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Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to…
Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemn thanksgiving, being on June 15. 1643. By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity, and Pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that House.Haman's vanity, or, A sermon displaying the birthlesse issues of church-destroying adversaries. Preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne thanksgiving, being on June 15. 1643. By Obadiah Sedgwick, Batchelor in Divinity, and Pastor of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that House.
London: printed by R. Bishop for Samuel Gellibrand, 1643
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The uses which I shall make of all which hath at this time been spoken by me, and of late hath been observed by your selves, I shall reduce unto three heads.
First, Of exhortation to a seasonable duty, the duty use 1 of Thankfulness: O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 1of men: Surely this is a singular work, and yet men are heavy to it, or else David would never have pressed it so affectionately: in another place he brings three arguments at once to move us to praise God: Praise 2ye the Lord, for it is good to sing praises unto our God, it is pleasant, and praise is comely: Two of these arguments respect us: It is our emolument and good: we get more mercies by being thankful for our mercies; and it is our graceful, as well as gracious Ornament: An unthankful man is an ugly and ill-favoured man; but thankfulness is a most becoming garment to a Christian; And it is Gods contentment; of most music he delights in this: there are four things which are very 3pleasant to God. First, An upright heart. Secondly, An humble spirit. Thirdly, A believing soul. And Fourthly, A thankful breast.
First, Of exhortation to a seasonable duty, the duty use 1 of Thankfullnesse: O that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse, and for his wonderfull works to the children 1of men: Surely this is a singular work, and yet men are heavy to it, or else David would never have pressed it so affectionately: in another place he brings three arguments at once to move us to praise God: Praise 2yee the Lord, for it is good to sing praises unto our God, it is pleasant, and praise is comely: Two of these arguments respect us: It is our emolument and good: we get more mercies by being thankfull for our mercies; and it is our gracefull, as wel as gracious Ornament: An unthankfull man is an ugly and ill-favoured man; but thankfullnesse is a most becoming garment to a Christian; And it is Gods contentment; of most musick he delights in this: there are four things which are very