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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03390	A free-vvill offering, or, a Pillar of praise with a thankfull remembrance for the receit of mercies, in a long voyage, and happy arrivall. First preached in Fen-Church, the 7 of September, 1634. now published by the author, Samuel Hinde.; Free-will offering.	Hinde, Samuel, fl. 1634.	1634 (1634)	STC 13511; ESTC S115210	27,253	104

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But as the Prophet Ieremiah speakes in another case Ier. 17.1 Stylo ferreo in ungue Adamantino As with a penne of iron and point of a diamond Man is no other but a concise abridgement of this booke of the world and an intire Index to shew and point out the capital observations of the voluminous and massie pile Would you see works of imitation he turnes you to the leaues and pages of Gods sacred Oracle the Conclave of holy Scripture Would you see works of Admiration no page in this booke of the world no act in this great and high creation but gives us occasion I call you not to a tedious recapitulation of what I have spoken before in the expression of his wonders in the Sea there are enough as yet remaine unrelated For it is above all creatures wonderfull whether in regard of the scituation of it which is above the Land and roares and rageth as if it would swallow up the earth as the earth did Corah and his rebellious traine Num. 16.32 Yet he keeps it within his bounds with a Huc usque or a Ne plus ultra thus farre shalt thou go and no farther Or upon the nature of her ebbes and flows Iob 38.11 her fuls and wanes her spring and neape tides It hath puzled the wisest Moralist Q. Cur. concludes onely that t is terrible Fluxus refluxus maris terrorem incutit Or upon the innumerable number of creatures that are within the bowels of that womb of moisture B. Hall There are those living and moving Ilands the Whales that for greatnesse of body Psal 104.6 infinicy of number variety of forms strangenesse of shape are above our apprehension or expression These dance rowle and tumble upon her fearefull billows Or upon the wonderfull art of Navigation and sayling which now is grown so excellent and so common that we cease to bestow more wonder on it That the water a creature of fidelity should firmely beare up all vessels from the shallop to the ship from the smallest Caruel to the mightiest and greatest Carrack and with the helpe of propitious and favourable windes convey them from climate to climate from India in the East to India in the West if it were to the Antipodes themselues to the benefit and commodity of their far distant owners It 's recorded to be the answer of a Traveller to one asking him what he had seene in his Alexandrian journey Credite mihi fratres ego ibi faciem nullius vidi nisi tantum Episcopi c. Beleeve me brethren I saw no face there save the Bishops So if I were in a few words to give an accurat and exact account of my two or three yeares absence Credite mihi fratres c. Beleeve me brethren I saw the face of none save onely of him that is the Bishop of our soules For his face and Image is upon all the works of his hands by Sea or Land That looke how Phydias Didac de la Vega Iol. the cunning Artificer had so curiously engraven his picture upon Minervaes shield that none could look upon the shield but he must looke upon the picture of him that made it for it could not be taken off without the ruine of the shield Right even so with reverence to the Majestie of heaven be it spoken hath God that great and cunning Artificer of heaven engraved his picture upon all his workes that none can looke beside it nor beyond it aboue it or below it all his workes do both spread his glory and proclaime his Dietie Looke we upwards The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy work The heaven of heavens that rowls so gloriously both above our heads apprehentiōs Act. 7.50 is the royall palace and place of his residence there is the Chamber of his presence Psal 123. There the guard chamber of Angels Archangels and Cherubins Matt. 24.36 There the lodging Chambers and many mantions of those spirituall Courtiers the glorified Saints these do all declare the glory of God and the firmament as an open Court or Hall for all commers doth shew his handy worke It would puzle a Roman Antiquary or Persian Sophie or the most curious indagator of Natures secrets to shew the nature number order of the greater and lesser lights and lanterns of heaven the Sun Moone Starres Plannets windes thunders lightenings Meteors vapors which do there attend the pleasure of the King of glory and fulfill his words Psalm 104.8 While I thinke speake or write of them I must do it in the Prophets language Oh Lord how wonderfull art thou in all thy works in wisedome hast thou made them all Or if we looke downe from heaven which is his throne Act. 7.49 to earth which is his footstoole even there also do wee see the image of his goodnesse For the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord and so is the broad sea also Here we behold him in his goodnesse and wisedome making one Country the helper and mutuall supporter of each others welfare He makes one the Granary to furnish her neighbours with corne another the Armory to furnish the rest with weapons another the Piscary to furnish the rest with fish another the Treasury to furnish the rest with gold As Spaine is famous for her Wines Calabria and Apulia for their Oyles Sicilia and Turky for their Corne Newfound land for Fish Greece for fruit Italy for Armes Russia for Furres Barbary for Gold England for all Those blessings that severally make other Countries happy are conspired to meet in ours Whether it be by the proper commodity of our owne native soyle or by traffique and merchandize with others or by both He that travels farthest may sit downe by the waters of Babylon and weepe Psal 137.1 while hee remembreth this our matchlesse Sion O England say I happy for peace happy for tranquillity happy for a generall conflux of all happinesse that can make either soule or body blessed Lu. 19.42 miserable only because she knows not her owne happinesse Oh that thou wouldest know in this thy day the things that belong unto thy peace So should this peace rest long within thy walles Psal 122.7 and plenteousnesse within thy Pallaces and thou shouldest continue as thou art the terror of thy foes the glory of the world the Mart of Nations And thus while wee wonder or declare the wonders that God doth for the children of men Isa 25.1 may we say with Esay Thou art my God and I will praise thee for i● thou hast done wonderfull things And with Moses Exod. 15.11 Who is a God like unto our God fearfull in praises doing wonders And while we meditate of the works themselues let 's reflect our contemplative thoughts of Adoration upon that great Atlas of heaven that supports them all with the two shoulders of his power and providence Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord