Early English Printed Sermons


A collection of sermons upon several occasions by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by W Hall for Ric Royston and Ric Davis
Place of Publication: Oxford
Publication Year: 1671
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A54829 ESTC ID: R33403 STC ID: P2167
Subject Headings: Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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In-Text thinking God is best serv'd, when they goe farthest to a Sermon, (as the Pilgrims of Rome to an holy Sepulchre;) And giving accompt when they come home, not of the Sermon, but of the Man; as if their haunting of the Church were not to learn, but censure; to take large Notes of his Look, and Gesture, not so much observing what, as how he taught them; (perhaps offended with his memorie, because too short; perhaps with his Periods, because too long; perhaps they stumble at his Youth, and then they say he does but prate; perhaps at his Age, and then they listen as to a Doatard; If he is plain, he preaches slovenly: And if he is solid, he preaches 〈 ◊ 〉; thinking God is best served, when they go farthest to a Sermon, (as the Pilgrim's of Rome to an holy Sepulchre;) And giving account when they come home, not of the Sermon, but of the Man; as if their haunting of the Church were not to Learn, but censure; to take large Notes of his Look, and Gesture, not so much observing what, as how he taught them; (perhaps offended with his memory, Because too short; perhaps with his Periods, Because too long; perhaps they Stumble At his Youth, and then they say he does but prate; perhaps At his Age, and then they listen as to a Dotard; If he is plain, he Preaches slovenly: And if he is solid, he Preaches 〈 ◊ 〉; vvg np1 vbz av-js vvn, c-crq pns32 vvb av-js p-acp dt n1, (c-acp dt ng1 pp-f np1 p-acp dt j n1;) cc vvg n1 c-crq pns32 vvb av-an, xx pp-f dt n1, p-acp pp-f dt n1; c-acp cs po32 n-vvg pp-f dt n1 vbdr xx p-acp vvb, p-acp vvb; pc-acp vvi j n2 pp-f po31 vvi, cc n1, xx av av-d vvg r-crq, p-acp c-crq pns31 vvd pno32; (av vvn p-acp po31 n1, c-acp av j; av p-acp po31 n2, c-acp av av-j; av pns32 vvb p-acp po31 n1, cc av pns32 vvb pns31 vdz p-acp vvb; av p-acp po31 n1, cc av pns32 vvb a-acp p-acp dt n1; cs pns31 vbz j, pns31 vvz j: cc cs pns31 vbz j, pns31 vvz 〈 sy 〉;




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