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A sermon preached to a country auditory upon the eleventh of November being the day appointed for a solemn Thanksgiving for a late victory at sea, and His Majesty's safe return out of Flanders / by Samuel Clerke ...
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Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.
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Wing C4497; ESTC R39372
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praise_n unto_o thy_o name_n o_o thou_o most_o high_a likewise_o psalm_n 34.1.2_o i_o will_v bless_v the_o lord_n at_o all_o time_n his_o praise_n shall_v continual_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n my_o soul_n shall_v make_v she_o boast_v in_o the_o lord_n the_o humble_a shall_v hear_v thereof_o and_o be_v glad_a also_o psalm_n 146.12_o praise_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n while_o i_o live_v will_v i_o praise_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n while_o i_o have_v my_o be_v again_o psalm_n 115.1_o not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v glory_n for_o thy_o mercy_n and_o thy_o truth_n sake_n and_o psalm_n 116.12_o 13._o what_o shall_v i_o render_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n towards_o i_o i_o will_v take_v the_o cup_n of_o salvation_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o in_o the_o text_n i_o will_v sing_v a_o new_a song_n unto_o thou_o o_o god_n upon_o a_o psaltery_a and_o a_o instrument_n of_o 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even_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o beside_o â—e_n there_o be_v no_o saviour_n ay_o even_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n this_o redouble_a i_o be_v emphatical_a and_o exclusive_a and_o beside_o i_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n they_o be_v but_o gross_a idolater_n that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o man_n or_o with_o the_o delude_a papist_n set_v up_o for_o saviour_n the_o saint_n depart_v it_o be_v worth_a our_o note_n what_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o arragon_n send_v his_o son_n against_o the_o florentine_n speak_v to_o he_o victoria_n mihi_fw-la crede_fw-la non_fw-la hominum_fw-la disciplinis_fw-la nec_fw-la industria_fw-la comparatur_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la optimi_fw-la maximi_fw-la benignitate_fw-la &_o arbitrio_fw-la believe_v i_o son_n victory_n be_v not_o get_v by_o art_n or_o industry_n but_o give_v of_o god_n if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jonah_n what_o we_o meet_v with_o chap._n 2.9_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o may_v have_v 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