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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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Idols.
Every device of man in the service of God is a mere Idol. Whatsoever we invent out of Gods School, or substitute in Gods room, is to us an Idol. Howsoever we flatter our selves, with reflecting all the honour on God, yet he will reflect the vengeance on us.1 Shall a man speak deceitfully for God, or tell a lye for his glory? He is not so penurious of means to honour himself, as to be beholding to us for a lye. The doctrine of universal grace seems to make much for Gods glory, but himself says it is •lye; for he w•ll have mercy on whom h• will have ⟨p. 42⟩mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. To say that Christ in the womb wrought many miracles, hath a fair show of honouring him; but who can say it is not a lye? Sure, we read no such matter. To distribute among the Saints departed several Offices; as one to have the charge of women in child-bed, another to be the Patron of such a City or Country; (to omit their protection of beasts, one for hogs, another for horses) seems to honour God in thus honouring them: but it is a lye, and a plain derogation to his universal providence: yea as absurd, as if the flies should take upon them to give the charges and offices of this kingdom. To say, the Saints in heaven know the occurrents of this nether world, and the condition of their ancient friends or children below, reading them in the Deity, as by the reflection of a glass; this is a fiction that carries a show of honouring God: but it doth indeed dishonour him, by making creatures as omniscient as their Maker. Besides, how absurd is it to say, that John in Patmos seeing Christ, did see all that Christ saw. If I standing on the ground, see a man on the top of a high Turret, do I see all that he seeth. If the sight of him that looketh, be to be measured by the sight of him on whom he looketh; it will follow that he which looketh on a blind man, should see no•hing at all. And who seeth not the blindness of this consequence?