bottome Every private Christian is upon the same termes in point of stability with Sion it self They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion And they not only collectively taken but likewise distributively When it is said here that God will establish Sion we are to understand it especially of Sion Mystically rather then of Sion Locally Particular Churches may fail but not the Church in General And again general Churches may fail but not particular Christians yea the whole world may fail when yet a Beleever stands impregnable Cadit mundus stat Christianus quia non codit Christus Augustine There is not the poorest Christian that is but he is upon surer termes with God then any one visible Church Gods Covenant is but temporary with a Nation but it is perpetual with a Person as being founded in Christ Himself whom he is rooted into As here in the City such a Company or Corporation may fail when as the particular Members or Brethren of it may subsist and hold up their Heads We see those famous Churches of Asia which are made mention of in the Revelation how they are all now come to nothing And other Churches have no better an hold then they had Quam diu bene se gesserint durante bene placito That so we may not be high-minded but fear Indeed it should be All our Cares and endevours that God would establish not only that but this not only Sion in general but also our Sion in particular not only Christendome but England nor only England but London and we are answerably to demean our selves in order and reference hereunto which may be very much obtained and procured by our behaviour we should every one so deport our selves as that God may delight still to dwell amongst us and not remove the Candlestick from us We which are set watchmen upon the wals we should never hold our peace day nor night And we which make mention of the Lord or are the Lords Remembrancers we should not keep silence till he has establisht and made our Jerusalem even a praise in all the Earth Esai 62.6,7 So much for that And so I have done with this celebration of the Priviledge on Mans part by way of Report in the 5. verse And of Sion it shall be said c. The second is on Gods part by way of Record The Lord shall count c. vers 6. 2. The Divine Celebration This has a double preheminence both of the Person and of the Conveyance First of the person that it is God As for men to take notice of such a businesse there 's it may be no such matter in it They may be carried perhaps by fondnesse and partiality and self-love have some respect to themselves in it Yea but for the honour of the Natives of Sion the Lord Himself shall take an account of them and observe who they are Secondly For the Conveyance That other it is only of Report Of Sion it shall be said that 's but a transient observation Vox audita perit But this here it is by way of Record The Lord when he writes up the people c. Litera scripta manet This is more abiding and permanent And here again two things more First somewhat Implyed And secondly somewhat Exprest That which is implyed is this That God does write up the people That which is exprest is this that when God does write up the people he shall count in this with it That this Man was born there 1. That which is implyed First For the thing implyed it is this That God does write up the people He does conscribere Populos It is a Metaphor taken from the affairs of this present life and the offices of it From a shepherd taking account of his sheep From a Commander numbring of his Souldiers From a Magistrate or Chamberlain of a City registring and inrolling those which are made free of such a City and Corporation Thus does the Lord do in his Church in Ezek. 13.9 we read of Kethab Beth Iisrael The writing of the house of Israel And Exod. 30.12 of Rosh Bene Iisrael The sum of the children of Israel And Numb 11.26 Of Eldad and Medad that they were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 among them that were written In Mal. 3.17 There 's Sepher Zikkaron A Book of Remembrance which was written for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his Name And God hath divers Books of this nature First The book of Election and Predestination which is calld in Scripture language The Book of Life 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 4.3 whose names are in the Book of Life that is the Heavenly Roul Luk. 10.22 Rejoyce in this because your names are written in Heaven Secondly The Book of Scriptures wherein there are the Records of all the famous and eminent Saints both of the Old and New Testament and in them vertually of all the rest In Scriptura populorum so Hierom renders it In the Scripture of the people and he gives this reason for it ut quae ab omni populo legatur which may be read of all people indifferently The third is The Book of Providence and preservation which Moses understands by Thy Book Exod. 32.32 When as rather then Israel should be utterly destroyed he makes this Petition to God Blot me I pray thee out of thy Book which thou hast written i. e. Not out of the Book of Election as it is commonly and ordinarily taken but out of the Book of Providence According to that also in Esai 4.3 Every one that is written amongst the living in Jerusalem or appointed and designed to life and preservation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Take it which way you will There is a Register and record which is made God writes up the people and the foundation of the Lord standeth sure having this seal THE LORD KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS 2 Tim. 2.19 That 's that which is here imply'd 2. That which is Exprest The second is that which is Exprest And that is this That when God does write up the people He shall count in this with it That this man was born there God takes a special notice of such and such particular persons which were born in such and such places and how they are qualified He does not only Censum agere make a Taxation of the people which I noted before but he does also Censuram agere set his mark of Remembrance upon them and gives his verdict and judgement of them He takes notice not only of persons but of conditions Thus and thus Able Thus and thus Usefull Thus and thus Serviceable And he esteems of his Church so much the better as such as these are Members of it and born in it Vse This is much for the honour and comfort of the servants of God and may serve as an incouragement to us in the service of Him That however men may esteem of us we shall
forain and more remote there may be somewhat said for the Natives of them to meet one with another upon some other considerations which cannot be said for you But for Londoners to meet in London except you have very good Ends and aimes for it indeed as I hope you have and do some special good in your meeting as I desire you may it will not only be fruitlesse but ridiculous and carry a great deal of scorn and ignominy with it Besides That ye have raised expectation by so much mention of it and preparation for it and talk and discourse of it aforehand as some of you have in many mens ears these are arguments and ingagements to you to consider what you do Adde to this last of all that it is the first of all in this kinde This place in which we now are as old as it is I beleeve never held such an Assembly as this is upon this occasion which should be the more effectual with us to improve it to the better purpose We use to say that Primum in unoquoque Genere est perfectissimum exemplar reliquorum The first in every kinde is the perfectest and a pattern to all the rest Thus should this of your meeting be as near as ye can make it that so others that follow you may take aim and example from you and writing after your copy may more fairly write themselves in so full and large a character as may be known and read of all men Thus as we shall have comfort in our Birth and Nativity it self so we shall have comfort and joy likewise in the Memorials and Celebrations of it And as for the priviledge it self This man was born there so of LONDON it shall be said THIS and THAT Man was born in Her and the HIGHEST HIMSELF shall establish her The LORD shall count when he writes up the people That THIS MAN WAS BORN THERE Selah FINIS A Catalogue of some Books printed for and sold by John Clark at the Entrance into Mercerâ—-Chappel at the lower end of Cheapside THe Works of that famous Chirugeon Ambrose Parey whereunto are added large additions with figures out of Adrianus Spigelius Fol. The description of the body of man together with the controversies and figures thereto belonging Collected out of all the best Authors of Anatomy by Helkiah Crook Dr. in Physick Fol. The History of the World the Second part in Six Books being a continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh begining where he left and continued to the year 1640. With a large Chronology of those times by Alex. Ross The true Copy whereof is distinguished by the Authors own picture fixed in the frontispiece by his own order from any other however coloured with hawks and hounds in their title page or lying pretences in other places Fol. Antient Funerall Monuments composed by the Travels and study of John Weaver Fol. The Countrey Justice inlarged with many Presidents and Resolutions of the Queries contained in the former Impressions by Michael Dalton Whereunto is added by way of Appendix under their proper heads all such Acts and Ordiances necessary to be know and put in execution by the Justices of the Peace made and published before the year 1655. Fol. Prototypes or the Primary Presidents out of the Book of Genesis the good and bad things they did and had practically applyed to our information and reformation by William Whately late Pastor of Banbury Fol. Dr. Sibbs upon the 4 5 6. Chap. of the Canticles 4. The Works of that famous Physitian Dr. Alexander Read The Harmony Chronicle and Order of the old Testament together with the Harmony of the four Evangelists by Dr. Lightfoot 4. The Woâ—kâ—es of that Reverend Judicious and Learned Divine Mr. Joseph Meâ—de late fellow of Christs Colledge in Ghambridge Two Vol. in 4. 29 Lectures of the Church very necessary for the consolation and support of Gods Church especially in these times by that learned and faithfull Peacher Mr. John Randall 4. Parthenia or the Maidenhead of the first Musick that ever was invented for the Virginals by Will. Bird Dr. John Bull and Orlando Gibbons Gentlemen of his Majesties Chappell Fol. The English Gusman 4. The Presumptuous mans Mirrour a Watchbell to rouze up a secure sinner out of his security 12. The Change or the blind eye opened a double discourse on Ephes 5.8 by Tho. Du Gard. 12. The Saints Priviledge in 12. by Dr. Sibbs Mr. Hookers farewell Sermon 4. Mr. Barnes needfull helpes 4. Wise mans forecast in evill times 4. Janua Linguarun 14 Centuries to which is newly annexed Nomenclatura brevis Anglo-Latino Graeca by Fr. Gr. large 8. Janua Linguae Latinae The gate of the Latine tongue unlocked exhibiting in a naturall order the structure of things and of the Latine tongue according to the rules of the newest method by Comenius With an Etymological Index gathered out of the Januall Lexicon Varro Isidore Martinus and other Classicall Authors and Alphabetically disposed by William Du Gard. 8. Arcana Microcosmi or The hid secrets of mans body discovered Also the strange and marvellous diseases symptomes and accidents by Alexander Ross 8. Colloquia Plautina viginti opera Alexandri Rossaei 8. Mr. Whatelys oyl of gladness or comfort for dejected finners His Poor mans Advocate 12. A Testament of a large Roman print with reading and singing Psalmes 8. The fulnesse and freenesse of Gods grace in Christ declared in a uniforme body of Divinity in two parts by Mr. Duke Mr. Primrose Sermons in 4. The Christians pattern or the imitation of Christ 24. The Pillar and Pattern of Englands deliverances presented in a Sermon at Pauls Novemb. 5. 1654 by Dr. Horton FINIS