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Purchas, his paradise A sermon preached at Lismore in Ireland, upon Sunday the 18. of December, 1634. Preached, and now presented as [sic] the Lord Dungarvans welcome into Ireland. By Ambrose Purchas priest.
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Purchas, Ambrose.
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1635
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STC 20501; ESTC S101920
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purchas_n his_o paradise_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o lismore_n in_o ireland_n upon_o sunday_n the_o 18._o of_o december_n 1634._o preach_v and_o now_o present_v as_o the_o lord_n dungarvans_n welcome_a into_o ireland_n by_o ambrose_n purchas_n priest_n london_n print_a by_o robert_n raworth_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o house_n in_o smithfield_n 1635._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a richard_n lord_n viscount_n dungarvan_n together_o with_o his_o much_o honour_a and_o virtuous_a lady_n a._n p._n wish_v a_o portion_n of_o grace_n here_o and_o perfection_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o right_o honourable_a and_o my_o very_a good_a friend_n because_o the_o desire_n of_o man_n be_v so_o insatiable_a that_o ea_fw-la saepe_fw-la numero_fw-la desiderat_fw-la quibus_fw-la maxim_n abundat_fw-la i_o hope_v i_o shall_v find_v pardon_n who_o already_o have_v experience_n of_o your_o courtesy_n do_v far_o presume_v upon_o your_o clemency_n once_o desire_v your_o honour_n to_o view_v and_o read_v that_o which_o already_o you_o have_v hear_v it_o be_v no_o new_a present_n i_o presume_v to_o present_v but_o the_o ancient_a portion_n of_o your_o inheritance_n that_o which_o your_o forefather_n be_v already_o possess_v sess_v with_o paradise_n itself_o from_o whence_o although_o it_o be_v part_n of_o his_o policy_n purchas_n policy_n my_o uncle_n mr._n purchas_n who_o style_v himself_o the_o pilgrim_n to_o fetch_v religion_n and_o follow_v she_o about_o the_o world_n yet_o shall_v it_o be_v god_n will_v the_o endeavour_n of_o my_o pain_n to_o follow_v you_o both_o with_o all_o other_o true_o religious_a to_o paradise_n back_o again_o where_o your_o honour_n shall_v be_v receive_v with_o honour_n far_o surmount_v all_o dignity_n for_o there_o shall_v you_o be_v honour_v of_o the_o deity_n god_n will_v then_o and_o there_o please_v to_o honour_v you_o because_o you_o have_v honour_v he_o here_o they_o that_o be_v here_o instrument_n of_o his_o honour_n shall_v hereafter_o be_v 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ireland_n be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n sure_a i_o believe_v st._n brandon_n have_v a_o more_o tedious_a passage_n from_o ireland_n to_o paradise_n then_o by_o report_n he_o have_v for_o as_o i_o remember_v the_o same_o historian_n tell_v i_o that_o he_o meet_v with_o that_o devilish_a pirate_n judas_n by_o the_o way_n and_o he_o we_o know_v spare_v not_o one_o ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o innocent_a but_o leave_v this_o their_o paradise_n to_o they_o that_o enjoy_v it_o i_o again_o wish_v your_o honour_n the_o fruition_n of_o that_o patrue_a penitent_a upon_o the_o cross_n purchase_v in_o a_o short_a space_n this_o day_n shall_v thou_o etc._n etc._n where_o all_o your_o mourning_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o mirth_n your_o fast_v into_o feast_v your_o sigh_v into_o sing_v alleluiah_n with_o he_o in_o the_o high_a heaven_n which_o that_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n will_v effectual_o accomplish_v faithful_o pray_v your_o honour_n firm_o and_o faithful_o oblige_v ambrose_n purchas_n canticl_n 2._o 13._o arise_v my_o love_n my_o fair_a one_o and_o come_v away_o it_o be_v the_o parable_n of_o pythogoras_n cor_fw-la ne_fw-la edito_fw-la eat_v not_o thy_o heart_n which_o parable_n although_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v obscure_a yet_o by_o the_o sunshine_n of_o friendship_n the_o mist_n of_o obscurity_n be_v disperse_v and_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o author_n thus_o plain_o to_o be_v discern_v that_o those_o which_o want_v friend_n to_o reveal_v secret_n or_o open_v themselves_o unto_o be_v devourer_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o man_n be_v this_o his_o secret_a hatred_n or_o aversation_n to_o society_n that_o it_o cause_v he_o to_o degenerate_v degenerate_v to_o participate_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o savage_a beast_n to_o become_v a_o cannibal_n a_o murderer_n not_o of_o other_o but_o of_o himself_o if_o affliction_n shall_v aim_v at_o i_o and_o i_o fall_v in_o company_n a_o friend_n may_v raise_v i_o again_o but_o vae_fw-la soli_fw-la woe_n unto_o 10._o eccles_n 4._o 10._o he_o that_o be_v alone_o woe_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v give_v over_o unto_o himself_o for_o he_o fall_v and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o second_o to_o lift_v he_o up_o the_o proverb_n say_v one_o man_n be_v deem_v none_o mean_n life_n be_v death_n where_o man_n do_v live_v alone_o misery_n it_o look_v merry_o so_o long_o as_o it_o may_v repair_v to_o such_o as_o will_v afford_v it_o mercy_n for_o it_o ease_v a_o grieve_a heart_n to_o see_v his_o friend_n pity_v he_o who_o in_o pity_v do_v partake_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o not_o unfit_o do_v the_o roman_n call_v friend_n participes_fw-la curarum_fw-la i_o will_v here_o show_v you_o two_o notable_a example_n of_o the_o use_n of_o friend_n and_o trial_n of_o friendship_n the_o first_o betwixt_o jonathan_n and_o david_n who_o soul_n be_v knit_v together_o with_o the_o band_n of_o amity_n jonathan_n you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n 19_o 2._o will_v not_o keep_v his_o own_o father_n counsel_n when_o it_o be_v against_o david_n his_o friend_n but_o reveal_v the_o plot_n to_o david_n saul_n my_o father_n go_v about_o to_o slay_v thou_o yea_o and_o he_o wrought_v so_o for_o he_o in_o his_o absence_n that_o he_o bring_v he_o again_o into_o the_o presence_n of_o saul_n his_o father_n as_o in_o time_n past_a verse_n 7._o second_o observe_v what_o will_v have_v become_v of_o the_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o palsy_n in_o the_o 5._o of_o saint_n luke_n gospel_n and_o 18._o verse_n if_o he_o have_v have_v no_o friend_n he_o be_v too_o feeble_a of_o himself_o to_o crowd_v into_o the_o house_n yea_o his_o friend_n though_o man_n of_o ability_n yet_o at_o first_o can_v find_v no_o way_n to_o help_v he_o but_o at_o last_o although_o it_o be_v through_o the_o tyle_n they_o find_v way_n to_o let_v down_o miserum_fw-la out_o miserecordem_fw-la here_o i_o can_v omit_v a_o three_o example_n and_o occultavi_fw-la tyb_n ad_fw-la seianum_fw-la haec_fw-la pro_fw-la amicitia_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la occultavi_fw-la that_o of_o tiberius_n caesar_n with_o who_o sejanus_n have_v ascend_v to_o that_o height_n of_o friendship_n that_o they_o two_o be_v reckon_v as_o a_o pair_n of_o friend_n and_o the_o whole_a senate_n do_v dedicate_v a_o altar_n to_o friendship_n as_o to_o a_o goddess_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a and_o entire_a friendship_n betwixt_o these_o two_o so_o dear_a and_o precious_a be_v true_a friendship_n that_o when_o a_o man_n can_v find_v comfort_n in_o any_o other_o cordial_n whatsoever_o than_o this_o be_v a_o cordial_a comfort_n to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v a_o friend_n will_v ease_v his_o heart_n by_o take_v part_n with_o he_o a_o man_n may_v verulam_n francis_n lord_n verulam_n take_v sarza_n to_o open_v the_o liver_n steel_n to_o open_v the_o spleen_n flower_n of_o sulphur_n for_o the_o lung_n castoreum_n for_o the_o brain_n but_o no_o receipt_n open_v the_o heart_n but_o a_o true_a friend_n to_o who_o a_o man_n may_v bold_o impart_v whatsoever_o lie_v upon_o the_o heart_n to_o oppress_v it_o we_o now_o see_v of_o what_o use_v a_o good_a friend_n be_v and_o what_o need_v there_o be_v of_o he_o but_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n for_o we_o in_o this_o deceitful_a pudera_fw-la defficilia_fw-la quae_fw-la pudera_fw-la time_n to_o find_v out_o such_o a_o friend_n but_o what_o if_o such_o a_o friend_n shall_v come_v and_o proffer_v we_o this_o kindness_n as_o with_o jonathan_n to_o knit_v his_o soul_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o we_o that_o be_v david_n the_o belove_a of_o the_o lord_n will_v we_o not_o accept_v of_o this_o friend-like_a proffer_n so_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n have_v proffer_v himself_o and_o have_v promise_v that_o if_o we_o will_v unite_v ourselves_o with_o he_o in_o this_o league_n of_o amity_n that_o although_o we_o have_v so_o high_o offend_v his_o