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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.
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.
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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.
2. The better the person is against whom we sin, and the more good we expect from him, or have received from him, or the more need we have of him, the greater is the offence to offer wrong unto him. Now mercy is the greatest and chiefest of Gods attributes. In themselves Gods attributes are all equal, but in regard of our necessities, as oil swims above all other liquors, as the Eagle is the chief of birds, the Lion of beasts, gold of metals, so mercy is the chief of all Gods attributes, and therefore to sin with mercy must needs be a horrible sin. Mercy is an attribute that we all stand in need of; the best of men need mercy as well as the worst of men. Mercy it is the best friend we bave, & indeed the only friend in Gods bosom to plead for us, it is the only Orator, and Ambassador to intercede