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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	hand_n	saul_n	2,591	5	9.7819	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93063	Davids deliverance and thanksgiving. A sermon preached before the King at VVhitehall upon June 28. 1660. being the day of solemn thanksgiving for the happy return of His Majesty. By Gilbert Sheldon, D.D. and Dean of His Majesties Chappell Royall. Published by His Majesties speciall command.	Sheldon, Gilbert, 1598-1677.	1660 (1660)	Wing S3068; Thomason E1035_1; ESTC R203558	25,453	52

DAVIDS Deliverance and Thanksgiving A SERMON Preached before the KING at VVHITEHALL Upon June 28. 1660. Being the DAY of SOLEMN THANKSGIVING FOR THE Happy RETURN of His MAJESTY BY GILBERT SHELDON D. D. AND Dean of His MAJESTIES Chappell Royall Published by His Majesties Speciall Command LONDON Printed for Timothy Garthwait at the Little North Door of S. Pauls 1660. PSALM 18. 49. Therefore will I give thanks unto thee O Lord among the heathen and sing praises unto thy Name The words before run thus Vers 46. The Lord liveth and blessed be my rock and let the God of my salvation be exalted 47. It is God that avengeth me and subdueth the people under me 48. He delivereth me from mine enemies yea thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me thou hast delivered me from the violent man 49. Therefore c. WHat the Argument of this Psalm is why when and by whom written the Title shews and tels us that 't was Davids made in the day that the Lord delivered him from all his enemies and from the hand of Saul 'T is recorded 2 Sam. 22. after the Rebellion of Absalom and Sheba and 't is thought by some to be one of the last if not the very last that ever he made I shall not meddle at all with the mystical or Prophetical sense of it either as it relates to Christ or his Church matters more proper for other times but onely with the Historical or Literal as it concerned David and by his example all that succeed him in the like Dangers and Deliverances even us at present and proper and fit it is for us For 't is a Psalm of Thanksgiving throughout and the Verses read unto you are a sum of the whole a recapitulation of all that went before where after a Commemoration of Gods several Deliverances he infers his own Duty and so by consequence ours in the words of the Text Because thou hast so graciously so mercifully delivered me from so many and great dangers Therefore will I give thanks unto thee O Lord among the Heathen and sing praises unto thy Name Wherein be pleased to take notice with me of these three particulars 1. Of David delivered 2. Of God his Deliverer 3. Of Davids thankfulnesse for his deliverance Of these in order and first of the person delivered I. DAvid 1. David delivered a King and Saint both which intitle him to an especial interest in Gods good Providence Kings are his Deputies Saints his Friends and David no ordinary King or Saint but eminent in both relations an excellent Person Act. 13. 22. and gracious King one after Gods own heart a Type of Christ and no marvel if such be delivered by him if God have an especial care of him The wonder is how so good a Man so gracious a Prince should have Enemies and Rebels should fall into such dangers and afflictions should need so many deliverances But if we consider it well it 's no wonder neither never was never will be For if we look to the eminentest persons in all Ages of the World from the first man to this day we shall find that the best of Men and most godly have ever had many afflictions many enemies and many the more for being so The Prophet complains 't was his case and that he suffered much because he followed the thing that good was Psal 38. 20. And St. Paul assures us that All all without exception that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution 2 Tim. 3. 12. and if there were no other cause even for their godlinesse their Vertues are a reproach to the wicked world and cannot well be endured But reason enough for it there is besides for even in the best there is something amisse no corn without chaff nor gold without some dross All Saints are sinners and sin will be punished in Gods children soonest of all he least endures it in them Psa 17 14. 'T is the wicked usually that have their portion in this life and that come in no trouble like other men Psal 73 5. Prosperity in sin is their curse a sad sign of utter destruction and the very next step to Hell fire But they who are designed for Heaven must pass thither through much tribulation Act. 14. 22. There is ever an Aegypt in their way to Canaan Only this is their comfort that being under his Rod they are not out of his Care Afflictions are their Physick and by them Prov. 27. 21. like Gold in the Furnace they gain lustre and lose no weight are mended here that they may be saved hereafter No marvel then if a Saint fall into trouble if he need deliverance especially if a King if a Saint-Royal For no state or condition of men in the world is so obnoxious to dangers as theirs For man by nature is proud and querulous impatient of government greedy of liberty ever restless and pressing after new desires always displeased with the present and thirsting after change scarce any content with their condition Some are ambitious and would be greater others covetous and would be richer have suffered a repulse in some unreasonable suits have been restrained in some exorbitant desires injuries not to be forgiven or forgotten Some are necessitous and so greedy some revengeful and will be quarrelling some envious some turbulent and delight in mischief and many the like Now all this crowd and throng of inordinate passions and humors dischargeth it self upon those in power and place and hope to find ease by some publick disturbance which they endeavour by all arts and wayes imaginable that so in troubled waters they may catch that which quieter times would have derived upon persons of better merit And the condition of Kings gives some advantage to such designs for they stand high all eyes are upon them nothing they say or do escapes observation and censure if any thing be amiss as in the distraction of many cares and multiplicity of much business 't is impossible but that some slips should happen some errors be committed they are sure to hear of them to their greatest disadvantage a Mote will be called a Beam a Gnat a Camel and a few will be multiplied into many 'T were happy with the world were every man as wise as he thinks himself but the opinion of Wisdome is the greatest part of Folly and that the common disease of Mankind And so much the worse because they ever think themselves wisest in other mens business are ever complaining they do not their duty especially Governours whose great misfortune it is that if all be well with us by their care and wisdom we thank our selves for it if any thing amiss we blame them and what fals upon us by our own sins we usually with great injustice impute to their errors And which is still worse if they cannot be justly charged with any miscarriage yet that helps not Innocency is no protection for them their