Noah's Dove. · 1 ~; A Would eoGod rhis •vere nor rhe very of omrimes. There befomedelicare , peeces rhar rhrufi rhemfelves into far benefices, onely rhar rhey may make muchof one; and give rhemfelves overro their pkafure, and eafe; Even ofrhofe momhes which are facrcd roGod, rherewamnor fome, wh1ch our of a wanton cultome favour of nothing bur Indian foot; and takes more pleafure to purfcnh acloud of fmoake, than the thundrings and lightningsofthe Law: fome negligent paftorJings there are, whichhav,emot:eheedrorheirown hides, than to rhc foul~s of rheir people. I fpeake p)aine truth, in aplainefafhion, mtda nude, aHhat faithfull monitor profeffcs. Howfoever I befeechyou, brerhien,futfer you felves to be fiirred with this poore B fp<:ech ofmine:EvenOeepinglions are wont to be awakned wirh the llingofagnar. Arethefe rheOperarions,rhe diverfiries whereofcallGod their F•rher?God indee<f, hutDeNm ventrem• that beafilydeiry,rhe belly;I tremble to adde rhe relt,bur I mufi· whofe glory is their !bame, whofe end is damnation. It is now time for us ro play; and keep holy-day? Behold rwo cruel! enemies are upon us, Impiety and fuperfririon, and doe we either fir ltill with our hands fo!ded,or rife, and in a wilful! carelefneffe open the gates to our enemie ? That foveraigne Malter of ours rhe great Houfholder ofrheworld,when he was to goe forth into a farre Counrrey,yeararher when he was ro rcrnrne to his owne everlafiingcouncreyand Ours, committed ro every one <'fus one talent ar the Jeafi,to fame more; and bade us, Negoti~mini dt<m venio; Tr.tffigue till I come; Loe he bade us Negotiari,not tJepot'Yi; To trade,not m trill•, ro labor, not rodebo!he. And is this the rraffiquewhich he requires, to feeke C ourowne, torake our eafe, to fay nothing,m doeworfe?No,rhefe are thofe unclean napkins rather, wherein we have tlothfully hid the Talents, which we lbould have improved to thegaineofour Mafier,byputting theminto the handso f the Exchangers. That awfull Judge ofheaven and earth will befure uponhis return tocall us m an account; which ifwe mufr give for our idlewords, why nor alfo for our idle filence,as A•brofe wittily? What fhaltwe wretchedcreatutesthen anfwerfor our felves? where lh1ll we appeare? Iris a fearefull word, 0 evil! fervant, but more fearefull that which follows, Bringhim hither,aud kill himbefore me; Oh then, let meintreacyou, Jecmeadjureyou, brethren, bythedeare refpell: toyourowne fouls, by the bowels, yeaby rbewounds and precious blond ofJefusChrifi, by that drea.c'full Tribnnall, beforewhichwemuft ail,oneday,fiand, that you carefully enD deavour ro fer forth and accomplifhyourminifierieswith all holyoperacions;Preach theWord, be infiant,in feafon,out offeafon, reprove,exhorc with alllongfuffering and dofrrine. Ler everyof us ftudy to approve himfelfe unmCod, alabourer rhat !ball not besmed, aud a rightdivider oftheWord ofTrmh. Oh fweer Word, and filch as ·omparifon where<~f rhe very harmonyofheaven foundshar!bly,Well done good fer ant; rhou haO: been fuithfull in a little,enterinto thy mafrers joy. Oh let itbe our onely ambition , deare brethren, rhat we may once heare thisWord; Let us work that which Godhath commanded, andGod !hall be fure to crown that whichwe have '~rough c. Yea and ye(Honored Farhers)who are thisdaymer m confult ofthe weighty afE faires bothofChurchand Common-wealth, work now ; Ifever ye have wrought heretofOre, ifeveryewill work hereafter, Now work; Alarge doore and etfecmall i• opened unto you, and many adverfaries; ye fee how audacious Wi\1-worfhip hath oflatefet upon us; how proudly the Tridentinefaith bath advanced her crefi, and hath dared m Hie fiercely in rhevery face oftheGofpell : The R.omHh forces put rhemfelves openly intoarray;and havedared m found not an alarumonly,but(which nowifeman knows whether he fhould more fiampe at or !Corn) a victory: They prefume ro ereCt here amongO: us an Hierarchy <mulous ro·yours, and in the timeof your life 1 and health, and vigor, appoint what heires fhall fucceed in your Seas: WhatwilefpeCtator can think this indignity to be endured ? Isrhistobefmothered in filence :? Is this to be lon~er winked at? R.oufe up your felves, 0 yee holy Fathers,iftherebe any order ofptety in your bre{ts,anddefrroy thisTyberineMon· O:er, (Popery, I mean) with the breathofyour mouthes: and what ever grace and aurhoritie
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