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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And I will be the shorter in it, that I may have the more time to bestow in the Use.
1For your sakes, I have sent, &c. [Greek or Hebrew] Propter vos; for you, or for your sake: We must be sure to exclude all thought of merit in this and the like expressions: As when God promised Abraham to spare Sodom, for fifty sake, and for forty sake, Gen. 18.26,29. And to defend Jerusalem for his own sake, and his servant Davids sake, 2 King. 20.6. The worth and merit of the creature must be laid in the dust.
1For your sakes, I have sent, &c. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Propter vos; for you, or for your sake: We must be sure to exclude all thought of merit in this and the like expressions: As when God promised Abraham to spare Sodom, for fifty sake, and for fourty sake, Gen. 18.26,29. And to defend Jerusalem for his own sake, and his servant Davids sake, 2 King. 20.6. The worth and merit of the creature must be laid in the dust.
- 1Excludit his verbis omnem popult dignitatem, ne quid suo merito see adeptum fuisse glorietur, Calv.Excludit his verbis omnem popult dignitatem, ne quid suo merito se adeptum fuisse glorietur, Calv.