Twenty-Three Sermons, Title page – To the reader
THREE AND TWENTIE SERMONS, OR, Catechiſticall Lectures upon the Sacrament of the Lords Supper:
Preached monthly before the Communion.
By that …te able, and painfull Preacher, Maſter Iohn Randall Bachelour of Divinitie, Paſtor of Saint Andrewes Hu…rt in little Eaſtcheape London, ſometimes Fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford.
Publiſhed by his Executor Ioſh. Randall, as he found it corrected by the Authors one hand, in his Study, ſince his death.
1 COR. 11.28.
But let a man examine himſelfe, and ſo let him eate of that bread, and drinke of that cup.
LONDON, Printed for Fulke Clifton, and are to be ſold at his Shop on new Fiſhſ…e…-hill. 1630.
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL, Right vertuous, and truly affected Lady, the Lady BOYS; Ioſhua Randall wiſheth increaſe of Grace here, and perfection of Grace and Glory hereafter, through Ieſus Chriſt.
GRacious Madam, your zeale for God, your love to Religion, reſpect to Chriſts members, practiſe of charitie and reſpect to my ſelfe a moſt unworthy object, gives me incouragement to dedicate to your Ladiſhip by way of thankf…eſſe theſe enſuing labours of that able Mini… …f Chriſt Iohn Randall, Intreating your goo… …ſhip to accept the truth of affection, accom…ing this preſent expreſſion; The work w… praiſe it ſelfe, and commend the Author. I ſhall therefore ſay nothing, though I can ſay many things both of the worke and Author alſo; but ceaſing ſolicitude, and ſhunning prolixitie, committing the worke, your ſelfe, and yours to the tuition of the Almighty, I humbly take my leave, Reſting
Your Ladiſhips to be commanded, IOSHVA RANDALL.
TO THE READER.
CHriſtian Reader, here is (by a divine hand and providence) through many difficulties preſented to thy view, and committed to thy conſideration, the faithfull labours and painfull endeavors of that late painfull Preacher, and faithfull Miniſter of Chriſt Iohn Randall, Bachelor in Divinity, ſometime Fellow of Lincolne Coledge in Oxford, and late Rector of Saint Andrew Hubbart in little Eaſtcheape London; whoſe learning and Religion is ſufficiently declared in theſe ſermons concerning the Sacrament of the Lords Supper: a worke perfected in his life time, found in his ſtudy under his owne hand, …all but two ſermons, which in his life time were lent (as is ſeemes) but never returned, which with much paines at the length by the love of ſome unexpected friends are obtained. Other of this Authors workes are extant, publiſhed by that late Miniſter of Chriſt William Holbrooke: Compare theſe and them together, and I hope thou ſhalt finde in them a parity and lik…neſſe, ſo that they will appeare children of the ſame fath… …ey have beene viewed and approved, and are now pu…or the common good: If thou read with that affection … was caried in delivering, I doubt not but thou ſh… … much ſweetneſſe in the increaſe of grace, and ſtrength … with Chriſt for the fitting thee for glory, which is the thing in truth of affection I wiſh to thee for thy endleſſe and eternall comfort. Thus intreating thee to beare with my rudeneſſe, and to afford thy earneſt prayers to God … his bleſſing upon the work, that it may profit in the thing intended. I take my leave.
Reſting thine in any thing in the Lord for the furtherance of thy Faith, IOSHVA RANDALL.