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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	offer_v	sacrifice_n	thanksgiving_n	3,189	5	10.9292	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01680	Our trust against trouble very expedient for the time, composed for our better consolation and consideration of these crosses of warre, lately attempted, and still intended against vs : with diuers speciall prayers and meditations, very requisite to be remembred of vs, before, in and after the time of our trouble / by Charles Gybbon.	Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604.	1589 (1589)	STC 11818; ESTC S2684	9,841	35

other of his aduersaries Sanaherib that great blasphemer making war against Hezekiah that godlie Prince 2 Re 19 35. had so good successe in his enterprise that the Angel of the Lord went out and in one night smote in the Campe an hundred fourescore and fiue thousand of his men Zerah of Ethiopia 2 Chr 14 12 13 making warre against King Asa was so farre from giuing the ouerthrow that he and his were enforced to flie receiue the foyle Thus we may sée by these examples that although God will sometime punish his children for their sins by suffering the nenemy to assault them yet hee will not permit the enemy to preuaile ouer his people so they repēt and be sory for their sins repose their trust in their troubles vnder hys defence Let vs not be terrified because of the multitude of men but let vs remēber that notable saying of Asa in his trouble 2 Ch 14 11 Lorde it is nothing with thee to help with many or with no power For no doubt we may say of our enemy as Hezekiah did of Sancherib With him is an arme of flesh but with vs is the lord our God for to helpe vs and to fight our battels Let vs pray without dispaire considering what the Lord hath said Psal 50 15 Call vpon mee in the time of trouble and I will heare thee Exo 17 11 When Moyses lyfted vp his hand Israell preuailed but whē he let downe his hand the Amalekites preuailed teaching vs thereby to prostrate and perseuere in our prayers without fainting for the Lorde is nigh to all those that call vpon him in fayth Psal 145 18 5. How we ought to behaue our selues after troubles for the good successe is sent vs. We must offer to God the Sacrifice of prayse and thanksgiuing As the Lorde hath promised in our troubles to heare helpe vs so he hath said Thou shalt praise me For of him Psal 50 15 Rom 11 36 through him for him are all things to him be glory Least if we forgette or neglect to bee thankfull to him for his benefits he doth further afflict vs. For it is said of Hezekiah after God had wonderfully deliuered him from hys enemies that he did not render according to the reward bestowed vpon him for his hart was lift vp 2 Ch 32 25 and therefore the wrathe of God came against him vpon Iudah and Ierusalem Therfore that we may the more effectually offer our prayses to God let vs obserue two things 1. Comemoration Of the opposite daunger of our enemie with our safe deliuerie 2. Consideration Of our vnwoorthy merites with Gods wonderfull mercie In so dooing we shall find Gods goodnes so superaboundant and our deserts so repugnaunt that euery one of vs in the end of our troubles shall be enforsed to say as Dauid did Psalm 116.12 13 17 What shall I render vnto the Lorde for all his benefites towards mee I will take the Cup of saluation and call vppon the name of the Lord. I will offer to him a sacrifice of prayse Gen 14 19 Melchizedeck gaue thanks for Abrahams victory Exo 15 1 2 Moyses and the Isralites song prayses for their deliueraunce Iudg 5 1 2 So did Deborah Barak and dyuers others For if the Lorde smelled a sauour of rest at the burnt offering of Noah how acceptable wil our praises be that procéede from a contrite hart sith the Lorde himselfe saith Psal 50 23 Hee that offereth mee prayse shall glorifie me A tryumphe after trouble Contayning a prayse or thankesgiuing fit for euery Christian to offer and confesse to God for the benefite of their deliuerance Collected out of the Scriptures I Will magnifie thée O Lorde Psal 30 1 for thou hast exalted mee and hast not made my foes to reioyce ouer me By this O Lord I knowe that thou fauourest me Psal 41 11 because my enemy doth not tryumphe against me Thou hast turned my mourning into ioy Psal 30 11 thou hast loosed my sacke gyrded me with gladnes Therefore shall my tongue prayse thée and not cease O Lorde my God I will giue thankes vnto thée for euer I will alwaies giue thanks vnto the Lord Psalm 34 1 2 3 4 his praise shall bee in my mouth continually my soule shall glory in the Lord the humble shall heare it and be glad Praise ye the Lord with me and let vs magnifie his name together I sought the Lord and he heard me yea he deliuered mee out of all my feare Psalm 44 5 6 7 8 Through thée haue we thrust backe our aduersaries by thy name haue wée troden downe them that rose vppe against vs for I do not trust in my bow neither can my sword saue mee But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries and hast put them to confusiō that hate vs. Psal 56 12 Therfore will we praise God continually and wil confesse his name for euer Thy vowes are vpon me O GOD I will render praise vnto thée Psal 59 16 I will sing of thy power and praise thy mercy in the morning for thou hast beene my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble Psal 63 5 6 My soule shall be satis-fied as wyth marowe fatnes and my mouth shall praise thée with ioyful lips when I remember thée on my bed and when I think vpon thee in the night watches because thou hast béene my helper therefore vnder the shadowe of thy winges will I reioyce I loue the Lorde because hee hath heard my voice and my prayers Psalm 116 1 17 18 I wil ●ffer to thée a sacrifice of praise wyll call vpon the name of the Lord. I wyll ●ay my vowes vnto the lord euen now ●n the presence of all his people The Lord is my strength and song Psal 118 14 for he hath béene my deliueraunce Blessed bee the Lorde my strength Psa 144 1 2 which teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to battell he is my goodnes and my fortresse my Towre my deliuerer my shield and in him I trust If the Lord had not béene on our side when men rose vp against vs Psal 123 1 2 they had then swallowed vs vp quicke when their wrath was kindled against vs. Praysed bee the Lorde which hath not giuen vs Psal 124 6 as a praye vnto theyr ●eeth Amen FINIS