A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their public fast, Novemb.…A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publique fast, Novemb.…

But who art thou, oh man, that speakest thus long without book under the command of unbelief, and darkenest knowledge? Shouldst thou not rather write so and such over thy sins, then over thine afflictions? You say, had ever any of Gods people such enemies as we? so cruel, so many, so vile, &c? You should rather say, Come, O my soul, did ever any commit such sins as I do? so frequently, so knowingly, so deliberately, so incorrigibly, so scandalously? Why do you not rather write the So upon your sins, then upon your sorrows? Thus did Eusebius Neiremburgius, aggravating his own sins, oh saith he, never any sinned so as I have done, the Devil sinned indeed, but Christ never died for him as he hath done for me; Judas sinned indeed, but he was never pardoned as I have been; Achan sinned indeed and troubled the kingdom, but ⟨p. 12⟩enemies you know there are by whom you are most molested,

But who art thou, oh man, that speakest thus long without book under the command of unbeliefe, and darknest knowledge? Shouldst thou not rather write so and such over thy sins, then over thine afflictions? You say, had ever any of Gods people such enemies as we? so cruell, so many, so vile, &c? You should rather say, Come, O my soul, did ever any commit such sins as I do? so frequently, so knowingly, so deliberately, so incorrigibly, so scandalously? Why do you not rather write the So upon your sins, then upon your sorrowes? Thus did Eusebius Neiremburgius, aggravating his own sins, oh saith he, never any sinned so as I have done, the Devil sinned indeed, but Christ never died for him as he hath done for me; Iudas sinned indeed, but he was never pardoned as I have beene; Achan sinned indeed and troubled the kingdom, but ⟨p. 12⟩enemies you know there are by whom you are most molested,

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