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  THANKFUL FOR LIBERTY
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: We should be exceedingly glad and infinitely more grateful for
the privilege of worshiping God in unlimited liberty.

Topics: "Thankfulness", "Freedom of Worship"
Scripture References: Psalm 29:11, Psalm 118:24, Isaiah 26:3, John 8:36, Romans 14:17, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:1, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Hebrews 10:25

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C.H. Spurgeon expresses profound gratitude for the liberty to worship
God freely without fear of persecution or oppression. He emphasizes the
privilege of gathering in peace, reflecting on the sacrifices of those
who came before us, and the blessings of living in a time where worship
can be conducted openly and joyfully. Spurgeon encourages believers to
recognize and appreciate this freedom, urging them to bless God for the
peace and safety they enjoy in their worship. He highlights the
importance of being thankful for the ability to worship under one's own
vine and fig tree, free from fear.

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How grateful we ought to be that we can meet together to worship God
after that form which best satisfies our consciences without any fear of
being hunted down by the authorities of the land.... We put none at the
front door of our conventicle to watch lest the constable should come to
take off worshipper and minister, that they may suffer imprisonment or
fine. We worship God in unlimited liberty, and we ought to be
exceedingly glad of the privilege, and infinitely more grateful for it
than we are. Do we not sit every man under his own vine and fig tree,
none making us afraid? Blessed is the land in which we dwell, and
blessed are the days in which we live, when in all peace and quietness
we worship God in public and sing his high praises as loudly as we
please.

Great God of peace, thou hast given us this peace, and in remembrance of
our hunted forefathers we bless thee with our whole hearts!

From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "The Peace Of God,"
delivered January 6, 1878

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