Sermon 24 February 1646, Title page – Dedication
A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE Houſe of COMMONS: At their Publique Faſt, Holden in MARGARETS Weſtminſter. Febr. 24. 16 46./47.
By JOHN LIGHTFOOT Staffordienſ. A Member of the Aſſembly of Divines.
LONDON, Printed by S. I. for Andrew Crooke, and are to be ſold at his Shop at the Signe of the Green Dragon in Pauls Church-yard, 1647.
Die Mercurii 24. Febr. 1646.
ORdered by the Commons Aſſembled in Parliament, that Maſter Leigh doe from this Houſe give thanks unto Maſter Lightfoot, for the great paines he took in his Sermon hee Preached on this Day at Margarets Weſtminſter before the Houſe of Commons: And that hee doe deſire him to Print his Sermon, wherein he is to have the like Priviledge in Printing of it, as others in the like kinde uſually have had.
Hen. Elſ. Cler. Parl. D. Com.
TO THE HONOVRABLE Houſe of COMMONS Aſſembled in PARLIAMENT.
VEſtrum eſt imperare, noſtrum obſequi: Your Commands wraped up in your Deſires I have deſired to obey, both to the Pulpit and the Preſſe. Not that I can tender any thing either to your eares or eyes, which may be worth your acceptance, but that I cannot but moſt readily tender obedience when you command, and labour to ſerve you, when you call for my ſervice. The ſubject of that houres Diſcourſe that I had then before you, and of this Booke, which is the ſame, was very well worthy your eyes and eares, if the managing of it had but fallen into a skilfull hand; [For what more needfull duty to bee urged or to be practiſed, then Heart-communication.] But according to my poverty I was then ready to offer, and you were pleaſed to accept; and I hope for the like acceptance now. I humbly recommended the words then ſpoken to your hearts, and ſo I doe now the ſame written: and as I deſire to preſent them now written to your hands, ſo doe I my ſelfe, and all I am or can at your feet; as
Your poore humble devoted Servant, J. L.