Sermon 14. Ofthe NAT rvit u:. And hereinappearedthegrace of Go o, which hringeth Salvation to aft wen, andto . 4 it Jinners, as fairc and cleere,as theStar it fclfe; thar,thence (out of the moumainesof Tu.~·- "· theEaff) Goo·callerh rhefeco ~eeke,and gmded them to find CHRIsT : tlm,whence thepoyfon fidl: came, thence m1ght come the Trtac!e : and that as they were the firfl: that went our;fo they fl1ould be the fir(l: that camem. . So the Ealffets us nor further l;>acke, but bnngs us neerer. For tfthe Eaft may come, which are the greater; much more mayrh~ ";eff, which a:e the lelfe :ifthesed thesed 11 ced. From theEaff, to theWeft, IS a maJore•d mtmu. That, 1fvene- Matth 8 " -' tlc~rsbortente vement ah occidente: ifthe greater,muchratherthelelfer. This, for ~::C ltar ofrh~ Gent ties, firll:: Andnow, theStar ofSmners,andchiefe Sinners ofthe . Gentiks, evenoriental/Jinncrs• Bur,they full:aine yera third perfon, thele: (to comeneere,and to make it come 1 neeretus,even to this place.)For. Great men they were incheir Countries,ofthe high- Great Ptr[•nsl eft place and account there,as all Stories tea:ifie.•The1'falmecalls themKings ofShe- Pbl.7 '· ro. ha and Seba :and,fo may we. It may appeare,byHerods refpecr~o them: Hiscalling Vcq.pr. 4 Synode to re[olvethem; hi;privy conference, with them. Somay lt, by their treafures they opened, and by'theirpre(ents they offereCI (prefenrs,for a King,) which give them for nolelfe. So, this is (now) thirdly, Stella<..Magnatum, theStar ofPrinces andNohies alfo. Yea, Ste!la Regia, the St~r Royal!, Ki~>gsthem[elves have their hold and cWm~~ _. C H a r s -r isnot only for rulfet cloakes,Shepherds and fuch ; lhewesHimfelfe to nonebut fuch. But,eyen the GrandeZJ Great States,fuch as thefe; Venerrmt; they came too: and, when they came,were welcome toHim. For they were Cent for,and invited by this Star (their Star prop·erly.) Thefe,at His birth,at His welcome into the world;and othersfuch as thefe,at His dwh, at his going out of it. Thenlofeph of Arimathea; an honourable Cormfe!lor, be- Mat.>?. 60 ; flowed on him afaire new Tombe: and others came, With theirhundredpound offweet · odors. So,"rhar comming and going, He was beholden to fuch. The Tribe,CHa Is r Ioh.•9·39· came of, was the Royal!Tribe, to whome theScepterbelonged; And, in thePropbecie itfollowes,·Afiar fba!lri(eont of /acob, anda Scepterolltof Ifrael. ToKings, toScep- Num.•·f-17; ; ters C HR I s Tcannot but be well inclined. · Among h1sProphets,I find Amos,an heardman: True : bur,I lindE{ay,andDani- Amos.•.•·." el, (both) nobly defcended, and of thebloudRoyal!. Da.~.•- 6, J In his defcenr, there areBooz, andleffe, plainecountrie men; But there areDa- ' vid,and s_alomon too, and a li:ft~f Kings withall : that [o, there may be a mixture of uar.,. 6 ; both. It IS true, St. Pat</ faith: _rou fee your calling; not many mighty, not many nohle , Cor,,_,,.; afterthefleJI.> : 'l:{£tmany, hefatth: Notany,hefai:hnot :helhould(then) havefpo- -· kencomraneto hts owne knowledge. Somepe,:tatned to this Star, went by it. The •Lord I>epmi~ of Cyprru; the great b Judge in Arepago, divers of the ' noblerfort at·~ All.! M: Ber,u; And d1vcrs ofdC.tfars hot~{holdcame in,and had all their calline-,by andfi-om 6 Mt.•7·l4· H. · ~ c ,,: UU. . , . . · d Phil.J.U. - As ltkew1fe,the great' Lordtreafrmr, by Sr. Phtltp; and the f Elefl Ladie,bySt. eAtt.s. ,.,._ Iohn. Thofe(all) were of thistroo~e,here:Vnder this Star, all of rhem,Ste//a Mag-'• !oh.~· nattem. To conclude,from our Savror;r C H rt I s T s owne mouth :As there is in Heaven, r~ome for pooreLazartu; So, that roome was in the bofome of one that was mh(that IS) of Abraham; agreat Man, yea,a great Prin~e in his time:. all t' Stella_ Gentit1m; •Stella Peccatomm degentibru; 3 Stelltt <..Magnattlm• . :But yef . 4 . ~ts whlle, wee have not touched Stetla--c.Magorttm : Not yet dealt w1th<..Ma. Wi[<m,n._ g~ t ~very word of the Text, and thechiefe perfon they reprefent. For, befide ~h t t. ey were great States, they were alfo great Learned Men; Ancl<beingboth) .ey are ililed uther by the name of their skill and Learning, tha,n by that · Nl · of
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