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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… › Doctrine
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I shall not be able in such straits of time, to travel through the Historical part of this Doctrine; and to show you by an induction of particulars, how in the breaking, and destruction of Kingdoms and Nations, God hath carried on the design of his Churches enlargement.
I shall not be able in such straits of time, to travell through the Historicall part of this Doctrine; and to shew you by an induction of particulars, how in the breaking, and destruction of Kingdoms and Nations, God hath carried on the designe of his Churches enlargement.
Who raised up the righteous man from the East, called him to his foot, gave the Nations before him, and made him rule over Kings; he gave them as dust to his Sword, and as driven stubble to his Bow.
So is it said of Abraham, and the story you have, Gen. 14. where you shall find five Kings with their Armies, and spoil, given as dust to Abraham's sword, for Abraham's sake, and the rescue of Lot, his Brothers son, who was then carried captive by the numerous and potent enemy.
So is it said of Abraham, and the story you have, Gen. 14. where you shall finde five Kings with their Armies, and spoil, given as dust to Abrahams sword, for Abrahams sake, and the rescue of Lot, his Brothers son, who was then carried captive by the numerous and potent enemy.