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A58858	Mirabilia dei, or, Britannia gaudio exultans Opened in a congratulatory sermon for the safe return of our Gracious Soveraign, and happy restitution to the full and free exercise of His royall authoritie. Preached on the 14th. of June, [16]60. which was the day set apart for the members, master, and students of the Kings Colledge, in the town and parish of Old Aberdeen, to commemorat and solemnly praise the Lord for the rich mercies above mentioned: by Alexander Scrougie preacher of the Gospel, and minister at Old Aberdeen.	Scrogie, Alexander, d. 1661.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2127; ESTC R218663	34,871	47

27. Matth. 22. 21. 7. To obey them for conscience sake 1 Pet. 2. 13. 8. To be thankfull unto God for a good KING 1 King 1. 40. 2 King 11. 12. and Psal 118. which was Penned to teach the Subject how to entertain with joy and thankfulnesse Davids advancement to the Throne of Israel How greatly stand we of these Nations engaged to God for re-establishing among us the best of Governments and setling it upon the right shoulders and restoring to us our King It was our sins which deprived us of Him because we feared not the Lord Hos 10. 13. and did not thankfully and reverently entertian Him when He was with us as became dutifull Subjects The more tyes lyes upon us to blesse the Lord that notwithstanding of our unworthinesse yet he hath restored Him and set Him upon His Throne with Glory and Honour and so much the rather in that His Majesty is no stranger by Birth but our rightfull King no stranger by Religion not a Jeroboam to make the Land sin but of that same Orthodox Profession with us and Fidei defensor Not a Rehoboam not able to advise Himself but a Solomon a David wise as an Angel of God to discern between good and evil not a Zedekiah but a Josiah fearing the Lord not a Manasseh but gentle and mercifull as David not a covetous Ahab but willing rather to dispense with part of His own Revenues God hath not delt so with every Nation and in this he hath magnified His mercy toward us in giving us such a King a King Primae intentionis of special favour God hath been Schooling us under the rod of Oppressors to know the worth of our King and teach us better principles how to entertain Him with more sincere chearfull and constant Loyaltie and I wish all may learn their Lesson well My Lord To testifie our thankfulnesse in this place with publick Narrations Confessions and Praises for so great and rich a mercy It was resolved upon by the Masters and Members of the Kings Colledge here and Me to set apart a solemn day for that gratfull imployment which was solemnly gone about by all here and many others both Ministers and Professors from several places of this Countrey and among others the Magistrates and many Inhabitants of the Honourable and Loyal City of Aberdeen And in this we had the precedencie before many of this Nation that we celebrate here the fourteenth day of June whereas others followed after upon the ninteenth day This Sermon was a part of the work of that day which when ended I laid it by not intending to have sent it abroad to publick view But the Masters of His Majesties Colledge by their often and earnest entreaties fo far prevailed with me as to send it to the Presse Vpon which when I had resolved then immediately some magnetick vertue from your Lorddship drew my thoughts towards you and sweetly yet powerfully engaged me to transmit it under your Lordships Protection The Sermon it self is plain in which is nothing but the words of truth and sobriety I speak most in the words of God for in preaching Gods Word should have the preheminence and therefore I purposely forbear to garnish it with Testimonies of humane Writers My Lord When mean men speaks to the King they do it by the means of some Courtiour and when Scholers speaketh to the Kingdom they do it under the Protection of some worthy Patern I have made bold to transfer this Sermon to the Nation under your Lordships Name and Protection Reasons moving me were these First The subject of the Sermon is concerning the King and who should more own and countenance it then your Lordship beloved of the King and advanced by Him to the highest place in this Kingdom Secondly The eminencie and concatenation of Gods Graces and Heroick resplendent Vertues in you as they have drawn the eyes and hearts of all good and Loyall Subjects so mine too towards your Lordship and in this I am happy Wisdom leadeth men to shelter themselves and their Labours under the wings of the most eminent for Piety Learning and Vertue and such is your Lordship by the harmonious testimony of truly good men Thirdly Your Lordships good affection manifested to honest Loyal Ministers countenancing and incouraging them receiving them when they came with chearfulnesse intertaining them courteously and dismissing them with contentment Fourthly Your Lordships zeal for His Majesties restauration testified by your valorous undertaking When others would not ye went with a handfull of Loyal Subjects and jeoparded your self in the high places of the Field and so wisely and valorously acquit your self that ye became a terrour to the Enemy But when the Lord was not pleased to carry on his work by that mean then your Lordship testified your Loyalty by suffering for your Prince To you it was given not only to act but to suffer for Him Fifthly Tour Lordships activity and wisdom in advancing the work of His Majesties restauration when God offered the opportunity by dealing with the Lord General Monck now Duke of Albemarlie and others of his Army as I am credibly informed When open acting would have exasperated enemies and retarded the Designe ye acted secretly and successively for which your praise is through the Churches of God in these Lands to the perpetuating your Name to future Ages Sixthly Your several testimonies of love and respect which your Lordship was pleased to extend to my Reverend Brother Master William Scrougie Minister at Rathven and on singular among others which your Lordship procured to him from the Kings Majesty Be pleased therefore most Noble Lord graciously to accept of this my humble addresse and grant me and this Sermon your favourable Protection for the dayes are evil I have one word more and so I have done it is my hearts prayer to God that he will blesse His Majesties Person and Government and make the Crown to flourish on His head for many years and on the heads of His Posterity till there be no more time That He will blesse His People with Loyalty Vnity and Obedience The Ministers of the Gospel with zeal for God and the King The Church of God in this Land with the continuance both of His precious Truth in Power and Purity and of the Priviledges and Government thereof and that He will grant to continue your Lordship long in the high Charge His Majesty hath laid most worthily upon you to the Honour of the King the good of the Commonwealth the comfort of the Church the Glory of God and your own comfort in Him and that He will perfect His Graces in you and after many prosperous years on earth will minister an entrance to you into His everlasting Kingdom And I humbly beseech your Lordship to conceave of me as I am and shall be Your Lordships humbly devoted Servant in all dutifull submission ALEXANDER SCROVGIE MIRABILIA DEI. Psal CXXVI 3. The Lord hath done great things for

and by his great doing hath made us live and stand up in his fight both our King and us his People and delivered Him and us from the hand of our enemies and blessed us as in the dayes of old Secondly Consider the manner it was without blood or sore labour Jud●h was not so delivered but God hath magnified his doing toward us for our enemies melted away as a snail which melteth Psal 58. 8. As smoak is driven away so were they as wax melteth before the fire so did they perish at the presence of God Psal 68. 2. Thirdly Consider by whom and in this also God hath magnified his great doing it was not the Babylonians but Cyrus that set the Jews at liberty but here many of these who were instrumentall against the King are now under God the means of His restitution The great God who changed Labans heart to enter in Covenant with Jacob Gen. 31. 34. and made these who joyned with Absolon in his rebellion against David their King prove afterwards most forward to call him home 2 Sam. 19. 9. he bowed also their hearts to show all forwardnesse for our Kings reduction and kisse Him with the kisses of subjection and reverence and will we hope ere long secure them to Him by the Oath of Allegiance As the hearts of Kings are in the hand of the Lord and he turneth them whether soever he will Prov. 21. 1. so are the hearts of Armies and Subjects in his hands and he hath turned them by his mighty influence to run in the ancient and right channell as we see this day Vse 1. Let us improve the Doctrine And first let no proud oppressing Tyrant glory in his might and boast like Pharaoh Exod. 5. 2. Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the Lord neither will I let Israel go or as Senacherib Can God deliver out of my hand 2 Chron 32. 14 15. presumptuous fools the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men and the weaknesse of God is stronger then men 1 Cor. 1. 25. He bindeth the arms of the strongest and taketh the prey from the mighty he catcheth the wisest in their own wiles He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder Psal 46. 9. He bringeth out those which are bound with chains Psal 68. 6. He woundeth the head of his enemies verse 21. and brings his people from the depths of the sea verse 22. No might nor policie can withstand Him Mountains melt at his presence When he writes Mene Tekel on the wall the spirit of the mighty fails their thoughts are troubled their countenance changed their joynts loosed their knees smite one against another and the Tyrant is forced to cry out Do victas in tua vincla manus and with Julian Vicisti tandem Galilaee Vse 2. Secondly Fear the great Lord greatly who can do great things both for us and against us this use the Psalmist maketh of it Psal 89. 6. Who in heaven saith he can be compared to the Lord Who among the sons of the mighty can be likned unto to Lord and then from this he in●erreth verse 7. God is greatly to be feared in the Assembly of the Saints and Exod. 14. 31. Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians and the people feared the Lord. Vse 3. Thirdly Expect great things from him who can do them we dishonour him when we expect only little and but small things as he requireth our greatest services because he is a great Father and a great Master even the Lord of hosts Mal. 1. 6. so it becomes us to expect from him great things because he is a great King that worketh wonders how unbeseeming is a pettie fidian and a great God a little saith and a great Lord doing great things Vse 4 Fourthly Let none in the deepest distresse dispaire of his own or of the deliverance of Gods people although it seem incredible and above the reach of mans reason and power although thy condition seem desperate in the eyes of the enemie that he say God hath forsaken thee there is none to deliver thee Psal 71. 11. although it seem so unto thy neighbours and acquaintance that they look upon thee as a dead man out of mind and like a broken vessel Psal 31. 12. and although it seem so in thine own eyes that thou say as it is in Ezek. 37. 12. Our bones are dried and our hope is lost we are cut off for our parts yet remember The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of Judgement to be punished 2 Pet. 2. 9. Fear ye not as Moses said to the people Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which he will shew you Exod. 14. 13. Believe in God who quickneth the dead and calleth these things which be not as though they were Rom. 4. 17. Consider that unto God belongeth the issues from death Psal 68. 20. and that to him all things are possible Matth. 19. 26. and improve the former experiments of Gods great doings in behalf of his people or of thy self to the strengthning of thy faith in after times Conclude from former experience to future so did David 1 Sam. 17. 31. and so did Paul 2 Cor. 1. 10. as former Victories encourage Conquerors to a new Conquest so old deliverances and favours should help us still to trust in God and stand nudaunted in all our troubles Let us therefore register Gods former favours and the great things he hath done for us and make them as many Arguments to build upon God for time to come for God is alwayes where he was the same without any shaddow of change Vse 5. Fifthty Give God great praise for his great doings he will accept no lean or starved sacrifices Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised Psal 48. 1. and Psal 145. 3. When the Lord did a great work for Paul in delivering him from the Lions mouth he breaketh forth into great praise to him be glory for ever and ever amen 2 Tim. 4. 18. when the Lord turned again the captivity of his people their tongue was filled with singing the songs of praise as it is verse 2. God hath turned again our Kings and our captivity for ours was bound up in His Let us for this great work render unto God great and ample praise this is the end of all Gods doings for he doth all for his own glory and let this be our end to give the praise of all to him even praise in some measure answerable to his doing Obs 2. Secondly we observe Gods prerogative what ever great things are done for his people he is the doer of them he is the sole Author of his peoples good whether of their deliverance or their enjoyment of good things or the overthrow of their enemies He is the Author also of their misery Amos 3. 6. and Isa 45. 7.