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A13290 Virginia. A sermon preached at White-Chappel, in the presence of many, honourable and worshipfull, the aduenturers and planters for Virginia. 25. April. 1609 Published for the benefit and vse of the colony, planted, and to bee planted there, and for the aduancement of their Christian purpose. By William Symonds, preahcer at Saint Sauiors in Southwarke.. Symonds, William, 1556-1616? 1609 (1609) STC 23594; ESTC S111329 35,995 64

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VIRGINIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE-CHAPPEL IN THE presence of many Honourable and Worshipfull the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA 25. April 1609. PVBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT AND VSE OF THE COLONY PLANTED And to bee Planted there and for the Aduancement of their CHRISTIAN Purpose By WILLIAM SYMONDS Preacher at Saint SAVIORS in Southwarke IVDE 22. 23. Haue compassion of some in putting of difference And other saue with feare pulling them out of the fire LONDON Printed by I. WINDET for ELEAZAR EDGAR and William Welby and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the Signe of the Windmill 1609. TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND WORTHIE ADVANCERS OF THE STANDART of CHRIST among the GENTILES the Aduenturers for the Plantation of VIRGINIA W. S. prayeth that Nations may blesse them and be blessed by them Right Noble and worthy SVCH as doe prayse the worthies do cloth them with the robes of others that haue gone before them in vertues of like nature A thing which I cannot doe of your Plantation seeing neither Testament that I can find dooth afford vs a Parallell in men of like qualitie That great and golden SENTENCE The seede of the woman shall Gene. 3. 15 breake the Serpents head the onely subiect of all ages with a part of the wisedome that is folded therin hitherto hath beautified the world with admirable and pleasant varieties more rich and delightfull then all the ornaments of Princes palaces or the Curtaines of Salomon Here may we see the Flood the burning of Sodom the drown●ng of Pharoh the subduing of the Cananites by Dauid and his sonnes the breaking of Monarchies into chaffe the Dan. 2. 35. surprising conquering of great Nations Ephe. 6. 17. by Fisher-men with the sword of the spirit the stamping of the Dragon the Heathen Empire into pee●es by Constantine Euseb de vita Constantini the desolation and nakednesse of Antichrist now readie to be cast into the fire Manifest demonstrations of the Serpents bruised head But here is not all These things were done in a corner in comparison of that which is in hand and remaineth to be accomplished at the last iudgement Long since the Gospell of Christ did ride forth conquering that hee might ouercome Reue. 6. 19. And NOW the hostes that are in heauen doe follow him on white horses Now the Isai 52. 10. Lord hath made bare his holy arme in the sight Reuel 19. 12. of ●ll the Gentiles and all the ends of the earth shall see the saluatiō of our God NOW many Mighty Kings haue set their Crownes vpon the head of Christ The valiant souldier saith The shields of the world belong to Psal 47. 9. God The true Nobilitie haue vpon their horse bridles Holinesse to the Lord. And Zach. 14. 20. now the wise and industrious Merchant doth hold the riches of the Gentiles too base a fraight for his shippes He tradeth Isai 60. 9. for his wisedome that said Surely the Isles wait for me saith the Lord and the shippes of the Ocean most especially namely to carry the Gospell abroad The people in multitudes like stronge thundrings doe say Hallelu-iah And who is wanting in this Reuel 19. 6. blessed expedition Surely not any tribe Prayse ye the Lord for the people that offered Iudg. 5. 2. themselues so willingly For who can withdraw himselfe from concurrence in so good an action especially when he shall but read or heare that one sentence which Deborah did sing Curse ye Meroz sayd the Angell of the Lord curse the inhabitants therof Iudg. 5. 23. because they came not forth to helpe the Lord. This land was of old time offered to our Kings Our late Soueraigne Q. Elizabeth whose storie hath no peere among Princes of her sexe being a pure Virgin found it set foot in it and called it Virginia Our most sacred Soueraigne in whom is the spirit of his great Ancestor ●onstantin t●e pacifier of the world and planter of the Gospell Euseb de vita Constantin in places most remote desireth to present this land a pure Virgine to Christ Such as doe mannage the expedition are carefull to carry thither no Traitors nor Papists that depend on the Great VVhore Lord finish this good worke thou hast begun and marry this land a pure Virgine to thy kingly sonne Christ Iesus so shall thy name bee magnified and we shall haue a Virgin or Maiden Britaine a comfortable addition to our Great Britaine And now Right Worthy if any aske an account of my vocation to write and Preach thus much I answere that although I could not satisfie their request that would haue me goe yet I could not omit to shewe my zeale to the glory of God If they aske account of my Dedication I answere your vertue hath exacted it If any man list to be curious or contentious wee haue no such custome nor the Churches of God Hold on your blessed course and you shall receiue blessings of Christ Blessed bee the Lord God euen the Psal 72. 18. 19. God of Israell which onely worketh great wonders and hath put these blessed thoughts into your Christian hearts And blessed be his glorious name for euer and let all the earth be filled with his glory Amen Amen Fours most heartily affected in the cause of Virginia WILLIAM SIMONDS VIRGINEA BRITANNIA A SERMON PREACHED AT WHITE CHAPPELL IN THE presence of many the Aduenturers and Planters for VIRGINIA GENESIS 12. 1. 2. 3. For the Lord had said vnto Abram Get thee out of thy Countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shew thee And I will make of thee a great nation and will blesse thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be a blessing I will blesse them also that blesse thee and curse them that curse thee and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed THis Booke of Genesis conteineth the story of the Creation and Plantation of heauen and earth with conuenient inhabitants The heauen hath Angels the skie starres the aire foules the water fishes the earth furnished with plants and hearbes and beasts was prouided for man a while to inhabite who after was to be receiued into glory like vnto the Angels Matth. 22. 30. Hereupon the Lord who by his great decree set downe by his whole Trinitie had determined that man should rule among the creatures did make man both male and female After his owne image 2. Cor. 4. 4. that is Iesus Christ and gaue them this blessing Bring forth fruit and multiplie and fill the earth and subdue Gen. 1. 26. ●7 28. it c. And howsoeuer this precept might seeme to finde interruption by the sinne of man that had incurred the curse to die the death yet we see that God Gen. 2. 17 3. 3. Isai 45. 23. Gen. 9. 1 2. would not for any thing alter his oath and word that was gone out