A sermon preached at the cathedral church in Lincoln, on Sunday the 14th of September, 1783, for the benefit of the County Hospital. / By Henry Peckwell.

  • Henry Peckwell
Date:
1783
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Credit: A sermon preached at the cathedral church in Lincoln, on Sunday the 14th of September, 1783, for the benefit of the County Hospital. / By Henry Peckwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annals of Mdnkind, as well as the Records o.f God, afford us a variety of ifMlances, wherein thefe different fpecies of Redemption have ourft the Ronds, and given liberty to the Sons of Men. When John of France had been taken prifoner by Edward the Black Priifce, the ranfom demanded for his releafe was three Millions of Crowns. He was redeem* ed by Price.—When that diftinguifhed and great Commander Flaminius befieged and took a Citadel, wherein many of his Allies were imprifoned, he opened the Iron Gates, and re* deemed them by power, or the force of Arms* Redemption thus difdnguiffied is found in the Code of Laws, which, it pleafed divine Wifdom to frame, under the Jewiffi Theo eracy. Inheritances are therein limited by a right of redemption, and prices, under certain eircumflances, affixed for redeeming Man* kind. —Nor are we deftitute of very flriking inilances of redeeming power. When Ifrael la¬ boured under cruel Tyranny, Jehovah redeem- ed
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