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A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chapel at the funeral…A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chappel at the funeral…
A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chapel at the funeral of that learned gentleman, Mr. John Langley, late school-master of Pauls School in London, on the 21 day of September, 1657 / by Ed. Reynolds ...A sermon touching the use of humane learning preached in Mercers-Chappel at the funeral of that learned gentleman, Mr. John Langley, late school-master of Pauls School in London, on the 21 day of September, 1657 / by Ed. Reynolds ...
London: printed by T.N. for George Thomason, 1658
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.
First, Though Learning be much inferior to Holiness; There are learned Devils, there cannot be holy Devils (for Holiness is the character of celestial not of infernal Angels, Deut. 33.2.) yet in Holy men Learning is a rare Ornament and accession, as the golden Ring to the Gem which is in it. Like the marriage of an holy David to a beautiful Abigail.
Secondly, It enableth them to do the more service unto the Church of God, and the Truths of Religion. Every good gift sanctified is in such a way useful to the Church, as the proper nature and excellency of the gift doth admit. Sanctified Wit beautifies Religion, sanctified Reason defends ⟨p. 16⟩it, sanctified power protects it, sanctified Elocution persuades others to the love of it. As different gifts of the people, did with a different value serve the Tabernacle, the stones of the Ephod, more precious then the Badgers skins; so though every good man is ready to offer willingly to the service of the Church, yet great difference between the learning of a Paul, or the eloquence of an Apollo, or the power of a Constantine, or the acuteness of an Austin, or the courage of an Athanasius, and the ordinary qualifications of inferior good men.
Secondly, It enableth them to do the more service unto the Church of God, and the Truths of Religion. Every good gift sanctified is in such a way useful to the Church, as the proper nature and excellency of the gift doth admit. Sanctified Wit beautifies Religion, sanctified Reason defends ⟨p. 16⟩it, sanctified power protects it, sanctified Elocution perswades others to the love of it. As different gifts of the people, did with a different value serve the Tabernacle, the stones of the Ephod, more pretious then the Badgers skins; so though every good man is ready to offer willingly to the service of the Church, yet great difference between the learning of a Paul, or the elequence of an Apollo, or the power of a Constantine, or the acuteness of an Austin, or the courage of an Athanasius, and the ordinary qualifications of inferior good men.