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A91754	Sions praises. Opened in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and common council of London: on the day of solemn thanksgiving unto God for his long and gracious preservation of that great city, from pestilence, fire, and other dangers. By Edward Reynolds. D.D.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1289; Thomason E915_4; ESTC R207479	16,805	36

28. Lev. 5. 15. The antients called them {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} things belonging unto the Lord It is true our goodness extendeth not unto him a man cannot be profitable unto God yet we must obey him though we cannot do him good First therefore let us give our selves unto him and by a solemn covenant become the Lords people 2 Chron. 23. 16. 2 Cor. 8 5. resolving as a purchased people to live to him and not unto our selves Rom. 14. 7 8. and when we have given our selves to God we shall more readily give him what ever else he requireth for every thing else will follow a mans self Let us therefore labour for large hearts towards God to be rich in good works ready to distribute willing to communicate No riches are durable but those that are consecrated unto God Isa. 23. 18 Manna in the house had worms Manna in the Tabernacle endured Rust se s●th on met●al that lies still keep it in motion and it never rusteth there is a scattering Solomon saith which tendeth to encrease Prov. 11. 24. He hath dispersed saith the Psalmist he hath given t● the poor his righteousness endureth for ever his horn shall be exalted with honour Psal. 112. 9. Men will buy great honour at a dear rate Act. 22. 28. Here Alms deeds which use not to be very great sums exalt a man unto honour Riches take wings righteousness onely endureth Our glory will not go after us we shall carry nothing of our wealth with us Psal. 49. 17. but our works will follow us into another world Rev. 14. 13 when you trade into other Nations you cannot transport their money and treasure but if you turn them into other commodities them you may transport to another Country so our silver and gold we cannot carry to heaven with us but turn them into good works and they will follow you as far as heaven In trading I suppose you esteem it a very fair return if you get one in five bu● in sowing you part with one and haply reap ten in the Harvest and to be sure when the sowing is on earth and the reaping in heaven we shall have a better return then Isaac had who reaped an hundred fold Gen. 26. 12. As Sanctuary measure was double to other measures so Sanctuary returns are double centuple to other returns Ask then your souls the question What shall I render unto the Lord what shall I do for so good a God I have my life my comforts my soul my heaven from him what shall I do for his name Remember you have the truth of God a precious depositum which Solomon bids us buy and not sell Prov. 23. 23. Countenance it propagate it as you are able Hypocrits will be at great charges for a false way to heaven thousands of Rams rivers of oyl Mic. 6. 7 8. Be you ready with heart and hand to further the truth You have it many places want it there are places where two three four town belong to one Parish where the maintenance of the Gospel is not twenty pounds a year many a soul may go to hell in such places for want of the Gospel Many haply of you are risen to great estates who may remember such famished Congregations in the Countries where you were born O then if you have seen and tasted how good the Lord is to your souls endeavor to snatch others out of the fire that they may taste of Gods goodness too Haply it may lie in your way and power to stir up superiors to take some course in so necessary a work as this Shew your selves valiant for the truth study what may be done to preserve it and to remove that deluge of errors which would plunder you of it remember David Josiah Nehemiah what they did for the House of God and the Offices thereof You have the Messengers and ambassadors of Christ remember what Hezekiah did He spake comfortably to those that taught the good knowledge of the Lord 2 Chron. 30. 22. Remember what your selves in this City have been famous for in this business of encouraging your faithful Ministers and as the Lord speaking of the distress of Jerusalem which should have no parallel to liken it unto said Ariel shall be as Ariel Isa. 29. 2. so let London in this particular be as London continue to love to countenance to esteem beautiful the feet of those that bring glad tidings of peace Shew your honour to the Lord by your love to his Officers it will be so much the more your crown and comfort by how much the more they are reproached by others Lastly You have the poor Members of Christ amongst you He indeed who was once poor and was ministred unto himself Luk 8. 3. is now in glory but he is cold and hungry and naked and sick and suffers in many of his members still Col. 1. 24. Help them with your bounty as Christians help them with your orders and Authority as Magistrates where you can do neither help them with your prayers with your comforts as fellow-members Rejoyce with them that rejoyce and weep with them that weep remember none of us lives to himself none of us dyes to himself we are the Lords workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which he hath ordained that we should walk in them Let it therefore be our chief care and study to live to the praise of his glorious grace and to shew forth the vertues of h●m that hath called us out of darkness into has marvellous light The more glory we bring unto our Lord on earth the more glory doth he provide for us in heaven FINIS Psal. 16 2. Psal 50 12 Job 22 2. R●m 11 35. Deut 4 7. Isa 43 11. ● Pet 2. 9. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Phil. de Sacrif. Abel Cain vid. Bernard In Can● serm. 13. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 7. Apolog. 1. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Chrysost. in Psal. 148. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Basil in Psal. 23 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Plutar. Apophth H●s 7 9 10 Isa. ●2 25. Exod. 8 15. Ez a 9. 8. Jer 47. 6. 1 Sam. 15. 32. Tertul. Apol.