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B07186	Sions svveets, or, The spouses spikenard; and mysticall myrrhe / by Thomas Barnes, preacher of Gods vvord at St Margretts in New-fifth-street. London..	Barnes, Thomas, Minister of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London.	1624 (1624)	STC 1477.5; ESTC S124289	64,452	85

not what to doe after receiuing frequenting this feast for custome and fashion partaking after a grosse and carnall manner not discerning the Lords body not making any difference betwixt common Bread and common Wine and Sacramentall Well then beloued this irreuerent and irreligious frequenting of Gods publique sacred Ordinances by such multitudes of people duely considered can a word of reproofe come out of season I am sure here wants no ground for it in the Doctrine wee haue now in hand Are we well advised who is here who trow we is present at the Word at the Sacraments Is not the King himselfe And what King Why the King of glory the great magnificent Spouse and Bride-grome of the Church His royall his stately his honourable his comfortable presence is there There he sits and there he communicates what euer he sees needfull for his Brides salvation Shall wee then dare to come so rudely not feare to goe so irreligiously into HIS presence Is he present while his Ministers Preach and shall we come to the Word with sleepie eyes itching eares dirtie faces proud conceits of our owne knowledge craftie intentions to catch the Preacher naked hearts without grace to beleeue without will to apply the things that are taught vs Come we hither like hypocrites come hither to scoffe to sleepe to laugh Is Christ present in Baptisme and shall wee presume to neglect all meditation for our selues all inuocation for the partie Baptized Is he lastly present in the Eucharist And dare wee to goe to that feast without our wedding garment without knowledge faith repentance obedience and loue dare we goe to that without any due examination of our soules before hand concerning the forenamed graces whither we haue them or no dare wee receiue grossely and carnally at that and not shew our selues thankefull by our new obedience after we haue eaten of this Supper Will these things thinke wee be well taken at our hands Is it not greatly to the dishonour of the King An earthly King will not endure it that any of HIS guests should come with dirtie shooes into HIS DINING ROOME lesse can he abide that they should come vnhandsomely vncomely to his owne TABLE Doth not this heauenly King stand as much vpon his honour as an earthly He doth Oh folly to be reproved oh impudency to be condemned then to goe so vnpreparedly to to be so vnreuerent at the Preaching of the Word and partaking of the Sacraments which is the Table whereat Christ sitteth Verily if this rebuke availes not with vs to humble vs for the dishonour thus offered to this Sitter at this Board with his Church wee may be sure he will deale with vs as the King in the Gospell did with him whom he found at the feast without a wedding garment Binde vs hand and foote and cast vs into vtter darkenesse where is weeping and wayling and gnashing of teeth b Mat. 22. Vse 4 That I may therefore in the fourth place and not vnfitly subioyne a word of Exhortation let the thought of this presence of Christ in these Ordinances stirre vs vp to that reuerence and preparation that the former reproued number doe want Be wee to goe but to a feast at an ordinary Gentlemans house if we know the master of the family will beare vs company at it wee are very carefull to brush our garments to robe our selues with our holi-day cloathes to put on cleane linnen to wash our face eyes and handes to scoure and sharpen our kniues that so for want of handsomnesse in our attire or by meanes of hackling our meate with blunt kniues we may neither offend the guests that sit with vs nor grieue the master that bad vs nor shame our selues The like spirituall care let there be in vs to fit our selues when wee come to Wisedomes dainties When the Israelites were to haue the Lord to descend amongst them on Mount Sinai I reade c Exod. 9.10 they were to wash their cloathes and sanctifie themselues Their course must wee imitate when we ascend to Gods Mount and goe vp to his house where he is present to heare his Word or receiue the Sacraments We must be cleansed and sanctified that so when wee are there we may giue him the honour of his holy presence and neither dishonour him nor disgrace our selues Doct. 4 WEE will now proceed to the second poynt That while Christ is present with his Church in his Ordinances shee sendeth forth the sauour of Faith and good Workes Compare a few places of Scripture together and you shall see this to be very firme In the Acts of the Apostles wee may reade that Christ had beene present by the Ministry of Paul at Phillippi d Act. 16.14 at Thessalonica e Act. 17.2 at Rome f Act. 28.31 And Saint Paul in his writings vnto the Saints in these places speakes of their Faith and good Workes g Rom. 1.8 Phil. 1.7.9.16.11 1 Thes 1.7.8 which like a precious oyntment did diffuse themselues in their Odour ouer the world Vse 1 I propound this in the first place for a rule of tryall whereby to examine our selues whither we be members of the true Church yea or no. This great Bridegrome indeed Christ Iesus hath spread a Table amongst vs and a plentifull one too But haue wee Faith What are our fruits Wee heare much wee pray oft wee frequent the Table of the Lord wee discourse many times but are all these perfumed with beleeuing Doe wee endeuour so to walke that our Faith may be spoken off and that throughout the whole course of our liues wee may send forth a sweete odour to refresh the nostrills of the godly though the wicked who can thinke well neither of the wayes nor workers of righteousnesse be offended with the same If yea then Christ by his grace hath beene present with vs in his Ordinances hath contracted vs vnto himselfe and giuen himselfe as an husband vnto vs betwixt whom and vs all the powers of darkenesse are not able to force a divorcement But if otherwise though wee haue beene neuer so oft at this Bride-gromes Table heard hundreths of Sermons oft communicated at the Supper of the Lord yet we are but onely visible members of the outward assemblyes no spirituall limmes of the misticall body Vse 2 Therefore secondly this doth notably confound the foolish conceit of all them who brag that Christ is their husband and they be betrothed vnto him and yet are nothing but full of infidelitie and impietie of vnfaithfulnesse and vnfruitfulnesse in their hearts in their liues Our dayes afford store of such in whose vessels there is not one dramme of Spikenard to cast forth any sweete sauour either to GOD or godly men but rather with the people in Ioels time h Ioel 2.20 their stinke goes vp into the nostrils of God and their wormewood sends forth the bitternesse thereof The stinke of their sinnes diffuseth it selfe to the offending of the children

Disciples to sit and eate and that intimates the heauenly dainties they should partake off in his Celestiall Paradise the Kingdome of glory which some * As Piscator Merc. doe vnderstand in this place But with * others I vnderstand the Word and Sacraments the dyet of the Church wherewithall shee is fed and refreshed spiritually as men are corporally with meates and drinkes set vpon their Table Neither doth this swerue from the Canon of Scripture For is not the Kingdome of heauen that is the Word of the Kingdome compared to a Supper and to * Ioh. 6.27 Meate that perisheth not And doth not the Apostle call the Sacrament of his last Supper A Table * 1 Cor. 19.21 And whereas it is called here HIS Table it intimates that HE is the Founder of this Feast For who giueth the Word the meate that endureth to eternall life if not * Ioh. 6.21 the sonne of man whom the Father hath sealed And the Sacramentall Table is called the Table of the LORD a In that place ●recited out f the Corinths I know indeed that Christ feedeth and feasteth his Church with the internall graces and comforts of his Spirit but because these follow to be considered off in His Sitting at this Table therefore my intent is in this onely to insist on the externall dishes of his Ordinances And so make this the Doctrine Doct. 2 That this King Christ spreades a Table and makes provision of the Word and Sacraments for his Church This is one of the things which the Church setteth his greatnesse forth by in my Text in so much that now with the Prophet Dauid euery member of the same may say * Psal 23.2 He maketh me to feed in greene pastures This is that which our Author signifieth elswhere when he brings in Christ in Wisedomes name not onely building her an house and erecting a Church but also making provision for the inhabitants of that house b Pro. 9.2 Shee hath killed her victualls shee hath mingled her wine shee hath prepared her Table In another place he is brought in vnder the similitude of a King making a marriage dinner for his sonne and sending forth his servants the Ministers of the Gospell to toll in guests and tell them of the feast both how bountifull it is and how ready it is Behold I haue prepared my dinner my Oxen and my Fatlings are killed and all things are ready c Mat. 22.23 And that this feast is peculiarly provided for the Church it is plaine in the same Parable d Verses 5.10 Where we may see that they which did set light by the seruants call the Ministers invitation as they that are out of the Church doe are threatned not to taste of that Supper and onely those are admitted as fit guests whom the servants gathered out of the high wayes whom the Ministers of the Gospell are made instruments to turne out of the high way of sinne that leadeth to hell through the Preaching of the Word And who are they but the Church Herewith accordeth that of Esay e Isa 25.6 Vpon this mountaine meaning the Church shall the Lord make a feast of fat things a feast of Wines on the lees of fat things full of marrow of Wines on the lees well refined See Ezek. 16.13 So then deny it we cannot truth evincing it that Christ hath a board spread for his Bride richly furnished with such spirituall dainties as his Word and Sacraments be And not without cause Reason For why he would haue his Church to grow and thriue And how grow Two wayes in addition of members in augmentation of graces in multitude and in measure As therefore there is need of temporall foode for corporall growth so of these spirituall Ordinances for this spirituall growth First He would haue it to grow in multitude he would haue such daily added to the Church as are ordained to be saued that like as Ephraim Manasseh Simeon and Beniamin fell from Israel vnto Asa in abundance f 2 Chron. 15.9 so there may be an accesse of Elect ones vnto him out of Satans hands euery day more and more and this causeth him to giue g Ephes 4.8.11 gifts vnto men and to appoint some to be Prophets some to be Apostles some teachers some Pastors with this Commission h Psal 50.5 Gather my Saints vnto me for the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 augmentation of my body or addition of members therevnto Secondly He would haue his Church grow in measure his Will is that they which are added to the Church should haue grace augmented in their hearts to be more fat flourishing and well liking in their age i Psal 92.14 therefore he giues them the k 1 Pet. 2.2 sincere milke of the Word that they may * Dicimus quidem cibum omnem perficere ea quae aluntur c. Dyonis Areop libro Epistol fol. 183. b. grow thereby And giues he not also not onely Baptisme as the Sacrament of Initiation but also The Lords Supper for confirmation Nay by the administration of the one and communication at the other doth he not seale vp remission of sins by his blood to the conscience of the beleever for the strengthening of his faith increasing of his loue and bettering of his obedience So that the beleever may haue equall recourse to Water in Baptisme by meditation Bread and Wine in the Lords Supper by participation to stay his faith on to strengthen his faith by when either the malice of Sathan against him or the reliques of vnbeliefe in him shall raise any stormes of Despayre to weaken the same Vse 1 This being so makes first of all against those that care not for the Word that contemne the Sacraments vnto whom if the Ministers cry in the Prophets termes l Isa 55.1 Hoe euery one come yee to the Waters Come buy Wine and Milke without money and without price they stoppe their eares against this call make excuses when they are bidden One hath a Farme another hath Oxen another hath a Wife to please another his Market to follow another his Dice another his Dogs one cannot tarry in the Church while the Sacrament of Baptisme is administring another is at oddes with his neighbour and he cannot come to the Communion this yeare And thus while one feedes vpon his pleasures another vpon his profits another on his beastly and revengefull lusts the most hauing the broth of abhominable things in their vessells m Isa 65.4 This Table of Christs spreading is not so frequented so regarded as it ought to be Which contempt of Gods Ordinances how worthy of reprehension it is this poynt declareth Should some Prince or Peere of a Kingdome A similie make a great feast furnish his Table with all manner of dainties yea with such costly delicates as he feedeth his owne Queene or Spouse withall and should send forth his servants to invite guests

is not this bundle this bunch of Myrrhe Christ his righteousnesse worthy of praises being giuen by him as a speciall token of his fauour to poore miserable and sinfull creatures Did the i Luk. 17.16 tenth Leper returne thankes for the cleansing of his body and wilt not thou whom Christ hath chosen as one out of ten yea of twentie to purge thy soule returne glory to his name Mary Magdalen k Luk. 7.47 loued Christ much after He had forgiuen her much Dauid resolu'd with himselfe that on condition the Lord according to the multitude of his mercies would doe away his iniquities and purge him with Hysop which was an Embleme of his cleansing and cloathing with Christs righteousnesse his tongue should sing aloud of his righteousnesse l Psal 51.2.7.14 verses It is reported of Alexander sirnamed The Great that he acknowledged himselfe to owe more to Aristotle his Master then to Philip his Father because from his Master he receiued his Well being whereas from his Father he had but his naturall being m Pet. Mart. in lib. 1. Ethic. Arist p. 5. In like manner I dare boldly say thou that art a true Christian owest more to Christ thy Master yea thy elder brother for giuing thee through the merit of his owne righteousnesse a spirituall being in grace then to thy naturall Father or Mother by whom thou hast thy being in nature Oh therefore owing so much pay him much I meane loue him much be much thankefull vnto him for this his kindnesse Let thy thankefulnesse to him know no limits set no bounds to thy obedience let not much water quench the flame of thy loue thy zeale let not the very fire it selfe deterre thee scare thee from sacrifice from his seruice Propose the blessed Martyrs for thy patterne The sweetnesse of this bundle haue so affected them that rather then they would any way show themselues vngratefull they haue not spared to be prodigall of their very liues Take oh take then the cup of saluation and blesse his holy name vow seruice vow obedience to him vnto the very death for his free mercy in iustifying of thee requires no lesse deserues no lesse at thy hands Leauing this I come now to the next poynt which is That as Christ alone is the Iustifier of the Church * Doct. so the Church alone is iustified by Christ The true Church alone is iustified by Christ Iustification is a benefit belonging onely to the true members of the Church and to none else TO MEE in my Text implies as much To me the Church alone not to you daughters of Ierusalem * Except you be Eloct not to you aliants and strangers to the Common-wealth of Israell is my Beloued a bundle of Myrrhe a bringer of righteousnesse Aske Paul whom he speakes of when he saith In grace HE that is God hath made VS accepted in the Beloued n Ephe. 1.6 that is iustified through Christ and he will answere that he meaneth VS who are chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world VS who are predestinated to the adoption of children * Verses 4.5 intimating none to be capable of iustification but such The same thing the same Apostle proueth in the eight of the Romanes Whom he predestinated them also he called and whom he called them also he iustified o Rom. 8.30 Now who are predestinated who are the called of God but the members of the Church p Vers 3. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect It is God that iustifieth that is it is God that iustifieth the Elect q Zanch. ad Eph. c. 2. p. 8. Tom. 5. i. e. Electosfolos Methinkes that of S. Iohn in his Reuelation is very fit for this purpose where he saith not that he saw the r Apoc. 13.1 BEAST with seauen heades and ten hornes that is the enemies of the Church who vse their wit and authoritie against it cloathed with the Sunne that is with Christs righteousnesse but a Å¿ Apoc. 12.1 WOMAN so cloathed that is the Church alone or the company of the faithfull Reason The reason is plaine for faith which apprehendeth justification by Christ is a gift proper and peculiar to the Church and none else for which cause it is stiled The faith of Gods ELECT t Tit. 1.1 Now if none haue faith but the Church then it must needes follow that none are iustified but the members of the Church How full of terror is this truth vnto all those that are out of the Church I meane not onely those who stand sunning themselues in the Church-yard that sit swilling in Alehouses fulfilling their fleshly pleasures following their worldly profits while the Word is Preaching and people are praying vpon the LORDS day I meane I say not onely them who are thus out of the materiall Temple which is made of Bricke and Stone * And yet I include them also for right Christians dare not doe as they doe but also all others that are no true members of Christs mysticall body who though they heare the Word receiue the Sacraments c. yet are voyde of sauing grace are no spirituall stones of the spirituall building no u Cant. 1.17 Cedar beames in Gods house that is no * For Cedar was vsed in cleansing Levit. 14. Notes of the false Church Propounded by the way to shew whom this terror belongs to purified no sanctified ones in Gods familie To all of them to euery one of them here is I say a ground of terrour For ah poore creatures they are not iustified they haue no share in no benefit by the righteousnesse of Christ. This bundle belongs not to them It is peculiar to those whom they for their Religions-sake hate scorne and maligne It appertaines not to those daughters of Ierusalem spoken of in the fift verse of this Chapter who seeme to be of the Church who brag they are of the Israell of God and yet are not * 1. Particular loue of false teaching and teachers Thou therefore that delightest in false Doctrine and castest the Word of God behind thy backe x Ier. 8.9 thou that with Ahab hadst rather heare an hundred false Prophets then one sound Michaiah y 1 King 22. and with Ieroboam z 1 Kin. 13.4 wilt not hearken to the faithfull messengers of the Lord of Hosts * 2. Neutralitie in religion thou that with the same Ieroboam a 1 Kin 12.28.29 art readie to change thy Religion and manner of worship instituted by God himselfe * 3. Defence and ripnes of sinne thou that with the people in Ieremies time wilt palliate and defend thy sinnes professing thou walkest not after Balaim when as yet the Lord sees thy abhomination in the Valley b Ier. 2.23 being pure in thine owne eyes when as yet thou art not cleansed from thy wickednesse c Prov. 30.12 * 4. Blasphemy thou