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Eighty Sermons · John Donne

Eighty Sermons, Table of contents – Imprimatur

A Table directing to the ſeverall Texts of SCRIPTURE, handled by the Author in this BOOK.

SERM. I.

COLOS. 1.19, 20. For it pleaſed the Father, that in him ſhould all fulneſſe dwell; And having made peace through the bloud of his Croſſe, by Him, to reconcile all things to himſelfe, by Him, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. page 1

SERM. II.

ESAIAH. 7.14. Therefore the Lord ſhall give you a ſigne; Behold, a Virgin ſhall conceive, and beare a Son, and ſhall call his name Immanuel. pa. 11

SERM. III.

GALAT. 4.4, & 5. But when the fulneſſe of time was come, God ſent forth his Sonne, made of a woman, made under the Law, to redeeme them that were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons. pa. 20

SERM. IV.

LUKE 2.29. & 30. Lord now letteſt thou thy ſervant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have ſeene thy ſalvation. pa. 29.

SERM. V.

EXOD. 4.13. O my Lord, ſend I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt ſend. pa. 39

SERM. VI.

Lord, who hath beleeved our report? pa. 52

SERM. VII.

JOHN 10.10. I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. pa. 62

SERM. VIII.

MAT. 5.16. Let your light ſo ſhine before men, that they may ſee your good works, and glorifie your Father which is in heaven. pa. 77

SERM. IX.

ROM. 13.7. Render therefore to all men their dues. pa. 86

SERM. X.

ROM. 12.20. Therefore if thine enemie hunger feed him, if he thirſt give him drink; for in ſo doing thou ſhalt heap coals of fire on his head. pa. 96

SERM. XI.

MAT. 9.2. And Ieſus ſeeing their faith, ſaid unto the ſick of the palſie, My ſon, be of good chear, thy ſins be forgiven thee. pa. 102

SERM. XII.

MAT. 5.2. Bleſſed are the pure in heart, for they ſhall ſee God. pa. 112

SERM. XIII.

JOB 16. ver. 17, 18, 19. Not for any injuſtice in my hands: Alſo my prayer is pure. O earth, cover thou not my bloud; and let my cry have no place. Alſo now behold, my Witneſſe is in heaven, and my Record is on high. pa. 127

SERM. XIV.

AMOS 5.18. Woe unto you, that deſire the day of the Lord: what have ye to doe with it? the day of the Lord is darkneſſe, and not light. pa. 136

SERM. XV.

1 COR 15.26. The laſt Enemie that ſhall be deſtroyed, is Death. pa. 144

SERM. XVI.

JOHN 11.35. Ieſus wept. pa. 153

SERM. XVII.

MAT. 19.17. And he ſaid unto him, Why calleſt thou me Good? There is none Good but One; that is, God. pa. 163

SERM. XVIII.

ACTS 2.36. Therefore let all the houſe of Iſrael know aſſuredly, That God hath made that ſame Ieſus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Chriſt. pa. 175

SERM. XIX.

APOC. 20.6. Bleſſed and holy is he that hath part in the firſt Reſurrection. pa. 183

SERM. XX.

JOHN 5.28, 29. Marvell not at this; for the houre is comming, in the which, all that are in the graves, ſhall heare his voice; And ſhall come forth, they that have done good, unto the Reſurrection of life; And they that have done evill, unto the Reſurrection of damnation. pa. 192

SERM. XXI.

1 COR. 15.29. Elſe what ſhall they do that are baptized for dead? If the dead riſe not at all, why are they then baptized for dead? pa. 120

SERM. XXII.

HEB. 11.35. Women received their dead raiſed to life againe: And others were tortured, not accepting a deliverance, that they might obtaine a better Reſurrection. pa. 213

SERM. XXIII.

1 COR. 13.12. For now we ſee through a glaſſe darkly, But then face to face; Now I know in part, But then I ſhall know, even as alſo I am knowne. pa. 224

SERM. XXIV.

JOB 4.18. Behold, he put no truſt in his Servants, and his Angels he charged with folly. pa. 233

SERM. XXV.

MAT. 28.6. He is not here, for he is riſen, as he ſaid; Come, See the place where the Lord lay. pa. 242

SERM. XXVI.

1 THES. 4.17. Then we which are alive, and remaine, ſhall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the ayre; and ſo ſhall we be ever with the Lord. pa. 254

SERM. XXVII.

PSAL. 89.47. What man is he that liveth, and ſhall not ſee death? pa. 267

SERM. XXVIII. & XXIX.

JOHN 14.26. But the Comforter, which is the holy Ghoſt, whom the Father will ſend in my Name, He ſhall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatſoever I have ſaid unto you. pa. 277. & 286

SERM. XXX.

JOHN 14.20. At that day ſhall ye know, That I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. pa. 294

SERM. XXXI.

GEN. 1.2. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. pa. 303

SERM. XXXII.

1 COR. 12.3. Alſo no man can ſay, that Ieſus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghoſt. p. 312

SERM. XXXIII.

ACTS. 10.44. While Peter yet ſpake theſe words, the holy Ghoſt fell on all them, which heard the Word. pa. 321

SERM. XXXIV.

ROM. 8.16. The Spirit it ſelfe beareth witneſſe with our ſpirit, that we are the children of God. pa. 332

SERM. XXXV.

MAT. 12.31. Wherefore I ſay unto you, All manner of ſin and blaſphemy ſhall be forgiven unto men; But the Blaſphemy againſt the holy Ghoſt ſhall not be forgiven unto men. pa. 341

SERM. XXXVI. & XXXVII.

JOHN 16.8, 9, 10, 11. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of ſin, and of righteouſneſſe, and of judgement.

Of ſin, becauſe ye beleeve not on me.

Of righteouſneſſe, becauſe I goe to my Father, and ye ſee me no more.

Of judgement, becauſe the Prince of this world is judged. pa. 351. & 361

SERM. XXXVIII.

2 COR. 1.3. Bleſſed be God, even the Father of our Lord Ieſus Chriſt, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. pa. 375

SERM. XXXIX.

1 PET. 1.17. And if ye call on the Father, who without reſpect of perſons judgeth according to every mans works, paſſe the time of your ſojourning here in feare. pa. 384

SERM. XL.

1 COR. 16.22. If any man love not the Lord Ieſus Chriſt, let him be Anathema, Maranatha. pa. 393

SERM. XLI.

PSAL. 2.12. Kiſſe the Son, leſt he be angry. pa. 403

SERM. XLII.

GEN. 18.25. Shall not the Iudge of all the Earth do right? pa. 412

SERM. XLIII.

MAT. 3.17. And lo, A voyce came from heaven, ſaying, This is my beloved Sonne, in whom I am well pleaſed. pa. 423

SERM. XLIV.

REV. 4.8. And the foure Beaſts had each of them ſix wings about him, and they were full of eyes within; And they reſt not day and night, ſaying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. pa. 432

SERM. XLV.

APOC. 7.2, 3. And I ſaw another Angel aſcending from the Eaſt, which had the ſeale of the living God, and he cryed with a loud voyce to the foure Angels, to whom power was given to hurt the Earth, and the Sea, ſaying, Hurt yee not the Earth, neither the Sea, neither the Trees, till we have ſealed the ſervants of our God in their foreheads. pa. 445

SERM. XLVI.

ACTS 9.4. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, ſaying, Saul, Saul, why perſecuteſt thou me? pa. 459

SERM. XLVII.

ACTS 20.25. And now, Behold, I know, that all yee among whom I have gone preaching the kingdome of God, ſhall ſee my face no more. pa. 468

SERM. XLVIII.

ACTS 28.6. They changed their minds, and ſaid, That he was a God. pa. 476

SERM. XLIX.

ACTS 23.6, 7. But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadduces, and the other Phariſees, he cryed out in the Councel, Men and Brethren, I am a Phariſee, and the ſon of a Phariſee; Of the hope and reſurrection of the dead I am called in queſtion.

And when he had ſo ſaid, there aroſe a diſſention between the Phariſees and the Sadduces, and the multitude was divided. pa. 487

SERM. L.

PSAL. 6.1. O Lord, Rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chaſten me in thy hot diſpleaſure. pa. 499

SERM. LI.

PSAL. 6.2, 3. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weake; O Lord, heale me, for my bones are vexed: My ſoule is alſo ſore vexed; But thou, O Lord, how long? pa. 209

SERM. LII. & LIII.

PSAL. 6.4, 5. Returne, O Lord; Deliver my ſoule; O Lord ſave me, for thy mercies ſake.

For in death there is no remembrance of thee; and in the grave, who ſhall give thee thanks? pa. 522. & pa. 530

SERM. LIV.

PSAL. 6.6, 7. I am weary with my groaning; All the night make I my bed to ſwim, I water my couch with my teares.

Mine eye is conſumed becauſe of griefe; It waxeth old, becauſe of all mine enemies. pa. 535

SERM. LV.

PSAL. 6.8, 9, 10. Depart from me, all yee workers of iniquitie; for the Lord hath heard the voyce of my weeping.

The Lord hath heard my ſupplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

Let all mine enemies be aſhamed and ſore vexed: let them returne and be aſhamed ſuddenly. pa. 548

SERM. LVI.

PSAL. 32.1, 2. Bleſſed is he whoſe tranſgreſsion is forgiven, whoſe ſin is covered; Bleſſed is the man, unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie, and in whoſe ſpirit there is no guile. pa. 560

SERM. LVII.

PSAL. 32.3, 4. When I kept ſilence, my bones waxed old, through my roaring all the day long.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moyſture is turned into the drought of Summer. Selah. pa. 571

SERM. LVIII.

PSAL. 32.5. I acknowledged my ſinne unto thee, and mine iniquitie have I not hid. I ſaid, I will confeſſe my tranſgreſsions unto the Lord, and thou forgaveſt the iniquitie of my ſin. pa. 582

SERM. LIX.

PSAL. 32.6. For this ſhall every one that is godly pray unto thee, in a time when thou mayeſt be found; ſurely in the floods of great waters they ſhall not come nigh unto him. pa. 592

SERM. LX.

PSAL. 32.7. Thou art my hiding place; Thou ſhalt preſerve me from trouble; Thou ſhalt compaſſe me about with ſongs of deliverance. pa. 601

SERM. LXI.

PSAL. 32.8. I will inſtruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou ſhalt goe, I will guide thee with mine eye. pa. 609

SERM. LXII.

PSAL. 32.9. Be not as the Horſe, or the Mule, which have no underſtanding; whoſe mouth muſt be held in with bit and bridle, leſt they come neere unto thee. p. 619

SERM. LXIII.

PSAL. 32.10, 11. Many ſorrows ſhall be to the wicked; But he that truſteth in the Lord, Mercy ſhall compaſſe him about.

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoyce ye righteous; And ſhout for joy all ye that are upright in heart. pa. 629

SERM. LXIV.

PSAL. 51.7. Purge me with Hyſſope, and I ſhall be cleane; waſh me, and I ſhall be whiter then ſnow. pa. 639

SERM. LXV.

PSAL. 62.9. Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie; To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter then vanity. pa. 643

SERM. LXVI.

PSAL. 63.7. Becauſe thou haſt been my help, Therefore in the ſhadow of thy wings will I rejoyce. pa. 663

SERM. LXVII.

PSAL. 64.10. And all the upright in heart ſhall glory. pa. 673

SERM. LXVIII.

PSAL. 65.5. By terrible things in righteouſneſſe wilt thou anſwer us, O God of our ſalvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are a far off upon the Sea. pa. 683

SERM. LXIX.

PSAL. 66.3. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! Through the greatneſſe of thy Power ſhall thine Enemies ſubmit themſelves unto thee. pa. 695

SERM. LXX.

PROV. 25.16. Haſt thou found Honey? eat ſo much as is ſufficient for thee, leſt thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 709

SERM. LXXI. & LXXII.

MAT. 4.18, 19, 20. And Ieſus walking by the Sea of Galile, ſaw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, caſting a net into the Sea, (for they were fiſhers.)

And he ſaith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fiſhers of men.

And they ſtraightway left their nets and followed him. pa. 717. & 726

SERM. LXXIII.

JOHN 14.2. In my Fathers houſe are many Manſions; If it were not ſo, I would have told you. pa. 737

SERM. LXXIV.

PSAL. 144.15. Bleſſed are the people that be ſo; Yea bleſſed are the people, whoſe God is the Lord. pa. 749

SERM. LXXV.

ESAY 32.8. But the liberall deviſeth liberall things, and by liberall things he ſhall ſtand. pa. 758

SERM. LXXVI.

MARK 16.16. He that beleeveth not, ſhall be damned. pa. 766

SERM. LXXVII. & LXXVIII.

1 COR. 15.29. Elſe, what ſhall they doe which are baptized for the dead? if the dead riſe not at all, why are they then baptized for the dead? pa. 777. & 790

SERM. LXXIX.

PSAL. 90.14. O ſatisfie us early with thy mercy, that we may rejoyce and be glad all our dayes. pa. 803

SERM. LXXX.

JOHN 11.21. Lord, if thou hadſt been here, my brother had not dyed. pa. 816

NOVEMB. 29. 1639.

Imprimatur, THO: BROUN.

SERMONS Preached upon Chriſtmas-day.