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Vox hibernæ, or, Rather the voice of the Lord from Ireland a sermon preached…Vox hibernæ, or, Rather the voyce of the Lord from Ireland a sermon preached…
Vox hibernæ, or, Rather the voice of the Lord from Ireland a sermon preached in Saint Peters Church at Westminster before divers of the right honourable the lords of the upper House in the high court of Parliament : on the last public fast day, being Wednesday the 22th of December 1641 : wherein the miserable estate of the kingdom of Ireland at this present is laid open and the people and kingdom of England earnestly exhorted to turn to Almighty God by true repentance least the same judgements or worse fall upon us / by the laborious and reverend Doctor James Usher ...Vox hibernæ, or, Rather the voyce of the Lord from Ireland a sermon preached in Saint Peters Church at Westminster before divers of the right honourable the lords of the upper House in the high court of Parliament : on the last publike fast day, being Wednesday the 22th of December 1641 : wherein the miserable estate of the kingdome of Ireland at this present is laid open and the people and kingdome of England earnestlie exhorted to turne to Almight God by true repentance least the same iudgements or worse fall upon us / by the laborious and reverend Doctor Iames Vsher ...
London: printed for John Nicolson, 1642London: printed for Iohn Nicolson, 1642
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when we have done thus, this appertains to the first part wherein I indite my self, these and these things I have done, these and these things God hath committed to me, I have received much grace of God in vain; I have abused my Talent and hid it in a napkin; these be for the Indictment.
when wee have done thus, this appertaines to the first part wherein I indite my selfe, these and these things I have done, these and these things God hath committed to me, I have received much grace of God in vaine; I have abused my Talent and hid it in a napkin; these be for the Inditement.
But then we must come to the trial, when my memory hath brought them to me, and when my understanding hath considered them and weighed them in the balance of the sanctuary, and I consider that they are sins to be aggravated not only by the Law but by the Gospel, then my conscience presently like a piece overcharged recoils me backward, and I consider the weight of them that they are a burden to heavy for me to bear. Then the soul strikes the heart, this is my case; considering what the law hath said, considering what the ⟨image 7⟩Gospel hath said: Alas if I had not committed these sins while I was under grace, under the Minister of the Gospel, when Christ invited me to come unto him; when he bids me cast this burden upon his shoulders, and he would ease me, I will not do it, and though that he comes with peace and with safety we will not receive him; as you heard in the morning; set before you the representation of the true Crucifix. The lamb of God that was slain in the law▪ He that offered him was to lay his hand upon the head of the Lamb and confess his sins over him, and then the Lamb was slain. Now consider this, my swearing & my lying & my vanity, my pride in apparel, and all my sins, •ll are laid upon the Lambs head that was never guilty of these vanities, the Lamb of God, he was slain though thou canst not groan for thy sins, thou canst not weep for thy sins Look, then look upon Christ, he sought God with strange cries and tears, not in regard of the punishment, though thou diddest not cry for thy sins, he had strong cries and tears. Phil 5. And observe the highest cry. My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me.