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Prælium & præmium. The Christians warre and rewarde A sermon preached before the Kings maiestie at VVhitehall the 3. of May. 1608. By Daniell Price Master of Arts of Exeter Colledge, and chapleyn in ordinarie to the prince
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Price, Daniel, 1581-1631.
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is not so properlie said to doe good as to be compelled to doe it by the good spirit of God And the Apostle teacheth that it is not in him that willeth or in him that runneth but in God which enableth vs we can doe al things Austen endeth al this in his 3. booke de lib. Arbit 16. Esay Deus velle praecepit posse praebuit et non impune nolle permisit God commands all men to be willing he giueth vnto some his grace to be able he permitteth others to remaine vnwilling but neuer to remaine vnpunished And therfore our prayer must be as the same fathers is Da Domine quod iubes iube quod vis giue vs O Lord abilitie to doe what thou commandest and coÌ„maunde what thou wilt for without thee our knowledge is ignorance our power is infirmitie our sight is blindnes our light is darknes our strength is weaknesse But J have founded a retrait too longe from my warfare he that ouer commeth The heathens had sundrie times at which they did especially practise militarie actions and points of chiualtie had their Nemea Istmia Pythia Olympia in which they did exercise striuing wrestling runing fighting and other feats of Martialisme The verie saÌ„e exercises hath God appointed for his seruaÌ„ts he hath appointed them to runne 1. Cor. 9.24 per viam man datorum Ps 119.32 per viam patientiae Heb. 12.1 he hath appointed them to resist Eph. 6.13 in fide 1. Pet. 1.9 In sanguine Heb. 12.4 hee hath appointed them to wrestle Eph. 6.12 vsque ad auroram Gen. 32.35 adversus principatus adversus potestates adversus muÌ„di dâ—minos adversus spirituales astutias Eph. 6.12 hee hath appointed vs to fight Iob. 14.14 non secundum carneÌ„ 2. Cor. 10.3 sed bonam militiam militare 1. Tim. 1.18 and in all these the life of a Christian is a busie stirring agonizing trade of life a pressing to the marke a striuing to enter in at the narrowe gate and a violeÌ„t suprising of the kingdome of heauen So the doctrine hence to be obserued is this Doct. that Christianitie is not a liceÌ„tious or a libertine like securitie but an earnest painful watchful Conflicting Combating life And whosoeuer wil vndergoe this be coÌ„teÌ„ted to take presse mony in this warfaring life shal be sure to haue God stil helping strengthning encouraging CoÌ„forting and assisting so that what is faynedly reported of Pindarus to be continuallie assisted by Apollo Lycurgus by Pithia Numa by Aegeria Socrates by his Genius Phiddias by his Iupiter and Philemon by the Muses may more truelie be said of the Lord our God who doeth continuallie assist his seruants to the last of their life to ouercome Manie things are said to ouercome the word of God to ouercome man that word made man to ouercoÌ„e for man man himselfe by repentance and praier to ouercome God by faith hope charitie to ouercome al spiritual aduersaties The word of God powerful to ouercome strong holdes and to cast downe and ouerthrow euerie high thing 2. Cor. 10.5 witnes Niniueh imperious insolent intollerable Niniueh Niniueh the imperial coÌ„mander of the Easterne parts prowde of her wals and bulwarks Niniveh the mother Cittie of Assiria the Metropolis of the Countrie the goldeÌ„ head of the picture the glorie of the earth the seate of the Empire the Ladie of the East and the Queene of the Nations so strong so potent ouercome with this word yet fortie daies and Niniveh shal be destroied The message of their ouerthrow ouerthrew the messuage saith Chrysost the prophecie fel the Cittie fel not because her fal was prophecied Vincit verbuÌ„ The word made man ouercame for man Christ saith Ioh. 16. I haue ouercome the world witnesse that bloodie conflict when Mount Calvary was the field the Crosse the bloody banner his blessed body the weapon of his warfare his anguishes his armies My God why haste thou forsaken me the Trumpet his death the life his miserie the victorie his crucifying the conquest his Tortours the Triumph Vincit Christus Repentance overcommeth Affliction is said to ouercome man and Repentance is somewaie said to ouercome God for as Affliction causeth man to turne to God so repetance causeth God to turne to man Apostrophe in man froÌ„ God breeds Apostrophe in God from man Epistrophe in man to God begets Epistrophe in God to man Repentance in man begets Repentance in God non per naturam sed per effectum though the heauens bee readie to plague vs the sun moone to raigne downe blood vpon vs the fire hote burning coles the aire I hunderbolts the earth readie to swallow vs the water to drowne vs hel to deuour vs nay al the hosts of the God of hosts to ouercome vs yet by faithfull repentance wee ouercome them all Vincit Penitentia Praier doth ouercome For it is not onlie Angelis solatium Aug. Daemonibus flagellum animae praesidiuÌ„ as Austine speaketh But it is more it is Eliahs key Moyses rod Iacobs sword and bow Davids shield and speare the most powerful of al the weapons of a Christian I wil fetch but one drop from the Ocean to proue this When Egypt was smitten and Pharaoh plagued and their waters and riuers and streames and ponds and pooles and vessels of stone were silled with blood and frogs and lice and botches and soares and haile and thunder and lightning and grashoppers morreine and darknes were sent vpon the Countrie By Moyses praiet they were remoued dispersed scattered demolished vtterlie dissipated as the dust before the winde Vincit Oratio Oratio paenetrat coeluÌ„ So might I speak of faith hope and charitie which be most forcible singuler effectual powerful energeticallie potent I had almost said omnipotent in the trials trauils battels warfare combates conflicts conquests victories triumphs trophes of the Saints To end this point God hath made man a Christian and dubd euerie Christian a knight Eph. 6. prouided him the armor of God nay God for his armor giuen spirite to his sword for it is the sword of the spirit giuen safety to his helmet for it is the helmet of saluation righteousnesse for his brestplate for it is the brest plate of righteousnesse faith for his shield for it is the shield of faith veritie for his girdle for it is the girdle of veritie giuen him the Gospel of Peace for his feet for his feet bee shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace This is now that Complete knight Hauing on his feet spurs guilt with his blood who tooke awaie the guilt of the law on his head a helmet saluation on his hart a brest plate righteousnesse on his loines a girdle veritie in his hand a sword the spirit on his whole bodie a robe the seamelesse garment the Lord Iesus Christ and vpon this garment putting on an armour Armaturam Dei naie more Armaturam Deum the whole armour of God naie whole God for his Armour Euerie man is