Preached at St. Pauls on Midsommer day. 1622

              preached at st pauls on midsummer midsommer Midsommer da dayy 1622 JOHN 1.8 18 18 HE WAS NOT THAT LIGHT BUT WAS SENT TO BEARE WITNESSE OF THAT LIGHT him who was thislight this thi thl light slight which john baptist is here denyed denied to 0 beI1spokeoutofthesewordsandoutofthisplacethefirst time that I1 ascended to it upon the great epiphany as the first church used to call it the manifestation of christ jesus in the flesh christmas day I1 reserved the rest of the text which concernes concerned concernes john baptist himself and his office for this day in which the church celebrates his memory who though he were not that light was sent to beare witnessed witnesse witnesse of that light we shall make our parts but two restem testem and testimonium the person and the office first who the witnesse witnessed witnesse is and then what he witnesses in the first we shall consider first the dignity the fitnesse fitnesse of the person implyed implied in the first word of this part of our text but he was not that light that is true but yet he was something towards it he was nothing considered with christ but he was much con- sidered with any other man and then we shall see his title to his office missus est as he was fit in himself so he was sent by him that had power to give commission and from these two in which we shall determine our first part the consideration of his person we shall descend to the other his office and therein stop but upon two steps neither first why any testimony was required to so cleare a thing as light and such a lilight ght that light and then what kinde of testimony I11