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             A sermon preached at St. Margarets in Westminster before the Honourable the House of Commons in Parliament assembled, upon the 29th day of May, being the anniversary day of the King's and kingdomes restauration by Thomas Pierce ...
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           At
           St.
           MARGARETS
           in
           WESTMINSTER
           before
           the
           Honourable
           the
           House
           OF
           COMMONS
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           Assembled
           ,
           Upon
           the
           29th
           Day
           of
           MAY
           ,
           being
           the
           Anniversary
           Day
           of
           the
           KING'
           's
           and
           Kingdomes
           Restauration
           .
        
         
           BY
           
             THOMAS
             PIERCE
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           His
           MAJESTY
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             Norton
          
           for
           
             Timothy
             Garthwait
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Little
           North-door
           of
           St.
           Paul's
           Church
           ,
           1661.
           
        
         
         
         
         
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             DEUT.
             6.
             12.
             
          
           
             Then
             beware
             lest
             thou
             forget
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             brought
             thee
             out
             of
             the
             Land
             of
             AEgypt
             .
          
        
         
           WHen
           I
           look
           back
           upon
           the
           Church
           in
           all
           her
           motions
           out
           of
           the
           East
           ,
           observing
           how
           Monarchy
           and
           Learning
           have
           been
           at
           once
           the
           two
           Shoulders
           to
           bear
           her
           up
           ,
           and
           withall
           the
           two
           Legs
           to
           bring
           her
           hither
           ;
           And
           when
           again
           I
           do
           reflect
           upon
           our
           twenty
           years
           sins
           ,
           which
           were
           the
           complicated
           Cause
           of
           our
           twelve
           years
           sufferings
           ;
           I
           mean
           our
           drunkenness
           and
           luxury
           ,
           which
           were
           deservedly
           prescribed
           so
           long
           a
           Fast
           ;
           the
           rashness
           and
           vanity
           of
           our
           
           oathes
           ,
           which
           gave
           us
           a
           miserable
           option
           betwixt
           a
           perjury
           ,
           and
           an
           undoing
           ;
           our
           profanation
           of
           the
           Quire
           ,
           which
           turn'd
           us
           out
           of
           the
           Cathedral
           ,
           our
           gross
           neglect
           of
           
             Gods
             Service
          
           ,
           which
           helpt
           to
           
             vote
             down
          
           our
           publick
           Liturgie
           ;
           our
           general
           idleness
           and
           sloth
           ,
           which
           often
           cast
           us
           out
           of
           our
           Houses
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           set
           us
           to
           eat
           our
           Bread
           in
           the
           sweat
           of
           our
           brows
           ,
           or
           of
           our
           brains
           ;
           our
           unprofitable
           walking
           under
           all
           God's
           methods
           and
           means
           of
           Grace
           ,
           which
           left
           us
           nothing
           but
           his
           Iudgements
           (
           for
           many
           sad
           years
           )
           to
           work
           upon
           us
           ;
           And
           yet
           again
           when
           I
           consider
           ,
           That
           
             God
             hath
             turn'd
          
           
           
             our
             Captivity
             as
             the
             Rivers
             of
             the
             South
             ,
          
           and
           cast
           the
           Locusts
           out
           of
           our
           Vineyards
           ,
           
             that
             we
             may
             sit
             under
             our
             Vines
          
           ;
           injoying
           
             our
             Iudges
             as
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             our
             Counsellors
             as
             at
             the
             Beginning
          
           ;
           And
           that
           the
           use
           we
           are
           to
           make
           of
           so
           miraculous
           a
           Recovery
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           sedulous
           in
           providing
           against
           the
           Danger
           of
           a
           Relapse
           ;
           To
           
             sin
             no
             more
          
           after
           pardon
           ,
           
             for
             fear
             a
             worse
             thing
             happen
             unto
             us
          
           ;
           I
           
           think
           I
           cannot
           be
           transported
           with
           a
           
           more
           
             innocent
             Ambition
          
           ,
           because
           I
           cannot
           be
           ambitious
           of
           a
           more
           
             profitable
             attempt
          
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           bringing
           down
           the
           Heads
           of
           certain
           Hearers
           into
           their
           Hearts
           ;
           that
           what
           is
           now
           no
           more
           than
           Light
           ,
           may
           by
           that
           means
           become
           Fire
           ;
           That
           we
           may
           All
           (
           in
           this
           sense
           )
           be
           like
           the
           Baptist
           ,
           not
           only
           shining
           ,
           but
           burning
           
           Lamps
           ;
           not
           only
           beautified
           with
           the
           knowledge
           of
           Christian
           duties
           ,
           but
           zealous
           too
           in
           the
           discharge
           ;
           as
           
             unaffectedly
             punctual
          
           in
           all
           our
           carriage
           ,
           as
           the
           greatest
           Enemies
           of
           Godliness
           are
           
             hypocritically
             precise
          
           .
           And
           though
           Heresies
           are
           to
           be
           hated
           ,
           as
           things
           which
           lead
           unto
           destruction
           ,
           yet
           that
           Vice
           may
           be
           reckon'd
           the
           worst
           of
           Heresies
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           the
           error
           of
           a
           mans
           practise
           is
           worse
           then
           that
           of
           his
           bare
           opinion
           .
        
         
           Last
           of
           all
           ,
           when
           I
           consider
           ,
           That
           though
           Peace
           is
           a
           blessing
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           in
           its
           kind
           ,
           yet
           many
           consequences
           of
           Peace
           are
           but
           
             glittering
             Snares
          
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           things
           which
           are
           given
           us
           as
           helps
           to
           memory
           ,
           are
           apt
           to
           make
           us
           *
           forgetful
           of
           Him
           that
           gave
           them
           ,
           I
           cannot
           
           think
           of
           a
           fitter
           Text
           for
           the
           giving
           advantage
           to
           my
           Design
           ,
           then
           This
           Remarkable
           Caveat
           to
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           against
           forgetfulness
           and
           ingratitude
           amidst
           the
           
             pleasant
             Effects
          
           of
           a
           Restauration
           .
        
         
           
             When
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             shall
             have
             brought
             thee
             into
             the
             Land
             ,
             to
             give
             thee
             great
             and
             goodly
             Cities
             ,
             and
             Houses
             full
             of
             all
             good
             things
             ,
             when
             thou
             shalt
             have
             eaten
             ,
             and
             art
             Full
          
           ;
           THEN
           
             beware
             that
             thou
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             brought
             thee
             out
             of
             the
             Land
             of
             Egypt
             .
          
        
         
           
             AT
             the
             very
             first
             view
             of
             which
             holy
             Caveat
             ,
             there
             are
             five
             particulars
             of
             Remarque
             which
             presently
             meet
             my
             observation
             .
             As
             first
             ,
             the
             Downfal
             of
             a
             Nation
             ,
             2ly
             the
             Deliverance
             ,
             3ly
             the
             Author
             of
             that
             Deliverance
             ,
             4ly
             the
             Duty
             by
             him
             injoyn'd
             ,
             and
             lastly
             the
             Iuncture
             of
             affairs
             wherein
             this
             Duty
             is
             most
             in
             season
             .
          
           
             And
             of
             all
             these
             Particulars
             each
             is
             the
             greatest
             in
             its
             kind
             too
             .
             For
          
           
           
             First
             behold
             the
             
               greatest
               Curse
            
             that
             any
             
             poor
             Nation
             can
             struggle
             under
             .
             A
             yoke
             of
             Bondage
             and
             Captivity
             ,
             impos'd
             by
             the
             hardest
             and
             worst
             of
             men
             .
             A
             yoke
             so
             insupportable
             to
             some
             mens
             Necks
             ,
             that
             I
             remember
             Hegesistratus
             (
             a
             captive
             Souldier
             in
             Herodotus
             )
             would
             rather
             
             
               cut
               off
            
             his
             legs
             ,
             then
             indure
             his
             Fetters
             ;
             that
             by
             the
             loss
             of
             his
             Feet
             ,
             he
             might
             be
             enabled
             to
             
               run
               away
            
             .
             So
             insufferable
             a
             thing
             is
             the
             state
             of
             Thraldome
             ,
             very
             significantly
             imply'd
             in
             the
             
               Land
               of
               Egypt
            
             ,
             and
             exegetically
             express'd
             by
             
               the
               House
               of
               Bondage
            
             .
          
           
             But
             yet
             the
             Curse
             is
             so
             set
             ,
             (
             like
             Shadows
             
             in
             a
             Picture
             ,
             or
             Foyles
             with
             Diamonds
             ,
             )
             as
             to
             commend
             and
             illustrate
             the
             
               greatest
               Blessing
            
             .
             A
             Deliverance
             brought
             about
             by
             such
             a
             miraculous
             complication
             ,
             that
             nothing
             but
             the
             experience
             that
             so
             it
             is
             ,
             can
             extenuate
             the
             wonder
             that
             so
             it
             should
             be
             .
             A
             People
             groaning
             under
             the
             pressures
             of
             several
             Centuries
             of
             years
             ,
             and
             so
             accustom'd
             unto
             the
             yoke
             ,
             as
             to
             have
             made
             it
             a
             kind
             of
             
               acquired
               Nature
            
             (
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             as
             Galen
             
             speaks
             )
             
               de
               Terrâ
               AEgypti
               eductus
               est
            
             ,
             is
             now
             at
             last
             
               brought
               out
            
             of
             the
             land
             of
             Egypt
             .
             —
             And
             yet
             the
             wonder
             begins
             to
             cease
             ,
             Because
          
           
             The
             Author
             of
             this
             Deliverance
             is
             so
             
             much
             the
             greatest
             to
             be
             imagin'd
             ,
             that
             he
             is
             
               Dominus
               ,
               the
               Lord
            
             ;
             the
             Lord
             that
             
               stretcheth
               out
               the
               heavens
            
             ;
             the
             Lord
             that
             
             
               layeth
               the
               foundations
               of
               the
               earth
            
             ;
             the
             
             Lord
             that
             
               formeth
               the
               spirit
               of
               man
               within
            
             
             him
             .
             The
             Lord
             in
             whose
             Hand
             are
             the
             hearts
             of
             all
             men
             ;
             who
             
               turneth
               man
            
             
             
               to
               Destruction
               ,
               and
               again
               who
               saith
               ,
               Come
               again
               ye
               children
               of
               men
               .
            
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             It
             is
             the
             Lord
             ,
             to
             whom
             Miracles
             are
             natural
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             impossibilities
             are
             done
             with
             ease
             .
             'T
             is
             He
             that
             brought
             thee
             out
             of
             the
             Land
             of
             Egypt
             .
             And
             therefore
             ,
          
           
             The
             Duty
             in
             proportion
             must
             be
             superlatively
             
             great
             too
             ,
             however
             hid
             in
             this
             place
             by
             a
             little
             Meiosis
             of
             expression
             .
             
               Beware
               that
               thou
               forget
               not
            
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             
               Remember
               what
               he
               hath
               done
            
             ,
             and
             thank
             him
             for
             it
             by
             thy
             obedience
             ;
             Let
             thy
             gratitude
             be
             seen
             in
             
             thy
             conversation
             .
             Be
             sure
             to
             *
             love
             him
             and
             to
             serve
             him
             ,
             with
             all
             thy
             heart
             and
             with
             all
             thy
             soul.
             Forget
             him
             if
             thou
             canst
             ,
             unless
             thou
             canst
             forget
             thou
             wert
             †
             Pharaoh's
             Bondman
             .
             Nay
             forget
             him
             if
             thou
             dar'st
             ,
             unless
             thou
             art
             so
             stout
             that
             thou
             dar'st
             be
             damn'd
             .
             And
             yet
             beware
             lest
             thou
             forget
             him
             ,
             whilest
             thou
             art
             swimming
             in
             prosperity
             ,
             the
             stream
             of
             which
             may
             either
             drown
             thee
             ,
             or
             make
             thee
             drunk
             ,
             if
             thou
             art
             not
             fore-arm'd
             with
             circumspection
             .
             And
             therefore
             beware
             that
             thou
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             that
             brought
             thee
             out
             of
             Egypt
             .
             And
             that
             thou
             mayst
             
               not
               forget
            
             him
             ,
             write
             the
             Favours
             which
             he
             hath
             done
             thee
             
               upon
               the
               posts
               of
               thine
               House
               ,
            
             and
             
             place
             them
             
               as
               Frontlets
               between
               thine
               eyes
            
             ;
             tell
             them
             out
             unto
             thy
             
               children
               ,
               as
               thou
               walkest
               by
               the
               way
               ,
            
             at
             thy
             
               lying
               down
            
             ,
             and
             thy
             
               rising
               up
            
             ;
             Let
             them
             be
             as
             a
             
               Signet
               upon
               thine
               Arm
            
             ,
             and
             as
             a
             
               Seal
               upon
               thine
               Heart
            
             .
             That
             the
             pleasures
             of
             thy
             Deliverance
             may
             not
             make
             thee
             forgetful
             of
             thy
             Deliverer
             ,
             (
             forgetful
             of
             the
             *
             
               Rock
               out
               of
               which
               thou
               wert
               hewn
               ,
            
             
             and
             kicking
             (
             like
             *
             
               Iesurun
               )
               at
               him
               that
               made
               thee
               ,
            
             )
             keep
             an
             †
             
               Anniversary
               Feast
            
             ,
             (
             a
             standing
             Passeover
             in
             May
             ,
             )
             whereby
             to
             fix
             him
             in
             thy
             Remembrance
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             a
             Duty
             so
             indispensable
             should
             
             be
             inforc't
             upon
             the
             soul
             by
             the
             
               present
               season
            
             .
             A
             season
             of
             peace
             and
             prosperity
             ,
             succeeding
             a
             
               season
               of
               Persecution
            
             .
             The
             greatest
             incitement
             to
             the
             Duty
             should
             be
             the
             manifold
             enjoyment
             of
             this
             Deliverance
             .
             For
             so
             't
             is
             obvious
             to
             infer
             from
             the
             particle
             THEN
             ,
             (
             so
             strongly
             implied
             in
             the
             Hebrew
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             English
             't
             is
             well
             express'd
             ,
             )
             upon
             which
             there
             seems
             to
             lye
             the
             chiefest
             emphasis
             of
             the
             Text
             ,
             if
             we
             observe
             how
             it
             stands
             in
             a
             
               double
               Relation
            
             to
             the
             Context
             .
             [
             When
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             shall
             have
             brought
             thee
             into
             the
             Land
             ,
             to
             give
             thee
             great
             and
             goodly
             Cities
             ,
             and
             houses
             full
             of
             all
             good
             things
             ;
             when
             thou
             shalt
             have
             eaten
             and
             be
             full
             ,
             THEN
             beware
             that
             thou
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             that
             brought
             thee
             out
             of
             Egypt
             .
             ]
          
           
             The
             Text
             is
             so
             fruitful
             of
             particulars
             ,
             and
             each
             particular
             is
             so
             apt
             to
             administer
             
             matter
             of
             Discourse
             ,
             that
             it
             hath
             really
             been
             my
             hardest
             Question
             ,
             whereabouts
             I
             should
             begin
             ,
             and
             how
             I
             should
             end
             my
             meditations
             .
             And
             after
             too
             much
             time
             lost
             in
             stating
             the
             Question
             within
             my self
             ,
             I
             have
             thought
             it
             at
             once
             the
             fittest
             and
             the
             most
             useful
             to
             be
             resolv'd
             ,
             as
             most
             immediately
             complying
             with
             the
             solemnity
             of
             the
             time
             ,
             not
             to
             yield
             to
             the
             temptation
             of
             comparing
             our
             Land
             with
             the
             land
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             seeming
             to
             have
             a
             pique
             at
             the
             Act
             of
             Indempnity
             and
             Oblivion
             ;
             (
             otherwise
             't
             were
             easie
             to
             make
             a
             Parallel
             ,
             because
             however
             our
             
               native
               Countrey
            
             ,
             yet
             for
             twelve
             years
             together
             it
             was
             a
             very
             
               strange
               Land
            
             ;
             )
             But
             not
             advancing
             one
             step
             beyond
             the
             Threshold
             ,
             I
             shall
             bestow
             my
             whole
             time
             upon
             the
             little
             word
             THEN
             ;
             as
             being
             a
             particle
             of
             connexion
             betwixt
             our
             Duty
             and
             our
             Deliverance
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             business
             of
             the
             Time
             and
             the
             time
             it self
             ;
             betwixt
             the
             occasion
             and
             the
             end
             of
             our
             present
             meeting
             :
             looking
             like
             Homer's
             wise
             man
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             with
             a
             visible
             prospect
             
             on
             all
             that
             follows
             ,
             and
             with
             as
             visible
             a
             retrospect
             upon
             the
             words
             going
             before
             .
          
           
             When
             Prosperity
             breaks
             in
             like
             a
             
               mighty
               stream
            
             ,
             (
             in
             so
             much
             that
             I
             may
             say
             
             with
             our
             blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             
               This
               day
               is
               this
               Scripture
               fulfilled
               in
               your
               ears
               ,
               )
               Then
            
             beware
             
             that
             you
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             that
             brought
             you
             out
             of
             Egypt
             .
             Beware
             you
             forget
             him
             not
             at
             any
             time
             ,
             but
             especially
             at
             this
             .
             For
             the
             particle
             Then
             is
             an
             important
             Monosyllable
             ;
             and
             that
             especially
             in
             three
             respects
             .
          
           
             First
             because
             of
             the
             difficulty
             of
             having
             God
             in
             our
             Remembrance
             ,
             much
             more
             Then
             ,
             than
             at
             
               other
               times
            
             .
             Next
             for
             the
             dignity
             of
             the
             Duty
             ,
             rather
             Then
             ,
             than
             before
             or
             after
             .
             Lastly
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             danger
             of
             not
             performing
             the
             Duty
             Then
             ,
             when
             it
             becomes
             incumbent
             on
             us
             by
             many
             
               unspeakable
               obligations
            
             .
          
           
             These
             especially
             are
             the
             Reasons
             of
             the
             particle
             Then
             in
             this
             place
             ,
             on
             which
             alone
             I
             shall
             insist
             in
             this
             morning's
             Service
             .
             For
             should
             I
             adventure
             upon
             the
             rest
             ,
             not
             only
             the
             hour
             ,
             but
             (
             for
             ought
             I
             can
             conjecture
             )
             the
             day
             would
             fail
             me
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             ANd
             first
             of
             all
             let
             us
             beware
             amidst
             
             the
             pleasant
             effects
             of
             our
             Deliverance
             ,
             that
             we
             forget
             not
             the
             Author
             of
             it
             ;
             because
             it
             is
             difficulter
             THEN
             ,
             than
             at
             
               other
               times
            
             .
             For
             the
             Flattery
             and
             Dalliance
             of
             the
             world
             hath
             perpetually
             been
             the
             mother
             of
             so
             much
             wantonness
             ,
             or
             so
             much
             pride
             ,
             that
             Adam
             found
             it
             dangerous
             to
             be
             in
             Paradise
             ,
             yea
             and
             Lucifer
             to
             be
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Do
             but
             look
             upon
             Solomon
             in
             the
             
               Book
               of
               Kings
            
             ,
             and
             again
             look
             upon
             him
             in
             Ecclesiastes
             ,
             how
             was
             he
             there
             lifted
             up
             by
             his
             prosperity
             ?
             and
             how
             does
             he
             here
             preach
             it
             down
             ?
             I
             know
             not
             whether
             as
             a
             Prince
             he
             more
             injoy'd
             his
             pleasures
             ,
             or
             as
             a
             Prophet
             more
             condemn'd
             them
             :
             whether
             the
             luxury
             of
             his
             Table
             made
             him
             a
             wanton
             ,
             or
             whether
             the
             vastness
             of
             his
             wisdome
             made
             him
             a
             Fool
             ;
             'T
             was
             that
             betrayed
             him
             to
             his
             Concubines
             ,
             and
             this
             permitted
             him
             to
             his
             Idols
             .
             Since
             then
             a
             prosperous
             condition
             hath
             such
             a
             secret
             poyson
             in
             
             it
             ,
             as
             against
             which
             no
             medicine
             hath
             been
             sufficiently
             Alexipharmacal
             ;
             and
             from
             the
             force
             of
             whose
             contagion
             there
             is
             no
             sort
             of
             men
             that
             hath
             been
             priviledg'd
             ,
             no
             not
             Adam
             the
             Innocent
             ,
             nor
             Solomon
             the
             wise
             ,
             nor
             even
             Lucifer
             the
             beatified
             ;
             who
             were
             so
             hugely
             
               swell'd
               up
            
             with
             this
             venom
             ,
             and
             so
             quickly
             burst
             ;
             (
             not
             the
             first
             in
             a
             state
             of
             sinlesness
             ,
             nor
             the
             next
             in
             a
             state
             of
             grace
             ,
             nor
             yet
             the
             third
             in
             a
             state
             of
             glory
             ;
             )
             since
             there
             is
             no
             other
             man
             then
             the
             man
             
               Christ
               Iesus
            
             ,
             that
             hath
             been
             ever
             temptation-proof
             :
             Lord
             ,
             how
             wretched
             a
             thing
             is
             happiness
             on
             this
             side
             Heaven
             !
             and
             how
             dangerously
             treacherous
             are
             our
             enjoyments
             !
             I
             suppose
             we
             are
             taught
             by
             our
             late
             experience
             ,
             how
             easie
             it
             is
             to
             be
             over-joy'd
             ,
             and
             how
             equally
             hard
             to
             be
             truly
             thankful
             ,
             for
             all
             those
             wonders
             of
             salvation
             which
             God
             hath
             wrought
             ,
             and
             is
             working
             for
             us
             ,
             the
             grateful
             commemorating
             of
             which
             ,
             is
             religiously
             the
             end
             of
             our
             present
             
               meeting
               .
               Sweet-meats
            
             indeed
             are
             pleasant
             ,
             but
             then
             they
             commonly
             turn
             to
             choler
             .
             'T
             is
             
             sure
             the
             state
             of
             humiliation
             ,
             which
             though
             we
             can
             
               worst
               feed
               upon
            
             ,
             we
             are
             notwithstanding
             
               best
               nourisht
               with
            
             :
             we
             are
             such
             barren
             pieces
             of
             clay
             ,
             that
             our
             fruits
             will
             be
             wither'd
             with
             too
             much
             laughter
             ,
             if
             Grace
             does
             not
             water
             them
             sometimes
             with
             tears
             .
             It
             should
             be
             matter
             of
             gladness
             to
             a
             considering
             Christian
             ,
             that
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             his
             prosperity
             he
             can
             see
             himself
             sorrowful
             ;
             that
             as
             he
             was
             destitute
             ,
             with
             comfort
             ,
             so
             he
             abounds
             ,
             with
             moderation
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             does
             not
             live
             rejoycingly
             ,
             is
             many
             times
             a
             chief
             reason
             for
             which
             he
             ought
             .
             It
             was
             Davids
             resolution
             (
             at
             such
             a
             time
             as
             this
             is
             )
             to
             
               serve
               the
               Lord
            
             with
             fear
             ,
             and
             (
             by
             a
             pious
             Oxymoron
             )
             to
             *
             rejoyce
             unto
             him
             with
             trembling
             .
             And
             if
             we
             reflect
             on
             the
             abuses
             which
             many
             have
             made
             of
             a
             Restauration
             ,
             we
             may
             charitably
             pray
             ,
             that
             
             God
             will
             give
             them
             some
             
               tears
               to
               drink
            
             ;
             and
             having
             given
             them
             some
             tears
             that
             he
             will
             
               put
               them
               into
               his
            
             *
             Bottle
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             serve
             for
             this
             end
             ,
             to
             blot
             their
             merriments
             out
             of
             his
             †
             Book
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             pleasant
             effects
             of
             a
             Delive
             
             rance
             (
             which
             are
             peace
             ,
             and
             plenty
             ,
             living
             securely
             ,
             and
             at
             ease
             ,
             )
             are
             apt
             to
             make
             us
             turn
             Atheists
             ,
             provoking
             the
             Author
             of
             our
             Deliverance
             to
             correct
             us
             once
             more
             in
             the
             
               house
               of
               Bondage
            
             ;
             appears
             ,
             as
             by
             many
             other
             reasons
             ,
             so
             particularly
             by
             this
             ;
             that
             it
             is
             hard
             for
             us
             to
             prosper
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             lye
             snoring
             in
             our
             prosperities
             .
             For
             't
             is
             the
             
               natural
               language
            
             of
             a
             
               prosperous
               man
            
             ,
             (
             as
             our
             Saviour
             implies
             by
             way
             of
             
               Parable
               ,
               )
               Soul
               take
               thine
               ease
               ,
               eat
               ,
               drink
               ,
               and
               be
               merry
               ,
               for
               thou
               hast
               much
               goods
               laid
               up
               for
               many
               years
               ,
            
             (
             Luk.
             12.
             19.
             )
             And
             therefore
             Agur's
             wisdome
             was
             never
             more
             seen
             ,
             then
             in
             his
             
               prayer
               ;
               Give
               me
               not
               Riches
               ,
               lest
               I
               be
               full
               ,
               and
               deny
               thee
               ,
               lest
               I
               say
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               Lord
               ?
            
             (
             Prov.
             30.
             8
             ,
             9.
             )
             He
             knew
             by
             manifold
             experience
             ,
             that
             *
             
               the
               friendship
               of
               the
               world
               is
               perfect
               enmity
               with
               God
               ,
            
             and
             tends
             immediately
             to
             practical
             ,
             if
             not
             to
             speculative
             Atheism
             .
             He
             did
             not
             therefore
             pray
             
               thus
               ,
               Give
               me
               not
               Riches
               ,
            
             lest
             I
             be
             liberal
             to
             my
             Coffers
             ;
             or
             ,
             
               Give
               me
               not
               Riches
            
             ,
             lest
             I
             be
             bountiful
             to
             my
             Lusts
             ;
             but
             (
             for
             fear
             of
             a
             greater
             mischief
             )
             
               Give
               me
               
               not
               Riches
               ,
               lest
               I
               be
               full
               and
               deny
               thee
               ,
               lest
               I
               say
               in
               my
               heart
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               Lord
               ?
            
             that
             is
             ,
             for
             fear
             I
             turn
             Atheist
             ,
             and
             only
             sacrifice
             to
             my
             flesh
             .
             So
             also
             Solomon
             ,
             when
             he
             was
             wisest
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             when
             he
             repented
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             very
             
               vicious
               Prince
            
             became
             a
             
               Preacher
               of
               Repentance
            
             ,
             concluded
             
               all
               under
               the
               Sun
            
             to
             be
             but
             
               vanity
               of
               vanities
            
             ;
             as
             having
             found
             by
             all
             his
             trials
             (
             who
             sure
             had
             made
             more
             trials
             then
             ever
             any
             man
             did
             ,
             )
             that
             peace
             and
             plenty
             with
             their
             two
             daughters
             ,
             which
             are
             idleness
             ,
             and
             ease
             ,
             are
             exceedingly
             great
             ,
             though
             glorious
             dangers
             .
          
           
             But
             we
             need
             not
             go
             further
             for
             an
             instance
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             people
             in
             my
             Text
             ,
             whom
             though
             God
             might
             have
             called
             a
             very
             
               wild
               Tamarisk
            
             ,
             he
             was
             pleased
             to
             stile
             his
             
               Beloved
               Vine
            
             .
             Lord
             !
             how
             carefully
             it
             was
             manur'd
             with
             Rain
             and
             Sun-shine
             ?
             with
             Quailes
             ,
             and
             Manna
             ,
             and
             water
             squeez'd
             out
             of
             a
             Rock
             ?
             with
             the
             
               Dew
               of
               heaven
            
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             
               Fatness
               of
               the
               earth
            
             ?
             and
             yet
             when
             all
             was
             done
             that
             could
             be
             ,
             they
             either
             brought
             forth
             no
             Grapes
             ;
             or
             if
             they
             did
             ,
             they
             were
             commonly
             
             wild
             ones
             .
             And
             when
             sometimes
             they
             yielded
             good
             ,
             't
             was
             rather
             for
             fear
             of
             
               cutting
               down
            
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             fertility
             of
             their
             soil
             ,
             or
             for
             the
             manifold
             helps
             of
             their
             cultivation
             .
             'T
             was
             their
             frequently
             being
             prun'd
             ,
             which
             more
             especially
             made
             them
             fruitful
             .
             'T
             is
             true
             ,
             that
             God
             did
             not
             evermore
             punish
             ,
             although
             that
             people
             was
             still
             offending
             .
             For
             as
             he
             own'd
             his
             being
             as
             well
             their
             Father
             ,
             as
             their
             God
             ;
             so
             he
             was
             pleas'd
             to
             make
             use
             of
             
               either
               Method
            
             for
             their
             Amendment
             ;
             I
             mean
             incouragement
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             terror
             .
             God
             dealt
             with
             them
             ,
             as
             with
             us
             of
             this
             Nation
             .
             As
             he
             prescrib'd
             them
             a
             Law
             ,
             so
             he
             promis'd
             them
             a
             Canaan
             .
             As
             he
             led
             them
             into
             Egypt
             ,
             so
             he
             deliver'd
             them
             out
             of
             Egypt
             .
             As
             he
             thundred
             from
             on
             a
             cloud
             ,
             so
             he
             whispered
             out
             of
             a
             Bush.
             As
             he
             pincht
             them
             with
             scarceness
             ,
             so
             he
             feasted
             them
             with
             plenty
             .
             And
             if
             the
             one
             was
             even
             to
             famine
             ,
             the
             other
             was
             even
             to
             satiety
             .
             But
             if
             we
             compare
             them
             with
             our selves
             in
             another
             instance
             ,
             by
             considering
             how
             ingrateful
             and
             how
             unmalleable
             they
             were
             ;
             how
             repining
             under
             
             their
             yoke
             ,
             and
             how
             mutinous
             in
             their
             Liberty
             ;
             How
             (
             like
             some
             amongst
             us
             in
             this
             very
             day
             of
             our
             Deliverance
             ,
             )
             they
             fell
             a
             hungring
             after
             the
             Garlick
             and
             the
             Flesh-pots
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             quite
             forgetting
             the
             Bondage
             ,
             and
             tale
             of
             Brick
             ;
             how
             they
             murmur'd
             at
             their
             Moses
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             were
             worse
             then
             a
             Pharaoh
             to
             them
             ;
             like
             some
             repining
             at
             their
             King
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             were
             worse
             then
             a
             Protector
             ,
             (
             For
             that
             you
             know
             was
             the
             Euphemismus
             whereby
             to
             express
             the
             most
             
               bloudy
               Tyrant
            
             ;
             )
             How
             like
             so
             many
             
               untam'd
               heighfers
            
             ,
             they
             were
             exceedingly
             hard
             to
             be
             brought
             to
             hand
             ;
             or
             like
             a
             stable
             of
             unbackt
             and
             
               unbridled
               Colts
            
             ,
             how
             apt
             to
             kick
             at
             their
             Rider
             who
             gave
             them
             Food
             ;
             How
             God
             Almighty
             was
             forc't
             to
             discipline
             this
             
               stiff-neckt
               Rabble
            
             ,
             first
             of
             all
             by
             committing
             them
             to
             the
             hardships
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             then
             by
             sending
             them
             to
             wrestle
             with
             the
             difficulties
             of
             the
             wilderness
             ;
             And
             how
             when
             all
             this
             was
             done
             ,
             they
             were
             fain
             to
             miss
             of
             their
             Canaan
             ,
             whilest
             they
             were
             taking
             it
             into
             possession
             ;
             (
             for
             of
             so
             great
             a
             multitude
             
             to
             whom
             the
             Promise
             of
             it
             was
             made
             ,
             no
             more
             then
             a
             *
             Caleb
             ,
             and
             a
             Ioshua
             had
             a
             Capacity
             to
             inherit
             it
             ,
             )
             we
             must
             conclude
             they
             were
             a
             People
             who
             deserv'd
             to
             be
             whipt
             with
             a
             Rod
             of
             Iron
             ,
             not
             so
             easily
             reducible
             by
             the
             †
             allurements
             of
             Mount
             Gerizzim
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             curses
             and
             the
             threats
             to
             be
             thundred
             out
             from
             Mount
             Ebal
             .
             So
             far
             were
             they
             from
             considering
             ,
             what
             they
             suffer'd
             a
             while
             agoe
             in
             the
             
               house
               of
               Bondage
            
             ,
             that
             they
             forgot
             this
             very
             Caveat
             ,
             (
             as
             many
             will
             do
             this
             very
             Sermon
             ,
             )
             which
             was
             meant
             to
             bring
             it
             to
             their
             
               Remembrance
               ,
               when
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               shall
               have
               brought
               thee
               into
               the
               land
               ,
               to
               give
               thee
               great
               and
               goodly
               Cities
               ,
               and
               houses
               full
               of
               all
               good
               things
               ,
            
             (
             &c.
             )
             THEN
             
               beware
               that
               thou
               forget
               not
               the
               Lord
               that
               brought
               thee
               out
               of
               Egypt
               .
            
          
           
             Passe
             we
             now
             (
             if
             you
             please
             )
             out
             of
             the
             Vineyard
             into
             the
             Fold
             ;
             from
             the
             People
             under
             the
             Law
             ,
             to
             Us
             who
             live
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ;
             whom
             though
             our
             Lord
             (
             out
             of
             goodness
             )
             was
             pleas'd
             to
             call
             his
             
               Flock
               of
               Sheep
            
             ,
             he
             might
             have
             
             stil'd
             (
             out
             of
             Iustice
             )
             his
             
               Herd
               of
               Swine
            
             .
             For
             if
             He
             ,
             the
             great
             Shepherd
             ,
             withhold
             his
             Crook
             Lord
             how
             quickly
             we
             go
             astray
             .
             And
             for
             here
             and
             there
             one
             who
             will
             be
             led
             into
             the
             Fold
             ,
             how
             many
             are
             there
             that
             must
             be
             driven
             ?
             like
             the
             Prodigal
             in
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             (
             who
             would
             not
             return
             unto
             his
             Father
             untill
             he
             was
             brought
             to
             feed
             on
             Husks
             ,
             )
             we
             seldome
             care
             for
             our
             Physician
             ,
             until
             the
             time
             that
             we
             are
             sick
             ;
             and
             then
             as
             soon
             as
             recover'd
             ,
             are
             very
             glad
             ,
             rather
             then
             thankful
             .
             And
             this
             may
             point
             us
             out
             a
             Reason
             ,
             why
             for
             so
             
               many
               years
               together
            
             ,
             (
             before
             this
             last
             ,
             )
             our
             heavenly
             Father
             made
             use
             of
             his
             
               sharpest
               Methods
            
             for
             our
             amendment
             ;
             even
             placing
             us
             as
             Israelites
             amongst
             Egyptians
             ,
             like
             so
             many
             flowers
             amongst
             thorns
             ;
             of
             which
             the
             principal
             design
             was
             not
             to
             torture
             but
             to
             defend
             us
             .
             To
             defend
             us
             from
             the
             danger
             of
             
               carnal
               security
            
             ,
             and
             presumption
             ;
             of
             pride
             ,
             and
             wantonness
             ;
             of
             forgetfulness
             ,
             and
             ingratitude
             .
             And
             since
             the
             way
             to
             be
             thankfull
             for
             our
             twelve
             moneths
             liberty
             ,
             is
             very
             soberly
             to
             reflect
             on
             our
             twelve
             years
             thraldome
             ,
             Let
             's
             
             so
             transcribe
             a
             
               fair
               Copy
            
             of
             God's
             Oeconomy
             on
             the
             Iewes
             ,
             as
             (
             with
             a
             grateful
             commemoration
             ,
             )
             to
             consider
             it
             also
             in
             our
             selves
             .
          
           
             We
             who
             flourish
             at
             this
             day
             like
             a
             
               goodly
               Tree
            
             ,
             not
             only
             planted
             by
             the
             river
             of
             God's
             rich
             Mercies
             ,
             but
             surrounded
             (
             like
             our
             Land
             )
             with
             an
             Ocean
             of
             them
             ;
             we
             who
             stretch
             forth
             our
             branches
             ,
             not
             only
             for
             our
             own
             ,
             but
             for
             foreign
             birds
             also
             to
             build
             their
             nests
             ;
             and
             whose
             Spring
             (
             blessed
             be
             God
             )
             doth
             promise
             at
             last
             to
             be
             as
             lasting
             ,
             as
             once
             our
             Autumn
             was
             like
             to
             prove
             ;
             we
             who
             flourish
             like
             a
             Myrtle
             ,
             how
             like
             a
             Willow
             did
             we
             droop
             ?
             How
             was
             our
             verdure
             almost
             exhausted
             ;
             and
             our
             boughs
             ,
             how
             deflowr'd
             ?
             How
             did
             
               we
               fall
            
             after
             the
             measure
             our
             sins
             had
             risen
             ?
             First
             God
             blasted
             our
             noblest
             Fruits
             ;
             then
             he
             despoyled
             us
             of
             our
             leaves
             ;
             next
             he
             hew'd
             down
             our
             branches
             .
             Nay
             how
             strangely
             were
             we
             
               fed
               on
            
             by
             those
             very
             vermin
             which
             we
             did
             feed
             ?
             how
             greedily
             
               eaten
               up
            
             by
             all
             those
             Caterpillars
             and
             Locusts
             ,
             which
             though
             ingender'd
             perhaps
             by
             a
             
               Northern
               
               wind
            
             ,
             I
             am
             sure
             were
             bred
             out
             of
             our
             Body
             ?
             It
             is
             not
             easie
             to
             recapitulate
             how
             many
             Mercies
             we
             now
             enjoy
             ,
             which
             
               our
               iniquities
               had
               withheld
            
             for
             so
             many
             years
             ,
             and
             
               how
               many
               good
               things
               our
               sins
               had
            
             
             
               turn'd
               away
               from
               us
            
             .
             And
             now
             if
             after
             our
             Restitution
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             found
             to
             be
             a
             
               barren
               unfruitful
            
             tree
             ,
             or
             fruitful
             only
             in
             our
             impieties
             ;
             so
             as
             that
             which
             was
             intended
             to
             make
             us
             better
             ,
             shall
             render
             us
             worse
             then
             we
             were
             before
             ;
             what
             better
             usage
             can
             we
             expect
             ,
             then
             (
             after
             a
             little
             tract
             of
             years
             )
             to
             be
             
               grubbed
               up
            
             by
             the
             Root
             ?
             to
             have
             that
             sentence
             sent
             out
             against
             us
             ,
             which
             once
             went
             out
             against
             the
             
               Fig-tree
               ,
               Cut
               it
               down
               ,
               why
               cumbreth
               it
               the
               ground
               ?
            
             Luk.
             13.
             7.
             
             Then
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             repeat
             the
             Caveat
             ;
             And
             in
             the
             meekness
             of
             a
             Remembrancer
             ,
             *
             
               to
               put
               you
               in
               mind
               of
               these
               things
               ,
               although
               ye
               know
               them
               already
               ,
               and
               are
               established
               in
               the
               Truth
               .
            
             To
             put
             you
             in
             mind
             of
             being
             wary
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             for
             your
             selves
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             people
             you
             represent
             ,
             by
             contributing
             to
             a
             Law
             for
             the
             puting
             of
             Lawes
             in
             execution
             ;
             that
             they
             
             may
             not
             intoxicate
             their
             souls
             with
             too
             many
             and
             great
             draughts
             of
             their
             peace
             and
             plenty
             ,
             for
             fear
             a
             Curse
             should
             break
             forth
             from
             our
             this
             daies
             Blessing
             ,
             by
             unthankfully
             forgetting
             the
             God
             that
             gave
             it
             .
             And
             let
             this
             suffice
             for
             the
             first
             importance
             of
             the
             word
             Then
             ;
             as
             't
             is
             a
             particle
             of
             connexion
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             occasion
             and
             the
             end
             of
             our
             present
             meeting
             .
          
        
         
           
             SEcondly
             let
             us
             beware
             amidst
             the
             
             
               pleasant
               effects
            
             our
             Deliverance
             ,
             (
             such
             as
             liberty
             and
             plenty
             ,
             living
             in
             idleness
             and
             at
             ease
             ,
             )
             that
             we
             forget
             not
             the
             Author
             of
             it
             ;
             because
             of
             the
             dignity
             of
             the
             Duty
             ,
             rather
             Then
             ,
             than
             before
             ,
             or
             after
             .
             For
             ,
             as
             't
             is
             the
             mark
             of
             a
             most
             servile
             and
             base-born
             spirit
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             worse
             for
             the
             good
             that
             is
             done
             unto
             us
             ;
             so
             't
             is
             the
             
               noblest
               generosity
            
             ,
             to
             mend
             our
             lives
             with
             our
             condition
             .
             The
             deep
             and
             serious
             consideration
             of
             which
             great
             Truth
             ,
             as
             it
             should
             
               lift
               up
            
             our
             Hearts
             to
             a
             
               thankful
               use
            
             of
             our
             prosperity
             ,
             so
             it
             should
             
             also
             pluck
             them
             down
             to
             an
             humble
             sense
             of
             our
             obligations
             .
             For
             that
             indeed
             is
             the
             proper
             season
             ,
             wherein
             humility
             is
             a
             noble
             ,
             because
             a
             difficult
             vertue
             .
             Humiliation
             in
             a
             Captive
             is
             not
             a
             grace
             ,
             but
             a
             necessity
             .
             Nor
             hath
             temperance
             any
             place
             in
             the
             house
             of
             scarceness
             .
             These
             two
             must
             have
             a
             Theatre
             wherein
             to
             set
             themselves
             forth
             ;
             cannot
             easily
             be
             seen
             in
             a
             little
             Room
             .
             The
             proper
             time
             of
             seeming
             base
             in
             our
             own
             modest
             eyes
             ,
             is
             when
             we
             are
             matter
             of
             admiration
             in
             
               other
               mens
            
             .
             The
             time
             to
             shew
             our
             self-denial
             ,
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             our
             victory
             over
             our selves
             ,
             )
             is
             when
             we
             are
             brought
             out
             of
             an
             Egypt
             ,
             into
             a
             Land
             
               overflowing
               with
               Milk
               and
               Hony
               ;
               when
               our
               houses
               are
               full
               of
               all
               good
               things
               ,
            
             and
             our
             Tables
             stooping
             under
             the
             weight
             of
             their
             
               sumptuous
               load
            
             .
             As
             our
             Afflictions
             a
             year
             agoe
             did
             make
             up
             
               God's
               opportunity
            
             ,
             whereby
             to
             shew
             us
             his
             mercy
             and
             
               louing
               kindness
            
             ;
             so
             prosperity
             ever
             since
             should
             make
             up
             ours
             ,
             whereby
             to
             shew
             him
             our
             meekness
             and
             moderation
             .
             The
             very
             Atheist
             will
             cry
             [
             
               o
               God!
            
             ]
             in
             a
             fit
             of
             the
             Strangury
             
             or
             the
             Stone
             ;
             but
             let
             us
             be
             Religious
             in
             time
             of
             health
             .
             The
             profanest
             Mariner
             will
             be
             devout
             in
             a
             tempest
             ;
             but
             let
             us
             be
             so
             in
             a
             calm
             :
             when
             the
             tide
             of
             our
             injoyments
             is
             at
             the
             
               full
               ,
               Then
            
             in
             a
             more
             especial
             manner
             let
             our
             ambition
             ebb
             lowest
             :
             when
             we
             are
             mounted
             aloft
             on
             the
             wings
             of
             Fame
             ,
             Then
             let
             's
             retire
             into
             the
             Desert
             of
             our
             most
             humble
             contemplations
             ;
             and
             be
             so
             meek
             amidst
             our
             eminencies
             ,
             as
             to
             become
             most
             eminent
             for
             that
             our
             meekness
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             some
             of
             whom
             I
             may
             say
             ,
             they
             have
             been
             arm'd
             with
             infirmities
             against
             the
             Devil
             :
             some
             ,
             whose
             Ignorance
             hath
             kept
             them
             safe
             ;
             some
             ,
             whose
             coldness
             hath
             pass'd
             for
             continence
             ;
             who
             have
             been
             flegmatick
             ,
             and
             therefore
             meek
             ;
             or
             kept
             under
             Hatches
             ,
             and
             therefore
             lowly
             .
             But
             then
             it
             being
             their
             necessity
             ,
             and
             not
             their
             choice
             ;
             rather
             their
             luckiness
             ,
             then
             their
             valour
             ;
             they
             having
             kept
             their
             ground
             ,
             not
             by
             vertue
             of
             any
             conquest
             ,
             but
             meerly
             because
             they
             
               never
               fought
            
             ;
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             we
             
             do
             not
             properly
             commend
             them
             ,
             but
             call
             
             them
             happy
             ;
             they
             are
             but
             
               sancti
               Planetarii
            
             ,
             (
             as
             a
             Father
             of
             the
             Church
             made
             bold
             to
             word
             it
             ;
             )
             All
             their
             armour
             ,
             if
             they
             have
             any
             ,
             is
             but
             defensive
             ;
             And
             for
             their
             not
             being
             worsted
             ,
             they
             may
             thank
             their
             Bucklers
             ,
             but
             not
             their
             Swords
             .
             Alas
             it
             should
             not
             be
             a
             wonder
             ,
             to
             see
             simplicity
             in
             the
             village
             ;
             or
             to
             keep
             one's
             integrity
             ,
             where
             't
             is
             a
             hard
             thing
             to
             lose
             it
             .
             We
             cannot
             call
             that
             man
             abstemious
             ,
             who
             
             only
             riseth
             with
             an
             appetite
             ,
             because
             he
             hath
             not
             enough
             to
             appease
             his
             hunger
             ;
             nor
             is
             He
             to
             be
             commended
             for
             not
             being
             drunk
             ,
             who
             either
             hath
             not
             sufficient
             to
             quench
             his
             thirst
             ,
             or
             has
             an
             able
             Brain
             to
             carry
             it
             ,
             or
             else
             loves
             his
             purse
             a
             great
             deal
             more
             then
             his
             intemperance
             ,
             and
             so
             is
             beholding
             to
             his
             baseness
             for
             his
             sobriety
             .
             We
             do
             not
             say
             that
             he
             is
             strong
             ,
             who
             doth
             not
             fall
             when
             no
             man
             thrusts
             him
             .
             Nor
             that
             he
             is
             cautelous
             and
             wary
             ,
             who
             doth
             not
             stumble
             when
             the
             way
             is
             plain
             .
             No
             't
             is
             he
             is
             the
             brave
             and
             the
             
               gallant
               Christian
            
             ,
             who
             can
             hold
             out
             his
             Castle
             however
             besieged
             with
             temptations
             ;
             who
             can
             be
             chaste
             even
             in
             Italy
             ,
             
             or
             milde
             in
             Scythia
             ;
             who
             can
             be
             a
             Spaniard
             ,
             and
             yet
             not
             proud
             ;
             an
             
               English
               man
            
             born
             ,
             yet
             not
             inconstant
             ;
             who
             can
             be
             loyal
             amidst
             the
             triumphs
             of
             the
             most
             
               prosperous
               Rebellion
            
             ;
             and
             
               humbly
               thankful
            
             in
             his
             
               advancement
               .
               He
               is
               generously
            
             a
             Christian
             ,
             who
             can
             keep
             his
             Vow
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             where
             't
             is
             ridiculous
             not
             to
             break
             it
             ;
             who
             can
             at
             once
             live
             at
             Court
             ,
             and
             
               forsake
               the
               world
            
             ;
             who
             can
             be
             witty
             ,
             yet
             not
             prophane
             ;
             strong
             ,
             and
             mettlesome
             ,
             yet
             not
             presumptuous
             ;
             conspicuously
             handsome
             ,
             and
             yet
             not
             vain
             ;
             a
             Mathematician
             and
             a
             Chimist
             ,
             yet
             not
             Atheistical
             ;
             who
             will
             not
             be
             covetous
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             Treasure
             ;
             nor
             reconcilable
             to
             a
             vice
             ,
             although
             it
             offer
             him
             all
             advantages
             ;
             who
             hath
             all
             his
             
               five
               senses
            
             (
             those
             Avenues
             of
             the
             heart
             )
             at
             once
             attaque't
             by
             Hell's
             Artillery
             ,
             and
             yet
             is
             able
             to
             prevent
             ,
             or
             maintain
             a
             Breach
             ;
             and
             though
             they
             batter
             down
             the
             walls
             ,
             doth
             not
             suffer
             them
             notwithstanding
             to
             take
             the
             
               City
               .
               This
            
             I
             say
             is
             the
             generous
             ,
             because
             the
             self-denying
             Christian.
             And
             agreeable
             to
             the
             figure
             by
             which
             our
             vitious
             
             affections
             are
             call'd
             our
             
               members
               ,
               (
               Colos.
            
             3.
             5.
             
             )
             we
             know
             in
             our
             Captain
             's
             Interpretation
             ,
             (
             Mat.
             5.
             29.
             
             )
             that
             to
             part
             with
             an
             Avarice
             ,
             is
             to
             
               pluck
               out
            
             an
             eye
             ;
             and
             to
             cast
             away
             a
             lust
             ,
             is
             to
             
               cut
               off
               a
               hand
            
             .
             That
             as
             in
             our
             
               military
               Oath
            
             ,
             we
             swore
             to
             fight
             under
             his
             Banner
             ;
             so
             as
             often
             as
             we
             part
             with
             a
             
               sinful
               passion
            
             ,
             we
             are
             reputed
             (
             in
             his
             accompt
             )
             to
             
               lose
               a
               Limb
            
             in
             his
             
               battle
               .
               Self-denial
            
             it
             seems
             being
             one
             kind
             of
             martyrdome
             ;
             a
             
               dying
               daily
            
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             who
             ,
             as
             the
             
               Captain
               of
            
             
             
               our
               salvation
            
             ,
             was
             made
             
               perfect
               through
               sufferings
            
             .
             'T
             is
             very
             true
             in
             this
             sense
             ,
             that
             the
             
               valiantest
               Souldier
            
             is
             the
             very
             
               best
               Man.
            
             For
             no
             man
             living
             is
             truly
             valiant
             ,
             but
             he
             who
             dares
             be
             good
             ,
             when
             the
             Times
             are
             evil
             ;
             and
             
               dares
               not
            
             be
             evil
             ,
             when
             Times
             are
             good
             ;
             who
             stands
             the
             shock
             of
             temptations
             ,
             not
             only
             in
             the
             worst
             but
             the
             best
             of
             daies
             ;
             bravely
             holding
             out
             his
             Fort
             against
             the
             batteries
             and
             assaults
             ,
             not
             of
             poverty
             only
             and
             pain
             ,
             and
             other
             effects
             of
             persecution
             ;
             but
             against
             plenty
             also
             ,
             and
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             other
             Fruits
             of
             a
             Restauration
             .
          
           
           
             To
             sum
             up
             all
             in
             a
             word
             ,
             and
             to
             carry
             on
             my
             Metaphor
             the
             most
             I
             can
             to
             their
             advantage
             ,
             who
             will
             not
             be
             carried
             to
             any
             duty
             which
             is
             not
             honourable
             ,
             and
             brave
             :
             The
             Battles
             of
             Leuctra
             and
             Mantinéa
             were
             not
             half
             so
             full
             of
             glory
             to
             that
             immortal
             Theban
             Epaminondas
             ,
             as
             the
             two
             victories
             of
             a
             Christian
             over
             his
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             &
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             That
             unruly
             Element
             of
             
               double
               fire
            
             ,
             his
             anger
             and
             his
             lust
             ,
             which
             his
             
               greatest
               felicities
            
             do
             
               most
               enkindle
            
             .
             And
             this
             I
             hope
             may
             be
             enough
             for
             the
             second
             importance
             of
             the
             word
             Then
             ;
             as
             't
             is
             a
             particle
             of
             connexion
             betwixt
             the
             business
             of
             the
             Time
             ,
             and
             the
             
               time
               it self
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             LAst
             of
             all
             let
             us
             beware
             ,
             that
             the
             manifold
             
             enjoyments
             of
             our
             Deliverance
             do
             not
             make
             us
             forgetful
             of
             our
             Deliverer
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             greatness
             of
             the
             danger
             of
             not
             performing
             the
             Duty
             THEN
             ,
             when
             it
             becomes
             incumbent
             on
             us
             by
             many
             
               unspeakable
               obligations
            
             .
             For
             let
             a
             man's
             sin
             be
             never
             so
             great
             in
             point
             of
             nature
             ,
             
             or
             
               degree
               ,
               ingratitude
            
             will
             give
             it
             an
             aggravation
             .
             And
             ingratitude
             taking
             its
             stature
             from
             precedent
             obligations
             ,
             so
             as
             the
             sins
             we
             commit
             run
             higher
             or
             lower
             ,
             as
             the
             graces
             we
             receive
             have
             been
             more
             or
             less
             :
             there
             are
             not
             any
             so
             very
             capable
             of
             provoking
             Gods
             Fury
             ,
             as
             the
             men
             whom
             he
             hath
             pleas'd
             to
             take
             most
             into
             his
             favour
             .
             The
             reason
             of
             it
             may
             be
             taken
             from
             the
             Athenians
             in
             Thucydides
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             
             The
             
               least
               unkindness
            
             from
             a
             Friend
             is
             of
             greater
             smart
             ,
             then
             the
             
               hardest
               usage
            
             from
             an
             enemy
             .
             The
             very
             sight
             of
             Brutus
             more
             wounded
             Caesar
             to
             the
             heart
             ,
             then
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             Assassinates
             had
             done
             with
             
               Daggers
               .
               David
            
             indeed
             was
             somewhat
             troubled
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             
               hated
               him
               did
               whisper
               together
               against
               him
               ,
            
             (
             Psal.
             41.
             7.
             
             )
             but
             't
             was
             his
             greatest
             cross
             of
             all
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             
               had
               eaten
               of
               his
               Bread
            
             should
             ingratefully
             
               lift
               up
               the
               heel
               against
               him
               .
            
             And
             in
             that
             he
             said
             ,
             
               he
               could
               have
               born
               it
               from
               an
            
             *
             enemy
             ,
             he
             did
             significantly
             imply
             ,
             
               he
               could
               not
               bear
               it
               from
               a
               friend
               .
            
             And
             as
             it
             was
             David's
             Cordolium
             ,
             the
             
             Type
             of
             Christ
             ;
             so
             also
             was
             it
             Christ's
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             David
             :
             who
             did
             not
             weep
             over
             other
             Cities
             ,
             from
             which
             he
             met
             with
             an
             ill
             Reception
             ;
             but
             
               he
               wept
               over
               Ierusalem
               ,
               the
               Royal
               City
               ,
            
             which
             he
             had
             so
             much
             obliged
             ,
             yet
             found
             so
             cruel
             .
             And
             no
             doubt
             but
             our
             Saviour
             is
             so
             much
             more
             keenly
             and
             nearly
             touch't
             ,
             that
             the
             
               most
               obliged
               Christians
            
             should
             break
             his
             precepts
             ,
             then
             that
             the
             
               ignorant
               Iewes
            
             should
             offer
             violence
             to
             his
             Person
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             rationally
             suppose
             him
             thus
             speaking
             to
             us
             .
             Had
             the
             Iewes
             or
             
               Heathens
               spit
            
             upon
             me
             by
             their
             impurities
             ,
             and
             buffeted
             me
             by
             their
             blasphemies
             ,
             and
             stript
             me
             by
             their
             sacriledge
             ,
             and
             murder'd
             me
             by
             their
             rage
             ;
             from
             such
             as
             these
             
               I
               could
               have
               born
               it
            
             .
             But
             that
             you
             should
             war
             against
             me
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             behalf
             of
             that
             base
             Triumvirate
             ,
             the
             World
             ,
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             the
             Devil
             ,
             having
             sworn
             to
             me
             in
             Baptism
             that
             you
             would
             
               fight
               under
               my
               Banner
               against
               all
               Three
               :
            
             That
             you
             who
             have
             the
             priviledge
             to
             be
             called
             by
             my
             Name
             ,
             to
             be
             admitted
             into
             my
             House
             ,
             to
             have
             a
             place
             at
             my
             Table
             ,
             to
             hear
             
             my
             Word
             ,
             and
             to
             partake
             of
             my
             Supper
             ,
             to
             be
             miraculously
             
               brought
               from
               the
               house
               of
               Bondage
               ,
            
             injoying
             your
             Kings
             as
             at
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             your
             
               National
               Councils
            
             as
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             and
             sitting
             your selves
             as
             so
             many
             Princes
             under
             your
             Vines
             and
             Fig-trees
             ,
             injoying
             the
             liberty
             of
             your
             persons
             ,
             the
             propriety
             of
             your
             estates
             ,
             the
             important
             benefit
             of
             your
             Lawes
             ,
             and
             the
             glory
             to
             be
             subjected
             by
             a
             most
             
               honourable
               obedience
            
             ;
             that
             such
             as
             you
             should
             despise
             me
             ,
             and
             cast
             my
             Law
             behind
             your
             back
             ,
             this
             is
             that
             I
             can
             
               least
               endure
            
             .
             My
             greatest
             favour
             thus
             abus'd
             will
             be
             converted
             into
             fury
             .
          
           
             And
             indeed
             if
             we
             consider
             ,
             that
             as
             God
             (
             on
             the
             one
             side
             )
             
               accepteth
               according
            
             
             
               to
               what
               a
               man
               hath
            
             ,
             so
             withall
             (
             on
             the
             other
             side
             )
             
               of
               them
               who
               have
            
             
             
               received
               much
            
             ,
             much
             in
             proportion
             
               shall
               be
               required
            
             ;
             we
             may
             with
             good
             Logick
             infer
             ,
             and
             strongly
             argue
             within
             our selves
             ,
             that
             an
             
               honest
               Heathen
            
             is
             far
             better
             than
             a
             
               Christian
               Knave
            
             .
             And
             if
             an
             Heathen
             shall
             be
             extirpate
             for
             being
             
             barren
             ,
             much
             more
             the
             Christian
             ,
             if
             he
             is
             fruitless
             ,
             shall
             be
             
               cast
               into
               the
               fire
            
             .
             A
             fruitless
             Tree
             which
             should
             by
             nature
             
               bear
               fruit
            
             ,
             being
             fit
             to
             make
             fewel
             ,
             and
             nothing
             else
             .
             According
             to
             that
             of
             our
             Blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             at
             once
             of
             universal
             and
             endless
             verity
             )
             *
             
               Every
               Tree
               which
               bringeth
               not
               forth
               good
               fruit
               ,
            
             is
             
               hewn
               down
               and
               cast
               into
               the
               fire
               .
            
             And
             we
             who
             are
             grafted
             into
             the
             vine
             ,
             must
             not
             only
             bear
             fruit
             ,
             but
             such
             fruit
             too
             ,
             as
             Christ
             expects
             to
             reap
             from
             us
             .
             A
             Bramble
             cannot
             be
             censur'd
             for
             not
             bearing
             fruit
             ;
             because
             it
             is
             in
             its
             nature
             to
             bring
             forth
             none
             .
             It
             was
             therefore
             the
             Fig-tree
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             Bramble
             ,
             on
             which
             our
             Saviour
             bestow'd
             a
             curse
             ,
             Mat.
             21.
             19.
             
             Nor
             was
             it
             the
             Bramble
             ,
             but
             the
             Fig-tree
             ,
             which
             he
             commanded
             to
             be
             
               cut
               down
            
             ,
             Luk.
             13.
             7.
             we
             must
             one
             day
             be
             call'd
             to
             dreadful
             *
             reckoning
             ,
             for
             all
             the
             uses
             we
             have
             made
             of
             our
             
               this
               daies
               talent
            
             .
             God's
             injur'd
             Iustice
             must
             needs
             be
             satisfied
             ,
             (
             and
             sure
             much
             more
             his
             injur'd
             Mercy
             )
             either
             sooner
             or
             later
             ;
             either
             in
             this
             ,
             or
             another
             world
             .
             
             And
             if
             in
             stead
             of
             being
             thankful
             for
             all
             the
             blessings
             we
             now
             enjoy
             ,
             more
             especially
             for
             that
             which
             we
             this
             day
             celebrate
             ,
             we
             shall
             but
             turn
             them
             into
             wantonness
             ,
             and
             grow
             the
             worse
             for
             the
             effects
             of
             so
             great
             a
             goodness
             ;
             what
             can
             we
             reasonably
             expect
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             
               powers
               of
               Hell
            
             ,
             should
             once
             again
             be
             
               let
               loose
            
             upon
             us
             and
             ours
             ?
             For
             since
             to
             continue
             in
             our
             impieties
             ,
             is
             the
             greatest
             dishonouring
             of
             God
             that
             can
             be
             ;
             a
             
               filling
               up
            
             the
             
               measure
               of
               our
               iniquities
            
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             vials
             of
             his
             wrath
             ;
             He
             must
             de
             stroy
             us
             
               se
               defendendo
            
             ;
             if
             for
             nothing
             but
             to
             defend
             ,
             and
             secure
             his
             Glory
             .
          
           
             What
             then
             remains
             ,
             but
             that
             we
             take
             up
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Royal
             Prophet
             ,
             and
             together
             with
             them
             ,
             his
             
               resolution
               ?
               VVe
            
             
             
               will
               take
               the
               Cup
               of
               Salvation
               ,
               and
               call
               upon
               the
               Name
               of
               the
               Lord.
            
             The
             
               Cup
               of
               Salvation
            
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             the
             
               Cup
               of
               Thanks
            
             for
             that
             salvation
             which
             he
             hath
             wrought
             ;
             as
             Iunius
             and
             Tremellius
             do
             rightly
             explicate
             the
             Trope
             .
             And
             mark
             the
             force
             of
             the
             Copulative
             ,
             by
             which
             these
             Duties
             are
             tyed
             together
             .
             Without
             
             
               the
               Cup
               of
               Salvation
            
             ,
             (
             that
             is
             )
             
               the
               Cup
               of
               Thanks
               giving
            
             unto
             the
             Author
             of
             our
             salvation
             ,
             all
             our
             
               calling
               upon
               his
               Name
            
             will
             be
             quite
             
               in
               vain
            
             :
             For
             
               when
               we
               spreadout
               our
               hands
               ,
               he
               will
               hide
               his
               eyes
               ,
            
             and
             when
             we
             make
             many
             prayers
             he
             will
             
               not
               hear
            
             (
             Isa.
             1.
             15.
             )
             And
             then
             to
             thank
             him
             as
             he
             requires
             ,
             is
             not
             only
             to
             entertain
             him
             with
             
               Eucharistical
               words
            
             ,
             with
             the
             meer
             
               Calves
               of
               our
               lips
            
             ,
             or
             a
             Doxologie
             from
             the
             
               teeth
               outwards
            
             ;
             but
             to
             imitate
             ,
             and
             obey
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             love
             him
             after
             the
             rate
             of
             his
             favour
             towards
             us
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             not
             forfeit
             all
             our
             interest
             in
             the
             
               temporal
               salvation
            
             we
             this
             day
             celebrate
             ,
             nor
             bring
             a
             reproach
             on
             the
             Author
             of
             it
             for
             saving
             a
             people
             so
             ill
             deserving
             ;
             we
             must
             add
             to
             our
             verbal
             ,
             our
             vital
             Prayers
             ;
             nor
             only
             keep
             an
             
               annual
               Day
            
             ,
             but
             even
             an
             age
             of
             thanksgiving
             for
             our
             Deliverance
             .
          
           
             And
             then
             with
             a
             greater
             force
             of
             Reason
             ,
             we
             must
             beware
             that
             we
             forget
             not
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             ,
             who
             if
             he
             brought
             us
             not
             out
             of
             the
             
               land
               of
               Egypt
            
             ,
             did
             yet
             deliver
             us
             
               this
               day
            
             from
             
             the
             
               house
               of
               Bondage
            
             .
             We
             must
             not
             any
             of
             us
             forget
             him
             ,
             in
             whatever
             represents
             ,
             or
             presents
             him
             to
             us
             .
             But
             You
             especially
             must
             not
             forget
             him
             presented
             to
             you
             in
             his
             Vicegerent
             ;
             whom
             the
             more
             you
             do
             enable
             to
             
               be
               indeed
            
             what
             he
             is
             
               stiled
               ,
               Defensor
               Fidei
            
             ,
             by
             so
             much
             the
             greater
             will
             be
             
               your
               Glory
            
             ,
             and
             the
             better
             you
             will
             provide
             for
             your
             
               childrens
               safety
            
             .
             The
             more
             you
             strengthen
             
               that
               Hand
            
             ,
             which
             under
             God
             is
             to
             brandish
             the
             
               Sword
               of
               Iustice
            
             ,
             (
             which
             ceaseth
             to
             be
             a
             
               Sword
               of
               Iustice
            
             ,
             when
             wrested
             out
             of
             
               that
               Hand
            
             by
             the
             Hand
             of
             man
             )
             the
             better
             protected
             your
             Peace
             will
             be
             from
             the
             
               ungainable
               enemies
            
             of
             
               each
               extream
            
             ;
             nor
             can
             you
             rationally
             hope
             to
             keep
             your
             Peace
             any
             longer
             ,
             then
             whilest
             the
             evil-ey'd
             Factions
             want
             power
             to
             break
             it
             .
             Again
             beware
             that
             you
             
               forget
               not
               the
               Soveraign
               Author
            
             of
             your
             Deliverance
             ,
             wheresoever
             you
             shall
             find
             him
             presented
             to
             you
             in
             his
             Messengers
             ;
             (
             and
             what
             I
             mean
             by
             
               that
               word
            
             ,
             I
             need
             not
             explain
             in
             so
             wise
             an
             Audience
             ;
             )
             by
             whose
             continuing
             unrestor'd
             to
             their
             
             Ancient
             Priviledge
             and
             Right
             ,
             your
             own
             Restauration
             remains
             imperfect
             .
             Again
             beware
             you
             do
             not
             
               forget
               him
               presented
               to
               you
            
             in
             his
             Members
             ,
             who
             are
             not
             only
             your
             fellow-members
             ,
             but
             were
             your
             old
             
               fellow
               sufferers
            
             in
             the
             very
             same
             Cause
             ;
             to
             which
             they
             ever
             have
             adhered
             with
             the
             very
             same
             constancy
             ;
             and
             for
             which
             they
             have
             been
             Actors
             with
             the
             very
             same
             courage
             ;
             and
             do
             rejoyce
             in
             the
             greatness
             at
             least
             of
             your
             Restauration
             ,
             how
             much
             soever
             they
             are
             mourners
             for
             the
             scandalous
             littleness
             of
             their
             
               own
               .
               Prosperity
            
             I
             have
             shew'd
             is
             a
             dangerous
             weapon
             ;
             such
             as
             none
             but
             the
             merciful
             should
             dare
             to
             use
             .
             And
             if
             ever
             there
             were
             a
             Parliament
             ,
             in
             which
             both
             Mercy
             and
             Iustice
             met
             ,
             this
             has
             the
             honour
             to
             be
             reputed
             so
             very
             exemplary
             for
             both
             ;
             that
             they
             who
             stand
             in
             need
             of
             both
             ,
             are
             very
             confident
             to
             obtain
             them
             ,
             now
             ,
             or
             never
             .
             A
             Parliament
             so
             prepar'd
             by
             the
             special
             Providence
             of
             God
             ,
             for
             the
             perpetuating
             of
             Peace
             in
             our
             British
             world
             ,
             that
             nothing
             less
             then
             the
             presence
             of
             all
             perfections
             in
             a
             
             Prince
             ,
             can
             make
             us
             
               patiently
               think
            
             of
             its
             Dissolution
             .
          
           
             Will
             you
             
               hear
               the
               Conclusion
               of
               the
            
             
             
               whole
               matter
            
             ?
             I
             shall
             deliver
             it
             to
             you
             briefly
             in
             this
             Petition
             .
             That
             so
             far
             forth
             as
             you
             regard
             the
             Righteous
             Judge
             of
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             are
             season'd
             by
             Him
             with
             the
             manifold
             gifts
             of
             the
             blessed
             Comforter
             ,
             with
             the
             
               Spirit
               of
               wisdome
            
             
             
               and
               understanding
            
             ,
             with
             
               the
               Spirit
               of
               counsel
               and
               ghostly
               strength
               ,
            
             with
             
               the
               Spirit
               of
               knowledge
               and
               true
               godliness
               ,
            
             and
             lastly
             with
             
               the
               Spirit
               of
               his
               holy
               fear
               ,
            
             you
             will
             consider
             what
             I
             have
             said
             by
             your
             
               own
               Authority
            
             ,
             because
             in
             absolute
             obedience
             to
             
               your
               own
               Order
            
             and
             Command
             .
          
        
         
           
             ANd
             now
             the
             God
             of
             Peace
             and
             Power
             ,
             who
             
               brought
               you
               forth
            
             on
             this
             Day
             from
             
               the
               House
               of
               Bondage
            
             ,
             both
             defend
             and
             direct
             you
             ,
             from
             this
             day
             forward
             ,
             in
             all
             your
             
             wayes
             .
             That
             every
             one
             of
             your
             Persons
             ,
             and
             the
             *
             whole
             of
             every
             one
             ,
             both
             
               Body
               ,
               Soul
            
             ,
             and
             Spirit
             ,
             may
             be
             preserved
             blameless
             unto
             the
             coming
             of
             our
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ.
             To
             whom
             with
             the
             Father
             in
             the
             unity
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             who
             is
             abundantly
             
               able
               to
               keep
               us
               from
               falling
               ,
            
             and
             to
             raise
             us
             when
             we
             are
             down
             ,
             and
             to
             preserve
             us
             being
             raised
             ,
             and
             to
             present
             us
             so
             
               preserv'd
               ,
               before
               the
               presence
               of
               his
               Glory
               with
               exceeding
               Joy
               ,
               to
               the
               only
               wise
               God
               our
               Saviour
               ,
            
             be
             ascribed
             by
             us
             and
             by
             all
             the
             world
             ,
             Blessing
             ,
             and
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             Wisdome
             ,
             and
             Thanksgiving
             ,
             from
             this
             day
             forwards
             and
             for
             evermore
             ,
          
           
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A54855-e220
           
             Psal.
             126.
             4.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             1.
             26.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             5.
             14.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             5.
             35.
             
          
           
             *
             Isa.
             5.
             12.
             
             Hab.
             1.
             13
             ,
             16.
             
             Amos
             6.
             1
             ,
             3.
             
             Hos.
             13.
             6.
             
          
           
             I.
             
          
           
             Herodot
             .
             in
             Calliope
             .
          
           
             II.
             
          
           
             III.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             40
             22.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             104.
             5.
             
          
           
             Zech.
             12.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             90.
             3.
             
          
           
             IV.
             
          
           
             *
             Deut.
             10.
             12
             
          
           
             †
             Deut.
             6.
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             6.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             *
             Deut.
             32.
             15
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             *
             Deut.
             32.
             15
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             †
             Exod.
             13.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             10
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             V.
             
          
           
             Amos
             5.
             24.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             4.
             21.
             
          
           
             I.
             
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             102.
             9.
             80.
             5.
             
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             56.
             8.
             
          
           
             †
             Ibid.
             which
             compare
             with
             
               ▪
               Mal.
            
             3.
             16.
             
          
           
             *
             Jam.
             4.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             Num.
             13.
             30.
             
             Hab.
             3.
             
          
           
             †
             Deut.
             chap.
             27.
             
             &
             28.
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             5.
             25.
             
          
           
             *
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             II.
             
          
           
             Aristot.
             eth
             .
             Nich●●
             l.
             1.
             
          
           
             Quis
             abstinens
             diceiur
             ,
             sublato
             eo
             à
             quo
             abstinendum
             est
             ?
             Quae
             Temperantia
             gulae
             in
             fame
             ?
             quae
             Ambitionis
             repudiatio
             in
             egestate
             ;
             quae
             libidinis
             infrenatio
             in
             Castratione
             ?
             
               Tertul.
               advers
               .
               Marcion
               .
               l.
               1.
               cap.
               29.
               
            
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             III.
             
          
           
             Thucyd.
             l.
             1.
             p.
             52.
             
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             55.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             8.
             12.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             12.
             48.
             
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             7.
             19.
             
          
           
             *
             Mat.
             25.
             19.
             
          
           
             Ps.
             116.
             13.
             
          
           
             Eccles.
             12.
             13.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             11.
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             1
             Thes.
             5.
             23.