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A20641	Fiue sermons vpon speciall occasions (Viz.) 1. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse. 2. To the Honorable the Virginia Company 3. At the consecration of Lincolnes Inne Chappell. 4. The first sermon preached to K. Charles at St. Iames, 1625. 5. A sermon preached to his Maiestie at White-hall, 24. Febr. 1625. By Iohn Donne Deane of Saint Pauls, London.	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1572-1631. Sermon upon the xx. verse of the v. chapter of the booke of Judges. aut; Donne, John, 1572-1631. Sermon upon the viii. verse of the I. chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. aut; Donne, John, 1572-1631. Encaenia. aut; Donne, John, 1572-1631. First sermon preached to King Charles, at Saint James. aut; Donne, John, 1572-1631. Sermon, preached to the Kings Mtie. at Whitehall, 24 Febr. 1625. aut	1626 (1626)	STC 7041; ESTC S109970	94,733	348

not himselfe to measures All that you shall haue you haue not yet GOD bindes not himselfe to times but something you shall haue nay you haue alreadie some great things and of those that in the Text is The Holy Ghost shall come vpon you Wee finde the Holy Ghost to haue come vpon men foure times in this Booke First vpon the Apostles Acts 2,1 at Pentecost Then when the whole Congregation was in prayer for the imprisonment of Peter and Iohn 4,31 Againe when Peter preached in Cornelius his house 10,44 the Holy Ghost fell vpon all them that heard him And fourthly when Saint Paul laid his hands vpon them 19,6 who had beene formerly baptized at Ephesus At the three latter times it is euident that the Holy Ghost fell vpon whole and promiscuous Congregations and not vpon the Apostles onely and in the first at Pentecost the contrarie is not euident nay the Fathers for the most part that handle that concurre in that that the Holy Ghost fell then vpon the whole Congregation men and women The Holy Ghost fell vpon Peter before hee preach'd and it fell vpon the hearers when hee preach'd and it hath fallen vpon euery one of them who haue found motions in themselues to propagate the Gospell of Christ Iesus by this meanes The Sonne of GOD did not abhorre the Virgins Wombe when hee would be made man when hee was man hee did not disdaine to ride vpon an Asse into Ierusalem the third Person of the Trinitie the Holy Ghost is as humble as the second hee refuses Nullum vehiculum no conueyance no doore of entrance into you whether the example and precedent of other good men or a probable imagination of future profit or a willingnesse to concurre to the vexation of the Enemie what collaterall respect soeuer drew thee in if now thou art in thy principall respect be the glorie of God that occasion whatsoeuer it was was vehiculum Spiritus Sancti that was the Petard that broke open thy Iron Gate that was the Chariot by which he entred into thee and now hee is fallen vpon thee if thou doe not Depose lay aside all consideration of profit for euer neuer to looke for returne No not Sopose leaue out the consideration of profit for a time for that and Religion may well consist together but if thou doe but Post-pose the consideration of Temporall gayne and studie first the aduancement of the Gospell of Christ Iesus the Holy Ghost is fallen vpon you for by that you receiue Power sayes the Text. There is a Power rooted in Nature and a Power rooted in Grace Potestatem a Power issuing from the Law of Nations and a Power growing out of the Gospell In the Law of Nature and Nations A Land neuer inhabited by any or vtterly derelicted and immemorially abandoned by the former Inhabitants becomes theirs that will possesse it So also is it if the inhabitants doe not in some measure fill the Land so as the Land may bring foorth her encrease for the vse of men for as a man does not become proprietarie of the Sea because hee hath two or three Boats fishing in it so neyther does a man become Lord of a maine Continent because hee hath two or three Cottages in the Skirts thereof That Rule which passes through all Municipall Lawes in particular States Interest Reipublicae vt quis re sua bene vtatur The State must take order that euerie man improoue that which he hath for the best aduantage of that State passes also through the Law of Nations which is to all the World as the Municipall Law is to a particular State Interest Mundo The whole World all Mankinde must take care that all places be emprou'd as farre as may be to the best aduantage of Mankind in generall Againe if the Land be peopled and cultiuated by the people and that Land produce in abundance such things for want whereof their neighbours or others being not enemyes perish the Law of Nations may iustifie some force in seeking by permutation of other Commodities which they neede to come to some of theirs Many cases may be put when not onely Commerce and Trade but Plantations in Lands not formerly our owne may be lawfull And for that Accepistis potestatem you haue your Commission your Patents your Charters your Seales from Him vpon whose Acts any priuate Subiect in Ciuill matters may safely relye But then Accipietis potestatem You shall receiue power sayes the Text you shall when the Holy Ghost is come vpon you that is when the instinct the influence the motions of the Holy Ghost enables your Conscience to say That your principall end is not Gaine nor Glory but to gaine Soules to the glory of GOD this seales the Great Scale this iustifies Iustice it selfe this authorises Authoritie and giues power to Strength it selfe Let the Conscience be vpright and then Seales and Patents and Commissions are Wings they assist him to flye the faster Let the Conscience be lame and distorted and hee that goes vpon Seales and Patents and Commissions goes vpon weake and feeble Crutches When the Holy Ghost is come vpon you your Conscience rectified you shall haue Power a new power out of that what to doe that followes to bee Witnesses vnto Christ Testes Infamie is one of the highest punishments that the Law inflicts vpon man for it lyes vpon him euen after death Infamie is the worst punishment and Intestabilitie to be made intestable is one of the deepest wounds of Infamie and then the worst degree of Intestabilitie is not to be beleeued not to be admitted to be a Witnesse of any other Hee is Intestable that cannot make a Testament not giue his owne goods and hee Intestable that can receiue nothing by the Testament of another hee is Intestable in whose behalfe no testimonie may be accepted but he is the most miserably Intestable of all the most detestably intestable that discredites another man by speaking well of him and makes him the more suspitious by his commendations A Christian in profession that is not a Christian in life is so intestable hee discredites Christ and hardens others against him Iohn Baptist was more then a Prophet because hee was a Witnesse of Christ and hee was a Witnesse because hee was like him hee did as hee did hee lead a holy and a religious life so hee was a Witnesse That great and glorious name of Martyr is but a Witnesse Saint Stephen was Proto-martyr Christs first Witnesse because hee was the first that did as hee did that put on his Colours that drunke of his Cup that was baptised with his Baptisme with his owne Bloud so hee was a Witnesse To be Witnesses for Christ is to be like Christ to conforme your selues to Christ and they in the Text and you are to be Witnesses of Christ in Ierusalem and in all Iudaea and in Samaria and vnto the vttermost parts of the Earth Saint Hierome