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Thanksgiving-Sermon,
PREACHED
In the Parifh Church ofGREENSTED,
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On Thursday Novemhr 29, 1759-
'* E. *:ig the Day appointed by Proclamation for a general
« Thankfgiving to God, for vouchfafing fuch fignal SuccelTes
« to His Majefty's Arms both by Sea and Land, particularly
by the Defeat of the French Army in Canada, and the taking
of ^ebec ; and for moft feafonably granting us, at this Time,
an uncommonly plentiful Harveft."
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By JOHN HARRIS, LL.B.
Redtor of the laid Parifli.
Fublipedat the Defire of feveral neighbouring Gentlemen, and
Others.
LONDON:
Printed by E. Owen and T. Harrison, in War-wick- Lane.
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Thankfgiving-Sermon, &c.
Deut. xxxili. 29.
Happy art thou Ifrael ; IFho is like unto thee P
People faved by the Lord^ the Shield of thy Help^
and who is the Sword of thy Excellency I and thine
Enemies pall be found Liars, (or^ as in the Mar-
gin^ pall be fubdued,) unto thee^ and thou Jhalt tread
upon their High Places,
OSES the Man of God, the great Lawgiver
and Leader of the Jcwijlj People, having de-
livered them out of Egypt ; condud;ed them
through all " Perils, in the Wilderrefsi" and
brought them as far as the Borders of
the promifed Land ; was now arrived at the
lall Period of his Life, and Office : A folemn Summons was
fent him, to prepare for his Departure, and to *' be gathered
** unto his People."
In thefe his laft Moments, the pious and patriot Leader,
iuldrcflt'S himfelf to the whole Congregation of Ifrael, gives them
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the moft earned, and Intcrefting Inftrudlons, for their future
Conducl ; conp;ratulates their prefent Felicity, and prophetically
defcribcs their future Victories, andSuccefsj clofing the Whole,
in the cniphatical Words of the Text, " Happy art thou O
Ifracl! who is like unto thee ? O People, faved by the Lord,
the Shield of thy Help, and who is the Sword of thy Ex-
** cellency ; and thine Enemies Hiall be fubdued unto thee,
and thou ilialt tread upon their High Places."
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This was, long ago, the profperous State of Ifrael : — And it
will be no difficult Tafk, for the Reader (who is difpofed to
compare the State of different Nations, in antient and modern
Times, and draw a Parallel between them,) to point out a People,
whofe prefent Circumftances bear a ftrong Refemblancc, and
Analogy, to thofe which are fpecified in the Text. .
The Cafes indeed are fo fimilar, that I rather apprehend,
vou are beforehand with me, in my intended Application : It
has occurred to your Thoughts, before I remind you of it, that
Jf^e Ourfekes are the People, to whom the Language of the Text
mav be accommodated, with the greateft Fitnefs, and Propriety;
Hanoy as we are, in the Divine Prote6tion, and Afliftances.
Hanny in prevailing over our Enemies, and becoming Mafters
of their High Places. And in this Similitude of Circumllances,
cm we read the Defcription of another People's Feliv^ity, with-
out rccolletlliyg, and feeling our oavn ? and can we recolkB our
ovv^n, ar.cl feel it, as we ought to do, without lifting up our
Hearts, to that gracious Power, who thus " prevents us, with
" the BlciTings of Goodnefs", and hath '' crowned us with
" Glory, and Honour ? " .
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In order therefore to " fulfil your Joy," and to give a right
Direaion to your Gratitude, on the pirefent Feftival j I fhall
endeavour to reprefent to you,
In the firft Place,
A general View of thofe fignal, and repeated SuccefTes, which
God has blefled us with, in the Compafs of the prefent Year ,
b which, the Pertinency of the Text, to the Occafion ot this
Aflcmbly, will fufficiently appear j and lead us on,
In the fecond Place, . , . ,
To a prooer Improvement of our Subjeft, by introducing the
Mention of Vuch Duties, as the prefent Pofture of our Affairs,
does, in an efpecial Manner, require of us : .
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■ We are to take a general View of the figna . and repeated,
Succefltsofthe prefent Year.-A glorious, and a pleafing Sub-
■ea g atly condacive to the Honour, and Happ.nefs of our
Ue Country, and a manifeft Indication of the D.vne Pro-
tedion, and AlTiftance^
Numerous Armies defeated, by Land ; Naval Conquefts. and
, c i-;»;oc eiivi Terri'ories brought into
Captures made, by Sea; Citieb. ant ierrio ° ^
■ Subieaion; a formidable Chain of Strong-holds, and Forticffes,
edte o farrendered, to our viaorlous Forces, have been the
olorious Fruits, and Rewards, that have crowned our Attempts
Linft the Power of our Enemies, in the Compafs of the prefent
Year..
Search all tl>e Records of Hiftory. and fee, whether th.y af-
. ford an Inttance of any other War. carried on at the .ameT>me.
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ill lb many, and u,ch remote Quarters of the World, a? that w-
nre now engaged in ; and yet, (to our agreeable Surprise) in all
us w.de-dil>ant, and extenGve Branehcs. we hardly meet with
any tuch Thing as a Viftory, or any important Advantage, gained
^.g-nft us, by all the Subtilty, and Power, of the Enemy : Not
a.. Arn,y of ours defeated , not a Fleet overcome , feareely a
...gle Town icarecly a Ship of War. loft or taken from us
during the Period we are furveying.
_ This is enough to pronounce us a ■• Happy People ," This is
indeed an uncommon Blefling, to be fo lit^e 5«/L , at Ue
fame 1, me that we have been fuch conf.derable GW.t
our man^y beneficial, and important Acquifitions. i„ .he pr;fe;t
That which greatly enhances, and carts an additional Luftre
-t^ic e p,„rperous Events, is the Confideration of the ft^er
Dftcu ties, and Difadvantages, through which they have been
tamed Witnefs that illuftrious Viclory, which I'fcucd His
•Injefty s E eaoral Dominions, from the cruel Inful.s, and Oo!
preffionof the Enen,y: Witnefs that memorable Defeat, whid,
drew after u the Surrender of their Capital City, and the Su
ycrfion of their Empire, on the Weftern Continen^The w
ma great Meafure, awing to the invincible Bravery, of a fmall
Numb: "vrr ''""''"''"• '^^^ ' -'^ i--i?
oitl^jl': ^''«-' g--''. i" Oppontion to fuch Obftlcles
b mdouroer^^^'l ';'"'' °"' Expeaation, and infinitely
b.)ond our Delerts, the Text has been verified, in our late Sue^
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ccfl'es i All that had been granted, "All that had been promifcd
to the I/raelitcs, has been iibundantly made good to Us : " The
Lord hath been " the Shield of our Help, anJ the Sword of our
*' Excellency ; Our Enemies have been fubducd unto us, and
<* we have trodden upon their High Placeb."
I migh^ go on, and mention tlieir Commerce dcflroyed ; tlicir
publick Credit funk ; their Coin cxhaufled ; their Cuafls inviidcd ;
and our own, (notwithftanding all their Menaces, and RefeiU-
ment,) hitherto unmolefled, — unattempted.
But it is not neccffary to enumerate every Particular ; — the
Whole may be fummed up, in the Words of the Ptalmill,
" They are brought down, and fallen, but We are rifen, and
« Hand upright." , .
My Bulinefs is now, in the fee
Improvement of this Subje<fl, by rt
fuch Duties, as the prefent Pofturc
cial Manner, require of us.
?, to make a proper
ng the Pradice of
irs does, in a fpe-
Let us begin with thofe that relate to God ; — with a View to
the Paft, and likewife to the Future. As to the Part, " Wliat
(hall we render unto the Lord, for All the Benefits that hi; hath
done unto us ?" — " We will go into his Tabernacle, we will wor-
** fhip, at his Footftool :" — We will enter into his Gates with
" Thankfgiving, in the Voire of Joy, and Piaifej with the
<< Multitude that keep Holy-day."
V/c wiUi-^we have, I hope, already performed thefe Duties,
in this our morning Sacrifice of Praife, a"d Thankfgiving, "At
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*' the Time appointed, on our folcmn Feaft-tlay." This wc have
done, and thus far, we have done our Duty : but do not ima-
gine, that tfjis is All \ — the BlcfTings that we now commemorate,
are too many in Number, and of too great Importance, to be
repaid at of'^-c, wilh the fliort Service of -a Jew Hours, and the
tranfient AckiiOwledgments of :^fingk Day.
Our whole Lives, and all our future A(flions, muft teftify,
and " fill up the Meafure" of, our Gratitude to God .
" for, confuler^ how great Things he hath done for us !" Alrea-
dy ;— and, As to the Future ; — our abOjlute Dcpendance is upoh
Him : — What glorious Things have we flill to hope, what Mifc-
ries to fear, from the Continuance, or withdrawing of his Good-
nefs from us ?
** If the Lord himfelf had not been on our Sidcj when Men
" rofe up agninft us, they had fwallowcd us up quick, when they
" were fo wrathfuUy difpleafed at us." And {hould we now pro-
voke him, (by our Ingratitude, and Difobcdience,) to " Hiut up
" his loving Kindnefs, in Difpleafure 5 fliould he call us off; and
" put us to Confufion, and go no more forth, with our Armicsi"
All our Joy would foon be turned into Mourning ; all our
" Glory changed, into Shame," and Diflionou-. For, what is
the prefent Poflure of our Affairs ? Not fuch a State of Exal-
tation, and Superiority, as entitles us to fay, " We fli all never be •
" caftdown, there fliall no Harm happen unto us." OurHappi-
nefs, great as it is, is not yet compleat j we fight for Peace j (a
fafe, and a lafling Pc^ce ;) but our Advcrfaries, though often de-
feated, arc not yet difabled frou'' profecu;,ng the War : Irritated,
not difl^eartened, by their ill Succefs, they flili " breathe out
<* Threatenings, and Slaughter, againfl us." They are in lleadi-
nefs.
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ncfs, and meditate an Invafiun of tlvTc Kingdoms, to b-:
the War home to our own Doors, and to make thcfc ! ppy
Regions, the Gcatof Bloodlhcd, and DLvaflation. f
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Now, h" ever, vvc are bound to " feck the Lord," and the
Continuance of his Favour; now, is the Time tlmt bids us
" be ftrong, and of good Courage ; fear not, neither be dif--
" mayed." ** Truft in the Lord, uiid keep his Commandments:'*
** This do, and ^"e Hiall Hve." But, if all his Mercies cannot
win us over to Piety, and Obedience j our Joys, and Tri-
umphs, are precarious } and we Hiiall be wretchrdly untharkfulj
in the Midft of all our Thankfgivings, to the God of our Sal-
vation.
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Next, after the Duty of Piety, ftands that of Loyalty to our
Sovereign ; in this Order they are ranged by the Apoflle,
" Fear God, Honour the King." Our prefent moft gracious
Sovereign has a Right to our Obtuience, at a/I Times -, and the
juft, and gentle Exercife of his Power over us, renders him
" worthy for whom we fhould do this ;" but, at t/je prefent .
ytmdturey the flrongeft Expreflions of our Zeal, and Fidelity,
an inviolable Attachment to his facred Perfon, Family, and Go-
vernment, a ready Concurrence with his Meafures for the
publick Good, and our earnefl Prayers ia a Bleffing upon
his Arms, and Councils, are neceflary in the higheft Degree j
not only as Proofs of our Allegiance, and Teftimonies of our
Gratitude, for his wife, and h?ppy Management of our Affairs,
but likewife as the moft effedlual Means to ftrengthen his
Hands, and enable him to accomplifh the great Work, which
i- This Scheme has been happily dirconv:ertcd, by the Viftory obtained over
the French Fleet from Breft : But the Reader will obftTvc, that the Account of it
was not received, till after the Delivery of this Difcourfc.
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lie has begun, and hitherto carried on, (o much to the Ho-
nour, and Happinefs of his People.
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In the antient Hiftories, of this Kingdom, we find two of our
marti?\ Kings, juftly celebrated for the fignal Vidorics they ob-
tained over the Armies o^ France: Our Anceftors behaved, in thofe
Days, jiift as their Poftcrity has lately done; Bravery, and Va-
lour, triumphed overall the Inequality of Numbers: — But to
what End ? — To conquer France^ and place tiie Crown on their
own Sovereign's Head : — This, whatever additional Lulire it had
refled:ed, on the Prince that wore it, had derived no real, fub-
ftantial Advantage to his native Subjects ; they had moft pro-
bably been ruined by it, in the End.
But, this is not the Nature of the prefent Conteft : It is not,
for the Sake of adding new Crowns, and Sceptres, to his former
Dignities, that our Sovereign has called his Subjeds to Arms,
but he has taken upon himfelf the weighty Cares of War, to
do T^hem efFettual Juftice, to promote the immediate Interefts of
his People, and aflert their juft, and neceffary Rights ; Thefe
are what we would have pofTefled, without difturbing others j
Thefe, we would put it outfox the JPower of oiners to difturb
again. , • <
What ExprefTions of Allegiance, and Loyalty, can we refufe
to that Prince, who as he is, in other Refpeds, " The Minifter
" of God," is in this Refped, the Minifter of his People j and
makes their Welfare the ruling Principle, and Glory of his
Reign "f
But
But it is not in my Power, to do Juftice to this amiable, and
diftinguifhing Part of the Royal Charafter. I proceed to an-
other Topic,
The Duty of Unanimity, and Concord among ourfeh'es.
This has already been produdive of many happy Confe-
quences, and more may reafonably be expeded, from its Con-
tinuance amongft us. What would be the fatal Effeds of de-
parting from it, we may judgey by the Reafon of Things, and
we have felt by Experience.
Another feafonable Duty, is Conftancy, and a fteady Perfe-
verance in thofe Meafures, which lead to the great and final
Objed of our Delires.
We have one great Inducement to do this, and to bear the
Inconveniencies of the War with the greater Patience, by
confidering that this Calamity has befallen us Jingle, unaccom-
panied with any other general Hardfliip, or Diftrefs.
Not a Century ago, our Anceftors being engaged in a bur-
thenfome, and bloody War, were vifited at the fame Time,
with a confuming Peftilence, and immediately after that, with
a deftrudive Fire, which laid the chief City of the Kingdom
in Afhes.
But
But now, fuch Evils are all removed from us; no conta-
gious Sicknefs unpeoples our Dwelling Places j no infedious
Diftemper diminiflies our Cattle j no Scarcity of Provifions
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nugments the Mlfery of the Poor, and the Ex'pcnces of the
Rich ; but on the Contrary, our Cattle are flrong, and healthy,
«' our Garners are filled with all Maimer of Store ;" we are
if! Plenty, and we have a ProfpcB of Plenty: The Lord
" crowneth the Year with his Goodnefs, and the Clouds drop
" Fatnefs." . .
This is another affeding Inftance of the Divine Goodnefs
tov/ards us, at this Time ; a great Comfort, and an Encourage-
ment to us, to go on, " fleadfaft unto the End j" to " endure
" all Things," that are necellary to " break the Rod of our
'' OpprelTors," to keep their " Yoke from off our Necks," and
to " caft away their Cords from us."
But, laftly. Let us not omit a Virtue, (too apt to be for-
gotten, and omitted, amidft the joyful Acclamations, and Tri.
umphsof Vidory,) I mean Humility, and Tendernefs of Heart;
and Let us not be guilty of a Vice (indecent, and intolerable]
even in Conquerors) I mean Arrogance, and infulting the Van-
quiilied j over whom we " could have had no Power at all,
" except it had been given us from above."
Our natural Right of Self-Defence, does not require, and
cannot juftify, fuch Pradices : All wanton Cruelty, and Ma-
lice, is contrary to the Law of Arms, as well as to the Laws
of Chrift ; true Courage and Magnanimity difdains all barba-
rous Ravages, and making a perfed Defcrt in the Enemy's
Country, in Conformity to that unpitying Sarcafm, of the facri-
legious G^«/, '' Wo to the Vanquifned I "
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Mow much more glorious would It be, to fee all the Chriftian
Powers reconciled, and living together in perfe6l peace, according
to tlie Commandment of our common Lord, and Saviour ? But
tills is a Happinefs too great to be obtained, while arbitrary
Princes arc fwayed by falfe Glory, and boundlefs Ambition,
and there is one, nearly adjoining to us, accuftomed to " put
*' forth his Hands againft fuch as be at Peace with him, and
" to break his Covenant."
In this corrupted State of Things, " li is impojfthle^ hut that
Wars, like " Offences^ mil come j but wo unto him th "ough whom
*' they comer Great is the Guilt of the injurious Aggreflbr j while
they who are forced to arm, in Defence of their own Rights,
and the common Liberty, are unblameable, and praife- worthy ;
and, (as the Public Voice declares) ' Immortal is the Glory, of
That Man, who dies in his Country's Gaufe/
To conclude All,
May the G o D of Peace, once more " guide our Feet into the
" Way of Peace," and " make Wars to ceafe, in all the World."
May He, * Pity interpofe, and ftop the Effufion of Chriftian
Blood, for Cnrift's Sake, who fhed his own Blood for us all j and
died for our Redemption, that we might live according to his
Will, in this World, and live with him for ever, Partakers of
his Glory, in the World to come.
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