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A57979 A sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1644 by Samuel Rutherfurd. Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1644 (1644) Wing R2392; ESTC R25109 55,797 70

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a_o society_n of_o transport_a man_n shall_v convene_v in_o parliament_n and_o make_v statute_n thus_o we_o ordain_v as_o a_o law_n and_o statute_n that_o from_o the_o 22._o of_o january_n the_o sun_n shall_v shine_v no_o more_o by_o day_n and_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n shall_v give_v no_o more_o light_n by_o night_n also_o we_o inhibit_v and_o discharge_v under_o the_o high_a pain_n of_o treason_n from_o this_o time_n forth_o the_o sea_n shall_v never_o ebb_v or_o flow_v again_o these_o or_o the_o like_a shall_v be_v but_o the_o notion_n of_o sick_a imigination_n act_n of_o night_n counsel_n have_v be_v these_o first_o fire_n the_o city_n of_o london_n second_o cut_v off_o the_o parliament_n three_o leave_v not_o alive_a in_o ireland_n a_o protestant_a or_o their_o seed_n fourthly_a root_n they_o all_o out_o of_o france_n and_o germany_n five_o destroy_v scotland_n and_o their_o covenant_n six_o undo_v all_o reformation_n of_o religion_n in_o britain_n second_o consider_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n numb._n 24._o 8._o he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o a_o unicorn_n he_o shall_v eat_v up_o the_o nation_n his_o enemy_n he_o shall_v break_v his_o bone_n and_o pierce_v they_o through_o with_o his_o arrow_n why_o and_o the_o church_n be_v but_o a_o feeble_a worm_n let_v it_o be_v so_o yet_o he_o say_v isaiah_n 41._o 14._o fear_v not_o worm_n jacob_n and_o you_o man_n of_o israel_n i_o will_v help_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o vers._n 15._o behold_v i_o will_v make_v thou_o worm_n as_o thou_o be_v a_o new_a sharp_a thresh_a instrument_n have_v tooth_n thou_o shall_v thresh_v the_o mountain_n and_o beat_v they_o small_a and_o shall_v make_v the_o hill_n as_o chaff_n vers._n 16._o thou_o shall_v fan_v they_o and_o the_o wind_n shall_v carry_v they_o away_o and_o the_o whirl_n wind_n shall_v scatter_v they_o you_o have_v not_o see_v such_o a_o miracle_n that_o a_o worm_n shall_v destroy_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o blow_v it_o away_o as_o chaff_n but_o it_o be_v god_n way_n that_o omnipotence_n ride_v on_o a_o straw_n on_o a_o worm_n and_o triumph_v and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v but_o thus_o the_o church_n be_v the_o weak_a thing_n in_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o god_n incomparable_o the_o strong_a psalm_n 46._o 1._o god_n be_v our_o refuge_n and_o strength_n god_n strength_n be_v the_o absolute_a great_a strength_n and_o so_o overcome_v god_n and_o overcome_v the_o church_n for_o a_o great_a strength_n must_v overcome_v the_o less_o where_o dwell_v he_o in_o earth_n in_o hell_n or_o in_o heaven_n who_o have_v strength_n above_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n they_o do_v not_o fly_v to_o the_o strong_a side_n who_o desert_n the_o parliament_n and_o fly_v to_o oxford_n they_o run_v but_o down_o to_o egypt_n but_o isaiah_n 30._o 7._o their_o strength_n be_v to_o sit_v still_o three_o the_o destroy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o work_n 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meat_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o belshazar_n drink_v but_o they_o swell_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o die_v herod_n act_n 12._o have_v the_o cup_n at_o his_o head_n and_o take_v a_o draught_n of_o this_o wine_n but_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o worm_n papist_n prelate_n the_o irish_a good_a catholic_a subject_n the_o emperor_n spain_n rome_n the_o antichrist_n the_o power_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v now_o drink_v one_o to_o another_o and_o the_o cup_n of_o tremble_v go_v in_o a_o round_a to_o they_o all_o but_o consider_v how_o sick_a they_o shall_v be_v zach._n 14._o 12._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o plague_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v all_o the_o people_n that_o have_v fight_v against_o jerusalem_n their_o flesh_n shall_v consume_v away_o while_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o foot_n and_o their_o eye_n shall_v consume_v away_o in_o their_o eye-hole_n and_o their_o tongue_n shall_v consume_v away_o in_o their_o mouth_n babylon_n cupbearer_n and_o atheist_n and_o malignant_n 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therefore_o his_o kingdom_n must_v stand_v there_o be_v a_o seed_n and_o a_o reward_n promise_v to_o christ_n for_o his_o labour_n isaiah_n 53._o 10._o there_o be_v article_n of_o grace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o his_o son_n which_o can_v be_v break_v six_o there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o church_n two_o thing_n most_o considerable_a first_o a_o turn_n second_o a_o contexture_n a_o turn_n or_o return_v gen._n 39_o 21_o 22._o joseph_n be_v cast_v in_o prison_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n gen._n 49._o 23._o the_o archer_n have_v sore_o grieve_v joseph_n and_o shoot_v at_o he_o and_o hate_v he_o but_o consider_v the_o return_n vers._n 24._o but_o his_o
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