fast, Septem. 27, 1643 / by Mr. Anthony Burges ...
London: printed by R. Bishop for Thomas Underhill, 1643London: printed by R. Bishop for Thomas Vnderhill, 1643
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3. This will bring peace and security to him, and to the Kingdom that receives it: As many as walk according to this rule, peace unto them, Gal. 6. 16. Ignorant and profane people cry out, it is this crying for Scripture so much, that makes all this trouble; but see the contrary, 2 Chron. 5. 35. When there was no teaching Priest, nor the Law in Israel, then there was trouble to him that went in and went out: Again, 2 Chron. 17. 9. 10. when Jehoshaphat Reformed according to God, then all was quiet, and fear fell upon all the Nations round about. The bringing in of Gods Word, and a Scripture Reformation, is like the bringing in of the Ark to Obed Edoms house, it carries much blessing with it.
3. This will bring peace and security to him, and to the Kingdome that receives it: As many as walk according to this rule, peace unto them, Gal. 6. 16. Ignorant and prophane people cry out, it is this crying for Scripture so much, that makes all this trouble; but see the contrary, 2 Chron. 5. 35. When there was no teaching Priest, nor the Law in Israel, then there was trouble to him that went in and went out: Again, 2 Chron. 17. 9. 10. when Iehoshaphat Reformed according to God, then all was quiet, and feare fell upon all the Nations round about. The bringing in of Gods Word, and a Scripture Reformation, is like the bringing in of the Ark to Obed Edoms house, it carries much blessing with it.
4. This Scripture man will be accounted nice and scrupulous. If you do regard his conscience, which attends Gods Word only, it must needs be nice and scrupulous in the Worlds account, That as they wonder you run not into the same excess of riot with them, so also that you cannot use all such Worship and receive all such Traditions as they do: A tender constitution feels the least blast of wind, so also doth a tender heart; Look upon the carriage of our Saviours not washing his hands, it was but a civill. thing, he knew how much the neglect of this would prejudice him, and yet he would not do it. For as he will have a liberty of conscience where some are superstitiously fearful; so again he will have an holy fear of conscience, where others are desperately bold; never then let Reformers startle at this, to be thought more strict then needs.