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The reformation of the church to be endeavoured more then that of the common-wealth,…The reformation of the church to be endeavoured more then that of the common-vvealth,…
The reformation of the church to be endeavoured more then that of the common-wealth, declared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords at the public fast, August 27. 1645. / By Anthony Burges, pastor of Sutton Coldfield, and now preacher at Laurence-Jury, London.The reformation of the church to be endeavoured more then that of the common-vvealth, declared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords at the publike fast, August 27. 1645. / By Anthony Burges, pastour of Sutton Coldfield, and now preacher at Laurence-Jury, London.
London: printed by G.M. for T. Underhill, 1645London: printed by G.M. for T. Vnderhill, 1645
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A SERMON Preached before the Right Honourable the House of LORDS, A… › Part › Application
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5. This is a great argument to prevail with God; what an argument is this in prayer; Lord bless these Magistrates, this Parliament, for they set up thy Kingdom? and consider that every time you pray that petition in the Lords prayer, that the Kingdom of God would come; the meaning is, that the powerful preaching of Gods word, and the wholesome dispensation of the ordinances may every where be settled.
5. This is a great argument to prevail with God; what an argument is this in prayer; Lord blesse these Magistrates, this Parliament, for they set up thy Kingdome? and consider that every time you pray that petition in the Lords prayer, that the Kingdome of God would come; the meaning is, that the powerfull preaching of Gods word, and the wholesome dispensation of the ordinances may every where be setled.
But against all these Arguments for a Reformation, there are many objections brought; I will instance in three only.
First, Some say, this is to make all Religion ridiculous; what a vanity, and inconstancy doth this seem to be, to have one year, one kind of service and worship of God, and another the next year? Now to this I answer these things.
First, Some say, this is to make all Religion ridiculous; what a vanity, and inconstancy doth this seem to be, to have one year, one kinde of service and worship of God, and another the next year? Now to this I answer these things.