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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15092	Two sermons the former deliuered at Pauls Crosse the foure and twentieth of March, 1615. being the anniuersarie commemoration of the Kings most happie succession in the Crowne of England. The latter at the Spittle on Monday in Easter weeke, 1613. By Iohn VVhite D.D.	White, John, 1570-1615.	1615 (1615)	STC 25392; ESTC S119891	49,617	84

are no greater Secondly when they are so generall that all sorts are wrapt in them In Sodome there were not Ten good men Gen. 18. but round about from the young to the old they followed wickednesse Gen. 19. and Gen. 6.12 All flesh had corrupted their way vpon the earth Thirdly when it is done openly without shame or feare Esay 3.9 Their countenance testifieth against them they shew their sinnes like Sodome they hide them not like Absolon that Lay with his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel 2. Sam. 16.22 Fourthly when it refuseth all admonition and reformation and no Preaching can beate it downe like the old world that an hundred yeares together all the while the Arke was in making despised the preaching of Noah and like Babilon Ier. 51.9 We would haue cured Babel but shee could not be healed The sinners of England are of this size Let it be written with a pen of iron and the point of a diamond Ier. 17.1 No sinne so great but it is among vs and that which is greater then the greatest the greatest sinnes are many times either least punished or not at all And the course of sinne is so generall that he begins to be counted very precise that will not sweare and swagger with the worst But if any man cleaue a little more then ordinarie to Religion that scarce sutes with the ciuilitie of our time And our sinnes are so open that I must say with Bernard They are become the fable of the world that if we should not speake of them euery man might call vs the grossest dissemblers of the world Would God the Noahs of our time had left vs any peece of a garment to couer them Neither will they endure reproofe but are iustified and affront the Pulpit that the greatest Bishop in the kingdome shall be censured if he deale with them Yea the torrent of these things is so strong that it seems manifestly to tend to the dissolution of all humane societie Three things maintaine society Religion Iustice and Order Religion is pitifully violated by Atheisme blasphemie heresie horrible profanenes The Stages now in this city wo is me that I should liue to see it tosse the Scripture phrase as commonly as they do their Tobacco in their bawdy houses Iustice is destroyed by oppression rapine briberie extortion partialitie That of the Prophet Esay 59. is verified Iudgement is turned backward Iustice stands aloofe for truth is fallen in the streete and equitie cannot go O the pitie of God! If truth had fallen in the desert it had bene no maruell but that it shall fall in the streete where so many go vp and downe and none to helpe it vp and be so wounded with the fall that it should be lamed no vprightnesse no plaine dealing no truth among men this is lamentable Gouernment and order is profaned by contention by contemning the Magistrate by whoredome incest so domy pride drunkennes These things are too manifest all that are guiltie must make account when they haue run their race that there is a heauen a God whom it wil be a woful thing to lose for the base pleasures of this world And in this passage I value all men alike of what cloth soeuer his coate be made he that layes the foundation with firework must look in the end to be blown vp The great Nobleman that thinkes God hath made him greater then others for no purpose but that he might be bolder to sin then others the wealthy Gentleman that turns towns into sheepe walks sell Benefices for ready mony contriue hospitality into the narrow room of a poore lodging taken vp in the Citie that subuert the strength of the land by vnreasonable renting the tenants the Iudge that takes bribes that iudges for fauour that vpon the bench makes lawes and iustice and religion stoope to his lust the Lawyer that pleads against the right leades Iurie into periurie spends Sabboth after Sabboth among clients openly defying God to his face thereby and protesting that he loues his fee better then Gods ordinance the sharking Officer that receiues bribes spares neither the King nor the subiect but sucks from them both what he can and the Clergie man too that failes either in life or teaching or labours not effectually to feede the flocke whereof the holy Ghost hath made him Ouerseer for all that are such as these and all whatsoeuer that lay the foundation of sinne must needs build vpon condemnation And albeit my words may worke no great impression yet afore any man can deny this to be true he must turne Atheist and be certaine that my Text and all Scripture is false and that there is no God nor heauen nor hell torments A hard point to settle in the minde yet if it be not so all that liue in this vngodly sort shall perish eternally For God in the Scripture hath said it and all the holy men from the beginning of the world to this day haue beleeued it 27. The seruants of Christ who by their obedience glorifie his name shall do otherwise whom againe and againe I exhort to go forward in laying hold vpon this eternity let no tediousnesse of time or labour wearie you let not the snares of this present world intrap you but looking on Iesus Christ the author and captaine of our faith runne with patience the race that is set before you that the sence and loue of this present world rob you not of the hope of the world to come Looke vpon those who in all ages haue taken this course the Prophets and Patriarkes Apostles and Christians in times past and as wise and noble spirits as euer liued whom this world could neuer deceiue the pleasures thereof could not surprise them nor all the greatnesse therein transport them they onely attended vpon God and the good which he set before their eyes they trampled vnder their feete all that whatsoeuer it were that could not be vsed with godlinesse They liued iustly soberly charitably chastly vprightly among all men they called vpon God were zealous for his word sought not themselues but the cōmon good of Church and State only inquired how they might glorifie his name that so mercifuly redeemed them with his blood Me thinkes I see them mounting themselues aboue the cloudes and trampling vnder their feet all the vanities of this world and with their hands wafting vs toward them and calling alowd vpon vs to follow them and hasten away that the loue of riches and pleasure and case security intercept vs not They are gone before vs and being crowned liue in the ioyfull society of holy Angels and the blessed Trinitie where the chiefe of their ioy is that they are deliuered from this wretched world O happy life that shall neuer see death nor heare any more the temptations of this wicked world that shall lay all these things at our feet and shew vs him that hath conquered them where all this riches and power and greatnes and abundance and pleasure and euerie worldly ioy shall haue no vse but God himselfe shall be all in all and such as haue renounced these things or cōuerted them to the seruice of God shall for gold haue immortalitie and for the pleasure of sin reape ioy and eternitie with God for euer and that happinesse which the soule of man either most desires or is most capable of The fruition of God shall be their meate and drinke the glorie conferred vpon them shall be their apparell their delight the society of men Angels the ioy of their hart the depth of eternity And now ô Lord our God the mercifull Father of all that seeke thee inspire our hearts put backe the world the diuell and the flesh from vs. Ioyne vs to thy selfe now in this life by grace and then in that life by glorie for Christs sake to whom with the holy Ghost in the vnitie of the Trinitie three persons and one immortall God be rendred all honour and glorie and thankesgiuing now and for euermore Amen FINIS