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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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2. A second fruit is the relieving of our distressed friends in divers parts of the Kingdom, who cried unto our General, as sometime the Gibeonites did unto Joshua, Come down quickly, and save us; for all the Kings of the Amorites are upon us.
2. A second fruit is the relieving of our distressed friends in divers parts of the Kingdom, who cried unto our Generall, as sometime the Gibconites did unto Joshua, Come down quickly, and save us; for all the Kings of the Amorites are upon us.
And truly it may be said of our worthy General, as then of Joshua, 1He came up suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night: Yea, many days and nights did our Armies and their worthy Commanders march to the relief of their Brethren, whose destruction else would have filled the Land with the saddest lamentations that ever have been heard in England since the beginning of this unnatural War.
And truely it may be said of our worthy Generall, as then of Joshua, 1He came up suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night: Yea, many days and nights did our Armies and their worthy Commanders march to the relief of their Brethren, whose destruction else would have filled the Land with the saddest lamentations that ever have been heard in England since the beginning of this unnaturall War.