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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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There's but four things exempted from the power of their Excommunication, as Navarrus notes: a Locust, an Infidel, the Devil, and the Pope: so he hath matched them, so let them go together. For the Excommunicate must be a man, a Christian, mortal, and an Inferior: now the Locust is not a man, the Infidel is not a Christian, the Devil is not mortal, and •he Pope hath no Superior. But too much of that; this is a Parable, and here is no foundation for such a building.
Ther's but foure things exempted from the power of their Excommunication, as Nauarrus notes: a Locust, an Infidel, the Deuill, and the Pope: so he hath matched them, so let them goe together. For the Excommunicate must be a man, a Christian, mortall, and an Inferiour: now the Locust is not a man, the Infidell is not a Christian, the Deuill is not mortall, and •he Pope hath no Superior. But too much of that; this is a Parable, and heere is no foundation for such a building.
Cut it down. How? with an Axe of martial iron? This were an exposition fit for Douai, or the Gunpowder-Engineers: that by Cutting it down, understood, Blow it up: turning their Axe to a Petard. Had God said to them, Cut it down; the axe had bin instantly heaved up: yea, they did it, when God said no such thing. Rather then fail of cutting it down, they would have stocked it up, root and all: this is their mercy. But the Spiritual Axe is to cut down, Culpas, non Animas: when we read of cutting down, remember it is meant of mens sins, not of their souls. Preachers indeed do wound, but it is Gladio oris, not ore gladij. with the Sword of the Spirit, not a Rovillac's Knife. If God had meant such a cutting down, ⟨p. 45⟩Nero had been a fitter instrument then Paul. 1We read, that their sound went through the World: but that their Sword went through the World, we never read,