A81241:204
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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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.
I come now to the Use, Use 1 which shall be two-fold 1. Consolation, or, Encouragement. 2. Exhortation, or, Engagement.
I come now to the Ʋse, Ʋse 1 which shall be two-fold 1. Consolation, or, Encouragement. 2. Exhortation, or, Engagement.
The first use shall be for Comfort or Encouragement, for are these Gods Rising times? and is Gods Rising time the Enemies flying time? Then hence for our Encouragement, we may take notice what time of day it is, though as yet we cannot see the Sun of Righteousness fully risen in our horizon with healing in his wings, yet we may make some hopeful conjecture and guess, that it is about Sun-Rising: Our God is Rising, yea already upon his March.
The first use shall be for Comfort or Encouragement, for are these Gods Rising times? and is Gods Rising time the Enemies flying time? Then hence for our Encouragement, we may take notice what time of day it is, though as yet we cannot see the Sun of Righteousnesse fully risen in our horizon with healing in his wings, yet we may make some hopefull conjecture and gvesse, that it is about Sun-Rising: Our God is Rising, yea already upon his March.
Look over else all those ten Nows, or Times wherein God hath engaged himself to rise for his peoples Deliverance, and tell me which of them do you find wanting upon our Times?
Look over else all those ten Nowes, or Times wherein God hath engaged himself to rise for his peoples Deliverance, and tell me which of them do you finde wanting upon our Times?