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A29910	A sermon preach'd on the coronation day of K. Charles I March 27, 1644, in S. Mary's in Cambridge / by Bishop Brownrigg when he was vice-chancellor of the vniversity, for which he was cast into prison.	Brownrig, Ralph, 1592-1659.	1661 (1661)	Wing B5210; ESTC R36388	14,727	32

and opposing their work that Zerubbabel might not despair of ever seeing the work finished or himself and his people in their former condition for the upholding of his heart God sendeth him such promise that might not only support but advance him forward with cheerfulness In the poorest condition that can be the Church of God is rich in promises and he is no poor man that hath rich men for his debtors though he be destitute of present supplies yet he hath Bills in abundance who hath dispised the state of small things Zerubbabel hath layd the foundation and shall see the top-stone Under the notion of a Reward assured unto Zerubbabel for what he had done he had been zealous for God's Temple and worship and God doth not only accept of it but reward him for it Honorantem me honorabo he that will honour God God will honour him Hath David a purpose to build God an House God requiteth his Intentions and saith I will build thee a sure House What comfort and confidence did this bring to Nehemiah he contended with the Elders and compelled them to bring Tithes into the Temple and then his heart breaks forth unto God Lord remember me for good and remember David and all his troubles his afflictions What were those afflictions his toil his pains his trouble to uphold Gods worship his readiness not only to do good for the Church but to suffer for it Remember the afflictions of David and it followes the sure mercies of David shall be performed The text is a Royal Charter sealed to Zerubbabel and in it a promise of future advancement I know that the Text is interpreted in a mystical sense concerning Christ. And indeed Luther's saying is true that then we understand the Prophets aright when we find Christ in them Christ is the true Zerubbabel the true anointed of the Lord the Diadem Scepter and Crown of the Throne of David belong to him But this hindreth not the intendment of it literally to Zerubbabel or the application of it to those that be as Zerubbabel the anointed of the Lord and so we may use it but with this reservation that Christ only hath the preheminence he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords before whom all the Kings of the Earth must throw down their Crowns and give him homage But by him and after him the Text is a royal Charter made to Zerubbabel wherein are these particulars 1. The time and season when this shall befal In that day 2. The Author and advancement The Lord. First I will take thee Secondly I will make thee Thirdly I have chozen thee It is the Lord the Lord only 3. The person to be advanced Zerubbabel my servant 4. The advancement it self I will make thee as a signet 5. The ground and reason and withall the stability of the advancement the assurance of it is sealed with the Seal of the living God it passeth through three Seales the ratification thrice repeated Thus saith the Lord and again and the third time sealed with the broad seal of Heaven Thus saith the Lord of Hostes. 1. And first of the time wherein this Chater should be made good to Zerubbabel In that day and it 's called a day of overthrowing the kingdomes of the Heathens when the Chariots of the horsmen shall come down when Heaven and Earth shall be shaken in that day Zerubbabel shal be exalted So these words may have the force of several things 1. The force of a supposition or an etsi and then this is the meaning though all the world shall be in an uproare and confusion yet Zerubbabel shall be exalted 2. The force of a condition or a potius rather then Zerubbabel shall not be exalted the Kingdomes of the Heathen shall be overthrown 3. The form of a fined relation and determination or a quando when the Nations shall be rooted out then Zerubbabels throne shal be exalted 1. The first of a supposition etsi Though all the earth be in an uproare yet Zerubbabels Throne shall be set up And this supposition is not meerly imaginary no impossible thing to see the world in an uproare We must not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 think it strange to see this lower region full of stormes and tempests the roaring of the waves the raging of the Sea and the madnesse of the people are put all together and this speaks the world as truly subject to tumults as the Sea Tempests there are venti Typhonici unquiet spirits whose work is to take peace from the Earth and to bring all to confusion and now suppose all this yet Zerubbabel shall have a charter of safty Gods Church his chosen ones his darlings they have a patent of security When God sendeth forth his judgements he gives charges as David did to his Souldiers that they should spare the life of his Son Let not Zerubbabel my servant be harmed The world it is in a tumult as Psa. 2. Why do the Heathen rage and the people of the Earth imagin a vaine thing Yet have I set my King upon my holy Hill of Sion David and the Sons of David are Sealed up the Psalmist delightes to put their cases to imagin them and so to strengthen their faith Psal. I will not fear though the Earth be removed when the earth doth quake then doth David stand immovable see the courage of his Faith in the rebellion raised against him Ps. 3. 4. I will not be afraid for ten thousand men that have set themselves against me round about See his security in the midst of these dangers I laid me down and slept 2. As a Condition potius rather than Zerubbabel shall miscarry he will overthrow all that shall oppose him nay he will shake Heaven and Earth the whole creation Nothing too costly to redeem him from destruction Zerubbabel's advancement met with great opposition the Prophet compares it with a great mountain but what art thou great mountain before Zerubbabel Thou shalt become a plain Zach. 4.7 All oppositions that rise against him shall become flat God is the God of nature and the Lord of the whole world and so he is merciful to all his creatures but when they come in comparison or stand in opposition to his Church they shall be all parted with Thus Isaiah sheweth how much he esteemed the welfare of his chosen Isa. 43. 34. I gave Egypt for thee Aethiopia and Sheba for thy ransome I will give men for thee and Nations for thy life One David one Zerubbabel is more dear than thousands of Heathens and Aliens 3. As the force of a Quando It sets forth the time when and herein are three gradual periods 1. In the day of adversity he will stand for Zerubbabel and defend him usually when the Church is in adversity God suffers the men of the World to be in prosperity and so when the day cometh he will remember his own and do good to them The Sun of prosperity shineth not in

Palace were not imposed on the Israelites but the Strangers among them The Spirit that is within us lusteth after envy and sheweth it no where more then toward our Superiours We should consider their temptations and allurements and compassionate them and pitty their failings and weaknesses and pray for their proceedings and acknowledge the benefits we receive by them They may sometimes overcharge us but are alwaies a shield and defence unto us Tully telleth us of those Sicilians that because of the great benefit they enjoyed by the Roman Government would not quarrel with them for some few trivial matters So should we do here 4. Exclusivè Zerubbabel is Gods Servant This interest cutteth off all other ministrations that can be laid on him The King's service is the Supream dignity He findeth no equal on Earth much less Superiour Dominion is the image of God not of the Pope This Signet is not annulus piscatoris the ring of Peter or his feigned Successor the Pope I'ts true when the Imperial Power turned Vassal to the See of Rome the Scripture calleth it the Image of the Beast But a lawful Supremacy is a most legible impression of the image of God There is a service in Government and that an hard one too so that the Subjects Duty is the easier of the too Diis minoribus in unum Iowem conversis veritas nominum est salus proprietatum facilius est imperantibus obedire quàm obedientibus imperare It 's a more easy thing to obey than to govern or rule so Hug on the hard taske of Government Kings are serviceable to the good of the People but not unto their Power not like to the Pope that can hear his Cardinal Sing Ecclesia data est Papae The Church is brought in by a Father saying I am not thine but thou art mine and all things else This sheweth how Kings may be said to be servants He is properly a servant that is so in respect of his imployments for another and from another The Supream power hath imployment of God and his authority and so his servant But respectu finis their end is to the great good of others St. Paul determines it Rom. 13. The Servant of God for our good So then this truth that Kings and Princes are servants of God must be unto them monitorium officii it should put them in mind their duty so to govern as to remember they are under government I know it a preposterous Solecisme to preach unto the people the duty of their Kings or unto Kings the duty of their people It was the method of the Pharisees when they found fault with Christ or his Disciples they would complain of Christ to his Disciples why eateth your Master with Sinners and of the Disciples to Christ why do not thy Disciples fast Just the spirit of the Pharisees to beget jealousies and for dissention to tell the King that his Subjects are false and the People that the King usurpeth This is not to give every one his true portion every truth is not for every person This here that Kings and Princes are Gods servants secureth their persons sealeth upon them a charter of a protection Princes in point of honour are bound to safeguard their servants David pleadeth for this priviledge in his danger Undertake for thy servant for good Psal. 11.8 King Hezekiah prayed Lord I am oppressed undertake for me David prefixeth this title unto his Psalm of thanksgiving A Psalm of David the Servant of the Lord. Likewise it must bind us to our obedience and not onely manacle our hands and pinion our arms not to offer violence but bridle our tongues from speaking any unreverent speech How dare you speak against my servant Moses It was the check that God gave not to the common murmurers but unto those that were sombody in the congregatiō even Princes And Gods calling of him Servant was not to teach Aaron to call him fellow servant but my Lord as it followeth This affordeth us three great excellencies in the governing of Gods people 1. In his person Monarchy 2. In his stock and original Nobility 3. In his descent a lineal succession in the Royal Family Three great excellencies in this Government 1. In the Person Monarchy The Supream Authority sealed in Monarchy hath this priviledge and advancement above other formes of Government that it carrieth a more ample stampe of Gods institution We condemne not other formes of Government they are not aberrations but justly praise the form which God chuleth for his own The Israelites for a time were under Judges but the setling of the Government was to be in Kings It s true the first King was extorted by the People but that hindreth not that the office of Kings was by Divine intendment It was promised to Abraham Kings shall be born of thee This Royal Charter was drawn up before Sauls time That which blemished Saul's setting up was the peoples overhasty desire to enjoy a King Saul the King and Saul the Apostle were both born out of time the one too soon the other too late but both their functions were of Divine Institution 2. In his stock and original nobility the son of Shealtiel God taketh notice of his nobility and dignity and putteth honour on it It 's an ill Symptome of the worst of times quae non instant sed extant when the vile shall rise up and behave themselves irreverently against the Nobles especially the Nobility out of which God raiseth the Princes of his people Blessed art thou O Land when thy King is the son of Nobles Queen Elizabeth when they inquired of her whom she would have to succeed after her answered My Throne is the Throne of Kings No mean person must be my successor The precepts of Philosophy tell us that Nobility is in a great capacity for rule and authority Every shoobuckle will not make a signet or bramble a King 3. As he establisheth Monarchy and raiseth it out of Nobility so he preserves it in a constant descent from David This is that which David calls the establishment of his throne Lord thou hast spoken that of thy servants house there shall sit a man for ever on his Throne Rather then this course should be interrupted God taketh such care to fulfil this succession that he will set Ioas a young child on his Throne It was the exception made against Herod Quod nec nascendo nec vivendo Rex suit He was neither a King by birth nor by life This hereditary succession preventeth much inconveniency which would fall out by reason of a vacuum A vacuum is of a strange nature which makes things of a low condition to ascend higher 3. The Author of this advancement 'T is no other then God himselfe I will take thee I will make thee I have chosen thee God is the fountain of all lawful authority unto him the shields of the Earth belong supremacy and soveraignty which are the beams of Majesty Promotion comes