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B21649
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Two sermons preached before Her Majesty the Queen-Dowager in Her Majesty's chapel at Somerset-House / by Phil. Ellis.
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Ellis, Philip, 1652-1726.
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1686
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Wing E604
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his_o just_a severity_n while_o he_o foresee_v the_o punishment_n he_o be_v go_v to_o inflict_v upon_o his_o child_n will_v not_o amend_v they_o for_o the_o crime_n be_v irremissible_a the_o punishment_n be_v unavoidable_a the_o crime_n a_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 12.31_o matt._n 12.31_o and_o the_o punishment_n never_o to_o repent_v of_o it_o non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la indeed_o divine_n be_v much_o perplex_v and_o can_v hardly_o agree_v in_o what_o this_o blasphemy_n consist_v which_o so_o much_o exasperate_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o turn_v the_o meekness_n of_o the_o dove_n into_o the_o implacable_a fury_n of_o the_o lion_n st._n augustin_n who_o judgement_n be_v of_o great_a weight_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v final_a impenitency_n as_o be_v the_o last_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o punishment_n of_o all_o other_o crime_n it_o be_v a_o punishment_n and_o the_o severe_a of_o punishment_n because_o a_o dereliction_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n or_o a_o circumstance_n of_o sin_n because_o it_o render_v all_o the_o precede_a unpardonable_a but_o how_o come_v we_o to_o plunge_v into_o this_o bottomless_a abyss_n of_o misery_n unless_o by_o refuse_v grace_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v we_o there_o be_v the_o crime_n and_o be_v not_o we_o just_o sentence_v to_o it_o for_o our_o so_o long_o continue_v resistance_n against_o the_o divine_a impulse_n so_o frequent_a contempt_n of_o call_n from_o heaven_n in_o sermon_n advice_n example_n duty_n of_o piety_n occasion_n of_o charity_n present_v to_o we_o good_a book_n put_v into_o our_o hand_n remorse_n start_v in_o our_o conscience_n conviction_n rise_v in_o our_o understanding_n and_o holy_a desire_n breathe_v into_o our_o heart_n there_o be_v the_o punishment_n and_o what_o more_o just_a than_o that_o our_o own_o measure_n shall_v be_v turn_v against_o we_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o resemblance_n between_o the_o chastisement_n and_o the_o offence_n as_o contempt_n be_v the_o crime_n so_o contempt_n shall_v be_v the_o condemnation_n the_o sinner_n contemn_v god_n and_o god_n revenge_n himself_o by_o contemn_v he_o the_o usual_a proceed_n of_o slight_v love_n qui_fw-la spernis_fw-la 33.1_o isa_n 33.1_o nun_n &_o ipse_fw-la sperneris_fw-la he_o apply_v his_o mercy_n in_o quality_n of_o a_o physician_n to_o heal_v the_o soul_n but_o sometime_o he_o must_v in_o like_a manner_n exercise_v his_o justice_n by_o give_v she_o over_o when_o her_o state_n be_v desperate_a 51.9_o jer._n 51.9_o curavimus_fw-la babylonem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la sanata_fw-la to_o cure_v thou_o o_o wretched_a creature_n to_o who_o a_o life_n spend_v in_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n have_v merit_v the_o style_n of_o babylon_n to_o cure_v thou_o i_o have_v apply_v all_o my_o heal_a grace_n comfort_v inspiration_n and_o sovereign_a restorative_n neither_o oil_n nor_o wine_n neither_o gentle_a nor_o sharp_a remedy_n neither_o prosperity_n nor_o persecution_n have_v be_v want_v to_o thy_o wound_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sanata_fw-la but_o thou_o be_v not_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v cure_v derelinquamus_fw-la eam_fw-la thou_o be_v past_a recovery_n i_o will_v leave_v thou_o to_o the_o cogitation_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n in_o manu_fw-la consilii_fw-la tui_fw-la i_o will_v visit_v thou_o no_o more_o i_o will_v call_v thou_o no_o more_o i_o will_v quite_o forget_v thou_o i_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o be_v angry_a with_o thou_o any_o more_o auferetur_fw-la zelus_fw-la meus_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la 16.42_o ezech._n 16.42_o &_o quiescam_fw-la nec_fw-la irascar_fw-la amplius_fw-la now_o tell_v i_o christian_a if_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o give_v the_o holy_a ghost_n entrance_n into_o their_o heart_n so_o heavy_o contristate_v he_o how_o grievous_o do_v they_o offend_v who_o thrust_v he_o violent_o out_o of_o their_o heart_n after_o they_o have_v ready_o open_v the_o gate_n to_o he_o receive_v he_o honourable_o treat_v he_o friendly_a and_o reciprocal_o receive_v unspeakable_a instance_n of_o his_o affection_n this_o be_v the_o next_o thing_n i_o have_v to_o consider_v be_v please_v to_o accompany_v i_o with_o your_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o with_o your_o attention_n whether_o to_o be_v repulse_v from_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n or_o expulse_v out_o of_o it_o be_v the_o great_a affront_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o more_o deserve_a subject_n of_o his_o displeasure_n may_v be_v a_o question_n in_o the_o theory_n and_o be_v discuss_v by_o divine_n but_o i_o suppose_v in_o the_o practice_n a_o indifferent_a judgement_n may_v determine_v for_o as_o right_a reason_n esteem_v it_o a_o injury_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n and_o far_o more_o provoke_a to_o treat_v a_o man_n ill_a in_o his_o presence_n than_o in_o his_o absence_n because_o it_o add_v the_o great_a impudence_n to_o the_o indignity_n so_o the_o first_o crime_n a_o person_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n commit_v become_v incomparable_o more_o injurious_a by_o that_o circumstance_n i_o may_v enforce_v this_o with_o the_o ordinary_a topick_n of_o ingratitude_n which_o stain_v it_o still_o deep_o but_o i_o pass_v by_o these_o two_o reason_n so_o considerable_a have_v i_o time_n to_o urge_v they_o to_o come_v to_o a_o three_o draw_v from_o the_o injury_n god_n suffer_v upon_o the_o account_n he_o be_v chase_v from_o a_o place_n he_o hold_v by_o so_o full_a and_o undisputed_a a_o possession_n and_o which_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o a_o unquestionable_a tenure_n and_o so_o many_o warrantable_a title_n elegit_fw-la israel_n in_fw-la possessionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la 134.4_o psal_n 134.4_o he_o have_v choose_v israel_n for_o his_o possession_n say_v the_o royal_a advocate_n of_o heaven_n now_o do_v we_o find_v ourselves_o so_o near_o touch_v and_o so_o vehement_o exasperate_v when_o a_o intruder_n come_v to_o thrust_v we_o out_o of_o door_n and_o seize_v on_o our_o inheritance_n and_o shall_v we_o allow_v no_o resentment_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n when_o he_o be_v wrongful_o and_o contumelious_o eject_v out_o of_o his_o habitation_n for_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o out_o of_o his_o temple_n for_o you_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n out_o of_o his_o empire_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v within_o you_o out_o of_o the_o seat_n of_o his_o pleasure_n for_o his_o delight_n be_v to_o be_v with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n do_v we_o not_o suffer_v any_o one_o to_o dispute_v our_o right_n to_o what_o we_o have_v make_v with_o our_o own_o hand_n such_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v we_o not_o account_v it_o as_o abfurd_a as_o impudent_a to_o demand_v whether_o the_o thing_n be_v we_o which_o we_o have_v buy_v such_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o a_o long_a prescription_n justify_v a_o tenure_n and_o long_a possession_n create_v a_o title_n such_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o man._n for_o he_o lay_v claim_v to_o it_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o father_n who_o create_v we_o of_o god_n the_o son_n who_o redeem_v we_o but_o also_o because_o he_o have_v right_n to_o we_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o by_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v we_o by_o the_o sanctify_a grace_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o this_o be_v what_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o point_v at_o when_o immediate_o after_o he_o have_v exhort_v the_o ephesian_n in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n not_o to_o grieve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o add_v for_o a_o reason_n in_o quo_fw-la signati_fw-la estis_fw-la because_o you_o be_v seal_v by_o he_o because_o you_o have_v receive_v his_o character_n as_o man_n use_v to_o imprint_v their_o arm_n or_o mark_n upon_o such_o thing_n they_o esteem_v most_o precious_a and_o will_v not_o have_v usurp_v or_o violate_v by_o any_o foreign_a hand_n signati_fw-la estis_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n impress_n himself_o upon_o our_o heart_n in_o every_o sacrament_n i_o shall_v instance_n only_o in_o two_o baptism_n and_o penance_n in_o baptism_n he_o imprint_n such_o a_o character_n upon_o the_o soul_n as_o neither_o time_n nor_o eternity_n can_v deface_v neither_o violence_n nor_o sin_n can_v raze_v out_o for_o since_o nothing_o be_v destroy_v but_o by_o its_o contrary_a the_o characteristical_a form_n must_v be_v indelible_a say_v the_o master_n of_o our_o school_n as_o have_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o itself_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n leave_v not_o indeed_o such_o a_o immortal_a impress_n behind_o it_o but_o plain_n out_o all_o the_o tract_n of_o sin_n and_o imprint_n upon_o the_o level_n a_o habitual_a love_n which_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n make_v a_o distinctive_a character_n between_o his_o friend_n and_o his_o enemy_n in_o quo_fw-la signati_fw-la estis_fw-la we_o be_v mark_v as_o his_o live_a temple_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o religion_n that_o