A81152:130
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.
But may we not (in days of thanksgiving) make mention of any, but of the works of the Lord? Doth the Lord work alone? Or have his hands only brought all these things to pass?
But may we not (in dayes of thanksgiving) make mention of any, but of the works of the Lord? Doth the Lord work alone? Or have his hands only brought all these things to passe?
In the work of creation God did all alone, and in many works of providence God only works; He keeps state in some works, no man acts with him. But in most of his works, and in those we are this day declaring, he acts (as I may so speak) in consort with the creature; it is seldom that God hath an immediate attingence with effects; He useth and delights to use the service of men. Atheists of old scorned at the work of creation, and asked (Quibus machinis) with what tools or instruments, with ⟨p. 39⟩what engines, ladders or scaffolds the Lord did set up this mighty frame of heaven and earth? but in the works of providence we may soberly ask, (Quibus machinis) with what tools and instruments, by what hands or counsels hath he done these things? His hands are visible, his tools are plain before our eyes in most of these works: yet because the whole effect, or the effectualness of all instruments is from his co-working and concurrence; therefore little mention is to be made of instruments, all must, be ascribed to him. God will have us use means, as if he were to do nothing; and he looks to be honoured, as if means had done nothing.
In the work of creation God did all alone, and in many works of providence God only works; He keeps state in some works, no man acts with him. But in most of his works, and in those we are this day declaring, he acts (as I may so speak) in consort with the creature; it is seldom that God hath an immediate attingence with effects; He useth and delights to use the service of men. Atheists of old scorn'd at the work of creation, and asked (Quibus machinis) with what tools or instruments, with ⟨p. 39⟩