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A model of true spiritual thankfulness. Delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House…A model of true spiritual thankfulnesse. Delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House…
A model of true spiritual thankfulness. Delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, upon their day of thanksgiving, being Thursday, Feb. 19. 1645, for the great mercy of God, in the surrender of the city of Chester into the hands of the Parliaments forces in Cheshire, under the command of Sir William Brereton. / By Tho. Case, preacher in Milkstreet London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.A model of true spiritual thankfulnesse. Delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, upon their day of thanksgiving, being Thursday, Feb. 19. 1645, for the great mercy of God, in the surrender of the citie of Chester into the hands of the Parliaments forces in Cheshire, under the command of Sir William Brereton. / By Tho. Case, preacher in Milkstreet London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by Ruth Raworth for Luke Fawne, 1646
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A Model of true SPIRITUAL THANKFULNESS.A Model of true SPIRITUAL THANKFULNESSE.
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.
The children of God, when they have prayed, do not forget their prayers, as carnal people do: but when they have prayed, they look after their Prayers.1 I will hearken what God the Lord will speak, &c. when he had done praying, he begins hearkening. And so again, In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, 2and I will look up. A child of God looks after his prayers, and he knows them when he sees them again, and says, Oh here comes the answer of such a prayer, the return of such a day of Humiliation: and this affects his heart, and this raiseth up his soul in the love and praises of God.3 I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplication. Yea, and for this he calls in help to this great work of praising God (as the disciples beckoned to their fellows to come and help them when they had taken such a great draught of fishes, that their ship began to sink again: so I say the Psalmist upon a great draught of mercies, which even sinks him again with the weight of them, calls in the Saints to his help: Come near, all ye that fear God, 4and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. Why, what was it? He tells you: I cried unto him with my mouth, 5