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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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I come now to speak a word in the last place, to all that stand before God this day; and the whole people of this Kingdom: God hath done great things for your sakes also, as you have heard. And now what will you do for the Lords sake?
There be but two or three things, that in this strait of time, I shall commend to you as proper returns for these great deliverances and victories.
First, Since God hath brought down your enemies abroad, do you labour to bring down his enemies at home. God hath avenged you in the blood of base and wicked men, do you ⟨p. 17⟩avenge God in the blood of your base and sinful lusts. God hath pulled down the strong holds of your enemies, and made them fall before you; do you down with these strong holds within every one of you, 1whereby Jesus Christ hath been kept out of your hearts. Brethren, better it is to perish by the lusts of our enemies, then by our own lusts; and better the enemy had prevailed and blasphemed God with their tongues, then we delivered to reproach and blaspheme God by our lives. Hear what an angry question God asks, 2Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn Incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom we know not; and come and stand before me in this house, which called by my Name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? O let us not be the reproach of victories; let us not sin against, much less sin upon, sin because of our deliverances: It is pity fair weather should do any harm. 3