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             An assize-sermon preached in the cathedral-church of St. Peter in York, March the 8th, 1685/6, before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Nevill and Sir Henry Bedingfield ... by Christopher Wyvill ...
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           AN
           Assize-Sermon
           Preached
           in
           the
           CATHEDRAL-CHURCH
           OF
           St.
           PETER
           in
           YORK
           .
           March
           the
           8th
           .
           1685
           /
           6.
           
           Before
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           Sir
           EDWARD
           NEVILL
           AND
           Sir
           
             HENRY
             BEDINGFIELD
          
           His
           Majesties
           Justices
           of
           Assize
           FOR
           THE
           NORTHERN
           CIRCUIT
           .
        
         
           By
           
             CHRISTOPHER
             WYVILL
          
           ,
           Fellow
           of
           Trinity
           College
           in
           Cambridge
           ,
           and
           Chaplain
           to
           His
           Grace
           the
           DUKE
           of
           ORMOND
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
           Bishop's-Head
           in
           S.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1686.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Right
           Worshipful
           
             CHRISTOPHER
             TANCKRED
          
           ,
           Esq
           ;
           High
           Sheriff
           of
           the
           County
           OF
           YORK
           .
        
         
           
             Dear
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           YOU
           Having
           laid
           upon
           me
           a
           necessity
           of
           publishing
           This
           Sermon
           ,
           I
           have
           at
           last
           comply'd
           therewith
           ,
           though
           I
           cannot
           conceive
           what
           could
           induce
           You
           to
           have
           been
           so
           earnest
           with
           me
           in
           This
           particular
           ,
           unless
           it
           were
           the
           design
           of
           its
           composure
           ;
           which
           being
           to
           perswade
           men
           to
           be
           true
           and
           obedient
           to
           the
           establish'd
           Government
           ,
           it
           might
           upon
           That
           account
           the
           more
           easily
           meet
           with
           a
           favourable
           acceptance
           from
           You
           ,
           whose
           constant
           Loyalty
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           and
           unshaken
           stedfastness
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           have
           gain'd
           You
           not
           only
           the
           love
           and
           esteem
           of
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           
           but
           the
           particular
           Favour
           of
           Your
           Royal
           Master
           ,
           His
           Most
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ;
           of
           which
           He
           hath
           given
           the
           World
           a
           sufficient
           instance
           ,
           by
           continuing
           You
           High
           Sheriff
           of
           so
           large
           a
           County
           this
           Second
           Year
           ,
           an
           Honour
           granted
           to
           few
           ,
           and
           an
           Office
           which
           none
           can
           execute
           better
           .
        
         
           That
           God
           Almighty
           may
           be
           graciously
           pleas'd
           to
           bless
           You
           ,
           so
           as
           that
           You
           may
           still
           do
           Him
           and
           the
           King
           more
           Service
           ,
           is
           the
           Hearty
           Prayer
           of
        
         
           
             Your
             most
             Affectionate
             Uncle
             ,
             and
             Humble
             Servant
             ,
             CHRIS
             .
             WYVILL
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           IMPRIMATUR
           .
        
         
           
             
               Apr.
               19.
               1686.
               
            
             Ex
             Aedibus
             Lambeth
             .
          
           
             Io.
             Battely
             ,
             Reverendissimo
             Patri
             ac
             D
             no
             D
             no
             Wilhelmo
             Archiep.
             Cantuar.
             à
             Sacris
             Domesticis
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             JUDGES
             xvii
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             In
             those
             days
             there
             was
             no
             King
             in
             Israel
             ,
             but
             every
             man
             did
             that
             which
             was
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
             .
          
        
         
           WE
           have
           in
           this
           Chapter
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           rest
           that
           follow
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           of
           this
           book
           ,
           the
           history
           of
           what
           befel
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           immediately
           after
           the
           death
           of
           Joshua
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Elders
           that
           were
           contemporary
           with
           him
           :
           wherein
           we
           meet
           with
           several
           irregularities
           and
           disorders
           that
           were
           then
           brought
           in
           amongst
           them
           ;
           with
           a
           great
           corruption
           in
           their
           Religion
           ,
           instanced
           in
           the
           Idolatry
           of
           Micah
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           set
           up
           and
           established
           by
           the
           Tribe
           of
           Dan
           ,
           which
           occasion'd
           a
           large
           Division
           and
           Schism
           of
           a
           long
           continuance
           ;
           with
           a
           general
           depravation
           of
           their
           manners
           ,
           exemplified
           in
           the
           prodigious
           lust
           of
           the
           Gibeonites
           ,
           where
           we
           have
           their
           sin
           of
           a
           monstrous
           nature
           in
           forcing
           the
           Levites
           Concubine
           to
           death
           ,
           and
           the
           punishment
           ensuing
           thereupon
           ,
           inflicted
           by
           the
           rest
           of
           Israel
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           cutting
           off
           of
           almost
           the
           whole
           Tribe
           of
           Benjamin
           :
           The
           cause
           of
           all
           which
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           
           hath
           no
           less
           than
           four
           times
           set
           down
           to
           be
           their
           want
           of
           a
           King
           :
           for
           
             in
             those
             days
             there
             was
             no
             King
          
           
           
             in
             Israel
          
           ,
           no
           supreme
           Ruler
           that
           had
           the
           management
           of
           publick
           affairs
           ,
           no
           Chief
           Governour
           to
           keep
           the
           People
           in
           mind
           of
           their
           duty
           ,
           no
           setled
           Magistrate
           to
           take
           cognizance
           of
           evil
           doers
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           the
           Laws
           in
           execution
           against
           Offenders
           ,
           or
           to
           confer
           rewards
           upon
           them
           that
           did
           well
           :
           for
           Joshua
           was
           dead
           ,
           in
           whole
           days
           we
           are
           told
           they
           
           
             forsook
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           and
           the
           Elders
           were
           dead
           ,
           that
           had
           
             known
             all
             the
             works
             of
             the
             Lord
             that
             he
             had
             done
             for
             Israel
             ,
          
           and
           by
           their
           countenance
           and
           Authority
           upheld
           things
           in
           a
           good
           posture
           ;
           and
           the
           Government
           under
           the
           extraordinary
           power
           of
           particular
           Judges
           was
           not
           as
           yet
           erected
           .
           There
           being
           therefore
           no
           publick
           Person
           that
           had
           the
           s●le
           power
           over
           the
           whole
           Community
           ,
           then
           it
           was
           that
           
             every
             man
             did
             that
             which
             was
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
          
           ;
           by
           which
           manner
           of
           speech
           may
           be
           understood
           whatsoever
           disorder
           in
           the
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           whatsoever
           misdemeanour
           in
           common
           conversation
           a
           rude
           multitude
           without
           an
           Head
           to
           guide
           and
           govern
           them
           ,
           might
           be
           guilty
           of
           whatsoever
           distraction
           and
           confusion
           either
           in
           Church
           or
           State
           ,
           a
           Nation
           not
           having
           a
           lawful
           Governour
           to
           support
           and
           protect
           it
           may
           be
           liable
           unto
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           much
           being
           premised
           by
           way
           of
           Introduction
           to
           the
           Text
           ,
           from
           the
           words
           thus
           explain'd
           ,
           I
           shall
           propound
           to
           your
           consideration
           ,
           and
           through
           God's
           assistance
           endeavour
           to
           press
           home
           to
           all
           our
           Consciences
           three
           things
           ;
        
         
           
           
             I.
             The
             Benefits
             of
             Government
             .
          
           
             II.
             The
             Happiness
             of
             a
             Nation
             that
             hath
             a
             King.
             
          
           
             III.
             The
             Practical
             influence
             arising
             from
             both
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           In
           prosecution
           of
           the
           first
           of
           these
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           trouble
           either
           you
           or
           my self
           ,
           by
           comparing
           one
           sort
           of
           Government
           with
           another
           ,
           or
           giving
           my
           opinion
           ,
           which
           ought
           to
           have
           the
           preheminence
           .
           I
           speak
           to
           those
           that
           have
           the
           happiness
           to
           live
           under
           the
           Government
           of
           a
           King
           ;
           and
           shall
           therefore
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           that
           it
           is
           the
           best
           :
           and
           in
           speaking
           upon
           such
           a
           Government
           ,
           I
           shall
           have
           respect
           chiefly
           to
           This
           ,
           under
           which
           we
           live
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           for
           want
           of
           Government
           among
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           ,
           that
           things
           went
           so
           ill
           amongst
           them
           ,
           that
           
             every
             man
             did
             that
             which
             was
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
             :
          
           If
           they
           had
           had
           a
           King
           ,
           Government
           would
           have
           been
           preserved
           ;
           That
           Government
           would
           have
           kept
           the
           state
           of
           affairs
           in
           a
           good
           condition
           ,
           and
           prevented
           the
           mischiefs
           and
           evils
           that
           might
           arise
           from
           
             every
             mans
             doing
             what
             was
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           the
           benefits
           of
           Government
           may
           be
           considered
           in
           reference
           ,
           
             First
             ▪
          
        
         
           (
           1st
           .
           )
           To
           every
           particular
           private
           Man
           ,
           who
           in
           a
           well
           constituted
           Kingdom
           ,
           setled
           upon
           good
           Laws
           ,
           and
           administred
           by
           lawful
           Magistrates
           ,
           may
           receive
           great
           advantages
           ▪
           He
           may
           keep
           
           what
           is
           his
           own
           with
           quietness
           and
           immunity
           ,
           without
           disturbance
           or
           distraction
           :
           He
           may
           
             reap
             the
             benefit
             of
             his
             own
             labours
             ,
             eat
             the
             fruits
             of
             his
          
           
           
             own
             Vine
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             own
             Fig-tree
             ,
             and
             drink
             the
             Waters
             of
             his
             own
             Cistern
          
           in
           happiness
           and
           peace
           :
           He
           may
           serve
           and
           worship
           God
           in
           publick
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           will
           of
           God
           (
           which
           is
           the
           greatest
           priviledge
           a
           Man
           can
           have
           upon
           Earth
           )
           with
           security
           and
           chearfulness
           .
           Liberty
           and
           property
           (
           which
           are
           so
           much
           in
           every
           Mans
           mouth
           ,
           the
           desire
           of
           every
           Mans
           heart
           ,
           things
           in
           themselves
           most
           excellent
           and
           useful
           ,
           )
           he
           may
           in
           great
           measure
           enjoy
           ,
           provided
           that
           he
           keeps
           himself
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           great
           conservatives
           of
           them
           both
           :
           If
           his
           Goods
           be
           invaded
           by
           violence
           and
           oppression
           ,
           if
           his
           good
           Name
           be
           called
           into
           question
           ,
           his
           Reputation
           injured
           by
           evil
           reports
           ,
           or
           his
           Life
           in
           danger
           through
           malicious
           suggestions
           and
           false
           accusations
           ;
           in
           such
           cases
           ,
           he
           hath
           the
           Government
           on
           his
           side
           to
           protect
           him
           ,
           to
           clear
           him
           ,
           to
           do
           him
           right
           and
           justice
           .
           What
           the
           Town-Clerk
           of
           Ephesus
           said
           in
           the
           
             Acts
             of
             the
             Apostles
          
           concerning
           
           That
           City
           ,
           may
           as
           well
           be
           said
           of
           every
           good
           Government
           ,
           
             if
             Demetrius
             and
             the
             Craftsmen
             that
             are
             with
             him
             have
             a
             matter
             against
             any
             man
             ,
             the
             Law
             is
             open
             ,
             and
             there
             are
             Deputies
             ,
             let
             them
             implead
             one
             another
             .
          
           It
           is
           free
           for
           every
           Man
           to
           sue
           for
           what
           is
           his
           own
           ,
           to
           seek
           redress
           of
           injuries
           received
           ,
           and
           to
           urge
           what
           he
           can
           in
           his
           own
           defence
           .
           Every
           Man
           may
           have
           a
           fair
           Trial
           ,
           by
           his
           own
           Country-men
           ,
           in
           a
           due
           course
           of
           Law
           ,
           and
           by
           upright
           Judges
           .
           It
           may
           indeed
           so
           happen
           ,
           
           that
           an
           innocent
           Man
           may
           suffer
           ;
           But
           that
           is
           not
           the
           fault
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           Witnesses
           that
           appear
           against
           him
           ,
           according
           to
           whose
           evident
           proof
           and
           positive
           Oaths
           the
           Law
           determines
           and
           proceeds
           to
           judgment
           .
           But
           as
           far
           as
           humane
           Laws
           and
           Constitutions
           are
           capable
           of
           doing
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           in
           every
           well
           setled
           Government
           (
           in
           This
           ,
           God
           be
           praised
           ,
           there
           is
           )
           good
           provision
           taken
           for
           the
           security
           of
           every
           Man's
           Person
           ,
           and
           of
           whatsoever
           doth
           rightfully
           belong
           unto
           him
           .
           There
           is
           no
           Man
           whatsoever
           ,
           though
           never
           so
           private
           and
           obscure
           ,
           though
           at
           never
           so
           great
           a
           distance
           from
           the
           Royal
           Court
           and
           Residence
           of
           his
           King
           ,
           but
           may
           feel
           the
           happy
           effects
           and
           comfortable
           influence
           of
           his
           reign
           :
           for
           the
           Rays
           of
           Majesty
           ,
           like
           the
           beams
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           do
           reach
           unto
           every
           corner
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           and
           communicate
           warmth
           and
           life
           ,
           refreshment
           and
           health
           to
           the
           very
           meanest
           Subject
           :
           and
           if
           a
           Man
           cannot
           make
           immediate
           application
           to
           the
           King
           himself
           ,
           he
           may
           to
           his
           subordinate
           Officers
           ,
           who
           act
           in
           his
           Name
           and
           by
           his
           Commission
           ,
           from
           whose
           Hands
           he
           may
           receive
           the
           administration
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           by
           them
           be
           secured
           in
           the
           full
           possession
           of
           what
           may
           truly
           and
           properly
           be
           called
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           
             (
             2dly
             .
          
           )
           The
           benefits
           of
           Government
           may
           be
           considered
           in
           reference
           to
           the
           whole
           Community
           or
           complex
           Body
           of
           the
           People
           in
           general
           ,
           every
           Order
           and
           Society
           of
           Men
           being
           hugely
           advantaged
           thereby
           :
           The
           Nobility
           may
           enjoy
           the
           Honours
           derived
           to
           them
           from
           their
           Ancestors
           ,
           
           or
           acquired
           by
           their
           own
           Merits
           ,
           or
           conserr'd
           on
           them
           by
           the
           favour
           of
           their
           Prince
           ,
           if
           not
           unenvied
           ,
           yet
           undisturbed
           and
           undegraded
           ;
           the
           just
           Revenues
           of
           their
           large
           Inheritance
           are
           secured
           from
           being
           levelled
           by
           those
           that
           would
           have
           all
           things
           common
           ,
           and
           they
           may
           expect
           to
           receive
           all
           that
           respect
           and
           deference
           which
           is
           by
           God's
           permission
           allowed
           to
           their
           Station
           .
           The
           Gentry
           may
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           Quality
           ,
           be
           as
           happy
           as
           the
           Nobles
           ;
           and
           the
           Commons
           need
           not
           fear
           being
           oppressed
           or
           trampled
           under
           foot
           by
           either
           :
           The
           Rich
           are
           in
           no
           danger
           of
           being
           over
           ▪
           run
           by
           the
           Poor
           ,
           though
           they
           be
           far
           more
           numerous
           ;
           nor
           the
           Poor
           of
           being
           enslaved
           and
           depressed
           by
           the
           Rich
           ,
           though
           in
           Wealth
           they
           exceed
           them
           much
           .
        
         
           Publick
           commerce
           and
           traffick
           is
           also
           promoted
           ,
           and
           a
           mutual
           :
           correspondence
           amongst
           ▪
           Men
           setled
           and
           maintained
           by
           Government
           ;
           which
           doth
           much
           advance
           the
           prosperity
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           and
           without
           which
           it
           cannot
           thrive
           and
           flourish
           :
           and
           whilst
           there
           are
           rewards
           and
           punishments
           to
           be
           by
           Governours
           distributed
           according
           to
           the
           merits
           and
           deserts
           of
           Men
           good
           Men
           will
           thereby
           be
           encouraged
           to
           proceed
           in
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           are
           ill
           inclined
           will
           be
           deterred
           from
           doing
           the
           mischiefs
           they
           otherwise
           would
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           indeed
           in
           the
           power
           of
           Government
           to
           make
           Men
           good
           when
           they
           are
           not
           so
           ,
           (
           for
           that
           can
           only
           be
           done
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God's
           Holy
           Spirit
           converting
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           changing
           
           their
           natures
           ,
           and
           
             perfectly
             renewing
             them
             in
             the
             spirit
             of
             their
             mind
          
           ;
           )
           but
           it
           may
           terrifie
           them
           from
           breaking
           forth
           into
           outragious
           practices
           ,
           it
           may
           restrain
           them
           from
           doing
           much
           harm
           ,
           it
           may
           inflict
           just
           Penalties
           upon
           them
           for
           what
           they
           shall
           do
           amiss
           ,
           and
           by
           making
           them
           a
           publick
           example
           ,
           be
           a
           great
           means
           of
           hindring
           others
           from
           attempting
           the
           like
           :
           for
           ,
           
             Rulers
             are
             a
             terrour
             to
             evil
             works
             ,
             and
             they
             bear
             not
             the
             Sword
          
           
           
             in
             vain
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             the
             Ministers
             of
             God
             for
             our
             good
             ,
             revengers
             to
             execute
             wrath
             upon
             them
             that
             do
             evil
             :
          
           And
           the
           due
           execution
           of
           the
           Laws
           upon
           such
           Offenders
           is
           a
           great
           excitement
           to
           Virtue
           and
           Piety
           ,
           which
           cannot
           well
           be
           more
           discouraged
           than
           when
           Vice
           goes
           unpunished
           .
        
         
           Religion
           will
           then
           be
           most
           likely
           to
           take
           good
           footing
           in
           the
           Land
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           countenanced
           by
           those
           in
           Authority
           ;
           when
           the
           Professors
           of
           it
           are
           encouraged
           by
           them
           ;
           when
           those
           that
           oppugn
           it
           are
           put
           to
           shame
           and
           rebuke
           :
           and
           the
           Church
           cannot
           but
           remain
           in
           a
           good
           condition
           ,
           when
           the
           Rites
           and
           Ceremonies
           of
           it
           are
           by
           the
           Government
           upheld
           ,
           when
           its
           priviledges
           are
           maintain'd
           ,
           when
           the
           enemies
           to
           it
           are
           put
           down
           ,
           and
           kept
           under
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           as
           for
           the
           publick
           Peace
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           (
           without
           which
           the
           condition
           both
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           would
           be
           desperately
           miserable
           )
           where
           Government
           is
           preserved
           ,
           that
           is
           sufficiently
           taken
           care
           for
           .
           For
           in
           case
           of
           Seditious
           Tumults
           ,
           or
           the
           open
           Rebellion
           of
           ill
           Subjects
           ,
           there
           are
           those
           who
           are
           authorised
           to
           oppose
           them
           ,
           enabled
           with
           power
           to
           suppress
           them
           ,
           directed
           how
           to
           proceed
           against
           
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           quiet
           and
           peaceable
           :
           and
           though
           there
           may
           be
           some
           that
           
             are
             given
             to
             change
          
           ,
           that
           in
           their
           hearts
           wish
           for
           an
           alteration
           of
           affairs
           ,
           and
           would
           willingly
           be
           in
           action
           to
           the
           disturbance
           of
           common
           tranquillity
           ,
           yet
           through
           fear
           of
           being
           discovered
           and
           subdued
           ,
           and
           brought
           to
           condign
           punishment
           ,
           by
           the
           vigilance
           and
           care
           and
           justice
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           they
           are
           prevented
           from
           endeavouring
           to
           commit
           what
           their
           Traiterous
           hearts
           do
           suggest
           to
           them
           :
           The
           very
           Dread
           of
           Authority
           keeps
           them
           in
           awe
           and
           subjection
           ,
           and
           makes
           them
           (
           contrary
           to
           their
           own
           inclinations
           )
           appear
           as
           friends
           to
           That
           Government
           ,
           which
           had
           they
           power
           ,
           they
           would
           totally
           ruine
           and
           subvert
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           ,
           in
           case
           of
           enemies
           from
           abroad
           ,
           a
           Nation
           need
           not
           be
           in
           much
           fear
           of
           them
           ,
           whilst
           the
           Government
           is
           kept
           entire
           at
           home
           ,
           under
           the
           protection
           of
           which
           the
           whole
           Body
           of
           the
           People
           may
           be
           safe
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           good
           guard
           and
           defence
           unto
           them
           ,
           sufficient
           care
           being
           by
           it
           taken
           to
           shelter
           them
           from
           suffering
           under
           a
           sudden
           Invasion
           ,
           or
           receiving
           much
           damage
           by
           any
           outward
           act
           of
           Hostility
           .
        
         
           (
           3dly
           .
           )
           The
           benefits
           of
           Government
           may
           be
           considered
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           the
           inconveniencies
           and
           miseries
           that
           will
           certainly
           follow
           upon
           the
           want
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           God
           ,
           who
           made
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           gave
           unto
           Man
           a
           being
           in
           it
           ,
           did
           not
           only
           design
           that
           he
           should
           live
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           should
           live
           well
           and
           happily
           .
           To
           which
           end
           ,
           he
           did
           ordain
           that
           there
           should
           be
           some
           to
           govern
           ,
           and
           some
           to
           be
           governed
           ;
           and
           gave
           a
           power
           to
           the
           chief
           Magistrates
           to
           guide
           ,
           correct
           and
           rule
           
           the
           People
           committed
           to
           their
           charge
           ;
           to
           punish
           Offenders
           according
           to
           Law
           ;
           to
           protect
           the
           innocent
           according
           to
           right
           ;
           to
           reward
           the
           good
           according
           as
           they
           shall
           deserve
           ;
           and
           to
           encourage
           virtue
           ,
           and
           deter
           Men
           from
           vice
           ,
           and
           to
           defend
           them
           all
           against
           the
           face
           of
           their
           enemies
           .
           But
           if
           this
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           (
           which
           he
           so
           wisely
           design'd
           for
           publick
           good
           )
           be
           not
           upheld
           ,
           there
           can
           then
           be
           no
           quiet
           and
           good
           living
           :
           Take
           away
           the
           good
           Government
           of
           a
           Place
           ,
           and
           then
           how
           can
           we
           look
           for
           tranquillity
           and
           peace
           ?
           what
           can
           we
           otherwise
           expect
           ,
           but
           that
           great
           disorder
           ,
           sad
           confusion
           and
           innumerable
           Calamities
           will
           thereupon
           inevitably
           ensue
           ?
           the
           weak
           will
           then
           become
           a
           prey
           to
           the
           strong
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           run
           down
           by
           the
           greater
           number
           of
           the
           wicked
           :
           no
           cause
           will
           then
           be
           esteemed
           good
           ,
           but
           what
           shall
           have
           the
           most
           voices
           to
           vouch
           for
           it
           ,
           or
           can
           best
           be
           maintain'd
           by
           strength
           and
           force
           :
           the
           strongest
           party
           will
           account
           themselves
           the
           only
           godly
           ,
           though
           they
           act
           like
           Devils
           ;
           and
           the
           longest
           Sword
           shall
           decide
           matters
           of
           the
           greatest
           controversie
           :
           Justice
           and
           upright
           dealing
           will
           then
           be
           put
           to
           silence
           ;
           and
           violence
           and
           oppression
           bear
           the
           only
           sway
           .
        
         
           It
           hath
           been
           said
           of
           old
           ,
           that
           
             Man
             is
             a
             sociable
             Creature
          
           ,
           which
           in
           a
           civilized
           State
           may
           hold
           good
           ;
           But
           what
           Society
           can
           there
           be
           in
           an
           ungovern'd
           Rout
           ,
           where
           no
           order
           ,
           no
           decency
           ,
           no
           civility
           is
           observed
           ?
        
         
           Liberty
           is
           that
           which
           every
           Man
           desires
           to
           have
           ;
           but
           that
           can
           no
           where
           be
           found
           but
           where
           government
           is
           :
           unless
           perhaps
           we
           shall
           do
           violence
           to
           our
           very
           reason
           ,
           and
           account
           it
           a
           liberty
           to
           be
           tyrannized
           
           over
           by
           the
           scum
           and
           dregs
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           to
           be
           enslaved
           by
           the
           Members
           of
           our
           own
           Body
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           our
           life
           exposed
           to
           the
           mercy
           of
           any
           that
           will
           but
           take
           the
           pains
           to
           deprive
           us
           of
           it
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           also
           a
           liberty
           to
           have
           the
           gap
           opened
           to
           licentiousness
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           permitted
           to
           commit
           iniquity
           with
           greediness
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           allowed
           the
           favour
           of
           sinning
           with
           impunity
           here
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           the
           more
           surely
           perish
           hereafter
           .
           This
           indeed
           is
           the
           liberty
           that
           a
           Nation
           wherein
           there
           is
           no
           Government
           doth
           allow
           of
           ,
           than
           which
           certainly
           nothing
           can
           be
           a
           greater
           slavery
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           as
           for
           Property
           ;
           in
           such
           a
           Nation
           where
           there
           is
           no
           well
           ordered
           Government
           ,
           Property
           cannot
           well
           find
           any
           settlement
           :
           For
           no
           man
           shall
           any
           longer
           quietly
           enjoy
           the
           Possession
           of
           what
           is
           his
           own
           ,
           than
           whilst
           it
           is
           the
           pleasure
           of
           another
           to
           leave
           it
           to
           him
           .
           Secret
           theft
           and
           open
           robbery
           ,
           fraudulent
           dealings
           ,
           and
           violent
           extortions
           will
           then
           be
           predominant
           ;
           and
           which
           is
           worst
           of
           all
           ,
           there
           can
           no
           redress
           be
           had
           for
           such
           grievances
           ,
           no
           justice
           obtain'd
           against
           such
           Malefactors
           ,
           no
           Magistrate
           to
           flie
           to
           for
           help
           and
           succour
           .
        
         
           Which
           things
           I
           speak
           not
           ,
           as
           if
           I
           thought
           such
           barbarity
           were
           essential
           to
           humane
           nature
           ,
           or
           that
           all
           Men
           naturally
           are
           so
           ill
           inclin'd
           :
           But
           we
           find
           by
           experience
           that
           some
           Men
           are
           so
           intolerably
           bad
           ,
           so
           prodigiously
           unreasonable
           ,
           that
           (
           without
           an
           over-ruling
           power
           to
           restrain
           and
           keep
           them
           in
           )
           't
           will
           hardly
           be
           possible
           for
           others
           ,
           that
           are
           not
           of
           the
           like
           disposition
           ,
           to
           live
           peaceably
           amongst
           them
           .
           There
           are
           some
           Men
           even
           in
           the
           best
           constituted
           Government
           ,
           whom
           the
           Laws
           ,
           though
           in
           their
           full
           
           force
           and
           power
           ,
           can
           have
           no
           good
           influence
           upon
           ,
           whom
           no
           example
           of
           Punishment
           ,
           no
           fear
           of
           Justice
           ,
           no
           dread
           of
           Authority
           can
           with-hold
           from
           breaking
           forth
           into
           what
           their
           wild
           lusts
           and
           vile
           passions
           shall
           prompt
           them
           to
           .
           Now
           what
           will
           not
           such
           Men
           do
           ,
           when
           there
           is
           no
           restraint
           upon
           them
           ,
           none
           to
           execute
           the
           Laws
           against
           them
           ,
           none
           that
           may
           justly
           call
           them
           to
           an
           account
           for
           what
           they
           do
           ?
           the
           Flood-gates
           to
           irreligion
           and
           impiety
           will
           then
           be
           set
           wide
           open
           ,
           and
           they
           may
           do
           without
           controul
           
             whatsoever
             shall
             seem
             right
             in
             their
             own
             eyes
             :
          
           This
           was
           the
           case
           of
           the
           
             Israelites
             in
             those
             days
          
           ,
           when
           
             they
             had
             no
             King
          
           ;
           for
           they
           gave
           themselves
           over
           to
           all
           profaneness
           and
           debauchery
           ,
           
             they
             corrupted
             themselves
             more
             than
             their
          
           
           
             Fathers
             in
             following
             other
             Gods
             to
             serve
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             bow
             down
             unto
             them
             ;
             they
             ceased
             not
             from
             their
             own
             doings
             ,
             nor
             from
             their
             stubborn
             way
             .
          
           Religion
           must
           needs
           decay
           and
           fall
           ,
           when
           Government
           the
           Stay
           and
           Support
           of
           it
           is
           thrown
           down
           ;
           impiety
           cannot
           but
           be
           exceedingly
           outragious
           ,
           when
           Magistracy
           ,
           the
           terrour
           and
           curb
           to
           it
           ,
           is
           laid
           aside
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           a
           Nation
           without
           Government
           cannot
           in
           any
           probability
           long
           subsist
           ,
           but
           will
           be
           exposed
           to
           the
           rapine
           and
           spoil
           of
           its
           neighbouring
           Inhabitants
           :
           An
           example
           of
           which
           we
           may
           find
           in
           the
           18th
           .
           Chapter
           of
           this
           Book
           of
           Judges
           ,
           where
           we
           read
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           People
           of
           Laish
           dwelt
           careless
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           Zidonians
           ,
           quiet
           and
           secure
           ,
           when
           there
           was
           no
           Magistrate
           in
           the
           Land
           to
           put
           them
           to
           shame
           in
           any
           thing
           ,
           then
           it
           was
           that
           the
           Danites
           smote
           them
           with
           
           the
           edge
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           and
           burnt
           the
           City
           with
           fire
           ;
           and
           the
           reason
           was
           ,
           
             because
             there
             was
             no
             deliverer
             ,
             ver
             .
          
           28.
           
           Their
           enemies
           took
           from
           thence
           an
           encouragement
           to
           set
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           thereby
           had
           a
           good
           opportunity
           of
           bringing
           them
           to
           utter
           destruction
           .
           So
           true
           indeed
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           when
           Government
           is
           unhinged
           ,
           then
           both
           Church
           and
           State
           are
           in
           the
           greatest
           danger
           of
           ruine
           and
           desolation
           .
        
         
           Such
           ,
           and
           so
           great
           are
           the
           miseries
           and
           calamities
           and
           confusions
           ,
           that
           an
           ungovern'd
           Nation
           may
           be
           liable
           unto
           :
           And
           from
           these
           considerations
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           discern
           how
           necessary
           Government
           is
           ,
           how
           much
           it
           tends
           to
           every
           particular
           Man's
           welfare
           ,
           how
           much
           the
           publick
           benefit
           and
           good
           of
           a
           People
           doth
           depend
           upon
           it
           .
        
         
           II.
           I
           shall
           now
           in
           the
           Second
           place
           propound
           to
           your
           Consideration
           ,
           from
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           the
           Happiness
           of
           a
           Nation
           that
           hath
           a
           King
           ,
           upon
           whose
           shoulders
           the
           whole
           Government
           doth
           rest
           ,
           in
           whose
           hands
           is
           the
           sole
           administration
           of
           publick
           Affairs
           ,
           from
           whom
           only
           all
           inferiour
           Magistrates
           derive
           the
           power
           by
           which
           they
           act
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           And
           first
           ,
           we
           may
           consider
           that
           Kingly
           or
           Monarchical
           Government
           is
           the
           Institution
           and
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           not
           only
           hath
           taught
           us
           in
           his
           Holy
           Word
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           did
           himself
           also
           guide
           and
           govern
           his
           own
           People
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           in
           this
           very
           way
           .
           For
           the
           Patriarchs
           ,
           and
           Moses
           ,
           and
           Joshua
           ,
           and
           the
           several
           Judges
           ,
           (
           although
           they
           had
           not
           the
           Solemnity
           of
           Regal
           unction
           )
           yet
           each
           of
           them
           had
           a
           Regal
           power
           ,
           and
           govern'd
           the
           People
           under
           them
           as
           Monarchs
           :
           And
           
           at
           That
           very
           time
           when
           the
           Elders
           of
           Israel
           demanded
           of
           Samuel
           a
           King
           ,
           (
           not
           by
           nomination
           or
           deputation
           ,
           as
           they
           had
           formerly
           had
           ,
           but
           by
           ordinary
           succession
           ,
           after
           the
           manner
           of
           other
           Nations
           ,
           )
           they
           were
           indeed
           reproved
           ,
           not
           because
           it
           was
           contrary
           to
           the
           will
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           have
           a
           King
           ,
           but
           because
           their
           demand
           was
           rash
           and
           unseasonable
           ;
           rash
           ,
           without
           asking
           counsel
           of
           God
           about
           it
           ;
           unseasonable
           ,
           without
           staying
           till
           God
           should
           think
           fit
           to
           grant
           them
           such
           a
           King.
           And
           further
           ,
           they
           discovered
           their
           ingratitude
           and
           disobedience
           to
           God
           by
           such
           a
           demand
           ,
           who
           in
           ▪
           and
           by
           his
           Vice-roy
           Samuel
           at
           That
           time
           reigned
           over
           them
           .
           However
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           made
           in
           Scripture
           of
           any
           other
           form
           of
           Government
           allow'd
           of
           ,
           or
           confirm'd
           by
           God's
           appointment
           ,
           but
           This.
           And
           we
           cannot
           but
           plainly
           perceive
           a
           great
           part
           of
           his
           divine
           Image
           ,
           a
           glorious
           Ray
           of
           his
           Majesty
           illustriously
           shining
           in
           it
           ,
           in
           that
           so
           many
           Thousands
           of
           People
           should
           submit
           themselves
           to
           the
           Supream
           Power
           and
           Dominion
           of
           One
           man
           ,
           and
           freely
           consent
           to
           be
           subdued
           and
           governed
           by
           him
           ,
           which
           thing
           could
           never
           be
           ,
           were
           not
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           providentially
           concern'd
           in
           it
           .
           Wherefore
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           a
           blessing
           to
           enjoy
           what
           God
           doth
           give
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           ,
           we
           must
           then
           conclude
           that
           the
           having
           of
           a
           King
           is
           one
           part
           of
           a
           Nations
           happiness
           ,
           forasmuch
           as
           it
           is
           established
           by
           God's
           appointment
           ,
           confirm'd
           by
           his
           example
           ,
           and
           supported
           by
           his
           Providence
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           And
           that
           This
           blessing
           ,
           This
           happiness
           of
           having
           a
           King
           may
           further
           appear
           ,
           we
           may
           consider
           that
           there
           is
           a
           near
           Relation
           betwixt
           a
           King
           and
           his
           
           People
           ;
           for
           he
           is
           not
           only
           the
           Political
           Father
           of
           them
           ,
           (
           nourishing
           them
           ,
           protecting
           them
           ,
           abundantly
           providing
           for
           their
           welfare
           ,
           and
           carefully
           tending
           them
           ,
           as
           a
           natural
           Father
           doth
           his
           own
           Children
           )
           but
           he
           is
           even
           the
           very
           
             Breath
             of
             their
             nostrils
          
           ,
           the
           Soul
           that
           actuates
           and
           enlivens
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           ,
           the
           Spring
           and
           Principle
           of
           motion
           ,
           by
           which
           his
           Subjects
           do
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           breath
           and
           live
           ,
           without
           which
           they
           would
           be
           but
           as
           a
           dead
           and
           breathless
           Carkass
           .
           There
           is
           a
           close
           connexion
           betwixt
           him
           and
           them
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           his
           life
           ,
           his
           welfare
           and
           prosperity
           is
           of
           great
           concern
           to
           them
           all
           .
           From
           Him
           we
           enjoy
           many
           benefits
           ,
           to
           Him
           we
           are
           obliged
           next
           under
           God
           ,
           for
           divers
           great
           comforts
           and
           conveniences
           of
           life
           ,
           in
           consideration
           of
           which
           that
           character
           which
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           hath
           given
           him
           of
           the
           
             Breath
             of
             our
             Nostrils
          
           ,
           may
           hold
           good
           .
        
         
           For
           from
           Him
           we
           have
           the
           administration
           of
           publick
           Justice
           distributed
           throughout
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           brought
           home
           to
           our
           very
           Doors
           .
           'T
           is
           He
           who
           deputes
           his
           Ministers
           (
           wise
           ,
           grave
           ,
           and
           pious
           Men
           )
           and
           sends
           them
           abroad
           to
           see
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           suffer
           wrong
           have
           right
           done
           them
           .
           Insomuch
           that
           in
           every
           Court
           of
           Judicature
           we
           may
           imagine
           that
           we
           behold
           the
           King
           Himself
           (
           forasmuch
           as
           that
           we
           see
           His
           Representative
           )
           sitting
           before
           us
           ,
           speaking
           unto
           us
           ,
           and
           giving
           us
           the
           explanation
           and
           sence
           of
           his
           own
           Laws
           .
           Without
           him
           the
           good
           and
           wholesome
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           (
           by
           which
           our
           lives
           ,
           our
           fortunes
           ,
           our
           Priviledges
           ,
           our
           Religion
           are
           secured
           )
           would
           be
           of
           no
           use
           to
           us
           .
           'T
           is
           He
           who
           gives
           life
           unto
           them
           ,
           that
           puts
           them
           in
           force
           ,
           that
           orders
           his
           
           Officers
           to
           see
           them
           duly
           executed
           and
           observed
           ;
           which
           if
           He
           should
           not
           do
           ,
           they
           would
           signifie
           but
           little
           ,
           could
           not
           in
           truth
           avail
           us
           any
           thing
           .
        
         
           To
           Him
           we
           are
           indebted
           for
           the
           discouragement
           of
           wickedness
           and
           correction
           of
           Vice
           ;
           for
           
           
             a
             King
             that
             sitteth
             in
             the
             Throne
             of
             Judgment
          
           (
           as
           every
           King
           doth
           ,
           either
           in
           his
           own
           Person
           ,
           or
           representatively
           by
           his
           Deputy
           )
           
             scattereth
             away
             all
             evil
             with
             his
             eyes
          
           ;
           and
           ,
           
             a
             wise
             King
             scattereth
             the
          
           
           
             wicked
             and
             bringeth
             the
             wheel
             over
             them
             .
          
        
         
           To
           Him
           we
           stand
           ingaged
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           Order
           and
           Peace
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           our
           just
           rights
           ,
           for
           the
           great
           advantages
           of
           that
           comfortable
           Society
           we
           enjoy
           with
           each
           other
           .
        
         
           Upon
           Him
           depends
           the
           stability
           and
           welfare
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           He
           sustaining
           the
           Government
           of
           it
           ,
           He
           hearing
           up
           the
           Pillars
           of
           it
           ;
           He
           effecting
           its
           Prosperity
           ;
           promoting
           its
           Trade
           ;
           advancing
           its
           Wealth
           ;
           preserving
           its
           tranquillity
           :
           He
           by
           his
           care
           and
           vigilance
           protecting
           it
           from
           ruine
           by
           intestine
           broils
           ;
           by
           his
           Arms
           and
           Forces
           vindicating
           its
           Honour
           from
           received
           affronts
           ;
           by
           his
           management
           and
           conduct
           ,
           guarding
           its
           safety
           from
           the
           injuries
           and
           wrongs
           of
           our
           foreign
           foes
           .
           So
           truly
           may
           that
           complement
           of
           Tertullus
           to
           Felix
           the
           Governour
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Acts
             of
             the
             Apostles
          
           ,
           be
           apply'd
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           
             seeing
             that
             by
             Thee
             we
             enjoy
             great
             quietness
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             that
             very
             worthy
             deeds
             are
             done
             unto
             this
             Nation
             by
             thy
             Providence
             ,
             we
             accept
             it
             always
             and
             in
             all
             places
             ,
             most
             noble
             Felix
             with
             all
             thankfulness
             .
          
        
         
           Upon
           Him
           especially
           ,
           and
           upon
           his
           prosperity
           doth
           the
           safety
           and
           well-being
           of
           the
           Church
           deend
           .
           It
           hath
           been
           an
           old
           ,
           but
           true
           saying
           .
           No
           
           
             King
             ,
             no
             Bishop
          
           :
           Take
           away
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           you
           go
           the
           ready
           way
           to
           ruine
           the
           Church
           .
           They
           mutually
           support
           and
           sustain
           each
           other
           ,
           they
           consequently
           must
           stand
           and
           fall
           together
           .
           Besides
           ,
           if
           the
           Kings
           Affairs
           do
           not
           thrive
           and
           prosper
           ,
           neither
           can
           the
           Affairs
           of
           the
           Church
           :
           if
           his
           Arms
           be
           not
           victorious
           ,
           if
           his
           Empire
           be
           disturbed
           ,
           His
           State
           disorder'd
           ,
           and
           His
           Throne
           but
           once
           shaken
           or
           weakned
           ,
           the
           Church
           cannot
           but
           at
           the
           same
           time
           be
           in
           distress
           ,
           and
           partake
           of
           the
           shock
           .
           We
           are
           therefore
           commanded
           to
           
             pray
             for
             Kings
          
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           peace
           and
           quietness
           of
           their
           Reign
           we
           may
           live
           
             in
             all
             godliness
             and
             honesty
          
           .
           Without
           publick
           
           peace
           and
           quietness
           ,
           godliness
           and
           honesty
           (
           the
           promoting
           of
           which
           is
           the
           great
           business
           and
           design
           of
           the
           Church
           )
           cannot
           well
           be
           upheld
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           King
           publick
           peace
           and
           quietness
           cannot
           be
           had
           .
           It
           was
           a
           peculiar
           blessing
           promised
           by
           God
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           that
           
             Kings
             should
             be
             the
             nursing
             Fathers
             ,
          
           and
           
             their
             Queens
             the
             nursing
             Mothers
             of
             it
             .
          
           The
           good
           effect
           of
           which
           most
           gracious
           promise
           ,
           we
           of
           this
           Church
           do
           at
           this
           day
           find
           ,
           God
           having
           set
           over
           us
           a
           King
           ,
           through
           whose
           indulgence
           our
           Church
           is
           nourished
           and
           supported
           .
        
         
           Now
           upon
           these
           accounts
           all
           Sovereign
           Kings
           and
           Princes
           may
           be
           very
           properly
           styled
           (
           as
           our
           Saviour
           hath
           called
           them
           )
           Benefactors
           ,
           for
           
           so
           they
           really
           are
           in
           an
           eminent
           degree
           ;
           a
           good
           King
           without
           controversie
           is
           so
           ,
           doing
           good
           and
           seeking
           the
           good
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           speaking
           peace
           to
           all
           the
           Land
           ;
           and
           even
           a
           bad
           King
           may
           in
           like
           manner
           be
           called
           a
           Benefactor
           ,
           for
           
           that
           even
           under
           Him
           ,
           Order
           and
           Government
           is
           upheld
           ;
           and
           though
           it
           sometimes
           happen
           ,
           that
           under
           a
           bad
           King
           ,
           good
           Men
           may
           suffer
           ,
           yet
           so
           do
           the
           bad
           too
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           cannot
           do
           the
           villanies
           they
           otherwise
           most
           gladly
           would
           .
        
         
           For
           these
           Reasons
           all
           Kings
           are
           (
           as
           in
           Scripture
           language
           they
           are
           said
           to
           be
           )
           the
           Light
           and
           the
           Horn
           ,
           the
           Stay
           and
           the
           Staff
           of
           their
           Subjects
           ;
           and
           for
           these
           Considerations
           every
           King
           
             is
             the
             breath
             of
             their
             Peoples
             nostrils
          
           ;
           so
           close
           a
           connexion
           ,
           so
           near
           a
           Relation
           is
           there
           betwixt
           Him
           and
           them
           .
           Whence
           we
           may
           undeniably
           conclude
           ,
           that
           a
           Nations
           having
           of
           a
           King
           must
           needs
           be
           a
           considerable
           Happiness
           ,
           a
           very
           great
           Blessing
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           For
           the
           farther
           confirmation
           of
           which
           ,
           we
           may
           add
           ,
           that
           God
           Almighty
           (
           for
           the
           security
           of
           a
           Nations
           happiness
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           their
           King
           )
           hath
           by
           many
           good
           Laws
           provided
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           his
           Person
           from
           harm
           and
           violence
           ,
           making
           it
           sinful
           and
           damnable
           for
           any
           of
           his
           Subjects
           to
           resist
           him
           ,
           or
           to
           lift
           up
           an
           hand
           with
           a
           design
           to
           hurt
           him
           ,
           or
           so
           much
           as
           but
           to
           speak
           or
           think
           any
           evil
           against
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           again
           ,
           for
           the
           punishment
           of
           a
           wicked
           People
           ,
           God
           oftentimes
           taketh
           away
           their
           King
           from
           them
           ,
           depriving
           them
           thereby
           of
           the
           blessings
           they
           enjoy'd
           by
           him
           ,
           suffering
           Him
           for
           their
           great
           affliction
           to
           fall
           into
           sad
           misfortunes
           ,
           as
           was
           the
           case
           of
           King
           Josiah
           of
           old
           ,
           and
           of
           late
           the
           Royal
           Father
           of
           our
           present
           Sovereign
           .
           And
           how
           great
           an
           infelicity
           ,
           how
           dreadful
           a
           judgment
           it
           is
           
           for
           a
           Nation
           to
           have
           its
           King
           violently
           cut
           off
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           deprived
           of
           its
           Kingly
           Government
           ,
           your selves
           ,
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           whole
           World
           doth
           sadly
           know
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           doubtless
           many
           at
           this
           time
           living
           ,
           and
           some
           perhaps
           in
           this
           very
           Congregation
           ,
           that
           cannot
           but
           remember
           what
           this
           Nation
           suffer'd
           ,
           when
           its
           Kingly
           Government
           was
           destroy'd
           .
           For
           ,
           
             in
             those
             days
          
           barbarous
           and
           cruel
           Men
           glutted
           themselves
           with
           the
           slaughter
           of
           their
           Neighbours
           ,
           and
           still
           went
           on
           ,
           insatiably
           thirsting
           after
           more
           Bloud
           ,
           common
           Bloud
           ,
           Noble
           Bloud
           ,
           Royal
           Bloud
           .
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           ,
           the
           Loyal
           Gentry
           were
           plunder'd
           ,
           sequestred
           ,
           imprison'd
           ,
           and
           banished
           by
           their
           own
           Fellow-subjects
           ;
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           ,
           the
           refuse
           and
           baser
           sort
           of
           the
           Multitude
           enriched
           themselves
           with
           the
           spoils
           of
           Nobles
           ,
           and
           took
           possession
           of
           their
           Estates
           .
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           ,
           the
           common
           People
           were
           enslaved
           ,
           and
           ridden
           on
           by
           those
           that
           unjustly
           took
           upon
           them
           to
           be
           Lords
           over
           them
           .
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           ,
           unlawful
           Oaths
           and
           Covenants
           were
           obtruded
           by
           those
           that
           had
           no
           lawful
           power
           to
           impose
           them
           .
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           it
           was
           ,
           when
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           the
           Rights
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           the
           Intentions
           of
           the
           Laws
           were
           no
           otherwise
           preserved
           ,
           than
           by
           the
           breach
           and
           violation
           of
           them
           ;
           when
           the
           whole
           Land
           was
           miserably
           squeez'd
           and
           taxed
           ,
           without
           any
           just
           Authority
           ;
           when
           the
           true
           face
           of
           a
           Church
           was
           disfigured
           ,
           and
           a
           medley
           of
           Sects
           tolerated
           in
           the
           room
           of
           it
           ;
           when
           Religion
           was
           made
           a
           covert
           for
           the
           blackest
           crimes
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           horrid
           Murther
           ,
           that
           ever
           the
           Sun
           beheld
           ,
           
           approved
           of
           ,
           applauded
           ,
           and
           defended
           for
           the
           most
           pious
           Act.
           
             In
             those
             days
          
           it
           was
           when
           the
           Orthodox
           Clergy
           were
           turned
           out
           of
           their
           Livings
           ,
           and
           the
           Houses
           of
           God
           could
           no
           longer
           be
           Sanctuaries
           unto
           them
           ;
           when
           the
           Common-Prayer-Book
           (
           the
           surest
           means
           of
           Uniformity
           in
           the
           Publick
           Worship
           of
           God
           )
           was
           exploded
           ,
           and
           Men
           left
           at
           liberty
           to
           pray
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           
             knew
             not
             what
             manner
             of
             Spirit
             they
             were
             of
             .
             In
             those
             days
          
           Sacriledge
           was
           accounted
           no
           Sin
           ,
           Killing
           no
           Murther
           ,
           Extortion
           no
           Robbery
           ,
           nor
           any
           injustice
           to
           those
           that
           were
           vilified
           by
           the
           Name
           of
           Malignants
           esteem'd
           unlawful
           .
           And
           what
           was
           the
           cause
           (
           I
           beseech
           you
           )
           of
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           
             Crown
             of
             our
             Head
             was
             fallen
             ,
          
           but
           that
           
             the
             Light
          
           
           of
           the
           Nation
           was
           quenched
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           
             breath
             of
             our
             Nostrils
          
           was
           intercepted
           ,
           but
           that
           
             the
             Anointed
          
           
           
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           was
           taken
           in
           the
           Pits
           of
           bloody
           Men
           ?
           for
           when
           (
           I
           cannot
           well
           say
           we
           had
           no
           King
           ,
           for
           the
           King
           of
           England
           in
           a
           Political
           sense
           never
           dies
           ,
           the
           next
           in
           blood
           immediately
           succeeding
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           ever
           the
           breath
           is
           out
           of
           the
           body
           of
           the
           other
           ;
           but
           when
           )
           one
           King
           was
           Murthered
           ,
           and
           another
           Banished
           ,
           then
           it
           was
           that
           these
           Barbarities
           were
           perpetrated
           ▪
           those
           were
           the
           days
           
             wherein
             every
             man
             did
             that
             which
             was
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
          
           ;
           and
           from
           that
           cause
           arose
           such
           deformity
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           such
           disorder
           in
           the
           State.
           Nor
           could
           affairs
           be
           brought
           into
           any
           good
           posture
           till
           the
           Kingdom
           after
           it
           had
           been
           tossed
           and
           turn'd
           ,
           and
           changed
           into
           several
           shapes
           and
           figures
           ,
           was
           ,
           through
           God's
           great
           Mercy
           and
           great
           Providence
           ,
           reduced
           again
           
           into
           its
           ancient
           form
           of
           Kingly
           Government
           ;
           till
           
             God
             was
             gracious
             unto
             our
             Land
             ,
             and
             turn'd
             again
          
           
           
             the
             captivity
             of
             his
          
           People
           ;
           till
           the
           King
           and
           the
           whole
           Royal
           Family
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           all
           our
           happiness
           were
           restored
           together
           .
           
             Then
             was
             our
             mouth
          
           
           
             filled
             with
             laughter
             ,
             and
             our
             tongue
             with
             joy
          
           ;
           then
           
             mercy
             and
             truth
             met
             together
             ,
             righteousness
             and
             peace
             kissed
             each
             other
             ;
             truth
             did
             then
             flourish
             out
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             and
             righteousness
             looked
             down
             from
             Heaven
          
           ;
           Light
           did
           then
           spring
           out
           of
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           course
           of
           things
           turned
           into
           their
           right
           Channel
           ,
           in
           which
           may
           they
           successfully
           continue
           ,
           till
           time
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           !
        
         
           May
           we
           never
           again
           be
           so
           unhappy
           ,
           as
           to
           see
           
             such
             gloomy
             days
          
           as
           those
           were
           ,
           wherein
           
             we
             had
             no
             King
          
           amongst
           us
           !
           may
           all
           those
           Republican
           Spirits
           be
           laid
           and
           charm'd
           to
           perpetual
           silence
           ,
           that
           would
           Hurry
           us
           again
           into
           our
           former
           thraldome
           !
           May
           the
           enemies
           of
           our
           Peace
           be
           for
           ever
           as
           much
           defeated
           in
           their
           desires
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           been
           in
           their
           designs
           since
           Monarchy
           was
           restored
           to
           us
           !
           May
           there
           never
           want
           one
           of
           the
           Royal
           Progeny
           to
           sway
           the
           Scepter
           of
           these
           Kingdoms
           in
           a
           Lineal
           course
           of
           descent
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           the
           World
           shall
           stand
           !
           in
           which
           most
           hearty
           wishes
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           to
           have
           you
           ,
           my
           Noble
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           all
           true
           lovers
           of
           the
           prosperity
           of
           their
           Country
           to
           joyn
           with
           me
           .
        
         
           III.
           Having
           thus
           done
           with
           the
           two
           first
           things
           proposed
           to
           be
           discoursed
           upon
           ,
           I
           shall
           now
           proceed
           in
           the
           Third
           and
           last
           place
           ,
           to
           make
           Application
           ,
           
           by
           propounding
           to
           you
           the
           Practical
           influence
           arising
           from
           both
           .
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           And
           first
           ;
           we
           cannot
           but
           conceive
           from
           what
           hath
           been
           hitherto
           said
           ,
           that
           it
           becomes
           our
           duty
           to
           bless
           Almighty
           God
           for
           these
           happy
           days
           wherein
           we
           live
           ,
           for
           that
           we
           are
           not
           involved
           in
           Anarchy
           and
           Confusion
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           live
           through
           His
           gracious
           mercy
           and
           good
           appointment
           under
           an
           happy
           Government
           ;
           wherein
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           no
           dispensation
           for
           Men
           to
           live
           at
           random
           ,
           no
           encouragement
           allow'd
           of
           ,
           for
           
             every
             man
             to
             do
             what
             is
             right
             in
             his
             own
             eyes
             :
          
           so
           there
           is
           the
           greatest
           excitement
           afforded
           to
           virtue
           and
           goodness
           ;
           a
           Government
           ,
           under
           which
           we
           may
           enjoy
           as
           much
           freedom
           and
           liberty
           ,
           as
           reasonable
           Men
           can
           desire
           to
           have
           ;
           wherein
           we
           are
           not
           burthened
           with
           any
           unjust
           ,
           unreasonable
           ,
           or
           intolerable
           Impositions
           ;
           wherein
           things
           are
           carried
           fairly
           and
           moderately
           ,
           without
           Tyrannical
           or
           Arbitrary
           proceedings
           ;
           and
           wherein
           we
           have
           the
           establishment
           of
           such
           Laws
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           hugely
           beneficial
           and
           advantagious
           to
           us
           all
           .
           For
           that
           also
           we
           are
           under
           the
           Government
           of
           a
           King
           ,
           not
           in
           a
           popular
           State
           or
           Commonwealth
           ,
           wherein
           many
           Lords
           would
           have
           the
           rule
           over
           us
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           are
           governed
           by
           a
           King
           ,
           whom
           experience
           hath
           made
           wise
           ,
           whom
           sharp
           Trials
           and
           great
           Persecutions
           have
           inured
           to
           business
           ;
           a
           King
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Son
           of
           Nobles
           ,
           deriving
           his
           descent
           through
           a
           long
           Succession
           of
           many
           Royal
           Ancestors
           ,
           upon
           which
           account
           we
           may
           expect
           a
           blessedness
           will
           attend
           our
           Land
           ;
           for
           blessed
           (
           saith
           Solomon
           )
           
             art
             thou
             O
             Land
             ,
             when
             thy
          
           
           
             King
             is
             the
             Son
             of
             Nobles
          
           ;
           a
           King
           endow'd
           with
           a
           Noble
           and
           Heroick
           mind
           ,
           free
           from
           base
           and
           sordid
           inclinations
           ,
           and
           that
           hath
           professed
           himself
           averse
           to
           all
           exorbitances
           and
           debauchery
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           therefore
           (
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           )
           countenance
           it
           in
           his
           Subjects
           ;
           a
           King
           ,
           
             under
             whose
          
           
           shadow
           ,
           as
           we
           do
           already
           enjoy
           great
           Priviledges
           ,
           (
           the
           freedom
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           the
           protection
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           the
           Security
           of
           the
           State
           as
           now
           by
           Law
           established
           ,
           )
           so
           we
           may
           depend
           upon
           his
           Royal
           promise
           (
           who
           is
           the
           greatest
           Example
           of
           justness
           and
           constancy
           to
           his
           word
           )
           for
           the
           long
           continuance
           of
           them
           ;
           within
           such
           a
           Government
           ,
           under
           such
           a
           King
           we
           may
           and
           do
           enjoy
           great
           happiness
           .
           Which
           things
           being
           duly
           considered
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           think
           it
           our
           first
           duty
           to
           return
           to
           God
           the
           tribute
           of
           our
           humble
           and
           hearty
           praises
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           not
           only
           of
           our
           being
           ,
           but
           of
           our
           being
           happy
           .
           We
           cannot
           but
           take
           notice
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           mention'd
           in
           Scripture
           as
           a
           special
           mark
           of
           God's
           love
           and
           delight
           in
           the
           prosperity
           of
           a
           People
           ,
           when
           he
           gives
           them
           a
           wise
           and
           a
           good
           King
           to
           reign
           over
           them
           ▪
           in
           consideration
           of
           which
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           the
           Queen
           of
           Sheba
           pronounced
           the
           Subjects
           of
           King
           Solomon
           happy
           ,
           Happy
           (
           saith
           she
           )
           
             are
             thy
             men
             ,
             happy
             are
             these
             thy
             Servants
             which
             stand
             continually
             before
          
           
           
             thee
             and
             hear
             thy
             wisdom
             :
             and
             blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             which
             delighted
             in
             thee
             ,
             to
             set
             thee
             on
             the
             Throne
             of
             Israel
             ,
             because
             the
             Lord
             loved
             Israel
             for
             ever
             ,
             therefore
             made
             he
             thee
             King
             to
             do
             judgment
             and
             justice
             :
          
           And
           if
           we
           should
           not
           be
           sensible
           of
           such
           love
           of
           God
           towards
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           should
           not
           
           bless
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           for
           thus
           providing
           for
           our
           good
           ,
           the
           Queen
           of
           Sheba
           will
           rise
           up
           in
           judgment
           against
           us
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           We
           are
           in
           the
           next
           place
           obliged
           in
           point
           of
           gratitude
           ,
           to
           give
           the
           King
           thanks
           for
           his
           care
           over
           us
           ,
           for
           his
           kindness
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           justice
           we
           receive
           from
           Him
           :
           which
           ,
           because
           we
           cannot
           perform
           immediately
           to
           himself
           ,
           we
           should
           therefore
           do
           it
           to
           his
           Deputies
           ,
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           he
           sends
           amongst
           us
           ,
           by
           expressing
           all
           that
           Honour
           and
           reverence
           in
           our
           behaviour
           towards
           them
           ,
           which
           their
           Age
           ,
           their
           Gravity
           ,
           their
           Prudence
           ,
           and
           the
           Consideration
           of
           their
           Royal
           Master
           whom
           they
           represent
           may
           demand
           from
           us
           ;
           which
           being
           actually
           done
           to
           them
           ,
           doth
           virtually
           redound
           to
           him
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           Lastly
           ,
           being
           it
           hath
           pleased
           Almighty
           God
           to
           make
           us
           happy
           under
           a
           Monarchical
           Government
           ,
           it
           becomes
           our
           duty
           not
           only
           to
           love
           it
           ,
           to
           value
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           obedient
           unto
           it
           ;
           but
           to
           endeavour
           what
           may
           be
           for
           the
           support
           ,
           for
           the
           defence
           ,
           for
           the
           flourishing
           condition
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           to
           behave
           our selves
           in
           our
           lives
           and
           conversations
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           King
           may
           be
           happy
           in
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           him
           ;
           to
           which
           end
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           propose
           to
           you
           the
           Observation
           of
           these
           following
           Rules
           :
        
         
           1.
           
           Let
           us
           quietly
           and
           contentedly
           suffer
           the
           King
           to
           enjoy
           his
           just
           and
           full
           Prerogatives
           ,
           which
           either
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           
           Land
           do
           allow
           him
           to
           have
           ;
           the
           diminishing
           of
           which
           cost
           his
           Royal
           Father
           his
           Life
           ,
           and
           brought
           a
           Deluge
           of
           Miseries
           upon
           this
           Nation
           .
           Unreasonable
           and
           bold
           Men
           took
           away
           his
           Militia
           ,
           and
           then
           fought
           Him
           with
           it
           ;
           they
           wrung
           the
           Sword
           out
           of
           his
           Hand
           ,
           and
           then
           made
           it
           keen
           against
           His
           Sacred
           Person
           ;
           they
           extorted
           from
           Him
           several
           of
           His
           just
           Rights
           ,
           till
           by
           degrees
           when
           they
           had
           left
           Him
           nothing
           else
           to
           grant
           ,
           they
           took
           off
           —
           His
           Head.
           Wherefore
           let
           our
           former
           sad
           experience
           teach
           us
           now
           to
           be
           sober
           and
           wise
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           rest
           satisfied
           :
           with
           our
           own
           Priviledges
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           entrench
           and
           encroach
           upon
           those
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           the
           violation
           of
           whose
           Prerogatives
           (
           besides
           the
           unreasonableness
           ,
           the
           injustice
           ,
           the
           iniquity
           of
           it
           ,
           )
           will
           in
           time
           tend
           to
           his
           and
           our
           destruction
           ;
           He
           cannot
           be
           safe
           in
           his
           Throne
           without
           them
           ,
           nor
           can
           we
           at
           the
           long
           run
           be
           advantaged
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Let
           us
           permit
           the
           King
           to
           Reign
           and
           Rule
           the
           Kingdom
           without
           our
           intermedling
           with
           it
           ,
           He
           knows
           how
           to
           govern
           better
           than
           we
           can
           tell
           him
           ,
           nor
           is
           it
           for
           Private
           men
           to
           pretend
           to
           instruct
           Him.
           God
           hath
           endow'd
           Him
           with
           an
           understanding
           Heart
           ,
           and
           a
           tenderly
           love
           and
           affection
           towards
           all
           His
           People
           .
           He
           hath
           the
           assistance
           of
           a
           wise
           and
           prudent
           Council
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           we
           have
           to
           do
           ,
           is
           to
           pray
           for
           a
           blessing
           upon
           their
           Consultations
           ,
           and
           humbly
           to
           beseech
           that
           great
           God
           (
           in
           whose
           hands
           are
           the
           Hearts
           of
           Kings
           ,
           who
           turneth
           them
           and
           fashioneth
           them
           as
           he
           pleaseth
           )
           to
           be
           ever
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           
           to
           direct
           and
           aid
           him
           so
           ,
           as
           that
           He
           may
           do
           what
           may
           be
           for
           the
           true
           interest
           and
           good
           of
           his
           People
           .
           But
           for
           us
           ,
           upon
           every
           occasion
           ,
           to
           be
           interposing
           ,
           to
           be
           advising
           ,
           to
           be
           petitioning
           in
           a
           tumultuous
           way
           ,
           contrary
           to
           a
           Statute
           in
           that
           case
           provided
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           King
           's
           express
           command
           and
           declaration
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           rude
           and
           pragmatical
           ,
           and
           looks
           as
           if
           we
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           take
           the
           Government
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           ,
           but
           may
           be
           also
           of
           very
           bad
           consequence
           .
           Such
           proceedings
           are
           oftentimes
           the
           fomenters
           of
           great
           heats
           and
           discontents
           ,
           and
           usually
           prove
           the
           forerunners
           of
           great
           evils
           .
           Seldom
           do
           such
           clouds
           of
           disorderly
           actions
           appear
           ,
           but
           presently
           a
           storm
           follows
           .
           'T
           is
           insufferable
           for
           the
           Multitude
           ,
           whose
           duty
           it
           is
           to
           be
           govern'd
           ,
           to
           concern
           themselves
           in
           publick
           affairs
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           sharers
           in
           the
           Government
           it self
           .
           Let
           us
           leave
           the
           management
           of
           weighty
           matters
           to
           Him
           that
           sits
           at
           the
           Helm
           ,
           and
           suffer
           the
           skilful
           Pilot
           to
           guide
           the
           Ship
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           own
           discretion
           ,
           that
           so
           through
           God's
           blessing
           ,
           without
           springing
           a
           leak
           ,
           or
           splitting
           on
           a
           Rock
           ,
           it
           may
           safely
           arrive
           at
           the
           intended
           Port.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Let
           us
           not
           entertain
           any
           ill
           suspicions
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           much
           less
           foment
           those
           suspicions
           in
           the
           minds
           of
           others
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           had
           some
           ill
           design
           against
           us
           ,
           or
           would
           not
           be
           true
           to
           his
           trust
           ,
           nor
           faithful
           to
           his
           promises
           ▪
           as
           if
           he
           had
           a
           mind
           to
           tyrannize
           over
           us
           ,
           or
           (
           contrary
           to
           the
           protestations
           he
           hath
           given
           us
           )
           would
           destroy
           our
           Church
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           a
           Religion
           contrary
           to
           that
           which
           is
           by
           Law
           established
           .
           For
           such
           suspicions
           as
           these
           were
           
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           late
           unhappy
           troubles
           in
           the
           life
           time
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           and
           brought
           Him
           to
           an
           untimely
           death
           .
           Men
           began
           at
           first
           to
           fancy
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           introduce
           Popery
           (
           a
           certain
           thing
           that
           some
           Men
           make
           use
           of
           ,
           as
           a
           stalking-horse
           to
           Rebellion
           )
           and
           that
           he
           would
           Rule
           by
           an
           Arbitrary
           power
           ;
           they
           would
           not
           trust
           him
           ,
           nor
           rely
           upon
           his
           Sacred
           Word
           and
           Promise
           to
           them
           .
           And
           from
           This
           beginning
           they
           fell
           to
           action
           ;
           from
           the
           raising
           of
           such
           suspicions
           ,
           they
           raised
           an
           Army
           against
           Him
           ,
           and
           caused
           such
           a
           Tempest
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           as
           could
           not
           be
           laid
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           ruine
           of
           the
           Government
           .
           Which
           things
           I
           cannot
           but
           again
           take
           notice
           of
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           future
           we
           may
           beware
           of
           what
           was
           the
           moving
           cause
           of
           that
           unnatural
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           the
           subversion
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Let
           us
           not
           listen
           and
           give
           ear
           to
           any
           insinuation
           and
           pretence
           to
           Rebellion
           ;
           for
           there
           can
           be
           no
           pretence
           to
           it
           ,
           how
           fair
           and
           plausible
           soever
           it
           may
           seem
           to
           be
           .
           The
           Devil
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           it
           ,
           Religion
           doth
           abhor
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           it
           (
           without
           God's
           great
           mercy
           ,
           upon
           which
           we
           must
           not
           presume
           )
           is
           utter
           damnation
           .
           The
           Primitive
           Christians
           ,
           who
           lived
           under
           Heathen
           Emperours
           that
           persecuted
           them
           ,
           and
           endeavoured
           to
           abolish
           their
           Religion
           ,
           yet
           made
           it
           their
           choice
           rather
           to
           die
           and
           suffer
           the
           greatest
           torments
           ,
           than
           but
           once
           to
           rebel
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           numerous
           and
           strong
           enough
           to
           have
           done
           it
           ,
           and
           might
           have
           alledged
           sufficient
           provocations
           (
           if
           any
           could
           have
           been
           sufficient
           )
           for
           it
           .
           From
           which
           example
           we
           may
           learn
           ,
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           just
           grounds
           for
           any
           Man's
           rebelling
           against
           his
           lawful
           King.
           
        
         
         
           5.
           
           That
           we
           may
           become
           the
           better
           Subjects
           to
           the
           King
           ;
           let
           us
           unchangeably
           and
           immoveably
           adhere
           to
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ;
           the
           deserting
           of
           which
           Church
           (
           besides
           that
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           in
           the
           World
           for
           it
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           true
           and
           sound
           part
           of
           the
           Catholick
           Church
           ,
           is
           teaching
           all
           things
           necessary
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           which
           either
           Christ
           or
           his
           Apostles
           taught
           ,
           it
           retaining
           nothing
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           Orthodox
           and
           Ancient
           ;
           besides
           (
           I
           say
           )
           all
           this
           ,
           the
           deserting
           of
           
             this
             Church
          
           ,
           )
           may
           be
           very
           prejudicial
           to
           his
           Majesties
           interest
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           great
           stay
           and
           support
           of
           Monarchy
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           King
           is
           so
           very
           sensible
           ,
           that
           he
           relies
           much
           upon
           the
           Loyalty
           of
           those
           that
           are
           the
           true
           Sons
           of
           it
           ,
           who
           can
           never
           be
           unfaithful
           to
           Him
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           they
           are
           true
           
             to
             it
          
           ;
           to
           dissent
           from
           which
           Church
           ,
           either
           on
           the
           one
           hand
           ,
           or
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           will
           be
           a
           lessening
           of
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Kings
           fast
           friends
           .
           We
           cannot
           turn
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           without
           denying
           a
           part
           of
           the
           King
           's
           governing
           Power
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           His
           Supremacy
           in
           all
           Causes
           ,
           and
           over
           all
           Persons
           ,
           within
           his
           own
           Dominions
           .
           We
           cannot
           side
           with
           the
           Phanaticks
           ,
           but
           we
           must
           hold
           Seditious
           Principles
           and
           Doctrines
           destructive
           of
           Government
           ,
           such
           as
           are
           ,
           
             Dominion
             is
             founded
             in
             Grace
          
           ;
           the
           
             King
             is
             major
             singulis
          
           ,
           but
           
             minór
             universis
             ;
             the
             King
             may
             be
             resisted
             and
             deposed
             ,
             if
             he
             doth
             not
             govern
             as
             the
             People
             would
             have
             him
             ;
             the
             safety
             of
             the
             People
             is
             the
             Supreme
             Law
             ,
          
           (
           which
           if
           taken
           in
           a
           good
           sence
           may
           be
           true
           ,
           but
           otherwise
           is
           false
           and
           dangerous
           ;
           )
           and
           many
           the
           like
           pernicious
           Opinions
           ,
           
           which
           are
           to
           be
           found
           in
           
             Buchanan's
             jus
             regni
             apud
             Scotos
          
           ,
           and
           
             Baxter's
             Holy
             Common-wealth
          
           ,
           and
           in
           several
           of
           the
           Non-conformists
           Writings
           ,
           all
           which
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           abhors
           and
           condemns
           .
           And
           therefore
           let
           not
           the
           specious
           insinuations
           of
           the
           one
           Party
           ,
           nor
           the
           pretended
           zeal
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           prevail
           with
           us
           ,
           to
           forsake
           the
           best
           constituted
           Church
           ,
           that
           is
           at
           this
           day
           in
           the
           whole
           Christian
           World
           ;
           let
           it
           be
           seen
           to
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           we
           can
           be
           true
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ,
           both
           to
           our
           Church
           and
           our
           King.
           
        
         
           6.
           
           And
           lastly
           ,
           that
           God
           may
           be
           graciously
           inclin'd
           to
           bless
           the
           King
           and
           the
           King's
           Dominions
           ,
           let
           us
           make
           it
           our
           business
           to
           lead
           religious
           and
           holy
           lives
           ,
           without
           which
           we
           cannot
           expect
           ,
           that
           either
           He
           or
           we
           shall
           prosper
           .
           Let
           us
           often
           consider
           these
           places
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           lay
           them
           seriously
           to
           our
           hearts
           ;
           
             If
             ye
             will
             fear
             the
             Lord
             and
          
           
           
             serve
             Him
             ,
             and
             obey
             his
             voice
             ,
             and
             not
             rebel
             against
             the
             commandment
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             then
             shall
             both
             ye
             and
             the
             King
             that
             reigneth
             over
             you
             ,
             continue
             following
             the
             Lord
             your
             God
             ,
             but
             if
             ye
             shall
             still
             do
             wickedly
             ,
          
           
           
             ye
             shall
             be
             consumed
             both
             ye
             and
             your
             King.
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
             Righteousness
             exalteth
             a
             Nation
             ,
             but
             sin
             is
             a
          
           
           
             reproach
             to
             any
             People
          
           .
           Again
           ,
           
             Take
             away
             the
             wicked
          
           
           
             from
             before
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             his
             Throne
             shall
             be
             established
             in
             righteousness
             .
          
           From
           all
           which
           places
           ,
           and
           many
           others
           of
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           we
           may
           plainly
           see
           how
           much
           publick
           evil
           a
           wicked
           conversation
           may
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           ,
           how
           much
           publick
           good
           a
           Godly
           life
           may
           promote
           .
        
         
         
           We
           are
           generally
           too
           apt
           to
           impute
           the
           ill
           success
           and
           miscarriage
           of
           things
           to
           the
           wrong
           measures
           of
           our
           Governours
           ,
           to
           the
           ill
           management
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           the
           ill
           advice
           of
           his
           Councellors
           ;
           little
           ,
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           considering
           how
           much
           the
           grievousness
           of
           our
           sins
           may
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           them
           ,
           whereby
           God
           is
           provoked
           to
           take
           vengeance
           on
           us
           in
           that
           way
           ,
           who
           oftentimes
           punisheth
           a
           wicked
           People
           ,
           by
           withdrawing
           from
           their
           King
           the
           grace
           and
           conduct
           of
           his
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           by
           blasting
           his
           good
           endeavours
           ,
           by
           suffering
           him
           to
           incur
           great
           misery
           and
           trouble
           .
           What
           can
           we
           imagine
           was
           the
           cause
           that
           moved
           God
           to
           visit
           this
           Land
           with
           a
           long
           unnatural
           civil
           War
           ,
           that
           provoked
           him
           to
           suffer
           so
           great
           a
           breach
           to
           arise
           betwixt
           the
           King
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           ruin'd
           themselves
           and
           their
           King
           by
           their
           own
           hands
           ;
           what
           I
           say
           ,
           can
           we
           think
           to
           have
           been
           the
           cause
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           the
           crying
           sins
           of
           the
           Nation
           ?
           so
           true
           is
           that
           saying
           of
           Saint
           
             James
             ,
             Whence
             come
          
           
           
             Wars
             and
             fightings
             amongst
             you
             ?
             come
             they
             not
             hence
             ,
             even
             of
             the
             lusts
             that
             war
             in
             your
             members
             ?
          
           And
           may
           we
           not
           fear
           that
           that
           great
           impiety
           ,
           that
           prodigious
           licentiousness
           ,
           that
           vile
           profaneness
           ,
           that
           horrid
           blasphemy
           ,
           that
           scandalous
           neglect
           of
           God's
           publick
           worship
           ,
           which
           are
           great
           sins
           now
           too
           rife
           amongst
           us
           ,
           may
           (
           if
           not
           timely
           repented
           and
           amended
           of
           )
           bring
           down
           upon
           us
           the
           like
           heavy
           judgments
           ?
           how
           justly
           may
           that
           of
           Isaiah
           be
           laid
           to
           our
           charge
           ;
           
             Ah
             sinful
          
           
           
             Nation
             ,
             a
             People
             laden
             with
             iniquity
             ,
             a
             Seed
             of
             evil
             doers
             ,
             Children
             that
             are
             corrupters
             ,
             they
             have
             forsaken
          
           
           
             the
             Lord
             ,
             they
             have
             provoked
             the
             Holy
             One
             of
             Israel
             to
             Anger
             ,
             they
             have
             gone
             away
             backward
             ?
          
           And
           is
           this
           the
           way
           to
           do
           the
           King
           service
           ?
           Is
           this
           the
           means
           whereby
           to
           express
           our
           loyalty
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           obtain
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           upon
           Him
           ?
           No
           surely
           ;
           if
           we
           love
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           Him
           reign
           prosperously
           over
           us
           ,
           we
           must
           then
           make
           a
           thorough
           reformation
           of
           our
           lives
           ,
           and
           become
           good
           Christians
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           good
           Subjects
           .
           We
           can
           hardly
           do
           a
           greater
           disservice
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           than
           by
           living
           unanswerably
           to
           the
           Rules
           of
           our
           holy
           Religion
           .
           They
           are
           the
           intemperate
           and
           the
           debaucht
           Persons
           ,
           the
           common
           horrid
           swearers
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           neglecters
           of
           the
           publick
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           (
           let
           them
           boast
           never
           so
           much
           of
           their
           Loyalty
           )
           are
           the
           greatest
           enemies
           the
           King
           hath
           ,
           forasmuch
           as
           through
           their
           sins
           God
           may
           be
           provoked
           to
           punish
           Him.
           Wherefore
           let
           us
           all
           begin
           to
           repent
           and
           amend
           our
           lives
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           may
           hope
           that
           God
           will
           bless
           Him
           and
           us
           .
           Let
           us
           have
           the
           fear
           
           
             of
             God
          
           before
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           shall
           be
           the
           better
           enabled
           to
           
             Honour
             the
             King.
          
           Then
           we
           may
           reasonably
           expect
           that
           things
           will
           succeed
           well
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           when
           our
           conversation
           is
           ,
           
             as
             it
             becometh
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Christ.
             Let
             us
          
           
           
             therefore
             fear
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             serve
             him
             in
             truth
             with
             all
             our
             heart
             ;
             for
             consider
             how
             great
             things
             God
             hath
             done
             for
             us
             .
          
        
         
           For
           a
           farther
           encouragement
           to
           all
           which
           ,
           let
           us
           often
           reflect
           upon
           the
           Glories
           and
           Happiness
           
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           where
           all
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           that
           have
           faithfully
           served
           God
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           shall
           be
           rewarded
           with
           eternal
           felicity
           ;
           where
           no
           Rebels
           ,
           without
           severe
           and
           sincere
           repentance
           ,
           shall
           ever
           come
           ;
           where
           all
           good
           Kings
           for
           an
           earthly
           Diadem
           shall
           receive
           an
           immarcessible
           Crown
           of
           Glory
           ,
           and
           be
           for
           ever
           happy
           in
           the
           beatifick
           vision
           and
           fruition
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           ;
           To
           which
           most
           glorious
           Kingdom
           ,
           God
           of
           his
           infinite
           mercy
           bring
           our
           King
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           through
           the
           Merits
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Glory
           ,
           to
           whom
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           three
           Persons
           and
           one
           God
           ,
           be
           ascribed
           by
           you
           ,
           and
           by
           me
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           our
           Fellow-creatures
           ,
           all
           Honour
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           and
           Power
           ,
           both
           now
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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           Notes for div A67232-e350
           
             Jud●
             .
             7.
             6.
             18.
             1.
             19.
             1.
             21.
             25.
             
          
           
             Josh.
             24.
             31.
             
          
           
             ii
             .
             Kings
             18.
             31.
             
          
           
             Act.
             19.
             38.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             3
             ,
             4.
             
          
           
             Judg.
             2.
             19.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             20.
             8.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             20.
             26.
             
          
           
             Act.
             24.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             2.
             
          
           
             Luke
             22.
             25.
             
          
           
             Lament
             .
             5.
             16.
             2
             
             Sam.
             21.
             17.
             
          
           
             Lament
             .
             4.
             20.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             126.
             1.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             126.
             2.
             
          
           
             Lament
             .
             4.
             20.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             10.
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             12.
             14.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             12.
             25.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             14.
             34.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             25.
             5.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             4.
             1.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             1.
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             17.
             
          
           
             Philip.
             1.
             27.
             1
             
             Sam.
             12.
             24.