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             Smyth
             Mayor
             .
          
           
             
               Jovis
               xxx
               .
               die
               Julii
               ,
               1685.
               
               Annoque
               Regni
               Regis
               Jacobi
               Secundi
               Angl.
               &c.
               primo
               .
            
          
        
         
           THIS
           Court
           doth
           desire
           Dr
           Scott
           to
           Print
           his
           Sermon
           Preached
           in
           the
           Parish
           Church
           of
           S.
           
             Mary
             le
             Bow
          
           ,
           on
           Sunday
           last
           ,
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           ,
           Aldermen
           and
           Citizens
           of
           this
           City
           .
        
         
           
             Wagstaffe
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
               August
               10.
               1685.
               
            
          
        
         
           Imprimatur
           .
        
         
           
             Hen.
             Maurice
             ,
             Rmo
             Dom.
             W
             mo
             Cant.
             Archipe
             .
             à
             Sacris
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           Before
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           THE
           Lord
           Mayor
           AND
           ALDERMEN
           Of
           the
           CITY
           of
           LONDON
           .
           At
           St.
           
             Mary
             le
             Bow
          
           ,
           July
           26.
           1685.
           
           BEING
           The
           Day
           of
           Publick
           Thanksgiving
           for
           His
           MAJESTIES
           late
           Victory
           over
           the
           REBELS
           .
        
         
           By
           JOHN
           SCOTT
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Rector
           of
           St.
           Peters
           Poor
           ,
           London
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             N.
          
           for
           
             Rob.
             Horne
          
           at
           the
           South
           Entrance
           of
           the
           Royal
           Exchange
           ,
           and
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
          
           at
           the
           Bishop's
           Head
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1685.
           
        
         
         
         
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             
               2
               SAM
               .
               XVIII
               .
               28.
               
            
             
               And
               Ahimaaz
               called
               and
               said
               unto
               the
               King
               ,
               All
               is
               well
               .
               And
               he
               fell
               down
               to
               the
               earth
               upon
               his
               face
               before
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               said
               ,
               Blessed
               be
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               ,
               which
               hath
               delivered
               up
               the
               men
               that
               lift
               up
               their
               hand
               against
               my
               Lord
               the
               King.
               
            
          
        
         
           THIS
           Ahimaaz
           was
           a
           Soldier
           under
           Joab
           ,
           in
           the
           battle
           which
           he
           fought
           with
           Absalom
           ,
           the
           Rebellious
           Son
           of
           his
           too
           kind
           and
           indulgent
           Father
           ,
           King
           David
           ;
           who
           having
           newly
           pardon'd
           him
           that
           unnatural
           murder
           of
           his
           brother
           Amnon
           ,
           and
           received
           him
           into
           grace
           and
           favour
           ,
           and
           furnished
           him
           with
           a
           plentiful
           revenue
           ,
           and
           slendid
           equipage
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           he
           had
           pleased
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           lived
           in
           peace
           and
           glory
           ,
           and
           been
           a
           comfort
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           
           a
           Patriot
           to
           his
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           a
           blessing
           to
           his
           Family
           :
           and
           after
           he
           had
           finished
           the
           circle
           of
           a
           happy
           and
           prosperous
           life
           ,
           might
           have
           gone
           down
           with
           honour
           to
           his
           grave
           .
           The
           foolish
           ungrateful
           young
           man
           ,
           being
           thereto
           excited
           ,
           partly
           perhaps
           by
           the
           insinuations
           of
           a
           company
           of
           crafty
           Male-contents
           ,
           but
           chiefly
           by
           his
           own
           Ambition
           ,
           imbarques
           himself
           in
           a
           wicked
           and
           desperate
           design
           ,
           against
           his
           Father's
           Life
           and
           Crown
           ;
           in
           order
           whereunto
           ,
           he
           industriously
           sets
           himself
           ,
           by
           mean
           and
           poor
           condescensions
           ,
           to
           cajole
           and
           inveagle
           the
           rude
           and
           giddy
           Mobile
           ;
           which
           ,
           partly
           by
           declaiming
           against
           the
           Male-administrations
           of
           his
           Father's
           Government
           ,
           partly
           by
           promising
           them
           a
           through
           reformation
           if
           ever
           he
           arrived
           to
           be
           a
           Judge
           in
           Israel
           ,
           he
           at
           length
           accomplished
           .
           And
           now
           having
           formed
           to
           himself
           a
           strong
           and
           numerous
           party
           ,
           he
           gets
           his
           Fathers
           leave
           to
           make
           a
           progress
           to
           Hebron
           ,
           (
           a
           factious
           town
           without
           doubt
           ,
           and
           it
           lay
           West-ward
           of
           Jerusalem
           )
           under
           pretence
           of
           paying
           a
           Vow
           there
           ;
           for
           so
           Religion
           is
           the
           usual
           sham
           of
           Rebellion
           :
           where
           being
           arrived
           with
           200
           men
           out
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           who
           followed
           him
           blindfold
           without
           either
           fear
           
           or
           wit
           ,
           he
           sends
           for
           one
           Achitophel
           ,
           who
           had
           been
           a
           Councellor
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           but
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           as
           it
           seems
           probable
           ,
           was
           discarded
           the
           Court
           for
           some
           high
           misdemeanour
           :
           this
           canker'd
           old
           wretch
           ,
           glad
           of
           the
           opportunity
           to
           revenge
           himself
           upon
           his
           Master
           ,
           immediately
           joins
           interests
           with
           his
           undutiful
           Son
           ,
           and
           thereby
           increases
           his
           party
           into
           a
           strong
           and
           numerous
           Army
           ,
           with
           which
           he
           marches
           against
           his
           King
           and
           Father
           ,
           and
           is
           overthrown
           in
           a
           pitch'd
           battle
           ;
           and
           notwithstanding
           his
           Father's
           orders
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           is
           slain
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           Joab
           ,
           who
           wisely
           foresaw
           that
           David
           could
           never
           hope
           to
           Raign
           in
           peace
           so
           long
           as
           the
           Rebel
           Absalom
           was
           alive
           .
           Hereupon
           Ahimaaz
           the
           son
           of
           Zadock
           ,
           a
           valiant
           Soldier
           ,
           and
           swift
           and
           nimble
           foot-man
           ,
           desires
           Joab
           his
           General
           that
           he
           may
           be
           the
           messenger
           of
           the
           good
           tidings
           to
           the
           King
           ;
           but
           Joab
           having
           a
           kindness
           for
           the
           man
           ,
           and
           wisely
           considering
           that
           the
           news
           of
           Absalom's
           death
           would
           be
           very
           unwelcome
           to
           David
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           probability
           transport
           him
           into
           a
           high
           displeasure
           ,
           and
           so
           prove
           fatal
           to
           the
           deliverer
           ;
           at
           first
           refuses
           to
           let
           him
           go
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           room
           sends
           Cushi
           ,
           who
           was
           either
           a
           common
           or
           
           a
           foreign
           Soldier
           ;
           but
           Ahimaaz
           upon
           his
           importunate
           desire
           ,
           at
           length
           obtains
           of
           Joab
           leave
           to
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           being
           much
           the
           nimbler
           ,
           out-runs
           Cushi
           ,
           and
           being
           arrived
           into
           the
           King's
           presence
           ,
           cries
           ,
           
             All
             is
             well
          
           ,
           being
           unable
           either
           through
           excess
           of
           Joy
           ,
           or
           want
           of
           breath
           to
           express
           his
           message
           at
           lagre
           :
           after
           which
           having
           recovered
           himself
           a
           little
           ,
           he
           throws
           himself
           at
           the
           King's
           feet
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           transport
           of
           Joy
           and
           Thanksgiving
           ,
           thus
           expresses
           himself
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             which
             hath
             delivered
             up
             the
             men
             the
             lift
             up
             their
             hand
             against
             my
             Lord
             the
             King.
             
          
        
         
           In
           choosing
           which
           words
           for
           my
           Text
           upon
           this
           joyful
           occasion
           ,
           God
           knows
           I
           have
           no
           design
           to
           insult
           and
           trample
           on
           the
           memory
           of
           that
           wofully
           mislead
           and
           unfortunate
           Gentleman
           ,
           who
           was
           Captain
           of
           that
           late
           black
           Rebellion
           ,
           the
           happy
           overthrow
           and
           conclusion
           of
           which
           we
           are
           now
           thankfully
           commemorating
           .
           For
           though
           it
           cannot
           be
           denied
           ,
           but
           that
           his
           unnatural
           and
           undutiful
           behaviour
           to
           his
           late
           most
           gracious
           Father
           and
           Soveraign
           ,
           did
           but
           too
           justly
           intitle
           him
           to
           the
           Name
           and
           Character
           of
           Absalom
           ;
           and
           that
           his
           Rebellion
           against
           ,
           Infidelity
           to
           ,
           and
           barbarous
           aspersions
           of
           his
           
           present
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           was
           always
           his
           generous
           Patron
           and
           Benefactor
           ,
           do
           but
           too
           deservedly
           brand
           him
           the
           perfidious
           and
           ungrateful
           Absalom
           :
           yet
           considering
           the
           Relation
           he
           bore
           to
           our
           late
           dear
           Soveraign
           of
           ever
           blessed
           Memory
           ,
           the
           promising
           blossom
           of
           his
           Youth
           ,
           before
           it
           was
           blasted
           with
           wild
           and
           boundless
           ambition
           ,
           and
           the
           glorious
           sphere
           in
           which
           he
           once
           moved
           ,
           where
           ,
           had
           he
           not
           aspired
           to
           the
           Seat
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           shone
           among
           Stars
           of
           the
           first
           magnitude
           ,
           and
           shed
           forth
           a
           benign
           influence
           upon
           his
           Country
           and
           Family
           .
           Considering
           these
           things
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           I
           am
           so
           far
           from
           triumphing
           on
           his
           ruine
           ,
           that
           I
           heartily
           lament
           and
           bewail
           his
           being
           seduc'd
           into
           the
           crimes
           that
           were
           the
           cause
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           detest
           those
           cursed
           Achitophels
           that
           seduc'd
           him
           ,
           only
           to
           make
           him
           the
           tool
           of
           their
           own
           dire
           revenge
           and
           restless
           ambition
           :
           and
           if
           God
           so
           please
           ,
           may
           that
           same
           Justice
           which
           hath
           reach'd
           him
           ,
           lay
           hands
           on
           them
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           yet
           more
           infamous
           punishment
           revenge
           his
           sin
           and
           ruin
           on
           their
           heads
           .
           And
           since
           his
           memory
           cannot
           live
           with
           honour
           ,
           I
           heartily
           wish
           it
           might
           dye
           in
           oblivion
           ,
           that
           so
           having
           paid
           that
           debt
           which
           Law
           and
           Justice
           
           and
           the
           necessary
           reasons
           of
           things
           exacted
           of
           him
           ,
           it
           might
           never
           hereafter
           be
           remembred
           against
           him
           ,
           how
           desperately
           he
           broke
           through
           all
           the
           ties
           of
           Nature
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           Gratitude
           and
           Religion
           ,
           to
           precipitate
           himself
           into
           a
           shameful
           and
           untimely
           fate
           .
           But
           this
           being
           only
           a
           hopeless
           wish
           ,
           I
           shall
           in
           pity
           to
           his
           memory
           ,
           forbear
           running
           the
           odious
           parallel
           between
           Absalom
           and
           him
           ,
           through
           all
           the
           black
           circumstances
           of
           their
           sin
           and
           punishment
           ,
           having
           said
           enough
           already
           ,
           and
           yet
           no
           more
           than
           what
           was
           necessary
           ,
           to
           explain
           the
           sutableness
           of
           the
           Text
           to
           the
           occasion
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             who
             hath
             delivered
             up
             the
             men
             that
             lift
             up
             their
             hand
             against
             my
             Lord
             the
             King
             :
          
           In
           which
           words
           there
           are
           two
           things
           observable
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           The
           great
           concern
           and
           interest
           God
           hath
           in
           the
           overthrow
           of
           Rebels
           ,
           It
           is
           he
           that
           
             delivers
             'em
             up
          
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           The
           great
           cause
           we
           have
           to
           return
           thanks
           to
           God
           when
           he
           
             delivers
             'em
             up
          
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           begin
           with
           the
           first
           od
           these
           ,
           viz.
           The
           great
           concern
           and
           interest
           God
           hath
           in
           the
           ovethrow
           of
           Rebels
           ,
           It
           is
           he
           who
           
             delivers
             'em
             up
          
           .
           T
           is
           true
           the
           success
           of
           War
           ,
           on
           which
           side
           soever
           it
           lights
           ,
           depends
           upon
           the
           
           divine
           Providence
           ,
           which
           having
           the
           disposal
           of
           all
           events
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           adverse
           or
           prosperous
           ,
           turns
           the
           scale
           of
           victory
           on
           which
           side
           it
           pleases
           :
           for
           the
           second
           causes
           upon
           which
           success
           and
           victory
           ordinarily
           depends
           ,
           is
           the
           good
           conduct
           of
           those
           who
           command
           ,
           and
           the
           strength
           and
           courage
           and
           expertness
           of
           those
           that
           execute
           ;
           all
           which
           are
           under
           the
           command
           and
           sovereign
           disposal
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           if
           he
           pleases
           can
           infatuate
           the
           wisest
           and
           most
           skilful
           Commanders
           ,
           blindfold
           their
           judgments
           ,
           confound
           their
           reason
           ,
           and
           turn
           their
           wisdom
           into
           folly
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           shall
           run
           quite
           counter
           to
           their
           own
           designs
           ,
           and
           blow
           up
           themselves
           with
           their
           own
           trains
           ;
           who
           if
           he
           doth
           not
           infatuate
           'em
           ,
           can
           yet
           frustrate
           their
           wisdom
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           thousand
           accidents
           which
           they
           can
           neither
           foresee
           nor
           prevent
           ,
           baffle
           and
           defeat
           their
           most
           prudent
           and
           promising
           designs
           ;
           who
           if
           he
           pleases
           can
           divide
           and
           break
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           most
           numerous
           ,
           dissolve
           and
           confound
           the
           order
           of
           the
           best
           disciplined
           ,
           melt
           and
           emasculate
           the
           courage
           of
           the
           most
           resolute
           Armies
           ;
           and
           having
           the
           sovereign
           disposal
           of
           all
           the
           second
           causes
           of
           success
           in
           his
           hands
           ,
           't
           is
           he
           
           alone
           that
           can
           decide
           the
           Battle
           and
           determine
           the
           hovering
           Victory
           to
           which
           side
           he
           pleases
           ;
           so
           that
           whether
           it
           lights
           on
           the
           right
           or
           wrong
           side
           ,
           on
           the
           usurping
           Rebels
           ,
           or
           lawful
           Prince's
           Crest
           ,
           't
           is
           by
           his
           all-disposing
           direction
           and
           appointment
           :
           for
           though
           
             the
             horse
             is
             prepared
             for
             battle
             ,
          
           and
           secondary
           causes
           concur
           as
           means
           and
           instruments
           ,
           
             yet
             victory
             is
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           Prov.
           21.31
           .
           And
           though
           sometimes
           for
           wise
           and
           righteous
           ends
           he
           permits
           unjust
           Arms
           to
           prosper
           and
           triumph
           over
           a
           Righteous
           cause
           ,
           of
           which
           we
           have
           a
           woful
           instance
           in
           our
           memory
           ;
           yet
           ordinarily
           and
           regularly
           he
           declares
           on
           the
           righteous
           side
           ,
           and
           awards
           success
           according
           to
           the
           Justice
           of
           the
           cause
           .
           For
           Battle
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           God
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           contending
           Parties
           joyn
           issue
           to
           put
           their
           case
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           refer
           the
           justice
           of
           their
           cause
           to
           his
           award
           and
           determination
           ;
           and
           being
           hereby
           constituted
           the
           sole
           arbitrator
           between
           'em
           ,
           he
           ordinarily
           decides
           the
           victory
           according
           to
           the
           right
           of
           the
           case
           ;
           and
           ,
           unless
           there
           be
           some
           very
           great
           reason
           moving
           him
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           awards
           it
           to
           the
           juster
           side
           .
           They
           therefore
           who
           make
           and
           unjust
           War
           ,
           appeal
           to
           God
           in
           a
           wrong
           cause
           ;
           
           and
           therefore
           have
           all
           the
           reason
           in
           the
           world
           to
           expect
           that
           he
           will
           decide
           against
           'em
           ,
           and
           finally
           award
           the
           victory
           to
           their
           enemies
           .
        
         
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           God
           is
           not
           obliged
           in
           justice
           ,
           always
           to
           determine
           the
           Victory
           to
           the
           Just
           cause
           :
           for
           there
           may
           be
           just
           reasons
           ,
           and
           many
           times
           there
           are
           ,
           moving
           him
           to
           the
           quite
           contrary
           .
           Sometimes
           it
           may
           be
           more
           for
           the
           publick
           good
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           is
           the
           great
           conservator
           ,
           that
           this
           particular
           righteous
           cause
           should
           miscarry
           ,
           than
           that
           it
           should
           prosper
           and
           succeed
           ;
           in
           which
           case
           it
           's
           but
           reasonable
           that
           he
           should
           rather
           permit
           a
           particular
           mischief
           ,
           than
           hinder
           a
           publick
           convenience
           .
           Sometimes
           a
           good
           cause
           may
           be
           more
           effectually
           advanc'd
           by
           a
           present
           overthrow
           ,
           than
           by
           a
           victory
           ;
           and
           when
           this
           happens
           ,
           it
           's
           a
           good
           reason
           why
           God
           should
           at
           present
           pronounce
           the
           sentence
           of
           victory
           on
           the
           contrary
           side
           .
           Sometimes
           it
           may
           be
           necessary
           to
           deny
           success
           to
           those
           who
           have
           the
           righteous
           cause
           on
           their
           side
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           crowning
           it
           with
           some
           greater
           blessing
           ;
           and
           to
           take
           away
           a
           less
           good
           ,
           to
           make
           room
           for
           a
           greater
           ,
           is
           such
           an
           exchange
           ,
           as
           is
           far
           from
           Robbery
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           Sometimes
           for
           the
           sins
           of
           those
           
           on
           the
           right
           side
           may
           be
           such
           as
           do
           render
           it
           not
           only
           fit
           ,
           but
           necessary
           for
           God
           to
           make
           'em
           examples
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           of
           his
           righteous
           severity
           .
           And
           what
           greater
           severity
           can
           he
           express
           ,
           than
           to
           abandon
           a
           good
           cause
           ,
           and
           rather
           permit
           it
           to
           fall
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           than
           see
           it
           upheld
           and
           supported
           by
           impious
           and
           prophane
           hands
           ?
           But
           though
           there
           are
           these
           ,
           and
           sundry
           other
           just
           reasons
           why
           God
           should
           not
           always
           award
           success
           and
           victory
           to
           the
           right
           side
           ;
           yet
           doubtless
           he
           ordinarily
           doth
           so
           :
           for
           all
           war
           is
           either
           between
           one
           Prince
           and
           Nation
           and
           another
           ,
           or
           else
           between
           Princes
           and
           rebellious
           Subjects
           .
           Now
           as
           for
           the
           first
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           most
           cases
           impossible
           for
           us
           certainly
           to
           determine
           which
           of
           the
           two
           parties
           hath
           the
           rightful
           cause
           ;
           because
           we
           do
           not
           understand
           the
           pretensions
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           nor
           are
           we
           capable
           of
           judging
           of
           those
           nice
           reasons
           ,
           and
           intricate
           circumstances
           upon
           which
           their
           opposite
           claims
           depend
           ;
           and
           therefore
           though
           we
           through
           our
           pity
           and
           ignorance
           together
           ,
           do
           commonly
           pronounce
           the
           vanquished
           cause
           the
           best
           ,
           and
           upon
           that
           account
           do
           foolishly
           murmur
           at
           the
           decisions
           of
           Providence
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           unjust
           and
           
           unequal
           ;
           yet
           God
           ,
           who
           sees
           through
           all
           the
           circumstances
           of
           things
           ,
           doth
           many
           times
           most
           certainly
           know
           the
           contrary
           ,
           and
           so
           determines
           the
           case
           contrary
           to
           our
           blind
           pity
           and
           ignorance
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           own
           infallible
           judgment
           :
           and
           had
           we
           but
           the
           understanding
           of
           God
           ,
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           but
           we
           should
           find
           many
           of
           those
           prosperous
           causes
           which
           we
           condemn
           for
           unjust
           ,
           to
           be
           most
           just
           and
           righteous
           ,
           and
           be
           fully
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           the
           awards
           of
           Providence
           in
           the
           case
           are
           much
           more
           equal
           than
           we
           imagine
           .
           But
           then
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           other
           sort
           of
           war
           ,
           viz.
           That
           between
           Princes
           and
           their
           rebellious
           Subjects
           ,
           it
           's
           evident
           that
           Providence
           doth
           much
           more
           constantly
           decide
           the
           success
           to
           the
           just
           and
           righteous
           cause
           ,
           and
           give
           judgment
           on
           the
           side
           of
           the
           injured
           Prince
           ,
           against
           the
           Rebellious
           and
           usurping
           Subjects
           .
           For
           if
           you
           consult
           History
           ,
           you
           will
           find
           ,
           that
           though
           for
           just
           and
           righteous
           ends
           ,
           God
           hath
           sometimes
           permitted
           Rebellions
           to
           succeed
           ;
           yet
           where
           he
           hath
           prospered
           one
           ,
           he
           hath
           usually
           cursed
           and
           blasted
           twenty
           .
           And
           indeed
           ,
           since
           War
           ,
           as
           was
           before
           observed
           ,
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           God
           ,
           the
           great
           Arbitrator
           of
           all
           events
           ;
           there
           are
           
           peculiar
           reasons
           why
           he
           should
           more
           constantly
           declare
           himself
           for
           the
           right
           side
           in
           a
           Rebellious
           war
           ,
           than
           in
           any
           other
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           Because
           Rebellion
           is
           an
           apppeal
           to
           him
           ,
           in
           a
           cause
           that
           is
           plainly
           and
           apparently
           unjust
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Because
           't
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           him
           ,
           in
           a
           cause
           that
           very
           nearly
           touches
           and
           effects
           his
           own
           Authority
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Because
           't
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           him
           ,
           in
           a
           cause
           that
           is
           of
           all
           others
           most
           destructive
           of
           humane
           Society
           .
        
         
           
           First
           ,
           Because
           Rebellion
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           God
           in
           a
           Cause
           that
           is
           plainly
           and
           apparently
           unjust
           .
           For
           in
           those
           wars
           that
           are
           between
           Princes
           and
           Princes
           ,
           the
           right
           or
           wrong
           of
           the
           case
           is
           many
           times
           not
           easily
           decidable
           :
           the
           Meum's
           and
           Tuum's
           of
           Princes
           and
           Nations
           ,
           being
           very
           often
           so
           blended
           and
           confounded
           by
           Conquests
           ,
           Leagues
           ,
           and
           Intermarriages
           ,
           and
           revolutions
           of
           Empire
           ;
           that
           't
           is
           not
           only
           difficult
           ,
           but
           sometimes
           impossible
           to
           determine
           on
           which
           side
           the
           Right
           lies
           :
           and
           tho'
           the
           contending
           Princes
           may
           in
           most
           cases
           ,
           perhaps
           ,
           be
           able
           to
           inform
           
           themselves
           ,
           whether
           the
           Cause
           they
           contend
           for
           be
           right
           or
           wrong
           ;
           yet
           the
           people
           can
           be
           no
           competent
           Judges
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           are
           obliged
           to
           acquiesce
           in
           their
           Princes
           judgment
           ,
           and
           to
           follow
           'em
           with
           an
           implicit
           faith
           :
           so
           that
           if
           they
           are
           in
           the
           wrong
           ,
           't
           is
           through
           invincible
           ignorance
           ,
           which
           renders
           their
           case
           extreamly
           pitiable
           and
           excusable
           before
           the
           just
           and
           righteous
           Tribunal
           of
           God.
           And
           therefore
           though
           He
           most
           perfectly
           understands
           on
           which
           side
           the
           Right
           lies
           ,
           be
           the
           case
           never
           so
           perplexed
           or
           intricate
           ,
           yet
           his
           compassion
           to
           their
           mistaken
           innocence
           ,
           may
           in
           concurrence
           with
           other
           reasons
           ,
           especially
           when
           their
           enemies
           sins
           do
           outvy
           the
           justice
           of
           their
           cause
           ,
           sometimes
           prevail
           with
           him
           to
           give
           judgment
           of
           Victory
           on
           their
           side
           .
           But
           as
           for
           Rebellion
           ,
           the
           injustice
           of
           it
           is
           far
           more
           visible
           and
           apparent
           ,
           every
           man
           knows
           ,
           or
           might
           easily
           know
           ,
           if
           he
           were
           not
           extreamly
           wanting
           to
           himself
           ,
           that
           his
           King
           is
           the
           Vicegerent
           of
           his
           God
           ;
           and
           that
           being
           so
           ,
           he
           is
           indispensibly
           obliged
           by
           all
           the
           ties
           of
           Reason
           and
           Religion
           to
           submit
           to
           his
           Will
           ,
           and
           reverence
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           bow
           to
           his
           Authority
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           cannot
           lift
           up
           his
           hand
           against
           him
           ,
           
           without
           fighting
           against
           God
           himself
           ;
           the
           truth
           of
           which
           is
           as
           obvious
           to
           our
           natural
           reason
           ,
           and
           as
           plainly
           asserted
           in
           holy
           Scripture
           ,
           as
           of
           any
           Proposition
           in
           Religion
           :
           so
           that
           I
           dare
           boldly
           affirm
           a
           Man
           may
           find
           as
           fair
           pretexts
           for
           any
           vice
           whatsoever
           ,
           even
           for
           Drunkenness
           ,
           Whoredom
           or
           Perjury
           ,
           as
           ever
           were
           made
           for
           Rebellion
           .
           And
           were
           I
           to
           set
           up
           for
           a
           publick
           Patron
           of
           wickedness
           ,
           I
           hardly
           know
           a
           villany
           in
           nature
           so
           black
           and
           monstrous
           ,
           which
           I
           could
           not
           more
           plausibly
           recommend
           to
           Mens
           reason
           and
           consciences
           ,
           than
           this
           of
           resistance
           against
           lawful
           Authority
           ;
           which
           is
           such
           a
           complication
           of
           Villanies
           ,
           such
           a
           loathsom
           mixture
           of
           Hellish
           Ingredients
           ,
           as
           is
           enough
           to
           nauseate
           any
           Conscience
           but
           a
           Devil
           's
           .
           And
           though
           Conscience
           and
           Religion
           are
           the
           Colours
           it
           usually
           marches
           under
           ,
           yet
           is
           the
           imposture
           of
           this
           pretence
           so
           fulsome
           and
           barefac'd
           ,
           that
           no
           Man
           in
           his
           wits
           can
           be
           innocently
           abused
           by
           it
           .
           For
           certainly
           that
           Man
           must
           have
           a
           great
           mind
           to
           rebel
           ,
           his
           will
           must
           have
           a
           strong
           Bias
           of
           pride
           or
           discontent
           ,
           faction
           or
           ambition
           in
           it
           ,
           that
           in
           despite
           of
           all
           the
           evidence
           from
           Reason
           and
           Scripture
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           can
           perswade
           
           himself
           that
           it
           is
           lawful
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           much
           less
           that
           it
           is
           his
           duty
           to
           lift
           up
           his
           hand
           against
           his
           Soveraign
           .
           And
           therefore
           for
           Men
           to
           appeal
           to
           God
           in
           a
           cause
           so
           apparently
           wicked
           ,
           is
           not
           submissively
           to
           refer
           themselves
           to
           him
           ,
           but
           openly
           to
           mock
           and
           affront
           him
           ;
           were
           the
           case
           obscure
           and
           difficult
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           unjust
           ,
           it
           were
           excusable
           ,
           and
           might
           fairly
           admit
           of
           a
           reference
           to
           the
           righteous
           arbitration
           of
           God
           :
           but
           to
           make
           a
           vexatious
           appeal
           to
           his
           Judgment
           again
           ,
           in
           a
           case
           which
           he
           hath
           so
           often
           and
           so
           expresly
           judged
           already
           ,
           is
           a
           common
           Barratry
           ;
           't
           is
           not
           to
           consult
           but
           to
           tempt
           him
           ,
           and
           under
           pretence
           of
           submitting
           to
           his
           determination
           ,
           openly
           to
           defy
           his
           authority
           :
           in
           effect
           ,
           't
           is
           to
           appeal
           from
           his
           will
           to
           his
           providence
           ,
           and
           to
           bespeak
           him
           to
           declare
           himself
           against
           his
           own
           declaration
           .
           In
           this
           case
           therefore
           where
           the
           injustice
           of
           the
           cause
           is
           so
           apparent
           ,
           and
           consequently
           the
           appeal
           to
           him
           about
           it
           is
           so
           prophane
           and
           insolent
           ,
           God
           is
           more
           peculiarly
           concerned
           as
           soveraign
           arbitrator
           to
           award
           for
           the
           right
           side
           ,
           by
           delivering
           up
           the
           Rebel
           as
           a
           sacrifice
           to
           the
           just
           Revenge
           of
           his
           injured
           Prince
           .
        
         
         
           
           Secondly
           ,
           Rebellion
           is
           an
           appeal
           to
           God
           in
           a
           cause
           wherein
           his
           own
           Authority
           is
           very
           nearly
           touched
           and
           affected
           in
           Wars
           between
           Princes
           and
           Nations
           :
           the
           unjust
           side
           indeed
           offends
           against
           his
           Authority
           ,
           by
           refusing
           to
           submit
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           consequently
           are
           accountable
           to
           him
           for
           high
           undutifulness
           and
           disobedience
           ,
           which
           is
           no
           more
           than
           the
           common
           case
           of
           all
           wilful
           offenders
           against
           the
           Laws
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Rebellion
           there
           is
           not
           only
           a
           peremptory
           disobedience
           to
           those
           Laws
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           require
           our
           dutiful
           submission
           to
           our
           lawful
           Superiours
           ,
           but
           also
           a
           direct
           renunciation
           of
           the
           divine
           Authority
           it self
           .
           For
           all
           soveraign
           power
           is
           immediately
           founded
           in
           the
           Dominion
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           being
           the
           supreme
           Lord
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           no
           Person
           can
           have
           right
           to
           govern
           in
           his
           Kingdom
           under
           him
           ,
           but
           by
           commission
           from
           him
           :
           for
           every
           supreme
           Authority
           is
           the
           head
           and
           fountain
           of
           all
           other
           Authorities
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           it
           extends
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           be
           not
           so
           ,
           it
           cannot
           be
           supreme
           .
           So
           that
           unless
           all
           Authority
           be
           derived
           from
           God
           ,
           he
           can
           have
           no
           such
           thing
           as
           a
           supreme
           Authority
           
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           be
           all
           derived
           from
           him
           ,
           then
           all
           those
           persons
           who
           are
           vested
           with
           supreme
           Authority
           under
           him
           ,
           must
           derive
           and
           hold
           it
           immediately
           from
           him
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           hold
           it
           immediately
           from
           him
           ,
           they
           can
           be
           accountable
           for
           the
           exercise
           of
           it
           to
           none
           but
           him
           :
           and
           if
           so
           ,
           then
           for
           any
           of
           their
           Subjects
           to
           presume
           to
           call
           'em
           to
           account
           by
           a
           publick
           form'd
           Resistance
           ,
           is
           to
           arraign
           God's
           own
           Authority
           ,
           and
           invade
           his
           peculiar
           ;
           t
           is
           to
           thrust
           him
           out
           of
           his
           Throne
           ,
           and
           set
           themselves
           down
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           there
           to
           summon
           his
           Authority
           before
           'em
           ,
           and
           require
           it
           to
           submit
           its
           awful
           head
           to
           their
           impious
           doom
           and
           sentence
           .
           For
           since
           in
           their
           several
           dominions
           all
           soveraign
           powers
           are
           next
           to
           and
           immediately
           under
           God
           ,
           't
           is
           by
           his
           Commission
           alone
           that
           they
           act
           ,
           and
           therefore
           to
           his
           Tribunal
           alone
           that
           they
           are
           accountable
           :
           so
           that
           by
           resisting
           them
           ,
           we
           do
           as
           directly
           resist
           God
           ,
           whose
           Deputy-Governours
           they
           are
           ,
           as
           a
           Neopolitan
           doth
           the
           King
           of
           Spain
           ,
           by
           levying
           Arms
           against
           his
           Vice-Roy
           of
           Naples
           ;
           and
           by
           refusing
           to
           obey
           their
           just
           and
           lawful
           commands
           ,
           we
           demur
           to
           God's
           Authority
           ,
           who
           in
           every
           Just
           thing
           they
           impose
           or
           require
           ,
           
           speaks
           to
           us
           by
           their
           mouths
           ,
           and
           commands
           us
           by
           their
           Laws
           :
           for
           so
           the
           Scripture
           tells
           us
           ,
           not
           only
           that
           
             they
             are
             ordained
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           that
           
             to
             resist
             them
             is
             to
             resist
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             ,
          
           not
           only
           that
           they
           are
           
             the
             Ministers
             of
             God
          
           ;
           and
           that
           therefore
           
             for
             Conscience
             sake
          
           ,
           or
           in
           reverence
           to
           his
           Authority
           ,
           which
           they
           bear
           ,
           they
           are
           to
           be
           
             obeyed
             ,
             Rom.
          
           13.1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           5.
           but
           also
           that
           
             they
             judge
             for
             God
             ,
             and
             not
             for
             men
             ,
          
           2
           Chron.
           19.6
           and
           that
           therefore
           
             their
             judgment
             is
             God's
          
           ,
           Deut.
           1.17
           .
           Whilst
           therefore
           we
           behave
           our selves
           factiously
           and
           rebelliously
           towards
           those
           whom
           God
           hath
           set
           over
           us
           ,
           we
           live
           as
           Out-laws
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           any
           respect
           to
           that
           visible
           Authority
           by
           which
           he
           governs
           the
           World.
           And
           if
           this
           be
           so
           ,
           then
           for
           Subjects
           to
           rebel
           against
           their
           Prince
           ,
           is
           neither
           better
           nor
           worse
           ,
           than
           to
           appeal
           to
           God
           against
           his
           own
           Authority
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           this
           impious
           case
           to
           him
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           He
           or
           they
           that
           have
           the
           right
           of
           Governing
           the
           World
           :
           for
           this
           is
           the
           natural
           language
           of
           every
           rebellious
           appeal
           to
           God
           ;
           
             Lord
             ,
             we
             refer
             it
             to
             thee
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             not
             just
             and
             lawful
             for
             us
             to
             take
             up
             Arms
             against
             thee
             ,
             to
             renounce
             and
             cast
             off
             thy
             Dominion
             
             over
             us
             ,
             and
             fly
             in
             the
             face
             of
             all
             that
             visible
             Authority
             by
             which
             thou
             art
             pleased
             to
             rule
             and
             govern
             us
             .
             Judge
             now
             we
             beseech
             thee
             ,
             between
             thy self
             and
             us
             ,
             let
             the
             event
             decide
             the
             right
             of
             the
             case
             ,
             and
             do
             thou
             prosper
             and
             succeed
             us
             in
             this
             our
             undertaking
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             justice
             and
             righteousness
             of
             our
             cause
             .
          
           When
           therefore
           his
           own
           Authority
           is
           thus
           nearly
           touched
           ,
           by
           an
           appeal
           so
           Impious
           and
           Audacious
           ,
           it
           's
           high
           time
           for
           him
           ,
           unless
           some
           mighty
           reason
           intervene
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           to
           stir
           up
           his
           strength
           ,
           and
           make
           bare
           his
           Arm
           ,
           in
           the
           vindication
           of
           his
           injured
           right
           ,
           and
           affronted
           Authority
           ;
           and
           by
           delivering
           up
           the
           insolent
           Rebel
           to
           condign
           punishment
           ,
           to
           assert
           and
           maintain
           his
           Dominion
           over
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           and
           Lastly
           ,
           Rebellion
           is
           an
           appeal
           
           to
           God
           in
           a
           cause
           that
           is
           of
           all
           others
           the
           most
           destructive
           of
           humane
           Society
           :
           Which
           is
           another
           peculiar
           reason
           why
           God
           should
           decide
           against
           it
           ,
           rather
           than
           against
           any
           other
           unjust
           war
           whatsoever
           .
           For
           God
           being
           the
           Soveraign
           head
           of
           humane
           Society
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           that
           the
           principal
           end
           
           of
           his
           Government
           is
           the
           publick
           good
           ;
           that
           being
           infinitely
           happy
           within
           himself
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           immense
           perfections
           of
           his
           own
           nature
           ,
           he
           can
           have
           no
           self
           ends
           to
           serve
           in
           ruling
           and
           governing
           the
           world
           ;
           but
           that
           his
           great
           design
           is
           to
           Bless
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           by
           diffusing
           his
           goodness
           through
           the
           world
           ,
           to
           make
           'em
           all
           partakers
           of
           his
           happiness
           .
           And
           if
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           then
           we
           may
           certainly
           depend
           upon
           it
           ;
           that
           as
           those
           things
           and
           actions
           are
           most
           grateful
           to
           him
           ,
           which
           are
           most
           beneficial
           ,
           so
           those
           are
           most
           odious
           and
           offensive
           to
           him
           ,
           which
           are
           most
           prejudicial
           to
           the
           world
           .
           Now
           there
           is
           no
           one
           thing
           whatsoever
           that
           is
           more
           beneficial
           to
           the
           world
           than
           Government
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           soul
           of
           Humane
           Society
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           exists
           and
           operates
           ,
           without
           which
           it
           must
           inevitably
           dissolve
           ,
           and
           its
           united
           parts
           immediately
           disband
           and
           fly
           in
           pieces
           .
           For
           an
           ungoverned
           Society
           of
           men
           ,
           is
           no
           better
           than
           a
           herd
           of
           Wolves
           and
           Tygers
           ,
           whose
           cross
           interests
           ,
           inconsistent
           humors
           ,
           extravagant
           passions
           and
           affections
           ,
           are
           perpetually
           prompting
           'em
           to
           tear
           and
           worry
           one
           another
           ;
           by
           reason
           of
           which
           it
           is
           impossible
           for
           'em
           to
           live
           together
           with
           any
           comfort
           or
           
           security
           ,
           but
           either
           they
           must
           submit
           their
           passions
           to
           be
           restrained
           by
           Law
           ,
           and
           their
           interests
           to
           be
           ballanced
           and
           adjusted
           by
           Government
           ,
           or
           withdraw
           themselves
           like
           other
           beasts
           of
           prey
           into
           dens
           and
           secret
           retirements
           ,
           and
           there
           live
           poor
           and
           solitary
           as
           Batts
           and
           Owls
           do
           ,
           and
           subsist
           like
           Vermin
           by
           robbing
           and
           filching
           from
           one
           another
           .
           Since
           therefore
           Government
           is
           so
           indispensably
           necessary
           for
           the
           Common-weal
           of
           men
           ,
           to
           be
           sure
           ,
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           supream
           Lord
           of
           all
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           end
           of
           whose
           Government
           is
           the
           good
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           must
           have
           a
           very
           tender
           respect
           and
           regard
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           an
           implacable
           aversion
           to
           every
           thing
           that
           is
           destructive
           to
           it
           .
           Now
           it
           's
           certain
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           so
           destructive
           to
           Government
           as
           Rebellion
           :
           For
           as
           for
           wars
           between
           Prince
           and
           Prince
           ,
           and
           Nation
           and
           Nation
           ,
           they
           are
           indeed
           the
           plagues
           and
           scourges
           of
           Nations
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           slaughters
           and
           devastations
           they
           carry
           with
           'em
           ;
           but
           they
           subvert
           not
           Government
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           life
           of
           Nations
           :
           whereas
           Rebellion
           carries
           the
           same
           slaughters
           and
           devastations
           with
           it
           ;
           and
           besides
           that
           ,
           it
           strikes
           at
           the
           very
           foundations
           of
           Government
           .
           For
           though
           the
           
           design
           of
           the
           Leaders
           of
           Rebellion
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           destroy
           Government
           ,
           but
           to
           usurp
           and
           ravish
           it
           out
           of
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           lawful
           possessors
           ;
           yet
           their
           practice
           tends
           directly
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           it
           .
           For
           whenever
           Subjects
           levy
           Arms
           against
           their
           Soveraign
           ,
           they
           actually
           throw
           off
           the
           yoke
           of
           his
           Government
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           may
           throw
           off
           his
           ,
           they
           may
           for
           the
           same
           reason
           throw
           off
           anothers
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           they
           have
           thrown
           off
           all
           ,
           and
           utterly
           dissolve
           themselves
           into
           a
           wild
           Tumult
           and
           Confusion
           :
           which
           being
           once
           admitted
           ,
           Government
           can
           have
           no
           other
           foundation
           to
           rest
           on
           ,
           but
           the
           humor
           and
           caprice
           of
           a
           wild
           multitude
           that
           is
           to
           be
           governed
           no
           otherwise
           ,
           and
           no
           longer
           than
           it
           pleases
           .
           And
           how
           is
           it
           possible
           for
           any
           frame
           of
           Government
           whatsoever
           to
           subsist
           upon
           such
           fickle
           and
           mutable
           principles
           :
           So
           that
           when
           Subjects
           Rebel
           against
           their
           Soveraign
           ,
           they
           appeal
           to
           God
           against
           the
           very
           being
           of
           Government
           it self
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           life
           and
           soul
           of
           all
           humane
           Society
           ,
           and
           do
           in
           effect
           desire
           him
           finally
           to
           determine
           by
           the
           issue
           and
           event
           of
           things
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           just
           and
           reasonable
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           be
           ruled
           and
           governed
           .
           When
           therefore
           
           the
           point
           they
           contend
           for
           ,
           is
           so
           apparently
           destructive
           to
           humane
           Society
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           himself
           is
           the
           supreme
           head
           and
           Soveraign
           ,
           and
           the
           final
           decision
           of
           it
           is
           refer'd
           to
           his
           Arbitration
           :
           We
           have
           all
           the
           reason
           in
           the
           world
           to
           presume
           ,
           that
           he
           who
           is
           
             the
             God
             of
             order
             and
             not
             of
             confusion
             ,
          
           will
           ,
           without
           some
           mighty
           inducement
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           damn
           the
           Rebels
           cause
           ,
           and
           award
           success
           and
           Victory
           to
           the
           Government
           .
        
         
           Since
           therefore
           there
           are
           so
           many
           peculiar
           reasons
           why
           the
           Lord
           of
           hosts
           ,
           the
           mighty
           God
           of
           War
           ,
           should
           arm
           his
           Almighty
           power
           against
           the
           Rebelliuos
           :
           this
           ought
           to
           caution
           us
           not
           to
           engage
           our selves
           in
           any
           Factious
           ,
           Disloyal
           or
           Rebellious
           design
           against
           our
           Prince
           and
           Government
           ;
           because
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           we
           take
           the
           most
           effectual
           course
           that
           it
           's
           possible
           for
           men
           to
           do
           ,
           to
           oblige
           the
           Almighty
           Providence
           of
           Heaven
           to
           fight
           against
           us
           .
           For
           there
           is
           no
           one
           sin
           in
           all
           the
           black
           Catalogue
           of
           the
           works
           of
           darkness
           ,
           which
           God
           is
           more
           concerned
           to
           punish
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           than
           this
           of
           Treason
           and
           Rebellion
           .
           And
           accordingly
           if
           you
           consult
           those
           monuments
           of
           divine
           vengeance
           ,
           which
           are
           transmitted
           to
           us
           ,
           both
           in
           Sacred
           
           and
           Prophane
           history
           ,
           you
           will
           find
           that
           there
           are
           none
           of
           any
           sort
           so
           numerous
           and
           remarkable
           ,
           as
           the
           dire
           and
           infamous
           Tragedies
           or
           Rebels
           .
           And
           though
           from
           these
           no
           certain
           conclusion
           can
           be
           made
           of
           the
           fate
           and
           issue
           of
           all
           particular
           Rebellions
           ,
           because
           there
           are
           instances
           of
           some
           that
           have
           prospered
           and
           succeeded
           ;
           and
           particularly
           of
           one
           among
           our selves
           ,
           and
           in
           our
           memory
           ,
           which
           next
           to
           the
           Rebellion
           of
           the
           fall'n
           Angels
           ,
           was
           perhaps
           the
           most
           Barbarous
           and
           Infamous
           that
           was
           ever
           acted
           on
           the
           stage
           of
           nature
           .
           Yet
           this
           I
           am
           certain
           of
           ,
           that
           were
           it
           my
           design
           to
           draw
           down
           some
           exemplary
           judgment
           on
           my
           own
           head
           ,
           and
           even
           to
           entail
           the
           vengeance
           of
           heaven
           ,
           upon
           my self
           and
           my
           prosperity
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           propose
           to
           my self
           a
           more
           probable
           and
           effectual
           way
           ,
           than
           Rebellion
           :
           Which
           of
           all
           the
           crimes
           and
           villanies
           that
           have
           ever
           been
           perpetrated
           ,
           either
           by
           Devils
           or
           men
           ,
           hath
           ever
           proved
           most
           fatal
           to
           the
           Actors
           of
           it
           .
           Wherefore
           as
           we
           would
           not
           make
           our selves
           the
           marks
           of
           divine
           vengeance
           ,
           and
           expose
           our
           guilty
           heads
           to
           its
           Almighty
           Thunderbolts
           ,
           it
           concerns
           us
           to
           be
           very
           careful
           that
           we
           do
           not
           swerve
           from
           our
           
           due
           Allegiance
           to
           our
           Prince
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           not
           suffer
           our
           Pride
           or
           discontent
           to
           prey
           upon
           our
           Loyalty
           ,
           nor
           imbibe
           Seditious
           Principles
           ,
           nor
           intriegue
           our selves
           with
           factious
           Combinations
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           Seminaries
           of
           Rebellion
           :
           but
           that
           out
           of
           an
           awful
           fear
           and
           dread
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           honour
           and
           obey
           the
           King
           ;
           and
           avoid
           ,
           as
           we
           would
           the
           Air
           of
           a
           Plague-sore
           ,
           medling
           with
           those
           that
           are
           given
           to
           change
           .
        
         
           I
           now
           proceed
           to
           the
           second
           observable
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           viz.
           That
           God's
           delivering
           up
           of
           Rebels
           ,
           is
           a
           just
           ground
           of
           praise
           and
           thansgiving
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           the
           proof
           of
           which
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           urge
           any
           other
           argument
           ,
           than
           the
           signal
           defeat
           and
           overthrow
           of
           his
           late
           Rebellion
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           are
           now
           rendering
           our
           thankful
           acknowledgments
           to
           God.
           For
           considering
           the
           temper
           and
           quality
           of
           the
           Persons
           ,
           of
           which
           this
           unnatural
           Rebellion
           was
           composed
           ,
           a
           very
           small
           Prophet
           may
           easily
           prognosticate
           ,
           to
           what
           a
           deplorable
           condition
           this
           Nation
           must
           have
           been
           reduc'd
           ,
           if
           it
           had
           prosper'd
           and
           succeeded
           ;
           for
           it
           was
           nothing
           but
           a
           common
           shore
           ,
           into
           which
           all
           the
           kennels
           
           of
           the
           Nation
           ran
           ,
           being
           partly
           made
           up
           of
           the
           most
           debauch'd
           and
           profligate
           Atheists
           ,
           that
           had
           broke
           through
           all
           the
           Laws
           of
           humanity
           ,
           and
           stript
           themselves
           so
           naked
           of
           all
           the
           shew
           of
           Piety
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           not
           hypocrisie
           enough
           remaining
           to
           disguise
           their
           lewd
           and
           villanous
           intentions
           ;
           partly
           of
           beggarly
           Male-contents
           ,
           who
           had
           no
           other
           way
           to
           repair
           their
           broken
           fortunes
           ,
           but
           by
           running
           in
           to
           the
           shipwrack
           of
           the
           Nation
           ;
           but
           chiefly
           of
           hot-brain'd
           furious
           Sectaries
           ,
           whose
           blind
           zeal
           ,
           like
           the
           Devil
           in
           the
           possess'd
           Man
           ,
           threw
           'em
           into
           Fire
           and
           Water
           ,
           transported
           and
           hurried
           'em
           into
           any
           villany
           ,
           into
           Perjury
           and
           Murder
           ,
           Treason
           and
           Sacrilege
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           permit
           'em
           to
           stop
           at
           any
           thing
           ,
           that
           made
           for
           the
           Interest
           of
           their
           cause
           :
           such
           were
           the
           Ingredients
           of
           this
           poisonous
           mixture
           .
           So
           that
           had
           God
           for
           our
           sins
           permitted
           it
           to
           prevail
           ,
           we
           had
           quickly
           seen
           a
           flourishing
           Kingdom
           ,
           like
           Herod
           in
           all
           his
           glory
           and
           splendor
           ,
           seized
           on
           ,
           eaten
           up
           by
           Lice
           ,
           by
           a
           swarm
           of
           the
           basest
           and
           most
           infamous
           Vermin
           that
           ever
           bred
           out
           of
           the
           filth
           of
           a
           Nation
           :
           We
           had
           seen
           the
           Atheist
           glutting
           his
           lust
           with
           the
           rapes
           of
           our
           Wives
           and
           
           Daughters
           ,
           and
           quaffing
           the
           tears
           of
           Widows
           and
           Orphans
           :
           we
           had
           seen
           the
           beggar
           on
           Horse-back
           flaunting
           in
           the
           spoils
           of
           our
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           triumphing
           on
           the
           heads
           of
           our
           Nobles
           and
           Gentry
           ;
           and
           the
           bloudy
           Enthusiast
           imbrewing
           his
           hands
           in
           Loyal
           bloud
           ,
           appeasing
           his
           furious
           zeal
           again
           with
           Royal
           Sacrifice
           ,
           and
           throwing
           down
           all
           that
           is
           Sacred
           in
           our
           Jerusalem
           ,
           to
           make
           way
           for
           the
           erecting
           his
           Phanatick
           Babel
           ,
           his
           Tumult
           and
           confusion
           of
           Religions
           :
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           we
           had
           seen
           our
           Laws
           trampled
           on
           ,
           our
           Liberties
           inslaved
           ,
           and
           our
           yet
           Sacred
           and
           Virgin
           Throne
           ,
           to
           our
           everlasting
           infamy
           ,
           deflowred
           and
           prophaned
           by
           a
           spurious
           illegitimate
           Issue
           .
           With
           this
           dire
           spectacle
           our
           eyes
           had
           most
           certainly
           been
           entertained
           ,
           had
           this
           black
           Rebellion
           succeeded
           :
           wherefore
           our
           Gracious
           God
           being
           moved
           to
           commiseration
           ,
           by
           this
           woful
           prospect
           of
           our
           approaching
           Calamity
           ,
           roused
           up
           himself
           like
           a
           mighty
           Man
           of
           War
           ,
           and
           with
           an
           avengeful
           eye
           
             looked
             down
          
           upon
           this
           Host
           of
           Assyrians
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           breath
           of
           his
           Nostrils
           ,
           scattered
           the
           Rebellious
           Rout
           before
           him
           .
           
             Wherefore
             not
             unto
             us
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
          
           not
           to
           our
           conduct
           or
           puissance
           ,
           
             but
             to
             thy
             
             Name
             be
             all
             the
             Glory
             and
             Honour
             .
          
           And
           since
           we
           are
           all
           of
           us
           sharers
           in
           this
           Great
           Deliverance
           ,
           it
           's
           just
           we
           should
           all
           return
           the
           Tribute
           of
           our
           Praise
           to
           our
           Great
           Deliverer
           .
           
             O
             give
             thanks
             unto
             the
             Lord
             therefore
             for
             he
             is
             good
             ,
             because
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
             Let
             Israel
             now
             say
             that
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
             Let
             the
             House
             of
          
           Aaron
           
             now
             say
             that
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
             Let
             all
             them
             that
             fear
             the
             Lord
             say
             that
             his
             Mercy
             endureth
             for
             ever
             .
          
        
         
           And
           as
           the
           best
           Return
           of
           Gratitude
           we
           can
           make
           to
           God
           ,
           let
           us
           by
           our
           future
           Loyalty
           to
           his
           Illustrious
           Vice-gerent
           ,
           by
           our
           firm
           relyance
           on
           his
           Royal
           Promises
           ,
           which
           hitherto
           have
           been
           ever
           sacred
           and
           inviolate
           ,
           by
           our
           chearful
           submission
           to
           his
           Laws
           ,
           and
           constant
           forwardness
           to
           oppose
           and
           detect
           all
           treasonous
           designs
           against
           his
           Person
           and
           Government
           ,
           endeavour
           as
           much
           as
           in
           us
           lies
           to
           render
           his
           Reign
           safe
           and
           easie
           ,
           and
           prosperous
           .
           And
           by
           our
           immovable
           constancy
           in
           the
           profession
           and
           practice
           of
           our
           holy
           Religion
           ,
           the
           most
           pure
           and
           unsophisticated
           ,
           the
           most
           Primitive
           and
           Loyal
           Religion
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           :
           let
           us
           endeavour
           to
           indear
           our selves
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           so
           by
           our
           faithful
           supplications
           we
           may
           prevail
           with
           God
           to
           fix
           the
           Crown
           upon
           his
           Royal
           Head
           ,
           to
           guard
           and
           protect
           his
           Sacred
           Person
           ,
           to
           bless
           and
           secure
           his
           Government
           ,
           to
           abate
           the
           Pride
           ,
           asswage
           the
           Malice
           ,
           and
           confound
           the
           devices
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ;
           and
           after
           he
           hath
           injoyed
           a
           long
           ,
           a
           pious
           and
           prosperous
           Reign
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           to
           Crown
           him
           with
           everlasting
           Glory
           in
           Heaven
           .
           To
           which
           Prayer
           I
           am
           sure
           all
           that
           are
           the
           genuine
           Sons
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           will
           with
           a
           true
           Heart
           and
           Zealous
           affection
           say
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .