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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.
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 m•t we aske our hearts, Am not I the man that ought to be ashamed, and •nfoundid for my sins against mercies?
3. We must consider these mercies in as near a propinquity as we can possible. It is a true saying of the Philosopher, Things that are seen far off, are as if they were not: A great man a far off seems little or nothing: An enemy a far off, or a serpent a far off, doth litt•e trouble us. So it is with mercies. If we look upon them at a distance they will seem little, and little affect us, but if we take them near to us, they will seem (as they are) very great, and will mightily work upon us.