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A sermon preached at Cheanies the 14. of September, 1585, at the buriall of the right honorable the earle of Bedforde, By Thomas Sparke Doctor of Divinitie
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Sparke, Thomas, 1548-1616.
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as God in the temple of God shewing himselfe that he is God 2. Thess 2.4 Of which qualities the two first are notoriously seen in popery in forbidding the mariage of ministers and in the commaÌ„ding as a holy and meritorious thing abstinence from flesh And as for the rest who can consider howe the Popes haue brought kinges and princes vnder to do them most base seruice and what otherwise they haue taken vpon them do stil to make lawes besides and often contrary to the woorde written to binde consciences yet vnder paine of damnation to obey how they cal theÌ„selues heads of the vniuersall Church which is Christs speciall and peculiar title Colos 1. Ephes 1. howe they take vpon them to forgiue sinnes and to conferre vpon beggarly creatures by the halowing of them power to put away sinnes but he must be enforced to coÌ„fesse that al the other qualities are seene and found notoriously in the rase of Popes for a long time Lastly as it is prophecied that by the spirit of Gods mouth 2. Thess 2.8 Antichrist shall consume and after the sound of the Gospell againe that Babylon shall fall Apoc. 14.8 so the Lordes name be praised for it we haue seene by experience papacie fallen into a great consumption and the popes credit and autority very well fallen also in the consciences of men by the preaching of the Gospell againe in these latter daies And to our comfort we may learne out of the 2. to the Thes 2.8 that his consuÌ„ption is so deadly that he shal neuer recouer it vntill he be quite abolished by the brightnes of Christs comming If he therfore win a litlâ— in one place both he and his may learne by this to make their account that they shall loose more in another In steade therefore of hoping againe for their golden day let them seat nâ— for the fall of Babylon which is irreuocable to take vppe weeping and wailing and to cry alas alas for the great citie as it is prophecied that Antichristes friendes shall doe at his fall Apoc. 18.19 Thus you see or at the least may see both that Babylon is Rome and also that Antichristianity is Popery Wherefore the second part of my argument is proued which was this But who so dyeth in the popishe faith dieth bearing the marke of the beast both in forhead and hand and therefore now againe I may conclude therfore so far off is it that he that dieth a papist dieth a christian or in Christ that most certainty he dieth a limme of Antichrist and that consequently all Papistes dying Papistes in this peeuish and Antichristian faith before deseribed confuted are shut out from this number that my text speaketh of 〈…〉 thus also in this short comparison of the prophecies concerning the kingdome of 〈…〉 you seâ— once againe their glory 〈◊〉 to their shame For you know they bragge that their Church must bee the true church because they 〈◊〉 alleage anâ—iquiâ—â— vniuersality vnity visibility whereas al these as you haue heâ—râ— are 〈…〉 christianity For 〈…〉 it waâ—â—â—ginning in Paâ—â—â— times for viâ—â—â—â—â—â—ity and 〈◊〉 â—ll â—â—tions shal be drunke the 〈◊〉 for the 〈◊〉 you haue heard how glittering â—â—sible 〈◊〉 the whore of Babylon shal be Let them 〈◊〉 therefore dazel our eies or deceiue vs by any such false marks to cause vs to â—â—â—e the poore litle persecuted flock of Christ to 〈◊〉 our selues with their garish synagogue 〈◊〉 thus you haue heard what faith wil not 〈◊〉 our 〈…〉 vs vnto Christ that so we may when it pleaseth the Lorde â—e in him euen wher by you may also see 〈◊〉 I doubt not but you do what maner of faith it must be that wil serue Howbeit for your more full satisfying coÌ„cerning that point What faith it is that will vnite vs in deede to Christ vnderstand that that faith the Lorde by the ministery of his word and Sacramenteâ— through the inward working of his spirit neuer yet 〈◊〉 â—ought in any â—â—â—euer will vnles that first by his law he â—erâ— one that was 〈…〉 onely to see and know his sinnes and the punishments therefore due 〈◊〉 him but also to a true sorowe for the fâ—me and an vnfeâ—â—ed loathing therof and conseâ—â—ntly to an earnest huÌ„ger and this 〈◊〉 to be deliâ—ered â—herefrom â—or Christ was not sent to coÌ„fort 〈◊〉 by the Gospell that were not first â—â—comforted by the law to 〈◊〉 vp any by the one that were not first thr◠〈◊〉 down by the other or to heale â—â—y by the one who the other before had not made euen sieke in the foule for the gâ—iefe of sinne And therefore it is writen that he waâ—sent to bind vp the broken haâ—◠〈◊〉 to appoint vnto them that mourne in Sion to giue vnto theÌ„ beautie for a shes the oâ—â—e of ioy for mourning the garment of gladnes for the spirit of heauâ—nes Isai 6.13 And such saith Dauid Psa 5 1â— as are of a contrite and a broken hart are â—ccâ—p table vnto him and he will not despise them and to him euen to him that is poore and of a contritespirit he saith he will looke Isai 66. â— And therefore Isai 55.1 and Iohn 7.37 he â—â—â—leth only the thirsty vnto him and Mat. â—â— 28 the weary and heauy loaden promising comfort to such Which property of our God it seemeth yt he blessed virgin had wel obserued therfore she singeth Lâ—kâ— 1.53 He hath filled the â—â—â—gry with good thinges â—â—â—le â—â—ch he â—â—ath seâ—t eâ—ty away They therfore yâ— by fayth would find Christ 〈◊〉 â—e raised vp must first go to schole with the law â—â—lea to therby effectually the former sessâ—â—â— fâ—â— the law is our schâ—â—eâ—â—â—ster to bring vs to Câ—hrist 〈…〉 4. that so they finding out the depth and grieuâ—usnes of their spirituall sicknes may seek a sit â—â—â—â—cieÌ„t â—layster sâ—lue to heal 〈◊〉 it Vnto with estate wheÌ„ the lord hath brought his knowing that light after darknes helth after sicknes felicity after tast of misery wil be yâ— more â—â—leâ—Ì„â— more thâ—Ì„kfully receiued theÌ„ effectually becauseth theÌ„ so to prâ—fice by the doctrine of the gospel that first therby they attain to a sound and right knowledge of Iesus Christ what hee is in persoÌ„ what he is in office In person that he is the 2 person in Trinity very God and very man also and yet that he is but one person coÌ„sisting of these 2 natures In office king priest prophet the only messias means to be saued by Which saliatioÌ„ therby also they learne he hath dearly fully merited in by his owne abasâ—meÌ„t in that he â—â—â—aÌ„e maÌ„ liued died was buried and desceÌ„ded into â—el therby likewise they learn that by his â—duaÌ„cemeÌ„t that is by his resurrectioÌ„ ascension â—nd siâ—â—ing on yâ— right haÌ„d of his father he is now able to bestowe and apply the same faluation by himself so merited to al that be his Whereupon they take decasioÌ„ stâ—â—fastly