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A03765	A sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxford, the 17. day of November, 1602. in defence of the festivities of the Church of England, and namely that of her Maiesties coronation. By Iohn Hovvson Doctor of Divinitie, one of her Highnes chaplaines, and vicechancellour of the Vniversitie of Oxforde	Howson, John, 1557?-1632.	1602 (1602)	STC 13884; ESTC S119077	19,345	35

A SERMON PREACHED AT St. MARIES IN OXFORD THE 17. DAY OF NOvember 1602. in defence of the Festivities of the Church of England and namely that of her Maiesties Coronation By IOHN HOVVSON DOCTOR OF Divinitie one of her Highnes Chaplaines and Vicechancellour of the Vniversitie of Oxforde AT OXFORD Printed by Joseph Barnes and are to be sold in Fleet-streete at the signe of the Turkes head by Iohn Barnes 1602. TO THE RIGHT HONORAble my very especial good Lord THOMAS Baron of Buckhurst Lorde high Treasurer of England one of the LL. of her Maiesties most honorable Privie Councell Knight of the honorable Order of the Garter and Chauncellour of the Vniversitie Of Oxford RIght Honorable the day now vsually solemnized to the honour of God and memory of those blessings wherewith hee hath enriched this land in particular and his Church in generall by the godly and religious government of her excellent Maiestie was with the first celebrated as we take it in this her most loyall and Christian Vniversitie of Oxford notwithout the example of former times wherein the like hath beene practised to some of her Maiesties predecessors though with different ceremonie in a different religion Since which time it having taken progresse togither with Gods manifold blessings enlargement both in place and ceremonies testifying the loyall harts and duetifull loving affection of her subiects both to her royall person sincere religion and most blessed government as also their harty thankefulnes vnto God for them it hath beene oppugned by the Preistes Iesuites the enemies of her gracious peace and happie prosperitie whether with greater malice or ignorance I cannot well determine VVherefore being called to the celebration of this most happy festiuity by the nature of my office which by your Lordships appointment though vnworthily I susteine I thought it a part both of my duety to God and loyalty to my soveraigne Mistres to vndergoe the defence of the festivities of our Church which haue their adversaries at home among vs as of the celebration of the day of her most blessed inauguration into this kingdome which hath found some maligners both at home and abroad to dedicate the same to your Honor as my chiefest Patrone vnder her Highnes not presuming to present her sacred Maiestie with so meane and simple a service so in al humility I take my leave From Christ-church Novem. 29. An. Dom. 1602. Your Honors in all service IOHN HOVVSON Vicecan Oxon. This is the day which the Lord hath made we will reioice and be glad in it PSAL. 118.24 THis Psalme is a Psalme of thanksgiving which David song vnto God when hee was first invested into his kingdome 2. King 6. and translated the Arke of the Lord from the house of Obed Edom 2. King 6. with melody and musicke and greate festivitie in which he not only exhorteth all mē in a generalitie to praise God in specialitie both Iewes and Gentiles such as were after the spirit borne of the seed of Abraham and detested Idolatrie as Abraham did but actually bringeth in himselfe ver 17. ver 17. ver 24. ver 26. the people in this verse and the Priests in the 26. verse glorifying God for these great blessings The king both privately alone and publikely in the cōgregation prepareth himselfe to this thanksgiving acknowledging Gods iustice in humbling him his mercy in preserving him in the daies of Saule who sought his life and his bounty in investing him into his kingdom saying ver 22. ver 22. The stone which the builders refused is now become the head stone in the corner I who was reiected by Saule and his princes am now inaugurated into the kingdome Which though it be here an historical confession Mat. 5. Act. 2.1 Pet. 2. is notwithstanding a prophetical revelation of the kingdome of Christ Matth. 5. Act. 2.1 Pet. 2. The people provoked by their kings example answere him ver 23. This is the Lords doing and it is wonderfull in our eies And exhort one another to the celebration of that day in which God had wroughte that wonder in investing and crowning him against whom so many so great men so long time had conspired saying This is the day which the Lord hath made wee will reioice and be glad in it and then doe pray for the continuance and long life of their prince and his prosperity O domine da salutem ô domine da prosperitatem O Lord giue health giue salvation O Lord giue prosperitie vnto our king Finally the Priests seeing this harmonie and consent in the people ver 26. blesse them for it wish them good lucke acknowledge that great light and blessing to be given of God and exhorte them to that publike ceremoniall service of God which was vsed in those times ver 27. Binde your sacrifices with cordes even to the hornes of the altar These words which I haue read vnto you for my text haue bin heretofore applied by the fathers of the church sometimes to the celebration of the Nativity sometimes to the celebration of the resurrectiō of Christ as wel they may be this Psalme being figuratiuely and spiritually applied to him as appeareth by manie places of scripture but I am to take it this day litterally of the inthronising of David being the day consecrated to the glory of God for the inauguration of our blessed Soveraigne into this kingdome In which words I obserue the institution of a festival day and therein First the occasion of the Institution which are Gods blessings extraordinary cowched vnder these words This is the day which the Lord hath made Secondly the author of the Institution king David Thirdly the End or vse of it wherin I note an external ioy Exaltemus Let vs reioice and an internal Laetemur in ea let vs be glad in it First for the Institution and occasion of it 1. Part. Institution It is certaine that al daies were first made and created by God hee made the first day and the second and the third the seaventh and placed in the firmament a great light namelie the sunne which by his presence or absence without al respect distinguisheth daies from nights and one day from another Neverthelesse though God be the auctor of thē al yet hee hath put a difference and distinction betweene them and is said more especially to haue made one then another more especially the Sabboth and holy-day then the ordinary day appointed for labour Propter opera privilegiat a quae fecit in eis for certaine excellent and priviledged workes which he hath done in it And this is noted by the wise sonne of Sirach Cap. 33. Who graunting a distinction of daies but demaunding a reason of it putteth this question Eccles 33. VVhy doth one day excell another seeing the light of the daies of the yeare that is the life of them comes of the sunne he maketh this answer The knowledge of the Lord hath