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A08768 A sermon preached at Gouldsbrough in Yorke-shire, before the right worshipfull Sir Richard Hutton knight, one of His Maiesties iustices of the Court of Common Pleas Oxley, Robert. 1622 (1622) STC 19052.8; ESTC S2836 13,684 28

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whereby her thirst is quenched and her drought slaked it returneth vapours and watery matter to the clouds againe and so requiteth the former benefit When the streaming fountaines and running riuers receiue supplie of waters from the sea through the hollow cauernes of the earth at length they send their waters downe into the sea againe in signe of gratitude the boughs and branches of trees when in the Spring time they haue receiued sap from the root to make them bud and blossome and flourish with Summer fruit at the fall of the leafe they send it downe againe to the root to nourish it in the Winter season and thereby testifie their thankfulnesse Shall nature graft this affection in the senslesse creatures and shall not reason guided by diuine knowledge lead men thereunto Surely wee should glorifie God for his benefits towards vs not only by word but by workes also all the actions of our life should be like so many seuerall voices with a siluer rhetoricke sounding forth the praises of our God Thus if you doe not being wanting to your selues through improuidence liuing without care and without calling nor through too much depending vpon your own industrie impatiently murmuring at your crossed expectations not being vnconscionable in the vse of Gods creatures nor vnthankfull to him for benefits receiued then doubtlesse the Lord according to his promise will blesse you and yours Deut. 7.13 then you shall not plow the Land in vaine the Lord will say to the South giue and to the North keepe not backe then your land shall open her bosome and bring forth her hidden treasure and ye shall reape the fruits thereof in due season ye shall eat your fill and dwell therein in safetie To conclude remember this that as you sow so must you reape Hosea 8.7 Sow not winde saith a Prophet for feare you reape a whirlewinde for your haruest so say I to you sow not wickednesse lest you reape barrennesse but sow godlinesse be prouident and take paines be patient in waiting for profit hauing receiued be conscionable in the vsing and after vse had forget not the giuer but be thankfull to God for his blessings Hath God done great things for vs then let vs giue great thanks vnto the Lord Doth he fundere beneficia then let vs fundere corda ascendat gratia vt descendat gratia let our thankfulnesse duly ascend vp to God that his grace and goodnesse may seasonably descend downe to vs that so our land may flourish and the fruitfulnesse thereof not be turned into barrennesse for the wickednesse of vs that dwell therein O Mercifull God we beseech thee to be vnto our Nation according to thy name visit with fauour the vine which thou hast planted amongst vs and suffer not the wild boare out of the wood to destroy it nor the wild beast of the field to eat it vp but spare vs good Lord spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed poure thy wrath vpon the heathen that haue not knowne thee and vpon the people that haue not called vpon thy name but prosper them that seeke the prosperitie of Sion and bee propitious to them that pray for the peace and plentie of Ierusalem Forgiue the crying sinnes of this Land and set a full period to thy iudgements that hang ouer it and for the safegard of our soules we beseech thee to walke in the midst of the golden Candlesticks to sound forth the bells of Aaron to continue and inlarge the free passage of thy Gospell to vs and for the preseruation of our bodies we pray thee ô Lord to crowne with thy blessings of plentie and fruitfulnesse this our nation make our land seasonablie to yeeld forth her increase that our threshing may reach vnto the vintage Leuit. 26.5 and the vintage vnto the sowing time that so thy glorie may rest with vs in our land till we come to rest with thee in thy land of glorie Grant this mercifull Father we beseech thee for Christ Iesus thy Sons sake to whom with thee and the holy Ghost the blessed Trinitie in vnitie be ascribed honour glorie power praise and dominion now and euer Amen FINIS