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A29527	Prayer and praise, a two-fold tribute to be payed by all loyal subjects to their supream and subordinate soveraign a subject entred upon April 23, 1661, being the day of the solemn inauguration of King Charles the II and finished the Lord's Day following / as it was delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth by John Brinsley ...	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1661 (1661)	Wing B4724; ESTC R35787	29,831	38

demanding of him When the Kingdom of God should come He answered them and said The Kingdom of God cometh not with Observation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with outward pomp and shew It●●ut observari possit so as the glory of it may be discerned by every vulgar Eye as it is with secular Kingdoms But it is inward and spiritual set up in the hearts of men So it followeth in the next verse Neither shall they say ●oe her● or ●oe there for behold the Kingdom of God is within you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Not only among you as it is where the Gospel is preached which is the Scepter of Christ's Kingdom but within you in the hearts of the Faithful There doth Christ set up his Scepter ●uling and governing by his Word and Spirit Now upon this account again are all his Subjects to make prayers for him that his Kingdom may thus come and that both to themselves and others 1. To themselves that Christ may enter and take a full possession of their hearts These are the Gates those everlasting Doors which the Psalmist calleth upon to lift up their heads that the King of Glory may enter in Psal. 24.7 9. which however it may be understood literally of the Gates of the Temple and metaphorically of the Gates of Heav●n which were set open to receive Christ at his Ascension thither yet may it mystically be applyed to the hearts of men who being the Temple of God as Believers are called 1 Cor. 3.16 their hearts are as Gates and Doors to let Christ in to their Souls And these Gates are they to lift up and set open earnestly desiring that Christ may enter and take up his dwelling there ruling and reigning there till ●he hath put all his Enemies under his Feet that so they may have a more sweet and full Communion with this their Lord and Saviour 2. And as they are to do this for themselves so for others For this cause Paul tells his Ephes●●ns that he bowed his knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ on their behalf That he would grant unto you saith he according to the riches of his Glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man That Christ may dwell in your hearts by Faith And this are Christians to beg for their Brethren as the cho●sest mercy that the Kingdom of Christ may thus come unto them that his Sc●pter may be set up in their hearts that so they may become his true Loyal and Obedient Subjects The number whereof being increased and multiplyed it will tend much to the honour of this their King So Solomon tells us it d●th to a Temporal Prince In the ●●ltitude of the People i● the Kings honour Prov. 14.28 And so it doth to this our Spiritual Soveraign And upon that account it is to be prayed for on his behalf Thus are the Subjects of Christ to pray for him that hi● Kingdom of Grac● may come 2. And as his Kingdom of Grace so of Glory that he may come in his Glory Thus he shall come The Son of man shall come in th● Glory of his Father with his Angels so he himself tells his Disciples Matth. 16.27 Come like a glorious King So he shall do at the las● and great day Then shall he come in the Clouds of Heaven with Power and great Glory as we have it Matth. 24.30 And this coming of his as it shall be glorious to himself the glorious appearing of the gre●t God and of our Saviour Iesus Christ as the Apostle calleth it Tit. 2.13 a ful manifestation of his transcendent Glory so shall it be joyous to his Subjects who are bid then to look up and lift up their heads viz those who shall be alive at tha● his coming Luke 21.28 When thes● things begin to come to pass viz. when they should see the signs of his coming there spoken of then look up and lift up your heads for your Redemption draweth nig● Your full and perfect Redemption when you shall be for ever freed and delivered out of the hands of all your Enemies and have a full enjoy●ent of all those blessings which I have purchased and prepared for you Then Christ being glorious in himself he shall be glorified in his Saints So the Apostle sets it forth 2 Thess. 1.7 10. When the Lord Iesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels c. He shall then come to be glorified in his Sain●s and to be admired in all them that believe So he shall be when manifesting the fulness of his Glory unto them he shall make them partakers of the same glory with himself Such shall that his Coming be And for this all his Subjects do or ought to wait So Paul saith his believing Corinthians did 1 Cor. 1.7 Ye come behind in no Gift waiting for the coming of our Lord Iesus Christ. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith th● Original the Revelation meaning his second coming when his Glory should be fully manifested to them and to the World And the like he saith of his Thessalonians 1 Thess. 1.10 Being turned from Idols to serve the true and living God they waited for his Son from Heaven Which he prays for them that they might still do and that with Patience 2 Thess. 3.5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the Love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ. And whilst they thus waite for it they are also to wish it to pray for it So the Spirit and the Bride are said to do Rev. 22.17 The Spirit and the Bride say Come The Church which is Christ's Bride by the motion of the Spirit working such a desire in the hearts of true Believers earnestly wisheth and prayeth for the coming of Christ. And this are all that hear of it to do And let him that heareth say Come So did Iohn himself who having received from Christ an intimation and assurance of his Coming that he would come and that quickly he saith Amen to it closing up this Book of his with this affectionate Apprecation He which testifieth these things saith Surely I come quickly Amen even so come Lord Iesus Thus are the Subjects of Christ's Kindom to make prayers for him 2. And this they are to do Continually There is the second particular of which but a word time not giving way for inlargements my purpose being to finish the Text at present And great Reason there is why they should do so why the● should pray for him Continually 1. This doth He for them being a continual Intercessor on their behalf He ever liveth to make Intercession for them Hebr. 7.25 2. They have need thus to pray for him upon their own account that he who hath begun to take up his lodging in their Souls may continue to dwell there That as he hath begun the good work in them so he may go on to perform and perfect it till his appearing 3. Again they have need so to do

and without a Prince and without a Sacrifice c. having neither any form of a Common-wealth amongst them nor yet the exe●cise of their Religion in that way and manner that formerly they had Afterward● they shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their King the true Messiah the son of David according to the Fl●sh and of whom David was a Type They shall seek after him and shall submit to his Government taking and ●●knowledging him for their King Th●y shall se●ve the Lord the●r God and David their King as the Prophet Ieremy hath i● I●r 30. v●r 9. And as the Iews so the Gentiles they shall also come in like manner So the Prophet Esay most plainly fore-telleth it Esay 60. where setting forth the glory of the Church under the Gosspel in the abundan● access of the Gentiles he bidd●th her arise v●r 1. Arise shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord i● risen upon th●● And ver 3 4. he tells her And the Gentiles shall come to thy Light and Kings to the brightness of thy coming ● Lift up thine E●es round about and s●e all they gather themselves together they come to thee And so he goeth on ver 9. Then thou shal● se● and fl●w tog●th●● ●nd thine heart shall fear and be inlarged bec●●se the 〈…〉 of the Sea shall be converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee Such and so great should the confluence of People from all par●s of the World be that should joyn themselves to the Church that it should be a matter of great admiration and wonder to them that should behold it So he sets it forth ver 8. where ●e bring in the Church speaking after that manner Who are these tha● fly as a Cloud 〈◊〉 as the Do●e● to their Windows Like as Clouds which come oft-times from ●emote quarters ●eing driven swiftly by the Wind or as D●v●s or Pigeons that flye in great Flocks and with much speed to their Dove-coa●● such incomes should there be to the Church which should be wonderfully augmented and increased A prophecy which as yet hath not had the full accomplishment so as it shall have in the time appointed There is a day a coming when the Scepter of Christ shall be advanced In that day shall the Branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious so saith the Prophet Esay Chap. 4. ver 2. speaking of the Messiah whom we find sometimes called a Branch the Branch as Zach. 3.8 I will bring forth my Servant the Branch And again Chap. 6. ver 12. Behold the man whose Name is the Branch meaning the promised Messiah springing from the root of Iesse and from whom all spiritual Graces and Blessings do spring as leaves and blossoms and fruits do from the Branch Of this Branch it is there said it shall be beautiful and glorious And so it shall be in that day viz. when the Church shall be increased and inlarged as it shall be all Nations being brought under the Government of Jesus Christ. Hereof God the Father maketh a Promise to his Son Psal. 2.8 Ask of me and I will give thee the Heathen for thi●e Inheritance and the uttermost parts of the Earth for thy Possession Not only the Iews but the Gentiles also And this promise as already in part it is so it shall be fully made good to him in the latter dayes viz. after the destruction of Anti-christ So we find it foretold Rev. 11.15 where we read of a gratulatory Acclamation made by the People of God at that great alteration and change that should be made in the Church And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great Voyces in Heaven saying The Kingdoms of this World are become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall Reign for ever and ever The Roman Anti-christ being destroyed now the Kingdom of Christ shall be inlarged his visible Church shall be like an Empire spreading through the World and lasting to the end of it Thus it shall be the Kingdom of Christ upon Earth shall be a glorious Kingdom his Church shall be setled and established and it shall prosper and flourish it shall be made a praise in the Earth And for this are all that profess themselves the Subjects of Christ to pray So they are called upon by the Prophet Esay Chap. 62. ver 67. Ye that mak● mention of the Lord keep not silence and give him no rest till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the Eart● And this whilst they do they may truly be said to make prayers for Iesus Christ whose Body this is and whose Glory is so much concerned in it The Churche's Exaltation is his Exaltation Behold my Servant saith the Lord speaking of the Messiah his Son Christ whom he calleth his Servant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in regard of that great Service which he was to do in working of the Redemption and Salvation of his Elect People shall deal prudently he shall be exalted and extolled and be very High Esay 52.13 So he is already in his Person being set at the right hand of God his Father in the heavenly places Far abov● all Principality and Power and Might and Dominion Eph. 1.20 21. And so he shall be in his Kingdom his Church which he governing with so much prudence and wisdom as he doth and shall do it shall be exalted and He exalted in its Exaltation Thus is God said to be exalted and lifted up by doing great things for his Church and People against his and their Enemies So the Prophet Esay hath it Esay 33. The Lord is exalted for He dwelleth on High He hath filled Zion with Iudgment and Righteousness And again ver 10. Now will I arise saith the Lord now will I be exalted now will I lift up my self So he is said to be when he manifesteth his Power and Goodness in shewing any special favour to his Church and People and executing any signal Judgments upon his and their Enemies Now his Name is exalted as the same Prophet hath it Esay 12.4 where exciting the People to bless God for his great mercies to his Church In that day saith he shall ye say Praise the Lord ca●● upon his Name declare his doings among the People make mention that his Name is exalted And thus is the Name of Christ exalted in the great things which he doth for his Church this being a manifestation of his Soveraignty he is thereby honoured and glorified And upon this account are his Subjects to pray for him which we find the Psalmist doing Psal. 18.46 The Lord liveth and blessed be my Rock and let the God of my Salvation be exalted 2. And as they are thus to pray for his visible Kingdom ●o for his Invisible his Spiritual Kingdom which is not outwardly visible to the Eye but is set up in the hearts of men So our Saviour tells the Pharisees Luke 17.20 where they