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A29910	A sermon preach'd on the coronation day of K. Charles I March 27, 1644, in S. Mary's in Cambridge / by Bishop Brownrigg when he was vice-chancellor of the vniversity, for which he was cast into prison.	Brownrig, Ralph, 1592-1659.	1661 (1661)	Wing B5210; ESTC R36388	14,727	32

and opposing their work that Zerubbabel might not despair of ever seeing the work finished or himself and his people in their former condition for the upholding of his heart God sendeth him such promise that might not only support but advance him forward with cheerfulness In the poorest condition that can be the Church of God is rich in promises and he is no poor man that hath rich men for his debtors though he be destitute of present supplies yet he hath Bills in abundance who hath dispised the state of small things Zerubbabel hath layd the foundation and shall see the top-stone Under the notion of a Reward assured unto Zerubbabel for what he had done he had been zealous for God's Temple and worship and God doth not only accept of it but reward him for it Honorantem me honorabo he that will honour God God will honour him Hath David a purpose to build God an House God requiteth his Intentions and saith I will build thee a sure House What comfort and confidence did this bring to Nehemiah he contended with the Elders and compelled them to bring Tithes into the Temple and then his heart breaks forth unto God Lord remember me for good and remember David and all his troubles his afflictions What were those afflictions his toil his pains his trouble to uphold Gods worship his readiness not only to do good for the Church but to suffer for it Remember the afflictions of David and it followes the sure mercies of David shall be performed The text is a Royal Charter sealed to Zerubbabel and in it a promise of future advancement I know that the Text is interpreted in a mystical sense concerning Christ. And indeed Luther's saying is true that then we understand the Prophets aright when we find Christ in them Christ is the true Zerubbabel the true anointed of the Lord the Diadem Scepter and Crown of the Throne of David belong to him But this hindreth not the intendment of it literally to Zerubbabel or the application of it to those that be as Zerubbabel the anointed of the Lord and so we may use it but with this reservation that Christ only hath the preheminence he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords before whom all the Kings of the Earth must throw down their Crowns and give him homage But by him and after him the Text is a royal Charter made to Zerubbabel wherein are these particulars 1. The time and season when this shall befal In that day 2. The Author and advancement The Lord. First I will take thee Secondly I will make thee Thirdly I have chozen thee It is the Lord the Lord only 3. The person to be advanced Zerubbabel my servant 4. The advancement it self I will make thee as a signet 5. The ground and reason and withall the stability of the advancement the assurance of it is sealed with the Seal of the living God it passeth through three Seales the ratification thrice repeated Thus saith the Lord and again and the third time sealed with the broad seal of Heaven Thus saith the Lord of Hostes. 1. And first of the time wherein this Chater should be made good to Zerubbabel In that day and it 's called a day of overthrowing the kingdomes of the Heathens when the Chariots of the horsmen shall come down when Heaven and Earth shall be shaken in that day Zerubbabel shal be exalted So these words may have the force of several things 1. The force of a supposition or an etsi and then this is the meaning though all the world shall be in an uproare and confusion yet Zerubbabel shall be exalted 2. The force of a condition or a potius rather then Zerubbabel shall not be exalted the Kingdomes of the Heathen shall be overthrown 3. The form of a fined relation and determination or a quando when the Nations shall be rooted out then Zerubbabels throne shal be exalted 1. The first of a supposition etsi Though all the earth be in an uproare yet Zerubbabels Throne shall be set up And this supposition is not meerly imaginary no impossible thing to see the world in an uproare We must not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 think it strange to see this lower region full of stormes and tempests the roaring of the waves the raging of the Sea and the madnesse of the people are put all together and this speaks the world as truly subject to tumults as the Sea Tempests there are venti Typhonici unquiet spirits whose work is to take peace from the Earth and to bring all to confusion and now suppose all this yet Zerubbabel shall have a charter of safty Gods Church his chosen ones his darlings they have a patent of security When God sendeth forth his judgements he gives charges as David did to his Souldiers that they should spare the life of his Son Let not Zerubbabel my servant be harmed The world it is in a tumult as Psa. 2. Why do the Heathen rage and the people of the Earth imagin a vaine thing Yet have I set my King upon my holy Hill of Sion David and the Sons of David are Sealed up the Psalmist delightes to put their cases to imagin them and so to strengthen their faith Psal. I will not fear though the Earth be removed when the earth doth quake then doth David stand immovable see the courage of his Faith in the rebellion raised against him Ps. 3. 4. I will not be afraid for ten thousand men that have set themselves against me round about See his security in the midst of these dangers I laid me down and slept 2. As a Condition potius rather than Zerubbabel shall miscarry he will overthrow all that shall oppose him nay he will shake Heaven and Earth the whole creation Nothing too costly to redeem him from destruction Zerubbabel's advancement met with great opposition the Prophet compares it with a great mountain but what art thou great mountain before Zerubbabel Thou shalt become a plain Zach. 4.7 All oppositions that rise against him shall become flat God is the God of nature and the Lord of the whole world and so he is merciful to all his creatures but when they come in comparison or stand in opposition to his Church they shall be all parted with Thus Isaiah sheweth how much he esteemed the welfare of his chosen Isa. 43. 34. I gave Egypt for thee Aethiopia and Sheba for thy ransome I will give men for thee and Nations for thy life One David one Zerubbabel is more dear than thousands of Heathens and Aliens 3. As the force of a Quando It sets forth the time when and herein are three gradual periods 1. In the day of adversity he will stand for Zerubbabel and defend him usually when the Church is in adversity God suffers the men of the World to be in prosperity and so when the day cometh he will remember his own and do good to them The Sun of prosperity shineth not in

Eliah Anoint him not for the Lord hath refused him Though all Israel set their faces towards Adonijah to make him King yet Solomon shall have the Crown Let others be what they will be either for parts power or favour it is not the mettal if the ingraving stamp of God be wanting 3. Ex electione cum dilectione Election cometh from dilection The delight which God taketh in the prosperity of his people putteth him on to place a Lord over them Should we expostulate with God as they did Wherein hast thou loved us This would be a clear evidence of it The Queen of Sheba taketh notice of the happiness of Israel in this Blessed be the Lord thy God that taketh delight in thee to place on his Throne so wise a King Because the Lord loved Israel to establish them for ever therefore he gave them such a King If we pass by this token of Gods love the Queen of the South will rise up in judgement against us her speech will condemne us 4. Ex electione cum deliberatione Election proceeds from deliberation It implies study and search and great consultation We must understand it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 leave out all ill circumstances and take in all its perfections God doth it exactly out of the full depth of his Counsels and forecast of his providence all things being considered The setting up of Magistracy over us is a work of consultation God pitcheth on Zerubb as Pharaoh on Ioseph Can we finde out such a man This work is one of the chiefest pieces of Gods providence in the World not any one that comes next to hand can serve the turn no God maketh searchings and inquiries and then concludes I have forund me out a man 5. Electio personalis The election it 's personated it 's fixed on a person Election is not a meer description of a form of a power but carrieth the designation of the person it doth not onely frame a model and constitute an Office or ordain a place but chooseth out a man God sendeth not qualities or notions or formes setteth not up Platonical Ideas But consecrates a person For conformation of all these is that great ratification at the end of all He hath spoken and will make it good he that saith it is the Lord of Hosts This promise is not like a Papal grant which disposeth of Kingdomes but affordeth no help or assistance to those unto whom it giveth them Let them fight for them if they will have them The Lord of Hosts will make them good It 's observed that the Prophets after the Captivity never almost named God but with this title The Lord of Hosts When Zerubb and his people are at the weakest God affords himself strongest This title is Zerubbabels lifeguard it standeth round about in the front as in the foreward in the close of the Text as in the rereward it speaks unto him as the Prince of the host of God These heavenly Auxiliaries these Chariots and Horses of fire shall resume him from all the Chariots and Horses of the Heathen th●se being with Zerubb no matter who oppose him by faith in his name shall be discomfit them all Let us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 apply this Text unto our selves let us see the blessing we enjoy let this put us in mind to stand on these termes with God if the promises of his people may be made good unto us it is not for every Nation to do so onely for the people in Covenant with God It is a comfort to us to have a Zerubbabel to be a Prince and Leader to this people of God Zerubbabel some give it a stranger from Babel one that renounceth communication with the Whore of Rome Zerubb is one appointed by God to fan out the chaff from the Wheat This our Governour shall be as a Torch of fire amidst the heap of Chaff and all their Superstition as stubble before him Is it not a comfort to us that a son of Shealtiel is a Prince over us one of the Royal Race no stranger or servant no Assyrian or Philistim but an issue of Royal Progenitours designed to his Throne by God himself from the birth Womb and conception Is it not a great favour unto us that our Zerubbabel is counted a servant of God and that not onely by place but by piety not onely High Steward of his House and so servant by office but by devotion What a mercy this is we may acknowledge if we remember the imprecation of David set an ungodly man to rule over them or the commination of the Prophet A Leopard shall rule over them Let us now acknowledge our happiness who have no Pharaoh for our King one that knoweth not God and feareth to know the Lord but one that religiously both knoweth and feareth God Did England ever know a Prince more frequent constant and attentive in the service of God It 's a commendable thing in a private person how much more in a King to keep his dayly and constant houres of prayer to bring his children up in the Worship of God to teach them betimes to know the God of their Fathers He is the servant of the Lord and all these pretious titles which God laies upon his servants belong to him servus quem elegit quem comprobavit quem sustentavit filius ancillae He is his choice Servant in whom his Soul delighteth his servant whom his hand upholdeth his servant and the son of his handmaid and a true Member of the true Church of Christ. Lastly so we pray and hope and trust he is a servant of his whom he will use as a blessed instrument of his glory he is a servant of his own on whom his stamp is Clemen Alex. forbids four sorts of Characters to be on any Signet The contrary are not to be found in him 1. The stamp of an Idol our Zerubbabel is free from this Character He neither nameth knoweth nor worshippeth any God but the God of Israel 2. No instrument of cruelty to be engraven on it Our Zerubb is free from this he beareth the signature of clemency on him and this is a Royal virtue Kings must sing the song both of Mercy and judgement but the sweetest song is that of mercy Do justice and love mercy he both doth it and delighteth in it 3. No Embleme of Intemperance This Royal signet which we behold beareth sobriety It 's a confessed virtue emninent in him He hath learned that it is not for Kings to drink wine He is far from the Disease which the Prophet complains of in the Kings of his time he doth eat and drink for strength and not for intemperance 4. No wanton or Luxurious stamp Our Royal Signet beareth the seal of Chastity What Virgin hath he deflowred Whose bed hath he defiled Whose Virginity hath he assaulted Bishop Latimer presented a great person with an Handkerchief this written on it whoremongers and adulterers God will judge this is his Motto Survey the World and see how many such Princes your thought can present you with Surely their names may be written in a small compass We may and should boast of Gods mercy All Christendome cannot afford such another FINIS