A01379:48
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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
The Iewes in their mourning, vsed to rend their garments; as if they would bee reuenged on them, for encreasing their pride, and keeping them from the sight of their nakednesse. Then they put on sackcloth, and that sackcloth they ⟨p. 24⟩sprinkled ouer with dust, and ouerstrawed with ashes: to put God in minde, that if hee should arme his displeasure against them, he should but contend with dust and ashes; and what glory could that bee 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 vs,2 because hee remembers wee are but dust? To shew that they had lifted vp themselues aboue 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.