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             A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at St. Margarets Westminster, November 5, 1680 / by Henry Dove ...
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           〈…〉
           Nov.
           1680.
           
        
         
           ORde●
           〈…〉
           of
           this
           House
           be
           retur●
           〈…〉
           ,
           for
           his
           Sermon
           yesterday
           〈…〉
           House
           at
           St.
           Margarets
           ,
           and
           that
           〈…〉
           the
           same
           :
           And
           Mr.
           Speaker
           is
           〈…〉
           use
           to
           give
           him
           Thanks
           ,
           and
           to
           〈…〉
           of
           the
           House
           to
           Print
           his
           Sermon
           .
        
         
           
             〈…〉
             .
             Goldesborough
             ,
             Cler.
             Dom.
             Com.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           HONOURABLE
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           ,
           At
           St.
           
             Margarets
             Westminster
          
           ,
           November
           5.
           1680.
           
           BY
           HENRY
           DOVE
           ,
           
             D.
             D.
          
           
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             M.
             C.
          
           for
           
             H.
             Brome
          
           at
           the
           Gun
           ,
           and
           
             Benj.
             Tooke
          
           at
           the
           Ship
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           ,
           1680.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           HONOURABLE
           HOVSE
           of
           COMMONS
           ,
           At
           St.
           Margarets
           Westminster
           ,
           Nov.
           5.
           1680.
           
        
         
           
             Psalm
             64.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             
               And
               all
               men
               shall
               fear
               ,
               and
               shall
               declare
               the
               work
               of
               God
               :
               for
               they
               shall
               wisely
               consider
               of
               his
               doing
               .
            
             
               The
               righteous
               shall
               be
               glad
               in
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               shall
               trust
               in
               him
               :
               and
               all
               the
               upright
               in
               heart
               shall
               glory
               .
            
          
        
         
           THAT
           this
           Psalm
           is
           a
           Prayer
           of
           Davids
           for
           preservation
           of
           his
           Life
           from
           fear
           of
           the
           enemy
           ,
           we
           are
           assur'd
           from
           the
           title
           and
           the
           first
           verse
           :
           And
           if
           that
           rule
           of
           Interpreters
           hold
           good
           ,
           That
           where
           nothing
           is
           new
           in
           the
           Title
           ,
           there
           the
           Argument
           is
           the
           same
           with
           the
           foregoing
           Psalm
           ,
           we
           may
           probably
           infer
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           indited
           by
           
           the
           Royal
           Prophet
           ,
           when
           Saul
           and
           his
           associates
           sought
           his
           life
           .
        
         
           However
           it
           be
           (
           for
           Expositors
           are
           not
           agreed
           about
           it
           )
           without
           any
           force
           to
           the
           Text
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Context
           ,
           we
           may
           fitly
           apply
           it
           to
           the
           Publick
           Solemnity
           of
           this
           day
           ,
           wherein
           we
           are
           assembled
           to
           magnifie
           the
           providence
           of
           God
           for
           his
           memorable
           deliverance
           of
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdom
           from
           the
           bloody
           designs
           of
           Popish
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           to
           implore
           his
           goodness
           for
           the
           continuance
           of
           his
           favour
           to
           our
           present
           Sovereign
           and
           the
           whole
           Nation
           ;
           to
           give
           him
           thanks
           for
           the
           great
           things
           he
           hath
           done
           for
           us
           already
           ,
           and
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           final
           defeat
           of
           the
           like
           hellish
           Plots
           against
           us
           .
           This
           is
           a
           day
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           made
           ,
           let
           us
           rejoyce
           ,
           and
           be
           glad
           in
           it
           :
           nay
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           season
           which
           he
           hath
           once
           more
           signaliz'd
           ,
           let
           us
           pray
           and
           sing
           praises
           to
           the
           God
           of
           our
           lives
           .
           And
           what
           great
           reason
           we
           have
           to
           rejoyce
           in
           his
           Providence
           ,
           and
           glory
           in
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           trust
           in
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           will
           be
           evident
           from
           the
           words
           when
           applied
           to
           the
           day
           :
           for
           it
           is
           most
           remarkably
           of
           his
           own
           making
           ;
           he
           hath
           made
           it
           his
           ,
           by
           a
           miracle
           of
           mercy
           ;
           
             And
             all
             men
             shall
             fear
             and
             shall
             declare
             the
             work
             of
             God
             ,
             for
             they
             shall
             wisely
             consider
             of
             his
             doing
             :
          
           and
           he
           hath
           made
           it
           ours
           by
           a
           return
           of
           duty
           ;
           
             The
             righteous
             shall
             be
             
             glad
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             shall
             trust
             in
             him
             ;
             and
             all
             the
             upright
             in
             heart
             shall
             glory
             .
          
        
         
           In
           the
           words
           we
           have
           these
           three
           general
           parts
           .
        
         
           I.
           An
           Act
           of
           God
           ;
           something
           of
           his
           doing
           .
        
         
           II.
           Its
           Effect
           upon
           men
           in
           general
           :
           
             All
             men
             shall
             fear
             ,
             and
             shall
             declare
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           III.
           A
           special
           Duty
           resulting
           from
           it
           ,
           incumbent
           on
           good
           men
           :
           
             The
             righteous
             ,
             &c.
          
           
        
         
           I.
           I
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           ,
           as
           the
           ground
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           :
           An
           Act
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           twice
           mention'd
           ,
           called
           
             The
             work
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           
             His
             doing
          
           :
           The
           expression
           is
           doubled
           ,
           to
           make
           it
           at
           once
           more
           certain
           ,
           and
           to
           bespeak
           our
           observance
           of
           it
           :
           But
           what
           that
           work
           was
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           means
           accomplished
           ,
           we
           must
           learn
           from
           the
           precedent
           verses
           .
           The
           Psalm
           (
           as
           I
           said
           )
           is
           a
           prayer
           of
           Davids
           for
           deliverance
           from
           his
           enemies
           ,
           with
           a
           description
           of
           their
           intended
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           a
           prediction
           of
           Gods
           judgments
           on
           them
           .
           His
           enemies
           were
           strong
           and
           powerful
           ,
           but
           God
           was
           omnipotent
           ,
           and
           in
           Him
           was
           his
           help
           and
           trust
           ;
           they
           design'd
           his
           utter
           ruine
           ,
           but
           God
           turned
           the
           mischief
           upon
           their
           own
           heads
           .
           And
           that
           we
           may
           see
           how
           great
           a
           deliverance
           God
           wrought
           for
           him
           ,
           let
           us
           first
           consider
           what
           they
           plotted
           against
           him
           .
           In
           the
           description
           we
           
           have
           several
           characters
           of
           their
           rage
           and
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           as
           many
           intimations
           of
           his
           danger
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Their
           secret
           counsels
           and
           midnight
           contrivances
           ,
           [
           ver
           .
           2.
           ]
           
             Hide
             me
             from
             the
             secret
             counsel
             of
             the
             wicked
          
           ;
           for
           so
           usually
           all
           Treasons
           and
           Conspiracies
           begin
           ,
           in
           private
           Combinations
           and
           clandestine
           Plots
           :
           And
           though
           it
           be
           true
           of
           all
           sins
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           works
           of
           darkness
           ,
           yet
           Treasons
           most
           of
           all
           hate
           and
           avoid
           the
           light
           ,
           being
           hatch'd
           in
           the
           dark
           recesses
           of
           wicked
           hearts
           ,
           and
           promoted
           by
           secret
           Meetings
           and
           Consultations
           .
           But
           their
           malice
           was
           too
           great
           to
           be
           long
           conceal'd
           by
           darkness
           it self
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           soon
           broke
           out
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           Into
           open
           Rebellion
           ;
           for
           so
           it
           follows
           ,
           [
           ver
           .
           2.
           ]
           
             Hide
             me
             from
             the
             insurrection
             of
             the
             workers
             of
             iniquity
             :
          
           that
           's
           the
           next
           degree
           of
           their
           mischief
           and
           his
           danger
           :
           They
           that
           harbour
           Treason
           in
           their
           hearts
           want
           only
           an
           opportunity
           to
           act
           it
           with
           their
           hands
           ;
           and
           when
           men
           are
           engaged
           in
           wicked
           Conspiracies
           ,
           they
           are
           soon
           drawn
           on
           to
           open
           Insurrections
           :
           They
           that
           dare
           imagine
           evil
           against
           the
           King
           in
           their
           Bed-chamber
           ,
           will
           not
           stick
           to
           countenance
           Rebellion
           against
           him
           in
           the
           Camp
           :
           For
           the
           malice
           of
           Treason
           ,
           like
           fire
           conceal'd
           ,
           will
           either
           find
           or
           force
           its
           passage
           .
           So
           their
           secret
           counsels
           here
           ,
           
           were
           soon
           formed
           into
           an
           Insurrection
           ,
           and
           the
           heat
           of
           their
           rage
           kindled
           the
           flames
           of
           Rebellion
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           their
           slanderous
           reproaches
           and
           unjust
           insinuations
           ,
           ver
           .
           3.
           
           
             They
             whet
             their
             tongue
             like
             a
             sword
             ,
          
           and
           
             shoot
             out
             their
             arrows
             ,
             even
             bitter
             words
             :
          
           This
           is
           the
           usual
           Prologue
           to
           all
           Traytorous
           designs
           ,
           to
           calumniate
           the
           Government
           ,
           and
           speak
           evil
           of
           Dignities
           ,
           to
           reproach
           the
           one
           and
           make
           it
           odious
           ,
           by
           traducing
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           rendering
           them
           contemptible
           :
           
             They
             shoot
             out
             their
             arrows
          
           ,
           intimating
           the
           number
           of
           their
           slanders
           ;
           for
           such
           will
           be
           sure
           to
           say
           enough
           ,
           that
           something
           at
           least
           may
           be
           believed
           :
           Or
           if
           their
           reproaches
           be
           too
           gross
           to
           find
           credit
           ,
           then
           they
           rail
           and
           discharge
           bitter
           words
           ,
           sharpned
           with
           spight
           and
           envenomed
           with
           malice
           ,
           and
           these
           they
           dart
           in
           private
           suggestions
           and
           crafty
           insinuations
           ,
           ver
           .
           4.
           
           
             That
             they
             may
             shoot
             in
             secret
             at
             the
             perfect
             ,
             suddenly
             do
             they
             hit
             him
             ,
             and
             fear
             not
             .
          
           And
           when
           they
           have
           infected
           others
           with
           this
           poison
           of
           asps
           that
           is
           under
           their
           lips
           ,
           we
           soon
           find
           'em
           in
           the
           next
           place
        
         
           4.
           
           Met
           at
           their
           private
           Cabals
           ,
           to
           animate
           the
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           carry
           on
           the
           Treason
           ,
           ver
           .
           5.
           
           
             They
             encourage
             themselves
             in
             an
             evil
             matter
             ,
             and
             commune
             of
             laying
             snares
             privily
             :
          
           For
           Treason
           is
           usually
           
           an
           underground
           work
           ,
           and
           as
           far
           as
           possible
           is
           brooded
           in
           the
           dark
           ;
           mischief
           is
           the
           design
           ,
           and
           secresie
           is
           the
           midwife
           to
           bring
           it
           to
           the
           birth
           ,
           and
           no
           means
           unattempted
           lest
           it
           should
           prove
           abortive
           ;
           which
           is
           a
           further
           description
           of
           their
           designs
           ,
           and
           his
           danger
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Their
           great
           industry
           and
           diligence
           ,
           ver
           .
           6.
           
           
             They
             search
             out
             iniquity
             ,
             they
             accomplish
             a
             diligent
             design
             :
          
           There
           is
           not
           a
           more
           active
           Principle
           in
           the
           world
           than
           malice
           ,
           nor
           any
           malice
           more
           devilish
           and
           busie
           than
           that
           of
           Rebels
           :
           'T
           is
           the
           Devils
           malice
           that
           makes
           him
           restless
           ,
           and
           Rebels
           have
           so
           much
           at
           least
           of
           his
           temper
           ,
           that
           they
           leave
           no
           stone
           unturn'd
           which
           may
           carry
           on
           ,
           or
           accomplish
           their
           mischievous
           designs
           :
           and
           hence
           they
           are
           fitly
           stiled
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           Sons
           of
           
             Belial
             ,
             i.
             e.
          
           of
           the
           Arch-rebel
           .
        
         
           These
           are
           the
           characters
           which
           David
           gives
           us
           of
           his
           enemies
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           this
           short
           Psalm
           ;
           and
           a
           true
           description
           of
           all
           their
           successors
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           enemies
           to
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Traytors
           to
           Governments
           :
           and
           when
           we
           have
           put
           'em
           all
           together
           ,
           their
           secret
           counsels
           and
           their
           bare-fac'd
           Rebellion
           ,
           their
           malicious
           slanders
           ,
           and
           their
           deep-laid
           Plots
           ;
           and
           all
           these
           acted
           with
           unwearied
           diligence
           ,
           and
           restless
           industry
           ,
           we
           need
           no
           further
           proof
           of
           his
           enemies
           designs
           ,
           and
           his
           danger
           .
        
         
         
           But
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           these
           dangers
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           height
           of
           their
           expectations
           the
           good
           man
           looked
           up
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           foresaw
           his
           own
           safety
           ,
           and
           their
           ruine
           ,
           ver
           .
           7.
           
           
             But
             God
             shall
             shoot
             at
             'em
             with
             a
             swift
             arrow
             ,
             suddenly
             shall
             they
             be
             wounded
             .
          
           God
           who
           hath
           set
           up
           Kings
           ,
           will
           defend
           'em
           ;
           He
           that
           called
           David
           his
           Anointed
           ,
           did
           preserve
           him
           ;
           He
           that
           has
           said
           ,
           
             By
             me
             Kings
             reign
          
           ,
           has
           thereby
           entitled
           'em
           to
           his
           protection
           :
           And
           that
           it
           might
           appear
           that
           his
           rescue
           was
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           that
           both
           his
           deliverance
           and
           his
           enemies
           destruction
           was
           Gods
           own
           Act
           ,
           he
           has
           mentioned
           two
           circumstances
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           briefly
           consider
           as
           most
           applicable
           to
           the
           case
           before
           us
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           suddenness
           of
           their
           destruction
           .
           And
           2.
           
           The
           manner
           of
           the
           discovery
           ,
           and
           prevention
           of
           his
           danger
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           suddenness
           of
           the
           destruction
           ;
           
             suddenly
             shall
             they
             be
             wounded
          
           .
           When
           they
           were
           in
           the
           height
           of
           their
           hopes
           ,
           priding
           themselves
           in
           their
           well-formed
           Plots
           ,
           and
           secure
           of
           the
           success
           ,
           he
           that
           searched
           the
           secrets
           of
           their
           hearts
           and
           knew
           their
           treachery
           ,
           blasted
           the
           design
           ,
           and
           rendred
           all
           their
           contrivances
           vain
           and
           fruitless
           .
           The
           suddenness
           of
           events
           does
           usually
           enhance
           the
           wonder
           ,
           and
           when
           things
           most
           improbable
           
           and
           unlikely
           are
           brought
           to
           pass
           in
           the
           twinkling
           of
           an
           eye
           ,
           when
           men
           least
           think
           of
           'em
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           reason
           to
           expect
           'em
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           plain
           intimation
           that
           some
           more
           than
           ordinary
           cause
           concurr'd
           to
           their
           production
           ,
           and
           the
           finger
           of
           God
           is
           clearly
           visible
           in
           such
           surprizing
           and
           unaccountable
           events
           .
           When
           the
           Israelites
           were
           delivered
           from
           Babylon
           after
           a
           tedious
           restraint
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           a
           sudden
           sent
           back
           to
           their
           own
           Country
           in
           peace
           ,
           as
           the
           joy
           of
           such
           an
           unexpected
           return
           almost
           amaz'd
           '
           em
           .
           
             When
             the
             Lord
             turned
             again
             the
             captivity
             of
             Sion
             ,
             then
             were
             we
             like
             unto
             them
             that
             dream
             ,
             [
             Ps
             .
          
           126.
           1.
           
           ]
           they
           could
           scarce
           believe
           it
           to
           be
           real
           ;
           so
           they
           rightly
           concluded
           
             [
             ver
          
           .
           3.
           ]
           
             The
             Lord
             hath
             done
             great
             things
             for
             us
             ,
             whereof
             we
             rejoyce
             .
          
           Such
           sudden
           events
           are
           beyond
           the
           power
           of
           ordinary
           means
           ,
           and
           must
           needs
           be
           concluded
           to
           be
           Gods
           own
           work
           .
           And
           so
           the
           sudden
           destruction
           of
           the
           wicked
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           their
           prosperity
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           think
           themselves
           most
           secure
           ,
           is
           a
           manifest
           proof
           that
           it
           is
           the
           Lords
           own
           doing
           .
           To
           see
           fearless
           sinners
           baffled
           in
           an
           instant
           ,
           and
           sunk
           into
           confusion
           when
           they
           think
           of
           nothing
           less
           ,
           is
           an
           undeniable
           argument
           that
           it
           was
           an
           omnipotent
           arm
           which
           smote
           '
           em
           .
           And
           it
           quieted
           
           David's
           doubts
           of
           the
           equity
           of
           Gods
           providence
           ,
           
           when
           he
           saw
           the
           wicked
           brought
           into
           desolation
           
             in
             a
             moment
             [
             Psal
          
           .
           73.
           19.
           ]
           To
           behold
           them
           flourishing
           to
           day
           like
           a
           
             green
             Bay-tree
          
           ,
           and
           to
           morrow
           dried
           up
           like
           the
           
             Fig-tree
             cursed
          
           by
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           makes
           it
           notorious
           and
           plain
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           blasted
           with
           a
           breath
           from
           Heaven
           .
           So
           perish'd
           
           David's
           enemies
           ,
           whereby
           it
           is
           evident
           it
           was
           Gods
           own
           work
           :
           And
           so
           was
           it
        
         
           2.
           
           From
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           discovery
           ,
           and
           the
           prevention
           of
           his
           danger
           ,
           ver
           .
           8.
           
           
             They
             shall
             make
             their
             own
             tongue
             fall
             upòn
             the
             head
             of
             themselves
             .
          
           Intimating
           ,
           either
           that
           the
           mischiefs
           which
           they
           had
           devised
           for
           others
           ,
           should
           return
           upon
           themselves
           ;
           or
           that
           their
           own
           tongues
           should
           be
           made
           their
           own
           betrayers
           .
           The
           first
           is
           the
           Psalmists
           common
           observation
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           equity
           of
           Divine
           Justice
           in
           their
           punishment
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           taken
           in
           the
           snares
           which
           themselves
           had
           laid
           ,
           and
           are
           fallen
           into
           the
           pit
           they
           had
           digg'd
           for
           others
           .
           And
           the
           other
           is
           as
           certain
           (
           though
           not
           so
           common
           )
           that
           the
           wicked
           are
           oft
           made
           the
           revealers
           of
           their
           own
           secrets
           ,
           and
           the
           contrivers
           of
           mischief
           are
           the
           betrayers
           of
           themselves
           .
           And
           both
           are
           arguments
           of
           an
           over-ruling
           power
           in
           such
           mysterious
           events
           ,
           and
           manifest
           that
           it
           is
           Gods
           own
           doing
           .
        
         
         
           And
           thus
           have
           we
           seen
           what
           work
           it
           was
           that
           David
           here
           ascribes
           to
           God
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           destruction
           of
           his
           enemies
           ,
           evident
           to
           be
           
             his
             doing
          
           ,
           more
           especially
           by
           the
           suddenness
           of
           their
           ruine
           ,
           and
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           discovery
           ,
           and
           prevention
           of
           his
           danger
           .
           And
           the
           case
           suits
           well
           with
           the
           occasion
           and
           the
           day
           ,
           wherein
           we
           escap'd
           as
           great
           a
           danger
           ,
           by
           as
           strange
           a
           deliverance
           ,
           and
           that
           from
           God
           too
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             own
             doing
          
           ;
           which
           will
           plainly
           appear
           when
           I
           have
           parallel'd
           the
           forenamed
           circumstances
           with
           the
           subject
           of
           this
           days
           solemnity
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           describe
           the
           greatness
           of
           our
           danger
           ,
           when
           I
           have
           but
           mention'd
           the
           horror
           of
           this
           days
           Treason
           ;
           how
           the
           King
           and
           Prince
           ,
           with
           the
           whole
           High-Court
           of
           Parliament
           were
           all
           marked
           out
           for
           slaughter
           ,
           to
           be
           blown
           up
           alive
           ,
           and
           involv'd
           in
           one
           common
           death
           without
           a
           minutes
           warning
           :
           And
           't
           is
           not
           hard
           to
           imagine
           ,
           what
           tyranny
           and
           usurpation
           ,
           what
           oppression
           and
           blood-shedding
           had
           ensued
           ,
           what
           unspeakable
           misery
           had
           been
           entail'd
           upon
           us
           and
           our
           posterity
           ,
           to
           the
           loss
           of
           our
           liberty
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           to
           the
           change
           of
           our
           Government
           and
           Religion
           ,
           to
           the
           continual
           hazzard
           of
           our
           lives
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           that
           at
           present
           we
           peaceably
           enjoy
           :
           which
           was
           all
           certainly
           intended
           ,
           
           though
           by
           the
           infinite
           mercy
           of
           God
           ,
           it
           was
           never
           executed
           .
           A
           design
           so
           cruel
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           cannot
           but
           abhor
           it
           ,
           if
           true
           ,
           would
           willingly
           persuade
           themselves
           and
           others
           ,
           it
           is
           false
           ;
           and
           we
           are
           forbidden
           to
           trust
           our
           ears
           ,
           because
           we
           did
           not
           see
           it
           with
           our
           eyes
           .
           'T
           is
           hard
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           lay
           the
           greatest
           stress
           on
           Tradition
           ,
           should
           not
           allow
           us
           to
           believe
           one
           ,
           especially
           of
           a
           matter
           of
           fact
           ,
           of
           less
           than
           fourscore
           years
           ,
           and
           within
           the
           memory
           of
           some
           now
           living
           :
           But
           what
           will
           not
           they
           deny
           ,
           who
           cry
           down
           the
           Bible
           it self
           ,
           and
           vilifie
           the
           testimony
           of
           Gods
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           when
           it
           makes
           against
           them
           ?
           For
           unless
           the
           several
           publick
           Records
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           joynt
           consent
           of
           our
           deceased
           Fathers
           ,
           unless
           the
           confessions
           of
           the
           Traytors
           themselves
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           own
           most
           creditable
           Wtiters
           ;
           nay
           ,
           unless
           our
           own
           senses
           at
           this
           very
           day
           ,
           and
           our
           fresh
           experience
           of
           the
           like
           damnable
           designs
           ,
           can
           be
           all
           suppos'd
           to
           deceive
           us
           ,
           a
           Conspiracy
           no
           less
           certain
           than
           barbarous
           ,
           as
           firmly
           to
           be
           believed
           as
           heartily
           detested
           by
           all
           that
           wish
           well
           to
           our
           
             English
             Israel
          
           ,
           and
           renounce
           those
           ungodly
           Principles
           ,
           which
           countenance
           or
           defend
           such
           unchristian
           and
           bloody
           practices
           .
           I
           know
           rhere
           are
           few
           (
           if
           any
           )
           that
           hear
           me
           ,
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           story
           of
           this
           
           days
           Plot
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           to
           your
           memories
           to
           run
           the
           parallel
           between
           
           David's
           Conspirators
           and
           these
           Traytors
           ,
           in
           the
           secresie
           of
           their
           Counsels
           ,
           designs
           laid
           deep
           as
           Hell
           ,
           and
           black
           as
           utter
           darkness
           ,
           in
           the
           maliciousness
           of
           their
           calumnies
           and
           imbitter'd
           slanders
           ,
           in
           the
           insolence
           of
           their
           insurrection
           and
           bold-fac'd
           Rebellion
           ;
           and
           in
           their
           industrious
           sedulity
           to
           carry
           on
           their
           Treason
           ,
           and
           an
           unquenchable
           thirst
           after
           blood
           and
           ruine
           ;
           to
           all
           which
           they
           wanted
           only
           success
           to
           make
           'em
           the
           most
           matchless
           villains
           that
           perhaps
           ever
           trod
           on
           the
           earths
           surface
           .
        
         
           But
           he
           that
           sits
           in
           Heaven
           laugh'd
           'em
           to
           scorn
           ;
           the
           Lord
           had
           them
           in
           derision
           :
           What
           David
           foresaw
           ,
           God
           himself
           reveal'd
           ,
           by
           discovering
           the
           Treason
           and
           confounding
           the
           Traytors
           :
           which
           happy
           discovery
           gave
           birth
           to
           this
           days
           joyful
           gratulations
           ,
           to
           praise
           the
           Lord
           for
           his
           goodness
           ,
           and
           declare
           the
           wonders
           that
           he
           doth
           for
           us
           the
           children
           of
           men
           .
           To
           which
           as
           the
           proper
           matter
           of
           this
           days
           duty
           I
           hasten
           ,
           when
           I
           have
           first
           briefly
           evinc'd
           ,
           that
           this
           was
           also
           
             Gods
             own
             doing
          
           :
           which
           will
           be
           more
           evident
           from
           the
           same
           arguments
           ,
           wherewith
           David
           manifested
           the
           destruction
           of
           his
           enemies
           to
           be
           
             Gods
             own
             work
          
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           From
           the
           suddenness
           of
           their
           destruction
           .
           When
           there
           was
           but
           one
           night
           between
           us
           and
           ruine
           ;
           and
           e're
           the
           next
           Sun
           had
           set
           ,
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           this
           flourishing
           Kingdom
           had
           either
           bled
           its
           last
           ,
           or
           fainted
           with
           the
           loss
           of
           its
           best
           blood
           ;
           when
           the
           Treason
           was
           ripe
           for
           action
           ,
           and
           nothing
           wanting
           to
           the
           execution
           but
           only
           stretching
           out
           an
           hand
           to
           fire
           the
           fatal
           train
           ;
           when
           the
           Traytors
           grew
           big
           with
           hopes
           ,
           and
           altogether
           fearless
           of
           disappointment
           ,
           
             God
             shoots
             at
             'em
             with
             a
             swift
             arrow
             ,
             and
             suddenly
             they
             are
             wounded
             .
          
           They
           had
           posted
           themselves
           in
           several
           quarters
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           looking
           for
           destruction
           ;
           and
           it
           came
           so
           effectually
           on
           themselves
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           did
           not
           suspect
           it
           ,
           so
           they
           could
           not
           possibly
           avoid
           it
           .
           Their
           designs
           were
           so
           near
           the
           issue
           ,
           that
           their
           Confederates
           at
           a
           distance
           believ'd
           'em
           done
           ;
           and
           so
           nigh
           was
           our
           danger
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           truly
           say
           with
           David
           ,
           [
           1
           Sam.
           20.
           3.
           ]
           
             As
             the
             Lord
             liveth
             ,
             there
             was
             but
             a
             step
             between
             us
             and
             death
             .
          
           But
           God
           who
           rescued
           Isaac
           from
           the
           knife
           and
           the
           fiery
           pile
           ,
           withheld
           
             That
             terrible
             Blow
          
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           the
           sacrifice
           to
           their
           own
           merciless
           cruelty
           ,
           delivered
           us
           from
           the
           fire
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           the
           offering
           ,
           consuming
           'em
           in
           a
           moment
           by
           their
           
             own
             wickedness
          
           :
           For
           't
           is
           no
           new
           observation
           that
           several
           of
           those
           rebellious
           
           accomplices
           ,
           who
           had
           prepared
           the
           fatal
           Pile
           ,
           were
           first
           scorch'd
           and
           afterwards
           slain
           by
           the
           direful
           effects
           of
           that
           very
           element
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           chosen
           as
           an
           instrument
           of
           our
           ruine
           :
           And
           when
           we
           see
           such
           notorious
           offenders
           corrected
           by
           their
           own
           sins
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           punish'd
           by
           the
           same
           thing
           wherein
           they
           have
           offended
           ,
           and
           made
           to
           drink
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           out
           of
           their
           own
           cup
           ,
           we
           may
           easily
           discern
           who
           administers
           the
           potion
           ,
           and
           how
           just
           the
           retaliation
           is
           .
           And
           't
           is
           oft
           the
           case
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           that
           Gods
           hand
           may
           be
           manifest
           ,
           and
           his
           providence
           glorified
           by
           the
           resemblance
           of
           the
           punishment
           to
           the
           sin
           :
           The
           Psalmist
           hath
           noted
           it
           
             [
             Ps
          
           .
           109.
           27.
           ]
           
             Hereby
             shall
             they
             know
             that
             it
             is
             thy
             hand
             ,
             and
             that
             thou
             Lord
             hast
             done
             it
             :
          
           and
           how
           's
           that
           ?
           
             [
             ver
          
           .
           29.
           ]
           in
           that
           
             they
             are
             cloathed
             with
             their
             own
             shame
             ,
             and
             covered
             with
             their
             own
             confusion
             ,
             as
             with
             a
             mantle
             :
          
           That
           they
           fall
           as
           fast
           as
           they
           rise
           ;
           are
           still
           confounded
           by
           their
           own
           devices
           ,
           and
           still
           thy
           servants
           rejoyce
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           discovery
           ,
           and
           prevention
           of
           the
           danger
           :
           That
           the
           Traytors
           should
           be
           made
           their
           own
           Betrayers
           ;
           and
           one
           of
           them
           by
           endeavouring
           to
           save
           a
           Friend
           ,
           should
           destroy
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           accomplices
           :
           That
           darkness
           should
           bring
           their
           deeds
           to
           light
           ,
           
           and
           one
           night
           discover
           what
           ten
           months
           had
           conceal'd
           :
           That
           the
           obscurity
           of
           a
           Letter
           should
           prove
           the
           best
           comment
           to
           find
           out
           its
           meaning
           ,
           and
           the
           darkness
           of
           the
           Text
           give
           light
           to
           its
           interpretation
           :
           That
           the
           Actors
           should
           be
           apprehended
           on
           the
           Stage
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           just
           ready
           to
           begin
           the
           Tragedy
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           danger
           blown
           over
           in
           a
           moment
           :
           That
           the
           intended
           Massacre
           should
           be
           the
           means
           to
           our
           greater
           safety
           ;
           and
           the
           ruine
           threatned
           to
           our
           Church
           should
           prove
           its
           establishment
           .
           These
           are
           all
           undeniably
           such
           effects
           ,
           as
           carry
           on
           'em
           the
           
             Signacula
             Dei
          
           ,
           the
           print
           of
           Gods
           finger
           ,
           the
           legible
           characters
           of
           infinite
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           Omnipotence
           .
           So
           that
           we
           may
           boldly
           appeal
           with
           David
           to
           all
           that
           see
           it
           ;
           
             O
             come
             hither
             and
             behold
             the
             work
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             wonderful
             he
             is
             in
             his
             doing
             !
          
           Psal
           .
           66.
           5.
           
           And
           what
           's
           that
           ?
           that
           such
           as
           are
           
             rebellious
             are
             not
             able
             to
             exalt
             themselves
          
           [
           ver
           .
           7.
           ]
           but
           are
           snared
           in
           the
           work
           of
           their
           own
           hands
           :
           for
           it
           was
           this
           day
           done
           ,
           the
           ungodly
           were
           caught
           in
           their
           own
           snare
           ,
           and
           trapped
           in
           the
           pit
           they
           had
           digged
           for
           others
           ,
           even
           without
           a
           figure
           .
           They
           said
           among
           themselves
           ,
           Come
           ,
           and
           let
           us
           make
           havock
           of
           'em
           all
           together
           ,
           by
           undermining
           'em
           in
           that
           very
           place
           where
           they
           have
           made
           such
           Laws
           against
           us
           .
           They
           sought
           
           deep
           to
           hide
           their
           counsel
           ,
           and
           their
           works
           were
           in
           the
           dark
           ;
           and
           they
           said
           ,
           Who
           seeth
           it
           ?
           and
           who
           knoweth
           it
           ?
           They
           took
           an
           Oath
           of
           Secresie
           ,
           nay
           they
           received
           the
           Sacrament
           upon
           it
           :
           Blessed
           Lord
           !
           that
           thy
           most
           Holy
           Ordinance
           should
           be
           thus
           prophaned
           ;
           that
           men
           should
           call
           upon
           thy
           Name
           ,
           while
           they
           deliberately
           blaspheme
           thine
           Honour
           !
           The
           Seal
           of
           Confession
           must
           not
           be
           violated
           to
           save
           the
           King
           and
           Kingdom
           ;
           but
           the
           Seal
           of
           our
           Eternal
           Redemption
           is
           made
           the
           Bond
           of
           Iniquity
           without
           any
           scruple
           :
           Such
           is
           the
           Piety
           of
           those
           who
           make
           Religion
           a
           cloak
           for
           Treason
           ,
           and
           turn
           Rebels
           out
           of
           Conscience
           !
           They
           stuck
           (
           you
           see
           )
           at
           nothing
           to
           lodge
           the
           Secret
           safe
           ;
           but
           God
           aveng'd
           their
           prophaneness
           by
           infatuating
           their
           Counsels
           :
           He
           darts
           a
           scruple
           into
           one
           of
           their
           minds
           
             [
             Lest
             the
             righteous
             should
             perish
             with
             the
             wicked
             ]
          
           and
           makes
           his
           own
           Conscience
           tell
           him
           more
           than
           seven
           Confessors
           :
           He
           reveals
           the
           Treachery
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           a
           Confident
           ,
           and
           makes
           the
           mischief
           betray
           it self
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           protect
           the
           Innocent
           ,
           and
           make
           himself
           known
           by
           the
           execution
           of
           his
           Judgments
           upon
           the
           wicked
           ,
           especially
           on
           such
           as
           delight
           in
           Treason
           and
           Blood
           ,
           and
           so
           horribly
           dishonour
           Christ
           as
           to
           call
           it
           
             His
             Religion
          
           .
           So
           the
           Plot
           was
           discovered
           ,
           
           and
           the
           crafty
           confounded
           ,
           whereby
           it
           is
           evident
           ,
           it
           was
           
             Gods
             own
             doing
          
           .
           That
           's
           the
           first
           general
           ,
           the
           
             work
             of
             God.
          
           
        
         
           II.
           But
           when
           God
           makes
           bare
           his
           arm
           ,
           and
           stretcheth
           out
           his
           hand
           to
           work
           wonders
           ,
           sure
           the
           world
           must
           be
           awakned
           into
           an
           observance
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           's
           next
           to
           be
           considered
           :
        
         
           Its
           Effect
           upon
           men
           in
           general
           :
           and
           here
           's
           a
           threefold
           Effect
           mention'd
           .
           1.
           
           All
           men
           shall
           fear
           .
           2.
           
           Shall
           declare
           the
           work
           of
           God.
           3.
           
           Shall
           wisely
           consider
           of
           his
           doing
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           first
           effect
           is
           Fear
           ,
           which
           naturally
           arises
           in
           mens
           minds
           upon
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           Gods
           irresistible
           power
           and
           greatness
           ;
           For
           who
           has
           an
           arm
           like
           God
           ?
           or
           who
           can
           thunder
           with
           a
           voice
           like
           him
           ?
           yea
           ,
           who
           can
           hear
           his
           voice
           and
           not
           tremble
           ?
           or
           see
           his
           hand
           stretched
           out
           and
           not
           be
           afraid
           ?
           
             Thou
             didst
             cause
             thy
             judgment
             to
             be
             heard
             from
             heaven
             ;
             the
             earth
             trembled
             and
             was
             still
          
           ;
           Psal
           .
           76.
           8.
           
           
             Thou
             ,
             even
             thou
             art
             to
             be
             feared
             ;
             and
             who
             may
             stand
             in
             thy
             sight
             when
             once
             thou
             art
             angry
             ?
          
           [
           ver
           .
           7.
           ]
           And
           as
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           his
           Power
           and
           Majesty
           strike
           dread
           and
           terror
           into
           men
           ,
           so
           the
           wonders
           of
           his
           Providence
           ,
           especially
           the
           eminent
           deliverances
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           confusion
           of
           their
           enemies
           ,
           must
           needs
           beget
           an
           awful
           reverence
           of
           that
           Omnipotence
           ,
           which
           
           alone
           doth
           wonders
           ,
           and
           bringeth
           mighty
           things
           to
           pass
           .
           And
           all
           men
           that
           see
           such
           things
           shall
           fear
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           shall
           tremble
           before
           his
           Power
           and
           Providence
           ,
           who
           by
           such
           events
           makes
           it
           manifest
           ,
           that
           he
           interposes
           his
           Wisdom
           in
           the
           most
           secret
           counsels
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           over-rules
           all
           their
           malicious
           contrivances
           ,
           to
           the
           ends
           of
           his
           own
           Counsel
           ,
           and
           the
           designs
           of
           his
           Goodness
           .
           As
           Joseph
           said
           to
           his
           Brethren
           ,
           Gen.
           50.
           20.
           
           
             As
             for
             you
             ,
             ye
             thought
             evil
             against
             me
             ,
             but
             God
             meant
             it
             unto
             good
             ;
             to
             bring
             to
             pass
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             this
             day
             ,
             to
             save
             much
             people
             alive
             .
             And
             all
             men
             shall
             fear
             ,
          
           i.
           e.
           shall
           be
           afraid
           to
           conspire
           against
           them
           ,
           whose
           cause
           God
           himself
           so
           miraculously
           owns
           and
           abets
           ;
           and
           shall
           be
           convinc'd
           ,
           that
           the
           care
           of
           the
           righteous
           is
           with
           the
           most
           high
           ;
           that
           with
           his
           right
           hand
           he
           covers
           them
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           arm
           he
           protects
           '
           em
           .
           
             And
             all
             men
             shall
             fear
          
           ,
           i.
           e.
           shall
           be
           afraid
           to
           do
           any
           more
           so
           wickedly
           ,
           and
           shall
           depart
           from
           the
           tents
           of
           such
           ungodly
           murmurers
           ,
           left
           they
           be
           consumed
           in
           their
           sins
           .
           
             And
             all
             men
             shall
             fear
          
           ,
           i.
           e.
           shall
           fear
           God
           and
           the
           King
           too
           ,
           whose
           Minister
           he
           is
           ,
           in
           whose
           name
           and
           behalf
           he
           acts
           ;
           and
           into
           whose
           heart
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           put
           the
           first
           discovery
           of
           this
           days
           happy
           deliverance
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           him
           the
           instrument
           of
           his
           Peoples
           Preservation
           ,
           that
           they
           
           might
           know
           him
           to
           be
           Gods
           visible
           Deputy
           upon
           earth
           ,
           and
           might
           fear
           before
           him
           ;
           according
           to
           the
           wise-mans
           advice
           ,
           
             My
             son
             ,
             fear
             God
             and
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             meddle
             not
             with
             them
             that
             are
             given
             to
             change
             .
          
        
         
           
             All
             men
             shall
             fear
          
           ,
           but
           fear
           alone
           will
           not
           profit
           us
           ;
           for
           the
           Devils
           tremble
           before
           the
           power
           they
           hate
           ,
           and
           wicked
           men
           may
           dread
           Gods
           vengeance
           ,
           where
           they
           are
           unwilling
           to
           see
           his
           hand
           :
           and
           therefore
           here
           follows
           another
           effect
           ,
           which
           such
           signal
           actions
           have
           upon
           men
           :
        
         
           2.
           
           
             They
             shall
             declare
             the
             work
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           this
           is
           an
           effect
           as
           general
           and
           large
           as
           the
           other
           ,
           though
           upon
           different
           accounts
           ;
           for
           even
           they
           who
           are
           unwilling
           to
           own
           it
           ,
           shall
           be
           forc'd
           to
           acknowledge
           it
           ,
           and
           they
           for
           whose
           sake
           it
           is
           done
           shall
           rejoyce
           to
           publish
           it
           .
           When
           God
           rescued
           his
           people
           from
           Babylon
           ,
           the
           Psalmist
           observes
           ,
           that
           even
           the
           Heathen
           took
           notice
           of
           their
           wonderful
           deliverance
           ,
           Psal
           .
           126.
           2.
           
           
             Then
             said
             they
             among
             the
             heathen
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             done
             great
             things
             for
             them
             :
          
           And
           if
           Strangers
           that
           have
           only
           heard
           of
           ours
           ,
           shall
           talk
           of
           Gods
           providence
           over
           us
           ,
           surely
           we
           that
           reap
           the
           benefits
           of
           his
           goodness
           ,
           should
           sing
           forth
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           name
           ,
           and
           make
           his
           praise
           to
           be
           glorious
           :
           If
           
           it
           was
           wonderful
           in
           their
           eyes
           ,
           we
           were
           the
           unworthiest
           persons
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           if
           it
           should
           not
           be
           so
           in
           ours
           too
           .
           And
           truly
           they
           deserve
           not
           to
           share
           in
           so
           great
           a
           blessing
           ,
           who
           neglect
           to
           declare
           this
           work
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           refuse
           to
           pay
           him
           the
           honour
           due
           unto
           his
           name
           for
           the
           frequent
           deliverances
           vouchsafed
           to
           our
           Land
           and
           Nation
           .
           'T
           is
           no
           less
           than
           brutish
           stupidity
           that
           makes
           men
           regardless
           of
           these
           wonders
           of
           Providence
           ,
           which
           he
           that
           rightly
           considers
           ,
           will
           find
           reason
           enough
           most
           solemnly
           to
           admire
           and
           adore
           ;
           which
           is
           the
           third
           effect
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             They
             shall
             wisely
             consider
             of
             his
             doings
             .
          
           That
           is
           ,
           they
           shall
           better
           understand
           the
           method
           of
           Gods
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           the
           reasons
           of
           his
           dealings
           in
           the
           world
           :
           for
           these
           things
           make
           it
           plain
           ,
           that
           God
           takes
           care
           of
           the
           affairs
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           enemies
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           (
           enemies
           I
           say
           in
           their
           minds
           ,
           though
           the
           Church
           be
           still
           in
           their
           mouths
           ,
           while
           they
           continue
           their
           wicked
           works
           )
           with
           all
           their
           crafty
           devices
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           spite
           and
           malice
           ,
           and
           the
           gates
           of
           Hell
           to
           help
           them
           ,
           shall
           not
           be
           able
           to
           prevail
           against
           her
           .
           And
           these
           sudden
           defeats
           ,
           and
           remarkable
           disappointments
           of
           such
           treasonable
           designs
           ,
           are
           evidence
           sufficient
           that
           they
           are
           hateful
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           governour
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           is
           concern'd
           
           for
           his
           own
           Vicegerents
           ;
           That
           vengeance
           belongs
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           surely
           repay
           it
           for
           such
           sins
           .
           
             Whoso
             is
             wise
          
           ,
           says
           David
           [
           Psal
           .
           107.
           43.
           
           ]
           
             will
             observe
             these
             things
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             understand
             the
             loving
             kindness
             of
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           And
           't
           is
           the
           wise-mans
           observation
           in
           the
           like
           case
           
             [
             Prov.
          
           24.
           22.
           
           ]
           having
           told
           us
           of
           those
           that
           are
           given
           to
           change
           ,
           that
           their
           calamity
           shall
           rise
           suddenly
           ,
           and
           who
           knoweth
           the
           ruine
           of
           them
           both
           ?
           He
           immediately
           subjoyns
           ,
           
             These
             things
             also
             belong
             unto
             the
             wise
             ,
          
           [
           ver
           .
           27.
           ]
           that
           is
           ,
           these
           things
           are
           matter
           of
           weighty
           consideration
           ,
           and
           thereby
           we
           may
           learn
           by
           experience
           ,
           that
           God
           for
           the
           better
           government
           of
           the
           world
           thinks
           it
           fit
           ,
           to
           make
           Rebels
           and
           Traytors
           the
           most
           memorable
           examples
           of
           Vengeance
           and
           Judgment
           :
           Search
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           turn
           over
           the
           Annals
           of
           all
           Ages
           ,
           you
           shall
           scarce
           meet
           in
           story
           with
           a
           seditious
           Innovator
           or
           a
           Rebel
           ,
           who
           has
           not
           ruin'd
           himself
           :
           Destruction
           treads
           close
           upon
           their
           heels
           ,
           and
           punishment
           will
           assuredly
           come
           from
           God
           ;
           for
           
             they
             that
             resist
             shall
             receive
             to
             themselves
             damnation
             ,
          
           says
           St.
           
             Paul
             ,
             [
             Rom.
          
           13.
           2.
           ]
           They
           
             shall
             utterly
             perish
             in
             their
             own
             corruption
             ,
          
           says
           St.
           Peter
           ,
           [
           2
           Pet.
           2.
           12.
           ]
           
             Their
             judgment
             lingereth
             not
             ,
             and
             their
             damnation
             slumbereth
             not
             ,
          
           [
           ver
           .
           3.
           ]
           Not
           one
           of
           the
           mutinous
           generation
           
           among
           the
           Israelites
           came
           into
           the
           Land
           of
           Promise
           ,
           because
           they
           rebelled
           against
           Moses
           and
           Aaron
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           against
           God.
           And
           that
           all
           the
           earth
           may
           stand
           in
           awe
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           Governours
           he
           hath
           appointed
           ,
           God
           opened
           the
           bowels
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           she
           swallowed
           up
           Corah
           ,
           and
           covered
           the
           congregation
           of
           
             Abiram
             ;
             They
             went
             down
             alive
             into
             the
             gulf
             ,
             with
             their
             wives
             ,
             and
             their
             sons
             ,
             and
             their
             little
             children
             ,
          
           Numb
           .
           16.
           27.
           
           And
           that
           we
           might
           perceive
           it
           to
           be
           Gods
           own
           immediate
           work
           ,
           we
           find
           Moses
           putting
           it
           upon
           this
           issue
           ,
           [
           ver
           .
           29.
           ]
           
             If
             these
             men
             die
             the
             common
             death
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             then
             the
             Lord
             hath
             not
             sent
             me
          
           ;
           then
           let
           me
           have
           no
           authority
           among
           you
           :
           
             But
             if
             the
             Lord
             make
             a
             new
             thing
             ,
          
           or
           create
           a
           new
           creature
           (
           as
           the
           phrase
           imports
           )
           such
           a
           thing
           as
           ye
           never
           saw
           ,
           nor
           was
           ever
           heard
           of
           before
           ;
           
             If
             the
             earth
             open
             her
             mouth
             ,
             and
             they
             go
             down
             quick
             into
             the
             pit
          
           ;
           what
           then
           ?
           why
           ,
           
             Then
             shall
             ye
             understand
             that
             these
             men
             have
             provoked
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           ver
           .
           30.
           then
           shall
           ye
           know
           that
           't
           is
           his
           doing
           .
           Beware
           of
           the
           way
           of
           Corah
           ,
           lest
           ye
           perish
           in
           the
           gain-saying
           of
           Corah
           :
           God
           hates
           the
           dispositions
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           cause
           of
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           will
           never
           let
           the
           practices
           go
           unpunished
           .
           If
           therefore
           we
           tremble
           at
           the
           vengeance
           ,
           let
           us
           dread
           the
           crimes
           ,
           and
           so
           wisely
           consider
           of
           Gods
           doings
           ,
           
           as
           to
           detest
           the
           sins
           for
           which
           others
           have
           been
           so
           notably
           punish'd
           .
           But
           there
           is
           something
           more
           yet
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           as
           the
           proper
           work
           of
           the
           day
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           ,
        
         
           III.
           A
           duty
           resulting
           from
           all
           these
           considerations
           ,
           and
           chiefly
           incumbent
           on
           good
           men
           :
           and
           that
           (
           as
           the
           other
           )
           is
           three-fold
           .
           1.
           
           Rejoycing
           in
           the
           Lord.
           2.
           
           Trusting
           in
           him
           .
           3.
           
           Glory
           and
           triumph
           .
           
             The
             righteous
             shall
          
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           
             The
             righteous
             shall
             be
             glad
             in
             the
             Lord.
          
           A
           duty
           no
           less
           easie
           than
           pleasant
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           we
           all
           seem
           to
           covet
           and
           desire
           most
           ;
           that
           which
           we
           eagerly
           pursue
           as
           the
           best
           of
           this
           worlds
           satisfactions
           ,
           joy
           and
           rejoycing
           :
           There
           is
           no
           such
           gladness
           of
           heart
           ,
           as
           that
           which
           a
           good
           man
           enjoys
           in
           the
           contemplation
           of
           Gods
           goodness
           :
           And
           sure
           we
           need
           no
           invitations
           to
           what
           we
           are
           all
           so
           naturally
           inclin'd
           :
           God
           himself
           requires
           it
           ,
           the
           deliverance
           of
           the
           Day
           ,
           and
           the
           discoveries
           of
           a
           later
           date
           call
           for
           it
           :
           
             Rejoyce
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             O
             ye
             righteous
             ,
             and
             again
             I
             say
             ,
             rejoyce
             ;
             for
             the
             voice
             of
             praise
             is
             comely
             ,
             and
             it
             becometh
             well
             the
             just
             to
             be
             thankful
             .
          
           And
           seeing
           God
           requires
           a
           sign
           ,
           and
           some
           outward
           testimony
           of
           your
           joy
           and
           thanks
           ,
           let
           me
           bespeak
           your
           Charity
           to
           the
           Poor
           ,
           in
           those
           emphatical
           words
           of
           Nehemiah
           ,
           [
           8.
           10.
           ]
           
             Go
             your
             way
             ,
             eat
             the
             fat
             ,
             
             and
             drink
             the
             sweet
             ,
             and
             send
             portions
             unto
             them
             for
             whom
             nothing
             is
             prepared
             :
             for
             this
             day
             is
             holy
             unto
             our
             Lord
             ;
             neither
             be
             you
             sorry
             ,
             for
             the
             joy
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             your
             strength
             .
          
           God
           who
           frankly
           bestows
           his
           blessings
           ,
           loves
           a
           chearful
           return
           of
           what
           he
           gives
           ;
           and
           since
           our
           goodness
           extends
           not
           unto
           him
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           Saints
           that
           are
           in
           the
           earth
           ,
           he
           has
           left
           the
           Poor
           among
           us
           as
           his
           standing
           Receivers
           by
           his
           own
           Patent
           ,
           
             The
             poor
             ye
             shall
             have
             always
             with
             you
             ,
          
           (
           says
           our
           Saviour
           )
           
             and
             whensoever
             ye
             will
             ye
             may
             do
             them
             good
             ,
          
           [
           Mark
           14.
           7.
           ]
           Do
           it
           therefore
           at
           this
           time
           above
           all
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           partakers
           of
           your
           fulness
           and
           joyfulness
           :
           for
           then
           we
           glorifie
           his
           name
           ,
           when
           we
           joy
           in
           his
           salvation
           ,
           and
           are
           glad
           to
           do
           good
           to
           others
           ,
           as
           God
           hath
           done
           unto
           us
           ;
           when
           the
           voice
           of
           rejoycing
           is
           heard
           in
           the
           Tabernacles
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           and
           the
           tokens
           of
           our
           joy
           are
           sent
           to
           the
           poor
           and
           needy
           .
           And
           that
           our
           joy
           may
           be
           perfect
           ,
           let
           us
           temper
           it
           with
           Faith
           ,
           and
           add
           the
           next
           degree
           of
           our
           Duty
           :
        
         
           2.
           
           
             The
             righteous
             shall
             trust
             in
             him
             .
          
           And
           good
           reason
           indeed
           to
           trust
           in
           him
           ,
           of
           whose
           favour
           and
           loving
           kindness
           we
           have
           had
           so
           large
           experience
           ;
           well
           may
           we
           rely
           on
           that
           power
           which
           is
           so
           able
           to
           protect
           us
           ;
           well
           may
           we
           depend
           on
           that
           providence
           ,
           which
           so
           remarkably
           takes
           care
           
           of
           us
           .
           And
           herein
           lies
           the
           difference
           of
           the
           effects
           ,
           that
           such
           works
           of
           God
           have
           upon
           the
           righteous
           and
           the
           wicked
           ;
           that
           the
           one
           are
           struck
           with
           horror
           from
           the
           apprehensions
           of
           his
           power
           and
           providence
           ,
           and
           confounded
           with
           the
           sense
           of
           their
           own
           guilt
           ;
           whilst
           good
           men
           glory
           in
           the
           demonstrations
           of
           Gods
           power
           ,
           and
           make
           all
           his
           Dispensations
           an
           argument
           of
           a
           more
           chearful
           dependance
           on
           him
           .
           'T
           is
           this
           that
           supports
           the
           spirits
           of
           good
           men
           ,
           under
           all
           the
           troubles
           and
           distractions
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           keeps
           'em
           from
           despondence
           with
           fear
           of
           future
           evils
           ,
           and
           apprehensions
           of
           mischief
           and
           disturbances
           ,
           when
           they
           call
           to
           mind
           the
           deliverances
           of
           past
           times
           ,
           and
           Gods
           manifold
           appearances
           in
           the
           cause
           of
           his
           Church
           and
           People
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           if
           a
           cloud
           appear
           ,
           or
           the
           storms
           arise
           ?
           if
           we
           build
           our
           confidence
           on
           
             the
             rock
             of
             ages
          
           ,
           we
           have
           a
           shelter
           against
           the
           Tempests
           ,
           a
           strong
           consolation
           and
           
             a
             good
             hope
             ,
             as
             an
             anchor
             of
             our
             souls
             ,
             both
             sure
             and
             stedfast
             :
          
           And
           what
           if
           the
           same
           danger
           threaten
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           storms
           arise
           from
           the
           same
           quarter
           ?
           we
           have
           still
           the
           same
           God
           to
           flee
           unto
           ,
           who
           hath
           manifested
           his
           care
           of
           our
           Church
           by
           a
           continued
           series
           of
           Miracles
           and
           Mercies
           .
           Though
           the
           unquiet
           spirits
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           the
           powers
           of
           darkness
           combine
           
           against
           us
           ,
           yet
           if
           we
           hold
           us
           fast
           by
           God
           ,
           he
           will
           never
           leave
           us
           nor
           forsake
           us
           ;
           if
           we
           adhere
           constantly
           unto
           him
           ,
           his
           Faithfulness
           and
           Truth
           will
           be
           our
           Shield
           and
           Buckler
           ;
           and
           while
           we
           are
           under
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           we
           shall
           not
           be
           greatly
           moved
           .
           This
           was
           
           David's
           confidence
           ,
           whose
           deliverances
           always
           equal'd
           his
           dangers
           ,
           and
           from
           his
           own
           experience
           he
           encourageth
           others
           to
           depend
           upon
           God
           ,
           [
           Psalm
           62.
           6
           ,
           7.
           ]
           
             He
             only
             is
             my
             rock
             and
             my
             salvation
             ;
             he
             is
             my
             defence
             ,
             I
             shall
             not
             be
             moved
             :
             In
             God
             is
             my
             salvation
             and
             my
             glory
             ;
             the
             rock
             of
             my
             strength
             ,
             and
             my
             refuge
             is
             in
             God
             :
          
           And
           then
           immediately
           it
           follows
           ,
           ver
           .
           8.
           
           
             Trust
             in
             him
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             O
             ye
             people
             ;
             pour
             out
             your
             heart
             before
             him
             :
             God
             is
             a
             refuge
             for
             us
             .
             Selah
             .
          
           The
           times
           and
           seasons
           to
           come
           are
           in
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           alone
           ,
           and
           we
           know
           not
           what
           a
           day
           ,
           much
           less
           what
           a
           year
           may
           bring
           forth
           ,
           though
           we
           cannot
           but
           know
           what
           our
           sins
           have
           deserv'd
           if
           God
           should
           enter
           into
           judgment
           with
           us
           ;
           yet
           even
           this
           is
           matter
           of
           great
           rejoycing
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           still
           assembled
           to
           give
           him
           thanks
           in
           the
           great
           Congregation
           ,
           and
           to
           praise
           him
           among
           the
           Heads
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           And
           this
           too
           is
           an
           encouragement
           to
           rely
           on
           the
           same
           infinite
           Power
           and
           Goodness
           for
           the
           continuance
           of
           our
           safety
           ,
           That
           the
           next
           
           year
           shall
           be
           as
           this
           ,
           and
           much
           more
           abundant
           ;
           That
           God
           will
           settle
           and
           root
           us
           faster
           by
           shaking
           us
           a
           little
           ;
           That
           he
           will
           perfect
           his
           own
           work
           by
           a
           full
           detection
           and
           final
           defeat
           of
           all
           our
           implacable
           enemies
           .
           And
           in
           this
           humble
           confidence
           and
           assurance
           of
           his
           favour
           we
           triumph
           and
           glory
           :
           Which
           is
           the
           last
           branch
           of
           our
           Duty
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             All
             the
             upright
             in
             heart
             shall
             glory
             :
          
           They
           shall
           glory
           in
           his
           strength
           ,
           and
           triumph
           in
           his
           favour
           .
           But
           that
           's
           not
           all
           ;
           they
           shall
           glory
           in
           the
           confusion
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           and
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           continual
           disappointment
           of
           such
           treacherous
           designs
           :
           And
           they
           that
           do
           not
           rejoyce
           and
           glory
           in
           such
           Discoveries
           and
           Deliverances
           are
           none
           of
           the
           upright
           in
           heart
           ;
           for
           they
           defraud
           God
           of
           his
           due
           ,
           and
           deny
           him
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           own
           work
           ;
           and
           they
           give
           us
           reason
           to
           suspect
           ,
           that
           they
           wish
           the
           Treason
           had
           been
           acted
           .
           They
           that
           refuse
           to
           give
           thanks
           for
           the
           Deliverance
           ,
           want
           only
           an
           opportunity
           to
           contrive
           the
           like
           mischief
           ,
           and
           put
           the
           Design
           in
           execution
           .
           But
           let
           us
           (
           I
           beseech
           you
           )
           as
           men
           
             upright
             in
             heart
          
           ,
           with
           all
           our
           Souls
           ,
           yea
           with
           heart
           and
           voice
           ,
           offer
           up
           our
           Thanksgivings
           to
           the
           God
           of
           our
           mercies
           ,
           and
           confess
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           glory
           in
           his
           Strength
           ,
           and
           triumph
           in
           his
           Goodness
           :
           As
           we
           are
           sensible
           to
           
           whom
           we
           owe
           our
           safety
           ,
           let
           us
           keep
           the
           Feast
           with
           joyful
           and
           thankful
           hearts
           ,
           making
           it
           (
           like
           the
           Feast
           of
           the
           Passover
           )
           a
           day
           to
           be
           much
           observed
           throughout
           all
           our
           Generations
           ;
           let
           us
           all
           ,
           as
           friends
           to
           Sion
           ,
           the
           Church
           we
           wish
           well
           to
           ,
           give
           thanks
           to
           the
           preserver
           of
           our
           Sion
           ;
           as
           Subjects
           of
           a
           Kingdom
           ,
           whose
           peace
           and
           prosperity
           we
           pray
           for
           ,
           let
           us
           bless
           the
           God
           of
           our
           Israel
           ,
           the
           mighty
           defender
           of
           our
           Nation
           .
        
         
           
             We
             have
             heard
             with
             our
             ears
             ,
             and
             our
             Fathers
             have
             declared
             unto
             us
             ,
             the
             noble
             works
             which
             God
             did
             in
             their
             days
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             time
             before
             them
             .
          
           How
           he
           did
           deliver
           our
           Nation
           from
           the
           Tyranny
           of
           the
           Pope
           ,
           the
           Usurpations
           of
           his
           Sea
           ,
           the
           Treasons
           of
           his
           Emissaries
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Idolatry
           ,
           Superstition
           and
           Cruelty
           of
           his
           Religion
           (
           I
           call
           it
           His
           ,
           for
           Popery
           is
           no
           more
           like
           Christs
           Religion
           ,
           than
           a
           Wolf
           is
           like
           a
           Lamb.
           )
           How
           soon
           he
           extinguish'd
           the
           fire
           of
           the
           Marian
           Persecution
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           years
           next
           ensuing
           ,
           gave
           us
           
             Beauty
             for
             Ashes
          
           ,
           even
           ten
           for
           one
           :
           How
           he
           put
           to
           flight
           the
           Forces
           of
           the
           Aliens
           ,
           and
           display'd
           his
           wonders
           in
           the
           deep
           in
           88
           :
           and
           how
           he
           delivered
           both
           our
           Church
           and
           State
           as
           on
           this
           Day
           .
        
         
           
             And
             as
             we
             have
             heard
             ,
             so
             have
             we
             seen
             ,
          
           how
           miraculously
           he
           dispell'd
           that
           dismal
           Cloud
           which
           covered
           us
           ,
           by
           bowing
           the
           hearts
           of
           all-the
           People
           ,
           
           as
           the
           heart
           of
           one
           man
           ,
           to
           bring
           back
           the
           King
           to
           his
           own
           Throne
           :
           How
           he
           made
           Him
           among
           the
           Princes
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           
             the
             First-born
          
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           
             from
             the
             dead
          
           ;
           How
           his
           Hand
           hath
           held
           him
           fast
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           manifold
           dangers
           ;
           and
           by
           Gods
           protection
           of
           Him
           ,
           we
           also
           are
           protected
           in
           the
           quiet
           enjoyment
           of
           our
           Lives
           ,
           Liberties
           ,
           Fortunes
           ,
           and
           Laws
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           free
           and
           open
           Profession
           of
           Christs
           true
           Religion
           .
           Oh!
           let
           us
           walk
           worthy
           of
           these
           reiterated
           Deliverances
           ,
           and
           live
           as
           becometh
           a
           Reformed
           and
           a
           Redeemed
           People
           .
           Let
           not
           our
           Heats
           and
           Divisions
           on
           one
           hand
           ,
           nor
           our
           Looseness
           and
           Prophaneness
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           give
           occasion
           to
           the
           Enemy
           to
           triumph
           over
           us
           ,
           lest
           they
           say
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           
             There
             ,
             there
             ,
             so
             would
             we
             have
             it
          
           ;
           lest
           we
           ruine
           our selves
           in
           a
           more
           effectual
           manner
           ,
           than
           all
           the
           Papal
           Conspirators
           in
           Europe
           can
           devise
           .
           But
           let
           us
           manifest
           our
           thankfulness
           to
           God
           ,
           by
           living
           piously
           and
           peaceably
           in
           the
           stedfast
           Profession
           of
           his
           holy
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           in
           hearty
           Loyalty
           and
           Fidelity
           to
           our
           King
           ;
           whose
           strength
           and
           security
           ,
           next
           under
           Providence
           ,
           does
           principally
           depend
           on
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Affections
           of
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           on
           the
           Counsels
           and
           Assistance
           of
           his
           Parliament
           :
           So
           shall
           we
           best
           secure
           our selves
           ,
           consulting
           at
           once
           our
           Duty
           and
           our
           Interest
           ;
           
           so
           with
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           may
           we
           hope
           in
           God
           ,
           
             who
             hath
             delivered
             us
             from
             so
             great
             a
             death
             ,
             and
             doth
             deliver
             ,
             in
             whom
             we
             trust
             that
             he
             will
             evermore
             deliver
             us
             ,
          
           [
           2
           Cor.
           1.
           10.
           ]
        
         
           From
           all
           Sedition
           ,
           privy
           Conspiracy
           ,
           and
           Rebellion
           ;
           from
           all
           false
           Doctrine
           ,
           Heresie
           and
           Schism
           ;
           from
           all
           Popish
           Principles
           and
           Practises
           ;
           good
           Lord
           deliver
           us
           ,
           through
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           Saviour
           and
           mighty
           Deliverer
           .
        
         
           To
           whom
           ,
           with
           thee
           ,
           and
           thy
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           three
           Persons
           and
           one
           Eternal
           God
           ,
           be
           ascribed
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           thy
           whole
           Church
           ,
           all
           Power
           and
           Glory
           ,
           Thanksgiving
           and
           Praise
           now
           and
           evermore
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .