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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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1. The motion was Pauls, the forwardest soldier in all the army of Christ: that winged Husbandman, who ploughed up the fallow hearts of the Gentiles that with a holy zeal, greater then the ambition of Alexander, would sooner have wanted ground; then desire to travel in the business of his Master. Terra citius d•fecisset, quàm studium praedicandi ▪ Indeed, he had found an unusual mercy,1 as himself delivers it. The grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant toward me: using an ⟨p. 31⟩extraordinary phrase, to express an extraordinary grace: a word never the like used, for a mercy never the like exhibited. There is 'Oil in the widows cruse to sustain;2 Aaron's was far more, it ran down to the skirts of his clothing. 3Such a superabundant grace was in Paul. For Sanctification; many Saints are commended for some special virtues; Abraham for Faith, Moses for Meekness, David for Thankfulness, Job for Patience; Paul is praised for them all. For subduing of vices; men most sanctified have had some tangs; as David of anger for Nabals churlish answer; Hezekiah had a smack of pride; setting aside concupiscence, Paul had no spot. For knowledge; he was rapt up into heaven, there learned his Divinity among the Angels; his School being Paradise, his University the third Heaven, and God his Tutor. For power; his very clothes wrought miracles. God so trusted Paul, that he committed his whole Church unto him. Thus was he honoured: the other Apostles were sent a Christo mortali, Paul a Christo immortali. And with the like superabundant grace did he answer his charge; that though he were Novissimus in ordine, he was primus in merito. Yea, he is well called Gods Arrow, wounding every soul that heard him, with the love of Christ. This was his motion, one act of his Apostolical care.
1. The motion was Pauls, the forwardest souldier in all the army of Christ: that winged Husbandman, who plowed vp the fallow hearts of the Gentiles that with a holy zeale, greater then the ambition of Alexander, would sooner haue wanted ground; then desire to trauell in the busines of his Master. Terra citius dfecisset, quàm studium praedicandi Indeed, he had found an vnusuall mercy,