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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.
Truly as the Rise, 1so the Operations of mere carnal joy and gladness are low, earthly, sensual; like culinary fire or smoke, which seems to aspire and ascend up to heaven, or, the element of fire; but gets not above the first region of the air: or like a lazy thick fog, which if it move upward a little, it falls presently down again with its own weight to the earth, from whence it arose: So it is with natural joy and gladness: For,
Truely as the Rise, 1so the Operations of meer carnal joy and gladnesse are lowe, earthly, sensual; like culinary fire or smoke, which seems to aspire and ascend up to heaven, or, the element of fire; but gets not above the first region of the air: or like a lazie thick fogg, which if it move upward a little, it falls presently down again with its own weight to the earth, from whence it arose: So it is with natural joy and gladnesse: For,
- 1Fourth Difference, Operations.
First, either it is bounded and terminated within it self,1 whilst upon the coming in of some desired or desirable good, ⟨p. 14⟩it doth hug it self,2 and bless it self: It sacrificeth to its own net, and burns incense to its own drag; i.e. ascribes to its own power, and policy, and wisdom, what is done, like the Babylonian Tyrant; By the multitude of my Chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, and the sides of his Carmel, &c. and I have digged and drunk water, and with the soles of my feet have I dried up all the Rivers of the besieged places. Here is nothing to be heard but I, and mine; and so all the Returns are dedicated to self: put on fine apparel, dress as brave as the Sun, eat the fat, drink wine in bowls, dance to the instruments of Music, set open the Cellar-doors, drink so many hogs-heads empty, and their own full; this is an Oxford-day of Thanksgiving, and I would such days were only kept there; I would this were only the Thanksgiving of Cavaliers.