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           Mr.
           
           Strype's
           SERMON
           Preached
           on
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           
             National
             Thanksgiving
          
           ,
           &c.
           
           
             April
             16.
             1696.
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           DAVID
           and
           SAUL
           .
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           on
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           National
           Thanksgiving
           ,
           For
           God's
           gracious
           Deliverance
           of
           
             The
             King's
             Majesty
          
           From
           an
           ASSASSINATION
           ,
           AND
           THE
           
             Kingdom
             from
             a
             French
             Invasion
          
           .
           By
           
             John
             Strype
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           Vicar
           of
           Low-Leyton
           in
           Essex
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             B.
             Aylmer
          
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Pigeons
          
           in
           Cornhil
           ,
           1696.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           
             TO
             MY
             Beloved
             Auditors
             of
          
           Leyton
           &
           Hackney
           .
        
         
           IT
           was
           not
           only
           the
           general
           good
           Acceptation
           you
           gave
           this
           Sermon
           ,
           when
           it
           was
           Preached
           ,
           that
           induced
           me
           to
           publish
           it
           ,
           that
           you
           might
           Read
           that
           which
           you
           heard
           with
           so
           much
           Satisfaction
           ;
           But
           chiefly
           that
           I
           might
           Contribute
           my
           small
           mite
           ,
           for
           the
           better
           informing
           the
           Minds
           of
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           in
           the
           Justice
           and
           Happiness
           of
           our
           present
           Government
           under
           King
           WILLIAM
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           what
           small
           Reason
           any
           Persons
           have
           to
           disturb
           that
           Settlement
           that
           by
           God's
           Providence
           is
           now
           established
           among
           us
           :
           Which
           this
           plain
           Discourse
           was
           intended
           for
           .
           The
           Fruit
           whereof
           will
           be
           ,
           to
           Convince
           all
           of
           the
           horrible
           Impiety
           of
           those
           Miscreants
           ,
           that
           Combined
           themselves
           
           together
           to
           Assassinate
           the
           King
           's
           Sacred
           Person
           ,
           and
           by
           Force
           and
           Violence
           to
           change
           the
           present
           easie
           and
           good
           Government
           ;
           and
           thereby
           to
           make
           us
           heartily
           sensible
           of
           God's
           merciful
           Prevention
           of
           those
           Mischiefs
           ,
           and
           duly
           thankful
           to
           him
           for
           the
           same
           :
           And
           lastly
           ,
           to
           Unite
           us
           all
           together
           as
           one
           Man
           ,
           in
           the
           Defence
           of
           our
           King
           and
           Laws
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             Servant
             in
             the
             Ministry
             John
             Strype
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             PSAL.
             cxix
             .
             78.
             
          
           
             Let
             the
             Proud
             be
             ashamed
             :
             For
             they
             dealt
             perversly
             with
             me
             without
             a
             Cause
             :
             But
             I
             will
             Meditate
             in
             thy
             Precepts
             .
          
        
         
           DAVID
           ,
           tho
           he
           were
           a
           good
           Man
           and
           a
           good
           King
           ,
           A
           Man
           after
           God's
           own
           Heart
           ,
           and
           a
           King
           of
           God's
           own
           setting
           up
           ,
           yet
           he
           met
           with
           a
           World
           of
           Dangers
           ,
           Sorrows
           and
           Afflictions
           .
           He
           had
           Enemies
           thick
           and
           threefold
           about
           him
           .
           But
           out
           of
           all
           their
           Hands
           God
           delivered
           him
           .
           Insomuch
           that
           how
           desperately
           soever
           their
           Minds
           were
           bent
           against
           him
           ,
           tho
           they
           thirsted
           after
           his
           Blood
           ,
           and
           Contrived
           and
           Combined
           together
           many
           a
           time
           to
           shed
           it
           ;
           Yet
           never
           could
           their
           Plots
           take
           effect
           .
           Trouble
           enough
           indeed
           they
           put
           him
           to
           :
           But
           in
           spight
           of
           their
           Malice
           and
           all
           their
           open
           Opposition
           and
           secret
           Conspiracy
           ,
           he
           swayed
           the
           Scepter
           of
           Israel
           
           many
           a
           year
           ,
           Got
           many
           glorious
           Victories
           ,
           Protected
           his
           Subjects
           in
           their
           Laws
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Religion
           ,
           Enlarged
           his
           Dominions
           ,
           grew
           Greater
           and
           Greater
           ,
           and
           after
           all
           his
           Wars
           ,
           before
           his
           Death
           God
           gave
           him
           Peace
           on
           every
           side
           :
           And
           he
           got
           a
           Name
           of
           one
           of
           the
           Mightiest
           and
           most
           prosperous
           Monarchs
           that
           ever
           sat
           upon
           the
           Throne
           of
           Israel
           .
        
         
           In
           Commemoration
           of
           these
           Mercies
           of
           God
           to
           him
           (
           for
           
           David's
           practise
           was
           to
           attribute
           all
           his
           Successes
           and
           Deliverances
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           himself
           )
           he
           did
           use
           to
           pen
           Psalms
           and
           compose
           Poems
           upon
           that
           Argument
           ,
           to
           assist
           his
           own
           Meditations
           and
           Thanksgivings
           :
           and
           that
           they
           might
           never
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           he
           ordered
           the
           Levites
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           were
           over
           the
           Musick
           of
           the
           Temple
           ,
           that
           these
           Psalms
           and
           Poems
           should
           be
           used
           there
           in
           their
           Sacred
           Assemblies
           and
           Services
           .
           And
           in
           this
           CXIX
           Psalm
           there
           be
           abundance
           of
           Expressions
           whereby
           the
           holy
           King
           sets
           forth
           these
           Matters
           ,
           making
           frequent
           mention
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Afflictions
           he
           suffered
           by
           their
           means
           ,
           and
           his
           earnest
           Prayers
           and
           good
           Resolutions
           which
           he
           made
           with
           respect
           thereunto
           .
           And
           this
           he
           is
           
           doing
           in
           the
           Text.
           
             Let
             the
             Proud
          
           ,
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           for
           that
           Word
           in
           the
           Hebrew
           Language
           is
           but
           another
           Phrase
           to
           express
           a
           
           Wicked
           Man
           by
           )
           
             be
             ashamed
             ;
             for
             they
             dealt
             perversly
             with
             me
             without
             a
             Cause
             .
             But
             I
             will
             Meditate
             in
             thy
             Precepts
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           taking
           more
           distinct
           Cognizance
           of
           these
           Words
           ,
           and
           of
           King
           
           David's
           Condition
           as
           to
           his
           Enemies
           shewed
           by
           them
           ,
           we
           may
           observe
           three
           things
           lying
           before
           us
           .
        
         
           I.
           
           David's
           Enemies
           .
           
             The
             Proud
             ,
             that
             dealt
             perversly
             with
             him
             without
             Cause
             .
          
        
         
           II.
           
           David's
           Prayer
           against
           them
           ,
           
             Let
             them
             be
             ashamed
          
           .
        
         
           III.
           
           David's
           Resolution
           and
           Practise
           ,
           with
           respect
           to
           his
           Enemies
           .
           
             But
             I
             will
             Meditate
             in
             thy
             Precepts
             .
          
        
         
           
             I.
             
          
           
             
             David's
             Enemies
             .
             Which
             are
             here
             described
             to
             be
             Proud
             or
             Evil
             Men
             ,
             who
             dealt
             with
             him
             perversly
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             Cause
             .
             And
             who
             were
             these
             Enemies
             of
             David
             ,
             but
             the
             Friends
             of
             Saul
             ?
             As
             God
             had
             set
             up
             Saul
             to
             
             Reign
             over
             Israel
             ,
             so
             for
             his
             Mis-government
             and
             Disobedience
             ,
             the
             same
             God
             that
             exalted
             him
             deposed
             him
             .
             
               I
               have
               rejected
            
             Saul
             
               from
               reigning
               over
               Israel
            
             .
             And
             accordingly
             God
             
             took
             from
             him
             that
             Spirit
             ,
             or
             Gift
             ,
             that
             he
             gave
             him
             ,
             whereby
             he
             was
             enabled
             to
             Govern
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             that
             God
             had
             advanced
             him
             to
             .
             
               The
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Lord
               departed
               from
            
             Saul
             .
             And
             that
             Spirit
             of
             Government
             that
             God
             took
             from
             
             Saul
             ,
             came
             upon
             David
             ,
             to
             qualifie
             him
             for
             that
             Kingly
             Office
             that
             God
             had
             laid
             upon
             him
             .
             
               The
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Lord
               came
               upon
            
             David
             
               from
               that
               day
               forward
            
             .
             That
             is
             ,
             from
             the
             day
             
             that
             Samuel
             the
             Prophet
             ,
             by
             God's
             special
             Order
             ,
             anointed
             him
             for
             King
             in
             
             Saul's
             stead
             .
          
           
             But
             notwithstanding
             all
             this
             ,
             Saul
             ,
             however
             deposed
             ,
             rejected
             by
             God
             ,
             and
             put
             by
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             David
             by
             God's
             own
             Appointment
             constituted
             King
             in
             his
             room
             ,
             yet
             had
             many
             that
             stuck
             to
             him
             ;
             and
             ,
             even
             before
             David
             assumed
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             laid
             all
             the
             wait
             they
             could
             for
             him
             ,
             to
             take
             him
             ,
             to
             kill
             him
             ,
             to
             destroy
             him
             ;
             as
             you
             read
             at
             large
             in
             the
             first
             Book
             of
             Samuel
             :
             Striving
             thereby
             even
             to
             disappoint
             God's
             own
             Purpose
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             Saul
             in
             his
             Throne
             ,
             whom
             God
             had
             dethroned
             ,
             
             and
             to
             keep
             David
             out
             whom
             God
             had
             put
             in
             .
             But
             he
             that
             chose
             him
             preserved
             him
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             brought
             him
             through
             all
             his
             Adversities
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             .
             And
             Saul
             perished
             in
             Battel
             .
          
           
             And
             when
             David
             was
             placed
             in
             the
             Throne
             ,
             these
             old
             Friends
             of
             Saul
             still
             continued
             their
             Enmity
             against
             him
             .
             They
             combine
             together
             ,
             and
             set
             up
             Ishbosheth
             Saul's
             Son
             ,
             and
             made
             him
             King
             ;
             And
             by
             their
             Influence
             a
             great
             part
             of
             the
             Nation
             followed
             him
             .
             And
             hence
             ensued
             continual
             Wars
             between
             the
             House
             of
             David
             ,
             and
             the
             House
             of
             Saul
             .
             And
             so
             two
             Parties
             were
             set
             up
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Land
             of
             Israel
             brought
             into
             a
             miserable
             State
             of
             Civil
             War
             by
             the
             feditious
             and
             unquiet
             Practices
             of
             these
             Malecontents
             .
          
           
             And
             their
             rancorous
             Hearts
             they
             shewed
             ,
             not
             only
             in
             making
             open
             War
             against
             King
             David
             ,
             and
             disturbing
             the
             Peace
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             but
             likewise
             in
             their
             more
             secret
             Machinations
             ,
             Plottings
             and
             Consultings
             to
             do
             him
             mischief
             .
             This
             is
             that
             which
             David
             seems
             here
             in
             the
             Text
             chiefly
             to
             regard
             ,
             when
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               They
               dealt
               perversly
               with
               him
            
             .
             Which
             one
             of
             the
             Latin
             Translations
             of
             the
             Bible
             
             reads
             ,
             
               They
               consulted
               against
               me
            
             .
             They
             entred
             
             into
             Consultations
             to
             Compass
             some
             Designs
             of
             Mischief
             upon
             me
             .
             And
             another
             Latin
             Bible
             reads
             ,
             
               They
               frame
               Destructions
               for
               me
            
             :
             Or
             
             Contrived
             them
             ,
             by
             using
             certain
             crafty
             methods
             ,
             and
             taking
             certain
             fitting
             Seasons
             ,
             the
             more
             surely
             to
             effect
             their
             bloody
             purposes
             .
             They
             plotted
             together
             to
             Assassinate
             him
             ,
             to
             use
             our
             modern
             Phrase
             .
             For
             these
             Words
             of
             the
             Text
             seem
             to
             hold
             forth
             that
             Sense
             ,
             that
             their
             Plots
             and
             Conspiracies
             were
             to
             take
             away
             his
             Life
             .
             And
             in
             this
             meaning
             did
             the
             old
             Translators
             of
             our
             Psalms
             take
             it
             ,
             when
             they
             read
             it
             ,
             
               They
               go
               wickedly
               about
               to
               destroy
               me
               .
               Wickedly
            
             indeed
             ,
             to
             Compass
             the
             death
             of
             an
             innocent
             Man
             ,
             nay
             of
             a
             King
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             so
             publick
             a
             Capacity
             ,
             that
             many
             Thousands
             ,
             namely
             ,
             as
             many
             as
             were
             his
             Subjects
             ,
             must
             feel
             the
             blow
             ,
             especially
             being
             so
             good
             and
             pious
             a
             Prince
             ,
             as
             David
             was
             .
          
           
             It
             added
             then
             unto
             their
             Crime
             ,
             that
             they
             dealt
             thus
             perversly
             with
             him
             
               without
               any
               Cause
            
             .
             For
             what
             good
             Cause
             can
             you
             assign
             ,
             Oh
             ye
             Enemies
             of
             David
             ,
             why
             ye
             have
             dealt
             thus
             perversly
             with
             him
             :
             Why
             ye
             thus
             Conspire
             and
             Plot
             against
             his
             Peace
             ,
             his
             Honour
             and
             
             his
             Life
             ?
             Is
             he
             an
             Usurper
             ,
             whom
             God
             brought
             to
             the
             Crown
             ?
             He
             who
             is
             the
             great
             Disposer
             of
             Kingdoms
             ;
             was
             not
             David
             advanced
             by
             his
             peculiar
             Appointment
             ,
             and
             wonderful
             Providence
             preserved
             ,
             to
             sit
             on
             the
             Throne
             of
             Israel
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             the
             People
             know
             that
             it
             was
             he
             whom
             God
             had
             established
             to
             be
             King
             over
             Israel
             ?
             And
             did
             they
             not
             all
             joyfully
             accept
             him
             for
             their
             King
             ?
             Or
             since
             he
             came
             to
             Rule
             ,
             what
             Mis-government
             ,
             what
             Oppression
             hath
             he
             been
             guilty
             of
             ?
             Hath
             he
             infringed
             the
             Peoples
             antient
             Rites
             and
             Liberties
             ?
             Hath
             he
             vexed
             or
             spoiled
             them
             ?
             Hath
             he
             turned
             Idolater
             himself
             ,
             or
             encouraged
             and
             commanded
             Israel
             to
             forsake
             the
             God
             of
             their
             Fathers
             ,
             and
             to
             bow
             down
             to
             Baal
             ,
             and
             the
             Gods
             that
             were
             round
             about
             them
             ?
             Nay
             ,
             Hath
             he
             not
             set
             up
             the
             true
             Worship
             of
             God
             ,
             discouraged
             Idolatry
             ,
             and
             given
             Himself
             a
             good
             Example
             of
             Godliness
             unto
             his
             People
             ?
             Hath
             he
             not
             fought
             the
             Peoples
             Battels
             ,
             and
             Defended
             Israel
             from
             the
             Philistins
             ,
             the
             Moabites
             and
             the
             Ammonites
             ,
             those
             Idolatrous
             Nations
             that
             bordered
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             mortally
             hated
             them
             ?
          
           
           
             Surely
             then
             none
             of
             these
             things
             could
             
             David's
             Enemies
             lay
             to
             his
             Charge
             ,
             as
             Crimes
             or
             Neglects
             of
             Government
             .
             For
             what
             Cause
             then
             was
             it
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             thus
             Confederate
             against
             him
             ?
             Did
             they
             pretend
             the
             Restoration
             of
             Ishbosheth
             ,
             to
             sit
             upon
             his
             Fathers
             Throne
             ?
             But
             did
             not
             God
             Depose
             Saul
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             God
             appoint
             David
             to
             be
             anointed
             King
             over
             Israel
             in
             his
             stead
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             Samuel
             ,
             God's
             own
             Prophet
             ,
             Anoint
             him
             ?
             Or
             may
             not
             God
             dispose
             of
             States
             and
             Kingdoms
             ?
             Doth
             not
             he
             set
             up
             Kings
             ,
             and
             cast
             them
             down
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             of
             
               Daniel
               ,
               He
            
             
             
               changeth
               the
               Times
               and
               the
               Seasons
               .
               He
               removeth
               Kings
               and
               setteth
               up
               Kings
               ?
            
             Doth
             not
             
               the
               most
               high
               God
               rule
               in
               the
               Kingdoms
               of
               Men
               ,
               and
               appoint
            
             
             
               over
               them
               whomsoever
               he
               will
            
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             that
             was
             the
             Doctrine
             God
             himself
             taught
             a
             King
             that
             was
             loth
             to
             acknowledge
             it
             .
             In
             a
             Word
             ,
             Are
             not
             all
             earthly
             Princes
             God's
             Substitutes
             and
             Deputies
             ?
             And
             may
             he
             not
             change
             them
             ,
             if
             he
             pleaseth
             ?
             especially
             ,
             when
             he
             seeth
             they
             do
             not
             execute
             that
             high
             Charge
             which
             he
             Committed
             to
             them
             in
             that
             Justice
             and
             Equity
             ,
             and
             Moderation
             ,
             and
             Care
             of
             the
             Peoples
             good
             ,
             that
             Government
             ,
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             
             God
             ,
             is
             on
             purpose
             Constituted
             for
             .
             And
             therefore
             ,
             O
             ye
             Malecontents
             ,
             ye
             have
             no
             such
             Reason
             to
             be
             angry
             with
             David
             ,
             tho
             he
             possesseth
             
             Saul's
             Throne
             :
             Nor
             ought
             ye
             to
             endeavour
             his
             Son's
             Restoration
             ,
             seeing
             it
             is
             the
             Lord
             's
             Doing
             ,
             and
             brought
             about
             by
             his
             Hand
             and
             Providence
             .
          
           
             If
             ye
             say
             ,
             Ishbosheth
             is
             wronged
             ,
             and
             your
             Endeavours
             of
             taking
             away
             David
             the
             present
             King
             is
             to
             do
             Justice
             to
             him
             ,
             who
             ought
             by
             Right
             of
             Succession
             to
             possess
             the
             Throne
             ;
             Then
             I
             say
             ,
             Will
             ye
             fight
             against
             God
             ?
             Are
             you
             Wiser
             ,
             are
             you
             Stronger
             than
             He
             ?
             And
             besides
             ,
             what
             Right
             have
             you
             of
             your selves
             to
             take
             this
             Authority
             to
             your selves
             ?
             Who
             put
             the
             Sword
             into
             your
             Hands
             ?
             Who
             gave
             you
             the
             Privilege
             to
             call
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             to
             Account
             ?
             Did
             God
             ?
             Take
             heed
             that
             you
             be
             not
             like
             the
             false
             Prophets
             ,
             that
             ran
             when
             God
             had
             not
             sent
             them
             .
             And
             Moreover
             ,
             for
             the
             doing
             pretended
             Right
             to
             one
             ,
             will
             ye
             do
             Wrong
             to
             many
             Thousands
             ,
             even
             to
             a
             whole
             Nation
             ?
             Shall
             Ishbosheth
             be
             restored
             ,
             tho
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             perish
             for
             it
             ?
             Surely
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             no
             other
             way
             to
             do
             Justice
             to
             Ishbosheth
             ,
             than
             to
             do
             Injustice
             to
             many
             Thousands
             beside
             ,
             
             you
             ought
             to
             leave
             Justice
             to
             God
             ;
             and
             to
             Commit
             to
             him
             
             Ishbosheth's
             Cause
             ,
             which
             you
             think
             so
             good
             .
             But
             to
             Murther
             an
             Innocent
             King
             ,
             to
             involve
             a
             Nation
             in
             Blood
             ;
             to
             bring
             in
             all
             the
             Miseries
             ,
             the
             Devastations
             and
             the
             Confusions
             of
             a
             Civil
             War
             ,
             among
             a
             People
             that
             be
             in
             Peace
             and
             Quiet
             ,
             and
             live
             easie
             under
             
             David's
             Government
             ;
             this
             ye
             can
             never
             justifie
             ,
             but
             must
             needs
             be
             guilty
             of
             most
             horrible
             Impiety
             ,
             and
             draw
             God's
             as
             well
             as
             the
             King
             's
             heavy
             Displeasure
             upon
             you
             .
             Ye
             can
             never
             have
             God's
             Approbation
             ,
             nor
             bear
             out
             your selves
             by
             any
             good
             or
             tolerable
             Cause
             ,
             for
             your
             dealing
             thus
             perversly
             with
             him
             .
             And
             thus
             they
             dealt
             perversly
             with
             David
             without
             Cause
             ,
             as
             you
             have
             seen
             .
             And
             so
             we
             have
             considered
             
             David's
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             their
             Pretences
             .
             We
             proceed
             next
             to
             the
             second
             particular
             observable
             in
             the
             Text
             ,
             Viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             II.
             
          
           
             
             David's
             Prayer
             against
             these
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             for
             his
             own
             Safety
             .
             
               Let
               them
               be
               ashamed
            
             .
             That
             is
             ,
             let
             them
             be
             disappointed
             .
             O
             my
             God
             ,
             overthrow
             their
             unjust
             Purposes
             against
             me
             .
             
             
             David's
             constant
             Course
             in
             all
             his
             Distresses
             was
             Application
             to
             God
             ,
             taking
             him
             to
             be
             his
             best
             Refuge
             .
             He
             knew
             his
             Cause
             was
             just
             and
             good
             ;
             and
             therefore
             he
             did
             ,
             with
             the
             more
             Assurance
             ,
             address
             himself
             to
             God
             to
             take
             his
             part
             against
             his
             Enemies
             .
             He
             was
             well
             aware
             how
             malicious
             they
             were
             ,
             and
             how
             diligent
             to
             Work
             his
             ruine
             .
             And
             tho
             he
             could
             not
             always
             understand
             what
             they
             were
             contriving
             against
             him
             ,
             yet
             he
             knew
             God
             saw
             all
             well
             enough
             ;
             And
             that
             he
             was
             able
             to
             prevent
             their
             more
             curiously
             spun
             mischiefs
             ,
             however
             secretly
             they
             carried
             them
             ,
             and
             however
             true
             they
             were
             to
             one
             another
             .
             And
             therefore
             he
             put
             his
             Trust
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             fled
             unto
             him
             to
             be
             his
             Protector
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             Power
             and
             Wisdom
             to
             countermine
             all
             their
             Devices
             ,
             to
             demolish
             all
             their
             well-laid
             Designs
             ;
             which
             possibly
             they
             themselves
             were
             extraordinary
             sure
             must
             take
             effect
             ,
             being
             founded
             ,
             as
             they
             thought
             ,
             on
             such
             true
             Maxims
             of
             humane
             Policy
             .
             I
             say
             ,
             he
             leaves
             the
             Wise
             God
             to
             deal
             with
             these
             worldly
             wise
             Men
             ,
             as
             knowing
             that
             they
             were
             not
             ,
             with
             all
             their
             Subtilty
             ,
             a
             Match
             able
             to
             Cope
             with
             him
             .
          
           
           
             He
             was
             careful
             of
             keeping
             himself
             in
             God's
             Way
             ,
             and
             of
             doing
             his
             Duty
             in
             all
             good
             Conscience
             :
             And
             then
             he
             committed
             his
             Cause
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             beseeched
             him
             to
             confound
             his
             Enemies
             .
             
               Let
               the
               Proud
               be
               ashamed
            
             .
             He
             was
             not
             wanting
             by
             the
             best
             means
             he
             could
             to
             Defend
             himself
             ;
             by
             Force
             and
             Preparations
             to
             resist
             any
             Assault
             or
             Invasion
             on
             him
             or
             his
             Kingdom
             .
             But
             when
             he
             had
             done
             this
             ,
             he
             relyed
             not
             thereupon
             .
             He
             was
             not
             confident
             in
             an
             Arm
             of
             Flesh
             ,
             but
             put
             his
             Trust
             only
             in
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             the
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
             ,
             whom
             he
             knew
             ,
             (
             and
             had
             often
             experience
             of
             it
             )
             was
             wont
             to
             put
             to
             shame
             wicked
             and
             bloody
             minded
             and
             unpeaceable
             Men
             ,
             and
             to
             rescue
             the
             Poor
             and
             the
             Needy
             out
             of
             most
             imminent
             Hazards
             and
             Dangers
             :
             that
             he
             might
             thereby
             get
             to
             himself
             Praise
             ,
             and
             Renown
             and
             Glory
             before
             the
             Face
             of
             all
             the
             World.
             We
             hasten
             to
             the
             third
             Particular
             ,
             Viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             III.
             
          
           
             
             David's
             Resolution
             and
             Practise
             upon
             all
             the
             Troubles
             and
             Dangers
             he
             underwent
             by
             Reason
             of
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             these
             Proud
             Men
             that
             
             dealt
             perversly
             with
             him
             without
             Cause
             .
             
               But
               I
               will
               Meditate
               in
               thy
               Precepts
               .
            
             That
             is
             ,
             Let
             what
             will
             come
             of
             it
             ,
             I
             am
             resolved
             to
             make
             God's
             Law
             my
             Meditation
             ,
             or
             my
             Practise
             ,
             as
             the
             Word
             may
             signifie
             .
             And
             so
             our
             old
             Translation
             reads
             according
             to
             the
             Latin
             ,
             I
             
             
               will
               be
               Occupied
            
             ,
             or
             Exercised
             ,
             
               in
               thy
               Commandments
            
             .
             As
             he
             that
             meditates
             diligently
             upon
             any
             thing
             ,
             he
             is
             wholly
             Exercised
             ,
             employed
             and
             taken
             up
             therein
             .
             David
             knew
             ,
             that
             the
             best
             way
             in
             the
             World
             to
             make
             God
             his
             Friend
             was
             to
             take
             heed
             to
             his
             Commandments
             .
             He
             that
             keepeth
             close
             to
             God
             and
             God's
             Precepts
             ,
             God
             will
             keep
             him
             .
             And
             hereby
             we
             do
             effectually
             put
             out
             selves
             under
             his
             Care
             and
             Protection
             .
             For
             God
             loveth
             the
             Righteous
             and
             keepeth
             him
             as
             the
             Apple
             of
             his
             Eye
             .
             Touch
             not
             these
             mine
             Anointed
             ,
             saith
             God
             to
             all
             his
             Creation
             ,
             and
             have
             a
             care
             you
             do
             them
             no
             harm
             .
             All
             good
             Men
             are
             a
             
               People
               neur
               unto
               him
            
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             Israel
             of
             old
             were
             said
             to
             be
             .
             A
             
             Consciencious
             heed
             to
             God's
             Commandments
             brings
             us
             near
             to
             God.
             And
             he
             to
             be
             sure
             will
             take
             care
             of
             that
             which
             is
             near
             him
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             under
             his
             very
             Eye
             .
          
           
           
             This
             then
             was
             this
             holy
             King's
             Resolution
             and
             firm
             Purpose
             :
             However
             it
             falleth
             out
             to
             me
             ,
             whatever
             Evils
             my
             undeserved
             Enemies
             endeavour
             to
             bring
             upon
             me
             ,
             it
             shall
             not
             put
             me
             out
             of
             God's
             way
             ,
             it
             shall
             not
             break
             off
             my
             Course
             of
             Piety
             :
             I
             will
             never
             fall
             off
             from
             the
             Fear
             of
             my
             God
             ,
             and
             from
             my
             Obedience
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             I
             have
             given
             at
             good
             length
             an
             Exposition
             and
             Paraphrase
             upon
             these
             Words
             of
             King
             David
             .
             And
             I
             have
             done
             it
             the
             more
             largely
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             in
             your
             own
             Thoughts
             accommodate
             it
             the
             better
             to
             a
             present
             Case
             of
             the
             King
             and
             State
             ,
             the
             Solemn
             Occasion
             of
             our
             Meeting
             here
             this
             day
             .
             Wherein
             we
             are
             required
             openly
             to
             shew
             our
             thankful
             Sense
             of
             the
             late
             great
             Mercy
             of
             God
             expressed
             towards
             him
             and
             our selves
             ,
             in
             delivering
             both
             so
             seasonably
             from
             a
             very
             desperate
             Conspiracy
             .
             Wherein
             our
             King
             David
             was
             to
             have
             been
             dealt
             very
             perversly
             withal
             ,
             and
             the
             Peace
             of
             our
             Israel
             disturbed
             by
             our
             Neighbours
             ,
             those
             uncircumcised
             Philistines
             ,
             that
             the
             Friends
             of
             Saul
             had
             stirred
             up
             against
             us
             .
             Who
             were
             just
             ready
             to
             Invade
             our
             Country
             ,
             and
             by
             Force
             and
             Violence
             to
             intrude
             upon
             us
             a
             King
             ,
             of
             
             the
             Rigour
             of
             whose
             Government
             we
             have
             had
             already
             so
             much
             sad
             Experience
             .
             Insomuch
             that
             when
             he
             departed
             from
             us
             ,
             and
             left
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             we
             thought
             it
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             Blessings
             and
             Deliverances
             that
             ever
             God
             vouchsafed
             this
             Nation
             .
             Especially
             ,
             when
             in
             his
             stead
             he
             gave
             us
             another
             Prince
             of
             the
             Royal
             Family
             ,
             who
             was
             of
             our
             own
             Religion
             ,
             a
             true
             Defender
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             and
             a
             Patron
             of
             our
             Liberties
             ,
             of
             our
             Properties
             and
             of
             our
             Peace
             ;
             and
             whose
             easie
             and
             moderate
             Government
             now
             for
             above
             Seven
             Years
             ,
             we
             have
             had
             the
             comfortable
             Experience
             of
             :
             And
             who
             still
             fighteth
             our
             Battels
             against
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             the
             Common
             Enemy
             of
             the
             Peace
             of
             Christendom
             ,
             that
             undoubtedly
             before
             now
             had
             made
             us
             a
             miserable
             People
             ,
             like
             his
             own
             ,
             had
             not
             God
             raised
             up
             this
             Wife
             and
             Valiant
             Prince
             to
             withstand
             him
             ;
             Like
             another
             Michael
             ,
             which
             we
             read
             of
             in
             Daniel
             ,
             that
             stood
             up
             for
             the
             Oppressed
             
               Jews
               ;
               that
               great
               Prince
               ;
               which
               stood
               ,
            
             
             
               for
               the
               Children
               of
               our
               People
               .
            
          
           
             It
             would
             have
             been
             a
             sore
             Judgment
             upon
             this
             Land
             ,
             had
             those
             Miscreants
             that
             sought
             after
             his
             Life
             ,
             obtained
             their
             purpose
             ,
             and
             we
             should
             all
             have
             felt
             the
             stroke
             most
             sensibly
             
             But
             the
             Supreme
             Governour
             of
             the
             World
             would
             not
             suffer
             such
             Courses
             to
             take
             place
             .
             He
             hateth
             such
             impious
             Methods
             .
             And
             it
             appeared
             ,
             methinks
             ,
             most
             evidently
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             his
             own
             Work
             ,
             the
             Lord
             's
             own
             Doing
             ,
             to
             frustrate
             these
             Men.
             For
             what
             was
             it
             ,
             but
             his
             Commandment
             to
             his
             Winds
             ,
             that
             at
             that
             time
             they
             blew
             so
             long
             a
             space
             from
             one
             Quarter
             ,
             stopping
             thereby
             our
             Enemies
             from
             coming
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             staying
             our
             Friends
             ,
             I
             mean
             our
             Ships
             ,
             from
             going
             away
             from
             us
             ;
             that
             they
             might
             be
             ready
             at
             hand
             to
             defend
             us
             in
             case
             of
             any
             Hostile
             Invasion
             .
             This
             alas
             !
             then
             we
             saw
             not
             ,
             nor
             dream'd
             of
             ;
             and
             were
             apt
             to
             repine
             ,
             that
             our
             Merchant-men
             with
             their
             Convoys
             could
             not
             proceed
             on
             their
             Voyages
             .
             But
             this
             was
             God's
             Embargo
             for
             our
             good
             :
             Which
             tho
             we
             knew
             not
             then
             ,
             yet
             now
             we
             see
             well
             enough
             ,
             and
             are
             fully
             convinced
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             the
             gracious
             Hand
             of
             God
             was
             in
             it
             .
             And
             we
             cannot
             now
             but
             admire
             the
             infinite
             Wisdom
             and
             Goodness
             of
             God
             ,
             even
             in
             his
             Crossing
             and
             Disappointing
             our
             Desires
             and
             Wishes
             .
             And
             herein
             ,
             methinks
             ,
             God
             seemed
             to
             say
             to
             us
             as
             Christ
             once
             said
             to
             St.
             Peter
             upon
             the
             Washing
             of
             his
             Feet
             ,
             which
             that
             Apostle
             did
             
             so
             oppose
             ,
             
               What
               I
               do
               thou
               knowest
               not
               now
               ,
               but
               thou
            
             
             
               shalt
               know
               hereafter
            
             .
             We
             knew
             not
             then
             God's
             wise
             and
             good
             designs
             and
             purposes
             by
             those
             Cross
             Winds
             ,
             as
             we
             thought
             them
             to
             be
             ;
             but
             now
             we
             know
             them
             .
          
           
             And
             as
             God's
             Hand
             did
             most
             notably
             appear
             in
             stopping
             of
             the
             Invasion
             after
             that
             manner
             ,
             so
             what
             was
             it
             but
             the
             Lord's
             doing
             ,
             that
             the
             other
             part
             of
             the
             Conspiracy
             ,
             the
             Assassination
             ,
             was
             disappointed
             also
             after
             such
             a
             manner
             ;
             by
             making
             those
             Conjured
             desperate
             Villains
             betray
             one
             another
             .
             And
             that
             by
             turning
             their
             Wisdom
             into
             Foolishness
             .
             So
             that
             in
             them
             was
             verified
             that
             of
             the
             Wife
             Man
             ;
             
               His
               own
               Iniquities
               shall
               take
               the
               Wicked
               ,
               and
               he
               shall
               be
            
             
             
               holden
               with
               with
               the
               Cords
               of
               his
               Sin.
               
            
          
           
             Surely
             ,
             all
             these
             things
             deeply
             considered
             and
             weighed
             ,
             the
             Preventing
             of
             this
             Mischief
             after
             such
             ways
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             horrible
             Consequences
             of
             it
             ,
             may
             justly
             require
             a
             National
             Thanks-giving
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Memorial
             of
             this
             God's
             abundant
             Goodness
             to
             England
             should
             be
             Celebrated
             ,
             and
             that
             not
             only
             for
             a
             Day
             ,
             but
             for
             Ever
             ;
             and
             be
             added
             in
             our
             English
             Calendar
             ,
             to
             the
             many
             other
             signal
             Deliverances
             and
             Salvations
             of
             God
             vouchsafed
             this
             Land.
             
          
           
           
             God
             hath
             clothed
             with
             Shame
             these
             
               perverse
               Dealers
            
             with
             us
             ,
             not
             only
             in
             frustrating
             and
             breaking
             their
             Intentions
             ,
             but
             in
             that
             their
             Treasons
             and
             base
             Designs
             are
             exposed
             to
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             the
             Abhorrence
             of
             all
             that
             hear
             them
             ,
             not
             only
             in
             these
             Kingdoms
             ,
             but
             abroad
             in
             other
             more
             Foreign
             Parts
             .
             All
             ,
             whosoever
             and
             whatsoever
             they
             be
             ,
             except
             those
             that
             have
             joyned
             hands
             in
             this
             Practise
             ,
             and
             are
             Brethren
             in
             this
             Iniquity
             ,
             do
             Condemn
             and
             Detest
             it
             ,
             when
             they
             hear
             it
             .
          
           
             Thus
             God
             hath
             made
             them
             ashamed
             .
             And
             he
             hath
             also
             cloathed
             some
             of
             them
             with
             further
             shame
             ,
             by
             bringing
             them
             either
             to
             the
             shame
             of
             an
             open
             Confession
             and
             Acknowledgment
             of
             their
             Crime
             ,
             or
             ,
             which
             is
             worse
             ,
             of
             being
             Judged
             ,
             Condemned
             and
             Executed
             as
             Traytors
             by
             the
             Hand
             of
             Justice
             .
             God
             hath
             cloathed
             them
             with
             Shame
             ,
             but
             upon
             the
             King's
             Head
             the
             Crown
             ,
             Blessed
             be
             God
             ,
             still
             Flourisheth
             ,
             and
             seemeth
             to
             sit
             much
             Faster
             than
             it
             did
             before
             .
          
           
             And
             that
             the
             King's
             Crown
             may
             Flourish
             still
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             may
             Flourish
             with
             him
             ,
             let
             us
             now
             once
             more
             cast
             our
             Eyes
             upon
             the
             Text
             ,
             and
             learn
             hence
             from
             
             David
             what
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             behave
             our selves
             ,
             that
             our
             Enemies
             for
             the
             future
             also
             may
             be
             put
             to
             shame
             .
             
               Let
               the
               Proud
               be
               ashamed
               ;
               for
               they
               dealt
               perversly
               with
               me
               without
               a
               Cause
               :
               But
               I
               will
               Meditate
               in
               thy
               Precepts
               .
            
             From
             whence
             I
             infer
             two
             excellent
             Expedients
             of
             Success
             against
             our
             Enemies
             ;
             the
             former
             is
             Prayer
             ;
             and
             the
             later
             a
             Resolution
             and
             Purpose
             to
             continue
             in
             the
             Study
             and
             Practice
             of
             
             God's
             Precepts
             .
             I
             shall
             speak
             but
             a
             Word
             of
             each
             of
             these
             ,
             and
             so
             Conclude
             .
          
           
             I.
             In
             all
             our
             Apprehensions
             of
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             let
             us
             fly
             unto
             God
             by
             Prayer
             ;
             and
             earnestly
             implore
             him
             to
             save
             and
             defend
             us
             ;
             and
             to
             guard
             us
             by
             his
             Almighty
             Power
             from
             all
             our
             Adversaries
             ;
             those
             whom
             we
             know
             not
             of
             ,
             and
             those
             whom
             we
             know
             to
             be
             so
             .
             Indeed
             we
             are
             never
             secure
             in
             this
             evil
             World
             :
             And
             there
             is
             no
             Man's
             Innocency
             can
             free
             him
             from
             Danger
             .
             And
             we
             of
             this
             Nation
             must
             never
             expect
             to
             be
             without
             Enemies
             .
             For
             ,
             if
             there
             were
             nothing
             else
             ,
             it
             is
             our
             Religion
             ,
             it
             is
             our
             happy
             Constitution
             and
             Government
             ,
             that
             will
             Create
             us
             Adversaries
             and
             Ill-willers
             .
             Well
             ,
             let
             us
             therefore
             be
             instant
             in
             Prayer
             for
             
             God's
             Protection
             :
             that
             he
             would
             make
             haste
             to
             help
             
             us
             ;
             that
             he
             would
             be
             our
             Rock
             and
             our
             Shelter
             from
             all
             our
             Foes
             ;
             that
             he
             would
             Watch
             over
             us
             ,
             and
             Discover
             the
             Snares
             that
             at
             any
             Time
             are
             laid
             for
             us
             .
             And
             we
             must
             never
             be
             weary
             of
             these
             Prayers
             .
             And
             then
             God
             ,
             I
             trust
             ,
             will
             not
             be
             weary
             of
             hearing
             them
             ,
             and
             giving
             a
             gracious
             Answer
             to
             them
             .
          
           
             And
             surely
             for
             my
             part
             ,
             I
             cannot
             but
             attribute
             our
             many
             late
             notable
             Deliverances
             ,
             to
             those
             frequent
             and
             earnest
             Petitions
             sent
             up
             by
             many
             thousands
             of
             good
             Men
             and
             Women
             in
             all
             Parts
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
             which
             we
             use
             in
             our
             daily
             publick
             Prayers
             :
             As
             where
             we
             pray
             ,
             O
             
               God
               make
               speed
               to
               save
               us
               .
               O
               Lord
               ,
               make
               haste
               to
               help
               us
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             
               Defend
               us
               thy
               humble
               Servants
               in
               all
               Assaults
               of
               our
               Enemies
               .
               That
               we
               surely
               Trusting
               in
               thy
               Defence
               may
               not
               fear
               the
               Power
               of
               any
               Adversaries
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             when
             we
             Pray
             ,
             
               That
               we
               being
               defended
               from
               the
               fear
               of
               our
               Enemies
               ,
               may
               pass
               our
               time
               in
               rest
               and
               quietness
               .
            
             And
             as
             it
             is
             in
             our
             Litany
             ,
             
               Graciously
               hear
               us
               ,
               that
               those
               evils
               which
               the
               Craft
               and
               Subtilty
               of
               the
               Devil
               or
               Man
               worketh
               against
               us
               may
               be
               brought
               to
               nought
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               Providence
               of
               thy
               Goodness
               be
               dispersed
               .
            
             And
             again
             ,
             
               Turn
               from
               us
               all
               those
               Evils
               that
               we
               most
               righteously
               have
               deserved
               .
            
             
             And
             divers
             other
             of
             the
             like
             Import
             .
             Great
             is
             the
             Efficacy
             of
             these
             frequently
             repeated
             Petitions
             ,
             when
             put
             up
             in
             the
             Places
             where
             God's
             Honour
             dwells
             ,
             by
             Multitudes
             of
             devout
             People
             with
             ardent
             and
             holy
             Affections
             .
             And
             as
             these
             Prayers
             have
             had
             such
             happy
             Effect
             ,
             so
             let
             us
             still
             continue
             in
             them
             for
             our
             future
             Preservation
             .
          
           
             II.
             In
             all
             our
             dangers
             of
             our
             Enemies
             let
             us
             resolvedly
             persist
             in
             the
             Study
             and
             Practice
             of
             God's
             Law.
             This
             was
             holy
             
             David's
             Resolution
             :
             
               The
               Proud
               dealt
               perversly
               with
               me
               :
               But
               I
               will
               be
               occupied
               in
               thy
               Commandments
               .
            
             As
             tho
             he
             should
             have
             said
             in
             other
             Words
             ,
             I
             am
             well
             satisfied
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             best
             Course
             to
             be
             safe
             ,
             to
             Fear
             God
             and
             to
             Walk
             in
             his
             Way
             ,
             and
             to
             Depend
             upon
             him
             in
             Well-doing
             .
             Then
             may
             I
             confidently
             pray
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             expect
             all
             Supplies
             whatsoever
             from
             him
             .
             For
             he
             will
             not
             forsake
             the
             Righteous
             ,
             nor
             suffer
             him
             to
             be
             moved
             .
             And
             if
             we
             would
             have
             God
             still
             to
             watch
             over
             our
             Land
             for
             good
             ,
             let
             us
             steddily
             persevere
             in
             our
             Protestant
             Profession
             ,
             and
             especially
             in
             the
             Practise
             of
             our
             Protestant
             Doctrines
             ,
             which
             so
             effectually
             and
             indispensably
             require
             of
             us
             a
             very
             sober
             ,
             strict
             and
             holy
             Conversation
             .
             Which
             God
             grant
             us
             all
             Grace
             
             that
             we
             may
             do
             for
             the
             Peace
             and
             Safety
             both
             of
             our selves
             and
             of
             our
             King
             ,
             and
             of
             our
             Country
             ,
             for
             Jesus
             Christ
             his
             sake
             .
             To
             whom
             be
             all
             Honour
             ,
             Glory
             and
             Adoration
             for
             Evermore
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Sermons
             new
             Published
             ,
             and
             Sold
             by
          
           B.
           Almer
           in
           Cornhil
           .
        
         
           THE
           Bishop
           of
           
           Gloucester's
           Thanksgiving
           Sermon
           before
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           at
           
             Westminster-Abby
             ,
             April
          
           16th
           .
           1696.
           
        
         
           Mr.
           Stephens
           of
           Sutton
           in
           Surrey
           his
           Thansgiving
           Sermon
           ,
           preach'd
           before
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           and
           Aldermen
           at
           
             Bow-Church
             ;
             April
          
           the
           16th
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           Showers
           his
           Thanksgiving
           Sermon
           ,
           also
           upon
           the
           16th
           of
           April
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           Gardiner
           his
           Thanksgiving
           Sermon
           ,
           preached
           at
           St.
           
             Michael
             Crooked-Lane
          
           in
           London
           the
           same
           Day
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A61858-e280
           
             
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             1
             Sam.
             xvi
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             14.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Consultarunt
               adversus
               me
            
             .
             Bib.
             Tigurin
             .
          
           
             
               Exitia
               mihi
               Machinantur
            
             .
             Castal
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             ii
             .
             21.
             
          
           
             Ch.
             v.
             21.
             
          
           
             Exercebor
             .
             Vulg.
             
          
           
             Ps.
             cxlviii
             .
             14.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             xii
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             xiii
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             v.
             22.