A sermon preached before the Lord mayor, and the Court of Aldermen, at Guild-Hall Chappel, on the 29th of January 1681/2 by Thomas Sprat ...
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- A sermon preached before the Lord mayor, and the Court of Aldermen, at Guild-Hall Chappel, on the 29th of January 1681/2 by Thomas Sprat ...
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- Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
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- London :: Printed by M.C. for Joanna Brome ...,
- 1682.
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- Church of England -- Sermons.
- Bible. -- O.T. -- Proverbs XXI, 21 -- Sermons.
- Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"A sermon preached before the Lord mayor, and the Court of Aldermen, at Guild-Hall Chappel, on the 29th of January 1681/2 by Thomas Sprat ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61177.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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To the Right Honorable Sir IOHN MOORE, Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London; And to the Right Worshipful the ALDERMEN His Brethren.
My Lord,
THough the favour of your Commands is an abundant Excuse for my Printing this very plain Sermon: yet, I doubt, I need some Apo∣logy for Preaching it in such an Auditory, as I had the honor that day to serve. I fear, it might seem a pre∣sumption for me to discourse on this Subject, in the pre∣sence of the Reverend Iudges of the Land, the Learned Serjeants of the Law, and the wise Governors of your Great and Honorable City: An Assembly of men, from whose Wisdom and Experience such as I might better learn the Doctrine, and Practice of Righteousness, and Mercy.
I can only say, that as it was my Duty, so it was my Endeavour to treat of this Argument meerly as a
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Divine. I design'd not to persuade you to these Virtues by the Principles of Humane Prudence; which such a Congregation could not be suppos'd to want; but rather to confirm you in them by the Obligations and Promises of our Holy Religion: which is the proper business of my Profession.
It was therefore enough for me, in that place, on that Text, to perform the part not so much of a Teacher, as of a Remembrancer. And I have at∣tain'd my end, if I have laid before you some of the chief Praises, and Rewards, that the Scriptures be∣stow on these two excellent Graces: whereof you, that heard me, are so much more able to give Rule, and, what is much better, Example to the World.
My Lord,
I am Your Lordships most Humble, and most Obedient Servant, Tho. Sprat.