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The root of apostasy, and fountain of true fortitude. Delivered in a sermon before…The root of apostacy, and fountain of true fortitude. Delivered in a sermon before…
The root of apostasy, and fountain of true fortitude. Delivered in a sermon before rhe [sic] Honourable House of Commons, on their late day of thanks-giving for the great victory given to Sir William Waller and the forces with him, against the army of Sir Ralph Hopton. By Thomas Case, Preacher at Milk-street, London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.The root of apostacy, and fountain of true fortitude. Delivered in a sermon before rhe [sic] Honourable House of Commons, on their late day of thanks-giving for the great victory given to Sir William Waller and the forces with him, against the army of Sir Ralph Hopton. By Thomas Case, Preacher at Milk-street, London, and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by J. R. for Luke Fawne, 1644
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TO whom more properly (under that Grand Council of the Kingdom, whereof you are a Member) doth the Dedication of these sudden thoughts belong, then to your Worthy self, who wrought with God on that day, the Salvation whereof, these poor labours, together with a more skilful hand, were called in to celebrate in the great Congregation?
TO whom more properly (under that Grand Councell of the Kingdome, whereof you are a Member) doth the Dedication of these sudden thoughts belong, then to your Worthy self, who wrought with God on that day, the Salvation whereof, these poor labours, together with a more skilfull hand, were called in to celebrate in the great Congregation?
Sir, I may truly say, you made a great part of my Sermon, and the better part too; for ⟨image 3⟩while thousands there are of all sizes, whose treacherous dealing in the Covenant of God, comes in to bear sad witness to the former part of my Text and Sermon; Free-grace hath so looked upon you, that you stand in the first division of those Worthies, to whose fidelity GOD hath given ample testimony, what exploits a people can do, that know their God: for certainly, either you know God, or else we know not you.
Sir, I may truly say, you made a great part of my Sermon, and the better part too; for ⟨image 3⟩while thousands there are of all sizes, whose treacherous dealing in the Covenant of God, comes in to bear sad witnesse to the former part of my Text and Sermon; Free-grace hath so lookt upon you, that you stand in the first division of those Worthies, to whose fidelity GOD hath given ample testimony, what exploits a people can do, that know their God: for certainly, either you know God, or else we know not you.