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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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The Dust is come of the same house that we are: and when she sees us proud, and forgetful of our selves, she thinks with her self, Why should not she, that is descended as well as we, bear up her plumes as high as ours. Therefore she so often borrows wings of the wind, to mount aloft into the air, and in the streets and high ways, dasheth herself into our eyes: as if she would say, Are you my kindred, and will not know me? will you take no notice of your own mother? To tax the folly of our ambition, the dust in the street takes pleasure to be ambitious.
The Dust is come of the same house that wee are: and when she sees vs proud, and forgetfull of our selues, shee thinkes with her selfe, Why should not shee, that is descended as well as we, beare vp her plumes as high as ours. Therefore she so often borrowes wings of the winde, to mount aloft into the ayre, and in the streets and high wayes, dasheth herselfe into our eyes: as if shee would say, Are you my kinred, and will not know me? will you take no notice of your owne mother? To taxe the folly of our ambition, the dust in the street takes pleasure to bee ambitious.
The Jews in their mourning, used to rend their garments; as if they would be revenged on them, for increasing their pride, and keeping them from the sight of their nakedness. Then they put on sackcloth, and that sackcloth they ⟨p. 24⟩sprinkled over with dust, and overstrawed with ashes: to put God in mind, that if he should arm his displeasure against them, he should but contend with dust and ashes; and what glory could that be for him?1 Shall the dust praise thee, O God; or, art thou glorified in the pit? Nay, rather, how often doth the Lord spare us,2 because he remembers we are but dust? To show that they had lifted up themselves above their creation, and forgot of what they are made; now by by Repentance returning to their first Image, in all prostrate humility they lay in the dust; confessing, that the wind doth not more easily disperse the dust, then the breath of God was able to bring them to nothing.