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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10994	Sermons preached before his Maiestie 1. The bridegromes banquet. 2. The triumph of constancie. 3. The banishment of dogges. By Francis Rollenson, Batcheler of Diuinitie.	Rollenson, Francis, ca. 1565-1630.	1611 (1611)	STC 21264; ESTC S112081	60,158	83

he iustifies and whom he iustifies them will he also glorifie Of these Waters whosoeuer drinkes shall neuer thirst againe for they shall be in him a Well springing vp into euerlasting life This Garden is the place whither Christ comes to prepare his Banquet and a Banquet he prouides very delicious for it is Mirrhe and Spice the hony-combe and the hony Wine and Milke I gathered my Mirrhe with my Spice c. These words may beare a double sense First Mirrhe is a gumme very bitter but Spice is sweet by Mirrhe therefore may be vnderstood the Law by Spice the Gospell for the Law is bitter it shewes vs our sinnes the Gospell is sweet for it applies a remedie the Law is a Rod of iron called by s Zach. 11.7 Zacharie Bandes the Gospell is like Aarons Rod bearing fresh Almonds named by the same Prophet Beautie the Law is a t Numb 17. Deut. 18.16 flaming fire that consumes the Gospel the Cooling water of the Rocke which comforts the Law is the sauour of death the Gospel of life u Amb. in 11. ad Rom. Nam data est Lex saith Ambrose vt humanum genus terrore manifestatae legis froenaretur The Law was giuen that mankinde might be terrified with the manifestation thereof But of the contrary part x Amb. in 3. ad Rom. Euangelium gaudium operatur the Gospel worketh Ioy. Our Sauiour therefore making his marriage feast gathers Mirrhe and Spice the one Bitter the other Sweet and mixeth them together for if hee had giuen his Guests Mirrhe onely to eate they would haue cried out like the children of the Prophets y 2. Reg. 4.40 Mors in olla Death is in the Pot because the z 2. Cor. 3.6 Law is a killing letter and causeth death and if he had set before them Spice alone then might they haue thought that the Law was wholly abrogate no he came not to destroy but to fulfill the Law therefore he gathers Mirrhe and Spice together qualifying the bitternesse of the Law with the sweetnesse of the Gospel Secondly by Mirrhe and Spice I rather thinke that the Spirit of God meanes the preaching of the Gospell a 2. Cor. 2.16 Which is the sauour of life vnto life and of death vnto death and therefore it is both Bitter and Sweet first it is sweet for it is the b Luc. 24.46 preaching of repentance and forgiuenesse of sinnes in the name of Christ and therefore it is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greeke which word amongst prophane writers signifies ioyfull newes So Aristophanes vseth it saying c Aristoph in equit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I haue tolde them good tidings and can any thing be sweeter to the soule of man then the Gladsome Report of eternall life reuealed in the Gospel Secondly it is Bitter but yet this Bitternesse is not properly in the Gospel but is caused by the wilfull contempt and disobedience of the hearers by whose peruerse nature the sweetnesse thereof is turned to bitternesse to the faithfull beleeuers the Gospel bringeth comfort and peace if it doe not so to others the fault is in themselues Againe the Gospel is both Sweet and Bitter Sweet in it selfe but very Bitter in the Profession this wee may gather by the d Reuel 10.10 little booke that Iohn ate giuen him by the Angel which in his mouth was sweet as honie but in his belly as bitter as Wormewood This Booke is the Gospell which in the mouth of a good Minister is wondrous sweet and comfortable but in his belly extreame bitter because the true Preachers of the word e 1. Tim. 3.12 and all that liue godly in Christ Iesus doe euer suffer persecution they in this world haue the same entertainment that their Maister Christ had amongst the Iewes Gall Vinegar and a Whip but of the contrarie part in the Carnal-Gospellers mouth this Booke is euer bitter but yet sweet in his belly for it is death to him to preach the word in season and out of season Oh no he hates a Pulpit as much as the f 1. Sam. 5.5 Priests of Dagon doe the Threshold vpon which their God broke his necke to him it is paine to speake for like Demosthenes when he was bribed to hold his peace 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he is troubled with a Siluer-angina which stops his mouth and makes him dumbe but in his belly it is sweet for the profession of the Gospel enriches promotes and preferres him and thereby he growes as fat as a Bull of Basan but marke his end as Iudas said vnto the high Priests seruants concerning Christ Whom I kisse take him that is he So saies the world to the Diuel Whom I kisse lay hands on him he is thine owne Secondly saith Christ I ate my hony-combe with my honie Hereby is vnderstood that Peace which our Sauiour hath made betwixt his Father and vs. The sinne of Adam and Eue in Paradise made the breach betwixt God and mankinde the death of Christ made the attonement and reconciliation so saith the Apostle g Rom. 5.10 When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne As then Sampson in his Riddle said vnto his Companions h Iudg. 14.14 Out of the eater came meate and out of the strong one came sweetnesse Which was meant of a dead Lyon in whose belly Bees had hiued and made honie so I may say of Christ for he was a i Reu. 5.5 Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah and from him being crucified for our sinnes and slaine for our redemption we receiue our hony and our hony-combe that is to say Peace with God the Father Christ therefore is called the k Esay 9.6 Prince of Peace at whose birth a Quire of Angels sung this Dittie l Luc. 2.14 Glory be to God in the high heauens and peace in earth and towards men good will Be the Sea neuer so rough and turbulent yet when the Halcion hatcheth it is euer calme whereupon ariseth this Prouerbe Halcedonia sunt circa forum All is well all things are quiet So when they Virgin Mary brought forth the Sauiour of the world the forehead of God all rugged with anger for the sinne of Adam grew smooth and amiable m Coloss 1.20 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell and by him to reconcile all things to himselfe and set at peace through the blood of his crosse both the things in earth and the things in heauen But here it is said I ate my hony-combe with my hony honie is sweet and good I confesse and the Spirit of God vseth It and Oyle for the two emblems of Peace and Plentie as we may read in the song of Moses saying n Deut. 32.13 He caried him vp to the high places of the earth that he might eate the fruites of the fields and he caused him to sucke honie out of the stone and