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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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And now therefore, if it be such a condescension for the great God to behold the things that are in Heaven; how infinite condescension is it, to behold the sinful things that are on Earth! And if sinless Saints, and spotless Angels, do tender their services, which yet are as spotless, as their persons, with such Reverential dep•rtment; what abhorrency, and self annihilation, can be sufficient to accompany our approaches to this God of Holiness, in such high and holy engagements, in whom, when God looks out of himself, he can behold nothing, besides our Creatureship, (of our own) but that which his soul hates.
And now therefore, if it be such a condescention for the great God to behold the things that are in Heaven; how infinite condescention is it, to behold the sinfull things that are on Earth! And if sinlesse Saints, and spotlesse Angels, do tender their services, which yet are as spotlesse, as their persons, with such Reverentiall dep•rtment; what abhorrency, and self annihilation, can be sufficient to accompany our approaches to this God of Holinesse, in such high and holy engagements, in whom, when God looks out of himself, he can behold nothing, besides our Creatureship, (of our own) but that which his soul hates.
Heb. 12.29. Let us therefore have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably (in this so excellent an Ordinance) with reverence and godly fear, for our God is a consuming fire.
The acceptable serving of God, is with reverence and godly fear. The Lord teach us to bring fear, that so we may find acceptation.
The acceptable serving of God, is with reverence and godly fear. The Lord teach us to bring fear, that so we may finde acceptation.