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A09056	The first fruites of the Gentiles In three sermons preached in the cathedrall church at Sarum. By Bartholomevv Parsons Batchelor in Divinitie, and vicar of Collingborne-Kingstone, in the county of Wiltes.	Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642.	1618 (1618)	STC 19347; ESTC S114080	47,600	70

a King At the byrth and death of great Princes there haue beene oftentimes Ostenta a sole Lunâ Stellis Signes and wonders from the Sunne Moone and Starres To instance in one or two amongst many Mithridates Rex saith I●stine b I●stin lib. 37. H●● or in mit In the yeare that King Mithridates was borne in and in that that he beganne to raigne in a blazing Starre at both times so shined for seauentie dayes that all the Heauens seemed to bee on fire And because happilie wee will bee most delighted with our owne Histories herein Sub Henerico tertio c. c Polid. virg lib. 16. Histor Anglic. In the Raigne of Henry the third King of England Otho the Popes Legate Baptised Henrys sonne Edward about whose birth there appeared a Starre of great bignesse certaine dayes before the rising of the Sunne which was carried alongst the Heauens with a swift and speedy course sometimes shewing fire before it sometimes leauing smoake behinde it Besides this as the finger of God as I formerly shewed brought them to Hierusalem to take away all excuses from the Iewes so it is not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without Gods doing that they heere enquire for the new borne Messiah vnder the name of the King of the Iewes God would hereby let the Iewes see though seeing they would not see that hee whome they looked for was come into the World For both in the prophecies that went before of him hee is stiled and called a Ruler out of Bethlehem Ephrata shall hee come forth to mee that is to bee a Ruler in Israell d Micah 5.2 A King reioyce O Daughter of Zion Shout O Daughter of Hierusalem behold thy King commeth vnto thee e Zach. 9.9 and innested with all princely power for al eternitie Vnto vs a Childe is borne vnto vs a Sonne is giuen and the gouernment shall bee vpon his shoulders-of the increase of his gouernment and peace there shall be none end a Isa 9.6.7 and also the Iewes themselues were fully perswaded that the Messias when he came would deliuer Israell out of their Temporall seruitude b Luk. 24.21 and restore againe the kingdome to Israell c Act. 1.6 out of which perswasion at one time they would haue made him a King d Ioh. 6.15 by force at another time they cryed out in their solemne acclamations to him Blessed is the King that commeth in the name of the Lord. e Luk. 19.31 Therefore God would haue Christ published vnto them by the name of the King of the Iewes vt ad suscipiendum regem beneficio sibi blandiente concurrant f Chrisost homil 7. in Matt. 2. That they runne to receiue this King through the alurement of the benefit Secondly it is to be considered what manner of King they meane him to bee whither a King of this World which hee himselfe denieth g Ioh. 18.36 or else the King eternall h 1. Tim. 1.17 the onely Potentate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords i 1. Tim. 6.15 Quid Magi venientes dixerunt c. saith Saint Austin k August serm 31. de tempore Why doe these wise-men that come say where is he that is borne King of the Iewes What meaneth this Were there not so many Kings of the Iewes heretofore Why doe they so greatly desire to know and adore the King of another Nation They would neuer seeke after this with so great deuotion desire it with so zealoas affection if they did not acknowledge him King of the Iewes who is also the eternall King And to the same effect hee speaketh l August serm 35. de tempore Non vtique c. These farre strangers and aliens altogether from that Kingdome could neuer thinke that they did owe so great honour to such a King of the Iewes as was wont to bee there but they had learned that such an one was now borne by the worshipping of whome they doubted not to obtaine theire saluation before God for he was not of age to be flattered by man he sate vpon no royall Seate hee wore no purple no Crowne glittered upon his Head no pompous Trayne of his nor terrible Army no fame of his glorious Battells drew these men from farre Countries vnto him with so earnest desire to worship him Hee lay in a Manger a Childe newly borne little in Body contemptible for his Pouertie but in that little one was hid some great things Therfore they did as Saint Cyprian speaketh a Cypr. serm de Stella magis profiteri regem Deum professe him to be both a King and God and as Chrysostome also b Chrys hom 1. ex variis in Mat aliud Oculis corporis aliud visu mentis aspiciunt they behold one thing with the eyes of their Bodie another thing with the eyes of their minde Now when thus boldly thus confidently they propose their interrogatories in the Streetes of Hierusalem and aske for the King of the Iewe that was newly borne euen in the hearing of Herod of whome I may speake as it was said of Boniface the eight He entred like a Foxe and raigned like a Lyon istud nequaquam c. c Chrys homil 6. in Mat. They could not be ignorant of this that comming into a Citty wherein another King raigned by speaking such Words and naming another King of that People they would stirre vp a thousand Sword about their eares Therefore the imperfect worke vpon Matthew that carrieth Chrysostomes name questioneth and resolueth this matter thus Numquid nesciebant c. d Chrys in opere imperf hom 2. Did they not know that Herod raigned in Hierusalem Vnderstood they not the Iustice of the Law that whosoeuer whilest one King is aliue pronunceth another to bee King and adoreth him looseth his life as an instrument of an Vsurper but whilst they thinke vpon the king to come they feare not the King present Had they not before their Eyes the danger of Death when they went about such an vnlawfull thing But they cared not for Death if they had they would neuer haue beene so bold All this while they had not seene Christ and yet were they readie to die for him Oh happy wise-men whom the presence of a most cruell King before euer they knew Christ became his Confessors Heare then these worthies of the Gentiles through faith out of weakenesse became strong a beleeuing sinceerely in their hearts confesse boldly with their Mouthes b 2 Cor. 4 13. and like to Moses seeing him that is inuisible c Heb. 11.17 feare not the wrath of a mortall King whose breath is in his Nostrils and who though hee kill the Body cannot touch the Soule They are then as Paule said of old Israell in another case 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Cor. 10.6 Patterns Ensamples to vs to professe with Timothy the good profession of our Faith before many Witnesses e