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A20655 Three sermons vpon speciall occasions preached by Iohn Donne ... Donne, John, 1572-1631. 1623 (1623) STC 7057; ESTC S350 58,117 180

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Iland which is but as the Suburbs of the old world a Bridge a Gallery to the new to ioyne all to that world that shall neuer grow old the Kingdome of heauen You shall add persons to this Kingdome and to the Kingdome of heauen and adde names to the Bookes of our Chonicles and to the Booke of Life To end all as the Orators which declaimd in the presence of the Roman Emperors in their Panegyriques tooke that way to make those Emperours see what they were bound to doe to say in those publique Orations that those Emporors had done so for that increased the loue of the Subiect to the Prince to bee so tolde that hee had done those great things and then it conuayd a Counsell into the Prince to doe them after As their way was to procure things to bee done by saying they were done so beloued I haue taken a contrary way for when I by way of exhortation all this while haue seem'd to tell you what should be done by you I haue indeed but told the Congregation what hath beene done already neither do I speake to moue a wheele that stood still but to keepe the wheele in due motion nor perswade you to begin but to continue a good worke nor propose forreigne but your own Examples to do still as you haue done hitherto For for that that which is especially in my contemplation the conuersion of the people as I haue receiu'd so I can giue this Testimony that of those persons who haue sent in moneys and conceal'd their names the greatest part almost all haue limited their deuotion and contribution vpon that point the propagation of Religion and the conuersion of the people for the building and beautifying of the house of GOD and for the instruction and education of their young Children Christ Iesus himselfe is yesterday and to day and the same for euer In the aduancing of his glory be you so to yesterday and to day and the same for euer here and hereafter when time shall be no more no more yesterday no more to day yet for euer and euer you shall enioy that ioy and that glorie which no ill accident can attaine to diminish or Eclipse it Prayer VVE returne to thee againe O GOD with praise and prayer as for all thy mercies from before minutes began to this minute from our Election to this present beame of Sanctification which thou hast shed vpon vs now And more particularly that thou hast afforded vs that great dignity to be this way witnesses of thy Sonne Christ Iesus and instruments of his glory Looke gratiously and looke powerfully vpon this body which thou hast bene now some yeares in building and compacting together this Plantation Looke gratiously vpon the Head of this Body our Soueraigne and blesse him with a good disposion to this work and blesse him for that disposition Looke gratiously vpon them who are as the braine of this body those who by his power counsell and aduise and assist in the Gouernment thereof blesse them with disposition to vnity and concord and blesse them for that disposition Looke gratiously vpon them who are as Eyes of this Body those of the Clergy who haue any interest therein blesse them with a disposition to preach there to pray heere to exhort euery where for the aduancement thereof bless them for that disposition Blesse them who are the Feete of this body who goe thither and the Hands of this body who labour there and them who are the Heart of this bodie all that are heartily affected and declare actually that heartinesse to this action blesse them all with a cheerefull disposition to that and bless them for that disposition Bless it so in this calme that when the tempest comes it may ride it out safely blesse it so with friends now that it may stand against Enemies hereafter prepare thy selfe a glorious haruest there and giue vs leaue to be thy Labourers That so the number of thy Saints being fulfilled wee may with better assurance ioyne in that prayer Come Lord Iesus come quickly so meet all in that kingdome which the Sonne of GOD hath purchased for vs with the inestimable price of his incorruptible bloud To which glorious Sonne of GOD c. Amen FINIS Errata Page 10. line 14 for Three read There 2 l. 2 for Co read To. 20 l. 7 Dele Interrogat 29 l. 20 Dele So. 39 l. 13 Dele Yet Other errors there are in mis-printing or in transposing letters or in misplacing Citations in the Margin which will not I thinke hinder any willling Reader Encaenia THE FEAST OF DEDICATION CELEBRATED AT LINCOLNES INNE in a Sermon there vpon Ascension day 1623. At the Dedication of a new Chappell there Consecrated by the Right Reuerend Father in God the Bishop of LONDON Preached by IOHN DONNE Deane of St. PAVLS LONDON Printed by AVG. MAT. for THOMAS IONES and are to bee sold at his Shop in the Strand at the blacke Rauen neere vnto Saint Clements Church 1623. TO THE MASTERS OF THE BENCH AND the rest of the Honourable Societie of LINCOLNES INNE IT pleased you to exercise your interest in me and to expresse your fauour to mee in inuiting mee to preach this Sermon and it hath pleased you to doe both ouer againe in inuiting me to publish it To this latter seruice I was the more inclinable because though in it I had no occasion to handle any matter of Controuersie betweene vs and those of the Romane Perswasion yet the whole body and frame of the Sermon is opposed against one pestilent calumny of theirs that wee haue cast off all distinction of places and of dayes and all outward meanes of assisting the deuotion of the Congregation For this vse I am not sorry that it is made publique for I shall neuer bee sorry to appeare plainly and openly and directly without disguise or modification in the vindicating of our Church from the imputations and calumnies of that Aduersary If it had no publique vse yet I should satisfie my selfe in this that it is done in obedience to that which you may call your Request but I shall call your Commandement vpon Your very humble Seruant in Christ Iesus IOHN DONNE The Prayer before the Sermon OEternall and most gracious God Father of our Lord Iesus Christ and in him of all those that are his As thou diddest make him so much ours as that he became like vs in all things sinne onely excepted make vs so much his as that we may be like him euen without the exception of sinne that all our sinnes may bee buryed in his wounds and drowned in his Blood And as this day wee celebrate his Ascension to thee bee pleased to accept our endeauour of conforming our selues to his patterne in raysing this place for our Ascension to him Leane vpon these Pinnacles O Lord as thou diddist vpon Iacobs Ladder and hearken after vs. Bee this thine Arke and let thy Doue thy blessed Spirit come