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cause_n	good_a	lord_n	see_v	4,192	5	3.2926	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78179	Gods lift-up hand for Lancashire, presented in a sermon preached before the honorable committee of the county at Lancashire. Upon the 18th of December 1645. Being a solemne day of thankesgiving to God for clearing of the country, in subduing the enemies thereof. / By Nehemiah Barnet, minister at Lancaster.	Barnett, Nehemiah, b. 1614 or 15.	1646 (1646)	Wing B874; Thomason E1165_2; ESTC R210100	19,384	61

had many roaring thundering terrifying Cannons we but one small Peece * Mr. Angeer one said well of them theirs did but play but did no worke whilst the lift-up hand of the God of the Seas was working with the Windes to bring a Dunkirke ship a man of War that came from Spaine furnished with one and twenty Peeces of Brasse and Iron Ordnance fit to supply our present wants and to carry them so * Twirefoot neare our strongest Castle which had no Cannon at all was not this Digitus Dei pointing at the place where they should bee placed 5. And shall wee not remember the hand of GOD in preserving the Castle of LANCASTER after the Cannons were hastily conveyed thither the envy of our Enemies was presently encreased and therefore with much fury and with all their Forces came against the Towne and Castle and were so hot that they quickly fired the Towne and thought thereby to have fired or frighted us out of the Castle and so have gained that which Gods hand had lately given unto us Yet unwilling to fight with our Forces that came to relieve us fearing thereby they should lose their Plunder wherewith they were loaden retreated and took the opportunity to prevaile against Preston which successes surprised the spirits and discouraged the hearts of the chief Commanders in the Castle that they thought the safest way for themselves was to march towards Manchester and quit the Castle And when souldiers were left discontented and without Commanders here yet did Gods hand appeare in moving their hearts to defend that place and those Canons which Gods providence had given unto them Might I speak out without offence or without the censure of arrogating any thing to my selfe I am confident I could cause every Christian present to confesse that at this time the Lords hand was mightily lifted up for us 6. Lastly look upon their persons as well as their actions who rose up against us who were weake and an unworthy people of any protection from God they were Lords Knights and Gentlemen of great personage whose personages were promoted to great places whose places were of great power but now where are the persons where are their places where is their power all vanished by this time they may bee ashamed for their envy at us for firing our habitations the fire of Gods enemies hath met with them and destroyed many of them For Lord when thy hand was lifted up they would not see but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy of the people yea the fire of thine enemies shall devoure them Thus much for the first Use being a Use of examination Secondly suffer a word of Exhortation Is Gods hand lifted up for us hath he extended the lift-up hand of mercy to us Vse 2 Then let us be lifted up in duties to our God shall God do all this for us and shall we doe nothing for our God Hath hee performed his promises to us and lift up the hand of his providence for us let us then labour to performe our duties to God I might herein urge lex talionis the Law of taliation which will require the discharging of our duties to God answerable to the measure of mercies received from God Thus in generall but that I might not speak confusedly and unprofitably I shall digest this Exhortation into these foure branches for your better remembrance The duties are these foure which I urge 1. Lift up your Confidence in God 2. Lift up your Courage for God 3. Lift up your Prayers to God 4. Lift up your Praises of God Duty 1 The first Duty I presse you to is Confidence in God we have experience of him let us put more confidence in him and trust in him and to him We have had plaine experience of his providence towards us his mercies to us his power for us Lift up the hand of Faith now God hath lift up the hand of favour to us what a shame is it for us Christians not to trust God further then wee see him most of us could not believe that God would lift up his hand for us till they saw what his hand had mightily brought to passe for us We will beleeve in and put trust to man and shall we not fix our faith on God wee will say of man he is my old friend and hee never deceiv'd me I dare trust to him he hath promised me and I am sure he will not deceive me and tell me what man can be found or ever was heard of that could say I have trusted in God and he deceived me hath God promised thee protection and shall hee not performe it hath he said it It is easier for heaven and earth to passe Luk 16.17 e then that one little of his Word should faile 1 Kings 8.56 And what the Lord said to his Servant Joshua he seems to speak to all his faithfull people Josh 1.5 I will be with thee I will not faile thee nor forsake thee It is a sad thing that though Gods promises have been made good in his providence to us he hath performed his word in his works yet our faith is so weak that it is not able to carry us from one County to another nay from one Towne to another from one miracle to another his hand is not weakned nor arme shortned but it may it can it will help another County as well as this Let Davids arguments move you to put your confidence in God Psalme 37.3 Trust in the Lord and doe good so shalt thou dwell in the Land and verily thoushalt be fed and look the last Verse see how hee heapes up arguments in few words to urge and force us to trust in God for the Lord shall helpe them and deliver them V. 40. he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they trust in him I 'le say no more of this but with the same Prophet They that know thy Name will put their trust in thee for thou Lord hast not forsaken them that seek thee Psalme 9.10 Since God hath not forsaken us but we must confesse hath lift up his hand for us let us make it appeare to the world that wee know him by putting confidence in him which is the first duty required of us Duty 2 Lift up your courage and resolutions for God for Gods hand is lifted up for us in our deliverance and preservation Shall our Spirits be downe when God is up for us It 's a shame that so great and mighty a cause which is prosperously carryed on by the high God should bee managed with such poore low spirited men as we are a good cause and a good courage should alwayes be companions 1. This is Gods precept 2. This is his peoples practice For the first see Josh 1.9 Have not I commanded thee be strong and of a good courage be not afraid neither be thou dismayed for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest Deut. 31.6 Consider Christians who are our enemies that wee should feare them since we see Gods