the Sea Yet the Booke of the Revelation doth teach us that this world is a very strange sea and and that in two principall properties viz. First it is like a sea of cristall glasse Of glasse because it is most brittle no mans estate in this world being more certaine than the glasse which now being whole and usefull faire and beautifull anon with a rap is broken all to peeces How quickly hath many mens great and faire estates beene utterly broken in one night in an houre how wealth honour health libertie life and all lost as a glasse which is broken all to pieces And of Cristall for howsoever there are many workes of darknesse in the world which the eye of man cannot see and behold yet is the world as cleare as a Cristall-glasse before him that sitteth upon the Throne All things are naked and oâ—en before his eyes with whom we have to doe He discerneth the very least obliquity and irregularitie of thoughts no man can more clearely see a blot in a cristall glasse than God doth the sinnes of men be they in thought word or worke and therefore we should strive to be holy as being ever in the eyes and sight of God Secondly it is a sea mingled with fire It is ordinary in Scripture by fire to signifie tribulations as when thou passest thorow the fire I will be with thee I went thorow fire and water And brethren thinke it not strange concerning the fiery triall The sea of this world is mixed with abundance of that fire wheresoever Gods children become they shal meet with hot and sâ—orching tribulation and afflictions yet shal this fire but scoure away the drosse to make them shine the brighter in Gods eyes the bush burned with fire but consumed not Exod. 3. 2. This fire shall only consume the Reprobate And so much for the description of the Tempest now followeth the aggravation of it In so much that the ship was covered with waves Now the Euangelist doth aggravate the perils that Christ and â—iâ— Dâ—â—ciples were in by two maine Circumstances the first from the greatnesse of the tempest which was such that even the ship was covered with waves the word which Saint Marke useth signifieth to fâ—â—â— and is so translated so that the ship was now full Saint Luke also useth another word of the same signification and so also translated and they were filled for it is in the plurall They that is the ship which carried them by a Meâ—onimie of the adjunct and also by a Sinecdoche the ship for hatches which are but a part But our Euangelist useth another word which according to the proprietie of it signifieth to cover or hide a thing from sight as no man lighteth a candle and covereth it with a bushell and the Reprobate shall say at the day of judgement to the hills fall on us and cover us In which and many such like places in the new Testament we have the word of my text in it proper signification though the words be divers the sense and thing intended is all one viz. They were in so great jeopardie of drowning that the ship that is the upper part or hatches were even filled or covered that they could not be seene And wherewith was the ship covered not with wind but waves and in Saint Iude there is added an Epithite the raging waves of the sea And verily nothing in this world doth so rage and is so furious as the waves of the sea in a storme or tempest And so much be said of the Sense of the words Whether only that this ship wherein Christ and his Disciples passed was thus endangered and covered with waves and the rest safe or no is too hard â— question for me peremptorily to resolve because I am content to see no more than the eye of my Text hath described unto mee the Text saith The tempest came upon the sea therefore likely that all the ships on the sea at that time were endangered though possibly this ship was more endangered than the others both in regard of Christ his purpose and Satans malice The Letter teacheth us what great perils and jeopardies sea-faring men do many times fall into sometimes lifted up to heaven with one wave and sometimes falling even downe to hell and sometimes the ship as this even covered with waves that they see nothing but present death and are as David saith Even at their wits end and crie unto God in their distresse But of this sufficient From handling the Tempest the Circumstance according to Mysticall sense affording us three singular instructions concerning the state of the Church viz. First what ever hath beene is and will be the common condition of Gods Church and people viz. To be exercised with crosses tribulations afflictions publike and private yea and sometimes with sword of bloudie and persecuting foes and enemies which doctrine I have lately more largely handled with Reasons Vses Application and Exhortation and therefore doe now but barely propound it The second Doctrine is this That as this ship was covered with waves so as none but themselves knew they held out others might suppose they were drowned so a Church which hath beene visible in the publike ministrie of the Word and Sacraments may through persecution of Tyrants be so covered â—s become visible to most This is represented in the vision the Church resembled to a woman clothed with the Sunne and the Moone under her feet and upon her head a crowne of twelve Starres oh then was shee viâ—ible and conspicuous But at another time driven into the wildernesse out of the sight of men then was she covered Come to our owne Embleme A ship on the sea when it is calme is plainly seene yea it is one of the comely sights of the world a ship under saile in a prosperous gale but if there arise a great tempest it may be so overtopped with waves and for a time be betwixt them so as scarce the top of the mast is seene and most will thinke shee is drowned yet anon shee riseth upon the wave and is seene againe It is the condition of the Church of Rome sometimes visible and a glorious Church but now persecuteth the faith it professed the godly being covered with waves It is the condition of the Cities in Erance and it was the case of the Church of God in this Land which was glorious and visible in the daies of King Edward but covered with waves in the daies of Queene Mary but restored to former glory by Queen Elizabeth wherein for aboue sixtie yeeres it hath continued most eminent in the eyes of the world The Papists doe hold that the true Church of God is ever visible hath had and shall have a perpetuall Succession of Pastors and Ministers and of publike service and worship They also say that their
was made the greater was the truth and glory of his Resurrection yea such as were set to watch did publish it Matth. 28. 11. So the greater is the power and the more violent the assaults which enemies make against the Church of Christ the greater is Gods glory in their deliverance which the people confesse in the Psalmes If the Lord had not beene on our side now may Israel say if the Lord had not beene on our side when men rose up against us they had even swallowed us up quicke when they were so wrathfully displeased at us the waters had overwhelmed us the deepe waters of the proud had even gone over our soule But praised be the Lord who hath not given us for a prey to their teeth Our soule is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are delivered The greater the danger of Gods people at the Red-sea the greater their deliverance the greater the evill by Iesuits intended against the Protestants in France the more glorious their peace the greater mischiefe intended by the Gunpowder treason and the nearer to execution the more marvellous our deliverance in all which cases the Church is taught to praise God and say The Lord hath done marvellous things with his owne right hand and with his holy arme hath he gotten himselfe the victory Oh trust in God be the storme and threatned hurt to the Church never so great for all shall worke for good There is no wisdome counsell or strength against the Lord But he will turne the rage of man to his praise When all that see and heare shall marvell and say with reverend awe Who is this What manner of man is this The Greeke word is very emphaticall and of greater signification than another which is thus translated 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qualis For though this be often used in the New Testament yet ever translated what which one place only excepted Neither are they derived from the same root for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pavimentum as if it were written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pro 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cujas as if they had fully expressed the word thus What Countrey-man is this Which question bewrayeth their ignorance tendeth to the begetting of knowledge and is an effect of their admiration which may thus be described according to the rules of Philosophie Admiration is a painfull suspension of the minde proceeding from the knowledge of some great effects whereof the causes are unknowne I call it a painfull suspension because all men naturally desire knowledge and the more generously minded any are the more painfull it is for them to be ignorant Some say that Aristotle the Prince touchstone of Philosophers was so grieved that hee could not finde out the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the Sea that he died on it yea some say that he cast himselfe into the Sea saying Seeing I cannot comprehend thee thou shalt comprehend me but the other seemeth more probable Now admiration proceeding from ignorance of causes doth wonderfully provoke to the studie of causes that so they may be eased of that sorrow paine and griefe whereupon admiration is said to be the soule and life of Philosophie And Pythagoras being demanded what was the end of Philosophie answered To marvell at nothing intending that herein a learned Philosopher knowing the causes of things did not marvell whereas an ignorant rustick doth marvell at his owne shadow As in Philosophie so much more in Divinitie ignorance is a painfull thing to the godly disposed and therefore the more they admire the word and workes of God the more they enquire and search into the causes thereof as the Disciples here marvelling said one to another What manner of man is this Whose question intendeth three things viz. First That Christ is true man having a true soule and bodie in regard of their substance and their essentiall properties as in the soule will understanding in body true dimensions as length bredth thicknesse yea taking also the generall and blamelesse weaknesses and infirmities of both as ignorance of some things feare sorrow wearisomenesse hunger thirst sleepe ache paine sicknesse such as accompany the generall nature of man and are not repugnant to the perfection of science and grace as was more largely shewed from his being on sleepe This is it was anciently promised The seed of the woman shall breake the Serpents head And In thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed And afterwards prophesied A Virgin shall conceive and beare a Sonne A Childe is borne a Son is given A woman shall compasse a man Which promises and prophesies have bin most truly fulfilled as this day doth witnesse to the Christian Churches For the fulnesse of time being come God sent his Sonne made of a woman The word was made flesh Iohn 1. 14. Oh what a sweet comfort is this to us miserable sinners that our blessed Saviour and Redeemer is not a stranger to our nature but tooke upon him the forme of a servant did partake with his in flesh and bloud became that prophesied Shiloh wrapped in the Tunicle skinne or Secundine our kinsman as Iob calleth him If the Baptist did so spring for joy in his mothers wombe when Mary the Mother of Christ saluted his Mother and if the Angels did so rejoyce and sing at the birth of Christ what cause have we to rejoyce and sing yea our very soules to spring for joy that wee doe celebrate this Festivitie in commemoration of our Saviours birth Yea that our comfort may be full he hath not only taken upon him our nature but our infirmities also that he might become a mercifull and compassionate High Priest So as we may boldly goe to the Throne of grace and be assured we shall finde mercie and grace to helpe in time of need The second thing avouched by the proprietie of the word in this question as you have heard in opening the sense of it is That this true man is a stranger they aske whence he is whereunto Christ returneth a perfect answer Hee descended from heaven Saint Paul saith He is the Lord from heaven Not that he brought his humanitie from heaven which passed thorow the Virgins wombe as water thorow a conduit as divers Heretiques have dreamed for he was made of a woman and had the materials of his body from the blessed Virgin but he had not his beginning here on earth as men have but God came downe from heaven and was manifested in the flesh and as he came so here he lived but as a stranger not having where to be
Calfe hee told Moses hee would not goe any longer before them as he had done whereupon Moses grew very importunate with him that he would never carry them thence if his presence went not with them and never left him till he prevailed that he would goe with them as he was wont It was an heavie sight and the forerunner of great destruction that the Prophet in Vision saw the glory of the God of Israel gone up from the Cherub whereupon it was to the very threshold of the house as ready to depart Christ telling his disciples that he must goe away their hearts were full of sorrow yea and though Christ laboured to giue them comfort that they might take his departure well as that it was expedient for them and that he went to send the Comforter yea that he went to prepare a place for them and that he would come againe and take them to himselfe and they should be with him for ever yet all would not serve it was an heavy sight to see their Master taken out of their sight and Christ after his resurrection tooke notice how the two disciples that travelled towards Emmaus were sad If the disciples were thus distracted with feare notwithstanding Christ went into the ship before them and was there in the storme though on sleepe how would they have beene affected if hee had not beene there but left them alone Wherefore it behoveth all Gods people in times of dangers to make very speciall search and inquirie whether Christ be present or no And here me thinketh I heare that of Gedeon commonly objected who being saluted by the Angell The Lord is with thee thou valiant man answered Oh my Lord if the Lord be with us why then is all this befallen us where be all the miracles which our fathers told us of If the Lord be with us why is all this befallen us our houses are burnt our goods and labours spoiled yea Gods temples demolished his servants slaine sword fire and famine prevaile I answer God testifieth his presence two waies viz. sometimes outwardly in the miraculous deliverance of his servants out of evils thus was God present with Daniel in the Lions den stopping their mouthes that they could not hurt him and with the three children in the fierie furnace not suffering an haire of their heads to be sindged Thus was God with his people in Egypt red sea wildernesse and Canaan a thing exceedingly to be wondred at that thrice a yeere viz. at their solemne feasts all the males going from all parts of the Land up to Ierusalem to worship and none left at home to keepe their frontiers from invasion Cities and houses from burning and goods from spoiling but only weake women and children yet so long as they continued in Gods feare and obedience he protected their lands houses and goods that no enemie invaded or offred the least violence for so God had promised at those times No man shall so much as desire thy land when thou shalt goe up to appeare before the Lord thy God Oh how marvellous was God in the famous victories which hee gave his people over their enemies in the daies of Moses Ioshuah Iudges David Iehoshaphat Ezekiah breaking the bow and arrowes knapping their speares and burning their chariots in the fire shewing his puissance and power making bare his right hand in the sight of the Heathen restraining the rage of enemies turning it to his praise and making himselfe terrible to the Kings of the earth But yet sometimes it pleaseth him when his ship is in a dangerous storme to sleep and only to testifie his presence another way suffering their enemies to prevaile to kill murther and spoile and only furnish his people with faith repentance patience humilitie zeale contentation comfort ioy and inward peace with other such like inestimable graces of his Spirit whereby his servants are inabled by suffering to prevaile and get most glorious victories howsoever flesh and bloud would perswade God hath forsaken that people in whose defense and preservation he doth not appeare yet the holy word of God teacheth us that it is an infallible Argument of Gods powerfull presence that his servants are able to suffer with patience and ioy whatsoever it shall please God to suffer their enemies to lay upon them The Apostle speaking of tribulation distresse persecution famine nakednesse perill sword yea that for Gods sake they are killed all the day long and counted as sheepe for the slaughter yet saith he In all these things we are more than conquerours through him that loved us Was not Christ with the Apostles when being scourged they went out of the Councel reioycing Was he not with Paul and Silas singing Psalmes of praise at midnight in the dungeon Was hee not with the Hebrewes suffering with ioy the spoile of their goods Was he not with those Saints of whom the world was unworthy though being destitute afflicted tormented wandring up and downe in wildernesses mountaines dens caves of the earth Was he not with Ignatius who being condemned to the beasts and hearing the Lions roare he cheerfully said he was Gods corne to be ground with teeth of wilde beasts that he might become pure manchet for God Was he not with those Martyrs in the Primitive Church who esteemed Tyrants as gnats and their torments but as flea-bitings Was he not with them who as Tertullian said to be accused wished and to be punished for Christ they accounted felicitie A certaine woman running in all haste with a childe in her armes towards the place of execution and being asked the cause of her haste O saith she I heare a great sort of Christians are to be martyred and I am afraid that I and my little one shall come too late How did many holy Martyrs in this land in the daies of Queene Marie most willingly forsake offices houses goods parents wives children libertie most cheerefully receiue sentence of death most gladly goe to place of execution and most comfortably kisse the stake embrace the faggots and clap hands in flaming fire And whence was all this Was it not from Christ who in that great tempest was in the ship with them Let the blessed Martyr Glâ—ver witnesse who having received sentence of death though the remembrance of the fire was so terrible that he was exceedingly perplexed made his dulnesse and heavinesse knowne which continued all that night and the morning till he came within the sight of the stake but then was suddenly filled with boldnesse and joy which made him call to his friend He is come he is come Oh this is a glorious victory indeed as one saith of the martyrdome of Saint Laurence God did more gloriously triumph in his patience and constancie when hee was broyled on the gridiron than if he had saved his body from burning by a miracle
Church hath been and is so visible ours not therefore theirs is the true Church of Christ and ours is not For the first we say that howsoever the Catholique and Universall Church hath continued from the beginning of the world and shall continue to the end the Lord shall never want on earth a company of faithfull men to serve him yet this Church is ever invisible an article of our Faith to beleeve there is such a Companie and that we are of that number but for a congregation of men and women to have the Word truly preached and Sacraments administred in publike and by Authoritie which wee call a visible Church and is a mixt company there hath not alway beene such neither can wee be assured that there alwaies shall be such For the second viz. That they say the Roman Church hath beene visible and enioyed such a succession without interruption since Christ and his Apostles time professing the same faith without change I answer there hath not been in the Church of Rome that perpetuall succession they boast of For to say nothing whether Peter was ever Bishop of Rome or not or who succeeded him whether Clement or Linus which is disputed amongst themselues it is most cleare that there have stood three Popes at once and did the Succession hold when Pope Ioan stept into the Papall Chaire and managed the affaires of the Church Was she also Saint Peters Successor and they lawfull Cardinals Bishops and Ministers of her ordination Neither are his Arguments to be despised who proveth that now for divers yeares ever since Sixtus they have had no Popes nor Cardinals nor Bishops according to their owne Councels and Canons c. But grant them what succession soever they challenge yet succession of persons and place without succession of doctrine is nothing worth as Ierome said Yee hold the Seat and Faith of Peter if faith be gone the state is no better then a chaire of pestilence Now the faith is gone and not onely this latter Rome holdeth doctrine contrary to the Ancient Rome within the five hundred or six hundred yeares after Christ but now maintaineth strange and novell doctrines and service which Rome knew not when it first became the seat of Antichrist as the Conception of Mary Latine Service suppression of Scriptures the mariage of Priests adoration of Images supremacie of Pope Communion in one kinde Transubstantiation c. and therefore is long since ceased to be any true visible Church Lastly whereas all Popishly affected persons doe commonly demand Where was your Church and who professed your Religion before Luthers times I will answer plainly that the simple may understand the Doctrine Faith and Religion which we professe is the very same that all the Christian Churches throughout the world professed for many hundred yeares after Christ and his Apostles all the blessed Martyrs in the Primitive died for no other but our Faith and Religion after that the Church had peace by meanes of godly Constantine the learned Bishops Fathers taught no other the people beleeved received professed no other though as the mysterie of iniquitie began to worke in the Apostles time so the longer the worse and moe errors and corruptions crept into the Church till in the end the ship came to be covered with waves of heresies persecutions that the Church was not so glorious eminent visible conspicuous as before Then came the darke time of Antichrist for many hundred yeeres yet even then were the Waldenses Bohemians and others who agreed with vs in the substance of Religion and spake and wrote against the corruptions of those times but when it pleased God to stirre vp Iohn Husse Ierome of Prage Martine Luther and other his worthy servants to open the skupperholes the waves which so oppressed the Church ran out the ship came aloft againe and that Faith which had so long beene oppressed began publikely to be professed and a faire visible Church in one place or other hath ever since continued and I trust shall now to the end of the world and shall never be universally covered againe Neither let any Papist suppose it a forfeiture of the cause if wee cannot shew a precise and exact Catalogue of the persons places and times by whom where and when our faith was professed For first howsoever in all ages some have oft appeared and given singular witnesse to our faith as our Martyrologe hath recorded so the Church may be in some places where none can see it as in Elias time there were seven thousand in Israel and yet hee saw never an one of them And as wee doubt not but there are at this day in Spaine Italy Rome even where Satans throne is Againe through defect of history many things are hid from us and specially the Church of Rome doing her best to deface the memory of any thing that might witnesse for us and our Religion If in these daies they will not spare man living but wipe names out of bookes give commandement that none shall name them but with contempt and charge the Protestants with such horrible opinions as wee hold not As that God is the Author of sinne we condemne prayer fasting povertie chaâ—â—itie good workes confession what may wee not thinke their Ancestors have done in former ages to men of our Religion So as it may be there were many moe Martyrs that then died for our Faith yea moe Churches that professed our Faith then are come to our knowledge Thirdly howsoever the Church in these parts of the world might for many yeares be oppressed as the Moone in Ecclipse and as a ship covered with waves yet even then Christ might have most glorious visible Churches in other parts of the world for howsoever the Iesuits brag exceedingly of their conversion of the Indies where they say our Religion is scarce heard of Yet that learned Iewel of our Church hath long since shewed out of Vespatius that in the East-Indies there were many godly Bishops and whole Countries professing the Gospell before the Portugals came there or Popes name heard of Yea doe not they say that the Apostle Thomas lieth buried in a City there and that he converted them to the Faith of Christ and did S. Thomas preach Popery or no If they say true our Religion was there professed before Popery Lastly give me leave in a word to answer them out of themselves Thus writeth Gregorie of Valence When we say the Church is alwaies conspicuous this must not be taken as if we thought it might at everie season be discerned alike easily for we know that sometimes it is so tossed with the waves of Errours Schismes and persecutions that it shall be verie hard to be knowne Yea the learned Papists doe generally confesse that in the supposed or imagined reigue of Antichrist their Church shall be invisible Thus saith Acosta In the daies of
Doctor Reconciliation for the sinnes of the world Mediator Advocate Wisdome Righteousnesse Sanctification Redemption Our Master Prophet Servant of God Our hope Our brother Bread of life Rock Stone cut out of the mountaines without hands End of the Law Spouse and Head of the Church Chiefe corner stone Righteous branch Seed of Abraham Sonne of David King of glory Lord of all the Righteous one Hope of glory Heire of all things Iudge of quicke and dead The Priest after the order of Melchizedech The consolation of Israel Who doth not marvell at these things and say What manner of man is this to whom so many glorious and honourable titles are given When he was but a childe of twelue yeares of age and lost in Ierusalem after three dayes his Parents found him in the Temple sitting in the midst of the Doctors hearing them and asking them questions and all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers and his Parents were amazed And when ye heare the story will ye not marvell and say What manner of childe is this that disputed so learnedly with the Doctors When he was baptised of his servant in Iordan the heavens were opened God the Father pronounced This is that my welbeloved Sonne in whom I am well pleased and the Holy Ghost descended in the likenesse of a Dove and rested upon him And doe you not marvell what manner of man he is at whose Baptisme such strange things hapned When Peter in the name of himselfe and the rest of the Apostles did make that excellent confession of faith which Christ so commended he said Thou art the Christ or that Christ Christ is a Greeke word and answereth to the Hebrew Messiah as is expounded in the Gospell Wee have found the Messiah which is by interpretation the Christ And both doe signifie in English Anointed and yet S. Peter at another time spake more fully Thou art the Christ or anointed of God Three sorts of persons were Legally anointed with Materiall oile viz. Kings as Saul Priests as Aaron and Prophets as Elisha and these were Christs of God for that he did set them apart and furnish them with gifts for those functions whereof that externall anointing was the Symbole which God acknowledged Touch not mine anointed and whereof David made conscience though Saul was a wicked man and he was much tempted thereunto when opportunitie was offered yet he repelled the temptation saying to Abishai Who can stretch his hand against the Lords anointed and bee guiltlesse Yea his heart did smite him for comming so neere him as to cut off the lap of his garment But never any one before or since The Christ or That Christ but the blessed Sonne of the Virgin who onely received all fulnesse of grace and in whom onely all those offices did meet and concurre They have doubled in divers who were his types as David was both a King and a Prophet Melchizedeck a King and Priest and Samuel a Priest and Prophet but all three never but in him alone and therefore worthily stiled That Christ or Anointed of God That King and Prince of all the Kings of the earth to whose Scepter Lore and Law all must stoope in obedience and all shall bee destroyed that will not have him to reigne over them That great Prophet to whose doctrine all must hearken That High Priest who onely and once for all hath offered the propitiatory sacrifice for the sinnes of the Elect. Doe you heare these things and doe you not marvell and say What manner of man is this who onely dischargeth such great offices Againe whilest hee was here on earth he tooke three of his beloved disciples and led them up to the top of Mount Thabor and there was transfigured before them his face did shine as the Sunne his raiment was white as the light and as snow so as no Fuller on earth can white them and there appeared Moses and Elias talking with him and there was also a bright cloud and there was heard the voyce of God the Father giving to his Sonne honour and glory from that excellent glory saying This is my beloved Sonne in whom I am well pleased heare him With which voice and sight the disciples that heard and saw and specially S. Peter was so ravished that he forgot himselfe and the redemption of the Elect by the death of Christ at Ierusalem and desired no other heaven but to abide there though without a Tent Oh marvell you also and say What manner of man is this Againe whilest he was here on earth what excellent doctrine did hee preach and deliver pronouncing the poore in spirit the meeke such as mourne and hunger and thirst after righteousnesse and suffer persecution for righteousnes sake Blessed requiring every disciple of his to deny himselfe take up the crosse and follow him to love our enemies blesse them that curse us overcome evill with good If we be smitten on one cheeke to turne the other yet promising great reward in heaven calling all to him that travell and are heavie laden promising he will not cast away any that come unto him that hee will not breake the bruised reed nor quench the smoaking flax that whosoever beleeveth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life yea he is passed from death to life and shall not come into iudgement that he knoweth his sheepe and will give unto them everlasting life that of all those his Father hath given him he will not lose one but raise him up at the last day that such as for his sake forsake father mother brother sister goods houses or lands shall in this world receive an hundred fold more and in the world to come everlasting life that such as now follow him in the regeneration shall sit upon thrones that such as for his sake hunger and thirst shall sit at his Table and eat and drinke with him in his kingdome such doctrine for matter and manner of deliverie as the Church truly said Hony and milke were under his tongue and his lips were full of grace Yea all the Synagogue wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth A woman could not containe her selfe when shee heard him but pronounced Blessed is the wombe that bare thee Luke 11. 27. His very enemies were astonished and said Never man spake like him And the rude multitude marvelled and questioned amongst themselves What thing is this What new doctrine is this and whence hath this man this wisdome Is not this the Carpenters sonne from whence then hath this man all these things And will not you also when yee reade in the Gospell marvell and say What manner of man is this that hath preached such new true holy humble heavenly charitable and comfortable
Doctrine how plausible soever yea such Doctrines are most pleasing to our corrupt nature which doth sooth up man in his owne free-will workes and righteousnesse to make him strout it and pride himselfe and say What manner of man am I that have this power and have done these these workes it is earthly carnall sensuall Hearest thou then any doctrine delivered which thou art not able fully to examine for the truth of it nor to unty the knots of intricate questions Yet aske Doth this Doctrine advance the glory of Christ It is good then Doth it make man proud and haughty in himselfe It is naught then And I need not any other Argument to make me reject it As the most points of Popery doe as their doctrine of Free-will workes of righteousnesse meritorious of congruitie or condignitie obedience to Councels Auricular Confession Penance and workes of satisfaction the Propitiatory Sacrifice of the Masse mediation of Angels and Saints Popes Pardons and Indulgencies Purgatorie c. all draw from Christ to admire themselves or the Pope This rule our Saviour himselfe hath given He that speaketh of himselfe seeketh his owne glory but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him he is true and there is no unrighteousnesse in him Saint Paul examined his doctrine by this touch-stone and found it currant Doe I now perswade men or God Doe I seeke to please men Then I were not the servant of Christ And therefore confidently pronounced If an Angell from heaven shall preach otherwise let him be accursed What doctrine soever doth rob Christ of his glory and draw away the hearts and minds of men from marvelling and praising of him as most points of Popery doe it is accursed and woe to them that preach and beleeve it We are now at the last come safely to shore blessed be Christ our Pilot who hath brought us thorow the tempest to the haven where we would be and hath visibly commented from heaven and confirmed the truth of that hath beene delivered in the present state of his Church All I am or have what I have delivered you have received I dedicate to his glory And let every thing that hath breath in all the parts of his Dominions praise the Lord. He also bring us l and all his thorow all the stormes and tempests of this world that in the end in despight of Satan and all contrary winds and waves we may saâ—â—â—y arrive at the blessed haven of eternall happinesse To him with the Father and the holy Spirit of us and his whole Church even of al the Angels and Saints in heaven most gloriously triumphant and all Christians men women and children on earth militant be rendred as is most due all Honour Glory Majestie Wisdome Thankes and Dominion â—â— ever and ever Amen FINIS a Hieronym epist Paulino Tom. ult Basil apud Iâ— Frob. anno 1524. b Tull. de Orat. lib. 3. c Clem. Alexand. Strom. lib. 1. Basil anno 1556. d Dr. And. CoÌ„cion ad Convocat anno 1592. e Videant Lectores societatem Iesuitarum à Iesuita Cosmopolitam dictam Cornel. à Lapid in Numb 1. 5. pag. 774. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Graeâ— Paroem * 1 Cor. 4. 1. f Hoc auguror hoc voveo Amen g August Tom. 6. contr Manich. h Sylv. Girald Topogr Hiber i Poscentes vario nimium diversa palato Horat. inserm 1 Cor. 1. 17. k Eruditum saâ—is quod clarum est l August in Iohan. tract 26. col 225. D. m Ambros n Hieronym Damas pag. 131. Basil Apud Io. Eroben Anno 1524. o Sic non te spernat qui pro nobis dignatus est sperâ—â— August tom 2. Ep. 2â— coll 100. p August tom 3. de T 〈…〉 lio 1. cap. 3. coll 241. q Luâ—oviâ— Viv. in August de Câ—vi at Dei â—â—b 22. cap. ult ad 〈◊〉 coll 1398. r August Tom. 2. Ep. 110. coll 515. B. Å¿ August Tom. 9. Manual cap. 6. coll 794. t August sup Manual c. 36. coll 808. Prayer Preface Acts 20. 36. a Psal 107. 23. 5. b Ionah 1. 4. c Acts 27. 14. d Gen. 16. penult 21. 2. e Gal. 4. 22. f Gen. 6 7 8 cap. g 1 Pet. 3. 21. h Exod. 14. i 1 Cor. 10. 2. k Exod. 17. 6. l 1 Cor. 10. 4. m Exod. 16. 14. n Ioh. 6. 48 51. o 1 King 3. 1. p Psal 45. 9 10. I. Sea * Salva rerum gestarum fide August lib. de unitate Ecclesiae cap. 5. q Rev. 4. 6. r Eph. 4. 14. Å¿ 1 Tim. 1. 19. t Eph. 6. 12. u Rom. 13. 12. * Ibid. x Hebr. 4. 13. y Rev. 1. 14. 2. Ship 3. Storme z Psal 18. 4. a Psal 124. 4. b Esay 8. 7. Ierem. 47. 2. c Psal 69. 1. 4 Christ his sleepe d Psalme 10. 1. e Psal 22. 2. f Psal 74. 10 11 22. g Psal 3. 7. h Psal 7. 6. i Psal 44. 23. 5 Called upon and awaked 6 Causing a calme 1 Context * in terra jam transit ad mare Ludolph ex Origen Analysis Part. 1. 1. For preaching k Matth. 13. 2. l Luke 5. 1. m Matth. 4. 19. 2 For recreation n Marke 6. 31. o Marke 6. 34. Matth. 14. 13. Luke 9. 10. 11. p Iohn 3. 2. q Matth. 8. 20. Application r 2 Tim. 4. 2. Å¿ Revel 14. 13. 3. The working of the miracle t Iohn 5. 36. u Iohn â—â— 37. * Marke 4. 34. Luke 8. 22. x Iohn 6. 6. 4. Triall of his Apostles faith y Gen. 22. 1. Doctr. Simile Confirmation z 2 Tim. 3. 12. a 1 Pet. 4. 12. b Heb. 12. 8. c Ecclus. 21. Prevention d Iames 1. 12. e 1 Pet. 1. 7. Vse f Luk. 17. 5. Exhortation g Psal 26. 2. h Psal 139. ult i Ierem. 17. 9. k Iob 9. 21. l 1 Cor. 4. 4. Comfort m Exod. 3. 12. n Iosh 1. 5. o Ierem. 1. 8 19. p Esay 43. 2. q Matth. 28. ult r Rev. 1. 13. Å¿ Matth. 14. 29. t Psal 23. 4. Absence fearefull u Exo. 33. 2. 3. 14. * Ezech. 9. 3. x Iohn 16. 6. y Iohn 16. 7. z Ibid. a Iohn 14. 2 3. b Ibid. c Acts 1. 9. d Luk. 24. 17. Vse Obiection c Iudges 6. 12 13. Solution 1. Miraculous deliverance f Dan. 6. 22. g Dan. 3. 27. h Exod. 34. 24. i Psal 46. 8. k Psal 76. 3 10 vlt. 2. By gratious supportation l Rom. 8. 35. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 supervincimus m Acts 5. penult n Acts 16. 25. o Heb. 10. 34. p Heb. 11. 35. * Tyrannâ—s ipsumque Neronem velut quosdam culices Chrysost 2. Homil de laudibus Pauli q Tertull. advers gentes non procul ab initio “ Rupert Part. 2. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ex 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 disco q Matth. 11. 29. r Iohn 6. 45. Å¿ 1 Tim. 2. 11. t Matth. 11. 2. u Iohn 9. 28. * Acts 20. 30. “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉