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A14197	A golden bell, and a pomgranate A sermon preached, at the visitation in Canterbury. 7. of Aprill. 1624. By Mr. Alexander Vdny, Bachelor in Diuinitie, chaplaine to his Maiestie in ordinary, and minister of Hauking in Kent.	Udny, Alexander, minister of Hauking in Kent.	1625 (1625)	STC 24512; ESTC S118896	30,290	49

A GOLDEN BELL. AND A POMGRANATE A Sermon Preached at the Visitation in Canterbury 7. of Aprill 1624. By Mr. ALEXANDER VDNY Bachelor in Diuinitie Chaplaine to his Maiestie in Ordinary and Minister of Hanking in Kent Labour till I come LVKE 19.13 GREGO lib. 2. Epist 39. Quod pr●fecto negotium tunc vere ●●s agi●●●● si viuendo loquendo proxi●●●um 〈…〉 LONDON Printed by A. M. and I. N. for Anthony Vphill and are to be sold at the signe of the white Lyon in Pauls Church-yard 1625. REVERENDISSIMO PATRI ET DOMINO SVO VNICE COLENDO GEORGIO CANTVariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angli● Primati QVas animi Dono faetus Amplissime Praesul Pignora perpetui Debita amoris erunt Tu modo quae voueo facili cape munera Dextra Nil meruere vltra in meliora forent Celsitudini vestrae Humillime addictus ALEXANDER VDNEYVS A GOLDEN BELL AND A POMGRANATE COL 4.17 And say to Archippus the Ministerie which thou hast receiued of the Lord see that thou fulfill it GReat is the Mysterie of godlinesse which is God is manifest in the flesh a 1. Tim. 3.16 Great because the Mysterie hid since the beginning of the World and from all Ages but now is made manifest vnto his Saints b Col. 1.26 Luke 24. ●● This manifestation was and is by the Spirit in the Word then opened hee their vnderstanding that they might vnderstand the Scriptures which is a Lanthorne vnto our feet a light vnto our pathes c Psal 119.105 without this light we dwell in the land of the shadow of death d Mat. 4.16 both in sinne and ignorance therefore Paul saith awake thou that sleepest and stand vp from the dead and Christ shall giue thee light e Ephes 5.14 This light doeth shine to him whose name is in the white stone which no man knoweth sauing hee that receiueth it f Reu. 2 17. This knowledge is giuen to him that can take the little booke out of the Angels hand and eate it vp hereby able to Prophesie among the people and Nations and Tongues and to many Kings g Reu. 10.11 For this cause it is that Dauid prayeth open mine eies h Psal 119.18 that I may see the wonders of thy Law Therefore it is the Commandement of the chiefe Apostle of our profession and Bishop of our soules the Lord Iesus beloued in him i 1. Pet. 2 2● that wee should search the Scriptures for his Testimonie and our owne saluation k Iohn 39.5 Non repostores aut serriui colosos vel superstit●sos murmurateres sed ●ram hum●lem vni●●r cognoscendae ample ●ande veritatis cupidaeus Mui●● lus in 5. Ioh. wee should not then negligently or superstitiously search the Scriptures to cauell thereby but with a holy and humble desire to know and embrace the simple trueth And now being my course to Preach at this time before this solemne assembly and publike Conuocation of the Ministerie I haue sought and red in the Booke of the Lord where I might finde a Text short sententious and sitting principally for the Ministeri● exhorting all in a word and euery one as it were by his owne name to holy and full knowledge faith and diligence in his vocation and I haue found these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Holinesse to the Lord l Exod 2● ●● Kodeth la Iehouah ●agias●era ●urion which was grauen on the high Priests Miter as signets are grauen for in the man of God what is required but Holinesse in spirit in soule in speach in action in all things Holinesse to the Lord and vpon the bridels of the horses holinesse to the Lord yea the very pots in Ierusalem and Iudah shall be holinesse vnto the Lord of hostes m Zach. 14. ● ●1 holinesse is Christs marke like the signe Thau vpon the foreheads of them that mourne for the abominations that he done in the middest of the Citie n ●ach 8.4 And I haue found a line and a golden reed wherewith I intend to mete the Temple of God and to measure the Citie withall o Reuel 11. ●●1 15 The●● l●nes were ●●lled ●hacte ●idda suu● mensores In the Epistle to the Collossians these words And say to Archippus for as the first Scripture comprehended all the worke of the Ministerie in one word Holinesse so this Text comprehends the same in one word of power and authoritie commanding euery one in one fulfill this dispensation of God which is giuen me vnto you ward to fulfill the word of God p Col. 1. ●5 For what is it to bee a good Minister of the Lord but to fulfill and end perfectly the worke of ministration and dispensation of the Gospel of his graces that wee may bee bold before God and man Angels and our conscience Micha 3.8 with Micha to say I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord and of iudgement and of strength to declare vnto Iacob his transgression and to the house of Israel their sinne q Act. 23. ● And with Paul I haue liued in all good conscience before God vntill this day that we may all say so I say O generation see ye the word of the Lord r Iere. 2.31 The holy and perfect worke of the Ministerie Holinesse and maner thereof are by these two Scriptures comprehended in two words Holinesse and Fulnesse or Holy Fulnesse or Full Holinesse would y● then desire a better Scripture for this time which may bee called the Ministers Text then one of those two or both in one making so sweete an harmonie like two parts of Musicke set together to praise the Lord in whom dwelleth all fulnesse whereupon I shall descant God willing according to the commandment of Scripture without any discord and that it may found also well in your eares as it did to the Collossians and their Ministers let mee craue of you as hee of them that ye would pray for mee that God would open vnto mee the doore of vtterance that I may speake the Mysterie of Christ fully The Apostle hauing laide downe the foundation of Christian religion by Christ in his person and office Cohesion Colo. 1.14 Colo. 2.1 whereby we are reconsciled then hee doeth diswade from Eronious Doctrine hee doeth exhort vnto Christian conuersation Colo. 3.1.2 that wee set our affections on things which are aboue and hauing added salutations to his friends in loue in the end doeth exhort the Collossians that they should admonish Archippus to be faithfull in the worke of the Lord. The argument of this Text is this in a short summe Argument Paul and Timothy after Epaphras his declaration what state and condition the Collossians and their Ministers were in in respect of Christian Religion writ their admonition and exhortation from Rome to them both that they should stand fast and grow still in the knowledge and vse of the Gospel against all corruption to the Ministerie

sincerely would we not behold fill our ministerie better then we doe albeit many doe well Would we faint or be broken with euils as the originall word signifieth proceeding of the people or of our selues the people are commanded to obey vs that watch ouer their souls 1 Thess 5.13 which were good for both ye are commanded to giue vs double honour but yee giue vs not single yee are commanded to reuerence our persons for our workessake but wee are contemned and some are respected not so much for their workes as for their personage sake The people should haue order and discipline Coloss 2.5 like the Collossians for the which Paul reioyceth to behold their order and stedfast faith in Christ Note but some haue no order but doe refuse wholesome doctrine Yet we must not faint Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito what shall wee giue ouer for the euels that proceede of our selues against our selues albeit wee are cast downe yet wee perish not In all these a afflictions wee must be more then conquerours for euerie-where wee must beare about the dying of our Lord Iesus Christ that the life also of Iesus may be made manifest in our mortall bodies as the Poet saith Sepe Jouis telo quercus adusta viret Would the Priests of Bethel Ovid. Tris● lib. 4. Eleg. 9. in the Kings Chappell and house of the Kingdome labour to bring Amos in disgrace would wicked Shemaiah call Ieremie a rauer Ierem. 29. or one out of his wits shall wee by euill example cause the people to contemne the seruice of God like the sonnes of hell 1 Sam. 2.17.24 shall wee let the false Apostles excell vs for Labour Learning Zeale Free-preaching Grace of speech Diligence in season and out of season Wherefore should the Ministerie which is greater then greatnesse it selfe appeare vnto vs as little as Zoar vnto Lot and yet his great place of refuge Who would make account of honour Note or dishonour honour life or death pouertie or riches so that wee may see and fill our Ministrie with ioy Thus beloued I haue run ouer the interpretation of this text bri●fely with the language of Canan with some intermixed obseruations And fearing my former interpretation should seeme somewhat obscure I will now drawe to a populer exhortation which is most conu●nient for these times wherein we line where there is mo●e knowledge then sanctification According to my ordinary forme I shall first gather a generall obseruation Secondly I shall s●t downe three positiue groundes of Diuinitie a●sing from my text for information of your vnderstanding Thirdly I shall come to the doctrine which shall be done in forme of proposition only The Ministrie that Paul requireth Archippus to see and fill Actes 20.24 is euen the same he speakes of where he takes this admonition vnto himselfe But I passe not at all neither is my life deare vnto me so that I may fulfill my course with ioy and the Ministration I haue receiued of the Lord Iesus to testifie the Gospell of the Grace of God Generall Obseruations Two things then according to Pauls owne example this admonition requires in Archippus and all Ministers in their Ministrie the worke do●e and the right manner of doing the worke to testifie the Gospell of Gods grace 1 Cor. 2.13 The right manner is in two poynts first the speech next the affection of the minde whence ●e proce●ds 1. Cor. 4.19 20 speech not in the words of mans wisdome but in the wisdome of the holy Ghost comparing spirituall things 1 Thes 2.5 with spirituall things not in swallowing speeches 2 Tim 1.3 but in spirituall power to speake not as they that please men 2 Pet. 1 1● but God that trieth the hearts not in sos●tie ●ll fables but in wholsome words for this cause Paul desires the Collossians to pray for him that God wold open vnto him the doore of speech and vtterance ● Cor. 2.2 The generall disposition of the mind is that we lay aside all desire and shew of humane wisdome and purpose only to reioyce in the knowledge of Christ crucified The particular affections of the minde are commanded 1. Pet. 5.2 3. Care of the flocke willingnesse and readinesse of mind desire by example to edifie boldnesse of heart confidence in God loue of Christ and his Sheepe to giue freely without respect of silthy lucre with losse of life to perseuere vnto the end to approoue our Ministery vnto Christ to our conscience and vnto the conscience of the flocke The Prophets and Apostles put these Precepts in vse and practise for Paul and his fellowes in affection and good will towards them they preach to vs not onely to deliuer vnto them the Gospell of God but their owne liues also 1 Cor. 9.16 This patterne for speach and affection Paul committed to Timothie The Leuites in their Ministery 2 Cor. 4.1 which were to serue the Priest in the Tabernacle 2 Tim. 1 1● and to beare the same from place to place which lasted but for a while had Ouerseers and Watchmen Numb 8.26 that they might see and fill their Ministery the Leuites had fiue yeares Apprentiship when they came first to serue but when they came to fiue and twentie yeares of age they were numbred with the rest and were bound but to soru● till thirtie yeares onely Then they must begin to execute their Office fully 2 Sam. 3.1 3. that they might see and fill their Ministerie The Priestes and Prophets had their celles neere vnto the Tabernacle that they might see and fill their Ministery but yet the Leuites must not looke vpon the holy things before the Priest had consecrated them vnder the paine of death but Archippus must vncouer and behold the holy things of God Tremel in Numb 5.20 and cause others ●o behold them also vnder paine of death Must his eye bee satisfied with seeing and his hand with filling his Ministery I thinke not Must we forget Saint Cyprians admonition Sit Lectio assidua vel oratio be euer reading or praying Must not hee haue his eye looking vpon Pauls paterne to Timothy Of wholesome wordes with faith and loue in Iesus Christ The Prophets that were called Seers from seeing had not the light and sight to see and handle as we for Jsaiah prophesied that the Sunne should bee made seuen times brighter which is now in the Christian Church fulfilled which Sunne shall neuer goe downe how must we see how must wee fill the ministration of things so excellent and visible that euen the difficulties and magnificence are publike praised be the name of our God for the same continually Three groūds of diuinitie Now I come to the positiue grounds of Diuinitie and then to the Doctrine briefly Cui We haue heere three things to marke first Cui to whom is this Ministery giuen and concredite to dispose oft fully In

Ier. 5 7. Ezech. 23.9 reproue the Drunkard with Isaiah the Adulterer with Ieremiah the Swearer with EZekiel the Vsurer with Moses the Hypocrite with Christ Leui. 25.36 the prophane world with John and with Peter let all know there shall be a Iudgement that the people may turne from their euill wayes this must not be done without sense feeling or motion vsing Doctrine without application Application without zeale like a man without a soule or as an Image on a wall If thus wee doe it is an euident token that some are ignorant We must not feare as Ezech. 3.8.9 and cannot powerfully preach being ignorant some are so negligent in their Ministery and will not some are so fearefull to offend their Benefactors Note and dare not some are so wicked and should not alas a guiltie Conscience staies the power of our Ministery and therefore the people are not conuerted for this cause the Lord saith to wicked Ministers Ie● 23.22 If yee had stood in my counsell then should yee haue turned my people from their euill waies therefore Brethren wee may blame our selues that neither our persons nor our calling is regarded Cu●us vita a●spicitur resta● vt ●● pr●edicatio contaminatur but abused and d sgraced and thought to bee the off scouring of the world and refuse of mankind and by our vnfaithfull walking in our Calling God hath iustly made vs base and vile and contemptible in the sight of the people for wee are called the troublers of the State as Ahab did Flias a troubler of Israel but on the other part are wee faithfull in our Calling th●t thought b●s● in our persons poore be our liuings and disp●sed in this world yet the Lord from w●●●● we 〈◊〉 our M●nistery shall reuenge our cause to is glory and our comfort and their ●●cil●sting sorrow therefore l t v● re●●u● all offence on our part that we preach not sa●uat on to oth rs and damn ●o● to ●n● selues for as a de●● P●lical●s the p●●pe to hear● but h ate● nothing in selfe Siegretants accedat aegretus si carboni extincto adij●iator ●●rbo extinctas vel si ●aeto praesictatur caecus what shall they profit one another Praetes mortem ciuerem famum foneam therefore Gregory saith complaining of himselfe Vsurpaus mihi cotis officium qui f●rrum reddit ac●ntum cum sit in ●●●lis ad secundum l'ule brum depinxe hominem Pre●or ●●●s aliosque redigo ●ed perfectionis littus qui ad huc ver●●r in delictorum finelibus who then is to be rep●oued the Ignorant Negligent Timotus Couetous Prophane Pastors but especially those that appeare to be ●tarres Reu. 13.3.4 who are drawne from Heauen and cast vnto the Earth by that great red Dragon this did appeare to be a wonder in Heauen Note but it is no wonder now vpon Earth I say then with Saint Bernard to ●ugenius Mostrosa res est gradus summes animus ●ifimus sedes prima vita Ima Bernard lib 2. de considerat lingua magni loqua manus otrosa Sermo multus fructus nullus vult●● grauis actus leuis caput canum corvanum faci●● rugosa lingua nugosa ingens authoritas nutan● stabilitas I cannot passe by you that are our flock there is not only amongst you Foxes yea little ones who maketh their profession of the Gospell a shelter and couer to their hypocrisie who serue the Gospell so farre as the Gospell may serue your turne for the accomplishing of your worldly pleasures there is also Wolues among you in sheeps cloathing who kill their Shepherds Quo hierophyphyco notatur hereticos sub ●iten solendit a principib●● quod si adolesi etur graetusuterit ●it fututum in emtui facilius Iesuitae suff●cabuntur Isa 50.14.15 wounding them in their good name opprobriously in their bodies dangerously in their state iniuriously renting both their persons and their Parsonages from them for now Religion is hated amongst many true Godlines despised zeale abhored sincerity scoffed at vprightnesse loathed and almost all good men had in derision And therefore we may say that Iudgement is turned away backeward and Iustice standeth afarre for Truth is fa●ne in the streete and Equitie cannot enter and hee that departeth from euill maketh himselfe a prey yet the Lord saw it and was angry Albeit yee will doe no duetie neither for our Master nor message sake yea hardly for your owne saluation 2 Cor. 3.11 2. yet wee knowing the terrour of the Lord w● p●rswade men and beeing Ambassadour for Christ as though Christ did beseech you by vs wee pray you in Christs stead that yee bee reconciled vnto God For this cause Saint Augustine saith That the Word of God must bee to the faithfull Tanquam pis●s hamus capit quando capitur yee must vese topposcis as Nineueh repented at Ionas Sermon Marie sate all the night at Christs feet Acts 17. hearing the Word Yee should say with the good Athenians Let vs heare thee of this matter againe And with the conuerted Christians who being pricked in their hearts sayd Actes ● ●7 What shall wee doe men and brethren I say vnto you as Peter vnto them I pray God it may worke the like effect Repent and bee baptized in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes and yee shall receiue the gifts of the Holy Ghost This if you doe how beautifull vpon the Mountaines will the feete of them bee that bringeth glad tidings vnto you And then at the last day of account wee shall say with our Master the Lord Iesus in great ioy Those that thou hast giuen mee I haue kept them and none of them is lost Then wee shall shine as the brightnesse of the Firmament and they that turne many vnto righteousnesse Iohn 17.12 as the Starres for euer and euer If thus wee would shine obey Pauls Exhortation that seeing wee haue this our Ministerie as wee haue receiued mercie w●e faint not but hauing cast from vs the cloakes of shame Dan 1● ● not walking in craftinesse or h●n●ling the Word of God deceitfully but in manifestation of the truth commending our selues to euery mans conscience 2 Cor. 4 1 2. in the sight of God Seeing then that both Pastour and people doe looke for the Kingdome of Heauen where shall bee one Fold and one Sheepheard Let vs all labour for the testimonie of a good Conscience and Christian resolution In life or death and glorie with Paul saying 2 Tim. 4.6 7 8. I haue fought a good fight and am now readie to bee offered and the time of my departure is at hand I haue finished my course I haue kept the faith Henceforth there is layd vp for mee a Crowne of Righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Iudge shall giue mee at that day and not to mee onely 1 Thess 5.23 but to them also that loues his appearance And that both Pastour and people may bee partaker of this ioy vnspeakable and glorious I bid you farewell in the Lord and I pray with Paul that the very God of Peace sanctifie you wholly and I pray God your whole Spirit and Soule and Body bee preserued blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ To whom with the Father and the holy Ghost be all honour glorie and praise both now and for euer and euer Amen FINIS