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A10994 Sermons preached before his Maiestie 1. The bridegromes banquet. 2. The triumph of constancie. 3. The banishment of dogges. By Francis Rollenson, Batcheler of Diuinitie. Rollenson, Francis, ca. 1565-1630. 1611 (1611) STC 21264; ESTC S112081 60,158 83

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with two eies the first being like a Doues eie washt with milke the second like a flame of fire Mercy and Iustice according to whose seuerall viewes he made two Decrees the one of Election the other of Reprobation which two resemble the two streames that issue from the throne of God k Dan. 7.10 the one being all fire the other l Reuel 22.1 Water of life m Ephes 1.4 Rom. 9.16 Election is the decree of God whereby on his owne free will he hath ordained certaine men to saluation without any fore-sight of their good workes to the praise and glory of his grace n Rom. 9.21 Reprobation is Gods decree whereby according to the most free and iust purpose of his will he hath determined to reiect certaine men vnto eternall destruction to the praise of his iustice These decrees are built vpon two seuerall foundations o Rom. 11.32 Adams sinne is the ground of Reprobation of Election p Heb. 5.5 Christ Iesus is the foundation called of his Father from all eternitie to performe the office of a Mediatour that in him all those which should be saued might be chosen as then he was predestinate to be the Reconciliation betwixt God and mankinde so likewise there was preordained a Mariage or vniting of the two Natures Diuine and Humane Secondly the Bridegrome he is willing for he confesseth as much by the mouth of the Psalmist saying q Psal 40. In the volume of the booke it is written that I should fulfill thy will O my God I am content to do it thy law is within my heart Euer since the making of this decree God the Sonne and his spouse the Church like a paire of Turtle Doues haue loued and wooed each other as appeareth by those sweet passions with which this Song is full fraught and yet from the time that he was first promised till the fulnesse of time when he was conceiued r Cant. 2.9 He euer stoode behinde the wall looking through the windowes and appearing through the grates These windowes were the Sacraments Circumcision and the Paschal Lambe these Grates the Tabernacle of Moses and the Priesthood of Aaron all of them principall Types and figures of the Messiah s Cant. 2.3 Thus for a long time the Church vnder his shadow onely had delight and his fruite was sweet vnto her mouth But at length she growes loue-sicke and cries t Cant. 2.5 Stay me with flagons and comfort me with Apples for I am sicke of Loue. u Cant. 1.1 Let him kisse me with the kisses of his mouth for his loue is better then wine As if she should haue said how long will he appeare vnto me onely in types and figures when shall mine eies see the Saluation of God which he hath prepared to be a light to the Gentiles and the glory of the people Israel x Cant. 4.16 Let my beloued come into his garden and eate his pleasant fruite Let the word be made flesh and dwell amongst vs. Our Sauiour therefore y Cant. 4.9 whose heart from the beginning she had wounded with one of her eies and a chaine of her necke Because he would not suffer her to pine away and languish with expectation answeres her saying I am come into my garden my sister my spouse As if he should haue said the Contract of Marriage which by my Fathers decree was from eternitie is now consummate by my Natiuitie In which Consummation three Circumstances may be considered First the publishing of the Banes by the Angell Gabriel thus speaking to the Virgin Mary z Luc. 1.28 Haile thou that art freely beloued the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and hauing thus saluted her he tells her that she shall conceiue and beare in her wombe a Sonne and call his name Iesus But how shall this be saith Mary seeing I know no man this she speakes saith Theophilact not doubting of the euent but enquiring the manner The Angell answeres her a Luc. 1.35 The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee and the vertue of the most high shall ouershadow thee Vide hic saith Cyprian cooperantem simplicem trinitatem Quae est virtus altissimi nisi Christus virtus sapientia patris c. See here the whole Trinitie are at worke together what is this vertue but Christ the vertue and wisedome of his Father of whom is this Vertue but of the most high Although then the Sonne alone was conceiued and incarnate yet both the Father and the Holy Ghost were present to sanctifie his conception which is the second circumstance and the manner of the Mariage He was not conceiued of the seede of Ioseph and Mary as Ebion dreamed but by the holy Spirit of the seede of Mary alone as may appeare by these testimonies b Gen. 3.15 The seede of the woman shall bruise the Serpents head Feare not Ioseph c Mat. 1.20 to take Mary for thy wife for that which is conceiued in her is of the holy Ghost A strange conception here is Aarons rod cut from the stem blossoming and a Virgin without a man conceiuing Christ was conceiued by the holy Ghost there is an argument of his Diuinitie and borne of a virgin there is a proofe of his humanitie so he is neither God only hauing an aierie body as Apelles the hereticke thought nor meere man as the d Epipha lib. 2. tom 2. haeres 69. Arrians surmised but God and Man vnited one Christ conceiued by the holy Ghost and borne of the Virgin Mary which natiuitie of Christ is the third circumstance and the very forme of the Marriage betwixt him and his Spouse the Church Our Sauiour out of the Virgins wombe came like a Bridegrome out of his chamber full of glory and yet in all humility e Philip. 2.6.7 For being in the forme of God and thinking it no roberie to be equall with God he made himselfe of no reputation tooke on him the forme of a seruant and was made like vnto men and was found in shape as a man This his lowlinesse appeareth further in the very choise of his Mother who was a poore Virgin betrothed vnto a Carpenter He was conceiued when she was a Virgin betrothed but hee was borne when she was a Virgin married because hee would honour both Single life and the marriage bed A Virgin she was to fulfill the Prophecie of Isaiah saying f Isai 7.14 A virgin shall conceiue and beare a Sonne Ante partum in partu post partum Virgo saith S. Ierome Before at the very instant and after her deliuerie a Virgin not past foureteene yeares of age as Augustine and Chrysostome writ Flos ipse in the flower of her youth she bore him who is the g Cant. 2.1 Rose of the field and the Lilly of the vallies A Virgin but yet very poore God euer lookes on the inside but the world on the out-side of a man Let
season and out of season to preach the gladsome tydings of aeternall life that all of them at the last may be made Pillars in the House of God the Father To whom with the Sonne and the holy Spirit be ascribed all honour and glorie both now and euer-more Amen The third Sermon THE BANISHMENT OF DOGGES Apoc. cap. 22. Vers 15. For without shall be Dogges THE foure Ages of the World and the foure Monarchies of the Earth are resembled by a Dan. 2.32.33 foure Mettals Gold Siluer Brasse and Iron the first Age and Monarchie were both Golden the Second worse then the first like Siluer the third Brazen and the fourth Iron b Eccles. 3.1 Thus to all things there is an appointed time and a time to euery purpose vnder Heauen a time of Doue-like innocencie and a time of Serpent-like subtiltie a time of secret crueltie and a time of open Tyrannie Now as it hath beene heretofore in the Ages and Monarchies of the world so likewise haue we seene a chaunge and alteration in the state of Christianitie of it there haue beene foure seuerall Ages the first was the Lambe-age in this liued c Ioh. 1.36 Christ the Lambe of God and the blessed d Apoc. 14.4 Virgins that followed him whither soeuer he went the holy Apostles and Disciples which were not defiled with women but kept themselues chaste and cleane both from carnall contagion and spirituall whoredome The Second was the e 2. Thes 2.7 Foxe-age when the mysterie of iniquitie began to worke by the meanes and agencie of Haeriticks who like little f Cant. 2.15 Foxes sought to destroy the Vine which our Sauiour had planted with his owne right hand Namely Simon Magus Cerinthus Menander the Nicolaitan● and many other of the same Leauen who though they did disagree in opinion amongst themselues hauing like Samsons g Iudg. 15.4 Foxes their heads seperated and disioyned yet were they tyed together by the Tailes for euery ones aime and inuention was with the fire-brand of Errour to make hauocke of Christs haruest The Third was the Wolfe-age our Sauiour did foresee this time and therefore he saith to his Disciples and in them to all true Beleeuers h Mat. 10.16 Behold I send you forth like Sheepe among Wolues these Wolues were cruell Tyrants such as Nero Caligula Domitian and the rest of the Ethnick Emperours all which were i Zeph. 3.3 like Wolues in the Euening that leaue not the bones till the Morrow being extreame rauenous and greedie of Christian blood The Fourth is the Dog-age and that is this wherein wee liue and therefore my Text is sutable to the Time The Astronomers call onely those fortie dayes the Dog-dayes wherein that Constellation called the Dogge meeting with the Sunne in our Meridian doubleth his heate by whose influence burning agues frenzies and such like hote diseases are bred in mans bodie but I am of a contrarie opinion euen euery day is now a Dogge-day for that spiritual Dog the Diuell is continually in our Zenith being k Ephes 2.2 Prince of this world that ruleth in the ayre in the children of disobedience and by his powerfull temptations makes vs euen runne madde with desire of Sinning so that I may confidently say that that curse is light vpon vs which Moses proclaimed against the obstinate Israelites saying l Deu. 28.28 The Lord shall smite thee with madnesse and with blindnesse and with astonying of heart I might I confesse haue done better to haue chosen a Text more plausible and of a sweeter rellish in the eare but in this seruice euery man must doe as the Israelites did in their Contributions to the building of the Tabernacle m Exod. 35.23 They that were rich brought Gold Pearles and precious stones but the poorer sort a Ramskin or a little Goates haire so I for amongst these in respect of knowledge I will ranke my selfe for want of a better present will vncase a Dogge and offer vp his skin take it in good part it is the widdowes mite let the greatnesse of my good will counteruaile the weakenesse of my performance yet will I not leaue my Text without an Apologie whereunto shall I compare it It is like the Image of Selinus which outwardly was onely rough hewen being neither curiously carued nor gorgeously ouer-guilt but there was a window in the brest thereof which being opened his golden heart might be discouered his rich intrailes so here though the words be harsh and vnsauorie yet if you looke into them with a spirituall eie you shall finde Sathans subtilties disclosed Sinne vnmask't and Hell discribed For without shall be Dogges These words are like the Angels great n Apo. 20.1 Chaine wherein both the Deuill and his followers are fast bound and fettered the L●nkes whereof be three arising naturally out of the words of the Text. A Transformation A Detestation A Separation First a Transformation for the wicked are here called by the name of a Beast Secondly a Detestation for Reprobates are named Dogges Thirdly a Separation for the righteous shall be within the Citie of God but the Vngodly shall be without The Transformation Wee read in the Scriptures of two kindes of Transformations the first Corporall the second Spirituall The Corporall is when the bodie is changed from his shape putting on a new forme such was that of Lots wife who contrarie to the commandement of the Angel Looking backe became a pillar of Salt Aben Ezra flying from the letter of the Text denyeth this Transformation thinking that shee was onely consumed with a fierie shower compounded of Salt and Sulphur but not onely the words auouch this Metamorphosis but also o Thrag in gen 19. Hierosol in gen 19. Rab. in gen 19. Kimbi in gen 19. Ioseph lib. 1. antiq Vatablu● authoritie very authenticke affirmes the like Such likewise for the time was that Transfiguration of Christ p Luke 9.25 The fashion of whose countenance as be prayed was changed and his garment was white and glistered The Spirituall Transformation is when the Will the Minde and the Vnderstanding are changed and corrupted The first creature that was thus Transformed was the Diuell who was once q Esai 14.12 Lucifer the sonne of the Morning and an r Ezech. 28.14 Annointed Cherub walking in the middest of the stones of fire that is saith Gregorie In aliorum comparatione caeteris clarior fuit In comparison hee was more excellent then the rest of the heauenly Spirits till Schisme or Faction including Pride Malice and Lying cast him and his Adhaerents from heauen to Hell and transformed him into a Lyon a Serpent and a Dragon for so is he stiled in the Scriptures not that he bears the materiall forme of any of these three Beastes for being a Spirit hee hath neither flesh nor bones but because hee resembleth them in qualitie disposition as the s Gen. 3.1 Serpent he is subtile in his