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A19514 Tvvo sermons preached in Scotland before the Kings Maiesty the one, in his chappell royall of Holy-Roode-house at his Highnesse comming in: the other, in the church of Drumfreis at his Highnesse going out: by W. Cowper ... Cowper, William, 1568-1619. 1618 (1618) STC 5944; ESTC S109005 33,356 56

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cut downe the medowes to the very roote● we are in hope that his comming shall bee like the showres that water the earth to make it grow and reuert againe th●t in his dayes the righteous may flourish and aboundance of peace may be Praised bee the Lord wee doe already enioy the fruits of his Highnesse happy gouernment for now the mountaines and the hils bring peace to his people by iustice and the voice of wonted Oppressors is not heard in our borders Yet remaines there one euill in the heart of the Land which I may call the Kings euill not that the King is either author or allower of it but because the euill so desperate as cannot be cured but by a touch of the Kings hand this is Sacriledge a Pestilence that dissolueth the Pillers of the earth a Canker that corrupteth the whole body and hurteth all Great men Church men and Commons Many Great men embrace the curse of Zeba and Zalmunna for a blessing they will inherite Gods mansions as their own they so appropriate al to thēselues that nothing is spared to the Lord for the maintenance of his Gospell they will not see that it is abomination to deuoure that which is sanctified till it haue deuoured thē and their whole estate they are like Pharaos leane kine that deuoured the fat and were neuer a whit the fatter themselues for this sin among other many houses in the Land spew out their old Inhabitants The Gentrie and Commons are heauily endamaged by it A common thing to see the Tithes eate vp the stock and abused Law being made the forcible meane of lawlesse oppression But which is worst of all a most famous and ancient Church oppressed with pouerty in many of her members is like to languish and decay the Children cry for bread and in many parts of the Land there is none to giue it nothing being left in sundry Parishes not so much as the small teinds of the Vicarage for maintenance of a Pastor I doe preiudice to none when I call this Church both famous and ancient It is now about three thousand and sixe hundred yeeres since the Lord promised to giue the ends of the earth in a possession to his Christ and it is now sixteen hundred yeeres since the Lord began to performe it for in the sixscore foure yeere of our Lord Donald King of Scots and Lucius King of South Brittaine embraced the Christian faith None of the Churches of this I le neither that in the South nor that in the North receiued the Faith from the Church of Rome It is true indeede at the desire of King Lucius there was sent to him from the Bishop of Rome Damianus and Fugatianus to confirme him in the faith but Baronius the Romish Cardinall is forced to confesse quòd diu ante Euangeliam Christi illuc perlatum erat that long before their comming the Gospell of Christ was brought thither that is to this I le And for vs that place of Tertullian without all exception proueth the antiquity of this Church Brittannorum loca Romanis inaccessa Euangelio Christi subdita sunt that two hundred yeeres after Christ this Church was famous through the world for her Christianity and shall shee now in her old age perish and decay through pouerty shall Iulians persequution vndoe her shall the rents of her Schooles Colledges and Churches be rest from her and nothing or little left to maintaine Learning and Religion O! what an ingratitude is here The Lord commeth to vs with the aboundance of the blessing of his Gospell offering to vs the riches of his mercy and grace and wee thinke him not worthy entertainment If wee haue said the Apostle sowne vnto you spirituall things is it a great matter that we reape your carnall things But contenting me to haue pointed at this euill I leaue the remedy thereof to that rare wisedome wherewith God hath endued your Sacred Maiestie and conclude as I began Iacob in his iourney to Padan Aram was comforted with a vision hee saw a ladder reaching from earth to heauen and the Angels of God ascending and descending vpon it assuring him that the Lord would be with him both in his going and his comming the like this day commeth from the Lord to our Iacob in his iourney The Lord shall preserue thy goingout and thy comming in from henceforth and for euer We lift our hearts and our hands to the God of heauen and beseech him graciously to performe it for Iesus Christs sake to whome with the Father and holy Ghost be all praise and honor Amen A forme of Grace vsed ordinarily at his Maiesties Table after meate in Scotland by the Deane of his Chappell PRaised be the Lord who dayly ladeth vs with his benefits The Lòrd is our Sunne and Shield hee giueth grace and will giue glory and no good thing shal be withholden from them who loue him Lord Saue thy Church vniuersall O God Preserue thy Seruant our gracious Soueraine Grant him long to reigne ouer vs a happy King of many blessings to thy people Blesse his Noble Queene with the hopefull Prince Charles the Prince and Princesse Palatine and their children Lord let vs neuer want one of his Highnesse Royall Race to sit vpon his Throne God giue vs all mercy for our sinnes with grace and peace in lesus Christ. Amen HIS MAIESTIES GOING OVT Psal. 80. verse 17. Let thy hand be with the Man of thy right hand and the Sonne of man whom thou hast made strong for thy selfe My helpe is in the Name of the LORD AS your Maiesties Comming into this Kingdome to visite the one of your Twinnes was welcommed with a promise of diuine protection The Lord shall preserue thy comming in and thy going out which praysed be the Lord he hath hitherto graciously performed So now your Returning to visite the other is accompanied with a Prayer which all the Estates of this your Highnesse Kingdome Nobles Churchmen and Commons 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with one heart and voyce send vp to the Lord to goe with your Sacred Maiesty wheresoeuer ye goe Let thy hand O Lord be with the Man of thy right hand Seeing our hands cannot alwayes bee with your Maiestie to attend and serue your Highnesse as our bounden duty requires our hearts shall not cease to cry vnto heauen that the hand of the Lord may be with you In this Psalme are two Prayers one for the Church that the Shepheard of Israel who sits betweene the Cherubins would mercifully looke on her misery and bring againe her captiuity The other is a Prayer for such as the Lord had appointed to be the instruments of her deliuerance either spirituall or temporall Principally it is a Prayer for the comming of the MESSIAH the true and great Redeemer of his people and so Saint Iero●e expounds this place Fiat manus tua