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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, let us make these mercies as so many Memorandums to put us in mind of our duty: As Ahasuerus on a certain night when 1he could not sleep, called for the Chronicles, and there was read to him a good deed that Mordecai had done, and presently he asked what honour and dignity had been done to Mordecai for this? So must we make a Catalogue of Gods mercies, and keep them by us, and be ever and anon reading of them, and saying What honour hath God had for all my honour and riches and other mercies received from him? And when we begin to forget a duty, then run to our Catalogue. As God commanded Moses to keep the pot of Manna, for a Memento to put the Israelites in mind of his great mercy in giving them Manna: so must our hearts be as the Ark to keep Gods mercies, to put us in mind of God, and our service to him when we are ready to forget him.
Thirdly, let us make these mercies as so many Memorandums to put us in minde of our duty: As Ahashuerus on a certaine night when 1he could not sleep, called for the Chronicles, and there was read to him a good deed that Mordecai had done, and presently he asked what honour and dignity had beene done to Mordecai for this? So must we make a Catalogue of Gods mercies, and keepe them by us, and be ever and anon reading of them, and saying What honour hath God had for all my honour and riches and other mercies received from him? And when we begin to forget a duty, then run to our Catalogue. As God commanded Moses to keepe the pot of Manna, for a Memento to put the Israelites in minde of his great mercy in giving them Manna: so must our hearts be as the Arke to keepe Gods mercies, to put us in mind of God, and our service to him when we are ready to forget him.