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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20605	A sermon preached in Italian, by the most Reuerend father, Marc' Antony de Dominis, Archb. of Spalato, the first Sunday in Aduent, anno 1617. In the Mercers Chappel in London, to the Italians in that city, and many other honorable auditors then assembled. Vpon the 12. verse of the 13. chapter to the Romanes, being part of the Epistle for that day. First published in Italian by the author, and thereout translated into English; Predica fatta da Monsr. Marc' Antonio de Dominis, Arcivo. di Spalato. English	De Dominis, Marco Antonio, 1560-1624.	1617 (1617)	STC 7004; ESTC S109795	31,116	84

thereof then shee casteth them out of her nest as a bastard degenerating and changeling brood So our heauenly Father who as an Eagle stirreth vp her nest fluttereth oner her yong Deut. 32.11 spreadeth abroad her wings taketh them beareth them on her wings doth prooue vs whether we delight to looke vp on him being our light and if he finde that we seeke those things which are about Coloss 3.2 and make our conuersatiō to shine with the cleare white of innocency of due obedience to him and of holy imiration of him then hee holdeth vs for his owne vndoubted offpring and for true children of the light But if he finde vs Lucifugas to shrinke backe from the light and to turne away from beholding our Sunne of righteousnesse composing our selues to behold only those things that are vpon the earth then hee casteth vs off for so many Owles and Battes that loue the darke and cannot abide the light That light from whence wee are to expect these good effects must be Christ only By no Planet or Starre other then the Sun can true and pure gold bee begotten in the bowels of the earth or fine Orient Pearle in the shels of fishes Let the Alchymists sweat and spend themselues in labouring to make gold by artificiall meanes and heat diuers from the heat of the Sunne They shall bring foorth nothing but false Alchymicall gold of no worth Whosoeuer seeketh for sanctity and grace which is the true and precious gold and the riches of all our spirituall good from any other Planet then from the true Sunne Christ he troubleth himselfe in vaine When we are clad with this light euen with Christ we shall be a most acceptable sight to the eyes of our heauenly King and haue cause to presume of victory ouer the Prince of darknesse Esther 5. So Hester being arrayed in royall robes did winne the heart of Assuerus Iudith 10.3 So Iudith being clad with garments of gladnesse obtained that notable victory vpon Holophernes If S. Paul heere biddeth all the faithfull Put on the armour of light surely that which much affecteth me he speaketh the same in more special effectuall maner to vs Priests and Ministers of Christ For euen long before this God did sufficiently declare that his Ministers were to be clothed with light and whitenesse Ezech. 44.17 When they enter in at the gates of the inner Court they shal be cloathed with linnen garments and no wollen shall come vpon them He that is to minister in the Sanctuary must not haue wooll about him being a superfluity pertayning to a beast that is hee must not carry affectus animales carnall and beastly affections but white and pure linnen which is the symbole of the brightnesse of all vertues good example and perfect righteousnesse Psal 132.16 Sacerdotes tui induantur iustitiam Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnes Et numdamini qui fertis vasa Domini Isai 52. Be yee cleane that cary the vessels of the Lord. And what else is signified to vs by the white linnen garment wherewith according to the most ancient rites laudable custome of the pure and yet yet-uncorrupted Church we are cloathed whilest we exercise our sacred function but that it is our duety to put on the light and to shine in all purity of life This white habite putteth vs in mind that chiefly of vs that is spoken by our Sauiour Matth. 5.15 No man lighteth a candle puttteh it vnder a bushell but setteth it vp in a candlestick it giueth light to all that are in the house They that are in the holy Ministery ought now to serue for a Pillar of a cloud by day and a Pillar of fire by night to guide the Army of the Lord into the land of promise They are the eyes of the Church I may therefore apply to the Church that speach vttered by our Sauiour Mar. 6.2 Lucerna corporis estoculus The eye is the light of the body And as Gregory Nazianzen a most worthy Bishop hereupon inferreth Epist 30. apud Basilium Lucerna autem Ecclesiae est Episcopus A Bishop is the Light or lampe of his Church Therefore O Church If thine eye be single thy whole body shal be full of light But if thine eye be euill thy whole body shal be full of darknes If therefore the light that is in thee be darknes how great is that darkenes The Papall Churches alas know too wel by wofull experience that from darke and euil eyes commeth that palpable darknes wherin they are held Their Prelates especially he that maketh himselfe Prelate of Prelats are naughty pour-blind eyes nor do I except my selfe as I was heretofore being blind with them for company eyes full of earthly dust which are bent onely to poare downeward vpon the earth And so the distressed Churches vnder them remaine clouded vp in darknesse But let vs thanke GOD that here the eyes are all pure and simple and thereupon Totum corpus the whole body of this happy Church lucidum est is cleare and bright Thus haue I spoken of light and of darknesse of day and of night In this life in this valley of teares we are much subiect to darknesse Let vs therefore pray the Author and Fountaine of all light that after this darkesome life he would conduct vs vp to that holy and heauenly Hierusalem Reuel 21.23 which hath no neede of the Sunne neither of the Moone to shine in it For the glory of God doeth lighten it and the Lambe is the light thereof To whom be praise and glory for euermore The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ 2. Cor. 13.14 and the loue of God and the fellowship of the holy Ghost be with vs all Amen