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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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They should be put to death, 1whether great or small, whether man or woman.
- 1Vers. 13.
A very grievous censure; but it seems there was neither need, nor use of it; For all Judah rejoiced at the Oath; The people looked upon this service, not as their pressure, but as their privilege; and therefore came to it, not with contentedness only, but an holy triumph, and so saved the Mastigrate and themselves, the labour, and charges, of executing that sentence on Delinquents.
A very grievous censure; but it seems there was neither need, nor use of it; For all Judah rejoyced at the Oath; The people lookt upon this service, not as their pressure, but as their priviledge; and therefore came to it, not with contentednesse onely, but an holy triumph, and so saved the Mastigrate and themselves, the labour, and charges, of executing that sentence on Delinquents.
Oh, that this may be your wisdom and honour; That what ever penalty the Honourable Parliaments of either Nation, shall in their wisdom think fit to proportion to the grievous sin of rebelling against this Covenant of the Lord. (And it seems by the instance before, That whatsoever penalty they shall ordain less then death, will not be justice only, but Moderation) I say, whatever it shall be, it may be rendered useless and invalid by the forwardness and rejoicings of an obedient people.
Oh, that this may be your wisedom and honour; That what ever penalty the Honourable Parliaments of either Nation, shall in their wisedom think fit to proportion to the grievous sin of rebelling against this Covenant of the Lord. (And it seems by the instance before, That whatsoever penalty they shall ordain lesse then death, will not be justice onely, but Moderation) I say, whatever it shall be, it may be rendered uselesse and invalid by the forwardnesse and rejoycings of an obedient people.