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cause_n	evil_a	good_a	work_n	6,191	5	6.9192	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89588	A thanksgiving sermon: preached to the Right Honorable the Lord Maior, aldermen, and Common Councell of the Citie of London, upon occasion of the many late and signall victories, and deliverances vouchsafed to the Parliaments forces, in Pauls Church London, July 28. 1648. By Stephen Marshall, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Finchingfield in Essex.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1648 (1648)	Wing M791; Thomason E455_2; ESTC R205009	23,539	38

for you to heare of it from the Ministers mouth for when wee lye low and submit and say God hath walked contrary to us because wee have walked contrary to him then the Lord will quickly turne things about and bee gratious to us that is one let the servants of God wherein they have miscarried bee sensible of it humbled and abased for it in Gods sight And secondly Let our conversation for the time to come bee according to the principles and wayes that wee walked in the beginning of this worke when wee were first ingaged in it In the beginning of our work what were our principles what were the things wee aimed at then Did we not then aime at the reformation of Religion execution of justice enjoyment of libertie c. were not these the hinges that carried us and the wayes wherein we walked then what were they Were they not the wayes of Prayer and the wayes of Christian love and a spirit of zeale Was there not a spirit of prayer mightily poured out in every corner of the Land so that you could come no where where there were any that feared God but frequently in publique and private there was knocking at heaven gate and wrestling with God and was there not a spirit of Love amongst Gods people then Wee know not the divisions and animosities that are come in since every one helped together and was there not also a spirit of Activity Were they not all vigorous and active laying out all their strength and all their talents when the enemy was not so active as now which diligence many have given over and the enemy hath taken up now let us indeavour that the same spirit may be revived amongst Gods people for the time to come let us remember our engagements and what the things were wee vowed when wee lifted up our hands to the most high God and doe our first workes O that wee could see a restoring of these things O that wee could see a restoring of the Spirit of prayer againe among the godly people of England and a Spirit of love to unite one with another I am sure wee see all our enemies unite against us O that they would now unite one with another though they cannot bee all of one minde yet of one heart bearing one anothers infirmities indeavoring to heale all that is sinfull in each other O that the spirit of zeale to promote the cause wee are ingaged in might once more bee found amongst us that wee might with Abishai and Ioab play the men and bestirre our selves and let God doe what is good in his own eyes let that be our second care remember our first principles and our first wayes And then thirdly and lastly With lamenting and bemoaning our failings and with our recovering our first love and our first wayes let us quietly leave it to God to doe what hee will O that God would once bring his servants to this passe never to look for any great good from man nor never to feare any great evill from man neither good from the best of men nor evill from the worst of men but to resolve that the Lord can and will himselfe doe his own worke and were there not left in London in England in all three Kingdomes any one of power to stand for the cause of God were all swallowed up yet let us conclude the fire of God will burne up all the briars and thornes that are risen up against the Lords vineyard were our Armies all lost were our friends all gone as indeed wee are come to a very low ebbe yet is our deliverance never the further off therefore hold up your confidence indeed if wee were engaged in an ill cause wee ought to give it over to repent of it openly and take shame to our selves if wee have done ill to stand for reformation contend for our liberties to contend to bee a free people if this were sinfull let us bee humbled and tell all the world of it but if it be right it 's not the falling away of this man or that man or the revolting of this or t'other Ship or Castle or this partie or that partie all this is nothing if God turne but his face against them they are all gone Brethren let me speak truly of it it is thus in Scotland at this day the godly party they that are for the Covenant and Religion though they are overborne with an Army a degenerate party risen up against them who threaten to swallow up all and have plundred and wasted the estates and goods of them who will not joyne with them in this sinfull and wicked ingagement yet they hold one and cleave to their old rules and principles and confidently expect deliverance the Lord teach us to doe the like that as wee meet this day to praise God for his mercies and deliverances lately received a whole catalogue whereof were now read unto you so to resolve it for the time to come to seeke him in his own way wee to doe what wee can and with faith leave him to doe what he will FINIS Introduction shewing the coherence 1. Matth 4. 15 16. 2. 3. 4. Scope and parts of the Text 1 Which are A great deliverance of the Church 2 The manner how i● must be wrought 1. Judges 7. 2. Interpretation of the Text 1. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2 Chron. 32. 2 Kings 18. 19. Esay 36. 37. Obs. From the connexion of these words with the former Gods people should rejoyce when God breakes their enemies their yokes in sunder Psal. 126. Exod. 15. Judges 5. Vers 19. Vse A notable tryall of our hearts whether they be right to Christ and his Church Esay 66. 10. Two doctrines from the deliverance promised in the Text 1 Doct. Christ sometimes leaves his own people under grievous yokes Esay 8. 8. Psal. 119 121. Esay 3. 12. Deut. 28. 29. 33. Psal. 106. 41. 42. Hos. 5. 11. Psal. 144. 12 13. Ezek. 34. Micah 7. 34. Lamentar 5. per totum For what sins God useth to give up his people into the hands of tyrants and oppressors For refusing to be under his government he gives them up to be under cruell governers 2 Chron. 12. 8. Zach. 11. opened 2. When his people are unthankfull for good governours hee gives them up into the hands of oppressors Judges 9 7 c. 1 Sam. 8. Ho●ea 13. 11. 3. When people are tyrants and oppressors one over another God useth to give him into the hands of oppressors Esay 9. 21. Jer. 66. 7. 23. Application 2 Doct. Christ will in due time break all the yokes which lie upon his peoples necks Luke 21. 1● Psal. 125. 3. Esay 49 24 25 26. Esa. 51. 13 14. Quest 1. When Christ useth to deliver his people Answer to the first He alwayes doth it in the best time And that time may be known to approach When the rage of his and their enemies is highest Jer. 30. 17. 2. When Gods people are humbled and seek his face and favour zath. 9. 1. c. Psal. 102. 13. 3. And when all hope of deliverance by any other meanes is cut off Deut. 32. 35. Esay 59. 16. Quest 2. How and after what manner doth God use to deliver his people Resp. 1. All wayes are alike easie to him Resp. 2. He seldome delivers in that way his people expect it Resp. 3. Esay 63. 4 He usually delivers his Church without any humane help Resp. 4. Or which is all one by unlikely meanes and instruments Reason Because in this way of working God appeares most like himselfe 2 Chron. 13. 13. Vse Admonition to them who have ill will at Zion 2 Chron. 28. Zach. 12. 3. Vse 2. Exhortation Gods people not to be dishartned by the threatnings of ●●em●es And to walke so as to be under the shelter of this doctrine Directions how this may bee done 1. First bee humbled and ashamed for our unworthy walking in the middest of so many wonderfull administrations towards us Jen. 8 14. 2. To walke according to our first good principles and wayes 3. With confidence expect a good issue from God