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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66362	Eight sermons dedicated to the Right Honourable His Grace the Lord Duke of Ormond and to the most honourable of ladies, the Dutchess of Ormond her Grace. Most of them preached before his Grace, and the Parliament, in Dublin. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Griffith, Lord Bishop of Ossory. The contents and particulars whereof are set down in the next page.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1664 (1664)	Wing W2666; ESTC R221017	305,510	423

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to signifie the Providence of God Hebr. 1.3 and to shew that nothing cometh to pass without the will of God and all things that do come to pass by the wil of God are in respect of God most holy just and good for as in the creation all that he made was exceeding good so in the ordering disposing and governing of them all that he doth is exceeding just and the very evil that he suffereth to be done he turneth to good for his own glory and the benefit of his Church as he did the crucifying of his Son to the saving of all his servants For so great is his goodness saith S. Augustine that he would never have suffered Sin or any other evil to be done unless his power and wisdom were able as he drew light out of darkness so to draw a greater good out of our evil though not to them that commit the evil Rom. 6.1 because we should not sin that grace might abound as the Apostle sheweth 2. Signification Deut. 4.24 2. The foresaid Father and others say that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is derived 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is adurere accendere to burn and to kindle and enlighten and so Moses saith Our God is a consuming fire either because of his wrath against sin and sinners 1 John 1. or because of the brightness of his Majesty even as S. John saith God is light in whom there is no darkness at all Ezek. 1.27 and therefore he appeared unto Moses in a flame of fire in the burning bush and in his vision to Ezekiel he manifested himself in the appearance of fire which should make all sinners to be afraid to offend him lest this terrible fire should consume them 3 Signification Hebr. 4.13 3. The said Damascen saith that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may be derived 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because he seeth all things and all things are patent and open in his sight as the Apostle sheweth and no Creature no word no thought can be hid from him and therefore the Wise man adviseth all discontented persons to beware of murmuring which is nothing worth because the eare of jealousie heareth all things and the noise of your muttering is not hid Sap. 1.10 11. neither is there any word so secret that it shall go for naught These be the Etymologies and significations of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which Damascen giveth Curro uro cerno to run to burn to see and to these the Latine Writers do add another and say that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may be derived à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by changing the asperate Δ into Θ and that signifieth fear because all nations should fear the Lord our God And so the Greeks shew us Qualis sit Deus what manner of God he is that seeth and governeth all things and the Latines shew us Quid sit nostri officii what our duty is to be afraid to offend this great and glorious God and so the Prophet Jeremiah demandeth Who would not fear thee O King of nations and God himself saith Fear ye not me and will ye not tremble at my presence which have placed the sand for the bound of the Sea by a perpetual decree that it cannot pass it that is which have bridled and tamed that unruly Element by the small and silly Sands and though the waves toss themselves yet can they not prevail though they roar yet can they not pass over these poor and feeble things 4. The next Attribute here expressed is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The fourth Attribute is of Gods power which is omnipotent in three respects 1. Respect Psal 135.6 that is Almighty or that can do all things and he is said to be almighty in three special Respects 1. Because he can do whatsoever he would do and he can hinder whatsoever he would not have don for whatsoever pleased the Lord that did he in heaven and in earth in the sea and in all deep places saith the Prophet and so the Creation of the World makes this manifest And Solomon saith Prov. 19.21 that many devices are in man's heart but the counsel of the Lord that shall stand and all their devices without his counsel shall come to nought as the Gyants that thought to build the Tower of Babel to scale the Walls of Heaven were soon confounded and their devices suddenly destroyed Gen. 11. Gen. 19. so the men of Sodom thought to press upon Lot and the Angels that were with him but the Lord presently blind-folded them so Absolon conceited to make himself King but God brought him to the bough where he was hanged and so our late Vsurpers and Rebells had brave devices and projects in their hearts to destroy us all and to make themselves Lords over all but you see how easily the Lord overwhelmed them and brought them to shame and confusion 2. He is said to be Omnipotent 2. Respect because he bringeth all things to pass so easily without any difficulty in the world for he did but speak the word and they were made Psal 148.5 he commanded and they stood fast And he doth all things either without means or with the weakest means in the world and sometimes contrary to the nature of the proper means as when he made the world out of nothing he did but say Let there be light and it was so Psal 77.20 Josh 6.20 Judg. 4.21 Judg. 7.2 and what weak instruments were Moses and Aaron to bring Israel out of Egypt Or Rams horns to batter down the strong walls of Jericho or a silly woman to be the death of General Sisera or Gideon with three hundred men to overthrow the mighty Host and the innumerable Army of the Midianites And with what improbable strength hath this Almighty God brought our gracious King to his Crown and Kingdoms again It was the Almighty God that did it And so in the Spiritual work of our Redemption by what weak means hath he loosned and overthrown the work of the Devil 2 Cor. 12.19 and delivered his Prisoners out of captivity For blessed be this strong Jehovah we see how his power is made perfect through weakness as the Apostle speaketh and how Christ that seemed a worm and no man as the Prophet speaketh in becoming poor hath made us rich and in becoming a curse hath made us the heirs of blessing 2 Cor. 8.9 1 Pet. 3.9 and after his Ascention into heaven with what weak instruments hath he converted the world from Idolatry and Infidelity to imbrace the Christian Faith Through the foolishness of Preaching saith the Apostle of a few poor Fisher-men and us that are their successors this is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eye But it is more marvellous that he should do what he will not only without means and by weak means but also contrary to all means John 9.6 as with Clay that is

testifie what pains they took so much that it made the Emperour Maximinus to wonder to see how sedulous they were in doing good and propagating the Gospel of God 3. In the third age of the Church 3. Age. and this last Century of years they are said to have faces like men because that now since the time of Wiclef Luther Melancton and the rest of our protestant Writers the people and divers of the Priests that formerly by reason of the Latine Liturgy understood no more what they prayed or what was said unto them then Balaams Asse understood her own voice were now made to become like men so rational that they understand both the Sermons and the Service of the Church 4. In the last age of the Church 4. Age. the Ministers of the fifth Monarchy so much dreamed of by the Phanatick Sectaries of our time are expounded by them to be here understood by this flying Eagle because that by reason of their swift extemporary and undigested sudden Meditations and Sermons they will most speedily pour out their words into all Lands as Lucilius did his Verses Horat. Serm. l. 1. p. 212. And send forth their voices to the ends of the World for the converting of the dispersed Jewes and all other Pagans and worldlings to the faith of Christ and to bring them back again out of Scythia into Palestina which is easier said then done and is far enough from the meaning of the Holy Ghost in this place as I have fully and amply shewed the vanity of this fiction in the sixth Book of my true Church Therefore to proceed 3. Exposition I find the third exposition to be of some of the best Protestant writers whereof notwithstanding each several one hath his several exposition as some interpret them to signifie the four Elements others the four special faculties of the soul others as Bullinger interprets them to signifie the four great Monarchies of the world and others Bullinger in Loc. as Baconthorp and Albertus apud Balaum by these foure Beasts do understand the foure great Prophets Esay Jeremiah Ezekiel and Daniel But Aretius and Maier do with Rupertus interpret them to signifie the four greatest Mysteries of our Christian Religion As I. The Incarnation II. The Passion III. 1. Incarnation The Resurrection And IV. The Ascension of our Saviour Christ and it cannot be contradicted but that these things are thereby signified As I His Incarnation which is the assuming of the nature of man unto the person of God and that as Nazianzen speaketh Fermanendo quod erat assumendo quod non erat by still remaining what he was and taking upon him what he was not is here understood by him that had his face like a man 2. The Passion II His Passion is signified by the Calf because all the Sacrifices that were offered unto God were either 1. Zebach which they properly termed Sacrifices or 2. Mincha which they called Oblations And the first sort was of living Creatures and the second sort was of dead things as the first fruits of Corn Wine Oyl and the like And the first sort also was either 1. Of the Heards or 2. Of the Flocks And of the Herds were offered 1. Oxen. 2. Cows 3. Calves and of these The Calves were most usually offered both among the Jews and Gentiles Heb. 9.19 Virgil. Eclog 3. for Moses took the bloud of calves and sprinkled both the book and the people and Virgil saith Cum faciam vitula pro frugibus ipse venito And therefore Christ being to offer up himself a sweet-smelling Sacrifice for our sins his Death and Passion could not be better signified by any thing then by the Calf 3. The Resurrection III His Resurrection is understood by the Lion because that he Qui agnus extiterat in passione Bern. De resurrectione factus est leo in resurrectione For though by Esay's Prophesie he should be led as a sheep to the slaughter yet by Jacob's Prophesie he should come from the spoil like a Lions whelp and so declare himself mightily to be the son of God by his resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 IV His Ascension is understood by the flying Eagle IV The Ascension which mounteth up on high according as the Prophet saith of Christ Thou art gon up on high thou hast led Captivity captive and received gifts for men The fourth Exposition is of the ancient Fathers as Irenaeus 4. Exposition Venerable Bede St. Hierome St. Augustine St. Gregory Lyra and almost all of them did agree Iren. l. 3. c. 1. that by these four Beasts are understood the four Evangelists St. Matthew St. Mark St. Luke and St. John Beda in hunc loc But to reconcile all or most of these Interpreters I say that 1. The reconciling of the Interpreters Primarily we may and ought to understand the four Evangelists by these four Beasts 2. All the Magistrates of the Common-wealth and all the Ministers of the Church and Preachers of God's word 3. And lastly All Christians whatsoever they be ought to be like unto these four Beasts both in their description and in their practice First then I say that by these four Beasts we are to understand the four Evangelists 1. Saint Matthew by the Lion though Saint Gregory would have Saint Mark understood by it 2. Saint Luke by the Calf 3. Saint Mark by him that had the face of a man 4. Saint John by the flying Eagle For I finde two special things that may well confirm and make good this Exposition as first the manner of their description and secondly the general practice of the four For if you mark it they are described two manner of wayes 1. Generally 2. Particularly And first in their general and common description they are all alike for they had all six wings about them and they were all full of eyes And secondly in their Practice they all sung the same song saying Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was which is and which is to come But in their particular or proper description each one of them differeth from the other as you see The first was like a lion the second like a calf c. So the four Evangelists in general aimed at the same thing to set forth the life and death of the Messiah and to bring us all to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God the Saviour of the world and that in believing on him we shall have eternal life But if we look into their more special end and aim we shall finde that each one of them differeth very much from the others For 1. St. Matthew proves Christ to be a King 1. St. Matthew seemeth principally to aim at the declaration of the Regal or Kingrick office of Christ and to prove him to be that Lion of Judah which the Jews long expected for to come to be their King to sit upon the