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truth_n	church_n	ground_n	pillar_n	16,417	5	10.6783	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44703	Basilidi dōron. or, The royal present as it was delivered in a sermon, in the parish-church of Boston, Octob. 9, 1663, at the arch-diaconal visitation of the reverend and right worshipfull Raphael Throckmorton, D.D. and arch-deacon of Lincoln / by Obadiah Howe ...	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.	1664 (1664)	Wing H3049; ESTC R43267	23,016	38

that with joynt consent hand in hand and heart in heart and be not only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 followers together of them Phil. 3.17 that all that admirable variety may concenter in as admirable an unity that as that ancient Father said of the Churches garments made up of divers colours Varietas multa scissura vulla great variety but no rent in that coat then and thus will the glory o● Lebanon come the Firre and Pine and Box together to make the place of his feet glorious And thus you may behold these willing tributaries come in their glory to Sions glory thus we shall come as the Spouse made her addresses to her beloved as some read that Text Cant. 1.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in rectitudinibus in her right and commendable motions All which several particulars as so many rivulets seem to be willing to run back into this general consectary or Conclusion which I might have named first but I have reserved till last as the result of all which hath been spoken which is this That all men with all their power and parts and variety of gifts and graces and several capacities should tend to the glory of the Church as their proper end And having so distinctly and largely treated of the Quid and the Cui the Treasury and the Tributaries I have left this only to be treated of the Quare or the treasure which we are to present her with and that is glory or to make her glorious this therefore remains inquirable what it is which makes Sion glorious The glory of the Church when she shall be triumphant we may admire but never describe as eye hath not seen it nor ear heard it nor heart conceived it so no pensel can draw it forth the Apostle gives as much of it as can be given by pen of men or Angels on this side the possession of it in that elegant expression 2 Cor. 4.17 a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory But where the glory of the Church militant lies we have the Scripture to direct us and I shall not wander farr for my discovery only from this very Chapter borrow five several particulars as the expresses of that spirit who best knowes wherein the true glory of Sion lyeth and they are as follows 1. From v. 1. Arise and shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee Light is the Churches glory for that saith the Wise man is beautifull and pleasant to behold Eccles 11.7 The black veil of darkness stains and eclipseth any glory that first matter was without form and void so long as darkness was upon the face of the deep the first dawnings of glory upon the unshapen universe was light as a good eye makes the face beautifull But what is this light we have the concurrent suffrage of Interpreters to direct us here with this distinction of Lux quae and Lux quâ illuminat the light which enlighteneth us is Jesus Christ who is the true light but the light with which he doth enlighten us is the Gospel that great engine of mans salvation which brings Immortality and life to light and gives both light and eyes Lumen hoc est verbum Evangelii de Christo crucifixo saith Lyra and per lumen Christi presentiam doctrinam et universam Evangelii gloriam exprimit saith Alapid upon the Text and so a whole cloud of witnesses leads us to this truth that this light is the glory of the Gospel But what need we appeal to humane testimony when we have divine so clear those duskish prophesies in the dawnings of the Church are called a Light shining out of a dark place 2 Pet. 1.19 St. Pauls turning to the Gentiles with the Gospel made him the living Comment upon this very Prophesie Acts. 13.47 So hath the Lord commanded us saying I have made thee a light to the Gentiles this is that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the true light and that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that marvellous light 1 Joh. 2.8 1 Pet. 2.9 and of this light the Church is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Candlestick 1 Rev. 20. and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pillar and ground of this truth 1 Tim. 3.15 as being her glory it 's also called the glory that excelleth 2 Cor. 3. and the glorious Gospel 2 Cor. 4.4 and so glorious that it bespeaks their feet beautifull who bring it Rom. 10. And then the Cedar of Lebanon shall come c. some to lay the foundation others to build and all to tend 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the furtherance of the Gospel Phil. 1.12 She shall such the breasts of Kings Isa 60.16 the Prophet telleth us of the breasts but the Apostle telleth us what the milk is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the milk of the Word 1. Pet. 2.2 it is the Churches glory when she hath no dry breasts when the Cedar in Lebanon comes to protect the Firre and Pine comes to propagate the one by power the other by pains the one by license the other by labour in the Word and Doctrine when there is no Embargo lyes upon those Ships which should bring Sions sons from farre when this Light is neither blown out not put under a bushel when no Philistines to stop up these Wells of water of life as Gen. 26.15 when the one with St. Paul is for the defence of the Gospel the other for the increase of it Phil. 1.17 the one to give it free course the other life and motion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Thess 3.1 it s most glorious when it runs fastest when the one makes it room and the other makes it run when all in their several stations are cautelous as the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lest we should give any check to the Gospel of Christ that by the rod of his mouth his rest might be glorious then the glory of Lebanon comes c. to make the place of his feet glorious 2. From v. 4 5. Thy Sons shall come from farr and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy sides the abundance of the Sea shall be converted unto thee a numerous Issue and increase of Converts are the Churches glory when as she hath no dry breasts so no barren Wombe it 's then like such a glorious couple as Isa 54.5 thy maker is thy husband when the measure of their Issue is the dew that falls from the morning womb Ps 110. glory is contracted in one individual but dilated in many this Law crescite et multiplicamini increase and multiply is that whereby nature preserves it self and so in the Church numeration multiplication and addition she owns but substraction and division are strangers to her Arithmetique It was an indeleble obloquy in Israel to dye childeless and by children born again the Churches reproach is taken away Filii corona senum saith the Wise man Prov. 17. Children are a Crown and the Apostle calls them his glory