A profitábde Expotition copula amori, & charttatts, & Sacerdotumclamore,. ; ?ralunt-enzm ob eam remSacerd,.. Chryfofl: de' ter,vt popish:Orationes,qux Mitt-Owe sper fe font valtdiores iller cóplexa fzmulmcalos esee incomprehen- hanrur. Thou doefinvt fo toone ob nine thy defire when thou prayef} alone vnto fibili Dei na- the Lorde,as when thou prayeltwith thy Brethren. For heerein there is fome- tura. Homil: what more : The Concord, the Content, the ioyning of lone and Charitie, and the crye of the Priefles. For to that ende the Prielles arc made ouerfeers, that they(being the fíronger fort) may take with them the weake prayers of the peo- ple,and Carrie them vp into heauen. Againe,,Qaédquisapudfèzpfum rectum act; pere non poterit ,hoc cum mul cattuacciptet.,ware?guzaetiamf r nproprtavirtu . ,rauson con cerdzamuüuo poteft: T6é. Clory(ofr: m thing that a man cannot obtainepraying by himíclf alone,prayingtogetherwith 2. Thep!: the'mulntude he ilia! obtaine.And why to? For although not his own worthines, Hom: 4. yet the concord and vnitie preuaileth much. This Concord & vnitie in prayer,is a goodly thing,and makes a thrillthrike in the Lordes Bare. S. Hzeromedid liken it to a Thunderc1ap,R]î1 to the roaring ofihe Sea. And byplaine experience we knowe,that ifone firingoían In(irument stake a founde, many firings will make a'greater found : If one flickemake a fire,many flicks make a greater and an hot- ter fire. This true and good confideratión, made euer the godly haue a fpeciall care to frequent thepubliqueplaces of Prayer-: that if themfelues were dull, yet cues the company of others might iliac them vp ; And they in common place, might receyue the Bleflïng of common prayer. Peter and loin went together into theTemple to pray. And Dauid, rement. bring how'he had wont to léade the people to the Houfe of God,and haue a mul- titudefollowe by his good example :when he was banifhed from that comfort, 464.3.1- and wanted that helpe fo good againfl wants , bee faide his Heart was ready to breake within him, and the griefe was verle great. A moth notable place for all men to thinke of to flirre them vp tó frequent places ofprayer, and efpecially,for great men,whof a examples preuaile fo mightily,either to _l ood or euill.The corn - Pfálm.4a. panics will affemble,if they come and follow them carefully. As they did Dauid: and that obedience of many,fhalbe their crowne and true comfort,euen as it was `Dauidr: What thinke you,if in his exile fo grieuous and bitter,Dauidr, confcience had cryed alfo againfl him,and laide: Thou neuer when thou hadflpeaceand li- bertie,caredfí for publique meetings,at prayer and Sacraments :Thou neuerga- uefí any good Example this way to the multitude, that watched what thou did- deft and depended vpon thee, but if thou diddefl pray, it was ferret by thy felfe, when thou fbouldef} hauebeenewith the congregation: and therefore fince God gat no honour by thee,nor obedience of his people, by thy zealous forwardnes; to goe before them,and to leade them to the Houle ofprayer :.therefore now the Lord bath layde thy honour in the dufi,and railed vp euill againlí thee. Doe you thinke it wouldnot nippe? yes truely more then ill his woe betide, for there is no torment to a confcience iufflyaccufing.Wherforenow it fhuld be thought of by allNobles,& Gentlemen,& women; the marks that ignorant people frame thé felues vnto,that if euer the Lord ihuld do with vs as with Danid , orcafvs in the C"""" 9,r3, )zed offickns,or any way let vs that we could not go : yet with Data we might teflifie with great co ort, what had bin s (though then grieved' as he, that it was not fo'flill. ei?uflen was rauifhed with the Tongs of the Church and congregation met together,and euen wept in fpirituall conifort,conceiued by that fweete and hea- uenly 'natter fo iointly; and with fuch order and power made and uttered to God in publiquemeetings. And who bath notfelt his heart moued in a Congregation? Wherfore once againe,let thefe thingswork a great regard ofpublique Chutch- affemblyes at times appointed. For the fanElifying of the Sabbath requireth it, if there were no more. And take heed of exceptions,for they are moll dangerous againfí a thing fo rcnowmed in the word,& fo carefully obferucd euer of the god- ly. It is cafe to deceiue our felues with a'hew o ftruth,if there be not eu'd a confcience,, CO
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