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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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First, In reference to their persons; conscience will arise, when God ariseth to tell them that they are none of Gods, as ⟨p. 30⟩you see in Cain; conscience began to misgive, sad and ominous forebodings there lay upon his spirit, that God had chosen his brother, and rejected him; conscience began to tell him, that God hated him, and that was the ground of his malice against his brother, and against God too: And so it is with wicked men, the haters of God, when God ariseth against them: As God gives his children some prelibations, and praegustations of his love, and of that glory to which he hath ordained them, sealing them up to the day of redemption; so God gives his enemies some prae-apprehensions, and fore-tastings, some secret earnests, and impressions of his wrath, and final rejection, sealing them as it were up to eternal perdition. Oh saith their consciences, God hates me; Oh that I were above God, &c.
First, In reference to their persons; conscience will arise, when God ariseth to tell them that they are none of Gods, as ⟨p. 30⟩you see in Cain; conscience began to misgive, sad and ominous forebodings there lay upon his spirit, that God had chosen his brother, and rejected him; conscience began to tell him, that God hated him, and that was the ground of his malice against his brother, and against God too: And so it is with wicked men, the haters of God, when God ariseth against them: As God gives his children some praelibations, and praegustations of his love, and of that glory to which he hath ordained them, sealing them up to the day of redemption; so God gives his enemies some prae-apprehensions, and fore-tastings, some secret earnests, and impressions of his wrath, and finall rejection, sealing them as it were up to eternall perdition. Oh saith their consciences, God hates me; Oh that I were above God, &c.
Secondly, In reference to their cause; they that have shut their eyes against the light, and would not be convinced by the Ministers of God, of the wickedness, and hellishness of the cause they undertook, when God awakes, and conscience awakes, then they begin to confess it: Oh saith Judas, I have sinned in betraying innocent blood; and so will wicked men; yea, so have some of the enemies of God been heard to confess, when they have lien gasping of the wounds they have received in the Battle; Oh we have a damned cause; Oh said a poor dying wretch in the West to our Soldiers, As soon as we saw you, our hearts failed us, for we know our cause is damned. There is an hand of divine truth, and justice in it, making good that threatening,