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A16943	The house of God The sure foundation, the stones, the vvorkmen and order of the building. The incomparable strength of that house, and the vaine assaults and batteries of Satan and all his power. In a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, December 24, 1626. / By Matthevv Brookes.	Brookes, Matthew, fl. 1626-1657.	1627 (1627)	STC 3836; ESTC S119308	25,408	48

and all his power shall neuer either by policie or force be ruined Isa 49.16 for Christ is the Rocke and Head of his Church and hath the walls of it euer in his sight This which is true of the Church in generall is as true of euery particular member for all the true members thereof are elected to life eternall and builded vpon Christ the Rocke And therfore the Church Ambr. in Luc. 2. lib. 3. as Ambrose saith may rightly be defined to be Mater vinentium quam aedificauit Deus in ipso summo angulari lapide Christo the mother of those whom GOD hath preordained to life eternall which he hath built vpon Christ the chiefe corner stone they may therefore be assaulted but neuer vanquished and if you will know how heare a few examples Moses was fiercely assaulted by the gates of Hell euen the wealth and honours of Egypt I will not say what a strong temptation it is When the Deuill goeth about to winne vs by prosperitie he doth then creepe in at our mouthes that hee may possesse our heart like the Fish called Langa who flattereth the Whale and creepeth in at his belly that he may eate his heart He who had experience of this temptation did fore-warne and fore-arme the people of Israel Deut. 8.12 saying Lest when thou hast eaten and art full and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein 13. And when thy heards and thy flocks multiply and thy siluer and thy gold is multiplied 14. and all that thou hast is multiplyed Then thine heart be lifted vp and thou forget the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt c. For man in prosperity is like vnto the Mule who hauing suckt his fill of his Dams milke casteth vp his heeles and kicketh vnkindly But the gates of Hell could not preuaile against him Heb. 11.24 He refused to be called the sonne of ●●●rao●s Daughter choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then to enioy the pleasures of sinne for a season 25. Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures in Egypt 26. for hee had respect vnto the recompence of the reward Iob was strongly assaulted by the gates of Hell he was bereaued of all his substance his children were slaine with the fall of their eldest brothers house and his owne body was smitten with sore biles Iob. 1 2. from the sole of his foote vnto the Crowne of his head Deare vnto a man are his goods and seruants dearer are his children the fruit of his owne body but most deare vnto a man is his own flesh Oh how great was this temptation neuerthelesse it preuailed not for he had set vp his resolution Though he slay me yet will I trust in him Iob. 13.15 Shadrach Meshach and Abednego were strongly besieged by the gates of Hell for they must either sall downe worship the golden Image that Nebuchadnezzar the King had set vp or the same ho●●e be cast into the middest of a burning fiery fornace What will not a man giue for his life Many men haue beene constant in Religion they haue lost their goods their places their honours yet when their liues haue come in question they haue fallen away like rotten corne out of the Reapers hand And no maruell if those who were not built vpon the Rocke did fall away ●●●eing that euen the Apostles themselues in time of persecution when they thought their liues would come in question Mat. 26.56 and our Sauiour was apprehended forsooke him and fled But the gates of Hell could not preuaile against them Dan. 3.17 Our God whom we serue is able to deliuer vs out of the fiery furnace and hee will deliuer vs out of thy hand O King Behold the good estate of euery true member of the Church of Christ It is neither the prosperity of the wicked world nor all the worldly miseries and calamities which may be thought vpon no nor death it selfe that shal be able to cast them from the Rocke I doe not say that all true beleeuers are equall in graces to these that I haue named for neither doth God suffer them all to be tempted in equall measure but I affirme all of them to haue the same grace to the same purpose the sauing of their soules And hence it is that a regenerate mans estate is perpetuall he shall neither finally nor totally fall from this Rocke The Diuell that old deceiuer hath his wayes and means to attempt his ruine somtimes by fraud somtimes by violence now this way and then that way but to no successe for the house of God is builded vpon Christ the Rock euery Peter of this building is so strongly placed that the gates of Hell shall not preuaile against him Thus farre you see that the Text is an allegory the continuation of diuers Metaphors which doe adorne and beautifie the place but extend no further then a Metaphoricall construction Here are diuers things compared the Church of God to a materiall temple the elected members to choice stones the gathering of the people of GOD by the Gospell preached with the inward assistance of the Holy Ghost to building or raising of stones the Redeemer Christ Iesus both God and man to a great Rocke whereupon you may suppose such a Temple to be builded the enemies of the Church to the gates and munitions of Hell their assaults against the Church and her members to assaults and batteries against an inuincible fort strongly builded vpon a Rocke and for the incomparable strength thereof bidding defiance to all her foes the lost labour of those that attempt any thing against this strong founded Castle to vaine and friuolous batteries All this is either expressed or necessarily included Now for as much as Peter truely beleeued he was therefore as it were a stone of this strong building and because he was chosen to the Apostleship he was therefore as it were a foundation stone lying close vpon the Rocke for the supportation of other stones to be laid vpon him For by his Ministery many should be conuerted to the faith both Iewes and Gentiles and bee also edified in the same faith by his doctrine to the which doctrine euen the Bishops and Elders of the Church should referre themselues and thereby confirme the truth confute errours and conforme themselues to the Catholike doctrine and manners Vpon the first reason that hee was a member of the Catholike Church the gates of Hell could not preuaile against him they might assault him they might cause him to recoile for Satan winnowed him and preuailed so farre that he denyed Christ but they could not auaile to throw him vtterly from the Rocke to his damnation or to separate him wholly and for euer from the grace of God which is to life eternall Now what Christ said to Peter he saith to euery true beleeuer he is Peter he is a stone of