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A72514	The practice of thankefulnesse; or Davids choyse directions how to prayse God In an exposition and application vpon the whole sixtie sixe Psalme. With a short treatise vpon the thirtie one, and thirtie two verses of the one hundred and seuenth psalme.	[Larke, Nicholas]	1622 (1622)	STC 15254.5; ESTC S124556	47,121	107

spirituall necessary more necessary most necessary innumerable mercies that hee hath shewed doth shew and according to his faithfull promise will shew vnto thee Remember these things and then thinke how for all thy often comming thy neuer ceasing to aske at him thy manifold wants thy great vnworthinesse yet though a father a mother a most kind friend would haue been weary hee neuer shewed himselfe troubled grieued or weary neuer put backe thy prayers nor kept backe his speciall mercy his most needfull mercy nor his sauing mercy from thee Thinking I say how for all thou hast giuen him sufficient occasion to prouoke him to doe it yet hee hath not done it oh bee thankfull oh be thorowly thankfull For who knoweth not that if he would he might haue turned away thy prayers from him he might iustly in anger and sore displeasure haue reiected them he might haue held backe his mercy from thee Oh what would become of vs if the Lord should refuse our prayers and turne away his mercy Oh then calamities fearefull desolation dreadfull destruction like a whirlewind and sore distresse and anguish would come vpon vs and wee should find none to helpe vs there could bee none able to comfort vs in the bitternesse of our soules wee should lament wee should cry out saying Oh are not all these griefes miseries troubles and euils come vpon vs because the Lord hath put our prayers backe from him and kept his mercy backe from vs O consider these things and let vs be wise let vs not still prouoke him to refuse our prayers by refusing his precepts let vs not still prouoke him to hold back his mercies by our holding backe our duties O that our secure generation so giuen ouer to manifold prouocation could so number their dayes as they might apply their hearts speedily to this wisedome neuer more need of this wisedome oh let vs be yet wiser let vs make sure that God shall continue not to turne away our prayers from him nor his mercy from vs and this we doe namely if we turne not away our hearing and obedient hearkening from his Word if wee hold not backe our obedience hee will not hold backe his acceptance if wee keepe not back our duty he wil not keepe back his mercy And if he keepe not backe our prayers from himselfe nor his mercy from vs oh how happie are we Then we haue assurance that he loueth vs forgiues vs will deliuer vs and saue vs heale our Land of all the miseries thereof teach vs in the good way wherein wee should walke and when wee make mone because of drought or famine he will heare the Heauens as it were crying for vs and make the Heauens heare the Earth gaping after raine for vs and cause the Earth to heare the Corne and the Wine the Oyle longing to grow forth for vs and will see that these shall heare vs according to our want and seuerall necessities My prayer from himselfe nor his mercy from me God makes a blessed exchange with his blessed seruants O man or woman that sayest otherwise ô thou that sayest I haue offered vnto God and he had no respect vnto it Iob 21.15 What profit should we haue to pray vnto him We haue fasted and hee beholds vs not we haue humbled our selues and he takes no knowledge of it wee find no such exchange we thinke the proud and wicked receiue more fauour then we doe we account t is but in vaine to serue him Mal. 3.13 O fearefull stout words against God and most false Gen. 4. except thou be naught as Cain was except thou be an Hypocrite as the Iewes were Isa 58. except thou be a wicked seruant as Iudas was which if thou be thou must blame thy selfe Otherwise thou shalt find his seruice an happy seruice thou shalt find a great difference betweene the righteous Mal. 3.17 18. and the wicked betweene him that serueth God and him that serueth him not betweene the religious and the irriligious thou shalt find a seruice like the seruice of a child to his deare and louing father For as a father with such a child so he makes a blessed exchange with his blessed seruants They bring him their offering Gen. 4.4 Rom. 12.1 Ps 115.12 Prou. 23. Matt. 7. Ephes 4. and he giues them his holy acceptation they giue him their bodies and he giues them his blessings they giue him their hearts and hee giues them his Spirit and his grace they giue him his worship Psal 50.23 and hee giues them the comfort of his saluation they honor him with their substance and he fils their barnes with abundance Prou. 3.10 Mat. 10.41 42. Iam. 4.8 Rom. 8.28 they giue his Messengers a small reward and hee giues them a great reward they draw neere to him and hee drawes neere to them they loue him Psal 91.14 15. Mal. 3.16 17. and hee makes all worke for the best vnto them they honour him and he honours them they thinke of his Name and he keeps in remembrance their name His glory is their iewel and he makes them his iewels they are euer sending vp their prayers and praises to him and hee is euer multiplying his mercies vnto them oh what a blessed exchange doth he make with his blessed seruants O wonderfull bounty ô admirable benignity behold and admire this blessed exchange it is worthy to be admired and magnified for euer For what is it for which God makes this exchange with his seruants Oh it is Isa 64.6 as out of them and as it is theirs euen no better then as filthy rags and what are they with whom hee makes it oh Mat. 8.8 Isa 64.6 as of themselues they are most vnworthy they are euen as an vncleane thing and what is that that they giue him considered in it selfe Oh it is none of theirs 1. Cor. 4.7 it is nothing but what he hath first giuen them it is nothing but what they haue first receiued of him it is only his very owne they must needs confesse saying What are we O Lord 1. Chron. 9.14 16. that we should be able or apt to offer any thing vnto thee for all things come of thy selfe and of thine own haue we giuen vnto thee all duties that we render vnto thee are first taught vs by thine own hand and all that thou exchangest with vs is thine owne it is all thine owne O Christian let this blessed exchange moue thee to bee euer in an holy exchanging with the Lord moue thee to glory in his liberality moue thee to hold no gaine comparable to godlinesse moue thee to serue the Lord with gladnesse mooue thee to come before him with reioycing mooue thee to maintaine to the face of all blasphemers that no seruice is so commodious to them that serue in it as the Lords seruice is to his seruants none so honourable none so comfortable and that he is most rich to all that

Oh what a thing is it when happinesse when our owne gladnesse when others commending our estate cannot awaken vs out of our neglect Happinesse for as it is said Psal 144.15 The people are happie that haue such bountie Gladnesse for as it is said Act. 14.17 God by his goodnesse as wee find also in our experience doth fil our very hearts with gladnesse Others commendation for as it is said Psal 126.2 They that behold Gods manifold blessings vpon vs doe say that hee hath done great things for vs. The vse Oh if we therefore doe forget and neglect this dutie let vs confesse let vs repent let vs be ashamed as afore let vs also iudge our selues worthy to haue it said of vs as Deut. 32.6 Do you so requite the Lord ô you foolish people and vnwise worthy that the Lord should contest against vs as Isa 1.2 saying Heare ô Heauens and giue eare ô Earth I haue nourished and brought vp children and they haue rebelled against me Worthy that he should take all our abundance our riches our comforts our peace our honours from vs should powre contempt vpon vs should turne our riuers into drie land our water-springs into a wildernes our fruitfull land into barrennes humble vs vnder sore oppression affliction and sorrow And let both sorts of vs now at the length Admonition to both settle our hearts to the sincere practice of this dutie of priuate publike and worthy praise to God euen to bring forth fruit worthy amendment in this point O A description of the first wee that haue felt the fainting of our soules that haue beene in sore trouble that haue as it were sit in darknesse and the shadow of death that haue beene euen bound vp in affliction that haue had our hearts brought downe with heauinesse that haue had our life next step to the gates of death that haue had our spirits melted away with perplexitie that haue beene compassed about with most wofull miseries and that haue seene how when we cryed vnto the Lord hee brought vs out of our darkenesse he deliuered vs out of all our distresses he satisfied our longing soules he healed vs. Let vs ô let vs now practise cheerefully and readily this holy dutie To incite vs thereunto let vs consider First To moue the first to practise consider Gods readinesse Gods exceeding readinesse to heare vs and his presentnesse to deliuer vs yea though our afflictions came on vs because wee had rebelled against his Word because we had transgressed because of our iniquities Secondly Gods answerablenes Gods fulfilling of our very wishes bringing vs to the very state we desired Thirdly the due time Time manner meanes the sweet manner the gracious meanes of his deliuerance of vs. Fourthly the passing comfort we found The sequent comfort after hee had deliuered vs filling as it is Psalme 126.2 our mouth with laughter and our tongue with singing And A description of the second ô wee that haue not yet come where any sorrow woe bitternesse worme-wood hath beene put into our cup but we only haue lyen downe in greene pastures and walked along beside the still waters and our table hath been alway richly furnished our head anointed with oyle our cup running ouer goodnesse and mercy following vs all the dayes of our life O let vs let vs also if not much rather apply with haste and haste with godly zeale vnto this duty vrging our mindes thereto with these considerations Considering To moue the second consider receit First that all our comforts are things meerely receiued as 1. Cor. 4.7 What hast thou that thou didst not receiue Secondly Whence receiued that they bee all receiued from Gods good pleasure as of corporall things it is said Psal 145.16 Thou openest thine hand and fillest euery liuing thing of thy owne good will and of spirituall things Phil. 2.13 God worketh the will and the deed of his owne good pleasure Vndesert Thirdly that all the bountie we inioy is contrary to our desert for as Daniel 9.7 To vs belongeth confusion or shame of face Fourthly that our prosperitie All as we would haue them our choyse our matches our bargaines our dwellings our friends our alliance our food our rayment our peace our meanes our aduancements our times our seasons our affaires yea and our Sabbaths are euen as we would haue them as if that were verified to vs which is said of the true fearers of God Psal 145.19 Hee fulfilleth the desire of them that feare him O let vs consider these things And let these perswade vs to the dutie here required of both kinds of vs Effect of the considerations for surely these rightly weighed cannot but make vs say O come and wee shall tell you what God hath done for our soules O magnifie the Lord together with vs O what shall wee render vnto the Lord for all his benefits O we will pay our vowes which our lips haue vttered and which our mouthes haue spoken in our affliction O wee will doe our dutie of solemne praise vnto him priuately publikely and worthily O that men would so praise the Lord O that high and low would so praise the Lord O that euery one would as they are most bounden so praise the Lord. Praise him so priuately How praise priuately priuately with the family as Ioshua with his family more priuately with some of the family as Abraham with Isaac most priuately alone as the Prophet Dauid most often and in priuate say vnto him Patterne of this priuate as Psal 92.1 2. It is a good thing to giue all thanks vnto thee O Lord euen to sing praises vnto thy Name O most High yea to shew forth thy louing kindnesse euery morning and thy faithfulnesse euery night as Psal 116.16 17. Oh Lord verily I am thy seruant I am thy seruant and the sonne of thine handmaid thou hast loosed my bonds I will offer vnto thee the sacrifice of thankesgiuing and will call on thy Name O Lord. And Ps 118.21 28. I will praise thee O Lord for thou hast heard mee and art become my saluation thou art my God and I will praise thee thou art my God and I will exalt thee and as Psal 104.33 34. I will sing vnto thee O Lord as long as I liue I will sing praise to thee my God while I haue any being my meditation of thee shall bee sweet I will be glad in thee O after this blessed manner let euery one praise God priuately Euery one praise him also publikely How praise publikely in the congregation of the people both in ordinary on euery Sabbath with addition of more thankes and more zeale in thanking on the Sabbaths of celebrating the holy Supper of the Lord also in extraordinary on the dayes of solemne publike thankesgiuing as Nehemiah 12.27 43. and Ester 9.17 and let euery one professe concerning this publike saying as Psal 34.3 Patterns