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A45465 Sermons preached by ... Henry Hammond. Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660. 1675 (1675) Wing H601; ESTC R30726 329,813 328

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honour_n or_o worldly_a pomp_n as_o for_o the_o immortal_a blessedness_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n infinite_o above_o the_o pitch_n of_o their_o hope_n or_o confidence_n the_o most_o perfect_a among_o they_o never_o pretend_v any_o jus_o meriti_fw-la to_o it_o and_o if_o they_o do_v they_o have_v by_o so_o much_o the_o less_o hope_n to_o attain_v to_o it_o now_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v as_o i_o fear_n be_v too_o true_a that_o our_o moral_a man_n fall_v far_o short_a of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n if_o they_o be_v now_o adays_o confident_a and_o trust_v in_o their_o work_n for_o salvation_n than_o they_o do_v not_o make_v good_a their_o name_n they_o be_v only_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abusive_o and_o notional_o and_o yet_o even_o these_o equivocal_a
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o say_v his_o knowledge_n in_o astronomy_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o notice_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o that_o his_o sublime_a speculation_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o abram_n a_o high_a exalt_a father_n before_o his_o faith_n have_v give_v the_o better_a compellation_n of_o abraham_n father_n of_o many_o nation_n hence_o from_o he_o 1_o chaldaea_n 2_o egypt_n 3_o greece_n come_v all_o to_o the_o skill_n they_o brag_v of_o so_o that_o proclus_n make_v a_o good_a conjecture_n that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o gift_n of_o some_o of_o the_o god_n it_o come_v from_o abraham_n who_o be_v both_o a_o friend_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n a_o acquaintance_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o far_o ancient_a and_o wise_a than_o any_o of_o their_o false_a in_o sum_n all_o learning_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n be_v pure_a and_o classical_a only_o among_o the_o hebrew_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o moses_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a true_a natural_a philosophy_n that_o ever_o come_v into_o the_o world_n so_o that_o even_o longinus_n which_o take_v the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o be_v a_o fable_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o commend_v moses_n his_o expression_n of_o it_o let_v there_o be_v light_n and_o there_o be_v light_n for_o a_o speech_n admirable_o suit_v to_o a_o god_n for_o the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sublimity_n that_o any_o rhetorician_n can_v strain_v for_o and_o demetrius_n phalareus_n commend_v the_o pentateuch_n to_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 206._o as_o the_o most_o philosophical_a accurate_a discourse_n he_o have_v ever_o hear_v of_o and_o if_o by_o chance_n any_o scrap_n or_o shred_n of_o knowledge_n be_v ever_o scatter_v among_o the_o gentile_n they_o certain_o fall_v from_o the_o chaldaean_n table_n from_o whence_o in_o time_n the_o poor_a beggarly_a world_n gather_v such_o basketsful_a that_o they_o begin_v to_o feed_v full_a and_o be_v in_o good_a like_v and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v rich_a than_o their_o benefactor_n and_o athens_n at_o last_o begin_v to_o set_v up_o as_o the_o only_a university_n in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v augustine_n observation_n that_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o christ_n and_o for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o church_n that_o learning_n be_v ever_o suffer_v to_o travel_v out_o of_o jewry_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v and_o receive_v among_o the_o gentile_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v civilise_v beforehand_o lest_o such_o holy_a thing_n be_v cast_v abrupt_o before_o swine_n shall_v only_o have_v be_v trample_v on_o or_o as_o moses_n his_o book_n fall_v among_o the_o ●oets_n have_v be_v only_o distort_v into_o fable_n turn_v also_o into_o prodigy_n metamorphosis_n and_o mythical_a divinity_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetae_fw-la etc._n etc._n under_o abraham_n and_o moses_n while_o the_o learning_n and_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v for_o israel_n use_n the_o heathen_a world_n be_v as_o ignorant_a as_o irreligious_a but_o about_o romulus_n his_o time_n when_o the_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n which_o belong_v also_o to_o the_o gentile_n be_v no_o long_o whisper_v but_o proclaim_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o hosea_n amos_n isaiah_n micah_n and_o ionas_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o uzziah_n to_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n then_o also_o begin_v learning_n to_o flourish_v abroad_o among_o the_o nation_n to_o dilate_v itself_o over_o the_o world_n greece_n begin_v to_o hearken_v after_o wisdom_n and_o brag_v of_o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thales_n and_o the_o like_a ut_fw-la fontes_fw-la divinae_fw-la &_o humanae_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la pariter_fw-la erupisse_n videantur_fw-la that_o then_o secular_a knowledge_n may_v dare_v to_o shed_v itself_o among_o the_o nation_n when_o christ_n begin_v to_o be_v reveal_v the_o expectation_n of_o the_o gentile_n it_o be_v
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jew_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a 1._o by_o the_o kind_n of_o his_o death_n which_o be_v roman_n 2._o by_o his_o judge_n who_o be_v caesaris_fw-la rationalis_fw-la by_o who_o judaea_n be_v then_o govern_v or_o as_o tacitus_n say_v in_o the_o 15._o of_o his_o annal_n caesar_n procurator_n all_o capital_a judgement_n be_v take_v from_o the_o jew_n sanhedrim_n as_o they_o confess_v joh._n xviii_o 21._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o one_o to_o death_n 3._o by_o the_o prophecy_n mat._n xx_o 19_o they_o shall_v deliver_v he_o to_o the_o gentile_n by_o these_o i_o say_v and_o many_o other_o argument_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o gentile_n have_v their_o part_n and_o guilt_n in_o the_o crucify_a of_o christ_n and_o so_o by_o slay_v of_o the_o son_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parable_n provoke_v and_o deserve_v the_o implacable_a revenge_n of_o the_o father_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o god_n enter_v league_n and_o truce_n and_o peace_n with_o they_o think_v they_o 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