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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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How they do. What must it be examined, what store of souls they have converted? No, it is the measure, not the success, that God looks to. Saint Paul himself doth not say, Plus profui omnibus, I did more good then the rest:1 but Plus laborani omnibus, I took more pains then the rest. • laboured more abundantly then they all. Our reward shall be according to our works, not according to the fruit of our works. And our labour, how ever fruitless among men,2 shall not be in vain in ⟨p. 49⟩the Lord. It was the complaint of a great Prophet, I have laboured in vain, 3& spent my strength for nought, yet my reward is with the Lord. Though we cannot save you, yet our desire and endeavour to do it, shall save our selves. We give God what we have, he asks us no more: this is enough to honour him, and reward us.
How they doe. What must it be examined, what store of soules they haue conuerted? No, it is the measure, not the successe, that God looks to. Saint Paul himselfe doth not say, Plus profui omnibus, I did more good then the rest:1 but Plus laborani omnibus, I tooke more paines then the rest. • laboured more abundantly then they all. Our reward shal be according to our works, not according to the fruit of our workes. And our labour, how euer fruitlesse among men,2 shall not bee in vaine in ⟨p. 49⟩the Lord. It was the complaint of a great Prophet, I haue laboured in vaine, 3& spent my strength for nought, yet my reward is with the Lord. Though we cannot saue you, yet our desire and endeuour to do it, shall saue our selues. We giue God what we haue, he askes vs no more: this is enough to honour him, and reward vs.