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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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3. The necessity of this lesson.
But though the lesson be very hard, yet it is very necessary.
First, if you abound, and know not how to abound, §1you will have many creatures which you have use of continually crying to God against you, for the bondage you bring them under. Rom. 8.22. who are they that do most keep the creatures in bondage, but those who have the most plentiful use of them, and subject them to their lusts? These creatures cry, Oh Lord, we were made for thee, and we would be working for thee, who art the chief good, and the highest end; but here is a man that hath us at his command, and he forceth us to that which is contrary to our nature: This cry of the creatures is very sad against thee who dost abuse them; they were never made to be serviceable to thy ⟨p. 28⟩lusts; thou art an oppressor of the whole Creation.
First, if you abound, and know not how to abound, §1you will have many creatures which you have use of continually crying to God against you, for the bondage you bring them under.