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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72514	The practice of thankefulnesse; or Davids choyse directions how to prayse God In an exposition and application vpon the whole sixtie sixe Psalme. With a short treatise vpon the thirtie one, and thirtie two verses of the one hundred and seuenth psalme.	[Larke, Nicholas]	1622 (1622)	STC 15254.5; ESTC S124556	47,121	107

meanes to bring others comfort Oh the scarefull carriage of such as bee guided by a froward and vncleane spirit as Cain Saul Doeg Iudas and the like for these vse what meanes they can to bring to others and especially to the godly discomfort Oh happy are they that are guided by a right spirit for they seeke euery way to comfort others chiefly such as are godly they lead a life to comfort them performe good actions to comfort them and they lay vp words to comfort them they euen purpose to relate what sweetnes they haue found in Gods goodnesse towards their owne soules vnto other Christians to reioyce and solace their holy mindes therewith Act. 14.26 27. so did Paul and Barnabas to the Church at Antioch so did Peter to the Christians in the house of Mary praying together 12.12 17. teaching vs the like zeale delight loue and desire to comfort others Dauid stands forth and saith to the godly Come and heare all yee that feare God It is a Christians dutie to heare of Gods priuate and speciall benignitie O worldling thou sauourest nothing Psal 4.7 but this transitory world O profane person Act. 18.15 thou holdest such questions nothing but vaine words and idle names O hypocrite thou measuring another by thy line accountest such relation but vaine glorie O sincere Christian it is my dutie to declare it Psal 25.12 14. and thine to heare it for thou fearest God and so oughtest to haue the speciall things of God reuealed vnto thee thou fearest God and so wilt bee glad to heare how kind God hath beene vnto me Ps 119.74 thou fearest God and so wilt cheere thine owne soule with that comfort which thou hearest that God hath giuen to anothers soule And I will declare what hee hath done for my soule It agreeth to true pietie to declare our owne experience of Gods speciall mercy O man or woman to whom God hath beene specially mercifull Psa 106.7 21. and thou hast not vnderstood it O thou to whom he hath vouchsafed a multitude of mercies and thou hast not remembred them O thou for whom hee hath done great things and thou hast forgotten him O thou Psal 147. with whom he hath dealt more graciously then with many others and thou doest not so much as thinke or speake of it O thou Deut. 32. whom he hath crowned with rare benignities and thou hast lightly esteemed both himselfe and his benefits how peruerse froward and impious is this thy dealing Many would faine see that which God hath offered thee to see and cannot many would faine heare that which thou mightest heare and may not many would turne vnto God and loue him and praise him if those glorious things mighty workes and gracious doctrines were vttered to them that haue beene plentifully shewed vnto thee woe vnto thee for thine ingratitude woe vnto thee for thine impietie O Christian be it otherwise with thee Gen. 45. Exod. 18.1 Sam. 1. Luk. 1. 1. Tim. 1. Psa 40.10 shew thy pietie by declaring thine owne experience of Gods speciall mercy as Ioseph did as Moses did as Hannah did as Mary did as the Apostle did hide not his righteousnesse within thine heart conceale not his louing kindnes but declare his mercy and his saluation Thou declarest to thy wife or to thy neighbour thy experience of some friends speciall friendlynesse O how much more shouldest thou to winne them to God also declare to wife and family and neighbours thine experience of Gods speciall mercy Imitate this holy man saying Come let your worke alone a little while come let your businesse stay a little while come leaue off your other communication a little while come sit downe by me and giue eare a while to what I shall tell you and heare and I will tell you excellent admirable comfortable things euen What God hath done for my soule Much of our bounden praise of God consists in an holy obseruation and faithfull mention of our owne part in the particular goodnesse of God O thou whom God doth not afford the matter of such obseruation O thou to whom God giues no cause of any such mention Hos 4.17 but le ts thee alone like Ephraim like those blind leaders leaues thee in fearefull hunger Mat. 15.14 thirst shame sorrow of heart and vexation of spirit Isa 65. like those that forsake him suffers thee to walke in thine owne wayes like all the Heathen of old time Act. 14.16 giues thee vp vnto vile affections and to a reprobate mind Rom. 1.26 28. like those vnreasonable Idolaters thou canst not sing of his Name thou canst not praise him thou canst not glorifie him but cleane contrary And this is the punishment the plague the iudgement of God that thou canst be merrie but not in him thou canst reioyce but not in him thou canst shew testimonies of his wrath against thy soule but thou canst not tell of any grace hee hath giuen to thy soule O happy Christian remember wherein thy bounden thankes to God and the plentifull argument of thy praising of him consisteth namely in thy holy obseruation and faithfull mention of thy owne part in his particular goodnesse O how great is his goodnesse Psa 31.19 that hee hath laid vp for them that feare him Be thou wise to obserue thy part in it Ps 107.42 that thou maist vnderstand the Lords louing kindnesse vnto thy soule obserue whether thou canst say with the Prophet Come and heare all you that feare God and I will tell you what hee hath done for my soule Hee hath chosen mee Psal 4.3 and set mee apart for himselfe In the Volume of his Booke of Life 40.7 my Name is written in Heauen 23.3 31.7 Hee hath conuerted and restored my soule He hath knowne my soule in aduersitie Psal 30.3 Hee hath brought my soule from the graue 86.13 He hath deliuered my soule from the lowest hell 71.17 Hee himselfe hath taught me 32.5 euen from my youth He hath forgiuen mine iniquitie 103.10 13 and my sinne Hee hath not dealt with me after my sinnes nor rewarded mee according to mine iniquities As a father pittieth his children so hee hath pittied me 118.6 7 21. He is on my side he taketh my part He is become my saluation Hee vpholdeth mee in mine integritie 41.12 I was brought low and hee helped me 116.6 Sometime hee hath shewed mee great 71.20 and sore troubles but hee hath by and by quickned me againe He hath brought me vp againe out of my deepe miseries He hath increased mine honour Hee hath returned to comfort me on euery side Hee hath healed all my diseases 103.3 He hath deliuered my soule from death 116.8 mine eyes from teares and my feet from falling I cryed vnto him with my mouth Verse 17. and I was exalted for the words of my tongue I cryed earnestly vnto him in