Arch-Bishop Tillotson's Volume 5; Several Discourfes

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1700 Excerpt: ... SERMON X The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Sermon I. LUKE XVI. 19, 20. There was a certain Rich Many which was cloathed in Purple and fine Linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain Ifcggar, named Lazarus which was laid at his Gate full of Sores. 1 Intend by God's Assistance to goover this Parable, than which I think there is none in the whole Gospel, which is more apt to affect Men, or which is more artificially contrived, and in the Circumstances whereof a greater Decorum is observed. It is a great Question among Interpreters, whether this Narration concerning the Rich Man and Lazarus be a PaZ 4 rable, Vol. V. rable, or a History, or a mixture of both. O'-tvj That it is not a History, the resemblance between it, and others of our-Saviour's Parables, will easily convince any Man that is not contentious; besides that, in some ancient Copies, tis usherd in with this Preface, And he spake a Parable to bis Disciples, A certain Rich Man, &c. But yet, as some of the Ancients have not improbably conjectur'd, it seems to be such a kind of Parable, as had something of a real Foundation; as namely, that there was such a poor Man as Lar zAEAwishere described, and of that Name among the Jews: For in a meer Parable 'tis altogether unusual to name Persons, nor is this done in any other of our Savi? our's Parables. But whether this beso or not, is not worth the disputing, because it alters not the cafe as to our Saviour's purpose, and the Instructions which we may learn from it. In the handling of this Parable, I shall explain it as I go along, and draw two ions of Instructions or Observations from it. The First sort of Observations shall be from the Circumstances which serve for the Decorum of the Parable: And; r' these these I will..