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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69196	Foure sermons viz. 1. The blessednesse of peace-makers. 2. The aduancement of Gods children. Preached before the King. 3. The sinne against the holy Ghost. Preached at Pauls Crosse. 4. The Christian petitioner. Preached at Oxford on the Act Sunday. By Iohn Denison Doctor of Diuinity, and one of his Maiesties Chaplaynes.	Denison, John, d. 1629.; Denison, John, d. 1629. Beati pacifici.; Denison, John, d. 1629. Sinne against the holy ghost plainly described.; Denison, John, d. 1629. Christian petitioner. Shewing how we must sue for reward and remission.	1620 (1620)	STC 6587; ESTC S120377	95,129	308

it is well for vs though we know not the nature of euery diuine constellation If God doe so remember vs that he doe vs good let him expresse it in what phrase he will let him effect it by what meanes he will wee must acknowledge his wisdome and reioyce in his fauour Men when they remember their friends will doe them good God when he doth his friends good is said to remember them For as in the worke of creation there went with Gods dixit his benedixit and with his ordinauit his ornauit so in the administration of all things with his remembrance there goeth a Recompense and with his regard a Reward But what is obliuion incident to that all-seeing and all-searching spirit who is able euen vno actu in one instant to take exact and perfect notice of euery obiect action and cogitation in the world Hath God forgotten to be gracious must he be put in minde of his seruants that Nehemiah here saith Remember me Nothing lesse for though a woman should forget the childe of her wombe which is so vnnaturall that it is almost impossible yet will not God forget his children Esay 49.15 If all kindenesse and compassion were lost in Women Men and Angels yet might it be found in our gracious God Plini hist nat lib. 7. cap. 24. Cyrus in Plinie is famous for his strength of memory being able to call all his Souldiers by their names but what is that to the exact and infinite memory of almighty God Psal 147.4 Who telleth the number of the Starres and calleth them all by their names This faculty euen in Angels compared with God is but as a Star in Man as a Candle to the glorious Sunne Yea what proposition is there betweene things finite and infinite When King Assuerus could not sleepe he caused the Chronicles to be turned ouer where hee found the good seruice of Mardochai recorded Hest 6.1 and hee rewarded it Psol 121. Behold hee that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor fleepe He keepeth a Register Malach. 3.16 and a booke of Remembrance is written before him for them that feare the Lord. And in this Chronicle all our good seruice euen euery action of obedience is recorded that it may be rewarded When men are carefull to remember any thing they vse to put some ring or some such other thing vpon their finger or by some such other meanes to reuiue and relieue the memory so the Lord doth graue his children vpon the palmes of his hands Esa 49.16 that hee may not forget them And in this sence doth Cassiodorus expound that place in the eight of the Canticles Cant. 8.6 Set me as a seale vpon thy heart a signet vpon thine arme Behold such actions and attributes are ascribed to almighty God not that he needes any thing to assist his infinite memory but all this is to inlighten our shallow conceipt and to help our great infirmitie Phil. 4.6 and therefore whereas S. Paul biddeth vs in all things make knowne our case to God S. Augustine Aug. Epist 121. by way of explicatiō saith Non Deo sed nobis Not so much to informe God concerning our wants as to confirme our selues in expectation of a supply Thus the remembrance of Gods carefull remembrance must yeeld vs comfort and the meditation of his gracious fauour should be a check to our diffidence a prop to our confidence and a motiue to obedience Doth God graue vs vpon his hands set vs as a seale vpon his heart and a signet vpon his arme and yet we doubt whether hee doth remember vs Doth God take notice of the Israelites grieuances in Aegypt Exod. 3.9 Doth he looke vpon them through the pillar of fire Exod. 14.24 and whilst they are marching is marshalling their affaires making the sea a Gallery and the clowdie pillar a Canopie vnto them and yet wee doubt whether he doth regard vs How iustly doe we incur that waighty reproofe of the Disciples Mat. 6.30.8.26 O yee of little faith How worthily doe wee deserue to be stiled with the Israelites A faithlesse generation Psal 78.9 But let vs looke vp to the eye of Gods prouidence and the hand of his protection let the Remembrance of his care be the Center of our Confidence and let vs euermore cast forth the holy Anchor of our constant hope in this faire hauen If we be like the wounded man by the high way side whom neither Priest nor Leuite regarded Luke 10. like poore Lazarus at the rich mans gate Luke 16. whom no man remembred or like the lame man at the poole of Bethesda whom no man relieued Yet let vs remember Iohn 5. that Christ Iesus is our gracious remembrancer in heauen Luk. 23.42 43 Lord remember me when thou commest into thy kingdome saith the penitent Theefe This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise saith our blessed Sauiour Behold he that had not one word of defence for himselfe or rebuke for his enemies hath a comfortable answere for a distressed Soule When Lazarus was sicke as we reade in the eleuenth of Iohn Ioh. 11.3 his sisters sent to our Sauiour this message Behold he whom thou louest is sicke Aug. in Ioan. Tract 49. Non dixerunt veni saith S. Augustine amanti tantummodo nunciandum fuit They needed not to desire his presence or craue reliefe it was sufficient to relate their wants because Christ loued Lazarus Iude verse 21. Let vs keepe our selues in the loue of God as Saint Iude exhorteth then let our prayers be our messengers to heauen and we shall finde that wee are not forgotten If we be not presently relieued let vs not feare that we are vtterly neglected distulit sanare vt posset resuscitare as Saint Augustine saith Christ deferred to restore Lazarus to health because hee ment to raise him vp from death Gods suspending of his present fauour is commonly the preparing of a greater blessing O tarry the Lords leasure then waite patiently with Noah so shall your prayers sent forth of a sanctified heart return from heauen with a comfortable eccho vnto your souls like Noahs Doue with an oliue branch into the Arke Iob. 1. Doth Iob serue God for naught saith Sathan why no nor shall any else Let vs bring in our bills into his Court and wee shall receiue present pay Christ hath it ready in his hand Behold saith he I come shortly Reuel 22.12 and my reward is with me to giue euery one according to his workes Bellarmine in his fift booke De iustificatione and eight Chapter picketh a needelesse quarrell against Caluin Negare videtur operandum esse intuitu mercedis Caluin saith hee seemeth to deny that the view of reward should stirre vs vp to good workes but this is a most iniurious imputation For Caluin onely denieth that the view of the reward should be our principall motiue to good workes which