A01379:73
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
A VISITATION SERMON. › The Visitors,A VISITATION SERMON. › The Visiters,
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 first foundation of the Church was laid in an Inequality;1 and hath ever since so continued. Parity in government is the mother of confusion and disorder,2 & disorder doth ill become the Church of God. Where all the strings or voices be unisons or of one tenor, there can be ⟨p. 34⟩no harmony. There be [Greek or Hebrew], Seers: which signifies the duty of each Pastor over his flock. And there be [Greek or Hebrew], Overseers, such as must visit and overlook both flock and Seers. In the old Testament, together with the parity of Priesthood, there was an imparity of government: one Levite above another, Priests above them, the High Priest above them all. Christ himself is said to be a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek: he was of some order then: but we have those that would be Priests without any order at all; that refuse to be ordered.
The first foundation of the Church was laid in an Inequalitie;1 and hath euer since so continued. Paritie in gouernment is the mother of confusion and disorder,2 & disorder doth ill become the Church of God. Where all the strings or voyces be vnisons or of one tenour, there can be ⟨p. 34⟩no harmony. There bee 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Seers: which signifies the dutie of each Pastor ouer his flock. And there bee 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Ouerseers, such as must visite and ouerlooke both flocke and Seers. In the old Testament, together with the paritie of Priesthood, there was an imparitie of gouernment: one Leuite aboue another, Priests aboue them, the High Priest aboue them all. Christ himselfe is said to bee a Priest after the Order of Melchisadech: he was of some order then: but wee haue those that would be Priests without any order at all; that refuse to be ordered.