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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05341	A sermon preached aboard of the Globe the 18. of May, anno 1617 At an anchor by the Cape of Good Hope, in the Bay of Souldania, 34. degrees to the southward of the æquinoctiall line. By William Lesk, minister of Gods Word. Entertained by the Honourable Companie of Marchants trading into East India, for the instruction and comfort of the fleet, by them sent forth for those easterne parts anno, 1614.	[Lesk, William].	1617 (1617)	STC 15493; ESTC S108492	35,356	52

A SERMON PREACHED ABOARD of the GLOBE the 18. of May Anno 1617. At an Anchor by the Cape of Good Hope in the Bay of SOVLDANIA 34. Degrees to the Southward of the Aequinoctiall line By WILLIAM LESK Minister of Gods Word Entertained by the Honourable Companie of Marchants trading into East India for the instruction and comfort of the Fleet by them sent forth for those Easterne parts Anno 1614. * ⁎ * PSAL. 71. VERSE 17 18. O God thou hast taught mee from my youth and hitherto haue I declared thy wondrous workes Now also O God forsake me not vntill I haue shewed thy strength vnto this Generation and thy power vnto euerie one that is to come LONDON Printed by George Purslowe and are to be sold at his house neere the East end of Christ-Church 1617. TO THE TRVELY Honorable and right VVorshipfull Knight Sir THO. SMITH Gouernour of the East India Muscouia Summer Ilands and French Companies c. All increase of Grace Health and Happinesse in this life and Glorie in that which is to come IOSEPH Honourable Sir in the wisedome and great goodnesse of Gods all-ruling prouidence being by Pharaoh deliuered from the violence and oppression of his mightie but malicious enemies throughout the whole course of his life thereafter testified his thankfulnesse vnto the great God of Heauen for so comfortable a blessing by his effectuall and earnest endeauours Gen. 41.33 34 35 36. 47.11 12. making both for the aduancement of Gods glorie and good of the Common-wealth wherein he liued as his wise graue and discreete counsell for prouision against the famine to come and charitable feeding of the Lords chosen sufficiently witnesse there needeth no application for it is a great deale better knowne then that by my penne the fame thereof can be encreased how seriously the successe still answering the zeale and greatnesse of your endeuours since the first time it pleased our gracious Soueraigne to cast his eye vpon your singular and rare endowments you haue taken to heart this holy taske Leauing therefore the wise and discreete carriage of the Honourable Embassage vnto the Emperour of Muscouia by his Maiestie imposed and laid vpon you your more then ordinarie care of increasing the Trade of Marchandise beneficiall vnto ●●l but especially vnto Ilanders whereof our ●●e●ies themselues being Iudges wee are inferio●● vnto none your great and manifold aduent●●es vnto farre distant and remote Countries for animating and encouraging of others vnto the like attempts your bountifull expence and charges vpon new Discoueries your liberall maintaining of men skilfull in the Mathematikes and other Sciences making for the direction of Sea-faring men in conducting their shippes into whatsoeuer parts of the world and which both in Policie and Pietie exceeds all your Christian commiseration and fauourable acceptance indifferently of all poore distressed men in whom sparkles of Ingenuitie and ripenesse of Iudgement whereby in time the Common-wealth may be benefited are in any competent measure to be seene whence it comes to passe that many who otherwise should haue lyen buried in the pit of obliuion for want of preferment forced to betake themselues vnto the basest and most seruile imployments liue now in some eminencie and places of note in their Countries being helpefull rather then chargeable vnto others all which making rather for posteritie then present gaine for what benefit can your gray haires expect by Plantations Discoueries and other Attempts of that or the like nature affoord sufficient matter of a right large and ample Discourse being a subiect well worthie and deseruing the applause and commendation of a learned Writer vnto whom although in dutie as farre obliged as any leauing the exact performance of so great weightie an employment I shall at this time content my selfe with a briefe remembrance of the reason mouing me to publish these slender Meditations vnder the couert and shade of your protection I meane your religious care in furnishing the Ships and Factories vnder your gouernment with painefull learned and conscionable Preachers and disposers of the Mysteries of the Kingdome of Heauen whereby God is glorified in the assemblies of your seruants and they themselues although the supply of their necessities so requiring for a season depriued of the benefit and comfort of their Countrey liue as at home in regard of spirituall foode In which respect as in generall all that loue the prosperitie of Sion are obliged and become debtors vnto your deuotion so more particularly those vnto whom the propagation of Gods worship after a speciall manner is committed but of all most especially we who in this kind haue beene eye-witnesses of your care executioners of your zeale and obiects of your manifold and great fauours for Christ and the Gospels sake conferred and bestowed vpon vs. The due consideration whereof makes me an humble suiter that according to your wonted respect and reuerence of the meanest endeuours of this nature you will be pleased to safegard and protect from the slanderous and carping tongues of malicious Atheists this small Treatise that vnder your name of all good and godly men iustly honoured comming into the publike view of the world God in some measure thereby may be glorified his people edified and others of your qualitie and condition as by many other means so by this small exercise vnderstanding the religious course of your gouernment may thereby be incited and stirred vp vnto the like proceedings according to that of our Sauiour Let your light so shine before men Mat. 5.15 that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in Heauen Your Worships in all humble dutie to be commanded WILLIAM LESK A Sermon preached aboard of the Globe riding at Anchor in the Bay of SOVLDANIA Matth. 11. Verse 28.29.30 Come vnto me all yee that labour and are heauie laden and I will giue you rest Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me for I am meeke and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest vnto your soules For my yoke is easie and my burthen light ALthough in the day of his Creation Man was in the riches of the bountie and great goodnes of his Creator made Lord of the World and Commander of whatsoeuer breathed vpon the face of the Earth Gen. 1.18 14. the Heauens seruing for his vse the Earth for his habitation the Starres for signes for seasons for dayes and for yeres and all the creatures as bondmen attending his becke readie to yeeld homage and obedience vnto him as their lawfull Commander yet the Almightie Esay 42.8 who will not giue his glorie vnto another made him not so absolute but that still he had a necessary dependance and deepely engrauen reference vnto a superior power for euen in the height and greatest of his perfection there was by the finger of God powerfully rooted in the furthest and most secret corners of his heart a naturall instinct that Honour and Homage was due from him vnto