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A77005	Oriens ab occidente: or, A dawning in the vvest· As it was delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, at Westminster; upon their day of thanksgiving, for severall victories in the west, &c. By John Bond Mr of the Savoy, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Bond, John, 1612-1676.	1645 (1645)	Wing B3572A; ESTC R211371	30,002	52

end thereof And herein it is well like the scene of our times for as every verse of the one doth drop fatnesse so every weeke and almost day of the other hath presented us with new matter and formes of rejoycing The causes of joy here expressed are partly in hand these are set down historically in the phrases art and hast in the first four verses and partly in hope these are expressed prophetically in the futurall termes shall and will in the next four verses which doe reach-home to the text The whole Chapter is generally most cleare and perspicuous as becomes a Thanksgiving Sermon Only thus some Expositors would appropriate this to spirituall salvations onely and especially to that finall day of victory when Iesus Christ shall put all his enemies under his feete and this opinion they doe fetch out of verse 8. 1 Cor. 15.55 c. where it is said that hee will swallow up death in victory and the Lord will wipe away teares from all faces c. which words are by the Apostle expresly applyed to Christ Others would wholly confine this song of deliverances to temporall salvations and these doe take their hint from the verse next beyond the Text where mention is made of the threshing of Moab and of casting it as straw for the dunghill and here againe some do take the word Moab literally for those children of Lot which being turned enemies to Israel and Judah were * Calvinus ad locum so much the farther off from them in heart and affections by how much they were neerer to them by bloud and habitation Others doe take Moab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for all the enemies of the Church which are of a Moabitish straine and temper I thinke the controversie may be easily reconciled by taking-in both Interpretations together that is by understanding the Chapter as well of spirituall as of temporall deliverances And thus also it will better sute with our present occasion and condition for every victory which God now a-dayes gives to his great cause in England doth bring with it double mercies namely a spirituall step or advance towards a pure Reformation and a civill and temporall step or furtherance towards outward peace and tranquilitie So much for the levelling of the way to the Text. The Text it selfe is nothing else but an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Song of victory and it containeth that holy shout or acclamation with which the Church doth entertaine the triumphing * Revel 15.3 Heb. 2.10 King of Saints and Captaine of her salvation at his returne from the slaughter of their enemies Division In it you may take notice of two generall heads First here is the Churches confidence de promissis of things in hope Lo this is our God we have waited for him and hee will save us Secondly here is her thankfulnesse pro acceptis for things in hand Wee will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation Againe in the Churches confidence you may further observe the two grounds or pillars on which shee builds it The first is her interest in God This is our God therefore we may be confident that he will save us Secondly her attendance upon God wee have waited for him therefore hee will not forsake us and this latter is twice expressed to tell you that the Bell is an-end and therefore strikes double Wee have waited for him wee have waited for him implying either the length of their attendance wee have looked and looked again or the largenesse of their reward though wee have waited and waited againe yet our labour is not lost but God hath paid us at last for all our faith and patience by the greatnesse of the salvation which hee hath given us This is the Churches confidence Secondly in her thankfulnesse for mercies in hand look we upon the severall acts and objects thereof First the acts of her thankefulnesse are two the one transient passing forth into outward expression wee will be glad The other immanent abiding within in an inward affection wee will rejoyce For so the wordes of the Text may be properly interpreted as appeareth by comparing a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 exultavit So Isa 65.9 Pro. 23.24 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Laetaius fuit So Exod 4.14 Pro 13.9 Psal 16. v. 9. with b Grace 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 2. v. 26. Therefore did my heart rejoyce and my glorie or tongue was glad Next here is the object of these acts set downe this is expressed Explic. First in generall so it is called salvation But because there are many sorts and wayes of salvation therefore next it is set downe with a qualification or speciall restriction not such a salvation or deliverance as God sometimes bestowes in wrath upon the wicked for he may be their deliverer too in some cases but to shew that it was a speciall extraordinarie immediate divine salvation shee calls it the salvation of God or his salvation Loe this is our God we have waited for him he will save us this is the Lord wee have waited for him wee will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation Loe This Ecce behold may referre either to the Enemies or Friends of the Church As it may referre unto the enemies so in the mouth of the Church it is vox objurgantis the voice of one upbraiding As if she had said Come hither you malignant Atheists yee that have so often asked me while I was yet under hatches where was then my God What was become of my prayers Come hither gnash your teeth and let your eyes rot in their holes when you have beheld it Loe this is our God Or this Loe may referre to the Friends of the Church and so it is vox exultantis the voice of one over-joyed calling upon her friends as the * Cant. 5.16 Spouse in the Canticles to come away and see her beloved if there were any like him amongst ten thousand to come and see the goings of God and the wondrous things that he hath done for his people As if she had said Yee saints and brethren this this is that God of ours whom wee have waited on so long as wee thought to little purpose behold here you see him like himselfe treading his enemies under his feet and riding in triumph over ruined Cities and heapes of Palaces will you but come hither and looke upon him Loe this is our God Our God that is wee are not ashamed to call him our Lord neither is he ashamed to call us his people Wee have waited for him that is wee doe not repent of our long long attendance upon him and good reason for he will save us But if you will not or cannot see him at once pointing Againe I tell you this is the Lord and wee have waited for him a second time but for double attendance wee shall have double wages for wee have cause both to be glad and rejoyce in his

Oriens ab Occidente OR A DAWNING IN THE VVEST As it was delivered in a Sermon before the Honourable House of COMMONS at Westminster upon their day of THANKSGIVING for severall Victories in the West c. By JOHN BOND Mr of the Savoy and one of the Assembly of Divines Ezra 9. v. 8. And now for a little space grace bath been shewed from the Lord our God to leave us a remnant to escape and to give us a naile in his Holy place that our God may lighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage Psal 2. v. 11. Rejoyce with trembling London Printed by J.D. for Fr. Eglesfield and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Mary gold in Pauls Church-yard 1645. Die Sabbathi 23. Augusti 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That Mr Gourdon and Mr Bond doe from this House give thanks to Mr Case and Mr Bond for their great paines they took in the Sermons they preached yesterday before the Commons at St Margarets Westminster it being a day set a part for publike Thanksgiving And it is Ordered that they be desired to Print their Sermons and that none shall presume to print them without License under their hands-writing Henry Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. To the Honourable House of COMMONS assembled in Parliament Worthy Senators AS this Sermon was too much shortened in time at its conception and birth in the Study and in the Pulpit so hath it been too too long in the cradle comming forth to publike view One principall cause of this slow motion besides some avocations of mine owne hath been the great throng of your late Victories which crouded-in upon the Stationers so fast that this Sermon like that * 2 Kings 7.17 Courtier in the gate of Samaria hath stuck fast in the presse of good news and even now at last 't is no sooner gotten through the croud but behold another pair of Thanksgiving Sermons are ready to tread upon its heels Surely if the Lord of hosts did ever strive to overcome a Parliament of England with giving them Victories your selves are that Parliament For what Nation is there so great that hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord your God is in all things that we call upon him for Oh what a Master do you serve Deut. 4.7 Or what doth the Father of mercies meane to do with us As for mine own part I must confesse that the present unexpected heapes of salvations doe cast me into the same trance with that of * Gen. 42.28 Josephs brethren when opening their sacks for provender they found meate and money to boot t is said that then Their hearts failed them and they were afraid saying one to another What is this that God hath done unto us The men would have bin glad a little before with assurance of their lives much more glad with some corn for saving the lives of their families and now behold lives corne and money besides your selves can easily apply Onely give me leave in this Epistle to be your remembrancer in two particulars concerning these glorious successes and and this Sermon viz. That 1. Great victories are to meere nature great Temptations prosperitie is an heady wine a little of it will inflame especially if it meet with an emptie or distempered body and therefore mortified Agur prefers a coarse commons yea a piece of * Prov. 30.8 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Statuit statute-bread before such Cavëare You know what befell * 2 Sam. 11 2 c. David whilst his Army was successefull against Ammon and lay besieging Rabbath the Citie of waters * 2 Chron. 26.16 You know Uzziah's sacrificing and Amaziah's overthrow by conquering It is one principall end of this Sermon as to prevent all such surfets 2 King 14.7 c. s o to mortifie and spiritualize our mercies that we may freely and safely feast our selves upon them 2. Great victories are great engagements 'T is both a divine humane rule of proportion that * Luk. 12.48 to whom men have committed much of him they will aske the more The Parliament of England hath lately taken-up very great summes of mercy to the use of the Kingdomes upon trust and credit may it please you now to consider of discharging these greatest publike debts May it please you as Abraham to set up some * Gen. 22.14 Jehovah-jireh some proverbiall monument The Lord will provide Or as Moses some * Exod. 7 15. Jehovah-nissi some monumentall altar with the hand upon the throne of the Lord. Or as Samuel some Eben-ezer some pillar of praise with a ne plus ultra upon it as the stone of help Some such thing I beseech you let there be to carry the name of this our God to posteritie let the Lord of your hosts have some jewell from you for all these victories it is another end of this Sermon to help you in this duty also If your weighty occasions will not permit you to read over the whole as commonly we desire to hear good news once and again yet may it please you to cast an eye upon * 1 Sam. 7.12 some particular pages therof As page 36 c. As for my self it must be my prayer That this oyle of gladnesse may equally quicken both wheeles of your proceedings I meane in the affaires of Religion and Liberty 'T is not long since that these two like * Gen. 50. Joseph and Pharaohs butler were fellow-prisoners together but the latter of them state-libertie blessed be the Lord is lately delivered and advanced in great part though not without the help of the former and now Religion Joseph-like doth in his words supplicate to her quondam fellow-prisoner and saith Thinke on me or remember me with thee when it shall be well with thee Verse 14. and shew kindnesse I pray thee unto me Let the King of Saints and of Nations goe on to settle by your hands Truth and Peace in all the Churches and common-wealths of these three Kingdoms causing us more and more to feare the Lord and his goodnesse in the latter dayes Hos 3.5 So Prayeth continually your servant for Jesus sake JOHN BOND Savoy Octob. 8. 1645. ISAI 25.9 And it shall be said in that day Loe this is our God we have waited for him and he will save us This is the Lord wee have waited for him wee will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation Right Honourable and Beloved Preface I Have reaped some sheaves out of this field already and have threshed them out in part for the home-provision of mine own flock but there is some of the finest of the wheat-flower yet remaining which with a second bolting may make a fit meat-offering for this solemne day of Praise and Thanksgiving Coherence The whole Chapter is Eucharisticall rather a Psalme than a Chapter full loaden with mercies and praises from the beginning to the