A sermon preach'd in the Collegiate-Church of Ripon, on Sunday the 22d of September, 1695 being the day appointed for a publick thanksgiving for the reduction of the town and castle of Namur ... / by Christopher Wyvill ...
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             A sermon preach'd in the Collegiate-Church of Ripon, on Sunday the 22d of September, 1695 being the day appointed for a publick thanksgiving for the reduction of the town and castle of Namur ... / by Christopher Wyvill ...
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           THE
           Dean
           of
           Ripon's
           Thanksgiving-Sermon
           UPON
           THE
           Taking
           of
           NAMUR
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           in
           the
           Collegiate-Church
           of
           Ripon
           ,
           ON
           Sunday
           the
           22
           d
           of
           September
           ,
           1695.
           
        
         
           Being
           the
           Day
           appointed
           for
           A
           Publick
           Thanksgiving
           FOR
           THE
           Reduction
           of
           the
           Town
           and
           Castle
           of
           Namur
           ,
           And
           the
           Preservation
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Christopher
             Wyvill
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           And
           Dean
           of
           Ripon
           .
        
         
           Publish'd
           at
           the
           Request
           of
           some
           Friends
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Tho.
             Warren
          
           for
           
             Walter
             Kettilby
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Bishops-Head
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1695.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           Right
           Worshipful
           THE
           Mayor
           ,
           Recorder
           ,
           and
           Aldermen
           ,
           And
           other
           The
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Town
           of
           RIPON
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           reason
           of
           this
           Sermon
           's
           appearing
           in
           Print
           so
           long
           after
           the
           day
           on
           which
           you
           heard
           it
           Preach'd
           ,
           was
           my
           unwillingness
           to
           publish
           it
           till
           I
           was
           prevail'd
           with
           to
           do
           it
           by
           some
           who
           thought
           it
           might
           be
           serviceable
           to
           the
           Present
           Government
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           can
           obtain
           that
           end
           ,
           I
           think
           it
           comes
           not
           out
           too
           late
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           Dedicate
           it
           to
           you
           ,
           as
           an
           Acknowledgment
           of
           the
           many
           great
           Civilities
           and
           Respects
           which
           I
           have
           had
           from
           you
           ,
           who
           am
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
           
             Your
             most
             Obliged
             and
             Faithful
             Servant
             ,
             
               Christ.
               Wyvill
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           in
           the
           Collegiate-Church
           of
           Ripon
           .
        
         
           
             2
             Sam.
             iii.
             I.
             
          
           
             Now
             there
             was
             long
             War
             between
             the
             House
             of
             Saul
             ,
             and
             the
             House
             of
             David
             :
             but
             David
             waxed
             stronger
             and
             stronger
             ,
             and
             the
             House
             of
             Saul
             waxed
             weaker
             and
             weaker
             .
          
        
         
           THese
           words
           do
           give
           us
           a
           short
           account
           of
           a
           long
           War
           betwixt
           two
           great
           Families
           ,
           and
           the
           different
           event
           it
           had
           in
           reference
           to
           each
           of
           them
           ,
           tending
           to
           the
           exaltation
           of
           the
           one
           and
           the
           depression
           of
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           David
           ,
           a
           Man
           after
           God's
           own
           Heart
           ,
           was
           by
           God's
           express
           Declaration
           (
           sufficiently
           made
           known
           to
           all
           the
           People
           )
           appointed
           to
           be
           King
           ,
           after
           the
           Death
           of
           Saul
           ,
           over
           all
           the
           Tribes
           of
           Israel
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           ,
           upon
           
           Saul's
           Death
           ,
           he
           was
           forthwith
           Anointed
           into
           the
           Regal
           Office
           at
           Hebron
           ,
           and
           acknowledged
           
           as
           King
           by
           the
           Tribe
           of
           Judah
           ;
           but
           the
           other
           Tribes
           (
           who
           did
           sometimes
           bear
           the
           name
           of
           Israel
           in
           distinction
           from
           that
           of
           Judah
           ,
           
           even
           before
           the
           division
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           
           in
           the
           days
           of
           Jereboam
           ,
           I
           say
           the
           other
           Tribes
           )
           followed
           Ishbosheth
           the
           Son
           of
           Saul
           ,
           whom
           Abner
           the
           Son
           of
           Ner
           ,
           had
           set
           up
           in
           opposition
           to
           David
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           he
           could
           not
           but
           know
           he
           derived
           his
           Title
           to
           the
           Crown
           from
           the
           immediate
           nomination
           of
           God
           himself
           ;
           upon
           which
           there
           began
           a
           civil
           War
           betwixt
           the
           House
           of
           David
           and
           the
           House
           of
           Saul
           .
           But
           God
           was
           pleased
           so
           far
           to
           assert
           the
           cause
           of
           David
           ,
           as
           to
           grant
           him
           Success
           over
           his
           Enemies
           ;
           for
           David
           (
           as
           the
           Text
           tells
           us
           )
           
             waxed
             stronger
             and
             stronger
             ,
             but
             the
             House
             of
          
           Saul
           
             waxed
             weaker
             and
             weaker
          
           .
        
         
           How
           far
           we
           may
           judge
           of
           the
           righteousness
           of
           a
           Cause
           by
           the
           Success
           it
           hath
           ,
           I
           shall
           take
           upon
           me
           to
           determine
           .
           Certain
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           good
           Success
           is
           not
           always
           an
           Argument
           of
           a
           good
           Cause
           .
           How
           often
           have
           we
           known
           wicked
           Attempts
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           horrid
           Villainies
           to
           thrive
           and
           prosper
           ,
           whilst
           Just
           and
           righteous
           Undertakings
           have
           met
           with
           great
           Miscarriages
           ,
           and
           have
           had
           improsperous
           Events
           ?
           but
           when
           the
           Cause
           is
           apparently
           Just
           and
           Right
           ,
           and
           then
           good
           Success
           attends
           it
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           acknowledge
           that
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           is
           concern'd
           in
           it
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           discern
           his
           Favour
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           his
           Approbation
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           yet
           from
           hence
           we
           must
           not
           conclude
           either
           that
           God
           disallows
           of
           a
           good
           Cause
           when
           he
           permits
           it
           to
           suffer
           ,
           or
           that
           he
           approves
           of
           a
           wrong
           Cause
           when
           he
           grants
           it
           good
           Success
           .
           For
           as
           to
           the
           first
           Case
           ,
           be
           the
           Cause
           of
           a
           People
           never
           so
           just
           and
           right
           on
           which
           they
           are
           engaged
           in
           War
           ,
           yet
           he
           may
           permit
           them
           to
           suffer
           for
           their
           manifold
           Sins
           
           and
           Offences
           ;
           and
           as
           to
           the
           other
           Case
           ,
           he
           sometimes
           grants
           Prosperity
           to
           men
           engaged
           in
           a
           wrong
           cause
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           make
           them
           the
           Instruments
           of
           his
           just
           Wrath
           ,
           in
           executing
           his
           Judgments
           on
           a
           sinful
           People
           .
           But
           now
           the
           Cause
           of
           David
           was
           undeniably
           just
           and
           right
           ,
           for
           he
           sate
           on
           the
           Throne
           by
           God's
           own
           express
           Appointment
           ,
           and
           God
           so
           far
           prosper'd
           his
           Arms
           ,
           as
           that
           he
           
             waxed
             stronger
             and
             stronger
          
           ,
           whilst
           his
           Enemies
           
             waxed
             weaker
             and
             weaker
          
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           make
           a
           parallel
           betwixt
           the
           War
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           and
           the
           War
           in
           which
           we
           of
           this
           Nation
           are
           engaged
           :
           for
           the
           Parallel
           will
           not
           hold
           good
           in
           every
           particular
           ;
           for
           the
           War
           in
           which
           we
           are
           engaged
           is
           not
           (
           God
           be
           praised
           )
           a
           Civil
           War
           ,
           not
           a
           War
           betwixt
           two
           Families
           ,
           or
           two
           Houses
           ,
           within
           the
           same
           Land
           or
           Dominion
           ,
           but
           betwixt
           two
           distinct
           and
           independent
           Kingdoms
           ,
           betwixt
           Us
           and
           France
           ,
           betwixt
           the
           Defender
           of
           the
           Faith
           ,
           join'd
           in
           Confederacy
           with
           other
           Christian
           Princes
           and
           States
           of
           Europe
           on
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           the
           Most
           Christian
           King
           ,
           join'd
           with
           the
           Great
           Turk
           on
           the
           other
           .
           The
           Parallel
           therefore
           not
           exactly
           holding
           true
           ,
           I
           shall
           wave
           it
           ;
           nor
           shall
           I
           any
           farther
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           story
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           than
           as
           it
           affords
           occasion
           to
           speak
           upon
           these
           four
           heads
           of
           Discourse
           ;
           
             
               I.
               Concerning
               the
               lawfulness
               of
               War
               in
               general
               .
            
             
               II.
               Concerning
               the
               War
               in
               which
               we
               of
               this
               Nation
               are
               now
               engaged
               .
            
             
               III.
               Concerning
               the
               Success
               we
               have
               had
               ,
               which
               gives
               occasion
               to
               this
               days
               Thanksgiving
               .
            
             
               IV.
               And
               lastly
               ,
               Concerning
               the
               effect
               which
               that
               Success
               should
               in
               reason
               have
               upon
               us
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           Of
           these
           I
           shall
           speak
           in
           their
           order
           ,
           through
           God's
           Blessing
           ,
           with
           as
           much
           plainness
           and
           brevity
           as
           I
           can
           .
        
         
           I.
           I
           shall
           speak
           
             concerning
             the
             lawfulness
             of
             War
             in
             general
             .
          
           Now
           it
           must
           be
           confess'd
           that
           it
           is
           a
           great
           unhappiness
           for
           any
           People
           to
           be
           engaged
           in
           War
           ;
           for
           the
           Miseries
           attending
           it
           are
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           event
           of
           it
           uncertain
           ,
           and
           whether
           side
           soever
           gets
           the
           better
           ,
           yet
           much
           blood
           may
           be
           spilt
           ,
           many
           a
           brave
           Man
           may
           lose
           his
           Life
           in
           the
           quarrel
           ,
           much
           of
           the
           Nations
           Treasure
           may
           be
           exhausted
           ,
           many
           unforeseen
           Losses
           and
           Calamities
           may
           be
           the
           issue
           of
           the
           Victory
           .
           But
           yet
           it
           is
           as
           certain
           ,
           that
           War
           is
           sometimes
           unavoidably
           necessary
           ;
           in
           many
           cases
           ,
           and
           upon
           certain
           occasions
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           very
           lawful
           ,
           and
           not
           repugnant
           to
           the
           profession
           of
           Christianity
           .
        
         
           We
           cannot
           indeed
           with
           truth
           admit
           of
           that
           Principle
           which
           some
           of
           late
           Years
           have
           so
           greedily
           imbibed
           and
           spread
           abroad
           ,
           viz.
           That
           
             the
             state
             of
             Nature
             is
             a
             state
             of
             War
          
           ;
           as
           if
           Men
           were
           naturally
           Enemies
           unto
           Men
           ;
           or
           as
           if
           one
           Man
           were
           become
           by
           nature
           a
           kind
           of
           a
           Wolf
           or
           a
           Tyger
           to
           another
           Man
           :
           For
           Man
           by
           original
           Creation
           was
           made
           a
           sociable
           Creature
           ,
           and
           all
           Mankind
           by
           nature
           are
           inclin'd
           to
           Peace
           ,
           Unity
           and
           Concord
           ,
           and
           mutual
           Love
           and
           Kindness
           one
           with
           another
           .
           Some
           Men
           indeed
           may
           have
           by
           evil
           custom
           so
           far
           debauched
           and
           corrupted
           their
           nature
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           may
           have
           contracted
           an
           habit
           of
           doing
           wrong
           and
           injury
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           ,
           take
           some
           delight
           in
           quarrellings
           and
           fightings
           ;
           but
           to
           say
           or
           believe
           ,
           that
           a
           disposition
           to
           such
           evil
           practices
           is
           originally
           implanted
           in
           humane
           nature
           ,
           is
           not
           only
           to
           disparage
           and
           vilifie
           the
           noblest
           
           piece
           of
           God's
           Creation
           ,
           but
           to
           do
           despite
           unto
           ,
           and
           to
           blaspheme
           God
           himself
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           our
           Being
           ,
           and
           the
           Contriver
           of
           our
           Nature
           :
           An
           inclination
           therefore
           to
           fight
           ,
           or
           to
           do
           such
           violence
           as
           may
           be
           the
           cause
           of
           War
           ,
           proceeds
           not
           from
           nature
           ,
           but
           from
           the
           corruption
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           from
           a
           defection
           from
           that
           innocency
           wherein
           Man
           was
           at
           first
           Created
           .
           
           
             From
             whence
             come
             Wars
             and
             fightings
             amongst
             you
             ,
          
           saith
           St.
           
             James
             ?
             Come
             they
             not
             hence
             ,
             even
             from
             your
             Lusts
             which
             War
             in
             your
             members
             ?
          
           So
           long
           as
           there
           are
           different
           Passions
           in
           Men
           ungoverned
           and
           unrestrain'd
           ,
           so
           long
           there
           will
           be
           fightings
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           Whilst
           Pride
           and
           Ambition
           ,
           whilst
           desire
           of
           Power
           ,
           and
           of
           enlarging
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           thirst
           after
           Revenge
           ,
           do
           rule
           in
           Mens
           hearts
           ,
           it
           cannot
           well
           be
           otherwise
           but
           that
           Wars
           and
           Tumults
           will
           be
           raised
           .
           And
           although
           the
           state
           of
           Nature
           be
           not
           a
           state
           of
           War
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           agreeable
           to
           nature
           for
           a
           Nation
           ,
           or
           Society
           of
           Men
           to
           defend
           themselves
           against
           violent
           Opposition
           ,
           and
           even
           to
           repel
           injuries
           with
           force
           .
           When
           Rebellion
           or
           an
           Insurrection
           is
           rais'd
           in
           the
           Land
           ,
           it
           is
           certainly
           lawful
           for
           the
           supream
           lawful
           Magistrate
           ,
           
           to
           whom
           is
           committed
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           by
           force
           of
           Arms
           ,
           when
           other
           means
           will
           not
           prevail
           ,
           to
           quell
           and
           suppress
           it
           .
           When
           a
           Prince
           of
           an
           aspiring
           Spirit
           ,
           armed
           with
           Power
           and
           Strength
           ,
           shall
           set
           upon
           his
           Neighbours
           ,
           threatning
           Ruine
           and
           Destruction
           to
           them
           ,
           or
           do
           them
           any
           eminent
           Injury
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           violate
           or
           invade
           their
           just
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           it
           is
           but
           reasonable
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           lawful
           ,
           for
           them
           to
           withstand
           his
           hostile
           attempts
           ,
           and
           to
           betake
           themselves
           to
           their
           Arms
           in
           their
           own
           just
           Defence
           and
           Vindication
           ;
           and
           if
           nothing
           else
           can
           reduce
           him
           to
           an
           advantageous
           and
           honourable
           Peace
           ,
           
           they
           may
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           ,
           compel
           him
           to
           it
           by
           offending
           him
           ,
           and
           pull
           down
           the
           haughtiness
           of
           his
           Pride
           by
           the
           diminution
           of
           his
           Forces
           ;
           and
           even
           to
           be
           upon
           the
           offensive
           part
           upon
           great
           and
           high
           provocations
           ,
           is
           as
           allowable
           as
           the
           defensive
           .
           This
           we
           know
           to
           be
           practised
           ,
           not
           only
           in
           our
           days
           ,
           and
           in
           most
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           even
           in
           times
           of
           old
           ,
           and
           is
           justified
           by
           the
           Example
           of
           Gods
           own
           People
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           throughout
           the
           History
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           .
        
         
           Even
           Abraham
           the
           Father
           of
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           a
           Man
           of
           most
           exemplary
           Piety
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           great
           Wisdom
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           heard
           of
           the
           spoil
           of
           Sodom
           ,
           by
           the
           four
           Kings
           that
           had
           set
           themselves
           against
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           Lot
           ,
           his
           Brother's
           Son
           ,
           was
           taken
           Captive
           by
           them
           ,
           he
           arm'd
           his
           own
           trained
           Servants
           ,
           and
           with
           what
           other
           Forces
           he
           could
           get
           ,
           he
           pursued
           them
           ,
           he
           fought
           them
           ,
           and
           beat
           them
           ,
           he
           recovered
           the
           spoil
           and
           set
           Lot
           at
           liberty
           ;
           which
           fact
           ,
           although
           he
           had
           not
           God's
           express
           Command
           for
           it
           ,
           yet
           met
           with
           God's
           Acceptance
           and
           Approbation
           ;
           for
           immediately
           after
           this
           Victory
           ,
           Melchizedeck
           ,
           the
           Priest
           of
           the
           Most
           High
           God
           ,
           met
           him
           in
           his
           return
           with
           the
           spoil
           ,
           and
           blessed
           him
           in
           the
           name
           of
           God
           ,
           
           saying
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
          
           Abraham
           
             of
             the
             most
             high
             God
             ,
             Possessor
             of
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ;
             and
             blessed
             be
             the
             most
             high
             God
             ,
             which
             hath
             delivered
             thine
             Enemies
             into
             thine
             hand
             .
          
        
         
           And
           when
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           ,
           under
           the
           Conduct
           of
           Moses
           and
           Joshua
           ,
           
           had
           fought
           the
           Amalekites
           and
           beaten
           them
           ,
           although
           they
           had
           not
           the
           Command
           of
           God
           for
           so
           doing
           ,
           yet
           they
           afterwards
           had
           his
           Approbation
           of
           it
           :
           and
           in
           the
           20th
           Chapter
           of
           Deuteronomy
           ,
           he
           gives
           his
           people
           general
           and
           perpetual
           rules
           to
           be
           observed
           in
           waging
           War
           ,
           declaring
           
           thereby
           his
           allowance
           of
           it
           upon
           some
           accounts
           ,
           although
           it
           hath
           not
           his
           Especial
           Command
           .
        
         
           Neither
           is
           there
           any
           thing
           in
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           that
           forbids
           it
           ,
           but
           rather
           some
           things
           that
           do
           very
           much
           favour
           it
           ,
           and
           makes
           it
           lawful
           for
           Christians
           ,
           upon
           good
           occasions
           ,
           to
           go
           to
           War
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           engaged
           in
           it
           .
           St.
           Paul
           exhorts
           us
           to
           pray
           ,
           as
           for
           
             all
             men
          
           ,
           
           
             so
             particularly
             for
             Kings
             ,
             that
             under
             them
             we
             may
             lead
             quiet
             and
             peaceable
             lives
             ,
             in
             all
             godliness
             and
             honesty
          
           ;
           but
           how
           can
           a
           quiet
           and
           peaceable
           Life
           be
           obtained
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           lawful
           for
           them
           to
           make
           use
           of
           the
           Sword
           ,
           against
           the
           disturbers
           of
           our
           Peace
           ,
           and
           the
           hinderers
           of
           our
           Quiet
           ?
           and
           accordingly
           we
           find
           in
           Tertullian
           ,
           that
           the
           Primitive
           Christians
           prayed
           for
           the
           Heathen
           Emperours
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           have
           faithful
           Souldiers
           and
           Victorious
           Armies
           ;
           and
           many
           of
           the
           ancient
           Christians
           who
           lived
           nearest
           the
           time
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           who
           therefore
           may
           be
           presumed
           to
           know
           our
           Lord's
           mind
           very
           well
           as
           to
           this
           matter
           ,
           did
           serve
           as
           Souldiers
           in
           the
           Wars
           of
           the
           Emperours
           under
           whom
           they
           lived
           ,
           which
           we
           may
           imagine
           they
           would
           never
           have
           done
           ,
           had
           they
           thought
           it
           had
           been
           contrary
           to
           the
           profession
           of
           their
           Religion
           .
        
         
           We
           are
           indeed
           ,
           by
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           ,
           obliged
           to
           love
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           but
           that
           lays
           no
           restraint
           upon
           us
           from
           going
           to
           War
           against
           them
           ;
           we
           may
           love
           them
           ,
           even
           then
           when
           we
           are
           fighting
           with
           them
           ,
           
             i.
             e.
          
           Love
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           wish
           well
           unto
           their
           better
           and
           Eternal
           State.
           We
           are
           commanded
           to
           forgive
           Injuries
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           up
           Affronts
           ,
           not
           to
           revenge
           our selves
           ,
           not
           to
           retaliate
           wrong
           with
           wrong
           ,
           but
           to
           overcome
           evil
           with
           good
           .
           But
           these
           Commands
           and
           Prohibitions
           concern
           only
           private
           Persons
           in
           their
           
           private
           Capacities
           ,
           and
           cannot
           be
           construed
           to
           extend
           to
           publick
           Societies
           ,
           or
           the
           united
           body
           of
           a
           Nation
           .
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           we
           may
           observe
           ,
           that
           St.
           
             John
             Baptist
          
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           Person
           under
           the
           strictest
           rigour
           of
           a
           spiritual
           Life
           ,
           a
           Fore-runner
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           sent
           on
           purpose
           to
           prepare
           men
           for
           the
           reception
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           who
           gave
           instructions
           of
           Life
           to
           all
           that
           resorted
           to
           him
           ;
           when
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           amongst
           others
           ,
           came
           to
           take
           his
           Counsel
           ,
           and
           asked
           him
           what
           they
           should
           do
           ,
           did
           not
           bid
           them
           leave
           that
           course
           of
           life
           they
           were
           then
           engaged
           in
           ,
           
           but
           only
           
             to
             do
             no
             violence
             ,
             to
             accuse
             none
             falsly
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             content
             with
             their
             wages
             .
          
           He
           left
           them
           still
           the
           use
           of
           their
           Arms
           ,
           and
           only
           forbad
           them
           the
           abuse
           of
           their
           Power
           .
           And
           Cornelius
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           Centurion
           of
           a
           Band
           of
           Souldiers
           under
           the
           Roman
           pay
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           made
           a
           Christian
           by
           St.
           Peter
           ,
           did
           still
           continue
           a
           Centurion
           ,
           and
           had
           no
           directions
           given
           him
           to
           lay
           down
           his
           Commission
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           that
           famous
           Prophecy
           ,
           which
           without
           doubt
           relates
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           foretells
           the
           happiness
           of
           the
           World
           upon
           his
           coming
           into
           it
           ,
           namely
           ,
           
           that
           
             men
             should
             beat
             their
             Swords
             into
             Plow-shares
             ,
             and
             their
             Spears
             into
             Pruning-hooks
          
           ;
           
           
             that
             Nation
             should
             not
             life
             up
             Sword
             against
             Nation
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             should
             not
             learn
             War
             any
             more
          
           ;
           there
           are
           these
           two
           things
           that
           may
           be
           said
           to
           it
           ;
           First
           ,
           That
           it
           may
           be
           understood
           conditionally
           ,
           that
           such
           indeed
           would
           assuredly
           be
           the
           happy
           state
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           if
           all
           Men
           in
           it
           would
           embrace
           the
           Christian
           Religion
           ,
           and
           live
           up
           to
           the
           Rules
           and
           Duties
           of
           it
           ;
           for
           that
           would
           keep
           them
           from
           doing
           any
           wrong
           or
           injury
           ,
           and
           consequently
           there
           would
           be
           no
           occasion
           for
           
           Wars
           ,
           but
           an
           universal
           and
           perpetual
           Peace
           should
           over-spread
           the
           Earth
           .
           Or
           ,
           secondly
           ,
           That
           we
           are
           still
           to
           expect
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           still
           remains
           to
           be
           fullfill'd
           ,
           as
           do
           also
           some
           others
           which
           concern
           the
           state
           of
           Christ's
           Church
           upon
           Earth
           ;
           and
           therefore
           considering
           the
           present
           state
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           we
           cannot
           from
           that
           Prophecy
           rationally
           conclude
           ,
           that
           War
           is
           absolutely
           unlawful
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           we
           may
           also
           add
           ,
           that
           if
           our
           Blessed
           Lord
           had
           ever
           design'd
           to
           make
           Warfare
           Criminal
           ,
           and
           to
           forbid
           it
           wholly
           to
           his
           Disciples
           and
           Followers
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           that
           he
           would
           some
           where
           or
           other
           ,
           have
           given
           us
           a
           plain
           Declaration
           of
           his
           Mind
           in
           the
           case
           ,
           and
           have
           forbidden
           it
           us
           in
           plain
           ,
           and
           express
           ,
           and
           intelligible
           words
           ;
           which
           being
           he
           hath
           no
           where
           done
           ,
           we
           cannor
           but
           think
           them
           very
           rash
           ,
           and
           their
           Censure
           highly
           culpable
           ,
           who
           condemn
           the
           use
           of
           Arms
           amongst
           Christian
           ;
           or
           that
           from
           our
           Saviours
           Command
           to
           St.
           Peter
           ,
           to
           put
           up
           his
           Sword
           (
           which
           he
           did
           no
           purpose
           to
           give
           a
           check
           to
           private
           revenge
           )
           do
           infer
           that
           it
           was
           his
           Mind
           ,
           that
           none
           who
           prosess
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           should
           upon
           any
           account
           be
           engaged
           in
           War.
           
        
         
           Wherefore
           ,
           to
           conclude
           this
           point
           ,
           as
           it
           may
           be
           lawful
           for
           private
           Persons
           to
           go
           to
           Law
           ,
           and
           to
           appeal
           to
           the
           chief
           Magistrate
           ,
           and
           the
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           ,
           which
           is
           commonly
           the
           last
           ,
           and
           the
           only
           way
           of
           deciding
           the
           Controversies
           that
           may
           arise
           betwixt
           one
           Man
           and
           another
           ,
           so
           it
           may
           be
           lawful
           for
           one
           Nation
           to
           go
           to
           War
           with
           another
           ,
           and
           to
           appeal
           to
           the
           Sword
           ,
           when
           the
           differences
           betwixt
           them
           cannot
           otherwise
           be
           determined
           :
           And
           the
           lawfullness
           of
           levying
           War
           ,
           and
           of
           being
           engaged
           in
           it
           upon
           accounts
           that
           are
           just
           and
           weighty
           ,
           and
           when
           there
           is
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           
           chief
           Magistrate
           for
           it
           ,
           hath
           been
           agreed
           upon
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           Religions
           ;
           if
           we
           think
           otherwise
           ,
           we
           shall
           condemn
           the
           actions
           of
           those
           ancient
           and
           noble
           Worthies
           ,
           who
           are
           mention'd
           with
           honour
           in
           the
           11th
           Chapter
           of
           the
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Hebrews
           ,
           and
           recorded
           to
           Posterity
           for
           their
           Warlike
           and
           Heroick
           Deeds
           ,
           
             who
             through
             Faith
             subdued
             Kingdoms
             ,
             escaped
             the
             edge
             of
             the
             Sword
             ,
             out
             of
             weakness
             became
             strong
             ,
             waxed
             valiant
             in
             fight
             ,
             turned
             to
             flight
             the
             Armies
             of
             the
             Aliens
             .
          
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           if
           we
           either
           say
           or
           think
           that
           the
           use
           of
           Arms
           ,
           and
           the
           military
           employment
           is
           absolutely
           inconsistent
           with
           the
           profession
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           what
           is
           it
           but
           to
           expose
           the
           Lives
           and
           Fortunes
           of
           Christians
           ,
           as
           a
           prey
           to
           the
           rage
           and
           fury
           of
           the
           Enemies
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           and
           Faith
           ?
           And
           thus
           having
           considered
           the
           lawfulness
           of
           War
           in
           general
           ,
        
         
           II.
           I
           come
           now
           ,
           in
           the
           second
           place
           ,
           to
           speak
           somewhat
           
             concerning
             the
             War
             which
             we
             of
             this
             Nation
             are
             now
             engaged
             in
          
           ;
           concerning
           which
           I
           have
           this
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           as
           Just
           and
           as
           lawful
           a
           War
           as
           ever
           any
           People
           were
           concern'd
           to
           manage
           ;
           if
           we
           consider
           either
           the
           Enemies
           against
           whom
           ,
           or
           the
           causes
           for
           which
           ,
           we
           fight
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           As
           for
           our
           Enemies
           they
           are
           such
           as
           are
           the
           most
           inveterate
           and
           implacable
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Peace
           and
           Religion
           ,
           who
           at
           first
           began
           the
           War
           upon
           us
           ,
           who
           invaded
           his
           Majesties
           Kingdom
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           and
           made
           sad
           havock
           there
           ,
           and
           would
           still
           have
           done
           more
           ,
           had
           they
           not
           by
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           upon
           our
           Arms
           ,
           been
           beaten
           off
           ,
           who
           have
           often
           threatned
           England
           with
           an
           Invasion
           ,
           who
           are
           perfect
           haters
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           and
           upon
           all
           occasions
           do
           
           seek
           our
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           .
           We
           are
           engaged
           against
           a
           Prince
           ,
           the
           Ruler
           of
           those
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           is
           become
           a
           Scourge
           and
           a
           terrour
           to
           all
           that
           are
           round
           about
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           made
           his
           Will
           a
           Law
           ,
           who
           persecutes
           Christians
           whilst
           he
           is
           in
           League
           with
           the
           Mahometans
           ,
           who
           hath
           made
           War
           upon
           his
           Neighbours
           without
           cause
           ,
           and
           enlarged
           his
           Dominions
           without
           right
           ,
           and
           seeks
           after
           an
           Universal
           Monarchy
           to
           bring
           all
           Europe
           into
           Slavery
           ;
           who
           carries
           Tyranny
           and
           Oppression
           ,
           Injustice
           and
           Cruelty
           ,
           Fire
           and
           Desolation
           wheresoever
           he
           conquers
           .
           Which
           things
           when
           we
           seriously
           consider
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           stand
           amaz'd
           at
           those
           amongst
           our selves
           ,
           who
           either
           wish
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           or
           dare
           speak
           with
           their
           mouths
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           have
           ,
           those
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           to
           get
           the
           better
           of
           us
           ,
           who
           can
           rejoice
           and
           exult
           at
           any
           little
           advantage
           they
           hear
           the
           Enemy
           hath
           gain'd
           ,
           and
           would
           willingly
           have
           it
           believed
           to
           be
           greater
           than
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           do
           magnifie
           it
           to
           excess
           on
           purpose
           to
           discourage
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           endeavour
           to
           make
           a
           Mountain
           of
           a
           Molehill
           .
           What
           could
           these
           persons
           gain
           ,
           supposing
           that
           our
           Enemies
           should
           really
           become
           Victors
           and
           Conquerors
           over
           us
           ?
           What
           if
           for
           our
           great
           Sins
           and
           Provocations
           against
           Heaven
           ,
           God
           should
           permit
           our
           Enemies
           to
           come
           within
           our
           own
           Bowels
           ,
           and
           with
           Fire
           and
           Sword
           to
           rage
           here
           as
           they
           have
           done
           in
           other
           places
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           an
           entire
           Conquest
           of
           our
           Land
           ?
           Could
           these
           Persons
           ,
           who
           are
           so
           great
           Well-wishers
           to
           'em
           ,
           expect
           to
           be
           exempted
           from
           the
           common
           Calamity
           ?
           Could
           they
           think
           to
           escape
           that
           ruine
           which
           they
           wish
           to
           their
           own
           Fellow-Subjects
           ,
           or
           be
           excused
           from
           that
           Drag●●●ing
           which
           makes
           no
           distinction
           of
           Persons
           ?
           Could
           they
           be
           glad
           to
           see
           the
           Land
           of
           their
           Nativity
           
           turn'd
           into
           an
           Aceldama
           of
           Blood
           ?
           or
           rejoice
           to
           have
           the
           English
           Nation
           become
           Tributary
           to
           France
           ?
           But
           Blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           now
           as
           little
           ground
           for
           our
           fearing
           of
           this
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           to
           hope
           that
           their
           unnatural
           wishes
           or
           desires
           may
           take
           effect
           .
           However
           this
           shews
           us
           what
           great
           reason
           we
           have
           to
           be
           united
           against
           those
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           both
           to
           pray
           and
           to
           endeavour
           all
           we
           can
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           never
           prevail
           against
           us
           ,
           nor
           triumph
           in
           the
           ruine
           of
           us
           and
           our
           Posterity
           .
        
         
           II.
           
             As
             for
             the
             causes
             for
             which
             we
             sight
          
           ;
           they
           are
           as
           just
           and
           as
           honourable
           as
           can
           be
           ;
           for
           we
           fight
           not
           for
           trifles
           ,
           for
           small
           or
           inconsiderable
           things
           ,
           but
           for
           things
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           and
           concern
           ,
           for
           our
           Lives
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           our
           just
           Rights
           our
           Laws
           and
           Privileges
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           our
           Religion
           against
           the
           most
           violent
           attempts
           for
           its
           Subversion
           ;
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           for
           the
           Vindication
           of
           the
           common
           liberties
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           invaded
           and
           trampled
           on
           by
           Tyranny
           and
           Oppression
           .
           And
           these
           are
           certainly
           as
           justifiable
           causes
           of
           a
           War
           as
           ever
           any
           Nation
           had
           or
           can
           have
           .
           From
           the
           consideration
           of
           which
           give
           me
           leave
           ,
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           to
           make
           these
           few
           Inferences
           ;
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           That
           we
           are
           from
           hence
           obliged
           freely
           and
           willingly
           ,
           chearfully
           and
           contentedly
           ,
           without
           murmuring
           and
           complaining
           ,
           to
           contribute
           and
           pay
           whatsoever
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           the
           Great
           Council
           of
           the
           Nation
           shall
           think
           fit
           to
           lay
           upon
           us
           as
           a
           Tax
           ,
           for
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           this
           War
           with
           Vigour
           ,
           till
           God
           by
           his
           Providence
           shall
           see
           fit
           to
           put
           an
           happy
           end
           to
           it
           .
           This
           methinks
           is
           as
           little
           as
           we
           can
           do
           ,
           who
           fit
           at
           home
           and
           enjoy
           the
           great
           Blessing
           of
           Peace
           ,
           whilst
           
           others
           our
           Fellow-Subjects
           ,
           are
           hazarding
           their
           Lives
           abroad
           in
           fighting
           for
           us
           :
           and
           surely
           we
           may
           be
           very
           well
           pleased
           and
           contented
           ,
           if
           by
           parting
           with
           our
           Money
           ,
           we
           can
           keep
           the
           War
           at
           a
           distance
           from
           us
           .
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           That
           it
           is
           not
           only
           lawful
           but
           necessary
           for
           those
           who
           are
           able
           ,
           and
           whose
           occasions
           and
           manner
           of
           Life
           will
           permit
           them
           (
           may
           ,
           perhaps
           it
           may
           be
           their
           duty
           too
           )
           actually
           to
           assist
           the
           King
           in
           this
           just
           War
           with
           their
           own
           Persons
           ,
           and
           to
           endeavour
           by
           their
           Prowess
           and
           Courage
           ,
           to
           lay
           his
           Enemies
           prostrate
           at
           his
           Feet
           .
           For
           it
           is
           not
           imaginable
           ,
           that
           any
           King
           whatsoever
           can
           withstand
           the
           insults
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           or
           protect
           his
           Subjects
           without
           their
           assistance
           and
           presence
           with
           him
           .
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           That
           we
           should
           pay
           a
           just
           deference
           ,
           and
           an
           honourable
           respect
           to
           the
           memory
           of
           those
           worthy
           Persons
           whom
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Enemy
           hath
           unfortunately
           slain
           in
           this
           War
           ,
           particularly
           in
           the
           Reduction
           of
           that
           City
           and
           Castle
           for
           which
           we
           now
           give
           thanks
           ;
           that
           we
           should
           speak
           well
           of
           them
           and
           thank
           God
           for
           them
           ;
           for
           that
           they
           spent
           their
           Blood
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           their
           Country
           ,
           lost
           their
           Lives
           in
           a
           just
           Cause
           ,
           and
           dyed
           upon
           the
           Bed
           of
           Honour
           .
        
         
           (
           4.
           )
           Lastly
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           thankfully
           acknowledge
           our selves
           obliged
           ,
           as
           to
           all
           those
           in
           general
           ,
           who
           actually
           fight
           for
           us
           ;
           so
           particularly
           to
           the
           King
           himself
           ,
           who
           hath
           exposed
           his
           own
           Person
           to
           all
           the
           Fatigues
           and
           hazards
           of
           the
           War
           ;
           who
           ,
           like
           David
           ,
           himself
           doth
           fight
           the
           Lords
           Battles
           ,
           whose
           vigour
           in
           action
           is
           more
           quick
           than
           the
           Lightning
           of
           his
           own
           Cannon
           ,
           whose
           Magnanimity
           and
           Conduct
           ,
           whose
           Prudence
           and
           undaunted
           Courage
           ,
           have
           gain'd
           him
           Immortal
           Renown
           in
           the
           Annals
           of
           Fame
           ,
           and
           
           made
           him
           to
           become
           a
           terrour
           to
           his
           Enemies
           .
           To
           Him
           especially
           who
           hath
           hazarded
           his
           Royal
           Person
           and
           Life
           in
           the
           Defence
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Honour
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           we
           should
           pay
           our
           thankful
           acknowledgment
           in
           a
           dutiful
           return
           of
           Honour
           and
           Faithfulness
           towards
           him
           ;
           which
           if
           we
           should
           fail
           to
           do
           ,
           we
           might
           justly
           be
           reproached
           for
           our
           ingratitude
           like
           as
           were
           the
           Children
           of
           Israel
           ,
           
           who
           
             shewed
             no
             kindness
             to
             the
             house
             of
             Jerubbabel
             ,
             namely
             Gideon
             ,
             according
             to
             all
             the
             goodness
             which
             he
             had
             shewed
             unto
             Israel
             .
          
           His
           very
           Presence
           in
           the
           Camp
           animates
           our
           Forces
           with
           new
           Life
           and
           Vigour
           ,
           and
           therefore
           when
           he
           is
           pleased
           to
           be
           at
           the
           head
           of
           our
           Armies
           ,
           unless
           by
           our
           Sins
           and
           Rebellion
           against
           God
           ,
           (
           unless
           by
           our
           ingratitude
           to
           him
           and
           the
           King
           ,
           we
           provoke
           God
           to
           disappoint
           our
           hopes
           ,
           and
           blast
           our
           Undertakings
           )
           we
           need
           not
           doubt
           ,
           but
           that
           through
           God's
           Blessing
           ,
           we
           shall
           do
           Valiantly
           ,
           and
           tread
           them
           under
           that
           rise
           up
           against
           us
           .
           To
           his
           Matchless
           Valour
           and
           wise
           Conduct
           ,
           next
           to
           the
           Mercy
           and
           Goodness
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           owe
           our
           Preservation
           from
           the
           direful
           effects
           of
           our
           Enemies
           Rage
           and
           Malice
           .
           And
           therefore
           returns
           of
           Gratitude
           are
           due
           ;
           first
           to
           God
           as
           the
           Author
           of
           all
           our
           Successes
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           him
           as
           the
           glorious
           Instrument
           whereby
           he
           works
           them
           .
        
         
           
             III.
             And
             thus
             I
             come
             in
             the
             third
             place
             to
          
           consider
           the
           Success
           we
           have
           had
           in
           this
           War
           ,
           particularly
           this
           last
           Summers
           Expedition
           ,
           which
           gives
           occasion
           to
           this
           Days
           Thanksgiving
           .
        
         
           We
           cannot
           indeed
           as
           yet
           truly
           say
           that
           we
           have
           totally
           vanquished
           and
           overcome
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           but
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           say
           truly
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           that
           through
           God's
           Blessing
           we
           are
           
             waxed
             stronger
             and
             stronger
          
           ,
           and
           they
           
             wax
             weaker
             and
             weaker
          
           .
           For
           what
           places
           have
           
           they
           gain'd
           of
           us
           this
           or
           the
           last
           Years
           Campaign
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           formerly
           done
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           others
           ?
           Nay
           have
           they
           not
           lost
           much
           ground
           this
           Summer
           ?
           and
           is
           there
           not
           a
           plain
           stop
           put
           to
           the
           Enemies
           Career
           ?
           Have
           we
           not
           by
           the
           bravery
           and
           resolution
           of
           our
           Forces
           and
           our
           Allies
           ,
           Retaken
           that
           strong
           ,
           that
           most
           Important
           City
           and
           Castle
           ,
           which
           our
           Enemies
           two
           Years
           ago
           did
           take
           ,
           and
           could
           no
           otherwise
           take
           from
           us
           than
           by
           Fraud
           and
           Treachery
           ?
           Have
           we
           not
           retaken
           them
           in
           the
           face
           and
           under
           the
           sight
           of
           a
           numerous
           Army
           of
           the
           adverse
           Party
           ,
           who
           came
           to
           be
           the
           inglorious
           Lookers
           on
           of
           the
           loss
           they
           sustain'd
           thereby
           ?
           Where
           is
           that
           Bravading-Navy
           ,
           that
           once
           or
           twice
           appeared
           upon
           our
           Coasts
           ,
           and
           threatned
           us
           with
           an
           Invasion
           ?
           'T
           is
           plain
           ,
           that
           they
           sculk
           ,
           and
           shelter
           ,
           and
           hide
           themselves
           in
           their
           lurking-holes
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           they
           dare
           not
           ,
           they
           cannot
           with
           safety
           look
           forth
           .
           But
           as
           for
           our
           Navy
           ,
           hath
           not
           part
           of
           it
           .
           Victoriously
           danced
           on
           the
           British
           Ocean
           ,
           stopping
           upon
           the
           Avenues
           of
           the
           Enemies
           Ports
           and
           Havens
           ,
           and
           with
           considerable
           Success
           attacking
           the
           chiefest
           of
           their
           Sea-Coast-Towns
           ?
           and
           doth
           not
           part
           of
           it
           ride
           triumphantly
           ,
           at
           this
           Day
           ,
           in
           the
           Mediterranean
           ,
           putting
           thereby
           a
           check
           to
           all
           their
           Pride
           and
           Glory
           ?
           
           God
           at
           present
           seems
           to
           have
           put
           his
           Hook
           (
           as
           he
           once
           threatned
           to
           do
           to
           Sennacherib
           )
           into
           the
           Nostrils
           of
           the
           great
           Leviathan
           ,
           that
           for
           so
           long
           a
           time
           hath
           taken
           his
           pastime
           in
           the
           deep
           .
           He
           hath
           given
           a
           terrible
           Rebuke
           to
           the
           aspiring
           Fortune
           and
           Fury
           of
           the
           Enemy
           ,
           by
           the
           Success
           of
           ours
           and
           our
           Confederate
           Forces
           ,
           both
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land.
           So
           that
           now
           we
           may
           hope
           be
           will
           in
           a
           little
           time
           begin
           to
           hearken
           to
           a
           Peace
           ;
           nay
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           be
           brought
           to
           such
           a
           condition
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           forced
           to
           seek
           and
           desire
           it
           ;
           to
           which
           
           he
           hath
           hitherto
           been
           as
           deaf
           as
           the
           Adder
           that
           stoppeth
           her
           Ears
           .
           For
           the
           Lord
           hath
           now
           pulled
           down
           the
           high
           looks
           of
           the
           Proud
           ,
           and
           levell'd
           the
           haughty
           Stomach
           ;
           he
           hath
           clipt
           his
           Wings
           in
           his
           towring-flight
           ,
           and
           brought
           him
           nearer
           to
           the
           ground
           ;
           he
           hath
           
             put
             the
             Heathen
             in
             fear
             ,
             and
             made
             them
             to
             know
             themselves
             to
             be
             but
             men
             .
          
        
         
           But
           that
           which
           Crowns
           our
           Success
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           glory
           of
           our
           Triumphs
           ,
           and
           the
           chief
           cause
           of
           this
           Days-Thanksgiving
           ,
           is
           that
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           to
           preserve
           our
           King
           from
           the
           many
           dangers
           to
           which
           his
           Royal
           Person
           was
           expos'd
           ,
           during
           the
           late
           Siege
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           his
           publick
           Expeditions
           for
           our
           Safety
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           deliverance
           of
           our
           Suffering
           Brethren
           ;
           that
           he
           hath
           kept
           him
           under
           the
           shadow
           of
           his
           Wings
           ,
           from
           falling
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           covered
           his
           Head
           in
           the
           Day
           of
           Battle
           ,
           and
           been
           a
           Wall
           of
           Defence
           to
           him
           on
           every
           side
           .
           What
           a
           deplorable
           and
           fatal
           blow
           would
           it
           have
           been
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           this
           Nation
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           most
           considerable
           part
           of
           Europe
           ,
           if
           He
           ,
           the
           Head
           of
           the
           Confederate
           Allies
           ,
           had
           by
           any
           means
           been
           cut
           off
           ?
           If
           He
           ,
           the
           Prop
           and
           Stay
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           had
           any
           ways
           suffer'd
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           those
           that
           hate
           him
           ?
           How
           would
           they
           have
           rejoiced
           to
           have
           been
           made
           Masters
           of
           His
           Life
           ,
           whose
           Death
           would
           be
           their
           greatest
           advantage
           ?
           how
           would
           they
           have
           triumph'd
           in
           His
           ruine
           ,
           which
           only
           could
           have
           given
           Life
           to
           their
           dying
           Cause
           ?
           But
           now
           how
           will
           they
           be
           astonished
           and
           amazed
           ,
           how
           will
           they
           shake
           and
           tremble
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           see
           him
           once
           more
           besieging
           some
           of
           their
           strongest
           Towns
           ;
           or
           at
           the
           Head
           of
           a
           Gallant
           Army
           ,
           in
           the
           open
           Field
           ,
           (
           Him
           whose
           very
           name
           is
           enough
           to
           strike
           them
           into
           a
           Panick
           Fear
           ,
           )
           when
           they
           shall
           
           see
           him
           once
           more
           arm'd
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           with
           his
           own
           Forces
           ,
           as
           with
           the
           strength
           and
           right
           hand
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ?
           
             Blessed
             therefore
             be
             God
             who
             hath
             given
             prosperity
             unto
             his
             King
             ,
             and
             hath
             delivered
          
           David
           
             his
             Servant
             from
             the
             peril
             of
             the
             Sword.
             
          
        
         
           IV.
           And
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           the
           Fourth
           and
           last
           head
           of
           my
           present
           Discourse
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           
             concerning
             the
             effect
             which
             our
             Success
             in
             this
             War
             should
             have
             upon
             us
             .
          
        
         
           (
           1.
           )
           And
           first
           it
           should
           fill
           our
           hearts
           with
           an
           holy
           Joy
           in
           the
           remembrance
           of
           the
           loving-kindness
           of
           Almighty
           God
           towards
           us
           :
           for
           should
           we
           not
           rejoice
           and
           exult
           when
           we
           consider
           that
           God
           is
           still
           mindful
           of
           us
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           not
           yet
           left
           off
           to
           do
           us
           good
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           gives
           us
           every
           year
           fresh
           instances
           of
           his
           concern
           on
           our
           accounts
           ?
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           ground
           of
           exceeding
           great
           comfort
           to
           receive
           so
           clear
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           pledges
           of
           his
           love
           and
           favour
           exprest
           in
           such
           watchful
           care
           over
           us
           ,
           such
           Protection
           in
           times
           of
           danger
           ,
           such
           Success
           over
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           such
           deliverance
           from
           their
           Spight
           and
           Malice
           ?
           Such
           publick
           Benefits
           as
           these
           cannot
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           they
           ought
           not
           ,
           to
           be
           received
           without
           great
           chearfulness
           and
           gladsomness
           of
           heart
           .
           We
           are
           all
           of
           us
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           should
           be
           ,
           concern'd
           for
           the
           Publick
           Good
           ,
           as
           being
           living
           and
           sensible
           Members
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           and
           are
           like
           to
           partake
           both
           of
           the
           good
           and
           ill
           sare
           thereof
           .
           And
           therefore
           how
           can
           we
           look
           upon
           or
           hear
           of
           any
           prosperous
           Issue
           of
           God's
           Providence
           over
           our
           Nation
           ,
           of
           any
           happy
           Success
           with
           which
           God
           hath
           blessed
           our
           Publick
           Undertakings
           ,
           without
           great
           delight
           and
           complacency
           ?
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           The
           Success
           with
           which
           God
           hath
           blessed
           us
           ,
           
           should
           also
           excite
           us
           to
           praise
           and
           bless
           God
           for
           it
           .
           For
           God's
           Favour
           towards
           us
           will
           not
           have
           its
           due
           effect
           unless
           it
           fill
           our
           Mouth
           with
           Praise
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           our
           Heart
           with
           Joy.
           We
           should
           look
           
             beyond
             the
             Hills
             from
             whence
             cometh
             our
             help
             ,
          
           beyond
           the
           efficacy
           of
           second
           Causes
           ,
           and
           search
           out
           the
           
             Primum
             Mobile
          
           ,
           that
           secret
           sacred
           Wheel
           of
           Providence
           which
           winds
           and
           turns
           about
           humane
           affairs
           as
           it
           pleaseth
           :
           Then
           shall
           we
           be
           ready
           to
           acknowledge
           with
           
             David
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             not
             our
             own
             arm
             that
             helpeth
             us
             ,
             but
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             his
             arm
             ,
             and
             the
             light
             of
             his
             countenance
             because
             he
             hath
             a
             favour
             unto
             us
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           necessary
           indeed
           that
           towards
           the
           atchievements
           of
           great
           Exploits
           ,
           or
           the
           encountring
           of
           formidable
           Enemies
           ,
           great
           Preparations
           should
           be
           made
           ,
           Arms
           and
           Money
           (
           the
           strength
           and
           Sinews
           of
           War
           )
           should
           be
           provided
           ,
           and
           considerable
           Forces
           raised
           .
           For
           God
           (
           who
           makes
           use
           of
           second
           Causes
           to
           produce
           his
           own
           wise
           designs
           )
           works
           by
           these
           towards
           the
           defence
           and
           safeguard
           of
           his
           People
           ;
           and
           we
           can
           no
           more
           reasonably
           expect
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           help
           a
           Nation
           or
           Kingdom
           ,
           without
           their
           own
           concurrent
           endeavours
           ,
           than
           that
           he
           will
           recover
           a
           Man
           out
           of
           a
           dangerous
           Sickness
           ,
           without
           the
           application
           and
           use
           of
           proper
           Remedies
           ,
           or
           relieve
           a
           Man
           in
           distress
           and
           want
           ,
           without
           his
           own
           Industry
           and
           Care.
           But
           then
           we
           must
           not
           impure
           our
           Victory
           and
           Success
           purely
           to
           any
           Prowess
           ,
           or
           Conduct
           ,
           or
           Wisdom
           of
           our
           own
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           great
           God
           
             who
             teacheth
             our
             arms
             to
             war
             and
             our
             finger●●o
             fight
             ,
             who
             guides
             our
             Councellors
             ,
             and
             teacheth
             our
             Senators
             Wisdom
             ,
             who
             presides
             over
             Ba●●les
             ,
             and
             gives
             not
             always
             Victory
             to
             the
             strong
             and
             crafty
             ,
             but
             oftentimes
             to
             ●he
             weak
             and
             seeble
             ;
             who
             pulleth
             down
             the
             mighty
             from
             their
             s●at
             ,
             and
             exalleth
             the
             humble
             
             and
             meek
             ;
             who
             alone
             giveth
             Victory
             unto
             Kings
             ,
             and
             delivereth
             his
             Servants
             from
             the
             hurtful
             Sword.
          
           Upon
           the
           consideration
           therefore
           of
           the
           good
           Success
           we
           have
           hitherto
           had
           ,
           as
           we
           cannot
           but
           ascribe
           the
           accomplishment
           thereof
           to
           God's
           good
           hand
           of
           Providence
           ,
           so
           we
           are
           bound
           to
           make
           a
           grateful
           acknowledgment
           of
           it
           by
           our
           hearty
           Thanksgiving
           unto
           him
           ,
           saying
           with
           the
           Royal
           Psalmist
           ,
           
             Not
             unto
             us
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             not
             unto
             us
             ,
             but
             unto
             thy
             Name
             give
             the
             Praise
             for
             thy
             loving-kindness
             ,
             and
             for
             thy
             truths
             sake
             ,
          
           for
           we
           know
           that
           
             no
             King
          
           or
           People
           
             can
             be
             saved
             by
             the
             multitude
             of
             an
             host
             ,
          
           and
           that
           no
           
             mighty
             Man
             is
             delivered
             by
             much
             strength
             .
          
        
         
           And
           we
           have
           great
           reason
           to
           praise
           and
           bless
           All-mighty
           God
           for
           our
           late
           Success
           ,
           if
           we
           either
           look
           upon
           it
           as
           the
           ●●●●ious
           return
           of
           our
           Prayers
           and
           Fasting
           ,
           or
           if
           we
           reflect
           upon
           our
           unworthiness
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           If
           we
           look
           upon
           it
           as
           the
           gracious
           return
           of
           our
           Prayers
           and
           Fasting
           .
           For
           we
           prayed
           and
           humbled
           our selves
           by
           fasting
           ,
           and
           implored
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           upon
           our
           Forces
           ,
           and
           upon
           our
           King
           throughout
           his
           Expedition
           ;
           and
           he
           hath
           been
           graciously
           pleas'd
           to
           hear
           our
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           hath
           granted
           our
           desires
           ,
           by
           giving
           us
           good
           Success
           ,
           and
           protecting
           the
           King
           in
           the
           day
           of
           Battle
           .
           
             Blessed
             therefore
             be
             God
             who
             hath
             not
             withholden
             the
             request
             of
             our
             lips
             ,
             Blessed
             be
             God
             who
             hath
             not
             cast
             out
             our
             Prayer
             ,
             nor
             turned
             his
             Mercy
             from
             us
             !
          
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           let
           us
           reflect
           upon
           our
           unworthiness
           of
           it
           ;
           when
           we
           consider
           our
           many
           great
           and
           high
           Provocations
           of
           All-mighty
           God
           ,
           our
           unthankfulness
           for
           former
           Mercies
           ,
           our
           Incorrigibleness
           under
           all
           the
           Judgments
           which
           God
           at
           several
           times
           hath
           brought
           
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           withal
           reflect
           upon
           the
           goodness
           of
           God
           in
           having
           thus
           blessed
           and
           prosper'd
           us
           ,
           notwithstanding
           such
           our
           unworthiness
           of
           it
           ,
           can
           we
           forbear
           to
           praise
           God
           ,
           saying
           with
           the
           Holy
           Psalmist
           ,
           
             Thou
             Lord
             hast
             forgiven
             the
             offences
             of
             thy
             people
             and
             covered
             all
             their
             sins
             ,
             thou
             Lord
             hast
             dealt
             graciously
             with
             thy
             servants
             ;
             be
             thou
             therefore
             exalted
             in
             thine
             own
             strength
             ,
             so
             will
             we
             sing
             and
             praise
             thy
             power
             .
          
        
         
           (
           3.
           )
           Moreover
           ,
           the
           Success
           we
           have
           had
           should
           engage
           us
           to
           trust
           in
           God
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           and
           never
           to
           doubt
           that
           God
           who
           hath
           appear'd
           so
           much
           ,
           and
           so
           signally
           stretched
           forth
           his
           arm
           on
           our
           accounts
           ,
           will
           now
           leave
           us
           ;
           but
           to
           hope
           with
           humble
           confidence
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           still
           continue
           to
           do
           great
           things
           for
           us
           .
        
         
           (
           4.
           )
           It
           should
           also
           oblige
           us
           to
           newness
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           better
           Obedience
           towards
           God.
           For
           fresh
           instances
           of
           his
           goodness
           do
           call
           aloud
           upon
           us
           ,
           to
           shew
           forth
           his
           praise
           ,
           not
           only
           with
           our
           Lips
           ,
           but
           in
           our
           Lives
           ,
           by
           giving
           up
           our selves
           to
           his
           Service
           ,
           and
           walking
           before
           him
           in
           holiness
           and
           righteousness
           all
           our
           days
           .
        
         
           (
           5.
           )
           Lastly
           ,
           The
           Success
           we
           have
           had
           against
           our
           temporal
           Enemies
           ,
           should
           put
           us
           in
           mind
           of
           the
           contest
           we
           have
           with
           our
           Spiritual
           ,
           and
           that
           as
           we
           are
           Christians
           we
           are
           engaged
           in
           a
           War
           far
           more
           dangerous
           ,
           and
           of
           far
           greater
           consequence
           than
           any
           we
           can
           have
           with
           our
           most
           inveterate
           Foes
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           in
           which
           if
           we
           are
           overcome
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           reduced
           to
           a
           worse
           condition
           than
           all
           our
           other
           Enemies
           can
           ever
           bring
           us
           into
           ,
           in
           which
           if
           we
           get
           the
           Victory
           ,
           we
           shall
           gain
           Imm●●tal
           Life
           and
           Glory
           in
           the
           Regions
           above
           ,
           in
           comparison
           with
           which
           ,
           all
           the
           Trophies
           and
           Spoils
           ,
           all
           the
           Riches
           and
           advantages
           we
           can
           obtain
           
           over
           our
           Enemies
           here
           ,
           are
           but
           inconsiderable
           trifles
           .
        
         
           When
           we
           were
           baptized
           into
           the
           Faith
           of
           Christ
           ,
           we
           took
           upon
           us
           to
           fight
           manfully
           against
           Sin
           ,
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           Devil
           ;
           these
           are
           our
           most
           formidable
           Enemies
           ,
           with
           which
           we
           must
           have
           no
           Peace
           so
           long
           as
           we
           live
           upon
           Earth
           ;
           with
           these
           we
           must
           not
           so
           much
           as
           enter
           into
           a
           Truce
           ,
           or
           think
           of
           doing
           so
           ;
           nay
           't
           is
           extreamly
           dangerous
           even
           but
           to
           parly
           with
           them
           .
           We
           carry
           a
           War
           continually
           about
           with
           us
           ,
           
             the
             flesh
             warring
             against
             the
             spirit
             ,
             and
             the
             spirit
             against
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             these
             two
             are
             contrary
             the
             one
             to
             the
             other
             ;
             we
             have
             a
             law
             in
             our
             members
             warring
             against
             the
             law
             of
             our
             mind
             ,
             endeavouring
             to
             bring
             us
             into
             captivity
             to
             the
             law
             of
             sin
             :
          
           We
           have
           Lusts
           and
           Passions
           which
           War
           in
           our
           Members
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           
             fleshly
             lusts
             which
             war
             against
             the
             Soul.
          
           A
           Christian
           Man's
           Life
           therefore
           in
           this
           World
           is
           a
           state
           of
           continual
           Warfare
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           it self
           is
           but
           Militant
           here
           upon
           Earth
           .
        
         
           Let
           therefore
           our
           Success
           against
           our
           temporal
           Enemies
           encourage
           us
           to
           get
           the
           better
           of
           our
           Spiritual
           .
           What
           a
           shame
           will
           it
           be
           for
           us
           to
           conquer
           those
           ,
           and
           to
           suffer
           our selves
           to
           be
           led
           Captive
           by
           these
           ?
           What
           disgrace
           is
           it
           to
           let
           Sin
           reign
           in
           our
           Mortal
           Bodies
           ,
           when
           we
           can
           so
           easily
           subdue
           our
           other
           Enemies
           ?
           What
           a
           sad
           exchange
           of
           a
           Victory
           would
           it
           be
           to
           beat
           our
           Enemies
           so
           as
           that
           they
           
             wax
             weaker
             and
             weaker
          
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           suffer
           our
           Lusts
           and
           Passions
           to
           
             wax
             stronger
             and
             stronger
          
           ?
           O
           therefore
           let
           us
           watch
           and
           stand
           fast
           in
           our
           Faith
           ,
           let
           us
           quit
           our selves
           like
           Men
           ,
           like
           Christians
           ,
           and
           be
           strong
           .
           Let
           us
           take
           unto
           our selves
           the
           whole
           Armour
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           able
           to
           withstand
           all
           the
           assaults
           of
           our
           Spiritual
           Enemies
           ;
           
           
             Let
             us
             gird
             our
             loins
             with
             truth
             ,
          
           and
           
             put
             on
             the
             Breast-plate
             of
             righteousness
          
           ;
           let
           
             our
             feet
             be
             shod
             with
             the
             preparation
             of
             the
             Gospel
             of
             Peace
          
           ;
           and
           let
           
             us
             take
             the
             shield
             of
             Faith
             ,
             and
             the
             Helmet
             of
             Salvation
             ,
             and
             the
             Sword
             of
             the
             Spirit
             which
             is
             the
             word
             of
             God.
          
           And
           let
           us
           withal
           humbly
           beg
           the
           Assistance
           of
           God's
           Holy
           Spirit
           and
           Grace
           ,
           which
           then
           will
           not
           fail
           to
           strike
           in
           with
           us
           ;
           and
           then
           we
           need
           not
           doubt
           but
           that
           we
           shall
           overcome
           all
           our
           Enemies
           of
           what
           nature
           soever
           they
           be
           .
           Then
           ,
           when
           we
           have
           fought
           a
           good
           fight
           ,
           and
           finished
           our
           course
           ,
           and
           Successfully
           ended
           our
           Warfare
           here
           ,
           we
           shall
           enjoy
           an
           Eternal
           Jubilee
           of
           Peace
           ,
           Rest
           and
           Glory
           in
           the
           happy
           Regions
           of
           Immortality
           .
        
         
           Which
           God
           of
           his
           infinite
           mercy
           grant
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           Mankind
           ,
           through
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           Lord
           ,
           to
           whom
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           Three
           Persons
           ,
           and
           one
           most
           Glorious
           God
           ,
           be
           ascribed
           by
           you
           and
           by
           me
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           our
           Fellow-Creatures
           ,
           all
           Honour
           ,
           Praise
           and
           Glory
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Sermons
           Written
           by
           the
           same
           Author
           .
        
         
           AN
           Assize-Sermon
           Preached
           in
           the
           Cathedral-Church
           of
           St.
           
           Peter's
           in
           
             York
             .
             March
          
           the
           
             8th
             1685.
          
           on
           Judgess
           xvii
           .
           6.
           
        
         
           The
           Duty
           and
           Obligations
           of
           serving
           God.
           
             A
             Sermon
             Preach'd
             before
             the
             Queen
             ,
             at
          
           White-Hall
           ,
           July
           xxix
           .
           1694.
           on
           Joshua
           xxiv
           .
           15.
           
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A67238-e340
           
             1
             Sam.
             11.
             8.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             24.
             9.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             4.
             1.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             4.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             14.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Luke
             3.
             14.
             
          
           
             Is.
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
             Mich.
             4.
             3.
             
          
           
             Jud.
             8.
             34
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             2
             Kings
             19.
             28.