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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77363	England saved vvith a notwithstanding: represented in a sermon to the Honourable House of Commons, assembled in Parliament, Novemb. 5. 1647. The day of Thanks-giving for deliverance from the Powder-Plot. / By William Bridge, sometimes fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher of Gods word at Yarmouth. Published by order of that House.	Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.	1648 (1648)	Wing B4452; Thomason E412_31; ESTC R204475	32,013	35

sanctae Ecclesiae aliarum rerion ab Domine dixi hoc velim ita sieri hoc eventu sed Deus pro sus contrarium faciebat ab eo quod petiveram ibi tum cogitabam atqui meum confilium non est alicuum a gloria Dei sed plurimum facit ad sanctificandum nomen ejus sed risit haud dubic dominus hanc sapientiam dixit age vero novi te esse prudentem cruditum sed mihi nunquam hic mos fuit ut aut Petrus aut Divus Martinus aut alius me doceret non sum Deus passivus sed activus Selamus Deum se abscondere sub specie possimi Diaboli ideo ut discamus bonitatem misericordiam potentiam Dei non posse comprehendi speculando sed experiendo Deus suos humiliat ut exaltet occidit ut vivificet confiendit ut glorificet subjicit ut extollat Nam sic Deus sapientiam nostram mortificat ut homo agrestis mirabilem symphoniam tot votum in orga●is aut Cythara non intelligit propterea quod totius harmoniae rationem ignorat sic nos arbitramur temere omnia fieri diabolum vigilare Deum dormire c. Luther in Gen. Luther If we would see more of God in his works we must understand his waies as distinct from ours Nam ego saith he I often endevoured to prescribe God his way which he should walk in O Lord said I this I would have thus done in this order and with this event but God did the contrary unto what I desired then did I think but my counsell was for Gods glory and did make to the sanctifying of his name sed risit dominus the Lord laughed at my wisdome saying I know thou art a wise man and learned but it is not my manner to do or work or govern as Peter Mar Luther or any other shall teach for I am not a passive but an active God sciamus ergò we must know therefore that God doth sometimes hide himself that we may learn that his goodnesse mercy power is not to be attained by speculation but experience The way to see him in his work is to understand his method in working which nothing can attain unto but faith all men have not faith few that do live by faith Sometimes men are so discontented with what is evill amongst us that for anguish of their souls they cannot see what is good some crum goes awry and so they lose the whole meale of mercy But would you have a true prospect of the great things God hath done for us then let us all go and run unto Jesus Christ to open the mystery and parable of his works he is the Lord that is now at work And as when he lived without a parable spake he nothing so now without a parable works he nothing his works are all parabolicall as his words were We read that when John in Revel 5. met with a sealed Book that had seven seals which neither he nor any could open he fell down and wept but one came to him and told him The Lyon of the Tribe of Judah is worthy to open the book and so he was fully quieted praising the Lord. Now there is a great folio-Folio-book of Providence that is before you indeed it is sealed with many seales but if opened you will find that it is written in every Page Free grace Free love Salvation with a Notwithstanding Would you open this book away then to Jesus Christ and as the Disciples said so do you also Lord tell us the meaning of this Parable tell us the meaning of this Dispensation oh tell us the meaning of this thy Providence Christ is very ready to teach you as a School-master morning by morning teacheth his scholars so Christ Esay 50. 4. And all the worst he will say to you as to Peter What I do thou knowest not now but thou shalt know Quest But suppose we have seen the Lord already the finger hand arme and Almighty power of God for we must all needs acknowledge that the Lord hath done great things for us that we have seen the Marks and Characters of his Almighty power imprinted upon all our Deliverances upon the Deliverance of this day and upon all those Salvations which this age hath brought forth But then what is our work and what returns are we to make unto God again Answ Discovery of Power calls for Feare it must be the song of these latter times Revel 15. Great and wonderfull are thy works O Lord God Almighty Just and true are thy waies who shall not feare thee and worship thy Name Duty 1 But if God hath done Great things for us then are we to do some Great thing for God again God never did any Great thing for his Servants but they did Great things for him So David Paul Zacheus and many others And because Hezekiah did not make answerable Returne of praise though he did praise the Lord for his deliverance God was displeased with him and it cost him deare Now God hath done Great things for us and made known his infinite power in a way of free love to us what Great thing shall we do for God Yea what Great thing shall we not do for God Let us fix here a little First it is in these working busie times a Great thing to sit still and be contented to be without work to be laid by and to be used no more God hath his times for men he uses one to day and another to morrow If a man be used in one service once he thinks he must be used in all things and alwaies and when God laies him by and takes another then like the Elder brother in the parable he murmures and envies at the Yonger brother that is called home to Gods worke It 's an hard thing for one that hath been used to be contented to be used no more oh that Magistrates Ministers Men of service could but be willing to be used no more and to be laid aside if God will have it so A man is never more fit for service then when he is willing to be used no more in service Again Simplicity and Plainnesse in Gods work is a great matter in these Designing times those come nearest to God that are the most simple and without foulds and doubles for Divine nature is simplicity it self A Great thing it is now to do Gods work quickly and with dispatch to shew Mercy readily and to doe Justice speedily without delay There may be and is as much of Gods power seen in the lesser Creatures as in the Pismire Worme and the like as in the Great bodies of the Sun and Moon because though the Pismire be little yet there is life in that and none in the Sun or Moon Now when Justice is executed speedily and Mercy dispensed quickly there is life in it Let Beer or Wine stand a while or till the morning and though it were never so good when