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A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…A sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…
A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By James Usher. Professor of Divinity in the University of Dublin, in IrelandA sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By Iames Vssher. Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Dublin, in Ireland
London: printed by I.Dawson for John Bartlett, 1624London: printed by I.Dawson for Iohn Bartlett, 1624
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The special cause of your assembling at this time, is, first, that you who profess the same truth, may join in one body, and partake together of the same blessed Communion: and then, that such as adhere unto false worship, may be discovered and avoided: You in your wisdom discerning this holy Sacrament to be, as it were, ignis probationis, which would both congregare homogenea, and segregare heterogenea, (as in Philosophy we use to speak) both conjoin those that be of the same, and dis-join such as be of a differing kind and disposition. And to this purpose have I made choice of this present Text: wherein the Apostle maketh our partaking of the Lords Table to be a testimony, not only of the union and communion which we have betwixt our selves, and with our Head, (which he doth in the express words, which I have read) but also of our dis-union and separation from all idolatrous worship: as appeareth by the application hereof unto his main drift and intendment, laid down in the 14. and 21. verses.
The speciall cause of your assembling at this time, is, first, that you who professe the same truth, may ioyne in one body, and partake together of the same blessed Communion: and then, that such as adhere vnto false worship, may bee discouered and auoyded: You in your wisedome discerning this holy Sacrament to bee, as it were, ignis probationis, which would both congregare homogenea, and segregare heterogenea, (as in Philosophie wee vse to speake) both conioyne those that be of the same, and dis-ioyne such as bee of a differing kinde and disposition. And to this purpose haue I made choyce of this present Text: wherein the Apostle maketh our partaking of the Lords Table to bee a testimony, not onely of the vnion and communion which wee haue betwixt our selues, and with our Head, (which he doth in the expresse words, which I haue read) but also of our dis-vnion and separation from all idolatrous worship: as appeareth by the application hereof vnto his maine drift and intendment, laid downe in the 14. and 21. verses.
The effect therefore of that which Saint Paul in express terms here delivereth, is the Communion of Saints: which consisteth of two parts; the fellowship which they have with the Body, laid down in the beginning; and the fellowship which they have with the Head, laid down in the end of the verse: both which are thus explained by Saint John: That which we have seen and heard, declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with