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A89577	A sacred panegyrick, or A sermon of thanks-giving, preached to the two Houses of Parliament, His Excellency the Earl of Essex, the Lord Major, court of alderman, and common councell of the city of London, the reverend Assembly of Divines, and commissioners from the Church of Scotland. Vpon occasion of their solemn feasting, to testifie their thankfullnes to God, and union and concord one with another, after so many designes to divide them, and thereby ruine the Kingdome, Ianuary 18. 1643. By Stephen Marshall, B.D. minister of Gods Word at Finching-field in Essex. Published by order of the Lords and Commons.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing M772; Thomason E30_2; ESTC R9118	32,433	40

David and his adherents in the defence of his innocent righteous Cause were oftentimes brought very low to a dead low ebbe yet in the end God brought all about againe and Davids party grew stronger and stronger and their malignant Enemies grew weaker and weaker You will find also in this Chapter That such as did adhere to David in his low condition when the Lord had tryed and humbled them all found to their comfort in the end that they were no losers by it They afterwards being made his Worthies his Counsellors and Princes And this That in the end God open'd the eyes of many of those who were most malignant and opposite not only to see the righteousnesse of Davids Cause but their hearts came cordially to joyne with him And this also that among all the Nobles Princes Rulers and Leaders the more godly the more wise the more cordiall any were to Davids Cause the greater power they had and the more their brethren were at their command This also you will find that no cost danger pains or difficulties were ever stuck at by them whose hearts were rightly affected to Davids Cause And this also you may observe That God gave to Davids helpers such courage and strength that oftentimes ten of them could chase a thousand an hundred put ten thousand to flight These many more such things as these which would be very profitable for our meditation in these our distressed times you may find in reading this Chapter but I am resolved to confine my selfe to two Observations the one shall be from that which was the matter of their joy at this time the other from the manner of expressing their joy The matter of their joy you have in these words that they were of one heart and one mind to set David to be their King The manner of expressing their joy was this they were eating and drinking and feasting at the cost of all the Tribes in whose precincts their meeting was Those of Zebulon and Napthali and Issachar did in abundance expend their Oxen and Sheepe and Wine and Oile and all the delicates to refresh their Brethren for the Army was I thinke no lesse then two or three hundred thousand of them who upon this occasion were come together from these two I shall endeavour to handle these two Lessons The first is That it is the greatest matter and cause of joy that can bee to any People to find a concurrence of Nobles and Commons and Souldiers and Citizens and Divines to set up David for their King such an union and concurrence is a matter of the greatest joy in all the World Secondly That this joy springing from such a concurrence to set up David to bee their King may very lawfully and comely be express'd in feasting eating and drinking I begin with the first of these That it is a matter of the greatest joy in all the World that can bee to any people to finde such a concurrence as there was in this Chapter to set up David to be their King Where first we must inquire what is here intended by setting up David to bee their King Know therfore beloved that David is to be considered two wayes he stands in a two-fold relation even in this his Coronation The first is Typicall the second is Politicall Typicall and so David is Christ Politicall and so David is intended by God to be the pattern of a good King the patterne and the Copy that all true Kings should write after and both these are so plaine I dare say I might give you twenty severall places of Scripture for proof of both the branches First David was a type of Christ Christ is ordinarily called David you will not find any one person who was a type of Christ by whose name Christ is expresly called in his kingly office but only David I will give them David their King upon the throne of David he shall sit so David in the typicall relation is Christ Then in the politicall relation the Lord in tended him the patterne of a good King and therefore you shall finde that all the Kings that for foure or five hundred yeares did succeed in Israel and Judah when the Lord came to give any one their testimony who they were how neare they came to the Standard this is the rule by which hee judged of them Such an one walked in the way of David such an one did that which was right in Gods sight as David such an one did well but not with such a heart as David such an one walked not in the wayes of David such an ones heart was not like unto Davids so that David was in all intended by God to be the patterne o● a good King Now this first Lesson thus opened I must therefore divide into two branches the first is That there can be no greater matter of joy and rejoicing to any people in the world then to finde a concurrence of heart in the Nobles and Princes and Souldiers and Ministers and the heads of their Tribes to set up the Lord Jesus Christ to bee the King of the Church among them that shall bee the first The second is this That there can be no greater ioy to a nation for aniething that concernes this present life then to finde concurrence of hearts in these Nobles and those that are named in the chapter to set up a David that it to have the Prince that should rule over them like into David In these two things God willing I shall spend the most of this time the other part of the Text I shall only point at For the first That to finde such a concurrence to set up the Lord Christ to be King is a matter of the greatest joy and rejoicing in the world You may see it first in the 〈◊〉 Secondly in Gods promise Thirdly in the Church●s performance First you shall see it in the Type in David bringing up the Arke 2 Sam. 6. 12 first he called all his Parliament together and the Convocation of the Ministers also and there they consulted to goe and bring up the Arke of God from Kiriath-jearim which Arke of God was a Type of the Lord Jesus Christ they all agree to bring it up to set it in his owne place in a better state then formerly it had been for the glory of it and the welfare of the Church Now when they concurred in this action you shall finde that David and all the house of Israel plaied before the Lord on all manner of instrument on Harps and Psalteries on Timbrels and on Cornets and on Cimbals with shouting and sound of Trumpets and the King himselfe being cloathed with a linne Ephod danced with all his might and gloried in his dancing though we know Michal his wife despiled him for it as if he had played the foole and all this because they so well agreed in bringing

c. This Chapter compar'd with 2 Sam. 23. Obs. 1. The maine Doctrine No greater mattter of joy to any people then to find a concurrence of hearts to set up David to bee their King 2. Explained in two Branches Ezek. 34. 23 37 24. Esay 9 67 55. 3 Ier. 30 9 Psal 8. 9 1 King 14 8 2 King 14. 3 16 2 18 3 22 2 15 3 11 2 Ch 28 29. 2 34 2. First David is Christ and hence The greatest j●y to any Na●ion to find such a concurrence to set up the Kingdome of C●●ist Proved by the type 2 Sam. 8 12 ad finem 1 King 8 2 By Gods promise that it should be so Esay 9. 3 6 7 Zach 9 9 Math 21 5 By experiences shewing it both being so Acts 8 8 Rev 4. per t●t 7 9 c. 11 15 15 3 Ladovecns vives ●●m 12 12 Because Chris●s government is the greatest g●oa t● any Nations being The greatest hon●ur to a people 2 Crom 2 11 2 Chron 9 7 8 2 Bringing all advantages to his oubjects 2 Sam ●● 24 1 For this present life 2 And above all for their soules here and for ever Iohn 1 7 Rev 1. 5 Esa 60 21 Rom. 8 14 15 16 17 Heb. 2 12. 1 Iohn 1 3 Rev 1 6 5 10 Rev 22. 5 1 Iohn 5 14 Re 3. 21 Socrates Plato Plutarch Cicero c Minor Zalincus Solon nu●●● c. Cicero li 1. quin Tuscul et de natura deorum lib 1 Plutarch adversus colorem 3 Safety from enemies Esay 26. Zach 2 5 Iohn 19 11 Mat 28. Psal 68 1 Col 1 16 17 4 Perpe●●ity of all their happines 2 Concurrence of the weal of a people to set up Christ the most excellent and desirable means 1 As such a concurrence is a signe of Gods leve to that people Ier 33. 35 Zep 3 9 1 Chron 29 10 1 Their love to Christ Esay 49. 7 60 3 10 11 55 5. 2 2 2 As a cause working it Psa 17 2 27. Psal. 132. 11. 2 1 Kings 12. 28. 2 Chron. 23. 28. Nehemiah 6. Vse 1. Of thanksgiving thus being our present condition Nehem. 8. 20. 2. Exhortation to Proceed on in this work To the Parl. To his Excellence and the rest of the Commanders To the Assembly of Divines To the Citie of London Encouragements thereunto Esay 54. 17. Zach. 14. 6 7 Helpes and means to effect this all taken out of this Chap. 1 VVisdome vers. 32. 2 Skill vers. 2. 33. 35 36. 3 Courage vers 8 21 4 Love vers. 18. 1 Cor. 12 ule Reddinesse of minde v. 24. Vers 33. 38. 6. Singlenesse of Heart 7. And above all Vnity and Concord Psal. 133. 1. The strongest and most effectuall means Hester 8. 11. Dum pugnent singuli vincuntur universi Motives to unity and concord 1. First from the example of the enemy Psal. 83. 6. 7. 26. 2. From their indeavours to to divide us Prov. 18. 19. 3. From the danger of divisions Phil. 2. 1 2. 1 Cor. 1. 10. 2. Branch A great happinesse in a good King Proved by Scripture 1 Cor. 29. 21. 1 King 1. 4● 2 King 11. 17 c. Nehem. 12. 4. 3 And from the relation between a King and his people Iudg. 11. 87. 1 King 2. 43. Esay 49. 23. People happy in a good King Iob 29. 16. Iudg. 5. 7 2 Sam. 21. 12. Lament. 4. 20. Eccles. 10. 16. Dan. 4. 21. 2 Sam. 18. 3. Prov. 24. 21. 2 Pet. 2. 16. 1 Chron. 12. 18. Tit. 3. 1. Act. 4. 19. Rom. 13. 1. 2 1 Kin. 21. 23. Ezra 10. 1 Tim. 2. 12. 2 Chron. 15. 12. Lev. 19. 15. Rom. 13. 34. 1 Tim. 2. 2. Iob 29. 16. Neh. 5. 1. c. Miserable in a bad King ● King 26. 16 Revel. 12. 4. Eccles. 10. 16 17. 2. Such a concurrence a great meanes to effect it 2 King 11. 4. c. Or supply the want of it Application 1. They are therfore cursed who hinder this 2. Exhortation to indeavour after this happinesse Means how to effect it Prov. 28. 2. 2 Sam. 24. 1. ●udg 9. 23 ●6 57. 2. P●o 21. 1. Nehem. ● Psal. 20. ult. Prov. 25. 4. Prov. 28. 2. 1 Sam. 25. 1. 2 Sam. 20. Eccles. 9. 13. 2. Obs. ●uch joy may be expressed by feasting Rules for Feasting 3. Hester 9. Nehem. 8.