The Danger of Greatnesse: or, uzziah HIs Exaltation and Destruction: set forth in a sermon preached Before the Right Honourable the lords and commons assembled in Parliament..

London: Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] for John Bellamie, 1646. [8], 44pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. ESTC R200519, Wing W1711. [Together with:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The all-seeing unseen Eye of God. Discovered, in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by A[braham] M[iller] for Christopher Meredith, 1647. [4], 48pp. ESTC R201280, Wing N904. [And:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The craft and cruelty of the churches adversaries, Discovered In a Sermon Preached at St. Margarets in Westminster... London. Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] for Christopher Meredith, 1643. [8], 48pp. With an initial order-to-print leaf. ESTC R12087, Wing N908. [And:] NEWCOMEN, Matthew. The craft and cruelty of the churches adversaries, Discovered In a Sermon Preached at St. Margarets in Westminster... London. Printed by G[eorge] M[iller] and are to be sold by Peter Cole, 1643. [8], 70pp, [2]. ESTC R25169, Wing N908A. [And:] NEWCOMEN, Matt[hew]. Jerusalems watch-men, the lords remembrancers: a sermon preached at the Abbie at Westminster, before both Houses of Parliament... London. Printed by M. F[lesher] for Christopher Meredith, 1643. [8], 34pp. Without terminal order-to-print leaf. ESTC R8797, Wing N911. [And:] STRICKLAND, John. Gods Work of Mercy in Sions Misery; Laid out in a sermon Preached before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by J. Raworth, for L. Fawne, 1644. [4], 33pp, [3]. ESTC R205328, Wing S5970. [And:] SIMPSON, Sidr[ach]. Reformation's preservation: opened in A Sermon Preached at Westminster before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed for Benjamin Allen, 1643. [8], 30pp, [2]. With an initial imprimatur leaf and a terminal blank leaf. ESTC R24543, Wing S3825. [And:] PALMER, Herbert. The Necessity and Encouragement, of utmost venturing for the churches help... London. Printed for Sam: Gellibrand, 1643. [4], 71pp, [1]. ESTC R1360, Wing P242. [And:] TEMPLE, Thomas. Christ's government In and over his People. Delivered in a sermon Before the Honourable House of commons... London. Printed for Samuel Gellibrand, 1642. [6], 50pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. ESTC R4760, Wing T634. [And:] TEMPLE, Thomas. Christ's government In and over his People. Delivered in a sermon Before the Honourable House of commons... London. Printed for Samuel Gellibrand, 1642. [6], 50pp. With an initial order-to-print leaf. ESTC R4760, Wing T634. [And:] REVEREND MINISTER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Arguments against bowing at the name of jesus... [London]. [s.n.], 1641. [2], 14, [1], 10-11pp, [1]. The page after 14 is numbered 7 and the last page is numbered 14. ESTC R24555, Wing W2083. [And:] HARDY, Nathaniel. A Divine Prospective: Representing the just mans peacefull end. In a Funerall Sermon Preached at Katherine Creechurch, Aug. 14. 1649... London. Printed for John Clark, 1649. [4], 30pp, [2]. With a terminal blank leaf. ESTC R206287, Wing H715. [And:] TUCKNEY, Anthony. The balme of gilead, for The Wounds of england: Applyed in a sermon Preached at Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by Richard Bishop for Samuel Gellibrand, 1643. [8], 43pp, [1]. With an initial blank leaf. ESTC R886, Wing T3210. [And:] SEDGWICK, Obadiah. England's reservation or, a sermon discovering the onely way to prevent destroying judgements: Preached to the Honourable House of Commons... London. Printed by R[ichard] B[ishop] for Samuel Gellibrand, 1642. [6], 52pp. Without initial blank leaf. ESTC R212706, Wing S2372. [And:] SEDGWICK, Obadiah. Haman's Vanity, or a sermon Displaying the birthlesse issues of Church destroying Adversaries...London. Printed by R. Bishop, for Samuel Gellibrand, 1643. [6], 32pp. ESTC R16869, Wing S2374. Quarto. Uniformly bound in modern grey wrappers. Housed in custom black morocco-backed cloth clamshell case. Occasional spotting, overall clean and crisp. A collection of fifteen sermons delivered before Parliament throughout the English Civil War, with contributions from prominent Church of England clergyman including ejected minister and religious controversialist Matthew Newcomen (d. 1669) and acclaimed preacher Obadiah Sedgwick (1599/1600-1658). The traditional ritual invitation of preachers into Parliament at the beginning of sessions, for thanksgiving and blessing, was reinstated with the assent of Charles I, at the Long Parliament of 1640. Following the flight of the King from the capital and the outbreak of Civil War, these sermons became a tool for the puritan leaders, maintain unity against the common enemy and present a united front against the episcopal status quo and minimise internal ecclesiological differences. Their texts were swiftly translated into print and widely distributed. .