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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14854	The bride royall, or The spirituall marriage betweene Christ and his Church Deliuered by way of congratulation vpon the happy and hopefull marriage betweene the two incomparable princes, the Palsegraue, and the Ladie Elizabeth. In a sermon preached vpon the 14. day of Februarie last past, the day of that royall marriage triumphant solemnization. At Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire by G.W. Master of Arts, and pastor there.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1613 (1613)	STC 25157; ESTC S119574	28,181	98

Cor. 6.14 or what concord hath Christ with Belial Againe euery man should bee answerable to the qualitie and condition of the Church whereof he doeth professe himselfe a member now the Church is said to be without spot or wrinkle Ephe. 5.27 therefore euery one professing himself a member of the Church must endeauor to be sincere and blamelesse in the Church The wise Virgins that were inuited to the weding of the Lambe tooke Oyle in their vessels with their Lampes and attended the Bridegromes comming but they are foolish Virgins and shall not be admitted to the Bride-chamber who haue no oyle in their Lampes that is no holynesse in their liues Mat. 25. Lastly these pure Virgines who are this royal Brides guests They must promote and proture the good of the Church as they are companions of the Church and as they are admitted into her society so they must follow her and to the vtmost of their power seeke to promote and procure the good of her Pray for the peace of Iernsalem Psalme 122.6 let them prosper that loue thee peace be within thy Walles and prosperitie within thy Pallaces Verse 7.8.9 for my Brethren and companions sake I will now say peace bee within thee because of the house of the Lord our God I will seeke to doe thee good Psal Reason 122. Where the Psalmist setteth downe a threefold reason why euery member of the Church should doe seruice to the Church and seeke the good of it First in regard of their owne prosperitie in the prosperitie of it They shall prosper that loue thee Secondly in regard of others who are their fellowe members in it For my brethren my neighbors sake I wil now say peace be within thee Thirdly because it is the house of God Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seeke to doe thee good Thus in briefe we haue seene this point of Doctrine proued that none can bee brought to saluation but by Christ none can bee brought to Christ but in the Church none are in the Church but such as endeauour to haue pure Virgins soules none can haue this but they must doe their best seruice for the Churches good The vse of this Doctrine may serue Vse 1 For the reproofe of those who are out of the Church First to discouer the miserable estate of those which either yet are not brought within the Pale of the Church as Infidels Turkes and Ethnickes or who wilfully leape ouer this Pale and separate themselues from the Church as Papistes Familistes Brownists and Anabaptists The Papist of Pride the Familist of Hypocrisie the Brownist of Singularitie haue singled themselues from the Churches company 2. Tim. 2.17 as Hymenaeus did If they separate themselues as stones from the building and as members from the body what hope is there of them what a fearefull doome is that which S. Iohn doth giue concerning them They went out from vs they were not of vs for if they had been of vs they would haue remained with vs 1. Ioh. 2.19 Secondly Vse 2 this may serue for the terror of those Against the prophaneliues of those who liue in the Church who liuing in the Church and professing themselues members of the Church doe by their prophane and vngodly course of liuing bewray themselues not to belong vnto the Church To the wicked saith God what hast thou to doe to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take my Couenant in thy mouth seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behind thee Psal 50.16.17 Will ye steale murther and commit adulterie and sweare falsely and then come and stand before mee and say wee are deliuered notwithstanding all these abominations Ier. 7.9.10 Gods house will not be a denne for theeues the members of the Church must liue by faith If any draw backe my soule shall haue no pleasure in him Hebr. 10.38 The Brides followers must exhibite themselues Chast Virgins vnto Christ 2. Cor. 11.2 They must approue themselues as Virgins redeemed from amongst men being the first fruits to God and to the Lambe Reuel 14.5 Otherwise they shall bee reiected like those foolish Virgins with a Non nout vos Verily I say vnto you I know you not Matth. 25.12 Without holines no man shall see God Heb. 12.14 And into the Church triumphant shall enter no vncleane thing as it is Reuel 21.27 Vse 3 Let this then prouoke vs all more and more to sanctitie and newnesse of life For our direction to all holy duties that wee may walke worthie of that calling whereunto we are called whatsoeuer things are honest Philip. 4.8 whatsoeuer things are iust whatsoeuer thinges are true whatsoeuer thinges are pure whatsoeuer things are louely whatsoeuer things are of a good report if there be any vertue if any praise let vs thinke vpon these things and doe them Let vs all set forward the good of the Church with all our power and bring such as belong vnto vs into the bosome of the Church that they and wee may haue fellowshippe with God and one with another so shall wee haue a ioyfull communion in the kingdome of grace and an happy entrance into the kingdome of glory which is the last circumstance to be noted in the text With gladnesse and reioycing shall they be brought they shall enter into the Kings Palace Circ 4 WE haue seene the Bride her glory The literall sense of the words the Brideguests and their dutie Now in the last place wee are to behold the marriage pompe and solemnitie THEY the Bride and her companions the Church and her members shal be brought by the preaching of the word and the working of the holy Spirit with ioy and gladnes with inward ioy and peace of conscience with outward comforts and encouragements They shall enter here by the kingdome of grace into the Kings Palace the kingdome of euerlasting glory Doctrine Behold we here in a word the glorious manner and Maiestie of the Churches marriage The manner and Maiestie of the Churches mariage The Churches marriage with Christ her Lord is to the ioy and gladnesse of her heart be gunne heere in this life but perfected and consummated to her endlesse glory in the life to come Here in this life it is begunne Heere in this life for so Isay 54.5 He that made thee i● thine husband the Lord of Hoasts is his name and thy Redeemer the Holy one of Israel and Isa 62.4.5 Thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah or my delight is in her thy land Beaulah or married for the Lord delighteth in thee and thy land shall be married as the Bridegroome reioyceth ouer the Bride so shall thy God reioyce ouer thee The mariagemaker The Author of this marriage or the marriage maker is God the Father who ioyneth his Sonne in marriage with the Church by his holy Spirit I will marrie thee vnto me for euer yea I will marry thee vnto me in