A81241:164
Gods rising, his enemies scattering
Gods rising, his enemies scattering; delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, at their solemn fast, 26. Octob. 1642. But, through many occasions and hinderances, not printed till this 25. of May 1644. By Thomas Case, preacher, at Milk-street, London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.Gods rising, his enemies scattering; delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, at their solemne fast, 26. Octob. 1642. But, through many occasions and hinderances, not printed till this 25. of May 1644. By Thomas Case, preacher, at Milk-street, London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by J. R. for Luke Fawne, 1644
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The third thing propounded are the Reasons.
Which I will but touch upon and proceed. Reasons.
I could give you divers in reference to 1. The Enemy. 2. The Church and people of God. 3. God himself.
But that I may not be burdensome; because I have hinted something already to this purpose on the third Doctrine; I will but point at two that respects God himself, and given by ⟨p. 27⟩God himself, in that, Isa. 33.10. Now will I rise saith the Lord, Now will I be exalted, Now will I lift up my self. There you have a two-fold reason, given in a two-fold cause. The moving cause and the final cause; The moving cause, I will; and the final cause, I will be exalted; I will lift up my self. Gods will, there is the ground; Gods glory, there is the end; God will do it because he will do it: The same good will and pleasure of God that moved God to