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A43321	A sermon preached before the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament at Margarets Church in Westminster, upon Thursday the 18 day of Iuly, 1644 : it being the day of public thanksgiving for the great mercie of God in the happie successe of the forces of both kingdomes neer York, against the enemies of King and Parliament / by Alexander Henderson ...	Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1644 (1644)	Wing H1441; ESTC R3818	28,273	37

Die Veneris 19. Iulij 1644. ORdered by the Lords in PARLIAMENT Assembled That Mr. Vines hath hereby thanks given him by this House for the great pains he hath tooke in his Sermon preached before the Lords and Commons on Thursday the Eighteenth of this instant Iuly in Margarets Church Westminster it being the day of Thanksgiving for the great Mercie of God in the happy successe of the Forces of both Kingdomes against the Enemies of King and Parliament neere Yorke And that the said Mr. Vines be intreated to Print and publish his said Sermon which no man is to presume to Print or reprint without his authoritie under his hand as he will answer the contrary to this House Jo. Browne Cler. Parliamentorum Die Veneris 19. Iulij 1644. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT That Sir Robert Harley doe give the thanks of this House to Mr. Vines for the great paines he tooke in the Sermon he preached at the intreaty of both Houses at S. Margarets Westminster upon the day of publike Thanksgiving for the great Victory obtained against Prince Rupert and the Earle of Newcastles Forces and he is desired to publish it in Print H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint Abel Roper to print my Sermon RI VINES A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE the Right Honorable the LORDS And COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT At Margarets Church in Westminster upon Thursday the 18. day of Iuly 1644. It being the day of Publick Thanksgiving for the great mercie of God in the happie Successe of the Forces of both Kingdoms neer York against the Enemies of King and Parliament By Alexander Henderson Minister at Edinburgh Job 34. 29. When he giveth quietnesse who then can make trouble And when he hideth his face who then can behold him whether it be done against a Nation or against a man onely Published by Order of both Houses LONDON Printed for Robert Bostock dwelling in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Kings Head 1644. Die Veneris 19. Iulii 1644. ORdered by the Lords in Parliament assembled That Mr. Henderson hath hereby thanks given him by this House for the great pains he took in his Sermon preached before the Lords and Commons on Thursday the eighteenth of this instant Iuly in Margarets Church Westminster it being the day of Thanksgiving for the great Mercie of God in the happie successe of the Forces of both Kingdoms against the Enemies of King and Parliament neer York And that the said Mr. Henderson be entreated to Print and publish his said Sermon which no man is to presume to Print or Re-print without his Authoritie under his hand as he will answer the contrary to this House Io. Brown Cler. Parliament Die Veneris 19. Iulii 1644. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That Sir Robert Harley do give the thanks of this House to Mr. Henderson for the great pains he took in the Sermon he preached at the intreatie of both Houses at St. Margarets Westminster upon the day of publique Thanksgiving for the great Victory obtained against Prince Rupert and the Earl of Newcastles Forces and he is desired to publish it in Print H. Elsyng Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint Robert Bostock to Print this Sermon Alex. Henderson A Catalogue of the Names of those Divines who have Preached before the Parliament beginning Ian. 18. 1644. to Iuly 18. 1644. At a Thanksgiving before the Parliament and City of London Jan. 18. Mr. Marshall 1 Chron. 12. 38 39 40. Jan. 31. Mr. Cawdrey Prov. 29. 8. Mr. Rutherfurd Dan. 6. 26. Febr. 28. Mr. B●ylie Zach. 3. 1 2. Mr. Young Psal. 31. 24. Mar. 27. Mr. Gillespie Ezek. 43. 11. Mr. Bond Isa. 45. 15. At a Thanksgiving for the Victory over Sir R. H●ptons Army Apr. 9. Mr. Ob. Sedgwick Psal. 3. 8. Mr. Case Dan. 11. 32. At the Thanksgiving for the Victory at Selby in Yorkeshire Apr. 23. Mr. Perne Exod. 34. 6. not printed Mr. Carryl Rev. 11. 16 17. Apr. 24. Dr. Staunton Deut. 32. 31. Mr. Green Neh. 1. 3 4. May 29. Dr. Smith Psal. 107. 6. Mr. Henry Hall Matth. 11. 12. June 26. Mr. Hardwick Psal. 126. 5 6 Mr. Hickes Isa. 28. 5 6. At the Thanksgiving for the Victorie over Prince Rupert and the surrender of York July 18. Mr. Vines Isa. 63. 8. Mr. Henderson Matth. 14. 21. Errata Page 1. line 3 for of r. in p. 6 l. 8 for in r for p. 7 l. 27 r. a time p. 11 marg. ●●● p. 15 l. 12 for he r. it p. 21 l. 4. for thus r. the To the KIRKE and KINGDOME of SCOTLAND Grace to you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Iesus Christ THree reasons have prevailed with me to set your Honourable and Reverend name before this Sermon One is That having Preached it before the Honourable Houses of the Parliament of England I conceived it more convenient to send it to you in Print then to direct it to them the second time and in so doing I cannot apprehend any danger of censure Because the ground of my Calling to joyne in so solemne an action was rather a Nationall concernment then any personall respect to me or expectation of any thing that could proceed from my weaknesse worthy of such an Auditory as is one of the greatest and gravest on earth In this therefore if I mistake not I doe comply with their intentions and still follow their respects Another Reason is that after so long absence not onely from my personall charge but from you my mother Church and Native Countrey I doe willingly take hold of this opportunity to t●stifie that we your servants for Christ who have the honour to be in this imployment doe bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ of whom the whole family of heaven and earth is named that hee would grant unto you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthned with might by his Spirit in the inner man that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith a And that wee cannot enough render thanks to God for you for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face and according to our calling and measure might perfect that which is lacking in your faith b The opinion of the merit of prayer is abomination but the principall Theam and matter of the solemnitie of the day wee take for an answer of the prayers of the godly in the three Kingdomes and in all the Reformed Kirks And the desire we have to see you is not onely that naturall instinct which is to be found in all of our Nation whom the cause of God hath brought from their owne homes and habitations but our longing to come unto you with rejoycing bringing our sheaves with us c and to find you such as we would for now we live if yee stand fast in the Lord d

quickly Joshua must succeed to Moses and Eliazar to Aaron before the people of God be brought into Canaan and others must come after them before the Temple be builded each one whom the Lord calleth hath his own part As the course of generall Providence in the World and of speciall Providence in the Kirk goeth on constantly according to the Eternall Decrees of God which men may oppose and clamour against but can no more hinder then the rising of the Sun and his ascending to his strength So doth the course of particular Providence in the lives of men which he cutteth off or continueth at his pleasure Nor should any man who hath seen the beginnings of this worke offend or be displeased that his days are ended before it end more then others who shall be honoured to be the witnesses of the glorious conclusion thereof have cause to be grieved that they have not seen or had a hand in the beginnings of it even as we have no more reason to be grieved that our life lasteth not longer then that it did not begin sooner No man could know but his life might have been as short in Peace as it hath been in warre nor was it in any mans power in the time of Peace to choose the manner of his death It should be sufficient for us that wee follow the calling of God that our life is not deare to us when he who spared not his life for us calleth for it that wee are ready to lay it down in his Cause and that it shall adde to our blessednesse if wee die not only in the Lord but for the Lord Let us therefore observe the Lords Providence admire his wisdome goodnesse adore his Soveraignty and greatnesse and cheerfully offer and give up our selves to be disposed upon at his will seeking his glory and not our owne and to approve our selves to our own consciences and not to the world This will make us syncere and straight in our course when others are seeking themselves quiet and secure in the midst of dangers when others like Magor-Missabib have feare round about and contented in confidence of a recompence of reward from God against the ingratitude of men when Mercenaries have not the patience to beare it because they served no other master and had no other thing in their eye but their wages a poor compensation of their paines and no proportion to the adventuring of their lives It is a freq●●●● observation in history upon a world of examples that such as have deserved best of the publik have met not only with priv●●i●● ingratitude but have often been recompenced evill for good which hath given occasion to Politicians to enter upon the debate of two questions One is what can be the cause of this so universally known and confessed ingratitude not onely from particular persons but from the publick The other is how it commeth to passe that notwithstanding this knowne ingratitude there be same found in every age and State that are more stirred up to deserve well of the publick nor discouraged or deterred by what hath befallen others before them Concerning the first amongst other answer● taken from that corruption malice and envie which poysoneth the nature of man they alleage that it proceedeth from covetousnesse which maketh the publick to quarrell with them that such may seem unworthy of reward whose great merits they are either willing or unable to reward The other they attribute to an heroick desire of immortall praise and a divine disposition to doe good to all But our Profession can answere both in a word that by a speciall providence such as have deserved well come short of their rewards from men that they may learne in serving of men to serve God and by Faith and Hope to expect their reward from himself and in end himself for their reward and that notwithstanding all the ingratitude of the world the Lord giveth generous spirits to his servants and stirreth them up by his Spirit the motions whereof they neither can nor will resist to doe valiantly in his Cause God hath made you a fruitfull Mother of many Sonnes as England France and Ireland may this day beare witnesse Never had your Sonnes more cause to rejoyce in their Mother for God hath made you honourable No● you the Mother more cause to rejoyce in your Sons for God hath put it in their hearts to offer themselves willingly in for the cause of Christ If some have proved sonnes of Beliall void of grace and naturall affection and have provoked you to pronounce a malidiction upon them the Grace of God which hath made the difference is the more to be magnified and they that stand as they are the more to be honored so are they warned to take heed lest they fall Two things there be chiefly which will give you peace for the present and through the blessing of God will bring your troubles to a comfortable end one is that when yee heare of Separatists Semi-separatists Anabaptists Antinomians Libertines Socinians and of the many sects which Satan the father of Haeresies and Schismes in opposition to the intended Uniformity in religion hath raised in this Kingdome and which no wisedome under heaven is able to cure but by setling the true government of the Kirk by Presbyteries and Synods Yee may call to minde and apply to your selves the wholsome Counsell of the Prophet Micah All people will walk every one in the Name of his God and wee will walk in the Name of the Lord our God for ever and ever n Hee will not have us to promise to our selves an universall consent in Religion through the whole earth nor to suffer our selves to be driven away by the example or sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive o But will have us to walk in the Name of our God which is nothing else but to understand beleeve and obey his word by which he is knowne as by his Name and this he will have us to doe not for some time but for ever and ever and with the counsell of the Prophet joyne the example of the Kirk of God All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee neither have wee dealt falsly in thy Covenant our heart is not turned back neither have our steps declined from thy way though thou hast sore broken us in the place of Dragons and covered us with the shadow of death p This testimony of your uprightnesse and constancy that no trouble could move you so much as in heart to turne away from the way of God will bee a well spring of comfort to you in all your troubles and this comfort I speak it to the praise of the free grace of God belongeth unto you for would ye have dealt falsly in the Covenant and forsaken the truth yee might not onely have escaped all the troubles which ye have sustained at home and abroad