A57160:92
A sermon preached in St. Paul's before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor
A sermon preached in St. Paul's before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor by Dr. Edward Reynolds, late Lord Bishop of Norwich.
London: printed by J.M. for John Martyn, 1678
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.
For the very Philosopher could say, [Greek or Hebrew], It is not the matter but the manner makes up the work.
For the very Philosopher could say, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, It is not the matter but the manner makes up the work.
1. Then, it must be ambulation, a constant tenor; a good man must be always like himself. Do what you can to gold, it will keep its nature in the fire. That is gold in justice and mercy indeed, which in all cases, when persons, passions, prejudices, favour, interests offer to immix themselves, keeps its nature entire still.
1. Then, it must be ambulation, a constant tenor; a good man must be always like himself. Do what you can to gold, it will keep its nature in the fire. That is gold in justice and mercy indeed, which in all cases, when persons, passions, prejudices, favour, interests offer to immix themselves, keeps its nature intire still.
2. It must be Cum Deo with an eye to God, his word the rule; his fear the principle; his glory the end: that wha• we do may not be for the gratifying of men, that we m•• walk honourably before them; but for the pleasing of God, that we may walk acceptably before him; for else God will complain of them as he did of those in the Prophet, Did you do it to me even to me, saith the Lord, Zach. 7. 5.