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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.
3. To reprove such that choose to serve themselves and not the Lord. That set up themselves as God, and do whatsoever is good in their own eyes, and make their wills their Scripture. This is [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew]. This is self worship, and self Idolatry, which is the greatest Idolatry of all. It is the greatest curse under Heaven for God to give a man over to himself to live as he list, Psalm. 81. 11, 12. Rom. 1. 26. I have read of one given over to the Devil for his good,1 but never of any given over to himself but for his damnation. And therefore Austin prayeth, Lord deliver me from my self! Let it be our prayer,2 Lord give me not over to my self!
3. To reprove such that choose to serve themselves and not the Lord. That set up themselves as God, and doe whatsoever is good in their own eyes, and make their wills their Scripture. This is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. This is selfe worship, and selfe Idolatry, which is the greatest Idolatry of all. It is the greatest curse under Heaven for God to give a man over to himselfe to live as he list, Psalm. 81. 11, 12. Rom. 1. 26. I have read of one given over to the Devill for his good,1 but never of any given over to himselfe but for his damnation. And therefore Austin prayeth, Lord deliver me from my selfe! Let it be our prayer,2 Lord give me not over to my selfe!
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