Three Sermons Upon Special Occasions, Title page 1 – Dedication 1
THREE SERMONS VPONUPON SPECIALL OCCASIONS.
Preached by IOHN DONNE Deane of St. Pauls London.
LONDON, Printed for THOMAS IONES, and are to sold at his Shop in the Strand at the Blacke Rauen neere St. Clements Church. 1623.
A SERMON VPONUPON THE XV. VERSE OF THE XX. CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES
Wherein occasion was iustly taken for the Publication of some Reasons, which his Sacred MAIESTIE had beene pleased to giuegive, of those Directions for PREACHERS, which he had formerly sent forth.
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 Majestie published, as it was then preached.
LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Thomas Iones, and are to be 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 doe: Now, when I would speake to the Kingdom, I would do that by your Lordshippes Meanes to: and therefore I am bold to transfer 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 warant enough that I hauehave spoken as the Holy Ghost intended, For the second part, the Application of the Text, it wil 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 fauor of Kings, are her Foster-Brothers: and such vse to louelove well. By that Title, (as by many other also) your Lordship 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 endeuour to aduance both the vnity of our Church in it self, and the vnity 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.