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A55782
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Four sermons preached in Oxford by John Price.
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Price, John, Master of arts.
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1661
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Wing P3352; ESTC R25593
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either to the Nobility of their blouds or the Nobility of their soules or to their apparency to the eyes of all or those signall advantages they have above others it highly concernes them to doe somewhat more than others Methinks when you are in an Eclipse you are like the Sun all the eyes of the World are upon you Uzziah-like you have your leprosies written in your foreheads he that runs may read Gen. 6. 9. These are the Generations of Noah Noah was a just man and walked with God what was the flower of Noahs Nobility S. Ambrose tells us He was a just man and walked with God He was perfect in his Generations One Gentleman that is so by piety and vertue either by the word or sword or both is better then two by birth or bloud Et genus proavos quae non fecimus ipsi Vix ea nostra voco But he is the most compleat Gentleman that hath all these perfections a constellation of excellencies He that braggs of his Nobility doth all one as if a stammerer with much a doe should say that his great Grandfather was a good Oratour Sir my great Grandfather was an expert most accomplished person a good speaker a good Captain but for my selfe I doe nothing but wear good cloathes lye drink swear from one end of the year to the other And I have a thousand parasites tell me I do very well and they doe for their own ends even Deify mee Methinks I heare the slighted Arts and Sciences complaining thus against you alas said Logick I am the doore of all Arts and Sciences and will ye not as much as look into the door If ye goe no further I can make you not only men but rationall men I can teach you how to weild an argument how to out wit others and will ye not make use of mee Just as close-fisted Logick had done in comes open handed honey tongued Rhetorick and if any of the Arts and Sciences would speak any thing to the purpose you may be sure she would speaking being her peculiar excellency And what said shee My Lords will you be pleased out of your singular goodnesse to hear a poor maid speak I can teach you not only to speake as ordinary men doe but to speak well I can teach you how to speak in Parliament and to speak so as that ye shall be the admiration of all your auditors And there was never any one in the Parliament that said any thing well but by my assistance Rhetorick had not spoke much though indeed it was much in a little but in comes Soule tuning Musick and thus she said I am that science that Kings and Princes have been ambitious of and doe all my sweet voyc'd Lutes and Violls hang upon the walls untouch'd are they like the children of Israels harpes upon the willowes are they pleased to make use of mee in their publick service and will you not make use of mee in your private chambers Am I a Science for God and yet not for men Are your fingers made for nothing else but bowles and cupps Methinks Lutes and Violls might become them a great deal better Among the rest heare what Mathematicks said I can teach you how to make stately buildings after the Italian Mode pleasant well contrived walkes refreshing Gardens usefull serviceable Ships and if ye will bee so ungentile as to slight all my other Sisters yet methinks you should not slight me for I am that Science that am peculiar to Noble men and if you reject mee you doe not reject one but a great many The Arts and Sciences having had but poor entertainment and answers not so pleasing as they expected they chose Rhetorick for their speaker they prayed her to speake two or three words for them altogether which shee with much boldnesse and somewhat of anger did My Lords we had as it is naturall with Maids to have some thoughts of our own beauties either we are not beautifull or you want eyes as it may be we are not so beautifull as many take us to be so it may be you want eyes There are beauties visible only to an intellectuall eye neither are deafe men to say there is no Musick because they cannot heare it 's sweet and most delicious closes Just as the Maides had done in comes the Mistresse Divinity the Queene of Sciences The first word shee said was Thus saith the Lord I come from that God before whose dreadfull Tribunall ye must all stand though never so Noble O consider that you carry precious immortall soules about you that are better worth than a world lay up treasures in heaven for them believe in Jesus grow in grace prepare for your latter ends act the good stewards O doe not twist your damnation in golden threds O for Gods sake Christs sake your own souls sake heare what I say and if you doe not so and doe accordingly you will be damned to all eternity 3. What do you Souldiers more then others I tell you what you did before you rul'd us with a rod of Iron every one of your swords was turned Scepter and every one of you Tyrant You behaved your selves like an army of Turkes and Saracens rather then like a Christian civilized army you scar'd us into a forced compliance all were afraid of you and you were afraid of all What ever you did before I tell you what you should doe now doe violence to no man but be content with your wages doe not only fight under your commanders banners but also under the banner of Christ fight the good fight that ye may receive a Crowne of Glory So much of the sword men I now come to the Word-men 1. What doe you Divines more then others You are of two sorts 1. They of the Episcopacy 2. They of the Presbytery 1. You of the Episcopacy I will tell you what ye did do you did so well to the admiration and envy of all your neighbours that many whose doings were not so good would needs undoe you Eminency is the object of envy many envied not so much as they said your Greatnesse as your goodnes Now I have told you what ye did doe I will tell you what ye should doe though I know many of you are as humble and meek men as any upon the face of the earth yet some of you would doe very well to get more humility courtesy Among many other vertues which ye have No jewell better becoming the Miter of a miraculously restored Bishop than humility When some denyed that their was any motion the Philosopher walked I would have you now so to walk as that you should tell the incredulous universe that gray-headed Episcopacy is the best of Church Governments 2. You of the Presbytery what doe you more than others Before I say any thing of you I will distinguish Presbyters are of two sorts some moderate and sober and studious of their Countries peace and good others more