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A44703	Basilidi dōron. or, The royal present as it was delivered in a sermon, in the parish-church of Boston, Octob. 9, 1663, at the arch-diaconal visitation of the reverend and right worshipfull Raphael Throckmorton, D.D. and arch-deacon of Lincoln / by Obadiah Howe ...	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.	1664 (1664)	Wing H3049; ESTC R43267	23,016	38

the flowre of Sions glory and that which sealeth all the rest and makes them sure this peace and unity was all that David prayed for for Jerusalem Psal 122.6 because in praying for that he prayed for all Pray for the peace of Jerusalem peace be within thy Walls and prosperity within thy palaces If peace be an Inmate prosperity cannot be a Forreigner This was the glory of the Tabernacle that all the parts of it were coupled together with Rings of gold God he takes this for his name Jehovah-shalem Judg. 6.24 Jehovah is peace Christ is King of Salem Heb. 7.2 King of peace the Gospel is the Gospel of peace Rom. 10.15 Jerusalem is Visio pacis and she loseth the right to her name if she be not the Vision of peace and the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace is the beautifull Rule of our walking 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worthy of our calling to one Lord one Faith one Baptisme It was the glory of the World to be of one Lippe untill the curse of Babel divided their Languages It s a Promise that runneth parallel with this Jer. 52.39 I will give them one heart and one way and Zeph. 3.9 They shall serve the Lord with one consent which the Primitive Christians made good Acts 4.32 there was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one heart and one soul as if by a pious Metempsuchosis one soul had successively animated and informed so many bodies It was said of Jerusalem as one of the glorious things spoken of her that she was built as a City compact together Ps 122.3 Cujus societas concors saith the Arabick Version but the Text is more elegant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and in the Interlineary Quae juncta est sibi simul a firm agglutination of every part each to other and all to the whole so that every one can pay his tribute to Sions treasure without schisme or fraction It was some blemish to the Churches glory when they begun to divide either in judgment or affection when one said of Christ Ecce in Deserto another Ecce in Penetralibus or of the Apostles one to say I am of Peter a second I am of Paul a third I am of Apollo when there were those sharp Paroxismes and contentions betwixt or among the tall Cedars as Peter and Paul and Paul and Barnabas so hot as that they must part And is it not so now I fear if St. Paul was our present Visitor he would charge us as he did the Corinthians 1 Cor. 11. I hear there are divisions among you and I beleeve it What distance in judgement and heats in affections as if Opinionum varietas et opinantium unitas were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whereby the Church comes to be martyred by her own Sons it may be said of our time as Forerius said of his Juvat magis deflere quam describere For so indeed it rather calls for a Sea of tears to wash off the guilt than a pensel to perpetuate the memory of them were I worthy or able to interpose in an Irenicum or Expedient for Peace I should think it my honour However at this time I may be St. Pauls Manual to hand to you that caution of his Rom. 14.19 Follow the things that make for peace be of one minde love as Brethren the Cedar Firr Pine and Box all intend that which may tend to Sions peace St. Paul cryes Be ye followers of us as dear children here the blessed Apostles and the Primitive Disciples all concentred in levelling both their power and obedience at this mark the Apostles as Cedars eyeing only things necessary and expedient and others as Pine and the Box eyeing those things which were lawfull the Apostles things necessary and expedient to command them and others all things lawfull to obey them St. Paul as a Cedar saith of himself and therest Acts 15.28 We lay no other burden upon you than things necessary 1 Cor. 9.12 We used not this power lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ And he said also of the rest that he glorified God for their professed subjection 2 Cor. 9.13 and that they had alwayes obeyed not in his presence only but in his absence also Phil. 2.12 according to the rule Obey them that have the oversight of you St. Paul as a Cedar did not proceed as we finde spoken by Tacitus of some Liberius quam ut imperantium meminissent acted more freely then as if they remembred the Office of Governours nor the disciples and other members of the Church as the same Author speaks of some in his time Erant in Officio sed tamen qui mallent imperantium mandata interpretari quam exequi who had rather dispute the Commands of Superiours then obey them the Apostles as Cedars did not command every thing the rest as the Firs and Pine and Box did not act as if they would obey nothing so that every one might 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seem to be contentious lovers of Victory rather than Verity pursuers of their own wills more than the Churches weal this the Apostle gives a check to with a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 We have no such custom nor the Churches of God To close up all by what hath been spoken it appeareth that we owe all our Esse our Posse what we are or have to the Church This was Gods end in all that he bemusted Christ himself with he made him head over all thing but its 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he gave him so to the Church It is the end of all that Christ doth of all his mediatory transactions he gave himself for it and doth all that he may present it a glorious Church Eph. 5.25.26 It is the end of all the offices and gifts and graces in the Church Eph. 4. Work of the Ministry and edifying the body of Christ Let us consider what the Church is to God to Jesus Christ and what she is to us she is the place of the Fathers feet she is the Sons Spouse and his Body and she is the Mother of us all I shall therefore make that of St. Paul my close in Phil. 4.8 Whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if there be any vertue and if there be any prayse And Phil. 2.1 If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any fellowship of the Spirit if any bowels and mercies think upon these things So speak and so do that we may make the place of his feet glorious that we being trees planted here in the Vineyard of God when we come to be transplanted we may be all Trees of Renown in the Paradise of God having Sions glory turn to our good accompt and glory in the New Jerusalem we may inhabit there where the Foundations and Walls are Pearls and the streets fine gold having the Tree of life in the midst and the Chrystal River running through the City Which that we may both doe and enjoy O thou great God who walkest in the midst of the golden Candlesticks so rule and direct our hearts so bless our labours and endeavours that our hearts may desire our heads project our hands effect and our eyes see the good of Jerusalem all the dayes of our life and peace upon Israel and this for the sake of Jesus who so dearly loved her and so dearly bought her to whom with thee O Father and the holy Spirit three Persons and one God be all honour and glory now and for ever FINIS