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Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
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.
Thirdly, In condescending publicly and privately to the Capacity of the meanest that heard or conversed with him, herein his wisdom was like unto Solomons styled the Preacher, *because he was wise he did still teach the people knowledge, yea he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs, the Preacher sought to find out 2acceptable words, and words of truth, and as our Saviour that was greater then Solomon he ⟨image 15⟩would let truths substantially proved into the understanding wish apt similitudes: and would *Encourage any to move their doubts unto him in private: so that notwithstanding his greatness, good Christians might be very familiar with him, visit them in their sickness supply their wants, beg their prayers, and Countenance them in whatsoever Condition: all men might see *his delight was in the Saints, and that he was (as that King *after Gods own heart) *a Companion of all them that feared God, in a word, he was a great proficient in that Lesson of our Saviour *Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart. This (I say) was the reason he grew so high in favour with God and man: he honoured God, and therefore God honoured him. A great and good draw-net he was that fished for souls and catched many: and let two sorts of Ministers gather from hence their respective Instructions.
Thirdly, In condiscending publiquely and privately to the Capacity of the meanest that heard or conversed with him, herein his wisdom was like unto Solomons stiled the Preacher, *