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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. Do something to purge the Land more and more of the innocent blood of the Martyrs in Queen Mary's days, by the Laws that were then established. Oh that in our public Fasts a ⟨p. 49⟩clause might be interlaced, To command the Land to be humbled for that bloody sin, that so the Nation might be freed from the guilt of that blood. This will be an heroical work, worthy of a people endeared to God by such mercies.
2. Do something to purge the Land more and more of the innocent blood of the Martyrs in Queene Maries dayes, by the Lawes that were then established. Oh that in our publike Fasts a ⟨p. 49⟩clause might be interlaced, To command the Land to be humbled for that bloody sinne, that so the Nation might be freed from the guilt of that blood. This will be an heroicall worke, worthy of a people endeared to God by such mercies.
3. Do something for the reformation of Gods house. Mistake me not, I do not forget to remember with thankfulness, what you have already done, but go on, I beseech you, to perfect what you have begun to do. And consider what some say of Solomon, That it was his great fault, that he bestowed more time in building of •is own house, than he did in building the house of God. He was but seven years in building the house of God, and thirteen years in building his own house. And it is observed he never prospered after. The Scripture seems to give a little hint of this. For it is said in the 1 King. 6. 38. So was he seven years in building the house of the Lord. And in the next verse it is added, 1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years. This (but) may seem to be a secret kind of reproof. O let not the like blame be cast upon you! Make haste to repair the ruins of Gods house. And be sure to repair it according to the Word of God, not according to humane policy. Let me desire you never to forget the story of David, who when he went to bring home the Ark with great joy, because he brought it not home in due order, but suffered it to be carried in a Cart, when God had commanded it should be carried upon the Priests shoulders, there was a great breach made, and a great stop of the work. As it is expressly said,