Gospell courage, or Christian resolution for God, and his truth.: In a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Margarets in Westminster, at a publique fast, the 31. of May, 1643. / By Andrew Perne Master of Arts, sometimes fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge: now minister of Wilby in Northampton-Shire.
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- Gospell courage, or Christian resolution for God, and his truth.: In a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Margarets in Westminster, at a publique fast, the 31. of May, 1643. / By Andrew Perne Master of Arts, sometimes fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge: now minister of Wilby in Northampton-Shire.
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- Perne, Andrew, 1594-1654.
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"Gospell courage, or Christian resolution for God, and his truth.: In a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Margarets in Westminster, at a publique fast, the 31. of May, 1643. / By Andrew Perne Master of Arts, sometimes fellow of Katherine Hall in Cambridge: now minister of Wilby in Northampton-Shire." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a90512.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.
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TO THE HONOURABLE THE KNIGHTS, CITIZENS, and Burgesses, of the COMMONS House of PARLIAMENT.
Noble Gentlemen,
THis Sermon lately preached be∣fore your Honourable Assembly, I now present to your review, if in the midst of so many im∣portant businesses of State, which lie upon you; and in such variety of farre more learned Discourses which daily offer themselves, you can find any leasure to look on this: You are my witnesses, and the world may see here is
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nothing but the words of truth and sobernesse, though many charge us, unheard, with Schisme, Heresie, Faction, Sedition, and what not. I must seriously confesse, I am conscious to my selfe of many wants and infirmities, and have alwayes avoyded to be publike, as judging them things too high for me, contenting my selfe to approve my doctrine to God, and the consciences of my deare people committed to me; and if I might have pleased my selfe, I should rather have bin found still in mine own private Cure, and have devolved this taske to any other: But I durst not refuse an Authority so high and sacred, to which all honest and Religious hearts cannot but stoop, in regard of that stamp, which the great God hath actually set upon it, even for the genera∣tions of after ages: your command will be a sufficient Apollogie for me, though not for the worke; yet if the great God may have any glory, or the poorest in the Church (for, for them only I conceive it fit) any edification by my weake en∣deavours, I shall never repent either the preach∣ing or Printing of this Sermon, however un∣willingly I undertook both, being over ruled therto by your request, which is to me instead of a command.
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Gentlemen, I have but one suit to you, and tis the summe of the ensuing Sermon, be Resolute still for God, and for his true Religion; and you know who said it, God is with you while you are with him;
Your Servant for Christ, ANDREW PERNE.