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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 sin deals with sinners,1 as the Philistines did with Sampson. First, it puts out our eyes, that we should not see the vileness and cursedness of sin, and then it puts us in the mill to grind as sins slave. And therefore Christ sent Paul to the Gentiles, to open their eyes, &c. Acts 26. 18. This was his first work. The Lord open our eyes to see the shamefulness and damnableness of sins service.
Because sinne deales with sinners,1 as the Philistims did with Sampson. First, it puts out our eyes, that we should not see the vilenesse and cursednesse of sinne, and then it puts us in the mill to grind as sinnes slave. And therefore Christ sent Paul to the Gentiles, to open their eyes, &c. Acts 26. 18. This was his first worke. The Lord open our eyes to see the shamefulnesse and damnablenesse of sinnes service.
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2. To reprove those that make Joshuas choice but not with Joshuas ingredients,1 That choose to serve God, but do not serve him undividedly, everlastingly, sincerely, zealously, reverently, &c. We live in an age wherein God had never more servants, and yet never less service; as one saith; There are many Divines, but few that live like Divines. So God hath many servants, but few that do him service.
2. To reproove those that make Ioshuas choise but not with Ioshuas ingredients,1