· Sehno/1 ). ojthe GowRus. be,a religio 114 life; without itbe, with therruef:ar~and worfhip of G 0 0 ~ which. Jy hath thcprom1fe of tn [«wlt~m (.ecttlt . W1thounvh1ch, afoort lt(e1sbetter o~e a'Jon" life . and no life at all (but an untimelydeath) better than both. Orher– t -{~'the Hearh~n have hit upon coronam pofuit,and vitam dedit, yea, andlong4m too: ~'ey' be butl.ttiti"Gentirtmthe[e. ~ut the life for ever, that _is aN911 om11ib,. date~m; 1tml~. , 9 , 1 !; cl yamon" rheHeathen never had It: that, IS l.etijcans Davtdu; chat, theblefmgof b!ifings; the rranfcendent blejl'ingof all, to have the end of this fiferhe beginning of another life, that ncverlhall have end : and that by the truderv1ce of Go o, in His SanCluarie. Reckon this then,inflar omnitll11,evenworth all,and the very tonfummatttmejl,the , Chron. 11 ; ·: higheLl p~rfeCtion, G o o can beftow on David, That Godgave bim,to bring back the :t Arke,topitchaTabernacle for tt, to lay upand leave agreat majfe of treafure{or the bt~tl. •+· tfingit aTemple, himfelfedevoutlyto wor!hip, and to makelawcs a_nd f~rorders f~r :~· a more folemneand feemely worjlnpof God, than he found : Hee f.11d hunfelfe, th1s Nal.s 4 • 10 :, was the joyfi•llefl doy, he fawinall his life; that oned,,y worthathou(and. And forchis -– his care of the Sanctuarie, came thishelpeo him, owt of the Sat<Ruarie (fee thefecond. verfe of the Pfalmebefore) that faved him, favedhim both hu Crorvne awdlife: and that afcerre.:eived him to everlafling Tabern.cles, to a 'rowwe and life, that !hall endure L•k·•-'·'' forever: And further than this, we cannot goe. Sohave we the particular ofchat was fued for andgranted: and ofchat wasgrm-· udand not {ued for,by the fpcciall priviledge ofGods prevmtiwggoodnef[e. Himfelfe f~ved, his dejire fatisjied,hu crorvne f41 ,hi< life a/fured,here •nd for ever. . And judge now, whether Davtdhad good caufe to r<Joyce or not. And whether, we may not here againe (for a farewell) once more, over with our firll: triplicitie of j<')'againc. L.ttabiturtogoeto viiam,(ifyou will;) and (if need be) exultabit to low· gam: But Jquam,cobe refer_ved/or i~ f.eculum f ..wli. There it is in kind. So it was never before. There >tlS oquam ! mdeed. For there, IS acrowne, life,and]oy that exceed all that wee can defire : and there hee !hall receive them, and fay oquam~ indeed. · '> · <• And what !hall wefay now ofall this~ Truly riotrtore,thanmull:needs befaid: Ir.'_ No more,than the Text it felfcdrawesfrom us. Here is, a faire Majar (layed forth ro Th~R~v""' _our hands.) A King, chat hath in this manner, found the j/rmgth of Goo, lhew ~~ Hf.P:J:J:~• forth it felfe in his faving : and felt the goodnejfeof G o o, in thuspreventing hi< de- Jli<, - ftres, touching both his crowneand hu life : Any fuch King may (for he haeh good caufe ;) Nay .fl,a/land ought(for he is bound) to beexceeding, bothjoyft~llandglad, The Ho L Y G" o s T gives His word ; fayes, he }hAll [o be. · If this beKiug David, He :If any other, He too. KingDavid'swehavefurvey~· ed (as the time would give us leave.) Shall wee now pray a Review, to fee, if any ether may be found befides, as deepe inrhe caufes, as he. For, if asdeepdn theeau~ fes,as deepe in the effect: If the fame in virttJte, and the fame in faltlte, thefame/~· tabitur (all will gram.) And herenow, choofc, whether we willrefraine ottr lipund keepe bAcke G 0 n' 0 Pfal. 40; g,r~ mmy andtr~th ftom thegreat Congregation : If we wouldCo, and hold our peace, the day,even thisfifth of A~tgrljl would nor: but would (as the P(alme faith) ert~Rare ver- Pfal.rJ>.~ 6um,breakeforth and tell us,that fuch aKmgtherc is,and who it is: That if there be, or ever there were aPrince upon Earth, that found and felr this 1Jirttttemand falutem D~t,the m•ghty~andandhclpe of Go o, in favinghim,faving him mirMnlot~Jly; Ve- , nly,tb1sday ~a1th (not as 'N:.!!tkan, Tr~es hom~, bur)Tu es Rex,You are that King,cer- • Sato.u.7., tamly; even mall thefefoure,m the Text, from point to point. For yourfavmg firfi. Th1s day,you werelike to1ni[carry: in dancrertoperifo,to . I . , ~~;yottr life,and (that which to you is clearer than your life) yourcrow~,by fomethat ~~~:'/avm,. etf you,and.l_1ad conrnvcd aMeztmma,adangerous practice and plor,agamfr them v,rl, a. both~ You, bemgthen and there, over-fet withftrength came this virtM< Dei : You veer,'. r; · ' · then nor~,
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