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A16505	The rainebow, or, A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the tenth day of Iune, 1617 by Immanuel Bourne ...	Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.	1617 (1617)	STC 3418; ESTC S725	61,782	73

the day of vengeance Thus right Honorable and beloued from this greene and gratious colour of the Bow I haue shewed you the mercy of God by which he preserueth the world from destruction I haue shewed you the infinite graces which he hath bestowed vpon this land vpon this citie I haue shewed you the vnthankefulnesse of many in the world manifested in the crying sinnes of the time S. Ch●●sost H●m 2. ad p●pulum Antioch sic incipit of which I may conclude as S. Chrysostome begins his second Homily to the people of Antioch Quid dicam aut quid loquar lachrymarū presens tempus non verborum c. What should I say or what should I speake it is a time of teares and not of words of mourning and not of speaking of prayer and not of preaching such is the mag●it●de of sin the vncurable wound of iniquitie vniuersall plague of impiety that it is impossible to be healed without the powerfull hand of a mightie God That of S. August now verified S. Aug lib. 4. d● Baptism con●●a Donat. Infidelis disputat contra fidē sed improbus Ch●●stianus vivit contra fi●ē vn le cum vt●rque aducesetur fi●ei neuter per illam potest habere salutē The vnbeleeuing Pagan disputeth against faith and the wicked Christian liueth against faith from whence it commeth to passe that since both of them are aduersaries vnto faith neither of them can haue saluatiō by faith True it is beloued that the Lord hath freed vs from h●s iudgements and giuen vs peace by which wee inioy the comfort of the Gospel but let vs take heed lest by our sins we mooue him to remooue our candlestick to depriue vs of our peace and send his terrible plagues amongst vs. O that these crying sinnes were banished our land then happy and blessed should we be I know there is not wanting religious and zealous Bishops graue worthy Iudges who are carefull and vigillant to banish these hatefull cries both from Church and Common wealth But such is the subtilty of the serpent and corruptions of the times that this crie is either stopped before it commeth to their eares or else the sinnes themselues like painted harlots are so masked and gilded ouer with the colors of deceit that their vgly countenances cannot be seene Potestetiam appluarie illud S. B●●n Oportet humiliter de se sentire nitentē ad altiora c. in Cant. ser 24. by this meanes they escape vnpunished If I my selfe were in place to speake vnto those which are in authoritie I should consider my owne vnworthinesse and confesse with S. Bernard non est meae humilitatis dictare vobis It is not for my humilitie Right honourable lords to dictate vnto you or to tell you what you should doe I know ye are wise ye are zealous ye are religious But yet my duty to my great Lord and master my loue to his Church my mother and my earnest desire for the good and welfare of my King and country binds me as it bindeth all continually to pray vnto that great Lord Keeper of Israel to defend his glory his Church our King and country and to beate downe these crying sinnes that so wee may inioy our gratious peace with his blessed graces for euermore and I hope there is none but will say Amen Thus you haue heard these three principall colours of the Rainebowe the colour of water the colour of fire The three colours note the Trinitie S. Basilius mag in Epist Personatū proprietates velut flos quidam ex illis qui apparent in I●de in vnoquoque fulgeam nec vllū esse ipsorum inter se differentiam secundū naturae propietatem sed in communitate substantiae discriminis proprietates in vnoquoque r●lucere and the greene colour the signe of grace with their three principall morals at large declared vnto you yet once againe S. Basil the great who was magni nominis in Ecclesia of great name in the Church of God excellently obserueth further that this heauenly Bowe doth by a fit similitude in his threefold colour resemble vnto vs that holy and blessed Trinitie For as in the Bowe there is a threefold colour and yet but one Bowe so in the glorious Trinitie there are three persons and yet but one and the same essence And as these colours are so mingled and knit togither in the Bowe that we cannot discerne where one is separated or distinguished from the other so is it in the diuine essence the persons be distinct in themselues yet can wee not finde out by our humane wisedome in the proprieties of their natures the separation of one from the other for as in the Rainebow all the colours are one in communitie of the same substance so in the Trinitie all the persons and the glory of them is one in the indiuisible communitie of the same essence Hugo de Prato Florido Dimin Sanct. Trinitat Serm. 1. Nihil est in vniuerso mun●otam inuisibile incomprehensibile sicut vnitas Trinitas And this reason by the creature doeth teach vs that wee should take heede that we conceiue not any vaine opinion of this heauenly doctrine when beeing drawne into any difficult place wee doe diuersly turne our selues to reconcile those things which are spoken for as in these things which are expressed to the eye experience is better to teach thē the cause it selfe so likewise in those high points and misteries of diuinitie faith is better and more auaileable then all the comprehensions of reason in the world Last of all Tropologically these three colours of the Bow may signifie those three Theologicall graces The three colours note Faith Hope and Charitie V●●gas Ribeta Per●rius in Apocal. Faith Hope and Charitie the caerulean colour Faith the greene colour Hope and the red Charitie which graces the diuine Rainbowe that is the grace of God doth showre downe in abundance vpon his seruants as diuers Interpreters well obserue These are the three principal colours of the Bow and from these and diuers others arising from the reflection of these there doeth appeare an excellent beauty in the admirable Rainbow I meane not now to dispute those many questions Diuers questions about the colours concerning these colours which are discussed by ancient and moderne Philosopbers as whether these colours of the Rainbow be colors according to the veritie of the matter or in appearance only whether that which lieth between the lesser periferie or circumference of the Bow the greater be a thing coloured or not whether that which is seene between the two Rainbowes the principall and that which is caused by refl●xe of the principall bee coloured with the purple carnation and fiery colour whether the light in the middle be any qualitie and in a word whether it be possible that a third Rainbowe should appeare and for what cause with diuers others of the like curiositie I will not

worthy to bee drowned with a floud of Gods vengeance though we are not bound to be superstitious yet fitting it is that we should not forget Gods infinite loue and mercy towards vs. Allegorie 1. The rainbow a signe of the Gospel Againe it shall be for a signe Allegorically this Rainebow is a signe of the euangelicall Law for as the Rainebow being set for a signe did shew forth peace pardon and glory so the euangelicall law brought with it grace remission of sinnes and promise and assurance of eternall glory in the heauens Secondly this Rainebow doth signifie the incarnate word of God Allegorie 2. God in the flesh or the humanity of Christ and that after a manifold analogy A manifold Analogie betweene Christ and the Bowe and similitude betweene them For first as the Sunne shining in the Cloud doth beget a glorious and beautifull Bow so the eternall word of God that most powerfull Sunne of righteousnesse shining in and vpon our humane nature did as it were beget a glorious and blessed Redeemer after a diuine and wonderfull manner Secondly as the rainbow was a Symbole of peace in the time of Noah so the incarnation of Christ was the reconciliation of the world Thirdly the two hornes or ends of the Bowe may signifie the two natures of Christ his diuine and humane of which the hidden and inuisible string is like vnto the secret and admirable hypostaticall vnion of his two-fold nature Fourthly in the Rainebowe there is a three-folde colour and so likewise in Christ for Christ was Caerulean or Caelestiall by prayer hee was greene and flourishing by the flowers of spirituall graces and heauenly vertues of which hee was full as Saint Iohn speaketh Iohn 1. verse 14. Ioh. 1.14 And hee was redde by his bloud shedde vpon the Altar of the crosse by treading the winepresse of Gods wrath alone by which his raiment was stained as the Prophet speaketh Isaiah 63.3 Fiftly as from this Bowe are sent forth diuerse secret sweete and comfortable vertues amiable to the flowers of the earth so likewise from that mysticall and heauenly Rainebow Christ Iesus are sent downe many sweete comfortable and hidden arrowes of diuine loue with which his blessed spouse being wounded to the heart sings in her passionate loue to Christ her husband stay me with flagons comfort me with apples for I am sicke of loue Sixtly as this Bowe is imbrifera a Rainie-bowe Cant. 2.4 so likewise was that diuine Rainebow Christ Iesus when one the day of Pentecost he did shower downe in abundance the sweete raine of heauenly grace and caelestiall doctrine into the hearts of his Apostles doth continually shower downe his infinite blessings vpon his seruants In a word this Rainebow being a semicircle descending towards the earth and ascending towards heauen may fitly shew Christ descending towards the earth to take our nature vpon him to free vs by his passion from the wrath of his father and his ascension to prepares a place for vs where we shall one day liue and reioyce with him in glory and happinesse for euermore And thus doth the Rainebowe figure that heauenly Bowe Christ Iesus Or otherwise this Rainebow is a figure of Christ In another manner the Rainebow is a figure of Christ the clouds may signifie his body the threefold colour his threefold substance his flesh his soule and his diuinitie or his threefold supreame dignity spoken of by the Prophet Isaiah of King of Iudge and of Lawgiuer or last of all his threefold spirituall office of King Priest and of Prophet Per●rius in Genes To be short the Philosophers teach that the Rainebow doth consist of a threefold substance the earth the water and the aire from whence doth arise the threefold varietie of his colour of greene redde and watery And by this is insinuated the greatnesse of diuine mercy Gods mercy in a threefold respect manifested vnto men in a threefold respect in the state of nature of the law of Moses and of the Gospell in the state of creation of naturall corruption and spirituall grace in the grace of predestination from all eternitie of iustification in time and of glorification beyond all time But I dwell too long in these Allegories yet once againe It shal be for a signe We reade in the Scripture of diuers apparitions of this glorious Bow in the vision of the diuine maiestie Ezek. 1.28 which was shewed to Ezekiel the brightnesse of the glory of God was like vnto the Bow that is in the cloud in the day of raine In the Reuelation to that Euangelicall Prophet S. Iohn Reuel 4.3 Polan de Sacramento faderis there was a rainbowe round about the throne in sight like vnto an Emerald A Rainebowe to signifie that God was mindfull of his couenant with Noah and with his posteritie In sight like vnto an Emerald to shew the mercy of God towards the penitent whom God doeth refresh with a gracious countenance Pererius in Genes A Rainbow compassing a throne the Rainebow signifieth the mercy of God and the throne his Church to shew that God doeth protect and defend his Church with perpetuall mercy as the Rainbow did compasse the throne Lastly in another vision S. Iohn beholdeth a mightie Angell come downe from heauen Reuel 10.1 Angel Christ Cloude Humanitie Rainbowe Couenant cloathed with a cloud and a rainebow vpon his head his face shining like the Sunne and his feet as pillars of brasse A mightie Angel that is Christ Iesus clothed with a cloud that is his humanitie and hauing a Rainebow about his head to shew that he is the Author of the couenant and of our reconciliation with God figured likewise by the Rainbow in my text But I passe to the last part of my text the intimation of the internall significate in the last words Of the couenant betweene me and the earth Of which I will giue a touch and so conclude The fift part Couenant Erit signum foederis it shal be for a signe of the couenant that is a signe which shall seale and confirme that couenant which I haue entred with mankind as the seale of a King confirmeth the Charter granted to his subiects nay much more firme for that may altar because it is from man but this is vnchangeable A twofold Couenant because it is from God This Couenant which God hath entred with mankind is twofold a spirituall couenant and a corporall couenant The spirituall couenant doth consist of two branches the first the couenant of works and the second the couenant of grace Couenant of workes The couenant of works is that which God made with our first parents before their fall promising vnto them eternall happinesse if they continued obedient vnto his commandements which were dictated vnto them as by word of mouth and written in their hearts by the power of his Spirit The current of this was Hoc fac viues doe this