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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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3 We are Fig trees: not brambles, no man expects Grapes from thorns. 1Not Oaks or Cedars, to be a dwelling for the Storks: But Fig trees, apt for fruit, for pleasant fruit. If the rest be fruitless, they serve for other purposes: but what shall become of the barren Figtree?
3 Wee are Figtrees: not brambles, no man expects Grapes from thornes. 1Not Okes or Cedars, to be a dwelling for the Storkes: But Figtrees, apt for fruit, for pleasant fruit. If the rest be fruitlesse, they serue for other purposes: but what shall become of the barren Figtree?
4. He is our Lord, and Querit suum, he seeks but his own. If our own Kin• give ⟨p. 23⟩us no milk, our own sheep afford us no wool, our own land return us no increase, we are displeased: whereas these be reasonless creatures; but we have sense above common nature, reason above sense, grace above reason: We are but tenants of these, Christ is Lord of us: our sins bring the curse of barrenness upon them, but there is no fault in God, if we be unfruitful.
4. Hee is our Lord, and Querit suum, he seekes but his owne. If our owne Kin• giue ⟨p. 23⟩vs no milke, our owne sheepe afford vs no wooll, our owne land returne vs no encrease, we are displeased: whereas these be reasonlesse creatures; but we haue sense aboue common nature, reason aboue sense, grace aboue reason: We are but tennants of these, Christ is Lord of vs: our sinnes bring the curse of barrennesse vpon them, but there is no fault in God, if we be vnfruitfull.