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A09052	The barren trees doome a sermon preached at Newbery on the fifth day of August. Beeing the day of his Maiesties most happy deliuerance from the bloudy conspiracie of the Earle of Gowry and his brother Alexander. By Bartholomevv Parsons Batchelour in Diuinitie, and vicar of Collingborne Kingstone in the countie of Wiltes.	Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642.	1616 (1616)	STC 19344; ESTC S114079	20,572	39

THE BARREN TREES DOOME A SERMON PREACHED AT NEWBERY ON THE FIFTH DAY OF AVGVST 〈◊〉 ●●E DAY OF HIS 〈◊〉 MOST HAPPY DE●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●m THE BLOVDY CONspiracie of the Earle of Gowry and his brother Alexander By BARTHOLOMEVV PARSONS Batchelour in Diuinitie and Vicar of Collingborne Kingstone in the Countie of Wiltes DAN 4.23 Hew downe the Tree and destroy it PSAL. 18.40 Thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies that I might destroy them that hate me LONDON Printed by NICHOLAS OKES for MATHEVV LAVV and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Fox 1616. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE WILLIAM EARLE OF PENBROOKE LORD HARBERT OF CARDIFFE LORD Parr and Rosse of Kendall Lord Marmion and St. Quintine Lord Chamberlaine to his Maiesty Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell RIGHT HONORABLE LORD KING Saul being brought into such a straight that to escape the hands of the vncircumcised Philistimes hee laid violent hands vpon himselfe fell vpon his owne sword and died a 1. Sam. 31.4 Dauid in his Funerall Elegies in his Lamentations wherewith hee lamented ouer Saul and Ionathan cryeth out Tell it not in Gath publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon lest the daughters of the Philistims reioyce lest the daughters of the vncircumcised tryumph b 2. Sam. 1.20 But when a better then Saul c 1. Sam. 15.28 to whom God hath giuen the Kingdomes of great Brittaine being so brought into the snare of those mightie Hunters Nimrods vncircumcised in heart the Earle of Gowry and his brethren that the sorrowes of death compassed him the floods of the vngodly made him afraid d Psalm 18.4 and hee was ready to say with King Hezekiah I am depriued of the residue of my yeares I shall not see the Lord in the Land of the liuing I shall behold man no more with the Inhabitants of the world e Esa 38.10.11 was notwithstanding so deliuered out of the snare of those Fowlers that not an haire of his head fell to the ground It is a good thing for vs that are the Lords Praecones f Esay 58.1 in our Panygyrickes that wee speake vnto the Lord in the day of the commemoration thereof g Psal 18.1 to cry it in the streetes in the chiefe places of concourse in the opening of the gates h Prou. 1.20 and in the Temples of the Lord that both Sion hearing of it may reioyce and be glad i Psal 96.8 and all the daughters of Babylon that beare euill will at Sion all treacherous Zibahs that could find in heart to blow the Trumpet of rebellion against their Soueraignes k 2 Sam. 20.1 may bee confounded and hang downe their heads for shame Now though my tongue be not as the pen of a ready writer though mine hand want Apelles Art to paint out this our Alexander in his great deliuerance yet I haue made bold in mine heart to endite some good matter with my tongue to speake and with my pen to publish the things that I haue made touching the King l Psalm 45.1 And albeit it might be said to mee being little both in mine owne and others eyes What art thou Whence commest thou yet I haue like Hester aduentured to come w th these my raw meditations into the Courts of your Honors house without calling thither m Hest 4.10 hoping as Dauid shewed kindnes to Mephibosheth for Ionathans sake n 2. Sam. 9.7 so you will vouch safe to receaue it into your fauourable protection for the subiects sake whereof it intreateth his Highnesse happy and wonderfull sauing in whose safety at that time consisted both in generall the preseruation of these two famous kingdomes and also in speciall the continuance of your honours prosperitie and dignitie vnto this day you being one of the foules of the aire that haue their habitation in the branches of this great tree o Dan. 4 21. Againe my perswasions are strong that any thing spoken of his Maiesties wonderfull deliuerance shall be welcome to him in whom haue bene obserued to meet and be conioyned those seuerall commendations that Alexander the Great gaue to two of his seruants commending the one Craterus to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a louer of the king in the things that concerned his crowne and dignitie the other Hephaestion to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a louer of Alexander in a priuate respect affection towards his person and that the basest earthen vessell that bringeth in it any of the heauenly treasures shall finde fauour in his eyes who as it was sayd of Sceuola that he was Iurisperitorum eloquentissimus of all the Lawyers the most eloquent man is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of our Nobles the most skilfull in Diuinitie who hath made Gods testimonies his counsellers taketh more delight in them then in thousands of gold and siluer and thinketh it a greater honour to bee a member of the Church then a Peere of the Realme All which hath made me put on the spirit of boldnesse to dedicate vnto your honorable protection this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 song of triumph wherein the highest note is concerning the Mercies of the Lord and the faithfulnesse that he hath shewed vnto our Dauid his annointed Pardon then I beseech your Honour my boldnesse accept it with gracious fauour and protect it vnder the shadow of your roofe as Lot did the Angels that miscreants may doe nothing vnto it And in my poore measure I wil not cease to fall down an humble suppliant before the Throne of grace to make request that God which hath blessed you with the blessings of heauen aboue and of the deepe that lyeth vnder neath would also blesse you with all spirituall blessings in heauenly things in Christ who hath giuen you a name vpon earth would giue you a name and place within his house and his walles which hath made you happy in standing before an earthly Salomon would giue you the fulnesse of ioy in his presence and which hath set you with the Princes of his people would in his good time set you at his right hand where there are pleasures for euermore Your Honours in all humble duty BARTHOLOMEVV PARSONS THE BARREN TREES DOOME MATH 3.10 Therefore euery Tree which bringeth not forth good fruite is hewen downe and cast into the fire THAT this Parabolicall speech may not bee vttered to vs as vnto them to whom it is not giuen to know the secrets of the Kingdome of heauen Who seeing do not see and hearing doe not heare nor vnderstand a Mat. 13.11 If with the Disciples wee aske the heauenly Maister apart concerning this Parable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hee will vnfold and expound it vnto vs b Mar. 4.34 And as hee doth aperire os suum in parabolis open his mouth in Parables so hee will aperire etiam ipsas parabolas