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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69188	The ile of gulls As it hath been often acted in the Black Fryers, by the Children of the Revels.	Day, John, 1574-1640?; Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586. Arcadia.	1633 (1633)	STC 6414; ESTC S109425	90,057	188

out them to a perpetual shame that when it came to Ekron it did as much vnto the Ekronites that whē the milch kine brought it home it guided the kine in that their iourney it was as the rudder in a ship which though it be behind yet directeth all afore lastly we shal there find that when the men of Bethshemeth pried into it over boldly it slew aboue fiftie thousand at one time so exasperated was the Lord against them All that afterwards hapned by it as the slaying of Vzzah but for touching it the blessing of Obed Edom for entertaining it and some other things besides I now omit at this time as being done by all likelyhood after the composing of this Psalme and therefore not likely that the Prophet here had any relation to these events Thirdly concerning the Sanctuary we shall find it recorded there what pretious Iewels that had in it being the cabinet as it were and casket of them as first this aforesaid Arke and all the sacred things therein contained the golden pot wherein was Manna and Aronsrod that had budded and the Tables of the Testament secondly the golden Censer thirdly the mercy seat of gold fourthly the Cherubins of gold too fifthly the dishes cups coverings and candlestickes of gold We shall find it recorded there that the Lord from thence gaue forth his Oracles and told all things vnto Moses concerning the children of Israel We shall find it recorded there that the high Priest went into it once every yeare to make an attonement both for himselfe for the Priests and for the People Lastly we shall find it recorded there that it was called Sanctum Sanctorum that is The holiest of all for so is the Hebrew phrase in stead of the superlatiue like as our Saviour is called in holy Scripture Rex Regum Dominus Dominantium that is King of Kings and Lord of Lords according to that dialect And these are the excellent things recorded of that house wherevnto as this our Prophet no doubt had special reference here in these words so they may serue vs as a draught in some sort to knowe what manner of house this was There are that compare this house to this great world wherein we liue for it being devided say they into three parts the Outward Court the Inward and the Sanctuarie two of them signifie the Earth the Sea wherein al kind of creatures are and such were the Outward and Inward Court the third part which was the Sanctuarie signifies Heaven say they which was reserved for God alone in like sort as the Heaven is not to be come vnto by men In my conceit it may more fitly bee compared to the little world of man as man in holy Scripture is said to haue a Body a Soule and a Spirit the Soule being taken as sometime it is for the will affections the Spirit for the vnderstanding First then concerning the Tabernacle that J resemble to the Body my reason is for that so oftētimes in holy writ we find this Body of ours resembled to a Tabernacle In this Body is a Soule and in that Tabernacle an Arke which Arke containing principally the Two Tables of stone the ten Commandemēts what may we better resemble them vnto then to the will and affections over which they beare the sway The Sanctuarie I may wel resemble vnto the Vnderstanding though as the chiefest roome in this house it passed indeed all vnderstanding Nor may it seeme strange that the Temple here should thus be compared vnto man seeing man so often times in holy Scripture is called the Temple of God Knowe ye not saith the Apostle that ye are the Temple of God and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you If any man destroy the Temple of God him shall God destroy for the Temple of God is holy which ye are And againe in another place ye are the Temple of the leving God where vpon Tertullian very elegantly Being all of vs saith he the Temple of God the Parson Prelate of that Church is Chastitie which will not suffer any vncleane or prophane thing to be brought into it least that God that doth inhabit it should vtterly leaue the place by reason of such pollution But thus much of his house Now let vs see what it is to dwell in it Even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord. Hannah the mother of Samuel whē shee had beene long barren it was often cast her in the teeth she vowed a vow said O Lord of hosts if thou wile look on the trouble of thy handmaid and remember mee and not forget thy handmaid but giue vnto thy handmaid a man child thē will I giue him vnto the Lord all the daies of his life there shall no raiser come vpon his head Her meaning was that he should be brought vp in the house of the Lord in Shil●h there to do the Lord that service that Eli the Governor should enioin him Al things hapning to her desires that is the Lord looking on her trouble remembring and not forgetting her giving vnto her a man childe indeed shee gaue him indeed vnto the Lord he became a Nazarite and a Levite and dwelt in the house of the Lord al the daies of his life But this is not the dwelling here meant in this place This kinde of dwelling was for Prophets indeed and for the Children of the Prophets howbeit Dauid though he were a Prophet yet had he besides an other calling and by reason of that calling coulde not thus dwell in this house The dwelling then that David meant was in all publike assemblies both at Morning and Evening Sacrifice to tender his presence to the Lord to sort himself with those who gladded him so much when as they said vnto him we will goe into the house of the Lord to be alwaies praising of the Lord in those Assemblies according vnto that in an other of his Psalmes Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will bee alwaie praising thee And this because he coulde not now perfourme by reason of his banishment how dry was his soul within him what bitter moane doth he make My soule saith he is a thirst for God yea even for the liuing God when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God I for his banishmēt had berest him of the exceeding solace he there took ●e prefers before himself those very fowles of the heaven before which our Saviour in another case woulde haue preferred him so much The Sparrow saith he hath found her a house and the swallow a nest where shee may lay her yong even thy altars O Lord of hostes my king and my God I know there are of the Interpreters that take these words otherwise but since our Church thus readeth them I for my

part am cōtented in this case no● to vary from the Church But to returne vnto my purpose To approach continually then vnto the Temple and thither continually to repaire was the dwelling no doubt here meant to dwell to reside continually there not to come for a spurt or a fit as you heard this word Dwelling descanted vpon by one of the worthiest amongst vs in another dialect not long ago And thus dwelt Anna here the daughter of Phanuel who is said in the secōd of Luke for the space of fourescore and foure yeares not to haue gone out of the Temple not that she was there alwaies but often saith Lyra and venerable Bede to the same purpose not that shee was never absent no not an howre but for that she was often in the Temple And the same S. Luke speaking of our Saviours disciples after they had seen him ascended into heaven They returned saith he to Ierusalem with great ioy were continually in the Temple praising and lauding God Thus S. Austens mother in her time to might be said to dwell in Gods house wherevnto she came so duely and truely twise a daie that shee in thy Scriptures saith S. Austen might heare O God what thou saidst to her and thou in her praiers what shee said to thee In a word such were the Christians the same S. Austen speaks of in another place whom he calleth the Emmets of God Behold the Emmet of God saith he it riseth early every daie it runneth to Gods Church it there prayeth it heareth the Lesson read it singeth a Psalme it ruminateth what it heareth it meditateth therevpon and hourdeth vp within it selfe the precious corne gathered from that barne flowre And thus much for the dwelling here now concerning the conveniency of dwelling in this place in as much as he desired it for tearme of life All the daies of my life Many and manifolde are the cares that are taken by mortall men concerning their habitations if so be they haue purse-opportunity either to purchase or to rent them Some like the City best some the Country some one Coast some an other and yet when all comes to all nor City nor Coast nor Coūtrey whatsoever that continually can content them Variety of houses in every age hath been a great salue for this soare that as he said in the Comedie when they are wearie of one house they may presentlie walke vnto another Even Princes thēselues haue this variety how well accōmodated soeuer their Pallaces be and no house of theirs so gorgeous so glorious whatsoever but should they be tyed vnto it continually it would seeme a Prison rather then a Pallace It seemes it was not so with the Lordes house in this place for a Prince here is so desirous to liue therein continually as that he wished there to dwell all the daies of his life and therefore in one of his Psalmes I will dwell saith he in the house of the Lord for ever and againe in another place I will dwell for ever in thy Tabernacle He could haue beene contented it seems to haue set vp his rest there like as the Lord speakes of Sion This shal be my rest for ever here will I dwell for I haue a delight therein This it was in effect that Zacharias Iohn Baptists father did aime at long after whē speaking of the effect of our redemption by our Saviour that we saith he being delivered out of the ●ād● of our enemies might serue him without feare in holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the daies of our life And here Beloved let vs admire the greate goodnesse of our God and his exceeding mercy towards vs who speaking to vs when time was in so great anger and indignation Cursed is the earth for thy sake in sorrow shalt thou ●ate of it all the daies of thy life for in that he spake it to our first father Adam he spake it to vs to doth sweeten as it were this curse againe by taking vs into his owne service and in that service to remaine with him all the daies of our life Wherein what doe we else but even set at his owne table either as David did at Sauls or Mephibosheth at Davids It was a vaine hope of Lamech therefore who vpon the birth of Noah his sonne this sonne saith he shall comfort vs at touching the earth which the Lord hath cursed it is the sonne of God only that so can do and so shall it be done vnto vs if so be we endevour to serue him all the daies of our life I end this point with the words of Peter which he spake vnto our Saviour somewhat vnadvisedlie I confesse in the case he then spake them but for our purpose very fitly Master saith Peter it is good for vs to be here right so say I it is good indeed for vs to be here and therefore let vs here be all the daies of our life And thus much of the Matter of the Prophets Petition here now as touching the Maner of making it which I told you was in these words On thing haue I desired of the Lord which I will require wherein I consider these points first that he made it his Chiefe Desire and that in these words One thing haue I desired secondly his Constancie in it that in these I desired of the Lord not I desired of thee o Lord as if he had spoken it in private but I desired of the Lord in the third person and therefore speaking no doubt to others even to all who should ever haue the pervsing of this Psalme And of each of these in their order and first of making it his Chiefe Desire One thing haue I desired Davids desire for it was One thing here is not so to be vnderstood as if it therfore were but One or the only thing he did desire This very Psalme dispelleth that conceite for there are even in this Psalme diverse and sundry desires besides as first to haue mercie vpon him and to forgiue him secoudly not to hide his face frō him thirdly to illighten his vnderstāding that he might tread his waies aright fourthly to deliuer him from the malice and malitiousnes of his Adversaries over and aboue a thousand desires and petitions besides both in this his booke of Psalmes in the book of Sam●●● and els where It is nor therefore to be said of this One as speaks the Apostle to the Ephesians of one body one spirit one hope of our vocation or in the words immediatly following ● one Lord one Faith one Baptisme or as it was said of our Saviours coate that it could not haue bin Tun●●a vnlesse it had beene Vni●a that is one or els none or as Ruff●… speakes of that Sonne in the firmament which is so only one that there cannot be another or a third to beare him company