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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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If yet it were but as the Prophets sign to Hezekiah; This year ye shall eat such as groweth of it self: and the second year such springeth of the same: and in the third year ye shall sow and reap, &c. the third year might afford him somewhat. But doth he forbear all trees thus long? No, some are snatch'• away in the flower and pride of their life: yea, they be not few, that will not allow themselves to live; but with riot and intemperance hasten their own ends, before they ⟨p. 21⟩have well begun or learned what life is: like bad Scholars, that slubber out their books before they have learned their lessons. That instead of, Non est fructus, we may say, Non est ficus, the tree it self is gone. And that goodly person, which like a fair ship hath been long a building: and was but yesterday put to sea, is to day sunk in the Maine. We do not eat, drink, and sleep, and take such refections of nature, ut non moriamur, that we might not die; that is impossible: but that we should not dye barren, but bear some fruits up with us to him that made the Tree.
If yet it weare but as the Prophets signe to Hezekiah; This yeare yee shall eate such as groweth of it selfe: and the second yeare such springeth of the same: and in the third yeare yee shall sowe and reape, &c. the third yeare might afford him somewhat. But doth hee forbeare all trees thus long? No, some are snatch'• away in the flower and pride of their life: yea, they bee not fewe, that will not allow themselues to liue; but with ryot and intemperance hasten their owne endes, before they ⟨p. 21⟩haue well begun or learned what life is: like bad Schollers, that slubber out their bookes before they haue learned their lessons. That instead of, Non est fructus, wee may say, Non est ficus, the tree it selfe is gone. And that goodly person, which like a faire ship hath bene long a building: and was but yesterday put to sea, is to day sunke in the Maine. We doe not eate, drinke, and sleepe, and take such refections of nature, vt non moriamur, that wee might not die; that is impossible: but that wee should not dye barren, but beare some fruits vp with vs to him that made the Tree.