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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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2. Though the servants of God laboured by arguments to allay their frowardness, yet this melodious harp could not drive out that evil spirit in them, Num. 14.9, 10. Exod. 6.9. Though they were told what great things God had done for them: though they make it appear, God had forsaken their enemies; yet they hearken to nothing. To bid men in distress not consider the dead womb of the creature, but the power of God, is as ridiculous to their carnal hearts, as that mock-charity James speaks of, which saith, Go home and be warmed, but doth nothing at all. Though you draw buckets of water out of the wells of the Scripture, yet you can hardly quench the fire of impatience, when it hath inflamed a people.
2. Though the servants of God laboured by arguments to allay their frowardnesse, yet this melodious harp could not drive out that evill spirit in them, Num. 14.9, 10. Exod. 6.9. Though they were told what great things God had done for them: though they make it appear, God had forsaken their enemies; yet they hearken to nothing. To bid men in distresse not consider the dead womb of the creature, but the power of God, is as ridiculous to their carnall hearts, as that mock-charity James speaks of, which saith, Goe home and be warmed, but doth nothing at all. Though you draw buckets of water out of the wels of the Scripture, yet you can hardly quench the fire of impatiency, when it hath inflamed a people.
3. A third expression of their discontent, is, To magnify their former life, though never so miserable. Exod. 16.3. When we sate down by the flesh-pots: Sate down; as if they had such ease and plenty: not one word of their brick and straw.