*.^* Of Nos. 8 to 10 I have in my library beautifully written manuscript ' Notes,' which are much more vivid and directly personal than the
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published editions, evidencing that they had been taken down from Sibbes's lips, and care- fully re-copied. The volume is a handsome quarto, in contemporary morocco binding, gilt edged, richly tooled and gilded, and with the letters L. P. stamped in gold on both sides. The opening paragraph of the first sermon, ' The Tender llcart,' from our MS., may be compared with the printed copy (vol. vi. p. 29) : ' Y'ou have heard lately, how in the former two verses the prophetesse Huldah (vpon Josiah's message vnto her fearinge Judgment to come) had denovnced a fearfuU threatning against Jerusalem and the Inhabitants thereof, from whence we noted divers Lessons : as, first, what weake meanes God vscs to doe greate matters when it pleases him ; a silly weake woman is stirred vp to counsaile and comfort a great religious king ; and then her wisdome, how she backs her message, and puts the glorie where it is due, " Thus saith the Lord." Then in the manner of the denvntiation, "Beholde." we observed this word to be a fore- runner of some strange thinge : and so it was yt the Lord should punish soe severely his owne beloved people : vpon wch we put you in minde of God's long-sufferinge and patience, wch the longer it be abused, vpon soe manic warnings, at length produceth soe much the more judg- ment upon the contemners. From hence we obserued, that whatsoeuer the instruments of affliction be, yet the Lord directs all, and in the end makes it appeare that no privilege can pro- cure any safetie to a people if they goe on in a sinfuU course of life, and doe not make their peace with God.' There follows fully other two pages, and then, with slight verbal changes, come in the opening words, as printed. So throughout.
m. The Bruised Reed and Smnking Flax. 1st edition, 1630, ISmo. Title ; dedication, pp. 17 (unpaged) ; to the Christian reader, pp. 20 (un- paged) ; table of the contents, pp. 9 (unpaged), and pp. 347. For title-page and other editions, see vol. i., page 34.
IV. The Saint's Safety in Evil Times. For title-page, &c., see vol. i. p. 296. For the separate sermons above, after contents of the Saint's Cordials. Title, 1st sermon, 'The Saint's Safety,' pp. 1-75,' and 79173 ; ' Christ is Best,' pp. 177-239 ; ' Christ's SuQerings for Man's Sin,' pp. 243-302.
V. The Church's Visitatinn. For title-page, &c., see vol. i. p. 372. For the separate sermons, as in IV. The edition of IV in 1634, which was a mere re-issue of that of 1633, with a new title- page, has V. appended. Title, pp. 240 ; table, pp. 20 (unpaged). This table includes IV. The sermons of V. are Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of Saint's Cordials, 2d and 3d editions.
VI. TTte Soul's Conflict. 1st edition, 1635, 12mo. Title ; dedication, p. 1 ; to the Christian reader, pp. 21 ; treatise, pp. 728 ; table, pp. 18. For title-page and other editions, see vol. i. p. 120. Cf. also note g, pp. 290-294 in refutation of Bp. Patrick.
Vn. Tioo Sermons upon the First Words of Christ's Last Sermon. 1st edition, 1636, 4to. Title, and pp. 69. For title-page and other editions see vol. vii. p. 336.
VIII. T?ie Spiritual Man's Aim. 1st edition, 1637, 18mo. Title, and pp. 1-92 ; table, pp. 6 ; ' licence,' p. 1 (uupaged) ; portrait by Marshall. For title-page, and other editions, see vol. iv. p. 40.
IX. A Fountain Sealed. 1st edition, 1637, 18mo. Title, dedication, pp. 7 ; the contents, pp. 11 and pp. 252 ; errors to be corrected, and a page before the treatise. For title-page and other editions, see vol. v. p. 410.
X The Christian's Portion (or the Charter of a Christian). 1st edition, 1639, 18mo. Title and pp. 67 ; ' licence,' p. 1. For title-page, &c., see vol iv. p. 2.
XL Divine Meditations and Holy Contempla- Uont. 1st edition, 18mo. Fine engraved title-
page ; title ; to the Christian reader, pp. 20 (unpaged), and pp 274. For title-page and other editions, see vol. vii. p. 180.
XII. Light from Heaven Discovering the Foun- tain Opened, die. 4to. Title ; dedication, pp. 5 ; to the reader, pp. 5 ; contents, pp. 4 (all un- paged). 'The Fountain Opened,' and 'Angels' Acclamations' are separately paged 1-297, and ' The Church's Riches by Christ's Poverty,' and ' The Rich Poverty, or the Poor Man's Riches,' 1-157 ; table for both at close, pp. 13 (unpaged). The following are the contents, with references : — 1. The Fountain Opened, vol. v. p 458. 2. Angels' Acclamations, vol. vi. p. 316. 3. The Church's Riches by Christ's Poverty, vol. iv. p. 490. 4. The Rich Poverty, or the Poor Man's Riches, vol. vi. p. 230. For general title-page, see vol. iv. p. 490.
XIII. The Riches of Mercy, in two Treatises : 1. Lydia's Conversion ; 2. A Rescue from Death, with a Return of Praise. 18mo, 1638. Title and pp. 108 and table (unpaged) pp. 15 and pp. 146. ' Licence,' and poitrait. For title-page, &c., see vol. vi. p. 618. It may be stated here that ' The Rescue from Death' is erroneously assigned in the note to Lydia's Conversion to vol. vii., where- as both ai-e in vol. vi. See p. 135.