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A04847	The spirituall architecture. Or, the balance of Gods sanctuary to discerne the weigh and solidity of a true and sincere, from the leuitie, and vanitie of a false and counterfeit profession of Christianity. Wherein also the sandy foundations of the papisticall faith are briefely discouered. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the 16. of Nouember, 1623. by Robert Barrell, Master of Arts, and minister of Gods word at Maidstone in Kent	Barrell, Robert.	1624 (1624)	STC 1498; ESTC S120643	59,486	84

consolatarie sermō to his Disciples before his passion this being his Primum salue or first welcome to his Apostles after their election to the Apostleship and that his vltimum vale or last Farewel vnto them immediately before his passion 1. Praef. Conc. How excellent a sermon this was it is euident First by the Preface or exordium thereunto for it was deliuered In a selected place (k) Mat. 5.1 namely a mountaine that the sublimitie of the place might shew the excellencie of the matter Ver. 2. 2. To selected auditors namely his twelue Apostles and the choisest Disciples and in an especiall and singular manner intimated First by his preparation thereunto (l) Luc 6.12 for he spent the whole night before in prayer which must needs imploy some consequence of great importance Secondly By his gesture of sitting (m) Aug de Ser. Dom. in Monte. Quod pertinet ad dignitatem magisterij implying both the dignitie of the speaker who is (n) Mat. 23.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the great Doctor of his Church and the weight of the matter Thirdly by the Euangelists phrase of opening his mouth which implies not onely our Sauiours earnestnesse intention both of heart and voyce in speaking but the excellency and diuine perfection of his doctrine He who is 1. f Ier. 24.6 The eye of God by which he looks downe vpon his Church for good and not for euill 2. g Esay 53.1 The Arme of God whereby hee doth both sustaine and imbrace it 3. h Esay 48.13 1 Pet. 5.8 The hand of God whereby he hath laid the foundation of the earth in the worke of Creation and pluckt his sheep out of the mouth of that roaring Lyon the Diuell as Dauid did his fathers sheepe out of the iawes of the Lyon i 1 Sam. 17.35 paw of the beare in the worke of Redemption 4. The Face of God in whom as in a Christall glasse we may behold a Heb. 1.3 the brightnesse of his fathers glory and ●xpresse Character of his person b Ioh. 14.9 He that hath seene me hath seene the father 5. The mouth of God whereby hee doth both c Cant. 1.2 kisse his Church with the kisses of his loue and instruct it with his heauenly Doctrine heere opens his mouth as a fountaine of liuing waters to refresh the thirsting soules of his Disciples as earst hee opened the rocke of stone for the refreshing of the fainting bodies of his Jsrael d Psal 105.31 so that the walles gushed out and riuers ran in drye places 2 Materia conc 2 By the substance or matter of this Sermon which whosoeuer shall considerately read and marke shall finde therein e Aug. in loc perfectum vitae Christianae modum a perfect rule or direction for a Christian life tending to true happinesse and perfection f Mat. 5.48 Analisis Conc V. 3. A. v. 3. ad 13. Be yee perfect c. For therein Christ shewes vs first the Marke at which wee must ayme namely true blessednesse in Gods Kingdome 2. The Steps or Degrees whereby wee must ascend vnto it namely humility mourning for sin meeknes c. for the eight beatitudes are as so many steps of that g Gen. 28.12 mysticall Ladder of Jaacob whereby we must climbe vp vnto Heauen 3. The Guides to conduct vs thither namely A. v. 1. ad 17. the Ministers of the Gospell who are both the Salt of the earth to season vs with the heauenly Salt of Grace and the Light of the World to guide our feete into the way of peace that we may make straight steps to the h Apoc. 21.2 new Ierusalem and heauenly Sion 4 The Norme or Squire to rule out this way vnto vs namely the Law of God the rule of Charity and i Col 3.14 band of perfection which our Sauiour by his diuine exposition cleeres from Pharisaicall glosses and corruptions A. v. 17. ad fin●m Cap. 5. 5 The crooked by-pathes which wee must shunne if wee will keepe vs in the right way to true blessednesse and not turne to the right hand or the left and th●se are many as t●ere is but one right way to a place but many by-wa●es namely Cap. 6. a. v. ad 19. A. v. 19. ad finem cap. 6. 1. Hypocrisie in doing our good workes to be seene of men 2. Worldly Sollicitude in laying vp our treasure in Earth not in Heauen preferring the seruice of man before the seruice of God and caring more for the perishing vanities of this life then the Kingdome of God and his righteousnesse C 7 a. v. 1. ad 6. 3. Vncharitable censuring of our Brethren and ouercurious prying into their motes V. 6. whilst we see not our owne beames 4 Prophane trampling vnder our feet like dogs and Swine the precious pearles of Gods holy word and Sacraments and rending those that bring them vnto vs with the cruell teeth of malicious obloquy A. v. 15. ad 21. 5. Listning to false Prophets which are rauening wolues in sheepes clothing s●eking vnder the faire pretences of humility truth simplicity and sincerity to prey vpon deuoure the soules of Christs sheepe 6. Omission of holy duties namely of feruent prayer whereby wee should aske A. v. ● ad 13. seeke and knocke at the gate of mercy and a serious endeuour to enter in at the straight gate and goe on in the narrow way that leads vnto saluation v. 21. c. for as much as a bare verball profession will not serue the turne at the last day Not euery one that saith vnto mee Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdome of Heauen but he that doth the will of my Father which is in Heauen c. 3 Conclus conc 3 By the conclusion wherein there is an Emphaticall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seeming to limit these words of my Text to this Sermon onely as containing the summe and substance of the whole Bible but they may fitly haue a more generall reference to all the words of Christs heauenly doctrine deliuered to his Church and recorded in the sacred Scriptures And the Euangelist addes V. 28.29 when Iesus had ended these sayings the people were astonished at his Doctrine c. for hee was the true Orpheus who by the melodious harmo●y of his heauenly Doctrine drew the rocks woods and wilde beasts after him that is men of rocky and hard hearts as the Pharisies and as sauage in sinfulnesse as the wilde beastes namely Sadduces and Publicans a Luk. 6.17 Ioh. 6.2 who flocked from all quarters of Iudea Samaria Galile c. to heare his diuine doctrine and behold his Almighty miracles which they saw and heard with astonishment and admiration saying neuer man spake like this man b Cap. 7.46 These words are the conclusion and application of this diuine Sermon for this wise master builder doth not onely lay the foundation

hard and flinty heart which disobedience and rebellion had shut vp and closed This doing of Gods word consists in two things Esa 1.16 17. Rom. 15.8 Eph. 4.22 23 24. 1. In ceasing to do euill and 2. In learning to do well In casting off the workes of darknesse and putting on the armour of light In putting off the old man and putting on the new c. 1. We must mortifie sinne in our earthly members c. Col. 3.5 and crucifie the flesh with the affections and lusts Gal. 5.24 e Ber. Ser. 30. in Cant. which is a kind of Spirituall Martyrdome And this must bee done 1. Speedily f Luc. 12.40 because we know not what day or houre the Sonne of man will come to call vs to an account g 2. Cor. 5.10 for the deedes done in the body whether they be good or euill 2. Totally h 1. Sam. 15 9 c. for in destroying these spiritual Amalekites we must not spare one Agag neither may we foster one i Iud. 16.4 c. Dalila or k Mat. 14.4 Herodias in our bosomes .i. one darling or beloued sinne least that one though we thinke it but a little one as l Gen. 19.20 Lot said of Zoar incense Gods iust wrath and worke our deserued destruction for if any of these m Iud. 2. 3. Canaanites remaine within our borders they will be prickes in our eyes and thornes in our sides wounds in our soules and vlcers in our conscienences giuing our soules no rest but still vexing and molesting vs. 3. Finally that wee returne no more a 2. Pet. 2.21 ●2 with the dogge to his vomit or the sow that is washed to her wallowing in the mire for it had been better for vs neuer to haue known the way of righteousnesse than hauing knowne it to turne from the holy commandement giuen vnto vs. A true poenitent hates sinne once repented of more mortally than b 2 Sam. 13.15 Ammon did Thamar after he had defloured her or c Gen. 27 35. Esau did Jacob after he had supplanted him twice and deceiued him both of his birthright and blessing For sinne is in this respect a true Iacob a supplanter indeed 1. It supplants vs and depriues vs of our birthright or interest vnto the kingdome of heauen which we should haue had by Christ Iesus the true heire of heauen 2. It depriues vs of all Gods blessings temporall spirituall and eternall and therefore is to be mortally hated and vtterly reiected 2. We must doe good d Mat 3.8 bringing foorth fruites worthy amendment of life and e Col. 1.10 walking worthy of the Lord endeauouring to please him in all things beeing fruitfull in all good workes and abounding in the knowledge of God And to the end our workes may bee truely good and such as God accepteth wee must obserue these conditions 1. That our selues bee in Christ ingraffed into him as branches into the stocke and incorporated as members with their head by the bond of the spirit and hand of faith f ● Cor. 5.17 If any man be in Christ let him be a new creature First he must be in Christ and then a new creature It is the axiome of the Schoole Diuines Regula Scholast Complacentia operis praesupponit complacentiam personae The worke can neuer bee accepted except the person be first accepted g Gen. 4.4.5 as we see in Cain and Abel Therefore S. Aug. saith of the vertues of the Heathens as the iustice of Aristides the temperance of Fabritius c. that they are but h Aug in Ps 31. Splendida peccata .i. Glistring or glorious sinnes and i Et Ser. 55. de ver dom in Ioh. Cursus celerimus praeter viam .i. a most swift course but out of the way and saith moreouer k Et in Psal 83. That their chickens were trodden vnder foote by God because they were not hatched in the nest of the Church meaning that their good workes were reiected of God because themselues were not members of the Christian Church 2. That our good workes proceed a 1. Tim. 1.5 from a pure heart a good conscience and faith vnfained for the spirit of grace is the father and faith the mother of good workes the one the root and the other the iuice of that tree that brings foorth good fruit b Ber. Ser. 30. in Cant. Nec palmites absque vite nec virtus absque fide True vertue can bee no more without true faith than the branches without the vine in which they grow and by which they liue and are nourished c 1. Reg. 6.34 The two doores of the Sanctum Sanctorum had folding leaues clasping in each other to teach vs that the two doores of faith and charity by which Christ enters into our soules as his holy Temples must neuer be separated but Se inuicem tenere .i. Fold in one the other and claspe hands together d Leo magnus Sicut enim in fide est operum ratio sic in operibus fidei fortitudo As faith is the norme or squire to rule out our good workees so good workes are the proppe or pillar to vphold and strengthen our faith For faith and good workes be fundamentall stones in the spirituall building of our soules to be an holy Temple in the Lord e Eph 2. vlt. an habitation of God by the spirit but they both leane vpon relye vpon and are borne vp and sustained by the greatest and chiefest corner-stone Christ Iesus Maldonate Mald. in loc therefore the Iesuite doth falsely taxe vs in his Commentaries vpon this text for building on the sand because wee teach with S. Paul That f Rom. 3.28 faith alone doth iustifie without the workes of the law seeing wee teach withall that charity is the life and soule of faith and that a true iustifying faith must needs be operatiue and fruitfull in charity g Iac. 2. vlt. for as the body without the soule so faith without charity is dead We teach indeed and that according to the Scriptures that in the act of Iustification faith is alone Thesis nostra Fides est sola quoad actum iustificandi non solitaria quoad actum existendi because wee beleeue that not any merit of our owne workes but the merit of Christ his perfect obedience actiue and passiue doth purchase at Gods hands the remission of our sinnes and makes our peace and reconciliation with him and faith alone is the eye whereby wee behold Christ and the hand of the soule which wee stretch out to lay hold on him and to apply the plasture of his pretious merits to our wounded soules and to open the rich treasurie or caskenet of his spirituall graces vnto vs thereforethough we teach that faith is alone in that act as most proper thereunto as the eye is alone in the act of seeing the eare in the act of hearing and the