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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
THE SINNERS MOURNING HABIT. › I abhor my self.THE SINNERS MOVRNING HABITE. › I abhorre my selfe.
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But the children of grace have learned another lesson, to think well of other men, and to abhor themselves. And indeed, if we consider what Master we have served, & what wages deserved, we have just cause to abhor our selves. What part of us hath not sinned, that it should not merit to be despised? Run all over this little Isle of man, & find me one member of the body, or faculty of the soul, that can say with Jobs messenger, Ego solus aufugi;1 I alone have escaped. What one action can we justify? Produce ex tot millibus, unum. Where is that Innocency, which desires not to stand only in the sight of Mercy? There is in our worst works wickedness, in our best weakness, error in all. What time, what place, are not witnesses against us? The very Sabbath, the day of Rest, hath not rested from ⟨p. 11⟩our evils. The very Temple, that holy place, hath been defiled with our obliquities. Our chambers, our beds, our boards, the ground we tread, the air we breath, can tell our follies. There is no occasion, which, if it do not testify what evil we have done, yet can say, what good we should, and have not done.
But the children of grace haue learned anothe• lesson, to thinke well of other men, and to abhor themselues. And indeed, if we consider what Master we haue serued, & what wages deserued, we haue iust cause to abhorre our selues. What part of vs hath not sinned, that it should not merit to be despised? Run all ouer this little Ile of man, & find me one mēber of the body, or faculty of the soule, that can say with Iobs messenger, Ego solus aufugi;1 I alone haue escaped. What one action can wee iustifie? Produce ex tot millibus, vnum. Where is that Innocencie, which desires not to stand onely in the sight of Mercie? There is in our worst workes wickednesse, in our best weaknesse, errour in all. What time, what place, are not witnesses against vs? The very Sabbath, the day of Rest, hath not rested from ⟨p. 11⟩our euills. The very Temple, that holy place, hath beene defiled with our obliquities. Our chambers, our beds, our boords, the ground we tread, the ayre wee breath, can tell our follies. There is no occasion, which, if it doe not testifie what euill we haue done, yet can say, what good we should, and haue not done.