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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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Let us clothe our selves with the same resolution; And, Let us exalt God. And that,
Let us cloath our selves with the same resolution; And, Let us exalt God. And that,
First, In our thoughts; Get great, and good, and high thoughts ⟨p. 49⟩of God, let us be taken up in the admiration of his Wisdom, Power, Faithfulness, and All-sufficiency, &c. God is awak't out of sleep, like a mighty man refreshed with wine; 1Let us awaken and call up all within us to praise the Lord; our memories to recount the worthy acts of the Lord; our understa-dings to consider them; Let us do with Deliverances as you do with your Watches, take them in pieces, and view the several materials and contrivances of them: Let us call up our wills to praise God; I will praise thee, O my God; our affections to solace them in the contemplation of the wonders of mercy done for us: Oh that we could Work our hearts so into the thoughts of God and his Works, that we could say with David. How precious are thy thoughts to me, O God? 2How great is the sum of them, they are more in number then the sand, when I awake I am still with thee.
First, In our thoughts; Get great, and good, and high thoughts ⟨p. 49⟩of God, let us be taken up in the admiration of his Wisedome, Power, Faithfulnesse, and All-sufficiency, &c. God is awak't out of sleep, like a mighty man refresh't with wine; 1Let us awaken and call up all within us to praise the Lord; our memoris to recount the worthy acts of the Lord; our understa-dings to consider them; Let us do with Deliverances as you do with your Watches, take them in pieces, and view the severall materials and contrivances of them: Let us call up our wills to praise God; I will praise thee, O my God; our affections to solace them in the contemplation of the wonders of mercy done for us: Oh that we could Work our hearts so into the thoughts of God and his Workes, that we could say with David. How precious are thy thoughts to me, O God?