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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81007	The Lord General Cromwel's speech delivered in the Council-Chamber, upon the 4 of July, 1653. To the persons then assembled, and intrusted with the supreme authority of the nation. This is a true copie: published for information, and to prevent mistakes.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1654 (1654)	Wing C7169; Thomason E813_13; ESTC R3114	16,487	28

the foundations of the Gospell and of the severall things that are the subject of his discourse in the 11 first Chapters after he hath besought them to offer up their Soules and Bodies a living sacrifice to God hee beseecheth not to esteem more highly of themselves than they ought but that they would be humble and sober minded and not stretch themselves beyond their Line but they would have a care to those that had received Gifts to these uses there mentioned I speak not it is farre from my heart for a Ministry deriving it self through the Papacy and pretending to that which is so much insisted upon to be succession the true succession is through the Spirit given in that measure that the Spirit is given and that is a right succession but I need not discourse of these things to you I am perswaded you are taught of God in a greater measure than my self in these things indeed I have but one word more to say and that is though in that perhaps I shall shew my weaknesse it is by way of incouragement to you to goe on in this work And give mee leave to begin thus I confess I never looked to see such a day as this it may be nor you when Jesus Christ shall be owned as hee is this day and in this world Jesus Christ is owned this day by you all and you own him by your willingnesse in appearing here and you manifest this as farre as poor creatures can to be a day of the power of Christ by your willingnesse I know you remember that Scripture in Psalm 110.3 The people shall be willing in the day of thy Power God doth manifest it to be a day of the Power of Jesus Christ Having through so much blood and so much trialls as have been upon these Nations made this to bee one of the great issues thereof to have a people called to the Supreme Authority upon an avowed Account God hath owned his Son by this and you by your Willingnesse doe own Jesus Christ and therefore for my part I confesse I did never look to see such a sight perhaps you are not known by face one to another but wee must tell you this that indeed wee have not allowed our selves in the choyce of one person in whom wee had not this good hope that there was Faith in Jesus Christ and love unto all his Saints and people And thus God hath owned you in the face and eyes of the world and thus by your coming hither have you owned him as it is in Isaiah 43.21 It is an high expression and look to your own hearts whether now or hereafter God shall apply it to you This people saith hee I have formed for my self that they might shew forth my praise It is a memorable place I hope not unfitly applyed God apply it to each of your hearts I shall not descant upon the words they are plain you are as like the forming of God as ever people were if any man should ask you one by one and should tender a Book to you you would dare to swear that neither directly nor indirectly did you seek to come hither you have been passive in comming hither in being called hither and that is an active word This People I have formed Consider the circumstances by which you are called together through what difficulties through what strivings through what blood you are come hither Neither you nor I nor no man living three months ago had a thought to have seen such a company taking upon them or rather being called to the supream authority and therfore know your are called Indeed I think as it may be truly said that never was a supream authority consisting of so numerous a Body as you are which I beleeve are above 140 were even in the supream authority under such a Nation in such a way of owning of God and being owned by him and therefore I say also never a people formed for such a purpose so called if it were time to compare your standing with those that have been called by the suffrages of the people who can tel how soon God may fit the People for such a thing and who would desire any thing more in the world but that it might bee so I would all the Lords people were prophets I would they were fit to be called and fit to call and it is the longing of our hearts to see them once own the interest of Jesus Christ and give me leave to say if I know any thing in the world what is there like to win the people to the Interest and love of God nay what a duty will lye upon you to have your conversation such as that they may love you that they may see you lay out your time and spirits for them Is not this the most likely way to bring them to their Liberties and do you not by this put it upon God to find the time and the season for it by powring forth his Spirit at least by convincing them that as men fearing God have sought them out of their thraldome and bondage under the Legall power so men fearing God rule them in the fear of God and take care to administer good unto them but this is some digression I say own your call for indeed it is marvellous and it is of God and it hath been unprojected unthought of by you and us and that hath been the way God hath dealt with us all along to keep things from our eyes that what wee have acted wee have seen nothing before us which also is a witnesse in some measure to our integrity I say you are Called with a high Call and why should wee bee afraid to say or think that this way may bee the door to usher in things that God hath promised and prophesied of and to set the hearts of his people to wait for and expect Wee know who they are that shall war with the Lamb against his Enemies They shall be a people called chosen and faithfull and hath in the Military way wee must speak it without flattery I beleeve you know it hee hath acted with them and for them and now in the Civil power and Authority and these are not ill Prognostications for that good we wait for indeed I do think something is at the door we are at the threshold and therefore it becomes us to lift up our heads and to encourage our selves in the Lord and we have some of us thought it our duty to endeavour this way not vainly looking on that Prophecy in Daniel And the Kingdom shall not be delivered to another people Truly God hath brought it into your hands by his owning and blessing and calling out a Military Power God hath perswaded their hearts to be instrumental in calling you and this hath been set upon our hearts and upon all the faithful in the Land it may be that it is not our duty to deliver it over to any