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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. The matter is a Visitation; to visit is a word of great latitude, and signifies the performance of all Pastoral duties: to instruct the ignorant, to comfort: the weak, to correct the stubborn, to ⟨p. 32⟩confirm the religious. Strictly, it imports a Superiors scrutiny or examination of things under his charge: as • Steward in a Family overlooks the under-servants; praising the forward, provoking the sluggard, & rectifying disorders, which are ready to creep in through the least connivance. This we shall the better apprehend, if we let the Text fall into parts; of which we shall find seven.
2. The matter is a Visitation; to visite is a word of great latitude, and signifies the performance of all Pastorall duties: to instruct the ignorant, to comfort: the weake, to correct the stubborne, to ⟨p. 32⟩confirme the religious. Strictly, it imports a Superiours scrutiny or examination of things vnder his charge: as • Steward in a Family ouerlookes the vnder-seruants; praising the forward, prouoking the sluggard, & rectifying disorders, which are ready to creepe in through the least conniuence. This we shall the better apprehend, if we let the Text fall into parts; of which we shall finde seuen.
1. The Visitors, Paul and Barnabas; for this Office was at first Apostolical, and hath ever since been Episcopal.
1. The Visiters, Paul and Barnabas; for this Office was at first Apostolicall, and hath euer since been Episcopall.