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A29912	Twenty five sermons. The second volume by the Right Reverend Father in God, Ralph Brownrig, late Lord Bishop of Exeter ; published by William Martyn, M.A., sometimes preacher at the Rolls.; Sermons. Selections	Brownrig, Ralph, 1592-1659.; Martyn, William.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691.	1664 (1664)	Wing B5212; ESTC R36389	357,894	454

mystery of his Person that both these Natures should be so strangely and admirably united into one Person that God and Man should be personally one Christ 1. Not by a concord of wills 2. Or by a transfusion of properties 3. Or by assistance of grace but 4. By an inward union and conjunction in Person It is a mysterie that Divines have laboured to express by any possible similitudes and could not do it 2. 'T is Magnum Mysterium This of Christ's Incarnation 't is the grand Mysterie because all other mysteries are subordinate and serviceable to this all sacred truths point at this Truth all like lines meet in this center 'T is the end and drift of all the sacred Prophesies To him give all the Prophets witness Acts x. 43. It was the summe and scope of all their Predictions All the Prophets from Samuel and those that follow after as many as have spoken have foretold his Coming Acts iii. 24. Of this Salvation all the Prophets have enquired and searched diligently He is Abraham's promised Seed Moses his great Prophet Samuel's anointed King Iacob's Shilo Esay's Immanuel Ieremy's Man compassed by a Woman Ezekiel's Shepherd Daniel's Holy One Zachary's Branch Solomon's Lilly David's Lord Malachy's Angel All that prophesied looked at him He is the end and body and substance of all their Rites and Ceremonies He was Abel's Sacrifice Abraham's First-fruits Isaac's Ram Iacob's Ladder Moses his Passover Aaron's Rod the Israelites Rock the Patriarchs Manna David's Tabernacle Solomon's Temple all types and representations of his Incarnation All their Kings were figures of this great King all their Deliverers and Judges types of this great Saviour all their Priests were Ushers to bring in this High-Priest of our profession All the mysteries in Scripture were serviceable to this mystery 3. 'T is Magnum Mysterium 't is a great mysterie far exceeding all mysteries in the world All secrets of nature are but elements and rudiments to this Oracle The learnedst men that can search into all natural knowledge stand gazing at this and cry out How can this thing be All mysteries of States they are but meer follies and dotages to this Wisdom The vanquishing of Satan What victory like this The birth of God What Prince's nativity so honourable The laws of the Church the heavenly Oracles What laws so righteous The priviledges of the Gospel What Prerogatives Charters Liberties so ample Other Kings saith S. Chrysostom they govern the bodies this King reigns in the souls of men Other Kings fight with bodily weapons this King with spiritual Other Kings fight against Barbarians Christ against Devils All subtilties of Art but meer daubings and botcheries to this great mysterie That Art can tame Lyons lead about Tygers How do we wonder at this This Mysterie here can change and alter brutish savage barbarous men reduce them to all sobriety and moderation Christs Incarnation shall make the Wolf dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard lye down with the Kid and the Calf and the young Lyon and the Fatling together and a little Child shall lead them c. Esay xi 6. That Art is curious that can drive away diseases lengthen and strengthen life How far exceeding is this mysterie that can cure soul-sickness not onely cure sickness but recover from death regenerate and renew a man old and withered nay dead and give life to him Other Arts can alter nature but this doth change it That may polish brass but not turn it into a purer metal Evangelium ferreum vas reddidit aureum 4. 'T is Magnum Mysterium a great mysterie because 't is a mysterie even to all men of the largest capacity the most clear understanding In other truths that may be a mysterie to one man which is but an easie ordinary truth to the mind of another As in Nature some things seem very mysterious and obscure to a vulgar understanding which a learned judicious man can presently comprehend As the Eclipse of the Sun an unlearned man wonders at it as a great secret of nature but a Scholar counts the knowledge of it easie and obvious So in works of Art Aliter judicat peritus Artifex aliter imperitus inspector An unskilful man will account that a curious piece of work which an expert Artificer will judge but ordinary But this Oracle and mysterie with which we have to do it poseth the greatest wits far exceeds the largest understanding Solomon who knew the secrets of nature his large head was too narrow for it He confesses I have not the understanding of a man I have not learned this wisdom It is hid even from the wise and prudent Matt. xi Where is the wise Where is the Scribe Where is the disputer of the world 1 Cor. i. 20. All their wisdom falls short of this It fares with the greatest Understanding as it doth with the bodily eye The sharpest eye-sight that can behold all earthly things clearly yet if it look up to the body of the ●…un it dazles and trembles and cannot behold it The least appearance of this mysterie it overwhelmed and surcharged the most enlightned understanding When Christ appeared to Abraham which was but praeludium Incarnationis he falls on his face and trembles When Moses had but a glimpse of this glory I tremble exceedingly saith he When Elijah saw but the back-parts of Christ he hid his face he durst not look on When Daniel approaches near it it layes him for dead It casts Paul into a rapture Peter into a trance Iohn lay as a dead man Excellens objectum destruit sensum This knowledge it is too high I cannot attain to it All humane understandings tremble adore are astonish'd at it 5. 'T is Magnum Mysterium a great mysterie not onely to humane but even to the highest Angelical understanding 't is a great deep mysterie even unto the Angels Those Stars of the morning as Iob calls them are overwhelmed with the splendor of this Sun 'T is a mysterie to them This great Work it was conceal'd from them it lay hid in the womb of Eternity and they still wonder and admire at the greatness of it See this in two places one is Ephes. iii. 10. Unto Principalities and Powers in heavenly places is made known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God Not onely some inferior Angels as Lombard conceits were ignorant of it but the most illuminated Angels it was a mysterie to them and by the Church they learn it as some conceive that they see and behold in the Church and wonder at the secrets of the Gospel which are there unfolded At the preaching of the Gospel the Angels flock to see the fulfilling of those mysteries represented in the Tabernacle all the curtains being adorned with Cherubs Another place is 1 Pet. i. 12. Which things the Angels desire to look into They do 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stoop down and pry and desire to look into these glorious Mysteries This was prefigured in the two Cherubs on

stain and blemish and reproach of Ioash the King of Iudah as long as good Iehoiada the Priest lived and taught him he walked in the ways of God 2 Chron. xxiv 2. but when Iehoiada died Ioash his Religion died too and he fell to Idolatry While S. Paul himself preach'd in Galatia O they were very forward and zealous who but S. Paul They esteemed him as an Angel nay as Christ Iesus But if Paul discontinues from them how suddenly are they bewitch'd into another Gospel On the contrary it was the Philippians honour and just commendation a worthy testimony S. Paul gives of them You have obeyed not onely in presence but much more in my absence Phil. ii 12. This fickleness in our walking piously and while some Paul is present it argues All our piety is either 1. Counterfeit and hypocritical all that we do is to gain a good opinion of S. Paul This eye-devotion 't is like eye-service that the Apostle speaks of it comes not from sincerity Sincerity will be true in absence as well as in presence Or 't is 2. Inforced Religion for awe and fear S. Paul's presence carried some sway Impiety durst not confront and out-face him but if Paul be gone fear will let loose the reins to disorder Metus haud diuturni magister officii Fear 't is a flincher and will soon give over As Pharaoh whilst Moses was present armed with judgments then he would conform and promise fair but when the judgment was over and Moses his back turned Pharaoh revolts again Or 3. If such Piety arise out of some love and liking of Religion yet it is but superficial and groundless it hath no bottom or solid foundation There is a kind of delight that men may take in the preaching of the word there may be a great seeming forwardness which indeed is but carnal and with a by-respect unto some accessory thing that accompanies the Word As it was with Ezekiel his eloquence took them Chap. xxxiii Son of man l●… thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument for they hear thy words but doe them not They make no more reckoning of a Minister then they do of a Minstrel a fine voice sweet airs pleasant musick but when the musick ceases all is gone our delight is at an end Or 4. This kind of Religion it is partial and with respect to persons and so holds no longer then those men continue with us whom we fancy and esteem As it was in Corinth they pinn'd all their Religion upon their Preachers sleeves Some were all for Paul none to him others for Apollo Thus contrary to S. Iames his exhortation They have the faith of our Lord Iesus Christ in respect of persons As one said of Calvin that if Calvin preach'd at one Church and S. Paul at another he would not leave Calvin to hear S. Paul It is a good difference they put betwixt an humane and divine faith An humane credulity Credit Deo propter homines believes what God saith for mans testimony but a true Christian faith Credit hominibus propter Deum believes what the Preacher saith upon Gods testimony 'T was a good sign the Eunuch in the Acts was a well-grounded believer though Philip were taken away and he saw him no more yet he went on his journey rejoycing So much of the extension of the Charge Now follows Thirdly The Charge it self And in it the first injunction Let your Conversation be as becometh the Gospel of Christ. And herein we have two things considerable 1. Is the Matter or Object of S. Paul's Direction that 's their Conversation 2. Is the Rule of Direction by which our Conversation must be ordered it must be as becomes the Gospel First That concerning which S. Paul gives this Charge 't is their Conversation the ordering of that aright is the duty of the Text. And of it take a threefold Consideration 1. This Duty here injoyn'd 't is Officium progressivum 't is an injunction of an holy progress in the practice of Piety By S. Paul preaching they had already attained to the first work of Christianity a saving Conversion they had embraced the faith he had laid the foundation of Religion among them now he seconds his first pains with an earnest exhortation to a Christian Progress These two lessons must always go together 1. The Doctrine of Conversion Repentance towards God and Faith towards our Lord Iesus Christ but that 's not all we must learn 2. The Doctrine of an holy Conversation 'T is to no purpose to lay the foundation of Piety if we build not upon it but as the Apostle speaks Heb. vi We must be carried on to perfection As in nature 't is not sufficient that life is begun or an infant born but he must be nourish'd up to growth and strength so in the course of our spiritual condition 't is not sufficient to be renew'd and made Christians but we must add to the first stock of grace build upon the foundation let piety have its perfect work What saith S. Paul Gal. v. 25. If we live in the spirit let us also walk in the spirit Abraham was glad when Isaac was born but he made a feast when Isaac was wean'd Gen. xxi Not onely glad of his birth but joyed at his growth When he was wean'd from the milk drawn from the breast as Isaiah speaks Isai. xxviii 9. 2. This Duty here injoyned 't is Officium practicum the ordering of our Conversation looks to practice Indeed a practising Christian is the onely Christian. Christianity hath never its full work upon us till it descends down from our heads into our hearts and from thence breaks forth into our lives Religion 't is Ars practica not a matter of bare knowledge and contemplation but of doing and practising If ye know these things blessed are ye if ye do them Ioh. xiii It never fared well with the Church when Religion was restrained onely to the knowing and understanding part He who could move most questions and answer them best understand the deepest Mysteries should be counted the best Christian No saith Tertullian Non magna loquimur sed vivimus Christianity is not an art of disputing learnedly or talking curiously but of living holily Thus S. Paul expresses it Tit. iii. 8. This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works these things are good and profitable to men as if he should say Without it all your believing is vain and unprofitable 3. This Duty here 't is Officium comprehensivum Conversation 't is a word of large Comprehension betokens not some one Act or Performance but extends it self to the whole Carriage of a Christian. And so the Text inforces this Duty that a Christian must be exact in all points Religion must bear sway in all the passages and

must be provided for with fruitfulness That 's the second Not Spirituali annexum That 's the Kind I come II. To the Parts of them 1. It is Spirituale donum Seek and labour for spiritual enablements The inclinations of nature must be strengthened and elevated with gifts of grace The weightiest employments require the greatest enablements Those three great Callings Kings Priests Prophets they were all anointed to signifie that large measure of grace that those Callings required Nay the High-Priest had all the holy oyl poured out upon him to signifie his Calling required plenty of grace the inferiour Servitors were but onely sprinkled in a sparing manner Indeed to be gifted and fitted by the holy Spirit 't is the only comfortable assurance to thy conscience of thine inward Calling Gods Seal set 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without which the warrant of the Church 't is but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Ink and Paper as S. Paul distinguishes And yet how many run before they be sent suing like Ahimaaz to the Ioabs of Israel But what if I run though they have no tidings Who if they were questioned whether they have received the Holy Ghost in some competencie of gifts must return the answer of those uncatechiz'd Novices Act. xix We know not whether there be any Holy Ghost yea or no. No God never employs but he always enables as Saul did with David when he sent him to fight he put on his own Armour he will strengthen thee with his own Spirit to discharge His business That 's the first Spirituale donum 2. Is Spirituale ut officium Seek and labour for spiritual employments And indeed Donum obligat ad officium the conferring of a gift it is the exacting of a service 'T is like Press-money if once thou receivest it thou art bound to do service Thou art a servant and thou must and thou hast a Talent and thou mayst be profitable to thy Masters advantage To have the first Spirituale donum without this second it is to no advantage Donum in habitu 't is Talentum in sudario Donum in exercitio 't is Talentum in mensario it gains and increases Donum in habitu 't is a Candle in a bushel exercise and employ it 't is set on a Candlestick Without exercise and practice saith S. Bernard thou art Lux modii with it thou art Lux mundi Not onely the mispending but the neglecting of this gift condemns thee S. Paul bids Timothy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fire goes out for want of blowing as well as with quenching Mettal not onely wears out by use but is eaten with rust And what saith S. Iames The rust of your gold shall witness against you not onely the mispending The rust of our gifts as well as the mis-using shall rise up and condemn us To be able to preach and not to perform it S. Augustine counts it like the sin of Onan Maledictus qui non suscitat semen in Israel praedicando Christum generare Christianum Art thou invited to preach and yet refusest Art thou shod with this preparation of the Gospel and yet refusest when the Church calls for thine help thou shalt be discalceatus in Israel If thou wilt not raise up seed to thy elder brother Christ the Church may pull off thy shoes and spit in thy face Nè sis in eorum numero quorum pedes sunt speciosi 'T is S. Augustine's Allegory That 's the second Spirituale ut officium 3. Spiritualem potestatem Labour for and desire onely spiritual power and authority As in the first Donum obligat ad officium so here Officium disponit ad potestatem Our authority and power is onely spiritual The weapons of our warfare are divinitùs potentia Thus S. Chrysostom magnifying and preferring his spiritual power To a King are bodies committed to a Priest souls they fight with sensible armour we with spiritual They fight against Barbarians I fight against Devils as he speaks elswhere his doctrine is to him as fire and sword The censures are onely spiritual that the Church inflicts This thunder of the Church like that from Heaven melts the metal meddles not with the sheath works upon the soul. And yet what a stirr keeps that Priest of Rome for his temporal Power to be joyned with spiritual Joyning with his Pastoral Staff an Imperial Sword as we see some Rapiers sheathed up in Staves in censuring of the Church wishing as Balaam did in beating of his Ass I would my staff were a sword in my hand for then would I kill thee And yet we exclude not all temporal power as utterly unlawful 'T is not a consequent from our spiritual but yet it is compatible with it Christ doth not command it but the Prince may conferr it Onely of our selves 't is meerly spiritual That 's the third part Spiritualem potestatem a spiritual authority I come briefly to the Third Object propounded to them and that is Prophecy And by it I conceive with Expositors not any extraordinary miraculous Revelation but an ordinary set course of preaching and interpreting and opening the Mystery of the Gospel in S. Pauls description A speaking to men to edifying to exhortation and comfort And then take notice of the nature and honour of this holy function Preaching 't is Prophesying 1. It is loco Prophetiae 't is in the room and stead of Revelation and Prophecy As the Israelites were first fed with Mannah afterwards that ceasing they fed on the fruit of the Land Prophecy now ceasing we must wait for no more Visions but rest our selves on the set word of God See this observable in the closure of both the Testaments Malachi the last of the old Prophets shuts up the Old Testament with this Seal Remember ye the Law of Moses my servant which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel with the Statutes and Iudgments till Elias comes there were no more Prophets till Iohn at Christs first Coming S. Iohn the last of the Apostles he seals up the New Testament with the same Closure no more additions to the New Testament till Christs second Coming We have Moses and the Prophets Christ and the Apostles in stead of Revelation It is loco Prophetiae 2. It is aequale Prophetiae 't is as good as Prophecy of the same nature springing from the same Fountain and Original As the fire on the Altar though maintained and fed with ordinary fewel yet is counted heavenly because the first Original of it was from Heaven The Scriptures contain fully the marrow and pith of all former Prophecies in the Old Testament As at the first Creation the Lord made an extraordinary light but after conveyed it into the body of the Sun and Moon and all light now arises from them so in the beginnings of the Church God set up an extraordinary light of Prophecy now he conveys it all into the body of the Scripture comprehending all saving truths that they reveal It is aequale