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mercy_n	glory_n	vessel_n	wrath_n	3,740	5	9.3244	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04847	The spirituall architecture. Or, the balance of Gods sanctuary to discerne the weigh and solidity of a true and sincere, from the leuitie, and vanitie of a false and counterfeit profession of Christianity. Wherein also the sandy foundations of the papisticall faith are briefely discouered. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the 16. of Nouember, 1623. by Robert Barrell, Master of Arts, and minister of Gods word at Maidstone in Kent	Barrell, Robert.	1624 (1624)	STC 1498; ESTC S120643	59,486	84

and raise the walles but roofes the top and perfects the building this heauenly Husbandman doth not onely plant and sow by doctrine but water by Application that the seed may yeeld the more copious increase as he doth elsewhere a Ioh. 13.17 Jf yee know these things blessed are yee if yee doe them Wherein the b 1 Pet. 2.25 chiefe Shepheard and supreame Bishop of our soules teacheth all his subordinate Pastors especially in these dayes wherein there is c Beza much science but little conscience to bend th●ir endeauours rather d Bern. ad imbuenda corda quam exprim●nda verba to reforme mens liues then either to tickle their itching eares or informe th●ir curious vnderstandings and to seeke not so m●ch e Phil 2.21 the things that are their owne that is their owne vai● glorious applause by curious straines of wit or painting ouer their Sermons with the Vermillion of humane Eloquence as the things that are Iesus Christs by certefying m●ns Consciences and conuersations and seeking to bring home many sheepe to Christ his folde many soules to his Kingdome Otherwise those croking Frogs of Rome I meane the Iesuites and Seminary Priests which now more then euer swarme in our Coasts like the Grashoppers and Caterpillers of f Ex. 10.12 Egipt will still get ground of vs while we seeke to please mens eares and they to worke vpon their consciences the strongest band to tye men fast to God and his sacred truth and so in time the Israelitish Prouerbe may be inuerted to our great shame and the scandall of our Religion h g 1 Sam. 18.7 Dauid hath but his 1000. and Saul his 10000. Pardon therfore my plainnesse Right Honourable c. If I striue that my doctrine may be deliuered h 1 Cor. 2.4 rather with the euidence of the spirit and power then with the enticing words of mans wisedome and eloquence for my desire is not to please carnally nor to tickle the eares of the curious but to win those that are truely religious to a constant perseuerance in truth and godlinesse and I wish that wordes may be vnto you as nailes and goads fastned by the masters of the Assemblies to pricke you forward to good workes i Eccles 12.11 and make you cleaue fast to Christ and his truth continually Concerning the sense of the Text I finde a difference among Interpretors 1 Some by this house built on a rocke vnderstand the Christian Church in Generall built on the rock of Christian Doctrine which is called a 1 Tim. 3.15 The House of the liuing God Of this House 1. Christ Iesus is the chiefe corner stone b Eph. 2.19.20 2 The Prophets and Apostles foundation stones and 3 The faithfull liuing stones made a spirituall house c ● Pet. 2.5 4 The two opposite walles are the Iewes and Gentiles 5 The foure corners of the House are the foure Euangelists 6 The Pillars are the Prelates of the Church 7 The Windowes wher●by the light is conneyed vnto it are the Pastors and Doctors of the Church 8 The Dore is Christ Iesus the dore of the sheepe d Io● 10.7 9 The Curtaines wherewith this House or holy Tabernacle of God is adorned are the Precepts of the Law and Promises of the Gospell 10 The Table of this House is the sacred Scripture holy Eucharist 12 The spirituall meat set vpon this Table is Christ e Ioh. 6.31 the celestiall Manna the bread of life broken to vs in the Word and Sacraments 13 The Vessels of honour appertaining to this House are f Rom. 9.22 23 the Vessels of mercy prepared vnto glory and the Vessels of dishonour are the Vessels of wrath prepared to destruction For the visible Church is like h Gen. 7.2 8.7.8 Noahs Arke which contained both cleane and vncleane Beasts and had in it as well the greedy Rauen that flying out of it neuer returned againe as the harmlesse Done which out of the Arke found no rest for the soale of her foot but with an Oliue branch in her mouth returned to the Arke againe This was figured in i Gen. 4.1 Adams family Typ Eccl visib which had in it a bloody Cain as well as an innocent Abel k 9.18 c. in Noahs which had a cursed Cham as well as a blessed Shem and Japheth l 21.9 in Abrahams which had a persecuting Jshmael as well as a persecuted Isaack and in Isaacks m 25.33 which had a prophane Esau selling his Birthright for a messe of Pottage as well as a godly Iacob that obtained the Blessing n 27.27 But the wicked Jn vnitate Ecclesiae non corporis Eccl. Alexan de Hales although they bee in the vnity of the Church visible yet not in the vnity of the Churches body mysticall or if they be it is but as corrupt humours are in the body naturall which must be purged out before the body can be healthy and strong but not as sound sollid and substantiall parts of the same body For of those that liue in the visible Church there are three sorts 1 Some are members thereof by Profession only 2 Others both by profession and affection for the present but not in resolution 3 Others both by profession affection and resolution hauing their hearts fast knit vnto God for euer And of Professors there bee foure sorts 1 Some professe the Cnristian faith but not wholly and intirely as Heretickes 2 Others professe the whole sauing truth but not in vnity as Scismaticks 3 Others professe the whole truth in vnity but not in sincerity nor with a resolute and vndaunted constancie as temporizing hyppocrites Exposit 2 and all these 3 sorts build vpon the sand 4 Others professe the whole sauing truth in vnity and sincerity and with an irrefragable constancie and these only build vpon the rocke a Mat 25.2 Exposit 2 2 Other Interpretors vpon this place vnderstand not the Church in generall but the particular members of the Church whereof some are wise some foolish builders as elsewhere a Mat 25.2 they are compared vnto wise and foolish Virgins 1 The wise Builders are they that both by hearing and practising build their faith on the rocke Christ and his sacred truth whose faith neither the raine of prosperity can corrupt or ●eaken nor the flouds of aduersity vndermine nor the winds of diabolicall suggestions shake downe and ouerthrow because the foundation on which they are built is immoueable namely the rocke Christ and his sacred truth 2 The foolish builders are they that by bare hearing without due practising build their false temporary faith vpon the sands of humane traditions or their owne vaine fancies and superstitions which euery win of vaine doctrine storme of affliction or tempest of temptation may easily ouerthrow because it is built on the sand and the fall of such buldings and builders will be great because they fall finally