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             A sermon preached in the Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York, on Sunday, Novemb. 17. 1695 by George Halley ...
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           Leeds, Thomas Osborne, -- Duke of, 1631-1712.
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           in
           the
           Cathedral
           &
           Metropolitical
           Church
           OF
           St.
           Peter
           in
           York
           .
        
         
           On
           
             Sunday
             ,
             Novemb.
          
           17.
           1695.
           
        
         
           By
           
             George
             Halley
          
           ,
           M.
           A.
           and
           Rector
           of
           
             St.
             Cuthberts
          
           in
           York
        
         
           
             In
             his
             days
             shall
             the
             Righteous
             flourish
             ,
             and
             abundance
             of
             peace
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             the
             Moon
             endureth
             .
          
           
             
               Psalm
               72.
            
             
          
        
         
           
             He
             shall
             have
             dominion
             also
             from
             Sea
             to
             Sea.
             
          
           
             
               V.
               7
               ,
               8
               ,
               9.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Jerusalem
             is
             built
             as
             a
             City
             that
             is
             at
             Vnity
             in
             it self
             .
          
           
             
               Psalm
               122.
            
             
          
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Rob.
             Clark
          
           in
           the
           Minster-Yard
           ,
           in
           York
           .
           1695.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           His
           GRACE
           THE
           Duke
           of
           LEEDS
           ,
           Lord
           President
           of
           his
           Majesty's
           Most
           Honourable
           Privy
           Council
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 May
                 it
                 please
                 your
                 Grace
                 ,
              
            
             
               WHen
               I
               reflect
               upon
               the
               many
               
                 Great
                 Services
              
               you
               have
               done
               to
               this
               Church
               and
               Nation
               ,
               and
               the
               vast
               obligations
               they
               both
               owe
               to
               your
               Grace
               for
               their
               Peace
               and
               Prosperity
               ;
               it
               raises
               in
               me
               not
               only
               an
               admiration
               of
               your
               Person
               ,
               but
               a
               grateful
               sence
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               fills
               my
               heart
               with
               wishes
               for
               your
               Health
               and
               Happiness
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               upon
               this
               consideration
               ,
               
                 My
                 Lord
              
               ,
               that
               I
               humbly
               presume
               to
               dedicate
               to
               
                 Your
                 Grace
              
               this
               ensuing
               discourse
               ,
               which
               ,
               I
               hope
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               known
               candor
               and
               goodness
               of
               your
               Nature
               ,
               you
               will
               be
               pleas'd
               not
               only
               to
               pardon
               but
               accept
               of
               ,
               as
               a
               small
               tribute
               of
               thankfulness
               ,
               
               and
               to
               give
               it
               your
               
                 Noble
                 Patronage
                 and
                 Protection
              
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               a
               Sermon
               ,
               which
               ,
               tho
               mean
               enough
               in
               its
               composure
               ,
               yet
               sincerely
               exhorts
               my
               
                 Fellow
                 Subjects
              
               to
               pray
               for
               the
               welfare
               of
               
                 His
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
              
               ,
               and
               to
               serve
               him
               with
               their
               Lives
               and
               Fortunes
               .
               Now
               ,
               at
               whose
               Feet
               can
               I
               better
               lay
               it
               than
               at
               Yours
               ,
               who
               have
               hazarded
               all
               that
               is
               near
               and
               dear
               to
               you
               in
               this
               world
               for
               his
               
                 Present
                 Majesty's
              
               Interest
               ,
               for
               the
               Support
               of
               
                 Monarchical
                 Government
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Protestant
               Religion
               ;
               for
               which
               Your
               
                 Illustrious
                 Name
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 had
                 in
                 everlasting
                 Remembrance
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               is
               true
               indeed
               ,
               some
               Pamphlets
               have
               ,
               of
               late
               ,
               appear'd
               abroad
               with
               a
               full
               design
               to
               blacken
               
                 Your
                 Grace
              
               ,
               and
               injure
               your
               Reputation
               .
               Such
               things
               ,
               as
               these
               ,
               have
               been
               in
               all
               ages
               and
               will
               be
               still
               incident
               to
               
                 Great
                 Men
              
               :
               for
               such
               as
               move
               in
               High
               Spheres
               and
               with
               a
               vigorous
               lustre
               ,
               must
               needs
               
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Sun
              
               )
               raise
               many
               envious
               Exhalations
               :
               But
               God
               be
               thanked
               
                 Your
                 Graces
              
               merit
               and
               integrity
               are
               so
               well
               known
               ,
               your
               
                 Glorious
                 Name
              
               and
               reputation
               shine
               so
               bright
               in
               the
               
                 English
                 Horizon
              
               ,
               as
               makes
               it
               beyond
               the
               power
               and
               capacity
               of
               a
               Pamphleteer
               to
               eclipse
               or
               blemish
               them
               .
            
             
               Alas
               !
               we
               live
               in
               an
               Vngrateful
               Age
               :
               The
               
                 King
                 himself
              
               ,
               tho
               the
               Author
               of
               the
               greatest
               happiness
               to
               this
               Nation
               ,
               yet
               hath
               his
               Enemies
               .
               How
               many
               have
               we
               amongst
               us
               ,
               whose
               Madness
               and
               Stupidity
               make
               them
               
               desire
               to
               exchange
               a
               
                 golden
                 Sceptre
              
               for
               an
               iron
               Rod
               of
               French
               Cruelty
               and
               Popish
               Revenge
               ;
               Who
               repine
               and
               murmur
               ,
               complain
               and
               conspire
               against
               the
               best
               of
               Princes
               ?
               Some
               long
               for
               
                 troubl'd
                 waters
              
               to
               fish
               for
               an
               Estate
               in
               ,
               impatiently
               wait
               for
               the
               moving
               of
               the
               water
               ,
               to
               repair
               their
               broken
               ,
               or
               heal
               their
               lame
               fortunes
               ;
               so
               great
               is
               the
               Vice
               and
               Immorality
               of
               some
               ,
               that
               they
               hate
               such
               a
               Governor
               as
               enlightens
               
                 the
                 sublime
                 Orb
              
               he
               moves
               in
               ,
               with
               the
               bright
               lustre
               of
               an
               exact
               and
               an
               exemplary
               Conversation
               ,
               and
               studies
               nothing
               more
               than
               a
               general
               Reformation
               of
               Life
               and
               Manners
               ,
               and
               so
               endeavours
               ,
               as
               much
               as
               in
               him
               lies
               ,
               to
               make
               
                 His
                 People
              
               happy
               ,
               by
               
                 having
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 their
                 God.
                 
              
            
             
               All
               I
               have
               to
               add
               ,
               is
               my
               hearty
               prayers
               that
               nothing
               may
               undermine
               our
               State
               ,
               or
               shake
               King
               
               William's
               Throne
               ,
               that
               nothing
               may
               disturb
               our
               Happiness
               and
               Tranquillity
               ,
               that
               God
               may
               preserve
               
                 Your
                 Grace
              
               and
               
                 Noble
                 Family
              
               ,
               and
               give
               a
               Blessing
               to
               all
               your
               faithful
               Endeavors
               for
               the
               Peace
               and
               Prosperity
               both
               of
               this
               Church
               and
               Nation
               .
               I
               humbly
               beg
               leave
               ,
               
                 My
                 Lord
              
               ,
               to
               subscribe
               my self
               ,
            
             
               
                 
                   Your
                   Graces
                   most
                   humble
                   and
                   obedient
                   Servant
                   ,
                
                 George
                 Halley
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             
               PSALM
               CXXII
               .
               6.
            
             
          
           
             Pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
           THis
           Psalm
           was
           compos'd
           by
           the
           Royal
           Prophet
           King
           David
           ,
           after
           his
           translation
           of
           the
           Ark
           of
           the
           Lord
           to
           Jerusalem
           ;
           the
           place
           which
           God
           had
           appointed
           for
           his
           solemn
           worship
           and
           adoration
           ,
           and
           whither
           all
           the
           Jews
           ,
           wheresoever
           inhabiting
           ,
           were
           oblig'd
           by
           the
           testimony
           or
           law
           given
           to
           Israel
           ,
           to
           go
           up
           thrice
           every
           year
           ,
           to
           commemorate
           the
           mercies
           of
           God
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           offer
           up
           unto
           him
           the
           sacrifice
           of
           praise
           and
           thanksgiving
           .
           
             Thither
             the
             Tribes
             go
             up
             ,
             even
             the
             tribes
             of
             the
             Lord
             according
             to
             the
             testimony
             or
             commandment
             ,
             to
             give
             thanks
             unto
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           v.
           4.
           
             there
             also
             are
             set
             thrones
             of
             judgment
             ,
             even
             the
             throne
             of
             the
             house
             of
             David
             ,
          
           v.
           5.
           that
           is
           ,
           there
           is
           the
           supreme
           judicature
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           there
           is
           the
           administration
           of
           justice
           and
           judgment
           ,
           the
           great
           Court
           for
           the
           decision
           of
           the
           highest
           matters
           ,
           for
           the
           conduct
           and
           management
           of
           the
           most
           important
           affairs
           .
           Thus
           at
           the
           time
           of
           this
           Psalms
           composure
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           re-establishment
           
           of
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           ,
           Justice
           and
           Judgment
           ,
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           ;
           the
           Sun
           had
           once
           again
           dazled
           the
           rays
           of
           prosperity
           upon
           the
           Jewish
           Church
           and
           State
           ;
           and
           for
           this
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Psalm
           ,
           we
           find
           
             Holy
             David
          
           in
           a
           transport
           of
           joy
           and
           exultation
           :
           
             I
             was
             glad
             when
             they
             said
             unto
             me
             ,
             let
             us
             go
             into
             the
             house
             of
             the
             Lord.
             Our
             feet
             shall
             stand
             in
             thy
             gates
             ,
             O
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           v.
           1
           ,
           2.
           and
           here
           in
           the
           Text
           he
           passionately
           excites
           and
           calls
           upon
           his
           subjects
           ,
           upon
           all
           good
           men
           ,
           to
           express
           an
           ardent
           love
           ,
           a
           sincere
           affection
           for
           Jerusalem
           ,
           to
           pray
           to
           God
           for
           its
           happiness
           ,
           for
           a
           continuance
           of
           the
           great
           blessings
           ,
           of
           the
           many
           precious
           advantages
           which
           it
           then
           enjoy'd
           :
           and
           as
           an
           argument
           to
           influence
           and
           perswade
           them
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           he
           assures
           them
           that
           it
           tended
           to
           their
           own
           inexpressible
           interest
           and
           advantage
           ,
           to
           their
           temporal
           and
           eternal
           felicity
           ,
           
             that
             in
             the
             peace
             thereof
             they
             should
             have
             peace
             :
          
           that
           upon
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           depended
           the
           peace
           and
           prosperity
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           .
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             :
             they
             shall
             prosper
             that
             love
             thee
          
        
         
           And
           here
           ,
           what
           thus
           concern'd
           the
           people
           of
           the
           Jews
           doth
           no
           less
           concern
           us
           Christians
           .
           We
           of
           this
           Church
           and
           Nation
           have
           as
           strong
           reasons
           ,
           as
           nervous
           arguments
           ,
           as
           powerful
           motives
           to
           pray
           now
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           our
           Jerusalem
           .
           Praised
           be
           the
           
           Lord
           ,
           great
           and
           inestimable
           are
           the
           blessings
           which
           we
           enjoy
           :
           We
           have
           the
           true
           Religion
           established
           amongst
           us
           ,
           a
           pure
           ,
           an
           easie
           and
           substantial
           Religion
           ,
           which
           infinitely
           transcends
           that
           of
           the
           Jews
           :
           We
           have
           the
           blissful
           prerogative
           of
           peaceable
           publick
           Assemblies
           ,
           we
           are
           not
           debarr'd
           from
           coming
           into
           the
           Courts
           of
           the
           Lord.
           We
           have
           liberty
           and
           ease
           ,
           justice
           and
           judgment
           ,
           plenty
           and
           abundance
           ,
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           here
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           the
           Almighty
           hath
           lately
           made
           us
           victorious
           and
           triumphant
           abroad
           ,
           thro
           the
           incomparable
           conduct
           and
           heroic
           valour
           of
           our
           
             Glorious
             Prince
             ,
             whose
             hands
             God
             hath
             taught
             to
             war
             ,
             and
             his
             fingers
             to
             fight
             .
          
           Now
           all
           this
           great
           happiness
           lies
           at
           stake
           ,
           now
           seems
           to
           be
           the
           Crisis
           of
           our
           affairs
           both
           Ecclesiastical
           and
           Civil
           ,
           the
           peace
           and
           prosperity
           both
           of
           this
           Church
           and
           State
           seeins
           to
           depend
           upon
           the
           peace
           and
           unity
           ,
           upon
           the
           harmony
           and
           concord
           of
           that
           
             August
             Assembly
          
           which
           is
           nigh
           at
           hand
           ;
           for
           which
           reason
           I
           thought
           it
           not
           improper
           to
           call
           upon
           you
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           
             Jerusalem
             .
             A
             word
             spoken
             in
             due
             season
             ,
             how
             good
             is
             it
             ?
          
           saith
           
             Solomon
             .
             Prov.
          
           15.23
           .
           All
           our
           happiness
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           seems
           to
           depend
           upon
           the
           unity
           and
           concord
           of
           that
           
             August
             Assembly
          
           which
           is
           nigh
           at
           hand
           .
        
         
           A
           
             Multitude
             of
             Counsellors
             ,
             in
             them
             is
             our
             safety
             ,
          
           if
           they
           prove
           worthy
           Patriots
           ,
           if
           they
           employ
           and
           
           unite
           their
           counsels
           together
           for
           the
           publick
           good
           ,
           
             if
             they
             be
             such
             as
             fear
             God
             ,
             men
             of
             truth
             and
             hating
             covetousness
             ,
          
           if
           their
           hearts
           be
           truly
           English
           ,
           inflam'd
           with
           love
           and
           affection
           for
           their
           Country's
           interest
           ,
           for
           the
           present
           Government
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           for
           the
           honor
           and
           glory
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           for
           the
           grandeur
           and
           reputation
           of
           our
           Prince
           ,
           then
           may
           we
           promise
           to
           our selves
           Halcyonian
           days
           ,
           then
           shall
           we
           have
           a
           charming
           Prospect
           and
           a
           comfortable
           assurance
           of
           a
           more
           compleat
           and
           established
           felicity
           .
           When
           such
           wise
           and
           prudent
           men
           govern
           affairs
           ,
           what
           can
           be
           the
           effect
           but
           all
           temporal
           bliss
           and
           prosperity
           ?
           if
           such
           Pilots
           are
           plac'd
           at
           the
           Helm
           ,
           the
           Ship
           must
           sail
           in
           an
           Ocean
           of
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           .
           Oh!
           therefore
           let
           us
           make
           it
           our
           important
           business
           ,
           at
           this
           time
           especially
           ,
           to
           pour
           forth
           our
           prayers
           and
           supplications
           to
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           with
           ardor
           and
           zeal
           ,
           with
           fervency
           and
           devotion
           ,
           for
           a
           blessing
           upon
           all
           their
           consultations
           :
           that
           their
           hearts
           and
           minds
           may
           be
           as
           uniform
           as
           the
           graceful
           buildings
           of
           that
           Metropolis
           ,
           whither
           they
           are
           going
           ,
           where
           is
           the
           seat
           of
           Judgment
           ,
           where
           is
           our
           
           Prince's
           Throne
           O
           my
           Brethren
           ,
           let
           me
           beseech
           you
           in
           the
           affectionate
           words
           ,
           in
           the
           passionate
           language
           of
           the
           Royal
           Prophet
           ,
           King
           David
           ,
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           
             Jerusalem
             .
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
         
           From
           which
           words
           I
           will
           endeavour
           to
           shew
           you
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           importance
           and
           signification
           of
           Peace
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           What
           method
           we
           must
           of
           necessity
           take
           ,
           what
           means
           we
           must
           make
           use
           of
           to
           enjoy
           the
           Blessings
           of
           Peace
           .
           But
           first
           ,
           in
           the
           first
           place
           I
           will
           endeavour
           to
           shew
           you
           the
           importance
           and
           signification
           of
           Peace
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           lively
           oracles
           of
           God
           ,
           Peace
           is
           a
           word
           of
           a
           large
           extent
           and
           signification
           ;
           it
           comprehends
           all
           kind
           of
           happiness
           and
           prosperity
           :
           Sometimes
           it
           imports
           a
           freedom
           from
           inward
           sorrow
           and
           trouble
           ,
           a
           satisfaction
           or
           contentment
           of
           mind
           ;
           a
           happiness
           which
           such
           are
           possest
           of
           ,
           as
           come
           into
           the
           house
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           worship
           him
           there
           
             in
             the
             beauty
             of
             Holiness
          
           ,
           as
           
             keep
             his
             Sabbaths
             and
             reverence
          
           his
           Sanctuary
           ,
           as
           
             serve
             the
             Lord
             with
             fasting
             and
             prayers
             night
             and
             day
             .
          
        
         
           Nothing
           but
           a
           good
           and
           religious
           life
           can
           secure
           to
           a
           man
           that
           thing
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           valued
           by
           him
           above
           all
           the
           things
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           inward
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           of
           his
           mind
           :
           
             such
             only
             can
             have
             this
             great
             peace
             as
             love
             the
             law
             of
             God
             ▪
          
           as
           sincerely
           endeavour
           to
           live
           up
           to
           the
           precepts
           and
           obligations
           of
           the
           Gospel
           .
           A
           vertuous
           man
           hath
           peace
           and
           an
           Heaven
           in
           his
           bosom
           ;
           the
           greatest
           transports
           of
           joy
           possess
           and
           surround
           his
           breast
           ,
           
             such
             a
             man
             is
             satisfy'd
             from
             himself
             ,
          
           Prov.
           
           14.14
           .
           hath
           quietness
           of
           conscience
           ;
           this
           is
           the
           thing
           which
           gives
           him
           abundant
           satisfaction
           :
           for
           there
           is
           such
           a
           natural
           principle
           as
           conscience
           which
           God
           hath
           implanted
           in
           every
           man
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           Angel-Guardian
           which
           God
           and
           Nature
           hath
           plac'd
           within
           every
           one
           's
           own
           breast
           ,
           this
           is
           the
           scale
           which
           impartially
           weighs
           all
           our
           actions
           ,
           all
           our
           works
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           good
           or
           whether
           they
           be
           evil
           :
           when
           we
           do
           the
           good
           ,
           it
           creates
           in
           us
           delight
           and
           pleasure
           ,
           complacency
           and
           satisfaction
           ,
           it
           entertains
           us
           with
           this
           sweet
           and
           grateful
           Eccho
           ,
           
             well
             done
             good
             and
             faithful
             servants
             ,
             you
             shall
             enter
             into
             the
             joy
             of
             your
             Lord
             :
          
           When
           we
           do
           the
           evil
           ,
           it
           lashes
           us
           ,
           fills
           us
           full
           of
           regret
           and
           trouble
           ,
           shame
           and
           disgrace
           .
           It
           is
           this
           natural
           principle
           which
           is
           the
           great
           repository
           and
           Magazine
           of
           all
           those
           pleasures
           ,
           which
           can
           afford
           any
           solid
           refreshment
           to
           the
           soul
           :
           When
           there
           is
           a
           calmness
           and
           serenity
           in
           the
           conscience
           ,
           then
           a
           man
           properly
           enjoys
           all
           things
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           more
           ,
           himself
           ;
           and
           nothing
           can
           make
           a
           mans
           conscience
           to
           applaud
           and
           comfort
           him
           ,
           but
           a
           life
           conform
           to
           the
           Divine
           Laws
           ,
           
             a
             conscience
             void
             of
             offence
             both
             towards
             God
             and
             towards
             men
             .
          
           There
           is
           no
           pleasure
           comparable
           to
           that
           which
           springs
           from
           a
           good
           conscience
           ;
           all
           other
           pleasure
           is
           transient
           and
           momentary
           ,
           vanishes
           and
           is
           gone
           immediately
           after
           its
           fruition
           or
           enjoyment
           ,
           and
           generally
           
           leaves
           a
           sting
           behind
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           pleasures
           and
           satisfactions
           which
           flow
           from
           purity
           and
           holiness
           ;
           these
           fan
           the
           mind
           ,
           entertain
           the
           conscience
           with
           sweet
           and
           comfortable
           ,
           with
           durable
           and
           lasting
           reflections
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           case
           is
           far
           otherwise
           with
           a
           wicked
           man
           ;
           such
           a
           one
           is
           a
           great
           stranger
           to
           inward
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           of
           mind
           ;
           because
           of
           his
           evil
           deeds
           ,
           his
           conscience
           flashes
           in
           his
           face
           ,
           casts
           abroad
           its
           thunder
           ,
           and
           strikes
           him
           the
           greatest
           terror
           and
           affrightment
           .
           A
           life
           of
           ungodliness
           is
           always
           tormenting
           ,
           and
           the
           expectation
           of
           a
           future
           Judgment
           is
           always
           terrible
           ;
           his
           conscience
           tells
           him
           that
           in
           the
           world
           to
           come
           ,
           he
           shall
           have
           such
           a
           punishment
           assign'd
           him
           as
           is
           proportionable
           to
           his
           vicious
           life
           and
           immoral
           conversation
           .
           The
           Holy
           Scriptures
           compare
           a
           wicked
           man
           to
           a
           troubled
           Sea
           ,
           Isaiah
           57.20
           .
           
             a
             wicked
             man
             is
             like
             a
             troubled
             Sea
             !
          
           how
           ?
           he
           is
           always
           working
           ,
           restless
           and
           uneasie
           ;
           and
           when
           he
           comes
           within
           sight
           of
           the
           port
           of
           eternity
           ,
           what
           storms
           and
           tempests
           are
           then
           rais'd
           in
           his
           Soul
           ?
           he
           is
           seiz'd
           with
           the
           greatest
           anguish
           and
           horror
           ,
           with
           sadness
           and
           confusion
           of
           Spirit
           .
           No
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           believe
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           ,
           
             there
             can
             be
             no
             peace
             to
             the
             wicked
             ,
          
           v.
           21.
           
           No
           ,
           this
           is
           only
           the
           good
           Man's
           portion
           ,
           it
           is
           he
           alone
           who
           hath
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           of
           mind
           ,
           
           it
           is
           he
           alone
           who
           hath
           a
           comfortable
           expectation
           of
           the
           life
           to
           come
           ,
           his
           conscience
           only
           ,
           as
           a
           glass
           ,
           represents
           to
           his
           sight
           the
           Beatific
           Vision
           ,
           the
           ineffable
           pleasures
           and
           the
           endless
           joys
           of
           eternity
           .
           But
        
         
           2dly
           ,
           By
           Peace
           may
           be
           understood
           a
           deliverance
           from
           War
           ,
           from
           strife
           and
           contention
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           proper
           import
           and
           signification
           of
           peace
           in
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text.
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
           And
           indeed
           ,
           it
           is
           this
           Peace
           which
           is
           the
           greatest
           temporal
           happness
           :
           this
           is
           the
           peace
           which
           makes
           a
           Nation
           glorious
           and
           flourishing
           :
           this
           blesseth
           the
           people
           with
           affluence
           of
           prosperity
           ;
           this
           gives
           them
           richly
           all
           things
           to
           enjoy
           ;
           without
           this
           ,
           riches
           and
           honors
           ,
           the
           greatest
           plenty
           and
           abundance
           is
           but
           a
           dubious
           and
           an
           uncertain
           felicity
           .
           And
           this
           sort
           of
           peace
           we
           of
           this
           Church
           and
           Nation
           are
           comparatively
           blessed
           with
           ,
           beyond
           many
           other
           Nations
           in
           the
           world
           .
           The
           greatest
           part
           of
           Europe
           lies
           now
           a
           bleeding
           ,
           involv'd
           in
           blood
           and
           confusion
           :
           how
           doth
           fire
           and
           sword
           ,
           distress
           and
           persecution
           rage
           in
           several
           places
           beyond
           the
           Sea
           ?
           how
           many
           Cities
           are
           there
           by
           War
           laid
           waste
           and
           demolished
           ?
           how
           many
           noble
           structures
           are
           turn'd
           into
           ruinous
           heaps
           ?
           how
           many
           thousands
           abroad
           are
           in
           trouble
           and
           sorrow
           ,
           detain'd
           from
           the
           comforts
           of
           
           Gods
           solemn
           worship
           ,
           
             fed
             with
             the
             bread
             of
             weeping
             and
             have
             nothing
             but
             plenteousness
             of
             tears
             to
             drink
             ?
          
           When
           ,
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           ,
           the
           beauty
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           State
           is
           as
           yet
           unsullied
           ;
           when
           we
           sit
           under
           our
           own
           Vines
           ;
           when
           we
           have
           the
           true
           Religion
           ,
           and
           can
           come
           into
           the
           Courts
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           when
           we
           can
           appear
           before
           the
           presence
           of
           our
           God
           without
           disturbance
           or
           molestation
           .
           It
           is
           true
           indeed
           ,
           we
           are
           engag'd
           in
           a
           chargeable
           and
           expensive
           ,
           in
           a
           very
           bloody
           war
           ;
           but
           still
           we
           are
           happy
           in
           respect
           of
           other
           Nations
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           a
           War
           nor
           at
           home
           but
           abroad
           :
           A
           War
           that
           is
           absolutely
           necessary
           ,
           we
           can
           have
           no
           prospect
           of
           happiness
           without
           it
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           will
           but
           so
           exercise
           our selves
           as
           to
           engage
           the
           
             Lord
             of
             Hosts
          
           to
           be
           our
           God
           ,
           we
           may
           see
           it
           shortly
           produce
           an
           honorable
           and
           lasting
           Peace
           ,
           durable
           tranquility
           .
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
           But
        
         
           3dly
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           in
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           not
           only
           imports
           a
           good
           conscience
           ,
           satisfaction
           or
           contentment
           of
           mind
           ,
           not
           only
           a
           deliverance
           from
           war
           ,
           from
           strife
           and
           contention
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           but
           also
           it
           signifies
           all
           kind
           of
           temporal
           happiness
           and
           prosperity
           :
           and
           according
           to
           this
           comprehensive
           signification
           we
           enjoy
           Peace
           in
           a
           great
           degree
           .
        
         
         
           We
           are
           blest
           with
           the
           best
           of
           Princes
           and
           the
           best
           of
           governments
           ,
           with
           a
           most
           incomparable
           constitution
           :
           we
           live
           in
           the
           most
           temperate
           part
           of
           the
           
             temperate
             Zone
          
           :
           our
           habitation
           is
           encompassed
           with
           the
           Sea
           ,
           as
           a
           Wall
           of
           defence
           to
           us
           on
           every
           side
           .
           
             Et
             penitus
             toto
             divisos
             orbe
             Britannos
             .
          
           And
           we
           enjoy
           a
           Government
           as
           temperate
           as
           the
           Climate
           itself
           ;
           the
           beams
           of
           Soveraignty
           are
           neither
           so
           perpendicular
           over
           our
           heads
           as
           that
           they
           can
           scorch
           us
           ,
           nor
           yet
           so
           oblique
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           are
           able
           to
           warm
           and
           cherish
           us
           ;
           there
           is
           nothing
           but
           what
           enjoys
           the
           auspicious
           influence
           ,
           the
           comfortable
           heat
           thereof
           .
           A
           government
           which
           made
           our
           fore-fathers
           happy
           at
           home
           and
           famous
           abroad
           .
           If
           you
           consult
           such
           as
           are
           men
           of
           wisdom
           and
           experience
           ,
           as
           have
           seen
           many
           things
           by
           travelling
           foreign
           Countries
           ;
           read
           but
           the
           accurate
           remarks
           and
           curious
           observations
           of
           such
           understanding
           persons
           ,
           and
           they
           will
           tell
           you
           that
           no
           Polity
           is
           more
           amiable
           and
           lovely
           ,
           more
           graceful
           and
           glorious
           than
           our
           own
           .
           If
           any
           Nation
           under
           Heaven
           can
           ,
           we
           may
           justly
           say
           
             that
             the
             lot
             is
             faln
             unto
             us
             in
             a
             fair
             ground
             :
          
           let
           us
           therefore
           humbly
           beg
           of
           God
           a
           continuation
           of
           these
           his
           Blessings
           .
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           this
           leads
           me
           to
           the
           second
           observable
           ,
           namely
           ,
           what
           method
           we
           must
           of
           necessity
           take
           ,
           what
           means
           we
           must
           make
           use
           of
           to
           enjoy
           the
           blessings
           of
           peace
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           ,
           the
           Text
           chalks
           us
           out
           a
           method
           ,
           prescribes
           us
           such
           means
           ,
           as
           ,
           if
           rightly
           made
           use
           of
           ,
           will
           effectually
           procure
           us
           the
           blessings
           of
           peace
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           Prayer
           .
           We
           must
           pray
           for
           it
           .
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
           The
           time
           would
           fail
           me
           to
           tell
           of
           the
           virtue
           and
           efficacy
           ,
           the
           force
           and
           energy
           ,
           the
           wonderful
           strength
           and
           power
           of
           prayer
           .
           Such
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           of
           this
           as
           believe
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           as
           are
           conversant
           in
           the
           lively
           oracles
           of
           God.
           What
           strange
           and
           prodigious
           things
           are
           recorded
           there
           ,
           unto
           which
           prayer
           hath
           given
           an
           accomplishment
           and
           perfection
           ?
           how
           many
           Victories
           hath
           it
           obtain'd
           ?
           how
           hath
           it
           stay'd
           the
           course
           of
           the
           Sun
           and
           Moon
           ?
           how
           hath
           it
           made
           those
           glorious
           Luminaries
           to
           stand
           
             still
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             Heaven
             for
             the
             space
             of
             a
             whole
             day
             ?
          
           how
           hath
           it
           brought
           down
           rain
           from
           Heaven
           to
           refresh
           and
           enrich
           the
           parched
           ground
           ?
           this
           important
           truth
           is
           illustrated
           by
           several
           Examples
           in
           the
           Sacred
           Records
           .
           We
           find
           there
           ,
           that
           
             the
             effectual
             fervent
             prayer
             of
             a
             righteous
             man
             availeth
             much
          
           ;
           that
           God
           is
           graciously
           pleas'd
           to
           be
           prevail'd
           upon
           ,
           and
           overcome
           
           by
           prayer
           ;
           that
           this
           is
           the
           way
           to
           storm
           the
           Mansions
           of
           Eternity
           ;
           that
           by
           this
           artillery
           ,
           if
           well
           planted
           the
           kingdom
           of
           heaven
           suffereth
           violence
           ,
           and
           the
           violent
           ,
           the
           obstinate
           suppliants
           ,
           take
           it
           by
           force
           .
           If
           therefore
           such
           be
           the
           virtue
           and
           efficacy
           ,
           the
           force
           and
           energy
           ,
           the
           wonderful
           strength
           and
           power
           of
           prayer
           ,
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
           But
           2dly
           ,
           Prayer
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           peace
           ,
           is
           a
           word
           of
           comprehensive
           signification
           .
           Prayer
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           necessary
           means
           for
           the
           obtaining
           the
           blessings
           of
           peace
           ,
           implies
           a
           putting
           our
           trust
           and
           confidence
           in
           the
           Lord
           our
           God.
           If
           we
           must
           pray
           unto
           God
           for
           peace
           ,
           it
           supposeth
           that
           we
           must
           place
           all
           our
           hopes
           in
           him
           ;
           for
           in
           vain
           should
           we
           pray
           unto
           him
           ,
           if
           we
           did
           not
           make
           him
           the
           object
           of
           our
           hope
           ,
           if
           we
           did
           not
           put
           our
           trust
           in
           him
           .
           No
           ,
           when
           we
           pray
           ,
           we
           must
           say
           ,
           with
           the
           Royal
           Psalmist
           ,
           
             Let
             thy
             merciful
             kindness
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             be
             upon
             us
             ,
             like
             as
             we
             do
             put
             our
             trust
             in
             thee
             ,
          
           Psalm
           .
           33.21
           .
           Or
           in
           the
           words
           of
           our
           excellent
           and
           incomparable
           Liturgy
           ,
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             let
             thy
             mercy
             be
             shewed
             upon
             us
             ,
             as
             we
             do
             put
             our
             trust
             in
             thee
             .
          
           O
           therefore
           not
           only
           pray
           unto
           ,
           but
           put
           your
           trust
           in
           the
           Lord
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           .
        
         
           Alas
           !
           in
           whom
           shall
           we
           trust
           ,
           in
           whom
           shall
           we
           repose
           our
           hopes
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           but
           in
           the
           
           Lord
           our
           God
           ?
           Shall
           we
           trust
           in
           our
           
             Naval
             Force
          
           ?
           Vain
           are
           all
           these
           helps
           without
           God
           our
           defence
           .
           Our
           Ships
           may
           be
           consum'd
           by
           fire
           :
           such
           a
           surprizing
           and
           terrible
           tempest
           may
           arise
           ,
           as
           may
           drive
           the
           Walls
           of
           our
           Nation
           upon
           rocks
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           may
           be
           dash'd
           in
           pieces
           with
           the
           violence
           of
           the
           waves
           .
           
             They
             that
             go
             down
             to
             the
             sea
             in
             ships
             and
             occupy
             their
             business
             in
             great
             waters
             ,
          
           do
           see
           
             the
             works
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           behold
           
             his
             wonders
             in
             the
             deep
          
           ;
           such
           men
           frequently
           see
           the
           sad
           and
           dismal
           effects
           of
           a
           rough
           wind
           and
           a
           tempestuous
           sea
           ;
           
             for
             at
             his
             word
             the
             stormy
             wind
             ariseth
             which
             lifteth
             up
             the
             waves
             thereof
             ,
             they
             are
             carry'd
             up
             to
             the
             heaven
             and
             down
             again
             to
             the
             deep
             ,
             their
             soul
             melteth
             away
             because
             of
             the
             trouble
             ;
             they
             reel
             to
             and
             fro
             and
             stagger
             like
             a
             drunken
             man
             ,
             and
             are
             at
             their
             wits
             end
             ,
          
           but
           when
           they
           cry
           or
           pray
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           when
           they
           trust
           in
           him
           ,
           
             he
             delivereth
             them
             out
             of
             their
             distress
             .
          
           O
           therefore
           pray
           unto
           ,
           and
           trust
           in
           God
           ,
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
             whom
             the
             winds
             and
             the
             seas
             obey
             .
          
           Shall
           we
           trust
           in
           
             prudent
             Politicians
          
           ?
           Alas
           !
           God
           by
           a
           secret
           and
           irresistable
           power
           can
           stop
           or
           countermine
           the
           deepest
           projects
           can
           split
           the
           closest
           counsels
           ,
           and
           smite
           the
           most
           refined
           policy
           with
           frustration
           and
           a
           curse
           :
           God
           can
           infatuate
           the
           wisdom
           of
           the
           wise
           ,
           and
           turn
           all
           their
           counsels
           into
           folly
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           the
           counsels
           of
           Achitophel
           .
        
         
         
           Shall
           we
           trust
           in
           the
           strength
           of
           tough
           ,
           well-disciplin'd
           and
           veteran
           Troops
           ?
           God
           can
           strike
           a
           terror
           into
           their
           hearts
           ,
           He
           can
           make
           them
           hear
           a
           a
           noise
           of
           Chariots
           ,
           a
           noise
           of
           Horses
           ,
           even
           the
           noise
           of
           a
           great
           Host
           ;
           He
           can
           fill
           their
           hearts
           with
           such
           a
           fear
           as
           shall
           put
           them
           all
           into
           disorder
           and
           confusion
           ,
           as
           shall
           enforce
           them
           to
           decamp
           and
           fly
           :
           Thus
           He
           did
           with
           the
           Host
           of
           the
           Syrians
           .
           2
           Kings
           7.6
           .
        
         
           Shall
           we
           trust
           in
           the
           power
           and
           friendship
           of
           our
           Allies
           ?
           Shall
           we
           depend
           upon
           the
           strength
           of
           Leagues
           and
           Confederacies
           ?
           God
           can
           dissolve
           and
           break
           such
           chains
           in
           sunder
           :
           
             God
             can
             set
             Ephraim
             against
             Manasses
             ,
             and
             Manasses
             against
             Ephraim
             ,
             and
             both
             against
             Judah
             .
          
           No
           ;
           let
           us
           pray
           unto
           ,
           and
           trust
           in
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           .
           Tho
           here
           ,
           mistake
           me
           not
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           declaim
           against
           a
           
             Naval
             force
          
           ,
           against
           prudent
           Politicians
           ,
           against
           a
           well-appointed
           Army
           ,
           or
           against
           the
           power
           of
           
             Leagues
             and
             Confederacies
          
           :
           No
           ,
           these
           are
           necessary
           as
           well
           as
           Prayer
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           a
           trusting
           in
           God
           ;
           tho
           not
           in
           the
           same
           height
           or
           degree
           :
           it
           must
           be
           our
           prime
           and
           supreme
           care
           ,
           our
           principal
           study
           ,
           we
           must
           in
           the
           first
           place
           have
           our
           recourse
           to
           God
           by
           prayer
           and
           supplication
           ;
           for
           all
           is
           in
           vain
           ,
           if
           God
           goeth
           not
           forth
           with
           our
           Fleets
           and
           Armies
           ;
           without
           Gods
           favour
           and
           loving
           kindness
           
           we
           must
           not
           expect
           the
           blessings
           of
           peace
           .
           Thus
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           a
           
             Naval
             force
          
           ,
           a
           
             well
             appointed
             Army
             .
             Leagues
             and
             Confederacies
             ,
          
           are
           necessary
           as
           well
           as
           Prayer
           ,
           tho
           not
           in
           the
           same
           degree
           ;
           for
           ,
           such
           is
           the
           dispensation
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           in
           this
           sublunary
           world
           ,
           that
           it
           requireth
           humane
           means
           ,
           our
           own
           labor
           and
           indefatigable
           industry
           in
           conjunction
           with
           it
           ;
           we
           must
           not
           expect
           Miracles
           at
           this
           time
           a
           day
           .
           You
           know
           the
           Fable
           in
           Anianus
           ;
           A
           
             Country
             man
          
           ,
           that
           had
           laid
           his
           Waggon
           fast
           in
           a
           Slough
           ,
           did
           nothing
           but
           call
           upon
           Hercules
           to
           help
           him
           out
           of
           the
           mire
           ;
           no
           ,
           set
           your
           shoulder
           to
           the
           Wheel
           ,
           and
           then
           is
           your
           time
           to
           pray
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           emblematical
           of
           our
           duty
           and
           obligation
           :
           We
           must
           not
           lie
           with
           our
           fingers
           in
           our
           mouths
           ,
           no
           ,
           we
           must
           exercise
           all
           our
           powers
           and
           abilities
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           expect
           the
           gracious
           assistance
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           ,
           except
           we
           set
           our
           own
           shoulders
           to
           the
           work
           :
           So
           that
           it
           is
           necessary
           to
           fight
           ,
           to
           have
           good
           forces
           both
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           pray
           for
           peace
           ,
           for
           our
           temporal
           bliss
           and
           felicity
           .
           And
           here
           how
           happy
           are
           we
           ,
           who
           have
           a
           
             Courageous
             Prince
          
           to
           head
           his
           Armies
           ,
           to
           fight
           our
           Battels
           ;
           a
           Prince
           of
           a
           sound
           and
           steady
           understanding
           ,
           of
           a
           great
           spirit
           and
           heart
           ,
           who
           runs
           upon
           the
           very
           mouth
           of
           the
           Cannon
           ,
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Europe
           .
           That
           unfortunate
           Gentleman
           (
           Mr.
           Godfrey
           )
           
           was
           slain
           by
           a
           Cannon-ball
           ,
           when
           standing
           very
           near
           his
           Majesty
           in
           the
           Trenches
           ,
           in
           the
           late
           famous
           Siege
           of
           Namur
           :
           Thus
           has
           He
           expos'd
           himself
           in
           places
           of
           greatest
           danger
           ,
           and
           is
           still
           ready
           to
           charge
           through
           storms
           and
           tempests
           of
           flame
           ,
           for
           our
           happiness
           and
           prosperity
           .
           It
           is
           He
           whom
           God
           hath
           made
           the
           happy
           instrument
           of
           our
           preservation
           :
           it
           is
           He
           who
           gives
           the
           miserably
           harrassed
           and
           disturbed
           part
           of
           Christendom
           a
           glorious
           prospect
           of
           its
           former
           peace
           and
           tranquillity
           .
           Let
           us
           pour
           forth
           our
           supplications
           ,
           let
           us
           heartily
           pray
           to
           God
           for
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           be
           pleas'd
           to
           protect
           his
           
             Royal
             Person
          
           ,
           and
           crown
           all
           his
           enterprizes
           with
           success
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           the
           whole
           of
           our
           Duty
           .
           Let
           us
           serve
           him
           with
           our
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           let
           us
           cheerfully
           and
           willingly
           contribute
           to
           the
           support
           of
           his
           government
           proportionably
           to
           our
           respective
           abilities
           .
           Money
           is
           the
           nerve
           ,
           the
           strong
           sinew
           of
           War
           ;
           without
           this
           what
           peace
           can
           we
           expect
           ?
           without
           this
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           prayer
           ,
           how
           can
           He
           
             break
             the
             power
             of
             the
             ungodly
             and
             malicious
             ?
          
           how
           can
           He
           humble
           
             the
             troubler
             of
             Israel
          
           ?
           A
           Denial
           of
           this
           takes
           off
           the
           Chariot
           wheels
           ,
           and
           makes
           things
           drive
           on
           not
           vigorously
           but
           heavily
           ,
           and
           then
           what
           can
           〈◊〉
           for
           but
           an
           inundation
           of
           misery
           and
           distress
           〈◊〉
           let
           us
           not
           imitate
           the
           foolish
           and
           inconsiderate
           
           Constantinopolitans
           of
           old
           who
           ,
           tho
           they
           were
           the
           richest
           Citizens
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           yet
           ,
           when
           their
           City
           was
           besieg'd
           would
           find
           nothing
           to
           give
           their
           Emperor
           for
           its
           defence
           and
           security
           ,
           tho
           He
           implor'd
           it
           of
           them
           with
           the
           greatest
           importunity
           :
           But
           when
           once
           the
           
             Ottoman
             Power
          
           became
           its
           insulting
           and
           triumphant
           Conqueror
           ,
           then
           those
           narrow
           hearted
           Citizens
           ,
           who
           before
           had
           nothing
           to
           give
           ,
           had
           more
           than
           enough
           to
           lose
           .
           We
           had
           better
           give
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           what
           we
           have
           ,
           than
           be
           expos'd
           to
           the
           plunder
           and
           rapine
           ,
           to
           the
           ravage
           and
           fury
           of
           the
           
             common
             enemy
             and
             oppressor
          
           .
        
         
           Blessed
           be
           God
           we
           have
           now
           a
           King
           ,
           who
           leaves
           nothing
           unattempted
           for
           our
           peace
           and
           quiet
           ,
           for
           our
           ease
           and
           repose
           ,
           for
           the
           security
           of
           our
           government
           and
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           hazard
           of
           his
           own
           
             sacred
             Person
          
           ;
           and
           shall
           we
           be
           wanting
           in
           any
           thing
           to
           so
           noble
           an
           enterprize
           ,
           to
           so
           glorious
           and
           heroic
           an
           atchievement
           ?
           No
           ,
           let
           us
           serve
           him
           with
           our
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           pray
           fervently
           for
           
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           .
        
         
           But
           3dly
           and
           lastly
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           all
           temporal
           bliss
           and
           happiness
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           God
           of
           heaven
           and
           earth
           may
           hear
           your
           prayers
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           I
           humbly
           offer
           to
           your
           consideration
           these
           two
           things
           ,
           and
           I
           beg
           of
           you
           to
           observe
           and
           practice
           them
           ;
           and
           they
           are
        
         
         
           1.
           
           To
           dwell
           together
           in
           unity
           .
        
         
           2
           To
           glorify
           God
           by
           purity
           of
           life
           and
           holiness
           of
           conversation
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           I
           humbly
           beg
           of
           you
           to
           dwell
           together
           in
           unity
           .
           
             Behold
             how
             good
             and
             joyful
             a
             thing
             it
             is
             for
             brethren
             to
             dwell
             together
             in
             unity
          
           Psalm
           133.1
           .
           
             to
             this
             the
             Lord
             hath
             promised
             his
             blessing
             and
             life
             for
             evermore
             ,
          
           v.
           4
           Alas
           !
           what
           peace
           can
           we
           expect
           if
           we
           dwell
           not
           together
           in
           unity
           ?
           
             A
             Kingdom
             divided
             against
             it self
             cannot
             stand
             .
          
           What
           was
           it
           that
           facilitated
           the
           conquest
           of
           the
           old
           Britains
           by
           the
           Romans
           but
           their
           civil
           Factions
           ?
           and
           what
           exposeth
           this
           nation
           now
           to
           such
           a
           conquest
           ,
           but
           our
           deplorable
           dissatisfactions
           ,
           schisms
           ,
           and
           religious
           dissentions
           ?
           
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
          
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           
             they
             shall
             prosper
             that
             love
             her
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           us
           be
           all
           of
           one
           heart
           ,
           one
           mind
           ,
           and
           of
           one
           religion
           ,
           the
           excellent
           religion
           of
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ,
           a
           religion
           which
           is
           first
           pure
           ,
           then
           peaceable
           ,
           which
           is
           
             wisdom
             from
             above
          
           ;
           a
           religion
           which
           may
           be
           easily
           prov'd
           to
           be
           primitive
           and
           Apostolical
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           
             faith
             which
             was
             once
             delivered
             to
             the
             Saints
             .
          
           Oh
           that
           we
           could
           justifie
           our
           lives
           as
           well
           !
           Oh
           that
           we
           would
           make
           it
           our
           business
           to
           live
           up
           to
           the
           precepts
           and
           obligations
           of
           this
           incomparable
           religion
           !
           then
           would
           God
           hear
           our
           prayers
           for
           
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           .
           But
           alas
           !
           how
           many
           are
           
           there
           that
           refuse
           fellowship
           and
           communion
           with
           us
           ?
           that
           have
           particular
           places
           to
           meet
           in
           ,
           and
           a
           singular
           way
           of
           worship
           to
           themselves
           ?
           What
           reason
           can
           be
           assign'd
           for
           their
           disunion
           ,
           but
           a
           
             leaning
             too
             much
             to
             their
             own
             understanding
             ?
          
           a
           spirit
           of
           obstinacy
           and
           contradiction
           ?
           Can
           they
           object
           against
           the
           substantials
           of
           our
           worship
           ?
           Are
           we
           defective
           in
           any
           essential
           part
           of
           Religion
           ?
           No
           ,
           they
           cannot
           deny
           but
           our
           Religion
           is
           substantially
           true
           and
           pure
           ,
           
             without
             spot
             or
             wrinkle
             or
             any
             such
             thing
             ,
             holy
             and
             without
             blemish
             .
          
           Can
           they
           object
           that
           our
           way
           of
           worship
           hath
           the
           
             Roman
             complexion
          
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           in
           it
           any
           thing
           of
           
             Popery
             and
             Superstition
          
           ?
           No
           surely
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           understanding
           and
           ingenuity
           ,
           they
           must
           be
           convinc'd
           ,
           they
           must
           confess
           that
           our
           Church
           hath
           no
           inclination
           at
           all
           to
           Popery
           :
           Her
           admirable
           deportment
           and
           gallant
           behaviour
           in
           the
           
             late
             Reign
          
           must
           satisfie
           any
           reasonable
           man
           ,
           that
           she
           is
           the
           most
           strong
           and
           standing
           Bulwark
           of
           Protestancy
           ,
           and
           hath
           been
           so
           ever
           since
           the
           Reformation
           .
           In
           
             the
             late
             Reign
          
           how
           did
           her
           Dove
           like
           innocency
           appear
           ?
           when
           the
           weather
           was
           hard
           and
           severe
           ,
           when
           the
           season
           was
           tempestuous
           ,
           when
           the
           rain
           descended
           and
           the
           floods
           came
           ,
           when
           the
           winds
           were
           strong
           and
           boystrous
           and
           vehemently
           beat
           upon
           her
           ,
           she
           did
           not
           ,
           like
           a
           
             subtle
             Serpent
          
           ,
           creep
           into
           a
           hole
           ,
           but
           bravely
           show'd
           her
           
           self
           upon
           the
           face
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           vindicated
           her
           principles
           with
           
             such
             a
             mouth
             and
             wisdom
             as
             all
             her
             Adversaries
             were
             not
             able
             to
             gainsay
             nor
             resist
          
           ;
           and
           stood
           ,
           like
           a
           Rock
           ,
           impregnable
           against
           all
           the
           assaults
           made
           against
           her
           .
           The
           
             charming
             voice
          
           of
           antiquity
           speaks
           in
           behalf
           of
           our
           Religion
           :
           What
           then
           is
           the
           matter
           ?
           What
           occasions
           Nonconformity
           ?
           What
           just
           reason
           is
           there
           of
           complaint
           and
           dissatisfaction
           ?
        
         
           There
           are
           some
           Ceremonies
           which
           they
           cannot
           away
           with
           .
           As
           for
           her
           Ceremonies
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           in
           them
           but
           what
           is
           harmless
           and
           innocent
           ,
           discreet
           and
           primitive
           ,
           in
           number
           few
           ,
           in
           use
           decent
           ,
           peaceable
           in
           regard
           of
           conformity
           ,
           and
           highly
           conducive
           to
           Devotion
           .
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           our
           
             Holy
             Mother
          
           the
           Church
           treats
           her
           Children
           with
           all
           imaginable
           tenderness
           and
           moderation
           ,
           she
           commands
           nothing
           but
           what
           very
           well
           suits
           with
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Canon
           ,
           
             let
             all
             things
             be
             done
             decently
             and
             in
             order
             .
          
           That
           there
           should
           be
           Ceremonies
           ,
           it
           is
           of
           absolute
           necessity
           ;
           no
           outward
           work
           can
           be
           performed
           without
           ceremonial
           circumstances
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           should
           be
           constitutions
           concerning
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           necessary
           ,
           tho
           not
           simply
           and
           absolutely
           as
           the
           former
           ,
           yet
           
             necessitate
             convenientiae
          
           .
           If
           this
           were
           not
           ,
           then
           every
           man
           might
           have
           his
           own
           fashion
           by
           himself
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           there
           would
           be
           nothing
           but
           infinite
           
           distractions
           and
           horrible
           confusions
           in
           the
           Church
           .
           No
           ,
           the
           Holy
           Apostle
           hath
           taught
           us
           better
           things
           ,
           
             God
             is
             not
             the
             Author
             of
             confusion
             but
             of
             Peace
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           14.33
           .
           and
           1
           Cor.
           11
           16.
           
           
             If
             any
             man
             seem
             to
             be
             contentious
             ,
             we
             have
             no
             such
             custom
             ,
             neither
             the
             Churches
             of
             God.
          
           But
           it
           is
           a
           
             Jesuitical
             Artifice
          
           to
           promote
           Separation
           .
           Nothing
           can
           better
           advance
           the
           interest
           of
           Rome
           :
           It
           is
           their
           business
           to
           delude
           ,
           to
           break
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           best
           constituted
           Church
           in
           the
           whole
           World.
           They
           are
           highly
           sensible
           that
           enmity
           amongst
           our selves
           is
           the
           only
           gate
           that
           can
           possibly
           give
           Popery
           an
           entrance
           into
           this
           Kingdom
           .
           O
           let
           us
           then
           in
           time
           unite
           ,
           and
           
             see
             the
             things
             which
             belong
             unto
             our
             peace
             .
             Let
             us
             meet
             all
             together
             with
             one
             accord
             in
             one
             place
             ,
          
           let
           us
           live
           together
           in
           Love
           and
           Unity
           .
           Upon
           this
           vertue
           of
           Unanimity
           ,
           our
           Riches
           ,
           our
           Honors
           ,
           our
           Laws
           ,
           our
           Religion
           ,
           
             our
             King
          
           and
           our
           Country
           all
           our
           hopes
           depend
           .
           Then
           shall
           we
           see
           happy
           days
           ,
           and
           peace
           upon
           
             Israel
             .
             O
             pray
             for
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             .
          
        
         
           But
           2dly
           and
           lastly
           ,
           Let
           us
           glorifie
           God
           by
           purity
           of
           life
           and
           holiness
           of
           conversation
           .
           This
           we
           must
           of
           absolute
           necessity
           do
           ,
           or
           else
           the
           Almighty
           will
           not
           hear
           our
           prayers
           for
           the
           peace
           of
           Jerusalem
           .
           It
           is
           infallibly
           true
           which
           we
           read
           in
           several
           places
           in
           Holy
           Writ
           ;
           thus
           Prov.
           28.9
           .
           
             He
             that
             
             turneth
             away
             his
             ear
             from
             hearing
             the
             law
             ,
          
           he
           that
           hearkens
           not
           to
           the
           Lord
           his
           God
           and
           obeys
           not
           his
           laws
           ,
           
             the
             prayer
             of
             that
             man
             is
             an
             abomination
             .
          
           Thus
           Psalm
           66.18
           .
           
             If
             I
             regard
             iniquity
             in
             my
             heart
             ,
             the
             Lord
             will
             not
             hear
             me
             :
          
           but
           Psalm
           34.15
           .
           
             The
             eyes
             of
             the
             Lord
             are
             over
             the
             righteous
             ,
             and
             his
             ears
             are
             open
             unto
             their
             prayers
             .
          
           Thus
           in
           the
           ninth
           Chapter
           of
           St.
           
           John's
           gospel
           verse
           31.
           we
           read
           ,
           that
           
             God
             heareth
             not
             sinners
          
           .
           Yes
           ,
           God
           hears
           and
           sees
           whatsoever
           is
           transacted
           upon
           the
           stage
           of
           this
           World.
           God
           is
           a
           witness
           and
           spectator
           of
           all
           mens
           actions
           ;
           not
           so
           
             much
             as
             a
             thought
             can
             escape
             him
             ,
             neither
             can
             any
             word
             be
             hidden
             from
             him
             :
             to
             him
             all
             hearts
             are
             open
             ,
             all
             designs
             are
             known
             ,
             and
             from
             him
             no
             secrets
             are
             hid
          
           ;
           every
           mans
           heart
           is
           as
           pellucid
           ,
           as
           clear
           to
           him
           as
           Crystal
           ,
           he
           knows
           what
           is
           done
           in
           the
           inner
           rooms
           of
           the
           heart
           .
           
             The
             eye
             ,
             indeed
             ,
             of
             the
             Adulterer
             ,
             the
             Thief
             ,
             the
             Murderer
             ,
             waiteth
             for
             the
             twilight
             ,
             for
             the
             evening
             ,
             for
             the
             black
             and
             dark
             night
             ,
             saying
             ,
             no
             eye
             shall
             see
             me
             ;
             and
             disguiseth
             his
             face
             .
          
           Alas
           !
           he
           labours
           under
           the
           grossest
           mistake
           and
           delusion
           :
           
             the
             night
             ,
             with
             God
             ,
             is
             as
             clear
             as
             the
             day
             ,
             the
             darkness
             and
             light
             to
             him
             are
             both
             alike
             .
          
           Oh
           ,
           that
           such
           men
           would
           but
           consider
           that
           God
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           their
           frame
           and
           constitution
           !
           It
           is
           he
           who
           hath
           enriched
           us
           with
           the
           noble
           powers
           and
           excellent
           faculties
           of
           hearing
           and
           seeing
           .
           It
           is
           by
           him
           that
           
           we
           are
           
             thus
             fearfully
             and
             wonderfully
             made
          
           .
           Now
           what
           man
           of
           sense
           or
           understanding
           can
           imagine
           him
           to
           want
           any
           power
           or
           excellence
           which
           He
           alone
           hath
           imparted
           to
           his
           creatures
           ?
           If
           the
           effect
           be
           so
           glorious
           ,
           what
           is
           the
           cause
           ?
           surely
           he
           hears
           ,
           he
           sees
           ,
           in
           a
           superior
           degree
           ,
           in
           a
           more
           eminent
           manner
           than
           we
           can
           possibly
           comprehend
           ,
           
             his
             eyes
             must
             be
             ten
             thousand
             times
             brighter
             than
             the
             sun
             .
             He
             that
             formed
             the
             eye
             ,
             shall
             not
             he
             see
             ?
             He
             that
             planted
             the
             ear
             ,
             shall
             not
             he
             hear
             ?
          
           Psalm
           .
           94.9
           .
           
             God
             heareth
             not
             sinners
          
           .
           These
           words
           were
           spoken
           by
           the
           man
           who
           was
           blind
           from
           his
           birth
           ,
           and
           whose
           eyes
           our
           
             Blessed
             Saviour
          
           had
           opened
           ;
           such
           an
           astonishing
           miracle
           as
           confounded
           the
           Pharisees
           ,
           as
           made
           them
           fly
           to
           opprobrious
           language
           and
           Excommunications
           such
           a
           credential
           ,
           such
           an
           infallible
           testimony
           as
           illustrated
           his
           Divinity
           ,
           as
           sufficiently
           evinc'd
           and
           prov'd
           his
           divine
           original
           and
           authority
           .
           
             God
             heareth
             not
             sinners
          
           !
           That
           is
           ,
           God
           patronizeth
           no
           sin
           ,
           God
           worketh
           no
           miracle
           to
           authenticate
           or
           justifie
           the
           mission
           of
           a
           sinner
           :
           Wicked
           men
           are
           always
           hateful
           to
           God
           ,
           he
           rejecteth
           and
           refuseth
           the
           prayers
           and
           requests
           of
           sinners
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           such
           as
           live
           in
           a
           state
           of
           impenitency
           ,
           such
           as
           run
           on
           in
           sinful
           and
           debauched
           courses
           with
           the
           greatest
           boldness
           and
           presumption
           ,
           such
           as
           affront
           him
           by
           avowed
           wickedness
           and
           impiety
           .
           Nothing
           
           will
           endear
           the
           God
           of
           heaven
           to
           us
           but
           purity
           and
           holiness
           :
           the
           God
           ,
           with
           
             whom
             we
             have
             to
             do
             ,
             is
             of
             purer
             eyes
             than
             to
             behold
             iniquity
          
           ;
           this
           will
           certainly
           make
           a
           separation
           betwixt
           him
           and
           us
           ,
           this
           will
           enforce
           him
           to
           withdraw
           from
           us
           the
           light
           of
           his
           countenance
           .
           If
           we
           continue
           in
           our
           sins
           ,
           then
           when
           we
           
             cry
             ,
             He
             will
             not
             hear
             ;
             when
             we
             call
             ,
             He
             will
             not
             answer
             .
          
           O
           then
           let
           us
           lead
           holy
           and
           exemplary
           lives
           ,
           let
           us
           live
           with
           especial
           regularity
           and
           strictness
           of
           conversation
           ;
           let
           us
           glorifie
           our
           
             Heavenly
             Father
          
           by
           works
           of
           meekness
           and
           humility
           ,
           charity
           and
           patience
           ,
           sobriety
           and
           temperance
           :
           thus
           if
           
             we
             perfect
             holiness
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
          
           we
           shall
           then
           have
           evident
           demonstrations
           of
           his
           power
           and
           audience
           ;
           he
           will
           graciously
           hear
           us
           when
           we
           pray
           for
           the
           happiness
           and
           prosperity
           both
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           for
           
             the
             peace
             of
             Jerusalem
          
           ?
           God
           will
           then
           direct
           the
           consultations
           of
           the
           
             High
             and
             Honourable
             Court
             of
             Parliament
          
           now
           at
           hand
           
             to
             the
             advancement
             of
             his
             Glory
             ,
             to
             the
             good
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             to
             the
             safety
             ,
             honour
             and
             welfare
             of
             our
             Sovereign
             ,
             and
             his
             Kingdoms
             .
          
           We
           shall
           than
           have
           a
           comfortable
           hope
           
             that
             all
             things
             will
             be
             settled
             by
             their
             endeavours
             upon
             the
             best
             and
             surest
             foundations
             ,
             that
             peace
             and
             happiness
             ,
             truth
             and
             justice
             ,
             the
             Protestant
             religion
             ,
             and
             true
             Christian
             piety
             will
             be
             establish'd
             among
             us
             for
             all
             generations
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Which
             God
             of
             his
             infinite
             mercy
             grant
             ,
             for
             Jesus
             Christ
             his
             sake
             ,
             to
             whom
             ,
             with
             the
             Father
             and
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             be
             ascribed
             of
             us
             and
             the
             whole
             Church
             ,
             all
             power
             ,
             glory
             and
             praise
             ,
             now
             and
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .