A sermon preach'd before the honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster June 5th. 1689 being the fast day appointed by the King and Queen's proclamation, to implore the blessing of Almighty God upon Their Majesties forces by sea and land, and success in the war, now declared, against the French King / by William Wake ...
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             A sermon preach'd before the honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster June 5th. 1689 being the fast day appointed by the King and Queen's proclamation, to implore the blessing of Almighty God upon Their Majesties forces by sea and land, and success in the war, now declared, against the French King / by William Wake ...
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           Mr.
           
           WAKE
           's
           SERMON
           BEFORE
           THE
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           .
        
         
           June
           5th
           ,
           1689.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               Jovis
               6
               o
               die
               Junii
               1689
            
          
        
         
           Resolved
           ,
        
         
           THat
           the
           Thanks
           of
           this
           House
           be
           given
           to
           Mr.
           Wake
           for
           the
           Sermon
           he
           Preached
           before
           them
           yesterday
           ;
           And
           that
           he
           be
           desired
           to
           Print
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Ordered
           ,
        
         
           THat
           Mr.
           Grey
           do
           give
           him
           the
           Thanks
           ,
           and
           acquaint
           him
           with
           the
           Desires
           of
           this
           House
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           
             Paul
             Jodrell
             ,
             
               Cl.
               Dom.
               Com.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preach'd
           before
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           AT
           St.
           MARGARET'S
           WESTMINSTER
           
             June
             5th
          
           .
           1689.
           
        
         
           Being
           The
           FAST
           DAY
           Appointed
           by
           the
           KING
           and
           QUEEN's
           Proclamation
           ,
           TO
           Implore
           the
           Blessing
           of
           Almighty
           God
           upon
           their
           MAJESTIES
           Forces
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           and
           Success
           in
           the
           War
           ,
           now
           declared
           ,
           against
           the
           FRENCH
           KING
           .
        
         
           By
           
             WILLIAM
             WAKE
          
           ,
           Chaplain
           in
           Ordinary
           to
           their
           MAJESTIES
           ,
           and
           Preacher
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Society
           of
           Gray's-Inn
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Ric.
             Chiswell
          
           at
           the
           Rose
           and
           Crown
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           ,
           and
           
             William
             Rogers
          
           at
           the
           Sun
           over
           against
           St.
           
           Dunstan's
           Church
           in
           
             Fleet
             street
          
           .
           1689.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             JOEL
             ,
             II.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             
               Therefore
               also
               now
               saith
               the
               LORD
               ,
               Turn
               ye
               even
               to
               Me
               with
               all
               your
               heart
               ,
               and
               with
               Fasting
               ,
               and
               with
               Weeping
               ,
               and
               with
               Mourning
               .
            
             
               And
               rent
               your
               heart
               and
               not
               your
               garments
               ,
               and
               turn
               unto
               the
               LORD
               your
               God
               ,
               for
               He
               is
               Gracious
               and
               Merciful
               ,
               slow
               to
               Anger
               and
               of
               great
               Kindness
               ,
               and
               repenteth
               Him
               of
               the
               Evil.
               
            
          
        
         
           THough
           the
           time
           of
           this
           Prophecy
           be
           uncertain
           ,
           so
           that
           neither
           the
           
             Jewish
             Rabbins
          
           ,
           nor
           
             Christian
             Antiquaries
          
           are
           able
           to
           give
           us
           any
           tolerable
           account
           of
           it
           ,
           yet
           is
           the
           Design
           plain
           ,
           and
           the
           words
           of
           my
           Text
           a
           most
           proper
           and
           pathetick
           enforcement
           of
           the
           Great
           duty
           of
           this
           day
           ,
           to
           
             turn
             unto
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             with
             all
             our
             Heart
             ,
             and
             with
             fasting
             ,
             and
             with
             weeping
             ,
             and
             with
             mourning
             ,
             —
             for
             he
             is
             Gracious
             and
             Merciful
             ,
             slow
             to
             Anger
             and
             of
             great
             Kindness
             ,
             and
             repenteth
             him
             of
             the
             Evil.
             
          
        
         
         
           If
           we
           look
           into
           the
           foregoing
           Chapter
           ,
           we
           shall
           there
           find
           an
           astonishing
           Account
           of
           the
           great
           Evils
           that
           were
           just
           ready
           to
           befall
           the
           Jewes
           for
           their
           Sins
           .
           But
           that
           which
           is
           yet
           more
           surprizing
           ,
           is
           ,
           That
           though
           all
           this
           was
           about
           to
           come
           upon
           them
           ,
           yet
           were
           they
           nevertheless
           insensible
           of
           their
           danger
           ,
           nor
           took
           any
           the
           least
           care
           to
           prevent
           their
           utter
           desolation
           .
        
         
           To
           awaken
           a
           stupid
           and
           inconsiderate
           People
           ,
           a
           Nation
           dead
           in
           Sin
           and
           Security
           ,
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Chapter
           he
           prepares
           a
           lofty
           and
           magnificent
           Scene
           .
           He
           sets
           before
           them
           a
           Prophecy
           of
           yet
           greater
           dangers
           than
           any
           they
           had
           hitherto
           experimented
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           manner
           so
           unusual
           ,
           with
           such
           a
           Pomp
           of
           Words
           ,
           and
           in
           such
           Triumphant
           Expressions
           ,
           as
           carry
           a
           terror
           even
           in
           the
           Repetition
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Blow
           ye
           the
           Trumpet
           in
           Zion
           ,
           sound
           an
           Alarm
           in
           
           my
           holy
           Mountain
           ;
           Let
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           Land
           tremble
           ,
           for
           the
           day
           of
           the
           LORD
           cometh
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           nigh
           at
           hand
           :
           A
           day
           of
           darkness
           and
           of
           gloominess
           ;
           
           a
           day
           of
           Clouds
           and
           of
           thick
           darkness
           ;
           as
           the
           Morning
           spread
           upon
           the
           Mountains
           ;
           a
           great
           People
           and
           a
           strong
           ,
           there
           hath
           not
           been
           ever
           the
           like
           ,
           neither
           shall
           be
           any
           more
           after
           it
           .
           A
           fire
           devours
           before
           them
           ,
           and
           
           behind
           them
           a
           flame
           burneth
           :
           The
           Land
           is
           as
           the
           Garden
           
           of
           Eden
           before
           them
           ,
           and
           behind
           them
           a
           desolate
           wilderness
           .
           The
           Earth
           shall
           quake
           before
           them
           ;
           the
           
           Heavens
           shall
           tremble
           ;
           the
           Sun
           and
           the
           Moon
           shall
           be
           dark
           ;
           and
           the
           Stars
           shall
           withdraw
           their
           shining
           .
        
         
           Whatever
           be
           the
           Import
           of
           these
           Phrases
           ;
           whether
           by
           the
           mighty
           and
           
             terrible
             Host
          
           here
           spoken
           of
           ,
           we
           are
           only
           to
           understand
           that
           swarm
           of
           a
           Locusts
           ,
           and
           other
           Insects
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           b
           before
           told
           were
           utterly
           to
           devour
           all
           the
           Fruits
           of
           the
           Land
           :
           Or
           whether
           under
           the
           Character
           of
           these
           ,
           we
           shall
           c
           with
           most
           Interpreters
           ,
           comprehend
           the
           numerous
           and
           mighty
           Armies
           of
           the
           Chaldaeans
           and
           Babylonians
           ,
           which
           at
           divers
           times
           brought
           such
           Desolations
           ,
           as
           we
           read
           of
           ,
           upon
           the
           Jews
           :
           This
           is
           plain
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           here
           the
           denunciation
           of
           some
           
             Judgment
             worthy
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           great
           as
           the
           sins
           and
           incorrigibleness
           that
           occasion'd
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           here
           expect
           the
           
             final
             desolation
          
           of
           such
           a
           People
           as
           this
           ?
           But
           behold
           ,
           God
           even
           yet
           in
           his
           
             Anger
             remembers
             Mercy
          
           ;
           and
           tho
           they
           had
           hitherto
           neglected
           all
           the
           Calls
           and
           Invitations
           of
           his
           holy
           Prophets
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           yet
           He
           resolves
           once
           more
           to
           try
           ,
           whether
           they
           would
           now
           at
           least
           in
           their
           dangers
           hearken
           to
           his
           
           Admonitions
           :
           He
           raises
           up
           Joel
           at
           once
           both
           to
           set
           before
           them
           his
           Judgments
           ,
           if
           they
           continu'd
           still
           impenitent
           ;
           and
           to
           encourage
           them
           ,
           by
           repenting
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           prevent
           their
           Ruine
           ,
           but
           to
           assure
           themselves
           of
           his
           Favour
           .
           That
           though
           they
           had
           so
           long
           neglected
           him
           ,
           yet
           if
           they
           would
           c
           now
           ,
           even
           now
           at
           the
           last
           ,
           return
           with
           a
           true
           Zeal
           ,
           and
           a
           sincere
           Affection
           to
           their
           Duty
           ,
           they
           should
           not
           fail
           to
           meet
           with
           a
           favourable
           acceptance
           from
           him
           :
        
         
           
             Therefore
             also
             now
             saith
             the
          
           LORD
           ,
           
             Turn
             ye
             even
             to
             me
             ,
             with
             all
             your
             heart
             ,
             and
             with
             fasting
             ,
             and
             with
             weeping
             ,
             and
             with
             mourning
             :
             And
             rent
             your
             heart
             ,
             and
             not
             your
             garments
             ,
             and
             turn
             unto
             the
          
           LORD
           
             your
             God
             :
             for
             he
             is
             gracious
             and
             merciful
             ,
             slow
             to
             anger
             ,
             and
             of
             great
             kindness
             ,
             and
             repenteth
             him
             of
             the
             evil
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           my
           intention
           to
           seek
           a
           Parallel
           of
           all
           this
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           sins
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           danger
           of
           our
           own
           Countrey
           .
           I
           would
           willingly
           hope
           ,
           that
           neither
           our
           Guilt
           ,
           nor
           our
           Incorrigibleness
           have
           been
           so
           heinous
           as
           theirs
           ,
           nor
           shall
           any
           such
           deplorable
           Judgment
           as
           this
           ,
           ever
           ,
           I
           trust
           ,
           be
           made
           the
           punishment
           of
           what
           our
           Iniquities
           have
           indeed
           but
           too
           justly
           deserved
           .
           No
           ,
           blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           who
           by
           a
           wonderful
           Concurrence
           of
           great
           and
           singular
           Mercies
           ,
           
           seems
           rather
           to
           call
           upon
           us
           to
           celebrate
           his
           Goodness
           ,
           than
           to
           deprecate
           his
           Judgments
           ;
           to
           praise
           his
           Name
           in
           Hymns
           of
           Triumph
           and
           Eucharist
           ,
           than
           to
           
             weep
             between
             the
             Porch
             and
             the
             Altar
             ,
          
           in
           melancholly
           Litanies
           to
           avert
           his
           Anger
           ,
           and
           implore
           his
           Mercy
           .
           But
           yet
           since
           the
           Goodness
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Judgments
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           are
           designed
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           repentance
           ,
           and
           that
           whether
           we
           look
           back
           into
           our
           own
           particular
           Actions
           ,
           or
           consider
           those
           Publick
           and
           National
           Transgressions
           ,
           whereby
           we
           have
           so
           long
           and
           loudly
           call'd
           to
           Heaven
           for
           vengeance
           ;
           we
           must
           with
           shame
           and
           indignation
           confess
           our selves
           some
           of
           the
           greatest
           of
           Sinners
           ;
           I
           cannot
           but
           think
           ,
           both
           the
           Solemn
           Occasion
           of
           
             this
             Day
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Design
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           most
           proper
           and
           seasonable
           Admonition
           to
           us
           ,
           to
           
             turn
             unto
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             ,
          
           and
           to
           implore
           his
           Blessing
           upon
           our
           present
           Enterprises
           ,
           that
           those
           vile
           Insects
           ,
           the
           Locusts
           and
           Caterpillars
           ,
           that
           have
           so
           barbarously
           consumed
           our
           Neighbours
           round
           about
           us
           ;
           our
           worse
           than
           Assyrian
           or
           Babylonian
           Enemies
           ,
           may
           not
           be
           able
           to
           prevail
           against
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           indeed
           ,
           however
           it
           has
           pleased
           God
           ,
           as
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           to
           give
           us
           some
           Encouragement
           to
           
             trust
             in
             his
             Mercy
          
           ;
           yet
           we
           cannot
           so
           soon
           forget
           ,
           
           that
           we
           have
           also
           born
           the
           punishment
           of
           our
           sins
           .
           For
           not
           to
           repass
           upon
           the
           things
           that
           are
           at
           a
           greater
           distance
           from
           us
           ;
           let
           the
           Instances
           still
           fresh
           in
           all
           our
           Memories
           ,
           speak
           to
           us
           :
           What
           just
           Apprehensions
           did
           we
           but
           very
           lately
           lie
           under
           of
           our
           Lives
           ,
           and
           of
           what
           is
           yet
           dearer
           to
           us
           than
           our
           Lives
           ,
           our
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           our
           Religion
           ?
           How
           did
           our
           Enemies
           not
           only
           project
           our
           Ruin
           ,
           but
           as
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           already
           accomplished
           ,
           begin
           to
           say
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           nay
           ,
           they
           began
           freely
           to
           speak
           it
           out
           to
           us
           ;
           
             Aha!
             so
             would
             we
             have
             it
             :
             Persecute
          
           
           
             them
             ,
             and
             take
             them
             ;
             for
             there
             is
             none
             to
             deliver
             them
             .
          
        
         
           And
           if
           now
           we
           are
           no
           longer
           exposed
           to
           those
           dangers
           that
           
             so
             lately
          
           threatned
           us
           ;
           if
           God
           has
           begun
           ,
           upon
           our
           late
           more
           serious
           Concern
           for
           Religion
           ,
           and
           more
           general
           return
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           give
           us
           some
           Testimony
           of
           his
           gracious
           Designations
           towards
           us
           ;
           This
           certainly
           ought
           to
           be
           so
           far
           from
           lessening
           our
           
             solemn
             Humiliation
          
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           rather
           engage
           us
           to
           be
           the
           more
           forward
           in
           perfecting
           our
           Repentance
           ,
           the
           greater
           Encouragement
           we
           have
           to
           hope
           ,
           that
           it
           shall
           be
           accepted
           at
           our
           hands
           .
           And
           I
           must
           now
           beg
           leave
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           the
           more
           Earnestness
           ,
           to
           enforce
           the
           Duty
           of
           my
           Text
           :
           
             
             
               Therefore
               also
               now
               ,
               saith
               the
               
                 LORD
                 ,
                 turn
              
               ye
               even
               to
               me
               with
               all
               your
               heart
               ,
               and
               with
               fasting
               ,
               and
               with
               weeping
               ,
               and
               with
               mourning
               :
            
             
               And
               rent
               your
               hearts
               ,
               and
               not
               your
               garments
               ,
               and
               turn
               unto
               the
               LORD
               your
               God.
               
            
          
        
         
           By
           how
           much
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           with
           the
           greater
           assurance
           propose
           to
           you
           the
           Promise
           of
           it
           for
           your
           Encouragement
           :
           
             
               For
               he
               is
               gracious
               and
               
                 merciful
                 ,
                 slow
              
               to
               anger
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               kindness
               ,
               and
               repenteth
               him
               of
               the
               evil
               .
            
          
        
         
           I
           have
           already
           pointed
           out
           to
           you
           the
           two
           great
           parts
           of
           my
           Text
           ;
           and
           which
           must
           therefore
           be
           the
           Subject
           of
           my
           Discourse
           upon
           it
           ;
           viz.
           
        
         
           I.
           The
           Address
           of
           the
           Holy
           Prophet
           to
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           the
           Exhortation
           ;
           which
           I
           am
           earnestly
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           to
           recommend
           unto
           you
           this
           day
           ;
           
             
               To
               turn
               unto
               the
               LORD
               your
               God
               with
               all
               your
               heart
               ,
               and
               with
               fasting
               ,
               and
               with
               weeping
               ,
               and
               with
               mourning
               .
            
          
        
         
           II.
           The
           great
           Encouragement
           which
           he
           offer'd
           to
           induce
           them
           ,
           and
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           of
           no
           less
           a
           force
           to
           stir
           up
           all
           of
           us
           to
           a
           serious
           and
           diligent
           performance
           of
           it
           .
           
             
             
               For
               he
               is
               gracious
               and
               
                 merciful
                 ,
                 slow
              
               to
               anger
               ,
               and
               of
               great
               kindness
               ,
               and
               repenteth
               him
               of
               the
               evil
               .
            
          
        
         
           I
           begin
           with
           the
           former
           of
           these
           ,
           the
           Exhortation
           of
           my
           Text
           :
           
             
               I.
               To
               turn
               unto
               the
               LORD
               your
               God
               with
               all
               your
               heart
               ,
               and
               with
               fasting
               ,
               and
               with
               weeping
               ,
               and
               with
               mouring
               .
            
          
        
         
           And
           here
           I
           presume
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           That
           all
           this
           is
           but
           a
           larger
           Paraphrase
           of
           what
           I
           may
           in
           other
           Words
           call
           a
           General
           and
           
             National
             Repentance
          
           ,
           of
           those
           Publick
           and
           
             National
             Sins
          
           which
           had
           provoked
           
             God
             Almighty
          
           to
           send
           down
           so
           many
           Judgments
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           threaten
           them
           with
           yet
           greater
           ,
           if
           they
           continu'd
           still
           in
           their
           Impenitence
           .
           And
           indeed
           ,
           what
           could
           be
           more
           reasonable
           ,
           than
           by
           such
           a
           Solemn
           and
           Universal
           Acknowledgment
           both
           of
           the
           Evils
           they
           had
           committed
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Judgments
           which
           they
           deserved
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           sorrow
           they
           were
           now
           touch'd
           with
           for
           their
           Offences
           ,
           to
           appease
           God's
           Anger
           for
           that
           General
           Incorrigibleness
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           had
           so
           long
           exposed
           both
           his
           Goodness
           and
           his
           Justice
           to
           Contempt
           ,
           among
           the
           Heathen
           round
           about
           him
           ?
        
         
         
           For
           however
           it
           be
           very
           certain
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           
             outward
             pomp
          
           and
           solemnity
           of
           Repentance
           ,
           the
           fasting
           ,
           and
           the
           weeping
           ,
           and
           the
           mourning
           ,
           are
           at
           best
           but
           a
           
             form
             of
             Godliness
          
           ,
           empty
           and
           unprofitable
           ,
           unless
           there
           be
           also
           added
           to
           these
           that
           true
           and
           
             inward
             change
             of
             Mind
          
           ,
           in
           which
           alone
           consists
           
             the
             Power
             of
             it
          
           ;
           yet
           there
           may
           be
           such
           Circumstances
           and
           Cases
           put
           ,
           wherein
           this
           Duty
           must
           pass
           beyond
           the
           Heart
           and
           the
           Closet
           ,
           and
           the
           Humiliation
           will
           be
           imperfect
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           not
           as
           publickly
           set
           forth
           to
           the
           
             Eyes
             of
             Men
          
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           sincerely
           perform'd
           in
           the
           
             sight
             of
             God.
          
           
        
         
           And
           such
           especially
           must
           be
           the
           Repentance
           for
           National
           Sins
           .
           Where
           Mens
           Transgressions
           have
           been
           open
           and
           notorious
           ,
           there
           their
           Return
           also
           must
           be
           no
           less
           Solemn
           and
           Evident
           ;
           that
           so
           the
           Honour
           as
           well
           as
           Justice
           of
           God
           may
           be
           vindicated
           in
           their
           Forgiveness
           ;
           and
           some
           sort
           of
           Reparation
           made
           not
           only
           for
           the
           Guilt
           which
           they
           have
           contracted
           ,
           but
           also
           for
           the
           Scandal
           which
           they
           have
           given
           to
           his
           Honour
           and
           Religion
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           Now
           't
           is
           this
           which
           at
           once
           both
           declares
           the
           Piety
           ,
           and
           commands
           the
           
             publick
             Humiliation
          
           of
           THIS
           
           DAY
           .
           c
           And
           for
           the
           due
           discharge
           whereof
           ,
           I
           must
           intreat
           you
           to
           go
           along
           with
           me
           in
           these
           following
           Reflections
           .
        
         
           1st
           .
           That
           though
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           just
           now
           shewn
           ,
           there
           must
           be
           the
           
             publick
             marks
          
           of
           Sorrow
           and
           Humiliation
           in
           our
           
             publick
             Repentance
          
           ,
           yet
           we
           must
           by
           no
           means
           stop
           in
           these
           ;
           nor
           think
           that
           this
           is
           all
           that
           God
           requires
           of
           us
           in
           order
           to
           our
           forgiveness
           .
        
         
           This
           was
           indeed
           the
           Vanity
           of
           the
           Jews
           heretofore
           ,
           and
           is
           too
           much
           the
           folly
           of
           some
           misguided
           Christians
           now
           .
           Their
           Indignation
           against
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           against
           themselves
           for
           having
           committed
           them
           ,
           was
           spent
           especially
           in
           the
           outward
           appearance
           of
           sorrow
           .
           
             They
             rent
             their
             Cloaths
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             put
             on
             sackcloath
             ;
             they
             wept
             ,
             and
             fasted
             and
             went
          
           
           softly
           ;
           and
           then
           they
           supposed
           they
           had
           done
           their
           business
           ;
           though
           it
           may
           be
           their
           Souls
           were
           not
           yet
           Humbled
           ;
           nor
           their
           Hearts
           at
           all
           broken
           with
           any
           true
           Contrition
           for
           their
           Sins
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           among
           those
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           at
           this
           day
           .
           If
           we
           may
           believe
           some
           of
           their
           greatest
           Casuists
           ,
           an
           
             external
             Worship
          
           is
           sufficient
           to
           carry
           a
           man
           to
           Heaven
           ,
           without
           the
           trouble
           of
           
           the
           true
           
             inward
             Devotion
          
           of
           the
           Soul
           :
           He
           may
           repent
           without
           Contrition
           ;
           may
           fast
           with
           a
           full
           Meal
           :
           Nay
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           Pope
           pleases
           ,
           d
           may
           obtain
           a
           
             plenary
             remission
          
           of
           his
           
             Sins
             ,
             se
             ancho
             non
             fosse
             confesso
             ne
             contrito
          
           ;
           though
           he
           has
           neither
           confess'd
           them
           to
           any
           Priest
           ,
           nor
           finds
           in
           his
           own
           Heart
           any
           manner
           of
           Contrition
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           to
           say
           how
           many
           
             new
             ways
          
           of
           Salvation
           of
           this
           kind
           they
           have
           found
           out
           ;
           by
           wearing
           a
           
             Leathern
             Girdle
          
           about
           their
           Loins
           ,
           or
           Scapularies
           over
           their
           Shoulders
           ;
           by
           listing
           themselves
           
           into
           such
           or
           such
           
             certain
             Fraternities
          
           ;
           by
           dressing
           of
           Altars
           ,
           and
           going
           on
           Pilgrimages
           ;
           by
           
             Holy
             Water
          
           ,
           and
           
             Agnus
             deis
          
           :
           And
           all
           which
           ,
           and
           infinite
           more
           of
           the
           like
           kind
           ,
           if
           ,
           as
           our
           late
           Masters
           tell
           us
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           Authorized
           by
           their
           Church
           ,
           yet
           I
           am
           sure
           are
           publickly
           Recommended
           by
           their
           
             Greatest
             Men
          
           ,
           and
           generally
           practised
           too
           ,
           without
           any
           censure
           or
           contradiction
           among
           them
           .
           This
           is
           certain
           ,
           that
           all
           these
           ,
           
           and
           whatever
           Artifices
           of
           the
           like
           kind
           ,
           Men
           may
           please
           either
           to
           flatter
           themselves
           ,
           or
           to
           delude
           others
           withal
           ,
           without
           a
           true
           Contrition
           ,
           and
           a
           serious
           Reformation
           they
           are
           all
           but
           Vanity
           ;
           They
           make
           a
           shew
           of
           Piety
           in
           the
           
             Eyes
             of
             Men
          
           ,
           but
           they
           avail
           nothing
           to
           our
           forgiveness
           with
           God.
           
        
         
           I
           will
           not
           dispute
           of
           what
           use
           some
           of
           these
           
             External
             Performances
          
           may
           be
           to
           assist
           our
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           render
           our
           Sorrow
           for
           Sin
           the
           more
           solemn
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           
             some
             Cases
          
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           before
           observed
           ,
           the
           more
           pleasing
           to
           God.
           I
           know
           well
           enough
           that
           St.
           Paul
           has
           told
           us
           ,
           that
           
             Bodily
             Exercise
          
           ,
           where
           't
           is
           discreetly
           order'd
           ,
           does
           
             profit
             a
          
           
           little
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           not
           like
           
             Godliness
             ,
             profitable
             for
             all
             things
             .
          
           But
           then
           as
           't
           is
           plain
           ,
           that
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           those
           Follies
           so
           much
           magnified
           and
           recommended
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           are
           but
           vain
           and
           ridiculous
           Impositions
           to
           cheat
           the
           silly
           and
           superstitious
           Multitude
           ;
           so
           't
           is
           certain
           that
           the
           best
           of
           these
           things
           are
           neither
           in
           themselves
           Meritorious
           ,
           much
           less
           Satisfactory
           for
           Sins
           ,
           as
           they
           pretend
           them
           to
           be
           ,
           nor
           otherwise
           of
           any
           value
           at
           all
           with
           God
           ,
           than
           as
           they
           are
           attended
           with
           that
           
             true
             Repentance
          
           ,
           which
           alone
           can
           either
           incline
           his
           Mercy
           or
           obtain
           our
           Forgiveness
           .
        
         
         
           If
           we
           will
           therefore
           make
           our
           solemn
           e
           Humiliation
           this
           day
           acceptable
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           available
           to
           our
           selves
           ,
           our
           Country
           ,
           and
           our
           Religion
           ,
           we
           must
           take
           the
           Method
           of
           the
           Prophet
           in
           our
           Text
           :
           We
           must
           
             turn
             unto
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             with
             all
             our
             Heart
             ,
          
           and
           then
           our
           fasting
           ,
           and
           our
           weeping
           ,
           and
           our
           Mourning
           shall
           indeed
           be
           pleasing
           unto
           him
           .
           We
           must
           
             rent
             our
             Hearts
             and
             not
          
           ,
           i.
           e.
           rather
           than
           
             our
             Garments
          
           ;
           must
           humble
           our
           Souls
           first
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           violence
           we
           do
           our
           Bodies
           will
           be
           consider'd
           by
           him
           .
           When
           Jonah
           denounced
           Gods
           Judgments
           against
           Niniveh
           ,
           we
           read
           in
           his
           
             3d.
             Chapter
             ,
             That
             the
             People
             of
             Niniveh
             believed
             ,
             and
             Proclaimed
             a
             fast
             ,
             and
             put
             on
             Sackcloath
             ,
             from
             the
             greatest
             of
             them
             even
             unto
             the
             least
             .
          
           f
           But
           was
           this
           therefore
           that
           Repentance
           for
           which
           he
           spared
           them
           ?
           No
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           so
           much
           as
           once
           mentioned
           among
           the
           Reasons
           of
           it
           .
           It
           was
           the
           
             Reformation
             of
             their
             Lives
          
           that
           tied
           up
           his
           Hand
           ,
           and
           sheathed
           his
           Sword
           ,
           ver
           .
           10.
           
           
             And
             God
             saw
             their
             Works
             ,
             that
             they
             turn'd
             from
             their
             Evil
             way
             ;
             and
             God
             repented
             of
             the
             Evil
             that
             he
             said
             he
             would
             do
             unto
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             did
             it
             not
             .
          
        
         
         
           2.
           
           And
           this
           brings
           me
           to
           a
           second
           Remark
           for
           the
           farther
           clearing
           of
           this
           great
           Duty
           ;
           viz.
           That
           not
           only
           these
           
             outward
             marks
          
           of
           penitence
           are
           not
           sufficient
           to
           the
           discharge
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           though
           we
           should
           to
           these
           add
           a
           
             true
             and
             real
             sorrow
             of
             heart
          
           for
           the
           Sins
           we
           have
           committed
           ,
           even
           this
           would
           not
           be
           sufficient
           to
           purchase
           our
           forgiveness
           .
        
         
           Now
           by
           
             true
             sorrow
          
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           mean
           that
           little
           
             imperfect
             sorrow
          
           ,
           which
           looks
           rather
           to
           the
           danger
           of
           our
           Condition
           ,
           than
           to
           the
           heinousness
           of
           our
           Offences
           ;
           and
           bewails
           our
           Transgressions
           more
           out
           of
           an
           apprehension
           of
           those
           Judgments
           that
           may
           be
           the
           Consequence
           of
           them
           ,
           than
           out
           of
           any
           real
           regret
           that
           we
           have
           sinned
           against
           a
           most
           Gracious
           and
           Merciful
           God.
           For
           however
           those
           of
           the
           other
           Communion
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           great
           tenderness
           to
           Sinners
           ,
           have
           declared
           such
           a
           sorrow
           as
           this
           ,
           if
           accompanied
           with
           Confession
           ,
           to
           be
           sufficient
           for
           Mens
           Salvation
           ;
           and
           therefore
           have
           resolved
           ,
           that
           
             true
             Contrition
          
           or
           a
           
             sorrow
             for
             sin
             comitted
             ,
             with
             a
             purpose
             of
             sinning
             no
          
           
           
             more
             ,
             is
             not
             necessary
             to
             the
             Sacrament
             of
             Pennance
             ,
             after
             the
             Commission
             of
             mortal
             Sin
             ,
             but
             that
          
           Attrition
           
             is
             sufficient
             ,
             though
             a
             Man
             knows
             it
             to
             be
             no
             more
          
           ;
           Yet
           I
           suppose
           it
           needless
           in
           this
           place
           to
           
           obviate
           any
           such
           
             gross
             Error
          
           ,
           however
           otherwise
           of
           very
           great
           danger
           ,
           in
           the
           Practice
           of
           this
           Duty
           .
           Be
           the
           
             sorrow
             for
             sin
          
           never
           so
           sincere
           ;
           and
           our
           Resolutions
           thereupon
           no
           more
           to
           return
           to
           the
           Commission
           of
           it
           never
           so
           firm
           and
           well
           grounded
           ,
           yet
           if
           instead
           of
           making
           good
           these
           Resolutions
           we
           shall
           stop
           here
           ,
           we
           are
           but
           half
           Penitents
           ;
           we
           yet
           want
           that
           change
           of
           life
           ,
           which
           alone
           is
           able
           to
           compleat
           the
           Nature
           ,
           and
           render
           the
           Practice
           of
           our
           Repentance
           acceptable
           unto
           God
           ,
           and
           available
           to
           our
           forgiveness
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           In
           short
           ,
           thirdly
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           truly
           discharge
           that
           Repentance
           ,
           to
           which
           we
           are
           here
           called
           ,
           we
           must
           do
           it
           not
           by
           being
           sorry
           for
           our
           Sins
           ,
           or
           by
           resolving
           against
           them
           ,
           but
           by
           an
           effectual
           forsaking
           of
           them
           ;
           
             i.
             e.
          
           as
           our
           Text
           speaks
           ,
           
             By
             turning
             unto
             the
          
           Lord
           our
           God.
           This
           is
           that
           which
           alone
           can
           implore
           his
           Favour
           ,
           and
           commend
           us
           to
           his
           Mercy
           .
           And
           this
           was
           what
           I
           before
           observed
           in
           the
           Case
           of
           
             Niniveh
             :
             When
             God
             saw
             their
             works
             that
             they
             turned
             from
             their
             Evil
             way
             ,
          
           then
           
             he
             repented
             him
             of
             the
             Evil
             that
             he
             had
             said
             he
             would
             do
             unto
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             did
             it
             not
             .
          
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           not
           any
           
             turning
             unto
             God
          
           that
           will
           suffice
           neither
           :
           We
           must
           turn
           *
           even
           
             unto
             him
          
           ,
           
           and
           with
           all
           our
           †
           Heart
           :
           Words
           very
           Emphatical
           ,
           and
           which
           offer
           to
           us
           two
           great
           Conditions
           ,
           which
           are
           absolutely
           necessary
           to
           render
           our
           Conversion
           every
           way
           such
           as
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           .
           First
           ,
           That
           it
           must
           be
           hearty
           and
           sincere
           :
           There
           must
           be
           nothing
           of
           the
           Hypocrite
           mix'd
           with
           it
           ;
           our
           Souls
           must
           go
           along
           with
           our
           outward
           Performances
           ;
           and
           these
           penitential
           appearances
           be
           the
           true
           Declarations
           of
           that
           real
           inward
           sorrow
           which
           we
           feel
           in
           our
           Hearts
           for
           our
           Offences
           .
           For
           God
           is
           
           not
           a
           Man
           that
           he
           should
           be
           mocked
           .
           He
           sees
           into
           our
           very
           Souls
           ,
           and
           
             knows
             the
             secrets
             of
             all
             the
             Children
             of
             Men.
          
           And
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           it
           must
           be
           intire
           and
           
             without
             reserve
          
           :
           As
           we
           must
           be
           sorry
           for
           
             every
             Sin
          
           we
           have
           already
           committed
           ,
           so
           we
           must
           resolve
           against
           ever
           committing
           any
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ;
           
           For
           
             God
             is
             of
             purer
             Eyes
             than
             to
             behold
             the
             least
             Iniquity
          
           ;
           and
           if
           our
           Repentance
           be
           sincere
           ,
           so
           shall
           we
           be
           too
           .
           The
           same
           Piety
           which
           moves
           us
           to
           hate
           any
           Evil
           ,
           will
           equally
           fill
           us
           with
           an
           Aversion
           against
           all
           .
           And
           if
           we
           desire
           to
           continue
           but
           in
           
             one
             Offence
          
           ,
           it
           is
           because
           that
           we
           do
           truly
           repent
           of
           none
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           now
           then
           if
           we
           will
           answer
           the
           design
           of
           
             this
             day
          
           :
           if
           we
           will
           render
           our
           fast
           such
           as
           the
           
             Lord
             has
             chosen
          
           ,
           and
           has
           promised
           to
           reward
           with
           
           the
           Blessings
           both
           of
           
             this
             life
          
           ,
           and
           of
           that
           which
           is
           to
           come
           ;
           we
           must
           not
           think
           it
           enough
           that
           we
           comply
           with
           the
           outward
           Ceremonies
           and
           shew
           of
           Repentance
           ,
           but
           we
           must
           indeed
           resolve
           to
           bring
           forth
           the
           fruits
           of
           it
           .
           Whilst
           we
           Address
           our selves
           to
           God
           for
           Pardon
           ,
           we
           must
           take
           heed
           to
           dispose
           our
           Souls
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           fit
           to
           receive
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           thus
           improve
           the
           great
           Solemnity
           of
           
             this
             day
          
           ,
           we
           shall
           not
           fail
           to
           meet
           with
           a
           favourable
           acceptance
           at
           
             the
             Throne
             of
             Grace
             .
             God
          
           
           
             will
             be
             jealous
             for
             his
             land
             ,
             and
             pity
             his
             People
             :
          
           He
           will
           perfect
           the
           great
           Deliverance
           he
           has
           begun
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           once
           more
           render
           us
           the
           fear
           and
           the
           
           terror
           of
           all
           our
           Enemies
           round
           about
           us
           .
           Our
           Faith
           which
           has
           so
           often
           triumph'd
           over
           all
           the
           Arguments
           of
           its
           Adversaries
           ,
           shall
           now
           no
           less
           triumph
           over
           all
           their
           black
           Designs
           to
           root
           it
           out
           and
           to
           destroy
           it
           ;
           and
           shew
           to
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           though
           for
           our
           Tryal
           God
           may
           sometimes
           permit
           the
           
             Winds
             to
             blow
             ,
             and
             the
             Flouds
             to
             rise
             ,
             and
             the
             Storms
             to
             beat
             against
             our
             Church
             ,
          
           yet
           has
           he
           founded
           it
           on
           that
           Rock
           that
           shall
           never
           fail
           ;
           Nor
           
           
             shall
             the
             gates
             of
             Hell
          
           ,
           either
           the
           Power
           of
           France
           or
           the
           Cunning
           of
           the
           Jesuit
           ,
           or
           the
           Malice
           of
           
             Both
             ,
             ever
             be
             able
             to
             prevail
             against
             it
             .
          
        
         
         
           And
           this
           brings
           me
           to
           the
           other
           thing
           I
           am
           to
           speak
           to
           :
           Our
           Encouragement
           to
           this
           Duty
           .
           
             
               II.
               
                 For
                 God
                 is
              
               Grciouas
               and
               Merciful
               ,
               slow
               to
               anger
               
                 and
                 of
                 great
              
               Kindness
               ,
               and
               repenteth
               
                 him
                 of
                 the
              
               Evil.
               
            
          
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           at
           all
           needful
           for
           me
           to
           enter
           on
           any
           particular
           Explication
           of
           all
           these
           Gracious
           Attributes
           ,
           and
           shew
           what
           Arguments
           every
           one
           of
           them
           affords
           to
           engage
           us
           to
           Repentance
           .
           Two
           things
           in
           General
           there
           are
           ,
           which
           will
           at
           first
           sight
           arise
           from
           them
           to
           excite
           us
           to
           it
           ,
           viz.
           
           
             
               1st
               The
               Goodness
               and
               Mercy
               of
               God
               to
               the
               greatest
               Sinners
               upon
               their
               Repentance
               .
            
             
               
                 God
                 is
              
               Gracious
               and
               Merciful
               ,
               
                 and
                 of
                 great
              
               Kindness
               .
            
             
               2dly
               His
               unwillingness
               to
               pronounce
               any
               Judgments
               at
               all
               against
               them
               ,
               and
               his
               readiness
               to
               recal
               them
               ,
               if
               they
               repent
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 is
              
               slow
               to
               Anger
               ,
               and
               Repenteth
               
                 him
                 of
                 the
              
               Evil.
               
            
             
             
               And
               1st
               Of
               the
               Goodness
               and
               Mercy
               of
               God
               to
               the
               Greatest
               of
               Sinners
               upon
               their
               Repentance
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 is
              
               Gracious
               and
               Merciful
               
                 and
                 of
                 great
              
               Kindness
               .
            
          
        
         
           When
           God
           Proclaimed
           his
           own
           Name
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           People
           of
           Israel
           ,
           we
           read
           in
           the
           xxxiv
           .
           of
           Exodus
           ,
           that
           he
           chose
           to
           do
           it
           not
           so
           much
           in
           the
           terrible
           Attributes
           of
           his
           Majesty
           and
           Power
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           soft
           Idea's
           of
           his
           Mercy
           and
           
             Goodness
             ,
             The
          
           Lord
           ,
           the
           Lord
           God
           ,
           
             Merciful
             and
             Gracious
          
           ,
           
           
             long-suffering
             and
             abundant
             in
             Goodness
             and
             truth
             ;
             keeping
             Mercy
             for
             thousands
             ,
             forgiving
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             transgression
             ,
             and
             sin
             .
          
           And
           if
           we
           look
           into
           all
           the
           following
           Representations
           which
           he
           makes
           of
           himself
           ,
           whether
           by
           his
           
             Holy
             Prophets
          
           under
           the
           Legal
           ,
           but
           especially
           by
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           and
           his
           Apostles
           under
           the
           
             Christian
             Dispensation
          
           ,
           we
           shall
           find
           there
           is
           no
           Character
           he
           so
           much
           delights
           in
           as
           this
           of
           
             being
             Good
             and
             Gracious
             ,
             not
             willing
             that
             any
             should
             perish
             ,
             but
             that
             all
             should
             come
             to
             Repentance
             .
          
           2
           Peter
           iii.
           8.
           
        
         
           And
           now
           what
           more
           forcible
           Encouragement
           can
           any
           one
           desire
           to
           bring
           him
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           thus
           assured
           of
           the
           Goodness
           and
           Mercy
           
           of
           God
           to
           the
           greatest
           of
           Sinners
           ,
           if
           they
           Repent
           ?
           That
           he
           will
           not
           only
           forgive
           him
           upon
           his
           return
           ,
           but
           will
           even
           assist
           him
           with
           Grace
           and
           Strength
           in
           the
           doing
           of
           it
           .
           That
           he
           
             desires
             not
             the
             death
          
           of
           the
           most
           Profligate
           Offender
           ,
           
             but
             rather
             that
             he
             should
             turn
             from
             his
             wickedness
             and
             live
             .
          
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           That
           he
           has
           promised
           forgiveness
           ,
           without
           exception
           ,
           to
           the
           most
           wicked
           Men
           upon
           their
           Repentance
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           they
           will
           but
           
             yet
             break
             off
             their
             evil
             Course
             ,
             and
             keep
             his
             Statutes
             ,
             and
             do
             that
             which
             is
             lawful
             and
             right
             ,
             they
             shall
             surely
             live
             ,
             they
             shall
             not
             dye
             .
          
           Ezek.
           xviii
           .
           21.
           
        
         
           Many
           are
           the
           ways
           ,
           and
           excellent
           the
           Methods
           that
           God
           has
           taken
           to
           convince
           us
           of
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           the
           time
           would
           fail
           me
           to
           enter
           on
           a
           particular
           Consideration
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Sometimes
           he
           declares
           not
           only
           that
           he
           is
           ready
           to
           pardon
           us
           if
           we
           repent
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           even
           desires
           we
           should
           repent
           that
           he
           may
           forgive
           us
           .
           And
           least
           his
           Word
           should
           not
           be
           sufficient
           ,
           he
           confirms
           that
           desire
           with
           an
           Oath
           ,
           Ezek.
           xxxiii
           .
           11.
           
           
             As
             I
             live
             ,
             saith
             the
          
           Lord
           God
           ,
           
             I
             have
             no
             pleasure
             in
             the
             death
             of
             the
             Wicked
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             Wicked
             turn
             from
             his
             way
             and
             live
             :
             Turn
             ye
             ,
             turn
             ye
             from
             your
             Evil
             ways
             ,
             for
             why
             will
             ye
             die
             O
             House
             of
             Israel
             ?
          
        
         
         
           Sometimes
           he
           Expostulates
           with
           us
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Reasoning
           ,
           to
           see
           if
           by
           that
           means
           he
           may
           be
           able
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           consider
           his
           Love
           and
           Affection
           to
           us
           .
           Isai.
           i.
           16.
           
           
             Wash
             ye
             ,
             make
             ye
             clean
             ,
             put
             away
             the
          
           
           
             Evil
             of
             your
             doings
             from
             before
             mine
             Eyes
             ;
             cease
             to
             do
          
           
           
             evil
             ,
             learn
             to
             do
             well
             .
             —
             Come
             now
             and
             let
             us
             reason
          
           
           
             together
             ,
             saith
             the
          
           Lord
           :
           
             Tho
             your
             Sins
             be
             as
             Scarlet
             ,
          
           
           
             they
             shall
             be
             white
             as
             Snow
             ;
             though
             they
             be
             red
             like
             Crimson
             ,
             they
             shall
             be
             as
             Wooll
             .
          
        
         
           If
           he
           Exhorts
           us
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           he
           always
           does
           it
           upon
           this
           Promise
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           Pardon
           us
           if
           we
           
             repent
             .
             If
             we
             turn
             from
             our
             Sins
             ,
             Iniquity
             shall
             not
          
           
           
             be
             our
             ruine
          
           .
        
         
           If
           he
           threatens
           Judgments
           ,
           yet
           still
           he
           keeps
           a
           reserve
           for
           Mercy
           to
           triumph
           over
           Judgment
           ;
           and
           will
           rather
           be
           thought
           inconstant
           in
           his
           most
           Peremptory
           Decrees
           ,
           than
           inexorable
           to
           
             Repenting
             Sinners
          
           .
           Thus
           he
           commanded
           Jonah
           to
           go
           to
           Niniveh
           ,
           and
           to
           pronounce
           an
           utter
           destruction
           against
           it
           .
           He
           fix'd
           the
           very
           time
           too
           ,
           
             Yet
             fourty
          
           
           
             days
             and
             Niniveh
             shall
             be
             overthrown
             .
          
           But
           what
           now
           was
           the
           issue
           of
           all
           this
           ?
           Why
           ,
           the
           
             City
             believed
             ,
             and
             feared
             God
             ,
             and
             turn'd
             from
             their
             Evil
             way
             :
             And
             God
             repented
             of
             the
             Evil
             that
             he
             said
             he
          
           
           
             would
             do
             unto
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             did
             it
             not
             ,
          
           Jonah
           .
           3.
           
        
         
         
           And
           what
           must
           the
           Consequence
           of
           all
           these
           Reflections
           be
           ,
           but
           to
           engage
           us
           not
           to
           dispise
           the
           Goodness
           of
           God
           ,
           whereby
           he
           thus
           Graciously
           invites
           us
           to
           Repentance
           ;
           but
           to
           conclude
           with
           Holy
           David
           ,
           Psal.
           cxxx
           .
           3.
           
           
             If
             thou
          
           LORD
           
             shouldst
             be
             extream
             to
             mark
             what
             is
             done
             amiss
             ,
             O
          
           God
           
             who
             may
             abide
             it
             ?
             But
             there
             is
             Mercy
             with
             thee
             ,
             therefore
             shalt
             thou
             be
             feared
             .
          
        
         
           And
           what
           I
           have
           now
           said
           of
           
             Gods
             mercy
          
           in
           General
           ,
           will
           yet
           more
           hold
           in
           the
           other
           Part
           of
           this
           Character
           ,
           wherein
           is
           set
           out
           to
           us
           in
           Particular
           .
           
             
               Secondly
               ,
               his
               great
               unwillingness
               to
               pronounce
               any
               Judgments
               at
               all
               against
               Sinners
               ,
               and
               his
               readiness
               to
               recal
               them
               upon
               their
               Repentance
               .
            
             
               
                 He
                 is
              
               slow
               to
               anger
               ,
               and
               repenteth
               
                 him
                 of
                 the
              
               Evil.
               
            
          
        
         
           And
           because
           I
           would
           now
           ,
           were
           I
           able
           ,
           speak
           not
           so
           much
           to
           your
           Reason
           ,
           as
           to
           your
           Sense
           and
           Experience
           ,
           to
           your
           Consciences
           and
           Affections
           ;
           I
           will
           for
           the
           Proof
           of
           this
           no
           more
           lead
           you
           back
           to
           the
           Israelites
           in
           this
           Prophecy
           ;
           to
           Past-times
           ,
           and
           unknown
           Countries
           ;
           but
           will
           rather
           desire
           you
           to
           consider
           your
           own
           Times
           ,
           your
           own
           Country
           ,
           
           and
           if
           you
           will
           allow
           me
           freely
           to
           add
           it
           ,
           your
           own
           Souls
           .
           Which
           of
           all
           these
           will
           not
           afford
           me
           an
           
             evident
             Demonstration
          
           of
           the
           Patience
           and
           long-suffering
           of
           God
           ?
           And
           speak
           him
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Text
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           God
           
             slow
             to
             anger
             ,
             and
             that
             repenteth
             him
             of
             the
             Evil
             ?
          
        
         
           That
           after
           so
           many
           Sins
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           every
           one
           ,
           the
           very
           best
           of
           us
           committed
           ,
           we
           are
           yet
           alive
           this
           day
           ,
           whereas
           God
           might
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           pleased
           ,
           long
           since
           have
           cut
           us
           off
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           our
           Sins
           :
           That
           after
           so
           many
           calls
           and
           invitations
           as
           he
           has
           sent
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           Repentance
           ,
           he
           is
           still
           pleased
           to
           call
           and
           to
           invite
           us
           to
           it
           :
           That
           notwithstanding
           we
           have
           so
           far
           abused
           his
           Goodness
           and
           long-suffering
           ,
           as
           to
           improve
           that
           which
           above
           all
           things
           should
           have
           the
           most
           engaged
           us
           to
           our
           Duty
           ,
           into
           an
           encouragement
           to
           go
           on
           the
           rather
           in
           our
           Sins
           ;
           he
           nevertheless
           still
           continues
           to
           us
           the
           Offers
           of
           
             Pardon
             and
             Peace
          
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           even
           now
           
             in
             this
             our
             day
             consider
             the
             things
             that
             make
             for
             our
             Peace
             :
          
           What
           is
           all
           this
           but
           a
           most
           Demonstrative
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           a
           most
           Affectionate
           Proof
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           indeed
           
             slow
             to
             anger
             ,
             not
             willing
             that
             any
             should
             perish
             ,
             but
             that
             all
             should
             come
             to
             Repentance
             ?
          
        
         
         
           That
           he
           has
           deliver'd
           us
           out
           of
           so
           many
           dangers
           ,
           in
           which
           ,
           but
           for
           his
           Providence
           over
           us
           we
           must
           long
           since
           have
           perish'd
           :
           That
           he
           has
           smitten
           us
           in
           Mercy
           ,
           not
           in
           Judgment
           ;
           to
           correct
           and
           admonish
           ,
           not
           to
           ruine
           and
           destroy
           us
           :
           That
           upon
           our
           deprecating
           his
           Anger
           ,
           he
           has
           at
           any
           time
           heard
           our
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           answer'd
           our
           Desires
           :
           What
           is
           this
           but
           a
           plain
           Evidence
           
             that
             he
             smites
             not
             willingly
             ,
             nor
             loves
             to
             afflict
             the
          
           
           
             Children
             of
             Men
          
           :
           and
           so
           is
           a
           God
           
             repenting
             him
             of
             the
             Evil
          
           that
           he
           is
           at
           any
           time
           forced
           either
           to
           threaten
           us
           with
           ,
           or
           to
           
             bring
             upon
             us
          
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           look
           into
           his
           Dispensations
           towards
           us
           in
           the
           common
           concern
           of
           our
           Country
           and
           our
           Religion
           ;
           How
           slow
           must
           that
           God
           have
           been
           
             to
             Anger
          
           ,
           who
           after
           so
           many
           years
           Attendance
           ,
           nevertheless
           still
           calls
           upon
           us
           ,
           as
           at
           
             this
             day
             ,
             to
             turn
             from
             our
             Evil
             way
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             violence
             that
          
           
           
             is
             in
             our
             Hands
             ,
             that
             our
             Iniquity
             may
             not
             be
             our
             ruine
             ?
          
        
         
           And
           for
           his
           
             repenting
             him
             of
             the
             Evil
          
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           sometimes
           forced
           him
           by
           our
           continual
           Provocations
           to
           send
           upon
           us
           :
           Let
           the
           Instances
           which
           we
           our selves
           have
           known
           suffice
           to
           tell
           us
           ,
           how
           unwilling
           he
           has
           shewn
           himself
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           an
           utter
           desolation
           .
        
         
         
           When
           it
           pleased
           God
           for
           our
           iniquities
           ,
           
             to
             despise
             ,
             in
             his
             indignation
             ,
             both
             the
             King
             and
             the
             Priest
          
           ;
           
           and
           by
           the
           deplorable
           Judgment
           of
           
             Civil
             Confusions
          
           ,
           had
           proved
           and
           exercised
           us
           about
           Twenty
           Years
           ;
           with
           what
           a
           Miracle
           of
           Mercy
           did
           he
           
           
             turn
             again
             the
             Captivity
             of
             Sion
             ,
          
           and
           restore
           to
           us
           both
           our
           Government
           and
           Religion
           ,
           as
           before
           ?
        
         
           When
           this
           would
           not
           do
           ,
           but
           our
           Sins
           and
           our
           Prosperity
           return'd
           together
           ;
           so
           that
           we
           were
           again
           in
           a
           very
           few
           years
           become
           
             ripe
             for
             judgment
          
           ;
           He
           called
           forth
           a
           
             destroying
             Angel
          
           ;
           He
           put
           a
           new
           Sword
           into
           his
           Hand
           ,
           and
           commanded
           him
           to
           slay
           his
           
             Thousands
             and
             Ten
             Thousands
             in
             our
             Streets
             .
          
           The
           PLAGUE
           consum'd
           our
           Strength
           ,
           and
           hardly
           was
           that
           pass'd
           ,
           when
           another
           Vengeance
           ,
           a
           devouring
           FIRE
           ,
           such
           as
           scarce
           any
           Age
           or
           Country
           has
           ever
           heard
           of
           ,
           burnt
           down
           our
           Dwellings
           .
           And
           had
           not
           the
           Hand
           of
           God
           wonderfully
           interposed
           ,
           
             we
             must
             have
             been
             as
             Sodom
             ,
             and
             we
             should
             have
             been
             like
             unto
          
           
           Gomorrah
           .
        
         
           And
           yet
           how
           did
           he
           then
           cover
           us
           with
           his
           hand
           in
           that
           day
           of
           his
           displeasure
           ?
           He
           neither
           suffer'd
           our
           Enemies
           to
           invade
           us
           from
           abroad
           ,
           nor
           any
           Domestick
           Quarrels
           to
           embroil
           us
           at
           
           home
           .
           He
           preserved
           us
           in
           Peace
           ;
           he
           sent
           again
           the
           Blessings
           of
           Plenty
           and
           Prosperity
           among
           us
           ,
           and
           our
           City
           is
           risen
           more
           Great
           and
           Glorious
           out
           of
           its
           Ashes
           .
        
         
           What
           shall
           I
           say
           to
           the
           fears
           and
           jealousies
           we
           have
           labour'd
           under
           since
           ,
           from
           a
           restless
           Party
           ,
           Enemies
           to
           the
           Name
           of
           Protestant
           ,
           and
           by
           Principle
           conjured
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           ,
           to
           root
           it
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ?
        
         
           In
           how
           many
           dangers
           has
           God
           delivered
           us
           ?
           And
           how
           many
           Designs
           ,
           for
           ought
           we
           know
           ,
           may
           he
           have
           prevented
           ,
           which
           have
           not
           yet
           been
           brought
           to
           light
           ?
           And
           when
           at
           last
           ,
           either
           to
           awaken
           us
           the
           more
           effectually
           to
           a
           Repentance
           of
           
             our
             sins
          
           ,
           or
           it
           may
           be
           to
           accomplish
           the
           number
           of
           
             their
             Iniquities
          
           ,
           he
           deliver'd
           us
           over
           for
           a
           little
           while
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ;
           and
           to
           convince
           the
           most
           incredulous
           among
           us
           ,
           what
           the
           true
           Spirit
           of
           
             prevailing
             Popery
          
           is
           ,
           suffer'd
           them
           with
           such
           an
           inconsiderate
           Fury
           to
           pursue
           our
           Ruine
           ,
           that
           no
           Ties
           ,
           either
           of
           God
           or
           Man
           ,
           were
           sufficient
           to
           restrain
           them
           ;
           but
           all
           Obligations
           ,
           whether
           of
           Justice
           or
           Conscience
           ,
           were
           equally
           trampled
           under
           their
           feet
           :
           How
           did
           it
           then
           please
           our
           
             Almighty
             Defender
          
           to
           assert
           his
           Character
           of
           being
           a
           God
           
             repenting
             him
             of
             the
             evil
          
           that
           he
           had
           
           brought
           upon
           us
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           that
           is
           the
           Wonder
           and
           Astonishment
           of
           the
           present
           ,
           and
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           shall
           be
           the
           Praise
           and
           Triumph
           of
           his
           Church
           in
           all
           succeeding
           Generations
           ?
        
         
           He
           raised
           us
           up
           a
           Deliverer
           out
           of
           the
           
             House
             of
             his
             Servant
             David
          
           .
           He
           touch'd
           his
           Princely
           Heart
           with
           a
           Generous
           Sense
           both
           of
           the
           Evils
           which
           we
           had
           suffer'd
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           greater
           that
           we
           apprehended
           .
           His
           Honour
           and
           his
           Zeal
           enflamed
           him
           to
           do
           somewhat
           worthy
           Himself
           ;
           and
           that
           might
           answer
           the
           mighty
           Hopes
           God
           had
           prepared
           us
           to
           conceive
           of
           Him.
           He
           meditated
           the
           great
           Work
           of
           delivering
           our
           Countrey
           from
           Oppression
           ,
           and
           our
           Religion
           from
           Destruction
           .
           And
           by
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           ,
           he
           accomplish'd
           it
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           ,
           so
           extraordinary
           in
           all
           its
           Circumstances
           ,
           as
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           should
           not
           suffer
           us
           to
           doubt
           from
           whose
           Providence
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           this
           Redemption
           was
           sent
           to
           us
           .
           This
           
             was
             the
             Lord's
             doing
             ,
             and
             ,
          
           whatever
           it
           is
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           
             marvellous
             in
             our
             Eyes
          
           :
           And
           may
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           be
           a
           final
           ,
           I
           hope
           it
           shall
           be
           an
           effectual
           Confirmation
           to
           us
           of
           this
           Great
           Engagement
           of
           our
           Text
           ,
           to
           
             turn
             to
             him
             with
             all
             our
             hearts
             ;
             viz.
          
           That
           he
           is
           a
           God
           
             repenting
             him
             of
             the
             evil
          
           ;
           and
           therefore
           whose
           Mercy
           ,
           if
           we
           now
           
           truly
           do
           so
           ,
           we
           may
           securely
           depend
           upon
           both
           for
           the
           forgiveness
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           and
           for
           our
           deliverance
           from
           those
           dangers
           which
           our
           sins
           have
           so
           justly
           exposed
           us
           to
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           what
           remains
           ,
           but
           that
           having
           all
           these
           great
           Encouragements
           ,
           such
           Promises
           ,
           or
           rather
           ,
           such
           an
           Earnest
           of
           God's
           Favour
           to
           us
           ,
           we
           resolve
           ,
           every
           one
           of
           us
           ,
           seriously
           to
           comply
           with
           the
           great
           Design
           both
           of
           this
           Day
           and
           of
           this
           Discourse
           ;
           and
           by
           our
           sincere
           Repentance
           for
           our
           past
           Offences
           ,
           obtain
           that
           Blessing
           we
           so
           much
           desire
           both
           for
           our
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           for
           our
           Religion
           .
        
         
           Never
           was
           there
           a
           time
           wherein
           we
           had
           greater
           Reason
           to
           hope
           for
           God's
           Acceptance
           than
           at
           this
           Day
           ;
           and
           such
           an
           Occasion
           as
           this
           ,
           to
           implore
           his
           Favour
           ,
           there
           may
           not
           perhaps
           again
           occur
           in
           the
           Course
           of
           many
           Ages
           .
        
         
           For
           indeed
           what
           is
           it
           that
           we
           are
           now
           assembled
           to
           recommend
           to
           His
           Mercy
           ,
           but
           in
           Effect
           the
           preservation
           of
           our
           Selves
           ,
           our
           Laws
           ,
           our
           Liberties
           ,
           and
           our
           Religion
           ,
           against
           the
           Violence
           of
           those
           who
           have
           long
           conspired
           both
           Their
           and
           Our
           destruction
           .
        
         
         
           That
           he
           would
           preside
           in
           our
           Councils
           ,
           and
           
             go
             forth
             with
          
           our
           Armies
           ;
           and
           so
           direct
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           prosper
           the
           other
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           again
           enjoy
           the
           Blessings
           of
           Peace
           and
           Security
           ;
           that
           there
           
             may
             be
             no
             decay
             ,
             no
             leading
             into
          
           
           
             Captivity
             ,
             and
             no
          
           just
           
             complaining
             in
             our
             Streets
          
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           he
           will
           do
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           not
           our selves
           wanting
           to
           our
           own
           preservation
           .
           Only
           let
           us
           act
           as
           becomes
           
             Good
             Christians
          
           ,
           and
           
             True
             Englishmen
          
           ;
           let
           us
           do
           all
           things
           for
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Safety
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           and
           Welfare
           of
           our
           Country
           :
           In
           the
           words
           of
           Joab
           to
           his
           Brother
           Alishai
           ,
           upon
           an
           Occasion
           not
           much
           different
           from
           our
           own
           at
           this
           time
           ;
           
             Let
             us
             be
             strong
             ,
             and
             of
             good
             Courage
             ,
             and
             let
             us
          
           
           
             play
             the
             Men
             for
             our
             People
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Cities
             of
             our
             God
          
           ;
           and
           then
           
             he
             will
             not
             fail
             us
             ,
             nor
             forsake
             us
             .
          
        
         
           But
           if
           instead
           of
           pursuing
           the
           things
           that
           make
           for
           our
           Peace
           ,
           we
           shall
           still
           go
           on
           to
           precipitate
           our
           own
           destruction
           :
           If
           when
           we
           are
           call'd
           this
           Day
           to
           turn
           
             unto
             the
          
           LORD
           our
           God
           with
           all
           our
           hearts
           ,
           
             and
             with
          
           fasting
           ,
           
             and
             with
          
           weeping
           ,
           
             and
             with
          
           mourning
           ;
           we
           shall
           instead
           thereof
           fast
           only
           for
           strife
           and
           for
           debate
           :
           
           
           If
           when
           we
           should
           be
           here
           prostrating
           our selves
           before
           the
           LORD
           ,
           to
           implore
           the
           Completion
           of
           that
           Great
           Deliverance
           he
           has
           begun
           to
           work
           for
           us
           ;
           we
           shall
           ,
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           continue
           ungratefully
           to
           murmur
           against
           his
           Providence
           ,
           and
           be
           ready
           almost
           to
           implead
           his
           Justice
           for
           what
           he
           has
           already
           done
           ;
           and
           with
           those
           repining
           Israelites
           of
           old
           ,
           be
           looking
           back
           again
           to
           our
           
             Egyptian
             Bondage
          
           ,
           when
           we
           are
           brought
           even
           within
           prospect
           of
           the
           
             Promised
             Land
          
           :
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           If
           when
           we
           should
           be
           uniting
           our selves
           against
           the
           
             Common
             Enemy
          
           of
           our
           Country
           and
           Christendom
           ,
           we
           shall
           suffer
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Faction
           and
           Sedition
           ,
           of
           Mutiny
           and
           Discontent
           ;
           of
           
             private
             Interests
          
           ,
           and
           
             unseasonable
             Resentments
          
           ,
           to
           distract
           our
           Councils
           ,
           and
           divide
           us
           against
           one
           another
           ;
           What
           can
           we
           then
           expect
           ,
           but
           that
           God
           should
           at
           last
           give
           us
           over
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           
             make
             those
             that
             hate
             us
             to
             rule
             over
             us
             .
          
        
         
           Wherefore
           now
           ,
           arise
           O
           ye
           Worthies
           ,
           ye
           Chosen
           ,
           and
           Counsellours
           of
           our
           Israel
           ;
           Consult
           ,
           consider
           ,
           and
           resolve
           :
           And
           may
           the
           God
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           the
           God
           before
           whom
           we
           are
           here
           assembled
           this
           Day
           ;
           He
           who
           has
           ,
           and
           does
           ,
           
           and
           we
           trust
           will
           still
           deliver
           us
           ;
           our
           Rock
           ,
           and
           our
           Defence
           against
           the
           Face
           of
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           so
           direct
           and
           prosper
           all
           your
           Consultations
           ,
           that
           the
           Children
           which
           are
           yet
           unborn
           ,
           may
           rise
           up
           in
           their
           Generations
           ,
           and
           call
           you
           Blessed
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           enjoy
           the
           Benefits
           of
           that
           Peace
           ,
           that
           Security
           ,
           which
           we
           trust
           shall
           descend
           to
           them
           ,
           through
           your
           Wise
           and
           Vigorous
           Resolutions
           .
        
         
           Behold
           this
           day
           the
           Eyes
           not
           of
           your
           own
           Nation
           only
           ,
           but
           of
           all
           the
           Nations
           round
           about
           us
           ,
           fix'd
           upon
           you
           :
           The
           Fortunes
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           say
           ,
           of
           every
           single
           Person
           among
           you
           ,
           though
           that
           were
           somewhat
           ;
           nor
           of
           your
           own
           Country
           and
           Religion
           only
           ,
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           much
           more
           valued
           ;
           but
           what
           is
           yet
           more
           considerable
           ,
           the
           Fortunes
           of
           all
           the
           
             Reformed
             Churches
          
           ,
           and
           
             distressed
             Countries
          
           of
           Europe
           ,
           depending
           on
           the
           success
           of
           our
           present
           Enterprizes
           .
           This
           is
           the
           fatal
           Crisis
           ,
           that
           must
           secure
           or
           ruine
           both
           them
           and
           us
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           May
           the
           Consideration
           of
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           inspire
           every
           one
           of
           you
           with
           a
           Spirit
           suitable
           to
           that
           great
           Trust
           that
           is
           here
           committed
           to
           you
           :
           A
           Spirit
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Understanding
           ;
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Prudence
           and
           Discretion
           ;
           a
           Spirit
           of
           
           Charity
           and
           Moderation
           ;
           but
           above
           all
           with
           a
           Spirit
           of
           Piety
           and
           Unity
           ;
           that
           being
           endu'd
           with
           all
           these
           excellent
           Qualities
           ,
           ye
           may
           become
           the
           Repairers
           of
           our
           Breaches
           ;
           the
           Restorers
           of
           our
           almost
           lost
           and
           trampled
           Liberties
           ;
           the
           Defenders
           of
           our
           Faith
           ;
           the
           Support
           of
           your
           Country
           ;
           the
           Avengers
           of
           your
           barbarously
           abus'd
           Allies
           ;
           the
           Scourge
           and
           Terror
           of
           the
           
             Universal
             Enemy
          
           of
           
             Truth
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             Religion
             ,
             Nature
             :
          
           In
           short
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           
             common
             Laws
          
           and
           Rights
           of
           God
           and
           of
           all
           Mankind
           .
        
         
           May
           your
           Councils
           be
           Govern'd
           with
           such
           a
           Calmness
           and
           Temper
           ,
           as
           may
           settle
           and
           compose
           all
           the
           unquiet
           and
           dissatisfied
           Spirits
           (
           if
           there
           be
           any
           )
           yet
           remaining
           among
           us
           ;
           and
           suffer
           none
           to
           regret
           our
           wonderful
           preservation
           ,
           but
           those
           only
           whose
           fury
           had
           once
           prompted
           them
           to
           attempt
           ,
           and
           whose
           Principles
           still
           carry
           them
           on
           ,
           to
           desire
           our
           Destruction
           .
        
         
           May
           your
           Resolutions
           be
           as
           speedy
           ,
           as
           the
           
             publick
             Necessities
          
           are
           pressing
           ;
           and
           their
           Execution
           be
           accompanied
           with
           a
           Fidelity
           and
           Success
           that
           may
           equal
           not
           only
           our
           Expectation
           ,
           but
           even
           our
           very
           Hopes
           and
           our
           Desires
           .
        
         
         
           And
           for
           the
           accomplishment
           of
           all
           these
           Blessings
           ,
           and
           whatever
           else
           may
           serve
           to
           make
           these
           Kingdoms
           Happy
           .
        
         
           May
           We
           all
           this
           day
           ,
           fast
           the
           
             fast
             which
             the
             Lord
             has
             chosen
             ;
             to
             loose
             the
             bands
             of
             wickedness
             ,
             to
          
           
           
             undo
             the
             heavy-burdens
             ,
             and
             to
             let
             the
             Oppressed
             go
             free
             .
          
        
         
           
             Let
             us
             confess
             our
             wickedness
             ,
             and
             be
             sorry
             for
          
           
           
             our
             sins
          
           .
        
         
           
             Let
             us
          
           turn
           
             to
             the
          
           LORD
           our
           God
           
             with
             all
             our
          
           
           heart
           ;
           
             and
             with
          
           fasting
           ,
           
             and
             with
          
           weeping
           ,
           
             and
             with
          
           mourning
           .
        
         
           
             Let
             us
             deal
             our
             Bread
             to
             the
             Hungry
             ,
             and
             bring
             the
          
           
           
             Poor
             to
             our
             Houses
          
           .
        
         
           Then
           
             shall
             we
             call
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             shall
             answer
             ;
             we
          
           
           
             shall
             cry
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             say
             here
             I
             am
             .
             Our
             light
          
           
           
             shall
             break
             forth
             as
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             our
             righteousness
             as
             the
             Noon-day
             .
          
        
         
           
             God
             shall
             come
             ,
             and
             shall
             not
             keep
             silence
             :
             He
             shall
          
           
           
             save
             us
             from
             our
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             put
             them
             to
             shame
          
           
           
             that
             hate
             us
          
           .
        
         
           
             He
             shall
             arise
             ,
             and
             all
             our
             Adversaries
             shall
             be
             scatter'd
          
           ;
           
           
             they
             also
             that
             hate
             us
             shall
             flee
             before
             us
             ;
             Like
          
           
           
             as
             the
             smoke
             vanisheth
             ,
             so
             shall
             we
             drive
             them
             away
          
           ;
           
           
             terror
             and
             dread
             shall
             fall
             upon
             them
             .
          
        
         
         
           So
           shall
           all
           our
           Mourning
           be
           turned
           into
           Laughter
           ,
           and
           our
           Heaviness
           into
           Joy
           ;
           and
           we
           shall
           yet
           sing
           the
           Song
           of
           Moses
           and
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           when
           he
           shall
           have
           given
           us
           rest
           from
           all
           our
           Enemies
           round
           about
           us
           ;
        
         
           
             Salvation
             and
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             Praise
             ,
             and
             Thanksgiving
             ,
             be
             to
             him
             that
             sitteth
             upon
             the
             Throne
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Lamb
             for
             Ever
             and
             Ever
             .
          
        
         
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
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             ,
             late
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             of
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             ,
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             in
             which
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             that
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             of
             
             Meaux's
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             lately
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             at
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             on
             this
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             of
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             ;
             rendred
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             .
          
           
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             ;
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             sent
             to
             a
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             of
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             in
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               (
               viz.
            
             )
             the
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             of
             
             Oxford's
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             and
             only
             Notion
             of
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             ,
             is
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             and
             confuted
             4
             
             o.
          
           
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             Sum
             of
             a
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             between
             Dr.
             Clagett
             and
             
               F.
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             ,
             about
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             .
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             .
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             be
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             Clagett's
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             and
             Union
             among
             Protestants
             .
             In
             a
             Sermon
             Preach'd
             before
             the
             King
             and
             Queen
             at
             
               Hampton-Court
               ,
               May
            
             26.
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             A
             Sermon
             Preach'd
             before
             the
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
             ,
             at
             St.
             
             Margaret's
             Westminster
             ,
             June
             5.
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             Being
             the
             Fast-Day
             appointed
             by
             the
             King
             and
             Queen's
             Proclamation
             ,
             to
             implore
             the
             Blessing
             of
             Almighty
             God
             upon
             their
             Majesties
             Forces
             by
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             and
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             in
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             now
             declared
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             French
             King.
             
          
        
         
           
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             AUTHOR
             .
          
           
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             Sermon
             Preached
             at
             Paris
             ,
             on
             the
             30th
             of
             
               January
               ,
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               V.
            
             1684
             /
             5.
             
          
           
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             and
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             and
             Expedients
             for
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             Reformation
             of
             the
             Church
             .
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             ,
             and
             Published
             with
             a
             Preface
             .
          
           
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             Letter
             from
             several
             French
             Ministers
             fled
             into
             Germany
             ,
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             the
             Persecution
             in
             France
             ,
             to
             such
             of
             their
             Brethren
             in
             England
             ,
             as
             approved
             the
             King's
             Declaration
             touching
             Liberty
             of
             Conscience
             .
             Translated
             from
             the
             
               Original
               French.
            
             
          
           
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66335-e400
           
             Joel
             II.
             1.
             
          
           
             —
             2.
             
          
           
             —
             3.
             
          
           
             —
             10.
             
          
           
             a
             Judaei
             putant
             in
             diebus
             Joel
             tam
             innumerabilem
             Locustarum
             super
             judaeam
             venisse
             multitudinem
             ,
             ut
             cuncta
             complerent
             ,
             &
             non
             dicam
             fruges
             ,
             sed
             ne
             Vinearum
             quidem
             &
             arborum
             Cortices
             ,
             ramosque
             dimitterent
             ,
             ita
             ut
             omni
             virore
             consumpto
             arentes
             arborumrami
             ,
             &
             sicca
             vinearum
             flagella
             remanerent
             .
             
               Hieron
               .
               in
               Joel
               I.
               v.
               6.
               
            
          
           
             b
             Ch.
             I.
             4.
             
          
           
             c
             See
             among
             the
             Ancients
             ,
             St.
             Hierome
             .
             loc
             .
             cit
             .
             Drusius
             in
             Joel
             I.
             1.
             
             Grotius
             in
             Joel
             I.
             5.
             
             Theodoret
             in
             Cap.
             1.
             4.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             v.
             pl.
             
          
           
             c
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             ver
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             LXXI
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             c
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             Hom.
             ad
             pop
             .
             Aniooch
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             iii.
             31.
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             xxi
             .
             27.
             
          
           
             d
             This
             Passage
             is
             so
             very
             Extraordinary
             ,
             that
             I
             ought
             to
             give
             some
             Account
             of
             it
             .
             Pope
             Boniface
             IX
             .
             having
             granted
             a
             large
             Indulgence
             at
             Rome
             ,
             whether
             the
             Lombards
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Wars
             they
             then
             had
             ,
             could
             not
             go
             to
             gain
             it
             ,
             at
             the
             Prayer
             of
             
               John
               Galeas
               ,
               Visconte
            
             of
             Milan
             he
             grants
             the
             same
             Indulgence
             to
             Milan
             he
             had
             done
             at
             
               Rome
               ,
               viz.
            
             that
             all
             the
             Subjects
             of
             the
             said
             Galeas
             ,
             though
             they
             had
             neither
             Confess'd
             their
             Sins
             ,
             nor
             were
             Contrite
             for
             them
             ,
             should
             yet
             be
             
               absolved
               of
               all
               their
               Sins
            
             ;
             only
             for
             visiting
             a
             few
             Churches
             ,
             and
             paying
             the
             
               Sum
               of
               Money
            
             prefix'd
             by
             the
             said
             
               Bull
               :
               —
               Cioè
            
             (
             says
             their
             own
             Historion
             )
             
               che
               Ciasciascuno
               nel
               dominio
               del
               Visconte
               ,
               se
               ancho
               non
               fosse
               contrito
               ,
               ne
               Corfesso
               ,
               fosse
               assoluto
               di
               ogni
               peccato
               .
            
             Bern.
             Corio
             nella
             sua
             Hist.
             di
             Milan
             .
             terza
             part
             .
             pag.
             629.
             
             Ed.
             Venet.
             1565.
             
          
           
             
               See
               Dr.
            
             Brevints
             Saul
             and
             Samuel
             at
             Endor
             .
             Crasset
             devotion
             veritable
             envers
             la
             St
             
             c.
             Vierge
             .
             
               part
               .
               ult
            
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             4.
             8.
             
          
           
             e
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             Hom.
             ad
             Antioch
             .
             3.
             
          
           
             f
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             Chrys.
             ad
             Antioch
             .
             Hom.
             3.
             
          
           
             Conc.
             Tr.
             Sess.
             xiv
             .
             cap.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             Veraciter
             integraliter
             .
             Lyr.
             Mercer
             .
          
           
             †
             Revera
             ,
             Ex
             animo
             ,
             non
             simulatè
             .
             Drus.
             seriò
             ac
             bonâ
             fide
             .
             Grot.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xliv
             .
             21.
             1
             
             Chron.
             xxviii
             .
             9.
             
             Rom.
             viii
             .
             27.
             
          
           
             Habac.
             i.
             13.
             
          
           
             Joel
             .
             ii
             .
             18.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             ii
             .
             25.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             xvi
             .
             18.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             xxxiv
             .
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Isaiah
             1.
             
          
           
             —
             16.
             
          
           
             —
             17.
             
          
           
             —
             18.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             xviii
             .
             30.
             
          
           
             Jonah
             .
             iii.
             4.
             
          
           
             —
             10.
             
          
           
             Lam.
             iii.
             33.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             xviii
             .
             30.
             
          
           
             Lam.
             ii
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             cxxvi
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             Isaiah
             i.
             9.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             cxliv.
             14.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             x.
             12.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             lviii
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             Lviii
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xxxviii
             .
             18.
             
          
           
             Joel
             .
             ii
             .
             13.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             Lviii
             .
             7.
             ●
             
          
           
             —
             8.
             
          
           
             —
             9.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             l.
             3.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             xliv
             .
             7.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             Lxviii
             .
             1.
             
          
           
             —
             2.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             xv
             .
             16.