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A47528	God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing K67; ESTC R18483	36,478	50

of the years whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the Prophet that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem And I set my face unto the Lord God to seek by Prayer and Supplications with Fasting and Sackcloth and Ashes verse 3. Brethren Thus it is with us we understand by Books i.e. by the Book of Daniel the Revelations of St. John and by the Writings of good Men that the number of the years of our spiritual Captivity under mistical Babylon is near expired and that glorious things are near and therefore we should now in an extraordinary manner cry to God and acknowledge his Power and Wisdom and Faithfulness O look up the Vision will suddenly speak Thirdly How we should acknowledge God or after what manner he found in this Duty 1. In the Sense of our Sins and Sins of the Lord's People of the whole Nation yea with a through sight sense of Sin and with self abhorrence for the same Thus did Samuel acknowledge God and poured out Water before the Lord at Mizpah 1 Sam. 7. 6. and thus did Daniel he confessed his Sins and the Sins of the People VVe have sinned and have committed Iniquity and have done wickedly and have rebelled even by departing from thy Precepts and from thy Judgments Dan. 9. 5. Neither have we hearkned unto the Prophets which have spoken in thy Name to our Kings and Princes and our Fathers and to all the People O what Sins are we guilty of and this vile Nation guilty of whom God hath been so good and gracious unto and saved with an high Hand and deliver'd when some time ago all was a going that is dear to us 2. With all Humility and brokenness of Heart we should acknowledge that whatsoever is come upon us is in Justice and Righteousness we must say with Daniel O Lord Righteousness belongeth unto thee but unto us Confusion of Faces as at this day to the men of Judah and the Inhabitants of Jerusalem to all Israel that are near and far off c. because of our Trespasses O Lord to us belongeth Confusion to our Kings and to our Princes and to our Fathers because we have sinned How low should we lie every one of us and labour to find out the plague of his own Heart and to smite on our Breasts and say What have I done we must say It is of the Lord's Mercy we are not consumed that we are yet a People and England a Nation not yet utterly forsaken of God In our acknowledging of God we should humble our selves and pray and not only so but turn every one from his evil way so will God hear from Heaven and will forgive our Sins and heal our Land 2 Chron. 7. 14. 3. We should acknowledge God with a sense of our Weakness Ignorance and short sightedness and not trust to our own Understanding See the Context Trust in the Lord with all thine Heart and lean not to thine own Understanding Prov. 3. 5. Let not Men think their Wisdom is sufficient to act and accomplish those great Designs that they take in Hand because they are so acute and have such clear natural Parts or acquired Parts Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom nor the strong man glory in his strength Let not the Learned Man boast of his great Learning but let all know True Wisdom is from God 't is he must guide us in Judgment Brethren 't is a good sign God will not leave us in that he hath put it into the Heart of our Parliament to acknowledge God and seek to him a right way At this difficult hour it argues that they see need to ask Counsel of him and would acknowledge him from whom Wisdom to manage the great Affairs of Nations cometh and would not lean to their own Understanding God is the great Governour of the World 4. We should acknowledge God in Christ come to him only and look to him alone in a Mediator if we do not wholly acknowledge him in the Name of Jesus Christ all we do will be in vain for out of Christ he is a God of Wrath and Fury yea a flaming and devouring Fire but in Christ he is pacified and reconciled to all that so come to him Samuel well knew this and therefore he took a sucking Lamb and offered it for a Burnt-Offering wholly unto the Lord 1 Sam. 7. 9. This Lamb no doubt tipified Christ Jesus in and by whose Sacrifice only he forsaw God was appeased and his Justice satisfied and the guilt of the Sins of God's Israel removed Christ is the only way to the Father No man cometh to the Father but by me saith our blessed Lord John 14. 6. This Brethren and none but this is the right way Sinners are only to draw near to God by Christ this way is prepared for them cast up for them this is that new and living way And Saints have no other way to come to God nor to acknowledge God to be their God but only in Christ. O Acknowledge God thus God was in Christ reconciling the World to himself 2 Cor. 5. 19. God in Christ is strong to save strong to help strong to deliver Christ is the power of God and and the wisdom of God 1 Cor. 1. 18. The glory of his Power Mercy Wisdom Justice and Goodness are all united and shine forth to save Sinners in Christ and to save Nations who look to him and acknowledg'd him in Christ. Almighty Power was seen in creating of the World and his Power in conjunction with his Justice was seen in casting the Angels that sinned out of Heaven and Man out of Paradice and Divine Power as it was joyned with Divine Mercy shone forth in saving and delivering Israel at the Red Sea but in Christ the glory of his Power Mercy and Justice and all other of his glorious Attributes are united together in sweet Harmony to save and help all that by Christ come to him nothing can hinder our Help and Succour if we acknowledge and come to him in Jesus Christ. We should acknowledge God manifested in the Flesh 1 Tim. 3. 16. not only that Christ is God as I before hinted but the reason why he took unto him our Nature and what things he hath wrought out for us how the glory of God shines forth in him We never acknowledge God in the Top Glory of his Wisdom Mercy Love Power Justice and Goodness unless we acknowledge him in Christ nor can we know him any other way to be our God nor come to him nor expect any Help Relief Pardon or Peace from him We must acknwledge what Christ is made of God the Father unto us even Wisdom and Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption He is our Life our Light our Righteousness our Strength our Peace our Food our Guide our King to Rule us our Priest to Attone for our Sins and to Intercede for us and our Prophet to Teach us

make Civil Laws we ought to acknowledge God who hath promised to give Judges as at the first and Counsellors as at the beginning How good was Jethros's Counsel to Moses Exod. 18 2● Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men such as fear God men of truth hateing covetousness and place such over them to be rulers c. Did Jethro speak this only or hath not God spoken it also The God of Israel said the rock of Israel spoke to me he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God 2. Sam. 23. 3. I am afraid many Men do not in this case so consult with God nor acknowledge him as they ought were such Men always chose what a happy People should we be or would England be But 3. We should acknowledge God and look to him when difficult cases may be before a King and his People in which the good and welfare of a whole Nation is concerned nay many Nations and not only so but also the good of God's Israel as now at this day O how should we cry to God who only is able to give Counsel and direct our worthy Senators By me Kings Reign and Princes decree Judgment saith our Lord Jesus Prov. 8. 15. All great and good things that Kings and Princes do is from God and by the Influences of Jesus Christ God sits amongst the Gods he can rule and over-rule Men's Hearts at his pleasure at such a time as this Ezra sought a right way to do which he acknowledge God he sought to him We may bless God who put it into the Hearts of the King and Parliament to seek God at this difficult time certainly the Finger of God is in this matter Saith Ezra And I proclaimed a Fast there at the River Ahava that we might afflict our selves before our God and seek a right way for our selves and for our little ones and for all our Substance Ezra 8. 21. For I was ashamed to require of the King a Band of Soldiers and Horsemen to help us against the Enemy because I said the hand of our God is upon all them that seek him for good verse 22. This it appears is the right way most pleasing to God the only way to obtain the Mercy we want viz. to humble our selves and seek to God this is that way God directeth us to take Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you and ye shall glorifie me Psal. 50. 14. 50. 't is the right way to obtain Mercy to exalt the Eternal Being to magnifie God yea and this is the right way according to the avowed Principles of all true Christians I was ashamed saith this good Man to ask a Band of Soldiers because our God hath promised his Hand shall be with us for good that he was able and ready to help them that seek him and put their trust in him I might also note from hence that we are allowed to cry to God not only for our selves and little Ones but that God would bless and preserve our Substance also 4. Another special Occasion that calls upon us in an extraordinary 〈◊〉 knowledge God and seek unto him Is in a time of great 〈◊〉 when God's People are in Distress and great Danger Thus did Jacob Gen. 33. when he heard how his enraged Brother 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coming out to meet him with 400 Armed Men to cut him off with his Wives and Children How did he wrestle with God He 〈◊〉 and made Supplication also said I will not let thee go except thou bless me Gen. 32 26 And he said What is thy Name and he said Jacob and he said Thy Name shall be called no more Jacob but Israel for as a Prince hast thou Power with God and Men and hast prevailed verse 27. All that thus wrestle with God God accounts Princes they are Prevailers with God they overcome God in a spiritual manner and prevail over Men nay over Devils and all Hellish Lusts and the powers of Darkness Fsau shall not hurt thee as if God should have said I will prevent thy present Fear and Danger Thus Jacob at this time when in great Straits and Afflictions acknowledged God This also did the Children of Israel in Egypt under their grievons Bondage and Misery They cryed to the Lord and God heard their Crys and their Groans Exod. 2. 23. 24. and looked upon them and had respect to them verse 5. Moreover Thus Moses and poor Israel acknowledged God when they were pursued by bloody Pharoah and brought to the Red Sea Stand still saith Moses and see the Salvation of the Lord have your hope in him trust in him acknowledge his Power in this time of your dismal Danger The Egyptian whom ye have seen to day ye shall see them again no more for ever Let not your Hearts fail sink nor stagger through Unbelief but with Faith and quiet Minds look to God and you shall as if Moses should have said soon see an end of your cursed Enemies Also thus did Samuel with all Israel look to God when the Philistines came against them they fasted on that day and said We have sinned against the Lord 1 Sam. 2. 6. Likewise thus did good King Jehosaphat when the Children of Moab and Amon came against him and against Judah Jehosophat feared and set himself to seek the Lord and proclaimed a Fast throughout all Judea 2 Chron. 20. 3. Moreover when Nehemiah saw how the remnant of God's People that were left of the Captivity were in great Afflictions and the Wall of Jerusalem was also broken down he acknowledged God and cry'd to him Neh. 1. 3. O Lord I beseech thee let now thine Far be attentive unto the Prayer of thy Servant and the Prayers of thy Servants who desire to fear thy Name c. verse 1● Thus also did Esther and Mordecai seek to the Lord and acknowledge him when the poor Jews were in danger of being all cut off in one day they fasted and prayed unto God 5. We should acknowledge God when we have any great Work to do for his holy Name as was when we are about to reform or labour after Reformation in Religion or to throw down Idolatry or Superstition Thus did good King Josias in the twelfth year of his Reign he began to seek after the God of David and to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places and the Groves and carved Images c. 2 Chron. 34. 4. Moreover when Ministers enter on their Ministry they should seek to God acknowledge him wholly design his Glory and depend upon his Strength for Help and Success 6. When great things are near at hand or some mighty appearance of God for the glory of his Name and salvation of his Church and exaltation of Sion and downfall of their Enemies God should be sought unto and be acknowledged by his own People thus did Daniel Dan. 9. 2. I Daniel understood by Books the number