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A03765	A sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxford, the 17. day of November, 1602. in defence of the festivities of the Church of England, and namely that of her Maiesties coronation. By Iohn Hovvson Doctor of Divinitie, one of her Highnes chaplaines, and vicechancellour of the Vniversitie of Oxforde	Howson, John, 1557?-1632.	1602 (1602)	STC 13884; ESTC S119077	19,345	35

no special signification those two former were chāged Quia vmbra erant futurorum because they were figures of thinges to come and when the truth came the figures did vanish It is moral that some time should be allowed to the service of God that we might remēber his benefits magnifie his holy name to breake this law which is de iure diuino that is to dedicate no time to the service of God is worse then adultery worse thē murther but to breake the ceremonies of it which are de iure humano is not so great a sinne as murther or adultery which are of the second table de iure divino against the expresse law of God himselfe Nowe I come to the enemies of this Solemnity which now we celebrate of which since a right reverend learned brother of ours hath written very religiously D. Holland learnedly and largely I shal neede to say the lesse yet thus much briefely That Reynolds Sanders Stapleton and the rest of the rigide and salt humored Papists take exception especially against two points in this Solēnity the first is at the Institutiō as if it were without auctority for that it is now amōg our solemnities we wil not deny the second against the manner of solemnizing it as though we preferred it before the feastes of our Sauiour Christ For the former that the magistrate hath had both auctority and practise of instituting holidaies vpon extraordinary occasiōs of Gods blessings hath bin proved both by the examples vnder the Law and vnder the Gospel That the Iewes poterant quotidie instituere festiuitates quarū obseruatio duraret singulis annis vel fieret solum semel Abulensi●… might daily institute holidaies the observation whereof might either continue every yeare or onely be held once is Abulensis assertion 1. Paral. cap. 16. q. 14. That they appointed annual you haue heard before vnder Mardacheus Nehemias Iudas Machabaeus that they augmented in ceremonies some yeare more then other the feasts appointed in the lawe 2 Esd 8● appeareth both in Esdras time when the feast of Tabernacles was so royally solemnized that it is said Non fecerūt à diebus Iosua filij Nun talia filii Israel vsque ad diem illum 2. Esà 8. The children of Israell never did such things no not from the daies of Ioshua the sonne of Nun vnto that day and Iosias celebrated such a Passeover in the 18. yeare of his raigne when he had purged the Tēple of the Idols 4. Reg 2● Quale non fuerat actum a temporibus Iudicum Israelit arum vsque ad Iosiam 4. Reg. 23. as had not beene from the times of the Iudges of Israel vnto Iosias That they appointed such as are called by the Civilians Repentina instituted for once vpon a suddeine occasion appeareth by David who while the Arke was in his house faciebat omnes dies solennes propter honorem Arca saltem ad observationem ceremoniarū made every day a solemne day for the honour of the arke at the least concerning the observation of ceremonies Abulens and solemnised the daie of his inauguration into his kingdome in this Psal That the Christiā magistrate hath at least as much authority in constituting newe festivities and augmenting the olde as the Iewes had cannot with any probability be denied They not only appointed the feastes which concerne our redemption but the memorials of the Apostles some holy Martyres Constantine held a feast for ioy of the setling of the Gospel Christianity in his time Euseb lib. 1. de vita Cōstantini Other Emperors celebrated auspicia lucis the day of their birth other Ortum imperij the beginning of their raigne other festiuitates repentinas suddeine feastes vpō ioy for victorie over Gods enemies the Turkes and infidels Al which argue suficient auctority both for the institution and augmentation of this festivity Which although it had his original at the first frō that of St. Paule 1. Tim. 2. 1. Tim. 2. where he exhorteth supplications praiers thankesgivings intercessions to be made for kings for all that are in auctority Especially seeing we had attained to that end proposed by the Apostle namely by reason of her Maiesties raigne to haue liberty to leade a peaceable and quiet life in all godlines honesty Yet for asmuch as since that time it hath bin confirmed by the consent and approbation of the magistrate and by note in the Calender and by special praiers appointed for it I see no reason Caluino ●…irc l. 2. c. 18. but an high measure of malice only in Reynolds in his Caluine-T●●es to liken it to the encrease progresse of that Idolatrie mentioned in the 14. of Wisedome ver 14.15.16 Where the father made an image for his dead son and worshipped it as a God and ordained ceremonies and sacrafices which grewe to a custome in processe of time was made a law except peradventure he thinke that there is onely a progresse in sinne not in virtue as in their societies from slaunder to libelling a progresse in Idolatry as in their Churches from an Image to an Idol from an Idol to al heathenish ceremonies superstitiōs but no progresse in true religion either inwardly from faith to faith frō grace to grace or outwardly from lesse to more worship from fewer to more devour and religious ceremonies which I haue observed before to haue beene the course of Gods Church both in the olde and new Testament To conclude this pointe If the particular Church of England had auctority in Queene Maries daies to appoint two solemne Anniversarie Masses to be yerely celebrated in St. Maries the one on the 18. of Februarie beeing the Nativity of Queene Marie the other on the first of October on which she was crowned at which Masses the whole Vniversity should bee present from the beginning to the end and there devoutly pray for the good estate of the King and the Queene and for the peace of this their graces Realme and moreover appointed two solemne processions vpon the same daies being matters of greater solemnity then now we vse in these our meetings I doubt not to affirme that the particular Church of England hath also auctority sufficient to institute if so it please the celebration of the Nativity and inauguration of her excellent Maiestie with publike sermons common praiers thankesgiving for her godly peaceable raigne the vnspeakeable blessing received by her the chosen instrument of God for our good The other accusation is against the manner of solemnizing it Saunders with ringing and bonfires and anthims and sermons and feastings not onely solemnely but solennissimè most solemnely as though it were preferred before Easter and Christmas the blessed memorials of our Saviour Christ But may it please you to vnderstand that one feast or holiday is said to be more solemne or greater then another for many causes Because wee abstaine more from worke in

A SERMON PREACHED AT St. MARIES IN OXFORD THE 17. DAY OF NOvember 1602. in defence of the Festivities of the Church of England and namely that of her Maiesties Coronation By IOHN HOVVSON DOCTOR OF Divinitie one of her Highnes Chaplaines and Vicechancellour of the Vniversitie of Oxforde AT OXFORD Printed by Joseph Barnes and are to be sold in Fleet-streete at the signe of the Turkes head by Iohn Barnes 1602. TO THE RIGHT HONORAble my very especial good Lord THOMAS Baron of Buckhurst Lorde high Treasurer of England one of the LL. of her Maiesties most honorable Privie Councell Knight of the honorable Order of the Garter and Chauncellour of the Vniversitie Of Oxford RIght Honorable the day now vsually solemnized to the honour of God and memory of those blessings wherewith hee hath enriched this land in particular and his Church in generall by the godly and religious government of her excellent Maiestie was with the first celebrated as we take it in this her most loyall and Christian Vniversitie of Oxford notwithout the example of former times wherein the like hath beene practised to some of her Maiesties predecessors though with different ceremonie in a different religion Since which time it having taken progresse togither with Gods manifold blessings enlargement both in place and ceremonies testifying the loyall harts and duetifull loving affection of her subiects both to her royall person sincere religion and most blessed government as also their harty thankefulnes vnto God for them it hath beene oppugned by the Preistes Iesuites the enemies of her gracious peace and happie prosperitie whether with greater malice or ignorance I cannot well determine VVherefore being called to the celebration of this most happy festiuity by the nature of my office which by your Lordships appointment though vnworthily I susteine I thought it a part both of my duety to God and loyalty to my soveraigne Mistres to vndergoe the defence of the festivities of our Church which haue their adversaries at home among vs as of the celebration of the day of her most blessed inauguration into this kingdome which hath found some maligners both at home and abroad to dedicate the same to your Honor as my chiefest Patrone vnder her Highnes not presuming to present her sacred Maiestie with so meane and simple a service so in al humility I take my leave From Christ-church Novem. 29. An. Dom. 1602. Your Honors in all service IOHN HOVVSON Vicecan Oxon. This is the day which the Lord hath made we will reioice and be glad in it PSAL. 118.24 THis Psalme is a Psalme of thanksgiving which David song vnto God when hee was first invested into his kingdome 2. King 6. and translated the Arke of the Lord from the house of Obed Edom 2. King 6. with melody and musicke and greate festivitie in which he not only exhorteth all mē in a generalitie to praise God in specialitie both Iewes and Gentiles such as were after the spirit borne of the seed of Abraham and detested Idolatrie as Abraham did but actually bringeth in himselfe ver 17. ver 17. ver 24. ver 26. the people in this verse and the Priests in the 26. verse glorifying God for these great blessings The king both privately alone and publikely in the cōgregation prepareth himselfe to this thanksgiving acknowledging Gods iustice in humbling him his mercy in preserving him in the daies of Saule who sought his life and his bounty in investing him into his kingdom saying ver 22. ver 22. The stone which the builders refused is now become the head stone in the corner I who was reiected by Saule and his princes am now inaugurated into the kingdome Which though it be here an historical confession Mat. 5. Act. 2.1 Pet. 2. is notwithstanding a prophetical revelation of the kingdome of Christ Matth. 5. Act. 2.1 Pet. 2. The people provoked by their kings example answere him ver 23. This is the Lords doing and it is wonderfull in our eies And exhort one another to the celebration of that day in which God had wroughte that wonder in investing and crowning him against whom so many so great men so long time had conspired saying This is the day which the Lord hath made wee will reioice and be glad in it and then doe pray for the continuance and long life of their prince and his prosperity O domine da salutem ô domine da prosperitatem O Lord giue health giue salvation O Lord giue prosperitie vnto our king Finally the Priests seeing this harmonie and consent in the people ver 26. blesse them for it wish them good lucke acknowledge that great light and blessing to be given of God and exhorte them to that publike ceremoniall service of God which was vsed in those times ver 27. Binde your sacrifices with cordes even to the hornes of the altar These words which I haue read vnto you for my text haue bin heretofore applied by the fathers of the church sometimes to the celebration of the Nativity sometimes to the celebration of the resurrectiō of Christ as wel they may be this Psalme being figuratiuely and spiritually applied to him as appeareth by manie places of scripture but I am to take it this day litterally of the inthronising of David being the day consecrated to the glory of God for the inauguration of our blessed Soveraigne into this kingdome In which words I obserue the institution of a festival day and therein First the occasion of the Institution which are Gods blessings extraordinary cowched vnder these words This is the day which the Lord hath made Secondly the author of the Institution king David Thirdly the End or vse of it wherin I note an external ioy Exaltemus Let vs reioice and an internal Laetemur in ea let vs be glad in it First for the Institution and occasion of it 1. Part. Institution It is certaine that al daies were first made and created by God hee made the first day and the second and the third the seaventh and placed in the firmament a great light namelie the sunne which by his presence or absence without al respect distinguisheth daies from nights and one day from another Neverthelesse though God be the auctor of thē al yet hee hath put a difference and distinction betweene them and is said more especially to haue made one then another more especially the Sabboth and holy-day then the ordinary day appointed for labour Propter opera privilegiat a quae fecit in eis for certaine excellent and priviledged workes which he hath done in it And this is noted by the wise sonne of Sirach Cap. 33. Who graunting a distinction of daies but demaunding a reason of it putteth this question Eccles 33. VVhy doth one day excell another seeing the light of the daies of the yeare that is the life of them comes of the sunne he maketh this answer The knowledge of the Lord hath