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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07297	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.	Maxey, Anthony, d. 1618.	1606 (1606)	STC 17690; ESTC S100647	23,881	52

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

and complaine Aug. de ciuit Dei lib. 1. cap 8. but the point is Non qualia sed qualis quisque patiatur Since his blessed Raigne doe not our hearts secretly tell vs that wee feele and daily tast of ioyfull Peace Peace sought by mightie Kings and embraced by forraine Nations as in the daies of Solomon Is not true Nobilitie honorably respected Virtue and well doing cheerefully rewarded Holy men and discreet daily aduanced Vertue rewarded the reuenewes of the Church lately confirmed and diuers foundations of Religion already laid as in the glorious raigne of great Constantine The Lord is God the Lord is God and who is such a God as our God O wretches and vnthankefull men that we are wee know not our owne good we weigh not the sweet mercies of a kinde and gratious God For in these and many other respects which are most apparant to the view of all men I assure my selfe that his royall Maiestie whom the Lord protect with his mightie hand long to reigne ouer vs is now and shall bee for euer renowned amongst the most famous Kings that euer liued in the world and that the Church and common Wealth of England so happely gouerned by his Highnesse is now at this day the most Apostolike and florishing Church the most religious Court the most peaceable and vpright state that is in all Christendome How bee it when Prince and People when Nobilitie and Clergy when all estates and degrees doe thus Godly and peaceably go on enioying such blessed happines such quiet and reposed peace would not the Sunne bee abashed and the powers of nature daunted that Christian men and especially such as are deuoted vnto God in sacred and holy orders some professing great holinesse and austeritie others much purenesse and great singularitie both these should neuer cease to disturbe and waken the churches peace Surely it is the Lord that giueth his beloued sleepe and this sleepe this prosperitie of the Church and Common Wealth it is a blessing inestimable vnto his people therefore when hee vouchsafeth to giue rest no man ought to waken or stirre vntill shee please and that is neuer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vntill it is plainely neuer Vntill Genes 8. The Rauen returned not vntill the waters were dryed vp that is Neuer Mat. 1.25 Ioseph knew not the blessed Virgin vntill shee had brought forth her first begotten that is Neuer neuer neuer let any man waken the blessed Spouse The Conclusion BVt for as much as the person from whom this Commission is directed is the Metropolitane and great shepherd of our soules Christ Iesus the penner of the holy Ghost the heauenly Secretary seing hee vouchsafeth to call the Church his Loue the deepest of all the affections her peace compared to Sleepe the sweetest comfort in nature seeing Christ Iesus himselfe most wise louing and fearefull is not content to perswade but vehemently to charge and yet the attributes applyed most sweet and kind Daughters for Loue Ierusalem for peace seeing the Charge it selfe is so straitly giuen not one to stir and in no case to Waken the Date so plainely set downe that is must bee Neuer according to the tenure of my text in the person of Christ Iesus I adiure and solemnly charge I charge by the holy Patriarkes Abraham Isaac and Iacob who in their generations were men of Peace I charge by the holy Apostles who haue commaunded vs to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of Peace I charge by the holy Angels who at the birth of Christ did sing Peace I charge by our Faith Hope and Charitie which are the fruites of Peace I charge by that Obedience due both to the ciuil Magistrate and spirituall gouernour who are by all good meanes to preserue and maintaine Peace I charge by the Dum Beastes of the field who shall take reuenge vpon the disturbers of Peace Lastly I adiure and charge by the Soules of the ignorant and simple people the least whereof a thousand worlds are not able to redeeme that no man despise the voyce of this great shepherd this double and three-fold Charge which concerneth the flowrishing and happy peace of our country the prosperitie and peaceable rest of the Church the beeing liuing and well being of vs all Whosoeuer hath any true tast of a religious heart whosoeuer hath any care of his Soules Saluation whosoeuer hath any respect to the honour of his name and regard of his posteritie whosoeuer hath any dutifull affection to his Prince and country let him pray rather that his tongue may cleaue to the roofe of his mouth and his right arme wither from his body then once to bee accounted amongst the number of those who will bee seene to stirre in so well gouerned a state to waken so blessed rest of the Spouse to discontent the religious heart of so gratious a King and to blemish the glory of so renowned a Common Wealth Ah Lord what estate of Church or Common Wealth did euer in this world at thine vnto perfection 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose desert and wisedome could euer content all humours wherein haue not the most Noble and Christian Worthies of the world beene sought one way or other secretly to bee wronged and who knoweth touching these late and grieuous treasons why the Lord hath suffered euill counsell to bee vndertaken and with such malice and bloud to bee pursued Vndoubtedly First it may bee thought to this ende that all the people of this Land and euery one heere present might take heede how wee forget our louing God in the dayes of our prosperitie that wee might learne to stand fast vpon the Lord as vpon mount Sion to relie on his loue as the centre of our life in all dangers to stye vnto him as a Bird doth vnto the shadie hill for safetie that so both heart and tongue might acknowledge his gooodnesse and as a floud into the Sea send thanksgiuing to so deare a God againe Secondly Aug. permittit Deus quod nemo impunè committit God suffereth euill and wicked men for a time expecting their repentance and looking for their conuersion but if they persist and become as Pharao was hardened in their bloud-thirsty crueltie then the Lord euen for his owne glory doth suffer them to play vpon the hooke and daunce in the snare till at length it might bee knowen to all Nations and Kingdomes round about that when it comes to the very poynt the Lord will rouse himselfe like a Gyant turne all such practises vpside-downe but will deliuer his chosen execute iudgement vpon the wicked Psal 16. and the vngodly shall bee trapped in the works of their owne hands Therefore let neither Prince nor people bee dismayed and cast downe with traiterous and fearefull rumors but let his sacred Maiestie comfort his heart raise vp his Spirit and walke cheerefully vpon the inuincible hope and assured experience of the Lords fore passed loue let him hold