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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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1He is King of Nations, and King of Saints. As King of Nations, he hath a Temporal Kingdom and Government over the world now he is in heaven, though he exercised not such a Kingdom while he was on earth; 2the Father having now given to him all power both in heaven and earth; and the Rule and Regiment of this Kingdom he hath committed to Monarchies, Aristocracies, or Democracies, as the several combinations and associations of the people shall between themselves think good to elect and erect. God leaves people to their own liberty in this case. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man, for the Lords sake. for the Lords sake. 3The Greek reads it, [Greek or Hebrew], To every humane Creation. Civill Government, in the kinds or species of it, is as it were but the creature of man, because men may choose what kind of Government they shall find most advantageous to public peace and welfare.
1He is King of Nations, and King of Saints. As King of Nations, he hath a Temporall Kingdom and Government over the world now he is in heaven, though he exercised not such a Kingdom while he was on earth; 2the Father having now given to him all power both in heaven and earth; and the Rule and Regiment of this Kingdom he hath committed to Monarchies, Aristocracies, or Democracies, as the severall combinations and associations of the people shall between themselves think good to elect and erect. God leaves people to their own liberty in this case. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man, for the Lords sake. for the Lords sake. 3The Greek reads it, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, To every humane Creation. Civill Government, in the kindes or species of it, is as it were but the creature of man, because men may chuse what kinde of Government they shall finde most advantagious to publike peace and welfare.
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