Ofthe CoNs P 1 RA c u Sermon 5 : by the_Author ofit. That as it isfalus Regia; on his part that receives i~ /MDwmA, on His that gives it, that is, TuADomine. IS SaBut to this [Domine]therebelongstwo Tt~•s. To virtuteandfalnte eith · them, aTtlil, virtttte. T~a andfalutt Ttt!i : and this doubling ofthe point: we ili~f finde, concernes the JOY much. ;. virtuu'i'.a, For, that it may not be, aslonas'sjoy in his Gourd, up in one night, downeinanoth ~otalun.. (that is) vanilhing and unfure; but found and permanent; itis belt, our Hofannah b~ • onas po. in the highefr: befr, that the Hypoflafis or fubfrancc of this our rejoycing bein the .Pi•l.oo.7,a. flrmgthofthe Lord. Not in Chariots and Hor[es; we fee what became of;hem ( 1 e Pjitlmebefore:) Hii (eciderunt, Downethey rrent, and downe went their joy with the~e That, was in virtute atienJ. • Nor sua. Nor, in ~hisownelmv, orfword, or mm•her of ht5people(that, proved not well 'i>r'144 · 6 • · neither;) that, was invirtutefua: In virtutettiJ(we lhalllinde)isthefafer. J.Slm.:.4.10. h . r. jl h 'Nor, butt at,m the.e humane. rengt s,wemay rejoyceinfomeforr,withfome l!>•"H· caution: but that, theybeall fub)eCI:torheworme, Ion,&is Gourdwas(morralland mutable all ;)not fofoone had, but as foonelofr, and fooner agreat deale: thereis no hold ofthem, q11otidiedif~uunt, we finde it, we feeleit,daily. . Theref~re, wel~-fare invirt~te Domini, themight of the Almighty. In it, there IS the found Joy. 0, lt IS goodrq~ycz»gmtheflrengthofthearme, thatfllallneverwiHob.•;.s. ther or wax weake : and in the jhadow ofthofe ,.ings, that lhall never call their fea. thers : in Him, that is not there yefierday, and here to day; but thefameyef/erday and to day, forever. For,asheis,folhallthe joy be. Invirtiltetu~,then: And s;l.te 'IHJ too. . ?S»l•ttT••· Nay, virtus Ttta, but(alm [u4;thep6wer,thar may be G o n's;butthe.f..!vation thatis theKings (one would thinke.) .And,fo it is: Bur, herejoyces nor, in it, asir~ faltu[ua (adeafr, not fomuch)as,that it isfalus Tua, Go n's; ofand from Go o, who wrought it, ~ndbrought it to palfe. Nay even in fa!ute Tua(it felfe;) not fo much in (alute, asinTua; in thegift,as in thepartie,thargave it. So dothnoworld. ly man: he goes no further, than in[alute (that he hath it, that fafe he is;) cares for no more; for no TH.1, he. , Bur Davidsjoy,and the joyofthegodly, is not fomuch, Pf•l.6S.• a. that beisfaved, or hadflrengthfo to be; as that it was Go o, fe»t forth Hi!flrength, Luk.•.• 7 • fo tofave him. Nay, nothing fo much:inSalute, as inT11a; in thefalvation, as ia Go o hu s . ..vI o u~- Pfa!,to.B. , " And, whyfojoyfull, forthis TutDomine, morethantherefr~ Ilhalltellyou; why: For, rhis is the veryexaltation,the higheft point ofrhe whole triplicity. There was none ofrhe Empcrours (upon fuch an efcape as this) but he tookero himfelfe prefemly, as an high honour, theTitle of .;,.,~,;.-i}@- pre(ervedhy Goo; and ufed it ever.after, as an addition to his Style, as glorious,as AlamannictUor Par~ thic111, or any Title ofthem all. . AKing thmfaved hy God, is more, thana King: (Imeane) more thananoth~r King, not fo refpeeted,byGod. More, Ifay, than another: I. More tobefetby;m the fight ofHis owne people: tanquamJJeculHmpropitii NumiNis,as a mirrour ofGods favour ; when they fee him, thus taken intoGods fpeciall proteCI:.ion. !heverynext words are, Hid hono11r, isgreat,in this{alvati1n. ,, As, ofhis owne people: So more efieemed of his neighbours_; when they fee, their owne,thrufi in with knives, and fo cafr downeand faU; but hm1, after-bee was c4fl downe, to rife, ani~andttpright: Hii cecidmmt, he!pes it much. . 3· And lafrly,more feared ofhis enemies; when they fee, theeyeof~6dsprovidence, tll'ejhadorv ofHis wings, theflrmgth ofH u~rme, Hill over!~ ; fi1Il, fet to fave him, and doe·him good ; they will be afraid to plot ought agamft h1m, when they fee, it is in vaine, God frill defeats them and upholds him fiill: when they fee, Tt~a Dcminc in great letters, upon him; . · And now are we come, to the Spring-head; toc4put l~titi.e; T11a,Tn1; D6 111111 :; And when we'have brought our joy.up t~ither ;, up, to ~im: werurneit loofe, ~a1 exceed then: No whereell'e; bur,tnHlm,lettt. Ifubega11detwtD~!flllli, h Y · · t en,
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