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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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5. They are only discontented, because of outward straits and miseries; and when indeed they should complain, we have not a word fall from them. When Aaron was indeed in blame, for making a golden calf, they could bear that well enough: ⟨p. 21⟩When he said, To morrow shall be a feast to the Lord, none opened his mouth, crying, It is Idolatry, we dare not do it: but, in hunger and drought, in want of necessaries, then they fret and rage. Thus, people that open their mouths because of taxes and assessments, found no trouble or burden under those altars, cringes, and corrupt doctrines that were then preached. When our estates are gone, we think our selves undone; but not so, when God and his pure worship is removed from us.
5. They are onely discontented, because of outward streights and miseries; and when indeed they should complain, we have not a word fall from them. When Aaron was indeed in blame, for making a golden calfe, they could bear that well enough: ⟨p. 21⟩When he said, To morrow shall be a feast to the Lord, none opened his mouth, crying, It is Idolatry, we dare not do it: but, in hunger and drought, in want of necessaries, then they fret and rage. Thus, people that open their mouthes because of taxes and assessements, found no trouble or burden under those altars, cringes, and corrupt doctrines that were then preached. When our estates are gone, we think our selves undone; but not so, when God and his pure worship is removed from us.
6. In all their murmurings, they never blame themselves for their sins: sometimes they complain of God, of the instruments, of the evils themselves; but never any word of their own sins. If they had said, God hath done like an holy and just God, our Governors like faithful and wise men; but we, by our iniquities, have brought all this evil upon our selves, it had been well. It argueth a carnal froward heart, when we are always complaining, and talking against instruments, never seriously humbling our selves for our sins, nor considering, that if God do leave Governors to their own selves, it is for the sins of the people. What makes our hearts like so many Mount Aetnaes, sending forth volleys of enraged flames; but looking upon mercies as so many debts to us, and calamities as so many injuries? Let us feel sin more, and we shall feel outward troubles less.