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A92134	Roma ruens. Dagon falling before the Arke, or, The glory of Christ over-shadowing all other glories. / As it was delivered in a sermon before. the right Honourable Lord Major, and the right worshipful aldermen his brethren, at Mercers Chappel. By Nicholas Rust, chaplaine to the right Honourable Lord Major. Magna veritas & prævalet.	Rust, Nicholas, b. 1617 or 18.	1650 (1650)	Wing R2369; Thomason E597_9; ESTC R206294	17,713	31

and answers so powerful was the wisdom of God in the child Jesus Luke 2.48 Now this wisdome of God which dwelt in Christ is in all the Saints though in a lesse measure yet sufficient to deal with powers and principalities 1 Cor. 1.27 for God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and weak things to confound the things which are mighty and base things of the world and things which are despised and things which are not to bring to nought things that are that so the power of God being seen in weak instruments no flesh might glory in his presence for this treasure is in earthen vessels 2 Cor. 4.7 that the praise might be of God and not of men Thus the glory of the wisdome of Christ doth darken the glory of humane wisdome for his glory doth overshadow all other glories Secondly The glory of Christs power doth overshadow and out-shine that is doth confound and bring to nothing the glory of all fleshly power that standeth up against it or in competition with it Zach. 4.7 see a glorious discovery of this in the Gospel by Saint John Judas cometh with a band of men and officers John 18.4 with weapons lanthorns and torches to apprehend the Lord of life and glory but Christ meets them in the power and Majestie of the God-head in him and said whom seek ye and they fell backward to the ground notwithstanding all their fleshly and worldly assistances they could not stand before him the power of the creature fell before the power of God in Christ therefore no man could take away his life he lay'd it down of himself When Saul had nought but a creature-power to support him and his kingdome in the absence of the power of God which was departed from him see how desolate his house was left see how the glory of it did fade and die away as any form wherein God hath appeared doth perish and come to nothing when God doth withdraw from it And though Saul did seek to fortifie himself with fleshly power against the power of God with David and to keep up his esteem and honour in the hearts of his subjects and to quicken in them an admiration of his greatnes which he saw decaying honour me good Samuel before the people but all was ineffectual for to what purpose do we spice embalme and preserve a carcase when the life and spirit is gone out of it oh how did his heart meditate terrour in the apprehension of the withdrawment of the divine presence his pulse did beat very low and a cold sweat stood upon his limbs yea all the symptomes of a dying glory oh what strivings and struglings for life he ran to Ephraim called to Assyria to the World to the Devil to the Witch of Endor Oh his sad complaint God is departed from me and the Philistines make war against me but all these struglings were but the last prongs and pangs for his glory expired and the glory of his house the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker and the house of David stronger stronger the power of God with David did swallow up the power of the creature which was with Saul for the glory of Christ doth overshadow and out-shine all other glories But that you may see further proof of this viz. Isay 14.11 that that glorious power of Christ doth overshadow and confound all other powers that exalt themselves against it cast your eye upon that place in Isaiah where you read of the aspiring Tower of Babel lifting up it self and seeking to over-top the power and kingdome of Christ for Verse 13. Thou hast said in thy heart I will ascend into heaven I will exalt my self above the stars of God but this power that shoke kingdomes and made the earth to tremble is brought down this high and lofty Tower doth tumble before the power and glory of Christs Kingdome Thy pompe is brought down to the grave Verse 11. How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer see how strongly irresistably this power doth act even in a weak forme there shall not any man be able to stand before thee said God to Joshuah that is before my power and presence with thee for as I was with Moses Josh 1.5 so will I be with thee c. This power was very dreadful when the Philistines cryed out let us flee 1 Sam. 4.7 Deus venit in castra vae nobis vae nobis c. for God is come into the camp of Israel who can stand before these mighty Gods These are the Gods which smote the Egyptians all the inhabitants of the Land did faint because of the presence and power of God with his people Israel for that power breaks all powers that dash against it The Kings of the earth Revel 17.14 Joh. 2 11. make war against the Lamb but he overcometh for he is the Captaine of our Salvation the most mighty high and victorious King of kings Rev. 19.19 and Lord of lords and when the glory of his power breakes forth Mat. 1.24 it overshadowes the glory of all other powers Thirdly The glory of Christs rightousnesse doth overshadow darken and put out the glory of mans righteousnesse The Apostle Paul before the revelation of the glory of Christs righteousnesse to his soul did glory in his own righteousnesse Phil. 3. viz. his obedience and conformity to the Law for he knew no other name wherein he should be saved but thought his own workes must commend him unto God and he esteemed himself in his self-righteousnesse adorned with a glorious robe but afterward upon the knowledge of Christ it did appear a filthy rag and it was a very loathing and abhorrence to his soul notwithstanding his legal priviledges and blameles walkings touching the Law 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he counted all dung and drosse in comparison of Christ for as soon as the Gospel came his sin revived his self-righteousnesse died that was crucified to him and he to that when the light of truth did shine into his heart he was so overshadowed with the glory of the Gospel that the glory of the Law was outshined for it was no glory in respect of that glory vvhich vvas to be revealed The righteousnesse of man is as an early devv and as a morning cloud vvhich do pass avvay the devv and cloud vanish before the Sun Hosan and the righteousnesse of man is confounded darkned by the Sun of righteousnesse nothing doth so humble and abase the soul as the beholding this glory of Christs righteousnesse nothing doth so discover to the soul it s ovvn unrighteousnesse nor so pull down high thoughts and lofty imaginations in the heart as to have a vision of the purity and righteousness of God in Christ Job 42.5 I have heard of thee said Job of this Divine glory but now mine eies see thee wherefore I abhor my self in dust and

17. and no weapon formed against this worke doth prosper all these saith God to Sion concerning the Churches adversaries shal gather together against thee but they shall fall for thy sake for God rebuketh Kings and Kingdomes for his peoples sake thus ye see when God doth worke Isay 43.13 none can let him Tobiahs and Sanballats may scoffe at the wayes of God and set themselves against them Nehem. 4.1 2. But the Temple shall be built for not a title of the promises and prophesies of God shall fall to the ground Mat. 24.35 they shall be verified though all men be found lyers Then secondly the councels of God do even baffle and confound the devises of men therefore let them associate and they will be broken in peeces Isay 8.9 let them take councel and it will come to nothing for saith the holy Ghost many are the devises of men but the councels of God shal stand Isay 46. for it is impossible they should be frustrated by all the wisdome and policy of creatures Oh man Non est consilium contra dominum Rom. 9. who art thou that dost contend and contest with him that is mighty Thirdly the designes of God do bear before them even to the dust all the conspiracies and combinations of men and devils against them The design of God in the second Psalm is to exalt his sonne Psal 2.8 and to give him a name above every name Phil. 2. Now nothing doth more dethrone man and take away the glory of all flesh then the setting this Crown of glory upon the head of Christ Isay 40. Psal 2.1 therefore at the first verse The Heathens rage and the Kings of the earth stand up and take councel against the Lord and his Christ But he that dwels in heaven doth laugh them to scorn for they imagine a vaine thing when they thinke to hinder the design of God from being carried on now this is the design of God Verse 6. even to set his Sonne upon the holy hill of Sion Fourthly the will of God doth frustrate all the wills of men Psal 46.3 in the 46. Psalm men seeke to exalt themselves and their own wills which is the ground of those commotions there spoken of but God writeh vanity upon all their endeavours the will of none but God can take place Verse 10. ult Bestill saith hee and know that I am God and I will be exalted in the earth They fight Psal 46.6 7 8 9. war and contend even until they fill the world with combustions and distractions all to set up their own crooked will but God exalts himselfe and maketh them all come in and lick the dust before him Know that I am God Verse 10. Oh brethren from whence cometh wars and fightings James 4.1 even from our lusts that war in our members we lust to have our own wills and interest set up and advanced Royallists would have their will and way else no peace Papists also would have their will-worship established and the little horne of the beast would have all the other hornes knocked off Dan. 7.8 to set up it self well brethren this is our comfort in the middest of all these clashings no will but the will of God shall or can take place Oh that we could see all these various workings and contextures of providence all transactions in our Common-wealth as so many lines meeting in the will of the Lord then we should all cease from tormenting our selves in the prosecution of our own wills Mat. 26. Verse 39. Psal 37 7. and lie down satisfied in the will of the Lord as in the Centre of our rest Deare hearts there is sweet repose Thus much for the Confirmation of the Point I now come to Use and Application First If the glory of Christ doth overshadow and outshine all other c. then this will informe us why carnal hearts do so oppose the Gospel of Jesus Christ even because it doth eclips and darken all natures glory So that if you will allow creatures to rise up against and oppose that which is destructive to their beings you must not wonder why natural men who have their life and glory in fleshly wisdome fleshly strength and fleshly righteousnesse should rise up against the ministration of the Spirit and Gospel which doth so darken and put out all these Nature you see in all doth seeke to preserve it selfe and to resist whatsoever may procure her destruction and annihilation therefore nature in us doth quake at the thought of death Oh beloved the Gospel in its glory doth confound and annihilate all fleshly excellencies it doth cause their glory to fade and die Therefore you may cease your admiration why in City and Country there should be so much enmity against Christ his truth and Gospel Men that would exalt themselves and be something in the esteem of their own parts and gifts something in their own wisdome glory strength Gol. 3.11 righteousnesse cannot but set themselves against him who will be all in all First you shall see how men that exalt themselves in an earthly glory cannot bear nor brook the glory of Christs kingdome and Gospel their knees do smite one against another Dan. 3.5 their thoughts are troubled when many run to and fro Mat. 2.3 and knowledge is encreased when many come to joyne unto the Lord and to give up their names to Jesus Christ their hearts I say do meditate terrour as if the Saints gathering together would be their scattering as if their glory would be their shame this did trouble Herod and those tidings out of the North in the book of Daniel did perplex Babylon Dan. 11.44 therefore Herod sought to slay the child Jesus therefore the Kings of the earth made war against the Lamb Rev. 17.14 before whom they thought the honour pompe and dignity of their Kingdomes could not stand and that is the reason why so many Princes and Rulers Psal 2.2 have so endeavoured to suppresse the kingdome of Christ and to hinder it from taking place in their Dominions have any of the Rulers believed on him Secondly they who magnifie humane wisdome and humane worship how they set themselves against the Lord and his Christ the learned Greeks esteemed the preaching of the Gospel foolishnesse the learned Rabbies could not receive it but oppose it it did so confound the wisdome of the wise 1 Cor. 1.27 and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent the adorers of Diana filled the City of Ephesus with confusions Acts 19.27 tumults and insurrections against the Gospel of Christ because it laid the magnificence of their great Goddesse in the dust Thirdly men that exalt fleshly righteousnes making a faire shew in the flesh glorying in their duties external conformity Gal. 3. and qualifications as if by their actings they could do something in order to their justification and