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The noble-mans pattern of true and real thankfulness presented in a sermon preached before…The noble-mans patterne of true and reall thankfulnesse presented in a sermon preached before…
The noble-mans pattern of true and real thankfulness presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, at their late solemn day of Thanksgiving, June 15, 1643 : for the discovery of a dangerous, desperate and bloody design tending to the utter subversion of the Parliament and of the famous city of London / by Edmund Calamy ...The noble-mans patterne of true and reall thankfulnesse presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, at their late solemne day of Thanksgiving, June 15, 1643 : for the discovery of a dangerous, desperate and bloody designe tending to the utter subversion of the Parliament and of the famous city of London / by Edmund Calamy ...
London: printed by G.M. for Christopher Meredith, 1643
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.
I have read a notable speech in a Popish writer, That few Confessors of rich men are saved, that is in our English language, Few Noble-mens Chaplains are saved. And the reason he gives, is, Because they are subject to flatter their Lords and Masters for hope of preferment, and so to bring the guilt of the blood of the souls of their Lords upon their own souls. Now that I may not be guilty of this fault, let me speak my mind freely to you that are Gentlemen and Noble-men here assembled this day.
I have read a notable speech in a Popish writer, That few Confessours of rich men are saved, that is in our English language, Few Noble-mens Chaplaines are saved. And the reason he gives, is, Because they are subject to flatter their Lords and Masters for hope of preferment, and so to bring the guilt of the bloud of the soules of their Lords upon their owne soules. Now that I may not be guilty of this fault, let me speake my mind freely to you that are Gentlemen and Noble-men here assembled this day.
First, let me tell you that great places, as they are great abilities and opportunities to do God service and great blessings if improved accordingly. So if they be not improved for that end they are great curses, they are soul-traps, silken-halters, golden damnations. And there cannot be a ⟨p. 30⟩greater sign of a man that hath his Heaven in this life, then to be great and wicked, rich and wicked. And therefore Abraham tells Dives, Luc. 16. 25. Remember son that thou in thy life time hast had thy good things, but now thou art tormented. Gregory the great never read this Text, but it made him tremble, and it may justly cause all such as are clothed in purple and fare deliciously every day to tremble.
First, let me tell you that great places, as they are great abilities and opportunities to doe God service and great blessings if improved accordingly. So if they be not improoved for that end they are great curses, they are soule-traps, silken-halters, golden damnations. And there cannot be a