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A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster, August 22. 1645.…
A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster, August 22. 1645. Being the day appointed for their solemn thanksgiving unto God for his several mercies to the forces of the Parliament in divers parts of the kingdom, in the gaining of the towns of Bath and Bridgewater, and of Scarborough-Castle, and Sherborne-Castle, and for the dispersing of the Clubmen, and the good success in Pembroke-shire. By Thomas Case, preacher at Milkstreet, and one of the Assembly of Divines.A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster, August 22. 1645. Being the day appointed for their solemn thanksgiving unto God for his several mercies to the forces of the Parliament in divers parts of the kingdome, in the gaining of the towns of Bath and Bridgewater, and of Scarborough-Castle, and Sherborn-Castle, and for the dispersing of the Clubmen, and the good successe in Pembroke-shire. By Thomas Case, preacher at Milkstreet, and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by Ruth Raworth for Luke Fawne, 1645
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A Sermon of Thanksgiving, for the taking of Bridgewater and Sherbor… › Application › Application 2
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Second Use. Exhortation.
Hath God in the great turnings of States and Kingdoms upside down, in breaking Monarchies and Kingdoms, and all the Malignant powers of the earth, an eye to his Church, respect to his people? Doth God do these great things for his Churches sake? For his peoples sake? See then how much we stand engaged to God this day. Hath not God (my Brethren) done as much for England, as ever he did for Israel? Hath not God for Englands sake, sent to Babylon, and brought down all their Bars?
Hath God in the great turnings of States and Kingdoms upside down, in breaking Monarchies and Kingdoms, and all the Malignant powers of the earth, an eye to his Church, respect to his people? Doth God do these great things for his Churches sake? For his peoples sake? See then how much we stand engaged to God this day. Hath not God (my Brethren) done as much for England, as ever he did for Israel? Hath not God for Englands sake, sent to Babylon, and brought down all their Barres?
You may please to observe, That ever after Israel was in Babylon, all the enemies of the Church, to the end of the world, are called Assyrians, as Mich. 5.5. This man (speaking of Christ) shall be the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our Land, &c. 1And Babylonians, especially Rome, with all the Antichristian enemies of the Church, they are called Babylon. Rome is Babylon, and all the Popish and Antichristian multitude, are Babylonians; which now in these three Kingdoms have taken up Arms against Christ, his Government and people; and what a sad thing is it my Brethren, to see our King in the head of an Army of Babylonians, refusing as it were to be called, the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and choosing rather to be called, the King of Babylon, &c. This is a Lamentation, and shall be for a Lamentation. The Lord us help to mourn for it in our secret Chambers.