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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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O, if you would express your love and zeal, and thankfulness to God in any thing: If there be any thing wherein you would express your kindness and fidelity to the Lord Jesus; do it in this: There is not a nearer concernment, wherein you can gratify God (if I may so say) then this; What hath God dearer to him, then his Son? And what hath his Son dearer to him, then his Body and Blood? Oh, look to it I beseech you, that that be not profaned and trodden under feet by any unworthy person, so far as it is in your power to prevent it.
O, if you would expresse your love and zeal, and thankfulnesse to God in any thing: If there be any thing wherein you would expresse your kindnesse and fidelity to the Lord Jesus; do it in this: There is not a neerer concernment, wherein you can gratifie God (if I may so say) then this; What hath God dearer to him, then his Son? And what hath his Son dearer to him, then his Body and Blood? Oh, look to it I beseech you, that that be not prophaned and troden under feet by any unworthy person, so far as it is in your power to prevent it.
Herein you may do well to imitate the Bishops, in building a Rail, or if that word like you not, change it a letter or two, and make a Rule about the Lords Table: But be sure, make it so thick and so high, that not a Dog may creep through, or leap over, to eat the Children's Bread; 1not one (I mean) that appears to be so; for secret things we must leave to the Lord to judge.
Herein you may do well to imitate the Bishops, in building a Rail, or if that word like you not, change it a letter or two, and make a Rule about the Lords Table: But be sure, make it so thick and so high, that not a Dog may creep through, or leap over, to eat the Childrens Bread; 1not one (I mean) that appears to be so; for secret things we must leave to the Lord to judge.
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