A
PILLAR
OF
PRAISE
.
PSAL.
107.23
They
that
goe
downe
to
the
Sea
in
ships
,
and
doe
their
businesse
in
great
waters
,
PSAL.
107.24
These
men
see
the
workes
of
the
Lord
,
and
his
wonders
in
the
deepe
,
&c.
☞
PSAL.
107.30
Then
are
they
glad
,
PSAL.
107.31
Oh
that
men
would
therfore
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
and
declare
the
wonders
that
hee
doth
for
the
children
of
men
.
THe
sonne
of
Iesse
,
and
sweet
singer
of
Israel
in
the
generall
parts
of
this
Psalme
,
summons
up
divers
sorts
of
debtors
to
the
King
of
heauen
to
discharge
their
obligations
,
and
make
their
appearance
in
the
Courts
of
the
King
of
glory
,
there
to
pay
their
vowes
and
his
dues
of
praise
and
thankfulnesse
.
Neither
doth
the
Prophets
summons
concerne
a
few
,
or
is
the
tribute
of
our
heauenly
Caesar
to
bee
leuied
of
the
remnants
and
out-casts
of
Israel
,
both
are
as
large
as
the
taxation
of
Augustus
,
But
in
these
particular
verses
of
this
Psalme
which
I
haue
singled
out
from
the
rest
,
like
a
Deere
from
the
Heard
:
the
Prophet
of
God
,
and
the
God
of
Prophets
,
addresse
themselves
to
such
onely
as
goe
downe
into
the
Sea
in
ships
,
This
is
the
Prophets
wish
,
and
Sea
mans
obligation
;
O
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
,
&c.
Brethren
and
beloved
in
the
Lord
,
I
cannot
exclude
my selfe
from
the
number
of
such
whose
obligations
are
infinite
to
the
God
of
heaven
for
his
favourable
protection
both
by
sea
and
land
.
I
dare
not
like
those
unthankfull
Lepers
,
smother
the
mercy
of
an
omnipotent
God
and
beneficent
Saviour
,
either
in
silence
or
ingratitude
.
This
is
a
day
of
good
tidings
,
wee
doe
not
well
to
hold
our
peace
;
If
we
tarry
till
the
morning
light
,
some
mischiefe
will
befall
us
;
now
therefore
come
that
wee
may
goe
and
tell
the
Kings
houshold
.
It
were
a
piece
of
impardonable
sacriledge
to
monopolize
or
ingrosse
the
divine
Elixar
of
my
Masters
and
my
Makers
mercies
and
miracles
,
workes
and
wonders
,
that
I
have
had
experience
of
in
forraigne
and
farre
distant
Climats
,
Counties
,
Kingdomes
,
Ilands
,
Provinces
,
Nations
,
People
,
Languages
.
Since
then
that
God
the
Father
requires
no
more
of
me
than
God
the
Sonne
did
of
the
dispossessed
Demoniacke
,
Mark
.
5.19
.
Goe
and
tell
what
great
things
the
Lord
hath
done
for
thee
,
I
were
unworthy
of
my
tongue
if
I
should
not
speake
to
you
,
of
your
eares
if
you
should
not
heare
what
shall
be
delivered
.
May
the
God
of
heaven
therefore
open
my
lips
,
In
these
words
that
I
have
read
,
and
you
have
heard
,
there
is
an
exact
mixture
and
accurate
composure
of
Dangers
,
Mercies
,
and
Duties
;
these
three
are
woven
and
platted
in
the
Text
,
and
are
the
three
Tabernacles
of
my
meditation
:
here
I
build
one
for
God
,
another
for
you
,
a
third
for
my selfe
,
and
such
else
as
it
doth
concerne
.
Here
is
dangers
of
such
as
goe
downe
into
the
deepe
,
Mercies
of
him
that
made
the
Sea
and
all
that
therein
is
,
Duties
for
such
as
have
received
these
mercies
,
and
escapt
these
dangers
,
and
are
brought
to
the
haven
where
they
would
be
.
Heaven
,
earth
,
and
waters
rowle
and
tumble
up
the
billowes
of
the
Text
,
the
woofe
and
warpe
whereof
is
spun
both
of
course
and
fine
threed
.
It
wants
not
what
skill
I
could
bestow
upon
it
according
to
my
talant
and
ability
,
and
my
time
and
present
opportunity
,
of
which
I
may
say
as
Philip
of
the
five
loaves
and
two
fishes
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Alas
,
what
are
these
amongst
so
many
.
Alas
,
what
are
these
my
meditations
,
these
water-works
,
not
able
to
expresse
the
shadows
of
that
divine
Majestie
they
do
adore
,
and
to
which
they
are
dedicated
.
Yet
they
should
be
seasonable
,
they
have
crossed
many
brinish
billows
and
waves
of
salt
water
,
and
to
you
they
should
be
acceptable
.
For
as
amongst
you
I
preached
my
Vale
and
long
farewel
,
so
now
by
divine
providence
am
I
brought
againe
once
more
upon
this
holy
mount
,
primum
salve
,
first
salutation
:
what
you
can
conceive
not
to
be
seasonable
in
regard
of
your
time
and
meeting
.
You
may
freely
correct
it
,
t'
will
shew
part
of
your
judgement
,
which
I
conceive
to
be
sutable
in
respect
of
my
time
and
arrivall
,
you
may
favourably
accept
it
as
part
of
my
love
.
Incline
therefore
your
eares
to
the
tenor
of
the
following
Embassie
,
the
arrant
is
Gods
,
the
task
is
mine
,
the
use
is
yours
.
Let
your
pious
acceptance
and
patient
attention
,
be
as
Midwives
to
assist
me
in
the
delivery
of
these
three
dangers
,
mercies
,
duties
,
that
struggle
in
the
wombe
of
my
text
,
like
the
quarrelling
twinnes
that
descended
from
the
loynes
of
Isaac
from
the
bowels
of
Rebeckah
.
They
that
go
downe
into
the
sea
expose
themselves
unto
a
danger
,
that
like
the
mace
of
Neptune
is
three-forked
.
In
any
or
all
these
three
kindes
was
there
never
more
danger
than
now
since
Noahs
Dove
was
pilot
unto
Noahs
Arke
,
He
that
commits
himselfe
to
the
custody
of
a
three
incht
plank
(
for
there
's
no
more
betweene
death
and
us
)
had
need
to
say
with
David
,
My
heart
is
ready
,
O
Lord
,
my
heart
is
ready
:
He
had
need
to
be
ready
for
prosperitie
,
ready
for
adversity
,
ready
for
libertie
,
ready
for
slavery
,
ready
for
the
stormes
,
tempests
of
vengeance
,
ready
for
the
calmes
and
favourable
aire
of
mercy
He
must
look
to
be
a
sharer
in
the
first
,
They
that
go
downe
into
the
deepe
shall
see
a
Sea
whose
billows
bellow
,
whose
surges
swell
,
raging
with
tempests
,
roaring
with
whirlwinds
,
and
be
at
once
terrified
with
fearefull
thunder-claps
,
dazled
with
terrible
lightenings
,
amazed
with
ayerie
fires
and
apparitions
,
astonished
with
eruptions
and
evaporations
from
the
furnaces
of
heaven
,
with
the
clouds
,
those
bottles
of
heaven
,
that
sometimes
emptie
themselues
in
such
violence
as
if
they
threatned
another
deluge
.
With
those
windes
that
come
from
the
treasuries
and
hollow
concaves
of
the
earth
,
which
as
is
let
loose
for
vengeance
,
like
some
accursed
bandogge
,
are
more
fierce
for
former
cohibitions
.
These
,
besides
many
other
sad
apparences
,
are
they
lyable
to
,
that
go
downe
into
the
deepe
,
which
oftentimes
affright
them
worse
then
the
ghost
of
Brutus
did
him
in
his
dismall
and
nocturnall
vision
.
I
lived
to
see
which
now
I
live
to
declare
and
memorate
,
all
the
foure
elements
in
a
combustion
,
Frigida
pugnabant
calidis
,
Having
passed
the
dangerous
and
strait
gulph
of
the
danger
,
Incidit
in
Scyllam
qui
vult
vitare
Charybdim
:
Not
farre
distant
from
the
Trinacrian
or
Sicilian
shore
we
sayled
neare
an
Island
that
burnes
like
mount
Sinai
,
So
said
the
Prophet
,
so
say
I
,
sometimes
we
were
lifted
up
to
the
heavens
,
and
sometimes
cast
downe
againe
unto
the
deepe
,
everie
element
a
messenger
of
death
;
The
fire
flaming
,
the
earth
smoking
,
the
ayre
storming
,
the
water
raging
;
Presentemque
intentant
omnia
mortem
.
Yet
that
God
that
set
Ionah
a
shore
upon
the
borders
and
lists
of
Syriah
,
hath
brought
us
also
to
the
Haven
where
we
would
be
.
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
,
and
declare
the
wonders
that
he
hath
done
for
us
the
children
of
men
.
These
and
all
other
dangers
to
which
Seamen
are
subject
have
their
end
and
use
:
For
as
the
pennance
and
mulct
of
Demosthenes
did
serue
to
adorne
the
altars
of
Iupiter
:
so
the
miseries
and
troubles
of
such
adventurers
do
work
together
for
the
best
to
them
that
love
God
,
Now
if
ever
the
Disciples
will
awake
their
Saviour
with
a
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Master
,
save
us
,
we
perish
.
The
soundest
heart
will
disrelish
this
bitter
Colloquintida
,
and
quake
to
be
fed
with
this
unsavoury
Hemlocke
,
though
but
for
a
few
dayes
or
houres
,
and
after
the
stormes
are
once
blowne
over
will
preferre
the
case
of
a
Christian
to
the
wealth
of
an
Arab
or
savage
Indian
:
Quid
maris
extremos
Arabas
ditantia
&
Indos
.
I
,
and
conclude
with
Meander
:
Satius
esse
pauperem
in
terra
vivere
,
quam
divitem
mari
se
committere
:
It's
safer
to
live
a
poore
man
on
shore
,
than
a
rich
man
at
Sea
.
Neither
are
we
more
subject
to
the
violence
of
windes
at
sometimes
then
to
variety
at
other
:
Validus
iactaverit
auster
in
alto
,
turned
with
a
Southerne
and
after
that
a
Northerne
gale
,
t
is
possible
to
see
them
and
many
more
blow
all
at
once
according
to
the
Poeticall
description
,
where
each
strives
to
get
the
mastery
:
Nor
yet
more
troubled
either
with
violence
of
winds
or
variety
then
a
third
time
with
want
and
scarcity
.
After
heaven
had
seemed
to
frown
and
lower
,
she
now
doth
laugh
and
smile
at
our
former
troubles
and
present
helplesnesse
.
Now
we
have
a
breathing
time
,
and
our
former
sorrowes
be
becalm'd
.
It
proves
to
many
the
increase
of
worse
,
who
lye
for
want
of
winde
in
sight
of
their
port
but
cannot
come
at
it
:
Like
Moses
in
the
sight
of
Canaan
but
could
not
come
neare
it
.
The
first
makes
them
a
trouble
to
themselues
which
is
stormes
of
abundance
;
the
last
which
is
the
calmes
of
want
do
make
them
a
booty
and
purchase
for
roving
and
ranging
Pirats
,
One
woe
is
past
,
If
there
were
no
more
woes
or
danger
in
the
Sea
then
the
opposition
of
our
enemies
,
it
were
enough
to
make
a
voyage
miserable
:
No
day
in
the
week
,
or
scarce
houre
in
the
day
,
are
we
free
from
encounters
or
preparation
to
encounter
with
those
Turks
,
Gods
and
our
aduersaries
;
those
venemous
Cantharides
do
swarme
in
the
Mediteranean
and
Adriaticke
Seas
.
Sex
quotidie
millia
lampadum
ante
Pseudo
prophetae
Mahometi
tamulum
,
&c.
Petr.
Bess
.
Mr.
R
:
Know●s
in
his
Turkish
History
.
Millions
of
Christian
soules
haue
rued
the
terrour
of
those
(
worse
then
debauched
Saracins
)
worshippers
of
the
false
Prophet
Mahomet
,
borne
in
an
unluckie
houre
,
whose
body
hangs
up
in
their
Sancta
Sophia
or
chiefe
Church
of
the
City
of
Mecha
,
with
six
thousand
lamps
alwayes
burning
before
him
.
These
his
followers
and
worshippers
are
and
haue
beene
the
ruine
of
many
thousand
Christians
on
Land
by
warre
,
on
Sea
by
pyracie
.
Neglecta
solent
incendia
sumere
vires
.
As
fires
neglected
gather
strength
,
and
make
way
for
their
owne
fury
:
So
doth
their
security
giue
advantage
to
our
ruine
and
their
cruelty
.
They
have
alreadie
so
long
triumpht
in
mischiefe
,
that
if
we
credit
the
annals
or
opinion
of
such
who
record
it
,
they
have
got
a
greater
part
of
Christendome
than
is
left
for
to
oppose
them
.
Or
if
we
beleeve
but
our
owne
experience
and
ordinarie
probabilities
,
God
stirre
up
all
Christian
Princes
to
unity
amongst
themselues
,
and
to
unite
their
forces
against
this
common
enemie
,
herein
would
lye
the
safety
of
their
owne
Monarchies
,
and
securitie
of
their
owne
Subjects
:
For
now
so
many
shippes
,
so
many
fights
,
and
funerals
both
of
men
and
losse
of
shippes
if
not
overmatcht
,
so
many
squadrons
,
and
fleets
,
so
many
feinds
and
furies
armed
to
destruction
.
One
halfe
houre
is
the
losse
of
many
a
Christians
life
and
libertie
.
If
they
dye
,
their
bodies
want
what
yours
enjoy
,
the
charitable
honour
of
a
grave
.
Yet
that
's
the
least
of
sorrows
:
Pharaoh
Neco
King
of
Aegypt
.
Brethren
,
its
one
thing
to
speak
of
Hanibal
at
Rome
,
and
another
to
meet
him
in
the
field
:
its
one
thing
to
speake
of
their
miseries
in
England
,
another
thing
to
be
lyable
to
them
,
or
behold
them
abroad
;
they
are
but
shadows
of
compassion
that
are
wrung
from
men
that
behold
the
miseries
of
slavery
with
other
mens
eyes
,
in
comparison
of
what
would
be
if
you
beheld
them
with
your
own
;
and
saw
either
what
they
had
which
they
would
willingly
want
;
or
what
they
wanted
which
they
would
willingly
enjoy
.
Suave
mari
magno
,
&c.
Sea-fights
now
are
not
as
they
were
betweene
the
Romans
and
Thracians
,
where
they
did
end
their
quarrels
with
Darts
and
javelins
,
He
that
is
a
bondslave
against
him
that
is
a
freeman
,
and
those
of
our
owne
nation
and
houshold
are
forced
to
bee
our
worst
enemies
.
O
Andromada
,
save
thy
friend
Lyncus
,
else
I
shall
loose
my
liberty
,
and
thou
thy
friend
.
But
alas
't
is
worke
enough
for
us
to
save
our selves
,
or
if
wee
could
ouer-master
our
enemies
,
yet
our
hands
are
manacled
as
were
the
Israelites
,
that
they
might
not
fight
against
the
Moabites
,
nor
Ammonites
,
nor
Edomites
.
All
euils
of
the
Sea
said
one
,
is
lesse
than
shipwracke
,
This
also
would
teach
a
man
to
preferre
Minerva
before
Mars
,
and
a
certaine
peace
before
a
doubtfull
victory
.
Demo
Gorgon
in
the
Caves
of
Arcadie
,
and
live
the
life
of
the
stricktest
Anchorite
,
rather
than
to
expose
himselfe
to
these
dangers
,
or
if
necessity
of
employment
doe
call
him
abroad
,
he
will
learne
the
second
clause
of
the
Sea
mans
Letanie
:
From
Battell
,
Murther
,
and
from
sudden
death
,
or
lingering
slavery
;
Good
Lord
deliver
us
.
Certainely
,
there
is
not
ordinary
probability
of
escape
for
ships
of
indifferent
force
or
burthen
,
except
they
bee
delivered
by
his
hand
of
power
if
they
fight
,
of
Providence
if
they
meet
not
with
their
enemies
;
for
they
are
mighty
,
we
are
weake
;
they
are
light
and
nimble
,
when
we
are
dull
and
slow
:
we
are
men
of
peace
when
they
are
men
of
warre
.
They
are
many
,
wee
but
few
,
how
can
they
choose
but
winne
,
and
we
but
lose
the
victory
,
Yet
this
is
but
the
second
stem
of
danger
,
our
enemies
at
sea
;
the
third
followes
which
is
worse
than
both
the
other
,
There
is
not
more
danger
of
our
corporall
enemies
at
sea
,
than
of
spirituall
ashore
.
Fryers
of
all
orders
&
disorders
,
Monks
,
Priests
,
Iesuites
,
Inquisitors
,
these
sease
upon
many
a
reformed
Protestant
,
as
the
ravenous
Vulture
doth
upon
the
helplesse
Chicken
that
's
scattered
from
the
wings
of
the
Hennes
protection
,
as
the
Wolfe
upon
the
Lambe
,
or
as
the
greedy
and
eager
Hound
upon
the
helplesse
and
breathlesse
Hare
.
Oh
that
God
had
as
faithfull
servants
,
as
the
Divell
hath
Clyents
,
who
like
their
Lord
&
master
goe
seeking
whom
they
may
deuoure
,
Coelum
non
animum
mutant
qui
trans
mare
currunt
.
Such
as
desire
to
enioy
the
benefit
of
forraigne
Countries
,
change
not
their
minde
,
but
their
ayre
,
was
once
used
as
an
ancient
Adage
.
But
now
too
many
change
their
religion
with
their
climate
,
and
their
God
with
both
;
yeelding
to
the
subtile
insinuations
and
serpentine
perswasions
of
those
crafty
Politicians
,
Wolves
in
sheepes
cloathing
,
They
wander
so
farre
,
till
Dinah
like
they
loose
their
spirituall
chastity
and
virginity
.
Quint.
Curtius
.
Did
they
but
with
Alexander
,
change
their
habit
onely
in
every
Country
,
who
when
he
was
in
Persia
,
was
cloathed
as
a
Persian
;
in
Parthia
,
a
Parthian
;
in
Greece
,
a
Grecian
;
we
could
and
would
allow
them
the
liberty
of
the
ancient
Distick
,
Si
fueris
Romae
Romano
vivito
more
,
Si
fueris
alibi
vivito
more
loci
.
But
too
many
turne
Romans
in
heart
as
well
as
in
habit
:
Ashta
.
roth
,
the
Goddesse
of
the
Zidonians
,
and
ran
after
Milcom
the
abomination
of
the
Ammonites
.
Worse
than
Alexander
they
change
their
habit
,
worse
than
Scipio
and
Sertorius
,
Val.
Max.
2
Tim.
4.10
Luk.
22.57
.
They
that
turne
Turkes
.
they
counterfeit
their
religion
:
and
which
is
worst
of
all
,
like
Peter
they
deny
,
forsweare
,
forsake
their
Saviour
.
There
's
some
aliue
yet
to
be
happy
if
they
could
imitate
him
in
his
teares
as
in
his
apostasie
,
in
the
reluctancy
of
his
sorrow
,
as
in
the
precipitancy
of
his
zeale
,
who
like
Zeno
the
Athenian
Philosopher
,
Psal.
120.5
.
Gen
9.27
.
pretend
both
happinesse
and
content
in
their
shipwracke
,
both
of
their
faith
and
conscience
;
these
are
worthy
of
other
mens
teares
,
that
have
none
of
their
owne
to
wash
away
their
woes
while
they
are
not
constrained
,
but
content
to
dwell
in
Mesech
,
and
to
haue
their
habitations
in
the
Tents
of
Kedar
.
God
perswade
every
such
Iapheth
to
returne
to
the
Tents
of
Sem
from
whence
they
are
revolted
.
Are
Abana
and
Pharphar
,
Oh
that
one
would
give
me
to
drink
of
the
waters
,
&c.
And
heartily
saluting
the
sight
of
our
English
ground
with
as
much
ioy
as
Achates
and
his
confederates
did
their
Italian
—
Humilem
que
videmus
He
that
hath
escapt
these
triple
and
triple
crownd
dangers
of
the
Sea
,
enemies
in
the
Sea
,
enemies
a
shore
,
must
needs
bee
glad
,
because
hee
is
at
rest
,
and
brought
to
the
haven
where
hee
would
bee
,
&c.
I
and
my
floating
Parishioners
are
not
now
to
learne
experience
in
any
or
all
of
these
three
dangers
,
yet
the
stormes
of
our
Sea
are
blowne
over
,
the
danger
of
our
enemy
is
already
past
,
the
share
of
the
cunning
Fowlers
,
Oh
let
my
soule
escape
thither
;
Is
it
not
a
little
one
and
my
soule
shall
live
?
After
the
stormes
of
displeasure
,
succeede
the
calmes
of
mercy
,
the
smooth
issue
of
rough
progenitors
.
For
a
moment
doth
hee
hide
his
face
from
us
,
but
with
everlasting
mercy
hee
doth
embrace
us
.
Looke
we
to
the
present
Text
,
it
reduces
Gods
mercy
to
two
heads
,
that
like
Tanais
and
Volga
,
water
the
residue
of
our
meditations
;
He
makes
the
stormes
to
cease
,
and
bringeth
them
to
the
haven
where
they
would
be
;
two
favours
that
include
all
other
favours
in
them
.
If
brevity
may
bee
any
whet-stone
to
sharpen
your
attention
,
or
as
holy
water
to
sprinckle
on
your
face
and
awaken
your
devotion
,
I
'le
put
them
both
in
one
,
and
exemplifie
both
these
mercies
to
us
,
by
examples
and
ample
testifications
of
his
mercyes
to
others
in
the
like
miseries
,
which
are
the
best
expression
of
our
owne
sorrows
,
or
his
fauours
.
Have
you
reade
of
Noah
floating
in
his
Arke
without
thought
or
feare
of
danger
,
O
that
men
would
,
&c.
O
that
men
,
&c.
O
that
men
would
therefore
,
&c.
Have
you
read
of
Daniels
security
amongst
those
Lyons
that
afterward
devoured
his
accusers
,
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
,
&c.
Have
you
heard
and
read
of
Ionah
embarked
,
en
wombed
,
Oh
,
&c.
eadem
nave
,
in
the
same
ship
,
yet
in
codem
praedicamento
,
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
,
&c.
He
that
neither
slumbereth
nor
sleepeth
was
our
aide
and
helper
,
or
if
he
have
seem'd
to
sleepe
,
t
is
as
he
expounds
himselfe
,
Cant.
5.
I
sleepe
,
but
mine
heart
waketh
:
He
seemes
to
use
sleepe
but
his
heart
waketh
,
and
himselfe
is
vigilant
for
our
protection
.
Once
indeed
aboue
all
other
times
he
seem'd
to
us
to
sleep
out
a
miserable
and
fearfull
storme
,
as
if
he
had
forsaken
us
,
as
once
his
Father
had
forsaken
him
,
t
is
worthy
the
file
and
records
of
eternitie
;
Iohn
Baptist
,
as
a
propitiatory
sacrifice
to
calme
the
raging
Sea
,
I
neither
beleeve
that
they
are
,
or
that
they
are
of
some
vertue
,
or
that
they
have
them
if
they
were
;
yet
there
all
the
he
Saints
and
she
Saints
,
Angels
,
Lords
,
and
Ladies
of
Heaven
were
sued
unto
,
for
mercy
and
deliverance
.
Abyssus
abyssum
invocat
,
One
depth
calls
on
another
,
a
depth
of
our
misery
caused
for
a
depth
of
his
mercy
;
he
did
neglect
us
but
for
a
while
for
the
greater
manifestation
of
his
mercie
,
and
increase
of
our
services
.
Oh
that
men
would
,
&c.
Moses
,
Aaron
,
and
Samuel
,
Noah
,
Daniel
,
and
Iob
,
those
spirituall
Courtiers
and
favourites
of
the
King
of
heaven
in
their
distresses
cried
unto
the
Lord
and
hee
heard
them
,
and
delivered
them
,
and
his
mercies
are
renewed
to
us
everie
morning
,
and
his
compassions
faile
not
.
Well
may
he
forget
to
be
angry
with
us
,
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
and
declare
the
wonders
that
he
doth
for
the
children
of
men
.
This
is
all
the
Text
will
enjoyn
or
the
Prophet
looke
for
,
or
the
God
of
Text
and
Prophet
require
after
the
receit
of
his
mercies
,
to
yeeld
unto
him
his
tribute
of
praises
.
T
is
as
much
as
he
doth
aske
,
t
is
as
little
as
we
can
give
;
t
is
his
due
and
our
duty
.
Of
both
which
a
word
or
two
,
and
there
cannot
much
more
remaine
.
Hitherto
we
haue
but
numbred
the
turrets
and
bulwarks
of
this
text
,
as
David
wisht
the
spectators
of
Sion
,
The
first
piece
of
our
obligation
consists
in
the
publication
of
his
praises
,
and
to
do
this
brings
honour
to
God
:
He
that
offereth
me
praise
he
honoureth
me
.
Psal.
50.23
.
The
second
is
the
declaration
of
his
wonders
,
and
he
that
doth
not
this
,
draws
a
curse
and
propheticall
anathema
upon
his
owne
head
:
which
waits
for
such
as
regard
not
the
worke
of
the
Lord
,
nor
the
operation
of
his
hands
.
Psal.
28.5.6
.
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
and
declare
,
&c.
Those
that
haue
beene
most
deeply
interest
in
humaine
miseries
,
and
the
receit
of
divine
favours
are
called
here
to
the
performance
of
these
holy
seruices
:
And
they
onely
because
there
cannot
be
a
greater
argument
of
Gods
praise
and
our
duty
then
escape
from
danger
and
receit
of
mercy
.
This
truth
is
firmely
built
upon
the
pillars
of
the
Text.
The
conquering
Romans
in
all
their
honourable
and
glorious
triumphs
,
They
are
fittest
to
be
Heralds
of
divine
praises
,
that
haue
beene
the
deepest
interested
in
humane
miseries
.
Thus
I
haue
long
dranke
of
those
waters
that
are
more
bitter
than
the
waters
of
Marah
,
more
venemous
than
the
waters
of
Nonacridis
,
are
fittest
to
receiue
that
double
fauour
that
Ascha
the
wife
of
Othniel
begged
of
Culel
:
The
springs
aboue
,
They
are
most
glad
when
they
are
brought
to
the
haven
,
They
are
fittest
for
the
calmes
and
favourable
ayres
of
a
mercifull
God
,
In
vaine
should
the
actors
in
the
Olympian
games
have
professed
either
their
skill
or
abilities
if
they
had
not
sometimes
returned
like
the
sonnes
of
Diagoras
with
an
Elcan
palme
and
Garland
.
In
vaine
should
we
runne
,
if
we
should
not
sometimes
get
the
Crowne
.
In
vaine
should
we
wrestle
,
if
not
sometimes
get
the
mastery
.
In
vaine
should
wee
bee
cast
downe
into
the
deep
,
if
not
sometimes
raised
up
againe
to
the
heaven
,
and
after
long
be
brought
to
the
haven
where
we
would
be
.
And
in
vaine
should
wee
bee
brought
to
the
haven
where
we
would
be
,
if
we
should
not
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
or
declare
,
&c.
When
Christ
mercifully
delivered
his
Israel
from
the
Egypt
of
sin
and
iniquity
,
Deborah
.
Moses
himselfe
after
his
conquest
and
Amalecks
ruine
,
must
write
it
in
a
booke
for
a
memoriall
,
and
rehearse
it
in
the
eares
of
Iosuah
.
Which
he
did
and
more
,
hee
erects
an
Altar
enrowls
the
mercy
thereon
,
offers
it
with
thanks
,
hallowes
it
with
sacrifice
.
This
priestly
Prophet
and
Propheticke
King
David
,
as
he
hath
many
Psalmes
of
prayer
to
expresse
his
misery
;
So
hath
he
many
of
praise
and
thanksgiuing
for
the
receit
of
mercy
,
witnesse
those
that
he
hath
committed
to
the
care
of
those
chiefe
Musitians
,
to
Ieduthun
,
to
Gittith
,
to
Neginoth
,
to
Sheminith
,
and
many
more
.
Besides
these
holy
men
of
old
neuer
was
there
any
age
that
wanted
such
as
did
yeeld
ample
and
large
testimony
of
their
praise
and
thankfulnesse
,
for
the
receit
of
blessings
and
benefits
.
Antonius
Pius
erects
his
Pillar
,
So
was
Themistocles
animated
the
performance
of
many
a
noble
action
,
Right
even
so
may
we
(
that
will
not
be
provoked
by
others
patterns
and
examples
,
to
a
demonstration
of
our
gratitude
)
be
compelled
to
weepe
with
Caesar
,
while
we
see
how
the
lives
and
acts
of
meere
moralists
do
shame
us
besides
our
owne
.
None
of
us
but
have
received
favours
of
an
higher
nature
than
any
of
them
.
But
alas
,
where
are
our
erected
pillars
?
where
are
our
Hecatombes
?
where
our
holocausts
?
where
the
pyramides
of
our
praises
?
where
our
smoking
Altars
?
our
burning
Incense
,
our
hallowed
sacrifices
,
our
holy
services
?
Iegar-saha
dutha
,
a
Pillar
of
witnesse
,
betweene
God
and
him
,
of
Gods
mercie
,
and
his
thankfulnesse
?
Who
with
Iacob
hath
built
an
Altar
of
acknowledgement
,
and
entituled
it
,
El-elhoim
Israel
?
Iehovah
Nissi
?
Who
with
Ionah
disgorged
out
of
the
bowels
of
the
deepe
hath
erected
his
pillars
of
praise
?
His
one
for
Ionahs
two
,
which
yet
stand
firme
on
the
confines
of
Syriah
,
and
are
called
by
the
name
of
Ionahs
Pillars
,
or
neare
the
place
where
the
Fish
set
Ionah
ashore
?
Who
with
the
holy
woman
hath
powred
out
the
oyntment
of
her
best
praises
upon
the
head
of
her
Saviour
?
Who
so
is
wise
will
ponder
these
things
,
and
seeke
to
make
some
benefit
by
these
examples
which
I
lay
before
you
,
Fac
secundum
hoc
exemplar
.
And
as
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
to
the
questioning
Lawyer
,
Go
thou
and
do
so
likewise
.
Whatsoeuer
things
haue
vertues
,
in
others
will
be
no
lesse
eminent
in
the
imitatours
.
Wherefore
then
whatsoeuer
things
are
honest
,
Shall
the
Iewes
offer
their
children
in
sacrifice
in
imitation
of
Abraham
?
God
requires
neither
trophies
nor
triumphs
,
sacrifices
nor
burnt
offerings
of
us
though
we
receiue
as
great
and
greater
mercies
as
our
progenitors
,
who
so
testified
their
thankfulnesse
.
He
askes
no
more
of
us
but
to
be
thankfull
,
and
to
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
&c.
Well
said
the
seruants
to
the
Prince
and
Peere
of
Syriah
,
Should
God
raise
a
Subsidie
,
and
challenge
but
what
is
his
owne
,
and
require
of
you
that
are
Lords
both
of
Sea
and
Land
,
to
resigne
your
Lordships
in
the
one
,
your
interest
in
the
other
,
your
title
to
both
.
Of
you
Land
Lords
to
give
up
your
rents
and
revenues
.
Of
you
rich
men
to
give
away
your
wealth
,
of
you
poore
men
to
give
away
your
almes
,
of
you
Officers
,
to
give
away
your
fees
,
of
you
Servants
to
give
away
your
earnings
,
of
you
Marriners
to
give
away
your
dear
bought
wages
:
I
know
that
this
would
be
Dui
us
Sermo
,
Caius
Cotta
that
thankefull
Roman
,
Into
thy
hands
O
Lord
I
commend
my
spirit
,
for
thou
hast
redeemed
mee
,
O
Lord
,
thou
God
of
truth
.
Ioseph
charged
his
brethren
to
bring
with
them
their
little
Brother
Benjamin
,
else
they
might
all
have
beene
left
behinde
:
So
Christ
our
elder
brother
,
Now
that
we
may
aright
blesse
God
for
his
mercyes
,
let
us
in
praising
of
him
,
offer
this
sourefold
sacrifice
.
First
,
let
us
offer
the
sacrifice
of
charitable
almes
,
as
occasion
is
offered
to
us
.
To
doe
good
and
distribute
forget
not
,
for
with
such
a
sacrifice
God
is
well
pleased
:
I
,
hereby
wee
shall
make
our selues
Creditors
to
God
,
and
him
a
debtor
to
us
.
The
sacrifice
of
God
is
a
troubled
spirit
,
a
broken
and
a
contrite
heart
,
O
Lord
thou
wilt
not
,
thou
canst
not
despise
.
While
your
hearts
are
thinking
of
your
sinnes
,
let
your
eyes
be
like
the
Pooles
of
Heshbon
by
Bathrabim
,
Not
my
will
,
but
thy
will
be
done
.
Fourthly
and
lastly
,
wee
must
sacrifice
our
sinnes
if
ever
wee
meane
to
bring
any
honour
to
God
by
yeelding
him
his
praise
.
This
sinne
offering
or
offering
of
sinne
is
equally
necessarie
with
them
that
went
before
.
Even
those
that
are
as
neare
to
us
as
Isaac
was
to
Abraham
,
must
be
sacrificed
:
those
that
are
as
neare
as
our
right
eye
or
hand
must
be
cut
off
,
In
vaine
shall
you
praise
God
for
his
goodnesse
,
if
you
displease
him
with
the
continuance
and
increase
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
.
To
what
purpose
will
you
offer
to
sing
Psalmes
of
praise
and
thanksgiuing
,
if
the
noyse
of
your
sinnes
drowne
the
noyse
of
your
Psalmes
,
as
Drummes
in
the
sacrifice
of
Molech
did
drowne
the
cry
of
the
burning
and
tormented
Infants
,
or
as
the
ringing
of
the
Bels
doth
drowne
the
noyse
of
the
clocke
.
How
dare
ye
professe
a
subjection
and
loyaltie
to
the
King
and
Crowne
of
heauen
,
if
we
nourish
sinne
in
our
bosomes
and
hearts
,
a
traytor
both
to
him
and
us
?
If
I
fight
for
you
against
the
children
of
Ammon
,
shall
I
not
be
your
head
?
As
I
say
to
all
of
you
,
whose
faces
seeme
to
congratulate
this
day
,
whose
attentions
seeme
to
entertaine
this
doctrine
;
If
he
fight
for
us
against
our
enemies
,
and
deliuer
us
,
shall
not
he
be
our
Lord
?
Yes
!
Le
ts
first
acknowledge
him
,
and
secondly
le
ts
apply
him
,
all
the
merits
of
his
active
and
passiue
obedience
must
be
laid
claime
to
by
a
peculiar
and
particular
application
:
so
did
Thomas
,
who
seemed
to
haue
engrossed
him
to
himselfe
,
My
Lord
and
my
God
.
Thirdly
,
by
obeying
him
as
a
Lord
,
in
mercy
for
feare
we
finde
him
to
be
a
Lord
in
justice
,
Those
mine
enemies
that
will
not
I
shall
rule
over
them
,
God
in
the
frontispiece
of
his
royall
Law
provokes
,
perswades
his
people
Israel
to
haue
or
serue
no
other
Gods
but
him
,
because
he
,
and
no
other
God
but
he
,
Alexander
told
Darius
King
of
Persia
,
Alcibiades
.
Sparta
brought
not
forth
two
Lysanders
,
nor
the
world
two
such
Lords
.
Let
those
fishermen
that
know
no
better
sacrifice
unto
their
nets
,
or
Neptune
,
those
husbandmen
unto
their
dunghill
,
or
to
Ceres
for
their
corne
;
others
to
Bacchus
for
their
wines
,
to
Pallas
for
their
oyles
,
to
Apollo
for
their
wisedome
,
to
Minerva
for
their
peace
.
Let
the
Turks
thank
their
Mahomet
for
protection
;
the
Persians
go
to
their
god
Nergal
for
defence
;
the
Hamathensians
,
to
Asima
for
strength
;
the
Babylonians
to
Succobenoth
for
deliverance
:
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
.
Oh
that
they
would
either
cease
to
bee
men
,
or
being
men
,
would
never
cease
to
praise
the
Lord
.
Or
yet
if
our
tongues
could
be
weary
of
the
publication
of
his
praises
,
yet
let
them
be
employed
in
the
proclamation
of
his
wonders
.
Text.
And
declare
the
wonders
that
he
doth
for
,
&c.
We
men
are
put
upon
the
labour
and
taske
of
Angels
.
To
publish
his
praises
,
and
proclaime
his
wonders
is
the
office
and
theame
of
the
Hyerarchy
of
heaven
,
who
are
ever
singing
their
divine
Carols
of
praise
,
●●d
rejoycing
in
the
expression
of
his
wonders
.
Had
I
the
tongue
of
men
and
Angels
,
you
the
eares
and
wings
of
Cherubins
,
wee
could
neither
well
enough
nor
soone
enough
extoll
his
praises
,
or
expresse
his
wonders
.
Of
both
I
may
say
as
the
Psalmist
said
before
me
;
Who
can
expresse
the
noble
acts
of
the
Lord
,
or
shew
forth
all
his
praise
?
Yet
since
the
royall
hand
of
heaven
vouchsafe
not
onely
to
require
,
but
requite
our
weake
performances
with
acceptance
;
As
we
have
begun
with
his
praises
,
so
let
us
go
on
a
little
also
to
declare
the
wonders
that
he
doth
for
the
children
of
men
.
Would
you
see
works
of
imitation
,
he
turnes
you
to
the
leaues
and
pages
of
Gods
sacred
Oracle
,
the
Conclave
of
holy
Scripture
.
Would
you
see
works
of
Admiration
,
no
page
in
this
booke
of
the
world
,
no
act
in
this
great
and
high
creation
,
but
gives
us
occasion
.
I
call
you
not
to
a
tedious
recapitulation
of
what
I
have
spoken
before
in
the
expression
of
his
wonders
in
the
Sea
,
there
are
enough
as
yet
remaine
unrelated
.
For
it
is
above
all
creatures
wonderfull
,
whether
in
regard
of
the
scituation
of
it
which
is
above
the
Land
,
and
roares
and
rageth
as
if
it
would
swallow
up
the
earth
,
as
the
earth
did
Corah
and
his
rebellious
traine
.
Q.
Cur.
concludes
onely
that
t
is
terrible
,
Fluxus
refluxus
maris
terrorem
incutit
.
Or
upon
the
innumerable
number
of
creatures
that
are
within
the
bowels
of
that
womb
of
moisture
.
It
's
recorded
to
be
the
answer
of
a
Traveller
to
one
asking
him
what
he
had
seene
in
his
Alexandrian
journey
:
Credite
mihi
fratres
,
ego
ibi
faciem
nullius
vidi
nisi
tantum
Episcopi
,
&c.
Beleeve
me
,
brethren
,
I
saw
no
face
there
,
save
the
Bishops
.
So
if
I
were
in
a
few
words
to
give
an
accurat
and
exact
account
of
my
two
or
three
yeares
absence
,
Credite
mihi
fratres
,
&c.
Beleeve
me
,
brethren
,
I
saw
the
face
of
none
,
save
onely
of
him
that
is
the
Bishop
of
our
soules
;
For
his
face
and
Image
is
upon
all
the
works
of
his
hands
,
by
Sea
or
Land
.
That
looke
how
Phydias
,
The
heavens
declare
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
firmament
sheweth
his
handy
work
.
The
heaven
of
heavens
that
rowls
so
gloriously
both
above
our
heads
,
&
apprehentions
,
Oh
Lord
how
wonderfull
art
thou
in
all
thy
works
,
in
wisedome
hast
thou
made
them
all
.
Or
if
we
looke
downe
from
heaven
which
is
his
throne
,
Those
blessings
that
severally
make
other
Countries
happy
,
are
conspired
to
meet
in
ours
.
Whether
it
be
by
the
proper
commodity
of
our
owne
native
soyle
,
or
by
traffique
and
merchandize
with
others
,
or
by
both
.
He
that
travels
farthest
,
may
sit
downe
by
the
waters
of
Babylon
and
weepe
,
Oh
that
thou
wouldest
know
in
this
thy
day
,
the
things
that
belong
unto
thy
peace
.
So
should
this
peace
rest
long
within
thy
walles
,
Esay
,
Thou
art
my
God
and
I
will
praise
thee
,
for
i●
thou
hast
done
wonderfull
things
.
And
with
Moses
,
And
while
we
meditate
of
the
works
themselues
,
let
's
reflect
our
contemplative
thoughts
of
Adoration
upon
that
great
Atlas
of
heaven
,
that
supports
them
all
with
the
two
shoulders
of
his
power
and
providence
.
Oh
that
men
would
therefore
praise
the
Lord
for
his
goodnesse
,
and
declare
the
wonders
that
he
doth
for
the
children
of
men
.
And
now
I
have
waded
thorow
the
three
generall
parts
of
the
Text
;
thus
much
onely
for
the
literall
signification
:
the
tropologicall
is
briefly
this
.
The
Church
of
God
is
this
ship
tossed
upon
the
Ocean
,
tumbled
upon
the
unconstant
billows
of
this
troublesome
world
;
labouring
with
the
boysterous
windes
of
opposition
,
opposed
with
the
enemies
of
Gods
grace
and
her
peace
;
packt
and
poasted
from
haven
to
haven
,
from
countrey
to
countrey
.
Sometimes
she
is
carried
downe
to
the
deepe
and
nethermost
Hell
,
as
in
the
times
of
Nero
,
Maximilian
,
Domitian
,
and
other
Romane
Emperours
,
as
also
in
the
dayes
of
Queene
Mary
in
England
.
Sometimes
againe
she
is
lifted
up
into
the
heaven
,
by
an
happy
and
blessed
tranquillity
,
as
in
the
daies
and
times
wherein
we
live
,
and
the
Gospell
flourisheth
.
The
holy
Bible
is
her
armorie
and
place
of
defence
,
and
t
is
like
the
Tower
of
David
.
Cant.
4.4
.
In
which
are
weapons
shields
and
targets
,
for
a
thousand
,
I
,
for
ten
thousand
thousand
valiant
men
.
The
Law
as
her
fore-castle
to
them
that
went
before
,
wherein
was
placed
the
chase-pieces
and
thundering
Cannons
of
legall
austerities
,
discharged
by
her
cunning
marks-men
the
Prophets
and
Patriarks
,
against
the
bulwarks
of
heresie
,
and
Babels
of
sinne
in
all
ages
.
The
Gospell
is
now
our
armory
and
place
of
defence
;
and
herein
also
are
variety
of
weapons
,
which
are
not
carnall
but
spirituall
,
and
mighty
through
God
to
throw
downe
strong
holds
,
2
Cor.
10.4.5
.
Here
is
the
Helmet
of
salvation
,
the
shield
of
faith
,
and
Breast
plate
of
righteousnesse
,
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
which
is
the
Word
of
God
.
Eph.
6.13
.
which
will
quench
the
fiery
darts
of
the
devill
,
that
like
a
roaring
Lyon
goes
about
seeking
whom
he
may
devoure
.
In
this
shippe
of
our
English
Church
sits
the
soveraigne
Majestie
of
our
Lord
and
King
as
supreame
head
and
governour
,
his
Nobles
,
Lords
,
Iudges
,
Councellors
,
as
representative
pieces
of
his
owne
Majestie
,
sit
in
the
steerage
of
estate
,
and
to
them
is
committed
the
helme
of
government
.
His
reverend
Clergie
of
all
degrees
are
each
of
them
another
Palenurus
,
or
all
Pilots
guiding
you
in
the
right
and
perfect
way
,
informing
your
judgements
,
reforming
your
lives
according
to
the
card
and
compasse
of
Gods
holy
Word
.
The
many
promises
of
mercy
,
patternes
of
mercy
,
precepts
of
mercy
,
presidents
of
mercy
,
are
as
so
many
favourable
gales
and
windes
to
further
us
till
we
come
to
the
end
of
our
faith
,
the
salvation
of
our
soules
.
All
men
are
embarked
in
this
ship
of
the
Church
,
whose
pretended
voyage
is
to
the
Land
of
Canaan
,
but
not
all
alike
;
Some
as
passengers
receive
neither
wages
nor
content
in
this
tedious
and
troublesome
voyage
,
who
desire
a
quicke
and
speedy
passage
thorow
this
Baca
of
feares
,
this
Bochim
of
teares
,
and
with
Saint
Paul
to
be
dissolved
and
to
be
with
Christ
,
which
is
best
of
all
.
Others
as
Marriners
in
their
owne
proper
element
,
know
of
no
other
happinesse
,
ayme
at
no
other
felicity
,
than
what
the
sea
of
this
world
affordeth
them
.
The
longer
they
stay
,
the
greater
their
pay
:
they
have
their
portion
here
in
this
life
,
and
in
the
other
,
they
receive
onely
the
wages
which
is
due
unto
them
;
it
were
better
they
were
without
it
;
for
the
wages
of
sinne
due
to
the
servants
of
sinne
,
is
death
both
of
body
and
soule
,
when
the
former
receive
onely
the
gift
of
God
,
which
is
eternall
life
.
I
had
rather
stand
to
his
courtesie
,
than
engage
him
to
payment
:
Before
we
can
arrive
at
our
Canaan
of
felicity
,
our
Port
and
haven
of
heaven
,
wee
must
all
passe
through
the
straits
of
the
last
judgement
.
For
wee
must
all
appeare
before
his
iudgment
sent
,
Angels
shall
meet
us
with
our
Palmes
,
our
Robes
,
our
Crownes
;
Arch-angels
with
triumphs
and
Carols
of
Coelestiall
blisse
,
and
while
we
are
thus
singing
of
our
praises
to
the
King
of
glory
,
the
whole
host
and
Quire
of
heaven
shall
say
,
Amen
.
But
so
much
for
the
literall
and
historicall
meaning
of
the
words
.
Pardon
my
willing
errour
of
tediousnesse
,
Polulogie
is
the
common
fault
of
travellers
,
my
desire
was
this
day
to
pay
my
vows
,
where
I
am
most
obliged
,
and
to
whom
,
and
before
whom
;
and
to
erect
this
Sermon
as
a
Pillar
of
thankfulnesse
,
and
an
Altar
of
praise
,
that
like
the
Prayers
and
Almes
of
Cornelius
,
might
reach
up
to
heaven
.
I
should
be
sorry
it
should
proove
a
Babel
to
breede
confusion
eyther
in
your
patience
or
your
memory
.
About
this
pillar
are
written
these
three
things
;
Dangers
,
to
draw
us
to
awfulnes
;
Mercies
,
to
draw
us
to
thanfulnesse
;
Duties
,
to
draw
us
to
obedience
.
And
but
three
,
as
being
most
portable
for
your
memory
,
easie
for
your
judgement
,
ready
for
your
use
.
Neyther
is
this
Pillar
of
Prayse
dedicated
as
was
that
Athenian
Altar
,
Acts
17.23
.
with
this
inscription
,
Ignoto
Deo
,
to
an
unknowne
God
or
Lord
,
but
to
a
Lord
of
mercy
,
wisedome
and
power
,
who
knowes
best
,
when
,
where
,
and
how
,
to
succour
and
relieve
us
.
Let
this
serve
both
for
present
use
,
and
future
memory
.
Thus
if
wee
blesse
God
,
hee
will
blesse
us
.
Blessed
therefore
be
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
,
for
hee
hath
visited
and
redeemed
us
his
people
.
Let
them
whom
the
Lord
hath
redeemed
from
the
hand
of
the
enemy
,
praise
the
Lord
:
Let
them
that
are
daily
spectators
of
his
wonders
in
the
deepe
,
praise
the
Lord
,
when
they
are
brought
to
the
haven
where
they
would
be
.
Let
the
house
of
Israel
,
and
the
house
of
Aaron
accord
in
these
holy
and
religious
services
to
publish
his
prayses
.
And
what
ever
others
doe
or
doe
not
;
My
soule
praise
thou
the
Lord
,
and
forget
not
all
his
benefits
,
which
saveth
thy
life
from
destruction
,
and
crowneth
thee
with
mercy
and
loving
kindnesse
.
The
Lords
holy
name
be
blessed
and
praised
from
the
rising
of
the
Sunne
,
to
the
going
downe
of
the
same
,
and
let
all
the
people
present
say
,
Amen
.
So
be
it
.
FINIS
.