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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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Hence it comes to pass, that the most horrid sins are turned into Idols; by setting our own reasons against the manifest will of God. Thus lies shall be fathered upon the Father of truth, and truth upon the Father of lies. Thus breach of faith, and perjury, shall be held Orthodox opinions. Yea, that execrable monster, whereof this day remembers us, Treason it self, shall be held good Doctrine. Rude cacodaemon, that stigmatic Idol, that gross devil shall be worshipped. Si fas caedendo coelestia scandere, If this be the way to the kingdom of heaven, if thus men may merit to be stars in the Firmament, by embruing their hands in the blood-Royal of Princes; what Jesuit will not be a Star? When such be their principles, such must needs be their practices. What though God condemn Treason to hell, when the Pope will advance it to heaven? What though the Divine Scripture doth rank traitors among dogs & devils, when the Pope will number them among Saints? It was wont to be said, Ex quolibet ligno non fit Mercurius, every block is not fit to make an Image. Yet now, the most monstrous sin that ever the devil shaped in his Infernal forge, is not only by the practice, but even by the Doctrine of ⟨p. 48⟩Rome, turned into an Idol. What is that we shall call sin, when murder & Treason is held religion? Alas for our age, to bear the date of these impieties! That our posterity should ever read in our Chronicles: In such a year in such a day Traitors conspired against their lawful & Gracious Sovereign: and that in those days there was a sect of men living, that did labour in voluminous writings, to justify those horrible facts▪ But oh, may those pestiferous monuments be as fast devoured by oblivion, as the authors and abettors themselves are swallowed up by confusion. And the same God deliver us his people from their conspiracies, that hath delivered this his Church from their Idolatries.
Hence it comes to passe, that the most horrid sinnes are turned into Idols; by setting our owne reasons against the manifest will of God. Thus lies shall bee father'd vpon the Father of truth, and truth vpon the Father of lies. Thus breach of faith, and periurie, shall be held Orthodoxe opinions. Yea, that execrable monster, whereof this day remembers vs, Treason it selfe, shall be held good Doctrine. Rude cacodaemon, that stigmaticke Idol, that grosse deuill shall be worshiped. Si fas caedendo coelestia scandere, If this be the way to the kingdome of heauen, if thus men may merit to be starres in the Firmament, by embruing their hands in the bloud-Royall of Princes; what Iesuite will not be a Star? When such bee their principles, such must needes bee their practices. What though God condemne Treason to hell, when the Pope will aduance it to heauen? What though the Diuinne Scripture doth ranke traitors among dogs & deuils, when the Pope will number them among Saints? It was wont to be said, Ex quolibet ligno non fit Mercurius, euery block is not fit to make an Image. Yet now, the most monstrous sinne that euer the deuill shaped in his Infernall forge, is not onely by the practice, but euen by the Doctrine of