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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. Be ashamed, O house of England, to forget the mercies you have received from God. It is a great mercy that we have mercies to remember, and if we refuse to remember Gods mercies, God will take order that we shall have no mercies to remember. Let not the brand of the chief Butler be justly fastened upon us, Yet did not 1the chief Butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.
1. Be ashamed, O house of Egland, to forget the mercies you have received from God. It is a great mercie that we have mercies to remember, and if wee refuse to remember Gods mercies, God will take order that we shall have no mercies to remember. Let not the brand of the chiefe Butler be justly fastned upon us, Yet did not 1the chiefe Butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.
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2. Be ashamed, to contemn and despise the mercies you have received from God. There are many like the Israelites in Babylon; that liked their habitations in Babylon so well, that when Cyrus gave them leave to go to Jerusalem, they would not leave Babylon to go to Jerusalem. So there are many that like their former condition under the innovation so well, that they had rather continue in Babylon still, than accept of the reformation offered. That begin to say of Manna, We have nothing but this 1Manna; and to wish for the Garlic and Onions of Egypt again. This is a grievous abomination. God was very angry with the Israelites for this sin, he sent plagues upon plagues among them for it. And when at last they brought an evil report upon the land of Canaan, and (as David saith,