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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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A SERMON PREACHED at a late FAST, before the Right Honourable the H… › APPLICATION.
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6. If in times of opportunities of great service, God gives thee abundance, and thou dost now instead of taking the opportunity, mind nothing else but to satisfy thy lust, living uselessly in all that abundance thou enjoyest, thou art vile in Gods eyes; if some other had half thy estate and means of doing good that thou hast, how useful would he be! God should have much service from him, he would bless God for those opportunities thou mindest not at all. If there be any light of conscience in thee, oh that it might cause some misgiving thoughts to arise in thee, that may wound thy heart this day for this thy great sin.
6. If in times of opportunities of great service, God gives thee abundance, and thou dost now instead of taking the opportunity, mind nothing else but to satisfie thy lust, living uselesly in all that abundance thou enjoyest, thou art vile in Gods eyes; if some other had half thy estate and means of doing good that thou hast, how usefull would he be! God should have much service from him, he would blesse God for those opportunities thou mindest not at all. If there be any light of conscience in thee, oh that it might cause some misgiving thoughts to arise in thee, that may wound thy heart this day for this thy great sinne.
7. If after thou hast promised to God in a solemn way, that if he shall preserve thy estate, or restore thee to the enjoyment of it, thou wilt give it up to his honour; many thousands in this Kingdom have done thus of late in their earnest seekings of God for their preservation and deliverance. If when God shall settle thee again, thou forgettest him, regarding little the making good thy engagement to him, know, that not only sin, but sin with a high aggravation is upon thee.
7. If after thou hast promised to God in a solemne way, that if he shall preserve thy estate, or restore thee to the enjoyment of it, thou wilt give it up to his honour; many thousands in this Kingdome have done thus of late in their earnest seekings of God for their preservation and deliverance. If when God shall settle thee againe, thou forgettest him, regarding little the making good thy engagement to him, know, that not only sinne, but sinne with a high aggravation is upon thee.