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The churches sleepe expressed in a sermon preached at the court, in the celebration of the Kings Maiesties most ioyfull and happie entrance into this kingdome, the 24. of March last. By Anthonie Maxey, Batchelar in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie in ordinary.
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Maxey, Anthony, d. 1618.
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temporall and spirituall blessings shee doth rest in great prosperitie Shee hath laid her downe in peace Psal 4.9 and taketh her rest for now the Lord hath made her to dwell in safetie O let vs praise the Lord for his goodnesse and neuer be ashamed to declare the wonders and to publish the blessings which hee hath brought vpon vs this day Our eyes doe see them our thoughts must needes acknowledge them and our enemies wee finde by late experience with secret and great mallice doe enuie them Giue me leaue therefore I humbly beseech you euen for the glory of Gods blessed name whose exceeding mercie we are bound to acknowledge also for a testimonie of our owne priuate duties to make some relation of those benefites which wee enioy by the blessed gouernment of our gratious Soueraigne whose happy and ioyfull entrance into this Kingdome wee doe celebrate this day It is a plaine but an excellent principle Euripides 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let him neuer take vpon him nor desire to rule who hath not first learned to obey and to forbeare It is well knowne vnto vs all sundry times hath the quiet state of this Realme beene disturbed much hurly burly raised many treasons brued practising and procuring the death of our former Queene pretending most what some title and interest vnto the crowne but beehold notwithstanding the apparant truth of his Maiesties title was openly knowen to all the States in Christendome and that long before he might haue procured stronge meanes to haue inuested himselfe Forbearancce with the honour and possession of the same yet still did he patiently abide the Lords leasure as one who truely feared God hee neuer combined with France nor complotted with Spaine he neuer stirred vp either subiect within or forraine power without but that which is yet very ioyfull to remember and seldome performed of naturall brothers in one familie two mightie Princes good Queene Elizabeth and our blessed King most amiably they did liue and loue and as it were in one land peaceably raigne together When God had ended her daies in peace after many distracted feares wherewith the hearts of all beegan sodainely to bee perplexed how blessed were we in the present succession of the crowne Successiō the happie gouernement whereof did calmely come in and peaceably arise as after a short night the cheerefull and faire morning Sun-shine How secure is now the state in the vndoubted apparance of blessed Issue Issue a stay to the Land and comfort to euery good subiects heart Blessed art thou Pron 28.15 O Land saith the Scripture whose Prince is the Sonne of Nobles Royall discent In the royall discent of this imperiall crowne the Rose is not onely sprounge from the Red and White descended from the noble off-spring of both houses Lancaster and Yorke thereby most happely taking away all occasion of ciuill dissention but moreouer happy are wee in our selues and fearfull to other nations in the quiet and lawfull vnion of these Kingdomes Phantasticall humors did please themselues a while and selfe conceited heades haue vainely discoursed with idle similies against the ordinance of God in this behalfe but leauing the future successe and farther coniunction to prayer forbearance and time in this one blessing Vnion we may plainely beehold the extraordinarie mercies of the Lord. For I am vndoubtly perswaded next after the knowledge of Christ and the true profession of the Gospell this day this day I say is now and hereafter shall bee the most memorable and happy Day that in this Land was euer commended vnto posteritie these 1000. yeares Indeed the conquest of France hath title of renowne but wee know well the possession thereof was gotten by bloud kept with charge and lost with dishonour But by his Maiesties lawfull succession vnto the crowne that which the great and deepe Statesmen of England forecast many hundred yeares to compasse that which by dint of sword and much effusion of bloud hath often beene attempted that which all the victorious Kings of England often desired but neuer fully effected that which the example of other Christian Kings and the wisest nations teach vs that which the very idencity of place language condition nature soyle affinitie and all in themselues doe offer the Lord God who is wonderfull in counsell and excellent in workes that hath he sweetly brought about without present alliance in mariage without tumult in warre without wronge to any state whatsoeuer Israell and Iuda Scotland and England are both one the secret and wise ordinance of God hath so setled it O let the consent and mutuall loue of both nations peaceably confirme it and God in his mercie and goodnesse seale it fast for euer Irish expeditions ceased Since his happy entrance into this kingdome how well is the whole Common wealth eased and disburdened of the continuall and troublesome charge of our Irish expeditions Spanish broilcs appears How Christianlie are appeased the vnchristian and bloudy spoyles robberies and murders daily committed betweene Spaine and vs. Most Godly and amiable is the confederate league concluded with our bordering neighbors round about vs. Confederate derate League most christian To subdue Nations and enlarge Kingdomes by conquest and bloudshed to wicked and tirannous Princes it seemes great glory and felicitie but by good and Christian Kings warre is neuer sought but enforced by necessitie Faelicitas maior est Malis faelicitas bonis necessitas Aug. lib. 4. Aug. de ciuit Dei li. 4.15 vicinum bonum habere concordem quam vicinum malum subiugare bellantem It is greater honour and felicitie to retaine the loue of a good neighbour concording in peace then to continue the secret hatred of an ill neighbour seduced by war Isocrates ad Nicole The wise Orator saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faithfull and wise counsellers are the most profitable and worthy treasure Faithful Counsellers which any prince enioyeth And is not the Common Wealth furnished with as noble faithfull and wise Counsellers of state as learned stoute Learned vncorrupted Lawers vncorrupted Iudges and worthy Lawyers as reuerend Bishops shining in their liues and learning as euer age afforded Reuerend Bishops all these through the milde and wise gouernement of a gratious King retaining their former dignities Gospell established and faithfully performing their duties both to God and to their King Is not the truth of the Gospell most peaceably established and carefully professed with such reuerend and constant ioy in hearing the word and frequenting of prayer as giueth example to all the protestant Princes of Christendome To see the populous Court of a mightie King as peaceable well giuen and religious as the well ordered familie of a priuate mans house what christian heart will not ioy to heare it and who can but magnifie the God of heauen to know it Mariage honored The sacred bands of holy mariage are they not tenderly
still fast by God and assuredly height and depth edge and point shall fall and flye before him all his crosses shall afford him ioy his enemies aduantage and his account shall cheerefully bee cast vp for another world Lastly the Lord hath suffered euill counsailae thus farre to preuaile that euery priuate man who liues in peace and safetie might consider and weigh what a grieuous burden it is to sway the Scepter of a Kingdome how the Kings life is hunted after for our sakes for the happines which wee enioy how Hee and his Nobles are in continuall danger how not for himselfe but for vs for vs it is that Hee and his Posteritie is pursued with such deadly hatred yet notwithstanding the Lord stands close vnto him hee hath fastned the crowne vpon his head and setled the Scepter in his hand mauger the crueltie of all his enemies and the rage of the Diuell himselfe hee will haue all the world to see that hee hath set him vp to bee the onely meanes both of establishing our happinesse enioyed and also of discouering our danger escaped that so when all the people of this Land shall plainely see how the Lord hath set his delight vpon him how from the very cradle hee hath lapped him in the bosome of his loue how hee hath puld him out of the iawes of death from Poisen ready to bee taken from Murdering at an instant from the Lake of Fire ready to bee kindled wee and all his Subiects might bee moued to loue him with a dutifull and entire affection to pray for him as for our owne Soules to ioy in his prosperitie as the life of our well doeing to esteeme him in our thoughts and honour him in our hearts as a tender Father beeloued of God the maintainer of Religion the giuer of peace the ioy of his Subiects the honour of all Christian Princes and that with ioy and thanksgiuing wee might sing and showt this day God saue our King for euer Now therefore O Lord our GOD who dwellest in the highest Heauens infinite in goodnesse abundant in mercie and glorious in prayses wee magnifie thy name and triumph in thy mercie for that still wee doe enioye this happy day Alas of our selues what is our King and what are wee his Subiectes that from time to time thou shouldest so tenderly loue him and so continually follow vs with thy gratious and sweete mercies Wee know O Lord Riches and Honour Peace and prosperitie Life and Deliuerance come onely from thee Greatnesse and Power Glory Victorie and Prayses they are thine and what shall wee render vnto thee our dearest God Onely this Beefore Heauen and Earth beefore thy holy Angels beefore all thy Saints and Seruaunts heere present in this publike congregation wee doe bow our hearts and the thoughts of our hearts vnto thee wee acknowledge our owne vnworthinesse ascribing all our happinesse and this our late deliuerance to thy fatherly protection onely We are heartely sory and doe secretly mourne in our soules that for all thy kinde and vnspeakable blessings we cannot serue thee as we ought nor loue thee as we would but we entreat thy glorious Maiestie stir vp in vs good desires encrease them more and more crowne them with thine owne mercie and wee will neuer cease to sing euerlasting priases vnto thy name Deare God and eternall Father be pleased be pleased to confirme this goonesse and to establish this thy couenant both with our King and vs thy people for euer For thy mercy sake for thine own glory sake for thy Son Christ Iesus sake forsake vs not neither leaue vs continue for euer our louing God let vs and the remnant of our seed after vs bee sealed vp in thy mercifull promise in thy gratious and euerlasting loue and that through Iesus Christ to whom with the Father and holy Ghost bee all honour praise and thankesgiuing both now and for euer Amen FINIS