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A72989	The rose, and lily Delivered at the lecture, in Ashby de-la-zouch in the county of Leicester. By William Parks, Master of Arts, and curat of Chelaston in the county of Derby.	Parks, William, curat of Chelaston.	1640 (1640)	STC 19303.3; ESTC S124820	66,672	201

posterity the onely Israel that saw him He suffered other nations to sit in darknes and in the shadow of death Then Israel was h Calv. Instit the Lords Son that was his darling others were strangers Israel was received into his care and protection others were left to their owne blindnes Israel was honoured with the presence of God others were excluded from coming nigh him in a word there was a generall darknes over all the Land of Aegypt among the Gentiles but in the Land of Goshen i Exod. 10. among the Israelites there was light But since Christ the mercy of God was no longer inclosed within the narrow confines of Iewry but the glorious light of the Gospell shined through the World Before Christ the Church was a garden inclosed k Sol. Song 4.12 a spring shut up a Fountaine sealed but now she is the Rose of the common Feild The Kingdome of heaven is likened unto a man l Mat 13.24 which sowed good seed in his Field The Church is the Field the seed is the word and the Gospell shall be preached through the World m Mat 26.13 And to this purpose the Church is called Catholique Catholica id est per totum orbem diffusa saith Saint August n Epist 170. in Ps 56. because it is spread through the World And so the Epistles of S. Iames S. Peter S. Iohn and S. Iude are called Catholique because o Willsons Christ Dictionary they are written not to a particuler person as to Timothy c. or to a particular Church as to the Romans c. but either to all the Iewes every where or to all the Christians in the World And to this purpose also the Apostle calls p Heb 12.22 the Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Conventus vniversalis the generall assembly to shew the Universality of it The Apostle S. Peter affirmes g Acts 10.34 Of a truth that God is no respecter of persons but in every nation hee that feareth him and worketh righteousnes is accepted with him Though the Church bee but one yet it lyes open to all that will come unto it Vnus est Christus per quem omnis gens omnisque lingua fide confessione unita est saith Ignatius r Apud Amand. Polan there is but one Christ and one Church by whom and in whom all nations and tongues are knit together Quid enim est Ecclesia aliud quam congregatio fidelium in unitate fidei advnita saith Oecolampadius ſ Annotat in Chrysit What else is the Church of God but the congregation of faithfull people spread through the World knit together in the vnity of faith the Church is spread every where through the World and admits any persons in the World into her bosome And therefore the Church is not to bee tyed to Rome or any one particuler place Rome may with no better reason be sayd to bee the Catholique Church then the head may bee sayd to be the whole body for if it bee a true Church yet it is but a part of the Church Catholique and not the whole And to say the Catholique Church of Rome is all one as if I should say the catholique Church of Canterbury or of London or a particular universall Church which how harsh it sounds the most simple may easily understand After this I beheld saith S. Iohn t Rev. 7.9 and loe a great multitude which no man could number of all nations and kindred and people and tongues stood before the Throne and before the Lambe cloathed with white Robes and palmes in their hands The Church is collected out of all nations Aceipit Ecclesia omni tempore volentes credere nemini prorsus occludit se huc festinanti sed liberum licitum est volentibus quolibet tempore nullo impediente ad lucem veritatis adduci saith S. Cyrill v. u In ●●l lib. 5 cap. 60. The Church receaveth all that will beleeve at all times shee is shut to none that come unto her but it is free and lawfull to all that will there is none to hinder them to come to the knowledge of the truth And therefore if thou hast no benefit by this Rose if thou art no member of the Church blame thy selfe for shee is not the inclosed Rose of the Garden but the Rose of the common Field Thirdly the Rose of the Field is for profit as well as pleasure and is healthfull in many medicines so the Church is profitable and healthfull to her members Shee restores health to her members by monitions and admonitions strengthning them that are sound by wholesome Doctrine and restoring them that are sicke by good discipline But if any member be past cure then w Ovid Metamorph Immedicabile vulnus Ense redendū est ne pars sincera trahatur Then shee cuts it off by the spirituall sword of Excommunication Those that are in the barren Wildernes without the pale of the Church are miserable there is mors in olla death is in their pot but those that are within the pale of the Church in that fruitfull Field are happy there is health in her bosome The Church of God is the House of God x 1 Tim. 3.15 the Pillar and ground of truth And shee is very profitable unto her members Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus is a common saying among the fathers without the Church there is no salvation Without the Church they cannot attayne unto the right of adoption whereby they that live faithfully are made actually the children of GOD. They that continue in the Ship of the Church are secure y Doctor Boys though the Sea make a noyse and stormes arise but hee that utterly forsakes the Ship of the Church and swims either in the cockboate of heresies or upon the windy bladders of his owne conceipt shall never touch the land of the living Those that are out of the Church have not the communion and interest of the members with the head and being no part of his body how can they lay claime to his benefits or challenge right to the Kingdome of heaven And to this purpose heaven is called z Acts. 26.18 the inheritance of them which are sanctifyed by faith in CHRIST Nothing now remaines to be spoken of at this time but onely that every one fill his pitcher with this water and carry it home for his owne use which that wee may doe I shall briefly apply First in that the Church is the red Rose by persecution every one should learne patience in his affliction Remember the sufferings of Christ wee doe but sup of that Cup which hee dranke quite off Nihil est quod non aequanimiter tolleretur si passio Christi in memoriam revocetur a St. Gregory There is no affliction so great no crosse so grievous that will not easily be borne by us if wee doe rememberthe sufferings of Christ And therefore Vniversa pro