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Eikōn basilikē, or, The princes royal being the sum of a sermon preached in the minister of York on the Lords-Day morning (in the Assize week) March 24, 1650 ... / by John Shavve.
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Shawe, John, 1608-1672.
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time of their sickness they should not dare to name in their Hearing that terrible word Death How did the fear of Death keep theâ—e great men in a continual bondage but fear not to go down to the grave Gen. 46. 3 for thy Husband hath gone and sweetened the way because death cannot break this match and after death at Judgment because when the world is on flaming fire our Husband is our Judg at death we go but to our Husband to his Father and our Father Joh. 20. 17 Isai 54. 5. Tollitur mors non né sit sed né obsit 4. This is a great honor to the Saints Psal 149. 9. to be a Kings Spouse Vxor fulget radiis mariti If a woman marry with a Knight she is a Lady if with an Earl she is a Countess if with a King she is a Queen If poor Ruth marry Boaz she is Lady of Bhthlehem-Judah If Esther with Ahashuerus she is a Queen of vast dominions 5. Comfort to us against many Crossâ—s and Afflictions here A wife that hath many crosses yet this bears up her heart I thank God I have a loving and kinde Husband Or if she hath but a bad Husband on Earth yet I have a kinde tender rich Husband in Heaven It 's said of Rubenius Celer when he was dying being asked what Motto he would have on his Grave-stone he answered onely this That I have lived with my Wife fourty three years and eight moneths and to this hour we never once fell out Mr Fox in the Book of Martyrs tells of a godly man who lived at Clarkennel in the days of Queen Mary who was marvelous tender over and loving and kinde to his wife yet she accused him to the Popish Priests whereupon he was apprehended for speaking against Popery in his Family and after he was through Gods mercy deliverâ—d she did a second time accuse him that he would not go to the Mass and that he spoke against the Pope and their Idolatry whereupon he was again apprehended imprisoned This Assizes was a man condemned for poysoning a loving wife in the Stocks in Lollards Tower cruelly used first one arm and leg in the Stocks and then another and his childe whipt to death and after the woman went mad but Christ is a marvelous kinde and tender Husband 6. Fear not want if marryed to Christ the Heir of all Hebr. 1. 3. Psal 23. 1. for with him came all things else Rom. 8. 32. Deus meus omnia The second Vse of Exhortation 1. Entertain no Suitors now thou art marryed no adulterous Vse 2 love cut off right hand foot eye When a woman is Therefore the Husband called the covering of her eyes Gen. 20. 16. Isai 30. 22. marryed she now entertains no more Suitors but quiets her heart in her Husband So say we to all these cursed tempting lusts I am now marryed away begone Ego non sum ego 2. Long for Christ if absent How do Wives long for their Husbands return though poor sinful men so you breathe after Christ in Heaven see the Church Cant. 5. How welcom is he that brings news to a Mariners Wife We espy your Husband coming yonder c. 3. Obey Christ not as a Slave but as a Wife from a principle of love It 's true in Gods eyes quod cor non facit non fit If no love no life But obey Christ as a Wife 1. In one place as well as another 2. From and with the heart Rom. 6. 17. 3. For Conscience sake to Gods Ordinance Say to Satan I am not mine own I will ask my Husband 4. Submit thy minde and will to Christs Judgment and Will Thou thinkest this or that best but he is onely wise take his advice 4. If Christ suffer in any of his servants pity and help them When King Edward was shot with an envenomed Dart his Queen suck'd out the poyson with her mouth when no other way was found to cure him 5. Bless Christ and thank him that would vouchsafe to 1 Sam. 25. 41. See Abigails deep complement sue to or match with thee whom he might have made a firebrand who hadst said him nay often 6. Forsake all for him Rebecca will leave Father Mother all to go to Isaac and Rachel for Jacob leaves Laban and her Countrey c. Gen. 2. 24. The 3. Vse is for triall art thou married to Christ â— Doest thou know him with a tasting experimentall knowledge Phil. 3. 9. she is but a light huswife who will cast her self on any whom she knowes not 2. Doest thou love his person and not his portion onely Doest thou love him for himself 3. Doest thou love him above all others long for him when absent 4. Art thou sorry that thou didst put him off long say him nay so often 5. As Christ bought and paid for thee more then thou art worth so he changeth thee when married Moses married an Ethiopian and she continued her hue when married David bought Sauls daughter and paid more then she was worth she continued surly but Christ changeth those whom he marries new hearts new lives Ezek. 36. 26. Holy Mr. Dod being asked why he preaching to some Gentlewomen that used naked * Tertullian would have called these Pudor ostentatitiae Virginitatis How may the Americans shame us for there the native Indians in New-England since the Gospell came to them have made a Law that every one that goeth with naked breasts shall pay five shillings breasts â—ain dresse c. did noâ— sharply reprove them for it and perswade them to leave them he answered I will first labour to get Christ into their hearts and then they will easily and quickly leave these of themselves 6. If married thou hast lost thy own name so do Virgins when marry and are called after their husband so Paul not I but Christ in me Gal. 2. 20. I go not out in my name in my strength for my ends but as the ancient Martyr said my name ends hopes wayes are all called Christian All those those who are borne again of Christ they 2. Observ are Princes whether they dwell in all the earth in any County City Town or Village so many godly men there so many Princes there Rev. 1. 6. He hath made us Kings and Priests to God and his Father c. Rev. 5. 10. And hath made us unto our God Kings and Priests and we shall reigne on the earth 1 Pet. 2. 9. But ye are a chosen generation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Kingdom of Priests Exo. 19. 6. The righteous are Kings many righteous men saith Matthew c. 13. 17. many Kings have desired c. saith Luke c. 10. 24. There are two things which I would do ere I can clearly apply it 1. Shew you what kind of Princes all the people of God are 2. Wherein their Princeship or Kingship consists 1. Godly men as such are not temporall but spirituall Princes as Christ's so