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Title:  A sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By Iames Vssher. Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Dublin, in Ireland
Author: Ussher, James, 1581-1656.
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relatiue kinde of presence wherof now we speake: in respect whereof also the shewbread is in the He∣brew named the bread of faces, or, the pre∣sence bread. Wee see with vs, the roome wherein the Kings caire, and other ensignes of State are placed, is called the Chamber of presence, although the King himselfe bee not there personally present: and as the rude and vndutifull beha∣uiour of any in that place, or the offering of any dis-respect to the Kings pourtraicture, or to the Armes Royall, or to any other thing that hath relation to his Maiesty, is taken as a disho∣nour done vnto the King himselfe: so heere, hee that eateth the bread, and drinketh the cup of the Lord vnworthily,1. Cor. 11.27. is accounted guilty of of∣fering indignity to the body and blood of the Lord.In this sort wee acknowledge Sacraments to be signes; but bare signes we denie them to bee: seales they are, as vvell as signes of the Coue∣nant of grace. As it vvas therefore said of Iohn the Baptist, that he vvas a Prophet,Math. 11.9.and more then a Prophet: so must vve say of Sacraments, that they be signes, and more then signes; euen pledges and assurances of the interest vvhich vvee haue in the heauenly things that are represented by them. He that hath in his chamber ye picture of the French King, hath but a bare signe; vvhich possibly may make him thinke of that King vvhen hee looketh on it, but shevveth not that hee hath any manner of interest in him. It is othervvise vvith him that hath the Kings great Seale for the confir∣mation of the title that hee hath vnto all the 0