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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81254	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.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing C842; Thomason E297_15; ESTC R200227	27,937	38

of Murder Hos 1. Jehu writes service God writes murder Jehu sets down zeal God sets down blood and all because he did the Lords work in the pursuit of his own base and sinfull ends and interests O that you would shake off these Vipers from your hands and hearts If you will not shake them off God will shake you off If you will not shake these out of your bosoms God will shake you out of his 3. If you will do any thing for the Lords sake do this Set up his Son upon his Throne you cannot do any thing which the Lord will take more kindly at your hands For the Father hath committed all Judgement i. e. all Gov rnment unto the Son that men may honour the Son as they honour the Father I am perswaded had this been done sooner England had not now been to have been delivered Jer. 10.7 Revel 15.3 He is King of Nations and King of Saints As King of Nations he hath a Temporall Kingdom and Government over the world now he is in heaven though he exercised not such a Kingdom while he was on earth Matth. 28.18 1 Cor. 15.25,27 the Father having now given to him all power both in heaven and earth and the Rule and Regiment of this Kingdom he hath committed to Monarchies Aristocracies or Democracies as the severall combinations and associations of the people shall between themselves think good to elect and erect God leaves people to their own liberty in this case Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake for the Lords sake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i.e. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Schol. Civilis gubernationis dispositio Beza The Greek reads it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To every humane Creation Civill Government in the kindes or species of it is as it were but the creature of man because men may chuse what kinde of Government they shall finde most advantagious to publike peace and welfare But Christ is also the King of Saints As he hath an inward and Spirituall Government in the Conscience which is onely his Throne so he hath an outward Kingdom which he doth visibly exercise in his Church Which doth consist of these Particulars 1. In that he conquers and subdues a people to himself who are visible subjects of this Kingdom 2. In that he gives Laws and Statutes to this people distinct from all the Laws and Statutes of all the Kingdoms and Republiques in the world as the Church acknowledgeth Isa 33.22 The Lord is our Judge the Lord is our Law-giver the Lord is our King c. 3. In that he appoints and constitutes speciall Officers in this Church not onely to promulge these Laws but to govern his people according to them ●… Matth. 28.19 Acts 20.28 Rom. 12.8 1 Cor. 12.28 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Presbyterorum ordinem declarat qui disciplinae Politiae Ecclesiastica custodes erant Go teach all Nations Feed the flock whereof the holy Ghost hath made you overseers He that ruleth with diligence And God hath set in his Church Governments The spirit of the Prophets is subject to the Prophets 1 Cor. 14.32 4. In that he hath commanded all the people and subjects of this Kingdom to be obedient in the Lord unto these Officers Heb. 13.7 Remember them that have the rule over you c. and Vers 17. Obey them that have the rule over you Who doth he mean here the Civill Magistrate No for it is added Which have spoken to you the Word of God and They watch for your souls c. 5. In that Christ hath appointed penalties to be inflicted upon the stubborn and disobedient proper to this Government Matth. 18.17 Let him be to thee as an Heathen c. and put away from among your selves that wicked person c. Now therefore since the Lord Jesus is King of Nations and King of Saints set him up as both in both his Kingdoms and Governments and do it thorowly and do it specdily 1. Do it thorowly Would you have a thorow Deliverance studie a thorow Reformation of Church and State Think not renowned Nobles and Patriots of doing the work of Reformation by degrees and piecemeal It will be Christs Honour and your Advantage to let your Reformation come forth as full and honourable at first as may be O it will strike the more fear and awe into the hearts of people it will be your honour in the eyes of your own people and strangers abroad who will certainly say O what Nation is there so great who hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for surely Reformation is the great thing which the Saints this day in England and in the three Kingdoms have prayed for And what Nation is there so great that hath Statutes and Judgements so righteous as all that Law of Reformation is which Englands Parliament have set up But now let your Reformation be poor and mean and low at first such as wicked men may sit securely under you discourage kill the hearts of the godly that have been praying for you and expecting a Reformation from you encourage the common people to trample upon your Reformation and the Ministery and render your selves cheap and contemptible to all the reformed Churches who do certainly stand at a gaze upon Englands Parliament and Assembly expecting not onely that you should follow them but that you should hold forth to all the Christian world the most full purest and glorious Reformation that hath been since the Churches have begun to shake off the yoke of Antichristian Bondage You have done admirably in the destructive and purging part of Reformation with Hezekiah 2 Chron. 24.15,26 You have brought out the uncleannesse that was found in the Temple of the Lord. You have pulled up every plant which by our heavenly Father hath not planted and taken out of his Kingdom whatsoever did offend and the Lord blesse you for it Now therefore that your work and your blessing may be compleat studie to be answerable in the positive and erective part of Reformation that as you have left nothing that Jesus Christ would have removed so there may want nothing that Jesus Christ would have set up in this New Model of Church-Government Heb. 8.5 See that ye do all things according to the patern so shall it be your honour as it was Moses Heb. 3.2 To be faithfull to him that appointed him in all his House Do thorowly that Christ may not be an underling in his own House 2. Do it speedily Tell me I beseech you what have you got by Delays Who hath been a gainer by them Not Jesus Christ not you not the work of Reformation I know none that have gained by these unhappie Obstructions but Heresie profanenesse division and in all these the devil You cannot but know how it is in the Citie and it would make