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A07297	The churches sleepe expressed in a sermon preached at the court, in the celebration of the Kings Maiesties most ioyfull and happie entrance into this kingdome, the 24. of March last. By Anthonie Maxey, Batchelar in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie in ordinary.	Maxey, Anthony, d. 1618.	1606 (1606)	STC 17690; ESTC S100647	23,881	52

temporall and spirituall blessings shee doth rest in great prosperitie Shee hath laid her downe in peace Psal 4.9 and taketh her rest for now the Lord hath made her to dwell in safetie O let vs praise the Lord for his goodnesse and neuer be ashamed to declare the wonders and to publish the blessings which hee hath brought vpon vs this day Our eyes doe see them our thoughts must needes acknowledge them and our enemies wee finde by late experience with secret and great mallice doe enuie them Giue me leaue therefore I humbly beseech you euen for the glory of Gods blessed name whose exceeding mercie we are bound to acknowledge also for a testimonie of our owne priuate duties to make some relation of those benefites which wee enioy by the blessed gouernment of our gratious Soueraigne whose happy and ioyfull entrance into this Kingdome wee doe celebrate this day It is a plaine but an excellent principle Euripides 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let him neuer take vpon him nor desire to rule who hath not first learned to obey and to forbeare It is well knowne vnto vs all sundry times hath the quiet state of this Realme beene disturbed much hurly burly raised many treasons brued practising and procuring the death of our former Queene pretending most what some title and interest vnto the crowne but beehold notwithstanding the apparant truth of his Maiesties title was openly knowen to all the States in Christendome and that long before he might haue procured stronge meanes to haue inuested himselfe Forbearancce with the honour and possession of the same yet still did he patiently abide the Lords leasure as one who truely feared God hee neuer combined with France nor complotted with Spaine he neuer stirred vp either subiect within or forraine power without but that which is yet very ioyfull to remember and seldome performed of naturall brothers in one familie two mightie Princes good Queene Elizabeth and our blessed King most amiably they did liue and loue and as it were in one land peaceably raigne together When God had ended her daies in peace after many distracted feares wherewith the hearts of all beegan sodainely to bee perplexed how blessed were we in the present succession of the crowne Successiō the happie gouernement whereof did calmely come in and peaceably arise as after a short night the cheerefull and faire morning Sun-shine How secure is now the state in the vndoubted apparance of blessed Issue Issue a stay to the Land and comfort to euery good subiects heart Blessed art thou Pron 28.15 O Land saith the Scripture whose Prince is the Sonne of Nobles Royall discent In the royall discent of this imperiall crowne the Rose is not onely sprounge from the Red and White descended from the noble off-spring of both houses Lancaster and Yorke thereby most happely taking away all occasion of ciuill dissention but moreouer happy are wee in our selues and fearfull to other nations in the quiet and lawfull vnion of these Kingdomes Phantasticall humors did please themselues a while and selfe conceited heades haue vainely discoursed with idle similies against the ordinance of God in this behalfe but leauing the future successe and farther coniunction to prayer forbearance and time in this one blessing Vnion we may plainely beehold the extraordinarie mercies of the Lord. For I am vndoubtly perswaded next after the knowledge of Christ and the true profession of the Gospell this day this day I say is now and hereafter shall bee the most memorable and happy Day that in this Land was euer commended vnto posteritie these 1000. yeares Indeed the conquest of France hath title of renowne but wee know well the possession thereof was gotten by bloud kept with charge and lost with dishonour But by his Maiesties lawfull succession vnto the crowne that which the great and deepe Statesmen of England forecast many hundred yeares to compasse that which by dint of sword and much effusion of bloud hath often beene attempted that which all the victorious Kings of England often desired but neuer fully effected that which the example of other Christian Kings and the wisest nations teach vs that which the very idencity of place language condition nature soyle affinitie and all in themselues doe offer the Lord God who is wonderfull in counsell and excellent in workes that hath he sweetly brought about without present alliance in mariage without tumult in warre without wronge to any state whatsoeuer Israell and Iuda Scotland and England are both one the secret and wise ordinance of God hath so setled it O let the consent and mutuall loue of both nations peaceably confirme it and God in his mercie and goodnesse seale it fast for euer Irish expeditions ceased Since his happy entrance into this kingdome how well is the whole Common wealth eased and disburdened of the continuall and troublesome charge of our Irish expeditions Spanish broilcs appears How Christianlie are appeased the vnchristian and bloudy spoyles robberies and murders daily committed betweene Spaine and vs. Most Godly and amiable is the confederate league concluded with our bordering neighbors round about vs. Confederate derate League most christian To subdue Nations and enlarge Kingdomes by conquest and bloudshed to wicked and tirannous Princes it seemes great glory and felicitie but by good and Christian Kings warre is neuer sought but enforced by necessitie Faelicitas maior est Malis faelicitas bonis necessitas Aug. lib. 4. Aug. de ciuit Dei li. 4.15 vicinum bonum habere concordem quam vicinum malum subiugare bellantem It is greater honour and felicitie to retaine the loue of a good neighbour concording in peace then to continue the secret hatred of an ill neighbour seduced by war Isocrates ad Nicole The wise Orator saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faithfull and wise counsellers are the most profitable and worthy treasure Faithful Counsellers which any prince enioyeth And is not the Common Wealth furnished with as noble faithfull and wise Counsellers of state as learned stoute Learned vncorrupted Lawers vncorrupted Iudges and worthy Lawyers as reuerend Bishops shining in their liues and learning as euer age afforded Reuerend Bishops all these through the milde and wise gouernement of a gratious King retaining their former dignities Gospell established and faithfully performing their duties both to God and to their King Is not the truth of the Gospell most peaceably established and carefully professed with such reuerend and constant ioy in hearing the word and frequenting of prayer as giueth example to all the protestant Princes of Christendome To see the populous Court of a mightie King as peaceable well giuen and religious as the well ordered familie of a priuate mans house what christian heart will not ioy to heare it and who can but magnifie the God of heauen to know it Mariage honored The sacred bands of holy mariage are they not tenderly

themselues the applause of common people Plato de Rep. Plato in his common wealth forbids men to tange vp and downe to ring away other mens Bees yet the onely glory of some men is to get flockers and followers after them by tanging and iangling in matters of no importance Surely as a weake and feeble braine followeth the waxing and waining of the Moone so the braine-sicke humour of the multitude is subiect and pliable to euery change and reuolution Whereupon Homer compares the disposition of common people to the standing corne Homer ther comes a puffe and blowes it all on the one side there comes an other blast and swayes it as much on the other side It is a fit comparison made by the Kingly Prophet Psa 65.7 It is the Lord that stilleth the rage of the Sea the noise of the Waues and the madnesse of the people iumping therein with the Prophet Esay 17. Chapter where the nature of the people is compared vnto the billowes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the trouble some and working Sea So easily set a gog so delighted with nouelties so full of alteration and change are the affections of common people In the 28. of the Acts. Saint Paule whilest the Viper hung vpon his hand he was a murderer againe the Viper shaken off in the turning of an hand he was a God In the 3. of Ezra and the 12. the people wept because they had no Temple after when the Temple was builded then they wept as fast againe because the glory of the second was not like the first In the time of queene Mary there was lamentation and crying out that I dolatry was set vp the Church polluted and the Gospell taken away afterward when through the great mercie of God the Gospell was aduanced and the light thereof did comfortably shine throughout the whole kingdome then they murmured and cryed out as fast againe that wee had no Church no Ministry truth was wrapt vp in Ceremonies and all was Antichristian In the 19. of the Acts Demetrius and other subtill heads of the tradse men of Ephesus meerly for their owne gaine raised a great tumult and getting the people together cryed out great is Diana of the Ephesians presently the people were carried with such a tempest of fury that the cittie was all in an vprore they can and rushed whether they list in great confusion much violence was offered and yet at last as appearerh in the 32. verse the most part knew not wherefore they were come tog ther. In like sort Nobiles qui●am praeci●u●●ui●s ●eg●●merum ●ge unt 〈◊〉 ann 1583. not many yeeres agone diuers personages of great credit and countenance they and their predecess●urs being long since enriched by the reuenues of the Church and fearing to lose them apprehending presently the successe inuegled many weake men young diuines trades-men artificers and such like and they all cryed out for the Geneua discipline and Scottish reformation in the Churh The ignorant multitude once stirred vp the whole land was in sects and tumults the state was troubled the Prince was disobeyed good lawes were neglected by Libels Pamphlets by consealements by treacheries by sundry foule disorders violence and disgrace was offered b A booke of discipline compiled after the Geneua fashion by M. Knox others reiected of the disciplinarians and termed a deuout imagination Another booke called Disciph ecclesiae sacra verbo Dei discripta correct d altered amended about 1587. to many societies and worthy callings in this land and yet I dare say the most part neuer knew what they did desire Nay I dare confidently affirme that the chiefest learnedst sectaries of those times and euen at this day not sixe of them did euer fully and soundly agree in the maine points and manner of erecting this their Goddesse Diana this affected discipline and reformation Yet behold and obserue the effects These silly Roes and Hindes once stirred vp they flockt together and assembled in woods they haunted priuate conuenticles in the night they had secret Printers in euery corner the publike congregation grew odious the holy word and Sacraments were despised at length they affirmed plainely there was no true Minister in the Church of England and so some fled beeyond Seas others gaue vp their calling lurking idly in other mens ho ses seducing their mindes and wasting their esta●es While these reformers thus ranne their course honest plaine men simple people beholding such parts taking and contention seeing such acceptions of persons and varietie of opinions they in their ignorance stood at a gaze some fell away to the Church of Rome others waxed neither hot not cold Athisme crept in deuotion was laid aside God exceedingly dishonored and the estate both of Church and common wealth very much defaced I say no more of these Roes and Hindes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If then we regard the saluation of simple people by rooting out all Athisme and Superstition if wee tender their peaceable and Christian life who are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 misse-led vpon euery light occasion then we must wholy lay aside all contention and difference whatsoeuer with one hart with one consent we must all preach one and the selfe same doctrine all vse the same ceremonies thereby to win the people to Godlines of life and holy reuerence and alwaies in regard of their weaknes we must be shie and fearefull of stirring in the Church The very Heathen haue taught vs discreation in this point Amongst the wise Grecians the difficult points of their religion Aug. de ciui Del. li. 4. cap. 38 were neuer laid open to the discussing of the ignorant people but closed vp with silence Varro that notable and learned writer remoued those bookes which he wrote touching the deepest questions misteries in Theologie from the sight and knowledge of the multitude Scholis verò ac parietibus clausit Aug. de ciui Dei li. 6. cap. 5. he reserued them priuate to the learned Schooles Aboue all others the holy Apostles and aunciant Fathers of blessed memory were so chary in this point hat if any doubt arose ●f any question or controuersie fell out among them they did not by and by set forth bitter inuectiues and sedicious Phamphlets they did not put vp clamorous bils to temporall courts they did not creepe and couch to lay men for the boulstring and bearing out of any disorders in the Church they did not haunt trouble Christian Princes with bould and vnaduised petitions but as wee may see Act. 15. by the Apostles Acts. 15. A matter of great consequence was orderly and louingly disoussed at Ierusal●m the Schoole of the Prophets and so peaceably ended by the chiefe and most excellent Apostles This president and worthy example was truely followed by Saint Hierome and Ruffmus by Saint Augustin● by Chrysostome and Epiphamus by the good Bishop of Alexandria in the time of Arrius Niceph. eccle hist lib.