Sermon Before the Lord Major of London, Title page – Dedication
A SERMON Preached afore THOMAS ANDREWS LORD MAIOR, And the Aldermen, Sheriffs, &c. of the honorable Corporation of the Citie of LONDON, At PAƲLS; on the Lords day, Feb. 2. 1650.
By Doctor NATHANAEL HOMES, Teacher to the Church at Mary Staynings, LONDON.
In which Diſcourſe is held forth,
1 The Order, Method, and Succeſsion of Times and Things, both good and evil, that are to come to paſs before the next appearance of Chriſt; as an explanation of his former Sermon before the ſaid honorable Aſſembly, upon Octob. 8. 1650.
2 A touch upon the Two Witneſſes.
3 An Iconiſm or Picture of the preſent Apoſtacie in England.
4 A Syſteme of Symptomes of them that will have the ſpiritual Falling-ſickneſs to depart from the Faith.
Left as a Teſtimony and Proteſt of the Author, againſt the Evils of this preſent Age.
London, Printed by I. R. and J. C. 1650.
To the Right Worſhipful Jaſper Draper, John Blackwel, Samuel Harſenet, and William Hulme, Wardens of the Right Worſhipful Company of GROCERS of London; And to the reſt of that worthy Company.
Honoured Sirs,
IN anſwer to Deſires, I have printed this Sermon, and bequeathed it to you alſo; who (that I might acknowledge your great reſpect to me, and your favour to the preſent Government therein) were the Primum mobile, the Firſt movers of printing my former Sermon, (to you alſo bequeathed) which ſo far taking your ſpirits (as you then much expreſſed) I thought it neceſſary to catch hold of this happie opportunity, to explain That by This, in ſhewing you as well the black ſide, as the bright ſide of the cloud of future times; and ſo your judgements might be ſet upright in the apprehenſion and expectation of thoſe things; to rejoyce in Chriſt, but with a holy filial trembling: Do as Chryſoſtom ſent word to the threatning Empreſs; Ego nil niſi peccatum timeo: Fear ſin, and then fear nothing. Your reverence of Christ ſhall be then filled with rejoycing that his day is coming, to beat down all his enemies, and advance his Saints upon earth afore the ultimate glorifying of you, and him, who ſubſcribes himſelf
Your humble ſervant in Chriſt Jeſus, NATHANAEL HOMES. From my Studie at Mary Staynings, London. Feb. 12. 1650.