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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

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 HEBREWES 10.24.25 Let vs consider one another to prouoke vnto Loue and to good workes Not forsaking the fellowship that we haue among our selues as the manner of some is but let vs exhort one an other LONDON Printed by T. Este for Clement Knight dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the holy Lambe 1606. Cant. Chap. 2. Ver. 7. I charge you O yee daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes and Hindes of the field that ye stir not vp nor waken my Loue vntill she please FOr the readier and more perfect vnderstanding of this verse it shall bee requisite very briefely to set downe the order in placing this Booke the Title the Subiect matter and so consequently the Occasion whereupon this Scripture is inferred Touching the placing and order of this Booke in the first of Kings 6. King Salomon in building the materiall Temple hee framed three Courts the outtermost a great and large Court for the common people next to that an inner roome for the Priestes and Leuites and last of all Sanctum Sanctorum the holiest of holies onely for the high Priest to enter in The same Salomon in building vp the spirituall Temple of the Soule he hath likewise framed three courts First the booke of the Prouerbs as a great and outtermost Court wherein common people and all sorts of men may learne the ciuill and godly course of manners and discipline next to that Ecclesiastes or the booke of the Preacher as an inner court leading vs on farther and teaching vs to contemne the world last of all he brings vs into Sanctum Sanctorum to this Song of Songs wherein not euery one but such as are conuersant in diuine misteries and delight in heauenly contemplation they may heere behold the sweet and misticall coniunction betweene Christ and his Church betweene God and the soule For the Title As there is Sabatum Sabati and Sabatum Sabatorum so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this is called the Song of Songs The Song of Songs for that it is soung to the King of Kings The Song of Songs for that it contayneth the highest misterie of all misteries The Song of Songs because of a thousand fiue sonets 1. Kin. 4 32 which Salomon did endite of them all this is most diuine most excellent For it concerneth not any particular occasion as the songs of Moses and Debora but the publicke and flourishing estate of the Church and therevpon for the excellencie the ancient fathers cal it the heauenly treasure the hidden Manna and Paradise of the Soule In the Matter our Subiect the holy Ghost by sweet and comfortable allegories doth liuely and affectionately expresse the holy and perfect loue between Christ and his blessed spouse So as Pliny writeth Plin. lib. ● Cap. 25. that the Bees doe make outtermost part of their combs with the basest hony but doe inclose the finest and purest hony within So the outward duties of Religion they are contained in the morrall Precepts of the Prouerbs and Ecclesiastes but the diuine and heauenly misteries betwixt Christ and his Church they lie hidden and are closely chouched in these Parables The Occasion where-vpon this Scripture is inferred is this The holy spouse the Church of God being in this world as a Lilly amongst Thornes 2. 3. ver and as an Apple tree in the wilde forrest that is oppressed with enimies molested with Schisme Contention and Heresies she doth long to enioy the blessed presence of Christ at length vnder the peaceable and glorious raigne of King Salomon comforted with his gratious spirit shadowed vnder his protection and satisfied with his loue Honorius with quiet rest of heart and much content of minde shee taketh her repose and peaceably falles a sleepe Wherevpon as S. Bernard saith Christus dignatur esse custos ac vigill sponsae Christ vouchsafeth to become the Brides watchman or keeper Alluding therein to the manner of mariages in those times where at were vsed to be sung two kinde of verses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Scoliast Tho●criti in Epithalamium Helen●● euening verses to bring a sleepe and morning verses to waken the Bride But Christ in ardent affection Cap. ver 2.3.8.7.5.4 and tender care ouer his Church in three seuerall places hee giueth this great and solemne charge that his Spouse now being asleepe his Church being now in blessed rest and proseritie no man waken her no man cause any stir or trouble to bee raised I charge you O yee daughters of Ierusa c. In these words there is a Praecipe Christianis an high Commission graunted out for to establish and settle the good estate and peace of the Church Wherein are to bee considered 1. The Persons First who sendeth I Lastly the date 2 to whom Daughters of Ierusalē Lastly the date 2. Charge 1. Manner By the Roes and Hindes Vntill she please 2. Substance not to stir waken Christs loue Vntill she please The Person who chargeth FIrst for the Person who it is that chargeth and to whom this commission is directed it is requisite to aske as the Spouse doth in the fift Chapter and ninth verse Who is this beloued more then another louer that hee doth so charge To direct and perswade in matters of great weight and consequence there are these three required 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wisedome Loue Aristo Rhet. li. 2. ca. 1. and Authoritie Wisedome to bee beleeued Loue to be respected Authoritie to be feared First Wisdome for that is nimbler then all thinges Wis 7.24 and searcheth throughly by reason of her purenesse Secondly Loue is requisite Cant. 8. ● for it is strong as death there is nothing but a man will vndertake at the perswasion of a wiseman who doth intirely loue him Lastly Authority is required Aug. for Etsi meliores sunt quos ducit amor tamen plures sunt quos corrigit timor the better sort are wonne by Loue but the greater number are ouercome by Feare Hee that giueth this charge it is our blessed Sauiour so saith the Spouse in the next verse it is the voice of my well beloued it is hee against whom for his Wisedome to direct for his Loue to comfort for his Authoritie to punish there is no exception to be taken for Dominus locutus est ego adiuro they are all one And whereas hee begins with a charge wee are to obserue the Dialect and Acrimonie of the holy Ghost in chargeing Sotomaior For adiuratio est iurationis quoddam genus this adiuring and charging is a kinde of swearing Gen. 24.3 So that as Abraham caused his seruant to sweare and then charged him not to take a wife for