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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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Whereby as we are admonished to maintain unity among ourselves, that there be no schism or division in the body: so are we also further put in mind, that the members should have the same care one for another. For that is the second use which Saint Paul teacheth us to make hereof, in 1. Cor. 12.26. which he further amplifieth in the verse next following, by the mutual sympathy and fellow-feeling which the members of the same body have one with another. For whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it: and then he addeth: Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. Showing unto us thereby, that as we are all *[Greek or Hebrew] concorporated (as it were) and made copartners of the promise in Christ: so we should have one another in our hearts, *[Greek or Hebrew], to die and live together. And hereupon is that exhortation in the 13. to the Hebrews grounded:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them, and them which suffer adversity, as being your selves also in the Body. It being a perilous sign that we be no lively members of that body, if we be not sensible of the calamities that lye upon our afflicted brethren. We know the Woe that is pronounced against such as are at ease in Zion,4 and are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph: with the ⟨p. 10⟩judgement following. Therefore now shall they go captive, with the first that go captive. We know the Angels bitter curse against the inhabitants of Meroz.5 Curse ye Meroz (said the Angel of the Lord) curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof: because they came not to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty. Not as if the Lord did stand in need of our help, or were not able, without our assistance, to maintain his own cause; but that hereby he would make trial of our readiness to do him service, and prove the sincerity of our love. If we hold our peace and sit still at this time,