Three Sermons

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: -. . .., ..I. .j;.-: 'J. ]-5.iw 1: .: .; ': . . . i ..'..: ol -., .-., . -' Sermon II / .x -. v . -.; ''..; .'- - ' 'i'. '.. .: ...i. ' . t.; -Titus 3. -Ver. i.: . '- .. ?: .'.; ' - .; .'- v P?// them in Mine/ to be fubjefi. to Principali- ties and Powers, to Obey Magiftrates. ., n i-r: L-in: .; 71. .-;?-t'./-' IT is the Univerfal Cuftom of Mankind to carry . .: on their Publick Triumphs with Feafting, and among other External Rites of Mirth, to chear their Hearts with a more than Ordinary freedom in the ufe of the Creature. To do fo, is the Voice of Reafon, the Leflbn of Experience, a Maxim writ- ten in the Word of God it felf, and Warranted by the praftice of the moft Holy Men we there read of. There is a certain fournefs contracted in our Natures by bufmels; and Abferice is apt to interrupt our Cor- refpondence, to eflrange us from one another: But our Solemn Meetings re-colleft us again, arid Good Chear fweetens the Soul, foftens the Temper, after all our Care and Travel - Hereby the Spirits being Re- viv'd, and the Heart putting on her Feftival Robes (I mean Joy and Gayety ) Mutual Love and Friendship z among among private Neighbours is eafily renew'd, the common Intereft of Societies inlarg'd, wad by doing and receiving Offices of kindnefs, the Houfe is Swept and Cleanfed from all thole impurities of wrath, bitternefs, diflentions and animofities; in whofe room fucceed thofe fweet and beautiful graces of Joy and Peace and entire Affelion one towards another. Wine (faith the 104. ij. pfal.) maketb glad the Heart ef Man, and Brtad Jlrengtheneth Mans Heart. It is good and comly (faith a ke PreacneO here ? nothing better, than that a Man 3.11, ia.4 Jhould eat and drink, and make his Soul enjoy good in his j. i. Labour...