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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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The Temple.
That which was built by Solomon, was justly called the Wonder of the world: a white and glorious Monument, set on the ⟨p. 6⟩hill of Zion, inviting passengers to see it, and amazing their eyes when they beheld it. It was of white Marble without, of Cedar and Gold within, all of the best, all beautiful, precious, durable. So magnificent was that holy Structure, that all nations have admired it,1 all times celebrated it. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion. While the favour of heaven was set upon Jerusalem, the joy of the whole earth was mount Zion. It is fit, he that made the world a house for Man, should have a house in this world made for himself: neither could it be too costly, •eeing all the materials that went to it were his own. Every rotten Cottage is too good for Satan, no Fabric could be too sumptuous for God. While his people dwelt in Tents, Himself was content to dwell in a Tabernacle: in the flitting condition of Israel, he would have his own house a moveable, that they might never remove without him. But when their residence was settled in the promised Land, he would have his Tabernacle turned into a Temple; that they dwelling where he appointed them, He might also dwell among them. The former was for motion, the latter for rest: the one for progress, the other his standing house. All this while God had but one House at once: first the Tabernacle, then that gave place to ⟨p. 7⟩the Temple, and Solomons Temple being defaced, was supplied by Zerubbabels. Now he hath many houses, even so many as there be nations, as there be congregations, as there be persons professing Christ. We have houses of our own, why should not God have his? A Prince hath more houses then one, why should the King of Heaven be abridged? A King in his own person can dwell but in one house at once; let God have never so many, he can at once fill them all. He hath a house of flesh, so every Believer is his Temple: a house of stone, so this material one is his Temple: a house neither of flesh nor stone, but immaterial, immortal in the heavens. And as Christ says,