A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen in Their Majesties chappel at St. James's, on the twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Octob. 25. 1685 by the Reverend Father John Persall ...
A SERMON Preach'd before THEIR MAJESTIES, On the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Octob. 25. 1685. Erat quidam Regulus, cujus filius infirmabatur. Joannis c. 4. v. 48. There was a certain Nobleman, whose son was sick.
A SERMON Preached before THEIR MAJESTIES, On the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost, October 25. 1685. Erat quidam Regulus, cujus filius infirmabatur. Johns c. 4. v. 48. There was a certain Nobleman, whose son was sick.
but Dying Prince, who lies groaning at Deaths-door, and notwithstanding his Plenty of other things, is become a Beggar for a little Breath, which all the Power of the World is not able to afford him.
but Dying Prince, who lies groaning At Deaths-door, and notwithstanding his Plenty of other things, is become a Beggar for a little Breath, which all the Power of the World is not able to afford him.
and Youth, is an Emblem, clear enough, of the Vanity and Uncertainty of Worldly Happiness, and might well deserve to be the Subject of our present Consideration.
and Youth, is an Emblem, clear enough, of the Vanity and Uncertainty of Worldly Happiness, and might well deserve to be the Subject of our present Consideration.
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But because I hear the Great St. Augustin (speaking of our Saviour's restoring the Widows Son to Life) advise us, That it was our LORD's Intention, that, by what he acted visibly towards the Body, we should understand his invisible Operations on the Soul, applying all his exteriour and Corporal Performances, to an interiour and Spiritual Sense:
But Because I hear the Great Saint Augustin (speaking of our Saviour's restoring the Widows Son to Life) Advice us, That it was our LORD's Intention, that, by what he acted visibly towards the Body, we should understand his invisible Operations on the Soul, applying all his exterior and Corporal Performances, to an interior and Spiritual Sense:
unless the Holy Ghost vouchsafe to put them in my Mouth, and speak them again to the Hearts of my Hearers, I must have recourse to the Blessed Virgin, whose powerful Intercession is an Aquaeduct or Channel (as the devout St. Bernard assures us) through which Celestial Gifts are conveyed unto us.
unless the Holy Ghost vouchsafe to put them in my Mouth, and speak them again to the Hearts of my Hearers, I must have recourse to the Blessed Virgae, whose powerful Intercession is an Aquaduct or Channel (as the devout Saint Bernard assures us) through which Celestial Gifts Are conveyed unto us.
IT being then my intent by the visible Sickness of the Body to discover the invisible Sickness of the Soul, let us enter a little into the Chamber of this Dying Prince, which probably you will find adorn'd with the richest Tapestry, beautify'd with choice Cabinets,
IT being then my intent by the visible Sickness of the Body to discover the invisible Sickness of the Soul, let us enter a little into the Chamber of this Dying Prince, which probably you will find adorned with the Richest Tapestry, beautified with choice Cabinets,
his pale and wan Countenance puts us in mind of his Winding-sheet: the feeble and unactive Condition of his Body declares, that he is Death's Close Prisoner:
his pale and wan Countenance puts us in mind of his Winding-sheet: the feeble and unactive Condition of his Body declares, that he is Death's Close Prisoner:
If you view the Chamber or Bed, wherein a dying Soul lies gasping, what for the most part more glorious? It is one perhaps of these trimm'd-up Beauties of the World, which seem to out-shine the Suns brightest Beams.
If you view the Chamber or Bed, wherein a dying Soul lies gasping, what for the most part more glorious? It is one perhaps of these trimm'd-up Beauty's of the World, which seem to outshine the Suns Brightest Beams.
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so that she, who before had Beauty enough to enamour the very Fountain of Beauty, is now become the Source of a Poyson, rank enough to infect the whole World.
so that she, who before had Beauty enough to enamour the very Fountain of Beauty, is now become the Source of a Poison, rank enough to infect the Whole World.
and engendring innumerable venemous Infects, I mean, the cursed Brood of vicious Habits? She breaths forth such a Stench, that were our Corporeal Senses capable of being wrought on by Spiritual Objects, it would not be possible for us, to live within the Sphere of its Activity.
and engendering innumerable venomous Infects, I mean, the cursed Brood of vicious Habits? She breathes forth such a Stench, that were our Corporeal Senses capable of being wrought on by Spiritual Objects, it would not be possible for us, to live within the Sphere of its Activity.
for the discovering the Horrour and Ugliness of Sin. St. Chrysostom calls Sin the only Evil, asserting, That we ought to abhor nothing but Sin, no not even Hell it self.
for the discovering the Horror and Ugliness of Sin. Saint Chrysostom calls since the only Evil, asserting, That we ought to abhor nothing but since, no not even Hell it self.
and participates in an high Degree of his Divine Essence, Divinae Particula Aurae: Hence she has in her a strong and forcible Appetite of being united to her God,
and participates in an high Degree of his Divine Essence, Divinae Particula Aurae: Hence she has in her a strong and forcible Appetite of being united to her God,
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he experienc'd in all Vanitatem, a certain Emptitiness, Afflictionem spiritus, an Affliction of Mind; because Nothing is good, or according to the innate Appetite of the Soul, but GOD;
he experienced in all Vanitatem, a certain Emptitiness, Afflictionem spiritus, an Affliction of Mind; Because Nothing is good, or according to the innate Appetite of the Soul, but GOD;
on the other side, nothing is ill, or contrary to this innate Appetite, but Sin. And hence it was, that those Pauls, Anthonies, Hilaries, who liv'd on raw Herbs, lay on the hard Ground, spent their Days in Prayer and Mortification,
on the other side, nothing is ill, or contrary to this innate Appetite, but Sin. And hence it was, that those Paul's, Anthoneis, Hilaries, who lived on raw Herbs, lay on the hard Ground, spent their Days in Prayer and Mortification,
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and nothing hurtful or grievous to it, but Sin. The Holy Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Anselm, protests, That he would rather leap into the eternal Flames of Hell purus a peccato, free from Sin,
and nothing hurtful or grievous to it, but Sin. The Holy Archbishop of Canterbury, Saint Anselm, protests, That he would rather leap into the Eternal Flames of Hell purus a Peccato, free from since,
but none more emphatically describes this Plague than St. Peter Chrysologus. 'Tis the nature of Sin, says he, to breathe forth a certain venemous Vapour in the Soul, which so dims the two Lights of Faith and Reason, that it leaves her wholly in Darkness:
but none more emphatically describes this Plague than Saint Peter Chrysologus. It's the nature of since, Says he, to breathe forth a certain venomous Vapour in the Soul, which so dims the two Lights of Faith and Reason, that it leaves her wholly in Darkness:
and, on the contrary side, Fontibus dulcissimis amara salsedo, it so spoils and vitiates her Taste, that those Fountains of Graces and Spiritual Comforts, the Sacraments, Sermons, Spiritual Books, and the like, which to a Soul in Health are most savory and delicious, to her are as bitter as Gall.
and, on the contrary side, Fontibus dulcissimis Amara Salted, it so spoils and vitiates her Taste, that those Fountains of Graces and Spiritual Comforts, the Sacraments, Sermons, Spiritual Books, and the like, which to a Soul in Health Are most savoury and delicious, to her Are as bitter as Gall.
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To this purpose St. Chrysologus. By which sufficiently appears the deplorable Condition of a Soul in Sin, had we a Sense or Understanding capable of conceiving it.
To this purpose Saint Chrysologus. By which sufficiently appears the deplorable Condition of a Soul in since, had we a Sense or Understanding capable of conceiving it.
When a wise and skilful Physician tells his Patient, that he is in Danger of Death, it makes him presently seek a Remedy, attend to the Physician's Prescriptions,
When a wise and skilful physician tells his Patient, that he is in Danger of Death, it makes him presently seek a Remedy, attend to the Physician's Prescriptions,
or quite void of Sense, who can live with such a Thought, under such an Apprehension? And yet certain it is, that those who follow their sensual Inclinations,
or quite void of Sense, who can live with such a Thought, under such an Apprehension? And yet certain it is, that those who follow their sensual Inclinations,
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Abiit ad eum, says the Text, He departed unto him; the word Abiit here signifying not only a Going to, but a Going from. Many are willing enough to go to the Heavenly Physician, on condition that they may not go from the World.
Abiit ad Eum, Says the Text, He departed unto him; the word Abiit Here signifying not only a Going to, but a Going from. Many Are willing enough to go to the Heavenly physician, on condition that they may not go from the World.
They will (I say) go to him, but not follow his Advice, in parting with their Riches, Honour, Pleasure, the Source and Origine of their peccant Humour,
They will (I say) go to him, but not follow his advice, in parting with their Riches, Honour, Pleasure, the Source and Origine of their peccant Humour,
and then we ought not to doubt of a Remedy from that Hand, which is so far from repelling us when we ask, that its Omnipotent Bounty is always beckning to us, and encouraging us to ask.
and then we ought not to doubt of a Remedy from that Hand, which is so Far from repelling us when we ask, that its Omnipotent Bounty is always beckoning to us, and encouraging us to ask.
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how many are there who at this instant fruitlesly deplore in eternal Torments, that ever they put off so important a Concern? We must then in this imitate the Father of our Sick Youth, who was careful in the beginning.
how many Are there who At this instant fruitlessly deplore in Eternal Torments, that ever they put off so important a Concern? We must then in this imitate the Father of our Sick Youth, who was careful in the beginning.
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and some Holy Fathers also, accuse these Words of want of Faith, as if an Omnipotence could not as easily have restor'd him Dead to Life, as Sick to Health;
and Some Holy Father's also, accuse these Words of want of Faith, as if an Omnipotence could not as Easily have restored him Dead to Life, as Sick to Health;
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Consider all the Cures, which our Saviour wrought, and you will still find the appearance of most Difficulty, where the Disease had made the greatest Progress.
Consider all the Cures, which our Saviour wrought, and you will still find the appearance of most Difficulty, where the Disease had made the greatest Progress.
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and being come to the Monument, First commands the Grave-stone to be remov'd, Then he afflicts himself, turbavit semetipsum, and even weeps, lacrimatus est JESƲS: Then he prays to his Eternal Father;
and being come to the Monument, First commands the Gravestone to be removed, Then he afflicts himself, turbavit semetipsum, and even weeps, lacrimatus est JESƲS: Then he prays to his Eternal Father;
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Daily Experience teaches us this Lesson, there scarce being a Country which do's not afford us most terrible Histories of those, who, delaying from time to time the Amendment of their Lives, have felt the heavy Hand of God's Judgment, being taken at unawares out of this Life,
Daily Experience Teaches us this lesson, there scarce being a Country which do's not afford us most terrible Histories of those, who, delaying from time to time the Amendment of their Lives, have felt the heavy Hand of God's Judgement, being taken At unawares out of this Life,
yet after such a determinate Period, he either takes him out of this Life, or permits him to fall into such Blindness and Hardness of Heart, that he never will recover, tho' he always may:
yet After such a determinate Period, he either Takes him out of this Life, or permits him to fallen into such Blindness and Hardness of Heart, that he never will recover, though he always may:
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I answer (says the same Saint) to those who complain hereof, That this is what they themselves ( viz. by their own perverse Will) have deserv'd. Poor Samuel, with Eyes and Heart lifted up to Heaven, pray'd for Saul; but it was too late:
I answer (Says the same Saint) to those who complain hereof, That this is what they themselves (viz. by their own perverse Will) have deserved. Poor Samuel, with Eyes and Heart lifted up to Heaven, prayed for Saul; but it was too late:
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Why do you ask me for him, (says Almighty God) when abjeci eum, I have cast him off? Remember the two first Chapters of the Prophet Amos, where our Lord speaks thus to seven different Countries, viz. Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and at last even to his Elect People Juda and Israel: Super tribus Sceleribus; for three heinous Crimes, Patience:
Why do you ask me for him, (Says Almighty God) when abjeci Eum, I have cast him off? remember the two First Chapters of the Prophet Amos, where our Lord speaks thus to seven different Countries, viz. Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and At last even to his Elect People Juda and Israel: Super tribus Sceleribus; for three heinous Crimes, Patience:
Who knows, but this very Moment may be the last Period and Admonition, the last Grace which Almighty God hath decreed for some one or more of us here present, in such manner, that,
Who knows, but this very Moment may be the last Period and Admonition, the last Grace which Almighty God hath decreed for Some one or more of us Here present, in such manner, that,
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if it be neglected, we shall perish irrecoverably for all Eternity? Super quatuor non convertam. No, the Period is come, Mittam ignem, and nothing now remains, excepting only the dreadful Torments of an unquenchable Fire.
if it be neglected, we shall perish irrecoverably for all Eternity? Super quatuor non convertam. No, the Period is come, Mittam Ignem, and nothing now remains, excepting only the dreadful Torments of an unquenchable Fire.
O my Lord, my God, who didst esteem Sin to be so great an Evil, that thou thoughtst it worth thy Labour to come down from Heaven to Earth, to agonize and die upon a Cross, that thou mightst free us from it;
Oh my Lord, my God, who didst esteem since to be so great an Evil, that thou thoughtest it worth thy Labour to come down from Heaven to Earth, to agonize and die upon a Cross, that thou Mightest free us from it;
For what didst thou open Five Divine Fountains of thy Sacred Blood, save only to cleanse us from so foul a Stain? Ah! shew us now, that non est abbreviata Manus Domini, that thy Mercy hath as great a reach as ever.
For what didst thou open Five Divine Fountains of thy Sacred Blood, save only to cleanse us from so foul a Stain? Ah! show us now, that non est abbreviata Manus Domini, that thy Mercy hath as great a reach as ever.
Descende, look down into our Souls, and behold, how we all endeavour to cancel our Offences by an Act of perfect Contrition, being sorry from the bottom of our Hearts for having ever displeas'd so good a God,
Descend, look down into our Souls, and behold, how we all endeavour to cancel our Offences by an Act of perfect Contrition, being sorry from the bottom of our Hearts for having ever displeased so good a God,
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and I doubt not, but every Soul, that is seriously converted, feels a Pledge of Almighty God's Mercy, by perceiving within her self a more perfect Union with him, who is her Life,
and I doubt not, but every Soul, that is seriously converted, feels a Pledge of Almighty God's Mercy, by perceiving within her self a more perfect union with him, who is her Life,
