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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.
Thirdly, to do it in a praying way; not by the weapons of war, but by the weapons of the Church, Prayers and Tears; In stead of fighting, we have Fasting, and in stead of the enemies drums, we have Aaron's bells sounding in our ears: Our people have prayed up a reformation.
Thirdly, to doe it in a praying way; not by the weapons of war, but by the weapons of the Church, Prayers and Teares; In stead of fighting, we have Fasting, and in stead of the enemies drummes, we have Aarons bels sounding in our eares: Our people have prayed up a reformation.
Fourthly, to do all this for us, when we were in a most desperate condition; when all our faithful Ministers with one lip preached desolation and destruction, when thousands had left us as Rats & Mice do a house when it is ready to fall, when we 1lay among the pots sullied with superstition; for God then to begin to make us, as the wings of a Dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold; to make us a glorious Church, to purge out our dross, and whatsoever gives just offence, and to make us white as the snow in Salmon; (It is reported of Salmon, That it is 2an high hill shadowed with trees, dark, and full of pits, but when the snow is upon it, it is white. Our condition was like the hill of Salmon, we were in dark and dismal condition, full of pits and snares, but God is making us white as the Snow in Salmon, and all on the sudden contrary to all expectation is opening a door of hope for us, when we were in the valley of Achor.) This is an admirable circumstance.
Fourthly, to doe all this for us, when we were in a most desperate condition; when all our faithfull Ministers with one lippe preached desolation and destruction, when thousands had left us as Rats & Mice doe a house when it is ready to fall, when we 1lay among the pots fullyed with superstition; for God then to begin to make us, as the wings of a Dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold; to make us a glorious Church, to purge out our drosse, and whatsoever gives just offence, and to make us white as the snow in Salmon; (It is reported of Salmon, That it is