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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. › In dust and ashes.THE SINNERS MOVRNING HABITE. › In dust and ashes.
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O how goodly this building of man appears, when it is clothed with beauty and honour! A face full of majesty, the throne of comeliness; wherein the whiteness of the Lily contends with the sanguine of the Rose: an active hand, an erected countenance, an eye sparkling out lustre, a smooth complexion, arising from an excellent temperature and composition: whereas other creatures, by reason of their cold and gross humours, are grown over, beasts with ⟨p. 23⟩hair, fowls with feathers, fishes with scales. O what a workman was this, that could raise such a Fabric out of the earth, and lay such orient colours upon Dust! yet all is but Dust, walking, talking, breathing dust: all this beauty but the effect of a well concocted food, and life it self but a walk from dust to dust. Yea, and this man, or that woman, is never so beautiful, as when they sit weeping for their sins in the dust: as Mary Magdalen was then fairest, when she kneeled in the dust, bathing the feet of Christ with her tears, and wiping them with her hairs: like heaven, fair sight-ward, to us that are without; but more fair to them that are within.
O how goodly this building of man appeares, when it is clothed with beautie and honour! A face full of maiestie, the throne of comelinesse; wherein the whitenesse of the Lilie contends with the sanguine of the Rose: an actiue hand, an erected countenance, an eye sparkling out lustre, a smoothe complexion, arising from an excellent temperature and composition: whereas other creatures, by reason of their cold and grosse humours, are growne ouer, beasts with ⟨p. 23⟩haire, foules with feathers, fishes with scales. O what a workman was this, that could raise such a Fabricke out of the earth, and lay such orient colours vpon Dust! yet all is but Dust, walking, talking, breathing dust: all this beautie but the effect of a well concocted food, and life it selfe but a walk from dust to dust. Yea, and this man, or that woman, is neuer so beautifull, as when they sit weeping for their sinnes in the dust: as Mary Magdalen was then fairest, when she kneeled in the dust, bathing the feet of Christ with her teares, and wiping them with her haires: like heauen, faire sight-ward, to vs that are without; but more faire to them that are within.