Delivered at St. Pauls and St. Giles his Church,

BY

The Right Honourable

AND

Reverend Father in God
LANCELOT AN D'REWS,

Lord Bishop of VVinchester.

Never before excant.

"Αποθανών έτι λαλείται. Ηeb. . 4

LONDON,
Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne , for H. Moseley, A. Crooke,

D. Pakeman, L.Fawne, R. Royston, and N.Ekins. 1657.

S there is nothing that a Christian

can more desire than a personal
union with his mystical Head; fo
there is nothing that a Christian

ought more to value than the preti-
ous meanes of its atchievement : For, as the high-
est degree of perfe& Happinesse, is to be a&tually
present with Chrif in Heaven; so the highest dea
gree of imperfect happinesse C Juch of which wee
are capable in this valley of Teares) is our affu
rance of hope that we shall be happy in perfecti- planospania
on. Non amongst the severall Requisites and als
meanes of Blisle, our invoking of God Almigh-
ty is not the least : for whosoever shall call up- bRom.10.13
on the name of the Lord shall be saved. But as
we cannot call upon him inwhom we have not belee-
ved, nor beleeve on him of whom we have not yet
heard ; so neither can mee heare without a
Preacher. Upon which it tollowes, That because
Faith a commeth by Heariug, and Invocation by Iverse 17.
Faith, therefore in order of Nature, though not
of Dignity) Invocation is the third step; Faith

cverse 14.