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A26009	Reall thankfulnesse, or, A sermon preached in Pauls church, London, vpon the second day of November, 1645 at a publike thanksgiving for the taking in of the towns and castles of Caermarthen and Mounmouth in Wales, it being the first Lords-day after the inauguration of the Right Honourable Thomas Adams, now lord major of that famous city / by Simeon Ash ...	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1645 (1645)	Wing A3964; ESTC R18262	22,097	32

Gods judgement upon poor purblinde Heathens for their ingratitude in not living up to their light to their receits Rom. 1. 21. Because when they knew God it is meant of knowledge attained by Gods works they glorified him not as God neither were thankefull c. Wherefore God gave them up unto uncleannesse through the lusts of their own hearts to dishonour their own bodies between themselves vers 24. The penalty inflicted upon the immortall soul is the more heavy because of the souls excellency And meer torment upon the well-awakened soul is not comparably so grievous as it 's servitude to sinfull lusts Now this this judgment of judgements is incurred by not answering obedientially our receits from God And let none thinke to put this off by saying This concerned Heathens but we are Christians for consider I beseech you whether the danger be not hereby increased Is our light greater Have Gods works amongst us held forth more grace and glory Then questionlesse our disobedience will expose us to as great or greater judgements I have done with the Arguments prepared to enforce my Exhortation and I hope they have so farre prevailed with you at least with some of you as to move resolutions to make an obedientiall improvement of your experiences I now proceed to acquaint you with some few rules to direct this your obedience your reall thankfulnesse unto God with which I shall conclude And for brevity sake I will only mention such as issue naturally and necessarily from my Text and Doctrine 1. Therefore God should rather be obeyed then any man whatsoever I am farre from disswading dutifull observance unto lawfull Superiours of any quality or degree but I propound the Question of the Apostles Whether it be better to obey God or men judge ye Act 4. 19. 5. 29. Let him who doth most and greatest favours for us receive the largest and frequentest respects from us Give the chiefest attendance unto the best benefactour Now who or what is he that shall dare to stand in competition with God No doubt but Joseph Daniel Shadrach Meshach and Abednego had so much ingenuity as to acknowledge with gratitude their obligations unto their Superiours yet being acted by their stronger higher engagements unto God they refused to gratifie them in things displeasing unto his Majesty And I shall not need to tell you how farre the bestowings of God in quantity quality and variety doe transcend all that kindenesse which either hath been received or can be expected from any humane hand 2. Therefore we should obey God with our All. Both riches and honours come of thee and in thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all All things come of thee 1 Chro. 29. 12 14. Is it not reasonable that all which is received from the Lord should be imployed for the Lord You Merchants expect thus much in justice and equity from your factours beyond seas that whatsoever commodities you convey unto them should be disposed of to your advantage Now I pray you turn the Tables and deal you with God as you require men should deal with you Who doth not acknowledge strength in the Apostles argument 1 Cor. 6. 20. Glorifie God both in your body and in your spirit which are Gods Therefore if we grant the premisses it will be our weaknes to deny the Conclusion Consider what I say If any of you enjoy any wisdom strength authority estates parts interests opportunities which you received not from the Lord then refuse to lay them forth for the Lord. But let me appeal unto every individual soul here present in the Apostles words What hast thou which thou didst not receive 1 Cor. 4. 7. The inference therefore comes with force upon you Thou shalt love and consequently thou shalt obey the Lord thy God with all thy soul with all thy thought with all thy might Cum omni valde tuo O it is an unequall and unreasonable thing to make any deeds of reservation in our dealings with our God the God of all grace and of all consolations whatsoever 3. Therefore our obedience unto God should be tendered speedily For is not the Lord so farre beforehand with us in his favours that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at this very instant we are engaged obsequiously to submit unto his government Joshua having particularized to Israel ancient providences whereby God had expressed his care and kindenesse towards them and their fore-fathers he calls for service without delay Josh 24. 14. Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him Doe not any of you dare to put off God one day longer with procrastinations A father said that cras cras was corvina vox Delaies will breed guilt and bring danger Let us call to minde how much we were in Gods debt how farre in arrears before we began to pay one peny as it were in any humble holy hearty performance Therefore let us now now obedientially remember our Creatour our Protectour our Benefactour our God blessed for ever To day while it is called to day do not harden your hearts 4. Therefore in all waies of holy obedience we should walk humbly with our God Well may this alone abase our hearts that the excellencies of the Lord and the worth of his service should not be sufficient to work us unto dutifulnesse without a daily addition of fresh favours from his Majesty But when we compare our unanswerablenesse to Gods purposes expectations deservings it is strange that there should be the least conceitednesse in us in regard of any work at any time discharged If ever man had occasion to glory in his labours and adventures for Christ the Apostle Paul I thinke might be the man But he professeth Act. 20. 19. That he served the Lord in all humility of minde Now it is most apparent that besides other means whereby he attained and maintained this sweet humble frame of spirit this was one viz. That he had much in his eye his rich receits from Christ which he was no way able to requite And I am confident that by a serious wise paralleling that which God doth for us with that which we doe for him in regard of quantity quality variety and constancy the swelling of our hearts will be much abated 5. Therefore all our services for God should be the warm breathings of flaming love All the undertakings of St Paul for Christ seemed to be sparks arising out of this fire He speaking of labours losses hazards gives in this as the reason of all 2 Cor. 5. 14. For the love of Christ constraineth And when David had endeared his God to his heart by meditating upon his mercies Psal 116. 1. I love the Lord because he hath heard my supplication c. From thence did issue obedientiall resolutions I will call upon the Lord. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living Although God alloweth the use of other arguments to quicken obedience yet this of love should have the

preeminence 6. Therefore we should serve the Lord in truth because he hath done great things for us 1 Sa. 13. 24. This truth is opposed to seemingnes and falshood God doth not feed us with fair words We do not only hear of his bounties but we see touch taste enjoy the comforts of his good providences Let us answer our God with realities If any man only seem to be religious his religion is vain Jam. 1. As for those who content themselves with shews of godlines denying the power thereof they are abhorred by the Lord. Be not deceived for God will not be mocked According as every man sowes so shall he reap If you sowe the winde you shall reap the east-winde Be you well assured that Court complements frothy flatteries empty shews will not take with God Those who pay in good coyn will not be repaied with that which is counterfeit Let us not therfore dream of requiting Gods reall favours with meer formalities Let us not only love in word and tongue but in deed and in truth 1 Joh. 3. 18. 7. Therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity This sincerity is opposed unto selfishnesse Whereas the hypocrite centers Josh 24. 14. proudly in himself makes himself his last end his God Did ye not eat for your selves Did ye not drink for your selves Did ye Zech. 7. 5 6. at all fast unto me even unto me saith the Lord. The practice of God intending and effecting our good as truly as his own glory may well prevail with us to minde his praise in that which we undertake His gracious providences are for our comfort his holy Commandments are for our good therefore let not us sit down satisfied in serving our own turn by our services but let us move forward not resting till we come to this center Gods honour Whatsoever we doe whether in our generall or particular callings in commanding obeying in private or publike Let all be done unto the glory of God 1 Cor. 10. 31. 8. Therefore we should observe Gods statutes and keep his laws continually This the Lord desires Deut. 5. 29. O that there were such an heart in them that they would keep my Commandments alwaies And this his Majesty well deserves For he daily loadeth us with his benefits Psal 68. 19. His unweariednesse in following us with favours should move us to follow him unweariedly in the waies of well doing If in the whole course of your lives you can finde one day or one hour wherein God doth not in one kinde or other doe you good then on that day in that hour suspend the serving of his highnesse We such is the sinfulnesse of our sinning hearts doe every moment of our lives give the most high God most just occasion to resolve to favour us no more but the Lord so admirable is his goodnesse doth every minute of time afresh engage us unto his obedience Therefore be not weary of well-doing but rather be alwaies abounding in the work of the Lord. God forbid that it should be truly said of any of us That we began in the Spirit and did end in the flesh All these eight rules necessary truths and naturally deduced from my doctrine do concern every one in this great Congregation without any exception I cannot imagine from what seeming pretence any should dare to plead exemption from these directions and I pray God that no one of you may depart this Assembly without some obedientiall bents and resolutions upon your spirits But all my Sermon all my counsell doth most concern them for whom the Lord hath done most in waies most remarkable and glorious No City in the world hath been more magnified by divine providences then this wherein we are No people on earth hath been more enriched with temporall and spirituall provisions together then our selves Our God grant that our improvements obedientiall may prove in some good measure answerable Notwithstanding by vertue of the equity of my doctrine the Lord expecteth to be best served to be most advanced by them whom he hath most enriched whom he hath most advanced And therefore give me leave to tell you Right Honourable the Lord Major and Right worshipfull the Aldermen of this famous City that God deserveth and expecteth more from you then from your brethren For unto whomsoever much is given of him shall be much required and to whom men have committed much of him they will ask the more Luk. 12. 48. As you are bound to be exemplary in exact endeavours To observe Gods statutes and to keep his laws So is it your duty in a speciall manner to take care that all others under your command be conformed to the Commandments of your God Magistratus est custos utriusque tabulae Right Honourable your Lordship hath for divers years been acquainted with my plain Ministery and I cannot say that I have lost any place in your affections by my plainnesse therefore I will take the boldnesse to direct my self in faithfulnesse unto you 1. Do not you dare through indulgence to spare the punishing of them who doe dare to cast Gods Commandments behinde their backs Could you hold your hands and connive at such who should go about to sleight the works which are raised and maintained for the safety of this City You heard in the opening of my Text That God would have his laws preserved from violence as the means of our preservation I once heard a plain dealing Preacher compare a remisse Magistrate unto the sign George on Horse-back who standeth all the year with his hand on the Sword but never strikes My Lord You have not received the Sword in vain Rom. 13. 4. Although I would not sharpen the edge of authority unto undue severity yet would I whet mine own knife to launce and let out the impostumated matter in my friends flesh I grant your Lordship must be cautious as couragious and therefore you have good reason to make Solomons prayer 1 King 3. 9. Give thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and bad But I beseech you remember withall That foolish pity spoils the City Let not common drunkards profane cursers and swearers brutish wantons and such like wicked ones escape that penalty which the Law hath appointed for them Phineas executed judgement and it was counted unto him for righteousnesse Psal 106. 30 31. 2. I call for your zeal against Popery that abomination which brings desolation Let your zeal move often inquisitions whether in some corners of this City there be not Idolatry in the use of the Masse lest through neglect of search that abomination be suffered But I move that in a speciall manner search may be made after Jesuites those unsufferable incendiaries who blow the coal of contention amongst brethren who have caused and doe continue the unhappy breach betwixt our King and Parliament our Soveraign and his Subjects I have heard a Story of a man who