Speculum gratitudinis; or, David's thankfulness unto God for all His benefits Expressed in a sermon on the 29th of May, 1664. being Whitsunday, and the day of the happy birth and return of our Gracious King, Charles the Second. By John Kerswel, B.D. and rector of Goddington in Oxford-shire.
Even so in that spiritual and heavenly Building, (not made with hands) we cannot be NONLATINALPHABET, quick and Living Stones, unless we be first hewen, cut,
Even so in that spiritual and heavenly Building, (not made with hands) we cannot be, quick and Living Stones, unless we be First hewn, Cut,
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So likewise in that other, it pleaseth God oft-times to lay the hardest pressure, and heaviest weight of affliction and misery, upon his best Saints, and most dearly beloved Children.
So likewise in that other, it Pleases God ofttimes to lay the Hardest pressure, and Heaviest weight of affliction and misery, upon his best Saints, and most dearly Beloved Children.
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But, Why doth he so? Why doth he most afflict, and lay his hand heaviest on, those that are nearest and dearest unto him? St. Austin will resolve this Question;
But, Why does he so? Why does he most afflict, and lay his hand Heaviest on, those that Are nearest and dearest unto him? Saint Austin will resolve this Question;
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To no other end and purpose doth God suffer his untainted Josephs and spotless Daniels to be flung into pits and prisons, dens and dungeons of deepest calamity,
To no other end and purpose does God suffer his untainted Josephs and spotless Daniel's to be flung into pits and prisons, dens and dungeons of Deepest calamity,
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If we look back, and reflect our thoughts a while on the primitive World, see we may the hands of a cruel and accursed Cain mercilesly butchering his innocent Brother Abel: Fraterno primi maduerunt sanguine muri.
If we look back, and reflect our thoughts a while on the primitive World, see we may the hands of a cruel and accursed Cain mercilessly butchering his innocent Brother Abel: Fraterno Primi maduerunt sanguine muri.
And looking but a little further, we may descry an Esau 's feet swiftly posting on in the revengeful persuit of his Brother Jacob. If there be an Elijah, a Prophet,
And looking but a little further, we may descry an Esau is feet swiftly posting on in the revengeful pursuit of his Brother Jacob. If there be an Elijah, a Prophet,
The Psalm is wholly gratulatory, wherein the Prophetical King, and Kingly Prophet, and sweet Singer of Israel, doth solemnly commemorate and chant forth not only the several Blessings and Benefits which Almighty God had conferred on him,
The Psalm is wholly gratulatory, wherein the Prophetical King, and Kingly Prophet, and sweet Singer of Israel, does solemnly commemorate and chant forth not only the several Blessings and Benefits which Almighty God had conferred on him,
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and that is, The Lord. 3. The Motives or Inducements thereunto, All his Benefits. [ What shall I render unto the Lord for all his Benefits towards me. ] Of these in their order. And first of David 's Gratitude or Thankfulness;
and that is, The Lord. 3. The Motives or Inducements thereunto, All his Benefits. [ What shall I render unto the Lord for all his Benefits towards me. ] Of these in their order. And First of David is Gratitude or Thankfulness;
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How cheerfully did Moses and Miriam sing Praises unto God, for their miraculous Deliverance from Pharaoh, and his Host? The like did Barak and Deborah in their triumphant NONLATINALPHABET,
How cheerfully did Moses and Miriam sing Praises unto God, for their miraculous Deliverance from Pharaoh, and his Host? The like did Barak and Deborah in their triumphant,
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for saving them out of the hands of Jabin and Sisera: yea, thus it is for the most part with the Israel of God, whose safety he 〈 ◊ 〉 willing to make, in a manner,
for Saving them out of the hands of Jabin and Sisera: yea, thus it is for the most part with the Israel of God, whose safety he 〈 ◊ 〉 willing to make, in a manner,
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Thou hast delivered my Soul from death, mine Eys from tears, and my Feet from falling, at the 8th verse of this Psalm, whereupon there follows at the 12th, a Quid retribuam? What shall I render? God delivers David from death,
Thou hast Delivered my Soul from death, mine Eyes from tears, and my Feet from falling, At the 8th verse of this Psalm, whereupon there follows At the 12th, a Quid retribuam? What shall I render? God delivers David from death,
Which again Royal David most emphatically and amply acknowledged, in his Eucharistical Solemnity and Stupendious Preparations for the building of the Temple, saying;
Which again Royal David most emphatically and amply acknowledged, in his Eucharistical Solemnity and Stupendious Preparations for the building of the Temple, saying;
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An Eccho now, we know, is but the multiplication or reflection of some sound or other, occasioned through the Refraction of the Air in some hollow opposite place (as the Philosopher describes it) or as the Wise man calls it, The rebounding Eccho of the hollow Mountains.
an Echo now, we know, is but the multiplication or reflection of Some found or other, occasioned through the Refraction of the Air in Some hollow opposite place (as the Philosopher describes it) or as the Wise man calls it, The rebounding Echo of the hollow Mountains.
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Many Stories tell us likewise of grateful Lions, kind Eagles, and trusty Dogs, qui etiam mori pro dominis, that are ready to dy for and with their Masters, as Saint Ambrose hath observed.
Many Stories tell us likewise of grateful Lions, kind Eagles, and trusty Dogs, qui etiam Mori Pro dominis, that Are ready to die for and with their Masters, as Saint Ambrose hath observed.
Joash remembred not the kindness of Jehoiada: The chief Butler quickly forgat Joseph; and of ten Lepers that were cleansed, there returned but one to offer his Thanks.
Joash remembered not the kindness of Jehoiada: The chief Butler quickly forgot Joseph; and of ten Lepers that were cleansed, there returned but one to offer his Thanks.
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rightly making his onely Lord and Maker the sole entire Object of his Obedience and Gratitude, still singing a Quid retribuam Domino? What shall I render unto the Lord? (my second part now in order to be considered) Quid habes quod non accepisti? What hast thou which thou hast not received? and if thou hast received it,
rightly making his only Lord and Maker the sole entire Object of his obedience and Gratitude, still singing a Quid retribuam Domino? What shall I render unto the Lord? (my second part now in order to be considered) Quid habes quod non accepisti? What hast thou which thou hast not received? and if thou hast received it,
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Art thou rarely furnished with the rich treasures of Learning and Knowledg? or grac'd with volubility of Speech and Elocution? Art thou powerful in attracting the Eys and Affections of Men by thy graceful Deportment and winning Behaviour? 'Tis all from him.
Art thou rarely furnished with the rich treasures of Learning and Knowledge? or graced with volubility of Speech and Elocution? Art thou powerful in attracting the Eyes and Affections of Men by thy graceful Deportment and winning Behaviour? It's all from him.
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Why should not the spiritual Rivers too (I mean the Gifts and Graces of the Mind) be refunded and delivered back again, without stop or intermission, in the full and faithful currents of Praise and Thanksgiving,
Why should not the spiritual rivers too (I mean the Gifts and Graces of the Mind) be refunded and Delivered back again, without stop or intermission, in the full and faithful currents of Praise and Thanksgiving,
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In all things then let us give Thanks, and still return all Blessings and Benefits unto his Praise and Glory, from whose grace and favour they have been derived.
In all things then let us give Thanks, and still return all Blessings and Benefits unto his Praise and Glory, from whose grace and favour they have been derived.
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and mark the Censure the infallible Judg pass'd upon him, I tell you (saith Christ) this man (that is, the poor Publican) went home justified rather than he.
and mark the Censure the infallible Judge passed upon him, I tell you (Says christ) this man (that is, the poor Publican) went home justified rather than he.
for whereas thou crackest and boastest of thy Purity and Holiness, and glorifiest thy self so much in thine own Works and Worth, thou provest thy self an Extortioner, and a notorious one too;
for whereas thou crackest and boastest of thy Purity and Holiness, and glorifiest thy self so much in thine own Works and Worth, thou Provest thy self an Extortioner, and a notorious one too;
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Nay, read we not of many more beside the Pharisee, who as much mistake the Fountain and first Original of all the Blessings and Benefits they receive? In the first of Habakkuk, at the 15 and 16 Verses, we meet with the Nimrods of the Earth, who when they took up all with the Angle,
Nay, read we not of many more beside the Pharisee, who as much mistake the Fountain and First Original of all the Blessings and Benefits they receive? In the First of Habakkuk, At the 15 and 16 Verses, we meet with the Nimrods of the Earth, who when they took up all with the Angle,
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That is, They flattered themselvs, and gloried in their own Wit and Strength, as if thereby they had gotten all their Victories, with increase of Wealth,
That is, They flattered themselves, and gloried in their own Wit and Strength, as if thereby they had got all their Victories, with increase of Wealth,
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In requital of the like Ingratitude, when superstitions People, in the time of Hosea, ascribed unto their Lovers, (that is, to their Idols) the gift of their Bread and Wine, Corn and Oyl, Wool and Flax, Silver and Gold;
In requital of the like Ingratitude, when superstitions People, in the time of Hosea, ascribed unto their Lovers, (that is, to their Idols) the gift of their Bred and Wine, Corn and Oil, Wool and Flax, Silver and Gold;
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thus Nebuchadonosor vaunts himself in the height and Tropick of his Pride, saying of Babylon, Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power,
thus Nebuchadnezzar vaunts himself in the height and Tropic of his Pride, saying of Babylon, Is not this great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power,
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whereas the Wise man, like the fuller and weightier one, still inclines downward in all Humility, making it the greatest Argument of his sufficiency, to disclaim all Self-sufficiency,
whereas the Wise man, like the fuller and Weightier one, still inclines downward in all Humility, making it the greatest Argument of his sufficiency, to disclaim all Self-sufficiency,
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And those Benefits which I, Thou, He, (in a word) All of us, receive from him, we receive them not dimidiated, or by halfs, minc'd or cut into parcels;
And those Benefits which I, Thou, He, (in a word) All of us, receive from him, we receive them not dimidiated, or by halfs, minced or Cut into parcels;
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and Moon, and whole Choir of heavenly Tapers, dispense and impart their comfortable Light and sweet Influences alike to this sublunary and inferior World? There's no singular Person,
and Moon, and Whole Choir of heavenly Tapers, dispense and impart their comfortable Light and sweet Influences alike to this sublunary and inferior World? There's no singular Person,
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we must confess, with the fore-cited Father, that there is NONLATINALPHABET, and that they are far greater than the narrow Scantling of our hearts can conceive or imagine.
we must confess, with the forecited Father, that there is, and that they Are Far greater than the narrow Scantling of our hearts can conceive or imagine.
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For, seeing how that naturally we were addicted and given to love our selvs, and the things which were our own, he would needs hereupon become our God also, that so we might, in a manner, be compell'd to love him. O the Bowels of Compassion!
For, seeing how that naturally we were addicted and given to love our selves, and the things which were our own, he would needs hereupon become our God also, that so we might, in a manner, be compelled to love him. O the Bowels of Compassion!
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For, whereas Angels, Arch-Angels, and such an innumerable Multitude of coelestial Powers and Spirits love their God so ardently, do him all Homage so willingly, and execute his Behests so faithfully;
For, whereas Angels, Arch-Angels, and such an innumerable Multitude of celestial Powers and Spirits love their God so ardently, do him all Homage so willingly, and execute his Behests so faithfully;
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when he might, in his Justice, in the Breath of his Displeasure have blasted us, and resolved us again into our primordial Elements, and very Nothing it self.
when he might, in his justice, in the Breath of his Displeasure have blasted us, and resolved us again into our primordial Elements, and very Nothing it self.
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The Water servs thee with Rain, with soft and seasonable Showrs, and with her silver Drops, in set and seasonable time, doth crown thy Field; with goodness.
The Water servs thee with Rain, with soft and seasonable Showers, and with her silver Drops, in Set and seasonable time, does crown thy Field; with Goodness.
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And he hath all this while been content to stay for Thanks, until by the leisure of Nature our Understandings have been made as capable of his Blessings as our Bodies were,
And he hath all this while been content to stay for Thanks, until by the leisure of Nature our Understandings have been made as capable of his Blessings as our Bodies were,
But now, What shall we repay unto the Lord for Himself? Though we could repay Our Selvs ten thousand times, What are we in comparison of Christ the Son of God? So then,
But now, What shall we repay unto the Lord for Himself? Though we could repay Our Selves ten thousand times, What Are we in comparison of christ the Son of God? So then,
the best of Kings; the Father of his Country; the Extinguisher of Tyranny; the Restorer of Liberty; and the Founder of Tranquility; at whose joyful and victorious Approach, Rebellion and Ʋsurpation, with their horrid Attendant Confusion, are chased away,
the best of Kings; the Father of his Country; the Extinguisher of Tyranny; the Restorer of Liberty; and the Founder of Tranquillity; At whose joyful and victorious Approach, Rebellion and Ʋsurpation, with their horrid Attendant Confusion, Are chased away,
If the Lord had not been on our side (may England now say) If the Lord himself had not been on our side (may his late afflicted Church say) and had he not turn'd our Captivity as the Rivers in the South, we had till this time gone on our way weeping and sowing in Tears, despairing ever of a joyful Harvest,
If the Lord had not been on our side (may England now say) If the Lord himself had not been on our side (may his late afflicted Church say) and had he not turned our Captivity as the rivers in the South, we had till this time gone on our Way weeping and sowing in Tears, despairing ever of a joyful Harvest,
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Blessed be God, who hath directed the heart of a most sagacious and faithful Counsellor (much like to another Hushai, or Nehemiah ) to contrive the happy means,
Blessed be God, who hath directed the heart of a most sagacious and faithful Counsellor (much like to Another Hushai, or Nehemiah) to contrive the happy means,
so is he likewise a most just and severe Exacter of his ordinary Tribute of Thanks: Not because he any ways stands in need of any thing from us; (for, if thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? or what receiveth he at thine hand? ) but because it is his most just and lawful Due, he demands it;
so is he likewise a most just and severe Exacter of his ordinary Tribute of Thanks: Not Because he any ways Stands in need of any thing from us; (for, if thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? or what receives he At thine hand?) but Because it is his most just and lawful Endue, he demands it;
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What is that (saith devout St. Austin ) All the Day long; but without intermission? In prosperis, quia consolaris; in adversis, quia corrigis; antequam essemus, quia fecisti;
What is that (Says devout Saint Austin) All the Day long; but without intermission? In prosperis, quia consolaris; in adversis, quia corrigis; antequam essemus, quia fecisti;
For such is the Longanimity and Forbearance of our heavenly Creditor, that if we do but acknowledg our Willingness along with our Inability to repay him, He will accept our Will for the Debt, and our bare Confession for a full Discharge. Thus then let us do;
For such is the Longanimity and Forbearance of our heavenly Creditor, that if we do but acknowledge our Willingness along with our Inability to repay him, He will accept our Will for the Debt, and our bore Confessi for a full Discharge. Thus then let us doe;
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