Sermon Upon Judges 5:20, Title page – Dedication
A SERMON VPONUPON THE XX. VERSE OF THE V. CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Wherein occasion was iustly taken for the Publication of some Reasons, which his Sacred MAIESTIE had been pleased to giuegive, of those Directions for Preachers, which hee had formerly sent foorth.
Preached at the CROSSE the 15th. of September.
1622.
By IOHN DONNE, Doctor of Diuinitie, and Deane of Saint PAVLS, London.
And now by commandement of his Maiestie published, as it was then preached.
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Jones, and are to bee sold at his Shop in the Strand, at the blacke Rauen, neere vntounto Saint Clements Church, 1622.
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, GEORGE, Marquesse of Buckingham, High ADMIRALL of ENGLAND, &c.
WHen I would speake to the KING, by your LORDSHIPS Meanes, I doo: Now, when I would speake to the Kingdome, I would doe that by your Lordships Meanes too: and therefore I am bolde to transferre this Sermon to the World, through your Lordships hands, and vnderunder your Name. For the first part of the Sermon, the Explication of the Text, my Profession, and my Conscience is Warrant enough, that I hauehave spoken as the Holy Ghost intended. For the second part, the Application of the Text, it will be warrant enough, that I hauehave spoken as his Maiestie intended, that your Lordship admits it to issue in your Name. It is because Kings fauour the Church, that the Prophet sayes they are her Foster-Fathers; and then, those persons, who hauehave also interest in the fauour of Kings, are her Foster-Brothers: and such vse to louelove well. By that Title, (as by many other also) your Lordshippe loues the Church; as you are her Foster-Brother; loued of him who loues her. And by that Title you louelove all them in the Church, who endeauour to aduaunce both the vnitie of our Church in it selfe, and the vnitie of the Church, with the godly designes of our religious King. To which Seruice, I shall euer sacrifice all the labors of
Your Lordships humblest and thankefullest Seruant in Christ Iesus: IOHN DONNE.