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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… › Introduction
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Thereupon I conceive it is, that *some do render it impedimenta, remoras, &c. all those impediments and obstructions which, as so many bars or bolts, did hinder so long the Expedition of Cyrus into Babylon: One whereof was the River Euphrates; which impediment or bar was removed or taken away by diverting of that River into divers other Channels (made and prepared on purpose beforehand by the Army of Cyrus) that very night in which the Babylonians were carousing and drinking themselves drunk in their security, whereby the Medes and Persians came in upon them, and slew them, while they little dreamed of any possibility of the enemies access that way into the City: 2Prophesied of by the Prophet Jer. 50 38. A drought is upon her waters: And so, Chap. 51.32.
Thereupon I conceive it is, that *some do render it impedimenta, remoras, &c. all those impediments and obstructions which, as so many bars or bolts, did hinder so long the Expedition of Cyrus into Babylon: One whereof was the River Euphrates; which impediment or bar was removed or taken away by diverting of that River into divers other Chanels (made and prepared on purpose beforehand by the Army of Cyrus) that very night in which the Babylonians were carowsing and drinking themselves drunk in their security, whereby the Medes and Persians came in upon them, and slew them, while they little dream'd of any possibility of the enemies accesse that way into the Citie: 2Prophesied of by the Prophet Jer. 50 38. A drought is upon her waters: And so, Chap. 51.32.
- *Sanches.
- 2Xenophon, lib. 7. Cyripaediae. Herod. li. 1. Theodor. Vatab. &c.