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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36271	A sermon preached before the king on Tuesday, June 20th. 1665 being the day of solemn thanksgiving for the late victory at sea / by J. Dolben ...	Dolben, John, 1625-1686.	1665 (1665)	Wing D1832; ESTC R32800	15,472	34

upon him like that of the Paschal Lamb upon the Exod. 12. 22 23. Israelites doors to direct the presiding Angels with whose safety they were intrusted whom they ought to secure in the midst of all slaughters Once more Let those who Frame Commonwealths in Coffee who have so often told their Credulous Auditors That the House of Commons might beat the Dutch belike a new Free-State may destroy an old one as the Frogs of this year do those of the last But no King shall prevail against Holland and that God went out with those Fleets though the Dutch were as good Fanaticks then as they are at this day But now the case is altered the same men fighting for the King are not the same in Gods sight because not in theirs and all their hearts shall melt as water and their strength become as Towe before the fire Let them I say either give over to fume out their blasphemies against God and the King or satisfie us who but the Almighty All Good God hath done the things before-mentioned turned the cunning Counsels of our Adversaries to folly brought the Winds out of his Treasures seasonably to our assistance and made the devouring Element of Fire serve as it were in pay and under the command of our Captains given our Seamen sinews of brass to go through all labor and hearts to use the highest expression of Loyal Englishmen to despise all danger And lastly who but that Lord of Hosts whose Providence orders and sustains the universe and is visible enough in all affairs But most eminently conspicuous in governing and disposing the events of Wars could so defend them from the dangers which he gave them courage to despise carrying them in the hollow of his hand and covering Isai 40. 12. all their heads in the day of Battail so that onely 283 men were slain of more then 30000 who fought so bravely and so long We praise thee O God we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. In thy hands are the issues of life and of death Thou hast bound up with thee the Souls of thy servants in the bundle of Life when the Souls of those that hated us were slung out as from the middle of a Sling Thou hast delivered us from all our trouble and made our eyes 1 Sam. 25. 28. to see their desire upon our enemies Therefore an offering of free-hearts will we give thee and praise thy Name because it is so comfortable And so I am come to the other part of our duty THe imitating David in an affectionate hearty return of worship and service to God in consideration of his mercies An offering of a free-heart will I give thee and will praise thy Name c. That which David here promiseth is an entire freewil offering which consisted of two necessary parts Oblation and Prayer or Praise For as God commanded his then people in general never to Exod. 23. 15. Deut. 16. 16. appear before him empty not to address any Prayer or Praise to him without a gift in their hands honoring him with their substance as well as with their hearts and tongues So did he prescribe that all Peace-offerings whereof those voluntary offerings were one kinde should be accompanied with a solemn Confession or Thanksgiving for the Peace that is in their language all worldly blessings which they had received from Gods favor And when the case required it a Petition for those they wanted As we read in the Order for First-fruits Deut. 26. 6 〈◊〉 15. and Tythings which were commanded Heave-offerings and the relation of David and his Princes Voluntary-offering of Gold and Silver for building up 1 Chro. 29 the Temple Before I speak of the Parts by themselves give me leave by the way to observe That even in that Oeconomy wherein God descended to a minute-prescription of every part and circumstance of his worship Yet he left room and invitation for some services to be voluntarily and freely performed as the instinct of their own devotion should prompt them to it which must make it strange that any should affirm it unlawful for the Christian Church which is in that behalf left so much at liberty and discretion to serve God with any thing which is not by himself enjoyned and withal put us in minde that although God knows we are all far from being able to accomplish the whole of what is commanded us Yet he must be a very stupid observer of Gods mercies or his own need of them who shall not sometime finde a warmth and zeal exciting him to particular expressions of his love to God and sorrow for sin in instances not expresly commanded but flowing from the abundance of his own heart And if ever that be fit for us it is certainly most becoming upon such great occasions as now when God hath poured out the riches and treasures of his mercy so abundantly upon us For all which we cannot but of our penury return him some Mites poor but hearty Oblations and Thanksgivings which the same Goodness that calls for them will also accept I begin with our Praises and Thanksgivings and to that part of our return methinks we should soon be perswaded it being so easie and so cheap a service to speak well and honorably of him that is all Good will cost us no labor or study the subject will loose the strings of our Tongues and make us eloquent And to offer him the Calves of our lips will cost us Hos 14. 2. no money If our Praises may ascend as Incense and the lifting up our voice be an acceptable Evening Sacrifice the thriftiest Votary will afford God so much YEt here is in the Text a more inviting Argument I will praise thy name because it is so comfortable or as our new Translation reads for it is good It is a duty as delectable and pleasant as it is easie it is lovely saith David Psal 135. It is a good thing to sing praises unto our God yea a joyful Psal 135. 3. and pleasant thing it is to be thankful Psal 147. So 〈…〉 147. 1. graciously God deals with us expecting nothing from our hands which shall not be as delightful to us as acceptable to him Certainly next to that transcendent pleasure of conferring benefits nothing is so joyous to an ingenuous heart as to celebrate the munificence of a Benefactor The one is the Prerogative of Gods infinite Power and Majesty he onely is the Universal Benefactor that opens his hand and fills all things living with plenteousness The other he leaves to us to glory triumph and solace our selves in the contemplation and praising his goodness that is doing the same thing here which shall be the perfection of our happiness in Heaven to do eternally But why should I importune you to that which you are about already your thankfulness to God hath brought you hither and your business here is to express that thankfulness and pour out