Preached at S. Paul's, The Sunday after the Conversion of S. Paul. [1624/5]

              preached at S pauly pauls pauty pahls the sunday after the conversion of S paul l62j ACTS 94and 9.4 94 94 AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH AND HEARD A VOYCE SAYING SAUL SAUL WHY persecutest PERSE CUTEST THOU ME ET US NOW praise famous men and our fathers that begat us sales sales ejs Ldjsthewiseman thatisthatassistedoursecondgenerationour spirituall spirituals regeneration let us praise them commemorate them the lord hath wrought great glory by them through his power from the beginning sales he there that is it hath alwaies alwaries beene the lords way to glorifia glorifie glorifie himselfe himselfe in the conversion of men by the minis tery of men for he adds they were leaders of the people by their counsaile counsaile and by their knowledge and learning meet for the people wise and eloquent men in their instructions and that is that god who gives these gifts for this purpose looks for the employment of these gifts to the edification of others to his glory there be of them that have left a name behinder behinde them as it is also added in that place that is that though god can amply reward his servants in the next world yet he does it sometimes in this world and though not with temporall temporale temporall happinesses happinesses in their life yet with honor and commemora- tions and celebrations of them after they are gone out of this life they leave a name behind them and amongst them in a high place shines our blessed and glorious apostle S paul whose conversion the church celebrates now and for the celebration thereof hath appointed this part of scripture from whence this text arises to be the epistle of the day and he jell fell to the earth and heard a voyce saying saul saul why perse persecutes cutest thou me there are words in the text that will reach to all the story of S pauls conversion embrace all involve and enwrap all we must con