A77843:26
Judgements removed, where judgement is executed. Or A sermon preached to the Court Marshall…Iudgements removed, where judgement is executed. Or A sermon preached to the Court Marshall…
Judgements removed, where judgement is executed. Or A sermon preached to the Court Marshall in Lawrence Jury, London, the 5th of Septemb. 1644. Being the day of their solemn seeking of the Lord for his blessing upon their proceedings. By Anthony Burges, sometimes fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge; now pastor of Sutton-Coldfeild in Warwickshire; a member of the Assembly.Iudgements removed, where judgement is executed. Or A sermon preached to the Court Marshall in Lawrence Iury, London, the 5th of Septemb. 1644. Being the day of their solemn seeking of the Lord for his blessing upon their proceedings. By Anthony Burges, sometimes fellow of Emmanuell Colledge in Cambridge; now pastor of Sutton-Coldfeild in Warwickshire; a member of the Assembly.
London: printed by M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
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JUDGEMENTS REMOVED, WHERE JUDGEMENT IS EXECUTED.JUDGEMENTS REMOVED, VVHERE JUDGEMENT IS EXECUTED.
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.
1. By Prayer, and seeking the Lord; therefore I cannot but encourage you in that you have desired to begin with God; and certainly there is great reason: for Counsel and Wisdom, they are the gift of the Lord, and direction in these great matters is from him; you see how that prayer pleased God, when Solomon prayed for Wisdom; and certainly to miscarry here is very dangerous, you may soon provoke God, you may soon bring guilt upon the Kingdom, you may quickly condemn the innocent, or absolve the guilty: and as the Danger is great, and therefore pray; so the Duty is hard, and therefore pray; to be void of all sinful affections, and partiality, all fear of men to do it, as an act of Justice, out of love to God; these things cannot be had without Prayer; for this you must know, that though you condemn a man ⟨p. 6⟩justly in regard of the Law; yet for all that, if you have carnal ends, or sinful aims in you, God will be avenged of you, even as if it were murder, as I shall show you afterwards.
1. By Prayer, and seeking the Lord; therefore I cannot but encourage you in that you have desired to begin with God; and certainly there is great reason: for Counsell and Wisdome, they are the gift of the Lord, and direction in these great matters is from him; you see how that prayer pleased God, when Solomon prayed for Wisdome; and certainly to miscarry here is very dangerous, you may soon provoke God, you may soon bring guilt upon the Kingdome, you may quickly condemn the innocent, or absolve the guilty: and as the Danger is great, and therefore pray; so the Duty is hard, and therefore pray; to be void of all sinfull affections, and partiality, all feare of men to do it, as an act of Justice, out of love to God; these things cannot be had without Prayer; for this you must know, that though you condemn a man ⟨p. 6⟩justly in regard of the Law; yet for all that, if you have carnall ends, or sinfull aims in you, God will be avenged of you, even as if it were murther, as I shall shew you afterwards.