A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Wednesday the fifth of November, 1690 being the anniversary thanksgiving for the happy deliverance of King James the First, and three estates of the realm, from the Gunpowder-treason : and also for the happy arrival of His present Majesty on this day, for the deliverance of our church and nation from Popery and arbitrary power / by Sa. Freeman ...
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             A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Wednesday the fifth of November, 1690 being the anniversary thanksgiving for the happy deliverance of King James the First, and three estates of the realm, from the Gunpowder-treason : and also for the happy arrival of His present Majesty on this day, for the deliverance of our church and nation from Popery and arbitrary power / by Sa. Freeman ...
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           Dr.
           
           FREEMAN's
           SERMON
           BEFORE
           THE
           HOUSE
           of
           COMMONS
           .
        
         
           November
           5.
           1690.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               Jovis
               6.
               
               Die
               Novemb.
               1690.
               
            
          
        
         
           ORdered
           ,
           That
           the
           Thanks
           of
           this
           House
           be
           given
           to
           Dr.
           Freeman
           ,
           for
           the
           Sermon
           he
           Preached
           yesterday
           before
           this
           House
           at
           St.
           
             Margarets
             Westminster
          
           :
           And
           that
           he
           be
           desired
           to
           Print
           the
           same
           .
           And
           that
           Sir
           
             William
             Leveson
             Gower
          
           do
           acquaint
           him
           therewith
           .
        
         
           
             PAUL
             JODRELL
             .
             
               Cl.
               Dom.
               Com.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
          
           ,
           AT
           St.
           MARGARET'S
           Westminster
           ,
           On
           Wednesday
           the
           Fifth
           of
           November
           ,
           1690.
           
        
         
           BEING
           THE
           Anniversary
           Thanksgiving
           for
           the
           Happy
           Deliverance
           of
           King
           JAMES
           the
           First
           ,
           and
           the
           Three
           Estates
           of
           the
           Realm
           ,
           from
           the
           GUNPOWDER-TREASON
           ;
           And
           also
           for
           the
           Happy
           Arrival
           of
           His
           present
           MAJESTY
           on
           this
           Day
           ,
           for
           the
           Deliverance
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Nation
           from
           Popery
           and
           
             Arbitrary
             Power
          
           .
        
         
           By
           
             S
             A.
             FREEMAN
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Rector
           of
           St.
           
             Paul's
             Covent
             Garden
          
           ,
           and
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           Their
           MAJESTIES
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Ric.
             Chiswell
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           .
           M
           DC
           XC
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           before
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           NOVEMB
           .
           5.
           1690.
           
        
         
           
             
               PSALM
               LXXXIX
               .
               21
               ,
               22.
               
            
             
               I
               have
               found
               David
               my
               servant
               ,
               with
               my
               holy
               oyl
               have
               I
               anointed
               him
               .
            
             
               My
               hand
               shall
               hold
               him
               fast
               ,
               and
               my
               arm
               shall
               strengthen
               him
               .
            
          
        
         
           THE
           Words
           contain
           in
           them
           God's
           gracious
           Promise
           to
           King
           David
           ,
           of
           his
           special
           and
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Presence
           with
           ,
           and
           Protection
           of
           him
           in
           the
           Administration
           of
           the
           Government
           he
           had
           called
           him
           to
           ;
           And
           certainly
           ,
           never
           had
           
           any
           person
           greater
           experience
           of
           it
           than
           David
           ,
           both
           before
           and
           after
           his
           coming
           to
           the
           Crown
           :
           Witness
           ,
           his
           Deliverance
           from
           the
           Paws
           of
           the
           Lion
           and
           the
           Bear
           ,
           from
           the
           mighty
           Force
           of
           the
           uncircumcised
           Philistine
           ,
           from
           the
           Persecutions
           of
           Saul
           ,
           from
           the
           Rebellion
           of
           Absalom
           ,
           from
           the
           secret
           Conspiracies
           of
           Domestick
           Foes
           ,
           and
           the
           open
           Invasions
           of
           Foreign
           Enemies
           .
           Sometimes
           ,
           indeed
           ,
           it
           pleases
           God
           ,
           for
           the
           Punishment
           of
           a
           wicked
           People
           ▪
           to
           suffer
           a
           Righteous
           and
           a
           Religious
           Prince
           ,
           to
           fall
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           Violence
           ,
           as
           was
           the
           Case
           of
           the
           good
           King
           Josiah
           :
           yet
           this
           is
           but
           rarely
           so
           ;
           for
           the
           most
           part
           such
           Princes
           may
           promise
           themselves
           Safety
           and
           Success
           from
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           ;
           that
           
             God's
             hand
             will
             hold
             them
             fast
             ,
             and
             his
             arm
             strengthem
             them
             ;
             that
             the
             Enemy
             shall
             not
             be
             able
             to
             do
             them
             violence
             ,
             nor
             the
             Son
             of
             Wickedness
             hurt
             them
             ;
             that
             God
             will
             smite
             down
             their
             Foes
             before
             their
             face
             ,
             and
             plague
             them
             that
             hate
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           Three
           things
           are
           here
           to
           be
           considered
           .
        
         
           
             I.
             The
             Person
             to
             whom
             the
             Promise
             is
             made
             ,
             
               King
               David
            
             .
          
           
             II.
             The
             Promise
             it self
             ;
             viz.
             God's
             special
             Presence
             with
             him
             ,
             and
             Protection
             of
             him
             .
             
               My
               hand
               shall
               hold
               him
               fast
               ,
               and
               mine
               arm
               shall
               strengthen
               him
               .
            
          
           
             III.
             What
             are
             the
             proper
             Uses
             and
             Application
             of
             this
             Doctrine
             .
          
        
         
           I.
           The
           first
           thing
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           is
           ,
           The
           Person
           to
           whom
           the
           Promise
           is
           made
           ,
           
             King
             David
          
           ,
           whom
           the
           Text
           considers
           under
           a
           two-fold
           Character
           :
        
         
           As
           a
           Religious
           King
           ,
           
             David
             my
             servant
          
           ;
           And
           ,
        
         
         
           
             As
             a
             Rightful
             King
          
           ,
           With
           my
           holy
           oyl
           have
           Ianointed
           him
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           a
           Religious
           King
           ,
           
             David
             my
             servant
             ;
             Saul
          
           by
           his
           Disobedience
           had
           shewed
           himself
           unworthy
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           and
           God's
           Favour
           ;
           
           
             He
             rejected
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           says
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             and
             thereupon
             God
             rejected
             him
             from
             being
             King
             ,
          
           and
           resolv'd
           to
           translate
           the
           Crown
           to
           another
           Family
           :
           And
           amongst
           all
           the
           Tribes
           and
           Families
           in
           Israel
           ,
           he
           pitch'd
           upon
           David
           the
           Son
           of
           Jesse
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           fit
           ,
           and
           best
           qualified
           Person
           for
           it
           :
           
             I
             have
             found
             David
             my
             servant
          
           ;
           concerning
           whom
           God
           gave
           this
           Testimony
           ,
           
             That
             he
             was
             a
             man
             after
             his
             own
             heart
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             had
             done
             that
             which
             was
             Right
             in
             his
             eyes
             ▪
          
           A
           Good
           King
           is
           one
           ;
           who
           is
           no
           less
           the
           Image
           of
           the
           Love
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           than
           of
           the
           Power
           and
           Majesty
           of
           God
           ;
           who
           no
           less
           represents
           the
           Affection
           and
           Tenderness
           of
           our
           Heavenly
           Father
           ,
           than
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Universal
           Monarch
           ;
           whose
           
           Care
           it
           is
           ,
           That
           Religion
           flourishes
           ,
           and
           the
           True
           Worship
           of
           God
           be
           established
           ;
           That
           Justice
           be
           impartially
           administred
           ;
           That
           Vice
           be
           subdued
           ,
           and
           Virtue
           encouraged
           ;
           That
           the
           One
           be
           sham'd
           by
           his
           Example
           ,
           and
           punish'd
           by
           his
           Laws
           ;
           And
           that
           the
           Other
           Reigns
           and
           Triumphs
           under
           the
           Influence
           of
           both
           :
           One
           ,
           who
           invades
           no
           Man's
           Property
           ;
           
           
             Whose
             Ox
             or
             Ass
             have
             I
             taken
             ?
             Whom
             have
             I
             defrauded
             ?
             Whom
             have
             I
             oppressed
             ?
          
           So
           Samuel
           ,
           when
           Supreme
           Magistrate
           of
           Israel
           ,
           justified
           his
           Integrity
           :
           Who
           uses
           not
           his
           Power
           to
           ruine
           his
           People
           ,
           to
           undermine
           the
           True
           Religion
           ,
           or
           to
           enslave
           their
           Persons
           ;
           but
           to
           defend
           Both
           ,
           and
           to
           preserve
           them
           in
           their
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           :
           Who
           is
           truly
           
             Pater
             Patriae
          
           ,
           the
           Father
           of
           his
           Countrey
           ;
           having
           no
           distinct
           Interest
           from
           his
           People's
           ,
           and
           making
           Their
           Welfare
           His
           highest
           Glory
           .
        
         
         
           2.
           
           As
           a
           Rightful
           King
           ;
           
             With
             my
             holy
             oyl
             have
             I
             anointed
             him
             .
          
           No
           Man
           can
           call
           in
           question
           
           David's
           Title
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           unless
           he
           will
           dispute
           God's
           Right
           to
           dispose
           of
           Crowns
           as
           he
           pleases
           ;
           for
           David
           was
           immediately
           Chosen
           by
           God
           ,
           and
           Anointed
           by
           his
           Prophet
           .
           But
           this
           was
           peculiar
           to
           the
           Kings
           of
           Israel
           and
           Judah
           ;
           no
           other
           Princes
           can
           produce
           such
           a
           Patent
           for
           their
           Crowns
           .
        
         
           That
           which
           comes
           the
           nearest
           ,
           is
           ,
           When
           God
           by
           a
           signal
           and
           wonderful
           Providence
           ,
           for
           some
           Great
           and
           Noble
           Ends
           ,
           to
           Save
           a
           Nation
           ,
           or
           to
           Defend
           his
           Truth
           ,
           or
           to
           abate
           the
           Pride
           and
           Insults
           of
           His
           and
           His
           Churches
           Enemies
           ,
           
             pulls
             down
             Kings
          
           ,
           and
           
             sets
             up
             Kings
          
           .
           But
           this
           is
           no
           certain
           way
           of
           arguing
           ;
           Success
           does
           not
           always
           give
           a
           Title
           where
           it
           gives
           a
           Crown
           .
        
         
         
           The
           ordinary
           Means
           of
           conveying
           a
           Right
           to
           Govern
           ,
           are
           ,
           Either
           
             Conquest
             in
             a
             just
             Cause
             ,
             The
             Election
             of
             the
             People
             ,
          
           or
           
             Hereditary
             Succession
          
           :
           Ours
           is
           own'd
           to
           be
           an
           Hereditary
           Crown
           ,
           viz.
           Always
           descending
           to
           the
           next
           Heir
           ,
           unless
           it
           so
           happen
           ,
           that
           he
           be
           naturally
           or
           morally
           uncapable
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Publick
           Good
           and
           Safety
           will
           be
           evidently
           endangered
           in
           his
           hands
           .
           Here
           it
           leaps
           over
           ,
           not
           out
           of
           the
           Royal
           Line
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           next
           ,
           against
           whom
           there
           is
           no
           such
           Objection
           .
           The
           great
           End
           of
           Government
           is
           the
           Publick
           Good
           and
           Safety
           ;
           This
           for
           the
           most
           part
           is
           bound
           up
           in
           the
           Laws
           and
           Constitutions
           of
           the
           Community
           ;
           and
           as
           all
           the
           Powers
           and
           Prerogatives
           invested
           by
           Law
           in
           the
           Prince
           ,
           or
           Head
           of
           this
           Polity
           ,
           are
           the
           better
           to
           enable
           him
           to
           execute
           those
           Laws
           ,
           and
           maintain
           the
           Common
           Safety
           ;
           so
           all
           the
           Oaths
           that
           are
           taken
           to
           him
           by
           the
           Subjects
           ,
           are
           also
           in
           Subordination
           ,
           and
           Subserviency
           to
           the
           
           Common
           Safety
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           were
           antecedently
           oblig'd
           ,
           and
           he
           as
           well
           
           as
           they
           sworn
           to
           preserve
           .
           And
           therefore
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           is
           evident
           all
           along
           in
           the
           Course
           of
           our
           History
           ,
           have
           always
           lookt
           upon
           that
           Prince
           ,
           who
           went
           about
           by
           an
           Arbitrary
           Power
           ,
           in
           Contradiction
           to
           their
           Laws
           and
           Rights
           ,
           both
           Civil
           and
           Ecclesiastical
           ,
           to
           Enslave
           and
           Oppress
           them
           ,
           as
           one
           that
           had
           laid
           down
           the
           English
           Kingship
           or
           Monarchy
           ;
           and
           have
           made
           no
           Scruple
           on
           such
           a
           just
           Occasion
           ,
           to
           withdraw
           their
           Allegiance
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           place
           another
           of
           the
           same
           Royal
           Line
           on
           the
           Throne
           of
           Majesty
           .
           So
           ,
           that
           would
           Men
           lay
           aside
           their
           Prejudices
           and
           their
           Passions
           ,
           their
           Piques
           and
           Revenges
           ,
           their
           Peevish
           and
           Awkward
           ,
           their
           Selfish
           and
           Narrow
           Spirits
           ,
           they
           would
           soon
           perceive
           ,
           that
           the
           Preservation
           of
           our
           Laws
           and
           Religion
           ,
           wherein
           consists
           the
           Publick
           Good
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           (
           nay
           ,
           which
           yet
           adds
           to
           
           it
           ,
           the
           Preservation
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           and
           Interest
           all
           the
           World
           over
           ▪
           whereon
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Salvation
           of
           Men's
           Souls
           do
           so
           much
           depend
           )
           have
           in
           a
           manner
           forced
           the
           Royal
           Diadem
           where
           it
           is
           :
           And
           this
           Consideration
           alone
           (
           had
           it
           not
           been
           seconded
           with
           a
           just
           Cause
           ,
           and
           a
           prevailing
           Power
           in
           a
           Sovereign
           Prince
           )
           seems
           to
           me
           ,
           to
           give
           an
           Undoubted
           Title
           .
        
         
           II.
           Here
           's
           the
           Promise
           it self
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           following
           Verses
           ,
           from
           the
           25th
           to
           the
           30th
           ,
           God
           promises
           David
           greatly
           to
           enlarge
           his
           Empire
           ,
           to
           exalt
           him
           to
           the
           highest
           pitch
           of
           Human
           Power
           and
           Glory
           ;
           to
           continue
           the
           Crown
           for
           ever
           in
           his
           Family
           ,
           from
           which
           it
           should
           never
           be
           taken
           ,
           as
           it
           had
           been
           from
           
           Saul's
           :
           But
           these
           may
           be
           thought
           peculiar
           to
           David
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           Type
           of
           Christ
           as
           well
           as
           King
           of
           Israel
           ;
           especially
           the
           last
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           receive
           
           its
           full
           accomplishment
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           the
           Messiah
           ,
           who
           was
           to
           come
           of
           the
           Race
           ,
           and
           is
           said
           to
           
             sit
             on
             the
             Throne
             of
          
           David
           .
        
         
           What
           he
           promises
           him
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           is
           ,
           His
           powerful
           Presence
           with
           him
           ,
           to
           protect
           him
           in
           all
           Dangers
           ,
           to
           direct
           and
           assist
           him
           in
           all
           his
           just
           Undertakings
           ;
           to
           strengthen
           him
           against
           all
           the
           Enemies
           ,
           both
           Domestick
           and
           Foreign
           ,
           of
           his
           Crown
           and
           Kingdom
           ;
           and
           this
           every
           Righteous
           and
           Religious
           Prince
           may
           ordinarily
           take
           Confidence
           in
           ,
           and
           apply
           to
           themselves
           .
           And
           that
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           they
           are
           God's
           Representatives
           and
           Vicegerents
           in
           the
           World.
           They
           are
           call'd
           Gods
           ;
           and
           St.
           Paul
           stiles
           the
           Supreme
           Magistrate
           ,
           The
           
             Minister
             of
             God
          
           ;
           Because
           we
           are
           not
           capable
           of
           an
           immediate
           Converse
           with
           Heaven
           ,
           therefore
           does
           God
           govern
           us
           by
           Men
           like
           our selves
           ,
           and
           so
           puts
           part
           of
           his
           
           Power
           into
           their
           Hands
           ;
           for
           as
           Prophets
           receive
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           so
           do
           Kings
           of
           the
           Power
           of
           God.
           Now
           ,
           those
           who
           are
           employ'd
           by
           God
           to
           act
           for
           ,
           and
           under
           him
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           have
           reason
           to
           expect
           proportionable
           Assistance
           and
           Protection
           from
           him
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           they
           are
           entrusted
           by
           God
           with
           the
           Management
           of
           Publick
           Affairs
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           welfare
           of
           the
           whole
           Community
           depending
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           upon
           their
           prudent
           Conduct
           and
           Safety
           .
           
             We
             have
             ten
             parts
             in
             the
             King
             ,
          
           said
           the
           Ten
           Tribes
           ;
           
             Thou
             art
             worth
             Ten
             thousand
             of
             us
             .
          
           And
           again
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             any
             more
             go
             out
             to
             Battel
             with
             us
             ,
             lest
             thou
             quench
             the
             Light
             of
          
           Israel
           ,
           said
           the
           Israelites
           to
           King
           David
           .
           What
           the
           Sun
           is
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           Wise
           and
           Gracious
           Prince
           to
           a
           Nation
           ,
           its
           Happiness
           ,
           and
           its
           Glory
           .
           Now
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           sure
           ,
           that
           that
           Providence
           ,
           which
           ,
           as
           the
           Scripture
           tells
           us
           ,
           extends
           its
           Care
           over
           the
           least
           and
           most
           despicable
           
           things
           ,
           over
           the
           Birds
           of
           the
           Air
           ,
           and
           the
           Beasts
           of
           the
           Field
           ,
           will
           much
           more
           concern
           it self
           for
           things
           of
           a
           more
           worthy
           Nature
           ,
           for
           Men
           ,
           for
           Communities
           of
           Men
           ,
           for
           Princes
           ,
           the
           Life
           and
           Soul
           of
           Communities
           .
           God
           is
           more
           concern'd
           in
           Many
           ,
           than
           in
           single
           Persons
           ;
           and
           since
           a
           Kingdom
           is
           the
           general
           Concernment
           of
           a
           King
           ,
           a
           King
           must
           be
           the
           special
           Concernment
           of
           God.
           Kings
           by
           the
           Ancients
           were
           call'd
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           Men
           kept
           by
           God
           ,
           
           
             He
             hides
             them
             under
             the
             Shadow
             of
             his
             Wings
             ,
             he
             keeps
             them
             as
             the
             Apple
             of
             his
             Eye
             .
             He
             sets
             them
             as
             a
             Signet
             on
             his
             right
             hand
             .
          
           God
           hath
           this
           as
           his
           peculiar
           Title
           ,
           
           
             The
             God
             that
             giveth
             Salvation
             unto
             Kings
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           I
           may
           put
           many
           things
           together
           and
           hasten
           :
           Good
           Kings
           may
           expect
           God's
           special
           Presence
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           regard
           of
           the
           difficulty
           of
           their
           Office
           and
           Duty
           ,
           being
           oft
           times
           to
           deliberate
           
           about
           the
           Fate
           of
           Kingdoms
           ,
           to
           judge
           in
           Matters
           of
           a
           dubious
           and
           intricate
           Nature
           ,
           and
           to
           engage
           in
           Enterprises
           of
           the
           greatest
           Hazard
           .
        
         
           In
           regard
           of
           the
           many
           Temptations
           ,
           the
           Height
           of
           their
           Place
           and
           Power
           subjects
           them
           unto
           ;
           The
           uncontrollableness
           of
           their
           Power
           ,
           the
           abundance
           of
           their
           Wealth
           ,
           the
           multitude
           of
           their
           Cares
           and
           Business
           ,
           the
           Crouds
           of
           Sycophants
           and
           Flatterers
           that
           always
           follow
           the
           Courts
           of
           Princes
           ,
           are
           very
           dangerous
           Snares
           to
           their
           Virtue
           ;
           The
           Devil
           knows
           how
           much
           it
           would
           be
           for
           the
           advantage
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           to
           have
           the
           Governors
           of
           it
           on
           his
           side
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           sin
           alone
           ,
           but
           they
           must
           be
           follow'd
           by
           Troops
           ,
           and
           therefore
           he
           's
           always
           watching
           occasions
           ,
           and
           craving
           permission
           from
           God
           to
           seduce
           and
           pervert
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           regard
           of
           the
           many
           Dangers
           they
           are
           expos'd
           to
           ;
           Princes
           have
           not
           only
           many
           Potent
           Enemies
           from
           abroad
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           most
           part
           many
           envious
           ill-willers
           and
           discontented
           Male-contents
           at
           home
           ,
           
           that
           are
           always
           beating
           how
           to
           supplant
           or
           overthrow
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           regard
           ,
           lastly
           ,
           of
           some
           momentous
           and
           important
           Work
           and
           Business
           a
           Prince
           may
           be
           call'd
           to
           by
           God
           ;
           Be
           it
           ,
           for
           example
           ,
           to
           put
           a
           stop
           to
           the
           spreading
           of
           Idolatry
           ,
           or
           to
           give
           a
           check
           to
           the
           merciless
           Rage
           of
           Tyrants
           and
           Persecutors
           ;
           This
           is
           the
           Cause
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           must
           be
           wanting
           to
           himself
           ,
           should
           he
           be
           wanting
           to
           those
           whom
           he
           hath
           raised
           up
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Worthies
           of
           the
           
             Old
             Testament
             ,
             Moses
          
           and
           Joshuah
           ,
           and
           Gideon
           ,
           and
           Barak
           ,
           and
           Jeptha
           ,
           and
           David
           ,
           and
           many
           others
           ,
           were
           bright
           examples
           of
           this
           ;
           with
           whom
           God
           was
           peculiarly
           present
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           after
           a
           miraculous
           manner
           .
           The
           Author
           to
           the
           Hebrews
           tells
           us
           what
           Heroical
           Atchievements
           they
           perform'd
           by
           faith
           in
           God.
           
        
         
           I
           must
           not
           stay
           to
           lead
           you
           far
           back
           in
           other
           History
           ,
           yet
           I
           cannot
           forbear
           mentioning
           the
           many
           wonderful
           Deliverances
           
           and
           Successes
           wherewith
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           crown
           the
           
             Great
             Constantine
          
           ,
           and
           our
           own
           Renown'd
           and
           never
           to
           be
           forgotten
           Queen
           Elizabeth
           ,
           whom
           God
           raised
           up
           ,
           
             the
             one
          
           ,
           for
           the
           Deliverance
           of
           his
           Church
           Universal
           from
           Heathen
           Rage
           ;
           
             the
             other
          
           ,
           for
           the
           Deliverance
           of
           this
           Church
           from
           
             Popish
             Fury
          
           :
           But
           I
           must
           pass
           over
           these
           and
           innumerable
           others
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           come
           to
           them
           which
           I
           am
           concern'd
           particularly
           to
           remember
           .
        
         
           What
           an
           admirable
           Providence
           was
           it
           ,
           that
           discover'd
           the
           
             Gunpowder
             Treason
          
           ,
           the
           black
           Conspiracy
           of
           this
           Day
           ,
           by
           the
           Lines
           of
           a
           dead
           Letter
           sent
           to
           the
           Lord
           Monteagle
           !
           What
           could
           it
           be
           but
           a
           Beam
           from
           Heaven
           that
           darted
           into
           the
           King's
           Mind
           a
           meaning
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           natural
           sense
           of
           the
           Words
           and
           all
           Grammatical
           construction
           !
           The
           expression
           was
           ,
           
             The
             Danger
             is
             past
             as
             soon
             as
             you
             have
             burnt
             the
             Letter
             ,
          
           which
           King
           James
           interpreted
           ,
           
             as
             quickly
          
           ,
           making
           it
           signifie
           ,
           the
           suddenness
           and
           quickness
           of
           the
           Blow
           intended
           .
        
         
         
           And
           no
           less
           visible
           was
           the
           Sword
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           than
           the
           Sword
           of
           Gideon
           ,
           in
           our
           late
           happy
           Happy
           and
           Glorious
           Revolution
           ;
           when
           we
           consider
           with
           what
           an
           invincible
           Spirit
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Courage
           His
           Majesty
           undertook
           the
           Cause
           of
           our
           Country
           ;
           what
           general
           Desires
           and
           Inclinations
           were
           on
           the
           sudden
           kindled
           in
           Mens
           Hearts
           towards
           Him
           ,
           their
           Laws
           ,
           and
           their
           Religion
           ;
           What
           a
           burning
           Zeal
           and
           Vigour
           ,
           what
           an
           universal
           Harmony
           of
           Affections
           ,
           what
           a
           perfect
           agreement
           of
           Councils
           and
           Endeavours
           inflamed
           the
           Breasts
           of
           all
           Men
           ;
           What
           a
           strange
           Folly
           and
           Infatuation
           blinded
           the
           Counsels
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ;
           What
           guilty
           Fears
           and
           Cowardise
           seiz'd
           their
           Spirits
           ;
           How
           all
           was
           brought
           about
           by
           a
           dry
           Victory
           ,
           without
           the
           expence
           of
           the
           Blood
           either
           of
           our
           Friends
           or
           Enemies
           ;
           We
           must
           conclude
           ,
           
             That
             God
             was
             with
             him
             of
             a
             truth
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             was
             he
             that
             made
             it
             to
             prosper
             .
          
        
         
         
           III.
           It
           remains
           now
           only
           ,
           that
           we
           consider
           what
           are
           the
           proper
           Uses
           and
           Application
           of
           this
           Doctrine
           .
           I
           shall
           name
           at
           present
           but
           these
           four
           .
           And
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           What
           a
           sincere
           regard
           and
           esteem
           ought
           we
           to
           have
           for
           those
           ,
           for
           whom
           God
           is
           pleased
           to
           have
           so
           great
           and
           particular
           a
           concern
           ?
           The
           Scripture
           is
           very
           strict
           in
           injoyning
           Honour
           and
           Reverence
           to
           them
           ,
           we
           are
           commanded
           
             to
             fear
             the
             King
             ,
             to
             obey
             him
             ,
             to
             pay
             tribute
             to
             him
          
           ;
           all
           just
           and
           legal
           Power
           and
           Authority
           is
           not
           to
           be
           resisted
           ;
           
             this
             is
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             :
             and
             they
             that
             resist
             shall
             receive
             to
             themselves
             damnation
             .
          
           Wise
           and
           gracious
           Princes
           are
           so
           great
           Blessings
           to
           their
           Kingdoms
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Heathen
           World
           their
           Subjects
           not
           only
           paid
           them
           the
           highest
           Honours
           during
           their
           lives
           ,
           but
           worshipt
           them
           too
           after
           their
           deaths
           .
           They
           could
           not
           imagine
           ,
           that
           those
           who
           either
           by
           the
           invention
           of
           useful
           Arts
           ,
           or
           the
           institution
           of
           an
           excellent
           Government
           ,
           or
           by
           many
           noble
           Exploits
           and
           Deliverances
           had
           in
           
           a
           high
           degree
           obliged
           their
           Countries
           ,
           died
           like
           other
           Men
           ,
           they
           reckon'd
           they
           became
           Divine
           ,
           and
           were
           translated
           among
           the
           Gods
           ,
           and
           so
           chang'd
           their
           Allegiance
           into
           Adoration
           .
           I
           mention
           this
           not
           for
           imitation
           ,
           but
           as
           an
           infinite
           shame
           and
           reproach
           to
           too
           many
           Christians
           ,
           who
           cannot
           find
           in
           their
           Hearts
           to
           make
           any
           other
           returns
           to
           their
           Princes
           for
           the
           innumerable
           Benefits
           and
           mighty
           Deliverances
           ,
           they
           at
           the
           peril
           of
           their
           Lives
           and
           Blood
           have
           purchas'd
           for
           them
           ,
           than
           Curses
           and
           opprobrious
           Language
           ,
           than
           meditating
           Ruine
           and
           Destruction
           against
           them
           .
           What
           can
           we
           desire
           more
           ,
           that
           is
           not
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           God
           upon
           their
           Undertaking
           restor'd
           and
           confirm'd
           to
           us
           ?
           Our
           Laws
           have
           recover'd
           their
           just
           Vigour
           and
           Authority
           ,
           our
           Rights
           and
           Properties
           are
           secur'd
           ,
           our
           Holy
           Religion
           safe
           ,
           our
           Lives
           ,
           and
           our
           Souls
           too
           ,
           if
           we
           are
           not
           wanting
           to
           our selves
           ,
           out
           of
           danger
           .
           We
           feel
           indeed
           at
           present
           some
           Burdens
           and
           Taxes
           ,
           but
           are
           they
           any
           other
           than
           what
           are
           absolutely
           necessary
           for
           our
           preservation
           ,
           voluntarily
           impos'd
           upon
           us
           by
           our
           
           Representatives
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           And
           what
           are
           tollerable
           and
           easie
           when
           compar'd
           with
           the
           Slavery
           and
           Oppression
           we
           are
           freed
           from
           ,
           and
           the
           far
           greater
           Miseries
           we
           had
           just
           reason
           to
           fear
           were
           coming
           upon
           us
           ?
           We
           have
           nothing
           to
           complain
           of
           ,
           unless
           it
           be
           that
           the
           Government
           is
           too
           mild
           and
           merciful
           to
           them
           who
           so
           little
           deserve
           it
           .
           Certainly
           they
           who
           so
           murmur
           and
           repine
           under
           this
           Golden
           Scepter
           ,
           consider
           not
           what
           it
           would
           be
           to
           feel
           the
           Iron
           Rod
           of
           French
           Cruelty
           and
           Popish
           Revenge
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           God's
           special
           Presence
           with
           and
           Protection
           of
           good
           Kings
           ,
           shews
           how
           vain
           and
           foolish
           a
           thing
           it
           is
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           sinful
           ,
           to
           conspire
           against
           them
           .
           Never
           was
           there
           yet
           a
           Government
           or
           Governour
           that
           could
           give
           Content
           and
           Satisfaction
           to
           all
           its
           Subjects
           ;
           so
           long
           as
           there
           are
           Devils
           in
           Hell
           that
           delight
           in
           the
           Miseries
           and
           Confusions
           of
           Men
           ,
           and
           so
           long
           as
           there
           is
           Pride
           ,
           and
           Ambition
           ,
           and
           Malice
           ,
           and
           Revenge
           ,
           and
           Covetousness
           lodg'd
           in
           the
           Breasts
           of
           Men
           ,
           must
           Princes
           expect
           
           to
           meet
           with
           those
           who
           envying
           their
           Power
           and
           Greatness
           ,
           will
           be
           always
           contriving
           how
           to
           snatch
           it
           from
           them
           ,
           or
           make
           them
           uneasie
           under
           it
           ;
           some
           there
           are
           that
           affect
           a
           Change
           for
           Change
           sake
           ,
           and
           therefore
           desire
           to
           be
           rid
           of
           their
           present
           Masters
           ,
           onely
           that
           they
           might
           have
           new
           ones
           :
           Others
           are
           for
           troubling
           the
           Waters
           ,
           hoping
           thereby
           for
           an
           opportunity
           to
           heal
           their
           lame
           Fortunes
           in
           them
           ;
           Others
           are
           against
           the
           Government
           ,
           because
           the
           Government
           is
           against
           them
           ;
           It
           's
           an
           Enemy
           to
           some
           Mens
           Debaucheries
           ,
           and
           they
           had
           as
           live
           part
           with
           their
           Lives
           as
           their
           Vices
           and
           their
           Pleasures
           ;
           It
           s
           an
           Enemy
           to
           some
           Mens
           Profits
           and
           Honours
           ,
           they
           have
           lost
           something
           they
           had
           ,
           or
           they
           want
           something
           they
           cannot
           get
           ,
           they
           have
           no
           share
           in
           the
           Administration
           ,
           no
           Place
           of
           Trust
           ,
           no
           Post
           of
           Advantage
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           some
           Men
           can
           be
           true
           to
           nothing
           but
           their
           own
           Interests
           ,
           and
           because
           a
           Government
           does
           not
           serve
           their
           turn
           ,
           they
           are
           for
           another
           that
           will
           ;
           It
           s
           an
           Enemy
           to
           that
           which
           some
           Men
           call
           their
           Religion
           ,
           I
           mean
           
           their
           Superstitious
           and
           Idolatrous
           way
           of
           Worship
           ,
           and
           that
           State
           must
           not
           think
           to
           stand
           long
           ,
           if
           the
           Devil
           and
           the
           Jesuit
           can
           help
           it
           ,
           that
           does
           not
           fall
           down
           to
           their
           Dagon
           :
           But
           in
           vain
           are
           all
           the
           Attempts
           of
           Malice
           and
           Treason
           against
           those
           ,
           who
           are
           compass'd
           about
           with
           God's
           Favour
           as
           with
           a
           Shield
           .
           Good
           Princes
           are
           the
           peculiar
           Charge
           and
           Favourites
           of
           God
           ;
           He
           in
           an
           especial
           manner
           interests
           himself
           in
           their
           Safety
           ;
           and
           unless
           their
           Enemies
           are
           of
           God's
           Privy
           Couucil
           ,
           and
           can
           know
           before-hand
           that
           he
           'll
           suffer
           it
           ,
           they
           can
           no
           more
           be
           secure
           of
           Success
           in
           their
           Conspiracies
           ,
           than
           they
           can
           be
           of
           being
           too
           hard
           for
           the
           Almighty
           .
           Give
           me
           leave
           therefore
           in
           this
           case
           to
           apply
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           2
           
             d
             Psalm
          
           ,
           that
           was
           literally
           spoken
           of
           David
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           figuratively
           of
           Christ
           ;
           Why
           do
           the
           Papists
           rage
           ,
           and
           the
           disaffected
           
             People
             imagine
             a
             vain
             thing
             ?
             He
             that
             sits
             in
             Heaven
             shall
             laugh
             them
             to
             scorn
             ;
             the
             Lord
             shall
             have
             them
             in
             Derision
             ;
             yet
             have
             I
             set
             my
             King
             upon
             my
             Holy
             Hill
             of
          
           Sion
           .
        
         
         
           3.
           
           God's
           special
           Presence
           with
           and
           Protection
           of
           good
           Kings
           ,
           calls
           upon
           us
           to
           pray
           for
           the
           continuance
           of
           it
           to
           those
           whom
           in
           his
           good
           Providence
           he
           hath
           set
           over
           us
           ;
           the
           Mercies
           God
           promises
           ,
           he
           expects
           should
           be
           fetch'd
           down
           by
           Prayer
           .
           Now
           Kings
           being
           the
           main
           Instruments
           of
           Providence
           ,
           whereby
           God
           conveyeth
           his
           Favours
           and
           dispenseth
           his
           Justice
           to
           a
           People
           ,
           as
           we
           cannot
           expect
           to
           be
           happy
           and
           prosperous
           ,
           but
           by
           their
           means
           ;
           so
           we
           cannot
           expect
           that
           they
           should
           be
           a
           means
           of
           it
           ,
           unless
           by
           fervent
           and
           devout
           Prayer
           ,
           we
           engage
           the
           continual
           powerful
           Presence
           of
           God
           with
           them
           :
           Not
           to
           invoke
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           upon
           Governours
           ,
           is
           to
           disown
           God's
           Government
           of
           the
           World
           whose
           Ministers
           they
           are
           :
           And
           how
           can
           that
           People
           expect
           to
           be
           blessed
           by
           God
           ,
           who
           disown
           his
           Government
           ?
           There
           are
           none
           but
           must
           be
           sensible
           how
           much
           the
           welfare
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           is
           bound
           up
           in
           the
           Preservation
           of
           this
           Government
           .
           In
           all
           likelihood
           our
           Religion
           ,
           our
           Laws
           ,
           
           and
           our
           Liberties
           will
           stand
           and
           fall
           with
           our
           Princes
           ;
           we
           are
           therefore
           highly
           oblig'd
           ,
           if
           not
           for
           theirs
           ,
           for
           our
           own
           Sakes
           ,
           to
           lift
           up
           our
           Hearts
           and
           our
           Voices
           to
           Heaven
           for
           them
           .
           I
           hope
           we
           have
           not
           yet
           forgot
           the
           Day
           of
           our
           Distress
           ,
           what
           passionate
           Prayers
           we
           then
           sent
           up
           to
           Heaven
           to
           take
           pity
           on
           us
           :
           And
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           hear
           the
           Prayers
           of
           his
           People
           ,
           He
           rais'd
           us
           up
           a
           Deliverer
           ,
           and
           has
           thereby
           encourag'd
           us
           still
           to
           pray
           ,
           
             Strengthen
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             that
             which
             thou
             hast
             wrought
             for
             us
             :
             Clothe
             all
             his
             Enemies
             with
             Shame
             ,
             but
             upon
             himself
             let
             his
             Crown
             flourish
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           God's
           special
           Presence
           with
           and
           Protection
           of
           righteous
           and
           religious
           Princes
           ,
           calls
           upon
           us
           to
           bless
           God
           for
           the
           two
           great
           Deliverances
           of
           this
           Day
           .
           An
           eminent
           Jesuit
           ,
           Campian
           by
           name
           ,
           long
           since
           declared
           in
           Print
           ,
           that
           
           
             their
             Society
             had
             made
             a
             Holy
             League
             and
             solemn
             Oath
             ,
             that
             as
             long
             as
             there
             were
             any
             of
             them
             alive
             ,
             they
             would
             destroy
             heretical
             Princes
             by
             all
             means
             possible
             ;
             and
             as
             for
             the
             English
          
           
           
             Nation
             they
             would
             procure
             and
             for
             ever
             pursue
             its
             Ruine
             ,
             and
             the
             utter
             Destruction
             of
             its
             Religion
             .
          
           And
           to
           do
           them
           right
           ,
           hitherto
           they
           have
           made
           good
           their
           Oath
           ;
           how
           unwearied
           and
           restless
           have
           their
           Malice
           and
           Rage
           been
           against
           us
           ?
        
         
           The
           Royal
           Family
           of
           the
           Stuarts
           ,
           to
           begin
           
           no
           higher
           ,
           are
           indebted
           to
           them
           for
           many
           signal
           Kindnesses
           :
           What
           strong
           Endeavours
           were
           made
           to
           keep
           King
           James
           the
           First
           from
           the
           Crown
           ?
           Garnet
           a
           Jesuit
           brought
           two
           Breves
           from
           Pope
           Clement
           the
           8
           th
           to
           exclude
           him
           ,
           commanding
           all
           Catholicks
           ,
           both
           Clergy
           and
           Laity
           ,
           not
           to
           suffer
           him
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           that
           was
           not
           a
           Catholick
           ,
           to
           succeed
           to
           the
           Crown
           .
           Parsons
           another
           Jesuit
           ,
           under
           the
           Name
           of
           Doleman
           ,
           wrote
           against
           his
           Title
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           another
           ,
           that
           of
           the
           Infanta
           of
           Spain
           against
           his
           ;
           after
           a
           most
           rude
           and
           insolent
           manner
           ,
           blackning
           his
           Name
           ,
           and
           loading
           his
           Actions
           with
           the
           most
           spiteful
           Calumnies
           ;
           But
           when
           after
           all
           their
           Attempts
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           hinder
           him
           from
           coming
           in
           ,
           they
           resolv'd
           by
           dreadful
           blow
           of
           Gunpowder
           to
           rid
           
           themselves
           at
           once
           both
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           whole
           Family
           :
           A
           Villany
           so
           black
           and
           odious
           ,
           that
           the
           Papists
           themselves
           are
           ashamed
           to
           own
           it
           ,
           and
           would
           fain
           have
           it
           pass
           for
           a
           State-trick
           ,
           and
           a
           Plot
           of
           an
           Eminent
           Minister
           at
           that
           time
           against
           them
           :
           But
           this
           was
           an
           invention
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           not
           thought
           of
           till
           long
           afterwards
           ,
           not
           in
           the
           least
           mentioned
           nor
           pleaded
           by
           any
           of
           the
           Conspirators
           in
           their
           defence
           .
           
           But
           ,
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           't
           was
           confess'd
           by
           the
           Traytors
           themselves
           ,
           justified
           by
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           own'd
           by
           Sir
           Everard
           Digby's
           Letters
           now
           made
           publick
           ,
           taken
           care
           of
           before-hand
           not
           to
           be
           discovered
           in
           Confessions
           ,
           The
           Success
           of
           it
           pray'd
           for
           under
           the
           name
           of
           a
           great
           Design
           in
           hand
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Catholick
           Cause
           ,
           The
           disappointment
           of
           it
           sorely
           lamented
           ;
           but
           in
           all
           Probability
           ,
           had
           it
           succeded
           ,
           would
           have
           been
           welcom'd
           at
           Rome
           with
           as
           publick
           Festivals
           and
           Triumphs
           ,
           as
           the
           great
           Thuanus
           ,
           an
           Historian
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           informs
           us
           ,
           the
           Parisian-Massacre
           was
           ,
           wherein
           30000
           
           Protestants
           were
           slain
           in
           one
           Night
           .
           But
           blessed
           be
           God
           who
           hath
           hitherto
           defeated
           the
           malicious
           Purposes
           of
           the
           inveterate
           Enemies
           of
           our
           Church
           and
           Nation
           ,
           that
           brought
           to
           light
           that
           Work
           of
           Hell
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           hath
           preserved
           us
           in
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           the
           Benefits
           of
           that
           great
           Deliverance
           to
           this
           Day
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Reign
           of
           King
           Charles
           the
           First
           ,
           they
           carried
           on
           the
           same
           Design
           ;
           They
           began
           with
           a
           Plot
           to
           murder
           the
           Archbishop
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           away
           the
           King's
           Life
           ,
           happily
           discovered
           by
           means
           of
           
             Andreas
             ab
             Habernfield
          
           .
           What
           salvage
           and
           inhumane
           Cruelties
           they
           committed
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           I
           tremble
           to
           mention
           ,
           wherein
           a
           100000
           Protestants
           were
           barbarously
           murdered
           in
           
           cold
           Blood
           :
           What
           hand
           they
           had
           in
           kindling
           and
           carrying
           on
           that
           cruel
           and
           unnatural
           War
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           execrable
           murder
           of
           that
           incomparable
           Prince
           ,
           how
           at
           their
           Consults
           they
           voted
           't
           was
           for
           the
           Interest
           of
           Holy
           Church
           ,
           and
           how
           active
           and
           instrumental
           they
           were
           to
           promote
           the
           
           Councils
           that
           did
           it
           ,
           has
           been
           offer'd
           to
           be
           prov'd
           against
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           King
           Charles
           the
           Second's
           time
           ;
           Into
           what
           innumerable
           Sects
           and
           Factions
           did
           they
           break
           us
           ;
           what
           fiery
           Strifes
           ,
           what
           implacable
           Animosities
           ,
           (
           which
           ,
           God
           help
           us
           ,
           are
           burning
           to
           this
           very
           day
           )
           did
           they
           blow
           up
           amongst
           them
           ?
           How
           dextrously
           did
           they
           manage
           the
           contending
           Parties
           ,
           encouraging
           now
           one
           and
           then
           the
           other
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           almost
           beat
           out
           one
           anothers
           Brains
           ?
           And
           then
           at
           last
           by
           plotting
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Life
           of
           that
           Prince
           ,
           (
           who
           was
           now
           thought
           ,
           it
           seems
           ,
           to
           stand
           in
           their
           way
           )
           and
           to
           give
           a
           Toleration
           to
           the
           Popish
           Party
           ,
           how
           advantagiously
           did
           they
           prepare
           the
           way
           for
           a
           total
           Extirpation
           ,
           as
           they
           call'd
           it
           ,
           of
           the
           
             Northern
             Heresy
          
           ,
           which
           they
           doubted
           not
           to
           effect
           under
           the
           Reign
           of
           a
           more
           resolute
           Prince
           ,
           that
           should
           more
           heartily
           and
           vigorously
           espouse
           their
           Cause
           ?
           And
           you
           all
           know
           how
           near
           they
           were
           to
           the
           accomplishing
           of
           it
           .
        
         
         
           Good
           God!
           What
           a
           black
           and
           melancholy
           Prospect
           of
           things
           was
           then
           before
           us
           ?
           What
           a
           horrible
           Storm
           hung
           over
           our
           Heads
           ,
           threatning
           Ruin
           to
           every
           thing
           that
           was
           dear
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           entail
           Slavery
           ,
           Ignorance
           and
           monstrous
           Errors
           ,
           even
           Transubstantiation
           it self
           ,
           upon
           our
           Posterity
           ?
           How
           were
           we
           daily
           threatned
           with
           an
           Army
           of
           Forreigners
           ,
           and
           those
           the
           most
           infamous
           for
           Blood
           and
           Cruelty
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           actually
           brought
           in
           upon
           us
           .
        
         
           But
           blessed
           be
           God
           who
           hath
           put
           an
           end
           to
           our
           Miseries
           ,
           and
           almost
           to
           our
           very
           Fears
           ;
           who
           put
           it
           into
           the
           Heart
           of
           the
           King
           to
           come
           in
           to
           our
           Succour
           ,
           and
           who
           made
           even
           the
           Winds
           and
           the
           Waves
           propitious
           to
           him
           and
           his
           glorious
           Enterprize
           .
        
         
           Blessed
           be
           God
           who
           hath
           preserved
           him
           hitherto
           ,
           to
           settle
           and
           establish
           us
           in
           that
           Salvation
           ,
           which
           under
           God
           he
           hath
           
           wrought
           for
           us
           ;
           who
           suffered
           not
           the
           fatal
           Bullet
           that
           came
           so
           near
           him
           ,
           to
           do
           him
           Mischief
           ;
           nor
           the
           Swords
           of
           his
           Enemies
           that
           thirsted
           for
           his
           Blood
           ,
           to
           touch
           him
           ;
           who
           preserved
           him
           safe
           in
           the
           Crowds
           of
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           innumerable
           Dangers
           ,
           and
           after
           a
           signal
           and
           glorious
           Victory
           ,
           landed
           him
           safe
           again
           on
           our
           joyful
           Shoar
           .
        
         
           Blessed
           be
           God
           who
           hath
           given
           him
           the
           Hearts
           of
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           Affections
           of
           his
           People
           .
        
         
           Blessed
           be
           God
           for
           his
           Heroick
           Spirit
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Magnanimity
           ,
           for
           his
           merciful
           Disposition
           ,
           for
           the
           Justice
           and
           Equity
           of
           his
           Government
           ,
           for
           his
           sincere
           Love
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           his
           unshaken
           Constancy
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           and
           Interest
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           Fatherly
           Care
           and
           Tenderness
           over
           all
           his
           Subjects
           .
        
         
           May
           his
           Life
           be
           long
           ,
           and
           his
           Reign
           prosperous
           ;
           and
           may
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           
           under
           his
           Auspicious
           Conduct
           and
           Victorious
           Banners
           ,
           become
           a
           Terror
           to
           its
           Adversaries
           ,
           Deliverance
           to
           the
           Oppressed
           ,
           and
           as
           heretofore
           ,
           so
           for
           ever
           ,
           the
           Bulwark
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           only
           wise
           God
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           be
           all
           Praise
           and
           Glory
           ,
           both
           now
           ,
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Advertisement
           .
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preach'd
           at
           the
           Assizes
           held
           at
           
             Northampton
             ,
             August
          
           the
           26
           th
           ,
           1690.
           
           Before
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Pollexfen
          
           ,
           Lord
           Chief
           Justice
           of
           the
           Common-Pleas
           .
           By
           
             Sa.
             Freeman
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Rector
           of
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Covent-Garden
           ,
           and
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           Their
           Majesties
           .
        
         
           A
           Sermon
           Preached
           before
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           ,
           at
           Whitehall
           ,
           on
           the
           19
           th
           Day
           of
           October
           ,
           1690
           ,
           being
           the
           Day
           of
           Thanksgiving
           ,
           for
           his
           Majesties
           Preservation
           and
           Success
           in
           Ireland
           .
           By
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           Gilbert
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           Sarum
           .
        
         
           Both
           Sold
           by
           
             Richard
             Chiswell
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A40432-e400
           
             1
             Sam.
             15.
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             12
             3.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Tract
             of
             the
             Unreasonableness
             of
             the
             New
             Separation
             .
          
           
             Hag.
             2.
             23.
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             144.
             10.
             
          
           
             Camp.
             Epist
             .
             10.
             ad
             Conc.
             Reg.
             Angl.
             p.
             22.
             
          
           
             Sir
             Edw.
             Cook
             's
             Speech
             at
             Gar.
             Tryal
             .
          
           
             
               Pr●fat
               .
               mon.
            
             p.
             146.
             
             
               Hist
               .
               Gun-Powder
               Tr.
            
             p.
             232.
             
             
               Delr
               .
               disquis
               .
               mag
            
             .
             l.
             6.
             c.
             11.
             
             
               Pr●fat
               .
               mon.
            
             p.
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             See
             Dr.
             
               Pet.
               du
               Moulin
            
             .
             Vind.
             of
             Prot.
             Relig.
             
               ch
               .
               2.
               p.
               58.
            
             and
             his
             Reply
             to
             a
             Person
             of
             Honour
             ,
             
               p.
               4
               ,
               5.