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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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Omniscience: it is Gods peculiar, to be the searcher of the heart. The heart of man is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who ⟨p. 60⟩can know it? 1Who? Eg• Domi••s, I the Lord search the heart. He hath made no window into it, for man or Angel, to look in: only it hath a door, and he keeps the key himself.
Omniscience: it is Gods peculiar, to bee the searcher of the heart. The heart of man is deceitfull aboue all things, and desperately wicked; who ⟨p. 60⟩can know it? 1Who? Eg• Domi••s, I the Lord search the heart. Hee hath made no window into it, for man or Angel, to looke in: onely it hath a doore, and he keepes the key himselfe.
But why the Heart? Here was an Apostle to be chosen: now wisdom, learning, eloquence, memory, might seem to be more necessary qualities, then the Heart. No, they are all nothing to an honest Heart. I deny not, but Learning to divide the Word, Elocution to pronounce it, Wisdom to discern the truth, Boldness to deliver it, be all parts requireable in a Preacher. But as if all these were scarce worth mention in respect of the Heart; they say not, Thou that knowest which of them hath the subtler wit, or abler memory; but which hath the truer heart: not which is the greater Scholar, but which is the better man; Thou that knowest the Heart.