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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82015	Dayes for ever memorable, and workes of God, in the yeare past. 1645 Or a catalogue of the cities, castles, townes, and forts, that have beene taken by the Parliaments forces since Ianuary last unto this present. At the end whereof is set downe some helpes and directions how wee may render unto the Lord according to all his benefits. Imprimator, Ioseph caryl.		1646 (1646)	Wing D476A; ESTC R230521	3,718	9

With many other which time would faile to observe and illustrate Oh for a compleat historie which would set forth Gods glory and these Kingdomes happinesse And now England what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare tht Lord thy God to walke in all his waves and to loue him and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule Dent 10.12 Meanes to render to the Lord according to all his benefits I Be a receiver in the maine by making Christ sure to thy soule soe to get a full and right title to these inferior mercyes And this will sweeten every benefit and lift it up high in thy thoughts seing it al comes from soe heavenly a spring of love when a soule can be thankfull for Christ first and for other favours in him when it seeth salvation wrought and applyed and soe takes the cup of salvation The heart hereby is marveilously warmed enlarged unto thankfulnesse and a small mercy elevated as a pledge of greater Is it not received in Christ who is the heire of all thing ●s Do hit not come swimming to us in his bloud And the want hereof is one cheife cause of the great unthankfulnesse We see in these times some dead and heartlesse others grosely p●ophaine the love of Christ would ●ave constrained them and beene stronger then death to ●oe and suffer for him to the vttermost 2 Cor. 5. r4 and Cant. 8.6.7 2 In deepe thoughts set together Gods greatnesse and by vilenesse That such a God should doe such thinges for soe wretched and unworthy a creature as thou art Man would not doe soe for a stranger especially for an enemie Only he that is infinitely good and free in all he doth one ●●at workes for his owne sake because mercy pleaseth him yea he works with delight to do his people good Ps. 35.27 ●e hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his servants Thus many became soe thankfull Luk. 1.48 considering the Lord to be mighty and her selfe in a low estate a heart spiritually humble is ever a thankfull heart As mans worth goeth downe soe Gods goodnesse goeth up 3 Prize and remember the mercies thou receivest It is not the having of mercies that makes one thankfull but the esteeming magnifying of them as they are many mercies grow stale by the commonnesse of them as the Sun that shineth dayly and the Gospel which is preached plentifully victories and deliverances are now adays ordinary matters herefore not duely regarded He that slights my kindnesse will scarse thanke mee for it or he that forgets it soe of God and his people Psal. 105.5 and 106.13 4 Put case yee wanted such and such mercyes which for most part are best seene in the want of the What mischeife would it have beene if the enemy had prevailed at Naisby and other places If they had entred into soe many of our strong places which were left If an arbitrary Government had beene erected and thereby a perfect slavery If popery had been introduced and the Gospel banished Sit downe thinke what a sad face of things would have now appeared remember all the way which the Lord thy God hath le● thee in these heavy times as Deut. 8.2 5 Pray to be able and willing to render As thou prayest for the increase of other graces so pray also to be acting exciting this gracc of thankfulnesse God if intreated will enlarge thy heart to runne the way of his Commandements 6 To prayer add thine own endeavour Strive and straine to doe this dutie as David 103.1 Blesse the Lord O my soule and all that is within moe Blesse his holy Name Blesse the Lord O my soule and forget not all his benefits Water comes not up without pumping and wee have dry hearts there needs an holy violence to be used as Mat. 11.12 7 There needs some thought-taking as David VVhat shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards mee Psal. 116.12 God studies to doe us good and waits to be gracious and that by a counsell from all eternity hath thoughts of peace toward his Church thoughts of supply of deliverance of turning all to good Finis