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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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No agreement.
There be some points which the wrangling passions of men have left further asunder, then they found them; about which there needed not have bin such a noise. But things that are in their own natures contrary, and opposed by the ordinance of God, can never be reconciled. An enemy may be made a friend, but enmity can never be made friendship. The air that is now light, may become dark: but light can never become darkness. Contraries in the abstract are out of all composition. The sick body be recovered to health, but health can never be sickness. The sinner may be made righteous, but sin can never become righteousness. Fire and water, peace and war, love and hatred, truth and falsehood, faith and infidelity, Religion and Idolatry, can never be made friends: there can be no agreement betwixt the Temple of God and Idols.
There bee some points which the wrangling passions of men haue left further asunder, then they found them; about which there needed not haue bin such a noyse. But things that are in their owne natures contrary, and opposed by the ordinance of God, can neuer be reconciled. An enemy may be made a friend, but enmity can neuer bee made friendship. The ayre that is now light, may become darke: but light can neuer become darknesse. Contraries in the abstract are out of all composition. The sicke body be recouered to health, but health can neuer be sicknes. The sinner may be made righteous, but sinne can neuer become righteousnes. Fire and water, peace and warre, loue and hatred, truth and falshood, faith and infidelity, Religion and Idolatry, can neuer be made friends: there can bee no agreement betwixt the Temple of God and Idols.