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Public affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in…Publick affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in…
Public affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament: Upon the solemn day of humiliation, Febr. 25. 1645. / By Anthony Burgess, pastor of Sutton-Cold-field: now minister at Laurence Jewry London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order of that House.Publick affections, pressed in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament: Upon the solemn day of humiliation, Febr. 25. 1645. / By Anthony Burgesse, pastour of Sutton-Cold-field: now minister at Laurence Jewry London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order of that House.
London: printed by J.Y. for Thomas Underhill, 1646London: printed by J.Y. for Thomas Vnderhill, 1646
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3. This is the only way to have the hearts and consciences of people. Piety and justice do only convince men, when all carnal policies will be like a blazing star, that makes a great gaze for a while, but endeth at last in slime and noisomeness. Herod feared John, because he was a just and holy man. When the consciences and affections of a people are to their Governors, they are tied by stronger bonds then power or fear can put upon them. How successful then will it prove, when, as God (by raising up of men to places) gives them the titles of God; so likewise he communicateth unto them the justice, the holiness of a God, by which the people are kept in awe and love? Some Heathens, before they went to war, sacrificed to Love; implying, that none would truly fight, but those that had love to the Common-wealth: and so it holdeth in all other public actions. Let men therefore in place and office so deport themselves, that all the people may cry out, and say, God so love you and yours, as you have loved us, and the Commonwealth.
3. This is the onely way to have the hearts and consciences of people. Piety and justice doe onely convince men, when all carnall policies will be like a blazing starre, that makes a great gaze for a while, but endeth at last in slime and noisomenesse. Herod feared John, because he was a just and holy man. When the consciences and affections of a people are to their Governours, they are tyed by stronger bonds then power or fear can put upon them. How successefull then will it prove, when, as God (by raising up of men to places) gives them the titles of God; so likewise he communicateth unto them the justice, the holinesse of a God, by which the people are kept in awe and love? Some Heathens, before they went to warre, sacrificed to Love; implying, that none would truly fight, but those that had love to the Common-wealth: and so it holdeth in all other publick actions. Let men therefore in place and office so deport themselves, that all the people may cry out, and say, God so love you and yours, as you have loved us, and the Commonwealth.
4. This is a sure clear way to keep from confusion. They that observe lying vanities, forsake their own mercy, saith Jonah by experience. A plain upright way proveth in the event, to all the owners thereof, the best policy. Commentators observe of David, that he was never brought into straits, but when he left Gods way: