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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

both a God and his diuine prouidence x Arist 1. de ani Aristotle commends Anaxagoras because he taught that there was an immixt and most simple vnderstanding which knew all things this is God The Platonists cal'd him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because he is the Beholder of all things whatsouer Orpheus confessed that there was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 One begotten of himselfe by whom all things were made and this is God and yet we haue fooles amongst vs. which in their harts say there is no God The second weed is Papisme a weed that ouerspreads our Bed for euil weeds euer grow apace it is like Lotos which Homer speaks of he that tasts it is bewitched with the sweetnesse thereof like the companions of Vlisses for doth not Papistrie dispense with all licentiousnesse and hath not the whore of Babilon y Reuel 17.4 a golden Cup in her hand with which she makes drunken the inhabitants of the earth and yet this weed must grow still who plucks it vp it is cropt sometimes I confesse and the leaues are cut off but as long as the root is quick both leaues and branches will encrease and multiply like the Heads of Hydra Vpon this weed breeds the Grashopper the Canker-worme the Caterpillar and the Palmer-worme which make our Vines wast and pill the barke off our figge-trees I meane those z Reuel 9 7.8 Locustes spoken of by Iohn the Diuine comming out of the smoake of the bottomlesse pit whose forme is like vnto horses prepared for battell and on their heads as it were ermines of gold their faces like vnto the faces of men their haire like the haire of women their teeth like Lyons In a word the whole Swarme of Iesuites and Seminaries Romish Alastores Euill spirits which must not be driuen away with Dauids Harpe but Elijahs sword These make profession of Religion yet are their actions died in blood they vow voluntarie pouertie yet ayme at crownes and are euer medling in matters of State they seeme humane and as tender-hearted as women Oh there is their aequiuocation but their Teeth are Lyon-like their disseignes violent their stratagems cruell These Iebusites liue amongst vs and are prickes in our sides they haue euer yet beene forgers of I reason and euen now no doubt they are hammering some mischiefe and yet must they still gall vs I what remedie can be found Plucke downe the Cages of these vncleane birdes and giue the law liberty to punish their harbourers without any respect of persons then see if these Locustes doe not quickly vanish away like smoake and flie to their smokie dungeon The third weede is Simonisme the roote whereof was first set by Simon Magus a Act. 18.18 who offered Peter mony for the gift of the holy Ghost and at this day it is watered by Bels Priests and Baals Prophets such as make their profession a meere Mechanicke Trade or Occupation and their Ministerie a Ladder onely to climbe to preferments Mercenaries no true Pastors Creepers in through the window no true Preachers you shall know them by their workes for they seeke their owne and not Christes they feede vpon the fat of the flocke and cloath themselues with the wooll but suffer the sheepe to starue for want of foode They be like vnto the b Strab. Geog. lib. 15. Astomi of whom Strabo writes which people haue no mouthes but onely a certaine hole in steede thereof whereby they receaue the sweet sent of flowers which is their sustenance So these Simonistes haue no mouthes to shew forth the praise of God but onely a tongue-lesse hole by which they sucke vp the sweetnesse of Church-liuings purchased by briberie at Steeple-faire Well it was not so from the beginning for Aarons c Exod. 28.34 robe round about the skirtes was hung with golden bels and Pomgranates the first betokening Doctrine d Mal. 2.7 the second Hospitalitie to signifie that the Priests lips should preserue Knowledge and his mouth should be a siluer bell to call the people to Gods tabernacle likewise his dore must be euer open to the harbourlesse and his bread continually cast vpon the waters Sed motos praestat componere fluctus I must speake as e Pli. lib. 35.8 Timantes painted Polyphemus onely shewing you the thumb of these Monsters thereby you may proportionate their whole bodies and as f Aug. Ep. 48. S. Augustine said of the Tares Totus mundus in maligno positus est propter Zizania quae sunt per totum mundum So may I say of these three weedes Atheisme Papisme and Simonisme by them our bed of Spices is almost spoiled Secondly the Garden shut vp is the Church Inuisible of this Salomon thus speaketh g Cant. 4.12 My sister my spouse is as a Garden enclosed as a Spring shut vp and a Fountaine sealed vp Which inuisible Church is the Catholicke Societie of the faithfull elected and chosen to eternall life and it is said to be inuisible because it is onely of the Elect who are not Visible to men but onely to God h 2. Tim. 2.19 for he alone knoweth who are his The Papists vtterly distaste this distinction of visible and inuisible and yet they themselues confirme it saying i Inter relig Caes cap. 9. Ecclesia quatenus constat membris talibus quae secundum charitatem viuunt Sanctorum est tantum eatenùs spiritualis inuisibilis The Church as it consisteth of such members which liue after the rule of Charitie is onely of the Saints and is so farre forth spirituall and inuisible To this also their owne decrees giue consent k Dec. P. 3. dist 2. cap. 9. Societas corporis membrorum Christi est Ecclesia in praedestinatis The societie of the body and the members of Christ is the Church consisting of the praedestinate This Garden then is like the garden of Eden which was kept by a Cherub l Gen. 3.24 shaking a fierie sword This Cherub is Christ who suffereth no vncleane thing to enter into it neither whatsoeuer worketh abomination or lies but they which are written in the book of life In the olde Paradise grew two principall trees m Gen. 3.22 the tree of Life and n Gen. 2 17. the tree of Knowledge the like are in this garden For o Ioh. 3.15 whosoeuer beleeueth in Christ shall not perish but haue eternall life here is the tree of Life p Ioh. 17.3 And this is life eternall that they know thee to be the onely very God and whom thou hast sent Iesus Christ Here is the tree of Knowledge And as Eden was watered with q Gen. 2. foure Riuers Pishon Gihon Hiddekel and Perath so hath this enclosed Garden the Church inuisible foure waters of comfort namely Election Vocation Iustification and Glorification r Rom. 8.29.30 for whom God hath praedestinate to be made like the Image of his Sonne them also he calls whom he calls