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The fourth sermon preached at Hampton Court on Tuesday the last of Sept. 1606. By John Kinge Doctor of Divinity, and Deane of Christ-Church in Oxon
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King, John, 1559?-1621.
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cal to minde neuer a CypriaÌ„ nor ChrysostoÌ„ nor Basil nor Naâ—ianzeÌ„ nor Austin â—o one of those ancieÌ„t Bishops of Rome which wel neare 40. in a row witnessed their good coÌ„fessioÌ„s vnder those bloudy persecuting Pilats of the Empire which may stand in the gap and plead for the seruice that Bishops had done to the Church of Christ but all must downe Esto Athanasium culpauerint aliqui say that Athanasius said Athanasius him selfe of himselfe were to blame might iustly be taxed quid alij fecere episcopi aut quis ab illis Arsenius interfectus est what haue the rest of the Bishops done what Arsenius hath bin murt bexed by them A strange kinde of reformation the whole body destroyed because some parts are disordered and diseased Our Sauiour dealt not thus in that other institution of marriage but when he perceiued saith â—eâ—ome that things were come ad â— to their last and worst condition hee brought theÌ„ back ad â— to their first anâ— best againe Ab initio noÌ„ erat sic fâ—oÌ„ the beginning it was not so The Merchant in St. Austin doth better plead for himselfe and his calling Si mentior ego mentior non negotium when they chardged his professioÌ„ with lying fraud if I lie it is I that lie not my profession So shall you haue husbandmen that for a storme of wether destroying their come wil blâ—sphâ—me the name of God At hoâ— non faciunt agriâ—olaboni those that are good wil neuer doe it The like perhaps is in other courses trades of life At hominuÌ„â—sta non rerum peccata sunt these are personalorimâ—s not reall impâ—tations All this is not maâ—kt in the â—ase of these keepers but against them their callings their liuings is the voice of Edom heard Downe with them down with them even vnto the ground And when they are downe let theÌ„ nâ—uer rise vp againe In steede of these are erected a new sort of keepers of a strange composition concretion part of cleargy part of Laity as of old new cloth peeced togither the assembly sessions Senate Synedryon Consistorie Court of which persons call it as you list they name the Presbyterie and that presbyterie they call the Church at least an epitome of the Church a liuely representation and portrâ—icture of the vniversall Church the perfit body of Christ the tribunall of Christ yea coelâ—m in terrâ—â— fitum a verâ—e heâ—veâ— seated vpon the earth the administration in these mens handes they teaâ—me dâ—uine and apostolique institution an individuall companion of the Gospel the holy discipline the discipline of Christ halfe the kingdome of Christ an vndoubted note of the Church the eternall counâ—aâ—â—e of God the sceptre of Iudah yea the sceptre of the sonne of God without which he ruleth not lastly they intitle the governors theÌ„selues â—enâ—ors of manners guardians of discipline presidents over the â—â—we of God Vicars of Christ set over the people in things appertaining to God and such as watch ouer their soules and rather then faile they make them Ecclesiâ—sticall Ministers Bishops prophets to whom the spirits of prophets are subiect yea they sâ—icke not to say that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bodily the Angell of the Church of Ephesus c. to whom our Saviour writeth may bee vnderstoode of their prâ—â—byters with other the like innumerable attributes wherwith they labor to aray the nakednes novelty of this late formed discipline which neuer to this houre saw the age of a maÌ„ threesâ—ore teÌ„ years What needed al this licet sapere sine pompâ— men may be wise without glâ—rying too much of their wisâ—â—â— But it fared herein as at the dedication of Nabuâ— hodo â—oâ—oâ—s idâ—ll with cornet trumpet sackbut pâ—â—ltâ—râ—â— dulâ—imeâ— and all manner of instruments of musicke so the whole booke of God must be vnbowâ—lled and all the wiâ— of man ransaâ—kt to findeouâ— a stile honourable enough for their new erected presbytery And because â—omâ—n sine actâ— nihil est name without power availeth not they haue assigned theÌ„ offices noâ— inferiour to their titles You vvoulde vvonder to heare that those of the laity should haue ought to doe in administration of sacraments yet haue I heard that even these doe deliuer the Cup in some places But what of the preaching of the word you shall bee tolde that there is no difference betweene them and pastours saue publike priuate for what the one doe in pulpits the other doe in their consistories It were incredible to be spoken but that he that runneth may read it in their published and divulged bookes that those whole descriptions appropriated by the holy Ghost to Bishops presbyters and deacons 1. Tim. 3. Tit. 1. should be applied to their vn preaching presbyters They may consult admonish comfort correct examine alow refuse suspend excommunicate absolue finally order all things beloÌ„ging to the Church that is to say in effect directly or indirectly and collaterally at first or at second hand all things some of these dutieâ— seuerally apart each elder in his tribe others iointly in coÌ„munioÌ„ with colleagues As naÌ„ely when they meete togither 1. Theirs are elections reiections of all church officers 2. Excommunications absolutions and the power of the kâ—ies theirs 3. Theirs the disceptation and decision of all matters vvhatsoever concerning either corrupt manners or peruerse doctrine Adde vnto these imposition of handes common and prophane vpon consecrate persons and ordination of the ministers of Christ by those that are without orders After such harde and burthensome provinces perhaps you will aske mee what the persons themselues â—râ— these Areopagites and Amphictiones iudgeâ— of sâ—weightie affaires to whom it is giuen thus to expatiate and revell through everie corner of the house of God No doubt they are all Bezâ—lâ—â—ls at least and Aholiabs or Zorobbabels men of excellent both spirits and giftes furnished for such businesses I distinguished formerly in the Christian coÌ„mon-wealth two severall sorts to wâ—â—t Cleargy and Laity One aâ—d it may be the better part of this Court are pastours and Doctors the other and far the more such for the most part Quales ex humili magna ad fastigia reâ—uâ— Attollit quoties voluit fortuna iocari Such as the satyre noteth to day Dâ—mâ— momento turbinis exit Marcus Dama to day a tradesman tomorrow a churchman to day an artificer tomorrow an elder so likewise backe againe Alternarâ— vices mirabâ—re wee may iustlie wonder at their changes Hesterni Quirites our yesterdaies rulers and gouernours of the Church the next day return back to their woÌ„ted callings like him that professed Zach. 13. I am no prophet I am an husbandman Husbandry was my trade from my youth vp â— knowe not well what to make of them but as St. Bernard wrote of himselfe Epist. 245. Ego quaedaÌ„ Chimaera mei saeculi nec clericum gero nec laicum I am a kind of moâ—ster of my time for I am neither
other pastorall and paternall The one in things appertaineing to God alone the other longè lâ—tèque with a farther extent both to God man without limitation the one as lord and master the other as a father the one by maÌ„datory coactiue authority inforcing the other rather exhorting perswaiding or if ever he command wheras the one vpon paine of loosing liberty or limme or life the other doth it in the name of God and before the Lord and his holy angels vpon denunciation of Gods iudgments The one beareth the sword the other hath a sword too but it is the sword of the spirit or mâ—cro ecclesiasticus the sword of the Church wherewith he smiteth not the body but the conscience or rather not a sword but the Keyes of the church the one hath a rod of iron to crush in peeces the other hath not more then the rod of his lips Jn a word to the one belongeth tribute to the other rather tithes offerings to the one feare to the other rather reverence to the one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 necessarie compulsory subiectioÌ„ you must needs obey to the other rather 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a necessary too but more inclining to a voluntary a better tempered and rather perswaded kinde of submission But more accommodate to the minde of my text next and most immediatly knit to the custodie care of this vineyard according to the Apostles phrase ye are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gods husbandrie are the pastours of the Church of whom God speaketh by his Propher sili hominis posuite speculatorem sonne of man I haue made thee a watchman and I haue set thee over nations kingdoms vt evellas destruas plantes to plucke vp and destroy plant c. rusticani sudoris schemate quodam Bernard to Engenius figuring the paines of the past our by the toile of an husbandman For all these haue sarculum linguae a cultre in their tongues sarculum non sceptrum saith Bernard to the same Eugenius againe a cultre not a sceptre gladium verbi non ferri a â—word of the word of God not of â—ron And their office is 2. Tim. 4. Argue increpa improue rebuke there is putatio pruning of the vine but withall obsecra intreat there is plantatio planting To be short Paul is a planter Apollos is a waterer and al the rest are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some way or other labourers with God in husbanding this vineyard The fruit of a vineyard is the bloud of the grape This is fructus nativitatis Psal. 107. The true natiue fruit of it The vine shal speake for her selfe from that parable Iud. 9. tell you what her fruit is Vinum laetificans Deum homines wine that gladdeth both God and men VinuÌ„ laetitiae not luxuriae nor libidinis wine of comfort and gladnes not of excesse It may be Vinum moestificans some times wine of sorrow Mark the parable The Oliue hath her fatnes the figtree her sweetnes alone those be their qualities but est vineae quaedam acrimonia seueritas wine must be somewhat tart as well as pleasant Coniungi debent suavitas seueritas Sweetnes and sharpnes must be ioined togither As necessarie it is at times to heare the voice of the Church condemnantem condemning as consolaÌ„ tem comforting and reposcentem requiring exacting the duties of christianity as ignoscentem pardoning faults defaults which she shalespie at some times to feele her hand plectentem smiting as wel as amplecteÌ„tem embracing at some others Ther must be both manna and vtrga in the arke bread for refection and a rod for correction osculum and fraenum a kisse for freinds a bridle for refractary and stubburne persons I named it planting and pruning before there must be both doctrine and discipline else is ' there wanting one of the two principall pillers that the Church should stand vpon Shall I say in a word what this fruit of the vineyard is Go to the parable once more Vinum quod lâ—tificat Deum homines whatsoeuer are the duties of ether table of the law towards God in the former in the later towards man the image of God are the fruits of this vineyard that is the Church of Christ and fruct us natiuitatis the naturall and kindly fruits For to what other end werewe made redeemed rege nerate begotten a new by the immortal seed of Gods word sanctified and seasoned by his holy spirit but that we should keepe his lawes and walke before him in holynes and righteousnes to our liues end Lastly the rent that is giuen for the fruit of this vineyard Luk. 16. is that redderationeÌ„ at the coÌ„ming of Salomon the issue wherof wil be on the one side gaudium corona our ioy and our crowne and Euge serue bone well done good servant on the other sanguinem requiro Irequire that bloud at thy handes which hath beene spilt through thy negligence Let Keepers vvell weigh with themselues the rent they must theÌ„ bring 1. The reckoning riseth very high as appeareth by the suÌ„me in my text mille argeÌ„tei a thousand peeces of silver 2. The singularity of accoÌ„ptants aggravateth the danger vir afferet that is quisque singuli afferent every one shal accompt by the pole and therfore folly for any one keeper to say noÌ„ agnoscar in populo magno ther are so many keepers of vs that what is my one soule amongst so many thousands posuerunt me custodem in vineis went before in the Canticle vineam meam noÌ„ custodiui They made me a keeper of the vineyards and I haue not kept mine owne vineyard wherevpoÌ„ saith St Bernard Ego huius loci occasione meipsum reprehendere soleo quòd animarum curam suscepâ—rim By occasion of this place I am wont to bee displeased vvith my selfe sith the chardge of my private selfe was so difficulte that ever I tooke vpon me the cure of soules To recapirulate all that hath bin spoken Salomon is Christ the vineyard is his Church Baal hamon the increase the keepers are pastours the fruit is the loue both of God man the rent is the reckoning that must bee yeelded vp at the comming of Salomon What care the Lorde hath ever imbraced teÌ„dered his Church with to omit his quid vltra in the 5. of Esay what should I more haue done If we looke but in at the next dores to my text wil presently appeare vinea mea quae mâ—hi coram me my vineyard which is mine or belongeth tomee is before me His constant redoubled asseveration in so many possessiue respectiue relatiue tearmes of so neare appropriation alliance and amity that we caÌ„not imagine a girdle about the reines of a man to bee nearer no nor the apple within his ey nor bowels within his belly dearer vnto him My vineyard which is mine is before me alwaies vnder the