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A58858	Mirabilia dei, or, Britannia gaudio exultans Opened in a congratulatory sermon for the safe return of our Gracious Soveraign, and happy restitution to the full and free exercise of His royall authoritie. Preached on the 14th. of June, [16]60. which was the day set apart for the members, master, and students of the Kings Colledge, in the town and parish of Old Aberdeen, to commemorat and solemnly praise the Lord for the rich mercies above mentioned: by Alexander Scrougie preacher of the Gospel, and minister at Old Aberdeen.	Scrogie, Alexander, d. 1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2127; ESTC R218663	34,871	47

us whereof we are glad TO show this Text pertiuent to the present occasion will require no long processe We may say of it as our Lord Christ did of an other Text This day is this Scripture fulfilled in our ears Luk. 4. 21. If ever God did great things for these Lands and his Church in them now hath he done them If ever he gave us cause of Rejoycing sure this is the time God did a great work in delivering his People the Jews from the Babylonian captivity in freeing their Consciences from Tyranny in bringing them home to their own Land and granting them the free exercise of his Worship and in overthrowing their enemies This was so great that it wrought in the Heathen admiration and in themselves great joy and congratulation Gods arm is not shortned toward us he hath made it bare and turned again the captivity of our Sion of our King and advanced him to his Forefathers and his own Throne He hath put down the mighty from their seats in remembrance of his mercy and scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts Luk. 1. 51 52. 54. for his mercy endureth for ever Psal 136. 23. and this is so great a work that at first it seemd incredible to us so great that strangers stand wondering at it so great that Enemies stands amazed and discouraged at it But I hope it is so great in our eyes that it hath wrought and ere we have done will work in us a religious Intertainment a solemn and thankfull acknowledgment thereof and beget in us a great joy even a full joy joy of the heart and tongue too and engage all of us to pray in the highest fervency of our spirits for the increase and continuance thereof To come to the Text I will first shew the diverse readings thereof and the meaning of the words The Arabick Version hath the first part of this Verse thus Multiplicavit Dominus beneficium erga nos The Syriack Multiplicavit Dominus facere nobiscum The Chaldee Paraphrase Multiplicavit Dominus benignè facere nobiscum The Septuagints 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Ethiopian Magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum so the vulgar Latine Junius and Tremelius Magnifica Jehova efficit erga nos The last words both the Arabick Ethiopian Version Chaldee Paraphrase and vulgar Latine reads Et facti sumus laetantes the Syriak Et facti sumus in laetitia Trem. and Jun. Sumus laeti August Facti sumus jocundati The first word in the Original is Higdil from Gadal which signifies to grow or wax great so Gen. 26. 23. the man Isaac waxed great in Hiphil it signifies to magnifie and also to multiplie and so here and it is some times taken intransitivè so Ezek. 38. 23. Thus will I magnifie my self and other whiles it is taken transitivè so Josh 3. 7 And the Lord said unto Joshua this day will I begin to magnifie thee in the sight of all Israel It may be taken both wayes here First Intransitivè I will magnifie my self to do or in doing efficiendo as Jun. and Trem. in their Marginal Notes Translate it in the former Verse and the Lord did magnifie in this great work 1. His power when the people in their bondage were calling for the manifestation of his power Isa 51. 9. Awake awake put on strength O arm of the Lord awake as in the ancient dayes c. It is answered in the 11 vers Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return with singing unto Sion and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads c. and vers 14. The Captive exile hastneth that he may he loused and that he should not die in the pit And the reason of this is taken from Gods power vers 15. I am the Lord thy God that divided the sea whose waves roared the Lord of hosts is his Name and Nehem. 1. 10. Now these are thy servants whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and by thy strong hand 2. His goodnesse as it is Jer. 32. 41. I will rejoyce over them to do them good and I will plant them in the land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul And God promises to magnifie this his goodnesse that it shall be to him a name of praise and an hononr before all the Nations of the earth which should hear all the good he did to his people Jer. 33. 9. 3. His faithfulnesse in performing his promise The Lord had promised to turn again their captivity Jer. 29. 14. I will turn away your captivity and I will gather you from all the Nations and from all the places whither I have driven you saith the Lord and I will bring you again to this place So Jer. 30. 3. 10. and Chap. 32. 37. 44. and by so doing he magnified his word his gracious promise above all his Name Psal 138. 2. 4. His Justice by the overthrow of the Babylonians the enemies of his people of whom God threatned to take vengeance Isa 47. 3. by sending out upon them in a moment in one day Losse of Children and Widow-hood in their perfection vers 9. and Jer. 25. 12. he threatned that after seventy years were accomplished he would punish the King of Babylon and that Nation and make that Land perpetuall desolations see Isa 13. and 14. Chap. and Jer. 50. and 51. Chap. Secondly It may be taken transitivè and then it relates either to his facere his doing or to his people and God did magnifie both he magnified his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his doing For First he made it appear so great and glorious that the Heathen did notice it as it is vers 3 and Jer. 32. he promiseth that this restitution of his people shall be a name of joy a praise and an honour before all the Nations of the earth and he assureth that he will so magnifie it that the Nations shall fear and tremble c. and it is Lyra his observation on the place that Gods doing was so magnified in the sight of the Nations that thereby some of them were turned Proselyts Secondly He magnified his doing by making it grow and increase as the word in the Original bears and ye heard some Translate it multiplicavit for this work was not done in a moment but of a longer tract being much opposed and retarded as appears from Ezra and Nehemiah and is clear by comparing the former Verses of this Psalm with the prayer in the 4 verse but God left not his work in its Infancy and half done but still stepped on in his glorious working and multipliing his work till the top-stone was put on that all might cry Grace to the Work and Glory to the Worker As God did magnifie his doing and his work so by it he magnified his people their enemies a little before mockt at their Sabbaths Lam. 1. 7 They opened their mouths against them they hissed and gnashed the teeth Lam. 2. 16. Their King the anointed of the Lord was

27. Matth. 22. 21. 7. To obey them for conscience sake 1 Pet. 2. 13. 8. To be thankfull unto God for a good KING 1 King 1. 40. 2 King 11. 12. and Psal 118. which was Penned to teach the Subject how to entertain with joy and thankfulnesse Davids advancement to the Throne of Israel How greatly stand we of these Nations engaged to God for re-establishing among us the best of Governments and setling it upon the right shoulders and restoring to us our King It was our sins which deprived us of Him because we feared not the Lord Hos 10. 13. and did not thankfully and reverently entertian Him when He was with us as became dutifull Subjects The more tyes lyes upon us to blesse the Lord that notwithstanding of our unworthinesse yet he hath restored Him and set Him upon His Throne with Glory and Honour and so much the rather in that His Majesty is no stranger by Birth but our rightfull King no stranger by Religion not a Jeroboam to make the Land sin but of that same Orthodox Profession with us and Fidei defensor Not a Rehoboam not able to advise Himself but a Solomon a David wise as an Angel of God to discern between good and evil not a Zedekiah but a Josiah fearing the Lord not a Manasseh but gentle and mercifull as David not a covetous Ahab but willing rather to dispense with part of His own Revenues God hath not delt so with every Nation and in this he hath magnified His mercy toward us in giving us such a King a King Primae intentionis of special favour God hath been Schooling us under the rod of Oppressors to know the worth of our King and teach us better principles how to entertain Him with more sincere chearfull and constant Loyaltie and I wish all may learn their Lesson well My Lord To testifie our thankfulnesse in this place with publick Narrations Confessions and Praises for so great and rich a mercy It was resolved upon by the Masters and Members of the Kings Colledge here and Me to set apart a solemn day for that gratfull imployment which was solemnly gone about by all here and many others both Ministers and Professors from several places of this Countrey and among others the Magistrates and many Inhabitants of the Honourable and Loyal City of Aberdeen And in this we had the precedencie before many of this Nation that we celebrate here the fourteenth day of June whereas others followed after upon the ninteenth day This Sermon was a part of the work of that day which when ended I laid it by not intending to have sent it abroad to publick view But the Masters of His Majesties Colledge by their often and earnest entreaties fo far prevailed with me as to send it to the Presse Vpon which when I had resolved then immediately some magnetick vertue from your Lorddship drew my thoughts towards you and sweetly yet powerfully engaged me to transmit it under your Lordships Protection The Sermon it self is plain in which is nothing but the words of truth and sobriety I speak most in the words of God for in preaching Gods Word should have the preheminence and therefore I purposely forbear to garnish it with Testimonies of humane Writers My Lord When mean men speaks to the King they do it by the means of some Courtiour and when Scholers speaketh to the Kingdom they do it under the Protection of some worthy Patern I have made bold to transfer this Sermon to the Nation under your Lordships Name and Protection Reasons moving me were these First The subject of the Sermon is concerning the King and who should more own and countenance it then your Lordship beloved of the King and advanced by Him to the highest place in this Kingdom Secondly The eminencie and concatenation of Gods Graces and Heroick resplendent Vertues in you as they have drawn the eyes and hearts of all good and Loyall Subjects so mine too towards your Lordship and in this I am happy Wisdom leadeth men to shelter themselves and their Labours under the wings of the most eminent for Piety Learning and Vertue and such is your Lordship by the harmonious testimony of truly good men Thirdly Your Lordships good affection manifested to honest Loyal Ministers countenancing and incouraging them receiving them when they came with chearfulnesse intertaining them courteously and dismissing them with contentment Fourthly Your Lordships zeal for His Majesties restauration testified by your valorous undertaking When others would not ye went with a handfull of Loyal Subjects and jeoparded your self in the high places of the Field and so wisely and valorously acquit your self that ye became a terrour to the Enemy But when the Lord was not pleased to carry on his work by that mean then your Lordship testified your Loyalty by suffering for your Prince To you it was given not only to act but to suffer for Him Fifthly Tour Lordships activity and wisdom in advancing the work of His Majesties restauration when God offered the opportunity by dealing with the Lord General Monck now Duke of Albemarlie and others of his Army as I am credibly informed When open acting would have exasperated enemies and retarded the Designe ye acted secretly and successively for which your praise is through the Churches of God in these Lands to the perpetuating your Name to future Ages Sixthly Your several testimonies of love and respect which your Lordship was pleased to extend to my Reverend Brother Master William Scrougie Minister at Rathven and on singular among others which your Lordship procured to him from the Kings Majesty Be pleased therefore most Noble Lord graciously to accept of this my humble addresse and grant me and this Sermon your favourable Protection for the dayes are evil I have one word more and so I have done it is my hearts prayer to God that he will blesse His Majesties Person and Government and make the Crown to flourish on His head for many years and on the heads of His Posterity till there be no more time That He will blesse His People with Loyalty Vnity and Obedience The Ministers of the Gospel with zeal for God and the King The Church of God in this Land with the continuance both of His precious Truth in Power and Purity and of the Priviledges and Government thereof and that He will grant to continue your Lordship long in the high Charge His Majesty hath laid most worthily upon you to the Honour of the King the good of the Commonwealth the comfort of the Church the Glory of God and your own comfort in Him and that He will perfect His Graces in you and after many prosperous years on earth will minister an entrance to you into His everlasting Kingdom And I humbly beseech your Lordship to conceave of me as I am and shall be Your Lordships humbly devoted Servant in all dutifull submission ALEXANDER SCROVGIE MIRABILIA DEI. Psal CXXVI 3. The Lord hath done great things for