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saint_n	altar_n	golden_a	incense_n	2,065	5	12.3070	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14755	A peace-offring to God for the blessings we enioy vnder his Maiesties reigne with a thanksgiuing for the Princes safe returne on Sunday the 5. of October. 1623. In a sermon preached at Manitree in Essex, on Thursday the 9. of October, next after his Highnesse happy arriuall. By Samuel Ward of Ipswich.	Ward, Samuel, 1577-1640.	1624 (1624)	STC 25054; ESTC S119479	16,933	74

Aske is a troublesome thing and a mendicant word implying want and therefore comes hardly and harshly from vs but praise becomes the Angels yea the Sonne of God and therefore should be welcome to vs. It is a grace and praise to him that giues as well as to him to whom it is giuen How renowned in all Story hath been the practise of this vertue in Dauid to Ionathans Abimelechs and Barzilla's posteritie in Ioseph to his parents in Hannah more honoured for being the Authour of a Song then the mother of a sonne in Cromwels to Frescobald Agrippa to Thaumastus seruant for a cup of cold water in his troubles Egelred to a Swine-heard yea in bruite beasts in Lyons Dragons Eagles and Faulcons in Elephants Fishes Dogs the contrary most hatefull in Iudas Achitophel Pharaohs Butler c. not actionable or finable by any legall or set mulct as sufficiently censurable but deseruing and left to excesse of hatred by Gods Iudgement and so generally reputed of al the summe of all disgrace the worst yea all that can bee said of a man say this and say all the maine sinne of the apostate Angels and damned Spirits Thanks the chiefe if not the whole worke of the glorified Seraphims who vent and spend all their burning fire in the flames of GODS praise How cheerefully should wee redeeme time to this blessed worke which because it is too large to be done in this span-long life it shall euer bee doing in that eternitie What like euidence hath a Saint of GODS free and princely Spirit residing in his heart and tongue to this Frankincense and free worke wherein our ingenuitie is best tryed not extorted from vs by our owne necessities as prayer nor exacted by Lawe or drawne by shame or penaltie from vs but voluntary and therefore best testifying vs to bee of Gods willing people which grace where he giues surely he will confer more of all kindes For where doe men delight to sowe but in fertile soyles where they reape most Where doe Musitions delight to sound their Instruments but where the Eccho multiplies thē most in their returne But our profit is too sordid a motiue for this liberall vertue Thanks is not thanks if bribing and eying future fauour if any thing more then the praise of past bountie though there should neuer bee need or receipt of any more afterwards But our dulnesse hath need of all spurres Dauid the Nightingale of Israel sets many a thorne to his breast that vigilant cocke clappeth oft his owne wings An ingenuous childe desires no more but to know what his father loues Isaak if his dyet bee knowen shall bee sure of Venison enough and if Saul take delight in Dauids Harpe he shall not want Musicke A grateful Courtier desires but to know what the will and pleasure of his Soueraigne is and this is enough and aboue all other bonds to a man sensible of the benefits of Creation and Redemption What else is the difference and preheminence of the Gospell aboue the Lawe but Thankes the one and Debt the other Which made Vrsinus iudiciously giue his Booke of Obedience and Good workes the title of Gratitude which who so sleights or neglects vndoes and dissolues the whole bond of perfection not of Humanitie alone but of all Christianitie God abhorring all that wee can doe with other respect or end bidding the proud man and his merits perish done in way of desert or pay onely accepting that which is done in the name of Christ in way of thankfulnesse for him and his merit who is the Altar which sanctifies and graceth the gold and the gift to the hornes whereof it is best binding with the cordes of thankes all our offerings who is the great Master of Requests hauing a golden Viall ready to offer vp and commend to his Father all the Incense of his Saints and to giue a sweete odour and perfume vnto them making the least Cup of water tendered in his name of precious account without which all is abominable And therefore hee that would set a speciall glosse vpon his sacrifice of thankes let him with the acknowledgement of his vilenesse as Dauid Who am I and my people craue acceptance in his name in whom God is well pleased for this is his will in Christ Iesus our Lord c. That Thankes in Thesi and generall is Gods will it is now out of question but there is yet another clause in my Text Towards you which bidds vs search what is Gods will in Hypothesi in particular Towards vs euen to vswards of this Nation this Assembly towards thee and mee all and euery one of vs ioyntly and seuerally First it is requisite that wee take good notice of our Receipts and then balance them well with our Returnes and so shall wee see our Arrerages best and what remaines for vs to doe Marke we aduisedly what our owne Writers Historians Poets vsually applaud in our Nation how they extoll our Climate our Soyle our natiue Commodities our Policies Lawes Orders Peace Plentie Prosperitie terming vs Albion quasi Olbion Angli quasi Angeli Can too much in truth bee spoken to the praise of Gods bountie and blot of our Ingratitude How hath he lifted vs vp to Heauen seuered this Iland with the seas of his mercies from all the world besides and bordering kingdomes round about setting it as a Queene in the middest of them to heare newes of warres pestilence bloodshed and desolations not to feele the least disturbance from within or without scarce to heare a dog barke against it's long cōtinued peace vnmatchable in present or past examples Aboue all what a golden Candlestick hath he placed in it furnished with oyle and lampes I would I could say in euery shaft and pipe of it but so as I may well resemble it to a bright skie in a cleare euening sparkling with Starres though not in euery part yet in euery Zone and quarter of it What times can tell of the like light learning preaching knowledge Oh that I could say practise and thankfulnesse answerable What an hedge or wall of fire and protection hath God made about vs what glorious saluations from forreigne inuasions from domesticall treasons such as wilscarse be credible to after ages Was Israel it selfe euer honoured with more To all these when for a while of late we were in a damp of griefe feare in the absence of our Prince for a season how suddenly hath hee blowne ouer that cloud how speedily and happily hath he returned him that we fare as people in a dreame can scarse tell how to beleeue our selues or how to expresse our ioyes enough how hath he filled our hearts with gladnesse Oh that I may bee able truly to say our tongus with praise and our liues with duties In this fresh last fauour of his he deales mee thinkes with vs as Creditors with slow Debtors where they haue aduentured much they will sometimes