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The quarrel of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrel. Delivered in three…The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three…
The quarrel of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrel. Delivered in three sermons on Levit. 26. 25. and Jere. 50. 5. / By Thomas Case, preacher of the Word in Milk-street, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three sermons on Levit. 26. 25. and Jere. 50. 5. / By Thomas Case, preacher of the Word in Milk-street, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed for Luke Fawne, 1643
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Ezek. 17.15. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape that doth such things? Or shall he break the Covenant, and be delivered?
And if the quarrel were so high, and God so angry for the breach of the Covenant that was but between man and man; yea between a people in external Covenant with himself; and a professed enemy; a Tyrant an Usurper; what may such a People, for whom God hath done, and is doing such great things; expect upon Covenants, so religiously and solemnly made, and sworn, not only before, but with so holy God; and so oftener, and so treacherously, yea, so desperately abused and trampled under feet! I may say unto you therefore, as sometime good Josiah did to his Servants.
And if the quarrell were so high, and God so angry for the breach of the Covenant that was but between man and man; yea between a people in externall Covenant with himself; and a professed enemy; a Tyrant an Ʋsurper; what may such a People, for whom God hath done, and is doing such great things; expect upon Covenants, so religiously and solemnly made, and sworn, not onely before, but with so holy God; and so ofter, and so treacherously, yea, so desperately abused and trampled under feet! I may say unto you therefore, as sometime good Josiah did to his Servants.
2 Chro. 34.21. Go, enquire of the Lord, for us, 1and for the remnant that are left in Israel, and in Judah; for great is the wrath of the Lord, that is poured out upon us, because we have not kept the word, and Oath, which we have uttered to the Lord our God.