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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47528	God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing K67; ESTC R18483	36,478	50

make Civil Laws we ought to acknowledge God who hath promised to give Judges as at the first and Counsellors as at the beginning How good was Jethros's Counsel to Moses Exod. 18 2● Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men such as fear God men of truth hateing covetousness and place such over them to be rulers c. Did Jethro speak this only or hath not God spoken it also The God of Israel said the rock of Israel spoke to me he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God 2. Sam. 23. 3. I am afraid many Men do not in this case so consult with God nor acknowledge him as they ought were such Men always chose what a happy People should we be or would England be But 3. We should acknowledge God and look to him when difficult cases may be before a King and his People in which the good and welfare of a whole Nation is concerned nay many Nations and not only so but also the good of God's Israel as now at this day O how should we cry to God who only is able to give Counsel and direct our worthy Senators By me Kings Reign and Princes decree Judgment saith our Lord Jesus Prov. 8. 15. All great and good things that Kings and Princes do is from God and by the Influences of Jesus Christ God sits amongst the Gods he can rule and over-rule Men's Hearts at his pleasure at such a time as this Ezra sought a right way to do which he acknowledge God he sought to him We may bless God who put it into the Hearts of the King and Parliament to seek God at this difficult time certainly the Finger of God is in this matter Saith Ezra And I proclaimed a Fast there at the River Ahava that we might afflict our selves before our God and seek a right way for our selves and for our little ones and for all our Substance Ezra 8. 21. For I was ashamed to require of the King a Band of Soldiers and Horsemen to help us against the Enemy because I said the hand of our God is upon all them that seek him for good verse 22. This it appears is the right way most pleasing to God the only way to obtain the Mercy we want viz. to humble our selves and seek to God this is that way God directeth us to take Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver you and ye shall glorifie me Psal. 50. 14. 50. 't is the right way to obtain Mercy to exalt the Eternal Being to magnifie God yea and this is the right way according to the avowed Principles of all true Christians I was ashamed saith this good Man to ask a Band of Soldiers because our God hath promised his Hand shall be with us for good that he was able and ready to help them that seek him and put their trust in him I might also note from hence that we are allowed to cry to God not only for our selves and little Ones but that God would bless and preserve our Substance also 4. Another special Occasion that calls upon us in an extraordinary 〈◊〉 knowledge God and seek unto him Is in a time of great 〈◊〉 when God's People are in Distress and great Danger Thus did Jacob Gen. 33. when he heard how his enraged Brother 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coming out to meet him with 400 Armed Men to cut him off with his Wives and Children How did he wrestle with God He 〈◊〉 and made Supplication also said I will not let thee go except thou bless me Gen. 32 26 And he said What is thy Name and he said Jacob and he said Thy Name shall be called no more Jacob but Israel for as a Prince hast thou Power with God and Men and hast prevailed verse 27. All that thus wrestle with God God accounts Princes they are Prevailers with God they overcome God in a spiritual manner and prevail over Men nay over Devils and all Hellish Lusts and the powers of Darkness Fsau shall not hurt thee as if God should have said I will prevent thy present Fear and Danger Thus Jacob at this time when in great Straits and Afflictions acknowledged God This also did the Children of Israel in Egypt under their grievons Bondage and Misery They cryed to the Lord and God heard their Crys and their Groans Exod. 2. 23. 24. and looked upon them and had respect to them verse 5. Moreover Thus Moses and poor Israel acknowledged God when they were pursued by bloody Pharoah and brought to the Red Sea Stand still saith Moses and see the Salvation of the Lord have your hope in him trust in him acknowledge his Power in this time of your dismal Danger The Egyptian whom ye have seen to day ye shall see them again no more for ever Let not your Hearts fail sink nor stagger through Unbelief but with Faith and quiet Minds look to God and you shall as if Moses should have said soon see an end of your cursed Enemies Also thus did Samuel with all Israel look to God when the Philistines came against them they fasted on that day and said We have sinned against the Lord 1 Sam. 2. 6. Likewise thus did good King Jehosaphat when the Children of Moab and Amon came against him and against Judah Jehosophat feared and set himself to seek the Lord and proclaimed a Fast throughout all Judea 2 Chron. 20. 3. Moreover when Nehemiah saw how the remnant of God's People that were left of the Captivity were in great Afflictions and the Wall of Jerusalem was also broken down he acknowledged God and cry'd to him Neh. 1. 3. O Lord I beseech thee let now thine Far be attentive unto the Prayer of thy Servant and the Prayers of thy Servants who desire to fear thy Name c. verse 1● Thus also did Esther and Mordecai seek to the Lord and acknowledge him when the poor Jews were in danger of being all cut off in one day they fasted and prayed unto God 5. We should acknowledge God when we have any great Work to do for his holy Name as was when we are about to reform or labour after Reformation in Religion or to throw down Idolatry or Superstition Thus did good King Josias in the twelfth year of his Reign he began to seek after the God of David and to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places and the Groves and carved Images c. 2 Chron. 34. 4. Moreover when Ministers enter on their Ministry they should seek to God acknowledge him wholly design his Glory and depend upon his Strength for Help and Success 6. When great things are near at hand or some mighty appearance of God for the glory of his Name and salvation of his Church and exaltation of Sion and downfall of their Enemies God should be sought unto and be acknowledged by his own People thus did Daniel Dan. 9. 2. I Daniel understood by Books the number

the Shields of the Earth belong to the Lord Psal. 47. 9. 'T is by me Kings Reign and Princes decree Judgment he sets up and pulleth down at his Pleasure 2. All Military Actions of Nations are ordered by the Almighty War and Peace are from him if he take Peace from the Earth in vain do all Counsellors and great Statesmen meet and consult about Peace hence God is called The Lord of Hosts and a Man of VVar or The great General of Armies He hath opened his Armoury and has brought forth his VVeapons of Indignation Saith David Heteaches my Hands to VVar and my Fingers to Fight He is a God of Influence and Authority he Commands all and none can stand before him at his Command Frogs invade Pharoah from hence it appears that a Martial Imployment is very Honourable viz. when the Cause is good when 't is for his Glory and for the Honour and Safety of a King and People God being called the Lord of Hosts the God of the Armies of Israel puts a Lustre and Dignity upon a General of an Army engaged in a Just Cause 3. In all Ecclesiastical Affairs or Matters respecting the Church of God he ought to be acknowledged nay in this matter before all things we ought to seek unto him who is in a peculiar Sense stiled The King of Saint and God of Israel He that is the Head of the Church is the Absolute Governour thereof the Spiritual Rights of his People and the Rule of Men's Consciences is only under his Power and Influences and his Laws only are the Bond and Limits of his Government no altering adding to nor diminishing from his holy Precepts the Power to Rule the Church is Christ's Prerogative alone as he is God it is essentially and absolutely in his Hand and as Mediator this Power is given to him by the Father All Power is given to me in Heaven and in Earth go ye therefore teach all Nations Mat. 28. 19 20. Moreover the Peace and Prosperity of God's Church and People as also all their Trouble and Adversity is from him VVho gave Jacob to the Spoil and Israel to the Robbers Did not the Lord against whom they had sinned Whosoever are the Instruments in either case God is in a special manner the great Agent in it it was he that brought again the Captivity of Sion it was God that stirred up Cyrus to proclaim Liberty for the Jews to Build their City and Temple And when he comes to build up Sion in these last days he will appear in his Glory and will undo all that have afflicted his People for they that touch them touch the Apple of his Eye Let the French Tyrant Pope and Turk look to it their day is near for God will plead the Controversie of Sion and come upon Princes as upon Mortar and as the Potter treadeth the Clay Isa. 41. 25. His Sword is bathed in Heaven God will come with vengeance even God with a recempence he will come and save you Isa. 35 4 It will not be long before you will hear the voice of them that flee and escap'd out of Babylon to declare in Sion the vengeance of the Lord our God the vengeance of his Temple Jer. 50. 28. O! therefore let us look to him acknowledge him for these things are very near Again as all Affairs both Civil Military and Ecclesiastical are in the Hand of God and ordered by his wise Counsel so are all Creatures likewise 1. The good Angels are under his Authority and Influence they all wait for his Word and obey his Command either to protect his own People or execute his Wrath upon their Enemies 2. The evil Angels are also under his Power Satan is limited by him he is in Chains God sets Bounds to him he can go no further than his Chains will suffer him 't is not who he will but who he may devour he could not touch Job nor any thing he had till God gave him liberty the Devils could not go into the Herd of Swine till Christ said go 3. All men also are subjected to his Authority he can at his Pleasure restrain the wrath of wicked Men or make it tend to his own Praise Thou hast no Power except it be given thee of my Father saith Christ to Pilate 4. All Irrational Creatures are at his Command he can stop the Months of hungry Lyons so that they could do Daniel no hurt Nay and he can give David power to destroy both the Lyon and the Bear The Lord opened the Mouth of the Ass to speak with Man's Voice to rebuke the madness of the Prophet Moreover He caused two She Bears to tare 42 Children for their reproaching of Elisha and who was it but the Lord that sent the Lyon to slay the young Prophet who transgressed against him Moreover Remarkable is the passage of his causing a Raven to feed Elisha when distressed He hath also Power over and ruleth and disposeth of all Inanimate Creatures the Winds and Sea obey him and are at his Command he can make the Sun stand still or go back if he please 't is He that makes the Grass to grow the Sun to shine and the Rain to fall 't is He that gives Rain and fruitful Seasons and who sometimes sinites and brings a Blast and Mildew upon the Fruits the Earth therefore all ought to acknowledge him Fifthly We ought to acknowledge God because as all Judgments and Plagues are from him so he can at his Pleasure remove them I Form the Light and create Darkness I make Peace and create Evil I the Lord do all these things Isa. 45. 7. and if he giveth quietness who then can make trouble and when he hideth his face who can behold him whether it be done against a Nation or against a Man only Job 34. 29. If God will give those Nations Quietness where it is not or continue it where it is there is no Power on Earth or Hell can hinder or prevent it Who can Curse them that God will Bless or Bless such that God doth Curse There is no inchantment against Jacob neither is there any divination against Israel Numb 23. 23. but Woe to that Nation or Person God hideth his Face from for then he withdraws his gracious Care and Protection and then he will not hear their Prayers also then he will not give them Counsel nay but will do more he will leave them to their own Counsel as he did Israel Psal. 81. 12. Sixthly We would acknowledge God in all things because he can make use of unlikely ways means or persons to do his own Work by the blowing of Rams Horns he made the Walls of Jericho to fall down Josh. 7. 5. He spoiled Pharaoh and the Egyptians by an Army of Frogs Locusts Lice Flies c. What wonders did he do with 300 Men God as one observes can strike a strait Blow with a crooked Stick 't is not for the worthiness of the