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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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Otherwise, if God see our hearts deeply affected with, and bitterly afflicted for the Insolencies and Violences done to his Name and Glory; as we need not be afraid to pour out such vials of wrath upon them (for the vials of wrath are nothing else but the prayers of the Saints, showered down in storms of vengeance upon the head of the wicked) ⟨p. 11⟩so, there cannot, 1be an argument of greater advantage to prevail with God for their destruction, then when a people, or person can demonstrate this to God in their prayers, that whom they pray against are Gods Enemies, as well as their own, that their hatred is not so much against them as against God, 2and that for his Names sake they are killed all the day long. Truly, make this appear, and we may be silent in our own Cause; God is concerned in it more then our selves.
Otherwise, if God see our hearts deeply affected with, and bitterly afflicted for the Insolencies and Violences done to his Name and Glory; as we need not be afraid to pour out such vials of wrath upon them (for the vials of wrath are nothing else but the praiers of the Saints, showred down in stormes of vengeance upon the head of the wicked) ⟨p. 11⟩so, there cannot, 1be an argument of greater advantage to prevail with God for their destruction, then when a people, or person can demonstrate this to God in their prayers, that whom they pray against are Gods Eenemies, as well as their own, that their hatred is not so much against them as against God, 2and that for his Names sake they are killed all the day long. Truely, make this appear, and we may be silent in our own Cause; God is concernd in it more then our selves.