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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, Honourable and Beloved, you had need to do it, and to do it with your best and purest intentions: for I profess to you, the most, not most of men only, but of Christians, do woefully mistake both this duty and themselves too.
Truely, Honourable and Beloved, you had need to do it, and to do it with your best and purest intentions: for I professe to you, the most, not most of men onely, but of Christians, do wofully mistake both this duty and themselves too.
The world, yea, the greatest part of the Gospel-world, is extremely out in this great business of Thankfulness. It is sad and fearful to observe, with what skins, and shadows, and (almost) mockeries God is turned off, in stead of this pure, holy, spiritual, active grace and duty of Thankfulness: God looks for praise, and we turn him off with a natural, lazy, selfish Gladness. Some haply go not so far, but like the elder Brother in the Gospel stand murmuring & quarrelling without, whilst in our Fathers house there is feasting and music. Many malignant spirits there be who fret, and repine, and gnash their teeth at the glorious Successes wherewith God hath been pleased to crown the outgoings of his servants and people in these later days.
The world, yea, the greatest part of the Gospel-world, is extremely out in this great businesse of Thankfulnesse. It is sad and fearful to observe, with what skins, and shadows, and (almost) mockeries God is turn'd off, in stead of this pure, holy, spiritual, active grace and duty of Thankfulnesse: God looks for praise, and we turn him off with a natural, lazie, selfish Gladnesse. Some haply go not so far, but like the elder Brother in the Gospel stand murmuring & quarrelling without, whilst in our Fathers house there is feasting and musick. Many malignant spirits there be who fret, and repine, and gnash their teeth at the glorious Successes wherewith God hath been pleased to crown the outgoings of his servants and people in these later days.