A Sermon Preached to Queen Anne, at Denmarke-house. December. 14. 1617

              A 4 sermon preached to queen inne anne at denmarke denmarhe bomse house december 14 14. jg4 jyl 161 r6t7 PROVERBS 8.17 817 817 1I LOVE THEM THAT LOVE ME AND THEY THAT SEEK ME EARLY SHALL FIND ME s THE PROPHETS and the other secretaries of the holy ghost in Apenningthebooksofscriptures doforthemostpartretain k jl JL and express in their writings some impressions and some air of their former professions those that had been bred in courts and cities those that had been shepheards Shepheards and heardsmen Heardsmen those that had been fishers and so of the rest ever inserting into their writings some phrases some metaphors some allusions taken from that profession which they had exercised before so that soul that hath been transported upon any particular worldly pleasure when it is intirely turnd tuond upon god and the contemplation of his all sufficiency and abundance doth find in god fit subject and just occasion to exercise the same affection piously and religiously which had before so sinfully transported and possest poshest it A covetous person who is now truly converted to god he will exercise a spiritual covetousness still he will desire to have him all he will have good security the seal and assurance of the holy ghost and he will have his security often renewed by new testimonies and increases of those graces in him he will have witnesses enough he will have the testimonie testimonies testimonie of all the world by his good life and con- versation he will gain every way at gods hand he will have wages of god for he will be his servant he will have a portion from god for he will be his son he will have a reversion he will be sure that his name is in the book of life he will have pawns the seals of the sacraments nay he will have a present possession all that god hath I1