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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. As you should punish the whoredoms of the land, so I humbly call upon you in the name of the Lord this day, that you would awaken and stir up your selves, to prevent the further whorish departures of this our Israel from the Lord.
And that first, by setting up your government, do it, I beseech you, and do it to purpose; do it, and do it so, as it may be able to answer the ends for which you set it up. That it may not be mocked out, by profane persons on one hand, nor by Sectaries on the other, (as it is at this day) fill your government (if you are in good earnest) with a life and soul, power ⟨p. 35⟩and strength: whereby it shall be able to act, as well as to speak.
And that first, by setting up your government, do it, I beseech you, and do it to purpose; do it, and do it so, as it may be able to answer the ends for which you set it up. That it may not be mock't out, by prophane persons on one hand, nor by Sectaries on the other, (as it is at this day) fill your government (if you are in good earnest) with a life and soul, power ⟨p. 35⟩and strength: whereby it shal be able to act, as wel as to speak.
And Secondly, prevent the further departure of the land from God, by keeping out Seducers: those Seducing, Malignant, Popish, Prelatical Priests, whom you have cast out: who have bin one great cause of the Apostasy of England. The sins of the teachers, have bin the teachers of sin; they are the men who (with Hananiah and Zedekiah) have taught rebellion against the Lord.