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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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2. Vain Honour is the Idol of fools: no wise man ever sought felicity in shadows. His Temple is Pride, his Altar Ambition, his Service Flattery, his Sacrifice Petulancy. Silly Sennacherib, ⟨p. 50⟩to make an Idol of a Chariot: 1and no wiser Prince of Tyre, 2to make an Idol of his own brain! Men mistake the way to be great, while they neglect the way to be good. All the while a man hunts after his shadow, he mis-spends his time and pains: for the Sun is upon his back, behind him, and his shadow is still un-overtaken before him: but let him turn his face to the Sun, & follow that, his shadow shall follow him. In vain doth that man pursue honour, his shadow, while he turns his face from virtue and goodness; he shall miss what he so labours to catch: but let him set his face toward Christ, the Sun of righteousness, and run to the high prize of eternity, this shadow shall wait upon him; for those that honour me, I will honour, saith the Lord.
2. Vaine Honour is the Idol of fooles: no wise man euer sought felicity in shadows. His Temple is Pride, his Altar Ambition, his Seruice Flattery, his Sacrifice Petulancy. Silly Sennacherib, ⟨p. 50⟩to make an Idol of a Chariot: 1and no wiser Prince of Tyre, 2to make an Idol of his own brain! Men mistake the way to bee great, while they neglect the way to be good. All the while a man hunts after his shadow, hee mis-spends his time and paines: for the Sun is vpon his back, behind him, and his shadow is still vn-ouertaken before him: but let him turne his face to the Sun, & follow that, his shadow shall follow him. Invaine doth that man pursue honor, his shadow, while he turnes his face from vertue and goodnes; he shall misse what hee so labors to catch: but let him set his face toward Christ, the Sun of righteousnes, and run to the high prize of eternitie, this shadow shall wayt vpon him; for those that honour me, I will honour, saith the Lord.