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             A sermon preached at the assizes at Hertford, Jvly viii, 1689 by John Strype ...
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           ASSIZES
           AT
           HERTFORD
           ,
           IVLY
           viii
           .
           1689.
           
        
         
           By
           
             IOHN
             STRYPE
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           Vicar
           of
           Low-Leyton
           in
           Essex
           .
        
         
           IMPRIMATUR
           ,
           Iulii
           22.
           1689.
           
           C.
           ALSTON
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Richard
             Chiswell
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
             Paul's
             Church-Yard
          
           ,
           MDCLXXXIX
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Right
           Worshipful
           Richard
           Hutchinson
           ,
           
             Esq
          
           HIGH-SHERIFF
           of
           the
           County
           of
           HERTFORD
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Acknowledge
           it
           a
           Satisfaction
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           this
           plain
           SERMON
           ,
           preached
           at
           the
           late
           Assizes
           ,
           found
           such
           a
           general
           good
           Acceptation
           both
           from
           the
           Iudges
           and
           Gentry
           ,
           insomuch
           ,
           that
           many
           of
           them
           put
           you
           upon
           obliging
           me
           to
           make
           it
           publick
           .
           But
           it
           added
           much
           to
           the
           satisfaction
           ,
           that
           the
           subject
           matter
           of
           the
           Discourse
           was
           so
           well
           approved
           by
           so
           great
           a
           Body
           of
           Honour
           and
           Quality
           ,
           as
           then
           appeared
           .
           Nor
           does
           it
           a
           little
           tend
           to
           the
           Reputation
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           that
           the
           Magistrates
           and
           Gentry
           thereof
           allow
           so
           well
           of
           Discourses
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           shewing
           hereby
           their
           True
           Affection
           to
           the
           
             Protestant
             Religion
          
           ,
           and
           to
           Christian
           Peace
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           how
           sensible
           they
           are
           of
           the
           singular
           Mercies
           and
           Deliverances
           vouchsafed
           by
           God
           to
           this
           Nation
           ,
           both
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           and
           of
           late
           especially
           .
        
         
         
           Sir
           ,
           You
           have
           the
           honour
           to
           be
           reserved
           for
           the
           First
           Sheriff
           of
           Hertford-shire
           ,
           under
           the
           Auspicious
           Reign
           of
           
             KING
             WILLIAM
          
           and
           
             QUEEN
             MARY
          
           .
           And
           it
           was
           your
           Happiness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           your
           Honour
           ,
           that
           you
           were
           laid
           aside
           from
           serving
           that
           Office
           the
           last
           Year
           ,
           after
           you
           were
           pricked
           and
           published
           in
           the
           Gazette
           ,
           in
           the
           List
           of
           the
           High
           Sheriffs
           ,
           as
           being
           judged
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           too
           good
           an
           English
           man
           ,
           and
           too
           true
           a
           Protestant
           ,
           to
           serue
           the
           Turn
           that
           was
           then
           driving
           on
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           ,
           you
           see
           ,
           in
           compliance
           with
           your
           desire
           ,
           exposed
           what
           I
           preached
           to
           publick
           view
           ,
           praying
           God
           it
           may
           be
           of
           some
           benefit
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           that
           shall
           take
           the
           pains
           to
           read
           it
           ,
           for
           the
           promoting
           of
           Christian
           Wisdom
           and
           Sobriety
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           have
           my
           end
           .
           I
           am
           ,
        
         
           SIR
           ,
           Your
           very
           much
           obliged
           humble
           Servant
           ,
           
             IOHN
             STRYPE
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           Assizes
           at
           Hertford
           ,
           IVLY
           viii
           .
           1689.
           
        
         
           
             I
             SAM
             .
             XII
             .
             vii
             .
          
           
             Now
             therefore
             stand
             still
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             reason
             with
             you
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             righteous
             Acts
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             to
             you
             and
             to
             your
             Fathers
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Come
           not
           here
           to
           instruct
           Judges
           ,
           not
           to
           teach
           Magistrates
           their
           Duty
           :
           As
           this
           would
           not
           become
           me
           to
           do
           ,
           so
           neither
           ,
           I
           presume
           ,
           do
           they
           need
           it
           ,
           whose
           great
           Wisdom
           And
           Gravity
           is
           able
           to
           direct
           them
           in
           the
           Businesses
           that
           lie
           before
           them
           .
           Their
           
           Office
           indeed
           is
           as
           Weighty
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           Honourable
           ,
           to
           distribute
           Justice
           ,
           to
           see
           good
           Laws
           well
           executed
           ,
           to
           right
           oppressed
           Innocence
           ,
           to
           bring
           Wickedness
           to
           Shame
           ;
           in
           a
           Word
           ,
           to
           maintain
           the
           Kings
           Peace
           ,
           and
           the
           Churches
           Peace
           ;
           a
           Great
           and
           Divine
           Employment
           .
           But
           where
           there
           be
           Principles
           of
           Loyalty
           ,
           and
           a
           Love
           of
           Iustice
           planted
           in
           the
           mind
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           Piety
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           grave
           Iudgment
           ,
           and
           many
           Years
           Experience
           ;
           these
           are
           far
           better
           Monitors
           than
           the
           best
           Preachers
           can
           be
           :
           And
           I
           am
           persuaded
           I
           have
           Men
           enriched
           with
           such
           Endowments
           to
           be
           my
           Auditors
           at
           this
           Time.
           
        
         
           That
           I
           may
           not
           therefore
           seem
           to
           misdoubt
           your
           Integrities
           or
           Abilities
           ,
           Right
           Honourable
           and
           Right
           Worshipful
           ,
           nor
           expose
           my self
           to
           the
           Censure
           of
           too
           much
           Assurance
           and
           Presumption
           ;
           and
           yet
           that
           I
           may
           speak
           in
           some
           proportion
           to
           this
           present
           occasion
           ,
           I
           have
           chosen
           these
           Words
           ,
           which
           are
           part
           of
           the
           Charge
           of
           a
           great
           Judg
           in
           Israel
           ,
           of
           whom
           the
           Scripture
           gives
           this
           Character
           ,
           
           That
           
             he
             went
             from
             year
             to
             year
             in
             circuit
             to
             Bethel
             ,
             and
             Gilgal
             ,
             and
             Miz●●h
             ,
             and
             judged
             Israel
             in
             all
             those
             places
             :
          
           And
           so
           you
           see
           the
           Words
           may
           be
           suitable
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Person
           that
           spake
           them
           .
           And
           they
           were
           delivered
           at
           a
           very
           great
           and
           solemn
           Convention
           
           of
           People
           ,
           as
           yours
           now
           is
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           are
           suitable
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           Auditory
           ,
           that
           heard
           them
           :
           And
           the
           Matter
           of
           them
           ,
           being
           a
           serious
           Exhortation
           to
           reflect
           upon
           God's
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           Ingratitude
           ,
           can
           neither
           now
           ,
           not
           at
           any
           time
           else
           ,
           be
           unsuitable
           for
           Ministers
           to
           preach
           ,
           nor
           Christians
           to
           hear
           .
        
         
           Here
           ,
           then
           ,
           we
           have
           Samuel
           ,
           the
           Judge
           ,
           beginning
           his
           Charge
           ;
           
             Now
             therefore
             stand
             still
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             reason
             with
             you
             before
             the
             Lord
             of
             all
             the
             righteous
             Acts
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             to
             you
             and
             to
             your
             fathers
             .
          
           The
           Word
           ,
           which
           we
           translate
           ,
           
             Let
             me
             reason
             with
             you
          
           ,
           
           is
           a
           Law
           Term
           among
           the
           Hebrews
           ,
           &
           signifies
           ,
           
             To
             plead
             and
             contend
             in
             Iudgment
          
           for
           some
           wrong
           done
           :
           And
           is
           as
           much
           as
           if
           the
           should
           have
           said
           ,
           
             Let
             me
             plead
             on
             God's
             side
             against
             you
             .
          
           A
           good
           Judg
           is
           alwaies
           an
           Advocate
           on
           God's
           behalf
           ,
           and
           zealous
           in
           his
           Cause
           .
           Israel
           had
           wronged
           God
           ,
           dealt
           unjustly
           with
           him
           .
           How
           so
           ?
           By
           sinning
           against
           him
           :
           For
           every
           Sin
           is
           an
           Injury
           done
           to
           God.
           Samuel
           now
           stands
           ,
           and
           takes
           God's
           Part
           against
           them
           ,
           by
           shewing
           them
           how
           gracious
           God
           had
           been
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           how
           well
           he
           had
           deserved
           at
           their
           Hands
           ,
           by
           his
           Mercies
           and
           Favours
           ,
           expressed
           towards
           them
           ;
           for
           so
           the
           Word
           ,
           which
           we
           render
           
             Righteous
             Acts
          
           ,
           
           often
           signifies
           :
           And
           by
           shewing
           them
           withal
           ,
           how
           
           illy
           they
           had
           requited
           the
           Lord
           ,
           disobeyed
           his
           Commandments
           ,
           and
           rebelled
           against
           their
           Heavenly
           King.
           
        
         
           And
           that
           his
           Expostulation
           with
           them
           ,
           from
           the
           Topic
           of
           God's
           Goodness
           ,
           might
           make
           the
           deeper
           impression
           upon
           them
           ,
           he
           descends
           in
           the
           following
           Verses
           to
           enumerate
           the
           Righteous
           Acts
           of
           God
           towards
           them
           :
           
           
             When
             Iacob
             was
             come
             into
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             your
             Fathers
             cried
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             then
             the
             Lord
             sent
             Moses
             and
             Aaron
             ,
             which
             brought
             forth
             your
             Fathers
             out
             of
             Egypt
             .
          
           So
           that
           their
           Escape
           out
           of
           Egypt
           was
           one
           of
           these
           Righteous
           ,
           or
           Merciful
           ,
           Acts
           of
           God
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           it
           follows
           ,
           
             And
             made
             them
             dwell
             in
             this
             place
             .
             This
             place
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           The
           Land
           of
           Canaan
           ,
           where
           they
           now
           were
           .
           That
           was
           another
           of
           these
           eminent
           Favours
           ,
           or
           
             Righteous
             Acts
          
           of
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           
             And
             when
             they
             forgat
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           
           
             be
             sold
             them
             into
             the
             hand
             of
             Sisera
             ,
             Captain
             of
             the
             Host
             of
             Hazor
             ,
             and
             into
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Philistins
             ,
             and
             into
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             King
             of
             Moab
             ;
             and
             they
             fought
             against
             them
             .
             And
             they
             cried
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           
           &c.
           
           
             And
             the
             Lord
             sent
             Ierubbeal
             ,
             
             and
             Bedan
             ,
             and
             Iephtbah
             ,
             and
             Samuel
             ,
             and
             delivered
             you
             out
             of
             the
             hand
             of
             your
             Enemies
             on
             every
             side
             ,
             and
             ye
             dwelled
             safe
             .
          
           They
           had
           Enemies
           ,
           it
           seems
           ,
           round
           about
           them
           ,
           that
           plotted
           and
           combined
           to
           destroy
           them
           ;
           
           but
           GOD
           alwaies
           interposed
           for
           their
           safety
           :
           This
           is
           a
           Third
           Mercy
           of
           GOD
           vouchsafed
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           upon
           these
           three
           signal
           Manifestations
           of
           GOD's
           Goodness
           to
           them
           ,
           the
           Prophet
           Samuel
           grounds
           his
           reasoning
           with
           them
           :
           For
           indeed
           they
           were
           Favours
           of
           that
           nature
           ,
           that
           the
           Iews
           could
           not
           think
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           needs
           have
           been
           touched
           with
           a
           quick
           sense
           of
           the
           Distinguishing
           Love
           of
           GOD
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           under
           what
           mighty
           Obligations
           they
           were
           to
           Him
           ;
           as
           namely
           ,
           to
           review
           them
           again
           ,
        
         
           I.
           That
           GOD
           had
           brought
           them
           away
           from
           Egypt
           ;
           where
           they
           were
           a
           poor
           ,
           miserable
           ,
           oppressed
           People
           ,
           under
           intolerable
           Slavery
           ,
           crouching
           to
           an
           insulting
           proud
           Tyrant
           ,
           who
           laid
           unconscionable
           Tasks
           and
           Burthens
           of
           hard
           Labour
           upon
           them
           .
           
           
             Their
             Task-masters
          
           ,
           saith
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           
             made
             their
             Lives
             bitter
             with
             hard
             bondage
             in
             Mortar
             and
             in
             Brick●
             and
             in
             all
             manner
             of
             service
             in
             the
             Field
             .
             
             All
             their
             service
             ,
             wherein
             they
             made
             them
             to
             serve
             ,
             was
             with
             rigor
             .
          
           Insomuch
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             They
             sighed
             and
             groaned
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             their
             bondage
             .
          
           From
           all
           this
           Severity
           and
           Anguish
           did
           their
           gracious
           GOD
           
           in
           due
           time
           give
           them
           an
           eminent
           and
           famous
           Freedom
           .
        
         
           II.
           Another
           of
           God's
           Righteous
           Acts
           towards
           them
           ,
           was
           the
           planting
           them
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           Canaan
           ;
           where
           they
           were
           not
           only
           free
           from
           the
           former
           Servitude
           ,
           but
           lived
           plentifully
           and
           prosperously
           .
           A
           Land
           therefore
           it
           is
           described
           to
           be
           ,
           
             flowing
             with
             Milk
             and
             Honey
          
           ,
           fruitful
           ,
           and
           yielding
           all
           things
           for
           their
           service
           ,
           use
           ,
           and
           delight
           .
           And
           here
           they
           lived
           under
           their
           own
           Laws
           ,
           in
           a
           wise
           and
           well
           constituted
           Government
           ,
           having
           the
           true
           ,
           standing
           ,
           divine
           Service
           of
           God
           settled
           among
           them
           .
           Oh
           ,
           what
           a
           blessed
           Change
           was
           this
           to
           them
           ,
           to
           exchange
           Egypt
           for
           Canaan
           ,
           the
           unmerciful
           Impositions
           of
           a
           Tyrannical
           Prince
           ,
           for
           the
           sweet
           and
           good
           Laws
           of
           their
           Gracious
           and
           Heavenly
           King.
           
        
         
           III.
           The
           third
           Favour
           of
           God
           to
           Israel
           ,
           that
           Samuel
           here
           mentions
           ,
           is
           not
           so
           much
           one
           single
           Mercy
           as
           a
           Constellation
           of
           them
           ;
           namely
           ,
           Their
           many
           Deliverances
           ,
           after
           their
           settlement
           in
           Canaan
           ,
           from
           their
           Enemies
           round
           about
           them
           ,
           that
           envied
           their
           Peace
           ,
           that
           were
           jealous
           of
           their
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           that
           laboured
           ,
           and
           contrived
           ,
           and
           combined
           together
           ,
           either
           to
           reduce
           
           them
           to
           their
           old
           Slavery
           again
           ,
           or
           totally
           to
           ruine
           and
           root
           them
           out
           :
           But
           as
           often
           as
           they
           rose
           up
           against
           them
           ,
           so
           often
           did
           their
           good
           God
           appear
           on
           their
           behalf
           ,
           and
           by
           strange
           and
           miraculous
           means
           sheltered
           this
           people
           from
           their
           Malice
           ,
           and
           continued
           their
           Church
           ,
           and
           preserved
           their
           State
           ,
           in
           spight
           of
           all
           attempts
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           And
           these
           are
           the
           
             Righteous
             Acts
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           upon
           which
           this
           holy
           and
           good
           man
           is
           going
           to
           reason
           with
           them
           .
           This
           is
           the
           Foundation
           ,
           upon
           which
           he
           builds
           the
           strength
           of
           his
           ensuing
           Discourse
           .
           That
           considering
           these
           great
           Vouchsafements
           of
           God
           ,
           how
           obliged
           they
           were
           to
           fear
           him
           ,
           and
           cleave
           unto
           him
           with
           their
           whole
           Hearts
           :
           And
           ,
           Of
           what
           an
           high
           nature
           would
           their
           Transgressions
           be
           ,
           after
           all
           this
           kindness
           ;
           and
           ,
           What
           shame
           ,
           what
           sorrow
           ,
           what
           repentance
           would
           suffice
           to
           ballance
           their
           ingratitude
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           is
           the
           method
           of
           
           Samuel's
           arguing
           with
           the
           Iews
           ,
           from
           the
           Mercies
           of
           God
           to
           them
           ;
           and
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           it
           made
           a
           very
           notable
           impression
           upon
           their
           Hearts
           :
           An
           excellent
           Platform
           and
           Direction
           this
           is
           for
           us
           to
           follow
           in
           our
           Exhortations
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           call
           upon
           Men
           to
           consider
           their
           waies
           ,
           and
           to
           amend
           them
           ;
           We
           cannot
           
           take
           a
           better
           course
           ,
           more
           probable
           to
           have
           a
           good
           effect
           ,
           than
           this
           ,
           which
           the
           Prophet
           Samuel
           here
           useth
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           To
           set
           before
           Men
           the
           gracious
           dealings
           of
           God
           to
           them
           and
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           what
           Comforts
           and
           Refreshments
           he
           hath
           bestowed
           on
           them
           ;
           what
           Deliverances
           and
           Salvations
           he
           hath
           wrought
           for
           them
           ;
           what
           visible
           and
           remarkable
           Tokens
           and
           Footsteps
           of
           his
           Grace
           and
           Goodness
           they
           have
           seen
           and
           felt
           ;
           and
           then
           hereupon
           to
           argue
           and
           expostulate
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           seeing
           ,
           my
           Christian
           Brethren
           ,
           we
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           with
           the
           Iews
           ,
           have
           received
           great
           and
           eminent
           Mercies
           at
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Iews
           also
           ,
           our
           carriage
           and
           behaviour
           towards
           him
           hath
           been
           no
           waies
           correspondent
           ,
           I
           shall
           therefore
           at
           this
           time
           follow
           the
           same
           course
           and
           method
           that
           Samuel
           here
           does
           ;
           and
           for
           this
           purpose
           ,
           give
           me
           leave
           in
           the
           first
           place
           to
           bespeak
           you
           in
           
           Samuel's
           very
           words
           .
           
             Now
             therefore
             stand
             still
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             reason
             with
             you
             before
             the
             Lord
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             righteous
             acts
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             to
             YOU
             and
             YOUR
             Fathers
             .
          
           And
           here
           I
           shall
           set
           before
           you
           the
           Mercies
           of
           God
           to
           you
           and
           your
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           then
           reason
           with
           you
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Lord
           concerning
           them
           .
        
         
           
           
             I.
             
          
           
             Let
             me
             recollect
             the
             Righteous
             Acts
             ,
             or
             the
             Mercies
             ,
             of
             the
             Lord.
             As
             for
             private
             and
             personal
             Mercies
             ,
             I
             shall
             not
             at
             all
             insist
             upon
             them
             ,
             but
             limit
             my
             Discourse
             only
             to
             those
             that
             are
             publick
             and
             national
             ,
             such
             as
             have
             happened
             to
             us
             as
             a
             Nation
             ;
             for
             such
             are
             the
             
               Righteous
               Acts
            
             meant
             in
             the
             Text.
             And
             here
             let
             us
             reflect
             a
             little
             upon
             what
             God
             hath
             done
             for
             us
             of
             this
             Nation
             .
             And
             upon
             search
             and
             examination
             we
             shall
             soon
             find
             ,
             That
             his
             Goodness
             hath
             been
             marvellous
             and
             abundant
             towards
             us
             .
             Certainly
             ,
             whatsoever
             great
             things
             other
             Kingdoms
             may
             boast
             of
             ,
             as
             received
             from
             the
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             we
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             have
             had
             our
             share
             .
             And
             truly
             ,
             I
             think
             ,
             if
             a
             man
             should
             go
             all
             the
             World
             over
             ,
             and
             take
             an
             account
             of
             every
             People
             and
             Language
             ,
             this
             Island
             of
             our
             Nativity
             would
             be
             found
             to
             be
             the
             Happiest
             .
             And
             tho'
             doubtless
             all
             others
             have
             reason
             to
             be
             sensible
             of
             the
             Goodness
             of
             God
             to
             them
             in
             many
             respects
             ,
             yet
             we
             of
             this
             Nation
             have
             far
             greater
             reason
             .
             We
             have
             swam
             in
             a
             greater
             Sea
             of
             Mercies
             ,
             and
             our
             Cup
             hath
             more
             overflowed
             :
             God
             hath
             given
             more
             notable
             and
             famous
             marks
             of
             his
             Favour
             to
             us
             English-men
             .
          
           
           
             It
             will
             be
             convenient
             to
             mention
             some
             of
             them
             ,
             because
             particulars
             do
             more
             affect
             ;
             and
             as
             Samuel
             in
             this
             Chapter
             insisted
             chiefly
             upon
             three
             sorts
             of
             Mercies
             vouchsafed
             to
             Israel
             ;
             so
             by
             way
             of
             Parallel
             ,
             I
             will
             at
             this
             time
             reduce
             the
             Mercies
             of
             God
             to
             our
             Nation
             ,
             under
             three
             Heads
             .
          
           
             I.
             The
             Deliverance
             of
             our
             Force-fathers
             from
             the
             Spiritual
             
               Egypt
               ,
               viz.
            
             The
             Bondage
             of
             Popery
             .
          
           
             II.
             The
             placing
             us
             in
             a
             good
             Land
             ,
             a
             second
             Land
             of
             Canaan
             .
          
           
             III.
             The
             Protections
             that
             God
             hath
             given
             us
             ,
             from
             our
             Enemies
             round
             about
             us
             ,
             that
             combined
             together
             against
             us
             ,
             like
             the
             Canaanites
             and
             the
             Perizzites
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             seven
             Nations
             ,
             against
             Israel
             .
          
           
             I.
             I
             begin
             with
             the
             Deliverance
             of
             our
             Forefathers
             from
             the
             Tyranny
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             the
             bondage
             of
             the
             
               Popish
               Religion
            
             .
             A
             Yoke
             ,
             which
             our
             Fathers
             ,
             both
             Kings
             and
             People
             ,
             many
             a
             year
             ,
             had
             grievously
             laboured
             under
             ;
             when
             a
             foreign
             Bishop
             had
             usurped
             Authority
             over
             our
             Estates
             
             and
             Liberties
             ,
             our
             Souls
             and
             Consciences
             ,
             in
             that
             sort
             ,
             as
             tho'
             we
             had
             all
             been
             made
             only
             to
             serve
             the
             ends
             of
             his
             Ambition
             and
             Covetousness
             ;
             and
             which
             was
             saddest
             of
             all
             ,
             our
             immortal
             Souls
             were
             in
             imminent
             hazard
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             wretched
             Ignorance
             ,
             Superstition
             ,
             and
             false
             Worship
             Men
             were
             then
             nursell'd
             up
             in
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             good
             GOD
             in
             due
             time
             looked
             down
             upon
             us
             ,
             pittied
             our
             Bondage
             ,
             and
             brought
             us
             up
             out
             of
             this
             Egypt
             ,
             moving
             and
             emboldening
             the
             Hearts
             of
             our
             Governours
             to
             vindicate
             themselves
             from
             the
             Usurpations
             of
             Rome
             ,
             and
             to
             dismiss
             Superstition
             and
             Idolatry
             from
             among
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             set
             on
             foot
             a
             blessed
             Reformation
             from
             those
             notorious
             Abuses
             and
             Corruptions
             ,
             in
             which
             our
             poor
             Church
             had
             been
             so
             long
             wrapt
             up
             before
             .
             The
             Scriptures
             ,
             that
             shew
             unto
             us
             the
             Way
             of
             Salvation
             ,
             lockt
             up
             before
             ,
             were
             now
             opened
             :
             Our
             Prayers
             ,
             that
             were
             hidden
             in
             an
             unknown
             Tongue
             before
             ,
             made
             intelligible
             :
             Worshipping
             of
             Saints
             ,
             and
             making
             Addresses
             to
             Wood
             and
             Stone
             ,
             abrogated
             :
             The
             Holy
             Sacrament
             of
             the
             Lord's
             .
             Supper
             ,
             polluted
             by
             a
             Mass
             of
             Fooleries
             ,
             and
             Corruptions
             ,
             and
             Errors
             ,
             restored
             to
             its
             Primitive
             use
             and
             practice
             ;
             and
             a
             reasonable
             Service
             
             celebrated
             ,
             and
             Preachers
             appointed
             to
             teach
             and
             instruct
             men
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Contents
             of
             our
             Holy
             Religion
             ;
             and
             Means
             of
             Saving-knowledg
             more
             and
             more
             brake
             in
             upon
             us
             And
             thus
             we
             were
             then
             delivered
             .
          
           
             And
             this
             Mercy
             of
             God
             will
             appear
             to
             be
             the
             greater
             ,
             if
             we
             consider
             what
             a
             small
             part
             of
             Christendome
             ,
             in
             comparison
             ,
             enjoy
             it
             beside
             our selves
             .
             God
             seemed
             to
             have
             picked
             us
             out
             from
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             manifest
             This
             his
             Kindness
             to
             ;
             for
             the
             greater
             part
             of
             Christians
             still
             sit
             in
             Darkness
             ,
             concerning
             CHRIST
             and
             his
             Religion
             ;
             and
             while
             their
             Priests
             pretend
             to
             keep
             knowledge
             ,
             they
             communicate
             little
             enough
             to
             them
             ;
             they
             tell
             them
             ,
             it
             is
             enough
             for
             them
             to
             believe
             as
             the
             Church
             believes
             ,
             That
             they
             must
             resolve
             their
             Faith
             into
             the
             Authority
             of
             the
             Church
             :
             But
             what
             the
             Faith
             of
             the
             Church
             is
             ,
             they
             need
             not
             trouble
             themselves
             to
             know
             ,
             let
             them
             but
             hear
             Mass
             and
             mumble
             over
             their
             Rosaries
             and
             their
             Latin
             Prayers
             ;
             let
             them
             but
             kiss
             a
             Crucifix
             ,
             and
             kneel
             before
             a
             Saints
             Image
             ,
             and
             sprinkle
             themselves
             with
             Holy
             Water
             ,
             and
             arm
             themselves
             with
             the
             sign
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
             and
             't
             is
             enough
             .
          
           
             This
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             is
             the
             condition
             of
             most
             Christians
             ;
             but
             God
             hath
             dealt
             more
             bountifully
             with
             
             you
             my
             Brethren
             ;
             He
             hath
             given
             you
             means
             of
             more
             perfect
             knowledge
             of
             JESUS
             CHRIST
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             way
             and
             means
             of
             Salvation
             by
             him
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             We
             have
             our
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
             that
             had
             been
             defac'd
             ,
             blotted
             ,
             and
             blurred
             by
             Popish
             Superstition
             ,
             cleansed
             from
             its
             Corruptions
             ,
             and
             restored
             to
             us
             as
             it
             was
             in
             the
             Primitive
             Ages
             ;
             a
             most
             invaluable
             Mercy
             and
             Blessing
             !
             so
             that
             nothing
             now
             remains
             for
             us
             to
             do
             ,
             but
             to
             live
             according
             to
             the
             knowledge
             and
             means
             of
             Grace
             which
             we
             have
             .
             And
             this
             is
             one
             Rank
             of
             Divine
             Favours
             vouchsafed
             us
             of
             this
             Nation
             ,
             viz.
             Our
             deliverance
             from
             the
             Bondage
             and
             Tyranny
             of
             Rome
             ,
             answerable
             to
             that
             of
             the
             Iews
             from
             Egypt
             .
          
           
             II.
             Another
             singular
             Mercy
             of
             God
             to
             this
             Nation
             ,
             parallel
             to
             that
             God
             vouchsafed
             the
             Iews
             ,
             is
             the
             good
             Land
             ,
             wherein
             God
             hath
             planted
             us
             .
             As
             the
             former
             concerned
             our
             spiritual
             Good
             ,
             so
             this
             our
             Temporal
             ;
             indeed
             a
             blessed
             Country
             ours
             is
             ,
             a
             true
             Canaan
             ,
             a
             Land
             flowing
             with
             Milk
             and
             Honey
             .
             The
             British
             Islands
             were
             antiently
             and
             truly
             reckoned
             one
             of
             the
             best
             and
             happiest
             Soyles
             in
             the
             World.
             
          
           
           
             And
             here
             I
             might
             insist
             upon
             the
             Fruitfulness
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             the
             Plenty
             of
             all
             things
             for
             the
             Life
             and
             uses
             of
             Men
             ;
             the
             Temperature
             and
             Wholsomness
             of
             the
             Clime
             ;
             the
             Health
             and
             long
             Age
             of
             the
             Inhabitants
             ;
             the
             Manners
             and
             Dispositions
             of
             the
             People
             ,
             who
             are
             naturally
             Loyal
             and
             True
             ,
             Sober
             and
             Manly
             ,
             Couragious
             and
             Valiant
             :
             For
             so
             the
             antient
             Inhabitants
             were
             reputed
             to
             be
             ;
             and
             if
             they
             are
             not
             all
             so
             now
             ,
             't
             is
             owing
             to
             their
             Sins
             ,
             whereby
             many
             of
             us
             have
             marred
             and
             emasculated
             our
             Natures
             .
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             I
             might
             insist
             upon
             the
             happy
             Situation
             of
             this
             Island
             ,
             walled
             about
             with
             Seas
             ,
             to
             defend
             us
             from
             Foreign
             Invasion
             ,
             that
             ambitious
             Princes
             may
             not
             so
             easily
             make
             Inroads
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             bring
             in
             their
             destructive
             Armies
             ;
             God
             hath
             placed
             us
             in
             a
             World
             by
             our selves
             ,
             and
             we
             were
             therefore
             sometimes
             called
             ,
             
               Alter
               Orbis
               ,
               The
               other
               World.
               
            
          
           
             Under
             the
             consideration
             of
             the
             Happiness
             of
             our
             Country
             ,
             I
             might
             likewise
             entertain
             you
             with
             a
             Discourse
             of
             our
             moderate
             and
             easie
             Government
             ,
             and
             wholesome
             Laws
             :
             Our
             Kings
             rule
             by
             Law
             ,
             and
             are
             not
             arbitrary
             ;
             our
             Laws
             are
             framed
             and
             modelled
             by
             our
             own
             Representatives
             ;
             and
             so
             ,
             in
             effect
             ,
             we
             are
             under
             Laws
             
             of
             our
             own
             making
             .
             And
             among
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Priviledges
             of
             the
             
               English
               Nation
            
             ,
             this
             must
             not
             be
             forgotten
             ,
             at
             this
             time
             especially
             ,
             That
             for
             the
             saving
             us
             both
             the
             Labour
             and
             Expences
             of
             long
             Journies
             up
             to
             Westminster-Hall
             ,
             the
             Reverend
             the
             Judges
             leave
             their
             Seats
             there
             for
             our
             Ease
             and
             Convenience
             ;
             and
             are
             sent
             down
             among
             us
             ,
             twice
             a
             Year
             ,
             in
             these
             their
             Circuits
             ,
             to
             hear
             and
             determine
             our
             Grievances
             ,
             and
             to
             do
             us
             Right
             ,
             and
             to
             take
             Vengeance
             on
             Malefactors
             ,
             the
             common
             Mischieves
             of
             a
             Country
             .
             And
             thus
             Justice
             is
             brought
             home
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             to
             our
             own
             Doors
             .
          
           
             In
             all
             which
             Respects
             ,
             many
             wife
             Men
             ,
             not
             only
             our
             Country-men
             ,
             who
             may
             be
             thought
             to
             speak
             partially
             ,
             but
             Foreigners
             ,
             have
             held
             the
             
               English
               Government
            
             ,
             To
             be
             one
             of
             the
             best
             constituted
             Governments
             in
             the
             World.
             
          
           
             These
             things
             I
             can
             now
             but
             mention
             ;
             but
             these
             ,
             well
             thought
             on
             ,
             will
             enhance
             the
             Value
             of
             this
             second
             Rank
             of
             Mercies
             ,
             referring
             to
             the
             Country
             ,
             wherein
             God
             hath
             placed
             us
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             we
             may
             truly
             use
             the
             Words
             of
             the
             Psalmist
             ,
             
               The
               lines
               are
               fallen
               to
               us
               in
               a
               pleasant
               place
               ,
               and
               we
               have
               a
               goodly
               Heritage
               .
            
          
           
           
             III.
             There
             is
             another
             Mercy
             still
             behind
             ,
             wherein
             God
             hath
             resembled
             us
             to
             his
             own
             People
             the
             Iews
             ;
             and
             that
             is
             ,
             The
             Protection
             of
             our
             Church
             and
             our
             Land
             from
             the
             Malicious
             and
             Unwearied
             Attempts
             of
             our
             Enemies
             .
             Miraculous
             have
             been
             the
             Deliverances
             that
             God
             hath
             wrought
             for
             us
             ,
             from
             Foreign
             Invasion
             and
             Domestick
             Conspiracy
             .
          
           
             I
             need
             but
             mention
             the
             
               Invincible
               Armada
            
             ,
             in
             the
             Year
             88.
             when
             the
             Pope
             and
             the
             King
             of
             Spain
             ,
             and
             the
             Princes
             of
             Italy
             ,
             marshalled
             up
             all
             their
             Strength
             and
             Wealth
             ,
             and
             set
             forth
             the
             greatest
             Fleet
             that
             ever
             the
             Sea
             bore
             ,
             with
             an
             intent
             to
             invade
             our
             Land
             ,
             to
             massacre
             our
             Persons
             ,
             and
             to
             reduce
             us
             to
             the
             old
             
               Egyptian
               Bondage
            
             again
             :
             But
             here
             the
             Winds
             and
             the
             Seas
             were
             on
             our
             side
             ,
             and
             fought
             for
             us
             ;
             and
             then
             God
             
               shewed
               strength
               with
               his
               own
               arm
               ,
               and
               scattered
               the
               proud
               in
               the
               imagination
               of
               their
               hearts
               .
            
          
           
             I
             can
             but
             name
             that
             prodigious
             and
             unheard
             of
             Plot
             of
             Gun
             Powder
             ,
             that
             should
             have
             made
             but
             one
             stroke
             of
             the
             three
             Estates
             ,
             and
             cut
             them
             off
             at
             one
             blow
             ;
             whereby
             both
             our
             Civil
             Government
             and
             our
             Protestant
             Religion
             should
             have
             been
             dispatched
             at
             once
             :
             But
             this
             ,
             God
             ,
             by
             a
             strange
             Discovery
             ,
             disappointed
             also
             .
          
           
           
             And
             when
             ,
             of
             later
             times
             ,
             we
             were
             embroiled
             in
             lamentable
             Civil
             Wars
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             's
             anointed
             ,
             our
             Natural
             Sovereign
             ,
             slain
             by
             wicked
             Hands
             ,
             and
             our
             antient
             Government
             subverted
             ;
             in
             due
             time
             did
             the
             good
             God
             take
             pity
             upon
             the
             sad
             Estate
             of
             these
             Kingdoms
             ,
             and
             brought
             back
             our
             Natural
             Prince
             ,
             and
             restored
             our
             Counsellors
             ,
             as
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             and
             gave
             us
             our
             old
             Government
             again
             in
             Church
             and
             State.
             And
             thus
             God
             delivered
             us
             then
             also
             .
          
           
             But
             there
             are
             later
             Deliverances
             than
             any
             of
             these
             ,
             fresh
             in
             our
             Memories
             ;
             wherein
             our
             merciful
             God
             hath
             aggrandized
             his
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             magnified
             his
             Goodness
             to
             us
             ;
             namely
             ,
             in
             the
             two
             last
             Kings
             Reigns
             ,
             when
             so
             many
             Plots
             and
             mischievous
             Projects
             were
             hatching
             and
             secretly
             carrying
             on
             against
             us
             ;
             and
             of
             late
             more
             openly
             and
             avowedly
             ,
             by
             our
             implacable
             Enemies
             of
             Rome
             ,
             to
             enslave
             our
             free-born
             Persons
             ,
             to
             overthrow
             our
             antient
             Government
             ;
             and
             ,
             which
             was
             worst
             of
             all
             ,
             to
             extirpate
             our
             excellent
             Protestant
             Religion
             ;
             having
             also
             the
             countenance
             of
             Authority
             on
             their
             side
             ;
             and
             a
             powerful
             standing
             Army
             to
             back
             them
             :
             And
             they
             thought
             ,
             and
             so
             indeed
             did
             we
             all
             ,
             That
             their
             Work
             was
             as
             good
             as
             done
             ;
             nor
             had
             we
             
             the
             least
             Crevise
             of
             Hope
             ,
             but
             began
             to
             prepare
             for
             Suffering
             ,
             and
             to
             submit
             our
             Necks
             ,
             as
             patiently
             as
             we
             could
             ,
             to
             that
             heavy
             Yoke
             ,
             which
             neither
             we
             nor
             our
             Fathers
             were
             able
             to
             bear
             .
             But
             ,
             behold
             !
             in
             this
             very
             juncture
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             did
             God
             ,
             beyond
             our
             Hopes
             ,
             or
             very
             thoughts
             ,
             raise
             up
             another
             Cyrus
             to
             his
             People
             ,
             who
             by
             a
             train
             of
             Miraculous
             and
             Strange
             Successes
             ,
             which
             we
             ought
             piousty
             to
             attribute
             to
             the
             special
             Influence
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             recover
             and
             restore
             this
             despairing
             Nation
             to
             its
             Property
             ,
             Liberty
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             Religion
             ,
             and
             every
             thing
             else
             that
             was
             dear
             and
             precious
             unto
             us
             ;
             and
             we
             have
             a
             very
             fair
             Prospect
             ,
             if
             our
             Sins
             and
             Follies
             do
             not
             prevent
             ,
             of
             much
             future
             Tranquillity
             .
          
           
             And
             truly
             ,
             to
             add
             this
             to
             the
             rest
             ,
             It
             is
             a
             Mercy
             of
             God
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             forgotten
             ,
             that
             notwithstanding
             the
             Iesuites
             and
             Emissaries
             of
             Rome
             ,
             have
             all
             along
             from
             Generation
             to
             Generation
             ,
             from
             one
             King's
             Reign
             to
             another
             ,
             been
             so
             busie
             to
             overturn
             us
             ,
             though
             they
             bring
             up
             Youth
             in
             Foreign
             Schools
             ,
             founded
             on
             purpose
             to
             plot
             Treasons
             ,
             and
             compass
             the
             Ruine
             of
             our
             Kings
             and
             Kingdom
             ;
             they
             have
             never
             yet
             these
             hundred
             Years
             and
             upwards
             ,
             been
             able
             to
             effect
             their
             cursed
             Designs
             :
             And
             what
             is
             all
             
             this
             to
             be
             attributed
             to
             ,
             but
             the
             special
             Providence
             of
             God
             over
             us
             ?
             God
             still
             blasts
             them
             ,
             disappoints
             them
             ,
             discovers
             them
             ,
             countermines
             them
             ,
             makes
             them
             false
             to
             one
             another
             ;
             and
             we
             have
             ,
             blessed
             be
             God
             ,
             a
             Protestant
             King
             ,
             and
             a
             Protestant
             Religion
             still
             ;
             such
             ,
             such
             have
             been
             the
             miraculous
             Appearances
             of
             God
             for
             this
             Church
             and
             Nation
             .
          
           
             O
             nimium
             dilecta
             Deo
             —
          
           
             O
             thou
             Nation
             of
             England
             ,
             beloved
             of
             God
             ,
             too
             much
             ,
             beyond
             thy
             Deserts
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             I
             have
             set
             before
             you
             the
             Mercies
             of
             God
             ,
             his
             righteous
             Acts
             towards
             us
             and
             our
             Fathers
             :
             Thus
             Good
             ,
             thus
             Gracious
             hath
             he
             been
             ,
             so
             happy
             hath
             he
             rendred
             us
             ,
             so
             often
             hath
             he
             delivered
             us
             ,
             so
             tender
             hath
             he
             been
             of
             us
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             adopted
             us
             for
             his
             second
             Israel
             ;
             he
             hath
             dealt
             with
             us
             ,
             indeed
             ,
             as
             his
             Children
             ,
             as
             his
             Friends
             ,
             as
             his
             Beloved
             :
             
               How
               abundant
               ,
               O
               Lord
               ,
               is
               thy
               goodness
               to
               the
               Sons
               of
               Men
               ?
               the
               memorial
               of
               thine
               abundant
               goodness
               shall
               be
               shewed
               ,
               and
               men
               shall
               sing
               of
               thy
               greatness
               :
               One
               generation
               shall
               praise
               thy
               works
               unto
               another
               ,
               and
               declane
               thy
               power
               .
            
          
           
           
             And
             thus
             I
             have
             finished
             the
             first
             Stage
             of
             my
             Discourse
             ,
             and
             that
             was
             ,
             To
             recollect
             unto
             your
             Thoughts
             the
             Righteous
             Acts
             of
             the
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           
             II.
             
          
           
             And
             now
             I
             come
             to
             reason
             with
             you
             hereupon
             ,
             What
             shall
             we
             say
             to
             these
             things
             ?
             But
             that
             my
             Reasoning
             with
             you
             may
             be
             the
             more
             effectual
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             more
             deep
             and
             lasting
             Impression
             ,
             I
             should
             discourse
             ,
             if
             I
             had
             Time
             ,
             from
             these
             three
             Heads
             .
          
           
             I.
             To
             consider
             what
             such
             gracious
             Dealings
             of
             God
             ,
             do
             in
             all
             Justice
             and
             Equity
             call
             for
             .
          
           
             II.
             What
             our
             behaviour
             hath
             been
             .
          
           
             III.
             To
             expostulate
             and
             reason
             with
             you
             upon
             the
             whole
             Matter
             .
          
           
             I.
             To
             consider
             what
             such
             gracious
             Dealings
             of
             God
             do
             in
             all
             Justice
             require
             of
             us
             :
             for
             natural
             Reason
             will
             dictate
             to
             us
             ,
             That
             there
             doth
             arise
             an
             Obligation
             upon
             us
             from
             Favours
             received
             ,
             so
             that
             in
             Point
             of
             Equity
             certain
             Duties
             are
             owing
             to
             our
             Friend
             ,
             or
             our
             Deliverer
             ,
             
             or
             he
             that
             hath
             contributed
             toward
             the
             Comfort
             of
             our
             Life
             ;
             but
             above
             all
             ,
             when
             the
             great
             God
             of
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
             who
             is
             infinitely
             above
             us
             ,
             takes
             Care
             of
             us
             ,
             and
             is
             some
             waies
             or
             other
             notably
             beneficial
             to
             us
             ;
             What
             is
             Man
             now
             to
             do
             ?
             certainly
             his
             Heart
             ought
             to
             be
             lift
             up
             in
             Thankfulness
             to
             the
             great
             Benefactor
             :
             His
             Mind
             ought
             alwaies
             to
             bear
             the
             Characters
             of
             the
             Divine
             Goodness
             engraven
             upon
             it
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             with
             the
             Pen
             of
             a
             Diamond
             :
             And
             this
             Sense
             of
             Divine
             Favour
             ought
             to
             express
             it self
             by
             demeaning
             our selves
             loyally
             towards
             that
             God
             ,
             from
             whose
             Hands
             these
             Favours
             have
             fallen
             ;
             by
             loving
             him
             ,
             fearing
             him
             ,
             obeying
             his
             Commandments
             ,
             and
             complying
             with
             his
             blessed
             Will
             ,
             and
             by
             devoting
             and
             submitting
             our selves
             intirely
             unto
             him
             .
             But
             ,
          
           
             II.
             Let
             us
             see
             what
             our
             Behaviour
             hath
             been
             :
             We
             have
             been
             such
             as
             have
             participated
             ,
             in
             a
             large
             manner
             ,
             of
             the
             Bounty
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             shewn
             you
             already
             ;
             the
             Paths
             of
             God
             have
             been
             all
             Mercy
             and
             Truth
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             our
             Fathers
             before
             us
             .
             But
             now
             ,
             to
             come
             nearer
             to
             you
             ,
             What
             have
             you
             done
             for
             God
             ?
             Where
             has
             your
             Gratitude
             ,
             your
             
             Loyalty
             been
             to
             him
             ?
             Have
             God's
             Mercies
             made
             us
             any
             whit
             the
             better
             ?
             Nay
             are
             we
             not
             the
             worse
             ?
             Have
             we
             not
             kicked
             against
             him
             ,
             when
             he
             hath
             sed
             us
             to
             the
             full
             ?
             Have
             not
             the
             Lives
             of
             many
             of
             us
             been
             such
             ,
             as
             if
             they
             were
             led
             on
             purpose
             to
             confront
             him
             ?
             As
             if
             we
             were
             resolved
             to
             offend
             him
             ?
             As
             if
             we
             cared
             not
             for
             his
             Favour
             ?
             How
             often
             have
             we
             sinned
             against
             God
             ,
             when
             with
             the
             same
             Ease
             we
             might
             not
             have
             sinned
             ,
             or
             have
             done
             somewhat
             that
             might
             have
             pleased
             him
             ?
             How
             frothy
             and
             unchristian
             have
             our
             Words
             and
             Discourses
             been
             ?
             How
             unjust
             and
             unrighteous
             ,
             and
             uneven
             our
             Dealings
             ?
             If
             we
             have
             been
             in
             Prosperity
             ,
             how
             forgetful
             have
             we
             been
             of
             him
             ?
             How
             insolently
             have
             we
             carried
             our selves
             ?
             How
             have
             we
             trampled
             upon
             our
             Inferiors
             ,
             and
             oppressed
             our
             Underlings
             ?
             If
             we
             have
             been
             in
             Adversity
             ,
             how
             unadvisedly
             have
             we
             spoken
             with
             our
             Tongues
             ?
             into
             what
             Indecencies
             hath
             our
             Passion
             ,
             or
             Anger
             ,
             or
             Sorrow
             driven
             us
             .
          
           
             But
             particularly
             ,
             what
             little
             Correspondence
             have
             we
             born
             towards
             that
             infinite
             Mercy
             of
             restoring
             the
             true
             Religion
             to
             us
             ?
             We
             pretend
             ,
             indeed
             ,
             to
             value
             and
             love
             
             our
             Religion
             .
             We
             speak
             much
             of
             our
             Happiness
             in
             professing
             it
             ;
             We
             shew
             great
             Dislike
             and
             Abhorrence
             of
             Rome
             and
             her
             Practices
             ;
             but
             alas
             !
             our
             Lives
             bear
             no
             Proportion
             to
             our
             Words
             and
             Professions
             .
          
           
             And
             here
             I
             may
             take
             up
             the
             Complaint
             that
             an
             
               English
               Protestant
            
             Writer
             ,
             
             in
             the
             very
             beginning
             of
             the
             Reformation
             ,
             and
             of
             Fame
             in
             those
             Times
             ,
             used
             in
             reference
             to
             this
             Matter
             :
             
               What
               a
               Swarm
               of
               gross
               Gospellers
               have
               we
               among
               us
               ?
               who
               can
               prattle
               of
               the
               Gospel
               very
               finely
               ,
               talk
               much
               of
               the
               Justification
               of
               Faith
               ,
               crack
               very
               stoutly
               of
               the
               free
               remission
               of
               all
               their
               Sins
               by
               Christ's
               Blood
               ,
               avaunce
               themselves
               to
               be
               of
               the
               number
               of
               those
               ,
               which
               are
               predestinate
               unto
               everlasting
               Glory
               :
               But
               how
               far
               doth
               their
               Life
               differ
               from
               all
               true
               Christianity
               ?
               they
               are
               puft
               up
               with
               all
               kind
               of
               Pride
               ,
               they
               swell
               with
               all
               kind
               of
               Envy
               ,
               Hatred
               ,
               Malice
               &
               Enmity
               against
               their
               Neighbour
               ;
               they
               brenne
               with
               unquenchable
               Lusts
               of
               Carnal
               Concupiscence
               ;
               they
               wallow
               and
               tumble
               in
               all
               kind
               of
               beastly
               Pleasure
               ;
               their
               greedy
               covetous
               Affections
               are
               unsariable
               ;
               the
               enlarging
               of
               their
               Lordships
               ,
               the
               encreasing
               of
               their
               Substance
               ,
               
               the
               scraping
               together
               of
               worldly
               Possessions
               ,
               infinite
               ,
               and
               knoweth
               no
               End.
               In
               fine
               ,
               all
               their
               Endeavours
               tend
               unto
               this
               End
               ,
               to
               shew
               themselves
               very
               Ethnicks
               ,
               and
               utterly
               estranged
               from
               God
               in
               their
               Conversations
               ,
               although
               in
               Words
               they
               otherwise
               pretend
               ▪
               all
               their
               Religion
               consists
               in
               Words
               and
               Disputes
               ;
               in
               Christian
               Actions
               and
               godly
               Deeds
               ,
               nothing
               at
               all
            
             And
             so
             he
             goes
             on
             .
          
           
             This
             then
             you
             see
             hath
             been
             a
             Charge
             ;
             that
             hath
             stuck
             on
             the
             Protestants
             from
             the
             very
             first
             Times
             of
             our
             Reformation
             ,
             in
             the
             Reign
             of
             Edward
             VI
             and
             I
             am
             afraid
             those
             Complaints
             may
             more
             truly
             be
             taken
             up
             against
             them
             in
             these
             degenerate
             ,
             backsliding
             Daies
             of
             ours
             ;
             I
             appeal
             to
             your selves
             for
             the
             Truth
             of
             these
             things
             .
             Thus
             good
             hath
             God
             been
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             thus
             froward
             and
             disingenuous
             have
             we
             been
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             III.
             And
             now
             ,
             in
             the
             third
             Place
             ,
             let
             me
             expostulate
             and
             reason
             with
             you
             upon
             the
             whole
             matter
             :
             Is
             it
             possible
             ,
             that
             the
             goodness
             of
             God
             hath
             had
             no
             better
             ,
             Success
             upon
             us
             ?
             Have
             we
             thus
             required
             the
             Lord
             ,
             foolish
             People
             and
             unwise
             ?
             What
             strange
             Stupidity
             
             possesseth
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             carry
             our selves
             so
             untowardly
             toward
             the
             best
             Friend
             we
             have
             in
             all
             the
             World
             ?
             Was
             ever
             more
             disingenuity
             or
             folly
             known
             ?
             Disingenuity
             ,
             to
             affront
             so
             good
             a
             God
             ,
             to
             be
             so
             base
             there
             where
             we
             have
             been
             so
             kindly
             dealt
             with
             ;
             and
             Folly
             too
             ,
             in
             exposing
             our selves
             to
             the
             Effects
             of
             that
             Fury
             ,
             that
             is
             begotten
             of
             Kindness
             abused
             .
          
           
             Let
             us
             at
             last
             be
             persuaded
             to
             leave
             these
             Courses
             :
             Oh!
             be
             not
             so
             weak
             ,
             to
             suffer
             so
             vile
             a
             thing
             as
             Sin
             to
             impose
             upon
             thee
             ?
             What
             ?
             Shall
             I
             dishonour
             my
             God
             ?
             Shall
             I
             displease
             him
             ?
             Shall
             I
             be
             guilty
             of
             so
             gross
             Ingratitude
             to
             my
             dearest
             Benefactor
             ?
             And
             all
             this
             only
             to
             gratifie
             a
             Lust
             ?
             Shall
             I
             sooner
             listen
             to
             a
             Passion
             ,
             to
             a
             Folly
             ,
             than
             to
             my
             God
             ?
             Hath
             Sin
             deserved
             better
             of
             me
             than
             God
             hath
             ?
             Oh!
             far
             be
             it
             from
             me
             .
             And
             certainly
             this
             Expostulation
             will
             take
             hold
             of
             all
             Men
             ▪
             that
             have
             any
             Spark
             of
             Ingenuity
             in
             them
             .
             For
             these
             things
             ,
             that
             I
             am
             now
             discoursing
             ,
             touch
             upon
             the
             tenderest
             part
             of
             the
             Soul
             ,
             and
             make
             a
             very
             close
             Address
             unto
             the
             igenuous
             Part
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             I
             shall
             propound
             one
             or
             two
             good
             Counsels
             to
             you
             ,
             with
             reference
             to
             the
             present
             Discourse
             ,
             and
             so
             make
             an
             end
             .
          
           
           
             I.
             In
             reference
             to
             the
             Mercies
             of
             God
             in
             general
             ,
             endeavour
             to
             bear
             and
             keep
             up
             a
             quick
             Sense
             of
             them
             alwaies
             upon
             your
             Minds
             :
             Oh!
             bear
             about
             with
             you
             these
             Marks
             of
             Divine
             Love
             and
             Favour
             :
             The
             Remembrance
             of
             them
             will
             be
             of
             excellent
             Use
             for
             the
             checking
             us
             in
             our
             Careers
             of
             Sin
             ,
             and
             the
             forwarding
             us
             in
             the
             Course
             of
             Piety
             ;
             for
             a
             Man
             can
             scarcely
             think
             of
             God's
             Goodness
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             same
             time
             play
             the
             Villain
             and
             the
             Rebel
             against
             him
             .
             But
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             God's
             Mercies
             will
             enkindle
             a
             Love
             of
             God
             in
             our
             Hearts
             ;
             and
             if
             we
             love
             him
             ,
             we
             shall
             obey
             him
             ,
             and
             do
             and
             suffer
             any
             thing
             for
             his
             sake
             .
             And
             therefore
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             let
             not
             the
             goodness
             of
             God
             depart
             out
             of
             your
             Minds
             ,
             but
             frequently
             call
             upon
             your
             Souls
             ,
             
             as
             David
             did
             upon
             his
             ,
             
               Bless
               the
               Lord
               ,
               O
               my
               soul
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               is
               within
               me
               ,
               bless
               his
               holy
               name
               :
               Bless
               the
               Lord
               ,
               O
               my
               Soul
               ,
               and
               forget
               not
               all
               his
               Benefits
               .
            
          
           
             II.
             and
             lastly
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             Mercy
             of
             the
             Protestant
             Religion
             in
             particular
             ,
             the
             Counsel
             I
             would
             give
             you
             in
             relation
             to
             this
             is
             ,
             that
             we
             walk
             answerably
             unto
             it
             ;
             and
             that
             our
             
             behaviour
             be
             such
             ,
             as
             may
             become
             it
             .
             And
             there
             are
             two
             things
             that
             are
             great
             Ornaments
             unto
             it
             ,
             and
             that
             will
             set
             a
             mighty
             Lustre
             upon
             it
             ,
             and
             indeed
             are
             indispensably
             required
             by
             it
             :
             The
             one
             is
             a
             
               Peaceable
               Spirit
            
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             a
             
               Holy
               Life
            
             .
             Peace
             and
             Holiness
             ,
             which
             are
             both
             joyned
             together
             in
             one
             Verse
             ,
             
             
               Follow
               peace
               with
               all
               men
               ,
               and
               holiness
            
             ;
             and
             they
             are
             recommended
             unto
             us
             by
             the
             most
             prevalent
             Argument
             that
             can
             possibly
             be
             invented
             ,
             because
             without
             them
             
               no
               man
               shall
               see
               the
               Lord
               :
            
             seeing
             the
             Lord
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             in
             Glory
             ,
             being
             made
             Partakers
             of
             the
             blisful
             Vision
             ,
             depends
             upon
             the
             pursuit
             of
             Peace
             and
             Holiness
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             That
             venerable
             ,
             sacred
             ,
             inviolable
             thing
             :
             Peace
             ,
             the
             great
             primary
             Law
             of
             our
             Holy
             Religion
             ;
             the
             truest
             distinguishing
             Character
             of
             a
             right
             Christian
             ;
             the
             best
             Prop
             and
             Pillar
             of
             Christianity
             .
             
               Quid
               est
               Christianismus
               si
               Pax
               absit
               ?
            
             said
             
               Erasmus
               ,
               What
               is
               Christianity
               it self
               without
               Peace
               ?
            
             As
             though
             it
             could
             not
             subsist
             without
             Peace
             ,
             that
             there
             could
             scarce
             be
             Christianity
             without
             it
             .
             Nay
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             Happiness
             of
             Heaven
             :
             There
             is
             nothing
             there
             but
             a
             sweet
             union
             of
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             harmony
             of
             Souls
             ;
             and
             ,
             in
             a
             word
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             
             Name
             that
             GOD
             himself
             is
             called
             by
             ,
             
               viz.
               The
               God
               of
               Peace
            
             .
             
          
           
             And
             therefore
             this
             is
             to
             be
             preserved
             
               sarta
               tecta
            
             ,
             by
             all
             the
             care
             and
             means
             possible
             .
             And
             because
             our
             difference
             in
             Opinion
             is
             so
             apt
             to
             do
             violence
             to
             this
             Sacred
             Badg
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             let
             us
             take
             great
             care
             ,
             whatsoever
             our
             Judgments
             be
             ,
             that
             it
             have
             not
             that
             very
             bad
             influence
             upon
             any
             of
             us
             .
             And
             to
             remedy
             this
             ,
             either
             let
             us
             sacrifice
             our
             private
             Opinions
             to
             Peace
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             far
             greater
             value
             than
             our
             Opinions
             can
             be
             ;
             or
             ,
             if
             we
             do
             not
             that
             ,
             yet
             by
             providing
             by
             all
             possible
             means
             against
             disturbances
             and
             clamour
             ,
             and
             all
             bitter
             zeal
             :
             And
             that
             we
             may
             do
             ,
             partly
             by
             concealing
             our
             different
             Judgments
             ,
             and
             having
             our
             Faith
             to
             our selves
             ,
             
             as
             the
             Apostle
             adviseth
             ;
             partly
             by
             complying
             with
             ,
             and
             submirting
             to
             the
             Customs
             of
             the
             National
             Church
             ,
             as
             far
             as
             we
             can
             possibly
             ,
             that
             so
             far
             as
             lies
             in
             us
             ,
             we
             may
             live
             peaceably
             with
             all
             men
             ;
             partly
             by
             being
             modest
             in
             our
             Sentiments
             ,
             not
             confident
             or
             stiff
             in
             our
             own
             Conceits
             ,
             apt
             to
             think
             charitably
             of
             those
             that
             differ
             from
             us
             ;
             not
             fond
             of
             a
             Party
             ,
             nor
             crying
             ,
             
               I
               am
               for
               Paul
               ,
               and
               I
               for
               Apollos
            
             ;
             nor
             cherishing
             Prejudices
             against
             all
             that
             are
             not
             
             of
             our
             own
             way
             .
             It
             is
             a
             thing
             of
             a
             very
             bad
             consequence
             ,
             and
             oftentimes
             falls
             out
             to
             the
             breach
             of
             Christian
             Peace
             and
             Love
             ,
             that
             we
             usually
             espouse
             a
             Side
             ,
             and
             then
             we
             are
             partial
             to
             our selves
             ,
             and
             very
             critical
             in
             espying
             faults
             in
             others
             ,
             and
             rigorous
             in
             censuring
             and
             condemning
             the
             Practices
             of
             all
             besides
             our
             own
             Party
             .
          
           
             It
             brings
             to
             my
             mind
             a
             Passage
             ,
             that
             we
             read
             in
             our
             Books
             ,
             
             of
             a
             certain
             Bishop
             of
             Lendon
             in
             King
             Henry
             II.
             his
             Reign
             .
             This
             man
             discoursing
             one
             day
             with
             a
             Friend
             of
             his
             ,
             concerning
             this
             temper
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               When
               I
               first
               entred
               into
               a
               Monastery
               ,
               I
               was
               wont
               to
               blame
               very
               much
               the
               sluggishness
               of
               my
               Governours
               :
               When
               I
               became
               a
               Prior
               ,
               I
               would
               complain
               of
               Abbots
               :
               Afterwards
               arising
               to
               the
               Honour
               of
               an
               Abbot
               ,
               I
               favoured
               my
               fellow-Abbots
               ,
               but
               ceased
               not
               to
               reprehend
               Bishops
               :
               And
               lastly
               ,
               When
               I
               was
               a
               Bishop
               my self
               ,
               I
               began
               to
               see
               how
               much
               more
               easie
               a
               thing
               it
               is
               to
               find
               Faults
               than
               to
               mend
               them
               .
            
             By
             which
             he
             did
             shew
             ,
             in
             himself
             ,
             the
             temper
             of
             most
             men
             ,
             how
             apt
             they
             are
             to
             favour
             their
             own
             side
             ,
             and
             how
             diligent
             to
             accuse
             their
             Superiors
             ,
             and
             how
             ready
             to
             be
             angry
             with
             all
             of
             a
             different
             Order
             ,
             Sect
             ,
             or
             Perswasion
             .
             
             And
             withal
             ,
             upon
             maturity
             of
             Years
             and
             Judgment
             ,
             he
             gave
             us
             to
             see
             ,
             how
             unreasonable
             and
             childish
             this
             is
             ;
             and
             therefore
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             much
             better
             to
             be
             of
             a
             charitable
             modest
             Spirit
             ,
             to
             cover
             some
             defects
             that
             we
             espy
             in
             others
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             think
             our selves
             without
             fault
             ,
             alwaies
             remembring
             ,
             that
             
               There
               is
               nothing
               perfect
               under
               the
               Sun.
            
             And
             this
             would
             prove
             an
             excellent
             means
             for
             the
             composing
             and
             pacifying
             the
             Minds
             of
             Christians
             to
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             promoting
             of
             Peace
             .
          
           
             Let
             us
             then
             
               labour
               after
               the
               things
               that
               make
               for
               peace
               :
               Let
               us
               seek
               peace
               and
               ensue
               it
               ,
            
             and
             approve
             our selves
             the
             true
             Disciples
             and
             genuine
             Followers
             of
             the
             loving
             and
             peaceable
             JESUS
             ,
             by
             being
             peaceable
             and
             peace
             makers
             our selves
             .
             He
             was
             of
             a
             peaceable
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             underwent
             much
             for
             Peace
             sake
             ,
             and
             was
             the
             great
             Pacificator
             between
             GOD
             and
             Man
             ;
             the
             infinite
             Benefits
             whereof
             ,
             such
             as
             the
             Pardon
             of
             our
             Sins
             ,
             and
             the
             blessed
             Hope
             of
             everlasting
             Peace
             ,
             we
             Christians
             feel
             ,
             to
             our
             great
             and
             endless
             Comfort
             ;
             the
             consideration
             of
             which
             Blessed
             things
             ,
             brought
             about
             by
             our
             great
             Peace-maker
             ,
             should
             make
             us
             Friends
             ,
             and
             Sons
             of
             Peace
             .
          
           
           
             Secondly
             ,
             To
             Peace
             join
             Holiness
             ;
             and
             indeed
             the
             one
             is
             a
             proper
             Door
             and
             Entrance
             into
             the
             other
             :
             The
             peaceable
             Christian
             is
             the
             only
             probable
             Man
             to
             make
             a
             truly
             holy
             Christian.
             When
             the
             Soul
             is
             calm
             ,
             and
             the
             storms
             of
             Passion
             and
             Contention
             are
             all
             lay'd
             and
             still
             ;
             then
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             ,
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Peace
             and
             Love
             enters
             .
             Let
             not
             the
             profession
             of
             Christianity
             serve
             thy
             turn
             ,
             without
             the
             Spirit
             and
             Life
             of
             it
             .
             Be
             very
             conscientious
             in
             all
             the
             great
             and
             divine
             Laws
             of
             it
             ,
             Mortification
             and
             Self-denial
             ,
             Justice
             and
             Temperance
             ,
             Humility
             and
             Patience
             ,
             Meekness
             and
             Charity
             ,
             Love
             and
             Good-will
             ,
             subduing
             our
             Humours
             ,
             and
             bridling
             our
             Passions
             ,
             and
             bringing
             our
             Spirits
             under
             Discipline
             ,
             and
             framing
             our
             Minds
             more
             and
             more
             to
             a
             relish
             and
             delight
             in
             holy
             Exercises
             ,
             to
             a
             love
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             a
             contempt
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             to
             an
             ardent
             desire
             to
             be
             admitted
             into
             that
             Coelestial
             State
             above
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             true
             divine
             Life
             and
             Spirit
             ,
             that
             becomes
             all
             the
             Professors
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             that
             should
             be
             their
             chief
             End
             ,
             and
             their
             great
             and
             earnest
             Care
             ,
             as
             they
             would
             walk
             worthy
             of
             that
             holy
             Name
             ,
             whereby
             they
             are
             called
             .
             And
             when
             all
             is
             done
             ,
             after
             all
             our
             talk
             and
             
             dispute
             ;
             after
             all
             our
             heats
             and
             contests
             ;
             after
             all
             our
             Books
             and
             Writings
             ,
             there
             is
             nothing
             so
             effectual
             to
             make
             God
             our
             Friend
             ;
             nothing
             so
             much
             adorns
             our
             Excellent
             
               Protestant
               Religion
            
             ,
             and
             better
             secures
             it
             to
             us
             and
             our
             Posterity
             :
             In
             a
             word
             ,
             nothing
             treasures
             up
             so
             much
             solid
             Peace
             and
             holy
             Assurance
             unto
             our
             Souls
             ,
             as
             the
             sincere
             honest
             application
             of
             our selves
             to
             the
             Practicals
             of
             RELIGION
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           ERRATVM
           .
        
         
           Pag.
           23.
           in
           the
           Margin
           ,
           read
           
             Thom.
             Beacon
          
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
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             Sam.
             7.
             16.
             
          
           
             
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             Ver.
             8.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             9.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             10.
             
          
           
             Ver.
             11.
             
          
           
             Ex.
             1.
             14.
             
          
           
             Ch.
             2.
             23.
             
          
           
             Tho.
             Deacon
             
               in
               his
               Preface
               to
               his
            
             Iewel
             of
             Ioy.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             103.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             12.
             14.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             20.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             14.
             22.
             
          
           
             
               Gilbert
               .
               Foliot
               .
               God.
            
             Caral
             .
             of
             Bishops
             ,