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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, That Generation against which we pray, are not ⟨p. 48⟩only our Enemies, but Gods too, His Enemies, Them that hate him. Secondly, They are already Doomed and Damned to destruction; They shall be scattered; They shall fly, They shall be driven away; They shall melt, They shall perish. Thirdly, All this may be easily done; it is but God Rising, there needs no more but Gods, appearance, let God but show himself in the field, and they are all but dead men.
First, That Generation against which we pray, are not ⟨p. 48⟩onely our Enemies, but Gods too, His Enemies, Them that hate him. Secondly, They are alreadie Doom'd and Damned to destruction; They shall be scattered; They shall flie, They shall be driven away; They shall melt, They shall perish. Thirdly, All this may be easily done; it is but God Rising, there needs no more but Gods, appearance, let God but shew himself in the field, and they are all but dead men.
With these arguments strengthen your weak hands and feeble knees, to wrestle with God, as Mariners, the nearer the Anchor comes into the ship the harder they pull, the louder they cry; So do ye with the Anchor of Hope, now drawing near, &c.
With these arguments strengthen your weak hands and feeble knees, to wrestle with God, as Marriners, the neerer the Ancor comes into the ship the harder they pull, the lowder they cry; So do ye with the Anchor of Hope, now drawing neer, &c.
There is certainly a spirit of Prophecy, stirring in these times, and labouring to the birth; Oh now if the Spirit of prayer come in to the Travel and bestir it self mightily, I am humbly confident it will not be long ere the Church of God in these Kingdoms, be delivered of a Man-child, the birth whereof, will make us forget all our labour and sorrow.