Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	aaron_n	blessing_n	dew_n	16	3	9.9316	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29527	Prayer and praise, a two-fold tribute to be payed by all loyal subjects to their supream and subordinate soveraign a subject entred upon April 23, 1661, being the day of the solemn inauguration of King Charles the II and finished the Lord's Day following / as it was delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth by John Brinsley ...	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1661 (1661)	Wing B4724; ESTC R35787	29,831	38

their affection to their Soveraign as by drinking and Carouzing of Healths to him drinking by measure without measure Which however they cannot but take notice how disrelishing a Sacrifice it is unto him to whom it is offered which he hath sufficiently declared to them and to the World yet will they obtrude and thrust it upon him Here are their Healths but in the mean time where are their Prayers their serious and affectionate requests put up unto God on his behalf Possibly they will when they hear a form of prayer read for him in publick be ready to say Amen to it But when was the time or where is the place that ever they fell upon their knees in private to seek God for him Alas very far are they from doing what David here saith his Son Solomon's good Subjects should do unto him Pray for him and that Continually In truth they cannot be said to pray for him at all Prayer being an exercise which they have no acquaintance with save only the outside of it But turn we the Reprehension into a word of Exhortation Which let it be directed to all of us who would be accounted loyal and faithfull Subjects see that we be not wanting in this Duty in paying of this Tribute to our now dread Soveraign King Charls the Second whom God by his Providence and Ordinance hath set over us restoring him in a wonderful way to his just Right of Government in and over this and the Neighbour-Nations With-hold we not this due from him Render therefore to all their dues Tribute to whom Tribute faith the Apostle Rom. 13.7 Being rightful Governours the Tribute which is by Law due unto them is not to be with-held from them but to be payed in a consciencious way And so let this best of Tributes this Tribute of Prayer be payed by us by all of us unto our Soveraign Let prayer be made for him and that Continually Which as it is his due so it is a Service acceptable ●nto God So much our Apostle tells us in that Text which I have before had recourse unto 1 Tim. 2.3 where having put Christians upon this duty of praying in a general way for all men all sorts of men and in a special way for Kings and such as are in Authority he subjoyns For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 good in it self and to God well-pleasing Now such are the things which Christians are to set themselves to do such things as are well-pleasing in his sight a● St. Iohn hath it 1 Ioh. 3.22 So as were there no other Argument but this this alone should be sufficient to put Christians upon this Duty But besides this consider what hath in the general been shewen us the need which he to whom this Tribute is to be payed hath of it what need our dread Soveraign hath of Prayers Which he hath and that not only upon those general accounts of his Person and Government which are common with him to all other Princes but in respect of his present Condition and the condition of the Nations over which he is set which having lien for so long a time under such sad Distractions as they have done he who is to be under God the chief Physitian the chief Instrument for the healing of them had need of a more then ordinary direction and assistance in this so great and difficult a Work To this add As our Prayers are needful for him so they will be profitable unto us Water being powred at the Root the Branches receive the benefit of it Oyl being in a good quantity powred out upon the Head it runneth down not only to the Beard but to the Skirts of the Garment as it is said of Aaron Psal. 133.2 And the Dew or Rain falling upon the Mountains maketh the Vallies fruitful as it there followeth Thus the blessings of Heaven being powred out upon the Supream Head of a Nation there is not the meanest member of it but may be the better for it And upon this account may Subjects well be induced to pray for their Soveraigns what ever they be upon this account the Lord willeth his People the People of the Jews to pray for Babylon Jer. 29.7 Pray unto the L●rd for it for in the peace thereof ye shal● have peace So it was their welfare whilst they had their residence there was inwrapped in the quiet and welfare of that State as the safety of Passenger● is in the Vessel wherein they are imbarked And even so is the welfare of Subjects in a great measure inwrapped and bound up in the welfare of their Soveraigns as the safety of Passenger● is in the skill and care of the Pilot that standeth at the Helm And upon this account let not those who wish well to themselves cease to make prayers on their behalf but pray for them continually And this do we for our dread Soveraign this day being the day of his Solemn Inauguration At which time and upon which occasion prayers have been used to be made So we find it both ordered and practised at the Coronation of this King spoken of in the Text King Solomon 1. King 1. Where David appointing this his Son to be anointed King over-Israel by Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet he ordereth that for the greater Solemnity the Trumpet should be blowen and that all should say God save the King ver 34. which was accordingly done as we find it ver 39. And Zadok the Priest took a horn of Oyl out of the Tabernacle and anointed Solomon and they blew the Trumpet and all the People said God save King Solomon And the like let all the People in this Nation at this day do not only those who are present at this Solemnity but those who are at a distance from it Taking notice of it let them and us all joyn in this Appr●●ation and say God save King Charls the Second And this do we not meerly in a formal way and manner as the Acclamation● of the People too often are being nothing but the br●ath of their mouths but do it seriously and cordially in an affectionate way heartily begging fo● him the Lords Salvation th●t God would direct him in the business of the day and make it a happy day to him and to this Nation And this do we not this day only Let not our prayers be as the prayers of ●oo many are an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the service of a day but pray we for him continually 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Paul there hath it Eph. 6.18 Omni tempore at all times and seasons in publick in private as we have occasion to make our solemn addresses unto God le● him be remembred The best Servic● that we can do for h●m the best Tribute th●t we can pay unto him This is all that Paul beggeth of the Churches in his own behalf Brethren pray for u● 1 Thess. 5 2●