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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

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

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