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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
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.
Because they do not bring the Ingredients formerly named.1 They do not serve God with reverence, diligence, zeal, cheerfulness, &c. Either they bring no vessels at all to hold the consolations of God, (I mean no hunger after Gods presence in an ordinance.) Or else they bring vessels so little and so narrow mouthed that will hold but very little water. (I mean they bring so little hunger after God, that God will not vouchsafe to satisfy it.) Or else it is because they bring their ordinary hearts, their carnal and worldly hearts to heavenly, spiritual and extraordinary duties. Hearts unsuitable to the duties, and hearts unsensible of the duties. Or else there is some Achan unstoned, some sin unrepented on, that eclipseth the light of Gods countenance, some spiritual obstruction. These and such like are the causes why Gods people miss sometimes of comfort in Gods service.
Because they doe not bring the Ingredients formerly named.1 They doe not serve God with reverence, diligence, zeale, chearfullnesse, &c. Either they bring no vessels at all to hold the consolations of God, (I meane no hunger after Gods presence in an ordinance.) Or else they bring vessels so little and so narrow mouth'd that will hold but very little water. (I meane they bring so little hunger after God, that God will not vouchsafe to satisfie it.) Or else it is because they bring their ordinary hearts, their carnall and worldly hearts to heavenly, spirituall and extraordinary duties. Hearts unsutable to the duties, and hearts unsensible of the duties. Or els there is some Achan unstoned, some sin unrepented on, that ecclipseth the light of Gods countenance, some spirituall obstruction. These and such like are the causes why Gods people misse sometimes of comfort in Gods service.
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