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A07446	Tvvo sermons preached before his Maiestie, in his chappell at Whitehall the one, the xi. of Februarie, the other the xxv. of same moneth. By Richard Meredeth, one of his Maiesties chaplaines in ordinarie.	Meredeth, Richard, 1559-1621.	1606 (1606)	STC 17832; ESTC S103382	33,811	48

the fatnes of the earth the fertility of a plentiful soile we eate our bread in plentiousnes are fully satisfied the lord hath blessed vs at home abroad in all the workes and labours of our hands al the deuises executions of our counsels that which is more then all this he hath chosen vs to be a holy and peculiar people vnto himselfe hath imparted vnto vs his law commandement O how beautifull therfore are thy tents O Iacob thy habitations O Englād as the walles are they stretched forth as the gardens by that riuer side as the Alloe trees which the lord hath planted as the Cedar trees by the riuers of water and therefore we care not although the Pope curse vs the more the pope Numb 22. doth curse vs the more the L. doth blesse vs therefore no doubt the L. doth blesse vs because the pope doth curse vs. All the woorkes of God are done how soeuer they bée done in mercie or in iustice to the honor of Gods glory Now the end why he hath done these and more then these for vs is that we may know the righteousnes of the Lord how good and gracious our God is to vs that hée hath not immeasurably grieued vs aboue that we can conueniently beare that he hath kept vs frō the noysomnes of pestilence biting téeth of famine violence of sword that he hath fréed vs from the bondage slauery of our consciences in comparison whereof the making of bricke in Egipt had bin very tollerable that he hath giuen vs a most milde a most peaceable a most religious Moyses to gouerne vs a learned sufficient Cleargie to instruct vs that he hath defealed and disappointed cleane both Balaac Moab and all their heathenish deuises and that he hath turned the curse of Balaim into blessngs and hath done for vs more then for any other nation vnder heauen all this hee hath done that we may know the righteousnes of the Lord. O that we were wise then would we vnderstand this we would consider our latter ende why should God thus hem vs in on euery side why should he set vs still as a signet on his right hād why should he thus tender vs as the apple of his eye why should he deale otherwise with vs then with the rest of the nations our part our messe hath bin Beniamins messe fiue times asmuch as the rest of our brethren In euery one of these things God knocketh still at the doore of euery one of our consciences he would come in to vs he would sup with vs he hath besought vs for these many yeares euē as a father his children as a mother her daughters as a nurse her babes that we would be his people as he is our God that we would be his children as he is our father or despise we the riches of the bountifulnes and patience and long sufferance of God not knowing that the bountifulnes of God leadeth vs to repentance or if not so I feare me he may say of vs as heretofore he did say of thē he that should haue bin vpright when he waxed fat sporned with his héele thou art fatte thou art grosse thou art loaden with fatnes therefore they forsooke God that made them and regarded not the strong hold of his saluation God hath as aboundantly blessed vs as euer he did the Jewish nation with whom he contested so earnestly in this place if wee deale as vnthākfully with him as they did before vs we which know what hath befallen them cannot be ignorant what in time may befall vs. God of his infinite mercie for his deare son Iesus Christ his sake graunt that our end be not worse then our beginning and continuance hitherto hath bin thou O Lord hast sent forth strength for vs stablish the thing which thou hast wrought in vs for thy temple sake O Lord God at Ierusalem O giue saluation vnto Israel out of Sion perpetuate the same kéepe vs preserue vs vnder the shadowe of thy wings from this time forth for euermore If it be thy will from the noysomnes of Pestilence that it neuer infect vs from the biting teeth of famine that they neuer deuour vs from the violence of Sword that it neuer come neere vs as by a mighty hand thou hest deliuered vs from the bondage and slauery of our consciences so keepe vs good lord we pray thee in this freedome liberty of the gospel which we al enioy vnder our milde Moyses that hee may long raigne ouer vs vnder a faithfull cleargie that they may carefully instruct vs. O let that malice of the wicked come once to an end the pestilent deuises of Balaac and the deuilish imprecations of Balaim and blesse thou thy people greater blessings O Lord then we haue already receiued wee cannot aske or desire we pray O Lord for the continuance of these things and graunt our request O Lord euen for thy deare sonnes sake vnto whom with the holy and blessed spirit 3. persons in Trinity one God in vnity be rendred all power dominion glory maiestie and seruice for euer and euer Amen The second Sermon Text. Ioh. 16. verse 23. Whatsoeuer you shall aske the Father in the Sonnet name shall be giuen vnto you A Promise wée haue in these words more excellent more certaine and more vniuersall then euer as yet hath come or euer at any time can come out of the mouth of any prince or Monarch vniuersall for that it promised all and excluded nothing more certaine for that he promiseth which neuer deceiued Dabit vobis what so frée as gift most high and excellent because he promised to giue from the highest a Patre from the Father Out of the coafer the treasure may be taken the coafer is as it were the Father the treasure is all grace quicquid the Key in nomine meo will open to this treasure From the cipher letter the sense is to be found the letter is as it were the father therefore aske the father the sense is all grace quicquid the expositor in nomine meo will finde out the sense Therefore that yée pray and pray effectually in your prayers 1. Know whom you are to aske 2. What things you are to aske 3. And what maner you are to aske 1. Whom you must aske the father petite patrem 2. What things you must aske quid or quicquid that which is worthy of the name of a thing 3. In what maner in nomine meo in the sonnes name of euery one of these and first of the person whom we must aske and that is the father petite patrem The most mercifull name of father in holy Scripture giueth vs many things to vnderstand in God to wit assentialitie eternitie antiquitie 1. Generation spiration production 2. Predestination prouidence gouernment 3. Creation disposition distinction 4. Adoption guvernation education 5. Instruction redargution correction many more remaine

for that maiestie tooke vpon it humility power tooke vpon it infernitie The mightie GOD became the prince of peace the wounderfull became the councellor Ego dominus et ego dominus became misericors et miserator Dominus powred forth vpon men vpon Angles vpon Saints vpon sinners vpon bonde vpon frée vpon male and female powred forth from heauen vnto earth from the east to the west from the Iewes to the gentles from the Grecians to the Barbarians from the knowen word to the vnkowen world from Ierusalem to Tubal and Iapan the Isles a farre off powred forth like the oyle of the widowes cruse of Sa●repta tooke greater aduantage for of one Christ is risen a whole world of Christians powres forth like the pretious oyntment which ranne downe Arons beard vnto the skirts of his garment for we haue all receiued of his fulnesse grace for grace powred forth for the holy oyntment of the Arke of Gods Testament the sauor and swéetnesse of that oyntment drew on all the Iewes to follow the Arke and the swéete sauor of Christs vertues had drawne on all the world in the name of the sonne to worship the father Petite in nomine meo Aske in my name a name of greatnesse a name of maiestie a name of saluation a name of glory a name of greatnesse his name shall be called wonderfull counsellor the mightie God the euerlasting father the prince of peace a name of Maiestie at the name of Iesus Christ euery knée shall bowe the things in heauen the things in earth and things vnderneath the earth a name of saluation there is no name giuen vs vnder heauen by the which we may be saued but only in the name of the Lord Iesu Christ a name of glory in him are hid all the treasures of wisdome knowledge and vnderstanding because it pleaseth the father that in him all fulnesse should dwell Petite in nomine meo aske in my name which hath bin derided by the Gentles scorned of the Iewes abused of the Heretickes persecuted by tyrants and trembled at by the diuels but within short time shall eate idolatry from the Gentles superstition from the Iewes the Church vsurped from the heretickes the fiercenesse to shed blood from tyrants and the very seates of heauen from the reprobate flocks of diuels Aske in my name and yee shall receiue and my heauenly father Dabit vobis shall giue vnto you You will say perchance yée haue asked many times in this name yet haue not béene heard but I say vnto you that yée were more then heard when as it séemed vnto you yée were not heard Foure wayes there bée by the which God imparteth his fauour and goodnesse and graces vnto vs. 1. By deferring grace 2. By changing grace 3. By denying grace And 4. by kindling our zeale to aske grace What saith the zealous man and woman that they haue praied for feruor of spirit and could not be heard yée but if God hath giuen vnto them to be sorrowfull with a godly sorrow for the wante of this feruour behold grace granted vnto them by deferring of grace 2. What say the sonnes of Zebedie that they haue asked dextram sinistram and could not be heard yée but if God hath giuen vnto them to drinke of the bitter cup of his passion that for this they might receiue a greater crowne of glory behold grace giuen by changing of grace 3. What sales the luxurious what say the wantons what say the ambitious what say the couetous that they haue asked pleasures and honours and riches and could not be heard I but if God had giuen them they would haue mispent them vpon the lewd shamefull lusts behold grace here giuen by denying of grace 4. What say the hipocrits the worldlings the Athiests that they haue prayed in his name and could not be heard I but they prayed faithlessely I but they praied coldly I but they prayed Kemissely when they shall pray faithfully and feruently and deuoutly they shall be heard behold grace here granted in quickning our zeale to aske grace And surely that oftentimes yée aske and do not receiue yée séeke and doe not finde yée knocke and it is not opened vnto you either it is because when yée pray yée curse and that is to say the Popes and deuils Pater noster or else it is because yée aske amisse as Saint Iames saith or else it is because although yée aske honest things enough yet not according to Gods will as Saint Paul did or else it is because yée pray vainly as Zebedeus the wise did or else it is because yée pray proudly as the Pharasies did or else it is because yée pray with your hands full of bloud as the Iewes did or else it is because yée pray ignorantly as the Papists did or else it is because yée pray faithlessely and coldly as the Athiests doe If any fault be the defect is on our side on Gods part this promise remaineth firme quicquid petieritis whatsoeuer yée shall aske the father in the sonnes name shall be giuen vnto you O most powerfull and profitable and holy prayer the comfort of the soule the key to grace the Ladder to heauen the entrie to saluation a most rich field of Manna a most endlesse fountaine of Paradice the heart of the spirit the spirit of the life the life of him that liueth well Now the reason why I haue thus magnified and extolled this holy exercise of prayer is to diminish and abate the credit of a certaine new-fangled and ouerlicentious opinion which is of late conceiued amongst men to wit that all the chiefe parts and points of the christian religiō consisteth in the reading of scriptures frequenting of Lectures and hearing of Sermons and here it is necessarie that I preface least I be mistaken Therfore as S. Iames is not to be vnderstood to dispraise faith when as he preferred charitie before it in respect of continuance nor almes déeds nor martyrdom when as he preferred charitie before them both in respect of the dayly vse nor the operation of great and mightie workes and the speculation of high knowledge when as he preferred charitie before them both in respect of pietie no more would I be thought to dispraise reading of Scriptures frequenting of Lectures and hearing of Sermons when as I preferred prayer before them all in respect of the vncessant vse we haue of it in the dayly seruice of God let euery thing be placed in his proper roome and order because they are giuen and procéede all from him which liketh so well of order that he vouchsalfeth to be called the God of order Surely as touching reading of Scriptures hearing of Sermons we must néedes confesse both these to be great helps vnto the man of God in that cause of saluatiō Whence is faith but of hearing whence is hearing but of the word howbeit let the vngenerate man heare the Apostles preach strange tounges he estéemes them as dronkennesse let