A sermon of assurance Foureteene yeares agoe preached in Cambridge, since in other places. Now by the importunity of friends exposed to publike view. By Thomas Fuller B.D. late lecturer in Lombard Street.
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- A sermon of assurance Foureteene yeares agoe preached in Cambridge, since in other places. Now by the importunity of friends exposed to publike view. By Thomas Fuller B.D. late lecturer in Lombard Street.
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- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
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- London :: printed by J.D. for John Williams at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Church-yard,
- 1647.
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- Assurance (Theology) -- Early works to 1800.
- Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"A sermon of assurance Foureteene yeares agoe preached in Cambridge, since in other places. Now by the importunity of friends exposed to publike view. By Thomas Fuller B.D. late lecturer in Lombard Street." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A40683.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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TO THE HONOVRABLE, and nobly accomplished Knight, Sir IOHN DANVERS, all the blessings of this, and a better life.
SIR,
WEe read how Zachariah [ 1] being struck dumbe, cal∣led for Table-bookes thereon to write his minde, making his hands to sup∣ply the defect of his mouth: It hath been the pleasure of the pre∣sent Authority (to whose com∣mands
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I humbly submit) to make me mute, forbidding mee till fur∣ther order the exercise of my pub∣licke Preaching, wherefore I am faine to imploy my fingers in wri∣ting, to make the best signes I can, thereby to expresse, as my desire to the generall good, so my particu∣lar gratitude to your Honour.
May this Treatise but finde [ 2] the same favour from your Eie, as once it did from your Eare, and be aswell accepted when read, as for∣merly when heard. And let this humble Dedication be interpre∣ted a weake acknowledgement of those strong obligations your bounty hath laid upon me. Well may you taste the fruits of that tree, whose root your liberality hath preserved from whithering▪
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Sir, these hard times have [ 3] taught mee the Art of frugality, to improve every thing to the best advantage; by the same rules of thrift, this my Dedication as re∣turning thanks for your former favours, so begs the continuance of the same. And to end, as I began, with the example of Zachariah, as his dumbnesse was but temporary; so I hope by Gods goodnesse, and the savour of my friends, amongst whom your Honour stands in the highest ranke, the miracle may be wrought, that the dumbe may speake again, and as well by words publikely professe, as now by his hand, he subscribes himselfe,
Your Servant in all Christian office. THOMAS FULLER.