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A09320 The seaven golden candlestickes Englands honour. The great mysterie of Gods mercie yet to come. With peace to the pure in heart aduising to vnitie among our selues. By Richard Bernard, minister at Batcombe in Somersetshire. Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1621 (1621) STC 1963; ESTC S113795 38,453 126

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were put to death for the Gospell of Christ out of Bohemia were banished aboue two hundred Ministers of the Gospell and in France was a   grieuous Persecution raised against those which were called Waldenses But for all this they shrunke not from the Truth therefore the Lord will cloath them with the white garmēt he will not blot out their names out of the Booke of Life but will confesse them before his Father and his holy Angels Sleid. Com. Lu. Osiand Epit. l. 2. cent 16. c. 70. 71. 72. 73. Lu. Osian l. 3. cent 16. c. 20. Hee that hath an eare let him eare what the Spirit saith to the Churches And thus much for the state of the Church from the yeare 1516. to 1558. set out in the Church of Sardis CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTRVCTION AND VSE FIrst that such as bee come from vnder Antichrist may yet bee in a dying condition Secondly that there may bee a name of life by profession when such parties may bee dead in practice Thirdly that where there is no care to strengthen that which is good it will dye and euill grow vp in the roome thereof Fourthly That God alloweth not of the workes which are not perfect before him Fiftly that to amend and to be reformed is to call our selues backe to the Truthes receiued Sixtly that God will surely punish his if they will not otherwise be reformed Seuenthly that some are kept pure and vndefiled when others be stayned with vncleannesse Eighthly that the better part are euer the fewest Ninthly that God in mercy holds them worthy of reward which will not pollute themselues with others in sin Tenthly that the better men be though neuer so few the more accepted be they with God THE SIXT GOLDEN CANDLESTICK THE SIXT CHVRCH In the Type In the Antitype The Church of Philadelphia The Philadelphian state of Christs Church being the second of the Reformed Churches beginning from the Reigne of Elizabeth our late Queene of happy memory in the yeare 1558. at which time we may begin this sixt state of Christs Church for that the Popes power began now more to bee diminished then euer before and to be cast into such a consumption that hitherto he languisheth thereof in all these parts of Christendome God adding the Wisdome and Zeale of our learned Souereigne by his Pen to pierce thorow the heart of his vsurped Supremacie The period of this not yet come the yeare as in all the former states of the Church cannot bee set downe 1. To this Christ setteth out himself to be holy and true to haue the Key of Dauid to open and 1. BEcause now Christ at this time would chiefly exalt Piety exalt his Truth and shew that as he is King and as power belongeth to him so would hee none to shut and to shut and none to open now exercise the same that the Church might know that hee hath taken to him his great power and hath reigned And indeed in what age since the Apostles time hath true Pietie and the Truth beene more liuely set forth I say true Pietie and holinesse not that fained and counterfeit Sanctitie so much extolled when that Romane Beast did beare rule ouer all How hath the Gospell shined foorth to vs the wayes of darkenesse most powerfully hath the Lord shewed himselfe by his faithfull Seruants and great fruit haue they reaped of their labours Blessed be his Name cap. 11. 17. 2 Heere the LORD openeth a doore and none shutteth 2. For now the Gospell hath gotten free passage which the Enemies by their Tridentine Councell by their Iesuiticall or rather Iebusiticall Sect by their Seminarie Priests by their Conspiracies Trecheries Treason raysing of Rebellion in England   and Ireland by their murthering of Princes by their bloudy Persecutions in France and most cruell Massacre by their Spanish Inuasion by their Hellish Gunpowder-plot haue not beene able to hinder so wide hath the Lord opened the hearts of men to receiue the Truth as no plot nor police of that man of sinne hitherto hath beene able to shut them against the Truth as it is well knowne to vs all at this day William of Nass Prince of Orenge Hen. 4. K. of France his Predecessors before 3. This is commended for keeping Christs Word and for not denying his Name hauing but a little strength 3. Little was the strength of the Reformed Churches in this state for not a few yeares in respect of the power of Princes true vnion of hearts Diuision being great betweene Lutherans and others and Wisedome of policie in comparison of the Papists who were strongly vnited Pope Kings and Princes combining in league together and vsing   all subtile wayes and forcible meanes to ouerthrow the Professours of the Gospell who yet keepe the Word of God and did not deny the Doctrine and Worship of Iesus Christ to bee brought backe againe to Popery French Histor Mer. Gallobelg Lu. Osiand cent 16. 4. Christ to make his Lona knowne promiseth to this that the counterfeit Iewes and Synagogue of Satan shall come worship at his Angels feet so much is now the differēce of this from the Pergamine Angell who did dwell where Satans thron was 4. This Philadelphian state of the Church through the loue of Christ euen of mercie and not of any merit shall become most honourable The Lord will subdue all her Enemies those counterfeite Catholiques who did reigne in the Pergamine state who as Iewes bragge that they are the only people of God and will cause them to submit themselues humbly vnto the true Ministery of his Seruants which wee are to expect how contrarie soeuer it seemeth to mans reason and earnestly let vs pray for the same 5. To this is 5. There remayneth for made a promise of deliuerance in the time of temptation which is fore-told to come ouer all the World Christ his Church in this Philadelphian state a time of tryall yet to came our sinnes deserue it this so vniuersall a peace so abused by carnal security may make vs looke for troubles what this temptation is and when it shall be is not so certainly to be defined except it bee that in cap. 16. 18. but be it what it may bee let it come whensoeuer God shall sent it the Church hath a promise of deliuerance and shall escape the perill of it 6. To this Christ promiseth to come quickly and exhorteth it to hold fast that no man take away the Crown of reward 6. Because as may seeme by these words the Church in this her last time of tryall shall bee greatly assaulted and in danger to perish through the power and force of that temptation therefore as the Lord promiseth deliuerance so hee promiseth not to deferre it off but will quickly set her free 7. The Conquerer here is promised to bee made a 7. All this fore-sheweth after the deliuerance from this Temptation sore-spoken of that faithfull Pillar in the Temple so as hee shall goe no