stone is sufficient to cary vs into a deepe contemplatâ—oÌ„ therof that that is true which he hath cited the 36 lâ— c. 1. that al things he had before meÌ„tioned discoursed of in 35. books yea as I may adde in all his books following that omâ—â—â—homâ—â—um causa genita videre possunt All things may seeme shew to haue bin made for maÌ„ Lastly that princes traines art not taken away by Gods woord but that they are established by God and from God Rom. 13. as appeareth Rom. 13. by the Worthies of David by the description of Salomons household and the throne of his kingdome by that in a shew princes on earth do represent in some sort Gods maiesty in heaueÌ„ if so great a glory may be represented in any sort by any thing in earth according to that cited out of the greek Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Menand The liuely image Socr. hist eccle lib. 3. cap. 1. And therefore iustly IuliaÌ„ the Apostata is repreheÌ„ded by an Ecclesiasticall writer for defacing the honour of the Romane Empire 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The second generall head of this sermon or sacred discourse containeth summarily what this honorable person did when shee came to Ierusalem what the holy Ghost hath in scripture recorded and registred of this honorable Queenes actions in Ierusalem Mat. 12 the briefe whereof our Saviour hath in these wordes delivered vnto vs. Shee came from the vttermost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon Herein obserue also though the word Hearing be only expressed yet neverthelesse as one face of the Cherubim respected the other so here I must make reference to that also which is written of her comming to Salomon 1. King 10. 2. Paralip 9. 1. King 10. 2. Chro. 9. Shee came to prooue Salomon with hard questions And when shee came to Salomon shee commaned with him of all that was in her heart c. Nay these wordes of our Saviour comprise a great deale more For in mine opinion it is a summary narration of all the actions shee perfourmed at her being at Ierusalem Wherefore in this summary narratioÌ„ I obserue principally these 4. branches or pleasant streames that naturally issue and spring cut of the general head before specified so that this Queenes coÌ„ming to heare Salomons wisedome containeth in it first her Proving of Salomon with hard questions in Greeke thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And shee came prooue him with hard questions And shee came to Ierusalem with a very great traine camels that bare sweete odours and golde exceeding much and precious stones and shee came to Salomon Tentâ—ret cuÌ„ maenigmatibus and communed with him of all that was in heart in Hebrew thus â—levusto bekidâ—th c. SecoÌ„dly the discreet view eie that shee made of Salomonâ— court and kingdome Thirdly the sincere testimony shee giveth before God and man of Salomons wisedome speculatiue and practickâ— tending to Gods glory and mans instruction Lastly it followeth that I should briefly touch the greatnes of the gifts which on honorable bounty regall magnificeÌ„ce shee coÌ„ferreth vpon SalomoÌ„ Here vnto should be annexed her returne to her own couÌ„try but because these 3. latter are not so pertineÌ„t to that in the new testameÌ„t I rather wil be a referendary therein then a discourser thereof The first thing this honorable person doth when shee commeth to Ierusalem is in these words discovered her comming to Ierusalem was to heare Salomons wisedome Now because the wisedome of men is especially discovered by their speech according to the proverbe Qualis vir talis oratio Such as the man is such is his language and as another hath said Hierome nescio quid latentis energia habet viva vox I know not what hidden power the liuely voice of a man carrieth with it shee doth as it were elicere that is to say discreetly perswade king Salomon to powre out the sap of wisedome vnto her by proving him with hard questions so that the first marke shee aimeth at by her comming to Ierusalem is to prooue whether Salomons wisedome be correspondent to his fame the body to the shadow the counterfeit to the person yea whether the fire answere the smoake the fruit the blossome Lastly whether as it is in the proverbe as Pythagoras learnedly collected whether I say the stature and bignesse of the whole body of the gyant Hercules might proportionably be gathered by the quantity of his foot by which as Gellius hath collected out of Plutarch he measured the race in mount Olympus By this wee may gather perspicuously that although there bee in our daies and in times before great abuses by travaile and by it many corruptions haue crept into florishing nations by which in the ende they beene venimously baned yet neverthelesse as it may bee evidently gathered out of this text the wise and godly may suck sweetnes out of trauail as Samson found hony in the lion as the painfull man eateth the fruit of his hands and as the bee sucketh sweetnes out of forein flowres namely the flowres of the fields farre from home For as there is a profitable so there is an vnprofitable kind of trauel or peregrination as the one kind of trauel doeth good so the other doeth harme as one sort of travellers finde wisedome by their trauell so another sort learne nothing but foolishnes The vnprofitable daungerous and foolish trauellers are they that traveâ—le to great cities and princes courts and forein nations to see and to be seene spectatum veniunt veniunt spectentur vt ipsi They come to gaze to bee gazed on as saith the Poet. And especially heeretofore idle women and some men travell to learne newe fashions some to see faire buildings some to looke vpon the bravery of the world whereby of late our nation hath beene made a sinke to receiue the sinnes of all nations almost vnder the coape of heauen by somes running to Paris other some to Venice some to Genua other some to Florence some to Rome as though wee had not sufficiently drunke already of the cuppe of Babylon some into one lande other some into another So that there are almost no Spanish devises no Italian devices no Dutch devices no Turkish nor heathenish devices nay vices but our nation hath swallowed them vp but if there were any good there wee haue left it behinde vs. And as there was in corrupted Ierusalem an high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab 1. King 11.5 for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon the root of which abomination was translated out of those countries so I feare mee that our travell into those countries hath wrought the like effect among vs. So that Exek 23.14.15 as it is in Ezekiel the prophet if it were a sufficient motiue to Aholibah to increase her fornications but to see men painted vpon the wall the image of the Chaldeans
God And as poore Eâ—â—â— that mighty prophet was seene glorified in the mount with our Saviour so was divine Moses Math. 17. that was learned in all Aegyptian wisedome And as Lazarus in in this life full of sores Luc. 16. was seene in Abrahams bosome after his death in great glory so no doubt David the patriarch that was so mighty and rich enioyed the blessings of the Lord in the land of the living And Mat. 13.17 Though some learned men haue thought the contrary of king Salomon Heb. 11. as there was place in heaven for Peter Andrew Iames and Iohn that were fishermen and left all to follow Christ so there was place in heaven for rich glorious and wise Salomon that being a notable figure of Christ was a king and that a glorious wise king while he lived on the earth Neither is there only place in the kingdome of God for such as wandred vp downe in sheepe skins and goate skins being destitute afflicted and tormented such as the world was not worthy of but there is place for the great conquerour Ioshua honourable Gedeon valiant Ehua strong Sampson godly Hezekias zealous Iosias and iust Iehosaphat kings of Iuda There is not only place for litle Beniamin Psal 108.9 but also for Iuda that was the lâ—wgiver the princes of Zebulon and the princes of Nephtalim There is not only in heaven a place for starres but for the sunne and moone And although God hath chosen the poore of this world that they should bee riche in faith and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him yet he hath not reiected the rich nor altogither secluded them Ioh. 14.2 for In my fathers house saith our Saviour be many mansions of this argument also Saint Ambrose speaketh in this sort Ambros ad â—emetriad li. 1. ep 84. Quamvis tota vita hominis tentatio sit super terram c. Although the whole life of man vpon the earth be a teÌ„ptation aswell aboundance as want is wont to be the matter of sin when either the rich man is puffed vp with pride or the poore man falleth on murmuring yet there haue beene in al times and in our times also as some are good Poor so some good Rich. Neither is it in vaine that the blessed Apostle Saint Paule counselleth Timothy saying 1. Tim. 6. Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded and that they trust not in vncertaine riches but in the living God which giveth vs all thinges aboundantly to enioy That they doe good and bee rich in good workes ready to distribute and communicate Laying vp in store for theÌ„selues a good foundation against the time to come that they may obtaine eternall life And to come to the sexe oâ— women in the kingdome of God there was not only place for poore Martha Luc. 10. that ministred vnto Christ and Mary that had chosen the better part and the poore widdow that cast two mites into the treasurie of the temple Luc. 21. and the poore widdowes that ministred things necessary to the faithfull pilgrims and Saintes of God 1. Tim. 5. but there is place also for Deburah the prophetesse the wife of Lapidoth that iudged Israell and was a mother in Israell for Miriam the sister of Moses who with Moses and Aaron Iudic. 4. 5 when the Lorde redeemed Israel out of the house of servants was sent before the people to their delivery And lastly Micheah 6 4. there is a place in the kingdome of heaven for this honourable Queene the Queene of the South who came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon I might heere mention Constantinus Magnus Theodosius Ioseph of Arimathia that honourable counseller noble Theophilus after Constantinus the great his mother Helena Theodosius Magnus and his wife Placilla Martian the great Emperour and his wife Pulcheria in whose government the great counsell of Chalcedon was held Carolus Magnus and Iudeth the wife of Ludovicus Pius with many Kings and Queenes of England King Henry the seventh and Elizabeth his wife Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmond Iohn Kempe Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Kempe Bishop of London Thomas Woolsey Cardinall Archbishop of Yorke King Henry the eight King Edward the sixtâ— Iohn Baillâ—â—â— king of the Scottes and Dorberguilla his wife founders of Bailliol Colledge Water Stapleton and Edmond Stafford Bishops of Excester and Sir William Peter knight fouÌ„ders of Excester Coll. in Oxford But the time wil not suffer me I wil therefore returne to my present text of the Queene of the south a figure of the comming of the gentiles vnto Christ and one by the testimony of our Saviour that shall rise against this generation and shall condemne it for shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisedome of Salomon and beholde a greater then Salomon is heere Having discouered sufficiently of the person having made vse of such doctrine as fitly herein might answere this time text land place the figure and type which this person representeth draweth me to handle it For Exo. 25.20 For as in the tabernacle the face of one of the Cherubins respected another one ever with a reflexed countenance beheld the other as one ring of the arke was ingaged within the other thereby drew the other so having expressed the historicall sense the figure of mysticall sense draweth me to shew what is signified by this great person here meÌ„tioned And this figure or type is mystically vnderstood of the whole text of the old testament secretly woven in by the spirit of God as the threed is which the shittle carieth in the silkemans web by which the partes of the whole are combined togither and although the mysticall sense be not manifest to the Iewes nor yet revealed vnto them yet for vs it is to beholde 2. Cor. 3. as in a myrrour the face of the Lord with open face The figure I mention oft which giveth life and inlighteneth the history as the arteries giue life to the blood in the vaines as the crowne of golde imbordered the holy table of Shittim wood Exod. 25. that was in the tabernacle and as the bels and pomgranates were vpon the skirts of Aarons garments the one sounding the other shadowing the sweet odoriferous holines of the true high Priest by the which he was made vocalis or sounding for as the waters of Marah were made sweete by the tree which Moses cast into theÌ„ at the Lords commaÌ„den ent Exo. 25.25 so by this figure the holy history of this honorable Queene receiveth life and is inlightened garnished and made shining and sounding And this is the salt that seasoneth the old testament Iob. 6. without which oftentimes there is no more taste in the story of it then in the white of an egge The testimony of Christ is the spirit
ΠανηγυÏὶς D. Elizabethae Dei gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae A SERMON PREACHED AT PAVLS in London the 17. of November Ann. Dom. 1599. the one and fortieth yeare of her Maiesties raigne and augmented in those places wherein for the shortnes of the time it could not there be then delivered VVherevnto is adioyned an Apologeticall discourse whereby all such sclanderous Accusations are fully and faithfully confuted wherewith the Honour of this Realme hath beene vncharitably traduced by some of our adversaries in forraine nations and at home for observing the 17. of November yeerely in the forme of an Holy-day and for the ioifull exercises and Courtly triumphes on that day in the honour of her Maiestie exhibited By THOMAS HOLLAND Doctor of Divinity her Highnes Professor thereof in her Vniversity of Oxford AT OXFORD Printed by JOSEPH BARNES and are to be solde in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Bible Ann. Dom. 1601. IN INSIGNIA SERENISSIMAE Elizabethae Dei Gratiâ Angliae Franciae Hiberniae Reginae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LIlia quae tria fers triplici divisa leone Bis Regina potens vivito Elisa diu Praesidium tu dulce Scoto es Tuque anchora Belgae es Floret auspicio Gallia magna tuo Hispano metuenda truci metuendaque Papae Ast Phoenix Anglo Gemmaque rara tuo es Militat ecce tibi duplici rosa tincta colore Lacte hinc depingens murice at inde comam Dextera te Domini semper tueatur ab omni Liberet hostili sanguineaque manu His malè sit malè qui cupiunt tibi Regia virgo His benè qui cupiunt singula salva tibi Thomas Holland HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE TO AL FAITHFVL CHRISTIANS true harted subiects that liue vnder the peaceable and flourishing regiment of Q. ELIZABETH by the grace of God Q. of England France Ireland Grace mercy and peace in our Lord God everlasting THE principal contents of this smal booke loving friends and deere Country-men compreheÌ„deth summarily in one sermon a perspicuous narration of the holy honorable and laborious peregrination of the Queene of the South Mat 12 42â— 1 King 10 2. Chro 9 Luke 11 who came from the vttermost parts of the earth to Ierusalem to heare the wisedome of King Salomon This history in the old Testament is mentioned at large by the sacred register thereof inspired by the holy Ghost and this history is briefly and perspicuouslie alleadged by our Saviour Christ IerusaleÌ„ c How often wold I haue gathered thy childreÌ„ togither as the hen gathereth her chickeÌ„s vnder her wings and yee woulde not Mat. 24.37 in the new Testament by the way of comparison and inferred most pertinently to that ende where-vnto it was by him applied namely to convince the stiffe-necked Iewes of impious incredulity and barbarous impiety who at that time to their owne confusion eternal destructioÌ„ refused the light of the â—ospel offered by our Saviors ministery vnto theÌ„ preferring obstinately darknesse before the sunne-shine of righteousnesse errour before trueth foolishnesse before wisedome death before life This peregrination of the Queene of the South in the words before I tearmed Holy Honourable Laborious Holy in consideration of the sacred matters and divine treasures mystically wrapped vp in the letter of this History recapitulated out of the old Testament by our Saviour in the New Honourable in regard of the circumstance of the action and the condition of those persons who are in my text mentioned described Laborious in regard of the longe toilesome daungerous and chargeable iourney that this wise and holy Queene vndertaketh and by Gods assistaunce and grace in al honour discretion magnifical bounty princely modesty industry performeth This Text how it fitted the time place and persons the mutual resemblance by the way of comparison in the two persons then spoken of in the sermon evidently declared the annual celebrities of the 17. of November being in these times yearely the day wherin this whole Realme giueth thanks to God by publike service and sheweth great signes of ioy in each parish and general assemblies for the happy regiment of our Q. Elizabeth plainely demonstrateth Menander Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c As God â—ath fixed in heaueÌ„ the Sunne and the Moone excellent resemblances of his glory so in a citty God hath ordained the Prince to shine as a patterne a â—irror of his excellent Maiesty The person in the Text by our Saâ—iour commended is a woman by birth vocatioÌ„ descent a Queene by consequente thereof 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing Image of God And as I haue by good reasoÌ„ proved in the sermon a Mayden Queene The Person for whom we doe the 17. of November according to the rule of the B Apostle make supplication praiers intercessions giuing of thankes is by sexe a woman by birth auncient descent vocation title right of inheritance and regal investure a Queene by honour integrity of life grace given by God almighty from aboue a Mayden Queene The Queene of the South a woman of great wisdome a woman endued with rare learning The demonstration and experience of the rare wisdome skil of tongues giuen by God to the Queene of England hath not bin inclosed within the walles of her Courte neither confined within the limits of her kingdome only but hath beene sounded in forraine nations to her everlasting honour great admiratioÌ„ not by the reference of her owne people chiefly but by the testimony of many wise graue Embassadors sent from mighty Princes and great states to congratulate her Maiesty with whom she hath conferred in several languages Learning is in poore meÌ„ riches in nobility it shineth as gold in Princes like an oâ—â—ent pearle and glistering emeraud Mat. 12 42. 1 King 10 2 Chron. 9. Luke 11. answering them readily in those tongues which they haue choseÌ„ of purpose to deliver their embassadge in The Queene of the South enchronicled in the holy writte of the olde Testament and honoured by the testimony of our Saviour in the New for vndertaking so great and worthy a iourney as is specified in the place marginally corâ—â— a iourney laborious toilesome perilous chargeable in regarde of the paines place persoÌ„ c. yet honourable in cause â—ffect a iourney laborious in regard of the greate distance betweene Meroe Ierusalem Pomp. Mel. Africa inculta arena sterili obducta ob situm coeli de serta saepe multo ac malâ—fico animaliuÌ„ genere infesta c. Africa serpentibus adeo faecuÌ„da est vt mali meritò illi potâ—ssimum palma detur Solin cap 40. Serpentum largo coquitur fecuÌ„ da veneno Africa Siâ— Strabo lib. 2. Herod 4. Diodor. l. 4. Virg. Egl 1. Sitientes ibimus Afros Galust bell lug desc Afric the substance whereof is discoursed at lardge in the sermon toilesome in regard of the extreame heate whereunto those countries through
the which she was to passe were by nature of the clymates subiect vnto perilous in respect of the danger of those viperous venemous and deadly vermine which naturally each part of those countries ingendreth Chargeable in regard of the traine that she was attended and accompanied with and in regard of the great magnificence wherewith King Salomon was by her in all regal bounty rewarded Although the comparison heere wil not holde betweene the Queene of the South the Q of England for vndertaking a iourney c. Yet neverthelesse how laborious perilous toilesome chargeable the regiment of this mighty kingdome in these daungerous daies hath beene to Queene Elizabeth al Christendome knoweth to her great honour we her subiects doe acknowledge glorifying God that hath wrought so great workes by her for the establishment of religion and manifold good of this Realme The Queene of the South a daughter of peace which appeareth partly by her learning partly by her long peregrination wherof the first is not so easily obtained without peace and quietnesse The other may be verefied to be true by the fruites of her peregrination For it is to be presumed to be a thing infallibly true that shee durst not haue vndertaken such a iourney vnlesse her countries had beene settled in great peace at home The Q. of England Cicer. pro Muren Simul arque in crepuit suspicio tumul tus artes illicò omnes coÌ„ticescuÌ„t Bach Lyri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mr. Aâ—â—ham speaking of the Q in his School master fol. 19. Besides her perfitte redines in Latine French Spanish shee readeth heere nowe at Windsore more Greek every day then some Prebendaries of some churches do read latine in a whol week a mirrour of peace in these troublesome daies at her first coÌ„ming to the crowne she came like the doue to the Arke of Noah with the oliue leafe a signe of peace in her mouth as I haue mentioned in my treatise adioined to the sermon hath remained ever since a continuer of that peace vvhich was first brought in by Gods goodnes vnder her regimeÌ„t For her Maiesties learning I refer you to Mr. Ascams testimonie marginallie coted and speake the lesse of it because it is contained in that parte of the comparison wherein her skill in languages is mentioned The Queene of the Souths holy wisdome thereby was ennobled and deserved everlasting commendation in that shee was an embracer of true religion and with an holy zeale endured extreame paines and peril of a long iourney to come to Ierusalem to bee resolued in such doubts by King SalomoÌ„ as concerned the grounds of her salvation The Q. of England a zealous imbracer of his doctrine whom K. SalomoÌ„ shaddowed and prefigured a defender of that faith which the blood of Iesus Christ hath sealed sanctified For the which although shee hath not vndertaken any laborious peregrination yet hath shee endured for the defence and maintenance therof many bitter stormes and escaped by Gods goodnes many great dangers which for the defence of the Gospell haue beene complotted against her They that doubt of this let them but call to memory the fearefull danger of the Northren rebellion in the yeare of our Lorde Stowes Chron. An. 1569. 1569. and the 12. yeare of her Maiesties raigne blowne vp to a head by the bellowing of Pius Quintus bloody Bull let them remember I say Babingtons Ballards conspiracy Hardings imagery Parâ—ies treasons and vnnatural cruelty let them put before their eies the attempts of the Spanish fleete 1588. the Popish leagues cruel pollitike and vnmerciful confederacy Lopez Squires poisonable and venemous treachery In the which doubtlesse we had al perished had bin swallowed vp quicke if the Lord had not beene on our side Psalm 124. and God had not giuen wisedome to her and her Counsell to prevent the drifts of our mighty adversaries The Queene of the South a rare Phenix and a bright starre eclipsing with the light of her vertue knowledge al the Princes before her and after her in Aethiopia as farre-forth as by any record of the Aethiopians History it hath bin discovered vnto vs. How rare a Phenix the Q. of England hath beene how bright a starre in these daies our owne Chronicles can manifest and the experience of her blessed regimeÌ„t this one forty yeares demoÌ„strateth more evidently then my pen can depaint For in the fruits of her peace she wil shine as a star in the Catalogue of her honorable predecessours and for her learning and wisedome wil be as a Phenix renowned by many famous writers to the people of that age which shal succeede her Not meaning to presse this similitude or comparison any further lest I should seeme to misdoubt the discreete iudgment of the intelligeÌ„t Reader to whom one word is sufficient to insinuate a matter of lardge discourse and since it is a point in al learning obserued that no comparison reference Nulla similitudo quatuor currit pedibus or resemblaunce similitudinary should hold in each part and for that there are many things appropriate to the person of the Queene of the South which cannot to any creature else be applied by any apt relation And since al know that wisedome I meane the faithful Iames 1. learning knowledge fortitude mercy c. and al good perfect giftes as beames from the Sun issue and are derived and giuen from and by the Father of lights c. and that no good nor perfitte gifte shineth in man but what he hath receiued from aboue and for the which he is bound to be thankful to God the giuer Cirill de recta fide ad pientiss reginas c. I end this part with this sentence of Cyrill Vbi fides recta et irreprehensibilis cum honorum operum honestate coniungitur aquo cur su admittitur illic omninò est in omni bono perfectio sanctificationis integritas Where a right and vnreprovable faith is conioined with the excellency of good workes and entertained in one current with them ther is a perfection in al goodnesse and there flourisheth the integrity of sanctification I haue adioined to this Sermon wherin I haue discoursed at lardge of each point of the Texte prefixed to it an Apologetical discourse not impertineÌ„t to those thinges wherunto the application of the sermon then tended wherein I haue fully and faithfully confuted al such slaunders wherewith our Natiue Country and Gracious Prince hath beene vntruely and vncharitably charged traduced by divers malicious adversaries in the greatest coÌ„sistories of Christendome for that to the glory of God and honour of Q. Elizabeth the 17. of NoveÌ„ber is yearely celebrated in festivall and ioyful manner by the subiects of this land in these times our thankes giving to God being grounded on the Apostles precepts the 1. 1 Tim 2 to Timothy and the 2. Chap. our other exercises of ioy being of that quality
of prophecy Apocalyps 19.10 And how pâ—ant this is to this purpose you may see that this figure diverse ancient fathers of the church do sufficiently obserue Isidore saith Isidore Haec regina venturaÌ„â—cclesiam de gentibus desideraÌ„teÌ„ Christum figurabat c. This Queene represented the Church which should come of the Gentiles desiring Christ which accompanied with diverse sortes of men Eucher de de regn l. 3. and forgetting both her owne people and her fathers house should runne vnto Christ To this is correspondent that of Eucheritâ—s Sienâ— haec regina venit à sinibus terra c. As this Queene came from the endes of the ends of the earth to wit * Or Aethiopia India as some say to heare the wisedome of Salomon so the Church many ages after came to her redeemer and teacher that after the foolishnesse of her error shee might at length perceiue the doctrine of the truth This is that Queene of whom it is said vnto the Lord On thy right hand standeth the Queene in a vesture of golde wrought about with diverse colours that is to say adorned on all sides with diverse precious and comely vertues For this is the mother of all that beleeue which regenerateth such vnto salvation as were borne vnto death by whome Christ hath restored more in Grace then perished in Nature To this may be fitly annexed that of Angelomus Stromata Angelomus Stromata August Serm. de Temp 252. Seâ—â— 2. In figura hutuâ— reginae venâ—t ecclesia ex gentibus c. Vnder the figure 〈◊〉 to this Queene the Church of the Gentiles came from the endes of the earth saying aside all earthly desires and vices to heare the wisedome of Salomon that is to say of our peace maker our Lord Christ Iesus who in his flesh loosed the bandes of enmity betwixt God and man Shee came after her olde profane superstitions to heare of inlightning of the faith of the iudgmeÌ„t to come of the immortality of the soule and of the hope and glorie of the resurrection Shee came into Hierusalem therefore with a great company not with the one onely nation of the Hebrewes of which the Synagogue did before consist but with all kindes of men and diverse nations throughout the whole world We must also thinke as Saint Augustine very well observeth Aug. coÌ„tra Manich. li. 22. cap. 24. Qua in re hoc prâ—mùm dâ—co c. In which matter first this I say that not onely the tongue of those men but the life also was propheticall and that that whole kingdome of the Hebrew nation was some great Prophet because they were the figure of some great prophet Wherfore concerning them whose heartes were instructed in the wisedome of God the prophecy of Christ and of the church which was to come is to be scanned not only in their sayings but in their doings also but as concerning the rest and the whole body of that nation the prophecie of Christ and the church to come is to be examined in those things which by Gods secret working were done either in them or by them 1. Cor. 10. Namely this I doe gather of him that not only their tongues but also their liues were propheticall so that the history of the olde testament is but as the shell of the nut to the kernell the vaile to the face of Moses the curtaine to the arke the vaine to the silver the letter to the spirit as the combe to the hony the ring of golde to the precious stone inclosed in the base Of this we may see more in Saint Augustine in his seventeenth booke de Civitate Dei his first and third chapters The person and figure sufficiently described and the vse of the doctrine accordingly handled the next thing that offereth it selfe to my discourse is the action of this worthy woman here mentioned Her action may be the better scanned if we wil weigh what the son of God hath testified of her action in this life and of her honour reward and glory in the life to come adioyning here vnto as occasion serveth for elucidations sake such things as are at large written of her 1. King 10. and 2. Paralip 9. to which chapters I must necessarily referre you oftentimes 1. King 10. 2. Chro. 9. because that those things which are briefely laide downe here are amply discoursed of in those former histories Here they are brought in by the way of example there they are laide downe fully in story By this also you shall finde that the old testament is not contrary to the new but that the same spirit was author of them both Aug. coÌ„tra Manich. August de doct Christian lib. 3. cap. 30. Lastly that although there are sundry second helpes to open the scripture as the rules of Ticonius which Saint Augustine hath mentioned de doctr Christ lib. 3. cap. 30. and other rules there specified and such things as many of the ancient fathers mentioned Hilar. de trinit lib. 1. Iren. contr vaâ—ent li. 1. cap. 1. Apocalyps as Hilary lib. 1. de Trinitate And Irenaeus against the Valentinians lib. 1. cap. 1. Yet the best of all that farre surmounteth all other kindes of expositions is to open holy scripture by scripture For the treasuries of the house of David will only be truly and finally opened by the key of David Scriptures will best bee expounded by that holy spirit by which they were endited 2. Pet. 1. as metall wil bee only mollified by fire the adamant hammered only by tooles of his owne nature or as some say sanguine hircino with Goates bloud Iron will only bee drawne by the load stone And because I may strictly follow the line of my discourse I will first by the grace of God speake of such actions as are mentioned of her in this life performed and so by sequele of the rest Things that are spoken of her in this life are these two first her comming to Hierusalem secondly what her actions were at Hierusalem when shee came to Salomon And lest I should counfound both you and my selfe in the multiplicity of these generall heads I purpose first to answere an obiection which might otherwise through occurrence hinder me in this particular discourse Wherein nominately these three branches are incident to be delivered what moued this noble Queene to come to HierusaleÌ„ what paines shee tooke in her comming or iourney lastly with what traine shee came and how honorably shee was accompanied and attended vpon in her iourney to Hierusalem The obiections by Gods assistance in few words shall be dissolued Whereas it may bee thought an vnmeet thing both in regard of the sex which is feeble delicate by nature and in regard of the vocation place which this woman was by God called vnto honoured with all namely that a person of her sex and estimation should vndertake to perfourme a iourney of so great travaile a matter of so
which actions as farre forth exceede the reach of our capacities vnlesse we be inlightened from aboue daily exercised in holy meditations as the earth is from the heavens as the plaine is from the depth as flesh and blood is from Gods kingdome To the danger or perill of the losse of her kingdome I answere seeing it was the Lords doing to stir her vp to take this iourney her country could not be rebellious for God no questioÌ„ theÌ„ dwelled in the middest of her people by his mighty power that God that accoÌ„panied her in her iourney to IerusaleÌ„ was also glorified by Salomon in â—erusalem spake there out of the Mercy seat Now where God is in the middest of a people Psal 46.5 how shall that nation be moved God shall helpe such a prince early This our God will make the warres to cease there hee will breake the bow cut the speare and burne the chariots he will still the rages of such seas asswage all fury in such people and such seas then shall haue sands from God to stop their overflowing all such people shall then haue railes to keep theÌ„ in al such surgeâ— shal haue shore rockes to binde them in or to breake them Besides how could this woman feare any tumult or rebellion at home or amongst her owne people when as the text saith shee came to Ierusalem beshem-Iehovah which thing also Rabbi Kimâ—y hath obserued And in that her action was a figure of the church of the Gentiles as I haue before obserued out of Isidore Eucherius Angelomus and since we finde that which Gregory hath expressed 1. Moral Greg. â—◠〈◊〉 Vt ad ostendeÌ„dam innocentiam venit Abel c. As Abell came to be a paterne of innocency Enoch of integrity Noe of a long-patient perseverance both of good hope and weldoing Abraham of obedience Isaac of chastity of of mariage Iacob of tolerancie in labour Ioseph of repaying evill with good Moses of mildenesse Ioshua of constancie in adversitie Iob of patience in affliction and all these were as morning starres shining before the sun as it were forerunners and types of the true messias who succeeded them so the church of the Gentiles was prefigured in Rahab of Iericho Ruth of Moab Pharaohs daughter espowsed to Salomon in the little sister which then had no breastes Cant. 8.8 and nowe in this honourable princesse the Queene of the south here specified commended farre preferred in Gods kingdome and received thereinto wheÌ„ incredulous Scribes Epicureall Sadduces blasphemous Pharises shall be cast into vtter darkenesse where is weeping and gnashing of teeth The obiection being dissolved the internall cause that moved this Queene to vndertake this iourney is next to be handled But what moved this noble Queene to come to Ierusalem Wisd 7. The first thing that moved her questionlesse was the secret working of the holy Ghost that finger of God that spirit of vnderstanding which is holy subtile moueable cleare vndefiled pure intellectuall who as the winde Ioh. 18. bloweth whither it listeth whose sounde none hearing knoweth either from whence it commeth or whither it goeth Sap. 1. who being one can doe all things and remaining in it selfe renueth all thinges Pro. 21. who entereth into holy soules maketh them friends of God Prophets this holy spirit mooved the heart of this mighty Queene in whose power the heartes of princes are who turneth them as the rivers of waters whither soever it pleaseth him If it be therfore not laborious for the influence of the heavens not only to heat the inferior bodies that lie in the superficial part of the earth aire but also to worke by a secret vertue in such mettals as are hidden in the bowels of the earth and are vnsensible in theÌ„selues according to that of Saint Ambrose offic 1.14 Ambrose offic 1.14 Quid autem tam stoliaum quam putare c. But what is so foolish as to thinke that any thing as hidden from God whereas the sunne who ministreth vs light pierceth into hidden corners and the force of his heate entereth into the very foundations of our houses secret closets who can deny but that by the temperate heate of the spring the inward bowels of the earth are warmed which before were fast congealed with winter frostes Trees also haue a sense of the force of heate colde in so much that their very rootes are either killed with colde or revived with the cherishing heate of the Sunne The earth also displaâ—â—th her variety of fruit as soone as the aire waxeth moderate If then the beames of the Sun be able to disperse their light over the whole earth and can neither be hindered by yron barres nor close wickets from making entrance into our closest roomes and shall not the intelligible brightnes of God diffuse it selfe into the inmost cogitations of men and diue into those heartes which it selfe hath created 1. Cor. 2. Was it not easie then for Gods holy spirit which searcheth al things yea the deepe things of God which searcheth the corners of mans heart sealeth our election which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the earnest of our inheritance Eph. 1. Rom. 8. which crieth abba father in our hearts and beareth witnesse vnto vs that we are Gods children which maketh request for vs with sighes that cannot bee expressed by whom all things were fashioned Heb. 4. vnto whose eies all things are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Naked and laide open whose operation is mighty liuely sharper then any two edged sword entereth through even to the dividing asunder of the soule and the spirit and of the iointes and of the marrow is a discerner of the thoughts intents of the hart vnto whose sight there is no creature which is not manifest was it not easie I say theÌ„ for that holy spirit which is infinite in power incomprehensible in maiesty and because he is God is as the Schoolemen say vbique praesens LoÌ„b Sâ—nt 1. Dâ—si 37. per essentiam praesentiam potâ—ntiam Every where subsistent by his essence praesence and power to mooue the heart of this holy Queene to come to Ierusalem to draw her heart after Salomon as rivers follow the spring tydes as the orbe draweth the planet as primum mobile The first spheare which is moved draweth the inferiour spheres against their owne course as Elias his mantle cast on Elisha made him run after him 1. King 19.10 in as much as by this holy spirite all things are created and moved Hercules Gallus and all other oratours drawe by the eares but this holy Queene was drawen by the hearte in that maner of drawing Cant. 1.3 that the spowse in the Cantâ—cles is drawen after him whom her soule loveth in those lines of loue that our Saviour speaketh of in the sixth of Iohn Nemo venit ad me Ioh. 6. nisi pater meus traxerit
the righteous that her memory should be sacred and honourable in all ages to come for that shee came from the vtmost partes of the earth to Ierusalem to vsing Hilarius his bookes inoffenso pede Without tripping or stumbling into error next after the reading of holy writt Nay if women might not haue beene learned the Prophet Ioel would neuer in his second Chap. haue foretold that in the state of the new testament maidens should prophecy Gods spirit beeing powred out vpoÌ„ the church imediatly after Christ our sauiours ascensioÌ„ which should with a mighty floud neuer failing in aboundance of waters to the end of the world water from aboue the whole body of the church as the mist that did use out of the spring amiddest Paradise out of which the riuers issuing watered the garden and made it fruitfull Secondly you must not onely stay here but you must needs proceede somewhat further in the vnfouldinge of these words To heare the wisedome of Salomon As they that looke vpon the sunne ought not onely to consider the brightnes of his face when it is orientall but also sometimes bend themselues to consider the benefit of his reflexion and besides this also him that is the creator of this sunne by which this materiall worlde receiueth light Ambros Hexam 4. die 4. cap. 1 according as Sant Ambrose hath taught lib. 4. hexamer die 4. cap. 1. So in this poinct also you are not onely to consider the wisedome of this Queene in proposing to king Salomon these hard questions but here we are by the way of reflexion to consider that which is added 1. King 10.3 and 2. ChroÌ„ 9.2 how well king Salomon satisfied the Queenes obiections how wel he resolued her doubts 1. King 10.3 2. Chro. 9.2 which followeth in these words And Saloman declared vnto her all her questions nothing was hid from the king which he expounded not vnto her These things noted as from the body of the sun wee proceede to consider the benefit of his reflexion and from the reflexion to consider the creator of the sun namely him that made the sun to be the great light to rule the day to shine vpon the earth to separate the day from the night to distinguish seasons dayes yeeres c. so we must not here persist in considering Salomon onely Syâ—â—s Hymn 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. King 10.3 2. Chr. 9.2 but we must with all let this action of Salomon leade vs by the hand to consider his greatnes wisedome power fullnes of all knowledge whome king Salomon in this action prefigured O! king Salomon the text saith And Salomon declared vnto her all her questions nothing was hid from the king which he expounded not vnto her Which words in opinion import thus much such hard questions as this Queene proposed Salomon answered such darke speeches as this Queene obiected king Salomon cleared such doubtful matters as moved some scruple in her minde king Salomon dissolved all maner of reasons that shee could alleadge by the way of disputation king Salomon satisfied there was no secret of this Queenes heart but immediatly the holy and heavenly wisedome of God that shined in king Salomon a vpon the reference did vnfold it Now if king Salomon a mortall man though a notable figure of Christ coulde so largely and aboundantly and sufficiently answere all this Queenes doubtes and fully satisfie how much more sufficiently is the son of â—od able to satisfie al the doubts that rise in the church which this Queene here figuratiuely representeth and to the comfort of the whole church militant fully answere all obiections that either the flesh the world the devill yea man or â—ngell can mooue being the wâ—sedome of the father the beloved sonne whom the father hath referred vs to heare Ioh. 5. who hath received the holy ghost not by measure of whose fulnesse we haue received all grace for grace whose name be blessed for ever I conclude here this part for that I haue a little before handled this point by the way of comparison and therefore neede not to reiterate same vide pag. D. The next particular of the second generall that commeth to mine handes in this text to be discussed is how this honorable wise Queen behaveth her selfe in king Salomons court Our Saviour saith shee came from the vttermost endes of the earth to heare king Salomons wisedome The wisedome of king Salomon as I haue sufficiently before declared was not only speculatiue but practical it was not renowmed only as it was called Sapientia but as it vvas also Prudentia neither was king Salomon famous for his vniversall knowledge only but hee was honourably spoken of for that he managed all affâ—res of his country kingdome and whatsoever he tooke in hand Sapientia to the root Prudentia to the flower of Mâ—â—y 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nazian in tetrastich Arast Eth 6 vvith great prudence wisedome and discretion and marshalled all things answerable to his place and honour For although sapience prudence be two pretious â—ewels and two vertues of rare excellent effects yet neverthelesse as one is greater then the other so one is more profitable to some states and persons then the other yea sometimes in some persons one of them is not linked with the other yea oftentimes one of them is like to the hearb Moly that Homer speaketh of Odyss μ. in roote the other may more fitly bee compared to the hearb Molyes flower Yet as Naziar zeu saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Both of them are gracious and louely This thing Aristotle hath learnedly obserued and verily pithily by the way of comparison noted in these words And in this antithesis or mutuall reference Wisedome is a vertue meere intellectuall proposing to it selfe things only contemplatiue Prudence an actiue vertue proposing to it selfe operation in such things as are meere practâ—ke Wisedome respecteth thinges most excellent in nature yea it seeketh to learne misteries aboue the compasse of nature prudence worketh vpon such matters as are coÌ„modious for civile life Wisedome regardeth only knowledge and therein reposeth her contentation Prudence respecteth how shee may benefit her selfe others there is her delectation Wisedome considereth vniversals Prudence considereth particulars and how things are in vse and may be well vsed Wisedoms obiect are thiâ—gs alwaies immutable as they be in themselues and in their causes as far forth as Intellectus agens The actiue vnderstanding which is the eie of maÌ„s soule is able to reach Prudence is wholly exercised in matters deliberatiue or in civile actioÌ„s to the life of maÌ„ commodious or discommodious in such things I say as are often by their sundry events particularly altered sometimes by one occasion sometimes by another yet alwaies such as serue mans life to some good end or other Wisedome is only behouefull and good for the party that speÌ„deth his time in conteÌ„platioÌ„ but Prudence studieth to benefit it selfe resteth not
practises that may savour of curiosity much lesse of sedition rebellion or treason Now since this honorable Queene in king Salomons court especially noteth these fower thinges and the second and third are of most wise men diligently marked and noted the fourth in this age if not of many meere politicians yet of alwise godly learned are mervailously observed and since that no regiment can be truly blessed where the sacrifice of the house of God is neglected it behoveth all princes with speciall regard to tender all things which appertaine to Gods glory and his service For on this string dependeth the principal point of Christian government and the office of great governours herein consisteth as it appeareth Deut. 17.18.19 Deut. 17.18.19 And when the king shall sit vpoÌ„ the throne of his kingdome then shall he write him this law repeated in a booke by the Priests of the Levites and it shall be with him and he shall reade therein all daies of his life that hee may learne to feare the Lord his God and to keepe all the words of this law and these ordinances to doe them And because of that coÌ„mandement which is giuen in the second Psalme to all kings and princes in these wordes Bee wise now therefore yee kings Psal 2.10.11.12 bee learned yee iudges of the earth serue the Lorde in feare and reioice in trembling Kisse the sonne least hee be angry and yee perish in the way when his wrath shall suddenly burne blessed are al that trust in him This which may be illustrated also not vnfitly by that place of Saint Augustine lib. 2. Aug coÌ„rta liter Petil. li. 2. cap. 92. contraliter as Petiliani cap. 92. Christian princes haue a double office imposed from God vpon them whereof the one they be bound as Christian men to perfourme the other to perfourme as they bee Christian princes Reges cuÌ„ in errore sunt c. Kings princes wheÌ„ they are in errour make lawes for defence of their errour against the truth likewise when they are in the truth they establish decrees for the maintenance of truth against errour so that both good men are tryed by evill lawes evill men amended by good ordinances King Nabuc hodono sor whilest he was misled by his wisemeÌ„ made a cruell lawe that his image should be worshipped he againe being led into the right way made a good lawe that the true God should not be blasphemed For in this doe kings perfourme that service vnto God which is giuen them in charge from aboue as far forth as they are kinges if in their kingdomes they establish that which is good suppresse that which is evill not onely in matters perteining vnto ciuill society but also in causes of religion Aug. Crescon graâ— lib. 3. cap. 2. This speake to signifie these two caueats the one for that there are in these daies I feare mee a number crept into Christian prâ—nces courts priuy espials prying into all matters with cattes yea with Lynceus his eies of whom the Lyricall Poet thus spake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For hee had a sharper eie then any man on earth besides vvhosoever Men that are like spiders sucking poison men which like toades thâ—rst after venim like envies brattes feede vpoÌ„ adders foode firebrands of â—edition simple in shew devillish in action men lovers of lies and falshood which construe good actions ill Iob. 1.10 Iude. as the devil accused Iob which condemne things vnknowne like those beastes thâ—t Saint Iude in his epistle liuely describeth which speaketh of them that are in authority like cursing Shimei and like them that Saint Peter speaketh of 2. Pet. 2.10.11.12 2. Pet. 2.10 11.12 which walke after the flesh in the lust of vncleanesse and despise the governement which are presumptuous and stand in their owne conceipt and feare not to speake evill of them that are in dignity Whereas the angels which are greater both in power might giue not railing iudgement against them before the Lord but these as brute beasts led with sensuality and made to be taken and destroied speake evill of those things Vergestan in Theatro crudelitat baereuc excuso antverp Catholicus quidam in vbe Dubâ—i correptus pelli vrsinâ— inâ—uti abâ—nfestiffimis Angâ—e molossis laceratur Zach. 3. Psal 52.2.3.4.5.6 which they know not shal perish through their own corruption c. Into which crew and catalogue the authors of Calvino-â—urâ—ismus the reporters of many assertions of horrible lies inserted to Stapletons promptuarium morale the pictures of Vergestanuâ— his tables many pamphleters of the like stamp are to be ascribed Al which may be answered rather in that sort that the angel of the Lord answereth the deuil in the 3. of the Prophet Zachary the Lord rebuke thee Satan yea the Lorde that hath chosen IerusaleÌ„ reproue thee Or with the Psal 52.2.3.4.5.6 Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe and is like a sharpe rasor that cutteth deceitfully Thou doest loue evill more then good and lies more then to speake the truth Thou lovest alwords that may destroy O deceitfull tongue So shal God destroy thee for ever â—e shall take thee plucke thee out of thy tabernacle and roote thee out of the lande of the loving The righteous also shall see it and feare and shall laugh him Wherein the prophet David doth liuely discover the actions and punishmentes of such serpents as delight to spit out against the innocent such poison The second caueat wherfore I note so seriously that gouernours euery one in their places should haue great care faithfully to dispose all ciuile actions committed to their regiment and principally to bend their studies to maintain Gods seruice and holy sacrifice is because mens eies are not onely fixed over their kingdoms to looke what is doon there but because the eies of God do continually watch over all regences euen the seauen eies of the Lamb Apocal. 5. Psal 82.1 which do behold all things and for that which the prophet sayeth God standeth in the assembly of Gods hee iudgeth among Gods Hesiodus an heathen poet persuaded the rulers of his time to doe iustice because as he saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 250. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Omitting Hesiod them that onely by the light of nature discourse of this argument I end this part with this exhortation Yee rulers of the earth bee learned deo iustice kisse the son least hee be angry c. With diligent eie regard Gods seruice and sacrifice let my counsell heerein be acceptable vnto you For there is a great watch-maÌ„ over all kingdoms yea such a watch-man as the Prophet Daniel describeth chap. 4. verse 10. which if the mightie tree Dan. 4.10 vnder which the beasts of the feeld haue their shadow in whose bowghes the fowles of