A77999:117
A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey…A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey…
A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemn and public humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughs. Published by order of the said House.A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemne and publique humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughes. Published by order of the said House.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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3. This argues much strength of grace,1 as the brains resisting abundance of vapours, so as not to be hurt by them, argues the strength of it.
3. This argues much strength of grace,1 as the braines resisting abundance of vapours, so as not to be hurt by them, argues the strength of it.
- 1Magni pectoris inter secunda moderatio. Sen.
4. From these who have learned thus, God receives most of that rent of praise and honour that is due to him for all the good things of the earth, he lets out to the children of men. You who are great Landlords, complain much that in these times you cannot receive your rents, they were never so ill paid as they are now: call your selves to account, how well you pay your rents to the Lord, of whom you hold all you have. You esteem well of such as are certain and punctual in paying your rents, God esteems high of those who render to him in a constant way his rent for those many plentiful enjoyments they have in this world.
4. From these who have learned thus, God receives most of that rent of praise and honour that is due to him for all the good things of the earth, he lets out to the children of men. You who are great Landlords, complaine much that in these times you cannot receive your rents, they were never so ill paid as they are now: call your selves to account, how well you pay your rents to the Lord, of whom you hold all you have. You esteeme well of such as are certaine and punctuall in paying your rents, God esteemes high of those who render to him in a constant way his rent for those many plentifull enjoyments they have in this world.