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A14197	A golden bell, and a pomgranate A sermon preached, at the visitation in Canterbury. 7. of Aprill. 1624. By Mr. Alexander Vdny, Bachelor in Diuinitie, chaplaine to his Maiestie in ordinary, and minister of Hauking in Kent.	Udny, Alexander, minister of Hauking in Kent.	1625 (1625)	STC 24512; ESTC S118896	30,290	49

was a Figure of the Messias King of the Church but they shall serue the Lord Ier. 30 9. Ezec. 34.23.24 and Dauid their King Dauids Kingdome was a Figure of Christs Kingdome which was reuealed by his Law from heauen and not by men much more then is there a full reuelation of Christs gouernment Hose ● 4. Note Hose 9.7 for as none had power to giue Lawes to Dauid much lesse hath any man power to giue Lawes to Christ to rule his Kingdome Who shall learne him wisedome Col. 1.16 it is to pull from his Throne by the imperfection of his Lawes he is King ouer all by Creation Psal 27.5 but King of Dauids Throne by donation to make this plaine the Kingdome of God is taken for the vniuersall gouernment ouer all his Creatures Mat. 18.17 the Kingdome of God in particular Act 14.16 is that manner of gouernement which the Father vseth by the Son in the flesh towards his Church in gathering together of his Saints fully by his blood and spirit 1 Tim. 4 14. defendeth his Church and subdueth all his enemies this Kingdome is distinguished in two sorts of gouernement the one is in the Kingdome of grace the other in the Kingdom of glory In the first it is by his word and spirit in the other we shall haue immediate glory in the Kingdome of grace wee shall haue our coniunction with the Father through the Sonne by faith wrought by the spirit in the Word and Sacraments as the instruments thereof Ephes 1 1● 1 Iohn 3.2 Heb. 20.23 Col 3.3 and discipline which is the band and hedge about the Vineyeard giuen by the King to his Church in the Kingdome of Glory we shall haue communion with God by the essentiall word This matter I thought to haue stood vpon by reason it hath not bin handled by many which wold take me many Sermons to vnforld This matter shall be handled elsewhere therefore seeing the time hath ouertaken me I le leaue this matter to your further consideration And now to the Doctrine The Apostle in the former voise inioyneth the reading of this Epistle that it should bee read in the Church of Colosse and Laodicea yet here he addes that Archippus must bee put in mind of his duty that hee should seq and fulfill his Ministery by his diligence in practise and preaching the word of the Lord. Whereupon I gather this first ground of doctrine 2 Doctr. to wit that howsoeuer the Scriptures of God ●e to be read by thy selfe or others yet the reading of them is ●ot sufficient to cast downe the proud ●●inded or to informe the ignorant ●rea hing was the practise of all the ●●st 〈◊〉 of the ●ata●is or to comfort the troubled conscience but if wee would profit by th● Word it must bee taught preached and expounded by liuely voice in the publike Ministery Therefore let no m n thinke that Reading is sufficient in this great worke for Christ was offended to see the people without a Shepheard Aug de Doct. Christ and yet wee cannot say but they had the Law and the Prophets read amongst them and if it ha● been sufficient to haue the Law of God read Math. 9 ●6 Acts 13. why did not the Iewes know and beleeue in Christ whom they had crucified Not. for Moses and the Scriptures did testifie that Christ was to come 〈◊〉 ● 39 which Christ confirmeth This was the forme of old for the Law was not onely read but expounded to the p ople Nehem. ● ● Aug C●ntess lib. ● cap. 13. This wee may see cleare in Saint Augustine who comming to heare Saint Ambrose preach not for the trueth sake yet by Saint Ambrose preaching hee was conuerted to the trueth as hee doth confesse Ad eum autem ducebar abs te nesciens vt per cum ad te sciens duceret The reason of the Doctrine is Ratio Rom. 10.14 because the Lord hath appointed the preaching of the Gosp ll to be the meanes of our saluation Marke then as wee must haue faith which commeth by preaching so must our faith bee grounded on the true sense and meaning of the same Philip said to the Eunuch Actes 8.3 2.35 Vnderstandest thou what thou readest And how can I except some man should guide mee Then Phil●p opened his mouth and beganne at the same Scripture and preached vnto him Jesus The Word must bee applyed with power Hebr. 4.12 for it is quicke and powerfull and sharper then any two edged sword and doth discerne of the thoughts and intentions of the heart Deut. 17.11 Therefore Moses sayeth According to the Sentence of the Law which they shall teach thee thou shalt doe The vse of this Doctrine is to reprooue those that thinke reading of Scripture to bee sufficient If reading bee suffc●ent then why did Christ close the book and make application at Nazareth Luke 4. ●0 28. 1 Cor. 14.13 If this opinion bee in a Minister it is a token thou neuer didst see nor fill thy Ministery but is stone blinde If this opinion bee in you that are the people it is a token you are yet in the way of Reprobation because you cannot abide your sinnes ripped vp and your consciences awakened from the sleepe of sinne Therefore Paul sayeth If thou pray with the Spirit thou must pray with vnderstanding also Let vs marke one thing albeit thou haue neuer so great learning yet thou mayest bee ouertaken with passions and infirmities and then of thy selfe thou shalt not bee able to see the danger without it bee tolde thee by others Did not Dauid know hee had committed murther and yet the child of God yet hee did not rise from his securitie vntill Nathan did apply the Sword of the Word to his sleeping conscience Note saying Thou art the man By this wee may see how needfull it is to haue Ministers not onely to reade but to apply the Word with power to the consciences of men and women and especially at this time and in this dead age wherein we liue I told you in the opening vp of this Text by way of obseruation that the people should admonish the Pastor of his duetie but now Paul giueth the admonition himselfe Doctr. 1 Whereupon I gather this second ground of Doctrine Wee see then albeit Ministers haue power and authoritie in the Church of God notwithstanding if they be negligent they must be put in mind and admonished of their duty for their places doth not exempt them from other mens ouersight and charitable admonition 1 Tim 〈…〉 which most bee done in lou● Therefore Paul saith rebuke not an Elder but reproue him as a Father assure thy selfe whatsoeuer be thy dignity in the Church I say to thee in the name of Christ Note that no place of dignity or honour worldly should hin●er thee in the worke of the ministerie all antiquitie before corruption