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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89578	A sacred record to be made of Gods mercies to Zion: a thanksgiving sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament, the Lord Major, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Councell of the city of London, at Christ-Church, June 19. 1645. Being the day of their publike thanksgiving to almighty God for the great and glorious victory obtained by the Parliaments army under the conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Naseby-field. /	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1645 (1645)	Wing M773; Thomason E288_36; ESTC R200112	25,316	41

hand written they will be without all question Scribimus indocti doctique Diurnalls and Weekly Intelligencers undertake to set them all down but shall posterity bee left to make their computatiō draw their estimate of the Lords dealing by such Books as these should not we rob God our selves his Cause his Church in al ages if we should leave it to such Historians as these God forbid rather let some of the choicest men in the Land be set about it It was said of Claudian that he wanted matter to write of suitable to his wit but what wit is suitable to this matter Who is sufficient for these things who can tell the loving kindnesse of the Lord who can shew forth all his goodnesse My humble suit therefore to the Right Honourable Houses is a thing which I am assured God expects from you even that you would provide that some worthy faithfull heart and heads and pens bee set on work who may undertake this Work and have leave as Mr. Fox had in Queen Elizabeths dayes to search all the Registries and be enabled to hold forth all the light that may bee that the Generations to come may see a true picture a faithfull Story of these three or foure last years And let him doe it faithfully let him not be discouraged with the Politicians fear That it is dangerous to write truth in the present age not safe to come too neere the heels of truth lest it kicke out his teeth But as the Penmen of the Scripture wrote mans folly and Gods goodnesse so let him bee encouraged to let the world know great things God hath done for us and how little we have done for our selves no gratious man shall have the lesse glory in Heaven by letting God have his glory by us on earth though it be in publishing our weaknesses and follies I once again humbly beseech you the thing may bee done And yet further to provoke you consider that in all ages the eminentest men have been employed in this kind of Work Moses wrote the dealings of God for 2500 years from the Creation to their entring into Canaan and afterward it was carryed on by other chiefe Instruments above half the Old Testament is a Chronicle of the things done by the Lord in War and Peace for his people In the New Testament four Evangelists wrote the story of Christ Luke writing the Acts of the Apostles and how ill could the world have wanted one of these How miserable had we been if we had been deprived of them And since that time I appeale to all Scholars whether the choicest men in learning have not been imployed in this service and let all English men speake whether they think any book written in our Mother tongue hath brought more glory to God and stirred up more zeale for Christ and encouraged people more to a holy life and to own Gods Cause couragiously then Mr. Foxes books of Martyrs the Acts and Monuments of the Church In all this I plead not for the honour of any man or men let them all be laid in the dust so God may be glorified they who doe worthily shall have glory enough with God in Heaven yet God would have them also had in everlasting remembrance but it is for God and his honour that I plead there are such things of God of his Wisdome Power Goodnesse Compassion Mercy to be set forth that should the Lord move your hearts to resolve upon it this day it were a testimony of your thankfulnesse next to the going on vigorously in the Reformation and setling of the Church and you can pitch upon nothing that shall bring more eternall glory to the Lord that hath done these great things for us thn to cause these things to be written for the Generations to come that the people not yet created may praise the Lord FINIS Introduction Shewing the fitnesse and scope of the Text Dan. 9. 25. The meaning of the words Esa. 43. 1 2. Jer. 31. 22. Ephes. 2. 10. The first most generall Observation The great work of Gods redeemed People is to praise him Psal. 65. 1. Ephes. 3. ult. Esa● 46. ult. More particular Observations First from the persons who shall doe it Thence I observe the condition of God people whē deprived of Gods Ordinances And when they injoy the libertie of them Ezek. 37. 2. Observat. A people redeemed from low condition most fit to praise God Zeph. 3. 11 12 13. Psal. 22. 24 25 26. 1. I came one great cause why our miseries continue We are not yet brought low in our eyes How great the sinne of such people is when they forget this duty Prov. 30. 21 22 Esay 1. 2. Ezek. 16. 4 5 6 22. 2. Part. The work it selfe That God might in all ages have the glory of this great work Observat. 1. Ephes. 3. 21. In all ages God will have a people to praise him Dan. 2 44. Psal. 102 25 26 27 28. Observat. 2. The whole work of Gods redeemed people is to provide that God may have his glory in all ages Proved by example of the Saints 2 Sam ●2 27. Exod. 1● Judg. 5. 1 Sam. 4. 13 17 18. Jos. 7. 6 7 10. Psal. 116. 10 Psal. 103. 1 2. Psal. 118. 23. Psal. 100. 1. Ps. 103. 20 21. Psal. 48. per to●um Vers 14. And by reason Esa. 43. 7. Application Exhortation 1. To the Parliament to doe this How they may doe it Motives thereunto First Motives ● God chiefly minds this 1 Cor. 7. ●● 2. This onely will end our troubles Esa. 26. 1. Esa. 11. 3. Dan. 2. 3. This will be the everlasting honour of them who do it Part. 3. The meanes whereby they should seek to perpetuate Gods glory Observat. One great meanes to preserve and render unto God his due glory is to record his mercies Proved by Scripture Exod. 15. Judg. 5 Gen. 41 51. Gen. 22. 13 1 Sam. 7. 12. Hester 9. M. Arrows●nih Ebenezert And by reason 1. Gods glory is hereby preserved and spread abroad Psal. 111. 4. Eccles. 3. 14. Thus people who receive them are hereby bettered And the instruments imployed by God are had in due remembrance and honour 3. The generations to come have their due these works concern them And may many wayes be gainers by them Rom. 15. 4. 1 Cor. 10. 11. E●ra 9. 10. ● Vse 1. If posterity then much more they who receive these deliverances should praise God for them Exhortation to all to doe it Especially for mercy The greatnes of this Victory Both in the substance And circumstances which greatly magnifie Gods mercy in it ● The 〈◊〉 when it was done Psal. 125. 33. 2. The place 8. The persons by whom 1 Cor. 1. 27 28 29. 4. The manner how Vse 2. Exhortation to record these Mercies for the Generation to come Dan 4. Psal. 10.