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A05470	Two sermons viz. 1. A preseruatiue lilie to cure soules. And 2. How to seeke to finde Christ. Preached by that famous and iudicious diuine, Peter Lilie, Doctor of Diuinitie, and sometime fellow of Iesus Colledge in Cambridge.	Lily, Peter, d. 1615.; Lily, Dorothy, d. 1627.	1619 (1619)	STC 15600; ESTC S108559	27,509	75

much euery day and therefore not onely while as yet we liue we must seeke him but we must not neglect any time yea we must with expedition accept any occasion of seeking Christ for wee know not if euer hee will knocke at our doores againe The second error men commit in seeking of Christ is in the manner it is long ere wee beginne to seeke him whom we should seeke before all things but when wee doe begin to seeke it is after a negligent and carelesse manner as if the matter were not great whether found him or no. Matth. 6.33 But what saith our Sauiour Christ Seeke first the Kingdome of God and by First is meant not a priority in order and the anticipation of time but a priority in the earnestnes or intention of our minde as if he should haue said Seeke the Kingdome of heauen not onely before all things but aboue all things with greater vehemencie and affection then you doe any other thing in the world besides This is the meaning of our Sauiour and so much doth the words of our Sauiour import Hee that would finde Christ must seeke him zealously with feruour and heate Mat. 11.12 For the Kingdome of heauen suffereth violence the violent take it by force And after we haue found him then we must seeke how to keepe him too To which purpose Tertullian hath a notable admonition and very fit for our times in which many are like vnto children Ephes 4.14 Carried about with euerie blast of doctrine or like those women who were euer learning 2. Tim. 3.7 and yet neuer came to the knowledge of the truth euer seeking and neuer finding because when they haue found they loose that they haue found either of too much curiositie in seeking or of too much inconstancie in relecting and learning to seeke of whom Tertullian thus speaketh Our Sauiour saith Seeke and yee shall finde knocke it shal be opened vnto you aske and it shall be giuen The true vnderstanding of which place saith he consists in three points For our Sauiour speaketh this Jnipsis doctrinae primitijs when first he began to teach when hee was yet scarce knowne to his Disciples while as yet Peter had not acknowledged him to be the Sonne of God and so most peculiarly saith he doth the speech belong to the Iewes who did not acknowledge Christ to be the Messias and therefore were willed to seeke He addeth further admit it be spoken to vs as in truth it is yet saith he it hath his bounds and the true vnderstanding of these words consists in three points in re in tempore in modo in the thing in the time in the manner The diuision is not much vnlike that of Bernard that is saith he we must vnderstand what it is wee seeke how wee seeke and when wee are to seeke it That which we ought to seeke is Christ and we ought to seeke him till we finde him Et invenisti cùm credidisti and then thou hast found him when thou hast beleeued in him and then seeke how thou mayest keepe him for no man saith he seeketh but he which either neuer had Christ or else hath lost him Luke 11.5 The man in the Gospel who repaired to his friends house knockt at his doore desiring him to lend him three loaues was very importunate to be let in but as soone as he was let in he ceased to knocke any more The widdow that lost her Groat Luke 15.8 swept the house diligently till she found it but after shee once found it shee gaue ouer seeking and sweeping Luke 18.3 The widdow was importunate to be heard of the wicked Iudge but after she was admitted to audience she gaue ouer her importunity and therefore there is a measure in Seeking and Knocking therefore after we haue by Faith working by Charitie apprehended Christ we must not seeke after any other Faith No nor if wee will follow the policie of some States not suffer disputation in the question of Faith and Religion for though disputing of truth be a kind of teaching of truth and that truth feares no examination or discussion yet as often as factious or schismaticall spirits shall offer disputation in the matter of Faith or Gouernemrnt to accept of that challenge is to bring those things that are soundly and surely setled to new trialls and to seeke after that which is already found which neyther the rules of Pollicie nor Diuinitie doe admit I speake this to stop the mouths of some who with more insolency then confidency desire that things in controuersie may be disputed of which according to the sence in which they desire it were to seeke for that which indeede wee haue found and which without curiositie or distrusting wee ought to maintayne euen with the perill of our liues As wee haue learned Christ so let vs goe on rooted and grounded in Charitie and not be moued from the profession of our most holy Faith Neither let vs giue eare to those who vnder pretence either of truth in Religion or sincerity in Ceremonie would alienate your mindes from that obedience and gouernement in which you haue been trayned vp in Christ Iesus VVee presume that we haue found Christ so farre forth now our endeuour is and must be to keepe him not onely in our heads by speculation that in our hearts by affection to which purpose I shall speake more in conuenient place The third errour men commit in seeking after Christ is that they seeke him not in the place they should seeke him This is the errour committed by these holy women for which the Angels blamed them and therefore a little longer to be insisted vpon And this error may be collected easily and plainly from the speach of our Sauiour in the Gospell who telleth vs That false Christs Matt. 24.24 26. and false Prophets shall arise and shall shew great signes and wonders saying Beholde hee is in the wildernesse hee is in the secret places On which place Doctor Stapleton writing according to his virulent manner sayth it is accomplished in our teachers who leauing the right way the Kings high-way the auncient and Apostolike Church doe seeke after Christ in corners in the wildernesse of our owne wandring imaginations and amongst such Apostataes who challenge to themselues the name of the Church But the truth is it is much better fulfilled amongst them who confine Christ vnto a certayne place and thinke he cannot be found out of the limits of their Churches In times past the visible Church was in one Kingdome I meane among the Iewes Notus in Iudaea Deus God is well knowne in Jewrie But now the time is come which our Sauiour spake of Iohn 4.23 The houre commeth and now is that the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and truth And this was long fore-told by the Prophets and namely the Prophet Malachy Mala. 1.11 who saith From the rising of the

TWO SERMONS Viz. 1. A Preseruatiue Lilie to cure Soules AND 2. How to Seeke to finde Christ Preached by that famous and iudicious Diuine PETER LILIE Doctor of Diuinitie and sometime Fellow of Iesus Colledge in Cambridge Except a man be borne of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdome of God Iohn Chap. 3 Vers 5. LONDON Printed by Thomas Snodham 1619. TO THE RELIGIOVS and Noble Lady the Lady BARBARA VILLIERS Increase of all Graces and Honours in this life and in the life to come eternall Felicitie Madame SEeing the importunities of many great and worthy Persons will not suffer the Authour of these Sermons to lie hid in obscuritie I doe heere present you with a mite of his Labors your Vertues iustly challenging at my hands richer returnes then a bandfull of Lilies Yet as the learned and iudicious eye will happly delight it selfe to beholde the resemblance of the Authours face so I trust your humble and religious heart will somewhat recreate it selfe with the heauenly sauour of his gracious words Let them that knew not his person iudge his worth by these liuing Images of his soule for they that knew him do affoord him the testimony of a milde and humble spirit fraught with all rich Iewells of excellent learning and knowledge Of his vertues what greater euidence can be then the sweet sauour of a good name Of his learning what better proofe can we haue then the admirable commendations of them who most excell in all excellent knowledge O the admirable height of iudgement and depth of learning that dwelt within the lowly minde of this true humble man great in all wise-mens eies except his owne With what grauity and maiesty of speach did his Tongue and Pen vtter heauenly mysteries What sweet streames of sanctified eloquence did flow from his gracious lips whose eies in the true humility of his heart were alwaies cast downe to the ground all things that proceeded from his blessed mouth were sweetely breathed out as from the spirit of Loue so that the most famous Vniuersity of Cambridge once his nursing-Mother giues this honourable testimony of him That for Life and Learning the whole world hath not many such men But what shall I say more His praise is with God J here then good Madame salute your Ladiship with this little Mite knowing you to be furnished with many Graces but chiefly the ground of all grace and noblenesse true Humility which neuer takes offence at good-meanings Therefore all happinesse shall euer be wished to you and all yours by me which will euer liue Your Ladiships in all true affection Dorothy Lilie The Epistle to the Christian Reader REader this Booke was pen'd with single heart But yet this Booke was pen'd with double Art And therefore reade this Booke with single eie And it with double honour dignifie On the first Sermon THe Lilies pure delight in waters pure This Lilie pure delights in waters sure And what these waters pure Yea purest be The waters which the world doe mundifie The water of the Font the purest streame It is the head-spring of our Lilies theame The leaues of this our Lilies Booke doe grow Amidst these waters whence all comforts flow Gather these leaues and thou shalt comfort finde These Lilie leaues will make an humble minde On the second Sermon MAny doe seeke but few there be who finde Because that many seeke but out of kinde Now that ye may so seeke that ye may finde This Booke directs you how to seeke in kinde Seeke not on earth but seeke in heau'n for blisse For there is Blisse where now your Sauiour is Patterne of Learning Patron of learn'd men Eterniz'd be thy fame by learned Pen The * For the Lily being white is embleme of purity Lily notes thy spotlesse puritie Embleme is * For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Greeke word for Peter signifies a Rocke and is the embleme of Constancy Peter of thy constancie Rare are these Patterns for Posteritie Learne then of Lilie Christians pure to be It is the thing his blest Soule longs to see Learne of this Saint-like Peter constancie Ye that with him will liue aeternally Maria Lily moesta Authoris filia haec secum maerens meditata est I Ioy that I haue found him whom I lost Whose death so many teares mine eies hath cost I lost a Father but haue found him be A Father to the Church as well as me The Church yet calls him Father so will I His Workes doe liue and he shall neuer die Aliud eiusdem I Grieue that I haue lost him whom I had Life of my life who so my soule did glad But doe I grieue or am I rather glad That such a peerelesse Father once I had Yet doe I grieue and yet againe am glad That I shall finde in heau'n him whom I had M. L. A Preseruatiue LILIE to cure Soules Marke 16.16 He that shall beleeue and be baptised shall be saued but he that will not beleeue shall be damned THese words are almost the last words our Sauior spake to his Disciples who hauing finished the worke of our Redemption on the Crosse risen againe a triumphant conqueror laden with the spoiles of death meaning now to ascend to his Father doth before his departure commit a special charge vnto his Apostles and in them to all others succeeding them in any part of that function which charge S. Mathew in his last chapter expresseth in these words Go saith our Sauior teach all Nations baptising them in the name of the Father the Sonne and the Holy-ghost This is the charge which Christ did properly commit to his Disciples but because it was to small purpose to lay this commandement on them to enioyne them the duty of preaching and administring the Sacraments vnlesse others would embrace their doctrine and receiue their Sacraments to allure men the better and to draw them for their owne good vnto the discharge of this heauenly dutie he proposeth a reward to him that shall beleeue and be baptised and a punishment to them that shall refuse to beleeue or of contempt reiect his Sacrament The reward in these words Hee shall be saued the punishment in these He that will not beleeue shall be damned Betweene which two estates there is no meane but eyther Saluation or Damnation of which two my meaning is not to dilate to speake eyther of the Ioyes of Heauen or Paines of Hell these are copious Common-places in which as no man can want matter of discourse so no man is able to expresse either of them in the least part But my meaning is to speake of the persons to whom the reward which is vnconceiueable is promised and to whom the punishment or threatning here belongeth For this I take to be pertinent to the Time and to this present Occasion I will beginne with the persons to whom the reward is promised set downe in these wordes Hee that shall beleeue and