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A14854	The bride royall, or The spirituall marriage betweene Christ and his Church Deliuered by way of congratulation vpon the happy and hopefull marriage betweene the two incomparable princes, the Palsegraue, and the Ladie Elizabeth. In a sermon preached vpon the 14. day of Februarie last past, the day of that royall marriage triumphant solemnization. At Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire by G.W. Master of Arts, and pastor there.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1613 (1613)	STC 25157; ESTC S119574	28,181	98

a learned Christian King a Defender of the Christian faith one who hath been the glory of Schooles and vniter of Kingdomes Tanti Regis talis filia of so great a King so gratious a daughter yea the eldest daughter yea the onely daughter is this daies Bride This our Kings Daughter is all glorious within and not within onely but wholly admirable The God of Nature hath in her bodie made her a mirrour of Natures Beautie and in her soule a patterne of Graces pietie So that albeit in her outward shape to the sight of men she be exceeding glorious yet inwardly to the sight of her God she is most glorious so gratiously all holy graces in her being so compact together that it drawes the eies harts of al men to admiration to see so much pietie in such comely beautie so great humilitie in such a Maiestie Neither doe her glorious Bridall robes be they neuer so glittering with wrought gold or curiously embroydered by the art of man as no doubt this day for the solemnitie of it and the honour of her estate it is most glorious so much adorne her as the more then golden graces of Gods holy Spirit in her The Virgins companions she hath none being the only Iewel of this Northerne I le and the Non-parel of the reformed Christian world the Virgin-daughters that haue seene her haue blessed her forren Queenes and their Princely daughters that haue heard of her haue praised her the eare that hath heard her hath admired her and the eye that hath seene her hath giuen witnesse vnto her And therefore no doubt with ioy and gladnes both Court and Citie Pallace and Country doth this day triumph in her pray for her and say of her Blessed be he that made her happy is hee that begate her renowned is she that bare her but most happy renowned and rich is he that hath her How much are we the inhabitants of this whole Ile bound vnto our good God that hath lent vs such a Princesse in her hath renued reuiued the name and nature of our late deceased euer to bee remembred happie Queene Elizabeth a name in this Land euermore to bee beloued for as much as that now thrice vnder that name it hath beene blessed The first of that name to this Land so happy being the great Grand-mother to the father of our present Elizabeth happy in her marriage and by her marriage first vniting the two Houses of Lancaster and York whose dissentions did annoy this Kingdome with bloody ciuill warres and then by the fruit of her marriage vniting these two Kingdomes England and Scotland which before were at continuall warres The second of that sweete and happy name whose remembrance is like that of Iosias Eccles 49. like the perfume made by the art of the Apothecarie sweete as hony in all mens mouthes and as musick at a banquet of wine happy in her not marrying for being a Virgin-Queene whom no King or Emperour of this world was worthy of shee prepared her selfe a Spouse for Christ and hauing found the walles of this Realme of brasse turned it into marble finding Religion in the sands she did set it on the rocke finding this a Land ouerwhelmed with ignorance and superstition shee restored true Religion and left it throughly seasoned with the Gospell our selues our children and their childrens children when they heare her name shall call her Blessed Our present Elizabeth this dayes Royall Bride is of no lesse happy hopes her Loue vnto her Name-sakes memorie her imitation of her Vertues her hatred of Popery and Superstition her zeale to Gods glory and sincere profession of the Gospell her religious education from her infancie Her reuerent attention at the hearing of the word Her respect vnto the Ministers of the Gospell Her faith Her zeale Her charitie is admirable and to euery Christian heart most comfortable It was the desire and often wish of this Gracious Princesse if report of some of her neerest obseruants may bee credited that in her Marriage match shee might be linked to a Prince professing the same Religion in which shee her selfe had beene instructed Good Princesse the God of Heauen be blessed for it shee hath her wish No sonne of Antichrist No vassal to the Pope hath the first fruites of her Marriage bedde No superstitious Masse doth defile the celebration of her Nuptials or obscure the glorie of her Marriage but shee is matched with a Prince in Religion in education in yeeres in vertues fit and fit for none but for her selfe Had shee good Princesse bin linked in Mariage with one of a different Religion what an vnequall yoke had that beene How derogatorie from Gods glorie How preiudicious to our State How dangerous to her person How hurtfull to her Soule But blessed be God who hath prouided better things for vs for Her for his Churches good Herein our Gracious Soueraigne hath manifested vnto the World the sinceritie of his heart and the soundnesse of his profession in that no outward dignitie state or glorie could cause him to match his Child with a contrarie Religion Doubtlesse the finger of God hath beene here This match is of his especiall chusing And indeede did we well consider of it what greater what more glorious match could wee wish for or desire for our great Masters onely Daughter These Kings and mightie Monarches who haue submitted their Crownes vnto the iurisdiction of the Pope of Rome are but vassals vnto the Pope not absolute Princes This our Germaine Bridegroome is a free Prince his state is in subiection vnto none Descended of most Noble and religious Progenitors euen from that House which first of all the Princes of Europe set it selfe against the Pope Acts and Monuments of the Church in defence of the Gospell and brought in the name of Protestanisme Himselfe of that name which to the Popes hath beene alwayes terrible and of that carriage Fridenrych in the Germaine tongue is as much as Salomon so Hartma●●us Sprunglius in Iob Ho. 1 that in the eyes of all that feare the Lord hath made him truely venerable An other Salomon for so doeth his Name in his Countrey language signifie A young Iosias who hath set his heart to feare the LORD Wherein euen in his Name wee may see Gods great mercie towards vs For whereas it pleased God of late because wee were vnworthy of him to take away from vs our hopefull Prince HENRY FREDERICK our Soueraignes Eldest Sonne whose memoriall is and euer shall be blessed our losse which was vnspeakable is heerein so much the lesse in that wee haue not wholly lost him for though HENRY bee gone yet FREDERICK is left behinde O happie day blessed Marriage happie Bridegroome glorious Bride This day is a day of good tydings who can hold his peace It is the day which the Lord hath made we haue great cause to reioyce and to bee glad in it This day is Peace ratified Religion established the Church beautified the Commōwealth strengthned the hearts of good Subiects cheared the friendship of confederate Nations confirmed Britanie and Germanie combined O Pray for the Peace and Prosperitie of this happie Bridall Let them prosper which wish well vnto it Let them bee confounded that maligne it Let them perish that enuie it And thou O great Iehouah A conclusion with a Prayer God Almightie King of Heauen and Earth who for the comfort of mankind hast ordained Marriage and made it Honourable and at this day more then Honourable in the Royall Marriage of these two great and hopefull Princes Blesse this thine owne ordinance to thine owne glory and their comfort Thou thrice glorious and euer blessed Trinitie Almightie Father Eternall Sonne Inspiring Holy Ghost vouchsafe thy presence at this their Marriage-meeting Let thine holy Angels pitch their Tents about them and let thy mightie hand graciously defend them from the malice of the enemie and from the mischiefe of the aduersarie and from all dangers that may beplotted against them Knit thou their hearts and minds together with true Loue with the bond of the Spirit in the feare of thy name Marrie them to thy selfe in righteousnesse in iudgement in louing kindnesse in mercies and faithfulnesse Let the Angels sing happinesse and the Heauens drop downe blessednesse vpon this their Mariage Sanctifie their Marriage bed and in thy good time make them fruitfull in procreation of Children that they may haue many Sons and Daughters whom they may make Princes in all Lands And make them and theirs euermore worthy nursing fathers and nursing mothers vnto thy Church Confirme O Lord the good things which thou hast begun in them and so assist them with thy grace that neither Satans subtiltie nor their youthes frailetie nor the worlds vanitie nor their peoples flatterie nor mans wisdomes policie may diuert them from the path of piety Adorne them more and more with thy graces cloath them with thy righteousnesse multiply vpon them all heroicall and spirituall graces that they may grow vp more and more in fauour with thee and with men Blesse them whilest they are here amongst vs and blesse them when they shall bee gone from vs blesse them in their bodies and in their soules in their Gouernment and in their Subiects blesse them at home and abroad by sea and by land in peace and in warre smite thorow the loines of those that rise vp against thē blesse those that blesse them and curse those that curse them keep and protect them as the apple of thine eye continue their loue their health their happines prolong their dayes for many generations that they may liue together a long time here in perfect loue and amity and after this life ended may feast with thee at the Lambes marriage with glory etetnally Amen FINIS

THE BRIDE ROYALL OR The Spirituall Marriage betweene CHRIST and his CHVRCH Deliuered By way of congratulation vpon the happy and hopefull marriage betweene the two imcomparable Princes The PALSEGRAVE and the Ladie ELIZABETH IN A Sermon preached vpon the 14. day of FEBRVARIE last past the day of that Royall Marriage triumphant solemnization At Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire by G. W. Master of Arts and Pastor there LONDON Printed by W. Stansby for R. Mabbe 1613 TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCES THE MOST NOBLE AND ILLVSTRIOVS PRINCE LORD FREDERICKE THE V. COVNT PALATINE OF RHENE ELECTOR OF THE SACRED EMPIRE ARCH-SEWER AND VICAR GENERAL IN THE VACANCIE OF THE EMPIRE DVKE OF BAVARIA KNIGHT OF THE MOST HONOVRABLE ORDER OF THE GARTER AND TO THE MOST EXCELLENT AND ALL VERTVOVS PRINCESSE THE LADY ELIZABETH ELDEST AND ONLY DAVGHTER OF THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE Prince Our gratious Soueraigne IAMES By the grace of GOD King of Great BRITAINE FRANCE and IRELAND c. All Grace and Glorie Peace and Pietie Prosperitie and Felicitie be multiplied and continued here and euer VOVCHSAFE Great Gracious and Glorious PRINCES amongst the many rare Pageants and rich Presents from Court Citie and Vniuersitie exhibited to your Excellencies as tokens of the common reioycing in your Royall Nuptials To accept this poore Countrie present of a Punie Diuine To Artaxerxes who like the Persian Peasant is desirous to offer somewhat though it be but a handfull of water amongst the rest In the memorable day of your Highnesse happy espousals when all true-hearted Christians like Zerubbabels followers Zechar. 4.7 with ioyfull acclamations did crie Grace Grace vnto it I considered with my selfe like the Lepers of Samaria 2. King 7.9 that I should not doe well to hold my peace for it was a day of good tidings Therefore to the glorie of God and honour of the day I addressed my speech vnto my wonted Audience as in my iudgment was best befitting the present occasions What my Tongue did then aduenture to deliuer my Pen shortly after was bold to scrible ouer and now being brought from the Pulpit into the Presse it presumeth to presse into the Court and to seeke Sanctuarie vnder your Highnesse Protection Pardon most excellent Princes this my presumptuous boldnesse in aspiring to offer this so raw a subiect to such Royalleies It hath nothing in it with all humilitie I acknowledge it worthie of vulgar aspect much lesse of gratious acceptance My sole Apologie is that in the vprightnesse of mine heart out of the excesse of mine inward ioy to the manifestation of my most humble obseruance towards your sacred Excellencies I haue aduentured to cast my poore mite into your abounding Treasurie Seing with mine eyes and hearing with mine eares the triumphant acclamations generall congratulations and religious supplications of the people amongst whom I liue at the admiration and for the benediction of your Princely marriage or euer I was aware Cant. 6.12 my soule made mee like the Chariots of Amminadab And albeit when I had thus set forth my selfe I perceiued that I was vnmatchably preuented in the vnmatchably preuented in the same course which I beganne to runne by a reuerend learned and religious Cushi who had set forth before me D. Willets Treatise of Salomons mariage dedicated to the same high and mightie Princesse Virgil. Aeneid lib. 2. and by many degrees had ouer-run me yet I was of Ahimaaz forward spirit desirous though like Ascanius non passibus aequis to runne after And albeit a wise and well-experienced Ioab might haue said vnto me Wherefore wilt thou runne 2. Sam. 18. v. 21.22 23. my Sonne seeing that thou hast no tidings readie yet such is the headlong rashnesse of youthfull disposition I setled my selfe vpon Ahimaaz resolution But howsoeuer let mee run Wherein as I can hope for no greater acceptance of such simple seruice then what was spoken to Ahimaaz Vers 30. Turne a-side stand by yet I humbly craue of your gratious Excellencies this fauourable censure that like Ahimaaz I may be deemed a well-meaning man Vers 27. My will was good though great my weakenesse The Prince of the Kings of the earth out of the riches of his mercie multiply his graces vpon your Princely Persons That your Highnesse right worthie Prince may be as Abraham Gen. 17.4.5 a Father of many Nations as Isaac a Father of mighty Kings as Iacob your seede may be in many waters Num. 24.7 The eternall God multiply vpon you the zeale of Dauid Psal 119.139 1. King 4.34 The wisdome of Salomon the courage of Ioshua The honour of Iosiah Iosh 1.6 The riches of Hezekiah 2. Chron. 35.25 The strength of Beniah 2. Chron. 32.27 and the long life of Methuselah 2. Sam. 23.20 that you may so farre in all Princely and Heroicall vertues surpasse all the Gen. 5.27 former both Electorall and Imperiall Fredericks as you haue exceeded them in the happy lot of your blessed marriage choise And as for your Highnesse most religious excellent and admired Princesse the King of heauen make your Royall person like Sarah a Mother of many Kings Gen. 17.16 like Rebecka a Mother of thousands of millions whose seede may possesse the Gates of their enemies Gen. 24.60 like Rahel and Leah Ruth 4.11 which two did build vp the house of Israel The God of Peace encrease more and more in your sacred soule the deuotion of Hannah 1. Sam. 2.1 2. Chron. 34.22 the holinesse of Hulda 1. Sam. 25.33 Hest 4.15 the wisedome of Abigail the charitie of Hester the magnanimitie of Iudith Iudith 2. Iudg. 3. and the dignitie of Deborah yea the Lord double vpon your Grace the long life admired vertue and admirable prosperity of that now triumphant Saint our late renowned Queene Elizabeth whose sweet name your Highnesse beareth The blessing of the most blessed GOD rest and remaine with you both to the glorie of his most holy name the comfort of our dread Soueraigne your Royall Father the solace of our gratious Queene your happy Mother to the reioycing of our peerelesse Prince Charles your hopefull Brother to the honor of Britannie and ornament of Germanie yea to the generall happinesse of all those that loue and feare the LORD IESVS whose name be blessed now and for euer Your Excellent Highnesses humble Seruant In all dutie and seruice in the Lord readie to be commanded GEORGE WEBBE THE BRIDE ROYALL PSAL. 45.13 14 15. Vers 13. The Kings Daughter is all glorious within Her cloathing is of wrought Gold Vers 14. Shee shall be brought vnto the King in rayment of needle worke The Virgins her Companions that follow her shall be brought vnto thee Vers 15. With gladnesse and reioycing shall they be brought They shall enter into the Kings Palace IN this Dayes common Festiuitie because of the happy Royall Nuptialls solemnitie Hauing more then common cause I could not choose but make