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A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a…A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a…
A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdom wherein Englands case and cure, her burdens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applied : in diverse sermons preached upon the public days of humiliation, out of that prophetical history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdome wherein Englands case and cure, her burthens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applyed : in diverse sermons preached upon the publick dayes of humiliation, out of that propheticall history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by L.N. for Philemon Stephens, 1644
Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdom.Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdome.
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.
Of these kinds are our significant ceremonies as themselves call them; the whiteness of the Surplice was to put you in mind of the purity of the Church, and to stir up our affections after the desire of purity. The decking of Altars, the coping of Ministers, the pargelling of walls, the painting of the windows with Mosaical devises, the use of Organs, &c. were all set up and instituted of men, for this end, as they say, to quicken the dull affections of man. But being without warrant from God, they are no better then the superstitions of men; and being flesh, too short to beget, kindle, or fuel, any spiritual and holy affections.
Of these kindes are our significant ceremonies as themselves call them; the whitenesse of the Surplice was to put you in mind of the purity of the Church, and to stirre up our affections after the desire of purity. The decking of Altars, the coping of Ministers, the pargelling of wals, the painting of the windowes with Mosaical devises, the use of Organs, &c. were all set up and instituted of men, for this end, as they say, to quicken the dull affections of man. But being without warrant from God, they are no better then the superstitions of men; and being flesh, too short to beget, kindle, or fewell, any spirituall and holy affections.
Upon the same ground the Papists have the use of Images, Crucifixes in prayer, to stir up and quicken their Devotions, to be incentives of worship: these are condemned, and how can the other be allowed, when both plead the same ends, and are set up on the same grounds.
Upon the same ground the Papists have the use of Images, Crucfixes in prayer, to stirre up and quicken their Devotions, to bee incentives of worship: these are condemned, and how can the other be allowed, when both plead the same ends, and are set up on the same grounds.