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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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Thus I say, and in this sense, we own no National Church under the Gospel.
Thus I say, and in this sence, we own no National Church under the Gospel.
But now take a Nation or people as in external Covenant with God. h.e.
1. As God offering to them his Covenant of life and grace by Jesus Christ, revealed in the Doctrine of the Gospel, and ratified by the Seals thereof affixed.
1. As God offering to them his Covenant of life and gráce by Iesus Christ, revealed in the Doctrine of the Gospel, and ratified by the Seals thereof affixed.
2. And secondly, such a Nation or people as generally accepting of, and closing with this Covenant thus revealed and Sealed, and professing faith in, and obedience to this Covenant thus offered. And this offer on Gods part, and acceptance on theirs, makes them a National Church in a Gospel-sense; yea, notwithstanding ye should suppose, all in that Nation do not profess it, and but very few do savingly embrace and believe it. For what if some do not believe, shall their unbelief make the faith of God. i.e.