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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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A Judge is corrupt; he is girded with Justice, but the girdle sags to that side where the purse hangeth; God will cut him down; here is room for a good man, that will do equity: A Magistrate is partial, and draws the Sword of Justice in his own quarrel; which he puts up in the cause of Christ: he must be cut down, here is room for one that •ill love and adhere to the truth. An office is ab•sed by him that holds it; he bought dear and he cannot sell cheap: it is time he were cut down; this place will maintain a man, that will maintain the place, with uprightness. A Minister is barren, hath no milk in his breasts: Ministerium eius accipiat alter;1 Let another take his office; here is room for one that will feed the people. A profane Patron will let none into the Lords Vineyard, but at the Non-licet-Gate; by which good men will never enter: his Clarke shall be Simon, himself will be ⟨p. 51⟩Magus: vengeance shall cut him down; here is room for one that will freely put faithful Labourers into the Vineyard. There grows an Oppressor, skulking in a corner; the needy cannot find him, or if they do, they find no fruit from him; Cut him down, here is room for one that will pity the poor. The Lord will root out such bastard Plants, and replenish his Garden with fruitful Trees.
A Iudge is corrupt; he is girded with Iustice, but the girdle saggs to that side where the purse hangeth; God will cut him down; here is roome for a good man, that will doe equitie: A Magistrate is partiall, and drawes the Sword of Iustice in his owne quarrell; which he puts vp in the cause of Christ: he must be cut downe, here is roome for one that •ill loue and adhere to the truth. An office is ab•sed by him that holds it; hee bought deare and hee cannot sell cheape: it is time he were cut downe; this place will maintaine a man, that will maintaine the place, with vprightnesse. A Minister is barren, hath no milke in his breasts: Ministerium eius accipiat alter;1 Let another take his office; here is roome for one that will feed the people. A prophane Patron will let none into the Lords Vineyard, but at the Non-licet-Gate; by which good men will neuer enter: his Clarke shall be Simon, himselfe will bee