God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God…

Tenthly, All Men ought to acknowledge God in all their ways▪ because, not to look to God, seek to God, and acknowledge him, is Brutish; 'tis to be worse than Heathens and Idolaters; for, they in Straits and Afflictions, or when they enter upon Matters of Moment, will cry to their Gods; They called on the name ¹of Baal from Morning even until Noon; saying, O Baal hear us; but there was no voice: And Elijah mocked them▪ and said, Cry aloud for he is a ²God, either he is a pursuing, or in a journey; or, per adventure he steepeth, and must be awaked: Moreover, The Mariners that were with Jonah in the Ship, (who were Heathens) in that Storm they were in; Every Man cried unto his God, and seemed to be offended with Jonah, ³that he did not cry to his God also: What meanest thou, O sleeper, arise, and call upon thy God. The Israelites usually asked Counsel or God, by the Ephod, the Grecians, by their Oracles; but Christians ought only to go to God by Jesus Christ, and ask Counsel in his Name. Brethren, that God that brings a People, a Nation, or particular Person into Trouble, (and sometimes for great Sins) only knows how to bring them out of it▪ Such that eye not God in their Trouble, never search into the cause of it; and as they know not, consider not the cause of their Disease, so they are as ignorant of the Cure; and from hence apply indirect Medicines, not to acknowledge God, is to question the Being of God: However, it argues, they do not depend upon ⟨p. 30⟩him, that in their Trouble do not seek unto him: Shall Heathens give greater Glory to Dumb Idols, than Christians give to the true and only God of Heaven and Earth.

Tenthly, All Men ought to acknowledge God in all their ways▪ because, not to look to God, seek to God, and acknowledge him, is Brutish; 'tis to be worse than Heathens and Idolators; for, they in Straits and Afflictions, or when they enter upon Matters of Moment, will cry to their Gods; They called on the name