The churches thank-offering to God her King, and the Parliament, for rich and ancient mercies; her yeares of captivity; her first yeare of iubile; that is, for the marvelous deliverances wrought with God the first wonderfull yeare (since the yeare 88) beginning at September 1640. and ending the ninth of the same moneth following: in all which time, the Lord appeared for his church, as in the dayes of old, out of the middest of the bush, so the church burn'd with fire, and was not consumed. In the preface, the thank-offering is vindicated, and set free, from all the cavills and charges against it; where also it is cleared to be, as every mans duty, so every mans purpose, to offer willingly now, who doth not make full proofe, that he falls short of pagan, papist or atheist; and is wilfully resolved to walk crosse to the most supreme law, the highest reason, and the unquestionable will of God.

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Title: The churches thank-offering to God her King, and the Parliament, for rich and ancient mercies; her yeares of captivity; her first yeare of iubile; that is, for the marvelous deliverances wrought with God the first wonderfull yeare (since the yeare 88) beginning at September 1640. and ending the ninth of the same moneth following: in all which time, the Lord appeared for his church, as in the dayes of old, out of the middest of the bush, so the church burn'd with fire, and was not consumed. In the preface, the thank-offering is vindicated, and set free, from all the cavills and charges against it; where also it is cleared to be, as every mans duty, so every mans purpose, to offer willingly now, who doth not make full proofe, that he falls short of pagan, papist or atheist; and is wilfully resolved to walk crosse to the most supreme law, the highest reason, and the unquestionable will of God.
Author: Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed for T. V., at the signe of the Bible in Wood street,; 1641 [i.e. 1642]
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Cite this Item: "The churches thank-offering to God her King, and the Parliament, for rich and ancient mercies; her yeares of captivity; her first yeare of iubile; that is, for the marvelous deliverances wrought with God the first wonderfull yeare (since the yeare 88) beginning at September 1640. and ending the ninth of the same moneth following: in all which time, the Lord appeared for his church, as in the dayes of old, out of the middest of the bush, so the church burn'd with fire, and was not consumed. In the preface, the thank-offering is vindicated, and set free, from all the cavills and charges against it; where also it is cleared to be, as every mans duty, so every mans purpose, to offer willingly now, who doth not make full proofe, that he falls short of pagan, papist or atheist; and is wilfully resolved to walk crosse to the most supreme law, the highest reason, and the unquestionable will of God." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A96886.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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Then you quenched the SONNES of the COALE; and though they sparkled in your face, yet they could not kindle: notwith∣standing the wrestling of the Adversary, you held and maintained the staffe of BEAƲTY and of BANDS n, and so made firme the

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Brotherhood betweene Iacob and Israel. And it was like the making of twaine one, so making peace a; as the causing the envy of EPHRA∣IM to cease, and the cutting-off the Adversaries of IƲDAH b: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim, but they shall be as one sticke in the hand c, that so with united force, they may fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines. I will say no more of it here (for it fills a volume) But according to this time it shall he said of Jacob and of Israel, WHAT HATH GOD WROƲGHT?

In all this last mentioned, the Church turnes to her God, renders praise and glory to Him, for he only workes wonders. She will a∣scribe all to her God, so the Church may doe, and yet make all due acknowledgement to man, whom the Lord is pleased to honour as an instrument. Man stood in the GAP, and he shall be called, The REPAIRER OF THE BREACH, but God made it up, e∣ven by His owne Right-hand, for it was great as the Sea. Hee did it who hath taken the wicked in their owne Snare; consumed them with their owne breath; swallowed them up with their owne lips; fallen upon them with their owne tongues; bound them fast with their owne cords, HIGGAION SE∣LAH d, a matter HIGHLY to be considered on. Therefore with your good leave, the Church ascribes all to her good God, Blessing, Honour, Power, Wisdome, Thanks, all the glory unto Him, that sitteth upon the Throne, and unto the Lambe for ever and ever. And the Church makes account that so yee will doe also; yee doe call this yeare and your Court BAAL-PERAZIM, for at this time, the Lord smote His enemies there, and hath broken forth upon them before you as the BREACH of WATERS; Therefore ye call this yeare and that place BAAL-PERAZIM e, giving glory to the Lord, for HE IS WORTHY.

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n

Zach. 11.

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a

Ephes. 2. 15.

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b

Esa. 11.

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c

Ezek. 37. 19.

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Num. 23. ••3.

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Esa. ••8. 12.

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d

Ps. 9. 16. Rem meditandam summè.

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e

2 Sam. 5. 20.

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