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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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Are there any kind of sinners think you, that Jesus Christ would have excluded from that holy Mystery? If any, then all of the same Nature and Influence; for what if you should keep out seventy, yea, seven thousand, sins and sinners from the Sacrament, 1and let but one scandalous sinner come, would not he be found a Crucifier of the Son of God? yea, and (let me speak freely) you too, if he come under your protection. But if Jesus Christ would have all come promiscuously to his Board; it is not in the power of Elderships, nor Classes, nor Assemblies, or Parliaments, nor any body in the World, to suspend any one kind of sin or sinner from that Holy Feast.
Are there any kinde of sinners think you, that Jesus Christ would have excluded from that holy Mystery? If any, then all of the same Nature and Influence; for what if you should keep out seventy, yea, seven thousand, sins and sinners from the Sacrament, 1and let but one scandalous sinner come, would not he be found a Crucifier of the Son of God? yea, and (let me speak freely) you too, if he come under your protection. But if Jesus Christ would have all come promiscuously to his Board; it is not in the power of Elderships, nor Classes, nor Assemblies, or Parliaments, nor any body in the World, to suspend any one kinde of sin or sinner from that Holy Feast.
Honourable and Beloved: Your blood, and the blood of your sons and daughters hath been precious in Gods eyes: O let the blood of the Son of God, be precious in your eyes. God hath not prostituted your flesh and your blood to any of your wicked enemies; O suffer not the flesh and blood of the Lord Jesus to be prostituted to any of his wicked enemies. For suppose God should say, The Irish shall not spill your blood; Prince Rupert's Army shall not drink your blood; Hopton's Army shall not; Goring's Army shall not; Greenvil's shall not; the Clubmen shall not; and so name seven, yea, seven times seven Armies, and Nations, and yet give Commission or leave but for one Army, one Nation, in all the world, to eat your flesh, and drink your blood; what would it avail you, that the rest were suspended and restrained? O give not the Lord Jesus occasion to say of you,