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A57143 Israels prayer in time of trouble with Gods gracious answer thereunto, or, An explication of the 14th chapter of the Prophet Hosea in seven sermons preached upon so many days of solemn humiliation / by Edward Reynolds ... Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1649 (1649) Wing R1258; ESTC R34568 243,907 380

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when the night comes open again when the Sun returnes and shines upon them If God withdraw his favor and send a night of affliction they shut up themselves and their thoughts in silence but if he shine again and shed abroad the light and sense of his love upon them then their heart mouth is wide open towards heaven in lifting up praises unto him Hannah prayed silently so long as she was in bitternes of soul and of a sorrowfull spirit 1 Sam. 1 1● 15. but as soon as God answered her prayers and filled her heart with joy in him presently her mouth was enlarged into a Song of thanksgiving Chap. 2.1 There is no phrase more usual in the Psalmes then to sing forth praises unto God it is not used without a speciall Emphasis For it is one thing to praise and another to Sing praises Psal. 146.2 This is to publish to declare to speak of abundantly to utter the memory of Gods great goodnesse that one generation may derive praises unto another as the Expressions are Psa. 145.4.7 And therefore we finde in the most solemn thanksgivings that the people of God were wont in great companies and with musicall instruments to sound forth the praises of God and to cause their joy to be heard afar off Neh. 12.27 31 43. Isai. 12.4 5 6. Ier. 31.7 This then is the force of the expression Lord when thou hast taken away iniquity and extended thy grace and favour to us we will not onely have thankfull hearts every man to praise thee by himselfe but we will have thankfull lips to shew forth thy praise we will stir up and encourage one another we will tell our children that the generations to come may know the mercy of our God This is a great part of the Communion of Saints to joyne together in Gods prayses There is a Communion of Sinners wherein they combine together to dishonour God and encourage one another in evil Psal. 64.5 Psal. 83.5.8 Prov. 1.10 11. Eve was no sooner caught her self but she became a kinde of Serpent to deceive and to catch her husband A Tempter hath no sooner made a Sinner but that Sinner will become a Tempter As therefore Gods Enemies hold communion to dishonour him so great reason there is that his servants should hold Communion to praise him and to animate and hearten one another unto duty as men that draw at an anchor and Souldiers that set upon a service use to do with mutual incouragements Isai. 2.3 Zach. 8.21 Mal. 3.16 The Holy Oyle for the Sanctuary was made of many spices compounded by the art of the Perfumer Exod. 30.23 24.25 to note unto us that those duties are sweetest which are made up in a Communion of Saints each one contributing his influence and furtherance unto them As in windes and rivers where many meet in one they are strongest and in Chaines and Jewels where many links and stones are joyned in one they are richest All good is diffusive like Leven in a lump like sap in a root it wil finde the way from the heart to every faculty of soul and body and from thence to the ears and hearts of others Every living creature was made with the seed of life in it to preserve it self by multiplying Gen. 1.1.11.12 And of all seeds that of the Spirit and the Word 1 Ioh. 3.9 1 Pet. 1.23 is most vigorous and in nothing so much as in glorifying God when the joy of the Lord which is our strength doth put it self forth to derive the praises of his Name and to call in others to the celebration of them From all which we learn 1. By what means amongst many others to try the truth of our conversion namely by the life and workings of true Thankfulnesse unto God for pardon of sin and accepting into favour Certainly when a man is converted himself his heart will be enlarged and his mouth will be filled with the praises of the Lord he will acquaint others what a good God he is turned unto If he have found Christ himself as Andrew and Philip and the woman of Samaria did he will presently report it to others and invite them to come and see Ioh. 1.41.46 Ioh. 4.29 If Zacheus be converted he receiveth Christ joyfully Luk. 19.6 If Matthew be converted he entertains him with a feast Luk. 5.29 If Cornelus be instructed in the knowledge of him he will call his kinsfolke and friends to partake of such a banquet Acts 10.24 If David be converted himself he wil endeavour that other sinners may be converted too Psa. 51.13 and will shew them what the Lord hath done for his soul. The turning of a sinner from evill to good is like the turning of a Bell from one side to another you cannot turn it but it will make a sound and report its own motion He that hath not a mouth open to report the glory of Gods mercy to his soul and to strengthen and edifie his brethren may justly question the truth of his own conversion In Aarons garments which were types of holinesse there were to be golden Bells and Pomegranates which if we may make any allegoricall application of it intimateth unto us That as a Holy life is fruitfull and active in the duties of spirituall obedience so it is loud and vocall in sounding forth the praises of God and thereby endeavouring to edifie the Church Gedeons Lamps and Pitchers were accompanied with Trumpets when God is pleased to put any light of grace into these earthen vessels of ou●s we should have mouthes full of thankfulnesse to return unto him the glory of his goodnesse And as that repentance is unsound which is not accompanied with thankfulnesse so that thankfulnesse is but empty and hypocriticall which doth not spring-out of sound repentance we use to say that the words of Fools are in labris nata borne in their lips but the words of wise men are E sulc●pectoris drawn up out of an inward judgement The Calves of the lips are no better then the Calves of the Stall in Gods account if they have not an heart in them Without this the promise here mad to God would be no other then that with which nurses deceive their little children when they promise them a gay golden new nothing Praise in the mouth without repentance in the heart is like a Sea-weed that grows without a root Like the powring of Balme and Spices upon a dead body which can never thorowly secure it from putrefaction Like a perfume about one sick of the plague whose sweet smell carries infection along with it It is not the mentioning of mercies but the improving of them unto piety which expresseth our thankfullnesse unto God Gods sets every blessing upon our score and expects an answer and returne suteable He compares Corazin and Bethsaida with Tyre●nd ●nd Sidon and if their lives be as bad as these their punishment shall be much heavier because the mercies they enjoyed