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A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey…A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey…
A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemn and public humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughs. Published by order of the said House.A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemne and publique humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughes. Published by order of the said House.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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6. He that will be skilful in this mystery of knowing how to abound, must learn also these lessons.
6. He that will be skilfull in this mysterie of knowing how to abound, must learne also these lessons.
1. The lesson of the fear of God. Deut. 6.11, 12. God forewarns his people that they should not forget him, when they enjoyed abundance of all good things. Ver. 13. he adds as a means thereunto, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and serve him. You must not presume to do what you list; let the fear of God be upon you to keep you from pride, wantonness, and licentiousness. We read of Nehemiah, Chap. 5. though he were in honour, and had much power in his hands to satisfy his will upon men as others did, they made their servants rule over the people, ver. 15. but so did not I, says he, why? because of the fear of God. My Lords, God hath raised you high above others, much power is in your hands, take heed of abusing it to oppression. If your spirits be too generous and noble to oppress any ⟨p. 37⟩your selves take heed that your servants be not made to rule with rigour over the people. That great out-cry against Committees for rigorous oppressing, partial ways, and against some of your servants for exacting extreme fees, comes not it may be so high as to your ears; of all oppressions, the oppressions by servants, by men of mean quality, is the worst. Oh that you all could say, If others do thus, as for us we do not so, because of the fear of God; whatsoever other Lords have done, do, or shall do, in the abuse of their power, and the great trust committed to them, God forbid we should do so, for the fear of God is upon us.