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Five sermons preached upon sundry especial occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habitFiue sermons preached vpon sundry especiall occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habit
Five sermons preached upon sundry especial occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habit: in Whitehall, March 29. being the first Tuesday after the departure of King James into blessedness. 2 A visitation sermon: in Christs Church, at the triennial visitation of the right reverend father in God the lord bishop of London. 3 The holy choice: in the chapel by Guildhall, at the solemn election of the right honourable the lord major of London. 4 The barren tree: at Pauls-Cross, Octob. 26. 5 The temple: at Pauls-Cross. August 5. By Tho: Adams.Fiue sermons preached vpon sundry especiall occasions Viz. 1 The sinners mourning habit: in Whitehall, March 29. being the first Tuesday after the departure of King Iames into blessednesse. 2 A visitation sermon: in Christs Church, at the trienniall visitation of the right reuerend father in God the lord bishop of London. 3 The holy choice: in the chappell by Guildhall, at the solemne election of the right honorable the lord maior of London. 4 The barren tree: at Pauls-Crosse, Octob. 26. 5 The temple: at Pauls-Crosse. August 5. By Tho: Adams.
London: printed by Aug. Matthewes and John Norton for John Grismand, 1626London: printed by Aug. Matthewes and John Norton for Iohn Grismand, 1626
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Let there be therefore a Visitation with the Rod, lest God come to visit with f•re. God hath a fourfold Visitation. 1. A Visitation of Grace and Mercy:1 Visitavit & redemit, He hath visited and redeemed his people. He came not only to see us, but to save us: not only to live among us, but ⟨p. 51⟩to die for us. So Paul applies that of the Psalm, What is •an that thou art mindful of him, 2and the Son of man that thou visitest him? The time wherein Jerusalem heard the oracles, and saw the miracles of our blessed Saviour, is called The day of her visitation. 2. A visitation of pit•e and compassion so when God relieved S•ra's barrenness,3 he is said to visit her. Thus he did visit Job in his sickness, Thy visitation hath preserved my Spirit. This duty he commends to us for true religion indeed.4 Pure religion and undefiled before God, is to visit the fatherless & widows in their affliction. To these works he promiseth the kingdom of heaven;5 You have visited me when I was sick, or in prison; Therefore come ye blessed. 3. A visitation of severity and correction;6 so Job calls his trial a visitation: and we call the Pestilence, Gods visitation. This he threatened even to the offenders of the house of David, 7I will visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. This visitation is not without mercy; yea; it is an argument of mercy; for when God refuseth to visit, that is the sorest visitation of all. Therefore we pray,