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A10906	A visitation sermon preached at the Lord Archbishops trienniall and ordinary visitation, in St. Margarets in Canterbury, vpon Aprill the fift, 1630. By Francis Rogers, Doctor in Diuinity, and minister of that parish.	Rogers, Francis, d. 1638.	1633 (1633)	STC 21176; ESTC S116094	13,546	28

A VISITATION SERMON Preached at the Lord Archbishops trienniall and ordinary Visitation In St. Margarets in Canterbury vpon Aprill the fift 1630. By Francis Rogers Doctor in Diuinity and Minister of that Parish ECCLESIASTES 12.10 The Preacher did seeke out pleasant words LONDON Printed by Iohn Norton for William Adderton and are to bee sold at his shop in Bethlem without Bishops-gate 1633. To the most Reuerend Father in God George Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate of all England and Metropolitane THis Sermon was lately preached at your Graces Visitation and now being willing to shew it selfe vnto others aswell as vnto those that heard it presents it selfe with all humility to your gracious hands desiring to giue it your blessing before it walke abroad euen That with which Iacob sent his sonnes into Egypt that God would giue it mercy in the sight of the man in the sight of the Schismaticall man to make him conformable in the sight of the conformable man to keepe in straight paths in the sight of the idle Shepherd to stirre him vp to feede Gods Flocke in the sight of the paynefull Labourer not to pull his hand from the plow but to perseuere in Gods haruest So God continue to direct your Grace in all weighty affaires to Gods glory and the good of his Church and your owne soules comfort Your Graces most bounden Francis Rogers A Visitation Sermon preached at the Lord Archbishops trienniall and ordinary Visitation ECCLESIASTES 12.10 The Preacher did seeke out pleasant words IT is much controuersed betwixt vs and the Papists whether Salomon were saued The reasons on both sides made Petrus Tenerius Archbishop of Toledo to cause his paynter to picture in his Chappell heauen and hell and to place Salomon in the middest one halfe in hell the other halfe in heauen For mine owne part I had rather beleeue Saul is saued then Salomon damned the Canon of charity will instruct mee for the one and there is no Canon of certitude to warrant me for the other But I meane to omit this and all other things touching this Booke and at this time onely to accommodate my selfe to this present occasion In these words therefore I note three things First who this Preacher was cap. 1.12 I the Preacher was King ouer Israel and hence I note the dignity and honour of the Priesthood Secondly I note the labour and trauell appertaining to this calling in did seeke out Thirdly I note the wisedome and discretion should be in this calling non magno conatu nugas peragere like Mirmerides and Milesius in Aeliau who made wagons for a Fly to draw 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 These things are nothing but losse of time But my Preacher sought out pleasant words that is in the end of this verse words of truth So these three things I purpose by Gods grace and your patience to treate of at this time namely the Dignity Labour Wisedome of the Priest and Priesthood For the dignity I the Preacher was King ouer Israel and he calleth himselfe in this booke seuen times by the name of Preacher Wee are called in the Bible Gods Ambassadours shining starres Reuel 2.3 wee are termed Angels because as Gods Angels were wont to bring Gods messages to man so the Ministers doe preach glad tydings of saluation in Christ Hence the godly did alwaies giue all honourable titles to Gods Priests Sara called Abraham Lord. Hannah call'd Ely Lord. The widdow called Elias Lord. The Iewes neuer almost spake vnto our Sauiour but they cald him Lord Master or Rabbi The costly garment appoynted by God himselfe for Aaron to weare Exod. 28. sheweth in what high esteeme the Priest should bee Come we to the heathen men The Phaenices allowed their Priest onely to weare Gold and Purple robes downe to the feete and in token of a prerogatiue of greater honour hee wore a Crowne of Gold and precious Stones The Priest of Hercules was cloathed in Purple wearing a Miter and he was next in honour vnto the King Among the Romanes Kings were wont to vndergoe the Office of Priests and when the Kings ceased it was vnlawfull to create Priests of any which were not of the Senate House Flamen Dialis which was Iupiters High Priest was arrayed with a costly garment hee was to ride in his Chariot if any had beene brought bound in his house hee was to bee loosed in honour of the Priest if any had beene carried to punishment and had fallen downe humbly at his feete it had beene great sinne that day to strike him The Tribe of Iudah was the Kingly Tribe and none might marry into that Tribe but Leui. Hence came Iehoiada the High Priest to be of the Blood-royall and Vncle to King Ioash But the Priests greatest honour is in Iob 33. verse 23 24. If there be with him a Messenger an Interpreter one of a thousand to declare vnto men his righteousnesse Then will he haue mercy on him and will say Deliuer him that he goe not downe into the pit for I haue receiued a reconciliation In which words we see that authority is giuen to the Minister to redeeme a penitent soule from hell and damnation and this is the greatest honour that euer was giuen to any creature Angels gaue the Law at Mount Sinai Angels reuealed the birth of Christ Angels haue often brought glad messages from God to man But it was neuer sayd to Angell Deliuer that man that he goe not downe into the pit To some callings God sayth Worke thou for man Build him houses Prouide him sustenance To the Physician Heale the man To the Lawyer Pleade for the man To the Souldier Fight for the man To the Magistrate Defend him To the King Gouerne him To none but to the Minister Deliuer him that he goe no downe into the pit But though this function bee so excellent yet wee may not say as it is in the Popes decrees As the Sunne in glory exceedeth the Moone so doth the Pope excell the Emperour Nor as Bellarmine that Kings are not onely subiect to Popes to Bishops to Priests but euen to Deacons that an Emperour must content himselfe not onely to drinke after a Bishop but after a Bishops Chaplaine if they are as they haue beene called diseased Priests this were a slouenly and a hard penance for a King to performe And againe Bishops that are but Popes Vassals may depose Kings and abrogate their Lawes These things proceede out of the mouth that speaketh blasphemy and they sauour onely of that man of sinne which doth sit in the Church of God and exalt himselfe aboue God and aboue all that is called Gods But we hold it for a truth vndeniable that Kings may as did Salomon depose Abiathar the High Priest and place Zadok in his roome And therefore though the Priest bee so excellent yet let euery soule bee subiect to the higher powers and that for conscience sake and if euery soule then your soule So sayth Bernard to