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Heiag t Pax fe( apirt lor :\ Solemn Thankfgiying to almighty God, For the Reduftion of Capb-Brbton faf^is Majefty^ New England Forces, under the Cdkynaod of Uie (honourable ^ William TefperreB, Efqi lieuttnant^General and Ctmf»a»ifer in Chiif^-^A covered by a Squadron^ his Majefty't i^p s from Great Bntain^ cicJlRiande^ by Pfl^ Warren, £(€}{ * By ^Mfa ehmcy, D. 1). of a Church in Qos 7 OK* • ^N Judg. V. 2, SiO. fraifi yi tbt Ltrd ftriJkt mvtngitig •/ Ifratl, win tht Pt^U nnilihglj •fftrtd tbmftt^tt. Tbty fntgbtfrtm Hun/tn^^ ibi Stars, in tbfir Cmjiiftugbt again/I Sifora. . - ■ ". . J..- j:. ' . ...■■ ' . . ' . — ^.- ..... -i.,. L!.» J? 5 r Q N.' Prv^t^c) ^d fptd I7 T' JP^fff at the Heart and Crowa .'^: t / '■#■ man 4rnt /v. '^ i% I; I r / (s) Thankrgiving-S E R M O N '^ ' For tlie JledkidioQ of Cttpi Bnlw. J" Pfalm 98. I. fing unf tbi Lwi a new S$Mg^ far be hath dene marveO^HS Things: His right Hand and his holy jirm hath gotten him the FiHery. i\ S we are dow together in the Houfe o^the Lord, to pay him oqr humble tod grateful Acknow- ledgments for the emiiynt Succefs which he has granted the New Ef^lsM Arms againlt a neigh- boiiring powerful Enemy, 1 coulmmand of Danidy over their Enemies. In this View of them they are properly applicable to the Defign of this pay's Solemnity *, for the Lord hath done marvellous things for us ; His right Iffnd and holy Arm hath gotten him the Yi^ory. And we are hereupon obliged to fing a ff^wfong ^ tf^c Fraifc of Ws great Name. lit 203738 In rpeaking to the Wordi» I. I (hall confider God HgiUh^ Ike ViSkry iy bis r^ht Hand and holy Arm, II. I (hall cake Nocice oF the marvellous TVffs whicl^ he foiiiecimc§ dqes in getfing the ViElorji, \[\. I (hall (how what Reafon a People, for whom God has thus gotten the Vidory, h&ve to ftng a pew Sot^ of Praifo to him. , These are the Heads we are naturally led to difoourfe to from the Text : And we (hall endeavour to fpeak tQ chem in a Manf^er f^ot Mnfut^ble tc the Occa(ion of the piy, s^ld Circumfttfnc^ of .divine Prqviden^. I. I am, in the (irft Place, to confider God as getting lU VtEiory by his right Hand and holy Arm. The infjpired P/almift aUribes this Glory to him. He does not take ic to himfelf, he does not be(lo^ jt on the T^QOps of Jfraeli \)Ut acknowledges the Efficiency of God, and gives him the f^onour due to his If ame. His right Hand and holy Arm bath gotten him the ViSlory. Literally fpeaking it cannot be fa'td of God, that he has an Hand or Arm % for he is a pure Spirit, witho(3t bodily Shape or f^arts : But a^ ^is by the right Hand and Arm that Ukttk arc wont to put forth rheir Scrength, thefe Parts of the human Body are figuratively applied to God. ' So he is (aid in the Text to get him the Viilory by ins right Hand and Arm. The Lan- guage is uft^d by way of Accommodation to our Capacities* and obvioudy lekds us to conceive of Vi^ory as obtain'd by God, bro'c about under the Direction and Influence pf his powerwfu! and alwife Providence. And this is a Truth every where acknowledged in the (acred Writings. They fpeak of the great God as ruling in the Armies qf Htaven and Earth r as prefidine over the Kingdoms of this lower World, governing all theip Affiiin, ii^hich i L^d§f grefides attleoi oiined b in Che 1 King of . Help, a Faith of religious them th< ftme Ac( of Praife, of Battle. Not I his right by the in " naturally him for giving them the Necks of their Enemies. And . 'tis upon this fkme Account, that we meet with fo many facred Hymns of Praifcj in Conimemoration of glorious Vi^ory id a Day of Battle. , . Not that God, in getting the ViAory, immediately exerts his right Hand and holy Arm. He docs it ordinarily by the intervention of fecond Caufes, and of fiich us are naturally fif^?d, in a humane Way, toaccpmpiifh his Fur- t)ofes : Tho* this ought not, in the lead, to take from him the Glory of his Agency; for the ViAory is notWithftanding his. He raifes tip and qualifies thofe who are employed in a Day of Battle, he Spirits them to the Service, arms them with Refolution, directs their Condudb, and crowrs their Va- lor with Succefs. The greatcft Generals are abfolutely de- pendant on God. He gives thtm Pr-efcnce of mind, or |conf6tinds their Tho*tS} he dire(^S their Counfels, or fuffcrs them to be led afide by a Spirit of Infatuation *, he renders 1 their Projoftions profperOus, or fruftrates their heft concer- ted Meafbres : He giveS Courage to their Armies, or Iflrikes them with Surprife : And if he intends to render [them victorious, he will order fuch a concurrence of Cir- [Cuniftantei in their Favour, as that they Ihall have the ^dVantagd of their Enemies, and tread upon thefr High *lacei. A»tf novir, if 'tis by the right Hand and holy Arm of Vedi that Vi^ory is obtained^ This i^ 'tfiis dieiri IN where ottr IkfniMU cMgltt to Ito for Soocefi aminft ottr Eoemiei. Not €o the bdt Means* or Iiiftrumemi: ThoP we oqgltf lo imlu dt df chefe» and ma^ depend on chenit fprorided we dont place diem in die Room of God. For he ia pritiiipallj and uUimaitfy Co be confided in. And cnriiBd m the Man» die Nation, die Province, diat niakcdi Flefli dieir Arm. The liwd Jehovah, and he only, ia dit Strength of his People i and whatever Thift ia pboed b Men or Meant, it ooght always to be in fttbordination CO his all-governing WilTand Providence. And 'tis owing, I would hop^ to fuch a i^ell- placed Truft in God, diat we his People in this Land have been favoured with fuch remarkable Succefs againft our £ne« mies. We iKreft not wantmg in the Uleof aO futable Means i and vet^ t could not tKit obferve a general Difpo- 0tion in all ferious People, both high and low, to own their Dependance on God, without the concurrent Blefliiiff of whofe Providence, they had no Hope of Suocefs. C was this that brought us once and again publickly into die tioufe of the Lord, under the Countenance of Authority^ to humble ourfelves before him^ to confefs our Sins, and beg that his Prefence might be widi our Brethren gone againft the Enemy. And upon no Occafion do I remem- ber to have feen a Spirit of rrayer more generally prevail- ing among thofe who profefs a Regard to Religion, l^er- vent Prayers were continually going up to God, hotti all Parts of the Country : And may it not be hoped, that God has heard our Prayers of Faith and Truft in his Power and Goodnefs, and, in Anfwer to them, crowned our Eo- terprize againft the French Enemy with foch fignal Glory and Vi^ry ? "We are likewife taught from what has bee A difcJb^irfed^ that the Glory of Victories gained over Enemies i^ to bd §iven unto God. To him therefore kt us aicribe thel Glory of our late Conqueft, fo nearly conne6):ed ^ich thd Profperity of thcfe Coloniei. ^Twas by. the right ila^dl and holy Arm of God that we got chisYiftory: And tef him bt the Pf aifc. ~ ' ii^f Hi has be *tistl Huno thofe, Senfe Hardi the Fie honore mies? both ii fomecir which ' not ma ours, at Acchie\ zards ar always and hon ency to It hi _ tolii OB bift milu iiit ovided we For he ii idcnrfed'w ikcth Fledi Nily. it ClM I placed in MfdiIlUiODCO iireU* placed have been ift our £ne« )f tn (utable sneral Difpo- low, to own irrentBleffiitt f Suocefa. u ddy into the of Authoritf ^ our Sins, and Brethitn gone A do I remem* leraliy prcvaU- leligioA. ref' God, itotti all )e hoped, that ift in his Flower )wned our En- :h fignal Glorf bM dif^' ■■^^■fc i jUil l iP l lll ift l n#W" > «P He has herein approved hitpfelf faithfpl to hit Pjufal Mtfier^ and a Father to Npw-Ekglan^. The good hotd have re/heSl to his Servant! And may he long live at the bead of this Provincif in high Favour with the K$fig» and rejoicing in the Love Reverence and Qbeilance ot ft loyal People ! Great aira\are onr Obligations to our wife and valo- rous Generalt who, from a dlHnterefted Love to his Coun- try, laid by liis own private Affairs, left his honorable Seat ftt Court, and, what is more, his beloved Relatives and Friends, under all Advantages to be happy in the enjoy- ment of them, to go at the bead of our Forces into the Enemies Land, and befiege their (trpn^eft Fortifications in this part of the World, cxpofing himfelf to known Di/Hculties and Hardfhips, and hazarding his Life, to make Acquifitions for the public Safety. Blefled be the Lord his Strength, who taught his Hands to War, and his Fin- gers to fight ; who hath been his Fortrefs and Deliverer i who hath profpered hisCounfels and Arms, to the fubduing the People under him, and leading him into the flrotig Ciiy^ and putting him in PolTefllon of its ftrong Holds. May the great Jehovah be Hill his Shield and Defence, and return him in Safety to his own Land, that he may here rpeak of the mighty Adls of the Lord, and receive the jiift Applaufes of his People! ** We (hould likcwifc be ungrateful, if we did not take a thankful Notice of our brave Commodore^ to whofe Pru- dence, and Vigilance, and aftive Courage*, under God, it was owing, that the Siege was covered. Relict for the Ene- my cut off, and a ftrong Ship of War taken, which might otherwife have obliged our Forces to return with Dif- appointment and Damage. His reidinefs, had there been a Neccfllty for it, to have gone into the Haibour with his Ships, to join the Army in one general dreadful Attack upon the Town, ought always to be rcmemembred to his Honour: Nor will it be denied, that the Terror of fo many Ships, under the Command of fo brave an Officer, had a powerful Influence in the Surrender of the Place. , Upon Opon be eve Kt Menti< in ord< fliipi, ( nothing An ments i hated u htsPeo from th Bur Ai>«, n Armies^ gotten u Skill, c ft> thy what w go on t( n. 1 fometi David right H meanin Events No often his holy againft mighty trary t< to give rebukei Ifrael t Waters marvel the L m at '9*:^t. n. htt Bj^I The good e long live th the Kti(. beiOuice oi fe and valo* ;o his Coun- norahle Seat elatives and I the enjoy- ces into the Fortifications f to known ^ife, to make be the Lord and his Fin- td Deliverer j the fubduing le flrong Ciiyt Holds. May Defence, and he may here id receive the did not take a to whofe Pru- under God, it :t for the Ene- , which might iirn with Dif- had there been ibour with his Ireadful Attack nembred to his e Terror of fo avc an Officer, r of the Place. Upon Fffr the RtiuSHin 9f Ckpe Breton. 1 1 (Jpon thefe A^ccounts the Name of Warrtn will, I truft> be e^r treatea with Refpef^ in Nbw England. NtiTHER fliould we fbrget to make an honourable Mention of the other Officers, yea, and of the Soldiers, who, in order to reduce the City oi Lfuijbeurg^ endurec^Hard- ihipi, cheerfully went thro' Fatigues and Hazards, fearing nothing, and doing every thing Man could do ! And Ihall we not love and honor thefe brave Inftru* ments in the Shame that has been bro*t upon thofe who hated us, and the Salvation God has wrought out for this his People ? We fhall be bafely ungrateful, if we withold from them their juft Praife. Bur our Acknowledgments mufl not be confined to Men, nor principally made to ibem \ but to the God of Armks, the God whofe right Hand and holy Arm hath gotten us the Vi5lory. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto any Skill, or Valor, or Strength of our A^mv or Fleet, but io thy Name be the Glory. — But I muft not anticipate what will more properly come in afterwards. I therefore go on to the next Thing propofcd, wh'nh was, U. To take Notice of the marvellous Things which God fometimes does in getting the Vi£tory for a People. Says David in the Text, Marvellous Ihings hath he done : His right Hand and holy Arm hath gotten him the ViSlory. The meaning is, that it was in a marvellous Way, by furprifing Events, that God gained this Vidlory for Ifrael. Nor was this the only In(\ance in this Kind. God often appeared wonderfully for that People, and made bare his holy Arm for the Ocftruftion of thofe who rofe up againlt thtm. Somciimes he miraculoujly exerted his Al- mighty Power, and diil Things not only above^ but con^ trary to theCourfc of Nature, and all humane Connivance, to give them the Advantage of their Enemies. Thus, h^ rebuked the R<*d Sea, and it was dried up: He led his Jfrael thro* the Depth us thro* the Wildcrnefs \ while the Waters fwallowed up the Egyptians. The Walls of Jericho marvelloufly fell down at the Sound of Rams- Horns •, ;;nd the Lamps and Pitchers of Cideon*% three hundred Men B 2 ftrudi I' j fii; (truck the vaft Army of the Mdiamtes with Confternflti^ on, fo that the/ madly turned every Man his Sword a<- gainft his Fellow. The Sun ftood ftill to favour Jojbua in the purfuic of his Enemies, while Hail Stones from Hea- ven kiWed more than the Sword of Ifraei. And an yf«- gel was difpatch'd from tLe Armits above to raife the Siege at Jerufalem, by deftroying an hundred and eighty five thoufand of the JJJyrian Army in one Night, which ob- liged the reft immediately to retire from the Walls of chat City. ; But, in the ordinary Courfe of Providence, God fome- times does marvellous Things in favour of a People, and in order to their getting the Viftory : Either, by a fecrec and inviQble InBuence, difpofing and tanging fecond Caufes in fuch a Manner as to operate beyond all humane Expec- > tation ; or by interpofmg fuch a Coincidence of Events, as could not have been forefeen, and when bro't to pafs, draw the Attention of wife Qbfervers, and force irom them an Acknowledgment, that God's Throne is in the Heavens, and hn Kingdom ruleth over all. - And of this we have had an illuftrious Jnftance, in the iiiemorable Conqueft that has brought us together this Day. I fcarce know of a Conqueft, Hnce the Days of Joflma and the Judges^ wherein the Finger of God is more vifible. There has been fuch a Train of Providences, fuch a Con- currence of favourable Circumftances, making Way for it, as are truly wonderful *, and, if confidered in one colle^ive ^ View, render it proper to take up the Language of the 1 ext, and fay. Marvellous Things bath God done for us : His right Hand, and bis holy Arm bath gotten ms this ViSiory. ' ,, It may feem ftrange, that fuch a Country as this, fo ^1 weak in Strength, fo unfkilled in the Ufe of military Wea- .pons, fo diftreffed for want of Money, fhould make an Attempt upon fo ftrong and fenced a City as Louijhourg^ ' : ac Cape-Breton : Nor fhould we have entertained the Tho'r, if it had not been clearly pointed out to us by the Pro- videnci of God. It ww apparently Providing thai gave Rif9 Riieta French^ form % ( ing CO Juftice^ we wen and Fro Fafi Im fupply a fo man> were tali Spring t favourab terprife have ne notwithfl )d fo irv Confternfidk lis Sword a^ vour Jojhua s from Hca*- ind an yf/f- ife the Siege eighty Bve which ob- Walls of that •» God fome- eople, and in y a fecret and fecond Caufes mane Expec- ce of Events, bro't to pafs, id force Irom rone is in the Inftancc, in the ether this Day. Days of Jojhua is more vifible. is, fuch a Con- ing Way for it, n one colledbive anguage of the od done for us : gotten us this ntry as this, fo f military Wea- bould make an y as Louijbourg^ lined the Tho't, us by the Pro- dtna that gave Riff? For the RitbiOtM of Csqpe Breton. i| RUe to this important Defign^ pardy, by permitting die French^ lait Year, to take Canfet and invade ifmM^olu, and form a Scheme to invade it again this Year i hereby open* ing to our View, in the cleareft Manner, not only the Jufticej but Necejftty of reducing this Place, from whence we were expofed to fuffer fo much, both on our Sea coafis^ and Frontier-borders : Pardy, by fending a Number of rich Eafi India Ships into the Harbour of Louijbourg, for the fupply and manning of which, in their Voyage to France^ fo many of their Men, and fuch Quantides of their Stores* were taken off, and fo late in the Fall, as to render the Spring the Nick of Time (as we vulgarly fpeak) the molt favourable Opportunity we might ever expe^, for an £n- terprife of this Nature : The* after all, it would probably have never been undertaken, if the Providence of God, notwiihftanding the mod prudent Steps, under good Ad* vantages, to gain Intelligence, had not kept us ftrangely in Ignorance, both as to the vaft Strengh of the Place, and Number of Inhabitants, that might fuddenly be cali'd in to I its Afl3(lance. Many of our Officers and Soldiers, who now know thefe Things, have frequently declared, had they known them before, they fhould never have gone upon this Affair. And as it was by theDlreflion of Providence, we were led to form an Enterprife of fuch vaft Moment •, to the fame Caufe muft it be afcribed, that fo many Things were remarkably ordered all along in favour of it, and fo as finally to bring it to an happy IfTue. It was apparently owing to a fignal interpofiiion in Providence, that fo many Perfons, from all Parts of the Land, were fpirited to offer themfdves willingly for this Service ; and that, within two Months from the Refoluti- n of the Government to undertake this Dcfign, the whole ilitary Force was in readinefs for Embarkation, and un- cr Sail for the Place they were intended to go againff-. believe, I may fay, fuch an Armament for an infant Pro- ince, fo voluntarily raifed, fo well fitted for their Bufinefs, d io fpQedily difpacch^4 s^>Yfy> c^n'c be paralld'd in Hiftory; m '^,- r' 14 . A ThmkJgMtig^BtHMon ' Hiftory : Cfpecially, if we cake iiico Conlidertti t^r wicti our Inexperience in Aflfain of chii Nature, mt conli ierable naval Force equipped i the great Number of Tranfports provided » the vaft Quantity ofScoreS procured, both tor the Support of our own Men, and the Annoyance of the Enemy : And ai to many of chefe neceflary Stores, fuch as Cannon Shot, Shells of various Sizes, Mortars^ Co* bornt. Hand Granadoes^ Scaling- LadderSt Field pieces, eomf pun Carriages for many of our Cannon, zndjpecial ones acc( mmodiced for the Tranfportation of thole Cannon that were to be ufed in Battery } I fay, at to thefe Stores^ ihey were not only to be bought, but to be made: And ycf, to the Surprife of every Body, the whole Work of Preparation, which was took in hand, after the Determi* nation of the Court, Jan. 29th, was compleated by March ti(^. when the General gzve his Signal tor failing. I m.iy, not improperly, remark here to the Honour of this Province, that the Men, fo fuddenly and ftrangely got together to go upon this Expedition, were of a diflPerettt Chi*ra6ter from thofe, who are commonly fent upon fuch Occafions. They were not the Scum of the Land, idle worthlefs Creatures, given to Prophanenefs, Intemperance, and univerfally debauched in their Manners. A Number of fuch there might be: But for the generality, they were Men who had upon their Minds an Awe of God, and feared an Oath ; they were Men induftrious in their Cal- lings, and well able to provide for themfelves and Fami- lies i in a Word, they were Men of Life and Spirit, ani- mated with love to ihcir King and Country, and willing to venture their Lives, not fo much to firve themfelves, as to promote the publick Good. *Tis a rare Thing for fo many Men* of fuch a Chiradter, to be engaged in a military En- terprize : And I can't but think, there was a fpecial Hand ot Providence in it. It was owing remarkably to the Government of Pro- vidence, that the fVeather was fo ordered in Favour of this Enttrprize. Perhaps, the oldcft Man living does not remembwT fo long a Cgurfc of moderate fair Weather as -- we Jemion* tM" if Nature, tbit at Number of torc§ procured, ^he Annoyance eceflary Stores, , Mortarst Co* D thefe Scores^ x made: And vholc Work of r the Detcrmi- ated by March failing. the Honour of For tbi Rid90m ff Cap* Breton. if mre were blefled with, while preparing for the Expedition. There was noc the lo(s of a Day, either by 5if0w, Rain^ or Colds which is wonderfiil,^ in this Cltmaie, at (hit Tioic of the Year. Some, who have prefervfd an Ac* int of the Weather for more than twenty Years back« ave been furprifed to behold the Difference between the bnths of F/^tfdry and Martha this Year, and the fore- fW/>)if«''^o«i* k°*"8°°*'* ^■'> • continued Courfe of good Weather i [nd jpeclal ones Vffi* ** continually totermix'd with Storms of Snevfy or ifcdnnonthat|^'> or/«'';^^/C<'^^- , ^. , And the Weather was as remarkably favourable to our eiign zt Cape Breton : For, as fome have obferved in eir Letters, there was fcarce ever known, among the rencb, fuch a Run of good Weather, as while they were ying Siege ioLouiJbourg : Whereas, the very Af[ ^^^^ '^^X "^"^ ^^® 8°"* ^^^^* infuflfcrabic Diffi- e of a difFcrcut S*^"*'» ^"^ ^*^" '" danger of raifing the Siege. The French fent upon fuch fcmfclves took Notice of this Difpofition of Providence, ' the Land, idle W^ ^*'^' »^ '^^^ '^'^^'^ God fought for us. Intemperance I ^'^ ^^ obfervably owing to Providence, that our 5o/- A Number R""^ ^^""^ preferved from the Small Pox^ as fuch Numbers them were in this Town, in order to embark, when at infeSious Diftemper broke out among us, thrtatning univcrfal Spread. And, perhaps, the Time was never nown, when fo many Perfons, in fomany (iifftrenc Parts the Town, were taken ill with this Sicknels, and it was twithftanding flopped in its Progrefs: Which is the ore worthy of fpccial Notice, becaufc, if it had prevailed, would unavoidably have put an End to the intended £x- dition. It was owing to the wonderful Ccndu6l of a kind Pro- dence, that fo confiderable a military Force, at fuch a afon of the Year, fliould be carried in Safety to the ace they were bound for, without the lofs of a M.m, or eting with the lead Difaftcr; and that their Dcfign uld be a perfe^ Secret to the Enemy, till ihey were fur- ality, they were ve of God, and ous in their Cal- lives and Fami- and Spirit, ani- ', and willing to themfehesy as to iing for fo many n a military En- s a fpecial Hand ernment of Pro- •d in Favour of n living docs not fair Weather as we \ . 1 • :l hi (•! .( ■u f'l ' i6 A ^fflj^'UK'SlRMOM "i \ furprifed with the Sight of our Fleet, going into Chaff- pereaugeBay, It was this that made way for landing our Men and Stores without Annoyance, unlefi from a fmall Party of the French^ feme of whom were uken, fome killed, and the reft obliged to flee for their Lives. It was owing to the extraordinary favour of Providence, that the Enemy, fo foon after our landing, forfook their Grand-Battery i allowing us to enter and take PofTeflion of it without the leaft Oppoficion. This fcems, on the one Hand, to have been a moft fatal Miftake to them, which can fcarce be accounted for, unlefs from a Spirit of In/a' tuation, or a mighty terror feizing their Hearts : And, on the other, the leading Advantage put into our Hands •, as it animated our Men with Life and Vigor, furnilhed them with the heavieji Cannon made ufe of in the Siege, and enabled them with greater Speed, and lefs Danger, to make their Attempt on the Town. Amd here was a Series of Things remarkably over- rul'd in Providence. Not only were our Men difpofed and enabled to tranf- port their Cannon (fome of which were of large Size and Weight) over Hills, and Rocks, and thro* Moraffes,j in which fometimcs they funk with their Carriages fo ai to be buried in the Mire *, but, in fight of the Enemy, and] within reach of their Shot, they crefibed Batteries, mountci Guns, fixed Mortars, and foon got all Things in readinefs, - both to cannonade and bombard the To *^n : And al without the Lois of fcarce a Man. And tho* they wer nine and forty Days bcfieging the Ci y^ and had ihci nearelt advanced Bitiery within lefs than 7hirty Rods ol its fVefiern Gate, (as the Meafure has fincc been taken and were playing from' it moft ot the Tim. , an^ receiving the Enemies Fire •, yet the Men flain were but an hand ful. And the like fignal Prefervaiion they met wiih at rhei Battery by the Light Houfe. This was the great i\ An noyance to the Enemy, and, under God, the grcutcft Cauf( ot their Surrender. And the whole Time they wt-n crcfti:' F(frthiRiiMffi9H9fC»ptBnton. k/ crefting it* and geccing cheir heavy Cannon up the high and fteep Rocki^ to the Amazement of (he Enemy, tney were continually^ played upon both by their Cannon and Bombs: And yet» i! I remember right, there was no more than one Man (lain. The whole Number indeed of Men loft, whether by the Sword, or Siclcnefs, or Difafter, du- ring the Siege, did not amount to more than an hundred and Twenty. This is the Doing of the Lord, and ought to be marvellous in our Eyes, The like has fcarce been known in the World. But beiides thefe Favours of Providence, there was a moft feafonable Coincidence of Events, all tending to point our View to God, and to lead us into an apprehenfion of him as remarkably appearing to grant us Succefs. Such was the coming in of a large Supply of thofe very Provitions which were wanted, juft as our Forces were ready to fail, and without which they muft have been delayed. Such was the taking a Number of Store Ships going to the relief of the Enemy, as welj as intercepting a Pac- ket from France to the Governour of Cape Breton, which might have contain'd Advices of great Importance to the French, itfd Differ vice to us. And fuch aifo was the taking a large Ship of War, with more than five hundred Men, Provifions for eight Months, and about an hundred Barrels of Powder more than her own proper Store. Had the Providence of God permitted her to go in Safely, it might have defeated our Defign^ Such a Number of Men and fuch a Quantity of Provifion and Ammunition, would have given Heart as well as Strength to the Enemy, and, fome think, muft have obliged us to raife the Siege. But what a merciful Turn did her Capture give to our Affairs? Not only were the Enemy weaken'd and difpirited, but a great part of thrir Strength put into our Hands to be turn*d againft chem ; befides rhat our Army received a Supply of Powdtr, w^ ich was now To wanted} that our Cannon muft have been fil r.c without it, - ,, .- C And f V w ■ 1 ^ I M if Tbankfgimtig'St)tUoH And this Event is the more worthy of Notice, becaufe of the Incidents in Providence remarkably leading to it. A Packet boat from Great Britain arrives to Commodore Warretiy in the fVeft-Indies^ ordering him to Bofton with feveral Ships of War, to advife with Governour Shirley for the Protc^ion of the Northern Colonies \ which is the mure obfervable, as the Commodore^ thro* the Ignorance of his Pilot, had juil before loft his own 60 Gun-Ship, by Means whereof he could give our Governour^ who had dif- patched Letters to him, adviling him of the Defign againft Cape-Breton^ no great Encouragement to expedl his Help } the* being now acquainted with the Refolution of this Government, he was prepar'd and difpos'd to haften away with the greater Speed, upon his Orders from Homt. But had he come to Boflon^ as he intended, agreable to his Orders, he had probably been too late At Cape- Breton to have met with this Ship offTar, A Veflel therefore is ac- cidently caft in his Way at Sea, accidentally to Man, but intentionally by God, giving him certain Information, that the New England Forces had been feme time on their Voyage i upon which, tho' in want of Water and Provi- fions, he altered his Courfe, and arrived before the Harbour of Louijbourg^ time enough to take the Vigilant, a fine new 64 Gun Ship, defignedly lent from France for the Protec- tion of the Frencbf and Diftrefs of the Englijh. But the moft aftonifhing Article in the Condufb of Providence, was its difpofing the Enemy, by furrendering their City and Fortrelfes, to prevent that general AlTault, both by Sea and Land, which had been refolved upon, and muft have occafioned a moft dreadful EfFudon of Blood on both Sides: And God only knows, what the Event would have been ; as the French were fo ftrongly fortified, and had within their Walls 600 regular Troops, and, at leaft, 1400 of the Inhabitants, whom they had called in to thtir Affiftance. Upon the whole, the Reduftion of Louijbourg, confi- dering the immenfe Sums of Money that have been laid| out, by the King of France^ cc render ic impregnable ; j T' ' • - , ■ • and and coi encedu truly fi iianded W« oufly Ic ing it¥ ring to lous Tbi) and holy Name b pofed, 1 III. I has thus him a ne\ People c Vi£iory I them ne^ fing itui And jin this Lj J to fing p Igrateful, i jrire in in \marveUou, ^od hath Conquf the Key of Jay be o wuring C ling our \ V'Jhery^ t! nav, in! Tis ob >le of old, kate the pve rhem ^t-'h Occi fice, becaufe id'iDg to it. Commodors BoHoH with ir Shirley for rhich is the Ignorance of un-Ship, by who had dif- )efign againft a his Help J lUtion of diis ) haften away ^iHomt. But ;reablc to his Zape- Breton to herefore is ac- f CO Man, but )rmation, that time on their ter and Provi- c the Harbour mU » fine ^^'^ For the Protcc- le Conduft of y furrendcring ;eneral Affault, refolved upon, Jufion of Blood fhat the Event ongly fortified, Troops, and, at \ad called in to ttifiourgt confi- hat e been laid t impregnable 5 and For thi Riiu&kn ^Cape Breton. 19 •nd confidering alfo that it was acconnpliflied bjr inexpert, enced undifciplined Troops from New-England^ is an Event truly furpriring, and will be fpoken of as fuch at hornet ^d handed down as fuch to the Children yet unborn. Wb may fay, upon a review of the Providences obvi- ouOy leading to undertake this Affair, and vifibly favour- ing it when underuken, and all along remarkably concur-* ring to its being delivered up into our Hands, Marvel- lous Thirds haft thou done for us^ O Lore' \ thy right Hand and holy Arm have gotten us this Vi£lory, And (o thy Name be the Glory % which leads to the laft Thing pro^ pofed, viz, III. To fhow what Reafon a People, For whom God has thus marvi oujly gotten the Viftory, have to fmg unto him a new Song of Praife. David, you fee, calls upon the People of Jfrael to Jing unto the Lord a new Songy for the Fi^ory bis holy Arm had gotten for them. This gave them new Matter for a new Song, and juft Occafion to fing it unto God. And the fame may be faid of us the People of God in this Land. He has given us a new and great Occafioq to fing Praife to his Name j and we Ihall be horribly un- [grateful, if we negledl to do fo. And the Ingratitude will Irife in its Bifcnefs, and Malignity, in proportion to the marvellous Things, which the right Hand and holy Arm of ~^^od hath done in getting tor us fuch a glorious G)nqueft ; Conqueft, putting us in PofT-flion of what may be called, \he Key of North America ; and which, if wifely improved, ay be of vaft Service, not only to this and all the neigh- louring Gnvcnments, bjt to Great Britain alfo, by guar-^ ing our N^^igation, and fecuring to the Englijh the Cod" 'ifhery, the value of which will be great, at prefent, and nav, in Time, go beyond Account. , 'Tis obfervable, it was a coninon thing for God*s Peo* >le of old, when fucccedcd againft their Enemies, to cele- irate the Praifes of that Goa who appeared for them, and ;ave rhem Viftory. We have many Songs of Praife upon ich Occifions in the facred Writings. Such was the C 2 Song it/ r,' I' I ' •h r il) 10 ^ fbanJitvif^'SnuMOv Song of Mofes For the Viftory of Ifroil over the Eg^imUt recorded in the 15th Chapter o\ Exodus, Such wu the' Song of Diberab and Barak for their intire Conqueft of Jabin and Si/era^ as we may fee in the 5th Chapter of Judges. And fuch alfo were feveral of the Songs of DaviJ^ for God's powerfully delivering him out of the Hands of hrs EnemieSf "' jy are to be met with in the Book of Pjalms. All Mich Inftances of religioufly acknowledging God, upon Occafion of Vidtories obtain'd, were written for our Example, and call upon us, under the prefent Circumftances of Providence, to enter into God^s Gates with tbankjgiving, and into bis Courts witb praife. And as this is the Dcfign of thii Day's Solemnity, let us unite in praifmg tbe Lord for the avenging of Jfrael, Let us ftng Praifes to the Lord God of Jfrael. Let the in- fpired Language of Mofes, and the whole Body of the Jewijb Nation, be our's upon this memorable OccaHon, / will ftng unto tbe Lord, for be hath triumphed glorioufly. — Tbe Lord is my Strength and Songy and he is become my Salvati- on : He is my God, and 1 will prepare bim a Habitation ; my Father's God, and 1 will exalt him. — The Lord is a Man of IVar, tbe Lord is his Name. — Tijy right Handy O Lord, is become glorious in Power. — ff^ho is like unto thee, O Lord, among the Gods / fFbo is like unto thee, glorious in Holinefs, fearful in Praifes, doing fVonders ? Thou bafi flretcbed out] thy right Hand;^Thou, in thy Mercy, bafi led forth tbti people which thou baft redeemed',— thou baft guided them itt\ thy Strength , Let us recount the many Favours of God to our Bre-| thren*, the many wonderful Interpofitions of Providence,! making way for the glorious Conqueft they have gained :] And let us mufe on thefe Things, till our Hearts are war- med, and our Tongues opened to fhew forth the Divinel Praifes. Let us extol our God and King, and blefs bis Namel forever and ever. Let usfpeak of tbe glorious Honor ofbisl Majefty, and of his wondrous H^orks. Let us fpeak of tbel might of his terrible J5fs, and declare bis Greatnefs. Let ajf abundantly utter the Memory of his great Gooodnefs^ and Jit. cf bis Rigbteoufnefs, And| Ami ■fofhi gai bis elMigrt Ham, i Lit hid afid the San Praifes. God of ] \in bis i pearancc Devotio inlpire u lence to 1 Let external \Mau, w quire of walk kui ^jcrijice, ~ Jrd our landing, land to loi hrnt'Off fngs Of i \lorify Go And let fO\i fhould railed agai ^haakrgtvi 22. And )roper /« Jt ^btm, and ft ire called tc fiicttuithji frefli the 6 >ccafion th; »ur Haadi .*r i the Egyplums^ Such wit the' e Conqueft off ih Chapter of mgs of Davidf the Hands of ^ the Book of icknowledging , were written er the prefent od^s Gaits with Solemnity, let nging of Jfrael, I, Let the in- iy of the Jevoijb (ccafion, / will glorioujly. — ^6 jme my Salvati- n a Hahitation ; • Lord is a Man Hand, O Lord, to thee, O Lord, rious in Holinefs, aft Jlretched out] ift led forth thai I guided them in] 5od to our Brc- of Providence,! have gained:] Hearts are war-l orth the Divine! d hlefs his Namej ous Honor of hist us /peak of tbe^ eatnefs. Let uq mdnefs^ and Jim And Fbr tbi Rihffim§f0^^9nton* it AwD let not the Uefled God have Occafion to fay of n, IS of hii People of old, Theyfanr bis Praifi, tbty fienfrr' got bis Works, they forgat God their Saviour, which bad dtmigreaS things in Egypt, wondrous Works in Ibe Land tf Ham, and ternhle 'Things ty the Red-Sea. Lit us not think it enough, my Brethren, that we hive liid afide our wordly Bufinels, for a while, to appear in the SanSluary of God, that we may fpeak and hng his Pnifes. The Lord hath done great things for us. The God of Jefhurun hath rode upon the Heavens in our help, and in his Excellency on the Skie. And ti)is wonderful Ap- pearance oi God for us, fhould excite our Love, warm our Devotion, confirm our Faith, encourage our Hope, and inipire us with the Brmeft Refolutions of all holy Obedi* ence to the Commmdments of God. Let us not think, that God will be pleafed with meer external Offerings of Praife. ' Nay^ he hath (hewed thee, O Man, what is good. And what doth the Lord thy God rt" I quire of thee, but to do Jujiice, and to love Mercy, and to mvalk humbly with thy God ? Behold, to obey is better than 'acrijice, and to hearken than the fat of Rams, to love the rd our God with all our Heart, and with all our Under' ■anding, and with all our Soul, and with all our Strength^ \and to love our Neighbour as ourfelves, is more than whole ~'urnt' offerings and Sacrifices. Let us, together with Offer^ ings of Praife, order our Converfation aright : So (hall we lorify God, and he will dill Jhew us his Salvation. And let me here mind you of one Way wherein 'tis peculiarly fitting /on (hould cxprefs your Gratitude on this joyful Occafion ; and that P*> byfirwing Mercy to the P$or. *Tis obfervable, when the ^/wi pre- vailed againft their Enemies, and folemnized die FtmA •/ Purim in Thankfgiving to God, they g»vt Giftt tt ttt Pttr^ as we read, £/l/btr ). 22. And if, when we fall, and humble our felves before God, *tia )roper /« Jeat tur Br tad tt tbt hungry ^ tvbtn nut fie tht naktd /$ cfvir thtm, and fatitfy the affliSii Soul i is it not reafonable alfo when we Ire called to Jirvt tbt Lord ivitb gladntf$t and to come be/ore bit Pre- ftnct tuitb Jiaging, to be in the exercife of that Charity which fliall re- freih the Bowels of the poor and needy ? Can there be a more fie Occafion than a Day of religious Gladnefs and Thankfgiving, to open »ur Hindi in liberal Diftributioni, caufing the Widow's Heart to fing fcr i' ,' ; I. / Bur whu I woaM more efptcUBf itconunwid lo jrov b, dw tai^ •ife of all Chrifttan CompaiSoii tovmi lhof« of tho MmtmAn wbOM A kM nlcafed Ood to put aodcr oar Powt r. Of tU it mut Md, fkm ftmlt Itvt tbj Ntigbbmr, mmi hsit thia* Eaimj i but oar Lord Jtlin Ckrift dyi, itvi fmr Bmmhi. This Ckri/Ua Lmw mat not Mm4 bo conftrocd in prejudice of that Love wJiick we owe to oar felvet» vn FaniKM and Country, which may maka it neceffirjr to take op Armi S Bat when by thii Means oor Enemies are fallen into our Hands, 1M ihould treat them, not only with Humanity, but Chrtftian Lo?e i bfe^ ins ready to all the Offices of Kindneis and Compaffion towards t\nfk. We (hould not infult them, we fliould not upbraid them, we flic did not treat them with Harlhaefs and Severity i but endeavour to make thei# captive State as comfortable to *.hem as may co&Aft with the poMick Good. Some of yon, it mty be, have Friends or Relatives among their Bne« nies. How would you defire they (hould treat them ? Would not you be glad, if they were kind to them } Would you not think hardly of them, if they (hould (hut up their Bowels of Compaflion, and be- have towards them with Diskindnefs f Let ui treat thofe who are our Captives in the fame humane chriftian Way, we (boald be glad our Friends (hould be treated, or our felves, we-e we in our Enemies Pow* er. That is the Prefcription of the Bible, Pr$v. 25. 21* I/thint Emmj ki hungry , give him Bread It eat ; and if be be tbirfty, give Aim ff^mter t§ drink. And the Reafon follows in the next Verfe, Fer tbtu/bMU beap C»ait tf Fire uptn bis Head, and tbe ItrdJbaiJ reward tbee.i ■ But I have no need to ufe any ArgumeAts upon this Hrad. I believf there is no Place where Prtfoners of War are treated with more Kind- neft. They have no Reaibn to cdmplain fo^ want of all reafonablo Liberty, or that they are not fuubly provided with all Things necefla* ry : Tho* the Cafe of fome of them nay be fuch as to call for Chriftian Charity ; and in this Cafe, 1 would hope, there are none of us but would willingly open our Hands for their RelielT ; and in fo doing we fliould honour God, and behave like the Difciples of Jefus Chrill : Nor Ihould we in any wife lofe our Reward j it would be laid up for us in Heaven. And now ai the Conclulion of all, May it pleafe the good and gra- cious God to over rule this glorious Conquell to an happy IlTue, the Good of our Katien and Land. May he give all needed DireAion as to refettling the Thee. And may all proper Care be t^ken, that the pure Gofpel of Chrift be preached in this part of the Dominionof Antichrift. May the Man of Sin, that Son of Perdition, be no longer acknowledged as Chrift^s Vicegerent. May all Graven Images be pul- led down, all Suftrflition removed, and the Religion of our Lord Je- fus Chrid, as it is contained in the Biblb, be uf held and praClice4 there. AftA t 1/ i J-. It,- • • /It thi RiMkn ^Ctpe «J i* Am atjr tlM hspMr Pariod com on, wL. n U^u- 1 thall so _^. aft ip Hmd apini Naiioa. Mr Uw Alarm of War bt kaard oa totk. Tkh kappx Tina am*! bt txpcaad till tbe Lord Jcfiu Ckrift iteHtlmlD lUafalf kit owe fcmm and Rain } tiU ha is ftaicd Khr ^m 6t/i My HiU •/ ZiM» and kat (anartUy Aibducd da Lufli a4 Mom of Men : And whan ckii it ooca tka CaTe, that will ba folAl. lad whkh \» fpokan hy tha Proohat i/mUb, Thi Wtlf/hmlli^ttt^ith \th9 ImAt ••i ikt UtfsrJ^itii iNMT wilk tht Kid ; mmi thi Cmi/, \m»i thi jmug UiB, mud thi Fmllimg ttgithir, mmd m litlli Child ^mit \U«dlhim. Aad thi Ckv tad thi Mi»/tmll fad, thitr jtng mm/hmli \tii iimm tigithir, Thif ^Umt hurt utr dt/lrn i» mUmjhtly XUiikufiu, Tiia Meaning it, Lof« and Peace Oiall reign on Earth lamongMen. The good Lord haftan chli blcfled Timt, fbrhitMcr- iciat Skit in Jefot Chrift. Jrntu* \ \ ■*rtP 4 uf ' *f^- ii; ■8