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The noble-mans pattern of true and real thankfulness presented in a sermon preached before…The noble-mans patterne of true and reall thankfulnesse presented in a sermon preached before…
The noble-mans pattern of true and real thankfulness presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, at their late solemn day of Thanksgiving, June 15, 1643 : for the discovery of a dangerous, desperate and bloody design tending to the utter subversion of the Parliament and of the famous city of London / by Edmund Calamy ...The noble-mans patterne of true and reall thankfulnesse presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, at their late solemne day of Thanksgiving, June 15, 1643 : for the discovery of a dangerous, desperate and bloody designe tending to the utter subversion of the Parliament and of the famous city of London / by Edmund Calamy ...
London: printed by G.M. for Christopher Meredith, 1643
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To persuade you to the practise of these things, Consider what hath bin already said concerning the necessity of this duty. I add further the consideration of the excellency, profitableness, comfortableness and easiness of this duty.
To perswade you to the practise of these things, Consider what hath bin already said concerning the necessity of this duty. I adde further the consideration of the excellency, profitablenesse, comfortablenesse and easinesse of this duty.
The excellency and honourableness of Joshua's choice. For indeed it is not only a duty,1 but a high Prerogative to be the servant of the high God, Deo servire regnare est. And therefore whereas Mat. 13. 17. it is said, Many Prophets and Just men, &c. In Luk. 10. 24. It is said, Many Prophets and Kings, to note unto us, That Just men are Kings, Rev. 1. 6. This was Moses his honour, and it is often repeated, Moses my Servant, &c. This was Joshua's honour often repeated: My servant Joshua, &c. This was Davids honour, I am thy servant O Lord, I am thy servant. And it is prefixed as a Title to the 36. Psalm. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. It is a great honour that God will ⟨p. 33⟩think us worthy to be his servants. And therefore Paul stiles himself, Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. It is the certainest sign of a reprobate to have much wages here, and to want a heart to do service with it. It is a great happiness to be in place to do service. It is the honour of our honours to be enabled by them to do God service. Non est laboriosa sed amabilis & optanda haec servitus, saith Austin. It is no painful and laborious service, but a service to be loved and longed for.