A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and aldermen of the city of London, at the Guild-hall chappel, October 12. 1679 by John Williams ...
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- A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and aldermen of the city of London, at the Guild-hall chappel, October 12. 1679 by John Williams ...
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- Williams, John, 1636?-1709.
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- London :: Printed by M. Clark, for R. Chiswel, and W. Kettilby ...,
- 1679.
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- Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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To the Right Honourable Sir JAMES EDWARDS, LORD MAYOR of LONDON, And to the Court of ALDERMEN:
Right Honourable,
WHat the terms are upon which our Church hath stood, with the Church of Rome, since the Reformation, and how well it hath acquitted it self in the matters disputed betwixt us, is very well known to the World. But notwith∣standing the power of Truth, and the success that hath afore∣time attended the endeavours of such as have amongst us maintained it, we have found by experience, that we have of late gained little upon them by all our diligence. What Political Reasons there are for it besides becomes not me to enquire; but that our Divisions amongst our selves have been a principal one, and given our Adversaries both the confidence to set upon us afresh, and also an opportunity
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of so doing with greater security, is what no one can be ignorant of. This is one evident Cause of our present danger, and what we can therefore never hope to avoid, without uniting upon some common Principle and Foundati∣on. It is this that I have endeavoured to point and make out in the ensuing Discourse, with what success I must leave others to judg; but which I hope may be the better re∣ceived as it had your Approbation, and hath now your Order and desire to have it made more publick. In obe∣dience to which I have ventured it abroad, that I may thereby publish how much I am,
Right Honourable,
Your humble servant John Williams.