Two sermons One, the curse and crime of Meroz. Preached at the assises at Exon. The other, a sermon of patience. At St Maries in Oxford. By Edward Gee, Doctor in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie. Published since his death, by his two brethren, Iohn Gee and George Gee, ministers of Gods Word.
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- Two sermons One, the curse and crime of Meroz. Preached at the assises at Exon. The other, a sermon of patience. At St Maries in Oxford. By Edward Gee, Doctor in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie. Published since his death, by his two brethren, Iohn Gee and George Gee, ministers of Gods Word.
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- Gee, Edward, 1565-1618.
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- London :: Printed by W[illiam] S[tansby] for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at his shop neere S. Austins-gate, at the signe of the Pyde Bull,
- 1620.
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"Two sermons One, the curse and crime of Meroz. Preached at the assises at Exon. The other, a sermon of patience. At St Maries in Oxford. By Edward Gee, Doctor in Diuinitie, and chaplaine to his Maiestie. Published since his death, by his two brethren, Iohn Gee and George Gee, ministers of Gods Word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01575.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.
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A Premonition to the READER.
TO yeeld any reasons for the publishing these Sermons (considering the suf∣ficiencie of the Author, and the ex∣cellencie of the Argument) were to call into question the valew of an Offering cast into the treasurie of Gods Church. If TERTVLLIAN, an ancient and learned Fa∣ther (when the Light of the Gospel shined neerer the times of the primitiue puritie) confessed that hee did adore the fulnesse of the Scriptures: Haue wee lesse cause, in these dayes (indeed not of igno∣rance, but of contention and libertie) to respect the sincere Expositors of the Mysteries of GOD? espe∣cially, when euerie man is almost become an Inter∣pretor to himselfe. But for as much as they who are the Publishers of these exercises, can best giue resolution for their publication, (how euer extra∣ordinarie occasions vnexpectedly withcal'd them for the present;) yet, where a man in his life time so knowne, and so deseruing to be knowne for since∣ritie of conucrsation, generalitie of learning, graui∣tie of iudgement, and soundnesse of Doctrine (as
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the Author was) hath left any monument of his studies; there it cannot bee but an iniurie to his memorie, and a kindt of defrauding the Store-house of Religion, to conceale that for any priuate vse, which concernes a publique benefit. A Teacher, after his death, is best commended, by the remaining fruits of his labours; those parcell-reliques of this worthie man, being then read, right∣ly vnderstood, and applyed, cannot but both informe the charita∣ble Christian Reader, and confirme him.