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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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Behold the wonder and spectacle of unthankfulness; among all Gods Creatures, Man; and among men the barren Christian. Though Israel play the Harlot, 1yet let not Judah transgress. What may be expected from the wild Forrest of Paganism, when the Garden ⟨p. 38⟩of Eden yields such fruits? The sweet fruit of the Spiritual Fig-tree is mercy: our God is the God of Love, our Saviour is the Prince of Love, the Church is knit together in Love: our Root is Love, our Sap is Love, our Ligaments Love: now if we shall suck the blood one of another, violate the relations of peace, concoct all our moisture into malice; here is worse then, Invenio fructum nullum, I find none: for Invenio fructum malum, I find cursed fruits. We are grown unnatural; the hand scratcheth the eye, the mouth biteth the hand: thorns and briers entwine and embrace one another, while (against all nature) Fig-trees devour one another.2 Lord, thou didst sow good seed in thy field, whence then hath it Tares? Here is more fruit then God would have; but for that he expects, I find none.
Behold the wonder and spectacle of vnthankefulnesse; among all Gods Creatures, Man; and among men the barren Christian. Though Israel play the Harlot, 1yet let not Iudah transgresse. What may be expected from the wild Forrest of Paganisme, when the Garden ⟨p. 38⟩of Eden yeelds such fruites? The sweet fruit of the Spirituall Fig-tree is mercie: our God is the God of Loue, our Sauiour is the Prince of Loue, the Church is knit together in Loue: our Roote is Loue, our Sappe is Loue, our Ligaments Loue: now if we shall sucke the bloud one of another, violate the relations of peace, concoct all our moysture into malice; here is worse then, Invenio fructum nullum, I finde none: for Invenio fructum malum, I finde cursed fruits. Wee are growne vnnaturall; the hand scratcheth the eye, the mouth biteth the hand: thornes and bryers entwine and embrace one another, while (against all nature) Fig-trees denoure one another.