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Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliationGods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation
Gods free mercy to England presented as a precious and powerful motive to humiliation : in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast, Feb. 23, 1641 / by Edmund Calamy ...Gods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation : in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Feb. 23, 1641 / by Edmvnd Calamy ...
London: printed for Christopher Meredith, 1642
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There are divers reasons (besides the reasons before named) why this sin (to sin with the mercies of God) should be such a God-provoking, such a Land-destroying sin; which I the rather mention, that they may be forcible helps to humiliation, which is the proper work of this day.
There are divers reasons (besides the reasons before named) why this sin (to sin with the mercies of God) should be such a God-provoking, such a Land-destroying sin; which I the rather mention, that they may be forcible helps to humiliation, which is the proper worke of this day.
Because mercy in it self is so rare and excellent a jewel, bestowed 1upon England purposely to serve God withal, that to abuse it to the dis-service of God, must needs be a God-provoking sin: for these rules in Divinity are very clear.
Because mercy in it selfe is so rare and excellent a jewell, bestowed 1upon England purposely to serve God withall, that to abuse it to the dis-service of God, must needs be a God-provoking sin: for these rules in Divinity are very cleare.
- 1Reas. 1.
1. The greater the person is we sin against, the greater the sin; as to offer an affront to a King, is a greater offence than to injure a common Gentleman.