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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	service_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,834	5	8.9813	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96298	A thankefull remembrance of Gods mercy to several persons at Quabaug or Brookfield partly in a collection of providences about them, and gracious appearances for them: and partly in a sermon preached by Mr. Edward Bulkley, Pastor of the Church of Christ at Concord, upon a day of thanksgiving, kept by divers for their wonderfull deliverance there. Published by Capt. Thomas VVheeler. [Five lines from Psalms]	Wheeler, Thomas, ca. 1620-1676.; Bulkley, Edward, d. 1696.	1676 (1676)	Wing W1600; ESTC W35426	40,779	64

us 6thly It is a most Heavenly duty the very work of the Saints in Heaven When all other work Ceaseth this shall not Cease to all Eternity The more you are in the Exercise of this Spiritual Service the more there is of the Life of Heaven upon Earth This day you meet together to praise the Name of the Lord who were together in such a danger that you almost despaired of Life as the Apostle saith 2 Cor. 1.8 Look that your praises be such that God may be well pleased with them and with you in the performance of this Service 1. Let them be Cordial with the heart yea with the whole heart Psal 9.1 1. See that your hearts be taken up with an Admiration of Gods favour and Bounty towards you as David Psal 139.14 Admire the Lords sparing delivering and restoring mercy 2. All our Service and worship of God must be with the heart and from the heart God calls for the Heart in all Prov. 23.26 He would have the Heart in prayer praise hearing the word and all other performances the Lord is n Spirit and will be worshipped in Spirit and Truth John 4.24 2. Let them be Verbal Psal 34.1 and 51.15 Hos 14.2 We will Render the Calves of our lips 1. In singing Psalms a duty in Gospel times Col 3.16 And then most seasonable when God gives Cause of Rejoycing in his mercies James 5.13 If any be merry let him sing Psalms Psal 126.1 2. when the Lord turned the Captivity of Zion c. our mouth was filled with Laughter and our Tongues with singing 2. In declaring Gods goodness unto others Extolling his Name speaking of his loving kindness Psal 66.18 Come hither saith the Prophet all you that fear God and I will tell what he hath done for my Soul What Deliverances I have received and Victories I have obtained what Answers of prayer I have had So Psal 145.21 my mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord c. In Luk. 8.38 39. Christ Commands the man out of whom he had cast the Devils to shew how great things God hath done for him 3. Let them be real praises praise him not only in our words but in all our wayes living to the honour of his Name which is called upon us and of the Gospel professed by us Phil. 1.27 Only let your Conversation be at becomes the Gospel of Christ That is a main thing to be attended to Psal 50.23 He that will offer praise aright must also order his Conversation aright Confession and Conversation must go together in a thankful man Psal 116.8 9. I will walk before God in the Land of the living Inward Affection must be manifested in our outward Conversation Therefore look well to your wayes Elder and younger walk holily and Righteously live soberly Righteously and godly in this present world else all your praises are vain The Lord will not accept them Let our praises be Continual Psal 34.1 and Psal 63.4 I will bless thee while I live Rest not in the work of a day but remember Gods mercies all your dayes Be not like the Israelites Psal 106.12 They sang his praises but soon forgot his works You that are young remember the Lord in your best dayes and let us all both Elder and younger remember him all our dayes Remember him to Love him serve honour and glorifie him Remember your Promises and Engagements to him If we remember not his mercies to praise him he will remember our Ingratitude against him therein by Cutting us short of his blessings and plaguing us with his Judgements 5. Let all our Sacrifices of praise be offered up to God in the Name of Jesus Christ that so they may be a sweet savour before him God smelled a sweet savour in Noahs Sacrifice after that wonderful preservation from the Floud of waters Gen. 8.20 Noah looked to Christ Heb. 13.15 Col. 3.17 In him God will be well pleased with you And that Testimony you shall have one day from him that you pleased him in your returns to him Let us thus now Render to God whiles we are here on Earth and we shall Reap the Fruit of all in the great day of Christs appearance when God will Render to every one according to their works Rom. 2.6 7. Then those that have carefully observed all Gods dispensations about them and been follicitous what to Render to him giving up themselves to him Loving fearing and obeying him walking in holy Fellowship with him in his own Appointments they shall be received by him into his Everlasting Kingdome there to be with him singing praises to him that sits on the Throne and to the Lamb for Evermore FINIS