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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

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 Hanking in Kent Labour till I come LVKE 19.13 GREGO lib. 2. Epist 39. Quod pr●fecto negotium tunc vere ●●s agi●●●● si viuendo loquendo proxi●●●um 〈…〉 LONDON Printed by A. M. and I. N. for Anthony Vphill and are to be sold at the signe of the white Lyon in Pauls Church-yard 1625. REVERENDISSIMO PATRI ET DOMINO SVO VNICE COLENDO GEORGIO CANTVariensi Archiepiscopo totius Angli● Primati QVas animi Dono faetus Amplissime Praesul Pignora perpetui Debita amoris erunt Tu modo quae voueo facili cape munera Dextra Nil meruere vltra in meliora forent Celsitudini vestrae Humillime addictus ALEXANDER VDNEYVS A GOLDEN BELL AND A POMGRANATE COL 4.17 And say to Archippus the Ministerie which thou hast receiued of the Lord see that thou fulfill it GReat is the Mysterie of godlinesse which is God is manifest in the flesh a 1. Tim. 3.16 Great because the Mysterie hid since the beginning of the World and from all Ages but now is made manifest vnto his Saints b Col. 1.26 Luke 24. ●● This manifestation was and is by the Spirit in the Word then opened hee their vnderstanding that they might vnderstand the Scriptures which is a Lanthorne vnto our feet a light vnto our pathes c Psal 119.105 without this light we dwell in the land of the shadow of death d Mat. 4.16 both in sinne and ignorance therefore Paul saith awake thou that sleepest and stand vp from the dead and Christ shall giue thee light e Ephes 5.14 This light doeth shine to him whose name is in the white stone which no man knoweth sauing hee that receiueth it f Reu. 2 17. This knowledge is giuen to him that can take the little booke out of the Angels hand and eate it vp hereby able to Prophesie among the people and Nations and Tongues and to many Kings g Reu. 10.11 For this cause it is that Dauid prayeth open mine eies h Psal 119.18 that I may see the wonders of thy Law Therefore it is the Commandement of the chiefe Apostle of our profession and Bishop of our soules the Lord Iesus beloued in him i 1. Pet. 2 2● that wee should search the Scriptures for his Testimonie and our owne saluation k Iohn 39.5 Non repostores aut serriui colosos vel superstit●sos murmurateres sed ●ram hum●lem vni●●r cognoscendae ample ●ande veritatis cupidaeus Mui●● lus in 5. Ioh. wee should not then negligently or superstitiously search the Scriptures to cauell thereby but with a holy and humble desire to know and embrace the simple trueth And now being my course to Preach at this time before this solemne assembly and publike Conuocation of the Ministerie I haue sought and red in the Booke of the Lord where I might finde a Text short sententious and sitting principally for the Ministeri● exhorting all in a word and euery one as it were by his owne name to holy and full knowledge faith and diligence in his vocation and I haue found these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Holinesse to the Lord l Exod 2● ●● Kodeth la Iehouah ●agias●era ●urion which was grauen on the high Priests Miter as signets are grauen for in the man of God what is required but Holinesse in spirit in soule in speach in action in all things Holinesse to the Lord and vpon the bridels of the horses holinesse to the Lord yea the very pots in Ierusalem and Iudah shall be holinesse vnto the Lord of hostes m Zach. 14. ● ●1 holinesse is Christs marke like the signe Thau vpon the foreheads of them that mourne for the abominations that he done in the middest of the Citie n ●ach 8.4 And I haue found a line and a golden reed wherewith I intend to mete the Temple of God and to measure the Citie withall o Reuel 11. ●●1 15 The●● l●nes were ●●lled ●hacte ●idda suu● mensores In the Epistle to the Collossians these words And say to Archippus for as the first Scripture comprehended all the worke of the Ministerie in one word Holinesse so this Text comprehends the same in one word of power and authoritie commanding euery one in one fulfill this dispensation of God which is giuen me vnto you ward to fulfill the word of God p Col. 1. ●5 For what is it to bee a good Minister of the Lord but to fulfill and end perfectly the worke of ministration and dispensation of the Gospel of his graces that wee may bee bold before God and man Angels and our conscience Micha 3.8 with Micha to say I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord and of iudgement and of strength to declare vnto Iacob his transgression and to the house of Israel their sinne q Act. 23. ● And with Paul I haue liued in all good conscience before God vntill this day that we may all say so I say O generation see ye the word of the Lord r Iere. 2.31 The holy and perfect worke of the Ministerie Holinesse and maner thereof are by these two Scriptures comprehended in two words Holinesse and Fulnesse or Holy Fulnesse or Full Holinesse would y● then desire a better Scripture for this time which may bee called the Ministers Text then one of those two or both in one making so sweete an harmonie like two parts of Musicke set together to praise the Lord in whom dwelleth all fulnesse whereupon I shall descant God willing according to the commandment of Scripture without any discord and that it may found also well in your eares as it did to the Collossians and their Ministers let mee craue of you as hee of them that ye would pray for mee that God would open vnto mee the doore of vtterance that I may speake the Mysterie of Christ fully The Apostle hauing laide downe the foundation of Christian religion by Christ in his person and office Cohesion Colo. 1.14 Colo. 2.1 whereby we are reconsciled then hee doeth diswade from Eronious Doctrine hee doeth exhort vnto Christian conuersation Colo. 3.1.2 that wee set our affections on things which are aboue and hauing added salutations to his friends in loue in the end doeth exhort the Collossians that they should admonish Archippus to be faithfull in the worke of the Lord. The argument of this Text is this in a short summe Argument Paul and Timothy after Epaphras his declaration what state and condition the Collossians and their Ministers were in in respect of Christian Religion writ their admonition and exhortation from Rome to them both that they should stand fast and grow still in the knowledge and vse of the Gospel against all corruption to the Ministerie