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Number 8. Preached at Pauls, upon Christmas Day, in the Evening. 162 ESIAH 7.14. [AND MATTHEW 1.23] PART OF THE FIRST LESSON, THAT EVENING. THEREFORE THE LORD SHALL GIVE YOU A SIGNE; BEHOLD, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE, AND BEARE A SON, AND SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL. SAINT Bernard spent his consideration upon three remarkable conjunctions, this Day. First, a Conjunction of God, and Man in one person, Christ Jesus; Then a conjunction of the incom-patible Titles, Maid and Mother, in one blessed woman, the blessed Virgin Mary: And thirdly a conjunction of Faith, and the Reason of man, that so beleeves, and comprehends those two conjunctions. Let us accompany these three with another strange conjunction, in the first word of this Text, Propterea, Therefore; for that joynes the anger of God, and his mercy together. God chides and rebukes the King Achaz by the Prophet, he is angry with him, and Therefore, sayes the Text, because he is angry he will give him a signe, a seale of mercy, Therefore the Lord shall give you a signe, Behold, a Virgin, &c. This Divisio Therefore, shall therefore be a first part of this Exercise, That God takes any occasion to shew mercy; And a second shall be, The par-ticular way of his mercy, declared here, The Lmd shall give you a signe; And then a third and last, what this signe was, Behold, a Virgin, &c. In these three parts, we shall walk by these steps; Having made our entrance into the first, with that generall consideration, that Gods mercy is alwaies in season, upon that station, upon that height we shall 178
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Number 8. Preached at Pauls, upon Christmas Day, in the Evening. 162 ESIAH 7.14. [AND MATTHEW 1.23] PART OF THE FIRST LESSON, THAT EVENING. THEREFORE THE LORD SHALL GIVE YOU A SIGNE; BEHOLD, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE, AND BEARE A SON, AND SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL. SAINT Bernard spent his consideration upon three remarkable conjunctions, this Day. First, a Conjunction of God, and Man in one person, Christ Jesus; Then a conjunction of the incom-patible Titles, Maid and Mother, in one blessed woman, the blessed Virgin Mary: And thirdly a conjunction of Faith, and the Reason of man, that so beleeves, and comprehends those two conjunctions. Let us accompany these three with another strange conjunction, in the first word of this Text, Propterea, Therefore; for that joynes the anger of God, and his mercy together. God chides and rebukes the King Achaz by the Prophet, he is angry with him, and Therefore, sayes the Text, because he is angry he will give him a signe, a seale of mercy, Therefore the Lord shall give you a signe, Behold, a Virgin, &c. This Divisio Therefore, shall therefore be a first part of this Exercise, That God takes any occasion to shew mercy; And a second shall be, The par-ticular way of his mercy, declared here, The Lmd shall give you a signe; And then a third and last, what this signe was, Behold, a Virgin, &c. In these three parts, we shall walk by these steps; Having made our entrance into the first, with that generall consideration, that Gods mercy is alwaies in season, upon that station, upon that height we shall 178
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Prefatory Note V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Sermon 1 Psalms 8948. Preached to the Lords upon Easter Day, [March 28, 1619] 29
  6. Sermon 2 Psalms 90.14. Preached at St. Paul's [undated, ? 1622] 45
  7. Sermon 3 Psalms 11.3. The First Sermon Preached to King Charles, at St. James's, April 3, 1625 73
  8. Sermon 4 Psalms 63.7. The Second Prebend Sermon preached at St. Paul's, January 29,1625/6 94
  9. Sermon 5 Luke 23.34. Preached to the Nobility [undated, probably fairly early] 115
  10. Sermon 6 John 1.8. Preached at St. Paul's upon Christmas Day, 1621 129
  11. Sermon 7 John 11.35. Preached at Whitehall, the first Friday in Lent [February 28], 1622/3 157
  12. Sermon 8 Isaiah 7.14 [and Matthew 1.23]. Preached at St. Paul's upon Christmas Day, 1624 178
  13. Sermon 9 Matthew 9.13. Preached at Whitehall, April 30, 1626 196
  14. Sermon 10 John 11.21. Preached at the Funeral of Sir William Cokayne, December 12,1626 219
  15. PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS 241
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Prefatory Note V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Sermon 1 Psalms 8948. Preached to the Lords upon Easter Day, [March 28, 1619] 29
  6. Sermon 2 Psalms 90.14. Preached at St. Paul's [undated, ? 1622] 45
  7. Sermon 3 Psalms 11.3. The First Sermon Preached to King Charles, at St. James's, April 3, 1625 73
  8. Sermon 4 Psalms 63.7. The Second Prebend Sermon preached at St. Paul's, January 29,1625/6 94
  9. Sermon 5 Luke 23.34. Preached to the Nobility [undated, probably fairly early] 115
  10. Sermon 6 John 1.8. Preached at St. Paul's upon Christmas Day, 1621 129
  11. Sermon 7 John 11.35. Preached at Whitehall, the first Friday in Lent [February 28], 1622/3 157
  12. Sermon 8 Isaiah 7.14 [and Matthew 1.23]. Preached at St. Paul's upon Christmas Day, 1624 178
  13. Sermon 9 Matthew 9.13. Preached at Whitehall, April 30, 1626 196
  14. Sermon 10 John 11.21. Preached at the Funeral of Sir William Cokayne, December 12,1626 219
  15. PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS 241
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