Sixth sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties chappel at St. James's upon the first Wednesday in Lent, Febr. 24, 1685 / by ... Ph. Ellis ...
SIXTH SERMON Preach'd before the KING and QUEEN, Upon the First Wednesday in Lent, February 24. 1685. Viri Ninivitae surgent in judicio cum generatione ista, & condemnabunt eam:
SIXTH SERMON Preached before the KING and QUEEN, Upon the First Wednesday in Lent, february 24. 1685. Viri Ninevites surgent in Judicio cum generation ista, & condemnabunt eam:
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quia poenitentiam egerunt in predicatione Jonae. Matth. 12.41. The Men of Ninive shall rise at the Day of Judgment, against this Generation, and condemn it;
quia poenitentiam egerunt in predication Jonah. Matthew 12.41. The Men of Nineveh shall rise At the Day of Judgement, against this Generation, and condemn it;
neither Strength to stand firm, nor Grace to recover their footing when they are down, stretch themselves on the Ground, fall asleep in the Mire, rest because they will not Think,
neither Strength to stand firm, nor Grace to recover their footing when they Are down, stretch themselves on the Ground, fallen asleep in the Mire, rest Because they will not Think,
for, Such as will not shake hands with their Errors and darling Vices, says St. Bernard, will not stretch forth their Arms to embrace the Truth when it presents it self before them, are seised with a mortal Lethargy,
for, Such as will not shake hands with their Errors and darling Vices, Says Saint Bernard, will not stretch forth their Arms to embrace the Truth when it presents it self before them, Are seized with a Mortal Lethargy,
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nay with obstinacy of Devils, Obstinatione Diabolica; and It is a folly, adds Hugo of S. Victor, to go about to Convert them; Obstinatos corripere insipientia est.
nay with obstinacy of Devils, Obstinatione Diabolica; and It is a folly, adds Hugo of S. Victor, to go about to Convert them; Obstinatos corripere insipientia est.
Perversi difficile corriguntur. But while the Holy Ghost only declares it very difficult to reduce the Obstinate to a sense of their Misery, the same words that seem to disencourage the Ʋndertaking, gives hopes of the Success. For tho' we read of a Nabal so inebriated with Wine and Pleasures, that neither the peaceful Admonitions of a friendly David could perswade,
Perversi difficile corriguntur. But while the Holy Ghost only declares it very difficult to reduce the Obstinate to a sense of their Misery, the same words that seem to disencourage the Ʋndertaking, gives hope's of the Success. For though we read of a Nabal so inebriated with Wine and Pleasures, that neither the peaceful Admonitions of a friendly David could persuade,
Tho' we read of a Pharaoh so infatuated with Pride and Presumption, that neither the smooth Tongue of Aaron, nor the rough Hand of Moses; neither the Eloquence of the one,
Though we read of a Pharaoh so infatuated with Pride and Presumption, that neither the smooth Tongue of Aaron, nor the rough Hand of Moses; neither the Eloquence of the one,
In fine, tho' in this Gospel we behold one of the most astonishing Pieces of Obduracy in the Jews, who after a Devil ejected out of a Possessed Person,
In fine, though in this Gospel we behold one of the most astonishing Pieces of Obduracy in the jews, who After a devil ejected out of a Possessed Person,
and this before their eyes, and this demonstrated to be performed by the Power of God, still call for a Sign: Yet after all these Disencouragements, I will not despair of this Generation, since a Ninive was converted at the Preaching of Jonas; since a Ninive not only did Pennance in Sackcloth and Ashes, but also Preaches it to this Generation,
and this before their eyes, and this demonstrated to be performed by the Power of God, still call for a Signen: Yet After all these Disencouragement, I will not despair of this Generation, since a Nineveh was converted At the Preaching of Jonah; since a Nineveh not only did Penance in sackcloth and Ashes, but also Preaches it to this Generation,
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If I should compare this Generation to the Ninivites; this Metropolis of our Kingdom, to that Head and Seat of the Famous Assyrian Monarchy, it might be a Complement in any other Subject then that of Impiety: But if the Comparison were drawn upon the Resemblance of our Lives, it would relish too much of the Satyr;
If I should compare this Generation to the Ninevites; this Metropolis of our Kingdom, to that Head and Seat of the Famous assyrian Monarchy, it might be a Compliment in any other Subject then that of Impiety: But if the Comparison were drawn upon the Resemblance of our Lives, it would relish too much of the Satyr;
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and therefore neither to disgust nor disencourage my Audience, I am desirous to make the Parallel upon our Repentance. Secutus es errantem, sequere poenitentem, said once a great Preacher to a great Offender, but a more Illustrious Penitent. If we have transcrib'd the Lives of the Ninivites with all their Faults, let us not be asham'd to correct and blot out the Errata: If we have followed close at their Heels in wicked Courses, let us not be asham'd to acknowledge we are tired in the ways of iniquity, and sit down with them,
and Therefore neither to disgust nor disencourage my Audience, I am desirous to make the Parallel upon our Repentance. Secutus es errantem, Sequere poenitentem, said once a great Preacher to a great Offender, but a more Illustrious Penitent. If we have transcribed the Lives of the Ninevites with all their Faults, let us not be ashamed to correct and blot out the Errata: If we have followed close At their Heels in wicked Courses, let us not be ashamed to acknowledge we Are tired in the ways of iniquity, and fit down with them,
while I endeavour to bring the History of their Conversion home to our selves, after I have begged the Assistance of the Holy Ghost, the Author of Repentance, by the usual Address to Innocence, Ave Maria.
while I endeavour to bring the History of their Conversion home to our selves, After I have begged the Assistance of the Holy Ghost, the Author of Repentance, by the usual Address to Innocence, Have Maria.
Ninive, the Capital City of the Assyrian Monarchy, was the Babylon of those Times, Emasculated with a long Peace, Effeminate with Ease, dissolv'd in Luxury, Banquetting,
Nineveh, the Capital city of the assyrian Monarchy, was the Babylon of those Times, Emasculated with a long Peace, Effeminate with Ease, dissolved in Luxury, Banqueting,
and Wantonness, under the Reign of a Sensual Prince, a Sardanapalus, whose Life, says the Historian, was more soft and infamous, then his Name; turpior vitâ, quam nomine;
and Wantonness, under the Reign of a Sensual Prince, a Sardanapalus, whose Life, Says the Historian, was more soft and infamous, then his Name; turpior vitâ, quam nomine;
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and whose Example had so corrupted the Manners, and stifled the Warlike Genius of his People, that they were no longer formidable, but for their horrible Excesses;
and whose Exampl had so corrupted the Manners, and stifled the Warlike Genius of his People, that they were no longer formidable, but for their horrible Excesses;
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no longer the Brave Assyrians, but for defying Heaven, and assailing the Throne of God, not as their Predecessors with the Tower of Babel, which they could not finish;
no longer the Brave Assyrians, but for defying Heaven, and assailing the Throne of God, not as their Predecessors with the Tower of Babel, which they could not finish;
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but while the one was preparing its Thunder and Lightning, its Showrs of Fire and Brimstone, the other dispatches a Herald to warn them of their approaching Ruine.
but while the one was preparing its Thunder and Lightning, its Showers of Fire and Brimstone, the other Dispatches a Herald to warn them of their approaching Ruin.
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He was unwilling to expose his Master's Honor, and his own Person, among a People where he was like to be so little consider'd, that the God was as unknown as the Prophet. But if possible they should own his Character, and take the Subject of his Embassie into consideration, That yet forty days and Ninive shall be destroy'd, probably they might repent,
He was unwilling to expose his Masters Honour, and his own Person, among a People where he was like to be so little considered, that the God was as unknown as the Prophet. But if possible they should own his Character, and take the Subject of his Embassy into consideration, That yet forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed, probably they might Repent,
as it must be if the Judgment follow not the Sentence, the very Motive of their Conversion would prove a dangerous Temptation to return to their former Impiety.
as it must be if the Judgement follow not the Sentence, the very Motive of their Conversion would prove a dangerous Temptation to return to their former Impiety.
Wherefore the Prophet finding no other way to avoid the Points of this Dilemma, not only flies from the Employment, but also hopes to escape from the face of God;
Wherefore the Prophet finding no other Way to avoid the Points of this Dilemma, not only flies from the Employment, but also hope's to escape from the face of God;
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and more reason to apprehend the verity of Jonas 's Prediction, being conscious to himself into how dreadful a Precipice his ill Example had drawn a People, never so Complying, never so Obedient to the Prince as in his Vices.
and more reason to apprehend the verity of Jonah is Prediction, being conscious to himself into how dreadful a Precipice his ill Exampl had drawn a People, never so Complying, never so Obedient to the Prince as in his Vices.
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He rises therefore from his Throne, lays by the Ensigns of Majesty, puts himself in the state and posture of a Criminal, Preaches and Enjoyns the Pennance that he Practises;
He rises Therefore from his Throne, lays by the Ensigns of Majesty, puts himself in the state and posture of a Criminal, Preaches and Enjoins the Penance that he Practises;
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Fasting and Sackcloth become the Mode, the Court and Town are presently in it, and follow it with so much eagerness, vigour and perseverance, that the Storm which was ready to break upon their Heads, disperses of it self, the Heavens clear up, the Anger of God is disarm'd,
Fasting and sackcloth become the Mode, the Court and Town Are presently in it, and follow it with so much eagerness, vigour and perseverance, that the Storm which was ready to break upon their Heads, disperses of it self, the Heavens clear up, the Anger of God is disarmed,
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I promis'd not to offend your Ears with any rude Comparison, or to apply Causticks, to use a burning Iron where a Balsam, a gentle Remedy may work the Cure.
I promised not to offend your Ears with any rude Comparison, or to apply Caustics, to use a burning Iron where a Balsam, a gentle Remedy may work the Cure.
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Ninive a Pagan Town, the Centre and Fountain of Superstition and Idolatry, buried for so many Ages in the darkness of Gentilism, where the Sun of Justice never shone, the saving Faith never shed a Beam;
Nineveh a Pagan Town, the Centre and Fountain of Superstition and Idolatry, buried for so many Ages in the darkness of Gentilism, where the Sun of justice never shone, the Saving Faith never shed a Beam;
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a Man never heard of before, a Man contemptible for his Person, with Distraction and Amazement in his Countenance, still frothy and reeking from the Belly of the Whale;
a Man never herd of before, a Man contemptible for his Person, with Distraction and Amazement in his Countenance, still frothy and reeking from the Belly of the Whale;
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without any Credentials or Proof of his Mission, without any Miracle to back his Doctrine, or other Testimony to support it, then what he gave himself;
without any Credentials or Proof of his Mission, without any Miracle to back his Doctrine, or other Testimony to support it, then what he gave himself;
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and this to a People so little prepar'd to receive it, that in all likelihood, he might as well have Preach'd to the Rocks and Waves, from the Entrails of the Leviathan.
and this to a People so little prepared to receive it, that in all likelihood, he might as well have Preached to the Rocks and Waves, from the Entrails of the Leviathan.
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Surrexit de Solio, says the Text, He rises from his Throne, he detests that unfortunate Power which enabled him to sin without controll: Abjecit vestimentum, he casts the Purple from his Shoulders, which he had not only stain'd,
Surrexit de Solar, Says the Text, He rises from his Throne, he detests that unfortunate Power which enabled him to sin without control: Abjecit vestimentum, he Cast the Purple from his Shoulders, which he had not only stained,
after he had taken the thing into Deliberation, or Advis'd with his Council and Sages? No, says the Text, Et pervenit Verbum, as soon as this Word came to his Ear, without ballancing, without hesitation, Motu proprio, immediately at the very instant he falls to work:
After he had taken the thing into Deliberation, or Advised with his Council and Sages? No, Says the Text, Et pervenit Verbum, as soon as this Word Come to his Ear, without balancing, without hesitation, Motu Properly, immediately At the very instant he falls to work:
an ancient Theatre of Religion, and once the Metropolis of this Kingdom as well in Piety as in Grandeur and Commerce? Is it not to a Court once Peopled with Saints, once a Nursery of Heaven, illustrastrated with the Morning-brightness of the Gospel,
an ancient Theatre of Religion, and once the Metropolis of this Kingdom as well in Piety as in Grandeur and Commerce? Is it not to a Court once Peopled with Saints, once a Nursery of Heaven, illustrastrated with the Morning-brightness of the Gospel,
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and long Educated in the Bosom of the Church, having Kings for Nursing Fathers, and Queens for Nursing Mothers, nourish'd with the Bread of Heaven, and the Fat of the Earth? and yet amidst such an overflow of Divine Blessings, such infallible Helps, such efficacious Sacraments, such moving Exhortations, we remain unshaken to the Menaces, insensible to the Promises, rebellious to the Light,
and long Educated in the Bosom of the Church, having Kings for Nursing Father's, and Queen's for Nursing Mother's, nourished with the Bred of Heaven, and the Fat of the Earth? and yet amid such an overflow of Divine Blessings, such infallible Helps, such efficacious Sacraments, such moving Exhortations, we remain unshaken to the Menaces, insensible to the Promises, rebellious to the Light,
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and deaf to the Voice, not of a Jonas, but of a JESƲS. One unknown Preacher Converted the most Heathenish, the most corrupted, the most populous City of the World, at one Sermon;
and deaf to the Voice, not of a Jonah, but of a JESƲS. One unknown Preacher Converted the most Heathenish, the most corrupted, the most populous city of the World, At one Sermon;
We, whose Mission you acknowledge, whose Character you reverence, whose Authority you do not dispute, Think it a great Victory if we Convert the meanest of this crouded Auditory, after a hundred Sermons.
We, whose Mission you acknowledge, whose Character you Reverence, whose authority you do not dispute, Think it a great Victory if we Convert the Meanest of this crowded Auditory, After a hundred Sermons.
which amidst so much knowledge of its Duty, amidst such pressing Motives, such strong Convictions, such cogent Arguments, such illustrious Examples, puts off its Repentance from day to day? But to press this is my Second Point.
which amid so much knowledge of its Duty, amid such pressing Motives, such strong Convictions, such cogent Arguments, such illustrious Examples, puts off its Repentance from day to day? But to press this is my Second Point.
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For one of the most crafty Slights of the Devil to keep an unhappy Soul in his possession, one of the falsest Steps we make, one of the most dangerous Errors we slide into, is the deferring our Repentance from time to time, till it be past time. An Error not only most pernicious,
For one of the most crafty Slights of the devil to keep an unhappy Soul in his possession, one of the falsest Steps we make, one of the most dangerous Errors we slide into, is the deferring our Repentance from time to time, till it be past time. an Error not only most pernicious,
but in despite of Sense, Reason, Conscience, and Experience, will still persist in a vain and groundless Presumption, That after forty days their Ninive shall not be destroy'd;
but in despite of Sense, Reason, Conscience, and Experience, will still persist in a vain and groundless Presumption, That After forty days their Nineveh shall not be destroyed;
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you see them die, you see Ninive fall, (for when one dies, all the World dies to him) you see them die unprepar'd, one without any sense of a future Life, another in Despair;
you see them die, you see Nineveh fallen, (for when one die, all the World die to him) you see them die unprepared, one without any sense of a future Life, Another in Despair;
when you are dissolv'd in your Pleasures, when you are intoxicated with Wine, when you are extended in Wantonness, that even this Night perhaps your Soul shall be ravish'd from you, Stulte hâc nocte, &c. and yet in the sound of this dreadful Alarm, in sight of the threatning Hand which is writing your Sentence upon the Wall of your Chamber, upon the brink of this frightful Precipice you lie as supinely,
when you Are dissolved in your Pleasures, when you Are intoxicated with Wine, when you Are extended in Wantonness, that even this Night perhaps your Soul shall be ravished from you, Stulte hâc nocte, etc. and yet in the found of this dreadful Alarm, in sighed of the threatening Hand which is writing your Sentence upon the Wall of your Chamber, upon the brink of this frightful Precipice you lie as supinely,
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This Stupidity, this affected Insensibility of ours, provok'd our Blessed Saviour to such a Degree, that, contrary to his usual Meekness, he calls such People Fools, Stultos, insensate, stupid, brutish,
This Stupidity, this affected Insensibility of ours, provoked our Blessed Saviour to such a Degree, that, contrary to his usual Meekness, he calls such People Fools, Stultos, insensate, stupid, brutish,
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would you phlegmatickly reply, There is no haste in the Business, it will be time enough to bring the Engines when the Fire has reached the Foundations? Would a Man need a great Stock of Philosophy to convince you that you are a Fool, or a Madman, which is all one,
would you phlegmatically reply, There is no haste in the Business, it will be time enough to bring the Engines when the Fire has reached the Foundations? Would a Man need a great Stock of Philosophy to convince you that you Are a Fool, or a Madman, which is all one,
lest it swallow you up in unquenchable Flames. You bid him not trouble you with that yet a while, Thirty or Forty years hence perhaps you may give him a hearing, that is to say, speaking your Sense in the other Circumstance, Let me alone till the Fire has insinuated it self into the very Heart of the Building, till it has taken such hold upon me, that it will be impossible to lay it, impossible to rescue me from the devouring Element, beyond hopes of your Assistance, or Power to help my self,
lest it swallow you up in unquenchable Flames. You bid him not trouble you with that yet a while, Thirty or Forty Years hence perhaps you may give him a hearing, that is to say, speaking your Sense in the other Circumstance, Let me alone till the Fire has insinuated it self into the very Heart of the Building, till it has taken such hold upon me, that it will be impossible to lay it, impossible to rescue me from the devouring Element, beyond hope's of your Assistance, or Power to help my self,
when Horror reigns without, and Confusion within, till I know not where I am, what to do, which way to turn me, which way to go about to draw Tears out of my parched Eyes,
when Horror reigns without, and Confusion within, till I know not where I am, what to do, which Way to turn me, which Way to go about to draw Tears out of my parched Eyes,
would you refuse to stir a Step while you are in the Flower of your Age, in the height of your Strength? Would you tell such as advise you to work while it is yet day, before night come upon you, to get to your Journeys end as soon as you can, That it is time enough, you will begin when you grow Old? that is to say, you will begin when you should end,
would you refuse to stir a Step while you Are in the Flower of your Age, in the height of your Strength? Would you tell such as Advice you to work while it is yet day, before night come upon you, to get to your Journeys end as soon as you can, That it is time enough, you will begin when you grow Old? that is to say, you will begin when you should end,
And do you still deliberate upon the Point? Is the Matter so difficult, is the Case so perplex'd, that you cannot tell which Party to take? or rather, is not the Necessity so evident,
And do you still deliberate upon the Point? Is the Matter so difficult, is the Case so perplexed, that you cannot tell which Party to take? or rather, is not the Necessity so evident,
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so pressing, so irresistible, that to demur one Day upon it, is to renounce as well your Senses as your Faith, as well your Reason as Religion? You promise your selves late Years to repent in,
so pressing, so irresistible, that to demur one Day upon it, is to renounce as well your Senses as your Faith, as well your Reason as Religion? You promise your selves late years to Repent in,
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Is not this as great a Shock to Reason, as it is an Affront to Religion? Is it not to invade the Prerogative of God, by placing the times and moments in your own power and disposition? And certainly those Purposes of Repentance you so much relie on, those Resolutions you so often break and so often renew, those Promises which have so often deceiv'd both your self and your Confessor, cannot be true, real and unfeigned,
Is not this as great a Shock to Reason, as it is an Affront to Religion? Is it not to invade the Prerogative of God, by placing the times and moments in your own power and disposition? And Certainly those Purposes of Repentance you so much rely on, those Resolutions you so often break and so often renew, those Promises which have so often deceived both your self and your Confessor, cannot be true, real and unfeigned,
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But there is no such thing as Forty years hence, there is no such thing as Twenty years hence, there is no such thing as To morrow: Procrastinated Repentance is nothing, but a present Impenitency.
But there is no such thing as Forty Years hence, there is no such thing as Twenty Years hence, there is no such thing as To morrow: Procrastinated Repentance is nothing, but a present Impenitency.
Now go and complain you are hardly dealt with, you have not time allow'd you to repent, because you have not more Years allow'd you to offend: Complain that the Ninivites had more favour shew'd them then you have,
Now go and complain you Are hardly dealt with, you have not time allowed you to Repent, Because you have not more years allowed you to offend: Complain that the Ninevites had more favour showed them then you have,
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Be very angry at the Preacher for discomposing you, and stopping you short in the career of your Sins, with a Whisper in your Ear, That the Term is just expiring, that the Sword is unsheath'd over your Head,
Be very angry At the Preacher for discomposing you, and stopping you short in the career of your Sins, with a Whisper in your Ear, That the Term is just expiring, that the Sword is unsheathed over your Head,
They shall follow you thro' all the windings and mazes of Sin, they shall meet you in every crooked path which themselves traced out, and you follow;
They shall follow you through all the windings and mazes of since, they shall meet you in every crooked path which themselves traced out, and you follow;
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In fine, those lamentable Cries of Men, Women, Children, and Animals, suing to the Throne of Mercy to prevent the Overthrow of that City, shall cry Vengeance against this,
In fine, those lamentable Cries of Men, Women, Children, and Animals, suing to the Throne of Mercy to prevent the Overthrow of that city, shall cry Vengeance against this,
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and eccho it thro' the whole World, that God desires not the Damnation of Christians, who was so Merciful to Heathens; That you deserve indeed not so much warning,
and echo it through the Whole World, that God Desires not the Damnation of Christians, who was so Merciful to heathens; That you deserve indeed not so much warning,
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because your whole Life has been one continued Advertisement; That because they offended against the Law of Nature, they deserv'd an Eternity of Suffering,
Because your Whole Life has been one continued Advertisement; That Because they offended against the Law of Nature, they deserved an Eternity of Suffering,
but Impious because you rebell'd against it, you have merited the Outward darkness, the Nether hell. Yet to shew that God wills not the death of a Sinner,
but Impious Because you rebelled against it, you have merited the Outward darkness, the Neither hell. Yet to show that God wills not the death of a Sinner,
And now to sum up this Discourse, as Moses did all his Remonstrance to the People of Israel, Testes invoco bodie coelum & terram, quod proposuerim vobis vitam & mortem, &c. I take heaven and earth to witness, that I have proposed to you life and death, and set the Blessings and the Judgments of God before your Eyes,
And now to sum up this Discourse, as Moses did all his Remonstrance to the People of Israel, Testes Invoke body coelum & terram, quod proposuerim vobis vitam & mortem, etc. I take heaven and earth to witness, that I have proposed to you life and death, and Set the Blessings and the Judgments of God before your Eyes,
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The Earth, a great part of whose Inhabitants is still cover'd with Egyptian Darkness, and involv'd in the Sins of Ninive, yet at the first Sermon would repent in Sackcloth and Ashes. And I call even Hell to witness, which is Throng'd with so many justly Condemn'd for Crimes incomparably less then you daily commit;
The Earth, a great part of whose Inhabitants is still covered with Egyptian Darkness, and involved in the Sins of Nineveh, yet At the First Sermon would Repent in sackcloth and Ashes. And I call even Hell to witness, which is Thronged with so many justly Condemned for Crimes incomparably less then you daily commit;
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That God has not been wanting on his part, that the Bowels of his Mercy are as fruitful, that his Arms are as much extended, that his Heart is as open, that his Call is as vigorous, that his Hand is as powerful and as ready to save this Generation,
That God has not been wanting on his part, that the Bowels of his Mercy Are as fruitful, that his Arms Are as much extended, that his Heart is as open, that his Call is as vigorous, that his Hand is as powerful and as ready to save this Generation,
as when he pardon'd the Ninivites, whom we Copy in our Vices, and who sit to us as a perfect Model of a hearty, of an exemplar, and of a speedy Repentance,
as when he pardoned the Ninevites, whom we Copy in our Vices, and who fit to us as a perfect Model of a hearty, of an exemplar, and of a speedy Repentance,
