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A43321	A sermon preached before the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament at Margarets Church in Westminster, upon Thursday the 18 day of Iuly, 1644 : it being the day of public thanksgiving for the great mercie of God in the happie successe of the forces of both kingdomes neer York, against the enemies of King and Parliament / by Alexander Henderson ...	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1644 (1644)	Wing H1441; ESTC R3818	28,273	37

weaknesse both at this time and afterward that he doubted and was afraid which made him begin to sinke and there can be no full and through Obedience without faith and confidence Two things are necessary for this 1. Self-deniall and renouncing all confidence in your selves or your owne wisdome courage strength or multitudes all which are but the arme of flesh Psalm 44. 3 4 5 9 7 8. Wisdome will have us to use all good means but faith will not have us to trust in them 2. A firm perswasion and full relying upon Christ holding the eye of our soul upon him continually Iohn the Baptist Iohn 3. 33. useth two words to expresse the nature of faith and confidence One is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Syr. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Cabala the word of receiving which in the Syriack is not every receiving but a receiving of a Doctrine sent from God as Divine and sent from him The other word is more {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Syr. Obsignavit conclusit hath set to his Seal when the word is used of God toward us wee know the meaning but when it is ascribed unto us in relation to God and his truth it expresseth the testing of our conscience on the truth of God that as the Lord sealeth his testimony unto us by the Sacraments and by his owne Spirit so upon our part our faith and affiance sealeth the truth of God that we acquiesce in it and close with God and the matter is concluded betwixt the Lord and our souls The writing thus sealed cannot be reversed for while the seal is at it it abides firm and the seal is keeped by the Lords faithfulnesse for our benefit This confidence will make us submit to the will of God and to say I will beare the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him untill he plead my cause and execute judgement for me Hee will bring me forth to the light and I shall behold his righteousnesse Then she that is mine enemie shall see it and shame shall cover her which said unto me Where is the Lord thy God Mic. 7. 9 10. Woe is me for my hurt my wound is grievous but I said Truly this is a grief and I must beare it Iere. 10. 19. This will carry us through all discouragements because it maketh us to see greater things then the World It opposeth the wrath of God against the terrors of the world and the love of God against the love of the world This assureth us of the presence of Christ in all our troubles It is I be not afraid The most terrible word to the enemy and the most comfortable to the godly It perswadeth us that God cannot denie himself nor forsake his own cause and for our selves that although this life and all things in it should fail us yet our happinesse waits for us Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoyceth my flesh also shall rest in hope Psal. 16. 9 Much might be spoken here and to good purpose of the notes whereby to try our faith and confidence whether it be weak or strong and of the means to encrease it that it may come to a full assurance but I have troubled you too much already and therefore I shall only desire that the recent proof of the mercy of God in our deliverance may be added to your Calendar of former deliverances to make your experience the stronger that your hope and confidence may be the stronger for all time to come FINIS An Excellent Allegory taken forth of this History by Augustine In his 14. Sermon Upon the Words of our LORD AS Christ going to the Mountain to pray gave commandement to his Apostles to get into a ship and to goe to the other side so after his ascending into heaven at his commandement the Gospel was to be carried through the Sea of this world As the Ship wherein the Apostles of Christ were Passengers meeteth with a great tempest so the Church of Christ sustaineth waves of persecution and is opposed by the various blasts of haereticall winds As the Disciples doe not straightway forsake the Ship but did toyle in rowing so the confession of our faith is not to be forsaken but the teachers of the Church both by word and writing in the midst of the contrary windes of the world and of the blasts of tumultuous Haereticks are to discharge their office faithfully Let the crosse yard be set up and Christ crucified be looked upon and let us not make defection from him but follow his steps let us through suffering and death it self presse toward eternall glory Let also white sailes that is a pure and honest conversation be laid hold of Moreover although the sea do rage the wind withstand strongly and the surges rise and make a noise so that the ship be sore tossed and covered with the waves yet is shee not drowned but runneth to the Haven so may indeed the Church be pressed but can never be oppressed for Christ is praying on high and beholdeth his own mightily wrestling with the contrary winds He therefore intercedeth for them that their faith fail not but that they may carry unto the Nations these Noble but to humane reason forein wares of remission of sinnes and the Kingdome of heaven through faith in Christ freely offered to all that earnestly repent and amend their lives Furthermore this small Ship shal be tossed and float on the water till the Lord come who alone is able to make a weighty body to walk upon the face of the liquid element which shall come to passe about the fourth watch of the night that is in the end of time when the night of this world is almost spent In the meane while although the roaring Sea doe murmur and repine under the feet of the Lord yet nilling willing it is constrained to beare him so although the swelling pride and powers of the world arise together never so high yet our Head shall trample on their head But when Christ cometh neer unto the ship before he be clearely seene and known of his owne he striketh their hearts with a new terrour that they seeme to themselves to see a Ghost for in the darknes of this night wee are not able rightly to understand the worke of the Lord But when the darknes is scattered and all the storme calmed we shall know him aright and shall worship him as the true Son of God our Redeemer and Saviour It is our part who do live about the fourth watch upon whom the ends of the world are come 1. Cor. 10. 11. to provide lest that by the sudden and unlooked for coming of the Lord we be surprised and confounded for as Christ in one moment and with one thrust brought the ship into the harbour so before we can look about us or turne our selves Eternitie shall come upon us for the Elects sake these dayes shall be shortned Matth. 24. 22. FINIS a Ephes. 3. 14 15 16. b Thes. 3. 9. 10. c Psal. 126. 6. d 1. Thes. 3. 8. e Eccles. 7. 10. f Rom. 11. 22 g Rom. 11. 33 34. h Ier. 10. 23. i Pro. 19. 21. k Iohn 21. 18. l Iob 29. 18. m Mat. 26. 39. Ier. 20. 3. n Micah 4. 5. o Ephes. 4. 14. p Psal. 44. 17 18 19. q Deu●. 29. 20. r 2. Tim. ● 5. s 1. Tim. 3. ● t 1. Tim. 1. 19. u ● Thes. 2. 10 11 12. a Numb. 28. 29. b John 6. VVhy this Text chosen c The admonition of Iohn Knox to the professors of the truth in England Paraphrased Divided Doct. 1. Reason 2. Reason 3. Reason Similes The greatness of Peters deliverance The seasonablenesse thereof The sensibleness of the hand of Christ in it The Relation it had to the prayer of Peter It was from free goodnes a Quid aliud ●●t Christum sequi in atrium pontisicis quam super eisdem fluctibus ambulare cum Christo et quid aliud erat tentatio Ancillae quam ventus adversarius et quid aliud tentatio ex timore quam hic submertio ex timore Musculus in Matth. 14. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Etym. The five circumstances of Peters deliverance applyed to ours The use of this worke of Diuine Providence Use 1. Thankfulnesse in Adoration and Confession c Quid ergo est qd Iudaei dicu ●t cum virum quidem Dei Prophetam fuisse filium vero Dei non fuisse Si filius Dei non fuit certe neque vir Dei neque Propheta fuit cum non fit viri Dei ad exhibitum honorem divinitatis conticescere Qui● dicat cum Caesarianum esse pr●bum ac ge●ui●um Caesari fidelem qui honorem Casari ●o●● comp●●entem ob a●um non repudi●ver●t sed ag●ovoris Muscul. in Matth. 14. Take heed to Emulation and beware of envie Difference betwixt Emulation and Envy d Plut. in Apo. e Ambae {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} sorores a●rae noctis siliae Hesiod Illa amulatio est laudabilis quae non est rivalitui similis Cic. f Caesar●e priorem Pompeiusve p●r●m The Adoration of Christ The Confessing of Christ Charitum num●r●s signific●t ●r●● actus distinctos in beneficiis dare aeccipere referee carum nomen affectus quibus in benefice a●● c. Heming de lege na● Use 2. Obedience to the voice of Christ Own ratione in sanite Use 3. Confidence in Christ

quickly Joshua must succeed to Moses and Eliazar to Aaron before the people of God be brought into Canaan and others must come after them before the Temple be builded each one whom the Lord calleth hath his own part As the course of generall Providence in the World and of speciall Providence in the Kirk goeth on constantly according to the Eternall Decrees of God which men may oppose and clamour against but can no more hinder then the rising of the Sun and his ascending to his strength So doth the course of particular Providence in the lives of men which he cutteth off or continueth at his pleasure Nor should any man who hath seen the beginnings of this worke offend or be displeased that his days are ended before it end more then others who shall be honoured to be the witnesses of the glorious conclusion thereof have cause to be grieved that they have not seen or had a hand in the beginnings of it even as we have no more reason to be grieved that our life lasteth not longer then that it did not begin sooner No man could know but his life might have been as short in Peace as it hath been in warre nor was it in any mans power in the time of Peace to choose the manner of his death It should be sufficient for us that wee follow the calling of God that our life is not deare to us when he who spared not his life for us calleth for it that wee are ready to lay it down in his Cause and that it shall adde to our blessednesse if wee die not only in the Lord but for the Lord Let us therefore observe the Lords Providence admire his wisdome goodnesse adore his Soveraignty and greatnesse and cheerfully offer and give up our selves to be disposed upon at his will seeking his glory and not our owne and to approve our selves to our own consciences and not to the world This will make us syncere and straight in our course when others are seeking themselves quiet and secure in the midst of dangers when others like Magor-Missabib have feare round about and contented in confidence of a recompence of reward from God against the ingratitude of men when Mercenaries have not the patience to beare it because they served no other master and had no other thing in their eye but their wages a poor compensation of their paines and no proportion to the adventuring of their lives It is a freq●●●● observation in history upon a world of examples that such as have deserved best of the publik have met not only with priv●●i●● ingratitude but have often been recompenced evill for good which hath given occasion to Politicians to enter upon the debate of two questions One is what can be the cause of this so universally known and confessed ingratitude not onely from particular persons but from the publick The other is how it commeth to passe that notwithstanding this knowne ingratitude there be same found in every age and State that are more stirred up to deserve well of the publick nor discouraged or deterred by what hath befallen others before them Concerning the first amongst other answer● taken from that corruption malice and envie which poysoneth the nature of man they alleage that it proceedeth from covetousnesse which maketh the publick to quarrell with them that such may seem unworthy of reward whose great merits they are either willing or unable to reward The other they attribute to an heroick desire of immortall praise and a divine disposition to doe good to all But our Profession can answere both in a word that by a speciall providence such as have deserved well come short of their rewards from men that they may learne in serving of men to serve God and by Faith and Hope to expect their reward from himself and in end himself for their reward and that notwithstanding all the ingratitude of the world the Lord giveth generous spirits to his servants and stirreth them up by his Spirit the motions whereof they neither can nor will resist to doe valiantly in his Cause God hath made you a fruitfull Mother of many Sonnes as England France and Ireland may this day beare witnesse Never had your Sonnes more cause to rejoyce in their Mother for God hath made you honourable No● you the Mother more cause to rejoyce in your Sons for God hath put it in their hearts to offer themselves willingly in for the cause of Christ If some have proved sonnes of Beliall void of grace and naturall affection and have provoked you to pronounce a malidiction upon them the Grace of God which hath made the difference is the more to be magnified and they that stand as they are the more to be honored so are they warned to take heed lest they fall Two things there be chiefly which will give you peace for the present and through the blessing of God will bring your troubles to a comfortable end one is that when yee heare of Separatists Semi-separatists Anabaptists Antinomians Libertines Socinians and of the many sects which Satan the father of Haeresies and Schismes in opposition to the intended Uniformity in religion hath raised in this Kingdome and which no wisedome under heaven is able to cure but by setling the true government of the Kirk by Presbyteries and Synods Yee may call to minde and apply to your selves the wholsome Counsell of the Prophet Micah All people will walk every one in the Name of his God and wee will walk in the Name of the Lord our God for ever and ever n Hee will not have us to promise to our selves an universall consent in Religion through the whole earth nor to suffer our selves to be driven away by the example or sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive o But will have us to walk in the Name of our God which is nothing else but to understand beleeve and obey his word by which he is knowne as by his Name and this he will have us to doe not for some time but for ever and ever and with the counsell of the Prophet joyne the example of the Kirk of God All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee neither have wee dealt falsly in thy Covenant our heart is not turned back neither have our steps declined from thy way though thou hast sore broken us in the place of Dragons and covered us with the shadow of death p This testimony of your uprightnesse and constancy that no trouble could move you so much as in heart to turne away from the way of God will bee a well spring of comfort to you in all your troubles and this comfort I speak it to the praise of the free grace of God belongeth unto you for would ye have dealt falsly in the Covenant and forsaken the truth yee might not onely have escaped all the troubles which ye have sustained at home and abroad