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             Of
             our
             Obligation
             To
             put
             our
             Trust
             in
             God
             ,
             rather
             than
             in
             Men
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Advantages
             of
             it
             .
          
           IN
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           Honourable
           Society
           OF
           GRAYES-INN
           :
           Upon
           the
           Occasion
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           our
           late
           Royal
           Sovereign
           
             Queen
             Mary
          
           ,
        
         
           By
           
             William
             Wake
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           Preacher
           to
           the
           same
           Society
           .
        
         
           Published
           at
           the
           Request
           of
           several
           of
           the
           Masters
           of
           the
           Bench
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           heard
           it
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             R.
             Sare
          
           at
           Grayes-Inn-gate
           in
           Holbourn
           ,
           1695.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             Psal.
             cxlvi
             .
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             
               Put
               not
               your
               Trust
               in
               Princes
               ,
               nor
               in
               the
               Son
               of
               Man
               in
               whom
               there
               is
               
                 no
                 Help
              
               .
            
             
               His
               Breath
               goeth
               forth
               ,
               He
               returneth
               to
               his
               Earth
               ;
               In
               that
               very
               Day
               his
               Thoughts
               perish
               .
            
             
               Happy
               is
               he
               who
               hath
               the
               God
               of
               Jacob
               for
               his
               Help
               ,
               whose
               Hope
               is
               in
               the
               LORD
               his
               God.
               
            
          
        
         
           IF
           ever
           any
           People
           had
           a
           just
           Occasion
           given
           them
           to
           enter
           upon
           those
           Reflections
           which
           these
           words
           naturally
           present
           to
           us
           ;
           and
           to
           consider
           ,
           How
           little
           dependance
           is
           to
           be
           placed
           upon
           the
           *
           Best
           or
           Greatest
           among
           
             the
             Children
             of
             Men
          
           :
           I
           may
           with
           confidence
           say
           ,
           that
           we
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           have
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           a
           most
           eminent
           Occasion
           given
           us
           by
           the
           Divine
           Providence
           so
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           It
           has
           pleased
           God
           ,
           within
           these
           few
           days
           ,
           to
           deprive
           us
           of
           a
           most
           excellent
           Princess
           ;
           under
           whom
           ,
           we
           had
           flatter'd
           our selves
           ,
           that
           we
           
           should
           have
           long
           enjoy'd
           ,
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Portion
           ,
           of
           Happiness
           and
           Prosperity
           .
           A
           Person
           she
           was
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Greatness
           of
           her
           Character
           qualified
           beyond
           most
           Others
           to
           have
           become
           a
           
             National
             Blessing
          
           ;
           so
           by
           the
           many
           incomparable
           Endowments
           ,
           God
           had
           bestow'd
           upon
           her
           ,
           in
           a
           singular
           manner
           disposed
           so
           to
           be
           .
           And
           as
           this
           raised
           our
           hopes
           into
           some
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Expectations
           from
           her
           ;
           so
           that
           firmness
           of
           Constitution
           which
           she
           enjoy'd
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           a
           yet
           early
           and
           vigorous
           Youth
           ,
           seem'd
           to
           promise
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           be
           many
           years
           blessed
           under
           the
           influence
           both
           of
           her
           Authority
           and
           of
           her
           Example
           .
        
         
           But
           alas
           !
           how
           suddainly
           are
           all
           these
           Hope
           's
           cut
           off
           ,
           and
           our
           Expectations
           brought
           to
           an
           End
           !
           And
           nothing
           left
           us
           but
           the
           sad
           Reflection
           ,
           how
           grievously
           mistaken
           we
           were
           in
           our
           Opinion
           of
           our
           own
           Happiness
           ;
           and
           how
           little
           trust
           is
           to
           be
           put
           in
           Any
           ,
           but
           that
           God
           ,
           who
           alone
           enjoys
           a
           Certainty
           of
           Being
           ,
           and
           therefore
           can
           alone
           with
           safety
           be
           depended
           upon
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           words
           before
           us
           ,
           there
           are
           these
           two
           things
           that
           naturally
           offer
           themselves
           to
           our
           Consideration
           :
        
         
           First
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           a
           vain
           thing
           to
           put
           our
           Trust
           in
           any
           Man
           ,
           be
           his
           Rank
           or
           Condition
           never
           so
           great
           ;
           upon
           this
           double
           Account
           ,
        
         
         
           (
           1
           )
           That
           his
           Power
           to
           help
           us
           ,
           is
           very
           
             small
             :
             ver
          
           .
           3.
           
           And
           ,
        
         
           (
           2.
           )
           His
           
             Continuance
             short
          
           and
           uncertain
           ,
           ver
           .
           4.
           
        
         
           And
           therefore
           to
           Trust
           in
           such
           a
           person
           ,
           must
           be
           to
           repose
           our
           Confidence
           in
           One
           ,
           who
           oftentimes
           
             cannot
             help
             us
          
           ;
           and
           ,
           in
           a
           little
           while
           ,
           
             will
             fail
             us
          
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           he
           who
           will
           place
           his
           Trust
           upon
           a
           sure
           foundation
           ,
           must
           place
           it
           upon
           God
           ;
           who
           alone
           is
           
             always
             able
          
           ,
           and
           will
           
             always
             continue
          
           in
           a
           Condition
           ,
           to
           help
           and
           defend
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           ,
           First
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           a
           very
           vain
           thing
           to
           put
           our
           Trust
           in
           any
           Man
           ,
           be
           his
           Rank
           or
           Condition
           never
           so
           Great
           ;
           Because
           both
           his
           Power
           to
           help
           is
           very
           small
           ,
           and
           his
           
             Continuance
             short
          
           and
           uncertain
           :
           And
           therefore
           to
           Trust
           in
           such
           a
           Person
           ,
           must
           be
           to
           build
           our
           Hope
           upon
           one
           who
           oftentimes
           
             may
             not
          
           be
           Able
           to
           help
           us
           ;
           and
           very
           probably
           ,
           in
           a
           little
           while
           
             will
             fail
          
           us
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           Consideration
           ,
           both
           so
           certain
           in
           its
           self
           ,
           and
           so
           Obvious
           even
           to
           the
           meanest
           Capacity
           ;
           that
           did
           we
           not
           see
           Men
           every
           day
           overlook
           it
           in
           their
           practice
           ,
           one
           might
           think
           it
           hardly
           needful
           to
           offer
           any
           Arguments
           ,
           either
           to
           Illustrate
           ,
           or
           to
           Confirm
           the
           Truth
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           If
           (
           1
           )
           We
           consider
           the
           Power
           ,
           of
           the
           Greatest
           Persons
           ,
           to
           help
           us
           ;
           Alas
           !
           How
           little
           is
           it
           at
           the
           Best
           ?
           And
           ,
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           How
           useless
           to
           us
           ?
           In
           how
           many
           Cases
           does
           it
           surpass
           their
           Power
           to
           do
           us
           any
           Good
           ?
           And
           even
           in
           those
           in
           which
           it
           may
           seem
           the
           most
           in
           their
           Power
           to
           assist
           us
           ;
           yet
           how
           many
           Accidents
           may
           there
           fall
           out
           ,
           to
           prevent
           us
           from
           being
           at
           all
           the
           better
           for
           it
           ?
        
         
           It
           may
           be
           they
           are
           Unwilling
           to
           grant
           us
           what
           we
           desire
           of
           them
           .
           Perhaps
           they
           are
           disposed
           to
           do
           Somewhat
           for
           us
           ;
           but
           they
           will
           not
           be
           perswaded
           to
           do
           
             so
             Much
          
           as
           
             our
             needs
             require
          
           :
           And
           so
           spoil
           all
           the
           Advantage
           we
           hoped
           to
           have
           reaped
           from
           their
           Kindness
           to
           us
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           making
           their
           Supply
           suitable
           to
           our
           Occasions
           .
        
         
           It
           may
           be
           they
           are
           willing
           to
           do
           All
           that
           we
           desire
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           not
           Presently
           :
           They
           put
           off
           the
           time
           ;
           till
           at
           last
           ,
           by
           their
           delays
           ,
           their
           favour
           comes
           too
           late
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           Or
           lastly
           ;
           It
           is
           possible
           that
           in
           a
           little
           while
           they
           may
           Change
           their
           Minds
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           ,
           their
           Affections
           towards
           us
           .
           And
           so
           where
           we
           thought
           to
           have
           found
           a
           Friend
           ,
           we
           meet
           an
           Enemy
           :
           One
           who
           is
           disposed
           rather
           to
           do
           us
           a
           mischief
           ,
           than
           to
           lend
           any
           Help
           or
           Assistance
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           So
           Impotent
           ;
           so
           Trifling
           ;
           so
           Uncertain
           ,
           and
           Dis-ingenuous
           a
           Creature
           ,
           is
           Man
           !
           And
           then
           ,
           What
           a
           Vanity
           must
           it
           be
           for
           any
           one
           to
           place
           his
           
           Trust
           upon
           the
           Interest
           or
           Authority
           ,
           the
           Love
           or
           Favour
           of
           such
           a
           One
           ?
           Who
           in
           the
           chiefest
           of
           our
           needs
           ,
           cannot
           Help
           us
           at
           all
           :
           And
           in
           those
           ,
           wherein
           he
           is
           able
           to
           relieve
           us
           ,
           will
           be
           apt
           either
           altogether
           to
           fail
           us
           ;
           Or
           else
           to
           mix
           so
           much
           of
           Humane
           Frailty
           and
           Infirmity
           with
           his
           Favour
           ,
           as
           shall
           render
           it
           of
           very
           little
           Use
           and
           Value
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           Nor
           let
           any
           one
           think
           that
           there
           is
           any
           Order
           of
           Men
           exempted
           from
           the
           force
           of
           these
           Reflections
           .
           Even
           the
           
             greatest
             Persons
          
           lye
           open
           to
           them
           ,
           no
           less
           than
           those
           of
           a
           
             lower
             degree
          
           .
           Their
           Power
           indeed
           is
           Greater
           ,
           and
           they
           can
           do
           much
           more
           for
           us
           than
           other
           Men.
           But
           yet
           still
           it
           is
           far
           short
           of
           our
           Wants
           ;
           And
           cannot
           answer
           one
           half
           of
           those
           Exigencies
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           shall
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           some
           one
           to
           Help
           and
           Assist
           us
           .
        
         
           Their
           Minds
           are
           Mutable
           no
           less
           than
           Other
           Mens
           :
           And
           they
           are
           by
           so
           much
           the
           more
           likely
           to
           Change
           in
           their
           Affections
           towards
           us
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           the
           more
           they
           are
           exposed
           to
           the
           Delusions
           of
           those
           about
           them
           ;
           who
           are
           still
           envious
           of
           such
           as
           they
           take
           into
           their
           particular
           Favour
           ;
           and
           will
           therefore
           be
           still
           endeavouring
           ,
           by
           all
           imaginable
           ways
           ,
           to
           bring
           us
           into
           Disgrace
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           Their
           Favours
           are
           ,
           generally
           ,
           the
           Longest
           in
           Coming
           ,
           and
           the
           Hardest
           to
           be
           Obtain'd
           :
           Whilst
           the
           
           very
           Formality
           which
           attends
           the
           Dispensing
           of
           them
           ,
           oftentimes
           ,
           Costs
           so
           much
           ,
           and
           causes
           such
           Delays
           ;
           as
           is
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           many
           of
           those
           Wants
           ,
           wherein
           we
           might
           otherwise
           promise
           our selves
           the
           most
           considerable
           Advantage
           from
           their
           Favour
           and
           Affection
           towards
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           from
           all
           which
           we
           must
           therefore
           conclude
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           a
           very
           vain
           thing
           to
           place
           any
           confidence
           in
           Man
           upon
           this
           first
           Account
           ,
           viz.
           That
           the
           Power
           ,
           even
           of
           the
           greatest
           Persons
           ,
           to
           Help
           us
           is
           exceeding
           Small
           ;
           exposed
           to
           so
           many
           Casualties
           ,
           and
           attended
           with
           such
           Inconveniencies
           ,
           as
           renders
           it
           of
           very
           little
           Use
           ,
           and
           of
           no
           Dependance
           at
           all
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           But
           
             (
             2dly
          
           )
           Were
           the
           Case
           quite
           otherwise
           ;
           were
           there
           any
           Order
           of
           Men
           so
           perfect
           ,
           in
           all
           other
           Respects
           ,
           that
           they
           Could
           supply
           us
           with
           All
           that
           we
           should
           ever
           be
           likely
           to
           Want
           ,
           and
           Would
           give
           us
           whatsoever
           we
           should
           Desire
           :
           And
           were
           their
           Inclinations
           towards
           us
           so
           Fixt
           and
           Immutable
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           depend
           upon
           them
           that
           they
           would
           
             never
             forsake
          
           us
           ,
           but
           be
           at
           all
           times
           ready
           to
           Grant
           us
           whatsoever
           we
           should
           ask
           of
           them
           :
           Yet
           still
           their
           Life
           is
           so
           Uncertain
           ,
           and
           ,
           at
           the
           best
           ,
           so
           Short
           ;
           that
           it
           would
           be
           a
           very
           vain
           thing
           for
           us
           ,
           after
           all
           ,
           to
           
             set
             up
          
           our
           Trust
           and
           Confidence
           upon
           them
           .
        
         
           For
           alas
           !
           Where
           is
           the
           Man
           so
           Great
           and
           Self-sufficient
           ,
           that
           can
           secure
           himself
           the
           next
           Hours
           
           Breath
           ?
           And
           in
           the
           heighth
           of
           all
           his
           Fortune
           presume
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           to
           Morrow
           shall
           not
           lay
           him
           Equal
           with
           the
           Dust
           ,
           and
           return
           him
           to
           the
           Earth
           from
           whence
           he
           was
           taken
           ?
        
         
           It
           is
           an
           extraordinary
           Character
           which
           the
           Holy
           Spirit
           gives
           to
           some
           Persons
           ,
           Psal.
           lxxxii
           .
           6.
           
           
             I
             have
             said
             that
             ye
             are
          
           Gods
           ,
           
             and
             that
             ye
             are
             all
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             most
             High.
          
           And
           yet
           what
           follows
           immediately
           upon
           it
           ?
           A
           Sad
           ,
           but
           Certain
           Truth
           :
           
             Nevertheless
             ye
             shall
          
           Die
           
             like
             Men.
          
           This
           is
           the
           Conclusion
           of
           all
           ;
           The
           Common
           End
           of
           the
           Greatest
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           the
           Meanest
           ,
           Persons
           .
           Here
           they
           may
           seem
           to
           be
           a
           Sort
           of
           Gods
           upon
           Earth
           :
           May
           dispense
           the
           Fortunes
           of
           Men
           as
           they
           please
           ;
           Set
           up
           ,
           whom
           they
           will
           set
           up
           ;
           and
           Pull
           down
           ,
           whom
           they
           will
           pull
           down
           .
           They
           may
           be
           Honour'd
           too
           as
           Such
           ,
           by
           Those
           who
           know
           no
           Religion
           above
           their
           Interests
           ;
           nor
           think
           any
           Divinity
           more
           worthy
           of
           their
           Regard
           ,
           than
           Those
           who
           have
           it
           in
           their
           power
           to
           promote
           them
           to
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Honour
           ,
           and
           Authority
           .
        
         
           But
           Death
           observes
           none
           of
           these
           Formalities
           .
           When
           that
           strikes
           ,
           the
           Crowned
           Head
           falls
           as
           surely
           before
           it
           ,
           as
           He
           who
           had
           not
           where
           to
           lay
           his
           Head
           ,
           till
           the
           Grave
           afforded
           him
           a
           place
           for
           it
           .
           All
           the
           difference
           is
           ,
           that
           as
           such
           Persons
           are
           exposed
           to
           more
           Dangers
           ,
           and
           subject
           to
           Greater
           Hazards
           ,
           than
           lesser
           Men
           ;
           so
           are
           their
           Lives
           more
           
           Uncertain
           ;
           and
           ,
           generally
           Speaking
           ,
           more
           Short
           too
           .
           A
           Cottage
           may
           ,
           and
           oftentimes
           do's
           afford
           us
           an
           Example
           of
           a
           Vigorous
           Old
           Age
           :
           But
           this
           is
           a
           Sight
           which
           the
           Palaces
           of
           Princes
           are
           seldom
           blessed
           with
           ;
           nor
           can
           it
           reasonably
           be
           expected
           they
           should
           often
           Enjoy
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           when
           this
           is
           the
           Case
           ,
           what
           a
           folly
           must
           it
           be
           to
           build
           our
           Hope
           upon
           such
           Protectors
           ?
           Who
           are
           so
           far
           from
           being
           able
           to
           Help
           us
           ,
           that
           alas
           !
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           Help
           themselves
           ,
           in
           those
           Instances
           ,
           in
           which
           both
           They
           and
           We
           ,
           the
           most
           ,
           stand
           in
           need
           of
           Assistance
           .
           Whose
           Breath
           is
           not
           their
           Own
           :
           Who
           live
           by
           the
           meer
           Favour
           of
           Another
           :
           Who
           to
           day
           appear
           in
           Glory
           and
           Honour
           ;
           and
           to
           morrow
           go
           down
           into
           the
           Grave
           ,
           and
           yield
           to
           the
           Fate
           of
           other
           Ordinary
           Men.
           
        
         
           So
           foolish
           a
           thing
           is
           it
           ,
           in
           point
           of
           Reason
           ,
           to
           put
           our
           Trust
           in
           Man
           ;
           be
           the
           Place
           ,
           the
           Power
           ,
           or
           Authority
           which
           he
           Enjoys
           ,
           what
           it
           will.
           And
           for
           a
           yet
           more
           sensible
           confirmation
           of
           this
           Great
           Truth
           ;
           give
           me
           leave
           ,
           but
           briefly
           ,
           to
           illustrate
           it
           to
           you
           ,
           in
           that
           Fatal
           Evidence
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           at
           this
           time
           to
           give
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           Person
           of
           our
           
             late
             Royal
             Soveraign
          
           ;
           How
           
             little
             dependance
          
           is
           to
           be
           placed
           upon
           any
           
             Human
             Support
          
           ;
           upon
           the
           Best
           ,
           or
           Greatest
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           Men.
           
        
         
           If
           ,
           First
           ,
           We
           consider
           Her
           with
           respect
           to
           her
           Power
           and
           Dignity
           ;
           She
           was
           Queen
           of
           a
           Mighty
           and
           
           Renowned
           People
           :
           Endued
           with
           the
           Highest
           Authority
           that
           a
           Crown
           could
           give
           her
           ;
           and
           in
           that
           with
           the
           largest
           Capacity
           that
           any
           Creature
           could
           pretend
           to
           ,
           of
           
             Doing
             Good.
          
           Her
           Opportunities
           were
           Many
           ,
           and
           her
           Advantages
           very
           Great
           for
           such
           a
           Purpose
           .
           Much
           was
           expected
           from
           Her
           ;
           and
           we
           must
           ,
           with
           Gratitude
           ,
           Acknowledge
           ,
           that
           much
           she
           did
           Do.
           
        
         
           For
           indeed
           ,
           2ly
           ;
           Her
           Will
           was
           not
           at
           all
           Less
           ,
           nay
           I
           may
           venture
           to
           say
           ,
           it
           was
           much
           Greater
           than
           her
           Power
           .
           Nor
           did
           she
           value
           any
           thing
           so
           much
           in
           the
           Eminence
           of
           that
           Station
           to
           which
           it
           had
           pleased
           God
           to
           raise
           her
           amongst
           us
           ;
           as
           that
           it
           put
           her
           in
           a
           Condition
           of
           extending
           the
           Exercise
           of
           her
           Vertues
           a
           great
           deal
           farther
           ,
           than
           it
           had
           been
           possible
           for
           her
           to
           have
           done
           in
           a
           Lesser
           Fortune
           .
        
         
           Never
           was
           there
           Any
           in
           so
           High
           a
           Place
           ,
           more
           free
           and
           easie
           of
           Access
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           most
           Ordinary
           Persons
           :
           More
           Desirous
           to
           Oblige
           all
           ,
           or
           that
           better
           knew
           how
           to
           Do
           it
           .
           Insomuch
           that
           I
           believe
           it
           has
           seldom
           been
           known
           that
           Any
           ever
           Applied
           to
           Her
           ,
           but
           what
           have
           gone
           away
           Easie
           and
           Contented
           from
           Her
           :
           And
           either
           obtained
           what
           they
           wanted
           ,
           or
           not
           known
           how
           to
           Complain
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           not
           .
        
         
           The
           truth
           is
           ,
           She
           was
           a
           Person
           in
           whom
           Nature
           and
           Grace
           seem
           to
           have
           concurr'd
           ,
           to
           make
           up
           One
           great
           Master-piece
           of
           Excellency
           and
           Perfection
           .
        
         
         
           Her
           
             Natural
             Disposition
          
           was
           Free
           and
           Generous
           ;
           Open
           and
           Sincere
           .
           She
           had
           a
           Sweetness
           of
           Temper
           ,
           finish'd
           and
           heightned
           with
           a
           large
           mixture
           of
           Christian
           Charity
           and
           Compassion
           :
           Such
           as
           never
           loved
           to
           see
           any
           in
           Misery
           ,
           Otherwise
           than
           as
           it
           gave
           her
           an
           Opportunity
           thereby
           of
           Doing
           somewhat
           for
           them
           to
           make
           them
           Easie.
           
        
         
           Thus
           was
           she
           fitted
           to
           
             Do
             Good
          
           :
           And
           a
           singular
           Dexterity
           She
           had
           in
           the
           Doing
           of
           it
           .
           She
           knew
           What
           was
           fit
           to
           be
           done
           for
           Every
           One
           ;
           and
           
             After
             what
             Manner
          
           ;
           and
           
             At
             what
             Time.
          
           And
           seldom
           did
           She
           Vouchsafe
           a
           Favour
           to
           Any
           ,
           but
           the
           very
           Way
           that
           she
           bestow'd
           it
           in
           ,
           doubled
           the
           Obligation
           ;
           and
           made
           a
           deeper
           Impression
           upon
           the
           Mind
           of
           Him
           who
           receiv'd
           it
           ,
           than
           the
           Benefit
           it self
           did
           .
        
         
           In
           short
           ;
           So
           Great
           was
           her
           Comprehension
           ;
           So
           Correct
           her
           Judgment
           ;
           So
           Easie
           her
           Dispatch
           ,
           of
           whatever
           came
           before
           her
           ;
           That
           God
           seemed
           to
           have
           fitted
           her
           Soul
           to
           her
           Place
           and
           Character
           :
           And
           to
           have
           given
           her
           a
           Capacity
           as
           far
           beyond
           that
           of
           Other
           Common
           Persons
           ,
           as
           she
           was
           in
           Rank
           and
           Dignity
           above
           Them.
           
        
         
           Such
           good
           reason
           had
           we
           ,
           upon
           All
           those
           accounts
           ,
           to
           expect
           some
           more
           than
           Ordinary
           Blessings
           under
           her
           Government
           ;
           and
           to
           put
           a
           greater
           Trust
           and
           Confidence
           in
           her
           ,
           than
           was
           almost
           fit
           to
           be
           placed
           in
           any
           Creature
           .
           And
           the
           more
           to
           
           encourage
           us
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           it
           had
           pleased
           God
           to
           all
           his
           Other
           Endowments
           ,
           to
           Add
           such
           a
           Vigour
           of
           Body
           ,
           and
           Firmness
           of
           Constitution
           ,
           as
           seem'd
           to
           Equal
           the
           Vivacity
           of
           her
           Mind
           :
           And
           promised
           us
           almost
           an
           Age
           of
           Happiness
           yet
           to
           come
           ,
           under
           the
           Influence
           of
           her
           Conduct
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           when
           so
           many
           Circumstances
           concurr'd
           to
           encourage
           our
           Relyance
           upon
           Her
           ;
           who
           could
           Blame
           us
           for
           being
           willing
           to
           flatter
           Our Selves
           ,
           that
           such
           a
           Queen
           was
           certainly
           raised
           up
           by
           God
           to
           do
           some
           extraordinary
           Good
           for
           that
           Church
           and
           Kingdom
           to
           which
           He
           had
           given
           Her
           ?
           But
           alas
           !
           a
           Sad
           Experience
           has
           shewn
           us
           that
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           have
           put
           our
           Trust
           even
           in
           Such
           a
           Person
           .
           And
           if
           Such
           a
           Person
           may
           not
           be
           rely'd
           upon
           ,
           We
           may
           then
           safely
           conclude
           ,
           that
           We
           must
           look
           beyond
           this
           World
           for
           our
           Support
           :
           And
           not
           place
           our
           Confidence
           on
           any
           but
           that
           God
           who
           alone
           ,
           both
           Can
           Do
           All
           things
           for
           us
           ;
           and
           will
           continue
           ,
           for
           ever
           ,
           to
           Help
           and
           Defend
           Us.
           
        
         
           Which
           therefore
           brings
           me
           to
           the
           Other
           Point
           I
           proposed
           to
           speak
           to
           ;
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           he
           who
           will
           place
           his
           Trust
           upon
           a
           sure
           Foundation
           ,
           must
           place
           it
           upon
           God
           ;
           who
           alone
           is
           Able
           to
           Succour
           us
           in
           All
           our
           Exigencies
           ,
           and
           will
           Always
           continue
           in
           a
           Capacity
           so
           to
           Do.
           
        
         
         
           And
           1st
           .
           That
           God
           is
           Able
           to
           Succour
           us
           in
           All
           our
           Exigencies
           ;
           is
           evident
           from
           hence
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           
             Able
             to
             do
             whatsoever
             he
             pleases
             both
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             .
          
           *
           That
           he
           has
           no
           Equal
           ,
           much
           less
           any
           Superiour
           Power
           ,
           to
           Controul
           his
           Will
           ;
           and
           to
           hinder
           him
           from
           bringing
           Whatsoever
           he
           purposes
           ,
           to
           the
           End
           which
           he
           Designs
           .
           *
           That
           as
           he
           is
           the
           first
           Being
           ,
           and
           Author
           of
           all
           Others
           ;
           So
           was
           there
           Nothing
           before
           him
           to
           Confine
           ,
           or
           Limit
           his
           Perfections
           .
           He
           Received
           not
           his
           Power
           from
           Any
           ;
           Nor
           has
           he
           therefore
           any
           Restraint
           upon
           it
           but
           what
           proceeds
           from
           himself
           ,
           and
           is
           subject
           to
           his
           Own
           Will.
           
        
         
           Man
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           Created
           by
           God
           ,
           so
           was
           he
           limited
           too
           by
           him
           in
           his
           State
           and
           Condition
           ,
           to
           a
           certain
           Degree
           of
           Perfection
           ,
           beyond
           which
           he
           cannot
           Go
           ,
           nor
           Raise
           up
           himself
           above
           it
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
           whatsoever
           Power
           he
           has
           ,
           is
           confined
           within
           those
           Bounds
           which
           the
           Divine
           Wisdom
           has
           thought
           fit
           to
           set
           to
           it
           :
           Nor
           can
           he
           Go
           ,
           the
           least
           Tittle
           ,
           beyond
           what
           God
           has
           permitted
           him
           to
           Do.
           
        
         
           But
           God
           himself
           is
           Free
           and
           without
           Constraint
           .
           With
           him
           nothing
           is
           impossible
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           Sinful
           ;
           And
           that
           is
           not
           an
           Instance
           of
           true
           Power
           ,
           but
           of
           Impotency
           and
           Infirmity
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           if
           we
           would
           then
           Trust
           in
           Man
           ,
           we
           must
           do
           it
           with
           those
           Restrictions
           which
           his
           Nature
           
           requires
           us
           to
           limit
           our
           Trust
           withal
           :
           And
           depend
           upon
           Him
           as
           One
           whose
           Power
           may
           fail
           ;
           Whose
           Mind
           may
           Change
           ;
           nay
           ,
           whose
           very
           Life
           may
           be
           
             taken
             from
             him
          
           .
        
         
           But
           with
           God
           we
           shall
           need
           none
           of
           these
           Referves
           .
           He
           is
           Absolutely
           Able
           ,
           in
           Every
           thing
           ,
           to
           Help
           and
           Succour
           us
           :
           And
           in
           all
           such
           Cases
           wherein
           it
           is
           fitting
           for
           Him
           to
           Do
           it
           ,
           He
           will
           help
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           but
           duly
           apply
           our selves
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           depend
           upon
           Him.
           And
           when
           such
           is
           the
           Advantage
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           this
           Respect
           ,
           above
           Any
           of
           his
           Creatures
           ;
           much
           more
           above
           Man
           ,
           the
           Lowest
           of
           all
           the
           Rational
           Kind
           in
           Power
           and
           Dignity
           :
           Well
           may
           the
           Psalmist
           pronounce
           him
           Blessed
           ,
           whose
           Wisdom
           and
           Piety
           have
           taught
           him
           to
           fix
           his
           Trust
           there
           ,
           where
           Nothing
           can
           hinder
           it
           from
           being
           Beneficial
           to
           Him
           ,
           but
           his
           own
           Neglecting
           to
           seek
           for
           Help
           as
           he
           ought
           to
           Do.
           
        
         
           I
           say
           nothing
           now
           of
           the
           many
           Other
           Arguments
           that
           might
           be
           offered
           to
           Encourage
           us
           in
           this
           Trust
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           the
           Happiness
           of
           that
           Man
           who
           has
           placed
           his
           Hope
           upon
           it
           .
           Such
           are
           ,
           *
           The
           infinite
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           judging
           
             what
             is
             Best
          
           for
           Us
           ,
           and
           after
           
             what
             Manner
          
           it
           will
           be
           most
           for
           our
           Interest
           to
           be
           Helped
           by
           him
           .
           *
           His
           infinite
           Knowledge
           ,
           for
           the
           Discovery
           of
           our
           Wants
           ,
           oftentimes
           long
           before
           We
           Our selves
           are
           sensible
           of
           them
           .
           *
           His
           Power
           to
           Relieve
           Us
           ,
           not
           only
           
           in
           All
           our
           Exigencies
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           before
           Observed
           ;
           but
           to
           Do
           it
           in
           a
           Moment
           ,
           at
           the
           very
           Minute
           that
           it
           will
           be
           most
           Seasonable
           for
           Us
           to
           have
           it
           done
           .
           And
           ,
           not
           to
           mention
           any
           more
           ;
           *
           His
           Ability
           to
           
             Prevent
             Evils
             from
             Coming
          
           upon
           us
           ,
           no
           less
           than
           to
           Free
           us
           from
           them
           ,
           or
           to
           Support
           us
           under
           Them
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           Overtaken
           Us.
           And
           in
           all
           which
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           of
           Man
           can
           either
           Do
           Nothing
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           Nothing
           Comparable
           to
           what
           God
           is
           able
           to
           Do.
           
        
         
           But
           One
           Consideration
           more
           there
           is
           ,
           which
           neither
           the
           express
           Words
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           nor
           the
           Occasion
           of
           the
           present
           Discours
           ,
           will
           permit
           me
           to
           pass
           by
           :
           And
           that
           is
           ,
           2dly
           .
           That
           God
           is
           not
           only
           thus
           Able
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           shewn
           ,
           to
           Help
           us
           in
           All
           our
           Needs
           ;
           but
           
             will
             continue
          
           for
           Ever
           in
           a
           Capacity
           to
           save
           and
           defend
           Us.
           For
           God
           is
           Eternal
           in
           his
           Duration
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Infinite
           in
           his
           Power
           ;
           and
           as
           He
           never
           had
           a
           Beginning
           of
           Being
           ,
           so
           neither
           can
           He
           Ever
           Come
           to
           an
           End
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           how
           far
           this
           sets
           him
           up
           above
           all
           
             Earthly
             Benefactors
          
           ,
           I
           have
           already
           shewn
           you
           ;
           and
           the
           mighty
           Loss
           ,
           we
           have
           just
           now
           sustain'd
           ,
           does
           but
           too
           plainly
           Declare
           .
        
         
           When
           One
           of
           our
           
             Earthly
             Benefactors
          
           Dies
           ,
           not
           only
           all
           his
           Good
           Dispositions
           towards
           us
           perish
           together
           with
           Him
           ,
           but
           all
           his
           Power
           too
           of
           putting
           them
           in
           Execution
           ,
           from
           that
           instant
           ,
           Ceases
           .
           
           And
           we
           from
           thenceforth
           become
           as
           Destitute
           and
           Forlorne
           ,
           as
           if
           we
           had
           never
           had
           any
           such
           Friend
           or
           Patron
           ,
           to
           rely
           upon
           .
           In
           such
           a
           Trust
           therefore
           there
           is
           no
           certainly
           :
           Nothing
           on
           which
           to
           build
           any
           lasting
           Hope
           ;
           any
           wise
           and
           comfortable
           expectation
           .
        
         
           But
           
             God
             endureth
             for
             ever
          
           ,
           
           and
           therefore
           his
           Help
           can
           never
           fail
           us
           .
           
           He
           will
           be
           
             our
             God
             unto
             Death
          
           ;
           Nay
           ,
           and
           even
           after
           it
           too
           ,
           will
           save
           and
           deliver
           Us.
           The
           Grave
           it self
           ,
           which
           puts
           an
           end
           to
           all
           things
           else
           ,
           cannot
           take
           us
           out
           of
           his
           hand
           ,
           nor
           deprive
           us
           of
           his
           Protection
           .
           But
           in
           that
           melancholy
           Place
           and
           State
           ,
           tho'
           we
           know
           but
           little
           else
           of
           what
           relates
           to
           it
           ;
           yet
           this
           we
           are
           sure
           of
           ,
           that
           our
           Souls
           continue
           under
           his
           Care
           :
           And
           that
           ,
           after
           a
           certain
           Period
           of
           time
           ,
           our
           very
           Bodies
           themselves
           shall
           again
           be
           restored
           to
           us
           ;
           
           and
           so
           
             we
             shall
             be
             for
             ever
             with
             the
          
           LORD
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           have
           I
           shewn
           you
           ,
           What
           the
           Advantages
           of
           that
           God
           are
           ,
           above
           all
           Other
           Supporters
           ,
           in
           whom
           our
           Text
           exhorts
           us
           to
           put
           our
           Trust
           ;
           and
           pronounces
           Him
           Happy
           who
           has
           taken
           Care
           so
           to
           do
           .
           And
           when
           such
           are
           his
           Advantages
           above
           any
           of
           his
           Creatures
           ,
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           All
           Others
           ;
           What
           resolution
           can
           we
           better
           take
           up
           ,
           than
           that
           which
           is
           pointed
           out
           to
           us
           in
           that
           Exhortation
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Prophet
           ,
           
           Isai.
           26.
           4.
           
           
             Trust
             ye
             in
             the
          
           LORD
           
             for
             ever
             ;
             for
             in
             the
          
           LORD
           
             Jehovah
             is
             everlasting
             strength
          
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           may
           suffice
           for
           the
           
             two
             Points
          
           I
           proposed
           to
           speak
           to
           :
           I
           shall
           only
           draw
           a
           few
           plain
           Consequences
           from
           what
           has
           been
           said
           ,
           and
           so
           conclude
           this
           Discourse
           .
           And
           ,
        
         
           First
           ,
           Since
           such
           is
           the
           Vanity
           of
           putting
           our
           Trust
           in
           any
           
             Humane
             Help
          
           ;
           let
           us
           resolve
           to
           take
           off
           our
           Hearts
           from
           all
           such
           Dependencies
           :
           And
           not
           build
           our
           Hope
           on
           such
           a
           Foundation
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           sure
           in
           a
           little
           time
           will
           fail
           us
           ,
           and
           we
           cannot
           tell
           how
           soon
           it
           may
           do
           so
           .
        
         
           I
           do
           not
           deny
           ,
           but
           that
           as
           God
           orders
           the
           Affairs
           of
           Mankind
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           
             Second
             Causes
          
           ;
           so
           we
           may
           ,
           without
           incurring
           any
           just
           Censure
           for
           it
           ,
           look
           to
           them
           as
           the
           Instruments
           which
           he
           makes
           use
           of
           in
           his
           Dispensations
           towards
           us
           .
           Nay
           ,
           we
           may
           put
           some
           kind
           of
           Trust
           too
           in
           them
           :
           Provided
           that
           it
           goes
           no
           farther
           than
           the
           Nature
           of
           such
           Causes
           admits
           of
           ;
           and
           that
           we
           still
           take
           care
           to
           look
           beyond
           them
           ,
           to
           that
           God
           who
           employs
           them
           to
           our
           Interest
           and
           Advantage
           .
           But
           yet
           ,
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           our
           last
           and
           highest
           Dependance
           must
           be
           placed
           upon
           God
           only
           ;
           who
           alone
           is
           Able
           ,
           and
           will
           always
           be
           so
           ,
           in
           all
           our
           Exigencies
           to
           Help
           and
           Deliver
           Us.
           
        
         
           It
           cannot
           be
           doubted
           but
           that
           We
           of
           
             this
             Country
          
           ,
           
           and
           especially
           We
           of
           
             this
             Church
          
           ,
           have
           indeed
           received
           as
           great
           a
           loss
           ,
           as
           could
           well
           have
           happen'd
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           unexpected
           Death
           of
           our
           late
           
             Royal
             Sovereign
          
           .
        
         
           A
           Princess
           she
           was
           ,
           such
           as
           this
           Nation
           never
           before
           had
           ,
           nor
           was
           it
           now
           worthy
           of
           her
           .
           To
           draw
           her
           Character
           ,
           and
           set
           her
           out
           to
           you
           with
           all
           the
           Advantage
           that
           her
           Real
           Worth
           deserves
           ,
           is
           a
           Task
           too
           difficult
           for
           me
           to
           presume
           to
           attempt
           :
           Though
           this
           security
           I
           should
           have
           in
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           let
           me
           say
           what
           I
           could
           ,
           no
           one
           would
           accuse
           me
           of
           Flattery
           in
           ir
           ;
           a
           Vice
           ever
           odious
           ,
           and
           I
           think
           no
           where
           more
           so
           than
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           .
           For
           howsoever
           't
           is
           impossible
           to
           speak
           of
           Her
           ,
           and
           not
           say
           Great
           things
           ;
           yet
           very
           hard
           it
           is
           to
           speak
           ,
           but
           a
           small
           part
           ,
           of
           what
           all
           must
           allow
           might
           justly
           be
           reported
           of
           Her.
           Let
           it
           suffice
           ,
           at
           present
           ,
           to
           say
           ;
           That
           if
           a
           Queen
           so
           Vertuous
           ,
           that
           her
           very
           Example
           was
           enough
           to
           convert
           a
           Libertine
           ,
           and
           to
           reform
           an
           Age
           :
           So
           Courteous
           and
           Affable
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           the
           wonder
           and
           delight
           of
           All
           that
           Knew
           her
           :
           So
           great
           a
           Lover
           of
           
             her
             Country
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Interests
           of
           it
           ;
           as
           to
           be
           willing
           to
           hazard
           what
           ,
           next
           her
           Conscience
           ,
           she
           the
           most
           valued
           ,
           her
           good
           Name
           ,
           and
           good
           Opinion
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           them
           :
           So
           firm
           and
           constant
           in
           her
           Mind
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           have
           once
           known
           ,
           no
           not
           in
           Death
           it self
           ,
           what
           it
           was
           
           to
           fear
           :
           So
           Happy
           in
           Business
           ,
           as
           to
           astonish
           ,
           rather
           than
           satisfie
           ,
           those
           who
           were
           the
           best
           versed
           in
           it
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           If
           to
           have
           been
           deprived
           of
           such
           a
           Queen
           as
           this
           ;
           and
           that
           at
           such
           an
           Age
           ,
           when
           our
           Expectations
           were
           at
           the
           highest
           from
           Her
           ,
           be
           a
           loss
           above
           the
           power
           of
           Words
           to
           express
           ;
           then
           such
           is
           our
           loss
           :
           The
           greatness
           of
           which
           we
           are
           so
           far
           from
           being
           able
           sufficiently
           to
           declare
           ,
           that
           perhaps
           we
           cannot
           yet
           make
           a
           just
           Estimate
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           ,
           were
           we
           not
           hereby
           too
           much
           convinced
           ,
           how
           little
           we
           ought
           to
           depend
           upon
           
             such
             kind
          
           of
           Helps
           ;
           I
           might
           presume
           to
           say
           ,
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           our
           own
           Comfort
           ,
           that
           we
           had
           still
           enough
           of
           these
           remaining
           ,
           to
           suppress
           all
           disorderly
           Fears
           ,
           and
           undue
           Repinings
           at
           that
           which
           we
           have
           lost
           .
        
         
           God
           has
           ,
           't
           is
           true
           ,
           removed
           our
           Queen
           from
           us
           :
           But
           He
           still
           continues
           
             his
             Sacred
             Majesty
          
           to
           us
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Dangers
           to
           which
           He
           has
           been
           exposed
           .
           He
           has
           deprived
           us
           of
           the
           Benefit
           of
           Her
           Conduct
           :
           But
           he
           has
           left
           us
           Him
           ,
           under
           whom
           
             She
             herself
          
           grew
           up
           in
           that
           Wisdom
           and
           Courage
           ,
           we
           so
           much
           admired
           in
           Her.
           
        
         
           And
           even
           beyond
           this
           ,
           we
           have
           the
           Prospect
           of
           a
           yet
           farther
           Succession
           to
           fill
           the
           Throne
           ;
           and
           to
           support
           the
           Interests
           both
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           State
           amongst
           us
           .
        
         
         
           But
           yet
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           't
           is
           not
           upon
           these
           fair
           and
           promising
           Expectations
           that
           we
           must
           place
           our
           Trust
           ,
           or
           account
           the
           Fortune
           of
           our
           
             Publick
             Welfare
          
           to
           depend
           :
           But
           it
           is
           that
           God
           ,
           who
           has
           so
           long
           and
           wonderfully
           defended
           us
           ,
           that
           must
           still
           be
           our
           support
           ;
           or
           all
           
             these
             Helps
          
           Nothing
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           these
           are
           the
           Persons
           by
           whom
           we
           justly
           may
           ,
           and
           therefore
           accordingly
           do
           Hope
           to
           be
           Protected
           and
           Defended
           .
           And
           a
           singular
           Happiness
           it
           is
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           such
           a
           fair
           Succession
           of
           the
           
             Royal
             Family
          
           before
           our
           Eyes
           .
           But
           yet
           when
           all
           is
           done
           ,
           't
           is
           from
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           in
           preserving
           these
           Persons
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           prospering
           their
           Endeavours
           ,
           that
           we
           must
           look
           for
           safety
           :
           And
           God
           ,
           even
           without
           any
           such
           Helps
           ,
           could
           ,
           if
           He
           pleased
           ,
           secure
           and
           protect
           us
           .
           But
           ,
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           As
           these
           Considerations
           should
           move
           us
           ,
           not
           to
           put
           our
           Trust
           in
           any
           
             Humane
             Help
          
           ;
           so
           should
           they
           keep
           us
           from
           being
           very
           much
           surprised
           ,
           if
           at
           any
           time
           such
           kind
           of
           Helps
           shall
           chance
           to
           fail
           us
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           a
           Great
           Expression
           ,
           and
           argued
           a
           Worthy
           Mind
           ,
           in
           Him
           anciently
           ,
           who
           being
           told
           of
           the
           Death
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           pass'd
           it
           off
           with
           this
           only
           Reflection
           ;
           That
           
             He
             always
             knew
             that
             He
             was
             mortal
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           the
           same
           should
           be
           our
           Consideration
           upon
           these
           Occasions
           .
           We
           know
           that
           all
           
             Humane
             Helps
          
           are
           Transitory
           and
           Uncertain
           :
           And
           why
           then
           should
           we
           stand
           amazed
           ,
           as
           if
           some
           strange
           thing
           had
           happen'd
           to
           us
           ,
           when
           we
           come
           to
           be
           Deprived
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           we
           always
           knew
           we
           had
           no
           security
           of
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           not
           so
           unsensible
           of
           the
           loss
           we
           have
           now
           received
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           think
           that
           we
           ought
           to
           pay
           a
           very
           just
           regret
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           consider
           seriously
           with
           our selves
           ,
           for
           what
           Sins
           of
           this
           Nation
           especially
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           God
           has
           taken
           away
           from
           us
           our
           
             Royal
             Defender
          
           .
           But
           yet
           I
           cannot
           think
           that
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           any
           great
           Surprize
           to
           us
           :
           Unless
           it
           be
           some
           new
           Calamity
           to
           see
           a
           Mortal
           Die
           ,
           and
           to
           find
           that
           to
           have
           happen'd
           to
           One
           ,
           which
           happens
           to
           Thousands
           every
           day
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           but
           Thirdly
           ;
           We
           ought
           not
           only
           not
           to
           be
           Surprized
           at
           the
           failure
           of
           such
           kind
           of
           Helps
           ,
           but
           neither
           should
           we
           be
           
             immoderately
             Concern'd
          
           and
           
             Cast
             down
          
           at
           it
           :
           Because
           God
           is
           never
           the
           less
           Able
           to
           preserve
           us
           for
           the
           loss
           of
           these
           ;
           but
           can
           either
           raise
           us
           up
           
             New
             Supporters
          
           ,
           or
           save
           us
           without
           Any
           ,
           if
           He
           rather
           sees
           fit
           so
           to
           Do.
           
        
         
           I
           am
           verily
           perswaded
           that
           we
           have
           at
           this
           time
           received
           as
           sensible
           a
           Blow
           ,
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           in
           the
           Loss
           of
           our
           
             Royal
             Sovereign
          
           ,
           as
           could
           have
           befallen
           us
           in
           any
           One
           Life
           ,
           excepting
           that
           of
           
           His
           
             Sacred
             Majesty
          
           .
           But
           yet
           far
           be
           it
           from
           me
           so
           far
           to
           despond
           ,
           or
           to
           distrust
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           to
           think
           we
           must
           needs
           be
           ruined
           ,
           because
           our
           Queen
           is
           taken
           from
           us
           .
           This
           were
           certainly
           to
           confine
           too
           much
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           too
           great
           an
           Advantage
           to
           our
           Enemies
           ;
           who
           because
           they
           earnestly
           wish
           our
           ruine
           ,
           are
           therefore
           ready
           ,
           upon
           every
           Occasion
           ,
           to
           flatter
           themselves
           that
           the
           time
           is
           coming
           which
           they
           so
           much
           desire
           to
           see
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           shew
           you
           how
           little
           Reason
           either
           we
           have
           to
           be
           dejected
           ,
           or
           They
           to
           exalt
           their
           Hopes
           ,
           on
           any
           such
           Account
           ;
           Let
           us
           suppose
           the
           Case
           to
           be
           as
           bad
           as
           the
           most
           Melancholy
           mind
           can
           fansie
           ,
           or
           our
           most
           bitter
           Enemies
           could
           desire
           it
           to
           be
           .
           That
           we
           were
           indeed
           left
           Naked
           and
           Destitute
           of
           all
           Humane
           Help
           ;
           and
           had
           no
           prospect
           remaining
           of
           any
           succour
           ,
           much
           less
           had
           so
           good
           a
           one
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           before
           shewn
           ;
           and
           as
           it
           is
           evident
           to
           all
           the
           World
           that
           we
           have
           :
           Yet
           still
           I
           say
           that
           all
           this
           would
           not
           be
           enough
           to
           warrant
           us
           to
           
             Distrust
             God
          
           ;
           but
           rather
           ,
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           We
           should
           then
           more
           especially
           rely
           upon
           his
           Help
           ,
           when
           all
           Other
           Supports
           do
           the
           most
           fail
           us
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           too
           common
           a
           thing
           with
           most
           Men
           ,
           when
           their
           Affairs
           go
           smoothly
           on
           ,
           and
           all
           succeeds
           according
           to
           their
           Expectations
           ;
           to
           
           attribute
           too
           much
           to
           their
           own
           Power
           and
           Policy
           ;
           and
           to
           forget
           that
           God
           ;
           without
           whose
           Help
           all
           their
           own
           Endeavours
           would
           be
           to
           no
           purpose
           .
           And
           therefore
           to
           prevent
           this
           ,
           God
           is
           pleased
           oftentimes
           to
           suffer
           Men
           to
           fall
           into
           great
           Difculties
           ,
           not
           that
           he
           designs
           their
           ruine
           ,
           but
           only
           to
           make
           them
           sensible
           of
           their
           Own
           Weakness
           ;
           and
           to
           draw
           them
           back
           to
           him
           who
           is
           their
           only
           sure
           Defence
           ,
           
           the
           Rock
           of
           their
           Salvation
           ,
           in
           whom
           they
           ought
           to
           trust
           .
        
         
           It
           were
           an
           easie
           Matter
           for
           Me
           to
           confirm
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           Remark
           in
           a
           multitude
           of
           Instances
           ;
           from
           whence
           it
           may
           appear
           ,
           that
           God
           has
           in
           all
           Ages
           then
           especially
           exerted
           his
           Power
           in
           the
           delivery
           of
           his
           Servants
           ,
           when
           their
           Enemies
           have
           thought
           themselves
           the
           most
           secure
           of
           their
           Destruction
           .
           But
           I
           shall
           content
           my self
           with
           a
           few
           Examples
           ;
           tho'
           such
           as
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           may
           abundantly
           suffice
           to
           shew
           ,
           How
           false
           a
           Conclusion
           Men
           make
           ,
           when
           they
           presume
           to
           determine
           ;
           That
           because
           
             God
             deprives
          
           any
           People
           of
           the
           
             present
             ,
             visible
             Means
          
           of
           Deliverance
           ,
           therefore
           he
           designs
           to
           give
           them
           up
           to
           Destruction
           .
        
         
           When
           Haman
           projected
           the
           Universal
           Extirpation
           of
           the
           whole
           People
           of
           the
           Jews
           ;
           
           and
           was
           come
           so
           near
           to
           an
           Accomplishment
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Order
           was
           signed
           ,
           and
           the
           Command
           gone
           forth
           for
           a
           General
           Massacre
           of
           them
           ;
           Who
           could
           
           have
           imagined
           any
           other
           ,
           but
           that
           the
           final
           ruine
           of
           that
           poor
           Nation
           was
           at
           hand
           .
           
           And
           yet
           by
           what
           a
           strange
           concurrence
           of
           unexpected
           Events
           were
           they
           delivered
           from
           his
           danger
           ,
           and
           the
           Mischief
           turn'd
           upon
           his
           Head
           who
           had
           contrived
           their
           Destruction
           ?
        
         
           Nor
           was
           their
           Preservation
           afterwards
           less
           remarkable
           ,
           
           when
           Caligula
           sent
           Petronius
           into
           Syria
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           his
           Statue
           in
           the
           Temple
           at
           Jerusalem
           ;
           and
           the
           Jews
           resolved
           ,
           every
           Man
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           perish
           ,
           rather
           than
           submit
           to
           so
           abominable
           a
           Profanation
           of
           that
           Holy
           Place
           .
        
         
           It
           were
           too
           long
           for
           me
           to
           relate
           to
           you
           ,
           how
           far
           Petronius
           insisted
           upon
           the
           putting
           of
           this
           Command
           in
           Execution
           ;
           and
           what
           he
           did
           in
           order
           thereunto
           .
           It
           shall
           suffice
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           his
           Army
           was
           drawn
           together
           ,
           and
           all
           just
           ready
           to
           come
           to
           the
           last
           Extremity
           :
           When
           the
           Governour
           considering
           how
           sad
           a
           thing
           it
           would
           be
           to
           root
           out
           a
           whole
           Nation
           for
           so
           small
           a
           Matter
           ,
           stopp'd
           his
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           wrote
           the
           Emperour
           an
           Account
           both
           of
           what
           he
           had
           done
           ,
           and
           how
           Averse
           he
           found
           the
           Jews
           to
           his
           Design
           ;
           and
           therefore
           intreated
           him
           not
           to
           pursue
           his
           Attempt
           any
           farther
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           vain
           was
           this
           delay
           ;
           nor
           could
           any
           of
           these
           Remonstrances
           alter
           the
           
           Emperour's
           Resolutions
           .
           But
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           He
           renew'd
           his
           
           Orders
           yet
           more
           peremptorily
           ,
           of
           having
           the
           Jews
           destroy'd
           for
           opposing
           his
           Will
           ;
           and
           commanded
           Petronius
           himself
           to
           be
           murdeed
           with
           Them
           ,
           for
           deferring
           so
           long
           the
           Execution
           of
           his
           Orders
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           What
           could
           be
           expected
           by
           that
           Miserable
           People
           ,
           but
           ruine
           and
           desolation
           ?
           When
           behold
           !
           God
           took
           their
           Cause
           into
           his
           Own
           Hand
           :
           And
           so
           disposed
           Matters
           ,
           that
           before
           this
           
             Second
             Command
          
           could
           reach
           Syria
           ,
           the
           News
           of
           the
           
           Emperour
           's
           own
           Murder
           flew
           thither
           ;
           and
           saved
           both
           the
           Governour
           and
           Them
           from
           that
           Destruction
           ,
           which
           was
           just
           ready
           to
           break
           in
           upon
           Both.
           
        
         
           So
           able
           is
           God
           ,
           when
           things
           seem
           to
           be
           at
           the
           very
           worst
           ,
           to
           interpose
           his
           Hand
           ;
           and
           to
           save
           those
           who
           trust
           in
           Him
           ,
           not
           only
           without
           any
           Visible
           Means
           ,
           but
           against
           all
           Humane
           Appearances
           .
           And
           for
           yet
           fresher
           Instances
           of
           this
           ,
           
           Let
           me
           only
           desire
           you
           to
           reflect
           how
           strangely
           God
           has
           preserved
           ,
           for
           several
           Ages
           together
           ,
           those
           ancient
           
             Reformed
             Churches
          
           in
           the
           Valleys
           of
           Piedmont
           ;
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Power
           and
           Malice
           of
           their
           Enemies
           to
           root
           them
           out
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           but
           a
           very
           little
           while
           since
           we
           saw
           them
           reduced
           to
           so
           wretched
           an
           Estate
           ,
           that
           we
           accounted
           them
           to
           have
           been
           dispersed
           beyond
           all
           Hope
           of
           any
           future
           Restitution
           .
           Their
           own
           Prince
           ,
           
           supported
           with
           the
           Power
           ,
           and
           led
           on
           by
           the
           Example
           and
           Encouragement
           of
           a
           mighty
           Neighbouring
           Monarch
           ,
           had
           resolved
           upon
           their
           ruine
           .
           Sorrow
           and
           Distress
           encompass'd
           them
           on
           every
           side
           ,
           and
           from
           whom
           to
           expect
           a
           deliverance
           they
           could
           not
           tell
           .
           And
           yet
           ,
           lo
           !
           these
           very
           Churches
           are
           again
           already
           restored
           to
           their
           ancient
           Splendor
           :
           And
           to
           encrease
           the
           Wonder
           ,
           are
           now
           Protected
           by
           that
           very
           Power
           that
           before
           Destroyed
           Them.
           
        
         
           But
           what
           need
           I
           lead
           you
           into
           
             foreign
             Countries
          
           for
           Instances
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           not
           confined
           ,
           in
           his
           Workings
           ,
           to
           
             Humane
             Appearances
          
           :
           But
           oftentimes
           is
           then
           the
           most
           ready
           to
           support
           his
           Servants
           ,
           when
           all
           other
           Helps
           the
           most
           fail
           Them.
           Our
           
             Own
             Country
          
           ,
           and
           our
           
             Own
             Church
          
           ,
           ever
           since
           the
           Reformation
           ;
           has
           been
           more
           or
           less
           a
           Continued
           Evidence
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           Remark
           .
        
         
           How
           melancholy
           was
           the
           Prospect
           which
           our
           Forefathers
           had
           ,
           at
           the
           untimely
           Death
           of
           that
           most
           excellent
           Prince
           ,
           King
           Edward
           the
           Sixth
           ?
           When
           
             Queen
             Mary
          
           being
           set
           upon
           the
           Throne
           ,
           nothing
           was
           to
           be
           expected
           by
           Them
           ,
           but
           an
           utter
           Extirpation
           of
           all
           that
           seemed
           in
           any
           wise
           to
           favour
           the
           purity
           of
           Religion
           among
           Them.
           
        
         
           What
           she
           did
           ,
           
           and
           How
           far
           she
           went
           ,
           in
           a
           few
           years
           ,
           to
           blot
           out
           all
           the
           Memory
           of
           her
           Brother's
           Piety
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           :
           The
           
           History
           is
           still
           fresh
           in
           all
           your
           Memories
           .
           Yet
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           their
           trouble
           ;
           when
           the
           Hope
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           Fears
           were
           at
           the
           Highest
           ;
           it
           pleased
           God
           upon
           a
           sudden
           to
           take
           off
           that
           Queen
           ,
           and
           put
           such
           an
           End
           to
           their
           dangers
           ,
           as
           nothing
           else
           could
           have
           done
           .
        
         
           But
           though
           by
           this
           means
           therefore
           we
           were
           secured
           against
           their
           open
           Violence
           ,
           yet
           God
           still
           permitted
           them
           to
           endeavour
           ,
           by
           secret
           Treachery
           ,
           to
           carry
           on
           their
           Designs
           against
           us
           :
           And
           Has
           by
           that
           means
           furnish'd
           us
           with
           yet
           more
           Engagements
           to
           relie
           upon
           his
           Protection
           ;
           who
           has
           so
           often
           ,
           and
           wonderfully
           delivered
           us
           from
           their
           Devices
           .
        
         
           Witness
           the
           many
           subtle
           and
           barbarous
           Attempts
           ,
           that
           were
           made
           by
           Them
           upon
           the
           Life
           of
           
             Queen
             Elizabeth
          
           :
           
           The
           Open
           Force
           ,
           and
           Domestick
           Disturbances
           which
           they
           raised
           up
           against
           Her.
           And
           yet
           in
           all
           these
           they
           miscarry'd
           ;
           and
           in
           many
           of
           them
           so
           signally
           ,
           as
           plainly
           shew'd
           the
           Hand
           of
           God
           was
           against
           them
           .
        
         
           When
           that
           Queen
           was
           gone
           ,
           
           and
           
             King
             James
          
           settled
           upon
           the
           Throne
           ,
           it
           was
           but
           a
           little
           while
           before
           they
           return'd
           to
           their
           Old
           Malice
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           New
           Way
           ;
           and
           that
           such
           ,
           as
           all
           the
           Cunning
           of
           Hell
           had
           never
           before
           contrived
           ;
           I
           mean
           that
           of
           the
           
             Gun-powder
             Conspiracy
          
           .
           And
           that
           too
           was
           discovered
           after
           a
           most
           wonderful
           manner
           ,
           
           and
           at
           a
           most
           Critical
           juncture
           ,
           when
           all
           was
           just
           come
           to
           the
           Point
           of
           Execution
           .
        
         
           I
           might
           add
           to
           these
           Examples
           ,
           the
           Happy
           Restauration
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Government
           ,
           after
           the
           fatal
           Murder
           of
           
             King
             Charles
             the
             First
          
           .
           Their
           frequent
           disappointments
           since
           ;
           but
           especially
           that
           of
           the
           
             last
             Reign
          
           .
           But
           I
           think
           I
           have
           already
           given
           you
           Instances
           enough
           to
           Convince
           you
           ,
           that
           were
           we
           now
           left
           in
           as
           Bad
           an
           Estate
           ,
           as
           blessed
           be
           God!
           we
           are
           in
           a
           very
           
             Good
             One
          
           :
           Yet
           still
           whilst
           we
           
             held
             firm
          
           to
           our
           
             Holy
             Religion
          
           ,
           and
           continued
           our
           Trust
           in
           God
           ,
           there
           would
           be
           no
           Cause
           for
           us
           to
           Despond
           :
           Seeing
           God
           can
           defend
           us
           without
           any
           
             Humane
             Help
          
           ;
           and
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           now
           shewn
           you
           ,
           has
           often
           done
           it
           ,
           when
           we
           could
           have
           been
           Protected
           by
           None
           but
           Him.
           
        
         
           And
           this
           brings
           me
           to
           the
           next
           thing
           I
           have
           to
           observe
           from
           the
           foregoing
           Discourse
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           ,
        
         
           Fifthly
           ;
           That
           we
           should
           therefore
           be
           sure
           never
           to
           depart
           from
           our
           Trust
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           then
           we
           may
           be
           confident
           we
           shall
           not
           be
           Forsaken
           by
           Him.
           For
           God
           loves
           to
           be
           Depended
           upon
           ;
           and
           has
           seldom
           been
           known
           to
           
             fail
             those
          
           ,
           who
           have
           constantly
           stuck
           to
           Him.
           
        
         
           A
           notable
           Example
           of
           which
           we
           have
           in
           the
           History
           of
           the
           present
           Psalm
           ,
           and
           which
           the
           Antients
           tell
           us
           was
           this
           .
        
         
         
           When
           Cyrus
           had
           given
           leave
           to
           the
           Jews
           to
           return
           to
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           to
           rebuild
           their
           Temple
           ,
           and
           restore
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           in
           it
           ;
           the
           Samaritans
           ,
           a
           sort
           of
           mix'd
           People
           ,
           
           
             Half
             Jews
          
           ,
           and
           
             Half
             Idolaters
          
           ,
           so
           wrought
           with
           their
           Adversaries
           ,
           that
           little
           was
           done
           in
           it
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           favour
           that
           was
           shewn
           them
           by
           that
           great
           Monarch
           .
        
         
           No
           sooner
           was
           Cyrus
           gone
           ,
           and
           Cambyses
           placed
           upon
           his
           Throne
           ;
           but
           All
           Hope
           seemed
           utterly
           lost
           to
           them
           ,
           of
           either
           restoring
           their
           Temple
           ,
           or
           regaining
           any
           part
           of
           that
           Liberty
           they
           had
           before
           been
           encouraged
           to
           expect
           .
        
         
           But
           what
           then
           was
           their
           Behaviour
           on
           this
           Occasion
           ?
           Did
           they
           
             distrust
             God
          
           ;
           and
           give
           way
           to
           such
           Fears
           as
           the
           Insolence
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           Circumstances
           ,
           did
           indeed
           but
           too
           much
           expose
           them
           to
           ?
           On
           the
           contrary
           ,
           it
           was
           at
           this
           very
           juncture
           of
           time
           ,
           
           that
           those
           two
           great
           Prophets
           ,
           Haggai
           and
           Zechariah
           ,
           composed
           the
           Psalm
           we
           have
           now
           before
           us
           :
           And
           exhorted
           the
           People
           not
           to
           consider
           the
           ill-prospect
           which
           ,
           according
           to
           Humane
           Appearance
           ,
           their
           Affairs
           were
           in
           ;
           but
           to
           trust
           in
           God
           ,
           who
           whenever
           he
           pleas'd
           ,
           could
           turn
           all
           things
           to
           their
           Advantage
           ,
           and
           no
           doubt
           in
           his
           due
           time
           would
           do
           so
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           was
           the
           issue
           of
           this
           Excellent
           Advice
           ?
           Why
           in
           a
           very
           few
           Years
           Cambyses
           died
           ,
           and
           Darius
           came
           into
           the
           Throne
           ;
           and
           in
           despite
           
           of
           all
           that
           either
           their
           
             Half
             Brethren
          
           ,
           or
           their
           
             Open
             Enemies
          
           could
           do
           to
           hinder
           it
           ,
           so
           encouraged
           the
           Work
           ,
           that
           both
           their
           Temple
           and
           their
           City
           were
           Re-built
           ;
           and
           themselves
           restor'd
           both
           to
           their
           Liberty
           and
           to
           their
           Religion
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           to
           Trust
           in
           God
           be
           able
           to
           work
           such
           wonderful
           Effects
           as
           these
           ;
           How
           much
           more
           may
           we
           promise
           our selves
           from
           it
           ,
           who
           have
           so
           fair
           a
           Prospect
           before
           our
           Eyes
           ;
           if
           we
           do
           but
           firmly
           rely
           upon
           Him
           ,
           and
           not
           suffer
           any
           thing
           to
           shake
           our
           Confidence
           of
           
             his
             Mercy
          
           .
        
         
           But
           then
           ,
           Sixthly
           ;
           and
           to
           Close
           all
           :
           That
           our
           Hope
           may
           be
           sure
           to
           have
           its
           due
           effect
           ,
           let
           me
           add
           finally
           ;
           That
           we
           must
           not
           think
           it
           enough
           barely
           to
           
             trust
             in
             God
          
           ;
           but
           must
           take
           Care
           withall
           to
           live
           so
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           ,
           in
           some
           measure
           ,
           worthy
           of
           his
           Protection
           .
           We
           must
           to
           the
           Purity
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           add
           the
           Reformation
           of
           our
           Manners
           ;
           and
           then
           we
           may
           securely
           defie
           our
           Greatest
           Enemies
           to
           do
           us
           any
           Mischief
           .
        
         
           And
           because
           Examples
           ,
           in
           these
           Cases
           ,
           are
           not
           only
           more
           Instructive
           than
           Precepts
           ,
           but
           more
           apt
           to
           Perswade
           too
           ;
           and
           that
           this
           is
           all
           that
           now
           remains
           to
           us
           of
           that
           noble
           Pattern
           ,
           which
           was
           wont
           to
           shine
           so
           brightly
           in
           all
           our
           Eyes
           ;
           to
           reflect
           upon
           Her
           Piety
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           to
           learn
           how
           to
           improve
           our
           Own
           :
           I
           will
           conclude
           All
           with
           a
           few
           Remembrances
           of
           what
           our
           late
           Blessed
           
           Sovereign
           Did
           ,
           to
           shew
           you
           what
           we
           ought
           to
           Do.
           And
           ,
        
         
           First
           ,
           Since
           Good-Nature
           is
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           by
           All
           allowed
           to
           be
           one
           of
           the
           best
           Preparations
           to
           the
           
             Divine
             Grace
          
           ;
           I
           shall
           in
           the
           first
           Observe
           it
           as
           a
           singular
           part
           of
           the
           Felicity
           of
           
             Her
             sacred
             Majesty
          
           ,
           that
           she
           enjoy'd
           all
           that
           is
           properly
           understood
           by
           that
           Phrase
           ,
           in
           as
           high
           a
           Perfection
           ,
           as
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           any
           Person
           in
           the
           World
           ever
           Did.
           
        
         
           Her
           Temper
           was
           naturally
           Sweet
           and
           Chearful
           ;
           Easie
           to
           her self
           ,
           and
           Acceptable
           to
           all
           others
           .
           And
           if
           that
           Old
           Rule
           of
           the
           Jews
           be
           true
           ,
           
           That
           the
           
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           loves
           to
           
             dwell
             in
             a
             quiet
             and
             comfortable
             Breast
          
           ;
           I
           may
           be
           bold
           to
           say
           that
           Her
           Soul
           was
           always
           in
           a
           disposition
           for
           that
           
             Blessed
             Spirit
          
           to
           descend
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           abide
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           To
           improve
           this
           Excellent
           Temper
           ,
           she
           had
           a
           Greatness
           and
           Generosity
           of
           Mind
           ,
           equal
           to
           her
           Rank
           and
           Quality
           :
           Free
           from
           Jealousies
           and
           Suspicions
           ,
           as
           she
           was
           from
           Fear
           of
           Any
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           Clear
           of
           all
           those
           Passions
           which
           Agitate
           
             lesser
             Souls
          
           ,
           and
           keep
           them
           in
           a
           continual
           Hurry
           and
           Distraction
           .
        
         
           Thus
           was
           she
           prepared
           by
           Nature
           for
           that
           extraordinary
           Progress
           which
           she
           afterwards
           made
           in
           
             Christian
             Piety
          
           and
           Vertue
           .
           And
           as
           St.
           Luke
           tells
           us
           to
           Those
           ,
           to
           whom
           St.
           Paul
           preached
           the
           Gospel
           heretofore
           ;
           
           That
           
             as
             many
             as
             were
             Ordain'd
             to
             
             Eternal
             Life
             ,
             Believ'd
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           such
           as
           were
           in
           their
           Tempers
           and
           Dispositions
           Fitted
           and
           Qualified
           for
           the
           Reception
           of
           what
           He
           deliver'd
           to
           them
           :
           So
           may
           it
           no
           less
           truly
           be
           said
           of
           
             Her
             Sacred
             Majesty
          
           that
           She
           was
           ,
           in
           like
           manner
           ,
           
             Ordained
             to
             Eternal
             Life
          
           ;
           and
           therefore
           made
           such
           vast
           Attainments
           in
           all
           those
           Graces
           that
           were
           necessary
           to
           bring
           Her
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           Secondly
           :
           To
           this
           first
           Advantage
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           add
           as
           great
           an
           Eminence
           of
           ,
           what
           we
           usually
           call
           ,
           
             Good
             Parts
          
           ;
           as
           I
           believe
           has
           ever
           been
           known
           in
           any
           of
           Her
           Sex.
           Her
           Apprehension
           ,
           was
           Quick
           and
           Piercing
           ;
           Her
           
             Judgment
             ,
             Deep
          
           and
           Correct
           :
           Nor
           could
           any
           thing
           almost
           be
           propos'd
           to
           Her
           ,
           but
           She
           was
           presently
           ready
           with
           all
           Clearness
           to
           Receive
           it
           ,
           and
           with
           no
           less
           Accuracy
           to
           Pronounce
           and
           Determine
           concerning
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           when
           such
           was
           Her
           Capacity
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           to
           be
           wonder'd
           if
           She
           soon
           came
           to
           a
           right
           Apprehension
           of
           the
           Design
           and
           End
           of
           Christianity
           :
           And
           was
           thoroughly
           convinced
           of
           the
           mighty
           Concern
           which
           there
           lay
           upon
           Her
           ,
           to
           live
           in
           an
           exact
           Obedience
           to
           its
           Commands
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           was
           not
           all
           the
           Advantage
           She
           had
           in
           this
           respect
           :
           For
           though
           Her
           Parts
           were
           such
           ,
           as
           would
           ,
           with
           a
           very
           moderate
           Exercise
           ,
           have
           carried
           Her
           into
           a
           Perfect
           Knowledge
           of
           Her
           Religion
           ;
           
           yet
           She
           did
           not
           rely
           upon
           them
           :
           But
           to
           Her
           natural
           Abilities
           ,
           added
           such
           a
           Care
           and
           Diligence
           ,
           to
           Improve
           Her
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           to
           Enflame
           Her
           Affections
           ,
           in
           all
           such
           things
           as
           seemed
           any
           way
           to
           referr
           to
           it
           ;
           as
           Few
           in
           a
           lesser
           Station
           have
           ever
           done
           .
        
         
           To
           pass
           by
           Her
           constant
           Attendance
           upon
           the
           
             Publick
             Service
          
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           those
           Opportunities
           of
           Instruction
           which
           She
           provided
           for
           ,
           on
           all
           the
           more
           solemn
           Returns
           of
           it
           .
           To
           say
           nothing
           of
           Her
           frequent
           and
           useful
           Conversation
           with
           those
           who
           Ministred
           unto
           Her
           in
           
             Holy
             Offices
          
           .
           What
           a
           large
           Proportion
           of
           Her
           Time
           did
           She
           every
           day
           spend
           in
           Her
           own
           
             Private
             Retirements
          
           ?
           And
           of
           which
           no
           Business
           ,
           no
           Ceremonies
           ,
           much
           less
           any
           vain
           Pleasures
           or
           Avocations
           ,
           could
           ever
           deprive
           Her.
           
        
         
           What
           vast
           Numbers
           of
           Excellent
           Books
           did
           She
           there
           read
           ?
           And
           that
           not
           lightly
           ,
           or
           superficially
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           severest
           Care
           and
           Reflection
           ?
           And
           how
           cautious
           was
           She
           ,
           if
           any
           Difficulty
           chanced
           to
           arise
           to
           Her
           in
           Her
           Reading
           ,
           which
           She
           could
           not
           presently
           resolve
           to
           Her
           own
           satisfaction
           ,
           to
           be
           sure
           to
           call
           in
           some
           of
           those
           who
           attended
           on
           Her
           ,
           to
           clear
           it
           to
           Her
           ?
        
         
           Nor
           did
           She
           in
           Her
           Reading
           run
           lightly
           off
           from
           Book
           to
           Book
           ;
           the
           common
           Method
           of
           Empty
           and
           Unsettled
           Minds
           ;
           tho'
           She
           read
           over
           
           a
           great
           Many
           .
           But
           when
           She
           met
           with
           any
           Discourse
           that
           seem'd
           particularly
           to
           Affect
           Her
           ,
           or
           Otherwise
           to
           come
           up
           in
           any
           peculiar
           manner
           to
           Her
           own
           Circumstances
           ;
           She
           stuck
           closely
           to
           it
           :
           And
           by
           so
           doing
           ,
           evidently
           shew'd
           that
           Piety
           and
           Instruction
           were
           indeed
           the
           Ends
           She
           aim'd
           at
           in
           this
           Exercise
           :
           That
           She
           read
           for
           Profit
           ,
           not
           Curiosity
           ;
           and
           sought
           for
           Use
           ,
           not
           Diversion
           ,
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           Such
           was
           Her
           Care
           to
           get
           Instruction
           :
           And
           the
           same
           Excellent
           Disposition
           that
           moved
           Her
           thus
           diligently
           to
           inform
           Her self
           in
           all
           the
           Parts
           of
           Her
           Duty
           ,
           engaged
           Her
           yet
           more
           ,
           Thirdly
           ,
           To
           desire
           with
           all
           imaginable
           sincerity
           to
           be
           made
           Acquainted
           ,
           with
           the
           True
           and
           
             Genuine
             Measures
          
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           the
           Folly
           of
           Many
           ,
           but
           especially
           of
           Great
           Personages
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           endure
           Correction
           ;
           nor
           will
           bear
           to
           have
           the
           Truth
           spoken
           freely
           to
           them
           ,
           in
           such
           Instances
           as
           are
           contrary
           to
           their
           own
           carnal
           Desires
           and
           Affections
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           that
           they
           seldom
           know
           either
           Themselves
           ,
           or
           their
           Duty
           ;
           either
           what
           they
           Ought
           to
           do
           ,
           or
           what
           their
           State
           and
           Cdndition
           is
           with
           relation
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           was
           not
           the
           Case
           of
           that
           Admirable
           Person
           of
           whom
           we
           are
           now
           speaking
           :
           She
           Knew
           How
           dangerous
           an
           Instrument
           of
           the
           Devil
           
           Flattery
           is
           ,
           and
           How
           fatally
           Her
           Station
           exposed
           Her
           to
           it
           :
           And
           She
           took
           care
           for
           nothing
           more
           than
           to
           secure
           Her self
           against
           the
           danger
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           never
           forget
           with
           what
           weight
           of
           Reason
           ,
           and
           sincerity
           of
           Concern
           ,
           I
           have
           sometimes
           heard
           this
           Great
           Queen
           represent
           the
           danger
           which
           Princes
           ,
           above
           all
           Others
           ,
           are
           apt
           to
           run
           in
           this
           Respect
           .
           And
           with
           what
           Earnestness
           She
           has
           exhorted
           those
           about
           Her
           ,
           to
           deliver
           to
           Her
           the
           plainest
           Truths
           ;
           and
           with
           all
           Freedom
           to
           tell
           Her
           if
           they
           had
           Observed
           any
           thing
           Amiss
           in
           Her
           Conduct
           ,
           that
           she
           might
           amend
           it
           .
        
         
           O
           wonderful
           Condescension
           !
           A
           sincerity
           of
           Piety
           beyond
           Exception
           !
           And
           that
           in
           a
           place
           where
           there
           are
           usually
           but
           too
           many
           Temptations
           to
           Pride
           and
           Self-Opinion
           :
           And
           it
           must
           therefore
           be
           an
           Argument
           of
           a
           more
           than
           Ordinary
           Wisdom
           and
           Integrity
           ,
           to
           be
           able
           to
           withstand
           the
           Force
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           still
           All
           this
           is
           only
           the
           Preparatory
           ,
           tho'
           indeed
           a
           very
           Good
           one
           ,
           to
           that
           which
           I
           am
           especially
           to
           observe
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           Fourthly
           ,
           Her
           sincere
           Piety
           and
           Religion
           .
           And
           for
           that
           ,
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           say
           thus
           much
           ;
           That
           if
           a
           
             Constant
             Attendance
          
           upon
           all
           the
           Offices
           of
           Devotion
           both
           in
           Publick
           and
           Private
           :
           If
           such
           a
           
             Behaviour
             at
             them
          
           ,
           as
           shew'd
           her
           Soul
           to
           be
           wholly
           fix'd
           on
           what
           she
           was
           about
           ;
           and
           was
           enough
           to
           
           have
           raised
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Piety
           in
           all
           that
           beheld
           Her
           :
           If
           the
           influences
           of
           this
           Devotion
           upon
           Her
           whole
           Life
           and
           Conversation
           ,
           and
           those
           so
           Eminent
           as
           to
           speak
           Her
           not
           only
           Good
           but
           Excellent
           ;
           an
           Ornament
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           an
           Honour
           to
           Her
           Religion
           :
           If
           all
           this
           may
           suffice
           to
           shew
           a
           Mind
           wholly
           consecrated
           to
           the
           service
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           discharge
           of
           Her
           Duty
           ;
           then
           was
           the
           Soul
           of
           this
           
             Blessed
             Princess
          
           unquestionably
           so
           ;
           and
           that
           ,
           for
           ought
           I
           know
           ,
           beyond
           Any
           that
           at
           this
           Day
           remains
           behind
           Her.
           
        
         
           But
           for
           the
           clearness
           of
           Her
           Conscience
           in
           the
           discharge
           of
           Her
           Duty
           ,
           besides
           what
           we
           Saw
           and
           Admired
           in
           Her
           ;
           two
           Arguments
           there
           are
           that
           may
           especially
           be
           offer'd
           ,
           and
           I
           think
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           passed
           by
           .
           First
           ;
           That
           while
           She
           lived
           ,
           She
           was
           always
           Easie
           in
           Her
           own
           Mind
           :
           And
           which
           since
           it
           could
           not
           proceed
           either
           from
           any
           Ignorance
           of
           Her
           Duty
           ,
           or
           Unconcern'dness
           for
           it
           ;
           We
           must
           conclude
           it
           did
           arise
           from
           a
           full
           perswasion
           ,
           that
           She
           did
           live
           according
           to
           the
           tenour
           of
           it
           .
           And
           ,
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           when
           she
           came
           within
           the
           prospect
           of
           Death
           ,
           and
           knew
           how
           near
           She
           was
           to
           it
           ,
           She
           still
           appear'd
           Unconcern'd
           at
           it
           :
           And
           thereby
           gave
           a
           finall
           Evidence
           that
           She
           accounted
           Her self
           prepared
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           therefore
           was
           not
           afraid
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           I
           should
           too
           far
           Exceed
           the
           bounds
           I
           am
           here
           confined
           to
           ;
           should
           I
           enter
           upon
           the
           Consideration
           of
           those
           
             Particular
             Vertu
             's
          
           ,
           which
           seemed
           to
           Shine
           in
           a
           more
           especial
           Manner
           ,
           above
           All
           Others
           ,
           in
           Her.
           Bur
           two
           there
           are
           which
           I
           must
           not
           Overlook
           ;
           and
           Those
           are
           ,
           Her
           true
           Humility
           ,
           amidst
           all
           the
           Temptations
           of
           a
           Court
           and
           Crown
           to
           the
           contrary
           ;
           And
           Her
           extensive
           Charity
           :
           Such
           as
           sometimes
           deprived
           Her
           even
           of
           the
           means
           of
           exercising
           of
           it
           ;
           And
           might
           have
           abundantly
           satisfied
           any
           Mind
           but
           Hers
           ,
           who
           knew
           no
           end
           of
           
             Doing
             Good
          
           ;
           but
           has
           ,
           after
           all
           ,
           been
           seen
           sometimes
           ,
           even
           with
           Tears
           ,
           to
           regret
           ,
           that
           she
           could
           do
           no
           More
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           must
           restrain
           my self
           ;
           and
           set
           some
           bounds
           to
           my
           Reflections
           ,
           tho'
           my
           subject
           is
           beyond
           Any
           .
           And
           for
           the
           rest
           content
           my self
           with
           satisfaction
           to
           Remember
           ,
           what
           I
           was
           wont
           with
           Wonder
           to
           Behold
           .
        
         
           And
           ,
           Oh!
           That
           it
           would
           please
           God
           that
           both
           You
           and
           I
           might
           so
           effectually
           Meditate
           upon
           these
           Things
           ,
           as
           to
           form
           our
           Lives
           according
           to
           Her
           Example
           !
           And
           become
           now
           the
           Disciples
           of
           our
           great
           Queen
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           hitherto
           been
           Her
           Subjects
           !
        
         
           This
           will
           be
           the
           best
           Offering
           we
           can
           pay
           to
           Her
           memory
           ,
           who
           while
           there
           is
           any
           Sense
           of
           Goodness
           remaining
           amongst
           Us
           ,
           must
           never
           be
           
           mentioned
           without
           Honour
           .
           This
           is
           that
           Improvement
           of
           our
           Great
           Loss
           ,
           which
           our
           Religion
           expects
           from
           Us
           ;
           what
           our
           Souls
           call
           for
           :
           And
           what
           ,
           if
           she
           has
           yet
           any
           Knowledge
           of
           what
           is
           Done
           here
           below
           ,
           our
           
             Royal
             Soveraign
          
           will
           ,
           above
           all
           things
           ,
           be
           the
           best
           pleased
           withall
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           thus
           improve
           the
           Memory
           of
           Her
           Vertu
           's
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           even
           Gainers
           by
           Her
           Departure
           .
           Such
           a
           demonstration
           of
           our
           Love
           and
           Honour
           to
           our
           
             Royal
             Mistress
          
           ,
           will
           do
           more
           to
           Establish
           our
           Tranquility
           ,
           than
           any
           Human
           Conduct
           or
           Prudence
           could
           have
           done
           without
           it
           .
           
           It
           will
           engage
           God
           on
           our
           side
           :
           And
           ,
           
             if
             God
             be
             for
             us
          
           ,
           
           we
           need
           not
           fear
           
             who
             can
             be
             against
             Us.
          
           
        
         
           Let
           us
           then
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           now
           paid
           our
           just
           Sorrow
           to
           the
           loss
           of
           this
           
             Blessed
             Saint
          
           ,
           so
           from
           henceforth
           resolve
           to
           make
           this
           farther
           Improvement
           of
           it
           .
           Let
           us
           thank
           God
           ,
           that
           tho'
           He
           has
           removed
           One
           great
           Supporter
           from
           us
           ,
           He
           has
           yet
           left
           us
           Another
           ;
           And
           ,
           Our
           present
           Circumstances
           consider'd
           ,
           the
           more
           necessary
           One
           to
           us
           ,
           in
           the
           Person
           of
           
             His
             Sacred
             Majesty
          
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           strengthen
           his
           Hands
           both
           by
           our
           Piety
           towards
           God
           ;
           and
           by
           our
           Duty
           to
           Him
           :
           By
           Uniting
           now
           all
           that
           Affection
           and
           Obedience
           in
           
             Him
             alone
          
           ,
           which
           we
           before
           paid
           to
           
             Both
             Their
             Majesties
          
           .
        
         
         
           Let
           us
           consider
           his
           Courage
           ;
           and
           as
           far
           as
           either
           Piety
           or
           Prudence
           will
           allow
           us
           ,
           Let
           us
           Trust
           in
           his
           Fortune
           :
           That
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           any
           
             Human
             Help
          
           may
           be
           Trusted
           in
           .
        
         
           But
           yet
           still
           let
           us
           Remember
           ,
           that
           our
           
             Last
             Dependance
          
           must
           be
           upon
           God
           :
           Who
           as
           He
           has
           
             hitherto
             preserved
          
           us
           ,
           so
           will
           He
           
             still
             go
             on
          
           to
           Save
           and
           Defend
           us
           ;
           if
           we
           do
           but
           
             firmly
             Adhere
          
           to
           Him
           ,
           and
           Prepare
           our selves
           for
           His
           Favour
           ,
           as
           our
           
             Duty
             Requires
          
           ;
           and
           as
           I
           have
           now
           shewn
           you
           ,
           in
           a
           most
           Illustrious
           Example
           ,
           we
           May
           and
           Ought
           to
           Do
           it
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           ADVERTISEMENT
           .
        
         
           THE
           Genuine
           Epistles
           of
           the
           Apostolical
           Fathers
           ,
           St.
           Barnabas
           ,
           St.
           Ignatius
           ,
           St.
           Clement
           ,
           St.
           Polycarp
           .
           The
           Shepherd
           of
           Hermas
           ,
           and
           the
           Martyrdoms
           of
           St.
           Ignatius
           and
           St.
           Polycarp
           ,
           written
           by
           those
           who
           were
           present
           at
           their
           Sufferings
           .
           Being
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Holy
           Scriptures
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           a
           compleat
           Collection
           of
           the
           most
           Primitive
           Antiquity
           for
           about
           CI.
           Years
           after
           Christ.
           Translated
           and
           Published
           with
           a
           large
           Preliminary
           Discourse
           relating
           to
           the
           several
           Treatises
           here
           put
           together
           .
           By
           
             W.
             Wake
             ,
             D.
             D.
          
           
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66214-e140
           
             *
             So
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             v.
             3.
             imports
             .
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             cxxxv
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             ix
             7.
             cii
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xlviii
             .
             14.
             
          
           
             1
             Thes.
             iv
             .
             17.
             
          
           
             Psal
             xviii
             2.
             lxii
             .
             7.
             &c.
             
          
           
             Esther
             iii.
             6.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             Chapters
             v.
             vi
             ,
             vii
             ,
             viii
             .
          
           
             Joseph
             .
             Ant.
             l.
             xviii
             .
             c
             ▪
             11.
             
             De
             Bell.
             Jud.
             Lib.
             i.
             cap.
             17.
             
          
           
             See
             their
             History
             written
             by
             
               Gilles
               ,
               Leger
               ,
               Morland
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             See
             Dr.
             
             Burnet's
             Hist.
             of
             the
             Reform
             .
          
           
             See
             Foulis
             
               's
               Popish
               Treasons
            
             ,
             l.
             vi
             c
             4.
             l.
             vii
             .
             c.
             3.
             ad
             finem
             .
          
           
             See
             Foulis
             ,
             ib.
             l
             x.
             c.
             2.
             
          
           
             2
             Kings
             xxii
             .
             28
             ,
             29
             ,
             41.
             
          
           
             So
             the
             lxx
             .
             and
             Syriac
             ,
             and
             other
             ancient
             Versions
             ,
             in
             the
             Title
             of
             this
             Psalm
             .
          
           
             Vid.
             R.
             D.
             Kimchi
             ,
             in
             1
             Sam.
             x.
             5.
             
             &
             2
             Kings
             iii.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Acts
             xiii
             .
             48.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             4.
             27.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             31.