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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 8
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3. Moreover; All the personal mercies which they received, will be so many Evidences for the condemnation of the ungodly. The very earth that bore them, and yielded them its fruits, while they themselves were unfruitful to God: The Air which they breathed in: the food which nourished them▪ the clothes which ⟨p. 85⟩covered them, the houses which they dwelt in, the beasts that laboured for them, and all the creatures that dyed for their use: All these may rise up against them to their condemnation. And the Judge may thus expostulate with them, [Did all these mercies deserve no more Thanks? should you not have served him that so liberally maintained you? God thought not all these too good for you, and did you think your hearts and services too good for him? He served you with the weary labours of your fellow-creatures: and should you have grudged to bear his easy Yoke? They were your slaves and drudges, and you refused to be his free servants and his sons? They suffered Death to feed your Bodies, and you would not suffer the short forbearance of a little forbidden fleshly pleasure, for the sake of ⟨p. 86⟩him that made you and redeemed you.]
3. Moreover; All the personal mercies which they received, will be so many Evidences for the condemnation of the ungodly. The very earth that bore them, and yielded them its fruits, while they themselves were unfruitful to God: The Aire which they breathed in: the food which nourished them▪ the cloaths which ⟨p. 85⟩covered them, the houses which they dwelt in, the beasts that laboured for them, and all the creatures that dyed for their use: All these may rise up against them to their condemnation. And the Judge may thus expostulate with them, [Did all these mercies deserve no more Thanks? should you not have served him that so liberally maintained you? God thought not all these too good for you, and did you think your hearts and services too good for him? He served you with the weary labours of your fellow-creatures: and should you have grudged to bear his easie Yoak? They were your slaves and drudges, and you refused to be his free servants and his sons? They suffered Death to feed your Bodies, and you would not suffer the short forbearance of a little forbidden fleshly pleasure, for the sake of