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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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All outward works an hypocrite may do, only he fails in the Heart: and because he fails there, he is lost every where. Let the flesh look never so fair, the good Cater will not buy it, if the liver be spak'd. Who will put that timber into the building of his house, which is rotten at the heart? Man judgeth the heart by the works, God judgeth the works by the heart: All other powers of man may be suspended from doing their offices, but only the Will, that is the Heart. Therefore God will excuse all necessary defects, but only of the Heart. The blind man cannot serve God with his eyes, he is excused: the deaf cannot serve God with his ears, he is excused: the dumb cannot serve God with his tongue, he is excused: the cripple cannot serve God with his feet, he is excused. But no man is excused for not serving ⟨p. 76⟩God with his Heart. Deus non respicit quantum homo valet, sed quantum velit. Saint Chrysostom seemed to be angry with the Apostle, for saying,1 Behold, w•e have left all, and followed thee. What have you left? an angle, a couple of broken ne•tes, and a weather beaten Fish-boat; a fair deal to speak of. But at last he corrects himself, I cry you mercy, Saint Peter ▪ you have forsaken all indeed: for he t•uly leaves all, that leaves Quod vel capit mundus, vel cupit: that takes his Heart from the world, and gives it to Christ.
All outward workes an hypocrite may doe, onely hee failes in the Heart: and because hee failes there, he is lost euery where. Let the flesh looke neuer so faire, the good Cater will not buy it, if the liuer bee spak'd. Who will put that timber into the building of his house, which is rotten at the heart? Man iudgeth the heart by the workes, God iudgeth the workes by the heart: All other powers of man may be suspended from doing their offices, but onely the Will, that is the Heart. Therefore God will excuse all necessary defects, but onely of the Heart. The blinde man cannot serue God with his eyes, hee is excused: the deafe cannot serue God with his eares, hee is excused: the dumbe cannot serue God with his tongue, hee is excused: the creeple cannot serue God with his feete, hee is excused. But no man is excused for not seruing