Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	hear_v	pray_v	prayer_n	3,315	5	6.6995	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47528	God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing K67; ESTC R18483	36,478	50

little before Shall a Heathen or men strangers to God outdo such that are called Christians Potiphar saw and was convinced nay and did acknowledge that the Lord was with Joseph and prospered all things his hand 7. It robs God of that Sacred Homage and Worship which is due to him from all his Creatures and so overthrows the foundation of all Religion For by acknowleding God in all we do we shew we own that Divine Worship Fear and Trust that is due to him but they who do it not seem to disclaim or disown Gods chiefest Glory viz. That Divine adoration that belongs to him alone and which appears not only to be his right from Revelation but from Natural Light for 't is a Branch of Natural Religion to acknowledge and trust in God and to seek to him for all things we want and to praise him for all things we have or do receive He that is the only object of our Divine Worship is he that governs all things and from whom all good comes and delivers us from whatsoever is evil or hurtful to us But they that do not acknowledge God will neither pray to him for what they need nor praise him for what they receive therefore it destroys all true trust in God fear of God and love to God not to acknowledge him and it shews such do in effect deny God's governing the World who Acknowledge him not or Pray not to him The Lord looked down from Heaven to see if there were any did understand or seek God He takes notice who they be that Acknowledge his Authority over them or who understands this and so Fear him and Calls upon him and Trust in him But alas the Wicked say Are not our tongues our own and who is Lord over us They think their wisdom is from themselves to Contrive to Project and their Tongues their own to speak and utter what their hearts conceive and their Hands their own to effect what their hearts contrive and their tongues express Quest. Who are they that do not truly Acknowledge God Answ. 1. Such that never or but seldom think of God David speaking of the Wicked saith God is not in all their Thoughts or in none of their Thoughts they think not of God 2. Such who never consult with God in his word about what they Undertake that do not enquire whether what they are about to do be Just and Agreeable with the word and will of God nor seek for a Blessing upon what they are about to do 3. Such who Pray not to God or least wise do not Pray in Faith or Believingly 4. Such that depend upon their own wisdom or trust in their own Strength or rely upon an arm of flesh Some trust in Horses and some in Chariots But what said David I will not trust in my own Bow neither shall my Sword save me Ashur shall not save us we will not ride upon Horses 5. Such who in all they do do not chiefly seek the Honour of God the Interest of God and the Welfair of his People but in their Prayers rather eye their own interest their own peace safety and profit or their own glory These do not truly Acknowledge God 6. Such who do not Acknowledge that all the good things they receive to come from God but ascribe it to their care wisdom and industry or secondary causes as I heard of a wicked Man who had a plentiful crop of Corn and a neighbour observing it bid him Praise God for it Praise God said he praise my dung-cart or to that purpose Such men be sure Acknowledge not God 7. Remember That such who do not live by Faith on God's Promises and Providences through Jesus Christ or do not come to God in Christ for all Spiritual and Temporal Blessings or that Trust not in him at all times and for all things but either mur●●er against God or despair of his Mercy in the Lord Jesus or whosoever do not give God the glory of his Wisdom Mercy Justice Power Love and Faithfulness as they shine forth in Christ do not truly Acknowledge God Exhortation LEt me Exhort you all these things being so to Acknowledge God whosoever you be whether High or Low Rich or Poor Young or Old the King on the Throne must Acknowledge God as well as him that grinds at the Mill 't is both the duty of the Prince and of the Peasant there are none so high but he can bring down nor none so low but he can raise up 2. Pray to him in Faith for Prayer is one way to Acknowledge him And as for Motives 1. Consider That Prayer is the Duty of all Men though God will not hear Sinners yet Peter put Simon Magus upon Prayer Pray that the thoughts of thine heart may be forgiven thee This shew the need of Grace of Faith and a Changed Heart if wicked men Pray not they Sin yet their Prayers cannot please God 2. You know that God will hear a godly mans prayer if he prays in Faith and for such things that are agreeable to his will but let him come in Christs Name Ask and ye shall Receive that your Joy may be full 3. Prayer hath obtained great Blessings of God nay it hath done Wonderful Things I mean the Prayer of Faith and of Faithful Persons It hath opend and shut Heaven Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain and it rained not on the Earth by the space of Three Years and Six Months and he prayed again and the Heavens gave Rain and the Earth brought forth Prayer hath quenched the violence of Fire and stopt the mouths of Lyons Faith and Prayer divided the Red Sea that Israel went through it on dry ground It hath put to flight the Armies of Aliens 4. Prayer is Gods Ordinance 't is his way wherein we ought to meet him 5. It hath his Promises his word that is setled in Heaven his promise is as firm as Heaven it self 6. Prayer Honours God many ways 1. Hereby we Acknowledge his Omnisciency that he knows us and our wants and necessities 2. Prayer Honours God in that by Prayer we acknowledge his Omnipotence that he is able to help us let our condition be what it will and in that he can confound our Enemies 3. In respect of our dependance upon God for in Prayer we Acknowledge we do not know what to do but our eyes are up to him and our Trust is in him 4. In Prayer we Acknowledge his Authority over us and his Love and Faithfulness towards us But Brethren know that it is the Prayer of the New Creature that prevaileth that pleaseth and honoureth him 't is the voice of the New Born Spiritual Babe that is sweet to him yea 'ts the voice of his own Spirit that he hears and which brings honour to him Moreover know that 't is through Christs Intercession only that our