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A sermon pressing to, and directing in, that great duty of praising God. Preached…
A sermon pressing to, and directing in, that great duty of praising God. Preached to the Parliament at Westminster, Octob: 8. 1656. Being the day of their solemn thanksgiving to God for that late success given to some part of the fleet of this Common-wealth against the Spanish fleet in its return from the West Indies. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus near London Bridge.A sermon pressing to, and directing in, that great duty of praising God. Preached to the Parliament at Westminster, Octob: 8. 1656. Being the day of their solemn thanksgiving to God for that late successe given to some part of the fleet of this Common-wealth against the Spanish fleet in its return from the West Indies. / By Joseph Caryl, minister of the Gospel at Magnus near London Bridge.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1657
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2. Praise the Lord, for we have this assurance of him, He is gracious and full of compassion, (v. 4.)
3. Praise the Lord, for we have this assurance of him, He is faithful and will be faithful always. He will ever be mindful of his Covenant, (v. 5:)
3. Praise the Lord, for we have this assurance of him, He is faithfull and will be faithfull alwayes. He will ever be mindfull of his Covenant, (v. 5:)
I am fallen upon a very rich mine of holy truths, here's that which is precious, and here's plenty of it, greater plenty of precious and golden Oar, then I shall be able to mint and stamp out into particulars at this time; and therefore I purpose to propose but one general point of duty from this large text, and draw all the particulars of it together in a way of application for our better improvement of the occasion of this great and Holy Solemnity.
I am fallen upon a very rich mine of holy truths, here's that which is precious, and here's plenty of it, greater plenty of precious and golden Oare, then I shall be able to mint and stamp out into particulars at this time; and therefore I purpose to propose but one generall point of duty from this large text, and draw all the particulars of it together in a way of application for our better improvement of the occasion of this great and Holy Solemnity.