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The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…
The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By Tho. Adams.
London: printed by A. Mathewes for John Grismand, 1624London: printed by A. Mathewes for Iohn Grismand, 1624
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.
Let us pray for universal repentance, like a good Josiah, to purge the houses of God: till lust and profaneness, pride and covetousness, fraud and wantonness, malice and drunkenness, be no more found among us: till every thing be cast out, and nothing let in, that is unclean. So shall the Lord dwell in us with content, and we shall dwell in him with comfort. Here we shall be a Temple for Him, hereafter he shall be a Temple for us. So we find that glorious City described, I saw no Temple therein, 1but the Lord God Almighty, and the Lamb was the Temple of it. We are Gods Temple on earth, God shall be our Temple in heaven. To this purpose, the Spirit of God sanctify us, and be for ever sanctified in us. Amen.
Let vs pray for vniuersall repentance, like a good Iosias, to purge the houses of God: till lust and profanenesse, pride and couetousnesse, fraud and wantonnesse, malice and drunkennes, be no more found among vs: till euery thing be cast out, and nothing let in, that is vncleane. So shall the Lord dwell in vs with content, and we shall dwell in him with comfort. Here we shall be a Temple for Him, hereafter he shall be a Temple for vs. So we find that glorious Citie described, I saw no Temple therein, 1but the Lord God Almightie, and the Lambe was the Temple of it. Wee are Gods Temple on earth, God shall bee our Temple in heauen. To this purpose, the Spirit of God sanctifie vs, and bee for euer sanctified in vs. Amen.
Some may haply (long ere this) have prejudicated in their censures; How is this Opus diei in die suo? What is all this to the business of the day? I might have prevented the objection, by comparing Idolatry with Treason: the one being a breach of Allegiance to the Lord, the other a breach of allegiance to the Lords Anointed. Idolatry is a Treason against God, and Treason is a kind of Idolatry against the King. From both which the divine grace, and our holy obedience deliver us all. I conclude with application to the Time.