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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.
1. We must consider these mercies distinctly, and deliberately. If a man hath a sweet Cordial in his mouth and swallow it down whole, he will not taste the sweetness of it, but if he chew it by degrees, it will be very pleasant to his taste. So these mercies will do us no good, if we swallow them down without serious meditation. But if we chew them and consider them distinctly and deliberately, one mercy after another, they will exceedingly affect us.
1. We must consider these mercies distinctly, and deliberately. If a man hath a sweet Cordiall in his mouth and swallow it downe whole, he wil not taste the sweetnes of it, but if he chew it by degrees, it wil be very pleasant to his taste. So these mercies will doe us no good, if we swallow them down without serious meditation. But if we chew them and consider them distinctly and deliberately, one mercy after another, they will exceedingly affect us.
2. We must consider them with reflection upon our selves, and application to our selves. As it is reported of Plato that when he did walk in the streets, if he saw any man disordered in his speech, or ⟨p. 43⟩any other way he would say to himself: Num ego talis? Am I such a one as this is? So must we say, Num ego talis? Have I abused these mercies? Have I sinned with these mercies? And as the Apostles severally asked Christ, Master, is it I? So m•t we ask our hearts, Am not I the man that ought to be ashamed, and •nfoundid for my sins against mercies?
2. We must consider them with reflexion upon our selves, and application to our selves. As it is reported of Plato that when he did walk in the streets, if he saw any man disordred in his speech, or ⟨p. 43⟩any other way he would say to himselfe: Num ego talis? Am I such a one as this is? So must we say, Num ego talis? Have I abused these mercies? Have I sinned with these mercies? And as the Apostles severally asked Christ, Master, is it I? So mt we aske our hearts, Am not I the man that ought to be ashamed, and nfoundid for my sins against mercies?