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A15398	Ecclesia triumphans: that is, The ioy of the English church for the happie coronation of the most vertuous and pious prince, Iames by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defendour of the faith, &c. and for the ioyfull continuance of religion and peace by the same. With a briefe exposition of the 122. Psalme, and fit application to the time: wherein are declared the manifold benefits like to grow by these good beginnings to the church and common-wealth of England. Dedicated to the most gratious ladie and vertuous princess, Ioland Anne, by the grace of God, Queene of England, Scotland, France, &c.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1603 (1603)	STC 25676; ESTC S114434	63,703	152

because of your bodies as your soules are holy because of the spirit that dwelleth in you your bodies holy because of your soules so this house is holy because of your bodies Secondly all profanation of Gods house is forbidden or turning of it to any secular vses Our Sauiour would not suffer them to carrie a vessell through the Temple nor to buie and sell but ouerthrew the tables of the money changers Math. 11. 15 16. Hereof it is that diuerse abuses of places consecrate to religious vses haue beene by diuers wholesome Canons restrained that law-daies should not be kept in Churches Concil Aretalens sub Carol. c. 22. that feasts be not made there Trullan c. 74. that no man bring in beasts or cattell ibid. c. 88. that no dancing there be vsed songs or enterludes Bracarens 3. c. 2. All which and such like corrupt vsages are great profanations of Gods house which is appointed for praier and other holy exercises Thirdly if the Church be Gods house it ought euen in respect of outward comelines and decencie to be reuerently kept Men should not be curious in adorning their owne houses and dissolute in maintaining the house of God This was the reproofe of the Israelites in Haggai his time because they themselues dwelled in sieled houses and suffered the temple to lie wast Hagg. 1. 4. And verily where people are slouthfull in this busines to beautifie and repaire the publike places of religion it sheweth that they much regard not the exercises of that holy habitation Lastly as it is Gods house so we should come reuerently to it as into Gods presence as Iacob resolueth himselfe How f●arefull is this place this is none other but Gods house Gen. 28. 17. Gods palace is much vnlike Ahashuerosh court Mordecai could not enter there because he was cloathed with sackcloath a mourning garment Esth. 4. 2. but he is soonest admitted into Gods court that commeth with true sorrow and contrition Men vse to come trembling vnto the princes Maiestie and with reuerence enter into the court Gods house in like manner is his pallace and therfore in time past we shall finde that the Church was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a basilike or princes house It is the mansion of the great King and therefore we should not come with secure hearts and profane affections as the manner of some is but with reuerence and feare as into the presence of the highest Maiestie And herein we haue the exāple of our princely Ecclesiastes that both in practise and precept goeth before vs in this dutie of reuerence toward God thus moouing aduising his princely sonne But in your praier to God speake with all reuerence for if a subiect will not speake but reuerently to a king much lesse should any flesh presume to talke with God as a companion Howe much are we bound vnto God that in his mercy hath sent vs a king truely touched with the deuout sense of religion who what he prescribeth to others doeth first practise in his royall person and as the Prophet saith is as an he-goate before the flocke Iere. 50. 8. that is most forward of the rest To conclude this place Bernard well saith Terribilis plane locus quem fideles viri inhabitant quem angeli sancti frequentant quem sua quoque praesentia dominus ipse dignatur worthie of all reuerence which faithfull men inhabite angels frequent where God himselfe is present The presence of Christs Church requireth reuerence but of angels more of God himselfe most of all The 7. meditation v. 2. Our feete shall stand in thy gates That is whereas the Arke before was flitting from one place to another not onely in the wildernes vnder Moses where the Arke was remooued as the campe pitched their tents but afterwarde also it often changed place from Shiloh to Ebenezer from Ebenezer to Ashdod from thence to Gath from Gath to Ekron frō thence to the house of Obed●Edom and so to Ierusalem now the Church of God reioyceth that the Arke was setled and brought to his resting place This then is the ioy of the Church when religion is setled and established and brought to perfection when the people are resolued in their conscience of the truth and stand confidently with their feete in Gods house 1. Thus the Lord promised concerning Sion The Lord hath chosen Sion and loued to dwell in it this is my rest for euer here will I dwell for I haue a delight therein Psal. 132. 13. Now in Dauids time and not before the place was elected and appointed where the solemne exercise of religion should be practised 2. Thus Salomon builded God an house whereas he dwelt in tents before that the Arke should be no more transported out of his place and herein Salomon was a figure of Christ in whome the promises of God are Yea and Amen 2. Cor. 1. 20. Who hath giuen vs an euerlasting testament a kingdome which cannot be shaken Hebr. 12. 28. who is the true Messiah neither are we to looke for any other Math. 11. 3. 3. Like as then when Samuel went to annoint Dauid first Eliab then Abinadab then Shammah and the rest of the brethren came in order before Samuel but none of them was chosen at the last Dauid was sent for and he was the man 1. Sam. 16. So after many prophets and many professions in the world at the length commeth Christ and he is annointed king for euer And as when Elias was in the caue a mightie winde was sent of God then an earthquake then a fire but God was in none of them but at the last he spake in a soft and still voice So Christ came not though many signes and wonders went before till he himselfe spake with a soft and still voice in the forme and shape of a man 4. For the Apostle saith Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for euer Heb. 13. 8. therefore as Christ is alwaies the same so the faith and religion of Christ is constant and immutable And as the Apostle inferreth hereupon in the same place Be not carried about with diuers and strange doctrines v. 9. so should we be resolued and setled in religion 5. Wherefore euery man may consider how much bound we are to praise God which hath in his mercie raised vs vp a Dauid after Samuel to bring home the arke of God and to establish and settle religion which was feared of many and wished of some to be flitting at the next change The Pope and his adherents would draw the English people as Ieroboam called the Israelites to Dan and Bethel to the Romane religion but I trust our feete shall stand still at home in the gates of Ierusalem Let men therefore be constant in faith not be carried away with euery wind of doctrine as the Apostle saith Eph. 4. 14. nor halt betweene two opinions as some like Ianus bifrons looking both

non sola refundat inferioribus membris quod accepit ipsa desuper Let not the wholesome annointing stay in Aarons beard let it receiue it first but not alone but shed forth to the mēbers belowe which it hath receiued from aboue 5. By this doctrine then the great negligence of people is reprooued which suffer euery one to walke his owne way no man exhorteth admonisheth one another but like as if thou shouldst see thy brother readie to fall into a pit which he was not ware of and forbearest to tell him thou art accessarie to his danger so saith Augustine Praecipitat se quis in vitia sua praedicat apud te malefacta sua tu nosti mala esse laudas c. Thou seest a man to run headlong vnto sinne he vaunteth of his wickednesse before thee thou knowest he doeth euill and yet doest not tell him thou art guiltie of his perishing The time was while Poperie raigned that Christians could not meete to conferre togither one to exhort and admonish another without danger of their liues as Iames Brewster for hearing one Sweeting to read māy good things out of a booke and because the said Sweeting when Iames had said The sonne of the liuing God helpe vs answered Now almightie God so doe were both condemned and burnt in Smithfield Ioannes de Cadurco for bringing forth this sentence at a feast Christ raigne in our hearts and prosecuting it by Scriptures was burned ann 1533. Thomas Saupaulinus because he rebuked one for swearing was suspected for a Lutherane and burned at Paris ann 1551. This was the miserable thrall of Christs Church in those blind sottish daies but now blessed be God these 45. yeares it hath beene lawefull for Christians to vse godly conference and mutuall exhortation and I trust this libertie shall contiuue still twice so many yeares and I hope to the worlds ende This benefit if it be not cheerefully vsed it shall be the peoples fault not want of Christian freedome and libertie therein But it is no great maruell that the common people neglect this mutuall dutie seeing they which haue charge ouer others as fathers ouer children masters ouer seruants do faile in this behalfe the most part of these leauing those whōe they are charged with to their owne election and sway of their simple wit Let these also knowe that God will require their blood which perish by their negligence at their hands Let them remember how seuerely Elie otherwise a good man was punished in himselfe and his posteritie for his remisnesse toward his children 1. Sam. 2. And so I conclude this place with that golden sentence of Augustine Adduc eos ad domum dei tecum qui sunt in domo tua t●cum mater ecclesia aliquos à te petit aliquos repetit petit eos quos apud te invenit repetit eos quos per te perdidit acquirat solers quos non habuit non plāgat quos habuit Bring those vnto Gods house with thee which thou hast in thine owne house with thee the mother Church doeth craue some of thee other shee doth challenge shee craueth those which shee findeth with thee shee challengeth those which shee hath lost by thee let her get what shee had not not grieue for that shee had Wherefore masters fathers and gouernours should rather seeke by their godly care to winne those vnto God that belong vnto them then pull them by their negligence from God for whome they are accomptable The 6. meditation The house of Iehovah This is a great honour which the Lord vouchsafeth vnto such places as are dedicated to his worship that they are the Lords houses and dwelling places that though heauen and earth cannot containe that infinite maiestie yet he is present among the faithfull assembled together in his house 1. Thus the Lord saith by his Prophet Heauen is my seate earth is my footestoole where is that house that ye will build for me To whome will I looke to him that is poore and of a contrite heart and trembleth at my words Isa. 66. 1 2. So our Sauiour Christ promiseth Wheresoeuer two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst among them Math. 18. 20. 2. Iacob hereof had experience when in his dreame he saw that comfortable vision of the ladder and awaking called it Gods house and the gate of heauen Gen. 28. 17. Salomon by his holy praier at the dedication of the temple obtained that God would be there present and heare the supplications of the people that should pray in that place 2. King 8. 30. 3. Like as then the curtaines of the Temple was pictured with Cherubs faces Exod. 36. 8. so are the Angels of God present as ministring spirits for the Elect sake when the people of God are assembled in praier and as the tabernacle of Moses was shadowed with a cloud an euident signe of Gods presence Num. 9. 22. so the Lord doeth ouershadowe by the worke of his spirit the hearts of the faithfull assembled in his house to heare his word 4. God therefore is present in his house because of his promise for there the Lord will be seene as Abraham said In the mountaine will God be seene Gen. 22. 14. so will the Lord shew himselfe in his sanctuarie promising there to heare the praiers of his people And againe where els should the Lord be thought to be present then where he bestoweth his gifts as it is saide in the parable of the prodigall child In my fathers house is bread enough luk 15. Therefore because the store of this spirituall bread which is the word of God preached is dealt in the Church assemblies that there is surely our fathers house 5. First here all superstitious persons must be met withall which tie Gods presence to the walls stones of the church as though it were in it selfe a more holy place such were the Israelites that thought the very presence of the Arke would deliuer them from the Philistims when as God was not present whome they had chased away with their sinnes 1. Sam 4. And they had nothing in their mouth but the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord Ierem. 7. 4. foolishly imagining that what sinnes so euer they had committed if they did but once come within the walls of the temple they were deliuered Ier. 7. 10. Such is the superstition which the Papists haue of their hallowed Churches ascribing great vertue to the place it selfe whereas the Lord for his worship maketh no difference of places but euery where he is accepted which worshippeth in spirit and truth Ioh. 4. 23 24. Churches indeede are holy places but not in respect of any inherent holines but because of the holy vse namely the holy praiers and exercises of holy assemblies which point is very well touched by Bernard Habent sanctitatem sed propter corpora vestra c. Your Churches are holy