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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

shall melt for fear Let these I say and many other Improvements too many for an Epistle but not too many for our Thankfulnesse to enquire into let these Speak 10. And all this whether it have not been the cheapest Purchase the Parliament hath made since it was constrained to redeem this poor sold Nation with Money and Blood I appeal to your Selves and to that exhausted County which in the pursuit of this Service hath to their exceeding Honours issued not much lesse if I be not misinformed then 40000 l. the very last vital blood that was left in their veins Psal 110. ●● Surely the Lord made them a willing people in this day of his power There is yet a passage or two wherein you shall behold Mercy and truth meeting together Righteusnesse and peace kissing each other 11. Vpon the same day that the enemy began to fortifie the City of Chester and make their Outworks that very day three yeers the Parliaments Forces entred the same Feb. 3. 1642. Feb. 3. 1645 12. The King mustered the Cheshire Forces summon'd disarm'd the Train-bands upon Holt-Heath Sept. 24 1642. and upon the same day three yeers the Kings Army was routed upon Routon-we may rightly call it Routing-Heath and another Brigade which was intended for a Reserve commanded by the Earl of Lichfield and the Lord Gerard defeared upon Holt-Heath as I take it so it is called where the Earl of Lichsield was slain and all this in the Kings view He then standing in Phoenix-Tower in Chestr Lord when thy hand is lifted up they will not see but they shall see I pray God to Repentance and not to Shame Vide Passages and Treaties of the Siege and taking of Chester Honou●able Parriots these sew passages to which you have already further discoveries and may sinde more hold forth much of God His Wisedom his Strength his Justice his Mercy beaming forth in the Light of this day And this you may observe as the result of all It is Fidelity God prospers and Crowns in his Service Now that God who hath made your Armies faithful to you make you every day more and more faithful to himself that what was Moses Honour and His too who is Moses and your Lord the Lord Jesus may be the Parliament of England 's renown to all Generations They were faithful to him that appointed them in all his House in doing all things according to the patern Which as it was the travel of this Cautionary Heb. 3.2 not Accusatory Sermon now the second time waiting upon your Commands so it shall be the daily prayer of Your Honours not more desirous to live then to serve Christ in you THO. CASE To the truely Noble Sir William Brereton Baronet Commander in Chief of the Parliaments Forces in Cheshire and to all those worthy Commanders and Gentlemen whom God hath honoured with the beginning managing and now happily finishing of the Work in Cheshire Honourable and ever to be honoured Gent. WHat Encomium the Apostle gave the beloved Disciple I hope the world wil give me leave to bestow upon you without the the least suspition of Flattery You do faithfully whatsoever you do in the Publike Trust committed to you 1. Joh. v. 5. and I beseech you look upon it as Gods honouring of you more then your honouring of God a heart to be faithful and happinesse to be successeful in Gods designes is a double engagement which I heartily desire may not lift up your hearts unlesse it be in the ways of God in whose Name you have gone out and prospered So that you may go and bear a part in his * Barak Judg. 5.13 Excellencies Song Then he made him that remaineth to have dominion over the Nobles among the people the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty As an acknowledgement of which honour God hath done you give me leave humbly to suggest a few Returns of Thankfulnesse that will no lesse become you then crown and perfect your work 1. Make it I beseech you your prime designe to surrender up that Citie to God which God hath surrendred up to you by engaging your best abilities and interests for the bringing in and encouragement of a learned godly Orthodox Ministery into the City the Spiritual Militia that must secure the peace thereof If Heresie and Schism break in I shall set down and cry Chester is lost the second time and in which more miserable it will not be easie to determine Agrippins to Nero. 2. Studie onenesse in your affections and onenesse in your Counsels Unitie and you are unconquerable Remember whose suggest it was Divide impera 3. Let your distinguishing favours run counter-motion to the enemies let Malignants have no more encouragement then may demonstrate you more studious of their Reformation then their Ruine Let them have no more cause to call the proud happie Hagg. 3.15 Vers 18. nor to say They that work wickednesse are set up but let them return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not 4. Be tender O be tender I say as of your own lives of the willing faithful party who in City or Countrey have served you in this Cause of Christ and the Parliament to the very last drop of livelihood and blood O to studie now the Rest Refreshing Recruiting of that languishing people more then your own interests and advantage will render you more truely honourable then all your Victories and bring the blessing of perishing families upon you and your posterity To that end imitate the true gallantry of Nehemiah read his 5 Chapter especially from the 14 verse to the end and the Lord grant you may get it by heart Then shall they that are delivered from the noise of the archers in the places of drawing water rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord Judg. 5.11 even the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of the Villages in Cheshire then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates 5. Studie Self-conquests Sin-victory He that is slowe to anger is better then the mighty and he that ruleth his spirit then he that taketh a City Prov. 16.32 Fortior est qui sequam qui fortissima vincit moenia If after ye have conquered the Lusts of men you are conquered by your own Lusts if after you have led your enemies captive Satan can take you captive at his will you are undone for ever The Lord make you every way more then Conquerors c. 2 Tim. 2.26 Rom. 8.37 6. Lastly remember what General Joab did when he had taken Rabbah of the Ammonites and do ye likewise now ye have taken this Cheshire-R●bbah send for King David yea send for that King who is Davids son and Davids Lord King JESUS give him possession and set the Crown of glory upon his Head bowing your beads before him and casting down your Crowns saying Not unto us O