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A01981	The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1632 (1632)	STC 12125; ESTC S103308	217,556	304

much more glorious in the cause of undertaking them All confesse that it is not so much the punishment that maketh martyrdome glorious as the cause So is it in warre The cause rather then the event makes it warrantable and praise-worthy Good successe in just warre brings much glory to the undertakers thereof In this respect victorious Gustavus carieth away more glory then Sennacherib Nebuchadnezar Darius Cyrus Alexander Caesar or other the great Conquerers among the heathen Of those Conquerors who are commended by the Holy Ghost it is said that they subdued kingdomes and wrought righteousnesse Might and Right must goe together Right without might may be much wronged Might without right may do much wrong Take we therefore a briefe view of the causes of sundry other conquerours and we shall find might without right Take we a view of the causes which moved the conquering King of Sued to undertake his warres and we shall find might regulated by right The cause which moved conquering Monarchs in former times to enter into other mens dominions and to subdue nations was especially the pride of their heart and their ambition to have the supreme soveraignty over the whole world if possibly they could atchieve it It is said of Alexander the great that when he heard the Philosophers conclusion concerning the unity of the world he wept because there were no more worlds for him to overcome Behold the ambition of mens minds how boundlesse how unsatiable it is The fore-mentioned Caesar invaded Germany France England and other nations to enlarge the dominion of the Romane Empire So did other Romane Generals before and after Caesar True it is that God in his unsearchable wisdome stirred up many of them to be his instruments to punish peoples rebellions against God In which respect they are called the Rod of the Lord his staffe his sword Yea God is said to put his sword into their hands and because the Lord useth them as his instruments they are in that respect stiled The Lords Annointed his servants his Shepheards Yet notwithstanding this secret intent of the Lord which he by their Ministry brought to passe they were stirred up by pride and ambition to do what they did So saith the Lord of Ashur O Assyrian the rod of mine anger c. I will send him against an hypocriticall nation c. I will give him a charge to take the spoile c. Howbeit he meaneth not so c. For he saith by the strength of my hand I have done it and by my wisdome c. And further to shew that they by their inward wicked disposition were set on worke it is said that when God gave people into their hands they shewed them no mercy and againe when the Lord was a little displeased they helped forward the affliction But the pious and righteous King of Sued hath made it manifest to all the world that no ambitious thoughts no desire of enlarging his owne Dominions by forcing away other mens rights from them hath embroiled him in these Germane-warres Great wrongs were done to him by the Enemy and feare given of greater if he looked not the better to himself So as he was forced to take up armes to secure his owne dominions and his neighbours bordering upon him It is noted of the Philistimes that they came up to seeke David Whereby is implied that they first provoked him to warre and his setting upon them and destroying them is thereby justified It is also recorded of the Syrians that they helped the Ammonites who had most despitefully used Davids Ambassadours Thereby Davids warring against the Ammonites and Syrians is justified Against the Ammonites for wrong done to David against the Syrians for aiding Davids enemies Such provocations had King Gustavus to enter upon these later warres He was first sought by the Enemy His Ambassadours were basely used This later Enemy sent armies under his owne Ensignes in aid of the Pole his former enemy with whom he was then in warre Besides these wrongs done to himselfe Complaints and invitations were made to him by sundry oppressed Princes and States and particularly of those to whom he was engaged by ancient allyances and confederacies By these also he was drawne into these warres wherein the divine providence hath given him so good successe and so great glory Abraham on such a ground as this later is was moved to take up armes against those that spoiled Sodom where his brother Lot was wherein the Lord gave him good successe Ioshua also on such a ground made warre against the five Kings of the Amorites who encamped against Gibcon The Gibconites were at that time in league with the Israelites Thereupon Gibeon being invaded by the Amorites sends unto Ioshua to the camp saying Slake not thy hand from thy servants come up to us quickly and save us and helpe us Thus Gustavus in affording succour to such as were oppressed and craved his aid they being also his confederates hath done that which such as were guided by Gods Spirit have done before him and that as well for securing his owne dominions as for relieving others For had that flood of warre which over flowed and in a manner ruinated the greater part of Germany beene suffered to swell and run longer and further it might have made an irrecoverable breach even unto the very Kingdome of Sued Where that floud of warre had a current it carried away the true Religion before it it bare away Princes out of their principalities other Governours out of their jurisdictions Ministers of Gods Word from their charges Owners from their possessions and others from their places and callings it deprived free cities of their immunities and priviledges and brought many mischiefes and inconveniences to many others Wherefore to preserve true Religion where it was in great hazard to be suppressed to re-establish it where it was removed to restore Princes other Governours Ministers Owners and others to their owne rights to recover to free people their priviledges to bring home the banished to take off the heavy yoke of bondage and intolerable burdens from their necks on whom they were unjustly laid and finally to prevent cruell massacres and persecutions for the Gospell sake hath this contrary streame of warre beene opposed so as violence by violence as necessity required hath beene resisted and a strong streame of sweet waters hath beaten backe a great flood of salt waters §. 127. Of the effects of the Suedish Kings warres THe blessed events that have followed upon the King of Sued his warres in Germany do give evident proofe to the truth of the ends and intents before mentioned For thereby true Religion is in many places re-established and a free liberty for exercise thereof procured to the professours of it Ancient immunities and priviledges are recovered Princes other Governours Ministers of the Gospell States Polities private Lords and Owners are restored to their dominions dignities charges callings inheritances and

yea cleane put out our delight in the Church II. To manifest thy delight in the Church 1 Be a member of that blessed communion 2 Be a companion of the other members thereof 3 Let her praises be ever in thy mouth 4 Pray for her peace 5 Seeke her good 6 Rejoyce in her prosperity 7 Mourne for her misery §. 120. Of provoking others to praise God PSAL. CXVI XIX Praise ye the Lord. THe Prophet having abundantly testified his owne readinesse and forwardnesse to praise the Lord contenteth not himselfe therewith but that the more praise might redound to God in the close of his hymne he stirreth up others even all of all sorts without any limitation or exception of any to do the like in this compound word Praise ye the Lord. Of the duty implied in this phrase which is to praise the Lord sufficient hath beene spoken before It remaineth here to speake of the meanes of spreading abroad and propagating the praise of God by inciting others to praise him This cohortation being added to his profession two usefull observations hence arise I. We must provoke others to praise God II. We must our selves practice what we provoke others unto 1 For the first the duty of provoking others is in Scripture applied to all points of piety justice and charity For what we find behoofull for our selves to do we must thereunto incite others In generall therefore it s said Consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works Exhort one another Edifie one another But more particularly for inciting others to praise God as other bookes of Scripture so especially the booke of Psalmes doth abound with incitations thereto stirring up Angels Kings Princes Iudges Priests Levites old young male female all of all sorts yea by a Rhetoricall Apostrophe he turns his speech unto unreasonable and senslesse creatures and calls on them to praise the Lord thereby the more to quicken sensible and reasonable creatures thereunto The 136 Psalme was purposely penned and appointed to be sung time after time both daily in the temple and on extraordinary occasions to incense the spirits mutually of one another to praise God The celestiall spirits though they be every one most forward to praise the Lord and need no incitation yet to shew their earnest and unsatiable desire to have it continually done by all they cry one to another Hallelu-jah praise ye the Lord Rev. 19. ● 3 4 6. When we receive a good turne from man we use to stirre up others to thanke him in our behalfe Much more ought we to invite and incite others to praise God with us and for us The zeale we ought to beare to Gods glory The love we owe to our brethren The comfort that we may reape to our owne soules by provoking others to praise the Lord are as a three-fold twisted cord to hold us fast to the performance of this duty 1 The more persons are brought to praise the Lord the more is Gods name hallowed Now it is an evidence of a great zeale of Gods glory not onely with the uttermost of our owne power to praise him our selves but also to be a meanes to draw on others so to do as he that said I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever 2 It is an evidence of much love to our brethren to incite them to praise the Lord both in regard of the great need wherin they stand therof and also in regard of the great benefit they may reape therby All have great need to be daily stirred up to this duty by reason of their naturall backwardnesse thereunto The more excellent any duty is the more backward we are by nature thereunto but of all duties none more excellent none more divine none wherein we come nearer unto the celestiall spirits then this of praising God which maketh our earthly perverse disposition to be so dull to it as it is Can heavy things of the earth be forward to ascend upward but in praising God our spirits ascend to heaven where God is Hence also is it that though we are at some times quicke and forward thereunto yet we soone waxe dull therein and as it were fall downward as heavy weights which though they be pulled up by their owne heavinesse fall downe againe or as water which though with fire it be heated of its owne nature waxeth cold againe Therefore as weights are oft to be pulled up as fire is of● to be put under water and blowne up so our spirits are oft to be quickned and stirred up by mutuall cohortations The benefit whereof is very great by reason of the true vertue and efficacy of incitations As souldiers even fresh water souldiers and all that strive for masteries by running riding rowing shooting wrastling c. are much animated and whetted on by acclamations and incitations so Christians by holy exhortations are much quickened to praise the Lord. 3 We give evidence to others and gaine assurance to our selves of the spirit of grace abiding and bearing rule in us by drawing on others with us to praise the Lord. This spirit is called the annointing 1 Ioh. 2. 20. 27. It is as an ointment powred forth Cant. 1. 3. which so diffuseth the sweetnesse of the favour that is in it as all that are neare it carie away some of the sweetnesse of it And is it not a great comfort to have assurance of such a spirit What now can be more blessed then not onely to glorifie the good God with our owne tongues but also to stirre up others by our meanes to glorifie him Certenly these with other like motives were of force with him who said to God I have not hid thy righteousnesse within my heart I have declared thy faithfulnesse and thy salvation I have not concealed thy loving kindnesse and thy truth from the great congregation Psal 40. 10. And againe I will declare thy name unto my brethren in the middest of the congregation will I praise thee I will give thee thanks in the great congregation I will praise thee among much people Psal 22. 22. The application of this point concernes all of all sorts Especially it concernes Ministers to whom are committed in a peculiar manner the words of exhortation The Priests and Levites were of all most of all bound as to praise the Lord themselves so in the middest of great assemblies to incite others and to sing and say Praise ye the Lord. Next to Ministers Magistrates who are as Generalls and Captaines in the Lords army are bound by vertue of their authority over others to provoke them to praise the Lord. Thus Moses and the children of Israel not he alone but he with them he directing and inciting them sang unto the Lord. So Deborah and Barak said to the people Praise ye the Lord. The like I might