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A05191	A golden trumpet, to rowse vp a drowsie magistrate: or, A patterne for a governors practise drawne from Christs comming to, beholding of, and weeping ouer Hierusalem. As it was founded at Pauls Crosse the 1. of Aprill, 1624. By Iohn Lawrence preacher of the word of God in the citie of London.	Lawrence, John, preacher of the word of God in London.	1624 (1624)	STC 15325; ESTC S104883	75,729	126

Sonne of God distilling abundant of teares from his faire eies vpon his tender cheekes What aileth thee O thou Iesus that thou so weepest Thou blessed Sauiour of mankinde that teares runs so fast from thy vnspotted eies Doest thou so weepe for those that laugh at thee yea dost thou shed teares for those that neither will nor can weepe for themselues Are our sinnes so piercing to thy soule so pleasant to vs doth our wickednesse wring groanes sighes sobs and brinish teares from thy faire eies nay bloud from thy most tender heart and cannot we shed one teare for our selues Then hard is our hearts and miserable our case Oh my deare Brethren and louing Countreymen know this one thing how that it was not another wept for him that he could not endure O Daughters of Hierusalem Luke 23.28 weepe not for mee but for your selues but he for others though he neuer deserued to shed one teare yet ceaseth not to powre forth riuers of teares for this hard-hearted Nation For my Text tells me that He wept not an Angell a Saint or a Sinner but He yea euen He He that was all one with the father Heb. 2.6 10. Gen. 3.15 Luke 1.35 Matth. 2.3 Matth. 2.13 Matth. 4.1 He that was full of glory and might He that was promised to our first Parents in Paradice He that was conceiued by the holy Ghost and borne of the Virgin Marie Hee that at his birth troubled Herod and all Hierusalem He that was exiled into Egypt and there obscurely kept in the Cottage of a poore foster-father He that was transported and tempted by Satan He that was derided of his kindred and blasphemously traduced of the Iewes Hee that by the words of his mouth stilled the raging of the Sea Matth. 8.26 Psal 65.7 the ruffling of the winds and the madnesse of his people He that caused the Fish to bring him money from the bottome of the Sea Matth. 17.27 Matth. 14.19 He that fed fiue thousands with fiue loaues and two small fishes Iohn 9.1 Hee that made the Blinde to see the deafe to heare the lame to goe Mark 7.34 Matth. 11.5 Iohn 11.44 Matth. 8.29 Matth. 3.17 Matth. 17.5 Iohn 12.28 29. Hee that cleansed the Lepers cured the diseased and raised the dead from the graue He that made the Deuils to cry What haue we to doe with thee Iesus thou Sonne of Dauid Art thou come to torment vs before the time He that receiued this testimony three times from God the Father This is my beloued Sonne in whom onely I am well pleased He that did all things well and neuer any euill neither to God nor man It is He that wept in this my Text and none but he He euen Iesus Christ the Sauiour and Redeemer of the world the Parragon and Prince of Prophets the true Messias the Fathers ioy the Angels blisse heauens beautie the glorie of Israel the light of the Gentiles Luke 2.32 the worlds Sauiour prefigured in the Law fore-told by the Prophets and exhibited in the Gospell It was He that wept from whence we might draw many conclusions I will but point at them at this time yet promising to all those that affects goodnesse to inlarge them according to their worthinesse if strength of body permit hereafter First in that he wept it shewes vs Christ wept therefore 1. Man Heb. 2.17 4.15 how He was true man consisting of soule and body as all other men do yet not sinfull man for he was like to vs in all things sinne onely excepted neither are we so to take our Sauiour as no more but man for though hee were man yet he was more then man hauing the diuine Nature hypostatically vnited to the humane so that hee rested not God alone nor man alone but God-man and Man-God perfect God begotten of his Father perfect Man borne of his Mother 2. Great his affection towards man Secondly in that he wept he shewes vs how that great is his affection towards mankinde the affection of a Father to his childe or of a Mother to the fruit of her owne wombe is nothing in respect of the Lords affection towards Man for had he not affected vs he would neuer haue died for vs but he did not onely weepe but die for our sinnes therefore needs must we conclude his affection was great vnto our soules 3. Christ not delighted in the destruction of his enemies Thirdly in that he wept it shewes vs how that he was no whit delighted in the destruction of his enemies Though man reioyce at their enemies ruines either in body goods or name making that day though a day of fasting a day of feasting when tidings is brought of the subuersion ruine and desolation of those whom they affect not yet it is not so with our Sauiour for he fore-seeing their desolation wrung from his eies abundant teares of compassion 4. Greatly delighted in the conuersion of man Fourthly in that he wept it shewes vs That he is greatly delighted in the conuersion of others that weeps so bitterly at the subuersion of others for he is the louing Father that euer is ready to receiue his prodigall children at what time soeuer they doe repent them of their sins from the bottome of their hearts and that not with grudging Ezek. 18.17 but with delight for so greatly is he reioyced when wee forsake our sins as that he counts nothing too deare for our soules If we be naked he brings a robe to couer vs if we be hungry Luke 15.12 23. he killeth the fat Calfe to feed vs and if not married to the flesh world nor deuill hee brings a Ring to wed vs for if hee mourne for man when man was dead and lost how greatly will he reioyce at man when man is liuing found Fiftly in that he wept and that when the people cut downe the branches of the trees 5 Worldly pompe would be mixed with teares spreading their garments in the way euery one crying with a ioyfull acclamation Hosanna in the highest blessed is hee that commeth in the name of the Lord We learne that which Ludolphus doth obserue Ludolphus de imitat vitae Christi par 2. cap. 28. That worldly pompe and applause should be mixed with teares For though it were neuer so great it cannot alwaies free from sorrow especially if wee belong vnto God I know the wicked will and can shift off their sorrow with the Viall Harpe Lute or singing to the tune of the Organs Pompillius writes Epistles to Tullie Pompillius to Tully Antimachus thinking to rid away his sorrow by reading Antimachus makes verses thinking to rid away his sorrowes by riming Archilochus calls for Wine thinking to to rid away his sorrow by drinking A●chisochus 1 Sam. 16.22 23 Saul calls for Musicke thinking to rid away his sorrow by playing Some call for cards and dice thinking to rid away their sorrow by gaming but alas

all in vaine for neither the world nor any thing in the world can free vs alwaies from sorrow especially if we belong to the Lord for Quid ad nos consolatio mundi Martia Epise What doe the pleasures of the world belong to vs for the world is but spuma fumus somnium a froth a smoake a dreame a froth because it puffeth vp a smoake because it maketh blinde a dreame because it vanisheth away Yea as a good Diuine saies it is Vices Nurse Natures step-mother Vertues murtherer Thefts refuge Woredomes pander Sodomes fruit Crocodils teares a Syrens song yea as Philo calleth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a bitter sweet pleasure is a spurre riches a thorne honor a blast life a flower glory a feather beautie a fancy ioy a frenzy and all things in the world but like the Booke in the Reuelation Ap. 10.9 sweet in the mouth bitter in the belly or like the reeds in Egypt which doth not onely breake in peeces when it is leaned on but in breaking flieth in splinters 2 King 18.21 to the piercing of the hands of him that trusted to it or like a draught of cold water drunke vp by him that is heated with the violence of a burning Feauer which allaieth the heat during the continuance of drinking but scarcely is the Cup gone from his mouth before he feeleth an increase of his boiling drought or like money taken vp from the chest of the Vsurer which will stop a gap for the present but afterwards make the wound the deeper 6. Cities are chiefly to be lamented Sixthly lastly in that He wept and ouer Hierusalem the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Iewes the same Citie that he drew neere vnto and euen now beheld We learne That Cities ought chiefly to be lamented These things we might handle at large but lest your patience should be vrged my weak body too much strained and all our memories ouer charged I cease the prosecution till some other occasion in the meane while I referre these heads to your godly meditations and for a conclusion will onely speake a word or two of the cause of these teares Causes of Christ weeping ouer Hierusalem which is two-fold First Propter mala culpae the euill of sinne committed by them Secondly Propter mala poenae the euill of punishment that was to be inflicted vpon them 1. Cause was propter mala culpae their sinnes First Propter mala culpae the euill of sinne committed by them This was the greatest cause that produceth our Sauiours teares Roy. Post for non ruinam lapidum sed hominum vanitatem saies Royard in his Postils He wept not so much for the ruine of the City as the vanitie of the people Neuer did the nailes so wound him nor the speares so gore him as their sinnes did pierce him Neuer was the gall so bitter to his taste nor the thornes so pricking to his touch as their sinnes was offensiue to his soule Neuer was their fists so smarting to his cheekes nor their spittle so loathsome to his face as their sinnes were hatefull to his heart Neuer was their flouts so hurtfull to his name nor the Crosse so tormenting to his narure as their sinnes were burdensome to his body and soule for so heauy a weight was their sinnes to him that it did not onely make him pray once Matth. 26.44 Luke 22.44 twice and thrice nor to sweat and that in a cold winters night water and bloud nor to complaine I thirst but to cry Iohn 19. and that with such a lamentable cry as made both heauen and earth to stand amazed the Sunne to hide his face as not daring to behold the Sonne of God in such a case as he was in when he cried Eli Eli lamasabachthani My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Blame not therefore our Sauiour to weepe since sinne is so tormenting to his soule Of old the Lord complaineth by the mouth of his holy Prophet Amos 2.13 That he was pressed vnder their sinnes as a Cart is pressed with sheaues which Saint Hierom thus glosseth As a Cart laden with hay or stubble maketh a noise soundeth out and howleth so I howle and cry vnder your sinnes saith the Lord euen shriking as sometimes a cart doth and no maruell for their sinnes were not few but many yea more then can bee numbred by any Arithmetician and greater then can be measured by any Geometrician 〈◊〉 1.4 〈◊〉 1.5 Ier. 5.7 Ie● 17.21 Ier. 6.14 Ier. 5.3 Jer. 6.13 Amos 6.6 Esay 3.16 c. Ier. 9 5. Ez●k 6.9 16. Esa 5. Iere. 17.25 I will not now stand to tell you of their Idolatry not of their swearing and forswearing nor of their profaning the Lords Saboath nor of their false teachers nor of their contempt of Gods word nor of their Couetousnesse nor of their sloth and drunkennesse nor of their pride nor of their deceit nor of their whoredome nor of their vnthankfulnesse nor of their waxing worse and worse with many moe All which I will not spend time about because I know you haue heard them and hope by frequent reading the Bible you know them but needs it must be granted that since their sinnes did so abound it was the cause that our Sauiours teares did much more abound Our sinnes as well a● Hierusalems draw teares from Christs eies And was it their sinnes alone that wrung these teares from our blessed Sauiours eies alas no sweet Iesus thou knowest it was ours as well as theirs for all thy labours thy troubles thy miseries thy griefes thy sweatings thy bleedings and thy torments which in the daies of thy flesh from the first houre of thy Natiuitie to the last moment of thy sufferings vpon the Crosse was for our sinnes and for our sakes our sinnes I say was the cause of all Esay confessed it Es 53.4 5. saying Hee hath borne our griefes and carried our sorrowes hee was wounded for our transgression he was bruized for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was vpon him and with his stripes we are healed If there be euer an vnbeleeuing Iew amongst vs that should demand this vnseasonable question Why doth our Sauiour weepe for my sinnes Hee hath his answer from these short Arguments following First because it grieues the Father offends his Maiestie vexeth his holy Spirit of grace Christ weeps for sinnes because 1. they grieue God and his blessed Spirit 2. Procure punishment Rom. 6.23 Christ being one that loues the Father cannot chuse but weepe at that which grieues and offends the Father Secondly because it procureth punishment from the Father either temporall or eternall for the reward of sinne is death Death in this life and without a great repentance eternall death in the life to come Thirdly because it separates grace from the soule 3. Separate grace and God from man Esay 59.2 and the soule from grace God from