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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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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