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B14212 A sermon preached before his Maiestie at the court at Greenewich the 2. of Iuly. 1632. By Geo: Iay Mr. of Arts and late student of Christ-church in Oxon Jay, George, b. 1597 or 8. 1632 (1632) STC 14479.3; ESTC S103190 11,906 30

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A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE HIS MAIESTIE AT THE COVRT AT GREENEWICH the 2. of IVLY 1632. BY GEO IAY Mr. OF ARTS AND LATE STVDENT OF CHRIST-CHVRCH in OXON Imprinted at London by Augustine Mathewes 1632. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE COVNTESSE OF DENBEIGH LADY OF HER MAIESTIES Bed-chamber and Mistrisse of her Robes RIGHT HONORABLE SOme that have conceiv'd better of this then I can at the hearing though it received little advantage by my delivery thought it worthy to be published to which when I was perswaded I did not much study to whom I should dedicate it For to whom should I present my service in this kind but to her who of all others hath given so many notable examples of religion and so much cherisht the professors of it and my selfe amongst the rest Religion and learning in these latter dayes never found a greater Patronesse You have beene the good Angell that when the waters were troubled have helpt the distressed into the poole Iohn 5.2 The grapes in Babell sent upon a time to the Vine leaves in Iudaea desiring their shadow least they were parcht with the heate Talmud Cholm 62.1 Our succorlesse clusters need not send so farre for protection did your branches spread under which the beasts of the field Dan. 4.12 and the foules of heaven had their habitations as heeretofore when the great Duke my gratious Master for a moment your illustrious brother lived During the intended expedition to Rochell were your power as great as then or as your disposition is good my hopes would live though his excellency and my noble Lord of Anglesey whom I shall ever name with honour and sorrow are dead And I make no question but that J should only finde an exchange not a losse and at last a happy successe of those many gratious references from his sacred Majestie whom God preserve for which I shall ever thinke my selfe bound to thanke your Honour and your noble kinseman Master Porter How can I conceive otherwise since your Honour lately without request freely and voluntarily offered me preferment of your owne untill you could procure mee better I presume you desire not to have this publisht Math. 9.30 yet our Saviour that charged the two blinde men that they should tell no man Luke 17.18 did not mislike the turning backe of the thankefull stranger should I conceale it I should not doe right to your sweete and noble disposition and leave in in some it may be a suspition of my unthankefulnesse For which pious expression of your favour unto me as also your many precedent besides the reward which such works of charity carry with thē your Ladyship shall ever have my prayers and thankes and as the humble acknowledgement of my obligation to your Honour so any future service when you shall please to descend so low as to command it from Your Honours humble beads-man to dispose of GEO IAY. A SERMON PREACHED AT THE COVRT REVEL 2.10 Be thou faithfull unto Death and I will giue thee a Crowne of life GOd is the best Paymaster he that labours in his Vineyard shall be sure of his hire though he comes at the last houre Math. 20.9 They that doubled their talents in the Gospell received not verball but reall rewards Math. 25.20 And a cup of cold water given in his name shall not be unpaid for Math. 10.42 And the faith of the thiefe upon the Crosse at the last gaspe shall bee recompenced with a place in Paradise Luk. 23.43 If Abraham will walke before God and bee perfect hee will make a covenant with him and blesse him exceedingly Gen. 17.1.2 Gods reward and mans service are Relatiues Posito vno ponitur alterum Say the one and you cannot deny the other If our obedience preceede his blessings will follow if one bee in the premises the other will be in the conclusion if we come before his presence with praise and thankesgiving and shew our selues glad in him with Psalmes he will be mercifull unto us and blesse us and shew us the light of his countenance and be mercifull unto us Fac hoc viues Doe this and thou art sure of life everlasting Luk. 10.28 Sure to eate of the Tree of life as in the seventh verse of this chapter sure not to be hurt of the second death as in the eleaventh verse and according to my Text Esto fidelis and Corona vitae will follow it is God that saies it Be thou faithfull c. Which words you are to understand as spoken by Christ Iesus the head to every faithfull member of his Church to whom he proposeth a duetie to be performed Faithfulnesse unto death and a reward to bee received a crowne of life So as the division is easie a duetie and a promise In the duety I obserue two things First the substance or matter of it Faithfulnesse wee must bee faithfull Secondly the Determination Extent or Measure of it untill Death In the Promise I also obserue two things First the reward it selfe a Crowne I will giue thee a Crowne Secondly the specification or quality of the Reward an immortall Crowne I will giue thee a Crowne of life Be thou faithfull c. I beginne with the first part our service And good reason our service should goe before the Reward to our service Therefore first we are to be faithfull Be thou faithfull unto Death c. And I will proceed according to the order of nature and consider first the substance of faithfulnesse and then the continuance And then I shall tell you by this word faithfulnesse wee are not to understand that habit of the soule whereby wee apprehend and lay hold upon the mercy and favour of God in our regeneration and first conversion which the scripture cals faith and whereby wee beleeue and yeeld assent unto all the articles of our Christian doctrine which is the roote and fountaine of all Christian duties But we are to conceiue it of that faithfulnesse which springs as an effect or fruite from that roote and includes a iust discharge of those duties which God requires at our hands As also an vniversall obedience to all his Commandements You know that wee are all Stewards unto the great Lord of heaven and sent into the earth to trafficke and negotiate with those talents which hee hath committed to every one of us in our severall places Now saith Saint Paul in the 1. Cor. 4. that it is required in a Steward that hee bee found faithfull that is iustly and honestly to husband and dispense those things that are intrusted to his charge according to the will and pleasure of his Lord and Master Now the maine rule that must direct us in the guiding and governing of all our purposes behaviours and actions must bee the glory of God Hee hath created all things for his owne sake saith Salomon Prov. 16. that is for his owne glory This is the tribute that he requires of every man this must