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The churches glory shewed forth in a sermon preached at the Haghe before Their Majesties the King & Queene [brace] of Bohemia / by J.E. ...
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Elborough, Jeremiah.
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Kinge her husband will desire her beauty love her 2. Hee is her Lord shee must worship him in respecting him more then her father be ruled by him 3. though she leaves the glory of Kinge Pharaohs court yet shee enjoyes the glory of Kinge Solomons shall live in as great honour magnificent pompe as ever she formerly did for the daughter x v. 12. of Tyre the rich among the people shall intreat her favour So the Church of the Gentiles of vvhich this Gentile Queene might be a Type must forsake the idolatry superstitious vanities in vvhich shee vvas brought up embrace the true fayth of the Gospel the right manner of vvorshipping God as her Lord husband Jesus Christ vvould have her doe vvho vvill then delight in her her condition shal be more honourable then ever before for y Isa 49. 23. Kings shal be her nursing fathers Queenes her nursing mothers they shal bowe downe to her with their faces toward the earth Commended in the vvords of the text Her commendation is layed out 1. by her relation the Kinges daughter 2. by her qualification shee is glorious 3. by the amplification of her glory First in respect of the universality all glorious Secondly in respect of the sincerity within The Kinges daughter is all glorious vvithin By the Kinge is literally meant Pharaoh Kinge of Egypt by his daughter Solomons Queene for he z 1. Kings 3. 1. married Pharaohs daughter But mystically by the Kinge is meant God by his daughter the Church the spouse of Christ vvhich sense being chiefly intended as J have formerly shevved by the authour of this Psalme J vvill also follovv in the handling of these vvordes Tbe King That God is a King I thinke none vvill denye it except Athiests that denie God though too many in their rebellious deedes seeme not to acknovvledge it King David sayes he is a a Psa 95. 3. great God a great King above all Gods not as other Kings of particular countries but a great King over b Psal 47. 2. all the earth King Nebuchadnezzar confesses him of a truth to be a c Dan. 2. 47. Lord of Kings yea the King of heaven other Kings are borne or d 4. 37. made Kings but hee is an e 1. Tim. 1. 10. aeternal King others are subordinate for by him f Prov. 8. 15. Kings reigne but he is a supreame absolute King others mortal but he an g 1. Tim. 1. immortall h Ier. 10. 10. everlasting King He hath made all thinges in heaven and earth he governes all vvhen he please he can destroy all therefore ye is Kinge of all Vse 1 The consideration vvhereof serves for an instruction to Kings on earth to feare this King of heaven earth vvho hath made them Kings on earth vvho can make them Kings in heaven vvho can make them no Kings on earth for those i Dan. 4. 37 that walke in pride hee is able to abase even him vvho vvas a k 2. 37. King of Kings Nebuchadnezzar vvho vvas driven from men among the beasts of the field to l 4. 32. eate grasse as oxen till he knew that the most high ruleth in the kingdomes of men therefor m Ier. 10. 7. who would not feare thee O King of nations Bee wise then O the Kings be instructed ye that are judges of the earth is the counsell of a n Ps 2. 10. 11. King this is that they should learne to serve the Lord in feare for the o Pro. 9. 10. feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisdome It is good counsell that S Bernard gave the p Lewis 7. French King that he should remember that God his Creatour gave him that great honourable charge not to governe after his ovvne pleasure but for Gods honour to vvhom he vvas to give an account vvhensoever God should demaund it L' historie de France par Seigneur du Haillan p. 692. S. Paul q Col 4. 1. counsells masters to give their servants vvhat is just oequal because they also have a master in heaven for the same reason should Kings vvhose name in Latin r Reges a recte agendo vocati ideoq recte faciendo regis nomen tuetur peccando amittit lib. de sum bon Isidore thincks to be from wel doing governe their subjects with justice equity for they also have a King in heaven Vse 2 SecoÌ„dly this shoud teach us all to feare obey this great King the Å¿ Pro. 16. 14. wrath of a King is as messengers of death how much more is the wrath of the King of Kings We feare theÌ„ that can kill the bodye much more is he to be t Mat. 10. 28. feared that can destroy body soule in hell wee feare Kings on earth because of their power much more should wee feare him from whom Kings have u Rom. 13. 1. all their power for the powers are of God S. w 1. Pet. 2. 17 Peter bids us feare God honour the King Some honour the King for their owne honours preferments but the true ground of honour to Kings on earth is the feare of the King of heaven who hath so commaunded And of such as dishonour Kings much more of such as seeke to depose murther theÌ„ we may truly say there is no feare of God before their eyes neyther are they Peters successours their not honouring the King proceedes from their not fearing God so being faithlesse to one King they will never be faithfull to the other It is then wisdome in Kings not to commaund their subjects against God yea to command them to serve feare God keepe his Lawes forthen they will honour the King keepe his Lawes but if Kings in their commands obey not God as good subjects they teach their subjects to disobey them for it is better to obey God then man the command is to x Pro. 24. 21 Aquo secun dus post quem primê° Tert. apol c. 30. feare God the King first God then the King God is called the King y Ier. 48. 15. the Lord of hoasts because all the creatures are his subjects and souldiers he sayeth to one goe he goeth to another doe this he doeth it to the sunne stand stil or goe back to the sea be dry land to the earth open they doe so z Psa 148. 8. the fire hayle snovv vapours fulfill his vvord since all the creatures as good subjects yeild obedience to their Kinge it is a shame that men should fayle in their duty especially such who in their baptisme have taken the vowe of allegiance and since not only other creatures but even Kings on earth obey this King of heaven earth their example should moove other men to this duty to feare God their King who prefers
sanctification are evident signes fruits of our adoption If a man gloryes he hath the Philosophers stone yet goes in raggs wee will not easily beleeve him neyther him that sayes he is the child of God lives in sinne for hee that ſ 1. Ioh. 3. 9. 10. is borne of God sinneth not not willingly going on in a sinfull course without repentance in this the children of God are manifest the children of the divel who soever doth not righteousnesse is not of God Use 2 And from hence also we may Fax mentis honestae gloria S. Ital. Phil. 3. bee exhorted to seeke for this the truest glory Some glory in their sinnes whose glory is in their shame some glory in their riches worldly honours but this world passeth away the glory of it some glory in their fine cloathes but all this is vayne glory too often keepes man from attayning true glory how can ye beleeve sayth Christ t Ioh. 5. 44. that receive honour one of another seeke not the honour that cometh from God only whose hearts time is taken up wholy in an ambitious affecting honour from men can spare no time to seeke after the true honour from God they that too much love the prayse of men too little care for the prayse of God Bad people Nullarū fere pretiosior cultus est quam quarū pudor vilis est Cyp. de hab virg may weare good cloathes base minded men step up to worldly honour glory but the Kings daughter only is truly glorious in being gratious Let that argument moove us which comonly preveyles every where that is the fashion Let your u 1. Pet. 3. 4. adorning then be in the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of an humble meeke quiet spirit which is in the sight of God great of price put on by the hand of fayth the fine w Rev. 19. 8. linnen which is the righteousnesse of the saints cover your heads with the feare of God hang at your eares wind about your wrests I meane your hearts the precious jewell of Gods word more x Psa 19. 10. worth then thousands of gold silver choisest pearles girt about your loynes the y Eph. 6. 14. girdle of truth shoo your z v. 15. feet with the preparation of the Gospell of peace wash hands face I meane your soules in the blood of Christ for be they never so high coloured were your sinnes as a Isai 1. 18. red as scarlet they shal be as white as snow For this is the Kings daughters cloathing of wrought gold this her rayment of needle worke this is the Queenes fashion she will never change it but live dye in it I pray God give us all grace to follow it then shall the King have pleasure in our beauty And when the glory of al earthly Kings kingdomes shall cease be brought to nothing then shall the Kings daughter appeare in her glory for we are b 1. Ioh. 1. 18. now the sonnes of God but it doeth not yet appeare what we shal be but we know that when the King our husband Jesus Christ our saviour shall appeare with all the glory of heaven earth that we shal be like him c Col. 3. 4. Rev. 21. 2. appeare with him in glory thus prepared as a bride adorned for her husband cloathed with the glory of God in a kingdom of glory crowned with an incorruptible crowne of glory to which let us d Rom. 8. 18. account all the momentary light afflictions of this world not worthy to be compared but go on from grace to grace from glory to glory e 5. 2. rejoycing in the hope of the glory of God Allglorious THe third thinge to be considered is the amplification of this glory First by the universalitie of it all glorious First by the grace of justification for Christs blood cleanseth her from f 1. Ioh. 1. 7. all her sinnes so God seeth no iniquitye because he does not g Psa 32. impute it to her her iniquities are forgiven her sinnes covered the absolute perfect righteousnesse of Jesus Christ is h Rom. 4. to her in this respect Christ sayes of her thou art i Cant. 4. 7. all faire my Love there is no spot in thee Secondly by the graces of sanctification wherewith her whole person in all the faculties of her soule members of her body is adorned her understanding enlightned with saving knowledge so that with open k 2. Cor. 3. 18 face she beholds the glory of God is changed into the same image from glory to glory her will being conformed to Gods will her affections rightly ordered her love feare joy hope set on other objects contayned within the limits of due moderation her outward senses members of her body l Rom. 6. 13 instruments of righteousnesse unto God in this respect also all glorious For as by sinne the whole person is corrupted so by grace the whole person even in m 1. Th. 5. 23. soule spirit body is sanctified the old man is cast of with his workes beggerly rags the new man is put on which after God is created in righteousnesse true holynesse he hath respect to n Ps 119. 6. 3. all Gods commandements does no iniquitye though in this life the Kings daughter be not so glorious as to bee perfectly sanctified in full measure through the reliques of sinne in her though forgiven yet is she in some measure sanctified in perfectio graduum partium all the faculties of soule members of her body so perfectly sanctified in this sense I dare affirme universalitie of grace for where the flesh is there is the spirit also this spirit of sanctification striveth against corruption thus though she bee black yet is she o Cant. 1. 5. comely but heere after when the body of sinne shal be destroyed all teares wiped from her eyes she shal be all p Eph. 5. 27. glorious without any spot or wrinckle holy without blemish Vse 1 By the consideration whereof we may discerne true grace from counterfeit Herod will heare John gladly doe many glorious good things but he will not part with Herodias this blemishes ye rest discovers him to be of base Idumaeā birth no true Israelite many glory of their good intentions that they meane as wel as the best yet their mouths are full of rotten cōmunication so we may know the tree by the fruit to be of no good kind others glory of their good deeds but their thoughts are free their hearts full of uncleanesse malice covet ousnesse It is ordinary with many in much vehemency to inveigh against to handle roughly the sinne they are not subject to but their beloved