A81152:117
Englands plus ultra both of hoped mercies, and of required duties
Englands plus ultra both of hoped mercies, and of required duties : showed in a sermon preached to the honourable Houses of Parliament, the Lord Major, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Council of London, together with the Assembly of Divines, at Christ-Church, April 2, 1646 : being the day of their public thanksgiving to Almighty God for the great success of the Parliaments army in the West, especially in Cornwall, under the conduct of his excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax / by Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus near the bridge, London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.Englands plus ultra both of hoped mercies, and of required duties : shewed in a sermon preached to the honourable Houses of Parliament, the Lord Major, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Councell of London, together with the Assembly of Divines, at Christ-Church, April 2, 1646 : being the day of their publike thanksgiving to Almighty God for the great successe of the Parliaments army in the West, especially in Cornwall, under the conduct of his excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax / by Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus neer the bridge, London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by G.M. for John Rothwell, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, Consider them in reference to the way which God takes to bring them about. He works sometimes immediately by his own hand, and then his work is miraculous. He works at other times by weak and improbable means, and then his works are marvellous. He often makes oppositions, and cross counsels serve his ends, he makes a Table out of a snare, and what was intended for our casting down, the occasion of our standing, wounds heal us; losses enrich us; divisions unite us; ⟨p. 31⟩our being overcome gives us the victory, and then his works are glorious.
First, Consider them in reference to the way which God takes to bring them about. He works sometimes immediately by his own hand, and then his work is miraculous. He works at other times by weak and improbable means, and then his works are marvellous. He often makes oppositions, and crosse counsels serve his ends, he makes a Table out of a snare, and what was intended for our casting down, the occasion of our standing, wounds heal us; losses enrich us; divisions unite us; ⟨p. 31⟩our being overcome gives us the victory, and then his works are glorious.
Secondly, Consider the strength of opposers, their helpers and abettors, their heights and former successes, their resolvedness and rage, their pride and confidences. From all these learn how vast a mercy it is to be delivered from them.
Secondly, Consider the strength of opposers, their helpers and abettours, their heights and former successes, their resolvednesse and rage, their pride and confidences. From all these learn how vast a mercy it is to be delivered from them.