The Archbishop of Canterbury's Speech: Or, His Funerall Sermon, Preacht by Himself on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, on Friday the 10. of Ianuary, 1644. Upon Hebrews 12. 1, 2. Also the Prayers which He Used at the Same Time and Place Before His Execution |
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Page 10 - ... place and the Nation. Here was a causelesse cry against Christ that the Romans would come, and see how just the Judgement of God was, they crucified Christ for feare least the Romans should come, and his death was that that brought in the Romans upon them, God punishing them with that which they most feared : and I pray God this clamour of veniunt Romani, (of which I have given to my knowledge no...
Page 10 - Stephen, fell afterwards info the self-same accusation on himself, yet, both of them great saints and servants of God : Ay, but, perhaps, a great clamour there is, that I would have brought in popery ; I shall answer that more fully, by and by ; in the mean time, you know what the Pharisees said against Christ himself, in the eleventh of...
Page 8 - Aaron among them, the Egyptians which persecuted them, and did in a manner drive them into that sea, were drowned in the same waters, while they were in pursuit of them. I know my God, Whom I serve, is as able to deliver me from this sea of blood, as He was to deliver the Three Children from the furnace*.
Page 7 - I am going apace, as you see, towards the Red Sea, and my feet are upon the very brinks of it, an argument, I hope, that God is bringing me to the Land of Promise, for that was the way by which of old he led his people; but before they came to the sea, he instituted a...
Page 7 - ... Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, Who, for the joy that was set before Him, endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Page 9 - Archbishop of Carthage, submitted his head to a persecuting sword. Many examples, (great and good,) and they teach me patience ; for I hope my cause in heaven will look of another dye than the colour that is put upon it here.
Page 11 - I think, I do or should know both his affection to religion, and his grounds upon which that affection is built, as fully as any man in England. The second particular is, concerning this great and populous city, which God bless; here hath been, of late, a fashion taken up to gather hands, and then go to the honourable and great court of the kingdom, the parliament, and clamour for justice, as if that great and wise court...
Page 10 - ... religion ; but, you will say, Do I then compare myself with the integrity of St. Paul, and St. Stephen ? No, God forbid, far be it from me ; I only raise a comfort to myself, that these great saints and servants of God were thus laid up in their several times : And it is very memorable, that St. Paul, who was one of them, and a great one, that helped on the accusation against St. Stephen, fell afterwards into the self-same accusation on himself, yet, both of them great saints and servants of...
Page 6 - This is a very uncomfortable place to preach in, and yet I shall begin with a text of Scripture, in the twelfth of the Hebrews: 'Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand...
Page 8 - I acknowledge it in all humility) a most grievous sinner in many ways, by thought, word and deed, and therefore I cannot doubt but that God hath mercy in store for me a poor penitent, as well as for other sinners. I have, upon this sad occasion, ransacked every corner of my heart, and yet I thank God, I have not found any of my sins that are there, any sins now deserving death by any known law of this kingdom. And yet thereby I charge nothing...