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B00819	Five godlie sermons, preached by R.T. Bachiler of diuinitie. 1. The charge of the cleargie. 2. The crowne of Christians. 3. The annointment of Christ, or Christian ointment. 4. A festiuall sermon vpon the Natiuitie of Christ. 5. The fruits of hypocrisie..; Five godlie and learned sermons	Tyrer, Ralph, d. 1627.	1602 (1602)	STC 24475.5; ESTC S106205	127,399	317

were Aaron and his sonnes so called after they were so consecrated to minister before the Lord in the Priests office Exod. 30.30 And so are the Prophets of the Lord tearmed in those words of the Psalmist in the person of God himselfe Touch not mine annointed and doe my Prophets no harme the latter being put exegeticos expounding the former as who to be the Lordes annointed euen the Prophets Psal 105.15 Euen so doth this inward pure and precious ointment of the holy ghost of the which the other outward holy oyle was a type and figure consecrate and sanctifie the chosen children of God to bee vnto him spirituall Kings Priests and Prophets as wee are oftentimes so tearmed in the Scriptures As first king and priest so called by Peter A chosen generation a royall priesthood an holy nation a peculiar people 1. Pet. 2.9 out of the 19. Exod. 6. where the Lord promiseth to his people the children of Israel that he will make them a kingdome of Priests and an holy nation Againe by Iohn he hath made vs kings and priests vnto God euen his father Apoc. 1.6 As also Prophets as likewise Peter I will power out my spirit in the last daies vpon all flesh and your sonnes and daughters shall prophesie out of the Prophet Ioel 2.28 The elect and the faithfull shewing themselues to be such kings whē the kingdome of God is within them when Christ hath set vp his throne in their hearts and when they rule and raigne ouer sinne by the power of God the sword of the word and the Scepter of the spirit not onely making their appetite to be subiect to their reason and their will to their vnderstanding but also their outward man to be obedient to their inner man and the law of the members to the law of the spirit by macerating their lust and lustful bodies by mortifying their carnall and corrupt affections and by crucifying their fleshie and filthy lusts concupiscences and by giuing their members seruants vnto righteousnesse in holinesse and not as seruants to vncleannes to commit iniquitie Rom. 6.19 And such priests declare they themselues to be when they offer vp those Christian spirituall sacrifices which God requireth of them As first that whole burnt offring which Paul commendeth in giuing vp their bodies a liuing holy and acceptable sacrifice vnto God which is their reasonable seruing of God Rom. 12.1 And secondly the sacrifice of righteousnes which Dauid commandeth when he saith Offer the sacrifice of Righteousnesse and put your trust in the Lord Psal 4.5 Which sacrifice of righteousnesse is twofold of the hart whereof the prophet A sorrowfull spirit is a sacrifice to God a broken and contrite heart Lord shalt thou not despise Ps 51.17 And of the hands of which the Apostle To doe good and to distribute forget not for with such sacrifice the Lord is well pleased Heb. 13.16 And finally such Prophets doe they appeare to be when they search the Scripture as our Sauiour biddeth Ioh. 5.39 when they exhort one another daily while it is called to day as Paul warneth Heb. 3.13 and when they labour to growe vp more and more in grace and knowledge as Peter requireth 2. Epist 3.18 and last verse we see then how honourable holy and happy the estate of all the children of God is in being made partakers of this heauenly ointment in not onely bringing forth the former blessed fruits and effects as thereby to be made both valiant Champions and victorious conquerours ouer our spiritual and ghostly enemies and contraries to be refreshed and eased in the middest of our afflictions aduersities to be healed and helped of all the outward sicknesses of our bodies and inward sinnes of our soules to present vs as a sweet smelling sauour or odour in the nostrels of the Lord to giue vs a glad heart and a cheerefull countenance both before God and man The spirituall effect of this heauenly ointment and to consecrate vs Kings Priests and Prophets vnto God but also in bestowing vpon vs so high a dignitie priuiledge and prerogatiue as to make vs the elect vessels of such a diuine liquor whereby we may be worthily tearmed not the gally Pots for that is too base a name but rather the Allabaster boxes of so precious an ointment yea and to be no siluer shrines for that is too meane a mettall for such an excellent matter and that not of Danae the Image that came downe from Iupiter but indeede the golden Temples and Tabernacles of the holy ghost the spirit of God which discended downe from Iehoua himselfe This being that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of which first our Sauiour himselfe is called Christ and we next his members tearmed of the same Christians that glorious title wherein we haue cause to ioie and reioice for this is that precious ointment which Dauid figuratiuely prophesied should first be powred vpon Aarons head which is Christ and then fall downe vpon his Disciples and Apostles which were the goodly ornaments of the golden age of the Church Psal 133. and the beard as it were of Aarons body annexed to the Head Christ and lastly which ran downe to the skirts of his cloathing euen to the Preachers and teachers of the gospell which liue in this last age of the Church which are as it were the hemme of Aarons garment euen the lowest and least members of the Church and last ministers of Christ And not only vnto them but vnto all the number of the elect and faithfull in generall as being purfles and appurtenances of Aarons body the church and partaking as being the communion of Saints in proportion according to the measure of Gods gifts and graces of this holy and heauenly ointment The duetie therefore of vs all and euerie one of vs is this so to prepare our selues as that wee possesse our vessels in holinesse and purenesse As the Apostle warneth vs euen to purge our hearts from all Hypocrisie to cleanse our soules from all iniquitie and to purifie our mindes from all impietie that being washed with the water of regeneration perfumed with the incense of faith and seasoned with the salt of grace and sweetned with the fruits of charitie wee may be found fit vessels and sweet receptacles for so soueraigne an ointment For as new wine as our Sauiour saith in the gospell must be put in new vessels least that both perish so must this precious liquor be powred into new and pure vessels that both may be preserued For euen as the dead flies as Salomon saith doth cause to stincke and putrisie the ointment of the Apothecarie Eccl. 10.1 So doe the carnall affections of our mortall bodies corrupt and contaminate this spirituall ointment of the holy ghost by making it to be vnto vs not the sweete odour of life vnto life but the bitter sauour of death vnto death and to preuent it rather to our destruction and damnation then to conuert it to our soules health and

is of the Genus of it which is Mysterie Now therefore of the other part which is the difference in the same definition being here called not only a mysterie but also a great mysterie Great In this word our Apostle amplifieth this mysterie of godlinesse in way of comparison preferring and extolling it aboue and before all mysteries for euen in the chiefe points of our religion in the principall articles of our faith in the deepe mysteries of God some are greater more excellent and heauenly then other some In which respect our Apostle calleth also the spirituall marriage betweene Christ the bridegroome and the Church his spouse a great mysterie Ephes 5.32 So called here great as truth is said to be great and strongest euen by the voice of all the people 3. Esd 4.14 As being greater and stronger then wine then the king then women As the Sunne and the Moone are called Great lights 1. Gen. 16. in comparison of the rest of the Plannets and all other fixt starres being greater then any of them all As Niniuie is called a great and excellent Citie because it was of three daies iourney Ionas 3.3 As the stone that was laide against Christs Sepulchre a great stone because it was the greatest that could be gotten Mat. 27.60 Mysterie great in 3. respects This being great in three respects first in regard of the cause secondly of the matter thirdly of the effect thereof Great therefore because the efficient cause and Author of this mysterie is great euen God who is not an Idoll as the Gods of the Heathen but great and terrible Deut. 7.21 euen a great Lord feared aboue all Gods Psal 96.4 and of whom againe the Prophet Dauid saith who is so great a God as our God Psal 76.14 As in respect of our Sauiour Christ Iesus the mouth word and wisedome of his father the speaker opener and vtterer of this mysterie who is called the great prince Michael Daniel 22.1 and a great Prophet by the common opinion of the people Luk. 7.16 the great high priest by the Apostle Heb. 4.14 and the great shepheard of the sheepe 13.20 And in respect of the Apostles the preachers and publishers of this mysterie who were the great doctors of the people and therefore called Pillours of the Church 2. Gal. 9. and great Apostles 2. Cor. 11.5 Yea and greater then he then whom there was not a greater borne of women euen Iohn the Baptist For euen so great doth our Sauiour Christ make euery one of thē when he saith He that is least in the kingdome of God is greater then he Luk. 7.28 For who so great as the Creator founder of all the world who so great as the great Sauiour and redeemer of al mankinde who so great as those holy and heauenly Ambassadours of God vnto all the people and nations of the world Not Iupiter so great the father of all the Heathen Gods although the Romans call him Optimum Maximum Nor Diana Iupiters daughter so great although the Ephesians crie out neuer so often Great is Diana of the Ephesians Nor Mercurie so great the interpreter and messenger of the Gods although the Grecians name him Trismegistos And according to the greatnesse of this God so is the greatnesse of this mysterie Againe it is great in respect of the matter which it containeth and that not onely in regard of quantitie but also of qualitie as first great in quantitie because it containeth all things requisite to bee knowne of God and necessarie to be beleeued of vs euen the whole dutie of man consisting in two things in fearing God and keeping his commandements which is the end of all as Salomon saith and the sum of all the olde Testament Eccl. 12.13 As also the summe of all the new Testament which is comprised likewise in two commandemēts in louing God with all our harts c. and in louing our neighbour as our selfe vpon which two things hangeth as our Sauiour in the Gospell the whole law and the prophets Mat. 22.40 and this in respect of the whole Scripture in generall Which may be called the great Pandects of Gods holy lawe wherein all things are set down so perfectly and fully concerning our saluation as that there is nothing wanting nor superfluous in the same and therefore nothing to be added thereto nor taken there from insomuch that it may be said of this booke of God so called of the Greeke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in way of excellencie and singularitie as being the booke of all bookes as Martialis of Liuie Pellibus exiguis arctatur Liuius ingēs c. so Pellibus exiguis arctantur biblia magna Omnia quae tamen haec nō capit orbis habet Not as the Poet that his studie could not holde but as the Euangelists that the whole world could not containe the things that are comprised therein Ioh. 20.25 And last which maketh the studie of the Scriptures and profession of diuinity to be most hard long and infinit of all other although to some shallow heads shuttle braines and simple wits it seemeth to be a kinde of knowledge that is plaine easie and soone learned contrarie to the iudgement and prescript of Esra in the 1. psalme being a Preface to all the rest of the Psalmes that for the necessitie vtilitie difficultie and profunditie thereof wee must meditate therein day and night not in the booke of the Psalmes onely but in the whole lawe of God otherwise then a number of vaine worldlings do fondly suppose who deem peeuishly peruersly that the holy Scripture is but a toy and triflle and the matter thereof too base as beeing too course and grosse for the fine edge of their politicke sconces Such as Galen the physitian who reading the first booke of Moyses Genesis dispraised the same as wanting sound and sufficient arguments of proofe saying scoffingly that Moyses the Author thereof affirmed much but confirmed nothing As also Alphonsus the tenth king of Spaine who reading in the beginning of Genesis the Historie of the Creation found great fault with the first making of the world and the things that are therein and said blasphemously that if he had been present at the Creation he would haue ordained or ordered things in a better course And as Cardinall Bembus saide vnto Sadolet a Byshop most irreligiously when as hee comming vnto him and finding him diligently studying the Scriptures and painefully writing a comment vpon the Epistle to the Romans Lay aside this trash and trumperie such vanitie becomes not a man of thy grauitie And finally as Clement the fift Pope of Rome most wickedly and Antichristianly said that he might decree anie thing against the Epistles of Paul and the olde testament as being greater then Paul or any other Author of the olde Testament in the decrees of his Parliament holden at Rome called Decisiones Romae 1. Dist 10. cap. Si Papa Which common prophane opinion and corrupt iudgment is the cause why