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A sermon preach'd before Her Majesty the Queen Dowager in her chappel at Somerset-House, upon the fifth Sunday after Easter, May 9, 1686 / by William Hall.
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Hall, William, d. 1718?
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of_o sin_n take_v from_o my_o sight_n your_o evil_a cogitation_n 30._o the_o great_a st._n augustine_n to_o this_o purpose_n address_v himself_o thus_o to_o a_o sinner_n in_o prayer_n if_o god_n shall_v say_v to_o a_o sinner_n behold_v you_o have_v call_v upon_o i_o i_o come_v but_o whither_o where_o will_v you_o provide_v a_o place_n fit_a to_o entertain_v i_o do_v you_o think_v i_o can_v brook_v tantas_fw-la sordes_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la such_o a_o unclean_a such_o a_o unsanctified_a soul_n shall_v you_o invite_v a_o servant_n of_o i_o to_o your_o house_n will_v not_o you_o to_o save_v your_o credit_n take_v care_n to_o remove_v whatsoever_o be_v disgustful_a out_o of_o his_o sight_n will_v not_o you_o make_v it_o clean_o set_v it_o in_o order_n certain_o you_o will_v yet_o you_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o invite_v i_o to_o your_o soul_n in_o the_o manner_n i_o now_o behold_v it_o full_a of_o rancour_n and_o malice_n full_a of_o fraud_n and_o rapine_n full_a of_o pride_n and_o ambition_n full_a of_o anger_n lust_n and_o blasphemy_n to_o your_o soul_n the_o centre_n of_o iniquity_n if_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n god_n shall_v enter_v to_o inhabit_v there_o provide_v for_o his_o come_n cease_v to_o offend_v implore_v his_o pardon_n for_o your_o past_a transgression_n begin_v to_o love_v he_o as_o the_o seraphin_n do_v love_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o seraphin_n love_v aught_o to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o your_o prayer_n condition_n second_o consider_v the_o grandeur_n the_o majesty_n of_o god_n consider_v yourself_o how_o little_a how_o like_a to_o nothing_o consider_v what_o god_n be_v consider_v what_o you_o be_v the_o wing_n before_o the_o face_n and_o foot_n of_o a_o seraphin_n be_v these_o or_o the_o like_a consideration_n that_o seraphin_n upon_o earth_n st._n francis_n pray_v in_o this_o manner_n quid_fw-la es_fw-la tu_fw-la dulcissime_fw-la domine_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la quid_fw-la ego_fw-la vermiculus_fw-la &_o pauper_fw-la servus_n 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time_n the_o everlasting_a happiness_n or_o misery_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v annex_v to_o a_o good_a or_o bad_a petition_n we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o square_v our_o request_n according_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o our_o own_o inordinate_a appetite_n we_o ought_v to_o render_v they_o conformable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o heaven_n but_o whatsoever_o we_o importune_v the_o almighty_a for_o let_v it_o be_v desire_v with_o profound_a submission_n in_o the_o name_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n jesus_n four_o condition_n si_fw-la quid_fw-la petieritis_fw-la patrem_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la dabit_fw-la vobis_fw-la if_o you_o ask_v the_o father_n any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v grant_v it_o you_o he_o say_v we_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o he_o 15.5_o sine_fw-la i_o nihil_fw-la potestis_fw-la facere_fw-la we_o can_v expect_v salvation_n upon_o no_o other_o account_n then_o his_o our_o own_o merit_n avail_v we_o nothing_o but_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o precious_a blood_n shed_v for_o we_o upon_o the_o cross_n 21._o quicquid_fw-la ex_fw-la i_o mihi_fw-la deest_fw-la say_v st._n augustin_n usurpo_fw-la ex_fw-la visceribus_fw-la domini_fw-la mei_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la quoniam_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la affluunt_fw-la nec_fw-la desunt_fw-la foramina_fw-la per_fw-la quae_fw-la effluant_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v defective_a in_o i_o be_v supply_v from_o the_o bowel_n of_o my_o saviour_n mercy_n his_o blood_n want_v not_o channel_n to_o convey_v itself_o to_o my_o soul_n it_o stream_n yet_o in_o great_a abundance_n through_o his_o wound_n upon_o the_o cross_n then_o through_o his_o pore_n in_o the_o garden_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o holy_a our_o unerring_a mother_n the_o church_n conclude_v her_o prayer_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n it_o be_v he_o that_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n he_o be_v the_o door_n of_o heaven_n through_o he_o we_o must_v enter_v which_o we_o 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a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o her_o majesty_n the_o queen_n dowager_n in_o her_o chapel_n at_o somersethouse_n upon_o the_o five_o sunday_n after_o easter_n may_v 9_o 1686._o by_o william_n hall._n preacher_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n command_n london_n print_v by_o henry_n hill_n for_o william_n grantham_n in_o cock-pit-alley_n near_o wilde-street_n 1686._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n dowager_n on_o rogation-sunday_n may_v 9_o 1686._o amen_n amen_n dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la petieritis_fw-la patrem_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la dabit_fw-la vobis_fw-la petite_fw-fr &_o accipietis_fw-la ut_fw-la gaudium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la sit_fw-la plenum_fw-la joh._n 16.23_o 24._o amen_n amen_n i_o say_v to_o you_o if_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o that_o incomparable_a sermon_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n of_o which_o his_o belove_a disciple_n st._n john_n have_v give_v we_o a_o copy_n from_o his_o thirteen_o to_o his_o seventeen_o chapter_n read_v a_o lesson_n to_o his_o apostle_n of_o the_o high_a importance_n to_o their_o future_a conduct_n and_o comportment_n he_o exhort_v they_o with_o a_o eloquence_n divine_a in_o its_o original_a a_o eloquence_n divine_a in_o its_o force_n and_o energy_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o many_o thing_n as_o hard_a and_o difficult_a as_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n beside_o the_o command_n he_o give_v they_o of_o love_v one_o another_o 13.34_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v they_o sicut_fw-la dilexi_fw-la vos_fw-la he_o give_v they_o a_o clear_a and_o ample_a view_n a_o full_a prospect_n of_o all_o those_o pain_n and_o affliction_n of_o all_o those_o torment_n of_o that_o death_n they_o be_v to_o undergo_v for_o his_o sake_n he_o 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admirer_n and_o proselyte_n of_o virtue_n in_o a_o word_n to_o transplant_v man_n from_o sin_n to_o grace_n from_o grace_n to_o glory_n it_o be_v very_o hard_o for_o the_o apostle_n before_o who_o clear_a view_n be_v place_v such_o a_o scene_n or_o landscape_n of_o future_a event_n so_o disagreeable_a to_o sense_n and_o corrupt_a nature_n not_o to_o be_v discourage_v not_o to_o shrink_v back_o not_o to_o cry_v out_o as_o upon_o another_o occasion_n 19.25_o quis_fw-la ergo_fw-la poterit_fw-la salvus_fw-la esse_fw-la who_o be_v it_o then_o that_o can_v be_v save_v our_o b._n saviour_n therefore_o who_o well_o know_v how_o easy_o man_n be_v deter_v from_o do_v good_a even_o at_o the_o distant_a view_n of_o ensue_a danger_n to_o animate_v and_o encourage_v his_o disciple_n to_o a_o enterprise_n so_o high_o conduce_v to_o their_o own_o advantage_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v dishearten_v or_o dismay_v at_o the_o mighty_a task_n after_o he_o have_v convince_v they_o in_o his_o precedent_a discourse_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o lay_v under_o his_o command_n but_o what_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v not_o feasible_a that_o it_o be_v easy_a confer_v upon_o they_o more_o sensible_a encouragement_n in_o the_o verse_n forego_v that_o of_o my_o text._n in_o which_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v they_o unconceivable_a comfort_n and_o consolation_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o trouble_n and_o affliction_n and_o then_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n advise_v exhort_v nay_o command_v they_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o prayer_n as_o the_o necessary_a mean_n to_o render_v all_o burden_n light_a all_o yoke_n sweet_a all_o labour_n and_o pain_n easy_a amen_n amen_n dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la petieritis_fw-la patrem_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la dabit_fw-la vobis_fw-la petite_fw-fr &_o accipietis_fw-la ut_fw-la gaudium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la sit_fw-la plenum_fw-la amen_n amen_n i_o say_v to_o you_o if_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v as_o st._n chrysostom_n remark_n matth._n you_o must_v not_o think_v you_o must_v rely_v upon_o your_o own_o strength_n to_o surmount_v the_o difficulty_n you_o be_v to_o encounter_v with_o you_o must_v implore_v in_o your_o daily_a prayer_n the_o assistance_n of_o heaven_n and_o you_o will_v never_o fail_v of_o its_o protection_n petite_fw-fr &_o accipietis_fw-la ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v offer_v up_o your_o petition_n to_o the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n and_o he_o will_v bless_v your_o endeavour_n he_o will_v strengthen_v they_o with_o his_o all-surmounting_a grace_n he_o will_v enable_v you_o to_o withstand_v and_o overcome_v whatsoever_o will_v obstruct_v your_o proceed_n petite_fw-fr &_o accipietis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v 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