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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.
First, the comfort and benefit of the mercy.
Secondly, the praise and glory of the mercy. Now God giveth us the comfort and benefit, but the praise and glory he reserveth to himself: this is like Potiphars wife, that Joseph must not meddle withal: Z•latur Deus propter gloriam. This I speak the rather, because I preach to them whom God hath made one of the Instruments of all our mercies; You are the golden pipes through which these mercies come to us, and you must be as golden pipes, in suffering the praise to pass through you, not reserving any to your selves: you must sing the Angels song, Glory be to God on high, in earth peace; and say with Bernard, Mihi plaeet distributio Angelica, Gratanter accipio quod re•inquis, relinquo quod retines, abjuro gloriam, ne amitterem pa em. It was that which the King of Sweden did often complain of, and much bemoan, saying, That God would surely take him out of the wor•d before his work was done, because people did idolize him and ascribe too much unto him.
Secondly, the praise and glory of the mercy. Now God giveth us the comfort and benefit, but the praise and glory he reserveth to himselfe: this is like Potiphars wife, that Joseph must not meddle withall: Z•latur Deus propter gloriam. This I speak the rather, because I preach to them whom God hath made one of the Instruments of all our mercies; You are the golden pipes through which these mercies come to us, and you must be as golden pipes, in suffering the praise to passe through you, not reserving any to your selves: you must sing the Angels song, Glory be to God on high, in earth peace; and say with Bernard, Mihi plaeet distributio Angelica, Gratanter accipio quod re•inquis, relinquo quod retines, abjuro gloriam, ne amitterem pa em. It was that which the King of Sweden did often complain of, and much bemoan, saying, That God would surely take him out of the wor•d before his worke was done, because people did idolize him and ascribe too much unto him.