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Sermons by Humph. Sydenham late fellow of Wadham Colledge in Oxford; Sermons. Selected sermons
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Sydenham, Humphrey, 1591-1650?
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love_n follow_v dilection_n by_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v in_o affection_n to_o the_o thing_n we_o choose_v and_o so_o love_n but_o charity_n be_v great_a than_o both_o by_o which_o we_o so_o embrace_v the_o thing_n love_v that_o we_o endeavour_n always_o to_o preserve_v it_o in_o our_o love_n dilection_n be_v a_o effeminate_a light_a and_o transitory_a affection_n love_v more_o masculine_a though_o somewhat_o violent_a and_o so_o unstable_a too_o charity_n sober_a and_o hang_v with_o gravity_n and_o involue_v both_o strictness_n of_o tie_n and_o inviolablenesse_n thus_o the_o moralist_n will_v cryticke_a on_o the_o word_n the_o divine_a be_v not_o so_o curious_a but_o if_o he_o find_v any_o difference_n he_o make_v love_n and_o charity_n towards_o god_n 10._o polan_n syntag._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 10._o the_o cause_n of_o dilection_n and_o this_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o other_o two_o so_o polanus_fw-la but_o indeed_o charity_n include_v all_o have_v a_o diverse_a aspect_n and_o cast_v every_o way_n like_o a_o well-arted_n eye_n in_o a_o curious_a statue_n stand_v what_o side_n of_o it_o you_o please_v it_o seem_v still_o to_o glance_n and_o dart_n upon_o you_o sometime_o it_o look_v ad_fw-la nos_fw-la to_o we_o and_o that_o be_v our_o home_n charity_n charity_n to_o ourselves_o sometime_o supra_fw-la nos_fw-la above_o we_o and_o that_o be_v towards_o god_n sometime_o praeter_fw-la nos_fw-la beside_o we_o and_o that_o be_v towards_o our_o enemy_n sometime_o iuxta_fw-la nos_fw-la with_o we_o 23._o aug._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr doct._n christiana_n cap._n 23._o and_o that_o be_v towards_o our_o neighbour_n sometime_o extra_fw-la nos_fw-la without_o we_o &_o that_o be_v towards_o the_o infidel_n sometime_o infra_fw-la nos_fw-la below_o we_o and_o that_o be_v towards_o the_o world_n what_o charity_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n the_o unbeliever_n and_o the_o world_n and_o none_o towards_o the_o text_n here_o our_o brethren_n yes_o charity_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n include_v that_o or_o if_o it_o do_v not_o charity_n towards_o god_n command_v it_o hoc_fw-la mandatum_fw-la habemus_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la this_o command_n we_o have_v from_o god_n that_o he_o that_o love_v god_n shall_v love_v his_o brother_n also_o 1_o john_n 4.21_o so_o that_o this_o diligere_fw-la deum_fw-la presuppose_v diligere_fw-la fratrem_fw-la and_o this_o diligere_fw-la fratrem_fw-la diligere_fw-la proximum_fw-la and_o this_o diligere_fw-la proximum_fw-la diligere_fw-la omnem_fw-la hominem_fw-la so_o saint_n augustine_n upon_o our_o sauiour_n diliges_fw-la proximum_fw-la tuum_fw-la thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la omnem_fw-la heminem_fw-la proximum_fw-la esse_fw-la deputandum_fw-la suprae_fw-la aug._n ut_fw-la suprae_fw-la 1._o book_n de_fw-fr doct_n christ_n 30._o cap._n so_o that_o to_o love_n god_n do_v insinuate_v to_o love_v every_o man_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n not_o every_o man_n for_o himself_o only_o but_o for_o god_n &_o therefore_o for_o himself_o because_o for_o god_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o same_o saint_n augustine_n 10._o aug_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr docl._n christiana_n cap._n 10._o charitas_fw-la est_fw-la metus_fw-la animi_fw-la ad_fw-la fruendum_fw-la deo_fw-la propter_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o see_v atque_fw-la prexïme_n propter_fw-la deum_fw-la charity_n be_v a_o motion_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o which_o we_o enjoy_v god_n for_o himself_o and_o ourselves_o and_o our_o neighbour_n for_o our_o god_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o god_n say_v christ_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o as_o thyself_o how_o be_v that_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n too_o so_o that_o he_o share_v in_o thy_o whole_a man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n but_o not_o so_o extensively_n god_n principal_o thy_o neighbour_n in_o subordination_n to_o he_o and_o question_v less_o ratio_fw-la diligendi_fw-la proximum_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la debemus_fw-la diligere_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la sit_fw-la god_n be_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o love_v our_o neighbour_n for_o in_o this_o respect_n we_o ought_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n that_o he_o be_v in_o god_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o same_o act_n in_o specie_fw-la say_v thomas_n be_v by_o which_o we_o love_v god_n conct_n aquin._n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 25._o art_n 1._o conct_n and_o by_o which_o we_o love_v our_o neighbour_n and_o so_o the_o very_a habit_n of_o charity_n must_v not_o only_o extend_v itself_o to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o to_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n also_o neither_o be_v this_o great_a virtue_n terminate_v here_o but_o extend_v also_o to_o our_o very_a enemy_n and_o that_o not_o only_o out_o of_o command_n because_o god_n enjoine_v it_o but_o out_o of_o necessity_n because_o charity_n will_v enforce_v it_o the_o very_a law_n of_o charity_n will_v have_v we_o love_v our_o enemy_n but_o not_o mere_o as_o our_o enemy_n for_o that_o be_v to_o love_v another_o sin_n but_o in_o universali_fw-la as_o man_n and_o partaker_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o not_o only_o in_o this_o generality_n of_o love_n neither_o 2._o aquin._n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 25._o art_n 2._o but_o sometime_o more_o personal_o in_o articulo_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la secundum_fw-la praeparationem_fw-la animi_fw-la as_o the_o school_n flourish_v it_o in_o a_o article_n of_o necessity_n by_o some_o mental_a preparation_n to_o wit_n that_o our_o mind_n shall_v ever_o be_v so_o prepare_v that_o if_o necessity_n do_v comply_v we_o can_v love_v our_o enemy_n in_o singulari_fw-la too_o more_o special_o more_o particular_o and_o not_o only_o thus_o to_o our_o enemy_n but_o the_o wicked_a enemy_n charity_n bind_v there_o too_o but_o there_o as_o before_o non_fw-la culpâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la peccatores_fw-la sed_fw-la naturâ_fw-la ut_fw-la divinae_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la capaces_fw-la for_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n considerable_a in_o the_o wicked_a man_n nature_n and_o sin_n according_a to_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v from_o god_n he_o be_v capable_a of_o beatitude_n and_o so_o the_o object_n of_o our_o charity_n but_o according_a to_o sin_n by_o which_o he_o stand_v in_o diameter_n 6._o debemus_fw-la in_o peccatoribus_fw-la odire_fw-la quòd_fw-la peccatores_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la diligere_fw-la quòd_fw-la homines_fw-la sint_fw-la beatitudini_fw-la capaces_fw-la aquin._n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 25._o a._n 6._o and_o direct_a opposition_n to_o his_o god_n and_o so_o find_v a_o impediment_n of_o this_o blessedness_n he_o be_v rather_o the_o but_o and_o aime_n of_o our_o hatred_n than_o commiseration_n and_o therefore_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n be_v often_o violent_a against_o the_o wicked_a man_n debar_v he_o as_o it_o be_v of_o all_o charity_n with_o his_o conuertentur_fw-la peccatores_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v turn_v into_o hell_n psal_n 9.17_o it_o be_v speak_v per_fw-la modum_fw-la praenunciationis_fw-la non_fw-la imprecationis_fw-la by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n not_o curse_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o conuertantur_fw-la peccatores_fw-la 50.10_o psal_n 50.10_o let_v the_o sinner_n be_v turn_v but_o conuertentur_fw-la in_o the_o future_a they_o shall_v be_v turn_v or_o perchance_o too_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la optationis_fw-la by_o way_n of_o wish_n yet_o so_o that_o the_o desire_n of_o he_o that_o wish_n be_v not_o reser_v to_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n but_o the_o justice_n of_o he_o that_o inflict_v it_o because_o god_n himself_o punish_v do_v not_o rejoice_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o his_o own_o justice_n or_o else_o that_o this_o desire_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o remotion_n of_o sin_n not_o the_o very_a act_n of_o punishment_n that_o so_o the_o transgression_n be_v destroy_v and_o yet_o the_o man_n remain_v 3._o secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 25._o a._n 7._o ad_fw-la 3._o and_o there_o be_v charity_n in_o this_o too_o great_a charity_n that_o we_o wish_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o sinner_n when_o we_o desire_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v charitas_fw-la secundùm_fw-la naturam_fw-la also_o which_o be_v not_o only_o expose_v to_o man_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n but_o to_o creature_n reasonless_a nay_o to_o the_o very_a devil_n themselves_o who_o nature_n we_o may_v even_o out_o of_o charity_n love_v forasmuch_o as_o we_o will_v have_v those_o spirit_n to_o be_v conserve_v in_o suis_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la concl._n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la q._n 25._o a._n 11._o concl._n as_o they_o be_v natural_o spirit_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o that_o divine_a majesty_n that_o create_v they_o so_o aquinas_n secunda_fw-la secundae_fw-la quaest_n 25._o art_n 11._o thus_o we_o have_v follow_v charity_n in_o her_o large_a progress_n through_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o the_o horrid_a pit_n from_o god_n by_o man_n to_o spirit_n if_o there_o be_v a_o place_n or_o subject_n else_o where_o goodness_n may_v reside_v or_o pitch_v on_o charity_n will_v dwell_v there_o also_o it_o bear_v all_o thing_n 13.7_o 1._o cor._n 13.7_o believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n endure_v
but_o fear_v fear_v lest_o that_o god_n which_o bestow_v they_o on_o thou_o for_o thy_o humiliation_n will_v take_v they_o off_o again_o for_o thy_o pride_n and_o so_o when_o riches_n come_v put_v not_o thy_o trust_n in_o they_o and_o if_o they_o increase_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v the_o second_o part_n the_o resolution_n or_o advice_n give_v on_o the_o case_n put_v if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o set_a not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o secunda_fw-la pars_fw-la secunda_fw-la the_o rabbin_n and_o hebrew_n of_o old_a attribute_v the_o whole_a regiment_n of_o man_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v that_o the_o throne_n and_o chair_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n seat_v in_o it_o not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o understanding_n choice_n but_o of_o will_n and_o action_n too_o so_o do_v the_o anncient_a grecian_n special_o their_o poet_n the_o philosopher_n on_o the_o other_o side_n place_v they_o in_o the_o brain_n and_o leave_v only_o the_o affection_n to_o the_o heart_n but_o divinity_n be_v more_o bountiful_a the_o scripture_n give_v it_o the_o whole_a rational_a power_n understanding_n will_n judgement_n consultation_n thought_n endeavour_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n so_o often_o scourge_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n command_v we_o to_o confess_v honour_n love_n and_o fear_v he_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o therefore_o that_o part_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n sometime_o for_o the_o whole_a man_n hereupon_o the_o prophet_n lacerate_v corda_fw-la vestra_fw-la rend_v your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n and_o this_o people_n honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o i_o the_o heart_n the_o shrine_n and_o temple_n where_o i_o be_o true_o worship_v that_o holocan_v and_o oblation_n only_o which_o smoke_n from_o this_o altar_n bear_n the_o acceptable_a odour_n all_o other_o sacrifice_n be_v abominable_a the_o heart_n be_v god_n jewel_n he_o do_v appropriate_v it_o to_o himself_o only_o and_o whole_o the_o hand_n or_o foot_n or_o eye_n be_v not_o forbid_v to_o do_v their_o office_n both_o in_o gather_v lawful_o and_o preserve_v riches_n any_o member_n but_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v thus_o employ_v that_o must_v not_o intermeddle_v for_o this_o be_v to_o whore_n after_o a_o false_a numen_fw-la and_o burn_v incense_n to_o a_o strange_a god_n it_o be_v not_o the_o mere_a possession_n or_o use_n of_o riches_n that_o offend'_v but_o the_o affectation_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n lombard_n put_v in_o his_o observation_n with_o a_o non_fw-la dicit_fw-la propheta_fw-la the_o prophet_n saye'_v not_o nolite_fw-la habere_fw-la but_o nolite_fw-la cor_fw-la opponere_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la we_o be_v not_o forbid_a riches_n but_o when_o we_o have_v they_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n upon_o they_o so_o that_o the_o error_n hang_v not_o upon_o those_o but_o we_o not_o on_o riches_n but_o that_o which_o idoll'_v they_o our_o heart_n and_o therefore_o moses_n give_v a_o sting_v caveat_n to_o the_o israelite_n that_o when_o their_o folck_n and_o herd_n increase_v and_o their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n be_v multiply_v they_o shall_v beware_v leâ—st_v their_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v forget_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n deut._n 8.13.14_o those_o sublunary_a creature_n raise_v not_o distraction_n in_o we_o so_o we_o make_v they_o not_o our_o centre_n if_o we_o rest_v not_o in_o they_o if_o we_o can_v lock_v through_o they_o to_o the_o giver_n and_o doubtless_o we_o may_v entertain_v the_o unrightous_a mammon_n not_o only_o as_o a_o servant_n but_o a_o friend_n by_o no_o mean_n as_o a_o lord_n there_o be_v virtue_n in_o the_o true_a use_n of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v a_o qualification_n in_o our_o desire_n and_o therefore_o s._n augustine_n dispute_v of_o that_o impossible_a analogy_n between_o heaven_n and_o a_o richman_n a_o camel_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n will_v have_v a_o rich_a man_n understand_v there_o cupidum_fw-la rerum_fw-la temporalium_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr talibus_fw-la superbientem_fw-la such_o a_o one_o as_o join_v avarice_n to_o riches_n and_o pride_n to_o avarice_n in_o his_o 2._o book_n of_o euang._n quaest_n cap._n 47._o and_o this_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o interpretation_n in_o three_o several_a tract_n more_o non_fw-la opes_fw-la damno_fw-la sed_fw-la desideria_fw-la in_o his_o 10._o sermon_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la non_fw-la divitiae_fw-la sed_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la accusatur_fw-la in_o his_o 5._o sermon_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la in_fw-la divitijs_fw-la reprehendo_fw-la cupiditatem_fw-la non_fw-la facultatem_fw-la in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr civit_n dei_fw-la cap._n 10._o a_o moderate_a and_o timely_a care_n of_o necessary_a temporall_n be_v not_o prohibit_v but_o the_o inordinate_a appetite_n be_v cry_v down_o by_o the_o general_a voice_n and_o consent_n both_o of_o father_n and_o schoolman_n if_o you_o require_v a_o catalogue_n view_v more_o punctual_o gregory_n the_o valentia_n upon_o aquinas_n 2.2.3_o tome_n 4._o disputation_n 5._o question_n hereupon_o vit_fw-fr sen._n de_fw-fr beat._n vit_fw-fr the_o moralist_n and_o those_o of_o rigid_a and_o severe_a brow_n will_v have_v a_o wise_a man_n pass_v by_o rÃche_n in_o contempt_n nonnè_fw-la habeat_fw-la sed_fw-la nèsolicitus_fw-la habeat_fw-la not_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o propriety_n and_o possession_n but_o the_o difficulty_n and_o eagerness_n of_o the_o pursuit_n which_o as_o he_o can_v manage_v without_o indulgence_n in_o their_o fruition_n so_o without_o disturbance_n in_o their_o loss_n in_o what_o store_n house_n may_v fortune_n better_o look_v up_o her_o treasure_n than_o there_o from_o whence_o she_o may_v fetch_v it_o without_o the_o complaint_n of_o he_o that_o keep_v it_o m._n cato_n when_o he_o praise_v curius_n and_o caruncanius_n and_o the_o voluntary_a and_o affect_a poverty_n of_o that_o age_n wherein_o it_o be_v a_o capital_a offence_n to_o have_v some_o few_o plate_n of_o silver_n 119._o sen._n epist_n 119._o possidebat_fw-la ipse_fw-la quadragies_fw-la sestertiùm_fw-la say_v seneca_n have_v his_o own_o store_n cram_v with_o many_o a_o sesterce_n a_o wise_a man_n as_o he_o will_v not_o make_v riches_n the_o object_n of_o his_o pursuit_n so_o not_o of_o his_o refusal_n non_fw-la amat_fw-la divitias_fw-la sed_fw-la mawlt_fw-la non_fw-la in_o animam_fw-la illam_fw-la gazam_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o domum_fw-la recipit_fw-la nec_fw-la respuit_fw-la possessas_fw-la divitias_fw-la sed_fw-la contemnit_fw-la it_o be_v seneca_n again_o to_o his_o junius_n gallio_n he_o weigh_n they_o so_o even_o between_o desire_n and_o scorn_v that_o he_o do_v neither_o undervalue_n nor_o indulge_v they_o he_o make_v not_o his_o mind_n their_o magazine_n but_o his_o house_n in_o which_o he_o do_v not_o lock_v but_o lodge_v they_o he_o love_n be_v they_o not_o properly_z but_o by_o way_n of_o comparison_n not_o as_o they_o be_v riches_n but_o as_o they_o be_v aloof_o from_o poverty_n yes_o stoic_a 7._o sen._n de_fw-fr beat_n vit_fw-mi cap._n 7._o as_o they_o be_v riches_n they_o may_v not_o only_o be_v temperate_o love_v and_o desire_v but_o also_o pray_v for_o pray_v for_o as_o our_o daily_a bread_n not_o absolute_o as_o for_o our_o spiritual_a improvement_n but_o by_o way_n of_o restriction_n first_o humble_o with_o submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n then_o conditional_o so_o they_o prove_v advantageous_a either_o to_o our_o civil_a or_o moral_a good_a but_o here_o we_o must_v wary_o steeâ—re_v between_o a_o vigilant_a providence_n and_o a_o fret_a solicitude_n a_o discreet_a and_o honest_a care_n and_o that_o which_o be_v anxious_a and_o intemperate_a for_o if_o they_o be_v pursue_v either_o with_o unlawful_a or_o unbrideled_a desire_n they_o lead_v our_o reason_n captive_a blindfold_a our_o intellectual_n startle_v and_o disturb_v our_o sublimate_v and_o better_a thought_n wean_v our_o cogitation_n from_o sacred_a project_n to_o matter_n of_o secular_a employment_n steal_v from_o we_o the_o exercise_n of_o spiritual_a duty_n and_o so_o damp_n and_o dead_a all_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n that_o in_o way_n of_o conscience_n or_o religion_n we_o be_v benumb_v mere_o naball_n himself_o not_o so_o stony_a and_o churlish_a not_o half_o so_o supine_n and_o stupefy_v as_o we_o and_o therefore_o your_o earthly_a sensualist_n have_v this_o woeful_a brand_n set_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n they_o be_v man_n of_o this_o world_n they_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n only_o psal_n 17.14_o riches_n have_v nothing_o substantial_a in_o they_o that_o may_v allure_v we_o but_o our_o custom_n of_o admire_v they_o non_fw-la quia_fw-la concupiscenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la 119._o sen_n ep._n 119._o laudentur_fw-la sed_fw-la quià _fw-la concupiscuntur_fw-la laudata_fw-la sunt_fw-la they_o be_v not_o praise_v because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v desire_v but_o they_o be_v desire_v because_o they_o be_v praise_v to_o cut_v out_o our_o desire_n by_o weak_a precedent_n