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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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Sermons › Sermon 1: The first Sermon Preached at Laurence Church, on the Fast-day, Septem. 27. 1643.
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A Covenant in the mouth, but covetousness in the heart; their own base earthly covetous ends they brought with them to the holy things of God.3
A Covenant in the mouth, but covetousnesse in the heart; their own base earthly covetous ends they brought with them to the holy things of God.3
- 33. It consists in graceless breaking of the Covenant.3. It consists in gracelesse breaking of the Covenant.
Thirdly. Covenant violation doth consist in a graceless and careless breaking of it; either by making a wicked Apostasy from it, or rising up in a cursed rebellion against it. A Wickedness complained of all a long the Scriptures, 1 Kings 19.14. ⟨p. 4⟩The children of Israel have forsaken thy Covenant, thrown down th•e Altar, &c. Psal. 78.10. They kept not the Covenant of God, and refused to walk in his Law. Vers. 37. Neither were they steadfast in his Covenant. Jere. 11.10. The house of Israel, and the house of Judah have broken my Covenant which I made with their Fathers. Isai. 24.5. They have transgressed the Law, changed the Ordinance, broken the everlasting Covenant. It were easy to multiply more Instances, but these may serve; And thus much for the first Quaere: scil. Wherein Covenant-Violation doth consist.