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Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere
Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere by the most Reverend James Usher ...
London: printed for Nathanael Ranew, 1678
Preface: A PREFACE Concerning the AUTHOR, And these SERMONS.
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.
A PREFACE Concerning the AUTHOR, And these SERMONS.
Though I might be silent, concerning either the most famous Preacher of these Sermons, or the Sermons themselves now published, yet such is the high esteem I have of him, and the due respect I bear to them for his sake chiefly, that I could not withstand the request of divers who importuned some Lines from me upon the occasion, both concerning the one and the other.
THough I might be silent, concerning either the most famous Preacher of these Sermons, or the Sermons themselves now published, yet such is the high esteem I have of him, and the due respect I bear to them for his sake chiefly, that I could not withstand the request of divers who importuned some Lines from me upon the occasion, both concerning the one and the other.
First, I commend unto the Reader a diligent perusal of the life and death of the most Reverend and Learned Father of our Church, Dr. James Usher, late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland; put forth by Reverend and Learned Dr. Bernard: where you shall meet with many delightful passages concerning, His Stock and Pedigree. His Great Parts, Gifts and Graces. His Ingenuous Education. His Admirable Proficiency. His Timely Conversion. His Rare Learning. His Indefatigable Industry. His Strict and holy Conversation. His Pious Government of his Family. His Amicable correspondence with Foreign Churches. His Prophetic Spirit. His Learned Writings. His Comfortable Visitation. His