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Spiritual whoredom discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled…Spirituall vvhordome discovered in a sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons assembled…
Spiritual whoredom discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, upon the solemn day of humiliation, May 26. 1647. / By Tho. Case, preacher in Milkstreet, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.Spirituall vvhordome discovered in a sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, upon the solemn day of humiliation, May 26. 1647. / By Tho. Case, preacher in Milkstreet, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.
London: printed by J. Macock for Luke Fawne, 1647London: printed by J. Macock for Luke Favvne, 1647
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2. A second advantage that Israel hath above nations to know God, is his works, his works of special Providence. 1In Judah is God known, &c. how? by what mediums? Why, there brake he the arrows of the how, the shield, the sword and the battle. All the power,2 and artillery of the enemies that came against his Church, though upon mighty advantage. There is more of God manifested in the goings forth of his power and wisdom, for the preservation of his Church, and the ruin and destruction of the enemies thereof, then in all the world besides. So that in reference to this, the Psalmist sings,3 oh how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men! what goodness? why his preserving goodness to his Church and people,4 thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man, thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion &c. Oh the ways of God in preserving and hiding his Church from the pride and power of men, are secret mysterious ways, which the world cannot discover.
2. A second advantage that Israel hath above nations to know God, is his works, his works of special Providence. 1In Iudah is God known, &c. how? by what mediums? Why, there brake he the arrows of the how, the sheild, the sword and the battel. All the power,2 and artillery of the enemys that came against his Church, though upon mighty advantage. There is more of God manifested in the goings forth of his power and wisdom, for the preservation of his Church, and the ruin and destruction of the enemys thereof, then in all the world besides. So that in reference to this, the Psalmist sings,3 oh how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sonnes of men! what goodness? why his preserving goodness to his Church and people,