The wonderful works of God commemorated praises bespoke for the God of heaven in a thanksgiving sermon delivered on Decemb. 19, 1689 : containing reflections upon the excellent things done by the great God ... : to which is added A sermon preached unto a convention of the Massachuset-colony in New-England ... / by Cotton Mather.
PRAISES Bespoke for the GOD of Heaven, In a Thanksgiving SERMON. It is Written in Isai. XII. 5. Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done Excellent Things;
PRAISES Bespoke for the GOD of Heaven, In a Thanksgiving SERMON. It is Written in Isaiah XII. 5. Sing unto the Lord, for He hath done Excellent Things;
OUr Blessed Saviour, being to Preach upon a Text, fetcht out of that very Book from whence we have now taken ours, began His Holy Sermon, with sayings This Day is this Scripture fulfilled in your Ears.
OUr Blessed Saviour, being to Preach upon a Text, fetched out of that very Book from whence we have now taken ours, began His Holy Sermon, with sayings This Day is this Scripture fulfilled in your Ears.
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〈 ◊ 〉 is by an unhappy Encounter of Gods Mercies and your Desires, that upon the Reading of the Text now before us, I may in like manner, close the Book, and say, This day is this Text fulfilled amongst us.
〈 ◊ 〉 is by an unhappy Encounter of God's mercies and your Desires, that upon the Reading of the Text now before us, I may in like manner, close the Book, and say, This day is this Text fulfilled among us.
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and for this cause we are with no less Grounded than Solemn THNKSGIVINGS endeavouring to Sing unto the Lord. Behold a Word of the day in its day here provided for you.
and for this cause we Are with no less Grounded than Solemn THNKSGIVINGS endeavouring to Sing unto the Lord. Behold a Word of the day in its day Here provided for you.
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May our further considering and understanding of the Text, but promote our fuller Conformi•y thereunto, and more exactly imprint the shapes of this Heavenly Mould upon us.
May our further considering and understanding of the Text, but promote our fuller Conformi•y thereunto, and more exactly imprint the shapes of this Heavenly Mould upon us.
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Among other Employments of this Angelical, and Evangelical Pen, one was the preparing of Sacred Songs, for the use of the Church, in the circumstances which there had been predictions of;
Among other Employments of this Angelical, and Evangelical Pen, one was the preparing of Sacred Songs, for the use of the Church, in the Circumstances which there had been predictions of;
the forty-sixth particularly, which in imitat•on of the great Luther, we may at this day make the Anodyne of our cares ▪ we have two inspired Songs in this Chapter laid before us;
the forty-sixth particularly, which in imitat•on of the great Luther, we may At this day make the Anodyne of our Cares ▪ we have two inspired Songs in this Chapter laid before us;
when according to the Language of the New-Testament, All Israel shall be saved. There will a Day come, when the Root of Iesse shall stand for an Ensign for the People :
when according to the Language of the New testament, All Israel shall be saved. There will a Day come, when the Root of Iesse shall stand for an Ensign for the People:
as to signifie, not only an exactness, but also an instrument used in the Song. We are with a Sacred Musick to magnifie the God, who is worthy to be Praised.
as to signify, not only an exactness, but also an Instrument used in the Song. We Are with a Sacred Music to magnify the God, who is worthy to be Praised.
We should not only our selves do it,, but likewise provoke and excite all the Earth to take notice of what Wonders have been done by Him who is fearful in Praises.
We should not only our selves do it,, but likewise provoke and excite all the Earth to take notice of what Wonders have been done by Him who is fearful in Praises.
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and our Grand, our Chief Errand into the World, is, That our God may have a Number of Rational Beholders to be sensible of His Excellencies. When Mankind came first out of His Glorious Hand, He then said, as in Isa. 43.21. This people have I formed for my self, they shall shew forth my praise.
and our Grand, our Chief Errand into the World, is, That our God may have a Number of Rational Beholders to be sensible of His Excellencies. When Mankind Come First out of His Glorious Hand, He then said, as in Isaiah 43.21. This people have I formed for my self, they shall show forth my praise.
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In our Lower Little World, no Creatures can be found capable of Conceiving and Expressing those Acknowledgments of God, which are, The Glory due unto his Name, besides MAN;
In our Lower Little World, no Creatures can be found capable of Conceiving and Expressing those Acknowledgments of God, which Are, The Glory due unto his Name, beside MAN;
but they all reply that Man is to do it for them, and they all therefore conspire to offer the Notices of the Almighty God unto Mans affectionate Contemplation.
but they all reply that Man is to do it for them, and they all Therefore conspire to offer the Notices of the Almighty God unto men affectionate Contemplation.
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To praise God, is to Acknowledge in Him something Excellent, as 'tis said in Psal. 148.13. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His Name alone is Excellent ;
To praise God, is to Acknowledge in Him something Excellent, as it's said in Psalm 148.13. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His Name alone is Excellent;
which is to Ascribe Glory to Him. The Language of our praises is to be that in Psal. 89.6. Who can be compared, who can be Likened, unto the Lord? God should be truly Transcendent with us.
which is to Ascribe Glory to Him. The Language of our praises is to be that in Psalm 89.6. Who can be compared, who can be Likened, unto the Lord? God should be truly Transcendent with us.
The perfections that are in the Almighty God should even Astonish our Understandings; and fetch the Exclamations of Moses from us, in Exod. 15.11. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, who is like unto thee? One while our praises are like Hannahs, to say.
The perfections that Are in the Almighty God should even Astonish our Understandings; and fetch the Exclamations of Moses from us, in Exod 15.11. Who is like unto thee, Oh Lord, who is like unto thee? One while our praises Are like Hannahs, to say.
Another while our praises are like Ethans to say, Who is a Strong God like unto thee ? Sometimes our Praises, like Pauls, are to say, God is only Wise ;
another while our praises Are like Ethans to say, Who is a Strong God like unto thee? Sometime our Praises, like Paul's, Are to say, God is only Wise;
thus ought we to Reflect upon the many Benefits and Kindnesses of the most High towards our selves, with praises too many to be Numbred, too Hearty to be ended.
thus ought we to Reflect upon the many Benefits and Kindnesses of the most High towards our selves, with praises too many to be Numbered, too Hearty to be ended.
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We ought to see something of God, in all our Circumstances, and upon all that happens to us, we are to say, The Lord be magnify'd! But there are some Excellent Things done for us, by our God;
We ought to see something of God, in all our circumstances, and upon all that happens to us, we Are to say, The Lord be magnified! But there Are Some Excellent Things done for us, by our God;
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Things which no Friend, no Hand, none else could have done for our Good; and These Things we should with suitable praises be particularly grateful for.
Things which no Friend, no Hand, none Else could have done for our Good; and These Things we should with suitable praises be particularly grateful for.
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It is the manner of the Iems, to receive the Comforts of their Lives, with a Baruk Adonai, or Blessed be the Lord. We that are Christians may not suffer our selves to be exceeded by any people, in Thankfulness unto God.
It is the manner of the Iems, to receive the Comforts of their Lives, with a Baruch Adonai, or Blessed be the Lord. We that Are Christians may not suffer our selves to be exceeded by any people, in Thankfulness unto God.
We ought seriously to think, What Answers of our Prayers, what Reliefs of our Wants and Woes, the great God has in an excellent manner favoured us withal;
We ought seriously to think, What Answers of our Prayers, what Reliefs of our Wants and Woes, the great God has in an excellent manner favoured us withal;
but we should all render praises unto Him on the account thereof. It is mentioned as the priviledge of a Righteous man, in Psal. 112.9. His Horn shall be exalted.
but we should all render praises unto Him on the account thereof. It is mentioned as the privilege of a Righteous man, in Psalm 112.9. His Horn shall be exalted.
they are to Expatiate upon all those things, wherein our God has exhibited Himself as Excellently Great, throughout the world Such Abstracted Praises are agreeable to the Inclinations of every Godly man;
they Are to Expatiate upon all those things, wherein our God has exhibited Himself as Excellently Great, throughout the world Such Abstracted Praises Are agreeable to the Inclinations of every Godly man;
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as the Psalmist speaks, by, All that is within us Blessing his Holy Name. They never will praise God sufficiently or acceptably, who cannot say, as in Luke 1.46. My Soul does Magnify the Lord.
as the Psalmist speaks, by, All that is within us Blessing his Holy Name. They never will praise God sufficiently or acceptably, who cannot say, as in Luke 1.46. My Soul does Magnify the Lord.
so on the other side no Omission of any Article that calls for our meditations. The charge given to us is That in Psal. 103.2. Forget not all His Benefits.
so on the other side no Omission of any Article that calls for our meditations. The charge given to us is That in Psalm 103.2. Forget not all His Benefits.
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The skipping of One stroke in a Lesson, often spoils the grace of the Musick. So does the missing of One Thing, in a Commemoration of what God has done.
The skipping of One stroke in a lesson, often spoils the grace of the Music. So does the missing of One Thing, in a Commemoration of what God has done.
We should be careful with an often, yea with a daily Examination, to inform our selves, about the Things for which God is to be praised. It is hardly convenient for a man to sleep at Night,
We should be careful with an often, yea with a daily Examination, to inform our selves, about the Things for which God is to be praised. It is hardly convenient for a man to sleep At Night,
until he have pondered, What New Excellent Thing has been done by God this Day, that I should particularly praise Him for ? And we should be careful that our Sorrows do not swallow up our praises. 'Tis often so, that as that worthy woman of old could not eat of the Peace Offerings, which was a Thank-Offering, because She Wept ;
until he have pondered, What New Excellent Thing has been done by God this Day, that I should particularly praise Him for? And we should be careful that our Sorrows do not swallow up our praises. It's often so, that as that worthy woman of old could not eat of the Peace Offerings, which was a Thank-Offering, Because She Wept;
And if we were a million times more afflicted than we are, yet the Lord might challenge our Praises. It was a great Speech of the Renowned Gerson, Quiequid deme ordinaverit Deus, said He, However God may dispose of me for ever,
And if we were a million times more afflicted than we Are, yet the Lord might challenge our Praises. It was a great Speech of the Renowned Gerson, Quiequid deem ordinaverit Deus, said He, However God may dispose of me for ever,
Indeed before the coming of our Lord, there was in the Church a Divine appointment for such a thing ▪ and between the Neginoth and the Nehiloth, I find,
Indeed before the coming of our Lord, there was in the Church a Divine appointment for such a thing ▪ and between the Neginoth and the Nehiloth, I find,
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But upon the Abolition of the Mosaic Pedagogy, we have no order for the continuance of this Temple Worship, by introducing of it into our Synagogues. The Primitive Church had it not,
But upon the Abolition of the Mosaic Pedagogy, we have no order for the Continuance of this Temple Worship, by introducing of it into our Synagogues. The Primitive Church had it not,
and we having in the Tydings of the Gospel that grace and joy which this was a figure of, ought not to Iudaize by upholding the shadow in the presence of the Substance ;
and we having in the Tidings of the Gospel that grace and joy which this was a figure of, ought not to Judaize by upholding the shadow in the presence of the Substance;
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With our Lips we are to rehearse and recite the Excellent Things that have been done by God, especially when we are with bended Knees and listed Eyes, presenting our selves before him.
With our Lips we Are to rehearse and recite the Excellent Things that have been done by God, especially when we Are with bent Knees and listed Eyes, presenting our selves before him.
even in our Dayes, we have such clauses as those, in Psal. 95 1. O come, let us sing to the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our Salvation.
even in our Days, we have such clauses as those, in Psalm 95 1. Oh come, let us sing to the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our Salvation.
But Scriptural and inspired Hymns are those which we should principally thus put Regards upon. The Psalms of David are those which God is to be Praised by a Reverent, and Attentive Singing of.
But Scriptural and inspired Hymns Are those which we should principally thus put Regards upon. The Psalms of David Are those which God is to be Praised by a Reverend, and Attentive Singing of.
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And the very Angels whose Melodies the Shepherds overheard of old, seem to sing out of the Eighty fifth Psalm. Hence when the Apostle says, in Eph. 5.19. Speak to your selves in Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs ;
And the very Angels whose Melodies the Shepherd's overheard of old, seem to sing out of the Eighty fifth Psalm. Hence when the Apostle Says, in Ephesians 5.19. Speak to your selves in Psalms and Hymns, and Spiritual Songs;
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We should sometimes put that Question to our selves, in Psal. 116.12. What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits? As a return to God for the Excellent things that are done by Him, we are to order our lives in such a manner as may be pleasing to him. Hence in Psal. 50.23. He that offers praise, and he that orders his conversation aright, are equivolent.
We should sometime put that Question to our selves, in Psalm 116.12. What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits? As a return to God for the Excellent things that Are done by Him, we Are to order our lives in such a manner as may be pleasing to him. Hence in Psalm 50.23. He that offers praise, and he that order his Conversation aright, Are Equivalent.
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but what was inscribed on them? was it any History of what and been done by God? No, it was a Copy of the Law. Our keeping the Law is our praising of him that gave it.
but what was inscribed on them? was it any History of what and been done by God? No, it was a Copy of the Law. Our keeping the Law is our praising of him that gave it.
As when David had seen many mighty things done by God, he became inquisitive, in 2 Sam. 7.2 What shall I now do for the House of God? so some signal act of Piety, or of Charity should be done by us, that God may not be without his praise. We praise God when we are labouring to do some singular thing, for the advancement of His Truths and Wayes.
As when David had seen many mighty things done by God, he became inquisitive, in 2 Sam. 7.2 What shall I now do for the House of God? so Some signal act of Piety, or of Charity should be done by us, that God may not be without his praise. We praise God when we Are labouring to do Some singular thing, for the advancement of His Truths and Ways.
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Every good man should leave to his Children, a Diary for a Legacy. Some written Memorials and Experi•nc•s of Excellent things which a good man in the time of his Pilgrimage hath seen done by the most High:
Every good man should leave to his Children, a Diary for a Legacy. some written Memorials and Experi•nc•s of Excellent things which a good man in the time of his Pilgrimage hath seen done by the most High:
And the more considerable Appearances of God in every Generation, ought with a fuller Publication to be transmitted unto Posterity, by the Pens of good Historians, That we have no more Books of Remarkable Providences, is an Omission that has wrong'd and rob'd the Almighty God of more than a Million praises :
And the more considerable Appearances of God in every Generation, ought with a fuller Publication to be transmitted unto Posterity, by the Pens of good Historians, That we have no more Books of Remarkable Providences, is an Omission that has wronged and robbed the Almighty God of more than a Million praises:
What shall I say more? when God has done a more conspicuously excellent thing, He is to be praised after that manner, in Psal. 102.18. This shall be written for the Generation to come, and the people that shall be Created shall praise the Lord.
What shall I say more? when God has done a more conspicuously excellent thing, He is to be praised After that manner, in Psalm 102.18. This shall be written for the Generation to come, and the people that shall be Created shall praise the Lord.
New Englands Prosperity has more visibly followed upon its Thanksgivings than upon its Humiliations, as in times both of War and of Sickness, has been more than once perceived.
New Englands Prosperity has more visibly followed upon its Thanksgivings than upon its Humiliations, as in times both of War and of Sickness, has been more than once perceived.
Consider, Who is Man ? a poor Worm, yea, a cursed Viper. Now that this GOD should look upon this man! Lord, What is man that thou shouldest be mindful of him ? Yet the Eternal God has been doing of Excellent things, which we not only behold,
Consider, Who is Man? a poor Worm, yea, a cursed Viper. Now that this GOD should look upon this man! Lord, What is man that thou Shouldst be mindful of him? Yet the Eternal God has been doing of Excellent things, which we not only behold,
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Let our praises be continually ascending from us, and they will soon issue in those things that are called, The Showers of Blessing. When we have a Jealousie of a Leaky Vessel, we try it by first putting of Water, before we trust Better Liquors in it;
Let our praises be continually ascending from us, and they will soon issue in those things that Are called, The Showers of Blessing. When we have a Jealousy of a Leaky Vessel, we try it by First putting of Water, before we trust Better Liquors in it;
But the praising Soul may fill himself with such a Ioyful Hope, as that in Psal. 71.14. I will Hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
But the praising Soul may fill himself with such a Joyful Hope, as that in Psalm 71.14. I will Hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
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Those that are sollicitous least God should Loose any of His Praises, are the persons, for whom God will be concerned that they don't Loose any of His Blessings ;
Those that Are solicitous lest God should Lose any of His Praises, Are the Persons, for whom God will be concerned that they don't Lose any of His Blessings;
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and believe me, though your praises had [ and O that they may have! ] no less than an Eternity to be Feeding on those matters in, they never would be glutted, never cloyed.
and believe me, though your praises had [ and Oh that they may have! ] no less than an Eternity to be Feeding on those matters in, they never would be glutted, never cloyed.
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First, The Excellent Things done by God, in the Works of CREATION, call for our Praises. It was once the out-cry of the Psalmist, in a Rapture, Praise the Lord from the Heavens, praise the Lord from the Earth, praise the Lord all ye His Armies.
First, The Excellent Things done by God, in the Works of CREATION, call for our Praises. It was once the outcry of the Psalmist, in a Rapture, Praise the Lord from the Heavens, praise the Lord from the Earth, praise the Lord all you His Armies.
We should remember that we are Citizens of the WORLD, and as far as we can, we should visit every Corner of it, with our Praises to Him, of whom and for whom is all!
We should Remember that we Are Citizens of the WORLD, and as Far as we can, we should visit every Corner of it, with our Praises to Him, of whom and for whom is all!
The Praises of God are Exhibited in every part of the World, and we forfeit the priviledge of Reason, if we do not put as many of them as we can, into our A•knowledgments. There are above six Thousand Plants growing on that little Spot of the World, which we Tread upon;
The Praises of God Are Exhibited in every part of the World, and we forfeit the privilege of Reason, if we do not put as many of them as we can, into our A•knowledgments. There Are above six Thousand Plants growing on that little Spot of the World, which we Tread upon;
What might then be said upon the Hundred and fifty Quadrupeds, the Hundred and fifty Volatils, the five and Twenty Reptiles, besides the vast multitudes of Aquatils, added unto the rich variety of Gems and Minerals, in our World? Our own Bodies are, to use the Phrase of the Psalmist, So Fearfully and Wonderfully made, that one of the Ancient Heathen at the sight thereof ▪ could not forbear breaking forth into an Hymn unto the praise of the great Creator;
What might then be said upon the Hundred and fifty Quadrupeds, the Hundred and fifty Volatils, the five and Twenty Reptiles, beside the vast Multitudes of Aquatils, added unto the rich variety of Gems and Minerals, in our World? Our own Bodies Are, to use the Phrase of the Psalmist, So Fearfully and Wonderfully made, that one of the Ancient Heathen At the sighed thereof ▪ could not forbear breaking forth into an Hymn unto the praise of the great Creator;
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and the very Deformities which the Flood has brought upon this Terraquecus Globe, are made Beauties, by the Disposals of the Lord that sat upon the Flood.
and the very Deformities which the Flood has brought upon this Terraquecus Globe, Are made Beauty's, by the Disposals of the Lord that sat upon the Flood.
There is not a Fly, but what may confute an Atheist. And the Little things which our Naked Eyes cannot penetrate into, have in them a Greatness not to be seen without Astonishment.
There is not a Fly, but what may confute an Atheist. And the Little things which our Naked Eyes cannot penetrate into, have in them a Greatness not to be seen without Astonishment.
The Wholes that are sometimes found more than an Hundred Foot in Length, methinks those moving Islands, are not such Wonders, as these minute Fishes are.
The Wholes that Are sometime found more than an Hundred Foot in Length, methinks those moving Islands, Are not such Wonders, as these minute Fish Are.
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But alas, All this Globe is but as a Pins point, if compared with the mighty Universe. Never did any man yet make a tolelerable Guess at its Dimensions:
But alas, All this Globe is but as a Pins point, if compared with the mighty Universe. Never did any man yet make a tolelerable Guess At its Dimensions:
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but were we among the Stars, we should utterly lose the sight of our Earth, although it be above twenty six thousand Italian Miles in the compass of it.
but were we among the Stars, we should utterly loose the sighed of our Earth, although it be above twenty six thousand Italian Miles in the compass of it.
and of their Satellites. Look upon the Fixed St••s, and what shall we say about the Bigness of them? Doubtless they many scores of times exceed the Bulk of this poor Lump of Clay, about a few Foot whereof the Inhabitants are so Quarrelsome.
and of their Satellites. Look upon the Fixed St••s, and what shall we say about the Bigness of them? Doubtless they many scores of times exceed the Bulk of this poor Lump of Clay, about a few Foot whereof the Inhabitants Are so Quarrelsome.
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Or, what shall we say about the Number of them? For though they are but a few above a Thousand, That we ever see, without a Telescope, yet that will tell us, that the Six, which we commonly call, The Seven Stars, have above Sixty among them,
Or, what shall we say about the Number of them? For though they Are but a few above a Thousand, That we ever see, without a Telescope, yet that will tell us, that the Six, which we commonly call, The Seven Stars, have above Sixty among them,
This at last hath glar'd out my Eyes, that at this Time, I can look no further upon the Marvels of the Creation. But, my Brethren, Let us take our Time to Travel over the World ; (I hope, we shall one Day have Bodies more able to do it,
This At last hath glared out my Eyes, that At this Time, I can look no further upon the Marvels of the Creation. But, my Brothers, Let us take our Time to Travel over the World; (I hope, we shall one Day have Bodies more able to do it,
Secondly, The Excellent Things done by God, in the works of REDEMPTION call for our Praises. It was the Exordium of a Psalm, in Psal. 107.1, 2. O give Thanks unto the Lord, for He is Good;
Secondly, The Excellent Things done by God, in the works of REDEMPTION call for our Praises. It was the Exordium of a Psalm, in Psalm 107.1, 2. Oh give Thanks unto the Lord, for He is Good;
When the blessed Angels beheld the horrible Pit which Man by Sin was fallen down into, doubtless they were even at their Wits ends about a way for his Reeovery;
When the blessed Angels beheld the horrible Pit which Man by since was fallen down into, doubtless they were even At their Wits ends about a Way for his Reeovery;
a man, who is his own Mothers Father, in a word, a man, in whom dwells the Fulness of the God-head, and from whose Fulness, all we receive! behold an Excellent thing which the very Angels cover their faces at.
a man, who is his own Mother's Father, in a word, a man, in whom dwells the Fullness of the Godhead, and from whose Fullness, all we receive! behold an Excellent thing which the very Angels cover their faces At.
Well, they call us, Their Brethren, and from the Lofty Battlements of the Third Heaven, they call unto us, that we would not Leave them to Praise Alone.
Well, they call us, Their Brothers, and from the Lofty Battlements of the Third Heaven, they call unto us, that we would not Leave them to Praise Alone.
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What could we Children of wrath have imagined, but that a just and a terrible God would have said concerning us, I will aveng• me on those Adversaries!
What could we Children of wrath have imagined, but that a just and a terrible God would have said Concerning us, I will aveng• me on those Adversaries!
This is an Excellent Thing! 'Tis a• Excellent Thing which God has done, in 〈 ◊ 〉 Loving the World as to give His only begotte• Son, that whosoever Believes, may not perish ▪ but have Everlasting Life.
This is an Excellent Thing! It's a• Excellent Thing which God has done, in 〈 ◊ 〉 Loving the World as to give His only begotte• Son, that whosoever Believes, may not perish ▪ but have Everlasting Life.
'Tis an Excellen• Thing which God has done, in ordering that He who thought it no Robbery to be Equal with God, should take on him the Form of a Servant for us thereby to gain the Dignity of Chil•dren. 'Tis an Excellent Thing, That He wh• knew no Sin, should be made Sin for us ;
It's an Excellen• Thing which God has done, in ordering that He who Thought it no Robbery to be Equal with God, should take on him the From of a Servant for us thereby to gain the Dignity of Chil•dren. It's an Excellent Thing, That He wh• knew no since, should be made since for us;
an• that we who have lain in the Belly of Hell should be Renewed by the holy Spirit, and 〈 ◊ 〉 made to sit together in Heavenly Places 〈 ◊ 〉 Christ Iesus.
an• that we who have lain in the Belly of Hell should be Renewed by the holy Spirit, and 〈 ◊ 〉 made to fit together in Heavenly Places 〈 ◊ 〉 christ Iesus.
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I am to tell you, That the Blackest of all the Devils are Saints, in comparison of that Man, whom these Excellen• Things do not Effectually bespeak all possible praises from.
I am to tell you, That the Blackest of all the Devils Are Saints, in comparison of that Man, whom these Excellen• Things do not Effectually bespeak all possible praises from.
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But you that by Regeneration are arrived unto a more Plenary, Actual sensible Interest in this Redemption, are 〈 ◊ 〉 be more abundant in your praises, O strai• the utmost of your Capacities, to shew fo• the praises of Him, who has called you out 〈 ◊ 〉 Darkness into his Marvellous Light ;
But you that by Regeneration Are arrived unto a more Plenary, Actual sensible Interest in this Redemption, Are 〈 ◊ 〉 be more abundant in your praises, Oh strai• the utmost of your Capacities, to show fo• the praises of Him, who has called you out 〈 ◊ 〉 Darkness into his Marvellous Light;
the W•eels of providence are not carried on caeco impetu, but are full of eyes, and if we praise Him not for Things that every day occur unto us, tis because we are worse than blind. These two things are conjo•ned in Psal. 103.19, 20. The Lords Kingdom •uleth over all, Bless ye the Lord.
the W•eels of providence Are not carried on caeco impetu, but Are full of eyes, and if we praise Him not for Things that every day occur unto us, this Because we Are Worse than blind. These two things Are conjo•ned in Psalm 103.19, 20. The lords Kingdom •uleth over all, Bless you the Lord.
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We may see him fulfilling of His promises and His Threa•nings, and giving Recompences among the children of men We may see him frustrating and confounding of His Enemies,
We may see him fulfilling of His promises and His Threa•nings, and giving Recompenses among the children of men We may see him frustrating and confounding of His Enemies,
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My arrival to this part of our Discours• puts me into a capacity to give you som• Recapitulations of the Excellent things which this Day of THANKSGIVING is more pa••ticularly designed for.
My arrival to this part of our Discours• puts me into a capacity to give you som• Recapitulations of the Excellent things which this Day of THANKSGIVING is more pa••ticularly designed for.
He that moves the fo•• Wheels of Providence through all the fo•• parts of the Earth, has given the English Nation lately to see those Revolutions which the Histories of all Ages can hardly parallel And now let us this Day sing unto the Lord for He hath done excellent things.
He that moves the fo•• Wheels of Providence through all the fo•• parts of the Earth, has given the English nation lately to see those Revolutions which the Histories of all Ages can hardly parallel And now let us this Day sing unto the Lord for He hath done excellent things.
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I. The Late Revolutions in the Land o• our Fore-Fathers Graves, afford unto us 〈 ◊ 〉 sight of Excellent Things which ought to b• had in Everlasting Remembrance. And here,
I. The Late Revolutions in the Land o• our Fore-Fathers Graves, afford unto us 〈 ◊ 〉 sighed of Excellent Things which ought to b• had in Everlasting Remembrance. And Here,
The first and great and most comprehensive matter of our Praises is, The Happy accession of their Maiesties, King William, and Queen Mary, To the Throne of the Three Kingdoms.
The First and great and most comprehensive matter of our Praises is, The Happy accession of their Majesties, King William, and Queen Marry, To the Throne of the Three Kingdoms.
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and forreign Popish Writers did not stick to tell the World in Print, That there was a private League made between two of the most Potent Monarchs in Christendome, (which one of their own Ambassadors also ▪ did in a manner own) for the Extirpation of Haeresy ;
and foreign Popish Writers did not stick to tell the World in Print, That there was a private League made between two of the most Potent Monarchs in Christendom, (which one of their own ambassadors also ▪ did in a manner own) for the Extirpation of Heresy;
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It was when the Indefatigable Drudges of the Papacy, who had more than Ten years before declared, We have here a Mighty Work upon our Hands, no less than the Conversion of three Kingdoms,
It was when the Indefatigable Drudges of the Papacy, who had more than Ten Years before declared, We have Here a Mighty Work upon our Hands, no less than the Conversion of three Kingdoms,
had now got all the Advantageous Posts of the Nation into their Hands, and had so model'd all their Business that they counted themselves out of the Reach of chance for ever ;
had now god all the Advantageous Posts of the nation into their Hands, and had so modeled all their Business that they counted themselves out of the Reach of chance for ever;
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It was when the Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom were overturned, and the Frogs of the Romistr Egypt were swarming in a m•in, to take possession of the Glorious Holy Mountain between the Seas ▪ When things were thought hastening to that pass, that every vacancy in the publick Employments would have made several Proselytes unto Popery;
It was when the Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom were overturned, and the Frogs of the Romistr Egypt were swarming in a m•in, to take possession of the Glorious Holy Mountain between the Seas ▪ When things were Thought hastening to that pass, that every vacancy in the public Employments would have made several Proselytes unto Popery;
when a great Creation would suddenly have given the Papists a majority in the House of Lords, and New Charters with Bold Returns might quickly have given them a Majority in the House of Commons too;
when a great Creation would suddenly have given the Papists a majority in the House of lords, and New Charters with Bold Returns might quickly have given them a Majority in the House of Commons too;
THEN it was that the (then) Prince of ORANGE entred upon his Glorious Enterprize of Rescuing the Church of God from the Bloody Altar, which it was now bound upon;
THEN it was that the (then) Prince of ORANGE entered upon his Glorious Enterprise of Rescuing the Church of God from the Bloody Altar, which it was now bound upon;
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The Popish Party were then slash'd with their Successes, and forgot of sl•ghted the Dying Words of one whom they Burnt (tis said) for only Relieving Distrested Sufferer;
The Popish Party were then slashed with their Successes, and forgotten of sl•ghted the Dying Words of one whom they Burned (this said) for only Relieving Distrested Sufferer;
When•e Navy, with such Wonderful Turns of 〈 ◊ 〉 Wind, as argued a particular Care of God •out it, was come into its Harbour, the Spi••• of God strangely inclined persons of all •egrees to an Agreement with the Princes ••claration :
When•e Navy, with such Wondered Turns of 〈 ◊ 〉 Wind, as argued a particular Care of God •out it, was come into its Harbour, the Spi••• of God strangely inclined Persons of all •egrees to an Agreement with the Princes ••claration:
Whence, though the Nation •re Debauched on purpose to make Popery ac••ptable to them, yet many thousands that •re of no Religion at all, could not s•ow 〈 ◊ 〉 for that Religion.
Whence, though the nation •re Debauched on purpose to make Popery ac••ptable to them, yet many thousands that •re of no Religion At all, could not s•ow 〈 ◊ 〉 for that Religion.
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and 〈 ◊ 〉 they had endeavoured by Shams to establish• themselves, One piece of Paper, which (' ti• said) was a Sham, had no little Hand in th• Defeat of those Daring Criminals;
and 〈 ◊ 〉 they had endeavoured by Shams to establish• themselves, One piece of Paper, which (' ti• said) was a Sham, had no little Hand in th• Defeat of those Daring Criminals;
nor wa• any blood shed in all these Transactions, bu• of a Little and a desperate Party that seem•ed weary of their Lives, or they might hav• kept them.
nor wa• any blood shed in all these Transactions, bu• of a Little and a desperate Party that seem•ed weary of their Lives, or they might hav• kept them.
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We now see upon th• British Throne, A KING, whose unpara•lel'd zeal for the Church of the Lord Jes•• at the Lowest Ebb, hath made Him the Ph••nix of this Age;
We now see upon th• Brit Throne, A KING, whose unpara•leled zeal for the Church of the Lord Jes•• At the Lowest Ebb, hath made Him the Ph••nix of this Age;
A KING that scornfully rejected 〈 ◊ 〉 Soveraignty over his own Countrey, wh• he might have have had it, by betraying 〈 ◊ 〉 A KING, that uses to say, That be can •annot have so unworthy a Conception of God, 〈 ◊ 〉 so base Thoughts of Mankind,
A KING that scornfully rejected 〈 ◊ 〉 Sovereignty over his own Country, wh• he might have have had it, by betraying 〈 ◊ 〉 A KING, that uses to say, That be can •annot have so unworthy a Conception of God, 〈 ◊ 〉 so base Thoughts of Mankind,
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A KING, that so abhors •ll Persecution, that when he accepted the Crown of Scotland, he Explained a clause •n the Coronation Oath, with this Proviso, 〈 ◊ 〉 will not be obliged to be a Persecutor:
A KING, that so abhors •ll Persecution, that when he accepted the Crown of Scotland, he Explained a clause •n the Coronation Oath, with this Proviso, 〈 ◊ 〉 will not be obliged to be a Persecutor:
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We do not now see a Romish Dalilah for the Philistins to Plough withal; nor is our Solomon under •he Temptations which the greatest Monarchs have sometimes fell before.
We do not now see a Romish Delilah for the philistines to Plough withal; nor is our Solomon under •he Temptations which the greatest Monarchs have sometime fell before.
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What can be hop'd for, but that the Chains with which the Tyrannous and Treacherous Grand Segniour of France had Fetter'd Europe, will now be broken? and that the most monstrous Tygre in the world, having the Forces of Three Kingdoms let loose upon him,
What can be hoped for, but that the Chains with which the Tyrannous and Treacherous Grand Seigneur of France had Fettered Europe, will now be broken? and that the most monstrous Tiger in the world, having the Forces of Three Kingdoms let lose upon him,
It is well-known, That those whose Co••sciences did not allow them, to worship Go• in some Ways and Modes then by Law E•stablished, were not many years ago, Perse•cuted with a violence, to be abhorred by a• sober Men.
It is wellknown, That those whose Co••sciences did not allow them, to worship Go• in Some Ways and Modes then by Law E•stablished, were not many Years ago, Perse•cuted with a violence, to be abhorred by a• Sobrium Men.
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It is well known that Five an• Twenty Hundred Faithful Ministers of th• Gospel, were Silenced in one Black Day because they could not comply with som• things, by themselves justly counted, Sinful, but by the Imposers confess'd Indifferent. And it is affirmed, That by a modest Calculation, this Persecution procured the untimely Death of Three Thousand Nonconformists, by Imprisonment in Noisome Goals,
It is well known that Five an• Twenty Hundred Faithful Ministers of th• Gospel, were Silenced in one Black Day Because they could not comply with som• things, by themselves justly counted, Sinful, but by the Imposers confessed Indifferent. And it is affirmed, That by a modest Calculation, this Persecution procured the untimely Death of Three Thousand nonconformists, by Imprisonment in Noisome Goals,
for we have seen the most Learned and Worthy Members of that Church make their publick Pleas for the Nonconformists, and Boldly beg for Moderati•n to them ;
for we have seen the most Learned and Worthy Members of that Church make their public Pleasant for the nonconformists, and Boldly beg for Moderati•n to them;
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and we have Learnt, That the late •ersecutors were mostly a Knot of Ill men •ho professed, that they had rather be Pa••sts than Presbyterians, and that they would 〈 ◊ 〉 soon be Turks as Papists ;
and we have Learned, That the late •ersecutors were mostly a Knot of Ill men •ho professed, that they had rather be Pa••sts than Presbyterians, and that they would 〈 ◊ 〉 soon be Turks as Papists;
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and who sur•endred themselves as meer Tools to a Po••sh Party, that thought to grow great upon 〈 ◊ 〉 Ruines, of both the Pa•ties whom they 〈 ◊ 〉 set together by the Ears:
and who sur•endred themselves as mere Tools to a Po••sh Party, that Thought to grow great upon 〈 ◊ 〉 Ruins, of both the Pa•ties whom they 〈 ◊ 〉 Set together by the Ears:
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The severity of that Persecution, which at last had broke up the Con•gregations of them that had perfected the Testimony to the Kingly Office of th• Lord Jesus,
The severity of that Persecution, which At last had broke up the Con•gregations of them that had perfected the Testimony to the Kingly Office of th• Lord jesus,
and (as one speaks) War wi•• none but Hell and Rome. But for 〈 ◊ 〉 Church of God, in Scotland, as their Cal••mities exceeded what their Neighbours fe•• which I suppose, the Martyrology they pr••mise us will demonstrate;
and (as one speaks) War wi•• none but Hell and Rome. But for 〈 ◊ 〉 Church of God, in Scotland, as their Cal••mities exceeded what their Neighbours fe•• which I suppose, the Martyrology they pr••mise us will demonstrate;
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for what God is there in Heav•• or in Earth, that can do according to thy works ? And if so, 'tis time for us to Lift up our Heads, with at least some Examination,
for what God is there in Heav•• or in Earth, that can do according to thy works? And if so, it's time for us to Lift up our Heads, with At least Some Examination,
whether we shall not shortly see the Vintage of the Papal Empire ? Whether Italy be not near a greater Earthquake, than that which made hideous Desolations in above Thirty Cities, Towns,
whither we shall not shortly see the Vintage of the Papal Empire? Whither Italy be not near a greater Earthquake, than that which made hideous Desolations in above Thirty Cities, Towns,
Indeed nothing in the World could more exactly imitate and resemble the late circumstances of our Mother England than the Revolutions here, in all the steps thereof;
Indeed nothing in the World could more exactly imitate and resemble the late Circumstances of our Mother England than the Revolutions Here, in all the steps thereof;
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and they that have stretched out their long Arms to make us miserable, have brought upon their own Heads the vengeance of the Temple. But we were grown a worldly, Sensual, Factious People;
and they that have stretched out their long Arms to make us miserable, have brought upon their own Heads the vengeance of the Temple. But we were grown a worldly, Sensual, Factious People;
We have cause to Praise the God of Heaven, That in the Tumult of our Action, there was not the loss of a Drop of Blood, nor such Plunder and Outrage as would have been a Disgrace to our Profession.
We have cause to Praise the God of Heaven, That in the Tumult of our Actium, there was not the loss of a Drop of Blood, nor such Plunder and Outrage as would have been a Disgrace to our Profession.
We have cause to Praise Him, that we have been so comfortably carried through the Difficulties of a whole Summer, while we could not say That any Law was of any Force with us.
We have cause to Praise Him, that we have been so comfortably carried through the Difficulties of a Whole Summer, while we could not say That any Law was of any Force with us.
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We gave Imperfect, but (with many) probable Accounts, of a Deliverance from a French Force, that the possession of this Territory, would have been a valuable Thing unto. But this is indubitable.
We gave Imperfect, but (with many) probable Accounts, of a Deliverance from a French Force, that the possession of this Territory, would have been a valuable Thing unto. But this is indubitable.
and their Flesh mangled in a thousand places, you could not forbear preaching a Sermon on, Thankfulness to God Imagine your selves under the continual Executions of the most witty Divels, and all that shall but relieve you with a bit of Bread, torn to pieces by the hand of an Hangman,
and their Flesh mangled in a thousand places, you could not forbear preaching a Sermon on, Thankfulness to God Imagine your selves under the continual Executions of the most witty Devils, and all that shall but relieve you with a bit of Bred, torn to Pieces by the hand of an Hangman,
and by the Fiery Destructions which his Bombs have made, he has given us cause to suspect whether he be not the S•n in the fourth Vial, that has power to S•orch men with Fire. Imagine that you were put under the French Contributions, and not only Rob'd of all you have in the World,
and by the Fiery Destructions which his Bombs have made, he has given us cause to suspect whither he be not the S•n in the fourth Vial, that has power to S•orch men with Fire. Imagine that you were put under the French Contributions, and not only Robbed of all you have in the World,
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Compare our Condition with that of them in France. Except in the matter of our Sabbaths, what are we better than the People of God in that rueful Countrey? But all the Bloody Butcheries and Cruelties committed in the By-past Ages, are meer Trif•les in comparison of what that People have of late endured,
Compare our Condition with that of them in France. Except in the matter of our Sabbaths, what Are we better than the People of God in that rueful Country? But all the Bloody Butcheries and Cruelties committed in the Bypast Ages, Are mere Trif•les in comparison of what that People have of late endured,
After they •ad gone thorough intolerable vexations •n all those things that they had •ny kindness for, they have been at last •iven up into the claws of the merciless •ragoons :
After they •ad gone through intolerable vexations •n all those things that they had •ny kindness for, they have been At last •iven up into the claws of the merciless •ragoons:
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Imagine a Swarm of Lew'd Souldiers, like Locusts quartered 〈 ◊ 〉 your Houses, and there binding of you, that they might abuse your nearest Relations before your eyes;
Imagine a Swarm of Lewd Soldiers, like Locusts quartered 〈 ◊ 〉 your Houses, and there binding of you, that they might abuse your nearest Relations before your eyes;
imagine them pricking of you with Knives and Bod•kins, and with ten thousand lingring Tortures, making you Desire, while you may not enjoy, such a priviledge as Death ;
imagine them pricking of you with Knives and Bod•kins, and with ten thousand lingering Tortures, making you Desire, while you may not enjoy, such a privilege as Death;
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To have done, Compare our Condition, with that of our English Brethren, in woful Ireland, especially the more Southern Counties of it. Behold, their Estates Confiscate:
To have done, Compare our Condition, with that of our English Brothers, in woeful Ireland, especially the more Southern Counties of it. Behold, their Estates Confiscate:
What would you think, if you were driven like Dogs into the Goals of Galloway: if you were Enjoy•ed to carry your own Fathers Heads upon Poles in the Head of a Regiment,
What would you think, if you were driven like Dogs into the Goals of Galloway: if you were Enjoy•ed to carry your own Father's Heads upon Poles in the Head of a Regiment,
and if this Day, he duely kept, I doubt not but Good News will quickly put us upon the keeping of Another. He that Inhabits the Praises •f Israel will keep House among us,
and if this Day, he duly kept, I doubt not but Good News will quickly put us upon the keeping of another. He that Inhabits the Praises •f Israel will keep House among us,
New-England has been, and yet is, in so many Troubles, that some have questioned whether a Day of Thanksgiving would be Season•ble! O Yes! most highly Seasonable!
New england has been, and yet is, in so many Troubles, that Some have questioned whither a Day of Thanksgiving would be Season•ble! Oh Yes! most highly Seasonable!
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for an Engagement whereunto God has given us to see, as that a ver• visible Blast has attended the Estates of the• who have grown Rich by Trading of Drin• with them,
for an Engagement whereunto God has given us to see, as that a ver• visible Blast has attended the Estates of the• who have grown Rich by Trading of Drin• with them,
and since •t this day, the most powerful Nation of •hem, namely, the Mohawks, ask for the •ospel, it cannot but be a piece of Policy as •ell as Relig•on, in us to carry the Gospel unto ••em,
and since •t this day, the most powerful nation of •hem, namely, the Mohawks, ask for the •ospel, it cannot but be a piece of Policy as •ell as Relig•on, in us to carry the Gospel unto ••em,
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While the miserable •••niards were under Apprehensions of pe••ing in speedy Ruines, they that had been Enemies one to another immediately made R••conciliations ;
While the miserable •••niards were under Apprehensions of pe••ing in speedy Ruins, they that had been Enemies one to Another immediately made R••conciliations;
and with consternation cr••ed out, Our Oppression, our Injustice, the Ext••vagancies of our Cloathings and our Houses, 〈 ◊ 〉 brought all this upon us !
and with consternation cr••ed out, Our Oppression, our Injustice, the Ext••vagancies of our Clothings and our Houses, 〈 ◊ 〉 brought all this upon us!
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when, upon 〈 ◊ 〉 Dissolution of the French Congregations, a• a particular Interdict upon the Singing 〈 ◊ 〉 Psalms thro' the Kingdom, there were tho••sands of persons, in hundreds of places, scores of Times, that plainly heard 〈 ◊ 〉 Singing of Psalms after the manner of 〈 ◊ 〉 French Assemblies with a most Ravishi•• Melody, by Invisible Singers in the Air;
when, upon 〈 ◊ 〉 Dissolution of the French Congregations, a• a particular Interdict upon the Singing 〈 ◊ 〉 Psalms through the Kingdom, there were tho••sands of Persons, in hundreds of places, scores of Times, that plainly herd 〈 ◊ 〉 Singing of Psalms After the manner of 〈 ◊ 〉 French Assemblies with a most Ravishi•• Melody, by Invisible Singers in the Air;
and even the Parliament of Pau made 〈 ◊ 〉 Decree that men should not go abroad to •ear this unaccountable Singing under a for•eiture of Two Thousand Crowns ▪ upon which •he Reflection of the incomparable Iurieu is ▪ This is a Reproach that the Providence of God •akes unto us;
and even the Parliament of Pau made 〈 ◊ 〉 decree that men should not go abroad to •ear this unaccountable Singing under a for•eiture of Two Thousand Crowns ▪ upon which •he Reflection of the incomparable Iurieu is ▪ This is a Reproach that the Providence of God •akes unto us;
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but supose we should Sink after al• the Excellent Things which have been done for us, (and yet we can't forbear saying, I• the Lord were pleased to kill us, would He have shewed us all these things!
but suppose we should Sink After al• the Excellent Things which have been done for us, (and yet we can't forbear saying, I• the Lord were pleased to kill us, would He have showed us all these things!
) Let us however Sink and Sing both at once, and keep Singing to Him that has done Excellent Things, while we have any Breath ; (and when we have None, we shall do it Better! ) such a Course it is, which gives the greatest Likelihoods, that He will with a perfection of Deliverance, Arise and Save us. FINIS.
) Let us however Sink and Sing both At once, and keep Singing to Him that has done Excellent Things, while we have any Breath; (and when we have None, we shall do it Better!) such a Course it is, which gives the greatest Likelihoods, that He will with a perfection of Deliverance, Arise and Save us. FINIS.
The ready Pen of Ezra (for him we conjecture to be the Scribe of the Holy Spirit here, notwithstanding those few Clauses which may be judged to be added by another hand after his Decease, I say the Pen of Ezra ) is here informing us, That the people of God had newly been invaded by a vast Army of Cushites ;
The ready Pen of Ezra (for him we conjecture to be the Scribe of the Holy Spirit Here, notwithstanding those few Clauses which may be judged to be added by Another hand After his Decease, I say the Pen of Ezra) is Here informing us, That the people of God had newly been invaded by a vast Army of Cushites;
But that learned French-man Bochaert, by whose happy industry, more than any man's, the Treasures in the Bowels of the Scriptures have been delv'd into, has with irrefragable Demonstration prov'd, That no• Ethiopians but Arabians are the Cushites men•tioned in the Oracles of God.
But that learned Frenchman Bochaert, by whose happy industry, more than any Man's, the Treasures in the Bowels of the Scriptures have been delved into, has with irrefragable Demonstration proved, That no• Ethiopians but Arabians Are the Cushites men•tioned in the Oracles of God.
The blessed God gave His peo•ple a notable victory over these Invaders ▪ and they were now returning from Gerar (〈 ◊ 〉 place between thirty and forty miles off) un•to Ierusalem. The Holy Spirit of God exci•ted and inclined a Prophet whose Name wa• Azariah, to entertain them with a faithful & solid Sermon hereupon;
The blessed God gave His peo•ple a notable victory over these Invaders ▪ and they were now returning from Gerar (〈 ◊ 〉 place between thirty and forty miles off) un•to Ierusalem. The Holy Spirit of God exci•ted and inclined a Prophet whose Name wa• Azariah, to entertain them with a faithful & solid Sermon hereupon;
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Yet being to speak 〈 ◊ 〉 the Name of the great and eternal God, 〈 ◊ 〉 expects, he demands the attention of 〈 ◊ 〉 whole Army to him. Secondly, the Design of it;
Yet being to speak 〈 ◊ 〉 the Name of the great and Eternal God, 〈 ◊ 〉 expects, he demands the attention of 〈 ◊ 〉 Whole Army to him. Secondly, the Design of it;
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they had their Enemies under Hatches, and •heir minds were full of Thoughts and Cares, What to do next? But he calls them off to acknowledge the Presence of God,
they had their Enemies under Hates, and •heir minds were full of Thoughts and Cares, What to do next? But he calls them off to acknowledge the Presence of God,
as the cause of •heir coming off so well in their late Action, and above all things to obtain & secure the presence of God, that they might come off as well, in in their future Enterprises.
as the cause of •heir coming off so well in their late Actium, and above all things to obtain & secure the presence of God, that they might come off as well, in in their future Enterprises.
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for besides what their Seneca di• own, One of their own Poets had said, Iovis omnia plena. It is the Speech of our God, in Ier. 23.24. Do not I fill Heaven and Earth, saith the Lord? Yea, That He do's.
for beside what their Senecca di• own, One of their own Poets had said, Jovis omnia plena. It is the Speech of our God, in Jeremiah 23.24. Do not I fill Heaven and Earth, Says the Lord? Yea, That He do's.
Whether we may count it proper and physical to speak of an Imaginary, Infinite space, beyond the utmost Selvige of the world, replenished with our God alone;
Whither we may count it proper and physical to speak of an Imaginary, Infinite Molle, beyond the utmost Selvage of the world, replenished with our God alone;
Secondly, God is Gloriously present with the Inhabitants of the Third Heaven. The Heaven of Heavens hath in it most intimate and marvellous manifestations of God.
Secondly, God is Gloriously present with the Inhabitants of the Third Heaven. The Heaven of Heavens hath in it most intimate and marvellous manifestations of God.
To be there, is called in 2. Cor. 5.4. A being present with the Lord. Hence unto the Heaven, and not unto a Bible, are we directed to make our Corporal Applications in our Prayers, or our Oathes before the Lord.
To be there, is called in 2. Cor. 5.4. A being present with the Lord. Hence unto the Heaven, and not unto a bible, Are we directed to make our Corporal Applications in our Prayers, or our Oaths before the Lord.
First, God is with a people by Directing of them. When Israel was to pass thro' the Wilderness, they had that encouragement in Exod. 22.15. The presence of God going with them.
First, God is with a people by Directing of them. When Israel was to pass through the Wilderness, they had that encouragement in Exod 22.15. The presence of God going with them.
He supplie• them with Apprehensions beyond the Reach and Verge of their own Wisdome, and He layes before them Invitations, and Provocations, which as it were push them into the way wherein they should go.
He supplie• them with Apprehensions beyond the Reach and Verge of their own Wisdom, and He lays before them Invitations, and Provocations, which as it were push them into the Way wherein they should go.
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When the Jews were •pon a 〈 ◊ 〉 Assumption of the desireable thing which the Babylonians had deprived 'em of, they took a Right Way to dissappoint all that were desirous to interrupt them in it. We find in Neh. 4.13. That while those Exercises continued, they waited in a posture agreeable thereunto;
When the jews were •pon a 〈 ◊ 〉 Assump of the desirable thing which the Babylonians had deprived they of, they took a Right Way to disappoint all that were desirous to interrupt them in it. We find in Neh 4.13. That while those Exercises continued, they waited in a posture agreeable thereunto;
Secondly, God is with a People, by Protecting of them. 'Twas the promise of God unto His people, in Isa. 43.2. When thou passest thro' the Waters, I will be with thee, and thro' the Rivers, they shall not overflow thee.
Secondly, God is with a People, by Protecting of them. 'Twas the promise of God unto His people, in Isaiah 43.2. When thou passest through the Waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.
On which Text, blessed Bilney after his Condemnation so sweetly paraphrased, that his Friends caused the whole Sentence to be fairly written on their Tables.
On which Text, blessed Bilney After his Condemnation so sweetly paraphrased, that his Friends caused the Whole Sentence to be fairly written on their Tables.
When God is with a people, He distracts and confounds their enemies, and He troubles those who trouble them. A people who have God with them, are too strong for all the Malice and Power of their enemies;
When God is with a people, He distracts and confounds their enemies, and He Troubles those who trouble them. A people who have God with them, Are too strong for all the Malice and Power of their enemies;
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no Adversary, no Desolation, shall make such a people miserable; they are the Iacob, unto whom in Gen. 28.15. Behold, I am with thee, and I will keep thee, saith the Lord.
no Adversary, no Desolation, shall make such a people miserable; they Are the Iacob, unto whom in Gen. 28.15. Behold, I am with thee, and I will keep thee, Says the Lord.
When Ioshua had a vast Undertaking in hand, it was said unto him in Cap. 1.9. Be of good Courage, for the Lord thy God is with thee, whither soever thou goest. q. d.
When Ioshua had a vast Undertaking in hand, it was said unto him in Cap. 1.9. Be of good Courage, for the Lord thy God is with thee, whither soever thou goest. q. worser.
Proposition. II. The Presence of God with a people in Hi• Outward Providence, has a diverse Foundation and Continuance from His Presence with H•• People, in the Covenant of Grace. As tis 〈 ◊ 〉 observed by the great Owen, in a Discourse unto the Parliament, These two are to be carefully distinguished.
Proposition. II The Presence of God with a people in Hi• Outward Providence, has a diverse Foundation and Continuance from His Presence with H•• People, in the Covenant of Grace. As this 〈 ◊ 〉 observed by the great Owen, in a Discourse unto the Parliament, These two Are to be carefully distinguished.
We must not reflect on the Stability of the New-Covenant, for what Variety and Soveraignty we may see in providential Dispensations, toward this and that people in the world.
We must not reflect on the Stability of the New-covenant, for what Variety and Sovereignty we may see in providential Dispensations, towards this and that people in the world.
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This matter seems determined by David, in 2. Sam. 23.5. Tho' my house be not so with God, yet He has made with me an Everlasting Covenant, ordered in all things and sure.
This matter seems determined by David, in 2. Sam. 23.5. Though my house be not so with God, yet He has made with me an Everlasting Covenant, ordered in all things and sure.
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He hath said it, and this ] with multipli• Negatives, in the Original, heaped one upo• another, I will not, I will not leave thee, I wi•• not, I will not, I will not 〈 ◊ 〉 sake thee.
He hath said it, and this ] with multipli• Negatives, in the Original, heaped one upo• Another, I will not, I will not leave thee, I wi•• not, I will not, I will not 〈 ◊ 〉 sake thee.
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Now come to outward Providence, an• there you see other measures taken. Her God is with a people, according to thos• Terms, in Ezek. 18.20. The Soul that sinnet• IT shall dye; one shall not bear the Iniquity 〈 … 〉.
Now come to outward Providence, an• there you see other measures taken. Her God is with a people, according to thos• Terms, in Ezekiel 18.20. The Soul that sinnet• IT shall die; one shall not bear the Iniquity 〈 … 〉.
yea, to see that they shall therefore for ever be with Him. He there saies 〈 ◊ 〉 in Jer. 32.40. I will not turn away from them 〈 ◊ 〉 do them good, but I will put My fear in th• hearts, that they shall not depart from M• Now come to outward Providence, and the• you see tis otherwise.
yea, to see that they shall Therefore for ever be with Him. He there Says 〈 ◊ 〉 in Jer. 32.40. I will not turn away from them 〈 ◊ 〉 do them good, but I will put My Fear in th• hearts, that they shall not depart from M• Now come to outward Providence, and the• you see this otherwise.
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Proposition. III. A People must be with God, or God will not be with them. And here also, to prevent Mistakes, Let that one Text be alwaies carried in our Minds; Neh. 9.18. Being merciful, thou for sookest them not ;
Proposition. III. A People must be with God, or God will not be with them. And Here also, to prevent Mistakes, Let that one Text be always carried in our Minds; Neh 9.18. Being merciful, thou for sookest them not;
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The Whloe of this Duty is comprised in that Expression of our being with the Lord. Particularly the Hebrew Particle [ Gnim ] in our Text, admits of three Significations;
The Whole of this Duty is comprised in that Expression of our being with the Lord. Particularly the Hebrew Particle [ Gnim ] in our Text, admits of three Significations;
The Psalmist was a man much in prayer, and therefore he could say as in Psal. 73.23. I am continually with thee. A people much in Prayer may say the same, We are continually with the Lord. A people that will pray upon all occasions, a people that will pray over all Businesses, a peo - that will retire into the Mount for Prayer (and Fasting too) at every turn;
The Psalmist was a man much in prayer, and Therefore he could say as in Psalm 73.23. I am continually with thee. A people much in Prayer may say the same, We Are continually with the Lord. A people that will pray upon all occasions, a people that will pray over all Businesses, a peo - that will retire into the Mount for Prayer (and Fasting too) At every turn;
the Name of the Church is that in Ezek. 48.35. Iehovah Shammah, the Lord is there. We should all be there too, and there give those Encouragements which are due to the Institutions of God;
the Name of the Church is that in Ezekiel 48.35. Jehovah Shammah, the Lord is there. We should all be there too, and there give those Encouragements which Are due to the Institutions of God;
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and they should think much of no Cost, no Pains, nor (tho, as a Martyr once expressed himself, tho' every hair on their heads were a life ) should a Thousand Lives be dear unto them, in the promoting of it.
and they should think much of no Cost, no Pains, nor (though, as a Martyr once expressed himself, though every hair on their Heads were a life) should a Thousand Lives be dear unto them, in the promoting of it.
God and we should be One. A people should have the same Designs, the same Desires, which the Written Edicts of Heaven declare to be in the blessed God;
God and we should be One. A people should have the same Designs, the same Desires, which the Written Edicts of Heaven declare to be in the blessed God;
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Is God Righteous? Thus a people should abhor all Injustice and Oppression. Is God Merciful? Thus a people should be disposed unto all fair acts of Pitty and Kindness. Then they will be with the Lord;
Is God Righteous? Thus a people should abhor all Injustice and Oppression. Is God Merciful? Thus a people should be disposed unto all fair acts of Pity and Kindness. Then they will be with the Lord;
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Let us all now, Be with God, that God may Be with us. I suppose, whatever else we differ in, we generally concur in that wish, 1. King. 8.27. The Lord our God be with us, as He was with our Fathers, let Him not leave us nor forsake us.
Let us all now, Be with God, that God may Be with us. I suppose, whatever Else we differ in, we generally concur in that wish, 1. King. 8.27. The Lord our God be with us, as He was with our Father's, let Him not leave us nor forsake us.
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The Ch•ef Sinner and least Preacher among all your Sons, now takes a Liberty to mind you, That God will be with you while you are with Him. Now that we may be all of us inspired with a Zeal for this great thing this Day, Let us Consider, First,
The Ch•ef Sinner and least Preacher among all your Sons, now Takes a Liberty to mind you, That God will be with you while you Are with Him. Now that we may be all of us inspired with a Zeal for this great thing this Day, Let us Consider, First,
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if we have the Presence of that God, Who can Command and Create our Deliverances, O most Happy We! We may then join in such Triumphant Acclamations as that in Psal. 118.6. The Lord is on my side, I will not fear;
if we have the Presence of that God, Who can Command and Create our Deliverances, Oh most Happy We! We may then join in such Triumphant Acclamations as that in Psalm 118.6. The Lord is on my side, I will not Fear;
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Methinks I hear the Almighty GOD with a voice more awful than that of the loudest Thunder, saying over us, as in Hos. 9.12. Wo to them when I depart from them. And Wo to us indeed;
Methinks I hear the Almighty GOD with a voice more awful than that of the Loudest Thunder, saying over us, as in Hos. 9.12. Woe to them when I depart from them. And Woe to us indeed;
but I may warn you of our danger to feel one Burden more, which will infinitely exceed them all; tis that in Jer. 23.33. What Burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord.
but I may warn you of our danger to feel one Burden more, which will infinitely exceed them all; this that in Jer. 23.33. What Burden? I will even forsake you, Says the Lord.
When Israel was nimbly enough possessing themselves of the promised Land, which God had given them such a CHARTER for, they perished in the Attempt; for in Deut, 1.42. The Lord said, go not up, for I am not among you. Alas, if we don't in the first place look to this, That God be among us, we cannot avoid all manner of Dissappointments, Desolations. Let us Consider, Secondly:
When Israel was nimbly enough possessing themselves of the promised Land, which God had given them such a CHARTER for, they perished in the Attempt; for in Deuteronomy, 1.42. The Lord said, go not up, for I am not among you. Alas, if we don't in the First place look to this, That God be among us, we cannot avoid all manner of Disappointments, Desolations. Let us Consider, Secondly:
and vital Bowel of the Territory, hath with a twice repeted Conflagration suffered such a Loss of that which in the Body politic answers to Blood in the Body natural? Tis Because our God is not among us.
and vital Bowel of the Territory, hath with a twice repeated Conflagration suffered such a Loss of that which in the Body politic answers to Blood in the Body natural? This Because our God is not among us.
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Why have we had War after War, made upon us by a Foolish Nation? Why have the worst of the Heathen had renewed advantages to disturb our Peace? And why have so many of our Brethren and Neighbours been made a prey to the most Savage Murderers in the world? It is Because our God is not among us. Give me leave to say, as in Judg. 6.12. If the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? But we may find Humiliation enough to convince us of this deplorable thing, from what we have endured upon the Loss of our Government. She of old said unto our Lord Jesus, in I-h. 11.21. Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not dyed.
Why have we had War After War, made upon us by a Foolish nation? Why have the worst of the Heathen had renewed advantages to disturb our Peace? And why have so many of our Brothers and Neighbours been made a prey to the most Savage Murderers in the world? It is Because our God is not among us. Give me leave to say, as in Judges 6.12. If the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? But we may find Humiliation enough to convince us of this deplorable thing, from what we have endured upon the Loss of our Government. She of old said unto our Lord jesus, in I-h. 11.21. Lord, if thou Hadst been Here, my brother had not died.
So, If the Lord had been here, tis possible we had not Died. If the Lord had been with us, would he have made our Wall so feeble, that (as they said of Ierusalem ) the going up of a poor FOX upon it, should break it down ? If the Lord had been with us, had all the wild Creatures that passed by this Vineyard, found such Opportunities to be plucking at it? No, Our God would have kept us,
So, If the Lord had been Here, this possible we had not Died. If the Lord had been with us, would he have made our Wall so feeble, that (as they said of Ierusalem) the going up of a poor FOX upon it, should break it down? If the Lord had been with us, had all the wild Creatures that passed by this Vineyard, found such Opportunities to be plucking At it? No, Our God would have kept us,
If the Lord had been with us, had you ever thought you had seen cause to Declare, as you have lately & justly done, That a Company of abject strangers had made a meer Booty of us ? Had Had we ever felt the sore grievances of an illegal & arbitrary Government? No;
If the Lord had been with us, had you ever Thought you had seen cause to Declare, as you have lately & justly done, That a Company of abject Strangers had made a mere Booty of us? Had Had we ever felt the soar grievances of an illegal & arbitrary Government? No;
Your Countrey is desolate; your land, Strangers devour it. What shall I say? It was an Appeal made in Ioel, 1.2. Hear this, ye old men,; hath this been in your dayes ? Even so, I may say to the old men within the hearing of it;
Your Country is desolate; your land, Strangers devour it. What shall I say? It was an Appeal made in Joel, 1.2. Hear this, you old men,; hath this been in your days? Even so, I may say to the old men within the hearing of it;
& they are gone to be so forever, What an unaccountable thing will it be for us, to have that Character, which we have been so much cautioned against, There arose another generation which knew not the Lord ? What? Shall the Grandchildren of Moses turn Idolaters? and shall the Children of Samuel become the Children of Belial? Shall we forget the Hope of our Fathers, or forsake our Fathers Friend ? The very Graves of those blessed men, every Post, every Stone upon their Graves, is a Witness against us,
& they Are gone to be so forever, What an unaccountable thing will it be for us, to have that Character, which we have been so much cautioned against, There arose Another generation which knew not the Lord? What? Shall the Grandchildren of Moses turn Idolaters? and shall the Children of Samuel become the Children of Belial? Shall we forget the Hope of our Father's, or forsake our Father's Friend? The very Graves of those blessed men, every Post, every Stone upon their Graves, is a Witness against us,
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This Countrey has been blessed with a most faithful Ministry, by which, I suppose, every Assembly in this Territory, has been called upon, to Be with God, and to keep with Him.
This Country has been blessed with a most faithful Ministry, by which, I suppose, every Assembly in this Territory, has been called upon, to Be with God, and to keep with Him.
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and I may justly assert concerning the Things contained therein, They are not Vain Things, they are Our Life. Wherefore, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah, & Benjamin;
and I may justly assert Concerning the Things contained therein, They Are not Vain Things, they Are Our Life. Wherefore, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah, & Benjamin;
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We have had the Elders and Messengers of our Churches, convend in a SYNOD, solemnly informing of us, Wherein we shall Return. God forbid the Advice of that Synod, should only serve to Convict us and Condemn us, in the Day when He shall take vengeance on us for our Contemning of it. That were dreadful indeed!
We have had the Elders and Messengers of our Churches, convend in a SYNOD, solemnly informing of us, Wherein we shall Return. God forbid the advice of that Synod, should only serve to Convict us and Condemn us, in the Day when He shall take vengeance on us for our Contemning of it. That were dreadful indeed!
But in Compliance with it, Let every man seriously now enquire of himself, What have I done ? Mark what I say, That man who does not suspect himself, of having a share in the Sins which have driven away from us the Presence of our God;
But in Compliance with it, Let every man seriously now inquire of himself, What have I done? Mark what I say, That man who does not suspect himself, of having a share in the Sins which have driven away from us the Presence of our God;
Indeed, both the Objects in which, and the Authors from whom we have endured our Calamities, those are enough to indigitate what Sins they are that have exposed us thereunto.
Indeed, both the Objects in which, and the Authors from whom we have endured our Calamities, those Are enough to indigitate what Sins they Are that have exposed us thereunto.
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and almost Renounced all that was Holy, and Iust and Good? The most happy and easy Government in the world, was changed with us, into what has by the most impartial men been confessed to have become Intolerable ;
and almost Renounced all that was Holy, and Just and Good? The most happy and easy Government in the world, was changed with us, into what has by the most impartial men been confessed to have become Intolerable;
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because they endeavoured to make Loggs of what they before enjoyed? To pass on, Were we not in the late unreasonable Extortions of the Law, invited to consider,
Because they endeavoured to make Logs of what they before enjoyed? To pass on, Were we not in the late unreasonable Extortions of the Law, invited to Consider,
Whether our needless Multiplications of Litigious Contentious Law-Suits formerly amongst us, were not a Scandal thus chastised? Were we not in the late unsufferable Injuries, Abuses,
Whither our needless Multiplications of Litigious Contentious Law-Suits formerly among us, were not a Scandal thus chastised? Were we not in the late unsufferable Injuries, Abuses,
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but by Teaching of them, Our Vice. We that should have learn'd them to Pray, have learn'd them to Sin. Endeavors for their Conversion have by many people been blown upon;
but by Teaching of them, Our Vice. We that should have learned them to Pray, have learned them to Sin. Endeavors for their Conversion have by many people been blown upon;
Requite them not with Censure and Haired for their unwearied pains to preserve our Peace. No more discover a Contempt of the Ministers, who set themselves faithfully to Declare the whole Counsil of God, and to Lift up their voice like a Trumpet in shewing us our sins.
Requite them not with Censure and Haired for their unwearied pains to preserve our Peace. No more discover a Contempt of the Ministers, who Set themselves faithfully to Declare the Whole Council of God, and to Lift up their voice like a Trumpet in showing us our Sins.
for He is the God of Peace. But O, What is our meaning then, to make a full submission & entire resignation of our selues to the Tyranny of our own Passions, as we have too much done,
for He is the God of Peace. But O, What is our meaning then, to make a full submission & entire resignation of our selves to the Tyranny of our own Passion, as we have too much done,
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while we have been debating about the Measures of another Submission and Resignation in our various Revolutions! I have read of a people with whom it was a Law, That in a Fray, where Swords were drawn,
while we have been debating about the Measures of Another Submission and Resignation in our various Revolutions! I have read of a people with whom it was a Law, That in a Fray, where Swords were drawn,
He that Considers the Feavourish Paroxysins which this Land is now raging in, through meer Misunderstandings about the Means leading to the End wherein we are generally agreed,
He that Considers the Favourish Paroxysins which this Land is now raging in, through mere Misunderstandings about the Means leading to the End wherein we Are generally agreed,
O let not our Dissents put us upon Hatred and Outrage, and every evil work. It has not a little surprised mee to read in a Greek Author, who wrote Fifteen hundred years ago;
Oh let not our Dissents put us upon Hatred and Outrage, and every evil work. It has not a little surprised me to read in a Greek Author, who wrote Fifteen hundred Years ago;
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that in the times long praeceding his, there was a Tradition among them, that Europe, and Asia, and Africa, were Islands, encompassed by the Ocean, without and beyond which was another as big as They: in which other World, were mighty and long-liv'd people, inhabiting of great Cities ;
that in the times long preceding his, there was a Tradition among them, that Europe, and Asia, and Africa, were Islands, encompassed by the Ocean, without and beyond which was Another as big as They: in which other World, were mighty and long-lived people, inhabiting of great Cities;
Are you so, or are you not? If you are not, what do you here in this Lower World, where you can find no more of your own Attainments? If you are so, then be patient and peaceable towards those who see not with your eyes!
are you so, or Are you not? If you Are not, what do you Here in this Lower World, where you can find no more of your own Attainments? If you Are so, then be patient and peaceable towards those who see not with your eyes!
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But he then asked them, successively, Which do you reckon the next best? and they all agreed, that next to their own, Plato 's was the Best: upon which, he chose That, as indeed the Best of all.
But he then asked them, successively, Which do you reckon the next best? and they all agreed, that next to their own, Plato is was the Best: upon which, he chosen That, as indeed the Best of all.
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but I would say to every man, Suppose your Scheme laid aside, What would you count the Next Best? Doubtless we should be of One mind as to That: And if we could act by the common measures of Christianity, we should soon be united in it.
but I would say to every man, Suppose your Scheme laid aside, What would you count the Next Best? Doubtless we should be of One mind as to That: And if we could act by the Common measures of Christianity, we should soon be united in it.
Pardon me, that I first offer it unto You, that are or may be our Superiours. It was said in Hos. 11.12. Iudah ruleth with God. When Rulers are with God, O happy Government!
Pardon me, that I First offer it unto You, that Are or may be our Superiors. It was said in Hos. 11.12. Iudah Ruleth with God. When Rulers Are with God, Oh happy Government!
Unto YOU, much Honoured, I would humbly address this Petition, That Your first work may be to think on some considerable Expedient, by which the Presence of God may be secured unto us.
Unto YOU, much Honoured, I would humbly address this Petition, That Your First work may be to think on Some considerable Expedient, by which the Presence of God may be secured unto us.
Yea, tis very much in your Power to do what may have a Tendency to perpetuate the Presence of God unto the succeeding Generations. I cannot forbear uttering the Wish of the great Chytraeus in this Honourable Audience, Vt inam potentes rerum Domini majorem Ecclesiae et Scholarum curam susciperent !
Yea, this very much in your Power to do what may have a Tendency to perpetuate the Presence of God unto the succeeding Generations. I cannot forbear uttering the Wish of the great Chytraeus in this Honourable Audience, Vt inam potentes rerum Domini majorem Ecclesiae et scholarum curam susciperent!
May the Colledge be maintained, and that River the wholsome streams whereof have made glad the City of God, and blest us with a priviledge above the other Out-goings of our Nation, be kept Running, with Issues beyond those from the Seminaries of Canada or Mexico ;
May the College be maintained, and that River the wholesome streams whereof have made glad the city of God, and blessed us with a privilege above the other Outgoings of our nation, be kept Running, with Issues beyond those from the Seminaries of Canada or Mexico;
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which, if not prevented, will gradually, but speedily, dispose us, to that sort of Criolian Degeneracy, observed to deprave the Children of the most noble and worthy Europaeans, when transplanted into America. The Youth of this Countrey, are very sharp, and early ripe in their Capacities, above most in the world;
which, if not prevented, will gradually, but speedily, dispose us, to that sort of Crillon Degeneracy, observed to deprave the Children of the most noble and worthy Europeans, when transplanted into America. The Youth of this Country, Are very sharp, and early ripe in their Capacities, above most in the world;
for it may be proved that both Britains and Saxons, did inhabit here, at least Three or Four hundred years before Columbus was born into the world, which the Annals themselves of those times do plainly enough Declare;
for it may be proved that both Britains and Saxons, did inhabit Here, At least Three or Four hundred Years before Columbus was born into the world, which the Annals themselves of those times do plainly enough Declare;
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and Christianity, which like the Sun, hath moved still Westward, unto these Goings down of the Sun, will Return to the old World again, leaving here, not a New-Ierusalem, as Doctor Twiss hoped, but a Gog and Magog, as Master Mede feared;
and Christianity, which like the Sun, hath moved still Westward, unto these Goings down of the Sun, will Return to the old World again, leaving Here, not a New-Ierusalem, as Doctor Twiss hoped, but a Gog and Magog, as Master Mede feared;
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Now may the God of Heaven, bless the Wisdome and Goodness of Your Endeavours, for the continuance of His Presence, with those that may rise up in your stead,
Now may the God of Heaven, bless the Wisdom and goodness of Your Endeavours, for the Continuance of His Presence, with those that may rise up in your stead,
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We ought all of us humbly to lay before our worthy Rulers that Encouragement in Ezr. 10 4. Arise, for this matter belongs to thee, we also will be with thee, be of good courage & do it.
We ought all of us humbly to lay before our worthy Rulers that Encouragement in Ezra 10 4. Arise, for this matter belongs to thee, we also will be with thee, be of good courage & do it.
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Let there be a publick Spirit in us all, for the good of the whole ; the Rarity & Mortality whereof among us, New-England bewails among the greatest of its Calamities.
Let there be a public Spirit in us all, for the good of the Whole; the Rarity & Mortality whereof among us, New england bewails among the greatest of its Calamities.
Especially, Let us Pray hard, That God would not leave the Land. It was a Publique Spirit which was in that Famous Prince of Orange, who was the first Captain General of the Vnited Provinces an hundred years ago;
Especially, Let us Pray hard, That God would not leave the Land. It was a Public Spirit which was in that Famous Prince of Orange, who was the First Captain General of the United Provinces an hundred Years ago;
O Let this poor People have no less than Half our Cares, half our Prayers. Let no man say, I am a sorry Creature, of what account can my prayers be? For You that can do little else but pray, can yet be the instruments of saving this poor people, by the Presence of the Lord. We find in Amos. 7.2. That a poor H•rdsman and Huckster, kept the great God from Leaving of the Land. A poor Husbandman, yea a poor Woman, by lively prayers, may do incredibly much towards the Keeping of our God yet among us.
O Let this poor People have no less than Half our Cares, half our Prayers. Let no man say, I am a sorry Creature, of what account can my Prayers be? For You that can do little Else but pray, can yet be the Instruments of Saving this poor people, by the Presence of the Lord. We find in Amos. 7.2. That a poor H•rdsman and Huckster, kept the great God from Leaving of the Land. A poor Husbandman, yea a poor Woman, by lively Prayers, may do incredibly much towards the Keeping of our God yet among us.
And if God be With us, then His Rod, and Staffe, His mighty Crook, which horribly breaks the bones of all that it falls upon, will crush and wound all that shall go to make this Wilderness, A valley of the shadow of Death unto us;
And if God be With us, then His Rod, and Staff, His mighty Crook, which horribly breaks the bones of all that it falls upon, will crush and wound all that shall go to make this Wilderness, A valley of the shadow of Death unto us;
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THus have the Words of God been Calling upon us, to beware of Loosing His gracious Presence. Now the Presence of God, will either go or stay with His Gospel ;
THus have the Words of God been Calling upon us, to beware of Losing His gracious Presence. Now the Presence of God, will either go or stay with His Gospel;
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and let what has befallen some of our Neighbours, in our dayes be produced as a Warning unto us to avoid any Contempt of that Gospel, which others have smarted for the Slighting of.
and let what has befallen Some of our Neighbours, in our days be produced as a Warning unto us to avoid any Contempt of that Gospel, which Others have smarted for the Slighting of.
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I would fill the Remaining pages of this sheet with a Discourse fetch't from a Reserved Collection of MEMORABLE PROVIDENCES, not improper to be produced on this Occasion. MATTH. X. 14.15.
I would fill the Remaining pages of this sheet with a Discourse fetched from a Reserved Collection of MEMORABLE PROVIDENCES, not improper to be produced on this Occasion. MATTHEW. X. 14.15.
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Low thoughts about the Person, •nd the Office, and the Beauty of the Lord •esus; contemtuous Apprehensions of His Truths •nd His wayes, and His Ordinances;
Low thoughts about the Person, •nd the Office, and the Beauty of the Lord •esus; contemptuous Apprehensions of His Truths •nd His ways, and His Ordinances;
these •re the Things which bring the most Signal •ery Wrath of God upon the Children of un•erswadeableness. The peculiar Controversy •f God with man, in the managing of which •he most High God inflicts upon particular persons, at once a Blasting on their Estates, •nd a Blindness on their Spirits here,
these •re the Things which bring the most Signal •ery Wrath of God upon the Children of un•erswadeableness. The peculiar Controversy •f God with man, in the managing of which •he most High God inflicts upon particular Persons, At once a Blasting on their Estates, •nd a Blindness on their Spirits Here,
as the •rologue to the Hottest Vengeance of Eternal •re in the dismal vaults of Hell below, is not •o much on the score of all their other Profa•ity & Iniquity, as this one thing, They sleight the Redeemer of their souls.
as the •rologue to the Hottest Vengeance of Eternal •re in the dismal vaults of Hell below, is not •o much on the score of all their other Profa•ity & Iniquity, as this one thing, They sleight the Redeemer of their Souls.
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that thing •or which all the Seals, all the Trumpets, all the Vials in the Apocalypse, have brought in the direful plagues of the Almighty upon the Paegan and the Papal, after the Ruine of the Iewish World.
that thing •or which all the Seals, all the Trumpets, all the Vials in the Apocalypse, have brought in the direful plagues of the Almighty upon the Paegan and the Papal, After the Ruin of the Jewish World.
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O that, besides the other innumerable Rebukes of Heaven upon mankind for this Madness in their hearts, the following Instances of Divine Displeasure may awaken us to Take heed of an evil heart of Vnbelief. Exemple I.
Oh that, beside the other innumerable Rebukes of Heaven upon mankind for this Madness in their hearts, the following Instances of Divine Displeasure may awaken us to Take heed of an evil heart of Unbelief. Exemple I
¶ AMong all the Nations of wild Salvages by which the vast Territory of New-England was inhabited, scarce any was more potent or populous than that of the Narragansetts. Unto those miserable Heathen was the Gospel, and a Gospel without charges too, offered by some English preachers of it,
¶ AMong all the nations of wild Salvages by which the vast Territory of New england was inhabited, scarce any was more potent or populous than that of the Narragansetts. Unto those miserable Heathen was the Gospel, and a Gospel without charges too, offered by Some English Preachers of it,
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but they peremptorily with much affront & contempt refused the Glad tidings of Salvation by Iesus Christ, praeferring their own devillish Rites & gods before the New Thing tendered unto them.
but they peremptorily with much affront & contempt refused the Glad tidings of Salvation by Iesus christ, preferring their own devilish Rites & God's before the New Thing tendered unto them.
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This Nation, much against the advice of the more aged men among them, engaged in the late bloody armed Conspiracy with the other Indians in the Countrey to cut off the English :
This nation, much against the Advice of the more aged men among them, engaged in the late bloody armed conspiracy with the other Indians in the Country to Cut off the English:
in prosecution of which, after they had done many Acts of Hostility, the English Army took the just provocation in the depth of Winter to assault the strong Fort & Swamp in which was their General Rendezvouz.
in prosecution of which, After they had done many Acts of Hostility, the English Army took the just provocation in the depth of Winter to assault the strong Fort & Swamp in which was their General Rendezvous.
The Number of our Forces was much inferiour unto theirs, but with a wonderful Valour, & memorable Success, on our part, the Day was carried against the tawny Infidel• ▪ Their City was laid in Ashes, two and twenty of their Cheef Captains were kill'd, with we know not how many Hundreds or Thousands of the common Indians;
The Number of our Forces was much inferior unto theirs, but with a wondered Valour, & memorable Success, on our part, the Day was carried against the tawny Infidel• ▪ Their city was laid in Ashes, two and twenty of their Chief Captains were killed, with we know not how many Hundreds or Thousands of the Common Indians;
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so that there are scarce any of them that we know of, to be now seen upon the face of the Earth. Exemple. II. ¶ The Ringleader of the last Warr which the Indians afflicted the English in this Land withal, was Philip the Prince of the Wompan•ags. That gracious and laborious Apostle of the Indians, the Reverend Iohn Eliot, made a Tender of the Gospel to this Monster, who after the Indian mode of joining signs with words, pulling off a Button on the good man's Coat, told him, He did not value what he said so much as that:
so that there Are scarce any of them that we know of, to be now seen upon the face of the Earth. Exemple. II ¶ The Ringleader of the last War which the Indians afflicted the English in this Land withal, was Philip the Prince of the Wompan•ags. That gracious and laborious Apostle of the Indians, the Reverend John Eliot, made a Tender of the Gospel to this Monster, who After the Indian mode of joining Signs with words, pulling off a Button on the good Man's Coat, told him, He did not valve what he said so much as that:
and he moreover hindred his subjects from embracing the Christian Religion through a fear which he expressed, That it might obstruct something of their Civil absolute unlimited Obedience to him.
and he moreover hindered his subject's from embracing the Christian Religion through a Fear which he expressed, That it might obstruct something of their Civil absolute unlimited obedience to him.
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and they came upon him in the Thicket, just as he was telling his Counsellours of his Dream the night before, that the English had taken him, and while he endeavoured an Escape an Indian shott him thro' the heart, whereof he dyed immediately, nor are any considerable part of his people now to seen any where out of their own place.
and they Come upon him in the Thicket, just as he was telling his Counsellors of his Dream the night before, that the English had taken him, and while he endeavoured an Escape an Indian shot him through the heart, whereof he died immediately, nor Are any considerable part of his people now to seen any where out of their own place.
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Exem. III. Some time since there were Sundry well disposed persons in Virginia, upon whose affectionate Letters, full of desires, that they might enjoy the meanes of eternal Salvation, diverse worthy Ministers were sent from hence unto them, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Knowles, & Mr. Iames ;
Exempt. III. some time since there were Sundry well disposed Persons in Virginia, upon whose affectionate Letters, full of Desires, that they might enjoy the means of Eternal Salvation, diverse worthy Ministers were sent from hence unto them, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Knowles, & Mr. James;
who after a passage so tedious & dangerous as made them almost suspect their Call, at length arrived there, where God gave them a blessed Success of their labours, with a loving & a liberal Entertainment in the Countrey:
who After a passage so tedious & dangerous as made them almost suspect their Call, At length arrived there, where God gave them a blessed Success of their labours, with a loving & a liberal Entertainment in the Country:
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Yet it was not long before the Rulers of the Plantation drove them away by an Order, That all such as would not Conform to certain things, which the consciences of these Gentlewere known to scruple, should leave the Countrey by such a day.
Yet it was not long before the Rulers of the Plantation drove them away by an Order, That all such as would not Conform to certain things, which the Consciences of these Gentlewere known to scruple, should leave the Country by such a day.
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Before that black day came, the Indians, who for some hundreds of Miles had entred into a Consoederacy to cut off all strangers, made a dreadful massacre of the English, & 300 at least were suddenly kill'd by the natives there:
Before that black day Come, the Indians, who for Some hundreds of Miles had entered into a Consoederacy to Cut off all Strangers, made a dreadful massacre of the English, & 300 At least were suddenly killed by the natives there:
