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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	faith_n	lord_n	3,927	5	4.0454	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93063	Davids deliverance and thanksgiving. A sermon preached before the King at VVhitehall upon June 28. 1660. being the day of solemn thanksgiving for the happy return of His Majesty. By Gilbert Sheldon, D.D. and Dean of His Majesties Chappell Royall. Published by His Majesties speciall command.	Sheldon, Gilbert, 1598-1677.	1660 (1660)	Wing S3068; Thomason E1035_1; ESTC R203558	25,453	52

visible when Reason of State is opposed to God prudence falsly so called and cunning to Justice and honesty For when we begin once to distrust that God cannot or will not provide for our safety and fall to shift for our selves by such ways as he approves not we forfeit our title to his good providence which one way or other would most certainly save us did we depend upon it and bring upon our selves the sad effects of distrust by changing our probable fears into certain sufferings and very oft into the same we run from for we very seldome do wickedly to prevent a mischief but that very mischief falls upon us as a punishment for that wickedness A hundred instances might be given out of Story and most mens breasts would be found Registers of this sad Truth would they be pleased to search them well So clear is that of the Preacher That wickedness shall not deliver those that are given to it Eccles 8. 8. And therefore if we do indeed believe this most certain truth That all deliverance is from the Lord we must shew the fruits of that Faith when in distresse And if we cannot by good wayes compasse our safety never strive to do it by ill but submit and expect with patience till he is pleased to give it For then and not till then 't will be a Deliverance indeed VVe must not run to the Creature for relief in dangers but to him nor expect deliverance but from Him nor seek ●t but in his way by him and at his time And when we have it to be sure with David to thank him for it to pay our Tribute where it is due And so I passe to the last particular proposed Davids thankfulnesse for his Deliverance I will give thanks unto thee O Lord among the Heathen and sing praises unto thy Name 3. Davids thankfulness III. YOu have had the Person delivered and He that delivered him now follows the Duty to be performed upon the deliverance VVhere we may observe 1. The person performing it that 's David I will do it saith he 2. The Duty it self that 's Thanksgiving I will give thanks 3. The Manner how he will do it and that is 1. Publickly diffusively not only in the Church but among the Heathen too 2. Cheerfully I will sing praises Somthing of each of these in the order proposed And first of the Person 4. The Person I will 1. I will sayes David and good reason he should He in the first place He to lead the way to give the example The blessings were publick and he a publick person so more concerned in them then any other yet others concerned too as well as he though not so much even in those Dangers that aimed only at his person For that being of publick concernment his Dangers and Deliverances could be no less As the Members for the Head hurt that and all suffer with it even the lowest the meanest the mischief descends to all and every one deliver that from danger and all rejoyce with it all the better for it so that if the King have cause to give thanks if he say I will do it all and every one of his Subjects must do it too 'T is a great shame and folly too as well as a great sin so to mind our private as if we had no relation to the publick no Obligation to mourn for to endeavour to remove National calamities or to give thanks and rejoyce for publick Mercies and Deliverances since the publick interest is each paticular's for Quod examini expedit idem api What 's good for the whole is good for every part And therefore we should be as thankfull for common blessings as if they were bestowed onely upon us since we have our full share in them and in our proportion as much as any To instance in that which most concerns us peace is a collection of all temporal blessings and that 's Omnium tota singulorum every one hath it as much as any as much as all Every one hath by it a comfortable and quiet enjoyment of all that belongs to him every one hath His person and relations secured from violence his fortune from rapine and though He have not so much perhaps as others yet his All is as much to him as all theirs to them and these blessings are as full to thee as if thou onely enjoyedst them and more to thy Security because others injoy them with thee And therefore since every Man is concerned in the Benefit every man must betake himself to the Duty that 's Thankfulness I will give thanks The next particular 2. And here the time is very observable Our Prophet was no sooner delivered 2. The Duty Give thanks but he made a right use of that blessing he fell to his Duty of Thanks for it a thing not so usuall either with Kings or meaner persons For if any disturbance intermit our sinfull pleasures no sooner that over but we return to them again and with more greediness David will not do it Now saith he I see the tempest over the clouds dispersed my troubles at an end shall I wanton it as before No I will give thanks unto thee O Lord. And this example speaks our duty for as he did so must we In ill we follow Kings fast enough tread upon their heels if not out-go them their example works much upon us too much why not in Vertue why not something at least that way In a duty so necessary it should a Duty we cannot avoid without great sin as here we cannot For Gratitude is an act of Justice the paying of a debt and no part of Justice more necessary even to preserve the very frame of Nature and humane society which subsist by nothing more nothing else but a mutuall exchange of good offices take away these the whole world and all in it must perish for no Man can live of himself nor can any thing subsist of it self there must be a mutual gratitude and exchange of offices to preserve all But the subject is infinit should we take it at large we must restrain it to the present occasion and follow Davids steps as close as we can his case was much like ours we equal'd him in danger let 's match him in thankfulnesse in him great blessings and great thanks met well together we come not behind in mercy let 's not fall short in gratitude Do it we must and do it to the full we should that our Thankfulness may in some measure at least as far as our ability will carry us answer his great bounty since where much is given there 's not a little required VVe have his promise indeed for deliverance out of danger but 't is usher'd in with one command to ask it and followed with another to be thankfull for it Psal 50. 15. Call upon me in the time of trouble there 's the command to ask it and I will hear thee