Six sermons preached in Ireland in difficult times by Edward, Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross.
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- Six sermons preached in Ireland in difficult times by Edward, Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross.
- Author
- Wettenhall, Edward, 1636-1713.
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- London :: Printed for William Whitwood ...,
- 1695.
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- Sermons, Irish -- 17th century.
- Church and state -- Ireland.
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"Six sermons preached in Ireland in difficult times by Edward, Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A65563.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 9, 2024.
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Advertisement Of this SERMON.
THIS Sermon I preached twice: the first time, in the form 'tis now in, at Ban∣don; while the late Rebelli∣on in the West of England held the Minds of People even on this side the Water in no lit∣tle Pain. The second time in
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Christ-Church Cork, on Sun∣day August 23. which fell in∣to the time of the Assizes here, and was the Day of Publick Thanksgiving for His Ma∣jesties late Victories. I made then some small Alterations in it, in part hinted in the Margin of the Book: but chief∣ly I omitted, the second Ob∣jection with its Answers wholly, because I did not think there was then so much occasion for it, as when I preached this Sermon the Month before: And I added a little considerably in the end of it, to make it more suitable to the Occasion. I parti∣cularly press'd that part of Ho∣nour to the King, which I
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had assigned to consist in Pray∣ers of all kinds, and so in Praising God in his behalf. I urged this last point of Praise by consideration,
First, Of the Opportuness of the Victory. It was not too soon. Had it been spee∣dier, some probably would have said, the Attempt was contemptible, and the whole had no danger in it. Others would have still vaunted their Numbers, and have said, as far as they durst, they were surprised; they had not time to gather and come in. A third sort would perhaps have suggested, the
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Church of England Protestants had not time to shew them∣selves, they would have struck in had there been space. We had time, God be blessed, to shew our selves, and did: and not an hand amongst us against our King; but all as one Man for him.
Nor, on the other side, was it too late. The King∣dom laboured not so long under it, as to tast the Mi∣series of a continued Civil War. We felt a gentle Correction, and no puni∣tive Vengeance. In a word, it was in Gods time, and
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that is ever the best.
Secondly, (I considered) the Entireness of the Vi∣ctory, and with how lit∣le Effusion of Bloud ob∣tained; especially on the side of the just Cause.
From these Two Heads chiefly, I, in more words, en∣deavoured then, to quicken Gratitude and Loyalty. I see no occasion to report here the whole I then added: but I thought fit to give this In∣timation, to the end that none who were Hearers of this Ser∣mon when preached the second time, might have reason to complain, the printed Sermon
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has more or less in it, than when delivered from the Pul∣pit.