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 ESTHER ix. 20,21,22. 
 
 j4hJ Mordecai wrote thefe things, and fent Letters 
 unto all the Jews that were in all the Trovirces 
 of King Ahafuerus, both nigh and far, to ftablifh 
 this among them, that they Jhould keep the fourteenth 
 Day of the Month Adar, and the fifteenth Da^ of 
 the fame yearly : As Days wherein the Jews 
 refteA from their Enemies, and the Month which 
 was turned unto them from Sorrow to Joy, and from 
 Mourning into a good Day : that they fhould make 
 them Days of Feafling and Joy, and fending of 
 'Portions one to another, and Gifts to the IPoor, 
 
 '####F we turn back to theAnnals of Lewis 
 #### the XlVth of France, and mark the 
 _ # I €?# Plan that was formed to environ us 
 ®T#€«# in» by the trading Places which were 
 #»»>##s:i eftablifhed, but as the Embryo of 
 future Fortrefles, even from thofe 
 Parts of the River of St, Lawrence, which they 
 then poflelTed upon all the Lakes and Rivers, to 
 their Southern Province of Louiftam, we may dif- 
 cover a Defign deeply laid, and well concerted, in 
 Time to reduce us to the unhappy Condition of 
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 2 A Thanifgivlng SERMON. 
 
 If we look no further back than to the Lofs of 
 OJwego three Years ago, * when our Enemies had 
 the Command of all the Waters from the Mouth 
 of the River of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mex- 
 ico ; when in almoft every Inftance they gained 
 the Time of us ; and our Dcligns and Attempts 
 ended in Difappointmcnt ; we may fee what a 
 licavy Cloud, then hung over us,and what a dark 
 Profpct^ there was before us ; and may remember 
 the deep Concern that prevailed in the Minds of 
 all the Thoughtful in our Land. 
 
 Inllead of'the Rcdu^ion of the Enemies Fort 
 on the Ohio, a fine Train of Artillery fall into the 
 Hand of our Foes, and a great Number of noble 
 Veterans are ignobly cut oifin the Wildernefs. 
 
 Indcadof Niogaraiokcu ; Ofwego \oi\ ! Inflead 
 of the Reduction of Fort Frcckric, Fort Henry is 
 burnt, and a Number of our Friends butchered by 
 the inhuman Savages !— In fliort, Inflead of Joy, 
 we were entertained with nothing but Scenes of 
 Sorrow, and frcfh Occafions for Mourning were 
 frequently fuggcftcd. 
 
 Our Enemies fluflied with repeated Vi6lorics 
 " laughed among themrdvcs." Elate with Ad- 
 vantages already gained, they were ripe to purfue 
 our further Rujn : and many feared, not without 
 Reafon, that an Invalion was defigned again-il 
 fome principal Partof our Country ; which might- 
 probably have complefited our Diltrefs. 
 
 In that Seafon of Darknefs and doubtful Ex- 
 
 peftation, there were feveral Days appropriated to 
 
 public Humiliation, and Inimble 8t earneflfraycr 
 
 to Almighty GOD, to "remember us in our low 
 
 ^ -^ ROate." 
 
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 * Auguji 14. 1756. 
 
A rhankfghitig SERMON. 3 
 
 Ellatc," and to " fhvc us from our Enemies." 
 And however hecdicis many were of the Bufinefs 
 of fuch Days.fomc, I doubt not, really " humbled 
 themfel vcs & prayed,and fought God's Face & Fa- 
 vour m Sincerity and inTrurh :" And were daily 
 waitingupon GOD to be favourable to our Land • 
 and that his Mind might be towards this People." 
 And GOD was plcafed to lend a gracious Ear to 
 our Rcqucfts, and in the Courfc of his Providence 
 He nnerpofed in our Behalf : And as a Series of 
 calamitous Difappointmcntshad followed one up- 
 on another before ; ft) a Train of Succeflbs, have 
 iince called for our Notice. 
 
 Fronienac was taken, and by the Deftrud^ion of 
 the Enemies Stores at that Fort, an Enterprize that 
 Was by them dchgned againft the German Flats, 
 was happily prevented. The important Fortrefs 
 ot Lotitsbourg was delivered into our Hands, and 
 many ol the Enemies Ships of Force were taken 
 or deitroyed : Fort Du ^efm was evacuated oii 
 the Approach of ourTroops; and We,inourTurn, 
 have the Command of the valuable Country cover- 
 ed by that Fort. 
 
 But the Summer paft in particular, will fliine 
 diftinguiflied m American Annals, on Account of 
 the fignal Succefs which has attended hisMajelly's 
 Arms among us. 
 
 The powerful Detachment from Venango, totally 
 routed : And Niagara, after a fhort Difputc fui- 
 rendered to us. Fatal Ticonderoga, and the dread- 
 cd Crown-Toint, fo long the Burden of our Com- 
 plaint, have been deferted by the Enemy, and pof- 
 lefled by our Forces ; and thelatter, ftrongly for- 
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 lificd by us. And to crown all, Remarkable Suc- 
 ce(s has been given to our Forces, who were 
 dcftined to attempt the Enemy's Capital, and pe- 
 netrate into the Heart of their Country. — Tho' 
 the Enemy repeatedly, and by well concerted 
 Mcafures, attempted the Dcftrudion of our Fleet, 
 the Fleet was happily favedfrom that Dcftru<^ion : 
 and at length, in a very unequal Fight, our Ene- 
 mies being much fuperiour in Number, a Vidlory 
 was obtained ; and inConfcquence of it,QyEBEC 
 was furrcndcred to Britijl) Troops. 
 
 By thcfc Intcrpofjtions of divine Providence, 
 the Clouds which were late impending over us, 
 arc fcattered ; our " Sorrov/ turned into Joy," 
 and " our Mourning into a good Day." 
 
 Nor are we a little interefled in the Succefs 
 which has attended the Arms of our King, and 
 his Allies in Europe, 
 
 Who, concerned for the Proteflant Interefl, 
 trembled not at the critical Situation of the Trujfian 
 Hero ; and the y^XnuX. Ferdinand ? The One hav- 
 ing the powerful Armies of Auftr'ta and Ruffia^ 
 to'encounter ; the other obliged to rifque a Battle 
 with Fifteen Thoufand French, to fave our Sove- 
 reign's Dominions inHaiwver, But what a fignal 
 Vidory did the Prince obtain over the Power of 
 Frnnce ! The Particulars of This, we have re- 
 ceived ; and it appears a mod remarkable Inftancc 
 of the Smiles of Heaven upon the Proteftant Arms. 
 " Thine, O Lord, is the Greatnefs, andthePower, 
 and the Glory, and the Vidory, and theMajefty ; 
 and it is nothing with Thee to help,whether with 
 many, or them that have no Power." And we 
 arc refrelhcd. with the Intelligence of the Succefs 
 
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 bfthc inimitable *Pr«^r;;/, over his Kuffmn Ene- 
 mies, uitliinciglirecn Miles ofhis Capital: llio'of 
 this wc have no FarticuUrs. || 
 
 How ciTcdualiy have our Enemy's Ships been 
 blocked up in their Ports ; and their boalted Dc- 
 fign pgainll England, hitherto been prevented ; 
 and their grand Apparatus rendrcd as yet ulelefs ! 
 Nor is the Advantage gained over the Toulon 
 Scjuadron by the brave Bofcaxuen, to be neglcded. 
 It has much Icllcned theEiicniics Strength by Sea, 
 and has added Power to us. 
 
 Thefe Things are not to be overlooked or for- 
 gotten by us, when wc arc celebrating the Praifes 
 of God, for thofe Advantages which more imme- 
 diately relate to our felvcs : For it is in tne Peace 
 of our Nation, and the Succcfs of the Proteftairt 
 Caufe only, that wc may exped Peace. 
 
 Should Things go ill on our Side in Eitrope.thc 
 Advantages here would foon be fwallovvcd up, 
 and Trembling would again take hold upon us. 
 At prefenr, we have Reafon to rcjoyce in God's 
 Goodnefs, both to our Nation and our Land, as 
 well as to the Powers in Alliance with us. And 
 we are this" Day invited to " enter God's Gates 
 with Thankfgiving, and his Courts with Praife." 
 
 Let us fummon our mofHivelyand clofeAtren- 
 tion, to the Bufiuefs of this joyful Solemnity. 
 So Deborah and Barak ftir up themfelvcs to the 
 warmefl ExprcfTions of grateful Joy, when they 
 *' praifetheLord for the avenging oi Ifracl,7«^^.5. 
 
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 y The News which then obtained among «?, appears to have been pre- 
 mature, the Difadvantac^e fullained by the King in that Batle. wan 
 greater than we then had Account of ; and yet, I conceive, wc 
 have caufe of Thankfulncfs, that in that critical Situation, he wu 
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 See -uer, 12. " Awake, awake Deborah, awak(?, 
 *» awake, utter a Song, arife Barak, and lead thy 
 " Captivity captive, thou Son of ^binoiun." 
 
 Thus the Plalmift excites himfelf toPraife.r^/. 
 ^y, ult. " Awake up my Glory, awake Pfaltery 
 ** and Harp ; I my felf will awake early. I wil 
 " PraifeThee,0 Lord, among the People: I will 
 fing unto Thee, among the Nations : For thy 
 Mercy is great unto theHeavens ; and chyTruth 
 " unto the Clouds. Be Thou exalted, O GOD, 
 ab-jve the Heavens : Let thy Glory be above 
 •« all the Earth." 
 
 In the Words of our Text,we have: theAccount 
 of the Eftablifhment of an Annlverlary oi Ipecial 
 Rcioycin<T upon Account of a lignal Deliverance 
 granted to theJews,of which wc haveanAccount 
 in the prececding Part of the Book. 
 
 Hdr^att the Son of Hammedatba the y4gag:te, be- 
 ^^^^^ taken into a near Relation Ko¥J^\^gy4hnfierus, 
 ill refented it, that he had no Reverence Ihewn 
 him by Mordecai, the Uncle of EftJhr, the Queen. 
 And this itioved him to plot theDeftruclion of all 
 the Jews throughout t!ie vaft^P<?r/?^« Empire ; for 
 whith he obtained a Decree of the Ring. This 
 affeaed the Jews wiih deep Concern, and filled 
 ^"'/^/^/i^'jtf with Perplexity. ^ ciynj 
 
 But on the humble and earncflRequeft oXLJther, 
 Letters were written, and haftened by the iame 
 Aurhonty,countenancin£?ihcJews to Hand mtheir 
 own Defence ; which they did with abundant 
 Cn '■"cefs. 
 
 ' ivhen the Day arrived, wherein thp Enemies 
 of the Jews hoped to have Power o\\?r them ; 
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 Context informs; " It was turned to the contrary 
 ajKi theje ws had Rule over thofe that hated them' • 
 The wicked Device, ivhicli Haman dcvifed a- 
 gainft the Jews " returned upon his own Head " 
 and he and his Sons werp hanged oiuhe Gallows, 
 which he prepared for Mordecai ; and the Jews 
 llevtr of their Enemies feventy five Thoufand. 
 
 The thirteenth of ^Jar was theDay deftined for 
 their Ruin ; and on that Day they made a fuccefs- 
 tul Defence ; and at tht Inflance of the Qiicen, 
 they were permitted to do the fame, in Sbu/Jwn 
 upon the 14th ; but this ^rh was obferved as a 
 Day of Rejoycing for thcirSuccefs in the otherPro- 
 vinces ; as the 15th was in Shu/ha^iJonhcViaorv 
 ot the two preceeding Days. • 
 
 And this is the plain Account of the two Days 
 being celebrated as Fellival Days of Thankfffivinff. i 
 of Joy and Melody ; or as it isexprcfs'd in the i8th 
 Verfe ; * a Day of Gladnefs, and Fcaftinff, and a^' 
 good Day." °' ' 
 
 As t One comments upon the Words; << a Day 
 
 ,r'^!\^<g^^^^"g '"'^ PraifetoGod, as well as 
 ot heafting one with another ; and of fendin^r 
 
 Portions one toanothcr,out of their goodChcer^' 
 that the meaner Sort might feaft and rejoycc 
 alio : and that which they had done.atthefirft 
 voluntarily, Mordecai tho*t good to t-rn into a 
 Law, and lent it into the whole Realm ;'* As 
 IS related in our Text. 
 
 In rpeaking to which, 
 
 ^ I fliall take Notice of the Diverfity of Scenes 
 
 Pur of e"" ' particularly to oyr prefenc 
 
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 I Thar the darkeft Profpeas may foon fcatter, 
 and rffudden Tranfition be made from Sorrow to 
 
 \\. That it is fit andbecoming to acknowledge 
 fuch happy Alteration, with Gratitude to God, 
 and celebrate it with a reafonable and religious 
 Joy., And 
 
 ill That fuch Thankfulnefs to God, (houldbe 
 aHcnded with Charity to our Fellow-Men ? and 
 ii fhould be our Concern, that all may Oiarein the 
 aiadners,and join with us in the gratefulExercife. 
 
 1. I am in the firft Place : To. take Notice of 
 the Diverfity of Scenes in the prefent State ; par- 
 ticularly to our prefentPurpofe j That the darkeft 
 Profpeds may foon fcatter, and a iudden Tranli- 
 lion be made from Sorrow to Joy. ^ 
 
 The i2thlVlonih, even thcMonthv^r/ar,the 13th 
 Day of the fame, in particular unto the Jews, was 
 turned ** from Sorrow into Joy, and fromMourn^ 
 inff, into a good Day." How awful mull be their 
 Apprehenfions.when there was a RoyalDecree for 
 their utter Deflruc^ion, witl;out the Exemption ot 
 Child, or Suckling : and that written in the King's 
 Name, and fealed with the King's Ring, which, ac- 
 cording to the Laws of xh^Mecks and -Ferftans, no 
 Man might reverfe ! What hope of Efcapecoulda 
 People fcattered over 127 Provinces, and all thole 
 Provinces er.gagedbv the Authority of iheRealm, 
 to de'^roy thcni ? What hope of Efcape could . 
 fuch a People entertain I Certainly, their Cafe vvas 
 very fearful, and they were fenfible of it : " tor 
 in every Province whitherfoevcr the KingsCom- 
 jnandment «ind his Decree came, there was great 
 Mourning Among the Jews ; and faftmg. ana 
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 weeping and wailing ; and many lay In Sackclorh 
 and Afhes." Bur Eflher was " come to the King- 
 dom Jor fuch a Time as This, '' Providence deilgned 
 Enlargement and Deliverance fhould arife to the 
 Jews ihro'^fr Means ; and fheobiarned What was 
 equivalent to the rcverfjng of the Decree : And 
 then the Scene was greatly changed*. iEflh. 8. ult. 
 The City of Shujhnn rejoyced, atnd \Vas glad :" 
 The Jews had Light and Gladnefs, Joy and Ho- 
 nour ; and in every Province, and in every City, 
 whirherfoevcr this latter Commandment & Decree 
 of the King came, the Jews had Joy andGladnefs, 
 a Feaft and a good Day :" And this was the Pre- 
 lude of their Joy, which was complected in the 
 Vidory, they, in Confcqucnce of that Decree, ob- 
 tained over theirFocs,and when they " reftcd from 
 their Enemies/' 
 
 " The Day of Profperity and the Day of Adver- 
 lliy are fet one over againll: the other." 'Tis a 
 checker'd State we live in. " Weeping may en- 
 dure for a Night, and Joy come in the Morning." 
 
 When Tharaoh^ with the formidable Hoft of 
 Egjpt purfued and overtook IJraeVm the Wilder- 
 nefs, they were filled with Con(fernation,and even 
 provoked to murmur, forgetful of the Wonders, 
 of the Field of Zoan : They thought of nothing, 
 but of falling a Prey to their Purfuers ; and indeed 
 there was no human Profpecl of any Thing clfe. 
 The Red Sea obfirudled their further Progrefs,ai:\d 
 an inaccefliblc ?v]ountain on each Wing,effe6lual- 
 ]y prevented their Flight, as the huge Hoft of their 
 Purfuers, full in vicw,cntirtly cut oflTtheirReireat : 
 What remained, but that the Enemy fliould over- 
 take, and divide the Spoil I — But providence intcr- 
 
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 ip A 7 hank/giving SERMON. 
 
 pofed ; the People are diredlcd to (land ftill, and 
 fee i\ .. Salvation of GOD." And truly GODtri^ 
 umpbed gloriouHy : " 'Pharaoh and his Hofl: were 
 drowned in the Sea." What a fudden Tranfjtion 
 was here» from abfolute Defpair, to cxalte(^ Joy 
 and Triurnph! 
 
 So Samaria once wasbeficged by the Syrians ^ till 
 ** an Afs's Head was fold for fourfcore Pieces of 
 Silver ; and the tender Mothers, eat the Fruit of 
 their own Bowels " thro' the flraitnefs of the 
 Seige.*' In this diftreffing Scarcity.Elifia theProT 
 phet foretells them, 2, Kings 7. i. " To Morrow 
 about this Time fhallaMeafure of fine Flower be 
 fold for a Shekel, and two Meafures of Barley for 
 a Shekel in the Gate of Samaria." This was fo 
 incredible to the King's prime Minifter, that he 
 treated it with Ridicule, and feems to infinuate, 
 that he efleemed it a Thing beyond the Power of 
 the Almighty'; "He faid. Behold ; If the Lord 
 would makeWmdp ws in fleaven, might thisThing 
 be ?" Importing, that he thought it could nor. 
 But by a fpecial Providence which caufed the Sjf- 
 rlans precepitate Flight, leaving their Tents, and 
 all their Provifion j the Event verified the Pre- 
 di(flion. And this was a memorableChange from 
 diflrefling Sorrow and Concern, to great Joy and 
 Gladnefs. 
 
 When Semacherib invaded Judah^ in the Reign 
 • of Hezekiabf and fent Letters and Meflengers to 
 rail againfl the Lord,and againll his Servants, and 
 lay with near twoHundrcdThoufandMen before 
 it ; it was a dark Day in Judah. So the godly 
 King reprefents it, to Ifaiab the Prophet, to whom 
 he fent Eliakim, who was o^^er the Houfliold, and 
 
 Shebna 
 
 t'v; 
 
 *^^W!9Wj-'' iit*^> , 
 
 «"tnr" 
 
 ^ ■< nw Hf »tB^"''' * w i > "**w»i>»- 
 
A Thank/giving SERMON. 
 
 II 
 
 Shebna the Scribe, and the Elders of the Priefts 
 covered with Sackcloth, to fay unto him, " Thus 
 laith Hezekiah, This Day is a Day of Trouble and 
 of Rebukci arid of Blafphetny, for the Children 
 are come to the Birth, and there is not Strength 
 to bring forth :" But the Prophet was direded to 
 dnfwer thcMefTengers "with good and comforta- 
 ble Words :" And the Lord fent an Angel.and de- 
 ftroycd One Hundred and eighty five Thoufand 
 y^Jfyrlans in one Night ; upon which they raifei 
 the Siege, and the Land had Quiet ; and their 
 *' Sorrow was turned into Joy." 
 
 Some other Inftances of the like Nature might 
 be cited from the facred Records. And the Church 
 and People of GOD have often fincejhadOccafion 
 to join ni that thankfulAcknowlegement,yyflJ. 124. 
 *' If it had not been the Lord, who was on our 
 Side, when Men rofe up againft us, then they had 
 fwallowed us up quick &c. Our Soul is efcaped^ 
 as a Bnd out of the Snare of the Fowler ; The 
 Snare is broken, and we are efcapcd." 
 
 All Things here are full of Change ; and con- 
 flantly upon the Wheel. « The Morninir com- 
 eth, and alfo the Evening." The dark anil filent 
 Night, fucceeds the gladfome Day ; and again re- 
 turns the wclcomeDawn: and,tisobferved,"The 
 darkeft Time is a little before Day" ; fo it often is 
 in the Cburl'e of God's providential Government ; 
 The Clouds are thickell the nearer the Time of 
 their fcartering approaches. This we may have 
 feen relative to our own perfonal and private Cir- 
 cumltances, as well as in the greater Affairs of th6 
 Public. And our Nation and Land have often 
 icen fuch joyful Change, of " Mourning into a 
 
 good 
 
 /I 
 
 k 
 
 .■<<<^«JMa 
 
( • 
 
 
 I. , * 
 
 ti Alh^nkfgiving S E R M O t^. 
 
 • good Day/' Thus the popifh Plot in the Reign 
 of JCing James J. for blowing up ihe Principals of 
 the three Eftatcs oi England, was by good Provi- 
 dence timely difcovcrcd, and happily prevented ; 
 and the Deliverance is annually celebrated in our 
 Nation to this Day : By theWriting of our King, 
 this is eftabliflaed among them, that they fhould 
 keep the fifth Day of November yearly, as a Day 
 •wherein they were delivered from the molt wick- 
 ed Deftgns of their Enemies ; ihat they fhould 
 make rt a Diy of Feafting and of Joy, of Praifc 
 and Thankfgiving. 
 
 Various Attempts have been made under the 
 Patronage of jFr^wrf to fet a popifh Pretender up- 
 on the BritifhThrone : One frefh in ourMemories, 
 in thelafl War, which fUccccdcd to a* f Lipri2ti])g 
 Degree, but was clfuiflually and happily crulhcd 
 by the Battle of Cullodeit. 
 
 We have often been delivered from our Fears 
 in this Land ; but perhaps fcarce ever in a more 
 ' fignal Manner, than by the happy Turn, Things 
 have taken within two Years pall, and the feveral 
 Inftances of Succefs, with which we have been 
 favoured, briefly mention'd inthe Introduelioitto 
 this Difcourfc. 
 
 From ail which, it is'very plain " That the datk^ 
 eft Profperts may foon fcattcr ; and a fudden 
 Tranfition be mi-dc from Sorrow tojoy." Which 
 was the firfl Thing noticed from.the Words. 
 I pafi now to obferve, 
 
 n. That it is fit and becoming to acknowledge 
 fuch happy Alteration, with Gratitude to God ; 
 and celebrate it with a rcafonablo and religious 
 
 Toy* 
 
 . Thus 
 
 -Maui 
 
A Thank/giving SERMON. 13 
 
 thus Morclecai wrote to eftablift or perpetuate 
 the Memory of the fignal Favours they had re- 
 ceived by the iblcmn Separation of thefe Days. 
 the 14th & 15th of ^^^r. for thePurpofesof Toy 
 and Thankfgiving, » to make them Days of Fc4ft. 
 mg and Joy." The Truth of this may appear, 
 
 If we confider, tirjl ; God is the Author of all 
 our Favours. Whatever Benefit is conferred up- 
 on us ; whatever Deliverance we are theSubjefts 
 of, they are all derived from the great Fountain 
 ot Goodnefs. There may be various Means and 
 Inltruments made ufe of to bring about the Pur- 
 pofcs of his Providence and Grace : But GOD is 
 the great Agent, " who worketh all Things ac- 
 cording to the Counfel of hisownWill." " He doth 
 his Pleafure in the Armies of Heaven above, and 
 among thelnhabitants of this lowerWorld." There 
 are many Changes, as we have heard, upon the 
 Face of the Earth : and in the Difputes among 
 Men, fome appear to prevail againft others : But 
 ijrOD IS the great & righteousArbiter. Tfaly 5.6,7. 
 *' For Promotion, cometh neither from the Eaii, 
 nor from theWeft, rior from theSouth ; but GOD 
 IS the Judge ; He putteth down one, and fctteth 
 up another." The Race is not alvvay to the 
 Swift, nor the Battle to the Strong." If the Lord 
 be on our Side, One of us may chace nThoufandj 
 and twoputtenThoufandtoFlight : orAdvantage 
 may be obtained at a very great Inequality ; Blic 
 if the Lord be not for us, but for our Adverfaries, 
 vain are all our Attempts : The fhakingof aLeaf 
 mall be fufScient to makeiis tremble. Flight fliall 
 perifli from the Swift, and the Strong fhall not 
 itrengthcn his Force ; neither fhall the Mighty 
 deliver himfclf. ^ ^ 
 
 C In 
 
I, 
 
 
 ,4 An^ankfgwing SERMON. 
 
 In all our Concerns, even civil and fecular, as 
 
 Avell as facrcd, our Dopcn.lancc is upon the moll 
 
 H'.h .'Except thcLUl buiW the Houle they 
 
 aW in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep 
 
 he C t ' theWatchman waketh but ui van. : God. 
 
 an,^ irough Chrilt. vouchlbfes to be the Pro- 
 
 .Co^his People, aud under his Pro,.aK,nth^ 
 
 arc fecure ; and 'tis in vain to pracbic Mil.h.et 
 
 '^ttt'Ze) paired through the Wi'^ernefs in 
 ,lKk Way toG,L-,, B<./^ai.cKingotMMi called 
 
 mLZL Son of 5.r from Aran, Irom the 
 
 Mountains of the Ball ; '^^''-S' V "n^n ed e 
 'Imob come, defy Ifrfcl ■' But God tuned the 
 Cu t imo a DleiTxng ; and B.laa. notwuhftand- 
 fn- the Inclination he had tograffy Baak ; wa 
 cc^^ftrained to blefsthen. altogether : " Howm 
 I curfc whom God hath not curled ! Hovv Ihall 
 \ -de "'whom the Lord hath no. defied : -Surely 
 h„e is no Enchantmou againft Jac.h nenher >s 
 e e m'v Divination againlt IJhel : According to 
 Timlit Ihall be faid^of >.oMnd of /yv.. ,What 
 hath God wro-t !" Nmnb.z^-r-i- It.sevu ci.t be- 
 7o d Difpute.by the Light of Realon, as well as Re- 
 le ion.Aat thereisa greatSupcr-intcndem of the 
 
 aI irs of this lower Wotld, and that notlnng can 
 oca in Time without his Influence orPerm.firon. 
 "a Sparrow falls not to the G---'.-"^""= °"^ 
 
 „cavJ,.ly Father : And, the H-^-' -"^^ ^v 
 ,11 numbered. " He giveth us «" Th.ngs .Kby 
 to enjoy," anddelivereth vis from ihe many Daii- 
 '--r'i that compafs us about. Again, 
 '■"Nuure dictates thankful Acknowledgement to 
 .. B .ncfaaor. It is but treating fucli a Perfon ac- 
 . .-■'■,,- to Truth, to thank him for Favours rc- 
 ■ ;= ' ccivcd : 
 
A Ihanlif giving SERMON. 15 
 
 ccived: Tliis is acknowJcdging that we have rc^ 
 ccivcci them irom lum. Ingratitude has been 
 branded, as one of the worli of Crimes, cvea in 
 the Heathen World ; which fhows. that the con- 
 trary IS dilated by our own Conlcienccs, and is 
 agreabic to Truth, the Reafon and Fitnefs of 
 Things : And co be hire, fuch a Benefactor as our 
 iupreme Lord ; " In whom ^ve hve, move, and 
 have our Being," fhould be acknowledged accords 
 ingly. The Relation he (lands in to us, and that 
 Kindnefs in which he is conlhmtly palling before 
 us, proclaim, that He is " worthy to be praifcd." 
 
 Morocver, 
 Some fenfible Exprcffion of reafonable Joy.aiid 
 rehaious Gratitude, is neceilary for our felvcs'; to 
 prelerve a)ivc in us aSciife of ourObligationsand 
 Drpendancc. There mull be a feniible Mani- 
 feitation of God's Favour to us, in order to oijr 
 apprehending that he is favourable to us. And 
 then ourThoughts are fuch fleetingThings^that we 
 cannot fix or retain them, but by the hejpoffomc- 
 thing fenfible ; Words or Monuments, & Tokens 
 ijgniiicant. So in order to our retaining in our 
 Minds, a Senfe of God's Goodncfs, and proniotinjr 
 our inward Gratitude; it is neceflhry that we 
 ufc fome outwardExpreflionsof ourThankfulnefs: 
 *' That we draw nigh unto Gdd withourMouths, 
 and honour him with our Lips ;" tho' ihisisby no 
 Means acceptable to God, where the Heart is far 
 from him ; yet it is neccfTary to accompany, and 
 pxprcfs the Agings of a Heart right withGod,and 
 enlarged in Gratitude to Him. 
 Once more, 
 
 C2 GOD 
 
I 
 
 v ' 
 
 1 1 
 
 i" ' 
 
 l^ A thank/giving S F R M O N. 
 
 GOD has directed us thus to cxprefs our Gra- 
 titude, and celebrate hisPraife ; and we have ma- 
 ny Examples of it in the faithful Servants of God 
 of -old, y/fl/. 92. begin. " It is a good Thing to 
 give Thanks unto the Lord, and to fjng Praifes 
 unto thy Name, O mod High ; tofhew forth thy 
 loving kindnefs in the Morning, and thy Faith- 
 fulnefs every Night." i The/. 5. 18, " In every 
 thing give Thanks, for this is the Will of God in 
 Chrift Jcfus concerning yoM. 
 
 The Pfalmift refolves for himfelf, " I will fing 
 nnto the Lord as long as I live ; I will fing Praife 
 unto my God, while I have my Being", ^JaL 
 
 104. 33. 
 
 And as the common Mercies which wc dailj'' 
 receive, demand our daily Tributes of Praife j fo 
 fpecial Favours deniand fpecial Returns : And we 
 have many Examples of fuch Returns recorded in 
 the facred Hiftor}? The Interpofition of divine 
 Providence in their Behalf, has by the Servants of 
 God, been acknowledged with joyful Praife, par- 
 ticularly, and to our prefent Purpofe, Inftanccs of 
 Succefs againil Enemies. 
 
 When Abraham returned from the Slaughter of 
 Cbedorkomery and the Kings that were with him, 
 Melchifedec, King q{ Salem, and Prieil of the mod 
 high GOD, met him, pnd congratulated him, on 
 his Succefs, as it was a Token of God's Favour to 
 him, and bleflcs God for fuch Favour, Gen. 15. 
 18, 19,20.-^" He brought forth Bread andWine," 
 • partly, *tis probable, to offer as an Acknowledge- 
 ment to God, and partly to partake of Themfelvcs 
 while (hey were rejoycing in the divine Bounty: 
 ^* And he bleffed him, and faid, Bleffed be Abratn 
 i' '- of 
 
N. 
 
 Lir Gra- 
 avcma- 
 
 of God 
 'hing to 
 
 Praifes 
 orth thy 
 y Faith- 
 in every 
 • God in 
 
 will fing 
 ig Praii'e 
 
 f. fj«i' 
 
 tvc daih/ 
 raife ; fo 
 And we 
 :orded in 
 )f divine 
 irvants of 
 aife, par- 
 lances of 
 
 .ighter of 
 vith him, 
 
 the niofl: 
 1 him, on 
 favour to 
 
 Gen. 15. 
 ndWine," 
 owledge- 
 bemfelvcs 
 J Bounty: 
 be Ahram 
 of 
 
 A Thankfgiving SERMON. 17 
 
 of the moft high God, PofTcflbr of Heaven and 
 Earth ; and bleflTcd be the moll high God, which 
 hath delivered thine Enemies into thy Hand " 
 
 So Mofes, and the People of ^r^^/,did celebrate 
 Ood s Glory jn a Song, upon the Overthrow of 
 Pharaoh and his Hoft, ^W. 15. ^oDeborah^x^A 
 Barak upon the Virtory obtained over i'/Arrfl, Cap- 
 tarn of the Hoft: of yabin ; " Praifed God, for th<r 
 avenging of Ifrael, 'Judg. 5. 
 
 And thus with a religious Joy, Jeho/hathat ^rsd 
 Judah rejoyce in the Succefs God granted them 
 againlt the united Forces of Moab, Ammon and 
 Edom.z Chron. 20.26,27,28. - And on the fourth 
 iJay they afTcmblcd themfelvcsin thcValley of Ba- 
 rachah ; for there they blefTcd the Lord ; therc- 
 iore the Name of the fame Place was called the 
 Valley of Barachah. i. e. of Blcfling, unto this 
 
 /; " ^'""^^ returned every IVIanof Judah, 
 
 and Jerufalcm, and Jehofafbatin the Fore-front of 
 them, to go again to Jerufalcm withjoy : For the 
 Lord had made them to rejoyce over theirEnemies : 
 And they came to Jerufalem with Pfalteries, and 
 Harps, andTrumpets, untotheHoufeof theLord." 
 
 From air which it muft appear to be but a rea- 
 fonable Scrvict, a Thing fitting and fuitable, to 
 acknowledge the Favour of Heaven, particularly 
 any fpecial Inftanccs of it, by the ExprcfTions of 
 Joy and Thankfgiving. 
 
 It remains to be confidered, 
 in. That fuch Thankfulnefs to GOD fliould 
 be attended with Charity to our Fellow-Men ; 
 and it Ihould be our Concern, that all may lliarc 
 in the Gladnefs, and be able to join with us in 
 the grateful Exercife. ; So 
 
VI 
 
 1 8 ^ Thank/giving SERMON. 
 
 \^. 
 
 .V; 
 
 So it was ordained by the noble Jew, and re- 
 commended by the Authority of his Royal Niece, 
 That thole Days they were to cclcbratcfhould be 
 made, not only" Daysof Fcafling and Joy" ior 
 themiclves ; but alio "oHc-nding Portions one to 
 another : and Gifts to the Poor." 
 
 The Happinels of a generous Mind is enlarged, 
 by how many the more partake with him in the 
 Felicity ; and nothing can moregladtlcn hisSoul, 
 than to have " the BlcfTing of thole that arc ready 
 to perifli come upon him, " and to have it in hisPow- 
 er to make " the Widow's Heart to fing for Joy." • 
 
 Thus fpeaks a great Maftcr of Thought 8c Lan- 
 guage, 
 
 Nature in Zeal for humane Amity, 
 Denies or damps an undivided Joy : 
 Joy is an Import ; Joy is an Exchange, 
 Joy flies Monopolilt : It calls for two. 
 Rich Fruit ! Heaven planted ! never pluck'd 
 " by one," Young. 
 
 He muft be fordid to a great Degree, who can 
 befl: enjoy himfelf " eating his Morfel alone,or has 
 a Difpofition to engrofs Felicity. Who among us 
 could have had half the Plcafure in the agreablc 
 Intelligence we lately received, had he been con- 
 fined to a Defart.and fcennoPcrfonfince towhoni 
 to impart the Joy ; or to join with, in mutual 
 Gladnefs." 
 
 " Iron fharpneth Iron,"fays5'o/owo«,Prov.27.i7. 
 " So a Man fharpneth the Countenance c^' b\, 
 Friend.'* He is hereby quickncd in the Perfor- 
 mance of any Duty, or in the Enjoyment of any 
 Happincfs ; to perforn^ the one with greater Vi- 
 gour, 
 
 (t 
 
 i( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
A Thankfgiting SERMON. 19 
 
 ^our qikI to enjoy the other with the greater 
 Ch'jailiihicfs and Sarisfaaion. One Man is no 
 liocly, lays anoihcr ancient Proverb. "Society 
 
 fharpcns Mjns Looks.and by cheering the Spi- 
 ^^ nts. purs aBrilkncfs. and Livciinefs into the 
 ^^ Countenance, and gives a Man fuch an Air as 
 ^^ Hicws he is pleafcd himfclf ; and makes him 
 
 picahng to thofc about him."t This Fondnefs 
 lor Society planted in Ibmc Mcafure in our Make 
 was no Doubt dcfigncd for raluablc Purpofcs • 
 and may be capable of various Improvement- 
 and a very fuitablc Improvement we may make 
 of It, js to advance Happincfs among our Fellow- 
 Mortals, and make it as dimifi ve as poffible. And 
 this we fliould, in fomc Mcafure attempt upon 
 fuch Occafjons as the prcfcnt : By miniftring to 
 
 theWants of theNeceflirous.and contributing fome- 
 thing to gladden their Hearts at fuch a Scafon of 
 public Rcjoycing. This is the Dircaion of Nehe- 
 miah on a joyful Occafion, iV>/;.8. 10.— " Eat the 
 Fat, and drink the Sweet, and fend Portions unto 
 them, for whom nothing isprcpared." Surely he 
 fs very unworthy the Favour he enjoys, who can 
 indulge himfclf in a rich Variety, a fplcndid Afflu- 
 ence; and have no Commifcration for a Number 
 around him, who he knowsare unprovided of that 
 which HE would think ncccfTarySurtenence: He 
 is a Stranger to that divine Image he fhould 
 copy after, the Image of that GOD, " whofe 
 tciulcr Mercies are over all his Work?." The 
 rich Man cloathed in Purple, and fine Linnen, 
 and who fared lumptuoiifly every Day, muft be 
 a Stranger to true Happinefs, and void of all great- 
 nefs of Soul, that he could negled Lazarus, who 
 
 t Mr. Utnr^, ' ^^ 
 
 •"5*3* 
 
v;. 
 
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 fs 
 
 20 A Thank/giving SERMON. 
 
 lay forlorn at bis Gate, defiring to be fed with the 
 • Crumbs that fell from his Table. Reafon ciidates, 
 and Religion enjoins,a betterTemper anJCondiidl,' 
 a Temper of Benevolence,andan Endeavour " to 
 do Good unto all Men.according toOpportunit y." 
 They recqmmend that Charity, which " Icekcth 
 not her own ;" and which difpofech Men to look 
 ** not only at their own Things, but alfo to have 
 fome. Re'pcd to the Things of others.*' This 
 would animare our Defjrcs, that all around us 
 might fliare with us in tiieBIeffings of divintGood- 
 nefs ; and that others, as well as our felvcs, might 
 be able to exprcfs m a fignificant Manner, their 
 Senfe of the divine Goodnefs, and celebrate the 
 Difplay of God's Perfedlions. 
 
 ? And that fuchCharity to our Fellow- Men fliould 
 accompany, and partly exprefs our Gratitude to 
 God, may appear from the ConfideratioiTof God's 
 Expcdations from us. 
 
 The Servant who owed his Lord ten Thoufand 
 Talents, upon his humble Remonltrance and Re- 
 qued, was *' frankly forgiven the Debt'*, till he 
 ferfeiCed the Favour by his Severity toward a Fel- 
 low Servant, who owed him an hundred Pence : 
 Which Treatment of his Fellow-Servant, is highly 
 refentcd by their common Lord, Mat. i8. 23,^^. 
 
 This is " the Fast God hath chofen," 'and 
 furely a Feast cannot imply ic^s of this Nature 
 in it — '' It is to deal thyBread to the Hungry, and 
 that thou bring the Poor that are call out into thy 
 iioufe: When thou fecfl the naked, that thou co- 
 ver him, and thatthouhide notthy felf from thine 
 own Flefh." Ifai. 5^. 7. Thus to impart of the 
 Fruit of God's Bounty, on fuch Occafions of Joy, 
 ii of ancient flanding : So when Duv'ul obtained 
 
 h 
 
N. 
 
 with the 
 ciidates, 
 
 our " to 
 rtunity." 
 ' icekcth 
 1 to look 
 to have 
 " This 
 Duncl us 
 icGood- 
 s, might 
 er, their 
 rate the 
 
 n fliould 
 itude to 
 jf God's 
 
 houfand 
 and Re- 
 , till he 
 d a Fcl- 
 Pcnce : 
 s highly 
 
 ," and 
 ; Nature 
 |ry, and 
 into thy 
 hou co- 
 •m thine 
 : of the 
 of Joy. 
 )btaincd 
 
 
 A: 1 hank/giving SERMON. 21 
 
 a com pleat Viaory over the . ^malekUes.^htx they 
 ^^^;;"^^.^^% withFire. "Hefentof theSpoH 
 :r^Mf I'^n '*'n^ >^^/^'-ven to his Friends, %- 
 ^^^g. Behold a Prdent for you of the Spoil of the 
 bnemies ol the Lord." The Sacrifice of Thankf- 
 giving IS well pleaiing unto theLord,if it bebro»c 
 with a proper Mind : but as all our Things, fo 
 this in particular, fhould " be done with Charity 
 that Ciiaruy, which is evidenced by A^s of Kind- 
 ncfs & Benevolence. But enough has been offer- 
 ed in Illuflration of our Subjea I fhall now. at- 
 tempt fonic 
 
 IMPROVEMENT. 
 
 _ From what we have heard, we may infer,Therc 
 IS Room for Hope, even in the darkeft Day, an 1 
 under the mofl doubtful Circumflancesof the pre 
 \cv\\. State. For Sorrow may fpcedily be turmJ 
 into Joy, and a Day of Mourning, into a good 
 Day ; and that by Means unforcfecn, and in a 
 Manner unexpcacd byfhort-fighted Mortals. We 
 have taken Notice of various Inflances, wherci-i 
 Peoplchave been delivered altogether beyond their 
 Expeaations,andeven when to humanView,theii 
 Cafe has appeared dcfi^eratc. Thefe Inflances 
 may fcrve to convince us, that there are no Cii- 
 cumftances that are really defperatc. Li^ht mi v 
 arife out of Darknefs, and Obfcurity iticif iv- 
 changed to Noon Day. 
 
 We may alfo learn. Where our Hope is to be 
 placed at fuch Times. It is God, we have heard. 
 who makes the Alteration, and is the Author of 
 the happy Change ; He formed the Lijrht, and 
 created Darknefs : He is the great Difpofcr ofE- 
 
 D vent?. 
 
•:w 
 
 
 'i^ 
 
 
 
 
 2 2 -^ nanhf giving SERMON. 
 
 vcnts.and the Governor of Futurity, and " doetl 
 his PJeafure in all Places of his Dominion.'* Wiiere- 
 fore our Hope muft be placed in God. " When 
 Refuge faileth, when noMancarcth forourSoul;" 
 Even then, we may hope in God : He is above all 
 Men : He is above all Means. He is great in 
 Power,and none of his Purpofes fliall fail. If there- 
 fore the Lord be for us, 'tis no Matter who is 
 againrt us ; but if God be not for us, univerfal Na- 
 ture cannot proteft us : That our Hope & Truft 
 fiiould be in God ; and if we would hope inGod 
 with any Degree of Confidence, we muft do it 
 in a Way of Humility and Obedience, with an 
 humble and penitent Scnfe of our Sinfulncfs and 
 Unworthinefs ; a due Refpeft to the Favour of 
 God revealed to Man, in and thro' his Son Jefus 
 Chrift ; and with a Rcfolurion to exert our Iclvcs 
 to the utmofl in our Obfervance of the Will of 
 God, " being not without Law to God, but un- 
 der the Law to Chrid.'' 
 
 " Trull in the Lord, and doGood,fo flialtthou 
 dwell in the Land, and verily thou fhalt be fed." 
 " If ye be willing and obedient,' ye Oiall eat the 
 Good of the Land " &c. We may here obferve, 
 What Charadlers may hope in God. Tho' there 
 are no Circumllances of Darkncfs & Unhappincfs, 
 that arc fufficient Ground for our Dcfpair ; yet 
 there are Chara^crs which entirely cut oflr'frorn 
 all Hope ; and 'tis Prcfumption in them to expea 
 God's Favour : Such as are habitual andrcfoked 
 Smners, havc,no Rcafon to hope for God's Mercy 
 while they fo continue : For "there is no Peace! 
 laith God, to the Wicked." 
 Again, 
 
 Wc 
 
id " doetl. 
 
 I." Where- 
 " When 
 onrSoul;" 
 s above all 
 is great in 
 . Ifthere- 
 cr who h 
 iverfalNa- 
 e & Truft 
 >pe iiiGod 
 iiufl: do it 
 with an 
 ulncfs and 
 Favour of 
 Son Jefus 
 our Iclvcs 
 le Will of 
 , but un- 
 
 flialt thou 
 t be fed." 
 11 eat the 
 ; obferve, 
 ""ho' there 
 lappincfs, 
 air ; yet 
 off from 
 to expe^ 
 :lrcfolved 
 's Mercy, 
 10 Peace, 
 
 Wc 
 
 Thankfg 
 
 iving SERMON. 
 
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 The general Health which wc have been fa- 
 voured with at Home ; and which ha? been grant- 
 ed to our Troops : The Enjoyment ol our Pnvi- 
 ledges, Civil and Sacred, may iervc to raifc our 
 Notes of Praife : The Seafon of the Year, and the 
 Remarkable Smiles of Heaven upon us, and the 
 " Goodnels with which God hath crowned the 
 Year ;" invite us to *' Rejoyce, with the Joy of 
 Ilarvefl." 
 
 Would you know the Worth ot this Blcfling ? 
 Pafs over in your Minds to theVillagcs o{ Canada ! 
 I3chold ! how the Hufbandman, while providing 
 for the Suftenance of himfelf & Babes, has"{lood 
 in Jeopardy every Hour ; and how their Labour 
 has been cut off'by ourSoldicry ! And thntThreat- 
 ning has been executed upon them ; " Yc Ihall 
 fow a Field, 8c another fliall cat the Fruit thereof."^ 
 Behold them under the difcouraging Profpcas of 
 a levere Winter, without Sufficiency to fupport 
 them through it, or any Profped of a Supply ! 
 And if we are not blind indeed ; we mult ice it to 
 be a great Favour of God tous,that we have been 
 able to fow and reap in Qiiict ; and that God has 
 been pleafed to crown our Labour withSucccfs,in 
 *' Crovvninsr the Year with his Goodncfs." But 
 the Succefs^of his Majcity's Arms, calls for our 
 fpccial Notice at this Time. 
 
 " O give Thanks to the Lord, for he is good, 
 For his^Mcrcy cndurcth for ever :" To Him, who 
 ' hath fmiled upon the Proteilant Caufc in Europe, 
 *' For his Mercy cndurcth for ever :" To Him, 
 who hath rcdccmeth us from our Enemies ; "For 
 liis Mercy cndurcth for ever :" And hath given 
 thciiLand for anHeritage :''For hisMcrcy endureth 
 
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 for ever." Even an Heritage to his Britijh Ifrael ; 
 "For his Mercy endureth for ever." But let our 
 Joy be under a fuitable Regulation. 
 
 I. Let it be attended with Humility. Sure- 
 ly, it muft blunt the keen Edge of Joy, to con- 
 fider the Price of our Conquefts. If it was no 
 more than the Diftrefs, and the Blood of our Fne- 
 
 imies, it muft afih^ a Mind not diverted of Huma- 
 nity. The generous Mind is touched with a ten- 
 der Pity towards the moft inveterate Enemy,con- 
 fidered as the Workmanfhip of the fame divine 
 Hand, when in Circumftances of Dillrefs. 
 
 Benevolent Minds arc " touch'd with gen'rous Woe, 
 And in the unhappy Man forget the Foe." 
 
 The Diiirefs which ever accompanies Scenes 
 of War, are fuch as muft fill the Breafl:,even of the 
 brave Soldier, with fome Regret : As is elegantly 
 exprelfcd by a great Mafter of Englifli Poetry, ce- 
 brating the Victory of the famed Duke o{ Marlbo- 
 rough, over the united Force of the French and Ba- 
 varians : Introducing theDukcas taking theField, 
 and extending his Conquefts ; he fpeaks, 
 
 " In Vengeance rous'd, the Soldier fills his Hand, 
 " With Sword, and Fire, and ravages the Land. 
 " A Thoufand Villages to Allies turns, 
 
 In crackling Flames, a Thoufand Harvefts burns. 
 
 To the thick Woods, the woolly Flocks retreat, 
 
 And mix't with bellowing Herds, confus'dly bleat. 
 
 There trembling Lords the common Shade partake, 
 " And Cries of Infants found in every Brake. 
 " The liftciajng Soldier, fix'd in Horror flands, 
 " Loth to obey his Leader's jufl Commands : 
 " The Leader grieves, by generous Pity f'way'd, 
 *' To fee his juil Commands fo well obey'd." || 
 
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 But we have fiifTered great Lois onr felvcs for 
 this Gain ; a worthy, and a valiant General, who 
 in this diftant Land has appeared as zealoiis,a(5live, 
 bold and intrepid, as though the Cuufe was his 
 own, or tl^at in which he was perfonally and very 
 deeply interefted. — When ^bner fell Slain by the 
 bafenefs of Joab^ David is deeply affected with it, 
 even on a joyful Day. " Know ye not, fays he, 
 that there is a Prince, and a great Man, fallen this 
 Day in I/raelf and I am this Day weak, though a- 
 nointed King." So wc, tho' we have gotten the 
 Vii^lory, and this Day rcjoycc in our Acquifition, 
 can do no lefs than drop a Tear over the Urn of 
 our great Commander, and the many valiant Men 
 befjdcs, who fell in the Caufc. Moreover, 
 
 2. Let our Joy be modcn:. In the religious 
 Exercifes of this Day, whether public or private, 
 let us be fincere ; let us be upright : And let the 
 Mirth wc may indulge, be civil and rational. 
 
 Men are prone to run into Extravagancies upon 
 fucb Occafions : And fuch,lconccive,is common- 
 ly the Cafe, in the tumultuous Joy, with which 
 Victories are celebrated. And 'tis melancholly 
 to refle6l upon it, *' That Men fliould takcNotice 
 of public Mercies in fuch a Manner as to affront 
 the great Author of them. Thus the Jews at 
 length got to abufe the Feaft of Turim\ ordained 
 in our Text, after the religious Service in their 
 Synagogues. " It is obferved, they have done 
 with Religion and Piety, and fpent the two Days, 
 in Idlenefs, eating and drinking." 
 
 They fay in their Books, " Their Refl is kept 
 " fo facredly, that they will not fo much as fet or 
 " fow any Thing in their Gardens in thefc Pays, 
 
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 b'lt play at Chcfs.and fuch like Games,or fpend 
 the Time in Mufick and Dancing, till it be 
 
 •* Time to Fcaft ; and then, they indulge them- 
 felvcs fo far, that they think it not unlawful to 
 drink fo much as not to be able to diftingui(h 
 between the Blefling of MW/Vj/,and the Curfe 
 of Haman : Infomuch that Primate UJhcr cails 
 this Feafl, the Baccanals of the Jews, f 
 Let us watch againft every Thing which 
 
 refleds fo much Difhonour upon human Nature, 
 
 and fo utterly inconfiftent with the Chrilliaii 
 
 Charadcr. 
 
 3. Let all our Things be done with Charity. 
 Let us exprcfs a Senfe of God's Bounty to us, by 
 imparting of our Share, in theFruits of that Bouri- 
 ty, to thofe that are Neceflitous : " To do Good 
 and to Communicate, let us not forget, for with 
 fuch Sacrifices, God is well pleafed.*' 
 
 To conclude, Let us evidence the Sincerity of 
 our Gratitude this Day, by the Chearfulnefs and 
 Conftancy of our future Obedience: Then only 
 may weexpedt God's further Smiles upon xis.Exod, 
 1 9.3,4, 5." Thus fhalt thou fay to theHoufe oi Jacob, 
 and tell the Houfe of I/rael ; Ye have feen what 
 I did unto the Egyptians^ and how I bare you on 
 Eagles Wings ; and brought you unto my felf ; 
 Now therefore, if ye will obey my Voice indeed, 
 and keep my Covenant ; then ye fhall be a pecu- 
 liar Treafure unto me, above all People ? for all 
 t!ic Earth is mine." 
 
 Let us be fenflble, and cxprefs our Senfe, not 
 only of Obligations forpaft Mercies; but our Dc- 
 
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 Dciidancc for future Favours : and to our PraiftS 
 This Day, add our Prayers 10 God. for his Favour 
 ,0 our Land ; his Blelling upon our Nation, and 
 the whole Proteftant Intereft ; that he would 
 " Remetnber us with the Favour he bcarcth to 
 his People, and vifit us with his Salvation ;g.-ai.t 
 unto us; that we may Ibe the Good o( hisChofen. 
 and rejoyce in the Gladnels of his Nation, and 
 clorv with his Inheritance." 
 
 And that the happy Times, we arccneoi.ragcd 
 to expea, may be'haftcned, when the "Snivings 
 
 of the People, '""'"'^•^'T"'"""^ °' '"^..■^.'V" ' 
 ftall be at an End : When the Envy oi Eprn,^ 
 (hall depart, and the Adver.fancs ol Judah (hall be, 
 tut ofiT When Ephraim Ihall no more ciwyy'"/"*. 
 ^o •>-/.* vex £?Lr«,." Whcii "W-'^,"^^ "-'^ 
 to the Ends of the Earth." The People (hall all 
 be Righteous, and inherit the Laud for ever. ^ 
 
 And the good Lord prepare all of us, and our s, 
 forthevariLvidmtudes^of^rm^^.^ 
 
 God of HcaveT niall' fe" up"a Kingdom, which 
 ftdl never be deftroyed ;" "When the Captain 
 of our Salvation (hall triumph over all Oppo- 
 fition ; and all his Enemies (hall b^ putAinder hi» 
 Feet: When upon Mount Zion (hall be Dehve- 
 rance- and there (hall be Holinefs ; andtheHoufe 
 of wlhall polTcfs their Po(re(rions: And Savi- 
 ours (liall come upon Mount Zion, to juc^evthe 
 Mount of Ejau. ^ND TRE KINGDOM^ 
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