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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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But howsoever God hath thus marshalled his Church in a goodly order,1 terrible as an army with banners: yet, such is the disorder of our nature, that many for all this break rank, and the enemy laboureth to breed division in Gods House, ⟨p. 5⟩that so his Kingdom might not stand. Nay, oftentimes it cometh to pass,2 that the Watchmen themselves, who were appointed for the safeguarding of the Church, prove in this kind to be the smiters and wounders of her: and from among them who were purposely ordained in the Church, for the bringing of men *into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, even from among those, some do arise, that speak perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
But howsoeuer God hath thus marshalled his Church in a goodly order,1 terrible as an army with banners: yet, such is the disorder of our nature, that many for all this breake ranke, and the enemy laboureth to breed diuision in Gods House, ⟨p. 5⟩that so his Kingdome might not stand. Nay, oftentimes it commeth to passe,2 that the Watchmen themselues, who were appoynted for the safegarding of the Church, proue in this kinde to bee the smiters and wounders of her: and from among them who were purposely ordained in the Church, for the bringing of men *into the vnity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, euen from among those, some doe arise, that speake peruerse things, to draw away disciples after them.