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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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3. But yet further, for thee may imply respect had by God, in sending Cyrus to Babylon, to his people, though not by way of merit, yet by way of motive, and that in a fourfold respect.
1. The love he bears to their persons: God hath an high esteem of his people. So he tells them in the fourth verse of this Chapter: 1Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. So God loves his people, that, rather then they shall miscarry, Nations and people shall ⟨p. 11⟩go to confusion. 2Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his Saints: Yea, so precious, that God accounts the world no better then the first Chaos, unless he have a people of his own to dwell in it: 3For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God himself that formed the earth and made it; he established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. It is an argument whereby God comforts his people, That he will save his Israel, vers. 17. But Israel shall be saved in the Lord, &c. What security? Heaven and Earth; both were lost, if Israel be not saved: He created it not in vain. It is in vain (such is Gods love) if he have not an Israel to inhabit it.
1. The love he bears to their persons: God hath an high esteem of his people. So he tells them in the fourth verse of this Chapter: 1Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. So God loves his people, that, rather then they shall miscarry, Nations and people shall