Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	house_n	sir_n	william_n	3,051	5	7.6129	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81255	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.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1647 (1647)	Wing C843; Thomason E389_8; ESTC R201522	35,066	46

Die Mercurii 26 Maii 1647. ORdered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament That Sir William Brereton do from this House give thanks unto Mr Thomas Case for the great pains he took in the Sermon he Preached on this day at Margarets Westminster before the House of Commons it being a day of publike Humiliation and that he do desire him to Print his Sermon wherein he is to have the like priviledge of Printing thereof as others in like kind usually have had H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint LUKE FAVVNE and none other to Print my Sermon Tho. Case 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 FAVVNE and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Parrot in Pauls-Church-yard 1647. To the Honorable the House of Commons in Parliament assembled IT is a ponderous speech of the wise man and worthy of all wise mens deepest consideration * Eccles 8.6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment therefore the misery of man is great upon him Jerom tels us that the Septuagint and Theodotio did read in stead of therefore the misery of man is great because the knowledg of man is great upon him and he conjectures the difference to arise from the likeness of the two Hebrew words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the one signifying knowledg the other evil or misery but the truth is the want of this knowledge or wisdome to know and judg of times and seasons is that which brings great misery upon the sons of men And so is the true sense of the words because there is time and judgment for every purpose and but a time And men have not judgment to discern and take that time therefore the misery of man is great upon him men bring upon themselves and others extream trouble and misery because they do not wisely discern Opportunity is time fitted and framed by God for the accomplishment of his designs and lay hold on the time and opportunity for so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies opportunum tempus which God doth give them for the bringing about of all lawfull and righteous purposes and designs Therefore it was the wisdom of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that when he came about that great design of saving souls he took his fathers time So you hear his father bespeaking of him In an acceptable time have I heard thee Isa 49.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In tempare opportuno voluntatis vel placito and in the day of salvation have I helped thee therefore it was a day of salvation because it was an acceptable time the time which his father set him for the work oh how acceptable a Redeemer was Christ to his father because his fathers time was acceptable to him Noble Senators how much you are concern'd in these texts I leave to your selves to judg There is a complaint made by God Jer. 8.6 I hearkned and heard but they spake not aright no man repented him of his wickedness saying what have I done I beseech you as you love Christ this poor Kingdom and your own souls let not this complaint be verified of any one of you Turn in upon your selves and bring to remembrance commune with your own heart upon your bed and every one ask your selves this question What have I done Ask your selves what you have done as men What you have done as Parliament-men what you have done in reference to the first table in reference to the second table What you have done in reference to Christ his Truths Worship Government Ministry Ordinances People What you have done in your Covenant with God and your Declarations to the world Yea oh that you would alter the question a little on the negative part and ask your selves what you have not done in reference to all these Whether indeed you have taken the accepted time which God hath fashioned and prepared by his own hand for the accomplishing of the great work of Reformation wherewith God hath entrusted and honoured you By the improvement whereof you might have been so many Ioshuahs Saviours and Redeemers to have restored the preserved of England Whether you have gone about the work in Gods strength in Gods methods and to Gods ends Surely never had Parliament fairer opportunities better helps greater encouragements to have set up Jesus Christ in his Throne the greatest honor and interest that States Kingdoms are capable of then you have had I humbly hope we shal not have cause to say only have had but that God wil stil entrust you with the work and bless you in it and renew upon you all those glorious advantages whereby you shal be encouraged and enabled to carry it on against all oppositions of men and Divels We cannot but take notice with much thankfulness to God and you rejoycing in the Lord greatly that now at last to use the Apostles words your care for the Publique good hath flourished again in those self-denying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quod jam tandem reviruistis Phil. 4.10 and Kingdom-refreshing-votes which have lately past your Honourable House which we look upon as the fruit of your late Serious and extraordinary humiliation within your own walles and an answer of Prayer your own and the rest of Gods people's who lifted up their hands and voices to God with you and for you on the same day Only I beseech you Honorable and much Honoured Patriots give out now real and lasting Demonstrations that this motion of yours is not meetly ab extrinseco but that it flows from inward principles and gracious impressions of God upon your Spirits Go on and do worthily in the eyes of all the Kingdom and at home the Churches abroad and though you are taught of God to be humbled for your failings yet let no discouragements enfeeble your hands in the work of God and the Kingdom but with David encourage your selves in the Lord your God 1 Sam. 30.6 And though you know how to be vile before God yet assert your Honor and glory before men by being zealous and expeditious stedfast and unmoveable in the work of the Lord Gen. 49.24 and the Blessing of Joseph be upon your heads whereby your bow may abide in strength and the arms of your hands may be made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Iacob from whom you are the shepherd and the stone of England And the Lord undeceive this poor people and open their eyes that they may see their peace to be bound up in your safetie and that the best way to secure their own Rights and Liberties is to assert and vindicate your Priviledges This I am confident of when ever the Power and Authority of