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A73533
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Jesus Nazarenus, Rex Judaeorum. Or, a tract concerning the inscription fastned by Pilates command
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Bourchier, John, Sir, d. 1660.
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shamefully exposed to Ignominy not with a paper on his backe but with a Title of dishonour over his head For it was written Iesus of Nazareth King of the Iews Had these words beene spoken by Pilate It had beene shame sufficient but to enlarge his reproach they are written yea and written in Hebrew Greek and Latine that so they might not be better known unto himselfe than to all the World O cursed Pilate that thus dishonourest the Lord of Glory the time will come that thou shalt wish the Rocks to fall upon thee and the Mountaines to cover thee from that face which thou didst so 〈…〉 disgracefully vilifie with a supposed Reproachfull Title O yee blood-thirsty Iewes yee were of old termed a Stiffe-necked people Hath GOD sent his Sonne in mercy and doe you hasten him to the Crosse in malice Have you honoured in your Sacrifice Christum venturum Christ which was to come And doe you now Sacrifice upon the Crosse Christum ventum Christ which is come Oh hearts of Adamant is this the entertainement you give to the Messiah The shame you doe unto him shall binde shame to you and your posterity for ever And it was written CHrist whose hands and heart were free from injury is content to bee counted a Seducer to bee judged a Traytor against Caesar to have an Ignominous Title over his head Christ Iesus I say the Lambe Immaculate refuses no shame that hee might purchase Glory to his faithfull ones Hee that was the God of Glory becomes the sonne of shame Hee that was the Righteous Redeemer is deemed an unjust Usurper Hee that was the Lord of Life is condemned to Death Hee that was honoured with the Acclamation of Angels is now dishonoured with the exclamation of the Iewes He that was dignified with the Title Holy Holy Holy is heere disgraced with a supposed Title of discredit Iesus of Nazaret King of the Iewes Pilate shewes him disgracefully to the people with an Ecce Homo as you may see verse 5 of this Chap. Behold the Man Behold the Man Pilate yea behold the Redeemer of Man in the shape of a Servant Behold the Man yea behold him who was both God and Man In comparison of whose holinesse In comparison of whose Innocency Both these in Angels are but streames from his Fountaine Beames from his Brightnesse parcels from his Lumpe Mutuations from his perfections Stand O my Soule and with admiration blesse the Author of all Blessednesse Christ who to prevent thy shame sustained shame before men before his Father Cum sceleratis numeratus est He was numbred among the wicked for thy sake Hee was accounted sinnefull for thy salvation Adam by eating of the forbidden Tree deprived thee of Life Christ by suffering on the cursed Tree restores thee to Life Set to thy mouth then O my soule and drinke heartily of this Life-giving Water For Invenisti in Cruce Gloriam Christs Crosse is thy comfort His dishonour is thy honour That which is Ludibrium Impijs is Misterium Pijs The Crosse of Chist is to the Iewes a stumbling-blocke To the Gentiles foolishnesse But to thee O my soule it is the power of God and the wisedome of God 1. Cor. 23.24 Here then O my Soule exhilerate thy selfe in contemplation of the infinite goodnesse of thy Redeemer Behold him invironed round about with vertue On his right hand Obedience on his left hand Patience below him Humility above him yea above all Charity behold al these and because thou canst not expresse admire with silence And because thou canst not merit this blesse with thankfulnesse the bounty of him whose Death is thy Life whose shame is thy glory even the Lord Jesus Christ But hath hee done this for thee Then walk forth O my soule with courage till thou meete the Crosse then take it up with patience beare it in despight of thy Saviours enemies Follow thy Redeemer with a Crosse at thy backe and say with St. Paul Gal. 9.14 God forbid that I should glory in anything but in the Crosse of Christ whereby the world is crucified unto me and I unto the World For Crux Christi is Lux Christiani The Crosse of Christ is the glory of a Christian which Crosse hath freed thee from the blindnesse of error restored thee to rest overcame Hell for thee brought thee neere unto God opened the gate of Heaven wrought thy peace and purchast everlasting happines unto thee Honour him then O my soule who for thee was dishonoured Suffer a little misery for him in this World who suffered and endured a World of Misery for thee Entitle him in thy heart who bare this Title over his head Iesus of Nazareth King of the Iewes And so from the manner I passe to the matter of this Inscription IESUS OF NAZARETH KING OF THE JEWES IN which words are contayned the causes as they would have it of our Saviours Condemnation In the writing whereof rather GODS Will than Pilates did appeare For in this Title are contayned three Divine reasons why Christ the onely begotten Sonne of GOD should yeeld up his life upon the Crosse First because hee was Iesus Secondly because he was Nazarenus Thirdly because hee was Rex Iudaeorum He was Iesus that is Salvator A Saviour Hee was Nazarenus that is Floridus A Flower or flourishing He was Rex Iudaeorum that is Rex Confitentium King of the Jewes not carnally but spiritually not by Circumcision but by Faith King of those who doe beleeve with the heart and confesse him with the mouth to bee the true Messiah Pilate was blinde and could not see this The Jewes were obstinate and would not know this But now it is revealed to Babes and sucklings by Regeneration for all that are borne of God know that by nature they were sinnes subjects yet here they finde Him Iesum a Saviour By nature they are stinking in the Nostrils of God yet heere they finde him Nazarenum A sweet smelling Flower By Nature they are Satans Bondslaves yet for their Redemption they finde him heere Regem Iudaeorum King of all those that confesse his name This Title of Christ was written as I said before in Hebrew Greeke and Latine The Hebrewes had the true Priest-hood The Grecians abounded in Wisedome And the Latines in Dominion and Government The first signifyed Christ to bee the true Priest the second to be the wisest Prophet the third to be the Potentst King Here then is Christs Sacerdotall Office in that hee is Iesus His Propheticall in that he is Nazarenus His Regal in that he is Rex Iudaeorum Of these in Order First he is Iesus Iesus THis Name includes the first reason Why our Saviour dyed upon the Crosse Our first Parents by eating the forbidden fruit offended chiefly in three things In Pride in disobedience and in Carnall delight Pride in aspiring to bee like their maker Disobedience in transgressing the Law of their maker Carnall delight in preferring the pleasantnesse of the fruit before the
he cryes Consummatum est It is finished Iohn 19.30 In his whole life his face inclined towards the Sunne For hee might truely say in the words of the Prophet David I have alwayes set thy Law before my face Psalm 119. And as the face of the Cherubine looked alwayes towards the Mercy-seate so the face of this Marygold was alwayes towards the Sun of Gods Law He was so addicted thereunto that it was his meate to doe the Will of him that sent him and to finish his Worke. Iohn 4.34 John 4.34 The Lord calls him His righteous Servant who shall justifie many by his Righteousnesse Esay 53.11 His righteous Servant There is the exactnesse of his Obedience Who shall justifie many by his Righteousnesse there 's the Superrogation of his Merits Thus is Christ compared to the Marygold and may bee justly tearmed Nazarenus The Flower of Obedience Here then have I let you see a Garden of fragrant Flowers to the sight beautifull to the smell odoriferous What remaines but that we enter into this Garden and gather of these Flowers from the Crosse of our Saviour and making Garlands thereof weare them upon our Heads and Poses to carry in the bosome of our Hearts O thou sweet Nazarenus draw us by thy odoriferous sent after thee yea unto thee Lead us into thy Garden and comfort us with the fragrancy of thy Celestiall Flowers Nay make us O blessed Nazarenus spirituall Gardens unto thy selfe Set in our Hearts some slippes of these Flowers purge us from the weeds of vice and insteed thereof make Humility to flourish in our cogitations Innocency in our conversations Temperance in our appetites Charity in our affections and Obedience in all our actions to the Salvation of our Soules the good example of our Brethren To the glory and praise of thee our blessed Saviour who wert art and ever shalt be Iesus of Nazareth And so I come to the last word of Pilates Inscription King of the Iewes King of the Iewes THese were the last words of Pilates Inscription fastened upon the Crosse whereon our Saviour Christ was crucified which is the third pretended Cause of his Crucifying Little thought Pilate that Christ was truely King of the Iewes when he set up this Title For he received this Name not by Pilates Inscription onely but by his Fathers Ordination For hee is our Great King who ruleth all things who hath subdued all our Enemies tryumphing on his Crosse over the World the Flesh and the Devill He is called The King of the Iewes not carnally but spiritually not of those that were of the seede onely but of such as are of the Faith of Abraham that is of such as beleeve with the heart and confesse with the mouth that he is their King and Governor This Title was not first given him upon the Crosse for the Prophets did prophesie of it before I have set my King upon my Holy Hill of Syon sayes David Psal 2.6 And so the Prophet Zachary Chap. 9. ver 9. Rejoyce greatly thou Daughter of Syon shout out thou Daughter of Jerusalem Behold thy King commeth unto thee Hee is just and having Salvation lowly riding upon an Asse His Dominion and Government was fore-told by Daniel Chap. 7. vers 14. There was given him Dominion and Glory and a Kingdome that all people Nations and languages should serve him His Dominion is an everlasting Dominion which shall not passe away and his Kingdome which shall not be destroyed It is he that is Rex Regum Dominus Dominantium The King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 19.16 Rev. 19.16 With this Title did the Wise men seeke him Math. 2.2 Where is hee that is borne King of the Iewes With this Title did the Souldiers deride him Math. 27.29 Haile King of the Iewes And with this Title did Pilate thinke to dishonour him as it is in this Text Iesus of Nazareth King of the Iewes A King indeed hee was though Pilate knew it not whose Kingdome though it be in this World yet is it not of this World having nothing in it that is Temporall or Terrestriall but all Spirituall and Celestiall depending not upon Man but upon God consisting not in Riches Pompe Cities Castles Forts Armies But in Righteousnesse peace and joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 He is universall Monarch in whose hands are the hearts of Kings whose Vicegerents onely they are heere upon Earth The Pope weares a Triple Crowne in token of his three-fold Kingdome In Heaven in Earth and in Hell or Purgatory What he assumes usurpingly Christ Iesus enjoyes properly For hee is a King Regens in Coelo per gloriam in Mundo per gratiam in Inferno per justitiam A King I say reigning in Heaven by his Glory in Earth by his Grace in Hell by his Iustice Unto this Kingdome Christ hath a Triple right The first as hee is God coequall with the Father by whom all things were made John 1.3 John 1.3 and this he is Iure Creationis By right of Creation Secondly he is King as hee is the Sonne of God whom the Father hath appointed Heire of all things Heb. 1.2 And this is Deno Patris By the donation of his Father All power is given me both in Heaven and Earth Math. 28.18 Thirdly he is King as he is Mediator betweene God and Man And this is Merito Redemptionis By the merit of Redemption and thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he is here styled Rex Iudaeorum King of the Iewes As hee is then our Iesus so is hee our King The which Title King presupposes a Kingdome and a Kingdome presupposes Subjects and Subjects presupposed Lawes and Government In the handling therefore of this Kingly Office I am constrayned though but in a word to unfold unto you a whole Commonwealth Christs Office his Kingdome his Subjects and his Government And first of his Office he is Rex A King The word King imports a Soveraigne power over Subjects whereof the Scripture records foure sorts First there is Rex infernalis An infernall King which is the Devill called by Iob Chap. 41. the last Verse Rex super omnes filios superbiae A King over all the children of pride And also tearmed by our Saviour Iohn 12.31 Princeps mundi The Prince of this world And by St. Paul Eph. 2.2 Eph. 2.2 Princeps Aëris The Prince of the Ayre And by St. Iohn Rev. 9.11 King of Locusts Abaddon by name a destroyer by nature whose Kingdome is of this world whose subjects are the slaves of sin and children of Disobedience whose government is wickednesse and whose Law is the transgression of all Gods Commandements Secondly there is Rex temporalis A temporall King such as Saul David Solomon Ezechias and others were in Israel Such as are now Kings of the Nations This Kingdome is both in this world and of this world Their Subjects men ordered by Reason and governed by Lawes Civill and Ecclesiasticall Thirdly there is Rex