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The rainebow, or, A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the tenth day of Iune, 1617 by Immanuel Bourne ...
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Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.
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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. Châ—â—sost Hâ—m 2. ad pâ—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 lachrymaruÌ„ 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 magâ—itâ—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. dâ— Baptism conâ—â—a Donat. Infidelis disputat contra fideÌ„ sed improbus Châ—â—stianus vivit contra fiâ—eÌ„ vn le cum vtâ—rque aducesetur fiâ—ei neuter per illam potest habere saluteÌ„ 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 saluatioÌ„ by faith True it is beloued that the Lord hath freed vs from hâ—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. Bâ—â—n Oportet humiliter de se sentire nitenteÌ„ 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 PersonatuÌ„ proprietates velut flos quidam ex illis qui apparent in Iâ—de in vnoquoque fulgeam nec vlluÌ„ esse ipsorum inter se differentiam secunduÌ„ naturae propietatem sed in communitate substantiae discriminis proprietates in vnoquoque râ—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 munâ—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 theÌ„ 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 Vâ—â—gas Ribeta Perâ—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 reflâ—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