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Humble praise, offered up in the publick solemnity, June the 28th 1660 being a day of thanksgiving for His Majesties happy restauration / by T.A. ...
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T. A. (Thomas Arnold)
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ΤΑΠΕΙÎΑΙÎΟΣ Humble Praise Offered up in the Publick Solemnity June the 28th 1660. Being a day of Thanksgiving for his Majesties happy Restauration By T. A. an unwothy Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospel Non Deus humiles quibus dat gratiam ante datam humiles invenit sed dando gratiam humiles facit hoc ipsum enim gratiam Deus per gratiam donat ut quisquis eam acceperit humiles fiat Fulg. 2. 41. The humble shall see this and be glad and your heart shall live that seeke God LONDON Printed for Luke Fawne at the Sign of the Parrot in S. Pauls Church-yard 1660. To the Right Honourable Sir EDWARD HYDE Kt. Lord Chancellor of England One of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council My Lord IT 's a safe Rule that Statesmen must have no more anger then will serve their design for subjection to powerful wrath is dangerous both ab intra being a constant disease a fire that commonly consumes the house where first it kindles and ab extra it betrayes to ignoble acts and the unavoidable censure of the Soveraign The last Century hath been too fruitful in such instances And herein Prudence speaks her Mother tongue and hath learnt it from Religion which further saith Ira simulata charitas vera Let Anger be the dark shadow Love the beautiful body the one to fright the evil from their wayes and deliver from death the other cordially and constantly endeavouring every mans peace comfort and joy This is living in love and living in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Nâ—hiâ—â—â—pectu jacundius quam bonorum virorum cons nsus Plat. in 2 Epist God Oh that all the Subjects of our Soveraign Lord were thus qualified for advancing his Title King of Saints We have too long observed what Factions have done for us and for themselves In patience the reasonable Soul may be possessed which the distemper of impatience doth turn out to the courtesie of others and â— unawares it 's taken away If Lust unto destruction were a necessary or lawfull concernment of Mankind there would be less need of an able Ministry My Lord as I dare not here touch your Honours Name choicest Pictures are not for Tents and Boothes so I cannot smother this common sence for its generally noted in your Honour with great applause that your constant carriage doth rebuke the envy of those that would better conform to his Majesties Royal pleasure by endeavours for union I have good reason for this and all dutiful Addresses to your Honour for my native Soyl is the Inheritance of your noble and renowned Family my Christian name with admission to the visible Church and divers comforts of my life I owe your near Relations and as I may assert faithfulness from former Generations so I shall most gladly engage me and mine Your Honours in all Duty and Service Tho. Arnold DANIEL 6. 10. Now when Daniel knew that the Writing was signed he went into his house and his window being open in his Chamber toward Jerusalem he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God as he did aforetime FOr a Preface to this Text take the History of the Penman 1. His Descent was Noble Of the seed Royal of Judah Thought meet for a Courtier to the greatest Earthly Monarch of his Cap. 1. 3. time and chosen Secretary to the King of Kings 2. His Attainment was admirable whether 1. Natural he was a lovely lad in whom was no blemish Cap. 1. 4. as the Spouse of Christ all fair without spots and as this is the ground of natural love uniting the heart of Shekem to Dinah and Jacob to Rachel so 't is likewise of spiritual 'twixt Christ and his Spouse God and his Church perfectly beautified with his own comliness Ezek. 16. and eternal love springs hence also for as horrid deformity causeth that hellish rage in the damned to one another and themselves so celestial beauties shining with the rayes of divine glory move heavenly delight called by the Apostle The bond of perfection Love is the golden chain that doth unite glorified Saints together 2. His acquired parts are no 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Septuagint less rare as Moses was as learned as Aegypt could make him so Daniel wanted no Chaldean accomplishment which had now engrossed the excellencies of all neighbour Nations He was fraught with all wisdom understanding Science skilful in Letters and the rarest Tongues Now in this pure and well prepared gold was set the Jewel for 3. His inspired Attainment graces all an excellent spirit is found in him the spirit of the holy gods said the Magicians who onely had familiarity with the gods that dwelt with flesh such as the Witch of Endor conjured out of the Earth But as his name Daniel signifies the wisdome or judgement of God and Nebuchadnezzar called him Belteshazzar after the name of his god so he was incomparably inspired by the onely wise God 3. His Preferment begins this Chapter and who can better deserve it then our Daniel God promotes his servants by heathen Princes and 't is the interest of greatest Monarchs to advance such for it 's an honour to them as the name of Christ is blasphemed by disordered Christians the treacherous carriage of such hath hardned the Turks against Christ and a lewd servant is the shame of his Master for if his lewdness speaks his Masters temper 't is the greatest disgrace and if his Master cannot speak him into better manners 't is none of the least so 't is an honour to be nobly served Besides they are most faithful Obadiah is a good Steward to Ahab none in the Court more careful to the King Ahasuerus nor so ready to discover Traytors as Mordecai Artaxerxes is loath to have good Nehemiah his Cup-bearer go from his elbow And moreover they ordinarily bring a blessing with them this Laban got by Jocob's service and Potiphar but especially Pharaoh by Joseph's 4. In the next place we read of his danger the cause whereof is envy he was now lifted up and made the fairer mark Joseph's gay Coat was a light to the Archers that shot so sorely at him Persons in great places are commonly struck at The Adversarie's plot is this by irreligion they would shew their loyalty all the Courtiers were confederate herein but these were Persians that worship the Moon the emblem of worldly vanity and will do any thing for their god the world No wonder then if some Court flyes among us of the like disposition are so fruitful in like From May 29. to June 28. is just 30 dayes devotions and have neither troubled God nor man so much as his Majesty with their Petitions during these thirty dayes since 〈◊〉 turn home Our Monarch may vye Petitions with theirs though to their Caesar was engrossed Gods part also which with ours is sacred 5. Here in the Text is his