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A64422	The merchants and mariners preservation and thanksgiving. Or, Thankfulnesse returned, for mercies received Set forth in a sermon of thanksgiving, preached at S. Andrewes Undershaft, Sept. 6. 1649. To the r. worshipfull, the Comittee of Merchants, trading for the eastern India, upon a late returne of seven of their ships together. By Edvvard Terry, minister of the Word, (who was sometime in their service, there) now rector of the Church of Great-Greenford, in the county of Middlesex. Octob. 4. 1649. Imprimatur. John Downame.	Terry, Edward, 1590-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing T780; ESTC R219187	28,101	40

THE MERCHANTS and MARINERS Preservation and Thanksgiving OR THANKFVLNESSE RETVRNED for Mercies received Set forth in A SERMON OF Thanksgiving Preached at S. Andrewes Vndershaft Sept. 6. 1649. To the R. Worshipfull The Comittee of Merchants trading for the Eastern India upon a late Returne of seven of their Ships together By EDVVARD TERRY Minister of the Word who was sometime in their service there now Rector of the Church at Great-Greenford in the County of Middlesex In winged ships who passage make And through vast Seas their journeyes take See while their ships on billowes keepe Gods workes and wonders in the deepe The Lord on high is mightier then the noyse of many waters yea then the mighty waves of the Sea Psal. 93.4 Qui nescit orare discat navigare Octob. 4. 1649. Imprimatur John Downame London Printed by THOMAS HARPER 1649. To the Right VVorshippefull VVILLIAM COKAYNE Esquire Governour of the Company of Merchants of London trading into the Eastern India WILLIAM METHVVOLD Esquire Deputy Governour JOHN MASSINGBERD Esquire Treasurer and to all the re●● of the Commi●tee for the s●me Company Right Worshipfull YOV were pleased of la●e when I expected it not to put mee unto that most willing t●ske of Preaching this following Sermon and now besides your expectation to testifie my respects to you for your Noblenesse when I had done my Worke doe I offer it with the addition of some few particulars then omitted for feare of being over tedious to your eyes now it hath passed your eares that so it may sinke further and not rest neither returne voyd but prosper in the thing for which it was intended I know that there are a number of things Printed already more then needes poore innocent Paper dayly receiving such blurres and staines from the Presse that make it fitter for the fire then for any thing else But arguments of this kinde shall never bee but usefull though the iniquity of times should arme thousands with Pen-knives as J●hoiakim was when hee cut and so cancel'd and then burnt the Roule of Jeremiah the Prophet because it told him the truth which never was nor ever will bee for every mans turne This I presume may bee for yours wherein through your many streights perils extremities you may cleerely reade your escapes preservations and deliverances what you have received from and what you must returne to God for his manifold multiplyed renewed mercies which are to be seene every where but most of all in the Mount I doe not goe about to counsell you as a Merchant as a Divine I will to keepe God alwayes in your eye ever in your sight that whatsoever your Adventures are whithersoever you send or goe your way may bee prosperous for they that reckon without God must reckon againe and they travell too far that leave God behind them adventuring themselves out of his protection One of the Ancients tells us that there are foure sorts of men who seeme to take foure severall wayes that in conclusion meete and bring them all to happinesse Some steale Heaven as it were and they are such as can give an Almes without a Trumpet and can pray without a Witnesse who had rather bee good then seeme so and these performing unto God much service in secret are afterward openly rewarded There be others againe which are compelled as it were to take Heaven and they are such as are wearied with and weaned from the World by afflictions and having the happinesse to bee taught as well as chastened they turne unto him that smites them they seeke the Lord and by seeking finde him enjoy him Some will have Heauen as it were whether God will or no they will have it by force These carry their Estates Names Liberties Lives in their hands and will part with them all rather then with that The Kingdome of Heaven suffers violence and the violent take it Ibi rapina non est crimen crimen est non rapere 't is not a fault to be violent in the pursuit of Heaven of salvation it is a fault I and a great one too not to be so Lastly there are some that buy it as it were and they are such wise Merchants as the Gospel mentions that will have that Pearle of great price whatsoever it cost them That hidden Treasu●e though they pay never so much for the F●eld where 't is layd up And this is a justifiable covetousnesse which I dare commend unto you to covet spirituall things to covet earnestly the best things To follow peace and holinesse as having them alwayes in chase To labour after godlinesse which brings contentment and gaine great gaine the greatest gaine 'T is excellent counsell that Solomon gives Buy the truth but sell it not be at any charge for it but doe not part with it for a World Non Priamus tanti because there is nothing in the World that can be put in the Ballance with it against it And when you have tryed all Commodities yee shall finde Heaven the best bargaine and worth the having upon any tearmes 'T is well observed of Jacob that he got one blessing from his Brother by purch●se a second from his Father by policy a third and the chiefest of all from God by contention If by purchase or policy or strife wee can get this Blessing the Blessing wee are happy I shall adde nothing further but my heartiest wishes for your present and eternall welfare which shall be some of the Petitions dayly sent up from him who is most Worthy Sirs Yours in all Civil and Christian respects most ready to doe you Service EDVVARD TERRY Dum in vitâ sumus in viâ THis life 's our way in which where ere we be We misse our Path if that felicity Be not our utmost ayme towards which we meete With Crosse-wayes rubs and streights that cause our feete To faint or else to stumble yet must we on What ere we meete untill our journey 's done We seeke a Countrey cannot finde it here Here in this Pilgrimage i th' whole world where The streightest evenest pathes trac'd by the best Are wayes of Labour trouble not of rest Our God and Countrey too are both above We keepe our way while that we thither moove Lose it when we doe not Let 's on and know We have a further journey still to go For though we could with weary Paces get The Worlds great round our tyresome progresse yet Were not at end we must not therefore lye Still and loyter till God say rest that 's dye In Europe Asia Affrick have I gone One Journey more and then I am at home EDVVARD TERRY THE PREFACE Right Worshipfull YOU that are the Representatives and into whose hands and trust the managing of that great businesse of Trade is put by that most Worthy Company of Merchants trading for the Easterne India you are heere met this day to offer up a voluntary and a willing sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving unto Almighty God for a great