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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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News is brought to Christ, of a certain Judgement, which was not more Pilates, then Gods, upon some Galileans; who, while they were sacrificing, were sacrificed; their blood being mingled with the blood of the beasts, ⟨p. 2⟩on the same altar. Lest this should be wholly attributed to Pilates cruelty, without due respect had of the omnipotent Justice, he samples it with another; of eighteen men miscarrying by the fall of a Tower. No Pilate threw down this, here was no humane Executioner: the matter of their death was mortar and stones, these had no purpose to kill them. This therefore, must be an invisible hand, working by an insensible creature: the Instrument may be divers, the Judge is the same.
NEwes is brought to Christ, of a certaine Iudgement, which was not more Pilates, then Gods, vpon some Galileans; who, while they were sacrificing, were sacrificed; their blood being mingled with the blood of the beasts, ⟨p. 2⟩on the same altar. Lest this should be wholly attributed to Pilates crueltie, without due respect had of the omnipotent Iustice, hee samples it with another; of eighteene men miscarrying by the fall of a Tower. No Pilate threw downe this, here was no humane Executioner: the matter of their death was morter and stones, these had no purpose to kill them. This therefore, must bee an inuisible hand, working by an insensible creature: the Instrument may bee diuers, the Iudge is the same.
Now, Poena paucorum, terror omnium: as an exhalation drawn from the earth, fired and sent back again to the earth, smites only one place, but terrifieth the whole country. So their ruins should be our terrors, let them teach us, that they may not touch us. They are hitherto but like Moses his Rod turned into a Serpent: not into a Bear or Lyon, lest it should have devoured Pharaoh: but into a Serpent, that he might be more afraid then hurt. It is Gods special favour to us, that others be made examples for us, and not we made examples for others. Nothing could teach them, let them teach us.