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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77005	Oriens ab occidente: or, A dawning in the vvest· As it was delivered in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, at Westminster; upon their day of thanksgiving, for severall victories in the west, &c. By John Bond Mr of the Savoy, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Bond, John, 1612-1676.	1645 (1645)	Wing B3572A; ESTC R211371	30,002	52

more ingredients or simples there are in any composition or distillation the more rare and excellent men doe account it and the more of the Artist there is therein To give instance in some of the heapes of victories which you are to consider of this day What thinke wee of Gods justice His Iustice hath not that shewed it selfe eminently in hardning the hearts of the enemies in their two strongest holds of Bridgwater and Sherborne to over-stand honourable proffers that so they might bring themselves to the worst and lowest conditions of all others Whereas other men that defended sleighter places went off with better tearmes Well knew the Lord that you could not so safely let goe the enemies that were in Bridgwater and Sherborne being beasts of longer teeth and more deeply dyed in bloud as those in Bath which were lesse hurtfull adversaries therefore the Lord in a speciall manner did so work it that those fiercer wild beasts must bring themselves to be muzzled fettered and caged up that they might not doe further mischiefe abroad and if any must march away to let goe those whom we need not much to fear Thus the Lord did sometimes harden the heart of Pharaoh that he should not be content to come off from Israel upon honourable and safe tearmes as he might have done at any time on this side the red sea but he shall follow the Lords people into the sea Exod. 15.5 that so he may at last sink like a stone in the migtie waters And what think you of the power of God in these late deliverances His power Was there not much of that attribute seen in helping our Armies to take-in such extraordinarily fortified and resolved strong holds by meere strength force and utmost extremities by assault batterie fire and sword Surely to take a strong place by strength and storme doth argue that there is extrordinary much of God in it especially when such a storme is effected with so little losse I might adde much more concerning the Lords wisdome mercy and other attributes that appeared even in the victories of this day but I shall open these cabinets anon Thus where you see much of Gods attributes laid out ingaged When victories do come in the channell of the promises and as it were concentred in a victory you may conclude that there is much of God in that deliverance Secondly when deliverances do flow in upon us in the channell of the promises then you may be sure they are mercifull mercies and that they have in them much of God For the promises they are the buckets belonging to these wels and fountaines of salvation Isai 12.3 Therefore with joy shall they draw water out of the wels of salvation These wels doe seeme to be opposed to those cisternes which are mentioned by another Prophet They have forsaken me the fountaine of living waters Jerem. 2.18 and hewen them out cisternes broken cisternes that can hold no water The creatures are cisternes the Lord alone he is the fountaine and out of this fountaine or wel-head we must draw all our salvations spirituall temporall publike personall by the buckets of the promises and then they will prove blessed blessings unto us Quest. But you will say what promises can we find in all the word that are made to the Parliament or Armies of England Or what are those Scripture-buckets to our nation or condition Can there any victories come to us in these channels Answ 1 Yes there are Scripture-promises to Englands Parliaments and Armies in this present cause Consider the great promise to Joshua Iosh 1.5 there you shall see a title to the promises given even to us I will never leave thee nor forsake thee saith the Lord to Joshua And this may be drawne down to all Joshua's or saviours of the Lords people to the end of the world as appeareth by comparing that text of Joshua Heb. 13.5 with another in the new Testament Let your conversation be without covetousnesse and be content with such things as you have for he hath said I will never faile thee nor forsake thee Whence we learne First that the promises made to Joshua or any other holy man in Scripture for provisions and protections in the Lords worke and cause may very well be applied to us and all others in like works and causes Secondly that a generall promise of the Lords presence and assistance for us in his service is as sufficient for all particulars whereof we stand in need as if they were expressed Verse 6. So that we may boldly say with dividuall the Lord is our helper Thus there are Scripdividuall the Lord is our helper Thus there are Scripture promises even to our English Parliaments and Armies in the present cause and worke Secondly I conceive yet more fully that the victories for which wee blesse God this day are come unto us in the channell of some particular promises Q. This is comfort indeed you will say if you can make it out unto us A. I will but point at two sorts of promises Two proper promises applicable to this daies mercies which seeme especially to sweeten this dayes mercies The one hath reference to that Armie which was the instrument of these victories The other to our selves for whom these instruments have done that worke First with reference to the instruments themselves You know what an Armie they were esteemed and what low thoughts were taken up concerning them then turne to that promise Because the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men 1 Cor. 1.25 26 27 23 25. and the weaknesse of God is stronger then men For you see your calling brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh nor many mightie nor many noble are called But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weake things of the world to confound the things which are mightie And base things of the world and things which are despised hath God chosen yea and things which are not to bring to nought things that are That no flesh should glory in his presence Let this text be the Motto of this new Modell This day if ever is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares for now if ever hath the Lord done great things by such meanes yea he hath confounded carnall wisedome by folly strength by weakenesse and pride by humilitie Certainly such effects such deliverances as these doe come down in the channell of this promise That is one Let me give you another promise with reference to your selves and us the rest for whom these deliverances were wrought by those instruments You know the generall frame of mens spirits when the Lord began this turne of things I hope wee were pretty well weaned from creature-confidence and as low as ever in our owne eyes Then turne to that other promise Deut. 32.36 37 38 39. For the Lord shall judge his people and repent