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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.
But truly that sads not my spirit so much, as to see a people whom God hath strived to endear unto himself by so many miracles of preservation, Deliverances and Victories, to mock God out of his praise, and themselves (at length) out of their mercies. Surely we may weep over our Deliverances, and turn our days of Thanksgiving into days of mourning and lamentation, to consider how we dally with God, and put him off with a few empty, formal Complements, in stead of that real, and spiritual, and vital duty which he expects and deserves at our hands.
But truely that sads not my spirit so much, as to see a people whom God hath strived to endear unto himself by so many miracles of preservation, Deliverances and Victories, to mock God out of his praise, and themselves (at length) out of their mercies. Surely we may weep over our Deliverances, and turn our days of Thanksgiving into days of mourning and lamentation, to consider how we dally with God, and put him off with a few empty, formal Complements, in stead of that real, and spiritual, and vital dutie which he expects and deserves at our hands.
And therefore I said, when I heard I was designed to the service of this day I will not stand to analyse this mercy, nor take in pieces this work of God, the surrender of that strong impregnable Hold of Chester, though very great, and worthy to be sought out by all them that take pleasure in the works of the Lord; but I will tell the Parliament, and tell the Kingdom, what it is to be thankful, that they may see how much they are mistaken, and what wrath hangs over our heads for the carnality, rottenness, hypocrisy of our rejoicings over all the wonders which God hath done for England.
And therefore I said, when I heard I was designed to the service of this day I will not stand to analyse this mercie, nor take in pieces this work of God, the surrender of that strong impregnable Hold of Chester, though very great, and worthy to be sought out by all them that take pleasure in the works of the Lord; but I will tell the Parliament, and tell the Kingdom, what it is to be thankful, that they may see how much they are mistaken, and what wrath hangs over our heads for the carnality, rottennesse, hypocrisie of our rejoycings over all the wonders which God hath done for England.