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who putteth her trust in thee.

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the queen; I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Psal. cxviii. And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? 1 Sam. x. 24. thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee Psal. lxxxvi. 2.

3, 4. Send

her help

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3, 4. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; from thy holy the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee The Almighty shall

place; and

evermore

mightily de- out of Zion. Psal. xx. 1, 2. be thy defence. Job xxii. 25.

fend her.

5, 6. Let

have no advantage against her; let not the wicked approach to hurt her.

5, 6. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man : her enemies preserve me from the violent man. Psal. cxl. 1. The enemy shall not be able to do him violence: the son of wickedness shall not hurt him. I will smite down his foes before his face: and plague them that hate him. Psal. lxxxix. 23, 24. When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Psal. xxvii. 2.

1. Almighty God, who hast in all

thy Power

ances of

thy Church,

and in the

protection of

CCLXXX. A Thanksgiving.

:

1. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their ages shewed days, in the times of old. Thou art my King, O and Mercy in God: command deliverances for Jacob. Thou hast the miracu- saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to lous and gracious deliver- shame that hated us. Psal. xliv. 1. 4. 7. Thou art the Lord the God, who shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on righteous all the people of his land for thou knewest that and religious they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get States, pro- thee a name, as it is this day. And thou didst difessing thy vide the sea before them, so that they went through holy and eternal truth, the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their wicked con- persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. Neh. ix. 7. 10, 11. There arose up a new king over Egypt, and he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply.

Kings and

from the

spiracies, and malici

ous practices

of all the enemies

thereof:

Therefore they did set over them task-masters to afflict them. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. And the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians, and troubled the host of the Egyptians; and took off their chariot wheels. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh. Exod. i. 8 to 11.—xiv. 8. 13, 14. 24, 25. 28. When the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. Judges ii. 18. It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. Psal. xviii. 47 to 50. David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 2 Sam. xv. 31. And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom. 2 Sam. xvii. 14. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Job v. 13. O Lord our God, save thou us out of his [Sennacherib's] hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only. Thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. For I will

2. We yield hee our unfeigned thanks and praise, for the wonderful and mighty Deliverance

cus Sovereign

Queen, the

Prince, and

Branches,

defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand. 2 Kings xix. 19. 32 to 35. See also, The Book of ESTHER.-2 Sam. XV. xvi. xvii. xviii.

2. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 1 Chron. xxix. 13. Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. Psal. cxi. 1. Thou art the God that of our graci- doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength King James among the people. Thou hast with thine arm rethe First, the deemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Psal. lxxvii. 14, 15. Thou art my hiding place; all the Royal thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt with the No- compass me about with songs of deliverance. Psal. bility, Clergy, xxxii. 7. Great deliverance giveth he to his king; mons of En- and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and assembled in to his seed for evermore. Psal. xviii. 50. When it Parliament, was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and by Popish treachery bound themselves under a curse, saying that they appointed as would neither eat nor drink till they had killed sheep to the slaughter, in Paul. more than forty which had And they came to the chief said, We have bound our

and Com

gland, then

a most barbarous and

savage manner, beyond

of former

ages.

And they were made this conspiracy. priests and elders, and

the examples selves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to-morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. Acts xxiii. 12 to 15. We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. Psal. xliv. 22. See also, Jer. xli. 1 to 7-Judges ix. 2 to 5.

3. From this unna

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3. The conspiracy was strong. 2 Sam. xv. 12. tural Conspi- If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, racy, not our when men rose up against us: then they had swallowed us up quick. Psal. cxxiv. 2, 3. Thou hast not our fore with thine arm redeemed thy people. Psal. lxxvii. providence 15. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake,

merit, but thy mercy;

sight, but thy

not unto us,

O Lord, not

unto us, but unto thy

Name be as

cribed all honour and glory, in all Churches of the saints,

from genera

delivered us: will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and therefore and I will not give my glory unto another. Isa. xlviii. 11. Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you, O house of Israel. Ezek. xxxvi. 32. I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen. Ezek. xx. 14. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and tion to gene- for thy truth's sake. Psal. cxv. 1. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power. Rev. iv. 11. In all churches of the saints. 1 Cor. xiv. 33. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. Psal. cxlv. 4. So we that are thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever: and will alway be shewing forth thy praise from generation to generation. Psal. lxxix. 14.

ration;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

1. Accept also, most gracious God, of our unfeigned

ter the time

that thou

hadst afflicted us, and

CCLXXXI. A Prayer that a sense of God's goodness may lead us to use diligence and zeal in our duties.

1. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. Psal. lxxv. 1. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Isa. xxv. thanks for filling our 9. The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a hearts again with joy and good day. Esth. viii. 17. Make us glad according gladness, af- to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Psal. xc. 15. He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise putting a new unto our God. Psal. xl. 3. All these men of war came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David bringing his king over all Israel. And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly. 1 Chron. xii. 38, 39, 40. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise

song into our

mouths, by

Majesty King William, upon this day, for

the Deliver

ance of our

Church and

Nation from Popish Tyranny and arbitrary power.

2. We a

dom and jus

tice of thy Providence, which so

timely inter

posed in our extreme dan

ger, and disappointed all the designs

of our enemies.

thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. Psal. cxlvii. 12, 13. I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you. Judges vi. 9. Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. Psal. xviii. 50.

2. Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord dore the wis- God Almighty: just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Rev. xv. 3. There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord. Prov. xxi. 30. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Psal. lxxxix. 14. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Psal. cxxiv. 7. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. Job v. 12, 13. Truly there is but a step between me and death. And David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David. 1 Sam. xx. 3. — xxiii. 26, 27, 28. enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Exod. xv. 9, 10.

3. We beseech thee,

The

3. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is give us such within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, a lively and O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psal. lasting sense of what thou ciii. 1, 2. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old. We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength,

didst then,

and hast since that

time done for us, that we

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