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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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1660
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Wing A3733; ESTC R10901
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to see the scuffle Some great men will sport away too much yet scarce feel the loss of it Theeves may break in and steal houshold goods but they cannot carry away Land The Law secures our earthly the Gospel our heavenly inheritance A Christian for Christ makes little of wealth liberty and life too Christ when he bids his friends not fear them that can kill the body he backs his counsel with Arguments Luk. 12. 4. 5. from the depths beneath and heights above the eternal rewards of the evil and good the one shall be killed and cast into hell better my body burn here then body and soul forever in hell sayes the Martyr And he further adds He that confesseth v. 8. me before men him shall the Son of man also confess before the Angels of God He that witnesseth a good confession with his blood shall find the day of his death the souls birth-day unto perfect glory And it concerns the people of God to be zealous and valiant for God keeps up the stage of this world that they may with honour act their parts their answer of God to the souls of them that were slain for the word of God and the testimony Rev. 6. 9. 11. which they held is this that they should rest yet for a little season untill their fellow-servants also and their brethren that should be killed as they were should be fulfilled Use 5 Hence comes the increase of mercy to Gods people they are faithful in that which is little I had but a little and did nothing with it said the evil servant I have made much of my little said the good servant and what said the Lord Thou shalt have more The words of Christ to Nathaniel Joh. 1. we may well apply Because I said I saw thee under the Fig-tree believest thou thou shalt have more matter for thy faith to work upon thou shalt see greater things then these A Tenant that paid his Rent well in the VVars shall be better trusted by his Landlord in times of peace hast thou in thy molestations brought me praise thou shalt not want consolations saith our Lord. If a Son improve a small Stock-well the father cares not how great his trust be VVhat Christ speaks of himself belongs also to Ministers He whom God hath sent and speaketh the words of God is faithful in Joh. 3. 34. the discharge of his Ministry God giveth not his spirit by measure to him he shall not be Joh. 4. 14 7. 38. stinted in Gifts or Graces so a Christian that in distress speaks the words of Gods praise shall obtain his mercy without measure Use 6 God hath assigned for his servants even a heaven upon earth their life is Angelical a life of praise By the golden Cherubins in the Temple is not only meant our protection from and under them but our communion with them in holiness and praises this is evident in that two Cherubins covered the mercy seat where the Oracle was thus signifying that where Gods presence and his mercy is vouchsafed there Men and Angels rejoyce And this is drawn to the life in Isaiah's vision where the whole Quire sing Holy holy holy is the Lord of Hosts heaven an earth is full of thy glory Though their joy be not alwayes full yet it alwaies remains in them and is sufficient for the work of praise though they have seemingly sad hours yet with the husbandman they plough in hope and sow 〈◊〉 hope their tears are spiced with joyes and they conclude as Daniel here in greatest danger their supplications with confessions of his praise They trust the onely wise God to order their good in all conditions and providences they thankfully take the cup their heavenly father gives them they say with their Saviour not ours But thy will be done Amen Halelujah