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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58858	Mirabilia dei, or, Britannia gaudio exultans Opened in a congratulatory sermon for the safe return of our Gracious Soveraign, and happy restitution to the full and free exercise of His royall authoritie. Preached on the 14th. of June, [16]60. which was the day set apart for the members, master, and students of the Kings Colledge, in the town and parish of Old Aberdeen, to commemorat and solemnly praise the Lord for the rich mercies above mentioned: by Alexander Scrougie preacher of the Gospel, and minister at Old Aberdeen.	Scrogie, Alexander, d. 1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2127; ESTC R218663	34,871	47

and by his great doing hath made us live and stand up in his fight both our King and us his People and delivered Him and us from the hand of our enemies and blessed us as in the dayes of old Secondly Consider the manner it was without blood or sore labour Jud●h was not so delivered but God hath magnified his doing toward us for our enemies melted away as a snail which melteth Psal 58. 8. As smoak is driven away so were they as wax melteth before the fire so did they perish at the presence of God Psal 68. 2. Thirdly Consider by whom and in this also God hath magnified his great doing it was not the Babylonians but Cyrus that set the Jews at liberty but here many of these who were instrumentall against the King are now under God the means of His restitution The great God who changed Labans heart to enter in Covenant with Jacob Gen. 31. 34. and made these who joyned with Absolon in his rebellion against David their King prove afterwards most forward to call him home 2 Sam. 19. 9. he bowed also their hearts to show all forwardnesse for our Kings reduction and kisse Him with the kisses of subjection and reverence and will we hope ere long secure them to Him by the Oath of Allegiance As the hearts of Kings are in the hand of the Lord and he turneth them whether soever he will Prov. 21. 1. so are the hearts of Armies and Subjects in his hands and he hath turned them by his mighty influence to run in the ancient and right channell as we see this day Vse 1. Let us improve the Doctrine And first let no proud oppressing Tyrant glory in his might and boast like Pharaoh Exod. 5. 2. Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the Lord neither will I let Israel go or as Senacherib Can God deliver out of my hand 2 Chron 32. 14 15. presumptuous fools the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men and the weaknesse of God is stronger then men 1 Cor. 1. 25. He bindeth the arms of the strongest and taketh the prey from the mighty he catcheth the wisest in their own wiles He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder Psal 46. 9. He bringeth out those which are bound with chains Psal 68. 6. He woundeth the head of his enemies verse 21. and brings his people from the depths of the sea verse 22. No might nor policie can withstand Him Mountains melt at his presence When he writes Mene Tekel on the wall the spirit of the mighty fails their thoughts are troubled their countenance changed their joynts loosed their knees smite one against another and the Tyrant is forced to cry out Do victas in tua vincla manus and with Julian Vicisti tandem Galilaee Vse 2. Secondly Fear the great Lord greatly who can do great things both for us and against us this use the Psalmist maketh of it Psal 89. 6. Who in heaven saith he can be compared to the Lord Who among the sons of the mighty can be likned unto to Lord and then from this he in●erreth verse 7. God is greatly to be feared in the Assembly of the Saints and Exod. 14. 31. Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians and the people feared the Lord. Vse 3. Thirdly Expect great things from him who can do them we dishonour him when we expect only little and but small things as he requireth our greatest services because he is a great Father and a great Master even the Lord of hosts Mal. 1. 6. so it becomes us to expect from him great things because he is a great King that worketh wonders how unbeseeming is a pettie fidian and a great God a little saith and a great Lord doing great things Vse 4 Fourthly Let none in the deepest distresse dispaire of his own or of the deliverance of Gods people although it seem incredible and above the reach of mans reason and power although thy condition seem desperate in the eyes of the enemie that he say God hath forsaken thee there is none to deliver thee Psal 71. 11. although it seem so unto thy neighbours and acquaintance that they look upon thee as a dead man out of mind and like a broken vessel Psal 31. 12. and although it seem so in thine own eyes that thou say as it is in Ezek. 37. 12. Our bones are dried and our hope is lost we are cut off for our parts yet remember The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of Judgement to be punished 2 Pet. 2. 9. Fear ye not as Moses said to the people Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which he will shew you Exod. 14. 13. Believe in God who quickneth the dead and calleth these things which be not as though they were Rom. 4. 17. Consider that unto God belongeth the issues from death Psal 68. 20. and that to him all things are possible Matth. 19. 26. and improve the former experiments of Gods great doings in behalf of his people or of thy self to the strengthning of thy faith in after times Conclude from former experience to future so did David 1 Sam. 17. 31. and so did Paul 2 Cor. 1. 10. as former Victories encourage Conquerors to a new Conquest so old deliverances and favours should help us still to trust in God and stand nudaunted in all our troubles Let us therefore register Gods former favours and the great things he hath done for us and make them as many Arguments to build upon God for time to come for God is alwayes where he was the same without any shaddow of change Vse 5. Fifthty Give God great praise for his great doings he will accept no lean or starved sacrifices Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised Psal 48. 1. and Psal 145. 3. When the Lord did a great work for Paul in delivering him from the Lions mouth he breaketh forth into great praise to him be glory for ever and ever amen 2 Tim. 4. 18. when the Lord turned again the captivity of his people their tongue was filled with singing the songs of praise as it is verse 2. God hath turned again our Kings and our captivity for ours was bound up in His Let us for this great work render unto God great and ample praise this is the end of all Gods doings for he doth all for his own glory and let this be our end to give the praise of all to him even praise in some measure answerable to his doing Obs 2. Secondly we observe Gods prerogative what ever great things are done for his people he is the doer of them he is the sole Author of his peoples good whether of their deliverance or their enjoyment of good things or the overthrow of their enemies He is the Author also of their misery Amos 3. 6. and Isa 45. 7.