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A16893	The glorie of the latter temple greater then of the former Opened in a sermon preached at the consecration or restitution of the Parish Church of Flixton in the island of Louingland in the county of Suffolke; being sometimes the mother church of the East-Angles. 11. March. 1630 / By Iohn Brinsley.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1631 (1631)	STC 3789; ESTC S119303	16,363	28

nor yet in the inside I would to God the foule mouthes of the Romanists were not too iustly opened against vs in this quarrell but yet our negligence is no plea for their preposterousnesse What is it that they account the greatest glory of their Temples Stately and goodly edifices vast and magnificent buildings built rather for the eye then the eare state then vse Rich and costly furniture Curious pictures Images Crucifixes Altars Chalices Vestments rare apurtenances shrines monuments relicks This is the glory which the eyes of the greatest part amongst them are dazled with Little account in the meane time do they make of this glory of the latter Temple the Preaching of Christ. Perhaps a little in this season of the yeare to which all their holinesse is confined The Passion of Christ shall be acted now and then in a pulpit rather then preached All the yeare after their Churches may preach to the eye as indeed all their seruice is but eye-seruice but little to the eare lesse to the heart For our parts far be it from vs to enuy them this their glory If it must needs be so that the golden Chalices and the golden Priests must be diuided that they cannot go together let them take the Chalices so we may haue the Priests They were Saint Augustines three wishes to see Rome in her pride Christ in the flesh and Saint Paul in a pulpit giue vs the two latter of these in a good sense in our Temples let Rome still keepe her pride to her selfe Salomons Temple I am sure might compare with the best of theirs in their owne kind and yet the glory of the latter house was greater then of the former To leaue them a word for our selues and but a word We see wherein the true glory of our temples lieth farre be it from any of vs now that we haue found out wherein the strength of Sampson lieth to go about to cut off his lock Now that the Lord hath made knowne vnto vs where it is that his glory dwelleth farre be it from any of vs herein to imitate the high Priest of whom I spake euen now to carry smoke in our hands to vse or attempt any way or means for the darkning for the obscuring of this glory But Charitie bids me hope better things of you And therefore let me turne this Caution into a word of Exhortation And that is briefly To stirre vp and excite euery of vs here now present before the Lord that in our seuerall places and stations we would put to our hands to this worke to this beautifying this adorning of the Temples of God To erect build rebuild repaire beautifie Churches is a thing that heareth well at all hands and it deserues no lesse I would to God there were more hands in workes of this nature so they may be free from vaine ostentation and as free from all opinion of merit two leaues of Coloquintida which in former ages were wont for the most part to imbitter all these seruices but yet whilest wee haue a pious respect to the outside let vs haue a greater regard to the inside The windowes in Salomons Temple were broad and narrow saith the Text broad within narrow without saith the margent of the new Translation euen as these are here before our eyes Such should the light the beauty the glory of euery Temple vnder the Gospell be inward greater within then without Outward externall ornaments in the house of God so they be decent comely not subiect to occasion superstition in the beholder or distraction in the hearers they are not onely lawfull but laudable But the chiefe ornaments in which the glory of our Temples lies are the speciall ornaments Will you know what they are in particular go along with me a little into the Sanctuary of God There we shall find three principall peeces of furniture A Table an Altar a Candlesticke A table for the shew-bread with twelue loaues vpon it signifying the twelue tribes of Israel presenting themselues before the Lord. An altar for the incense signifying the prayers of the Saints which being offered vp vnto God in and through the mediation of Christ ascend vp as the incense euen a sweet smelling sauour vnto God The Candlesticke signifying the Word which is a lampe a light for the guidance and direction of the people of God Behold here the principall ornaments wherewith the Sanctuary the house of God should be furnished when the Tribes come vp and present themselues before the Lord when the people of God assemble together in a solemne manner An Altar a Candlesticke Prayer The word the word Read Preached For my part I dare not take away the Altar from the Candlesticke Let none dare to go about to take away the Candlesticke from the Altar Prayer and the Word God hath ioyned them together let no man diuorce or put them asunder Other apurtenances there were amongst the rest the Pincers the Snuffers The one to pinch of the mould from the loaues the other to snuffe the lights The Censures of the Church are also sometimes vsefull needfull and that to be applied to the Ministers as well as to the people as the loaues haue need of the pincers so the light of the snuffers to make them burn the clearer But the chief and the principal pieces of furniture in the house of God which are of continuall vse when the tribes meet together are the Altar and the Candlesticke Prayer and the Word read preached To these two adde but a third viz. the seales of the Couenant the Sacraments of the New Testament the one of Initiation the other of Confirmation Baptisme the Supper of the Lord rightly and duly administred according to Christs owne institution then haue we the house of God in respect of the spirituall ornaments compleately furnished In these three lyeth the glory of our Temples And where these three are most purely most powerfully administred according to Christs owne institution though the building be of rough and vnpolished stones meane and despicable though other accoutrements for pompe and state be wanting yet there is the glory of the latter house a glory farre greater then the glory of Salomons Temple Let euery of vs then who desire to promote the glory of God vpon earth and to partake of his glory in heauen sh●w our selues forward earnest zealous for the vpholding establishing inlarging propagating of this glory The exhortation reacheth to all They that can do nothing else may yet helpe forward this glory with prayers presence countenance maintenance These al of these or some of these God looketh for at the hands of euery priuate Christian. For others into whose hands God hath put any especial aduantage this way in respect of place authority estate friends gifts or the like from them God expects according as he hath giuen to them a double portion double zeale double courage double resolution double endeauour double industrie All the people must put

was the presence and manifestation of him whom that ladder signified the eternall Sonne of God the Mediatour of the Couenant whose office it is to reconcile things in heauen and things vpon earth God and man as that ladder vnited heauen and earth He it was who was pleased at that time and in that place to manifest his presence by some visible tokens and that manifestation it was which made that place though in the open field dreadfull fearefull glorious It is this presence of Christ that maketh a place first to be the house of God and then that house glorious Ey but how is he present now vpon earth whom the heauens must containe vntill all things be restored How is Christ present in our Temples our Synagogues our Churches Why he is present after a spirituall manner in the midst of his publique ordinances in the Word in the Sacraments Where Christ is truly preached there is he truly present present with the Ministers present with the people With the Ministers I will be with you to the end of the world they are the last words of our Sauiour to his Apostles and their successours With the people Where two or three are gathered together in my name c. Christ is truly present in all places but in the midst of the seuen golden candlestickes he walkes he is present after a speciall manner with speciall assistance with a speciall euidence of his Spirit a speciall declaration of his power there is his arme reuealed As in the Word so in the Sacraments there is he present though not locally yet truly yet spiritually pardon the word really present to the faith of the receiuer And this is the glory of our Temples a spirituall glory consisting in the spirituall presence of Christ in the midst of his publique ordinances It must needs be so Glory to speake properly it is nothing else but an opinion of some excellency or worth conceiued by others to be in such or such a thing Now if glory be measured by opinion then is this spirituall glory The Glory It is so in the estimation both of God and his Saints First For God himselfe there is no Temple glorious in his eye where this Spirituall glory is wanting Be the building the outside the inside what it will he regardeth it not he dwels not in it So much in expresse words Saint Paul telleth those superstitious Athenians where beholding their blind deuotion in erecting of Altars and such other ceremoniall externall obseruances he tels them plainely that God who made the world and all things therein seeing that he is Lord of heauen and earth he dwelleth not in temples made with hands Be the Temple what it will if there be no more in it but the worke of mens hands God dwels not there he delighteth not in it True indeed God did once dwell in a materiall temple betwixt the Cherubins but wherfore was it the Ark was there God doth at this day dwel in the places of his publike worship and seruice but wherfore is it Why the Assemblies of his Saints his publique ordinances are there It is this spirituall worship and seruice which God delighteth to be entertained wth Time was indeed when externall rites and ceremoniall obseruances seemed to be in great request with God They were not onely a means but a part of his worship vnder the Gospell it is not so The time commeth and now is saith our Sauiour when the true worshippers shal worship the Father in spirit in truth for the father requireth euen such to worship him It is this Spirit Truth in holy performances the spirituall maner of worshipping God that maketh seruices persons places to be accepted of him And this it is that made not onely this Temple but euery Synagogue in Hierusalem nay that maketh euery Temple vnder the Gospell more glorious in the eyes of God then the Temple of Salomon was Salomon in all his royalty is not as one of these saith our Sauiour concerning the Lillies his beauty was artificiall theirs was natural Salomon● Temple in al the royalty of it was not as one of these these Temples these Synagogues these Churches where Christ is plainely and powerfully preached published offred applied in the word Sacraments There was a Ceremoniall here is a spiritual glory And secondly As in the eyes of God so in the eyes of his Saints this spirituall glory is The Glory what so glorious an obiect in the eyes of a Christian as Christ himselfe especially when he is reuealed A light to be reuealed to the Gentiles and the glory of his people Israel so old Simeon stileth him This is the glory in the eyes of a Christian when Christ is reuealed to his soule powerfully effectually in the publique ministery of the word So great is the glory of Christ crucified in the preaching of the word that Saint Paul cannot but wonder that his Galathians before whose eyes Christ had beene thus crucified in his Preaching of him should be so farre bewitched as to looke off from it as to looke after any thing els but Christ and the doctrine of Christ. O foolish Galathians who hath bewitched you Gal. 3. 1. No glory like vnto this when the veile is taken off not from Moses his face but from the face of Iesus Christ himselfe in the publique Ministry of the word This blessed be God that we may speake it without either feare or flattery is the glory of our Temples Children it may be are in loue with their bookes for the guilded couers for the babies and pictures sake it is the matter that men of vnderstanding looke at Poore blind ignorant soules whose deuotion is nothing but superstition may be in loue with the Temple for the painting caruing guilding decking but that which maketh it truly glorious in the eyes of God and his Saints is the glory of the latter Temple y● spirituall worship of God the presence and reuelation of Christ in his publike ordinances The time concludes me I must obey That which remains is a word of application I might in the first place from this ground take a iust occasion to discouer and taxe that childish superstition of the Church of Rome in their preposterous adornations of their Temples Let none anticipate my intentions or through preiudice either mistake my words or misconstrue my meaning I haue nothing to say against the decent beautifying of the places of Gods publique worship In this case I should rather make vse of a spurre then a bridle if the time would permit It is the shame of our nation in many parts of it if I could hide it I would not discouer it the houses of God seeme to lie neglected waste ruinous as if neither God nor man dwelt in them or had any reference to them we may without any iniurie write vpon the doores of them Ichabod there is no glory no beauty no decency neither in the outside