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A81245	A model of true spiritual thankfulnesse. Delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, upon their day of thanksgiving, being Thursday, Feb. 19. 1645, for the great mercy of God, in the surrender of the citie of Chester into the hands of the Parliaments forces in Cheshire, under the command of Sir William Brereton. / 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.	1646 (1646)	Wing C833; Thomason E323_4; ESTC R200593	35,919	45

A MODEL OF True Spiritual Thankfulnesse Delivered in a SERMON Before the Honourable House of COMMONS Upon their day of THANKSGIVING being Thursday Feb. 19. 1645 for the great Mercy of God in the Surrender of the Citie of Chester into the hands of the Parliaments Forces in CHESHIRS under the Command of Sir WILLIAM BRERETON By THO. CASE Preacher in Milkstreet London and one of the Assembly of Divines ISA 1.25.3 The strong people shall glorifie thee the citie of the terrible Nations shall fear thee ISA 1.26.2 Open ye the gates that the righteous Nation which keepeth the Truth may enter in London Printed by Ruth Raworth for Luke Fawne at the signe of the Parrot in Paul's Church-yard 1646. Die Lunae 23 Februarii 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That Master Rous do give Thanks to Master Case and Master Woodcock for the great pains they took in the Sermons they preached at the intreatie of this House on Thursday last being a day set apart for a day of publike Thanksgiving for the taking of Chester and to desire them to print their Sermons And it is ordered that none shall print their Sermons without license under their hands writing H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint Luke Fawne to print my Sermon THO. CASE To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament now assembled NOBLE SENATORS TO serve Your and the Kingdoms Thankfulnesse for the late mercy of God in putting Chester into your possession give me leave from the Presse to present unto your view what might have been burdensom from the Pulpit a short List or Catalogue of some eminent Providences wherewith the mercy of the day being clothed will appear very rich and glorious 1. And first you may please to observe that the very lengthning of the Siege was the advance of the Designe while in the issue it appears to have been nothing else but an ambushment of Providence laid of purpose to draw on the enemy to their own destruction Surely their pride and power have not met with a more burdensome stone in all their bold and confident Adventures then the Siege of Chester upon which God bath broken them with breach upon breach and blest you with victory upon victory worth many Chesters and when he had done cast that also in for an advantage Thus many times do we look upon disappointments of our hopes as frowns of displeasure which afterwards we finde to be Plots of Mercy Who would not wait upon that God who if be withhold a mercy for a while pays interest for the forbearance of more worth many times then the principal it self 2. That in three Storms of the greatest disadvantage that height of walls depth of trenches impregnablenesse of Forts and multitudes of enemies as many in the City as yours in the Siege could render the Forces were confest by the enemy to have done more execution then they received either in their assault or retreat wherein one particular providence must not be silenc'd * Lieut. Col. Ven●bles an active Commander who was four times upon the walls and though through the unexpected disadvantages of the designe not seconded according to expectation yet was brought off harmlesse save onely a slight wound on his arm to minde him what arm it was that made his rescue 3. That in all the Sallies which the enemy hath made upon the Parliaments Quarters they had more cause at their returns into their strong Hold to wring their hands then to ting their bells being always sent home with more blowes then they give 4. That our Engines during the Siege have constantly done more execution upon the enemy within then theirs have done upon our men without though the oddes of all offensive and defensive advantages were on their side whereby God would manifest the difference between having walls and bulwarks for Salvation I●a 26.1 and having Salvation for walls and bulwarks 5. It was onely an unexpected Help to our side that a Blinde of Providence caused them to leave the Prospect of a Steeple so neer the City-walls undemolished from whence our men did perform daily justice upon the Rebels slaying one of their steruest and divers others So God oftentimes beats the enemie with their own weapons 6. The patience and constancy of your Souldiery was eminently remarkable which was such as though there were temptations enough to storm it as extremity of weather want of pay clothes food unparallel'd hard duty all the time of the siege being forced many times to fetch their water from * ● Sam. ●● 15 the gate of Bethlem and that not for wantonnesse but for necessity their bread from the enemies Quarters the stores of the languishing Countrey being drained and expected supplies from neighbouring Counties failing to the extreme harassing and hazarding of their Forces both abroad and at home I say such notwithstanding was their constancy and patie●ce that none of all these could conquer it Providence always stepping in with timely Supplies and admirable Resenes in their deepest discouragements and desertions In the mount the Lord hath been seen Gen. 22.14 7. The nature of your Forces which performed this service renders it the more observable they being not an united Brigade cull'd and form'd for such a designe but a collective Body out of some few adjacent Counties the more capable of discontent and uncapable of Commands had not God put a singular Spirit of Wisedom and Activity into the Commanders and of willingnesse or awe into the Souldiers So that here you have that word made good again Zech. 46. Not by might nor power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts 8. The enemy were not so high all the time of the Siege in their demands but your terms were as honourable in the Surrender which received this addition Magmon est testimohium pro ●o qui judicium ad ●●sario comminit Abulens that the enemies themselves confesse Conditions were never better kept since the wars began A testimony out of the mouth of an adversary is double honour 9. Of what Consequence the Successe is let Chesters expectation from Ireland and the preparations of the Irish Cut-throats for Chester the Key of this Kingdom the Rest of that poor fainting County the trembling of all the malignant neighbouring Strong Holds in Wales and the securing of your Northern Leagur from the approach of an enemy the opening of the way of Trade between London and these parts the dashing in pieces of the Enemies Designes who lo were hastning now to the Infallible relief of their Garisons in Cheshire and Lancashire the reducing of the North the absolute Conquest of Scotland and then back again to the sharing of England for all this and more too Sisera-like they had not onely designed but dispatcht in their vain Confidences The strengthning the hands of our Friends thorow the whole Kingdom who shall hear and rejoyce the weakning of the Enemy who shall hear and their heart

Lord not unto us but to thy Name give the praise Ezek. 48.35 O let not the City be called by your Name but let the Name of the City be from this day Jehovah-shammah The Lord is there Worthy Sirs what is now my faithful advice to you shall be always the humble request for you at the Throne of Grace of Psal 115.1 Your Honours to serve you in all Gospel offices THO. CASE To the Maior Aldermen and the rest of the Citizens and Inhabitants of the City of Chester Grace with Peace be multiplied Right Worshipful and Beloved I Desire to rejoyce with you and for you in this great mercy of God in restoring you to your Habitations from which some of you have been so long divorced or to your Liberties in the surprise whereof you have been no better then prisoners in your own Houses Which that it may be a mercy indeed give me leave as one that loves you to commend unto you a few Cautions 1. Take heed I beseech you now that you are returned to your old Houses you do not return to your old sins now you are restored to your Civil Liberties you do not backslide to your former sinful Liberties What they were you best know give me leave to minde you what your Christian friends in the Kingdom have taken notice of and bewailed in you Pride in your apparel sumptuousnesse in your houses excessive delicacie on your Tables whose sins these were Ezek. 16.49 will tell you profanation of Sabbaths contempt of the faithful Ministery of the Word compliance with Episcopal Superstition formality in Religion almost scorn of the godly and of the power of Godlinesse and the like Gal. 4.16 I speak not these things to shame you but as a Minister of Christ and a friend to admonish you and I hope I shall not become your enemy because I tell you the truth I le assure you Friends you have as much cause to keep days of Humiliation in Chester for your old sins as days of Thanksgiving for your new Mercies A voice was heard upon the high places Jer. 3.21 weeping and supplication of the children of Israel for they have perverted their way and have forgotten the Lord their God This was the posture of Israel returning out of Captivity and I wish from my soul it may be Yours 2. Enquire the way to Sion with your faces thitherward and to that end purchase to you●selves an inward spiritual Jer. 50.5 powerful Ministery whatever it cost you Say not you are poor or if you do know that this is the next way to recruit your estates the Gospel never comes empty-handed to a people it bears its own charges with advantage Prov. 23.23 O then buy the truth and sell it not buy it at any price sell it at no price Prove God herewith I beseech you and see if he do not open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing upon you and make your later end with Job more prosperous then your beginning Mal. 3.10 Job 42.12 2 Tim. 3 5. 3. Labour to be Christians in good earnest A form of godlinesse will not serve the turn it is a moth that will insensibly eat out the beauty strength of a Church or people Studie the power of it You have now made an Experiment whose service is better Deut. 28.47 48. Gods or your Enemies If God be God with you now serve him and serve him like Himself Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect Matth. 5. ult if after all this you dally with God and settle upon your lees again I must prophesie to you in the Name of the Lord The troubles you have suffered have been but the beginnings of your sorrow 4. From henceforth know your friends from your foes learn to distinguish between Complements and Realities The Bramble said to the trees Come and put your trust under my shadow Trust Brambles no more 5. Studie Thankfulnesse for this blessed turn of Providence in returning your Captivity They say abroad in the Kingdom The Lord hath done great things for you Judg. 9.15 Will not you eccho back again Yea the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we rejoyce The Lord teach you to pr●ze your naked walls more then you have done formerly your sumptuous surnisht houses to improve your Freedoms to better purpose then ever heretofore How you may be thankful this ensuing Sermon preached for the Celebration of your Deliverance will direct You bear the greatest share in the mercy I wish you may bear the greatest share in the duty 6. Finally Brethren farewel Be perfect be of good omfort be of one minde live in peace and the God of Love and Peace shall be with you So prays Your real friend and servant in the Lord Tho. Case A Model of true SPIRITUAL THANKFULNESSE Delivered in a Sermon before the Honourable House of COMMONS Upon their day of Thansgiving being Thursday the 19 of Febr. 1645. for the great Mercy of God in the Surrender of the City of CHESTER into the hands of the Parliaments Forces in Cheshire under the Command of Sir William Brereton PSAL. 107.30 31. Then are they glad because they be quiet So he bringeth them into the desired haven O that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse and for his wonderful works to the children of men IN the two former Psalms the holy Psalmist doth celebrate the mighty Acts of God in the deliverance and preservation of his Church In this Psalm he contemplates the wonders of Providence towards all Mankinde For after he had in the beginning of the Psalm finished the mention of his mercy and loving kindnesse to his Red●emed in the eight first Verses he descends to take notice what God doth For the Hungry Vers 9. For the disconsolate and afflicted Vers 10 11 12 13 14. For the sick and languishing Vers 17 18 19 20. F●r Sea-men and such as travel upon the waters from the 23 to my Text. He takes notice what he doth in the great turns of Providence turning plenty into famine wherein his Justice is magnified V●rs 33 34. And back again famine into plenty wherein his Mercie is advanced Vers 35.36 37 38. What he doth in breaking the power of mighty Princes turned Oppressors and Tyrants in making them contemptible and ●ain like Vagabonds to wander up and down in desert and hungry places Vers 40. And in lifting up the heads and restoring the habitations of their poor oppressed Subjects and People Vers 41. Upon each of these admirable Turns of Providence the Psalmist sets a Crown of glory breathing out his enlarged and repeated desires that when men have the comfort God might have the praise of all his wonders of Providence Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse c. It is the burden of the Song Oh that men would praise the Lord My Text is the fourth repetition of this gracious breathing poured out