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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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To the Dresser. Why to him? Ut intercederet that he might plead for the Tree. So unwilling is God to destroy, that he woul• have us manacle his hands with our prayers: he would be entreated to forbear.1 Go thy ways down, for the people which thou broughtest out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. Why this to Moses? That he might pray for them. He that meant to spare them in mercy, meant withal that Moses should be beholden to him for that mercy. And Moses indeed chargeth the Lord, sets upon him with so holy a violence, that as if his prayers could vincere inuincibilem, he hears, Let me alone. O that every Vine-dresser were full of this gracious affection to the trees under his charge: yea, who fears God, and in some measure hath it not? The people forgot Moses, Moses remembers the people: they could be merry and happy without him, he would not be happy without them. Me• rob us of our means, lode us with reproaches: all our revenge is to solicit heaven for them by our supplications: they sue us, we sue for them: they impoverish our temporal condition, we pray for their eternal salvation. We could never hope for goo• ⟨p. 11⟩to our selves, if we should not return them this good for their evil.
To the Dresser. Why to him? Vt intercederet that he might pleade for the Tree. So vnwilling is God to destroy, that hee woul• haue vs manacle his hands with our prayers: he would bee intreated to forbeare.1 Goe thy wayes downe, for the people which thou broughtest out of Egypt, haue corrupted themselues. Why this to Moses? That hee might pray for them. He that meant to spare them in mercy, meant withall that Moses should bee beholden to him for that mercie. And Moses indeed chargeth the Lord, sets vpon him with so holy a violence, that as if his prayers could vincere inuincibilem, he heares, Let me alone. O that euery Vine-dresser were full of this graciou• •ffection to the trees vnder his charge: yea, who feares God, and in some measure hath it not? The people forgot Moses, Moses remembers the people: they could be merry and happy without him, he would not be happy without them. Me robbe vs of our meanes, lode vs with reproches: all our reuenge is to solicite heauen for them by our supplications: they sue vs, wee sue for them: they impouerish our temporall condition, wee pray for their eternall saluation. Wee could neuer hope for goo