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A sermon preached before the King at VVhite-Hall, the third of December. By Robert Skinner chaplaine in ordinary to His Maiestie. Published by His Maiesties command
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Skinner, Robert, 1591-1670.
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1634
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A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE KING at White-Hall the third of December By Robert Skinner Chaplaine in Ordinary to His MAIESTIE Published by His MAIESTIES command LONDON Imprinted by I. L. for Andrew Hebb 1634. PSAL. 96. VERS 9. O worship the Lord in the beautie of Holinesse INTERPRETERS vary about the occasion of this Psalme Some referring vs to the placing of the Arke of God in the citie of David when with great solemnity it was brought from the house of Obed-Edom Some resolving it was ordered to be sung at the finishing of the Temple but others when the Temple was re-edified after the Captivity And the truth is all three opinions may well consist and be true all For that it was sung at the placing of the Arke we have it expressely 1. Chron. 16. And all inducements according why might it not serve and be sung as well in the Temple as before the Arke and in the second Temple as well as in the first which occasioned the Seventie to inscribe it as they did A Song 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after the Captivity upon the restauration of the house of God It matters not whether exposition wee take all give equall light to my Text shew us what to vnderstand by the beauty of Holinesse even the solemne place of his holy service whom we are to worship O worship the Lord in the beauty of Holinesse In the words at first hearing foure particulars are observable I. An humble devout religious act Adorate worship II. the proper and peculiar object of this Act Dominum the Lord. III. The speciall place of this worship recommended unto us by two properties for first it is an holy place in atrio Sancto a place of Holinesse Then it is a beautifull place in decore Sanctitatis in the beauty of Holinesse IIII. We meete with a strong perswasion an earnest entreaty Thus in this place to worship the Lord O worship the Lord c. We see therefore what we must doe we must worship And whom we must worship the Lord And where the Lord will bee worshipped in his holy place that if either beauty here or sanctity or dutie or the Lord by his presence can winne vpon vs wee will bee worshippers all the powerful1 example of a King the awfull incitement of a Prophet both in the Text shall incline our hearts and bend our knees and direct our steps O worship the Lord in the beautie of Holinesse What first Adorate Dominum where afterward worship the Lord wee must So we are commanded but we cannot worship him aright before we rightly conceive what it is to worship Now take it at large and to worship truly is to give honor to another according to his worth secundum excellentiam according to some excellent worth For vvorship is not due to any but to that which is vvell worthy and that is of eminent vvorth To worship one that is no way eminent nor in any sort above us is an act of unworthinesse nor doe we so much honour him as dishonour our selves yee may call it basenesse or flatterie or pusillanimitie to all which true worship is a stranger Honour and Worship in the judgement of S. Paul belong to some certaine persons Honour to whom Honour belongeth Rom. 13. And who are they eminent at least nay but the highest Honour is not due save potestatibus supereminentibus to those of the highest ranke that are supereminent True wee are taught by the same Apostle In giving honour to goe one before another but wee shall finde it to hold upon this ground That in lowlinesse of minde each esteeme other better than themselves Phil. 2. Hee must bee our better so wee must esteeme him for some grace or other wee cannot so properly honour him else and if not honour him much lesse adore him for adorare is a great deale more than honorare Yee may honour him for his singular gifts whom yee never saw by a gracious tongue or some honourable favour but to adore is so farre to honour as to bow downe before him As when David stooped with his face to the earth and bowed himselfe before King Saul 1. Sam. 24. And Nathan the Prophet bowed himselfe before King David with his face to the ground 1. King 1. To adore then is to honour in the highest degree that is with the lowliest expression briefely to acknowledge anothers exaltation by our owne humiliation For that I be not long in laying a foundation there is ever implyed in Adoration a three-fold act first an apprehension of some excellencie or other for if no kinde of preeminence be apprehended wee doe not adorare but adulari worship wee know not what whereas all true worshippers are readie to say as our Saviour to the woman of Samaria We know what we worship Ioh. 4.22 Nor is it sufficient to apprehend what is excellent but wee must acknowledge also what wee apprehend and our acknowledgement must be serious and unfained there will be otherwise in stead of Adoration plaine derision Nay moreover it is not complete worship without a cleare Demonstration of our subiection without genuflection or prostration or some other inclination or submission of the body The very word here doth import as much for the word in Hebrew so often rendered by adorare properly signifies incurvari to assure us our adoration is lame and imperfect unworthy the name without an outward manifestation And we may note it in the Wise-men that tooke so long a journey to worship and knew the right forme wee may bee sure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 They fell downe and worshipped Matth. 2.11 And let me tell you this was the manner of old when they came into the Sanctuarie Venite adoremus O come let us worship and fall downe yes and when they went out from the Sanctuarie too good Hezekiah and all his companie when they had made an end of offering bowed themselves and worshipped 2. Chron. 29. ver 29. And now perceiving what it is to worship let us further consider whom we are to worship O worship the Lord c. Dominum the Lord even the Lord that made us and not we our selves 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lord Paramount Lord of Lords and God of Gods even Iehovah the Lord Almightie And none I hope is so gracelesse as to sticke at his worship All will adore their Maker and Redeemer the Author and preserver of all things Certainely none are exempted or quit of his worship Not the Angels in heaven of them it is written And let all the Angels of God worship him Hebr. 1. Not any that are called Gods on earth they are all commanded to doe their homage Worship him all yee Gods Psal 97. Not any Saints above They all cast downe their crownes and fall downe and worship him that liveth for ever and ever Rev. 4.10 Nor any Saints below They daily cry out with the Prophet Exalt the Lord our God and fall downe before his footestoole for