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A19625	XCVI. sermons by the Right Honorable and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrevves, late Lord Bishop of Winchester. Published by His Majesties speciall command	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Buckeridge, John, 1562?-1631.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1629 (1629)	STC 606; ESTC S106830	1,716,763	1,226

enough yet hath no hole in it to drop through against his will He sent his Word it came not by hap Acts 10.36 Ioh 15 26. Ver. 10. that is CHRIST And I will send you another Comforter that is the Holy Ghost Nor He neither Of his owne will begatt He us they be the words that follow The V. Error It is the fift error to ascribe to fortune either datum or donum Err not then as the place is from above so the manner descendens not decidens they come they are not lett fall 3 From whom A Patre luminū Whence we see and how Now from whom The partie in a word is GOD. He had said as much before Verse V. If any lack wisdome let him aske it of GOD How comes he heer to use this somwhat unusuall terme the Father of lights It had been to our thinking more proper Why luminum of light to have said from GOD the Author of all good things No there is reason for it For say they are they came down from above when we cast up our eyes thither we can see no further our sight can reach no higher then the lights then the lights there above And so some you have that hold they come from them de luminibus from the lights that such a conjunction or aspect of them such a constellation or horoscope such a position of such and such planets produce very much good This is in Astrologie but not in Theologie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of which word come the Planets saith Saint Iames Wander not after the wandring starrs de luminibus is not it de Patre luminum is the right So the Father of lights was purposely chosen to draw us from the lights That not they they are not not the children The Father He it is from whom they come The lights No them He made to do service Heb. 1.14 The VI. Error Nay the Angels above them he made to be ministering Spirits for our good Be not deceived with this neither To lift up your eyes to the host of heaven and no further but beyond them to the Father of them all and then you are where you should be This may be one reason But further if you ask Why not rather of all good as he began why is he gone from that term to this of light The answer is easie If we speak of gifts Gen. 1.3 light it is princeps donorum Dei the first gift GOD bestowed upon the world and so will fitt well If of good the first thing of which it is said vidit Deus quòd bena 4. was light and so fitt that way too If you speake of perfect so perfect it is as it is desired for it selfe we take comfort in seeing it we delight to see it though we see nothing by it nothing but the light it selfe observed by Salomon Eccl. XI.V. And for good such is the neernesse of affinitie such I may say the con-naturalitie between light and good as they would not be one without the other All that good is Ioh 3.21 Mat 5.15 loves the light would come to the light would be made manifest desires no bushell to hide it but a candlestick to shew it forth to all the world That they might be searched with lanternes to have the secretts the hidden corners of their hearts looked into that the Father of lights would grant them so to be For perfect so perfect a thing is the light as GOD himselfe is said to be light I. Ioh. I.V. His Sonne our Saviour Ioh. 1.9 to be light of lights the true light that lighteneth every one that commeth into the world His Spirit light so is our Collect GOD which as upon this day hast taught the hearts of thy faithfull people by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit The Angels that be good be Angels of light Yea whatsoever heer on earth is perfect 2. Sam. 21.17 Mat. 5.24 the King is called the light of Israël The Apostles called Luces mundi and the Saints of GOD where ever they be in the world shine as lights in it That upon the matter Father of good and Father of light is all one Why 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 Paeter luminis would have served if we respect but this but the nature What say you to the number It is luminum why of lights in the plurall That is to give light to that we said before of the diverse degrees of the givings and of the gifts of GOD. In the firmament there is one light of the Sun another of the Moone and 〈…〉 of the Starrs and in the starrs one differeth from another in glorie 1. Cor. 15 41. Good 〈…〉 though not so perfect one as another He that made the bright Sunne in 〈…〉 glorie he made the dimmest starre all alike from Him He alike the Father 〈…〉 Bes●des he setts them downe in the plurall lights for that the opposite tenebrae 〈◊〉 plurall word and indeed hath no singular for they are many and so need many lights to ●atch them There is the sense's outward darknesse there is the darknesse of the 〈◊〉 man both the darknesse of the understanding by ignorance and error and the darkenesse of the will and heart by hatred and malice 1. Ioh. 2.9 There is the darknesse of adversitie in this world the hither darknesse there is some little light in it And there is the blacknesse of darknesse the utter darkenesse of the world to come Iud. 13. No ●anner light at all Nothing to be seene but to be heard nor to be heard Matt. 8.12 but weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth To match these so many darknesses there behoved to be as many lights and so Pate● luminum comes in not luminis As to match the many miseries of our nature there were as many mercies requisite and so He Pater misericordiarum 2. Cor. 1.3 not misericordiae with the Apostle of many not of one alone We need the number as well as the thing to have a multitude a pluralitie of mercies to have plenteous redemption to to have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 great varietie of grace and that over-abundant grace Psal 130.7 1. Pet. 4 10. 1. Tim 1.14 that we might rest assured there is enough and enough in the Father of lights to master and to overmatch any darknesse of the Prince of darknesse what or how many soever Shall I shew you these lights Not the visible of the Sunne Moone and Starrs or fire or candle I passe them Besides them there is two in us 1. The light of Nature for rebelling against which all that are without CHRIST suffer condem●ation Pro. 20.27 Salomon calls it the candle of the Lord searching even the very bowells Pro. 20. which though it be dimme and not perfect yet good it is though lame yet as Mephi●●sheth it is Regia proles of the blood Royall 2. There is the light of GOD 's

into such request as no Feast ever without it without an Hosanna it grew so familiar as the very children were perfect in it Mat. 21.9 The summe and substance whereof briefly is no more but which we all desire that God would still save still prosper still blesse him that in His name is come unto us that is King David himselfe whom all in the House and all of the House of the Lord blesse in His name And to very good purpose doth he this for ioy hath no fault but that it is too short it will not last it will be taken from us too soon It is ever a barr in all ioy ●olle●ur à 〈◊〉 subject to the worme that Iona's gourd was It standeth us therefore in hand to begin with Hosanna so to ioy as that we may long joy to pray for the continuance that i● be not taken from us ever remembring the true temper of ioy is exul●ate i● tr●●ore not without the mixture of some feare For this day we see what it is Psal. 2.11 a ioyfull day we know not saith Salomon what the next day will be and if not what the next day Pro. 27.1 what the next yeare much lesse What will come we know not what our sins call fo● to come that we know even that God should call to judgement if not by fire by somwhat els If it be but for this it concernes us neerly to say ou● Ho●●nna that the next yeare be as this It is our wisdome therefore to make the meane● for the continuance of it that God would still stablish the good worke 〈…〉 ●ay wr●ught in us still blesse us with the continuance of the same 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 this that we may doe not faintly but cheerefully with the lifting up of our 〈◊〉 therefore as farre as art or spirit can do it he hath quickned his Hosanna that 〈◊〉 putt spirit and life in us to follow him in it with all fervor of affection foure 〈◊〉 twise with Anna and twise with Na either of them before and after Verse 25. but 〈◊〉 ●ords and foure of them interjections all to make it passionate and that so as 〈…〉 originall nothing can be devised more forcible and so as it is hard in any 〈◊〉 to●gue to expresse it which made the Evangelist lett it alone and retaine the 〈◊〉 word still But this as neere as I can it soundeth Now good Lord save us yet 〈◊〉 now good Lord prosper us yet still Be to us as last yeare so this and all the yeares to 〈◊〉 IESVS a Saviour yesterday and to day and the same for ever And three things doth he thus earnestly pray for and teacheth us to doe the like 〈◊〉 save 2 prosper 3 and blesse To save that should be first with us it is commonly last We have least sense 〈◊〉 soules To save us with the true saving health it is a word whereof our Saviour 〈◊〉 hath his name it importeth the salvation of the soule properly to that it lo●●●geth and hath joyned to it Hosanna in the Gospell Hosanna in excelsis to shew Matt. 21.9 〈◊〉 ●n high and heavenly salvation 2. Then to prosper If He but grant us the former alone to have our soules saved though without prosperitie though with the dayes of adversitie it is sors Sanctorum the lott of many a Saint of His of farre more worth then we Even so we are bound 〈◊〉 thanke him if even so we may be but saved But if he add also prosperitie of the outward to the saving of the inward man that not so much as a leafe of us shall wither b●t looke what we doe shall prosper and that whatsoever men of evill counsells do Psal. 1.3 shall ●ot prosper against us if He not only vouchsafe us Hosanna in excelsis but Hosanna de ●●●fundis too from deep cellars deep vaults those that digg deep to undermine our 〈◊〉 If He add the shaddow of his wings to shelter us from perills to the light of his ●●●ntenance to save us from our sinnes then have we great cause to reioyce yet more 〈◊〉 both with exultemus from without and laetemur from within to magnifie His mer●●e and to say with the Prophet Praysed be the Lord that not onely taketh care for the safetie but taketh pleasure in the prosperitie of His servants 3. Lastly because both these the one and the other our future salvation by the continuance of His Religion and truth among us and our present prosperitie like two walls meet upon the Head-stone of the corner depend both first upon the Name of the Lord and next upon him that in His name and with His name is come unto us that is the King So do both the Evangelists Saint Luke and Saint Iohn supplie and Luk. 19.38 Ioh. 12.13.15 where we read Blessed be he there they read Blessed be the King that commeth so that neither of them sure unlesse He be safe that He would blesse him and make him blest ●hat in His blessed Name is come amongst us The building will be as mount Sion Psal. 125.1 so 〈◊〉 corner stone be fast so the two walls that meet never fall asunder If otherwise 〈◊〉 I will not so much as put the case but as we pray so trust it shall never be remo●ed but stand fast for ever This then we all wish that are now in the House of the Lord and we that are of the ●●use of the Lord do now and ever in the Temple and out of it morning and evening ●ight and day wish and pray both that He would continue forth His goodnesse and bl●sse with length of dayes with strength of health with increase of all honour and happinesse with terror in the eyes of his enemies with grace in the eyes of his 〈◊〉 with whatsoever David or Salomon or any King that ever was happie was 〈◊〉 with Him that in the Name of the Lord is come to us and hath now these foure 〈◊〉 stayed with us that he may be blessed in that Name wherein he is come and 〈◊〉 the Lord in whose Name he is come many and many yeares yet to come And when we have put this incense in our phialls and bound this sacrifice with cords 〈◊〉 altar fast we blesse you and dismisse you to eat your bread with joy and to drinke 〈◊〉 ●ine with a cheerefull heart for GOD accepteth your worke your joy shall please 〈◊〉 this Hosanna shall sanctifie all the joy shall follow it To ●nd then This Day which the Lord hath thus made so mervailously so mer●●●lously and mercifully let us reioyce in the Maker for the making of it by His doing on it that deed that is so merv●il●●s in our eyes in all eyes returning to the beginning of the Psalme Verse ● ● 3.4 and saying with the Prophet O give thankes to the Lord for he is gracious c. Lett Israel lett the house of Aaron yea lett all that feare the Lord confesse that His

mercie endureth for ever Psal. 136.4.23.24.12 Who onely doth great wonders Who remembred us when we were in danger And hath delivered us from our enemies with a mighty hand and stretched-out arme And as for them hath turned their devise upon their owne head And hath made this day to us a day of joy and gladnesse To this GOD of GODS the LORD of heaven glorious in holinesse fearefull in power doing wonders be c. A ●ERMON PREACHED ●●FORE THE KING'S MAIESTIE AT WHITE-HALL ON THE V. of NOVEMBER Anno Domini MDCVII PSAL. CXXVI 〈◊〉 convertendo DOMINVS captivitatem SION c. ●ER 1. When the Lord brought againe the Captivitie of Sion we were like them that dreame Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy Then said they among the Heathen The Lord hath done great things for them The Lord hath done great things for us whereof we rejoice O LORD bring againe our Captivitie as the Rivers in the South THE word Captivitie is enough to give us light when and why this Psalme was first indited namely upon their returne from the Captivitie Of which returne of theirs it may truely be said it was one of the greatest nay it was the very greatest Deliverie that ever God vouchsafed his people Their estate no where so miserable as there witnesse the booke of Lamentations Their case never so ioyfull as returning thence witnes this booke of Psalmes No benefit so much celebrated None so many Psalmes as it Divide the whole booke into foure parts one fourt part is for this returne either directly of set purpose as here are 〈◊〉 ●●gether or recorded in Psalmes though made upon other purpose still as the 〈◊〉 ●elivery that ever they had Yet this I confesse unto you that this Deliverie of theirs such as it was falls short o● that of ours as on this day 〈…〉 shal be ●ain to match it But this I must tel you before hand to haue this 〈◊〉 patterned in all points we must not look for it The Scripture hath it not The● had no powder then it was not found If they had 〈◊〉 they would have used it but for the murder of persons they knew no other murther But to 〈…〉 E●●ates of a Realme at a clap Facti sunt sicut somnian●●s or rather 〈…〉 they neuer dream't of any such And what then is our case 〈◊〉 we that have received from GOD such a Deliverance as we can finde no match for it But well though these Psalmes of the Captivitie come not fully home be not altogether 〈◊〉 ours yet because th●re be none liker none that come neerer we 〈…〉 ourse●●es with these and either take our Texts hence or take none at all In taking this then and applying i●to the present there shall need but one word to be altered that is the word Captivitie But for it all els would runne very cleere and 〈◊〉 if we might but change that one word and in stead of reading When the Lord turned away the Captivity of Sion we might thus read When the Lord turned away the blowing up of Sion all besides every word els would suite well and keep perfect correspondencie It is true it was not a Captivitie that was turned away from us And yet it is hard to say whether it might not have prooved to that too and whether GOD in turning it away did not happily turne away a Captivitie But if not a Captivitie that He turned away from us was worse then any Captivitie This Psalme sheweth it They that are Captives how miserable soever their case be yet have hope of returning as these had and did But if this of ours had taken place we had beene sure enough for ever returning we had beene all past singing In Convertendo This one word being changed and that without wrong to the Text for it is for a greater all els will fall in and follow of it selfe 1. As that of theirs so this of ours for all the world like a dreame 2. As they among the heathen then said of them So they of other Nations now said of us that GOD had beene our good LORD for bringing us againe if not from the captivitie of Babylon from Babylon I am sure that is from a horrible and fearfull confusion which He turned away from this land and from us all The Summe and Division To set then this Psalme first for them and then for our selves It is a Psalme of Degrees the title is so and two degrees there be in it No new ones but the vsuall which we must still fall upon if we deale with the Psalmes All the Psalmes are reduced to them even to those two words Halleluja and Hosanna Prayses and Prayers Halleluja prayses for Deliverance obtained Hosanna prayers for obtaining the like upon the like need 1. The Halleluja in the foure first verses 2. The Hosanna in the last I durst not sever them they prosper not where they goe not together The Halleluja or prayse hath two degrees which as in all other things so in this make it prayse worthy 1 The Stuffe and the 2 Workemanship The Stuffe or matter I call The turning backe the captivitie of Sion and two degrees in it 1. That Sion is suffered to goe into captivitie 2. That GOD turneth away the captivitie of Sion This is Halleluja for the Stuffe And againe Halleluja for the Workmanship That GOD did not deliver Sion Vtc●ngue but so deliuer her as the manner was memorable The manner is sett downe in two degrees Which two are as it were the 〈◊〉 of the other 1. Turne● it so strangely as when it was done it seemed rather a dreame then a thing done 〈◊〉 Facti sumu● c. 2. Againe turned it so memorably as the Heathen 〈…〉 Tum dicebant c. Whi●● 〈◊〉 di●ides it selfe ● into the sound amongst the Heathen in the second 〈…〉 Ecch● of it in 〈◊〉 in the fourth 〈◊〉 commeth the Conclusion the best conclusion of all Facti sumus c. This 〈…〉 ●heir Halleluja is no sooner done but close upon it commeth their Hosanna To 〈◊〉 knees they get them and pray Converte Domine And in this also two degrees 〈◊〉 they pray to turne it 2 And then so to turne it as the streames in the 〈◊〉 In the South that is the wildernesse likening their captivity to a desert and their 〈◊〉 to streames of water And what more needfull or what more welcome then 〈◊〉 the wildernesse These are the degrees and steppes in theirs The same 〈◊〉 will we tread in our owne to shew that we may with good right convert to our 〈◊〉 vse this Psalme In Conuertendo HAllelujah first for the worke then for the workemanship The worke is VER 1. I. Hall●luja 1. For the Worke. The LORD turned away the Captivitie of Sion 1 First of the Captivity of Sion 2 Then of the LORD 's turning it The Captivitie of Sion I aske first why of Sion 1 The Captivitie of