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The devout soules search with the happie issue of comfort found : in a sermon, preached at Paules Crosse, Ian. 14. 1610 / by Thomas Myriell ...
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Myriell, Thomas, d. 1629.
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se totam integram according to it selfe whole intire the third SecuÌ„dum partem sui prima onely according to the former part thereof And what may be the reason of this hast may you say If any think he thus hasted away least his bodie should putrifie he thinkes amisse For seeing putrifaction is a punishment of sinne then surely there was no reason that Christ should feare corruption For as Augustine in another case saith a August de ciuit dei lib. 13.4 Cur esset vllo paena vbi non erant vlla punienda Why should there be any feare of punishment where nothing was found due to be punishment In verie deed therefore the causes were these First b Vt propheta fidelis inueniatur Bern in die Sanct. Pas Ser. 1. that the prophet might be found faithfull who saith Hos 6.2 c Hos 6.2 He that is the Messias shall quicken vs after two daies and the third day he shall raise vs vp and we shall come into his presence Wherein he signifieth the small time that Christ was to remaine in his graue No doubt but death as he was very greedie to deuour Christ so he was verie desirous to retaine him But Peter saith d Act. 2.24 It was impossible that he should be held of the sorrowes of death Act. 2.24 That which death did and doth to all other men swallow and deuour he was not able to do to the maÌ„ Christ Iesus but e O mors ero mors tua ero morsus tuus infâ—tâ—e Hos 13.14 was swallowed and deuoured himselfe And looke as Adams stomacke could brooke all the allowed fruits but when he came to the tree in the midst of the garden and tasted of it he set his teeth on edge and surfeited euen so death that feedes vpon all other flesh and can brooke it well enough when he would needs be feeding on this mediator of God man surcharged his stomacke surfeited of sweet meate within three daies vomitted him vp againe out of his bowells Secondly he arose within three daies that there might be a certaine resemblance and analogie betweene the two great workes of the creation of the world and the redemption of the world At the beginning in the sixt day of the weeke God created man The next day God rested from all his workes The third day he ceased from his rest Euen so Christ Iesus the sixt day of the weeke redeemed man on the crosse being the verie day wherein he made him at the first The day following f Bern in die â—anct Paul Serm. 1. sabbatizauit in monumeÌ„to saith Bernard he kept sabboth in the graue And the third day as the first fruits of the dead he appeared a new man in the face of the earth Yea not onely himselfe was then become new but euen all the creatures became new againe with him and the whole world seemed to begin afresh for ioy of the resurrection And as Lactantius saith the budding of plants blossoming of trees an springing of flowers sufficiently witnessed g Lactan. in carminibus Omnia cum domino dona redisse suo that all the creatures were returned from death with their Lord and wee may now fitlie with Paul and Isay sing h 2. Cor. 5.17 Is 43.19 Olde things are done away behold all things are now become new 2. Cor. 5.17 Thirdly hee arose within three dayes to be a type vnto vs of our condition after him There is not one of vs but hath and shall haue as Christ our three dayes First a day of suffering in this life Secondly a day of rest in the graue Thirdly a day of resurrection vp againe Now he hath instructed vs what wee must doe in those dayes and what those dayes shall be vnto vs. In this first day of ours wherein we liue i Mat. 16 24. we must take vp our Crosse and follow him Matth. 16.24 k Bern. in die sanct Pasch Serm. I. Neminem audiamus fratres saith Saint Bernard non carnem sanguinem non spiritum quemlibet descensum a Cruce suadentem Brethren if anie man in the world if our owne flesh and bloud if anie manner of spirit counsell vs to come downe from the crosse let vs heare none of them all Yea if our deerest friendes bid vs fauour our selues as Peter did Christ let vs replie to euery one as Christ did to Peter l Mat. 16.23 Get thee behino me Sathan thou art an offence vnto me Mat. 16.23 Thus if we spend the first day at the secoÌ„d day the day of our death we shall rest with Christ sweetly we shall sleepe quietlie in the graue For Christ hath gone to bed thither before vs as it were to warme it against our comming Therefore Ambrose saith m In Ambrose Sepultura Christi quies Christiani The buriall of Christ is the rest of a Christian By it Christ hath both abated the sting of the paine and also increased the strength of the patient For looke as the first Adam was content to be cast into a sleepe and to haue a ribbe or bone took from him to make a wife and to haue the place filled vp with soft flesh againe Euen so the second Adam CHRISTIESVS was content to be cast into the sleep of death to giue a bone that is strength and Fortitude vnto his Spouse the Church haue receiued nothing from her for it but onely the infirmities and weaknesse of the flesh Now if we be crucified with him the first day rest with him the second day the third day n Hos 6.2 he wil raise vs vp we shall com into his presence Hos 6.2 For saith Paul o Rmo. 8.17 If we suffer together with him we shall raigne with him in glorie Rom. 8.17 Indeed we also graunt the wicked shall rise but not by vertue of the resurrection of Christ but by the power of the iust iudgement of God They shall rise I say but not to life p Bern. super Cent. Serm. 26. Imo ad vitam saith Bern. vt vim in morte infoelicius moriantur yea to life too in some sort that liuing a dying life and dying a liuing death they may euer liue in most direful deadly damnation But the righteous shal be sure as they liued to Christ in this world so to liue with him in the world to come For Pauls rule is certaine q Rom. 8.11 If the spirit of him that raised vp Iesus dwell in you hee that raised Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodies by his spirit that dwelleth in you Fourthly he arose within three dayes that he might not any loÌ„ger perplex the hearts of his disciples When he died one sold him another foreswore him all forsooke him When he was dead and risen againe some belieued some doubted some were resolute in vnbeliefe If they were thus perplexed when hee tarryed from them but three dayes what would they
doth this commend absolutely because so many seek him dissolutely For it is certaine some corruptly seek the true Iesus Some carefully pursue a false Iesus While the true Iesus was on earth some sought him corruptly viz. for the cure of their bodies rather theÌ„ the sauing of their soules to behold his miracles rather then to admire his vertues to fill their mouths with bread rather then their hearts with faith and to catch him in his words rather theÌ„ to be catched by his word The 9. leapers cried after him to be cleÌ„sed but neuer returnd to giue him thaÌ„ks t Luk. 17.17 Herode u Lu. 23.8 desired to see a miracle presently sent him back to Pilate to be crucified Luc. 23.8 The Capernaits x Ioh. 6.60 eat of the loaues were filled afterwards murmured and forsooke him Ioh 6.60 The Pharisies and Sadduces had all their questions answered and then y Mat. 26.5 gathered a Councell to put him to death Matth. 26.3 Thus the true Iesus was corruptly sought That Iesus which holy Ignatius saith is z Igna. Epist ad Roman vita fidelium life to the faithfull in the bitterest death and which as Bernard saith is a Bern super Canuc Ser. 15. mel in ore in aure melos in coâ—de iubilus honie in the mouth melodie in the eare ioy and ionisance in the hart sought after for corrupt and sinister respects no whit profiteth the greedie seekers Some againe carefully pursue a false Iesus proposing to their minde safetie in that thing which they most affect and reposing in their hearts a confidence therein Yea almost euery kingdome in the world almost euery citie in a kingdome almost euery man in a citie hath a false Iesus in whom he delighteth and in whom he seuerely restes The Turkes Iesus is their brainsicke prophet Mahemet in him they place their faith of him they hope for saluation To his bountie they impute the largenesse of their empire the fertilitie of their soile and to his right hand b Lactan. Institut lib. 2. cap. 7. quicquid est propter quod furta latrocinia homicidia quotidie saeuiunt whatsoeuer it is for purchasing whereof thefts robberies murders are euery day among them outragious and whole cities and townes ouerthrowne and demolished as LactaÌ„tius once said of the superstitious heathen The Romanists Iesus is the Pope For of him they expect all which is onely to be receiued from the true Iesus of Nazareth which was cruâ—ified Remission of sinnes imputation of righteousnes validitie of merits inheritance of glorie they think to receiue from him which alas hath it not for himselfe Hath it not which is more hath lesse meanes to haue it then any as being most contrarie to Christ of all Christ hath an high title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The King of Kings and Lord of Lords c Reu. 19.21 Reu. 19.21 yet an humble carriage d Phil. 2.8 He tooke on him the form of a seruaÌ„t Phi. 2.8 CoÌ„trary the pope hath an huÌ„ble title Seruus seruorum Dei the seruant of the seruants of God but a most pompous and pontificall cariage far exceeding the mightiest monarchs Christ refused soueraigntie three times contrarie the Pope takes 3. soueraignties at once The scriptures say of Christ that he is deus homo both God man the Canonists say of the Pope that he is nec deus nec homo neither god nor man I know not theÌ„ what to make of him but verie Antichrist To come to our selues Who is it but hath a Iesus by himselfe The couetous mans Iesus is his money Did not the rich man hope for saluation in his riches when he said e Luc. 12.19 Soule thou hast much goods laid vp in store for many years eate drinke and take thine ease Luk. 12.19 So the gluttons God is his belly Paul calls it so Phil. 3.19 f Phil. 3.19 Whose God is their bellie whose glorie is to their shame which minde earthly things So the ambitious mans God is honour the lasciuious mans God is pleasure as the heathen saith of a man in loue if he hath what he loueth g Plautus id habet pro cibo it is meate drinke to him So I may say of euery mans delight which his minde and heart is set vpon id habet pro deo it is a Iesus vnto him For there is no man in the world but as by nature he desires his owne safetie so by religion he chuseth his owne Sauiour religion with men of the world being nothing else h Lactant. Instit lib. 2. cap. 7. quam quod cupiditas humane miratar but that which a mans fancie is in loue withall So true it is which that graue and iudicious Father Saint Augustine hath obserued i August de ciuit dei lib. 14. cap. 4. Beatus vult esse homo etiam non sic viuendo vt possit esse Man would be blessed and happie though he so liues as he neuer treades the right way too it Amongst these many vaine seekers of Iesus I may most fitly insert the sert of Iesuites who because they would make the world beâ—eeue that they none but they had found Iesus they haue taken away his name from al others and appropriated it to themselues k Verbum cauponantes Iesum vendentes Ignat. ad Trallian In the meane time they play the merchants with the word and the Indaffas with Iesus And whilst they thus seeme to haue gotten Iesus from all others it is come to passe that they haue lost Christ froÌ„ theÌ„selues Let holy Ign tius the Martyr speake against their Ignatius â—arola l Ignatibid Qui inim alio nomine appellatur praeter islud hic non est dei Whosoeuer is called by any other name then the name of a Christian is â—one of Gods Some therefore call them not Iesuites but Iebusites and I thinke not without verie good cause For as they of Ierusalem set vp a company of blind and lame Iebusites on the walls of their citie in disgrace of Dauid m 2. Sam. 156 when he came vnto them m 2. Sam. 3.6 Sam. 5.6 So they of Rome haue set vp these Iebusites â—lind through ignorance of the truth lame through peruersenes in life on the walls of the city of God vp to the height of preferment in the Church in disgrace of Christ and all his annointed Kings But no doubt as Dauid fetched downe those base people because his n 2. Sam. 5.8 soule hated them Christ will one day plucke downe this proud Sect and disperse them with the breath of his mouth and dispatch them with the sword of the spirit But I hast to the third degree Yee seeke Iesus of Nazareth Neither doeth this commend more then the former For thus some haue sought him without profit in the Gespell thus some seeke him all for profit in the world Read how vnprofitably