Threni Hybernici, or, Ireland sympathizing with England and Scotland in a sad lamentation for the loss of their Josiah represented in a sermon at Christ-Church in Dublin before His Excellency the Lord Deputy, with divers of the nobility, gentry, and commonality there assembled, to celebrate a funeral solemnity upon the death of the late Lord Protector / by Dr. Harrison ...
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             Threni Hybernici, or, Ireland sympathizing with England and Scotland in a sad lamentation for the loss of their Josiah represented in a sermon at Christ-Church in Dublin before His Excellency the Lord Deputy, with divers of the nobility, gentry, and commonality there assembled, to celebrate a funeral solemnity upon the death of the late Lord Protector / by Dr. Harrison ...
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             Caption title: Ireland's lamentation for the loss of their Josiah.
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             Threm
             Hybernici
             ;
          
           OR
           ,
           IRELAND
           Sympathizing
           with
           England
           and
           Scotland
           ,
           In
           a
           sad
           Lamentation
           for
           loss
           of
           their
           
             Josiah
             .
          
           REPRESENTED
           In
           a
           SERMON
           at
           
             Christ-Church
          
           in
           
             DUBLIN
             ,
          
           before
           His
           
             Excellency
          
           the
           
             LORD
             DEPUTY
             ,
          
           with
           divers
           of
           the
           
             Nobility
             ,
             Gentry
          
           and
           
             Commonalty
          
           there
           Assembled
           ,
           to
           Celebrate
           a
           Funeral
           Solemnity
           ,
           upon
           the
           death
           of
           the
           late
           LORD
           PROTECTOR
           .
        
         
           By
           Dr.
           
             Harrison
             ,
          
           Chief
           Chaplain
           to
           his
           said
           
             Excellency
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             all
             
               Judah
               and
               Jerusalem
            
             mourned
             for
             Him
             ,
          
           
             2
             Chron.
             25.24
             .
          
        
         
           
             This
             is
             a
             Lamentation
             ,
             and
             shall
             be
             for
             a
             Lamentation
             ,
          
           
             Ezek.
             19.14
             .
          
        
         
           
             4
             Reg.
             13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Pater
             mî
             ,
             Pater
             mî
             ,
             Currus
             Israel
             &
             auriga
             ejus
             ,
             
               4
               Reg.
               2.12
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Cicero
            
             som
             .
             Scip.
             
          
           
             Omnibus
             qui
             patriam
             conservarint
             ,
             adjuverint
             ,
             auxerint
             ,
             certus
             est
             in
             Coelo
             ac
             definitus
             locus
             ,
             ubi
             beati
             aevo
             sempiterno
             fruentur
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Seneca
            
             —
          
           
             Nunquam
             stygias
             fertur
             ad
             umbras
             inclita
             virtus
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             E.
             Cotes
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           Sold
           by
           
             John
             North
          
           Bookseller
           ,
           in
           
             Castle-Street
          
           at
           
             Dublin
             ,
          
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Most
           Illustrious
           RICHARD
           ,
           Lord-Protector
           of
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           ,
           and
           Ireland
           ;
           And
           the
           Dominions
           thereunto
           belonging
           .
        
         
           
             May
             it
             please
             your
             Highness
             ,
          
        
         
           IT
           was
           the
           saying
           of
           
             David
             ,
             Psal.
             112.6
             .
             The
             Righteous
             shall
             be
             had
             in
             everlasting
             remembrance
             .
          
           And
           of
           
             Solomon
             ,
             Prov.
             10.7
             .
             The
             memorial
             of
             the
             Just
             shall
             be
             blessed
             .
          
           Divine
           Providence
           made
           it
           my
           Lot
           to
           hear
           this
           Sermon
           pathetically
           delivered
           by
           that
           Pious
           Divine
           Dr.
           
             Harrison
             ,
          
           in
           a
           full
           and
           fluent
           manner
           ,
           extracting
           Tears
           from
           the
           Eyes
           ,
           and
           Sighs
           from
           the
           Hearts
           of
           the
           Hearers
           .
           I
           moved
           the
           Doctor
           for
           the
           Printing
           thereof
           ,
           being
           so
           precious
           a
           piece
           ,
           touching
           so
           unparallel'd
           a
           Person
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           more
           fit
           to
           be
           made
           Publick
           then
           to
           perish
           in
           Oblivion
           ;
           who
           in
           a
           modest
           manner
           termed
           it
           ,
           A
           sudden
           ,
           imperfect
           and
           unpolisht
           Collection
           of
           scattering
           Thoughts
           and
           Notes
           ,
           which
           brevity
           of
           time
           ,
           and
           burthen
           of
           Spirit
           wou'd
           not
           permit
           him
           ,
           more
           compleatly
           to
           Compile
           ;
           yet
           upon
           my
           Importunity
           he
           was
           pleased
           to
           Condescend
           to
           my
           Motion
           ,
           and
           deliver'd
           me
           this
           Copy
           now
           Printed
           ,
           written
           with
           his
           own
           Hand
           .
           The
           usefulness
           of
           the
           Piece
           repleat
           with
           so
           many
           rare
           Observations
           ,
           together
           
           with
           the
           desire
           of
           erecting
           all
           lasting
           Monuments
           that
           might
           tend
           to
           the
           Eternizing
           of
           the
           Blessed
           Memory
           of
           that
           thrice
           Renowned
           Patron
           and
           Pattern
           of
           Piety
           ,
           your
           Royal
           Father
           (
           whose
           pious
           Life
           is
           his
           never-perishing
           
             Pyramide
             ;
          
           Every
           Man's
           Heart
           being
           his
           Tomb
           ,
           and
           every
           good
           Man's
           Tongue
           an
           Epitaph
           )
           hath
           emboldened
           me
           in
           all
           Humility
           to
           present
           it
           to
           your
           
             Highness
             ,
          
           as
           a
           lively
           
             Effigies
          
           to
           mind
           you
           of
           his
           matchless
           
             Vertues
             .
          
           And
           as
           the
           Learned
           
             Author
          
           intended
           it
           not
           so
           much
           for
           the
           
             Eye
             ,
          
           or
           
             Ear
             ,
          
           as
           for
           the
           
             Heart
             ,
          
           not
           for
           Reading
           only
           ,
           but
           
             Practice
          
           principally
           ▪
           So
           may
           your
           
             Highness
          
           please
           to
           make
           use
           thereof
           as
           a
           Pattern
           of
           Imitation
           for
           Piety
           and
           Reformation
           in
           the
           Nations
           ;
           that
           your
           
             Highness
          
           may
           become
           a
           successful
           successor
           of
           such
           a
           peerless
           Predecessor
           ,
           to
           inherit
           his
           
             Goodness
          
           with
           his
           
             Greatness
             ;
          
           that
           out
           of
           his
           Ashes
           you
           may
           spring
           another
           
             Phoenix
             ;
          
           as
           an
           Honey-Comb
           out
           of
           the
           strong
           Lyon
           ;
           a
           Roy
           
             Branch
          
           of
           that
           rare
           
             Root
             ,
          
           a
           strong
           
             Rod
          
           to
           be
           a
           
             Scepter
          
           to
           Rule
           :
           So
           shall
           your
           
             Highness
          
           holy
           and
           vertuous
           
             Progress
          
           be
           a
           new
           
             Crown
          
           of
           
             Comfort
          
           to
           the
           Three
           Nations
           ,
           filling
           the
           Peoples
           Hearts
           with
           joyful
           hopes
           of
           
             Happiness
             ,
          
           and
           a
           firm
           ,
           well
           grounded
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           sit
           safely
           under
           their
           own
           
             Vines
          
           and
           
             Fig-Trees
             ,
          
           freed
           from
           the
           
             Terrors
          
           and
           
             Turmoils
          
           of
           tumultuous
           ,
           bloody
           
             Broils
             ;
          
           And
           that
           your
           
             Highness
          
           may
           obtain
           and
           enjoy
           the
           Continual
           Protection
           of
           the
           
             Omnipotent
             Protector
          
           to
           Crown
           your
           
             Highness
          
           and
           the
           
             Nations
          
           with
           
             Loving
             Kindness
             and
             tender
             Mercies
             ,
          
           shall
           be
           the
           Constant
           Gordial
           Prayer
           of
        
         
           
             
               Your
               Highness
               Most
               Humble
               ,
               And
               Faithfully
               devoted
               ,
            
             Edward
             Matthews
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           
             Ireland's
             Lamentation
          
           For
           loss
           of
           their
           JOSIAH
           .
        
         
           
             LAMENT.
             V.
             16.
             
          
           
             
               The
               Crown
               is
               faln
               from
               our
               Head
               ;
               Wo
               unto
               us
               that
               we
               have
               sinned
               .
            
          
        
         
           THese
           words
           put
           forth
           themselves
           into
           these
           three
           Branches
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           Here
           is
           the
           
             Calamity
          
           of
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           
             the
             Crown
             was
             faln
             from
             their
             Head
             .
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           
             Cause
          
           of
           it
           ,
           
             We
             have
             sinned
             .
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           the
           
             Effect
          
           of
           both
           ,
           they
           take
           up
           a
           woful
           
             Lamentation
          
           upon
           both
           these
           Considerations
           ,
           the
           latter
           especially
           ;
           
             Wo
             unto
             us
             that
             we
             have
             sinned
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           me
           a
           little
           open
           the
           Words
           :
        
         
           
             Our
             Head
             ;
          
           The
           Head
           
             spiritual
          
           is
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           and
           he
           cannot
           
             fall
             ,
          
           nor
           his
           
             Crown
          
           from
           him
           :
           but
           they
           speak
           here
           of
           the
           
             Civil
             ,
          
           the
           outward
           and
           visible
           Head
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           as
           in
           
             Isa.
          
           9.15
           .
           
             The
             Ancient
             and
             Honourable
             ,
             he
             is
             the
             Head
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Crown
             ;
          
           that
           is
           ,
           The
           Emblem
           of
           Pre-eminence
           and
           Authority
           ,
           and
           an
           Ornament
           in
           them
           that
           have
           no
           Authority
           :
           as
           in
           
             Prov.
          
           12.4
           .
           
             A
             Vertuous
             Woman
             is
             a
             Crown
             to
             her
             Husband
             ;
          
           Not
           a
           
             Ring
          
           for
           his
           Finger
           ,
           or
           a
           
             Chain
          
           for
           his
           Nek
           ,
           but
           a
           
             Crown
          
           for
           his
           Head
           ,
           a
           choice
           and
           chief
           Ornament
           :
           So
           here
           they
           are
           speaking
           of
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           who
           was
           the
           Glory
           and
           chief
           Ornament
           of
           their
           State
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Hebrew
           Doctors
           expound
           it
           .
           I
           know
           the
           
             Seventy
          
           say
           ,
           it
           was
           written
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           Captivity
           ,
           and
           upon
           that
           occasion
           only
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           embraced
           generally
           by
           our
           Expositers
           .
           
           But
           why
           might
           not
           
             Jeremy
          
           look
           upon
           it
           as
           then
           present
           ,
           though
           thirty
           years
           before
           they
           did
           go
           into
           Captivity
           ,
           and
           four
           Princes
           Reigns
           between
           ?
           And
           that
           passage
           in
           the
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           35.25
           warrants
           this
           Interpretation
           ,
           
             And
          
           Jeremiah
           
             lamented
             for
          
           Jo●ah
           ,
           
             and
             all
             the
             singing
             Men
             ,
             and
             the
             singing
             Women
             spake
             of
          
           Josiah
           
             in
             their
             Lamentations
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             and
             made
             them
             an
             Ordinance
             in
          
           Israel
           ;
           
             and
             behold
             they
             are
             written
             in
             the
             Lamentations
             .
          
        
         
           
             Wo
             ,
          
           is
           sometimes
           put
           for
           a
           word
           of
           
             Threatning
             ,
          
           or
           Prophetical
           Denunciation
           ,
           as
           in
           
             Matth.
          
           11.21
           .
           
             Wo
             unto
             thee
          
           Chorazin
           ,
           
             wo
             unto
             thee
          
           Bethsaida
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           And
           in
           
             Matth.
          
           23.
           from
           the
           13th
           to
           the
           17th
           Verse
           ;
           
             Wo
             unto
             you
             Scribes
             and
             Pharises
             ,
             Hypocrites
             .
          
           Sometimes
           't
           is
           used
           as
           a
           word
           of
           
             Pitty
             ,
          
           of
           
             Commiseration
             ;
          
           as
           in
           
             Jer.
          
           13.27
           .
           
             Wo
             unto
             thee
             ,
          
           or
           
             Alas
             for
             thee
             ,
             O
          
           Jerusalem
           ,
           
             Wilt
             thou
             not
             be
             made
             clean
             ?
             when
             shall
             it
             once
             be
             ?
          
           Sometimes
           for
           a
           word
           of
           
             Confession
             ,
          
           or
           acknowledgment
           of
           our
           sad
           and
           calamitous
           Estate
           ;
           as
           in
           
             Psal.
          
           120.5
           .
           
             Wo
             is
             me
             that
             I
             sojourn
             in
          
           Mesech
           ,
           
             that
             I
             dwell
             in
             the
             Tents
             of
          
           Kedar
           ,
           amongst
           these
           spiritual
           Black-moors
           :
           so
           in
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           1.26
           .
           
             Wo
             is
             me
             ,
          
           or
           
             I
             am
             distressed
             ,
          
           or
           
             in
             anguish
             ,
             for
             thee
             my
             Brother
          
           Jonathan
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           And
           here
           it
           may
           be
           taken
           in
           all
           these
           senses
           ;
           
             Wo
          
           unto
           us
           
             Now
             ,
          
           (
           for
           
             Now
             is
             in
             the
             Original
          
           )
           our
           wo
           is
           Now
           begun
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           multiply
           ;
           they
           selt
           and
           foresaw
           misery
           coming
           on
           ,
           their
           present
           sorrow
           was
           great
           ,
           and
           their
           expectation
           was
           far
           worse
           ,
           they
           saw
           the
           
             Consequents
          
           in
           the
           
             Antecedents
             ,
          
           they
           saw
           the
           
             Effects
          
           in
           their
           
             Causes
             ;
          
           And
           so
           may
           we
           ,
           unless
           through
           infinite
           mercy
           those
           
             Causes
          
           be
           timely
           removed
           .
           The
           words
           thus
           explained
           will
           yield
           us
           three
           Observations
           .
        
         
           Observ.
           1.
           
           
             It
             is
             a
             matter
             of
             woful
             lamentation
             to
             God's
             people
             ,
             when
             God
             causeth
             the
             Crown
             to
             fall
             from
             their
             heads
             ,
          
           when
           the
           Glory
           ,
           the
           chief
           Ornament
           falls
           from
           their
           State
           ,
           from
           their
           Government
           .
        
         
           When
           a
           
             Jacob
          
           dies
           ,
           though
           as
           a
           Rick
           of
           
             ripe
             Corn
          
           he
           be
           gathered
           into
           the
           
             Barn
             ,
          
           yet
           even
           the
           
             Egyptians
          
           will
           mourn
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           
             a
             grievous
             mourning
             ,
             Gen.
          
           50.3.11
           .
           And
           shall
           not
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           then
           mourn
           for
           a
           
             Moses
             ?
          
           shall
           not
           we
           mourn
           for
           
           our
           
             Moses
             ?
          
           of
           whom
           I
           am
           perswaded
           after-Ages
           will
           say
           as
           they
           of
           him
           ,
           
             Deut.
          
           34.10
           .
           
             And
             there
             arose
             not
             a
             Protector
             since
             in
          
           England
           ,
           (
           how
           many
           soever
           we
           may
           have
           )
           
             like
             unto
             him
             ,
             whom
             the
             Lord
             knew
             face
             to
             face
             ,
          
           (
           who
           had
           such
           intimate
           Communion
           with
           him
           )
           
             In
             all
             the
             signs
             and
             the
             wonders
             which
             the
             Lord
             sent
             him
             to
             do
             in
             the
             land
             of
          
           Aegypt
           ,
           
             to
          
           Pharaoh
           
             and
             to
             all
             his
             Servants
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             his
             Land
             ;
             And
             in
             all
             that
             mighty
             hand
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             the
             great
             terror
             ,
             which
          
           Moses
           
             shewed
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             all
          
           Israel
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           you
           may
           observe
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Egyptians
          
           mourned
           longer
           for
           
             Jacob
             ,
          
           than
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           for
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           they
           seventy
           days
           ,
           these
           but
           thirty
           ;
           both
           because
           the
           people
           of
           God
           are
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           more
           moderate
           in
           their
           mournings
           ,
           then
           others
           
             which
             have
             no
             hope
             ,
          
           1
           
             Thess.
          
           4.13
           .
           either
           as
           to
           them
           that
           are
           departed
           ,
           or
           as
           to
           themselves
           ,
           or
           the
           Publick
           ;
           and
           because
           the
           Lord
           had
           before-hand
           prepared
           a
           hopeful
           Successor
           ,
           
             Deut.
          
           34.8
           ,
           9.
           
           
             So
             the
             days
             of
             weeping
             and
             mourning
             for
          
           Moses
           
             were
             ended
             ;
             And
          
           Joshua
           
             the
             Son
             of
          
           Nun
           
             was
             full
             of
             the
             spirit
             of
             Wisdom
             ;
          
           for
           
             Moses
          
           had
           laid
           his
           hands
           upon
           him
           (
           and
           solemnly
           designed
           him
           for
           the
           Government
           )
           
             and
             the
             Children
             of
          
           Israel
           
             hearkned
             unto
             him
             ,
             and
             did
             as
             the
             Lord
             commanded
          
           Moses
           .
        
         
           Let
           me
           give
           you
           the
           grounds
           of
           the
           Point
           ;
           They
           lament
           ,
           first
           ,
           Because
           of
           the
           strong
           Influence
           that
           a
           good
           Governor
           hath
           into
           the
           Vitals
           of
           a
           State
           ,
           
             Lam.
          
           4.20
           .
           they
           call
           
             Josiah
             ,
             The
             breath
             of
             their
             Nostrils
             ;
          
           so
           the
           
             Chaldee
             Paraphrist
          
           expounds
           it
           ,
           
             Josiah
             ,
             who
             was
             as
             dear
             to
             us
             as
             the
             breath
             of
             our
             Nostrils
             ,
             under
             whose
             shadow
             we
             said
             we
             shall
             live
             .
          
           I
           know
           that
           
             Grotius
             ,
             Diodati
             ,
          
           and
           others
           in
           their
           Annotations
           upon
           the
           place
           ,
           do
           apply
           it
           to
           
             Zedekiah
          
           (
           who
           was
           indeed
           taken
           in
           the
           Pits
           of
           the
           Enemies
           )
           but
           if
           
             Zedekiah
             ,
          
           much
           more
           might
           
             Josiah
          
           be
           termed
           ,
           
             The
             breath
             of
             their
             Nostrils
             ,
          
           and
           that
           you
           know
           is
           a
           great
           matter
           ,
           't
           is
           all
           in
           all
           to
           the
           natural
           Body
           ,
           the
           Heart
           soon
           slackens
           without
           it
           ,
           when
           it
           can
           no
           longer
           breath
           out
           its
           warmth
           ,
           nor
           fetch
           in
           cool
           Air
           to
           allay
           its
           heat
           .
           The
           Spirit
           of
           
             Reformation
          
           died
           with
           him
           ,
           the
           State
           never
           breathed
           after
           
             Reformation
          
           more
           ,
           till
           after
           the
           Captivity
           .
        
         
         
           No
           wonder
           therefore
           that
           the
           Prophet
           
             Zechary
             ,
             Ch.
          
           12.10
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           alluded
           to
           their
           Mourning
           for
           him
           ,
           telling
           them
           
             the
             day
             should
             come
             when
             their
             Mourning
             for
             the
          
           Messiah
           
             should
             be
             as
             vehement
             ;
             as
             universal
             ,
             as
             that
             for
          
           Josiah
           ,
           all
           the
           Land
           should
           mourn
           in
           Publick
           Humiliations
           ,
           Families
           in
           private
           Meetings
           ,
           every
           Family
           apart
           ,
           and
           the
           Leaders
           of
           the
           Families
           apart
           ,
           
             Like
             to
             the
             Mourning
             in
             the
             Valley
             of
          
           Megiddo
           ,
           
             there
          
           Josiah
           
             fell
             ,
             and
             there
             they
             mourned
             ,
          
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           35
           ,
           22.
           
           And
           such
           a
           mourning
           is
           suitable
           to
           the
           loss
           of
           One
           ,
           who
           hath
           an
           Eminent
           Influence
           into
           the
           Welfare
           of
           a
           State
           first
           ,
           as
           He
           is
           ,
           
             Pater
             Patriae
             ,
          
           a
           common
           Father
           ,
           careful
           to
           protect
           and
           provide
           for
           all
           ,
           especially
           for
           those
           of
           the
           Houshold
           of
           Faith
           ,
           whom
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           by
           his
           Blessing
           upon
           his
           Word
           ,
           
             have
             begotten
             through
             the
             Gospel
             ,
          
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           4.15
           .
           To
           these
           is
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           
             a
             Nursing
             Father
             ,
             Isa.
          
           49.23
           .
           to
           carry
           them
           in
           his
           bosom
           (
           as
           God
           said
           to
           
             Moses
          
           )
           
             As
             a
             Nursing
             Father
             beareth
             the
             sucking
             Children
             ,
             Numb.
          
           11.12
           .
           Notwithstanding
           all
           their
           frowardness
           ;
           doubtless
           such
           an
           One
           was
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           Our
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           and
           't
           is
           no
           small
           loss
           to
           the
           poor
           People
           of
           God
           to
           part
           with
           such
           a
           Friend
           ,
           such
           a
           Father
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           not
           sensible
           of
           it
           now
           ,
           we
           shall
           feel
           it
           to
           our
           cost
           hereafter
           ;
           but
           if
           we
           feel
           it
           now
           ,
           and
           it
           work
           kindly
           with
           us
           ,
           there
           is
           hopes
           that
           through
           a
           supply
           ,
           and
           a
           succession
           of
           the
           same
           Spirit
           ,
           we
           shall
           feel
           it
           the
           less
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           As
           he
           is
           
             Custos
             utriusque
             Tabulae
             ,
          
           The
           Keeper
           of
           both
           Tables
           ,
           which
           is
           clear
           out
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           and
           the
           Chief
           Magistrates
           Duty
           is
           not
           so
           particularly
           laid
           down
           in
           the
           New
           (
           as
           is
           that
           of
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           other
           Relations
           )
           because
           no
           such
           new
           Members
           of
           the
           visible
           Church
           in
           the
           Apostles
           days
           ,
           nor
           for
           a
           long
           time
           after
           ,
           it
           must
           then
           be
           fetched
           from
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           or
           no where
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           is
           so
           necessary
           ,
           even
           his
           looking
           to
           the
           Duties
           of
           the
           First
           Table
           ,
           that
           some
           have
           ventur'd
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           a
           Persecuting
           Magistrate
           (
           as
           in
           the
           Primitive
           Church
           )
           were
           ten
           times
           rather
           to
           be
           wished
           ,
           then
           one
           careless
           and
           neglecting
           to
           set
           up
           Ordinances
           ,
           
           suffering
           all
           to
           run
           into
           Irreligion
           and
           Heathenism
           :
           For
           either
           by
           Persecuting
           ,
           or
           commending
           and
           Countenancing
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Magistrate
           causeth
           Religion
           to
           flourish
           ;
           by
           doing
           neither
           ,
           He
           takes
           the
           way
           utterly
           to
           abolish
           it
           ;
           as
           
             Julian
          
           the
           Apostate
           was
           about
           to
           do
           ,
           had
           not
           God
           cut
           him
           off
           the
           sooner
           ;
           Better
           a
           Persecuter
           ,
           then
           a
           Neuter
           ,
           better
           a
           
             Domitian
             ,
          
           a
           
             Nero
             ,
          
           then
           a
           
             Gallio
             ;
             Who
             careth
             for
             none
             of
             those
             things
             .
          
        
         
           But
           what
           a
           mercy
           it
           is
           to
           have
           a
           
             Josiah
          
           indeed
           ,
           a
           Prince
           cordially
           studious
           of
           Religion
           and
           Reformation
           ,
           whose
           heart
           akes
           and
           trembles
           for
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           
             Elie's
          
           did
           ,
           1
           
             Sam.
          
           4.13
           .
           And
           who
           prefers
           
             Jerusalem
             before
             his
             chiefest
             joys
             ,
          
           as
           
             David
          
           did
           ,
           
             Psalm
          
           137.6
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           a
           calamity
           it
           is
           to
           have
           such
           an
           one
           taken
           away
           ;
           before
           Reformation
           be
           perfected
           ,
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           35.20
           .
           After
           all
           this
           when
           
             Josiah
          
           had
           prepared
           the
           Temple
           ,
           then
           
             Necho
          
           King
           of
           
             Egypt
          
           comes
           and
           cuts
           him
           off
           ,
           when
           the
           Church
           had
           most
           need
           of
           him
           ;
           For
           
             Israel
          
           to
           lose
           a
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           when
           they
           are
           yet
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           (
           which
           is
           our
           case
           at
           this
           day
           )
           this
           is
           a
           Lamentation
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           unto
           us
           for
           a
           Lamentation
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           As
           he
           is
           
             Custos
             utriusque
             Gladii
             ,
          
           The
           Keeper
           of
           both
           Swords
           ,
           Martial
           and
           Civil
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           of
           the
           Military
           Sword
           ,
           He
           is
           the
           great
           Arbiter
           of
           Peace
           and
           War
           ,
           and
           in
           time
           of
           War
           ,
           he
           is
           Chief
           Leader
           ;
           so
           was
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           so
           our
           
             Josiah
             .
          
           We
           might
           all
           say
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           to
           
             David
             ,
          
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           5.2
           .
           
             Thou
             wast
             he
             that
             ledest
             out
             ,
             and
             broughtest
             in
          
           Israel
           
             with
             Safety
             and
             Victory
             :
          
           How
           often
           did
           he
           offer
           himself
           willingly
           (
           
             Judg.
          
           5.9
           .
           )
           and
           jeoparded
           his
           Life
           in
           
             the
             high
             places
             of
             the
             Field
             :
          
           For
           Courage
           and
           Conduct
           ,
           for
           Prudence
           ,
           Piety
           ,
           and
           success
           in
           War
           ,
           our
           Leader
           was
           Incomparable
           ;
           This
           Land
           ,
           all
           these
           three
           Nations
           will
           afford
           him
           everlasting
           Monuments
           ;
           The
           God
           of
           Peace
           grant
           we
           never
           feel
           the
           want
           of
           this
           great
           Leader
           in
           this
           particular
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           He
           beareth
           the
           Civil
           Sword
           also
           ,
           He
           is
           the
           Guardian
           
           of
           all
           Vindictive
           Power
           ,
           God
           hath
           put
           his
           own
           Sword
           of
           Justice
           into
           the
           Magistrates
           hand
           ;
           He
           is
           God's
           
             Sword-Bearer
             ,
             Rom.
          
           13.4
           .
           none
           may
           usurp
           it
           ,
           nor
           resist
           it
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           two
           things
           that
           legitimate
           the
           Magistrates
           Vindictive
           Administrations
           .
           First
           ,
           That
           he
           acts
           by
           God's
           Authority
           ,
           and
           Secondly
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           Justice
           ,
           both
           must
           concur
           ;
           a
           private
           Man
           may
           not
           of
           his
           own
           head
           kill
           a
           Malefactor
           :
           
             Ehues
          
           slaying
           
             Egton
             ,
             Moses
          
           the
           
             Egyptians
             ,
          
           are
           no
           Patterns
           for
           us
           ,
           unless
           we
           have
           the
           same
           Commission
           ,
           or
           Privy
           Seal
           .
        
         
           
             Exempla
             heroica
             sunt
             supra
             Regulam
             .
          
           Nor
           may
           the
           Magistrate
           kill
           an
           Innocent
           Person
           :
           but
           when
           he
           puts
           a
           Malefactor
           to
           death
           ,
           according
           to
           God's
           order
           ,
           'ts
           not
           Man
           ,
           but
           God
           ,
           that
           kills
           him
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           lose
           such
           a
           Magistrate
           ,
           who
           bare
           not
           the
           Sword
           in
           vain
           ,
           but
           durst
           draw
           it
           against
           the
           greatest
           Transgressor
           ,
           and
           who
           durst
           not
           touch
           the
           poorest
           innocent
           with
           the
           least
           of
           his
           Fingers
           (
           as
           God
           himself
           is
           impotent
           as
           to
           the
           doing
           of
           the
           least
           evil
           )
           
             Who
             could
             do
             nothing
             against
             the
             Truth
          
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           speaks
           ,
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           13.8
           .
           )
           and
           could
           not
           but
           do
           his
           utmost
           for
           the
           Truth
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           great
           loss
           unto
           a
           Pleople
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           As
           he
           is
           
             Custos
             salutis
             publicae
             ,
          
           the
           Vigilant
           Sentinel
           of
           Publick
           Safety
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           13.6
           .
           for
           they
           are
           God's
           Ministers
           ,
           attending
           continually
           upon
           this
           very
           thing
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           watching
           ,
           by
           the
           just
           punishment
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           to
           preserve
           and
           protect
           the
           Just
           (
           as
           
             Grotius
          
           expounds
           it
           )
           and
           hereupon
           the
           Apostle
           makes
           one
           Inference
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           7.
           
           
             Let
             them
             have
             their
             due
          
           (
           and
           all
           their
           their
           Ministers
           under
           them
           )
           
             Custom
             ,
             Tribute
             ,
             Fear
             ,
          
           and
           
             Honour
             .
          
           'T
           is
           a
           sin
           against
           all
           Equity
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           to
           deny
           or
           with
           hold
           any
           of
           these
           from
           them
           ,
           seeing
           they
           are
           always
           watching
           for
           our
           Good
           .
        
         
           And
           let
           me
           make
           another
           Inference
           :
           It
           is
           a
           duty
           which
           every
           Man
           owes
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           in
           all
           Proposals
           ,
           Overtures
           and
           Endeavours
           ,
           whether
           relating
           to
           Matters
           Civil
           or
           Spiritual
           ,
           to
           carry
           it
           with
           all
           possible
           Simplicity
           and
           Integrity
           ,
           otherwise
           to
           
           bring
           in
           Evils
           ,
           under
           painted
           Vizards
           ,
           and
           specious
           pretences
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           ,
           but
           to
           surprize
           these
           Sentinels
           ,
           and
           to
           elude
           their
           Vigilance
           ,
           and
           that
           's
           the
           practice
           and
           part
           of
           an
           Enemy
           ;
           such
           a
           Watchman
           of
           
             Israel
          
           was
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           such
           a
           Watchman
           was
           our
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           it
           was
           no
           easy
           matter
           to
           surprize
           him
           :
           How
           securely
           did
           we
           sleep
           ,
           while
           he
           watched
           over
           us
           ;
           
             Bene
             dormivi
             quia
             Antipater
             vigi
             avit
             ,
          
           I
           slept
           well
           to
           Night
           (
           said
           
             Alexander
          
           )
           because
           I
           knew
           a
           careful
           Man
           was
           in
           the
           Watch
           .
           But
           what
           shall
           become
           of
           us
           now
           ,
           that
           this
           Watchman
           is
           fallen
           asleep
           ?
           If
           he
           who
           keepeth
           
             Israel
             ,
             who
             neither
             slumbers
             nor
             sleep
             ,
          
           watch
           not
           over
           us
           ,
           and
           over
           our
           Rulers
           ,
           and
           help
           them
           to
           watch
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           I
           and
           all
           the
           World
           may
           say
           of
           him
           that
           's
           now
           gone
           from
           us
           ,
           as
           one
           said
           of
           
             Mucianus
             ,
          
           the
           Roman
           Consul
           ;
           He
           did
           
             Vim
             Principis
             complecti
             ,
             nomen
             remittere
             ,
          
           He
           had
           all
           the
           Power
           ,
           and
           performed
           all
           the
           part
           of
           a
           good
           King
           ,
           though
           he
           refused
           the
           Title
           ;
           Cause
           have
           we
           therefore
           to
           take
           up
           a
           woful
           Lamentation
           ,
           when
           such
           a
           Prince
           ,
           when
           such
           a
           great
           Man
           is
           fallen
           in
           our
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           who
           in
           all
           these
           respects
           had
           so
           benign
           an
           Influence
           into
           the
           Vitals
           of
           our
           State
           :
           And
           that
           's
           the
           first
           ground
           of
           the
           Lamentation
           .
        
         
           A
           second
           may
           be
           ,
           the
           rarity
           and
           scarcity
           of
           such
           as
           might
           supply
           such
           Decays
           ,
           fill
           up
           such
           a
           breach
           ,
           such
           an
           
             Hiatus
             :
          
           Where
           shall
           a
           Man
           be
           found
           to
           stand
           in
           this
           Gap
           ?
           He
           only
           who
           hath
           the
           residence
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           can
           supply
           us
           ;
           And
           blessed
           be
           his
           Name
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           made
           this
           Noble
           Vine
           fruitful
           and
           full
           of
           Branches
           ,
           that
           there
           are
           strong
           Rods
           for
           the
           Scepters
           of
           them
           that
           bear
           Rule
           ;
           where
           there
           is
           no
           strong
           Rod
           to
           be
           a
           Scepter
           to
           Rule
           (
           whatever
           some
           Men
           think
           )
           this
           is
           a
           Lamentation
           ,
           and
           should
           be
           for
           a
           Lamentation
           in
           
             Ezekiel's
          
           Judgment
           ,
           
             Chap.
          
           19.
           
             ult.
          
           O
           let
           us
           pray
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           strengthen
           these
           Branches
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           be
           broken
           off
           ,
           that
           no
           East-wind
           (
           of
           Invasion
           from
           abroad
           )
           may
           wither
           them
           ,
           no
           fire
           (
           of
           Contention
           at
           home
           )
           consume
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           Prophet
           speaks
           ,
           in
           that
           Chapter
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           this
           is
           an
           usual
           Honour
           that
           God
           puts
           on
           his
           Eminent
           
           and
           Faithful
           Servants
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           gone
           ,
           their
           removal
           is
           bewailed
           and
           lamented
           ;
           Men
           may
           marvell
           as
           the
           Disciples
           did
           ,
           to
           see
           a
           fruitless
           Fig-tree
           suddenly
           withered
           away
           ,
           
             Matth.
          
           21.20
           ,
           but
           there
           's
           no
           moan
           made
           ,
           there
           's
           no
           mourning
           :
           But
           when
           an
           usefull
           Vine
           dies
           ,
           which
           affords
           both
           Shade
           and
           Fruit
           ,
           that
           's
           a
           loss
           (
           much
           more
           then
           that
           of
           
             Jonah's
          
           Gourd
           )
           to
           be
           lamented
           ,
           the
           most
           serviceable
           ,
           shall
           always
           me
           the
           most
           Honourable
           ;
           They
           that
           live
           much
           desired
           ,
           cannot
           dye
           but
           much
           lamented
           :
           as
           for
           the
           wicked
           and
           worthless
           Person
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           nothing
           so
           ,
           they
           shall
           not
           lament
           for
           him
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             Ah
             my
             Brother
             ,
             Ah
             Lord
             ,
          
           or
           
             Ah
             his
             Glory
             ,
             He
             shall
             be
             buried
             with
             the
             burial
             of
             an
             Ass
             ,
             drawn
             and
             cast
             forth
             beyond
             the
             Gates
             of
             the
             City
             .
          
        
         
           The
           loss
           then
           of
           a
           gracious
           Prince
           ,
           of
           a
           pious
           Governor
           ,
           is
           very
           lamentable
           .
           The
           second
           Point
           will
           lead
           us
           to
           look
           into
           the
           Cause
           thereof
           ,
           and
           that
           's
           this
           .
        
         
           
             Observ.
          
           2.
           
           The
           sins
           of
           God's
           people
           are
           the
           fall
           of
           their
           Crown
           ;
           These
           Traytors
           pull
           it
           from
           the
           head
           of
           a
           State
           or
           Government
           :
           and
           there
           was
           a
           double
           sin
           at
           that
           time
           most
           remarkable
           in
           that
           people
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           They
           went
           about
           to
           pluck
           the
           Crown
           of
           Soveraignty
           from
           God's
           Head
           ,
           
             They
             would
             not
             hearken
             to
             him
             ,
             nor
             obey
             him
             ,
          
           see
           this
           in
           
             Jer.
          
           25.2
           ,
           3
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           From
           the
           thirteenth
           year
           of
           
             Josiah
          
           (
           and
           that
           was
           the
           next
           year
           after
           he
           began
           the
           publick
           Reformation
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           said
           in
           the
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           34.3
           .
           
             In
             the
             twelfth
             year
             he
             began
             to
             purge
          
           Judah
           
             and
          
           Jerusalem
           )
           .
           From
           the
           very
           beginning
           of
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           saith
           
             Jeremy
             ,
          
           even
           unto
           this
           day
           ,
           (
           for
           ten
           years
           space
           together
           )
           
             The
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             came
             unto
             me
             (
             and
             it
             died
             not
             with
             me
             )
             ;
             But
             I
             have
             spoken
             unto
             you
             ,
             rising
             early
             and
             speaking
             ,
             but
             ye
             have
             not
             hearkned
             .
             And
             the
             Lord
             hath
             sent
             unto
             you
             all
             his
             Servants
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             rising
             early
             and
             sending
             them
             ,
             but
             ye
             have
             not
             hearkned
             ,
             nor
             inclined
             your
             ear
             to
             hear
             ;
             They
             said
             ,
             turn
             ye
             again
             now
             every
             one
             ,
             from
             his
             evil
             way
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             evil
             of
             your
             doings
             ,
             and
             yet
             ye
             have
             not
             hearkned
             unto
             me
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             ye
             might
             provoke
             me
             to
             anger
             with
             the
             works
             of
             your
             hands
             ,
             to
             your
             own
             
             hurt
             .
          
           Thus
           even
           in
           a
           time
           of
           Reformation
           they
           fell
           to
           Apostacy
           ,
           Idolatry
           ,
           and
           Profaness
           ,
           they
           first
           sunk
           into
           Apostacy
           ,
           and
           then
           into
           Calamity
           ,
           and
           the
           Crown
           dropt
           from
           their
           head
           ,
           that
           was
           the
           beginning
           of
           it
           ;
           see
           this
           further
           in
           
             Zeph.
          
           1.1
           .
           
             The
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             came
             unto
             him
             in
             the
             days
             of
          
           Josiah
           ,
           
             I
             will
             utterly
             consume
             all
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ;
          
           Why
           ,
           what
           was
           his
           Controversy
           ?
           ver.
           5.
           
           
             They
             did
             worship
             ,
             and
             swear
             by
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             by
          
           Malcham
           ,
           they
           made
           a
           hotch-potch
           ,
           a
           mingle-mangle
           of
           Religion
           ,
           they
           began
           to
           curdle
           and
           turn
           by
           degrees
           ,
           ver.
           6.
           
           
             And
             them
             that
             are
             turned
             back
             from
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             those
             that
             have
             not
             sought
             the
             Lord
             ,
             nor
             enquired
             for
             him
             ,
          
           but
           fell
           to
           looseness
           and
           leudness
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           there
           described
           particularly
           in
           all
           sorts
           of
           Persons
           ,
           from
           the
           Prince
           to
           the
           Prentice
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           They
           did
           what
           in
           them
           lay
           to
           pluck
           the
           Crown
           from
           
             Josiah's
          
           head
           ,
           the
           fairest
           Flower
           in
           his
           Garland
           ,
           studiousness
           of
           Reformation
           ,
           there
           was
           none
           like
           him
           for
           that
           ,
           2
           
             Kings
          
           23
           ,
           25.
           and
           they
           did
           what
           they
           could
           to
           weaken
           his
           heart
           and
           hands
           in
           it
           ,
           they
           would
           not
           bear
           it
           ,
           they
           loathed
           it
           ,
           and
           waxed
           weary
           of
           it
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           1.2
           .
           The
           word
           of
           the
           Lord
           came
           unto
           him
           in
           the
           thirteenth
           year
           of
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Reformation
           ,
           mark
           that
           ,
           and
           then
           hear
           how
           the
           Lord
           chargeth
           them
           ,
           
             Chap.
          
           3.10
           .
           
             They
             turned
             not
             unto
             me
             with
             their
             whole
             heart
             ,
             but
             feignedly
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             :
          
           they
           made
           a
           shew
           ,
           and
           talked
           ,
           and
           took
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           but
           they
           would
           not
           stand
           to
           it
           ,
           they
           had
           no
           heart
           to
           a
           Reformation
           ,
           but
           hankered
           still
           after
           their
           former
           evils
           .
           'T
           was
           time
           now
           to
           rack
           them
           from
           off
           their
           Lees
           ,
           to
           empty
           them
           from
           Vessel
           to
           Vessel
           ,
           to
           turn
           them
           out
           of
           
             Jerusalem
          
           the
           Vision
           of
           Peace
           ,
           into
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           whose
           very
           Name
           speaks
           Confusion
           :
           The
           Lord
           help
           us
           to
           see
           our
           Faces
           in
           this
           Glass
           ;
           I
           appeal
           to
           your
           Consciences
           ,
           how
           much
           of
           our
           State
           and
           Story
           is
           told
           over
           in
           these
           particulars
           :
           And
           yet
           if
           there
           be
           any
           hope
           in
           our
           
             Israel
          
           concerning
           this
           thing
           ,
           the
           last
           Observation
           must
           help
           us
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           this
           ;
        
         
         
           
             Obs.
          
           3.
           
           The
           sincere
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           take
           up
           a
           woful
           Mourning
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           for
           the
           fall
           of
           their
           Crown
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           sins
           that
           caused
           it
           ,
           they
           point
           the
           finger
           at
           this
           ,
           they
           place
           the
           Wo
           upon
           this
           ,
           
             Wo
             unto
             us
             that
             we
             have
             sinned
             .
          
           Thus
           
             Daniel
          
           in
           the
           9.
           of
           his
           Book
           ,
           complains
           not
           of
           Misery
           (
           save
           only
           of
           the
           Desolation
           of
           the
           Sanctuary
           )
           but
           of
           Sin
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           5.6
           .
           
             We
             have
             sinned
             and
             committed
             Iniquity
             ,
             and
             have
             done
             wickedly
             ,
             and
             have
             rebelled
             ,
             even
             by
             departing
             from
             thy
             Precepts
             ,
             and
             from
             thy
             Judgments
             :
             Neither
             have
             we
             hearkned
             unto
             thy
             Servants
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             which
             speak
             in
             thy
             Name
             to
             our
             Kings
             ,
             our
             Princes
             ,
             and
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             the
             People
             of
             the
             Land
             .
          
           This
           pierced
           his
           heart
           ,
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           his
           Personal
           Preferment
           .
           So
           was
           it
           with
           good
           
             Nehemiah
             ,
             Chap.
          
           1.6.7
           .
           
             Let
             thine
             Ear
             now
             be
             attentive
             ,
             and
             thine
             Eyes
             open
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayst
             hear
             the
             Prayer
             of
             thy
             Servant
             ,
             which
             I
             pray'd
             before
             thee
             now
             day
             and
             night
             ,
             for
             the
             Children
             of
          
           Israel
           
             thy
             Servants
             ,
             and
             confess
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             Children
             of
          
           Israel
           ,
           
             which
             we
             have
             sinned
             against
             thee
             ,
             both
             I
             and
             my
             Fathers
             House
             have
             sinned
             .
             We
             have
             dealt
             very
             corruptly
             against
             thee
             ,
             and
             have
             not
             kept
             thy
             Commandments
             ,
             nor
             the
             Statutes
             ,
             nor
             the
             Judgments
             ,
             which
             thou
             commandest
             thy
             Servant
          
           Moses
           .
           Sin
           ,
           sin
           ,
           that
           lay
           more
           heavy
           upon
           the
           hearts
           of
           these
           good
           Men
           ,
           then
           all
           their
           sufferings
           ;
           And
           its
           clear
           it
           must
           be
           so
           ;
           First
           ,
           from
           the
           Nature
           of
           sincere
           Repentance
           ,
           which
           is
           never
           to
           be
           so
           affected
           with
           grief
           lying
           on
           our
           Spirits
           ,
           as
           for
           our
           grieving
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           
             Zech.
          
           12.10
           .
           
             They
             shall
             mourn
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             be
             in
             bitterness
             for
             him
             :
          
           And
           so
           it
           was
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           2.37
           .
           When
           they
           heard
           this
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           Crucified
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           and
           Glory
           ,
           this
           went
           to
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           this
           the
           Prophet
           bewails
           ,
           that
           they
           rebelled
           against
           one
           who
           had
           been
           so
           tender
           ,
           so
           indulgent
           ,
           and
           compassionate
           towards
           them
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           63.4.10
           .
           
             In
             all
             their
             affliction
             ,
             he
             was
             afflicted
             ,
             and
             the
             Angel
             of
             his
             presence
             saved
             them
             ,
             in
             his
             love
             and
             in
             his
             pitty
             he
             redeemed
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             bare
             them
             ,
             and
             carried
             them
             all
             the
             days
             of
             old
             .
             But
             they
             rebelled
             and
             vexed
             his
             holy
             spirit
             ;
             Therefore
             he
             was
             turned
             to
             be
             their
             Enemy
             ,
             and
             he
             fought
             against
             them
             .
          
           So
           
             David
             ,
             Psal.
          
           51.3.4
           .
        
         
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Whenever
           God
           intends
           good
           to
           a
           Person
           ,
           or
           a
           People
           ,
           he
           leads
           forth
           their
           Spirits
           this
           way
           ,
           makes
           the
           stream
           of
           their
           sorrows
           run
           forth
           in
           this
           Channel
           ,
           for
           this
           is
           the
           principal
           (
           if
           not
           the
           only
           )
           way
           to
           redress
           and
           remove
           their
           Calamities
           felt
           ,
           or
           feared
           ,
           when
           Sinners
           mourn
           for
           sin
           ,
           as
           sin
           ,
           then
           God
           pardons
           sin
           ,
           and
           when
           God
           pardons
           Iniquity
           ,
           he
           heals
           Infirmity
           ,
           
             Psal.
          
           103.3
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           then
           be
           our
           present
           posture
           ,
           tho'
           we
           are
           made
           weak
           by
           such
           a
           loss
           ,
           yet
           he
           will
           strengthen
           us
           ,
           and
           give
           us
           Healers
           (
           that
           's
           the
           Magistrates
           Charity
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           3.7
           .
           )
           yea
           ,
           this
           ruine
           shall
           be
           under
           his
           own
           hand
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           the
           right
           course
           to
           lodge
           it
           there
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           briefly
           to
           put
           all
           these
           Truths
           together
           to
           Use
           .
        
         
           
             Vse
             .
          
           Doth
           not
           the
           Lord
           call
           his
           people
           in
           these
           Nations
           ,
           to
           a
           serious
           and
           sensible
           apprehension
           of
           such
           a
           stroke
           .
        
         
           May
           I
           not
           say
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           as
           this
           Prophet
           did
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           of
           
             Israel
             ?
             Lament.
          
           2.13
           .
           
             What
             thing
             shall
             I
             take
             to
             witness
             for
             thee
             ?
             what
             thing
             shall
             I
             liken
             to
             thee
             ,
             O
             daughter
             of
          
           Jerusalem
           ?
           
             what
             shall
             I
             equal
             to
             thee
             that
             I
             may
             comfort
             thee
             ,
             O
             Virgin
             Daughter
             of
          
           Zion
           ?
           
             for
             thy
             breach
             is
             great
             like
             the
             Sea
             ,
             who
             can
             heal
             thee
             ?
             Our
             Bank
             is
             now
             broken
             down
             ,
             who
             can
             repair
             it
             ;
             who
             can
             heal
             it
             ?
             that
             can
             he
             alone
             who
             made
             both
             the
             Bank
             and
             the
             Breach
             ;
             Who
             at
             first
             gave
             a
             decree
             to
             the
             Sea
             ,
             and
             shut
             it
             up
             as
             with
             Doo●s
             and
             Bars
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Hitherto
             shalt
             thou
             go
             and
             no
             further
             ,
             and
             here
             shalt
             thy
             proud
             Waves
             stay
             :
          
           He
           can
           keep
           the
           Sea
           from
           breaking
           in
           upon
           us
           ,
           at
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           ,
           and
           repair
           our
           Bank
           and
           Bulwark
           again
           .
           But
           will
           he
           do
           it
           ?
           That
           cannot
           I
           tell
           ,
           but
           I
           can
           tell
           you
           of
           several
           Symptoms
           and
           Indications
           of
           approaching
           mercy
           ,
           even
           in
           times
           of
           greatest
           Calamity
           ;
           do
           you
           look
           if
           you
           can
           find
           them
           upon
           your
           own
           spirits
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           these
           :
           First
           ,
           when
           a
           person
           or
           people
           are
           troubled
           more
           for
           sin
           ,
           than
           for
           suffering
           ,
           either
           incumbent
           ,
           or
           approaching
           :
           When
           they
           look
           on
           sin
           as
           the
           greatest
           ,
           the
           only
           evil
           ,
           when
           they
           mostly
           bewail
           that
           ,
           that
           's
           a
           sure
           sign
           of
           escaping
           ,
           
           
             Ezek.
          
           7.16
           .
           
             But
             they
             that
             escape
             of
             them
             shall
             escape
             ,
             and
             shall
             be
             on
             the
             Mountains
             ,
             as
             Doves
             of
             the
             Valleys
             ,
             all
             of
             them
             mourning
             ,
             every
             one
             for
             his
             Iniquity
             .
          
           Now
           is
           the
           Voice
           of
           this
           Turtle
           heard
           in
           our
           Land
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           ;
           When
           sin
           sits
           heavy
           ,
           suffering
           sits
           light
           (
           said
           Mr.
           
             Greneham
          
           )
           And
           God
           will
           make
           it
           so
           to
           be
           indeed
           ,
           not
           to
           Faith
           only
           ,
           but
           to
           Sence
           also
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           laid
           low
           in
           the
           sight
           and
           sence
           of
           this
           vileness
           ,
           judging
           our selves
           worthy
           of
           the
           greatest
           punishment
           ,
           unworthy
           of
           the
           least
           refreshment
           ,
           when
           we
           see
           cause
           to
           submit
           in
           case
           of
           Reprobation
           ,
           much
           more
           in
           case
           of
           Affliction
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           thus
           abject
           it
           is
           the
           custom
           of
           our
           Gracious
           God
           (
           and
           from
           thence
           his
           Character
           )
           to
           be
           a
           Comforter
           of
           such
           ,
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           7.6
           .
           God
           that
           comforteth
           those
           that
           are
           cast
           down
           ;
           When
           
             Jacob
          
           was
           in
           his
           own
           eyes
           ;
           not
           worthy
           of
           the
           least
           of
           all
           God's
           mercies
           ,
           then
           he
           escapes
           all
           the
           misery
           so
           nigh
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           dreaded
           by
           him
           ;
           the
           thing
           that
           he
           feared
           came
           not
           upon
           him
           ,
           
             Gen.
          
           32.10
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           When
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Prayer
           is
           kept
           warm
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           or
           rather
           ,
           our
           hearts
           kept
           warm
           by
           the
           spirit
           of
           Prayer
           ,
           for
           our selves
           ,
           and
           for
           others
           ,
           that
           's
           a
           token
           for
           good
           unto
           us
           ;
           when
           
             Job
          
           prayed
           for
           his
           Friends
           ,
           then
           God
           turned
           his
           Captivity
           ,
           
             Job
          
           42.10
           .
        
         
           How
           do
           ye
           feel
           your
           hearts
           ,
           Christians
           ?
           frozen
           ,
           or
           flaming
           ,
           cold
           ,
           or
           burning
           within
           you
           ?
           can
           you
           pray
           for
           your
           Rulers
           ,
           for
           the
           Publick
           ,
           for
           your selves
           ,
           and
           your
           posterities
           after
           you
           ?
           Doth
           the
           House
           of
           
             Israel
          
           enquire
           of
           the
           Lord
           for
           this
           thing
           ?
           
             Ezek.
          
           36.37
           .
           then
           will
           he
           do
           it
           for
           us
           ,
           then
           will
           he
           increase
           us
           with
           men
           like
           a
           flock
           ;
           we
           shall
           then
           live
           ,
           and
           not
           die
           ,
           neither
           shall
           our
           men
           be
           few
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           when
           there
           's
           a
           quiet
           resignation
           of
           our selves
           ,
           and
           our
           affairs
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           not
           limiting
           him
           ,
           but
           leaving
           him
           to
           his
           liberty
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           what
           Instruments
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           and
           use
           what
           Instruments
           he
           pleaseth
           ;
           He
           will
           be
           Master
           over
           the
           Sons
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           are
           willing
           he
           should
           be
           so
           ,
           all
           things
           then
           
           shall
           work
           together
           for
           our
           good
           :
           When
           we
           can
           choose
           God
           and
           let
           him
           choose
           all
           the
           rest
           ;
           
             David
          
           could
           not
           miscarry
           when
           his
           heart
           was
           once
           wrought
           over
           to
           this
           resignment
           ,
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           15.25
           ,
           26.
           
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           When
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Faith
           is
           up
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           when
           through
           the
           discoveries
           of
           his
           Grace
           in
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           we
           are
           enabled
           still
           to
           trust
           in
           him
           ,
           hang
           on
           him
           ,
           expect
           good
           from
           him
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           cannot
           shake
           us
           off
           ;
           Generous
           Spirits
           scorn
           to
           fail
           those
           that
           depend
           on
           them
           :
           poor
           sinful
           creatures
           have
           no
           other
           way
           to
           engage
           the
           great
           God
           to
           stand
           their
           friend
           ,
           but
           by
           this
           dependance
           ;
           And
           saith
           the
           Prophet
           
             Isaiah
             ,
             Chap.
          
           26.3
           .
           
             Thou
             wilt
             keep
             him
             in
             perfect
             peace
             whose
             mind
             is
             stayed
             on
             thee
             ,
             because
             he
             trusteth
             in
             thee
             .
          
           When
           an
           Hawk
           pursued
           a
           Sparrow
           so
           close
           ,
           that
           it
           flew
           into
           
             Xenocrates
          
           his
           Bosome
           ,
           
             Non
             oportet
             supplicem
             prodere
             ,
          
           was
           his
           word
           ,
           and
           shall
           God
           give
           up
           his
           Turtle
           that
           flies
           into
           his
           Bosome
           ,
           pursued
           by
           Birds
           of
           Prey
           ?
           No
           ,
           he
           will
           never
           do
           it
           ,
           
             Psal.
          
           74.19
           ,
           20.
           
           Now
           ,
           what
           hopes
           have
           ye
           ,
           Christians
           ?
           what
           expectations
           ?
           Can
           ye
           wait
           upon
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           hideth
           his
           Face
           from
           the
           House
           of
           
             Jacob
             ,
          
           can
           ye
           resolve
           to
           look
           for
           him
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           8.17
           .
           Can
           ye
           believe
           for
           these
           poor
           Nations
           ?
           these
           wounded
           ,
           wofully
           wounded
           Nations
           ?
           to
           have
           slight
           thoughts
           of
           this
           wound
           ,
           is
           the
           way
           never
           to
           be
           healed
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           grounds
           of
           Faith
           or
           Hope
           can
           you
           shew
           us
           ,
           to
           fix
           our
           feet
           upon
           at
           such
           a
           time
           as
           this
           ?
        
         
           Suppose
           I
           could
           shew
           ye
           none
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           a
           duty
           in
           the
           sincere
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           their
           Father
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           even
           against
           Hope
           ,
           to
           believe
           in
           Hope
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           glory
           to
           God
           in
           believing
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           4.18
           ,
           20.
           
           But
           yet
           God
           hath
           not
           left
           us
           without
           visible
           grounds
           to
           support
           our
           sinking
           expectations
           concerning
           these
           Nations
           :
           For
           first
           ,
           our
           grand
           Enemies
           have
           had
           all
           the
           advantages
           against
           us
           they
           could
           wish
           for
           ,
           and
           yet
           have
           not
           prevailed
           ;
           all
           
             Campanella's
          
           projects
           have
           been
           accomplished
           ,
           Monarchy
           turned
           into
           a
           Free
           —
           State
           (
           out
           of
           which
           they
           hoped
           to
           fish
           some
           notable
           advantages
           )
           ,
           the
           
             Dutch
          
           engaged
           in
           a
           War
           against
           the
           
             English
             ,
          
           to
           weaken
           
           both
           these
           States
           in
           their
           Shipping
           ,
           wherein
           they
           were
           most
           powerful
           and
           formidable
           .
        
         
           A
           Rebellion
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           an
           horrid
           one
           ,
           as
           that
           Popeling
           Polititian
           could
           have
           wished
           ;
           Philosophy
           mingled
           with
           our
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           what
           not
           ?
           and
           yet
           the
           
             Spaniards
          
           Universal
           Monarchy
           not
           affected
           :
           Our
           
             English
          
           Roses
           not
           yet
           blasted
           ,
           nor
           yet
           over-topped
           by
           the
           Lillies
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           nor
           our
           
             British
          
           Crosses
           become
           Perches
           to
           the
           
             Austrian
          
           Eagles
           .
        
         
           As
           if
           God
           had
           said
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           You
           shall
           have
           fair
           play
           ,
           all
           that
           ye
           can
           propound
           to
           your selves
           ,
           and
           yet
           come
           short
           of
           your
           Reckoning
           .
        
         
           This
           speaks
           as
           if
           God
           had
           no
           mind
           to
           cast
           us
           away
           ,
           to
           abandon
           and
           give
           us
           up
           as
           a
           Prey
           to
           the
           Teeth
           of
           our
           Adversaries
           :
           Let
           us
           bless
           the
           Lord
           for
           this
           ,
           and
           still
           believe
           on
           him
           ;
           
             Our
             Soul
             is
             escaped
             as
             a
             Bird
             out
             of
             the
             Snare
             of
             the
             Fowlers
             ,
             the
             Snare
             is
             broken
             and
             we
             are
             escaped
             .
             Our
             help
             is
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             who
             made
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
          
           Psal.
           124.7
           ,
           8.
           
        
         
           Surely
           when
           God
           thus
           encamps
           about
           his
           House
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           sign
           that
           no
           Oppressor
           shall
           pass
           through
           them
           any
           more
           (
           if
           they
           fall
           not
           off
           from
           Him
           )
           
             Zech.
          
           9.8
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Are
           we
           not
           a
           People
           ,
           redeemed
           with
           so
           high
           an
           hand
           ,
           and
           such
           an
           out-stretched
           Arm
           ,
           as
           never
           People
           was
           since
           the
           days
           of
           
             Israel
             ?
          
           And
           hath
           the
           Lord
           been
           working
           so
           many
           Miracles
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           for
           so
           many
           years
           together
           ?
           and
           will
           he
           now
           undo
           us
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           own
           great
           Works
           together
           ?
           What
           will
           he
           do
           unto
           his
           great
           Name
           ?
           What
           will
           the
           Nations
           say
           ?
           It
           was
           not
           he
           ,
           it
           was
           a
           chance
           that
           hapned
           to
           them
           ?
           What
           will
           his
           and
           our
           Enemies
           say
           and
           do
           ?
           There
           is
           a
           stupendious
           expression
           in
           
             Deut.
          
           32
           ,
           26
           ,
           27.
           
           
             I
             said
             I
             would
             scatter
             them
             into
             Corners
             ,
             I
             would
             make
             the
             Remembrance
             of
             them
             to
             cease
             from
             among
             Men
             (
             I
             would
             pay
             them
             ,
             I
             wou'd
             smoak
             them
             ,
             they
             have
             deserved
             it
             at
             my
             hands
             )
             were
             it
             not
             that
             I
             feared
             the
             wrath
             of
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             least
             their
             Adversaries
             should
             behave
             themselves
             strangely
             ,
             and
             least
             they
             should
             say
             ,
             Our
             hand
             is
             high
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             not
             done
             all
             this
             ;
          
           Can
           
           the
           great
           God
           fear
           any
           thing
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           God
           himself
           tells
           us
           that
           he
           fears
           ,
           on
           the
           behalf
           of
           his
           poor
           people
           ,
           that
           desire
           to
           fear
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           what
           need
           they
           to
           fear
           Enemies
           ,
           that
           have
           a
           God
           to
           fear
           for
           them
           ?
           Only
           let
           us
           sanctify
           him
           ,
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           let
           him
           be
           our
           fear
           and
           our
           dread
           ,
           and
           we
           need
           fear
           nothing
           else
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           What
           spot
           of
           Earth
           (
           to
           the
           praise
           of
           Free-grace
           be
           it
           spoken
           ,
           not
           to
           boast
           of
           our selves
           carnally
           )
           .
           What
           spot
           of
           ground
           in
           the
           World
           bears
           so
           many
           real
           Saints
           upon
           it
           ,
           as
           our
           Island
           ?
           and
           some
           sprinklings
           here
           also
           ,
           that
           cry
           Day
           and
           Night
           unto
           him
           ?
           Souls
           Sealed
           and
           Marked
           in
           the
           Forehead
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           touched
           by
           the
           Destroyer
           :
           Might
           
             Sodom
          
           have
           stood
           ,
           if
           there
           had
           been
           but
           ten
           righteous
           Persons
           there
           ;
           and
           shall
           not
           these
           Nations
           escape
           ,
           who
           have
           so
           many
           Thousands
           to
           stand
           in
           the
           Gap
           .
        
         
           Are
           not
           the
           holy
           Seed
           the
           Sap
           and
           Substance
           of
           our
           
             Robur
             Anglicanum
             ,
          
           our
           English
           Oak
           ;
           as
           an
           Oak
           whose
           Substance
           is
           in
           it
           when
           it
           casteth
           its
           Leaves
           ,
           
             The
             holy
             Seed
             shall
             be
             the
             Substance
             thereof
             ,
          
           Isa.
           6.13
           .
        
         
           
             Thus
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             as
             the
             New
             Wine
             is
             found
             in
             the
             Cluster
             ,
             and
             one
             saith
             ,
             destroy
             it
             not
             ,
             for
             a
             Blessing
             is
             in
             it
             ,
             so
             will
             I
             do
             for
             my
             Servants
             sake
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             not
             destroy
             them
             all
             ,
          
           Isa.
           65.8
           .
        
         
           And
           surely
           we
           have
           Governors
           ,
           who
           say
           in
           their
           heart
           ,
           
             The
             Inhabitants
             of
          
           Jerusalem
           
             shall
             be
             our
             strength
             in
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             their
             God
             ,
          
           Zech.
           12.5
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           After
           all
           the
           Wind-falls
           in
           God's
           Orchard
           ,
           so
           many
           top-heavy
           tall
           Oaks
           and
           Cedars
           laid
           along
           ,
           those
           that
           are
           Trees
           of
           Richteousness
           indeed
           ,
           and
           kept
           their
           standing
           ,
           are
           more
           deeply
           rooted
           by
           all
           these
           shakings
           ;
           Professors
           were
           never
           so
           Sober
           ,
           since
           the
           times
           of
           Persecution
           ,
           never
           so
           in
           love
           with
           old
           Truths
           ,
           they
           see
           plainly
           the
           pretended
           new
           light
           was
           an
           
             Ignis
             fatuus
             ,
          
           that
           misled
           poor
           benighted
           Souls
           ,
           yea
           ,
           many
           that
           erred
           now
           come
           to
           understanding
           ,
           and
           they
           that
           murmured
           are
           better
           instructed
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           sweet
           Promise
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           29
           ,
           24.
           
           
           
             We
             shall
             not
             therefore
             be
             ashamed
             of
             our
             hope
             ,
             neither
             shall
             our
             faces
             wax
             pale
             .
          
           For
           as
           the
           prevailing
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Error
           was
           the
           Herald
           of
           Misery
           ,
           so
           is
           the
           returning
           of
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Sobriety
           the
           welcome
           Harbinger
           of
           Mercy
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           so
           many
           hopeful
           young
           Men
           coming
           on
           to
           the
           Ministry
           (
           which
           is
           the
           Observation
           of
           our
           Brethren
           in
           
             England
             ;
          
           in
           their
           Ordinations
           )
           their
           Parts
           more
           raised
           ,
           their
           Lives
           more
           reformed
           ,
           the
           Councel
           of
           God
           more
           clearly
           revealed
           then
           formerly
           ;
           even
           this
           bespeaks
           a
           continuance
           of
           Mercy
           :
           Surely
           the
           great
           Husbandman
           hath
           yet
           some
           Harvest
           to
           Inn
           ,
           seeing
           he
           makes
           such
           provision
           and
           preparation
           of
           Labourers
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           10.1
           ,
           2.
           
           
             After
             these
             things
             ,
             the
             Lord
             appointed
             other
             Seventy
             also
             ,
             and
             sent
             them
             two
             and
             two
             before
             his
             face
             ,
             into
             every
             City
             and
             place
             ,
             whither
             he
             himself
             would
             come
             .
          
           Where
           Christ
           sends
           his
           Disciples
           before
           him
           ,
           he
           himself
           means
           to
           follow
           after
           ;
           the
           Treaty
           of
           Peace
           holds
           ,
           whilst
           his
           Leiger-Embassadors
           are
           not
           recalled
           .
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           the
           general
           sense
           of
           this
           heavy
           stroke
           is
           a
           good
           sign
           among
           us
           ,
        
         
           Indeed
           when
           the
           righteous
           is
           taken
           away
           ,
           and
           no
           man
           layeth
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           then
           there
           's
           evil
           to
           come
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           57.1
           .
           But
           I
           am
           perswaded
           no
           stroke
           these
           thousand
           years
           hath
           been
           more
           felt
           by
           the
           best
           people
           of
           these
           Nations
           :
           the
           mourning
           is
           universal
           ,
           like
           that
           in
           
             Zech.
          
           12.12
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           not
           only
           amongst
           the
           Rulers
           ,
           the
           Families
           of
           
             David
          
           and
           
             Nathan
             ,
          
           not
           only
           amongst
           the
           Ministers
           ,
           the
           Family
           of
           
             Levi
             ;
          
           but
           even
           the
           Family
           of
           
             Shimei
             ,
          
           who
           was
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Saul
             ,
          
           a
           Male-content
           ,
           a
           Reviler
           ,
           that
           comes
           along
           in
           the
           Train
           of
           the
           Mourners
           .
           We
           read
           indeed
           of
           others
           of
           that
           name
           who
           were
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Levi
             ,
          
           but
           that
           cannot
           be
           here
           meant
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           before-mentioned
           by
           name
           .
           It
           's
           strange
           indeed
           to
           find
           the
           Family
           of
           
             Shimei
          
           mourning
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           the
           House
           of
           
             David
             ,
          
           yet
           the
           Lord
           can
           bring
           this
           to
           pass
           ,
           and
           hath
           done
           so
           at
           this
           time
           .
           (
           If
           I
           be
           rightly
           informed
           )
           't
           is
           said
           of
           
             Galba
             ,
          
           that
           he
           left
           but
           few
           willing
           to
           live
           under
           his
           Government
           ,
           but
           many
           mourning
           for
           his
           death
           :
           How
           many
           do
           
           now
           confess
           they
           were
           unworthy
           of
           such
           a
           Ruler
           ?
           they
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           prise
           ,
           how
           to
           improve
           such
           a
           mercy
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           cut
           our
           Fingers
           with
           Swords
           ,
           't
           is
           time
           they
           should
           be
           laid
           up
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           that
           the
           great
           Plot
           of
           Firing
           
             London
             ,
          
           raising
           the
           Countreys
           ,
           betraying
           the
           Ports
           and
           Garrisons
           ,
           was
           utterly
           broken
           before
           this
           Blow
           was
           given
           ;
           that
           this
           Man
           of
           War
           should
           die
           himself
           in
           Peace
           (
           contrary
           to
           the
           prophesyings
           of
           many
           )
           and
           leave
           us
           in
           Peace
           ;
           this
           speaks
           much
           tenderness
           in
           our
           God
           towards
           us
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           storm
           should
           be
           blown
           over
           (
           and
           a
           day
           of
           Thanksgiving
           kept
           throughout
           the
           three
           Nations
           for
           it
           )
           before
           this
           skilful
           Pilot
           was
           called
           from
           the
           Helm
           .
           Indeed
           when
           the
           Pilot
           is
           cast
           over
           Board
           in
           a
           storm
           ,
           it
           fore-speaks
           a
           Shipwrack
           .
           But
           now
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           thus
           in
           measure
           debated
           with
           us
           (
           notwithstanding
           all
           our
           Luxuriances
           )
           and
           stayed
           the
           rough
           wind
           ,
           in
           the
           day
           of
           the
           blasting
           East-wind
           ;
           well
           may
           we
           hope
           ,
           that
           by
           
             This
             shall
             the
             Iniquity
             of
          
           Jacob
           
             be
             purged
             ,
          
           and
           that
           this
           shall
           be
           the
           Fruit
           to
           take
           away
           our
           sin
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           27.8
           ,
           9.
           that
           his
           design
           is
           to
           purge
           and
           prune
           us
           ,
           not
           to
           root
           us
           up
           .
        
         
           Eighthly
           ,
           That
           we
           should
           slide
           so
           quietly
           ,
           so
           naturally
           into
           a
           Settlement
           ,
           I
           think
           far
           beyond
           all
           our
           expectations
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           wonderful
           mercy
           ,
           
             Sol
             occubuis
             ,
             nox
             nulla
             secuta
             est
             ,
          
           Our
           Sun
           is
           set
           ,
           and
           yet
           no
           Night
           ensued
           .
        
         
           Now
           for
           Light
           to
           rise
           when
           the
           Sun
           sets
           ,
           that
           at
           Evening
           time
           it
           should
           be
           light
           (
           according
           to
           that
           promise
           in
           
             Zech.
          
           14.7
           .
           )
           this
           is
           not
           only
           a
           sign
           of
           mercy
           ,
           but
           a
           miracle
           of
           mercy
           it self
           .
        
         
           Ninthly
           ,
           That
           we
           now
           have
           Magistrates
           ,
           the
           Legallity
           of
           whose
           Call
           to
           their
           present
           Office
           and
           Station
           ,
           is
           beyond
           all
           dispute
           ,
           all
           settled
           by
           Authority
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           The
           Scepter
           put
           into
           his
           Highness's
           Hand
           ,
           that
           now
           is
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Sanction
           of
           Parliament
           :
           The
           Sword
           put
           into
           his
           Excellency's
           Hand
           here
           after
           his
           late
           Highness's
           Establishment
           by
           Parliament
           ;
           even
           this
           may
           give
           us
           a
           rational
           ground
           of
           hope
           ,
           of
           quietness
           and
           submission
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           most
           unquiet
           Spirits
           :
           at
           least
           they
           will
           have
           a
           less
           reason
           to
           pretend
           for
           their
           unquietness
           ,
           though
           unquiet
           persons
           never
           want
           pretences
           .
        
         
         
           Tenthly
           ,
           We
           enjoy
           Magistrates
           ,
           to
           whom
           the
           Interest
           of
           Religion
           is
           so
           endeared
           ,
           so
           incorporated
           ,
           by
           a
           principle
           of
           Grace
           in
           themselves
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           no
           more
           forsake
           or
           abandon
           it
           ,
           than
           their
           own
           souls
           ,
           and
           so
           intwisted
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           Providence
           ,
           with
           their
           own
           Interest
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           be
           safe
           if
           they
           quit
           it
           :
           their
           Authority
           ,
           their
           Safety
           is
           Embarqued
           in
           the
           same
           bottom
           with
           it
           ,
           they
           must
           swim
           ,
           or
           sink
           together
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           God
           promis'd
           it
           of
           old
           as
           a
           Favour
           to
           his
           People
           ,
           that
           their
           Nobles
           should
           be
           of
           themselves
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           Governors
           should
           proceed
           out
           of
           the
           midst
           of
           them
           (
           Let
           not
           us
           despise
           ours
           ,
           because
           they
           do
           so
           )
           ;
           
             And
             I
             will
             cause
             him
             to
             draw
             neer
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             approach
             unto
             me
             ;
             for
             who
             is
             this
             that
             engaged
             his
             heart
             to
             approach
             unto
             me
             '
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           Jer.
           30.21
           .
           It
           is
           an
           admirable
           thing
           when
           Rulers
           and
           Governors
           engage
           their
           hearts
           to
           approach
           unto
           God
           ,
           God
           himself
           seems
           to
           be
           taken
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           wonder
           at
           it
           ;
           Let
           us
           help
           them
           with
           our
           Prayers
           to
           engage
           more
           and
           more
           with
           ,
           and
           for
           God
           ;
           for
           this
           also
           speaks
           establishment
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           20.
           and
           prosperity
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           19.
           
           
             And
             out
             of
             them
             shall
             proceed
             Thanksgiving
             ,
             and
             the
             voice
             of
             them
             that
             make
             merry
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             multiply
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             not
             be
             few
             ;
             I
             will
             also
             glorify
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             not
             be
             small
             ;
             Their
             Children
             also
             shall
             be
             as
             afore-time
             ,
             and
             their
             Congregation
             shall
             be
             established
             before
             me
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             punish
             all
             that
             oppress
             them
             ,
             And
             their
             Nobles
             shall
             be
             of
             themselves
             ,
             and
             their
             Governor
             shall
             proceed
             from
             the
             midst
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             cause
             him
             to
             draw
             neer
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             approach
             unto
             me
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           Again
           ,
           The
           late
           success
           of
           the
           
             Swede
             ,
          
           and
           our
           own
           success
           in
           
             Flanders
             ,
          
           putting
           a
           Curb
           ,
           and
           a
           Bridle
           upon
           the
           Jaws
           of
           our
           ill
           Neighbours
           ,
           these
           look
           like
           the
           Pledges
           and
           Fore-runners
           of
           more
           mercy
           .
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           And
           especially
           some
           beginnings
           of
           real
           Reformation
           ,
           and
           breathings
           after
           more
           ,
           in
           Persons
           ,
           Families
           ,
           Congregations
           ,
           Towns
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Countreys
           ;
           these
           ,
           where-ever
           they
           are
           to
           be
           discerned
           ,
           look
           very
           smilingly
           and
           promisingly
           upon
           us
           :
           Indeed
           if
           Reformation
           be
           neglected
           ,
           all
           our
           other
           grounds
           of
           hope
           will
           
           fail
           us
           ,
           and
           float
           away
           ;
           
             If
             the
             people
             turneth
             not
             to
             him
             that
             smiteth
             them
             ,
             neither
             do
             seek
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             then
             will
             he
             set
             up
             their
             Adversaries
             against
             them
             ,
             and
             joyn
             their
             Enemies
             together
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             devour
          
           Israel
           
             with
             open
             mouth
             ,
          
           Isa
           9.11
           ,
           12
           ,
           13.
           
           And
           thou
           ,
           whoever
           thou
           art
           that
           hatest
           to
           be
           reformed
           ,
           mayst
           be
           one
           of
           the
           first
           that
           shall
           be
           so
           devoured
           ;
           But
           if
           Reformation
           be
           cordially
           endeavoured
           by
           us
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           places
           ,
           this
           will
           make
           us
           precious
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           make
           us
           honourable
           ,
           
             Isa.
          
           43.4
           .
           if
           this
           be
           pursued
           (
           I
           am
           not
           affraid
           to
           affirm
           it
           )
           as
           Sin
           hath
           pluckt
           the
           Crown
           from
           our
           Head
           ,
           so
           Reformation
           will
           restore
           it
           ,
           and
           set
           it
           again
           upon
           the
           Head
           of
           our
           State
           and
           Government
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           redeem
           our
           life
           from
           destruction
           ,
           and
           (
           as
           
             David
          
           speaks
           ,
           
             Psal.
          
           103.4
           .
           )
           
             Crown
             us
             with
             loving
             kindness
             ,
             and
             tender
             mercies
             .
          
        
         
           Without
           Reformation
           ,
           we
           are
           a
           lost
           people
           ,
           but
           if
           the
           Lord
           make
           us
           a
           reforming
           people
           ,
           we
           shall
           certainly
           be
           a
           preserved
           people
           ,
           that
           will
           restore
           our
           Ornament
           ,
           our
           Glory
           to
           us
           ;
           
             Come
             therefore
             and
             let
             us
             return
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             torn
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             heal
             us
             ;
             he
             hath
             smitten
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             bind
             us
             up
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .