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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04574	The way to glory, or, The preaching of the Gospell is the ordinary meanes of our saluation wherein is shewed what difference there is betweene the text of the Gospell, and the preaching, exposition, and glosse thereof : with a confutation of our aduersaries opinion, that the Popes defining and expounding Scriptures ex Cathedra, is to bee beleeued as vndoubted truth ... : herein also is shewed the dignity and necessity of the office of preaching the Gospell ... : preached in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paules, for the Crosse sermon, the tenth of December, 1620 / by Ro. Iohnson Bachelour of Diunity.	Johnson, Ro. (Robert)	1621 (1621)	STC 14693.5; ESTC S2160	25,362	56

our glory Answ It is his glory and our glory also It is his glory as he is the Head it is our glory as we are his members and haue vnion communion with the head It is his glory as he is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Head of the Corner It is our glory as we are ex aedificij latere of the building belonging to that Head It is true then that wee are called by his Gospell in this world to obtaine his glory in the life to come which glory of Christ is his by inheritance it is ours by his merits And the glory of Christ is seene in three thing In eminentia in praeeminentia in coeminentia Aquin. in Cant. in eminentia coeli in praeeminentia Angeli in coeminentia Patris excelsi In eminentia coeli cuius fruitur claritate in praeeminentia Angeli quem praecedit dignitate in coeminentia Patris excelsi cui aequalis est Maiestate The glory of Christ is illustrious in his eminency in his preheminency in his coeminency in his eminency of heauen in his preheminency of Angels in coeminency with his Father in his eminency of heauen whose glory hee doth enioy Heb. 1 in his preheminency of the Angels whom he excells in dignity in his coeminency with the Father with whom he is equall in Maiesty For Ego et Pater vnum sumus I the Father am one Iohn 10. and to the participation of his glory wee are called and to his eternall glory and here in the text to obtaine the glory of euerlasting life 1. Pet. 5.10 and to haue communion with our Lord Iesus Christ in his Kingdome Now as concerning this great and glorious place the Kingdome of Heauen there are many great and excellent Titles and attributes giuen vnto it in holy Scripture to expresse the glory therein contained but yet none beyond this here in the text It is called a Life a Kingdome an Inheritance a Glory A Life Iohn 5.24 and such a life as is not subiect to death a Kingdome and such a Kingdome that cannot be shaken Luke 12.32 Feare not little Flocke it is your Fathers pleasure to giue you a Kingdome There can be no ruine or deuastation Great earthly states are subiect to change and alteration by priuate sedition or publike hostility according to that of the Poet Hor. Ode 2. Saepius ventis agitatur ingens Pinus et celsae grauiore casu Decidunt turres feriuntque summos fulmina montes Which verses may thus be turned To stormy tempests subiect are the Pine and Cedar tall The turrets high as mountaines by are subiect to a fall For in all the Antiquaries it is to be obserued Dan. 2. Iustine Sleydan de quatuor Monarchijs that earthly estates are most subiect to change and are often times ouerturned and translated to others as we see it come to passe in all the foure Monarchies Caron Chron. Astyages the last of the Medes ouercome by Cyrus the first Monarke of the Persians Darius vltimus Dan. 2. Dan. 6. the last of the Persians ouercome by Alexander the first Monarke of the Greekes The Monarchie of the Greekes soone mangled and rent in pieces by the Feffees of Alexander Seleucus Ptolomie Antigonus and Cassander who making warre each on other were at length ouercome by the Romans first in the person of Iulius Caesar who aimed at a Monarchie and then afterward in the person of Octauius Augustus who established the same The Monarchie of the Romans though not worthy of that Title Amand. Polan in Dan cap. 2. neither doth Amandus Polanus vpon Daniel allow thereof because of the tyranny done to the Saints of God in the time of the Primitiue Church vntill the time of Constantine the Great the same being also diuided amongst the three sons of Constantine the Great Constantine the elder Constans and Constantius They perished all by vnnaturall dissension and so it became deuolute to Iulian the Apostate Nephew and sisters sonne vnto Constantine the Great Afterwards it was oftentimes oppressed by the Arians and other heretikes sometimes a great part thereof vsurped by Mahomet and the Turkes sometimes disordered and diminished by the power of vsurped transcendency sometimes translated from the Greekes to the French Caron Chron. De quarta Monarchia as in the person of Charles the Great the sonne of Pipine the Vsurper afterward became electiue in the time of Otho the third for want of issue male and at length that same Lapis abscissus è mōte sine manibus Dan. 2.24 That stone that is cut out of the Mountaine without hands shall dash all these earthly Kingdomes in pieces Ibidem For it shal strike the Image vpon the feete that are of iron and clay and breake them in pieces like a potters vessell Psal 1. But this Kingdome of Glory that is here spoken of in my text shall neuer bee shaken shall neuer bee subiect to any deuastation change or alteration Thirdly it is called an Inheritance and an Inheritance immortall 1. Pet. 1.4 vndefiled and that fadeth not away but which is reserued for vs in heauen Lastly it is called a glory and such a glory 2. Tim. 4.8 as is a Crowne of Glory Now what is it that we can desire that Here we haue not Doe wee desire a life Here it is and such a life as is not subiect to death Doe we desire a Kingdome Here it is and such a Kingdome that cannot bee shaken Do we desire an inheritance or a glory Here they are all aboue all that can be either wished or desired Aug. lib. de Trip. habit For regnum Dei est plenum lucis laetitiae beatitudinis et gloriae quod nec dici nec excogitari potest The Kingdome of heauen is full of light ioy blessednesse glory which neither can be spoken of nor imagined And to this glory of Christ here in my text we are called And so saith S. Iohn Dearely beloued 1. Iohn 3.2 now we are the sonnes of God but yet it doth not appeare what we shall be and we know that when hee shall appeare we shall be like him for wee shall see him as he is How shall we be like him Not with a s●●ut of Dignity and Equality in Glory but of similitude and quality we shall be like him in glory subordinately because we are heires annexed with him in Glory Rom. 8.17 as wee are here annexed with him in sufferings we shall be there annexed with him in glory If we suffer with him we shall also bee glorified with him To conclude this point If of that earthly Ierusalem such glorious things were spoken Psal 87. Very excellent things are spoken of the City of God how much more glorious things might be spoken of that heauenly Ierusalem which is aboue Gal. 4. and which is the Mother of vs all where are such glorious Citizens and one God of Glory instar omnium amongst them all and aboue them all Happy are the people that be in such a case yea Psal 144. blessed are the people that haue the Lord for their God And therefore Exhort since Glory shall be the end and reward of all those that obey the Gospel let vs yeeld our obedience thereunto considering on the one side what shall be the end of those that obey not the Gospell of God namely 1. Pet. 4.17 2. Thes 1.17 That he is comming in flaming fire rendring vengeance vnto such as know not God and which obey not the Gospell of our Lord Iesus Christ And considering also on the other side that if our conuersation bee as it becommeth the Gospell of Christ Phil. 1.27 that hee is comming with a reward in his hand to giue to euery one at his comming Reu. 22. a Life a Kingdome an Entrance and a Glory euen his owne Glory which is spoken of heere in the Text. Let vs therefore Beloued ayme at this Glory and runne at this marke of Glory with all might and mayne that is heere set before our eyes 1. Cor. 9.24 So runne that yee may obtaine Let vs not with Atalanta bee allured out of the way by the golden Apples either of that old crafty Hippomenes the Diuell or which the World or our owne concupiscence throwes in our way Let vs not for all this World 1. Iohn 2.16 nor for all the things in this World lose this place of Glory But let vs hasten vnto the marke that is heere fixed before our eyes euen the Glory of our Lord Iesus Christ where is life without death Light without darkenesse Ioy without ceassing and Glory without ending To which Glory as hee hath called vs heere in his Church Militant so hee bring vs thereunto in the Church Triumphant euen for his Sonne Iesus Christ his sake To whom with the Father and the holy Spirit bee rendred and ascribed all Glory Maiestie and Dominion this day and for euer Amen FINIS