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             A sermon preached at the Northampton-shire feast, November 8, 1683 being the first general meeting of such citizens and inhabitants in London, as were born within that county / by John Williams ...
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           AT
           THE
           Northampton-Shire
           FEAST
           ,
           NOVEMBER
           8.
           1683.
           
        
         
           Being
           the
           First
           General
           Meeting
           of
           such
           Citizens
           and
           Inhabitants
           in
           LONDON
           ,
           as
           were
           Born
           within
           that
           COUNTY
           .
        
         
           BY
           
             JOHN
             WILLIAMS
          
           ,
           Rector
           of
           St.
           Mildred's
           Poultry
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             J.
             G.
          
           for
           
             Benjamin
             Alsop
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Angel
           and
           Bible
           in
           the
           Poultry
           .
           1684.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           
             To
             my
             Honoured
             Friends
          
           
             
               Mr.
               John
               Tooley
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               William
               Foster
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               Mark
               Haughton
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               John
               Garret
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               Thomas
               Cawcott
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               Charles
               Miller
               ,
            
             
               Mr.
               Robert
               Calcot
               .
            
          
           
             Stewards
             for
             the
          
           Northamptonshire-Feast
           .
        
         
           WHatever
           encouragement
           there
           may
           be
           for
           Printing
           Sermons
           in
           our
           Age
           (
           very
           fruitful
           in
           that
           kind
           )
           yet
           there
           cannot
           be
           much
           expected
           for
           such
           as
           are
           Occasional
           ,
           how
           pertinent
           and
           well-received
           soever
           in
           the
           Hearing
           :
           For
           being
           ordinarily
           directed
           to
           a
           particular
           purpose
           and
           Auditory
           ,
           the
           Publick
           is
           the
           least
           concerned
           in
           them
           .
           And
           therefore
           since
           what
           you
           were
           entertained
           with
           (
           at
           the
           late
           general
           meeting
           of
           our
           Country-men
           )
           was
           of
           that
           kind
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           less
           fit
           to
           appear
           in
           the
           World.
           But
           since
           you
           are
           pleased
           to
           desire
           
           it
           ,
           it
           's
           not
           easie
           for
           me
           to
           deny
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           to
           you
           ,
           to
           whom
           our
           Country
           owes
           so
           much
           for
           the
           reviving
           of
           a
           useful
           Society
           out
           of
           a
           Charitable
           design
           ;
           and
           the
           Society
           owes
           so
           much
           for
           the
           prudent
           managemment
           of
           it
           .
           To
           the
           good
           order
           of
           which
           ,
           if
           this
           Sermon
           did
           any
           way
           contribute
           (
           as
           you
           were
           pleased
           to
           think
           )
           or
           may
           for
           the
           future
           recommend
           the
           Duties
           therein
           insisted
           upon
           to
           others
           ,
           I
           shall
           neither
           repent
           ,
           of
           First
           Preaching
           ,
           nor
           now
           of
           Publishing
           it
           at
           your
           Request
           .
        
         
           
             I
             am
             Your
             Affectionate
             Country-man
             and
             Servant
             .
             
               JOHN
               WILLIAMS
            
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           ERRATA
           .
        
         
           PAg.
           4.
           l.
           20.
           read
           where
           ,
           p.
           16.
           l
           ,
           17.
           del●
           (
           ;
           )
           p.
           18.
           
           Marg.
           r.
           Gamb
           .
           p.
           22
           ,
           l.
           2.
           r.
           
             yet
             it
             s
          
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           
             Northamtonshire
             FEAST
          
           ,
           November
           8.
           1683.
           
        
         
           
             
               PSALM
               LXXXVII
               .
               6.
               
            
             
               The
               Lord
               shall
               count
               when
               he
               writeth
               up
               the
               people
               ,
               that
               this
               Man
               was
               born
               there
               .
            
          
        
         
           1.
           
           THere
           is
           in
           all
           Mankind
           so
           violent
           an
           inclination
           toward
           mutual
           Society
           ,
           that
           were
           they
           set
           loose
           from
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           each
           man
           might
           be
           supposed
           to
           stand
           alone
           ,
           they
           would
           be
           so
           far
           from
           a
           Posture
           of
           War
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           first
           sight
           contending
           for
           Superiority
           and
           Propriety
           (
           as
           some
           have
           vainly
           conceived
           )
           that
           they
           would
           soon
           strive
           to
           associate
           ,
           and
           contrive
           ways
           to
           bring
           them
           to
           each
           others
           acquaintance
           and
           Conversation
           .
        
         
           But
           how
           forcible
           soever
           this
           propension
           in
           Mankind
           is
           ,
           yet
           it
           being
           antecedent
           to
           humane
           choice
           ,
           and
           common
           to
           bad
           men
           as
           well
           as
           good
           ,
           it
           hath
           consequently
           in
           it
           nothing
           truly
           Glorious
           and
           Praise-worthy
           ;
           nor
           is
           any
           man
           Wise
           ,
           Vertuous
           ,
           or
           Great
           ,
           for
           being
           thus
           inclin'd
           ,
           or
           for
           acting
           as
           he
           is
           thus
           naturally
           inclined
           .
        
         
           Natural
           dispositions
           are
           useful
           and
           necessary
           principles
           of
           action
           ,
           by
           exciting
           the
           powers
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           and
           pressing
           us
           forward
           to
           act
           ,
           and
           to
           act
           in
           such
           a
           way
           ,
           and
           to
           such
           an
           end
           as
           may
           be
           for
           their
           gratification
           :
           but
           the
           acting
           according
           to
           such
           inclinations
           ,
           being
           a
           following
           of
           Nature
           ,
           
           and
           in
           which
           all
           men
           also
           are
           alike
           ;
           there
           must
           be
           somewhat
           else
           that
           must
           distinguish
           one
           man
           from
           another
           ,
           the
           Wise
           from
           the
           Foolish
           ,
           the
           Vicious
           from
           the
           Vertuous
           herein
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           prescribing
           such
           Laws
           and
           Measures
           to
           such
           inclinations
           ;
           the
           directing
           them
           to
           such
           Objects
           and
           Occasions
           ,
           as
           may
           serve
           to
           wise
           and
           good
           purposes
           ,
           and
           which
           we
           our selves
           ,
           or
           others
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           may
           be
           the
           better
           for
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           design
           of
           our
           present
           meeting
           ,
           and
           of
           reviving
           that
           Society
           (
           which
           for
           about
           Thirty
           Years
           hath
           been
           discontinued
           )
           that
           we
           who
           are
           of
           the
           same
           Nation
           ,
           and
           born
           in
           the
           same
           Division
           of
           it
           ,
           may
           be
           by
           this
           means
           the
           more
           united
           among
           our selves
           ,
           and
           be
           rendred
           more
           capable
           of
           being
           useful
           and
           helpful
           to
           others
           .
           A
           Design
           truly
           Generous
           and
           Honourable
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           sincere
           Prosecution
           which
           ,
           we
           shall
           bring
           Honour
           to
           our selves
           ;
           to
           our
           Society
           ,
           to
           our
           Country
           ,
           to
           our
           Church
           ,
           and
           to
           God
           :
           And
           shall
           all
           of
           us
           be
           in
           a
           Capacity
           of
           having
           the
           Text
           applied
           in
           the
           benefits
           of
           it
           to
           us
           ;
           that
           
             the
             Lord
             shall
             count
             when
             he
             writeth
             up
             the
             people
             ,
             that
             this
             man
             was
             born
             there
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Psalm
           hath
           both
           a
           literal
           and
           mystical
           sence
           ;
           In
           the
           latter
           it
           respected
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Church
           under
           the
           Gospel
           (
           often
           Prophetically
           represented
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Sion
           )
           when
           all
           Nations
           should
           be
           brought
           into
           the
           Communion
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           
             Rahab
             and
             Babylon
             shall
             be
             among
             them
             that
             know
             God
             ,
          
           Vers.
           4.
           
           In
           the
           former
           or
           mystical
           sence
           it
           respected
           the
           Church
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           and
           the
           prosperous
           state
           it
           should
           be
           restored
           to
           after
           the
           Babylonish
           Captivity
           ;
           and
           notwithstanding
           the
           desolation
           it
           thereby
           sustained
           .
           According
           to
           which
           Prophetical
           Scheme
           ,
           we
           may
           suppose
           the
           City
           and
           Temple
           destroyed
           and
           ruin'd
           ,
           the
           Country
           wasted
           and
           depopulated
           ,
           the
           people
           dispersed
           and
           Captivated
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           in
           a
           seemingly
           forlorn
           condition
           :
           And
           yet
           as
           deplorable
           as
           it
           was
           ,
           better
           things
           were
           not
           to
           be
           despaired
           of
           ,
           for
           the
           Country
           should
           be
           
           again
           Inhabited
           ;
           the
           City
           and
           Temple
           rebuilt
           ;
           Religion
           and
           the
           Church
           restored
           ;
           and
           the
           Nation
           flourish
           to
           the
           admiration
           and
           conviction
           of
           their
           most
           obstinate
           Enemies
           .
           This
           seems
           to
           be
           the
           subject
           of
           this
           Divine
           Psalm
           ,
           written
           on
           purpose
           for
           the
           support
           and
           encouragement
           of
           those
           that
           did
           suffer
           under
           that
           sore
           and
           intolerable
           calamity
           .
           And
           it
           contains
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Confirmation
           of
           this
           ,
           from
           the
           relation
           which
           the
           Church
           had
           to
           God.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           Declaration
           of
           its
           Priviledges
           arising
           from
           that
           relation
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Here
           is
           a
           Duty
           infer'd
           from
           it
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           therefore
           praise
           God
           for
           it
           ,
           vers
           .
           7.
           
           
             As
             well
             the
             Singers
             as
             the
             Players
             of
             Instruments
             ,
          
           both
           small
           and
           great
           should
           joyn
           and
           say
           ,
           
             All
             my
             Springs
             are
             in
             thee
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           this
           Peace
           abroad
           ,
           this
           Prosperity
           at
           home
           ,
           
           doth
           all
           proceed
           from
           God
           as
           the
           Fountain
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Confirmation
           is
           ,
           first
           ,
           that
           
             Gods
             Foundation
             is
             in
             the
             Holy
             Mountains
             ,
          
           vers
           .
           1.
           
           There
           was
           his
           Temple
           built
           ,
           the
           place
           of
           his
           fixed
           abode
           .
           2
           dly
           .
           it
           was
           the
           place
           he
           above
           all
           delighted
           in
           ,
           verse
           2.
           
           
             The
             Lord
             loveth
             the
             Gates
             of
             Zion
             ,
             that
             is
             Jerusalem
             ,
             more
             than
             all
             the
             dwellings
             of
             Jacob
             ,
          
           therefore
           it
           s
           called
           
             the
             City
             of
             God
          
           ,
           Vers.
           3.
           3
           dly
           .
           There
           were
           glorious
           things
           Prophesyed
           concerning
           it
           ,
           and
           yet
           to
           be
           accomplished
           ,
           vers
           .
           3.
           
           
             Glorious
             things
             are
             spoken
             of
             thee
             ,
             O
             City
             of
             God.
          
           From
           all
           which
           considerations
           they
           might
           be
           assured
           that
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           would
           revive
           and
           flourish
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           is
           a
           Declaration
           of
           the
           Priviledges
           ,
           or
           a
           further
           description
           of
           the
           prosperous
           state
           of
           things
           amongst
           them
           .
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           As
           to
           what
           it
           should
           be
           in
           the
           Judgement
           of
           their
           Enemies
           themselves
           .
           Vers.
           4.
           
           
             I
             will
             make
             mention
             of
             Rahab
             and
             Babylon
             to
             ,
          
           or
           rather
           ,
           among
           (
           as
           our
           former
           Translation
           very
           well
           renders
           it
           )
           
             them
             that
             know
             ,
             or
             acknowledg
             me
             ;
             behold
             Philista
             ,
             and
             Tyre
             ,
             with
             Ethiopia
             ;
             this
             man
             was
             Born
             there
          
           :
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           greatest
           Enemies
           shall
           acknowledge
           
           it
           .
           Rahab
           (
           or
           Egypt
           )
           *
           their
           first
           ;
           and
           Babylon
           their
           last
           Enemy
           .
           Those
           that
           were
           remote
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           were
           near
           ;
           even
           Philistia
           and
           Tyre
           ,
           with
           Ethiopia
           (
           or
           rather
           Arabia
           ;
           for
           of
           that
           is
           Cush
           to
           be
           understood
           .
           †
           )
           Those
           that
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           Neighbourhood
           had
           been
           
             Pricking
             Bryers
             and
             grievous
             Thorns
             to
             the
             House
             of
             Israel
          
           :
           Those
           that
           ruined
           them
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           rejoyced
           in
           it
           ,
           shall
           know
           that
           
             He
             is
             the
             Lord
          
           ,
           and
           they
           his
           people
           ,
           as
           the
           Prophet
           Ezekiel
           (
           speaking
           of
           this
           very
           case
           )
           doth
           represent
           it
           .
           They
           shall
           all
           of
           them
           account
           it
           ▪
           a
           happy
           Nation
           ,
           and
           those
           an
           happy
           people
           that
           he
           does
           so
           visibly
           own
           ▪
           Bless
           ,
           and
           Protect
           ;
           and
           a
           Priviledge
           to
           any
           man
           that
           
             he
             is
             Born
             there
          
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           otherwise
           ,
           but
           somewhat
           more
           clearly
           ,
           expres'd
           in
           Zechary
           ,
           
           in
           those
           days
           they
           
             shall
             take
             hold
             of
             all
             Languages
             of
             the
             Nations
             ,
             of
             the
             Skirt
             of
             him
             that
             is
             a
             Jew
             ,
             saying
             ,
             we
             will
             go
             with
             you
             ;
             for
             we
             have
             heard
             that
             God
             is
             with
             you
             .
          
        
         
           2
           dly
           .
           There
           is
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Church
           described
           as
           it
           really
           should
           be
           ,
           vers
           .
           5.
           
           
             Of
             Zion
             it
             shall
             be
             said
             ,
             this
             and
             that
             man
             was
             born
             in
             her
          
           ;
           
           
             and
             the
             highest
             himself
             shall
             Establish
             her
             ,
          
           when
           as
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           may
           signify
           a
           man
           of
           Eminency
           and
           Worth
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           in
           the
           former
           Verse
           ;
           So
           This
           and
           That
           signifies
           a
           multitude
           :
           Thus
           our
           former
           Translation
           reads
           it
           ,
           
             Many
             are
             born
             in
             her
          
           .
           And
           then
           the
           meaning
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           Jerusalem
           and
           the
           Nation
           shall
           abound
           with
           Inhabitants
           ,
           with
           men
           of
           renown
           and
           eminency
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           Honourable
           for
           Wisdom
           ,
           Virtue
           ,
           and
           Piety
           .
        
         
           3
           dly
           .
           There
           is
           a
           further
           Declaration
           of
           God's
           favour
           towards
           them
           ,
           that
           such
           should
           be
           honoured
           by
           him
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             shall
             count
             when
             he
             writeth
             up
             the
             people
             ,
             that
             this
             man
             was
             born
             there
          
           ;
           That
           is
           ,
           such
           shall
           be
           marked
           out
           by
           God
           ,
           be
           esteemed
           by
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           under
           his
           special
           care
           and
           protection
           .
           For
           thus
           do
           we
           find
           the
           Phrase
           used
           ,
           Ezek.
           13.9
           .
           where
           its
           threatned
           to
           the
           Prophets
           that
           Divine
           Lies
           ,
           that
           
             they
             shall
             not
             be
             written
             in
             the
             
             writing
             of
             the
             House
             of
             Israel
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             enter
             into
             the
             Land.
             
          
        
         
           From
           the
           Words
           thus
           explained
           ,
           I
           shall
           take
           occasion
           to
           ▪
           consider
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           What
           are
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           a
           Place
           or
           Country
           that
           render
           it
           Honourable
           ,
           and
           transfer
           an
           Honour
           upon
           persons
           there
           born
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           What
           is
           the
           right
           persons
           owe
           ,
           and
           the
           Honour
           they
           should
           give
           to
           their
           Country
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           How
           far
           this
           may
           concern
           us
           that
           are
           met
           together
           upon
           this
           occasion
           and
           solemnity
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           As
           to
           the
           first
           ,
           The
           things
           that
           do
           render
           a
           Country
           or
           Place
           honourable
           and
           valuable
           ,
           may
           be
           either
           ,
           natural
           ,
           acquired
           ,
           or
           providential
           .
        
         
           1
           st
           .
           Amongst
           the
           natural
           excellencies
           of
           a
           Place
           ,
           that
           which
           first
           offers
           it self
           to
           our
           consideration
           ,
           is
           its
           scituation
           ,
           by
           means
           of
           which
           it
           becomes
           delightful
           ,
           fruitful
           ,
           and
           secure
           .
           For
           an
           instance
           in
           this
           ,
           we
           need
           look
           no
           further
           than
           the
           subject
           of
           this
           
             Psalm
             ,
             viz.
          
           the
           Land
           of
           Canaan
           ,
           which
           was
           remarkable
           for
           the
           aforesaid
           advantages
           ,
           and
           is
           therefore
           deservedly
           called
           the
           
             Pleasant
             Land
          
           ,
           Dan.
           8.7
           .
           Pleasant
           it
           was
           in
           regard
           of
           its
           Scituation
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           then
           known
           World
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           fourth
           Climate
           of
           the
           Seven
           (
           which
           Ptolomy
           divided
           the
           Earth
           into
           ,
           as
           it
           that
           time
           was
           )
           and
           so
           was
           as
           temperate
           in
           its
           Air
           ,
           as
           convenient
           to
           serve
           the
           ends
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           ,
           
           which
           was
           from
           thence
           to
           disperse
           the
           knowledg
           of
           himself
           among
           all
           Nations
           .
        
         
           Pleasant
           it
           was
           in
           respect
           of
           its
           fertility
           ,
           of
           which
           we
           have
           a
           full
           and
           excellent
           description
           ,
           Deut.
           8.7
           ,
           &c.
           and
           an
           effectual
           demonstration
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           what
           is
           there
           said
           of
           it
           ,
           
             a
             Land
             wherein
             thou
             shalt
             eat
             Bread
             without
             scarceness
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             not
             lack
             any
             thing
             in
             it
             ,
          
           when
           though
           it
           extended
           not
           much
           above
           Two
           hundred
           Miles
           in
           length
           ,
           and
           Eighty
           in
           breadth
           ,
           could
           maintain
           its
           numerous
           Inhabitants
           ,
           
           of
           the
           vastness
           of
           which
           ,
           we
           may
           conceive
           by
           the
           computation
           of
           Fighting
           men
           alone
           ,
           
           made
           in
           the
           time
           of
           David
           ,
           which
           amounted
           to
           a
           Million
           and
           three
           hundred
           thousand
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           Canaan
           was
           thus
           pleasant
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           also
           secure
           ,
           being
           compassed
           with
           Mountains
           ;
           to
           the
           North
           were
           Libanus
           ,
           and
           Antilibanus
           ;
           to
           the
           
             East
             ,
             Gilead
          
           and
           Hermon
           ;
           (
           Psalm
           89.13
           .
           )
           and
           the
           Mountains
           of
           Moab
           ;
           to
           the
           South
           ,
           the
           Mountains
           of
           Judah
           ;
           to
           the
           West
           ,
           those
           of
           Ephraim
           and
           Carmel
           ;
           and
           where
           it
           was
           without
           ,
           it
           had
           the
           great
           Sea.
           
        
         
           And
           what
           Canaan
           was
           to
           the
           then
           known
           world
           ,
           that
           was
           Jerusalem
           to
           Canaan
           ,
           being
           planted
           near
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           Land
           ;
           therefore
           it
           s
           said
           to
           be
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           Nations
           and
           Countries
           round
           about
           her
           ,
           Ezek.
           5.5
           .
           And
           to
           be
           beautiful
           for
           scituation
           ,
           Psal.
           48.3
           .
           It
           was
           also
           secure
           ,
           as
           consisting
           of
           several
           Hills
           within
           ,
           and
           compassed
           with
           them
           round
           about
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           told
           ,
           Psal.
           125.2
           .
           only
           toward
           the
           North
           ,
           from
           whence
           it
           s
           said
           to
           be
           on
           the
           sides
           of
           the
           
             North
             ,
             Psal.
          
           48.3
           ,
           and
           Isa.
           14.1
           .
           as
           it
           had
           a
           freer
           prospect
           to
           that
           Quarter
           ,
           and
           not
           because
           Sion
           was
           on
           the
           North
           side
           of
           Jerusalem
           ,
           as
           some
           Learned
           men
           have
           thought
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           There
           are
           things
           acquired
           and
           accidental
           ,
           which
           render
           a
           Countrey
           or
           place
           valuable
           ;
           that
           belong
           not
           to
           it
           as
           such
           a
           particular
           place
           ,
           but
           are
           owing
           either
           to
           the
           industry
           and
           providence
           ,
           the
           valour
           and
           conduct
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           or
           to
           some
           unseen
           and
           indisernible
           causes
           .
           Of
           this
           kind
           are
           Dominion
           ,
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           Populousness
           ;
           for
           all
           which
           the
           Land
           of
           Israel
           was
           famous
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Solomon
           ,
           who
           
             Reigned
             over
             all
             Kingdoms
             from
             the
             River
          
           Euphrates
           
             unto
             the
             Border
             of
             Egypt
          
           ;
           
           and
           had
           so
           many
           Subjects
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           innumerable
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           respect
           
             as
             the
             Sand
             which
             by
             the
             Sea
             in
             Multitude
          
           ;
           and
           these
           Subjects
           so
           enriched
           ,
           that
           
             Silver
             in
             those
             days
             was
             nothing
             accounted
             of
             .
          
        
         
         
           Of
           this
           sort
           is
           Learning
           and
           Knowledge
           ,
           
           for
           which
           Egyt
           first
           (
           said
           to
           be
           the
           antient
           Nursery
           and
           Mother
           of
           Sciences
           )
           and
           Greece
           afterwards
           were
           highly
           honoured
           and
           commended
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           which
           above
           all
           makes
           a
           Country
           truly
           honourable
           ,
           is
           the
           Vertue
           and
           Piety
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           care
           taken
           for
           the
           encouragement
           and
           preservation
           of
           it
           by
           good
           Laws
           ,
           and
           a
           vigorous
           Execution
           of
           them
           .
           The
           natural
           advantages
           of
           a
           Country
           are
           common
           to
           the
           foolish
           as
           well
           as
           the
           wise
           ,
           the
           slothful
           as
           the
           industrious
           :
           and
           of
           these
           that
           are
           acquired
           ,
           some
           (
           as
           Dominion
           and
           Wealth
           )
           are
           obtained
           by
           Boldness
           and
           Power
           ,
           Fraud
           and
           Injustice
           ,
           or
           stumbled
           upon
           by
           chance
           and
           casualty
           .
           But
           the
           Vertues
           of
           a
           Nation
           are
           truly
           their
           own
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           Great
           and
           Noble
           wherever
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           prosperous
           and
           successful
           ,
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           in
           whatever
           it
           undertakes
           .
           It
           was
           an
           Honour
           to
           be
           a
           Roman
           ,
           when
           that
           people
           were
           (
           as
           the
           Historians
           report
           )
           vertuous
           ,
           
           not
           more
           by
           Laws
           than
           Inclination
           :
           when
           in
           the
           first
           place
           they
           were
           devout
           in
           their
           Religion
           ,
           just
           unto
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           friendly
           to
           all
           ;
           when
           whatever
           Wars
           and
           Cententions
           they
           had
           abroad
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           other
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           than
           who
           should
           exceed
           in
           things
           great
           and
           generous
           .
           Nay
           ,
           it
           was
           more
           an
           honour
           to
           be
           then
           a
           Denizon
           of
           Rome
           ,
           and
           a
           Native
           of
           that
           Country
           ,
           than
           when
           in
           future
           times
           it
           was
           made
           an
           honour
           by
           a
           Law
           ,
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           its
           Priviledges
           was
           a
           Freedom
           worth
           the
           
             obtaining
             with
             a
             great
             Sum.
          
           
           
        
         
           The
           Franchises
           and
           Immunities
           may
           be
           purchased
           ,
           or
           descend
           upon
           a
           person
           (
           as
           it
           was
           with
           St.
           Paul
           )
           by
           Birth
           :
           but
           Vertue
           grows
           upon
           another
           Stock
           ,
           and
           is
           the
           proper
           Fruit
           of
           their
           own
           care
           ,
           and
           hath
           so
           great
           an
           influence
           upon
           ,
           and
           doth
           so
           discernibly
           conduce
           to
           the
           welfare
           of
           Mankind
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           of
           Societies
           ,
           that
           it
           makes
           a
           way
           for
           it self
           ,
           and
           is
           more
           victorious
           than
           the
           Arms
           of
           a
           Nation
           ;
           and
           whom
           these
           do
           leave
           unvanquished
           ,
           that
           doth
           often
           overcome
           .
           So
           true
           is
           that
           of
           the
           Wise
           man
           ,
           
           
             Rightousness
             
             exalteth
             a
             Nation
          
           ,
           and
           doth
           beget
           reverence
           ,
           honour
           ,
           and
           I
           may
           add
           ,
           safety
           ,
           wherever
           it
           is
           .
           But
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           be
           a
           Nation
           never
           so
           much
           exalted
           by
           Dominion
           and
           Power
           ,
           Opulency
           and
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           advantages
           ,
           whether
           natural
           or
           acquired
           ,
           and
           wanting
           in
           that
           moral
           accomplishment
           ,
           that
           it
           be
           faithless
           and
           perfidious
           ,
           insolent
           and
           proud
           ,
           luxurious
           and
           effeminate
           ,
           these
           Vices
           prove
           like
           Weeds
           in
           a
           fertile
           Soyl
           ,
           that
           overtop
           the
           useful
           Plants
           that
           are
           therein
           ,
           
           which
           make
           it
           rather
           a
           Wilderness
           than
           an
           Eden
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           to
           be
           like
           the
           Cushites
           ,
           who
           ,
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           are
           said
           to
           be
           strong
           and
           numerous
           ,
           but
           withal
           very
           Base
           and
           Contemptible
           .
           For
           as
           
             Righteousness
             exalteth
             a
             Nation
             ,
             so
             Sin
             is
             a
             reproach
             to
             any
             People
          
           ;
           and
           as
           they
           degenerate
           in
           their
           manners
           ,
           so
           they
           do
           decline
           in
           their
           Esteem
           ,
           and
           consequently
           in
           their
           Power
           and
           Dominion
           .
           For
           Reputation
           is
           the
           strength
           of
           a
           Nation
           ;
           and
           the
           Reputatation
           of
           it
           depending
           upon
           its
           Vertue
           ;
           the
           one
           must
           consequently
           decline
           with
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           make
           Them
           in
           time
           as
           little
           feared
           as
           they
           are
           reverenc'd
           by
           their
           Neighbors
           ;
           and
           then
           all
           the
           Policy
           and
           Power
           of
           the
           World
           cannot
           secure
           them
           ,
           who
           having
           cast
           away
           their
           best
           defence
           ,
           by
           their
           Vices
           ,
           make
           themselves
           first
           the
           Triumph
           of
           their
           Enemies
           scorn
           ,
           and
           then
           of
           their
           Arms.
           So
           that
           every
           Nation
           is
           secure
           according
           to
           its
           Reputation
           ,
           and
           is
           in
           Reputation
           according
           to
           its
           Vertue
           :
           Let
           it
           be
           lost
           to
           Vertue
           ,
           it
           s
           lost
           to
           its
           Reputation
           ;
           let
           it
           be
           lost
           to
           its
           Reputation
           ,
           it
           is
           lost
           to
           its
           peace
           and
           security
           also
           ,
           and
           hath
           laid
           its
           self
           open
           to
           its
           Enemies
           ;
           or
           in
           want
           of
           such
           ,
           doth
           by
           degrees
           dissolve
           of
           it self
           ,
           and
           run
           into
           confusion
           .
           But
           then
           much
           more
           is
           this
           true
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           the
           World
           with
           respect
           to
           Divine
           Providence
           ,
           which
           doth
           Crown
           the
           Vertues
           and
           Piety
           of
           a
           People
           with
           success
           and
           honour
           (
           for
           which
           reason
           amongst
           others
           ,
           
           St.
           Austin
           saith
           ,
           the
           ancient
           Romans
           were
           made
           Great
           and
           Victorious
           )
           but
           doth
           render
           Vice
           and
           Irreligion
           miserable
           and
           infamous
           ,
           and
           sooner
           or
           later
           doth
           publickly
           
           dethrone
           it
           by
           its
           all-powerful
           and
           irresistible
           hand
           ;
           verifying
           therein
           what
           God
           once
           declared
           ;
           
           
             Them
             that
             honour
             me
             I
             will
             honour
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             despise
             me
             shall
             be
             lightly
             esteemed
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           There
           are
           things
           providential
           that
           do
           ennoble
           a
           Place
           or
           Country
           ,
           of
           this
           we
           have
           an
           instance
           before
           us
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           Judea
           ,
           which
           God
           did
           choose
           out
           of
           the
           World
           to
           be
           the
           place
           of
           his
           special
           residence
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           people
           whom
           he
           chose
           ,
           (
           exercising
           over
           them
           a
           Theocratical
           and
           Divine
           Government
           )
           to
           be
           his
           Inheritance
           ;
           from
           whence
           that
           was
           called
           an
           
             Holy
             Land
          
           ,
           
           they
           a
           
             Holy
             People
          
           ,
           and
           their
           Cities
           ,
           
             Holy
             Cities
          
           :
           By
           which
           means
           they
           were
           invested
           with
           several
           Priviledges
           .
           
        
         
           As
           first
           they
           had
           his
           special
           Assistance
           and
           Protection
           ,
           by
           which
           ,
           they
           drove
           out
           the
           old
           Inhabitants
           (
           as
           long
           as
           they
           continued
           stedfast
           in
           their
           Religion
           )
           without
           any
           considerable
           opposition
           ;
           and
           were
           secured
           in
           the
           possession
           of
           it
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           ill-will
           ,
           and
           power
           ,
           the
           subtle
           practices
           and
           attempts
           of
           their
           Enemies
           ;
           who
           were
           either
           over-ruled
           ,
           or
           defeated
           by
           the
           special
           interposal
           of
           Divine
           Providence
           .
           Hence
           God
           is
           said
           to
           do
           all
           for
           them
           ,
           
           
             to
             strengthen
             the
             Bars
             of
             their
             Gates
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             make
             peace
             in
             their
             Borders
             ,
             to
             break
             the
             Arrows
             of
             the
             Bow
             ,
             the
             Shield
             ,
             the
             Sword
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             the
             Battel
          
           :
           And
           all
           is
           said
           to
           be
           issued
           from
           the
           place
           of
           his
           Habitation
           .
        
         
           2
           dly
           .
           They
           had
           thereby
           a
           greater
           priviledge
           ,
           
           which
           was
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           the
           true
           God
           ,
           and
           what
           was
           acceptable
           to
           him
           .
           To
           them
           
             pertained
             the
             Adoption
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
          
           (
           the
           Shechina
           ,
           or
           Divine
           presence
           )
           
             The
             Covenants
             ,
             the
             giving
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             the
             Service
             of
             God
             and
             the
             Promises
             .
          
           And
           when
           such
           was
           the
           City
           ,
           such
           the
           Country
           ,
           such
           the
           people
           ,
           such
           their
           Relation
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           such
           their
           Priviledges
           by
           vertue
           of
           it
           ;
           others
           must
           needs
           say
           ,
           
           
             Happy
             is
             that
             people
             whose
             God
             is
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           and
           think
           it
           no
           little
           honour
           to
           be
           one
           of
           that
           
           number
           ;
           and
           him
           him
           happy
           of
           whom
           it
           could
           be
           said
           ,
           
             This
             Man
             was
             Born
             there
          
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           priviledge
           did
           not
           die
           with
           that
           State
           of
           things
           :
           for
           what
           Israel
           was
           then
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           is
           now
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           those
           that
           are
           out
           of
           it
           ;
           that
           is
           Christianity
           to
           Judaism
           ,
           Turcisme
           ,
           Heathenisme
           :
           And
           all
           the
           favours
           and
           priviledges
           belonging
           to
           that
           people
           heretofore
           are
           transfer'd
           upon
           Christians
           ,
           who
           are
           as
           the
           Apostle
           saith
           ,
           (
           applying
           their
           Phrases
           to
           this
           purpose
           )
           
             A
             chosen
             Generation
          
           ,
           
           
             a
             Royal
             Priesthood
             ,
             an
             holy
             Nation
             ,
             a
             peculiar
             People
             .
          
           So
           that
           it
           is
           now
           as
           much
           a
           priviledge
           to
           say
           with
           respect
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           a
           Nation
           in
           which
           that
           is
           placed
           ,
           and
           the
           Gospel
           received
           ,
           
             This
             man
             was
             Born
             there
          
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           in
           those
           times
           ,
           with
           respect
           to
           that
           Nation
           or
           City
           ,
           where
           God
           was
           more
           especially
           resident
           .
           And
           truly
           what
           a
           Church
           is
           to
           no
           Church
           ,
           that
           ,
           in
           proportion
           ,
           is
           a
           true
           and
           found
           Church
           to
           a
           false
           Church
           ,
           and
           a
           Church
           dangerously
           Corrupted
           ;
           and
           so
           much
           is
           it
           the
           honour
           and
           the
           priviledge
           of
           a
           person
           
             Born
             there
          
           ,
           where
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           is
           truly
           taught
           ,
           the
           Sacraments
           rightly
           and
           purely
           Administred
           ,
           and
           the
           Worship
           solemnly
           performed
           ,
           above
           what
           it
           is
           to
           be
           born
           and
           Educated
           in
           a
           Church
           ,
           where
           Idolatry
           and
           Superstition
           is
           Embodied
           into
           the
           Worship
           ,
           and
           false
           Principles
           are
           received
           into
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           it
           .
           From
           whence
           we
           may
           easily
           observe
           what
           an
           advantage
           we
           do
           enjoy
           that
           are
           born
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           beyond
           those
           that
           know
           not
           the
           Truth
           ;
           and
           what
           it
           is
           that
           we
           do
           enjoy
           ,
           in
           the
           Communion
           of
           our
           Church
           ,
           which
           they
           do
           want
           that
           are
           born
           and
           bred
           up
           in
           the
           Bosom
           and
           Communion
           of
           the
           corrupted
           and
           degenerate
           Church
           of
           Rome
           .
           This
           is
           our
           honour
           and
           priviledge
           ;
           and
           this
           doth
           lay
           no
           small
           obligation
           upon
           us
           :
           And
           what
           that
           is
           ,
           I
           come
           in
           the
           next
           place
           to
           enquire
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           What
           is
           the
           right
           persons
           owe
           ,
           and
           what
           honour
           they
           should
           give
           to
           the
           Land
           or
           place
           of
           their
           Nativity
           .
           
           When
           some
           of
           the
           wisest
           and
           best
           amongst
           the
           Heathen
           ,
           such
           as
           Socrates
           ,
           used
           to
           call
           themselves
           
             Citizens
             of
             the
             World
          
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           own'd
           no
           relation
           to
           a
           particular
           place
           ,
           it
           was
           only
           to
           blame
           that
           selfishness
           too
           common
           amongst
           men
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           did
           not
           care
           what
           wrong
           they
           did
           to
           others
           ,
           provided
           they
           and
           theirs
           were
           secured
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           not
           to
           condemn
           that
           affection
           which
           mankind
           generally
           hath
           to
           the
           particular
           place
           of
           their
           Nativity
           and
           abode
           .
           
           This
           I
           think
           is
           well
           represented
           by
           that
           great
           Philosopher
           as
           well
           as
           Emperor
           ,
           who
           saith
           ,
           
             My
             City
             and
             Country
             ,
             as
          
           Antoninus
           ,
           is
           Rome
           ;
           
             as
             a
             Man
             ,
             its
             the
             World.
          
           For
           their
           Relation
           to
           the
           World
           did
           no
           more
           lessen
           a
           due
           affection
           and
           care
           to
           their
           own
           particular
           Country
           or
           Birth-place
           ,
           than
           he
           could
           be
           supposed
           to
           cast
           of
           all
           regard
           to
           Antoninus
           ,
           because
           he
           considered
           himself
           as
           a
           Man.
           Or
           however
           natural
           inclinations
           do
           not
           stand
           or
           fall
           by
           the
           Maxims
           and
           Reasonings
           of
           Philosophers
           ;
           but
           as
           long
           as
           men
           be
           men
           ,
           and
           that
           there
           is
           such
           a
           thing
           as
           a
           Relation
           betwixt
           men
           and
           men
           ,
           or
           men
           and
           places
           ,
           there
           will
           consequently
           be
           affections
           in
           them
           sutable
           to
           those
           Relations
           in
           which
           they
           are
           .
           From
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           Parents
           and
           Children
           are
           naturally
           prone
           interchangeably
           to
           love
           each
           other
           ;
           and
           ,
           to
           go
           no
           further
           ,
           that
           mankind
           hath
           a
           respect
           and
           affection
           for
           the
           place
           in
           which
           they
           were
           born
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           more
           or
           less
           ,
           amongst
           whom
           they
           received
           their
           Life
           and
           Education
           .
           From
           whence
           this
           proceeds
           ,
           whether
           from
           propriety
           ,
           or
           the
           possession
           it
           took
           of
           their
           first
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           earliest
           affections
           ;
           or
           from
           use
           which
           renders
           things
           connatural
           to
           us
           ,
           is
           not
           so
           easie
           to
           resolve
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           to
           observe
           the
           potency
           of
           this
           affection
           :
           When
           ,
           whatever
           the
           Country
           may
           be
           ,
           subject
           never
           so
           much
           to
           the
           extreams
           of
           heat
           and
           cold
           (
           if
           there
           be
           in
           it
           things
           necessary
           for
           subsistence
           )
           men
           generally
           rather
           chuse
           the
           quiet
           enjoyment
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           than
           to
           have
           their
           portion
           in
           another
           that
           is
           in
           it self
           far
           more
           excellent
           and
           delightful
           :
           So
           the
           Poet
           observed
           of
           old
           .
        
         
         
           Quid
           melius
           
             Roma
             ?
             Scythico
          
           quid
           frigore
           pejus
           ?
        
         
           Huc
           tamen
           ex
           illa
           Barbarus
           urbe
           fugit
           .
        
         
           
             What
             more
             delightful
             than
          
           Rome
           ?
           
             What
             less
             than
          
           Scythia
           ?
           
             And
             yet
             the
             Barbarous
             Native
             forsakes
             that
             for
             this
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           it
           be
           the
           Country
           of
           the
           Samoiedes
           ,
           where
           for
           Six
           Months
           of
           the
           year
           they
           have
           one
           continued
           Night
           ▪
           and
           are
           shut
           up
           in
           their
           pitiful
           Huts
           half
           under
           ground
           ,
           yet
           the
           Inhabitants
           prefer
           their
           manner
           of
           life
           before
           the
           delight
           of
           a
           better
           Climate
           ,
           as
           a
           modern
           Traveller
           relates
           .
           *
        
         
           So
           that
           there
           is
           no
           Country
           so
           bad
           ,
           which
           those
           that
           are
           there
           born
           do
           not
           generally
           chuse
           :
           And
           there
           is
           no
           Country
           so
           bad
           ,
           but
           has
           a
           right
           and
           duty
           owing
           to
           it
           from
           such
           as
           were
           born
           there
           ;
           Therein
           verifying
           that
           of
           
             Seneca
             ,
             Nemo
             patriam
             ,
             quia
             magna
             est
             ,
             amat
             ,
             sed
             quia
             sua
             .
             No
             man
             loves
             his
             Country
             because
             its
             great
             or
             noble
             ,
             but
             because
             it
             is
             his
          
           :
           A
           Duty
           so
           necessary
           and
           obliging
           ,
           that
           it
           hath
           been
           thought
           nothing
           could
           be
           too
           dear
           to
           part
           with
           ,
           nothing
           too
           difficult
           to
           be
           undertaken
           for
           its
           wellfare
           and
           security
           ;
           that
           Parents
           and
           Children
           ,
           Life
           and
           Estate
           were
           to
           be
           sacrificed
           in
           so
           noble
           a
           cause
           .
           
             O
             fortunata
             mors
             ,
             quae
             naturae
             debita
             ,
             pro
             patria
             est
             potissimum
             reddita
             .
             O
             happy
             is
             that
             death
             ,
             which
             when
             due
             to
             Nature
             ,
             is
             laid
             down
             for
             the
             Country
          
           ;
           before
           the
           other
           calls
           for
           it
           ,
           said
           the
           Orator
           .
        
         
           But
           it
           is
           not
           my
           intent
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           it
           is
           not
           so
           much
           to
           my
           purpose
           ,
           to
           consider
           in
           general
           what
           is
           due
           to
           one
           Nation
           in
           opposition
           to
           another
           ;
           to
           the
           Land
           of
           our
           Nativity
           in
           opposition
           to
           what
           is
           not
           ,
           (
           since
           we
           are
           here
           assembled
           only
           as
           a
           small
           part
           of
           the
           whole
           )
           as
           what
           is
           due
           to
           any
           place
           which
           we
           have
           a
           relation
           to
           by
           birth
           and
           education
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           a
           Nation
           ;
           or
           Country
           ,
           or
           City
           ,
           or
           whatever
           bounds
           greater
           or
           less
           it
           may
           be
           circumscribed
           in
           .
           To
           all
           of
           which
           there
           is
           an
           Honour
           due
           ,
           and
           
           which
           every
           man
           doth
           give
           ,
           that
           discharges
           the
           duty
           belonging
           to
           his
           place
           and
           station
           with
           faithfulness
           and
           sincerity
           ;
           and
           like
           a
           good
           man
           and
           a
           Christian
           ,
           
             denying
             ungodliness
             and
             worldly
             lusts
             ,
             doth
             live
             soberly
             ,
             righteously
             ,
             and
             godlily
             in
             this
             present
             world
             .
          
           For
           as
           I
           have
           before
           shewed
           ,
           that
           Virtue
           and
           Piety
           are
           the
           Honour
           of
           a
           Nation
           ,
           so
           he
           that
           would
           do
           honour
           to
           his
           Country
           must
           live
           vertuously
           and
           piously
           .
           Other
           things
           we
           may
           receive
           from
           That
           ,
           as
           Birth
           ,
           a
           temperament
           of
           Body
           ,
           some
           dispositions
           of
           mind
           ,
           priviledges
           and
           immunities
           ,
           respect
           derived
           from
           Ancestors
           .
           These
           are
           advantages
           we
           receive
           from
           That
           ,
           and
           so
           cannot
           honour
           that
           by
           them
           ;
           but
           piety
           and
           vertue
           are
           our
           own
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           are
           eminent
           in
           these
           ,
           the
           honour
           of
           it
           redounds
           to
           our
           Country
           and
           all
           that
           we
           are
           related
           to
           .
           For
           the
           former
           we
           are
           beholding
           to
           our
           Country
           ;
           but
           for
           the
           latter
           our
           Country
           is
           beholding
           to
           us
           .
           And
           this
           is
           it
           that
           we
           should
           most
           of
           all
           aspire
           after
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           rather
           chuse
           to
           do
           Honour
           to
           our
           Country
           ,
           than
           depend
           upon
           any
           Honour
           or
           Advantage
           from
           it
           ;
           being
           like
           Themistocles
           ,
           that
           when
           told
           by
           a
           Native
           of
           the
           Island
           Seriphus
           (
           a
           place
           so
           craggy
           and
           desolate
           ,
           that
           Malefactors
           were
           Banished
           thither
           )
           that
           he
           had
           his
           glory
           from
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           not
           from
           himself
           ,
           replied
           ,
           
             If
             I
             had
             been
             a
          
           Seriphian
           ,
           
             I
             had
             been
             Noble
             and
             Great
             ;
             but
             if
             thou
             hadst
             been
             an
          
           Athenian
           ,
           
             thou
             wouldst
             have
             been
             base
             and
             dishonourable
             .
          
           It
           is
           not
           in
           our
           power
           to
           chuse
           where
           we
           will
           be
           born
           ,
           or
           from
           what
           stock
           to
           derive
           our selves
           ,
           this
           we
           owe
           to
           other
           Causes
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           ,
           under
           God
           ,
           in
           our
           power
           to
           chuse
           whether
           we
           will
           be
           good
           and
           vertuous
           ,
           and
           do
           things
           worthy
           of
           a
           Man
           and
           a
           Christian
           ;
           and
           by
           being
           so
           we
           do
           truly
           honour
           our selves
           and
           our
           Country
           .
           To
           be
           an
           Hebrew
           of
           the
           Hebrews
           ,
           a
           Roman
           ,
           
           and
           a
           Schollar
           of
           the
           famous
           Gamaliel
           ,
           were
           privileges
           St.
           Paul
           owed
           to
           his
           parentage
           ,
           his
           birth-place
           ,
           and
           his
           education
           ;
           but
           to
           
             live
             in
             all
             good
             conscience
             before
             God
             ,
          
           to
           do
           like
           an
           Apostle
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           
           and
           to
           labour
           in
           that
           Office
           
             more
             abundantly
             than
             all
          
           ,
           
           was
           an
           Honour
           that
           he
           brought
           to
           Tarsus
           ,
           to
           Jerusalem
           ,
           and
           was
           therein
           more
           an
           honour
           to
           them
           than
           they
           could
           be
           to
           him
           .
           Men
           may
           be
           honourable
           by
           what
           they
           receive
           from
           their
           Country
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           more
           honourable
           for
           things
           that
           are
           honourable
           all
           the
           world
           over
           ,
           and
           will
           make
           them
           honourable
           where-ever
           they
           are
           :
           And
           it
           s
           by
           the
           same
           that
           they
           do
           honour
           their
           Country
           ,
           by
           the
           things
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           they
           receive
           not
           ,
           more
           than
           by
           what
           they
           do
           receive
           from
           it
           .
           And
           therefore
           he
           that
           would
           study
           so
           to
           do
           (
           as
           every
           one
           should
           )
           let
           him
           begin
           here
           ,
           and
           first
           of
           all
           to
           learn
           to
           be
           pious
           and
           virtuous
           as
           to
           himself
           ,
           good
           and
           useful
           to
           others
           ,
           
           and
           in
           all
           ,
           
             to
             have
             a
             conscience
             void
             of
             offence
             toward
             God
             and
             toward
             men
             ,
          
           and
           he
           will
           deserve
           well
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           highest
           sence
           be
           an
           honour
           to
           it
           .
           But
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           if
           these
           be
           neglected
           ,
           and
           Virtue
           and
           Piety
           be
           the
           last
           things
           taken
           into
           consideration
           ,
           the
           more
           honourable
           their
           Country
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           blame-worthy
           are
           they
           that
           do
           thus
           detract
           from
           the
           honour
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lies
           ,
           rob
           it
           of
           that
           it
           hath
           before
           acquired
           .
           Greece
           was
           famous
           for
           a
           Country
           ,
           Crete
           for
           an
           Island
           ,
           Athens
           for
           a
           City
           and
           a
           place
           of
           Learning
           :
           But
           what
           a
           disparagement
           was
           it
           to
           have
           it
           said
           of
           the
           people
           of
           the
           first
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           false
           and
           perfidious
           ?
           of
           the
           second
           ,
           
           that
           the
           
             Athenians
             had
             excellent
             Laws
             ,
             but
             perverse
             dispositions
             ?
          
           And
           of
           the
           last
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Cretians
             were
             Lyers
          
           ,
           
           &
           c
           ?
           Let
           a
           Country
           be
           like
           Canaan
           ,
           
           the
           
             glory
             of
             all
             Lands
          
           ,
           and
           a
           
             Land
             flowing
             with
             Milk
             and
             Honey
          
           ;
           yet
           if
           the
           Inhabitants
           ,
           like
           the
           Canaanites
           ,
           are
           vicious
           ,
           
           and
           have
           their
           manners
           corrupted
           ,
           
             their
             Land
             will
             spue
             them
             out
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Phrase
           is
           ,
           and
           they
           deserve
           to
           be
           blotted
           out
           of
           their
           Records
           and
           Memorials
           ,
           and
           never
           to
           be
           mentioned
           ,
           but
           as
           a
           certain
           Family
           is
           in
           our
           Nation
           ,
           with
           a
           Caveat
           by
           the
           Historian
           ,
           
             Nomen
             vetustae
             familiae
             ,
             verum
             jam
             damnatae
             memoriae
             .
          
           Such
           as
           do
           break
           
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           and
           Men
           ,
           by
           a
           vicious
           life
           ,
           and
           infamous
           acts
           ,
           do
           disgrace
           their
           Nature
           and
           their
           Country
           ,
           themselves
           and
           their
           relations
           ,
           do
           disparage
           the
           stock
           and
           the
           place
           they
           came
           from
           :
           And
           let
           them
           speak
           never
           so
           much
           in
           behalf
           of
           it
           ,
           do
           in
           effect
           with
           Coriolanus
           turn
           their
           Arms
           upon
           their
           Country
           ;
           And
           instead
           of
           being
           Friends
           to
           it
           ,
           are
           the
           worst
           of
           Enemies
           ,
           since
           they
           joyn
           ingratitude
           to
           their
           other
           faults
           ,
           and
           take
           life
           from
           that
           (
           for
           such
           is
           honour
           to
           a
           Country
           )
           which
           gave
           it
           to
           them
           .
           What
           is
           it
           then
           ,
           for
           a
           person
           to
           plead
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           launch
           out
           in
           commendations
           of
           that
           ,
           or
           himself
           from
           his
           Relation
           to
           it
           ,
           if
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           he
           doth
           take
           from
           himself
           that
           honour
           which
           it
           doth
           give
           ;
           and
           doth
           more
           disgrace
           that
           by
           his
           ill
           qualities
           and
           bad
           actions
           ,
           than
           that
           can
           honour
           him
           by
           all
           the
           advantages
           it
           may
           otherwise
           justly
           claim
           ,
           or
           he
           may
           claim
           from
           it
           .
           Since
           of
           the
           two
           ,
           it
           's
           far
           more
           honourable
           and
           glorious
           to
           be
           a
           Scythian
           and
           Barbarian
           by
           Country
           ,
           and
           a
           wise
           Philosopher
           as
           Anacharsis
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           born
           in
           Athens
           and
           be
           a
           stupid
           Meltides
           ;
           better
           be
           a
           Galilean
           ,
           and
           a
           Disciple
           of
           the
           Holy
           Jesus
           ,
           than
           to
           be
           born
           in
           an
           Imperial
           City
           with
           Julian
           and
           be
           an
           Apostate
           from
           Christianity
           ;
           better
           be
           found
           in
           the
           roll
           of
           those
           ,
           that
           from
           an
           obscure
           place
           and
           condition
           ,
           from
           a
           Town
           that
           was
           
             little
             among
             the
             thousands
             of
             Judah
             ,
          
           and
           from
           the
           Sheepfold
           ,
           with
           David
           ,
           have
           advanced
           themselves
           by
           their
           prudence
           and
           diligence
           ,
           their
           vertue
           and
           piety
           ,
           than
           of
           those
           that
           amidst
           the
           advantages
           of
           Birth
           ,
           Country
           and
           Education
           ,
           have
           degenerated
           from
           all
           ,
           and
           become
           like
           the
           Sons
           of
           the
           great
           Scipio
           and
           Fabius
           ,
           the
           one
           of
           which
           was
           not
           suffered
           to
           wear
           in
           a
           Ring
           the
           Effigies
           ,
           nor
           the
           other
           to
           inherit
           the
           goods
           of
           his
           Father
           .
           The
           latter
           are
           a
           disgrace
           to
           their
           Country
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           their
           Friends
           ,
           their
           Family
           ,
           their
           Birth-place
           are
           ashamed
           to
           own
           :
           But
           the
           former
           do
           ennoble
           their
           Country
           and
           condition
           ;
           and
           what
           is
           wanting
           in
           those
           to
           a
           person
           ,
           he
           
           makes
           up
           in
           himself
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           like
           the
           spiritual
           seed
           of
           Abraham
           ,
           though
           
             raised
             out
             of
             the
             Stones
          
           ,
           are
           far
           to
           be
           prefer'd
           before
           those
           that
           proceeded
           from
           his
           Loins
           .
           Such
           a
           man
           is
           in
           truth
           ,
           what
           a
           Jew
           or
           a
           Roman
           once
           was
           by
           priviledge
           ,
           Free
           and
           Great
           ,
           wherever
           he
           is
           ;
           and
           whatever
           his
           Country
           is
           ,
           how
           despicable
           and
           base
           soever
           ,
           though
           it
           be
           like
           Istria
           ,
           which
           the
           Venetians
           were
           formerly
           forced
           to
           hire
           persons
           to
           live
           in
           ,
           he
           will
           bring
           an
           honour
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           shall
           be
           said
           ,
           with
           reputation
           to
           that
           as
           well
           as
           himself
           ,
           
             This
             man
             was
             born
             there
          
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           ,
           as
           whatever
           our
           Country
           is
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           as
           our
           Parents
           ,
           a-like
           dear
           to
           us
           ,
           so
           we
           should
           be
           as
           Children
           to
           their
           Parents
           ,
           a-like
           dutiful
           to
           that
           ;
           that
           so
           if
           that
           be
           dishonourable
           ,
           we
           may
           be
           an
           honour
           to
           that
           ;
           if
           that
           be
           honourable
           and
           valuable
           we
           may
           not
           be
           a
           dishonour
           to
           that
           .
           And
           if
           there
           be
           an
           obligation
           upon
           persons
           to
           Virtue
           and
           Piety
           ,
           whatever
           their
           Country
           is
           ;
           for
           the
           Reasons
           abovesaid
           ,
           then
           surely
           its
           a
           right
           and
           duty
           we
           owe
           to
           our
           Nation
           ,
           and
           the
           Land
           of
           our
           Nativity
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           Englishmen
           :
           A
           Land
           that
           is
           great
           in
           every
           thing
           but
           extent
           ,
           and
           what
           it
           wants
           in
           that
           ,
           
           has
           in
           its
           fertility
           and
           security
           (
           
             the
             Sea
             being
             a
             Rampart
             to
             it
          
           ;
           as
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           of
           No.
           )
           A
           Land
           that
           is
           greater
           in
           its
           Constitution
           and
           Government
           ,
           which
           ,
           by
           its
           excellent
           Laws
           and
           Administration
           ,
           so
           effectually
           provides
           for
           the
           security
           ,
           quiet
           and
           comfort
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           of
           no
           Nation
           under
           Heaven
           may
           it
           be
           better
           said
           ,
           that
           
             every
             Man
             may
             sit
             under
             his
             Vine
             and
             under
             his
             figtree
             .
          
           A
           Land
           that
           is
           still
           greater
           for
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           that
           is
           in
           it
           ;
           a
           Church
           ,
           that
           for
           purity
           of
           Doctrine
           ,
           solemnity
           of
           Worship
           ,
           and
           all
           advantages
           for
           Piety
           ,
           may
           compare
           with
           ,
           if
           it
           doth
           not
           exceed
           any
           Church
           upon
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           So
           that
           if
           Plenty
           and
           Security
           ,
           wholesom
           Laws
           and
           a
           wise
           Constitution
           ,
           and
           the
           blessed
           effects
           of
           good
           Government
           in
           the
           State
           :
           If
           helps
           to
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           means
           and
           encouragements
           to
           Piety
           in
           
           the
           Church
           ,
           can
           render
           a
           Country
           valuable
           ,
           or
           ●
           Nation
           happy
           ;
           Ours
           is
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           the
           Nation
           .
           If
           the
           being
           born
           in
           such
           a
           Country
           ,
           Educated
           in
           such
           a
           Church
           ,
           Dwelling
           in
           such
           a
           Nation
           ,
           can
           lay
           an
           Obligation
           upon
           people
           and
           persons
           ,
           we
           are
           the
           people
           and
           persons
           that
           are
           so
           obliged
           .
           What
           may
           not
           then
           God
           Almighty
           ,
           the
           giver
           of
           every
           good
           gift
           ,
           expect
           from
           us
           by
           way
           of
           thankfulness
           and
           acknowledgment
           for
           such
           Temporal
           and
           Spiritual
           Mercies
           ?
           What
           may
           not
           the
           World
           expect
           from
           us
           by
           way
           of
           Improvement
           ?
           What
           may
           not
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           expect
           from
           us
           in
           a
           way
           of
           Exemplary
           Piety
           and
           Holiness
           ?
           What
           may
           not
           our
           Governours
           expect
           from
           us
           in
           our
           Peaceableness
           and
           Loyalty
           ?
           What
           may
           we
           not
           expect
           from
           one
           another
           in
           Justice
           ,
           Friendship
           ,
           and
           Charity
           ?
           What
           may
           we
           not
           expect
           from
           our selves
           ,
           and
           what
           will
           not
           our
           own
           Consciences
           require
           of
           us
           in
           Duty
           to
           God
           and
           to
           others
           ?
           And
           what
           an
           account
           for
           all
           must
           we
           expect
           to
           give
           another
           day
           ,
           when
           
             God
             shall
             Judge
             the
             World
             in
             Righteousness
          
           ?
           If
           God
           
             hath
             not
             dealt
             so
             with
             any
             Nation
             ,
          
           how
           inexcusable
           are
           we
           ,
           if
           we
           are
           ,
           after
           all
           ,
           a
           
             Nation
             void
             of
             Counsel
             ,
             and
             a
             People
             of
             no
             Vnderstanding
          
           ?
           And
           how
           may
           we
           expect
           to
           find
           that
           verified
           in
           the
           conclusion
           ,
           
             therefore
             he
             that
             made
          
           ,
           
           and
           thus
           dignifyed
           
             them
             ,
             will
             not
             have
             Mercy
             on
             them
             ;
             and
             he
             that
             formed
             them
             will
             shew
             them
             no
             favour
             .
          
           So
           much
           is
           priviledge
           and
           duty
           interwoven
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           are
           we
           obliged
           to
           the
           latter
           ,
           as
           we
           do
           receive
           of
           the
           former
           .
           But
           though
           these
           are
           the
           Blessings
           we
           enjoy
           in
           common
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           yet
           there
           are
           some
           things
           in
           that
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           we
           owe
           our
           Birth
           and
           much
           of
           our
           Education
           to
           ,
           that
           all
           of
           the
           same
           Nation
           enjoy
           not
           in
           common
           with
           us
           .
           A
           County
           that
           
           hath
           in
           it
           things
           so
           remarkable
           ,
           as
           would
           alone
           be
           sufficient
           to
           have
           entertained
           you
           ,
           and
           spent
           the
           time
           upon
           :
           But
           it
           is
           not
           fit
           for
           this
           place
           ,
           nor
           will
           it
           answer
           the
           honest
           and
           good
           end
           for
           which
           we
           are
           now
           assembled
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           place
           of
           our
           Birth
           ,
           the
           Subject
           of
           a
           Panegyrick
           .
           And
           therefore
           I
           shall
           only
           select
           from
           the
           rest
           ,
           what
           the
           Psalm
           may
           put
           us
           in
           mind
           of
           ,
           and
           may
           serve
           to
           enforce
           our
           Duty
           upon
           us
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           may
           consider
           the
           Situation
           of
           Northampton-Shire
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           Jerusalem
           was
           to
           Canaan
           ,
           and
           Canaan
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           then
           known
           World
           ,
           
           placed
           in
           the
           middle
           and
           heart
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           to
           such
           an
           advantage
           ,
           that
           from
           one
           Hill
           in
           it
           there
           spring
           three
           Rivers
           ,
           
             viz.
             Cherwel
             ,
             Leam
             ,
             Avon
             ,
          
           that
           discharge
           themselves
           into
           three
           several
           Seas
           ,
           as
           the
           Historians
           do
           observe
           .
           From
           which
           situation
           it
           hath
           the
           fittest
           opportunity
           of
           communication
           with
           the
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           fetching
           from
           thence
           what
           may
           be
           for
           its
           use
           and
           benefit
           .
           But
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           However
           ,
           this
           is
           hath
           the
           less
           need
           of
           from
           the
           fertility
           of
           the
           Soyl
           ,
           and
           the
           plenty
           of
           all
           things
           necessary
           for
           Life
           that
           it
           is
           stored
           with
           .
           So
           that
           as
           it
           is
           with
           the
           Rivers
           of
           it
           that
           arise
           all
           within
           its
           own
           Bowels
           (
           in
           which
           also
           it
           resembles
           Canaan
           ,
           properly
           so
           called
           )
           communicating
           their
           streams
           to
           many
           Countrys
           but
           receiving
           from
           none
           ;
           so
           it
           is
           with
           the
           Country
           itself
           ,
           that
           from
           its
           store
           doth
           send
           forth
           to
           others
           ,
           but
           hath
           no
           dependence
           upon
           any
           ,
           nor
           doth
           ordinarily
           stand
           in
           need
           to
           crave
           help
           from
           them
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           We
           may
           add
           to
           this
           the
           variety
           that
           is
           in
           it
           (
           therein
           like
           to
           Canaan
           )
           which
           doth
           not
           a
           little
           contribute
           to
           the
           delightsomness
           of
           it
           ,
           being
           partly
           for
           profit
           ,
           partly
           for
           pleasure
           ;
           and
           yet
           that
           variety
           so
           intermixed
           ,
           
           that
           the
           places
           made
           more
           especially
           for
           delight
           have
           their
           profit
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           yield
           the
           greatest
           profit
           ,
           are
           not
           without
           their
           delights
           also
           :
           the
           consideration
           of
           all
           which
           will
           justify
           the
           Character
           given
           of
           it
           by
           a
           Modern
           Historian
           (
           who
           else
           from
           his
           relation
           to
           it
           ,
           
           might
           be
           thought
           too
           favourable
           )
           that
           Northampton-Shire
           is
           as
           
             an
             Apple
             without
             a
             Core
             to
             be
             cut
             ,
             or
             Rind
             to
             pare
             away
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           It
           s
           no
           little
           Commendation
           to
           it
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           that
           it
           s
           not
           only
           very
           populous
           ,
           but
           the
           people
           generally
           are
           very
           industrious
           ,
           and
           whose
           employment
           being
           for
           the
           most
           part
           in
           Tillage
           and
           Pasturage
           ,
           
           bring
           them
           within
           the
           estimate
           of
           Aristotle
           ,
           who
           saith
           with
           respect
           to
           those
           two
           ways
           of
           living
           ,
           that
           
             they
             are
             the
             happiest
             people
             that
             have
             from
             their
             Labour
             as
             much
             as
             is
             sufficient
             for
             Life
             ,
             and
             yet
             they
             cannot
             be
             Idle
             .
          
        
         
           But
           then
           there
           is
           not
           only
           ,
           in
           the
           first
           sence
           of
           the
           Phrase
           ,
           
             this
             and
             that
             Man
          
           for
           Multitude
           ;
           but
           also
           ,
           in
           the
           latter
           sence
           of
           it
           ,
           
             this
             and
             that
             Man
          
           for
           eminency
           in
           Quality
           and
           Condition
           .
           If
           we
           view
           the
           Country
           within
           ,
           it
           abounds
           so
           in
           Gentry
           and
           Nobility
           ,
           that
           the
           great
           Geographer
           of
           our
           Nation
           doth
           give
           it
           this
           Character
           ,
           
             Nobilium
             villis
             Excultissima
          
           ;
           or
           as
           the
           Historian
           fore-recited
           doth
           express
           it
           ,
           
             No
             Country
             hath
             more
             Noblemen
             ,
             no
             Noblemen
             fairer
             Habitations
             .
          
        
         
           Consider
           we
           it
           again
           ,
           abroad
           we
           shall
           find
           it
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           send
           forth
           its
           Colonies
           (
           of
           which
           this
           Assembly
           is
           an
           instance
           )
           but
           also
           there
           have
           been
           many
           amongst
           them
           (
           as
           might
           easily
           be
           shewed
           )
           that
           have
           proved
           eminent
           in
           their
           Station
           and
           Employment
           ,
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State.
           
        
         
           Let
           me
           lastly
           observe
           to
           you
           the
           Genius
           of
           the
           people
           in
           the
           numerous
           Foundations
           ,
           for
           Piety
           and
           Charity
           .
           
           In
           the
           former
           of
           which
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           County
           in
           England
           ,
           that
           in
           my
           observation
           by
           Reading
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           doth
           exceed
           ,
           or
           so
           much
           as
           equal
           it
           ;
           and
           that
           in
           the
           circumference
           of
           One
           hundred
           and
           nineteen
           Miles
           (
           which
           is
           the
           compass
           of
           the
           Shire
           )
           can
           shew
           Three
           hundred
           twenty
           six
           Parish
           Churches
           ;
           or
           that
           at
           one
           stand
           can
           present
           Thirty
           to
           the
           Eye
           of
           the
           Spectator
           ,
           from
           the
           Villages
           planted
           round
           about
           ,
           as
           ours
           is
           observed
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           From
           all
           which
           considerations
           that
           thus
           do
           transfer
           an
           Honour
           to
           the
           place
           of
           our
           Birth
           ,
           there
           is
           (
           as
           far
           as
           such
           a
           Relation
           can
           do
           it
           )
           an
           Honour
           transfer'd
           to
           those
           that
           are
           there
           Born
           ;
           and
           consequently
           there
           is
           an
           obligation
           upon
           such
           (
           as
           in
           the
           process
           of
           this
           Discourse
           has
           been
           shewed
           )
           to
           do
           somewhat
           that
           may
           tend
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           that
           ;
           and
           to
           forbear
           whatever
           may
           be
           to
           the
           disparagement
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           render
           them
           unworthy
           of
           that
           Character
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Relation
           they
           have
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           you
           of
           this
           Society
           may
           be
           the
           more
           encouraged
           to
           do
           what
           becomes
           you
           (
           who
           by
           your
           appearance
           here
           upon
           this
           occasion
           do
           intend
           an
           Honour
           to
           your
           Country
           )
           I
           shall
           add
           somewhat
           to
           what
           has
           been
           already
           said
           in
           General
           upon
           the
           Argument
           ;
           and
           that
           I
           may
           do
           so
           with
           the
           greater
           freedom
           and
           assurance
           ,
           shall
           take
           my
           rise
           from
           the
           Tickets
           sent
           abroad
           for
           our
           Invitation
           to
           this
           place
           and
           solemnity
           ,
           in
           which
           it
           was
           declared
           that
           this
           Society
           was
           revived
           
             for
             the
             promoting
             of
             Charity
          
           .
        
         
           A
           design
           truly
           worthy
           and
           great
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           fit
           to
           be
           revived
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           so
           little
           of
           that
           excellent
           Ingredient
           in
           such
           meetings
           ,
           that
           (
           however
           they
           may
           be
           called
           )
           for
           the
           want
           of
           it
           ,
           can
           hardly
           deserve
           the
           name
           of
           Societies
           .
           And
           that
           I
           may
           the
           more
           
           clearly
           and
           effectually
           enlarge
           upon
           this
           Subject
           ,
           I
           shall
           reduce
           what
           I
           have
           to
           say
           ,
           to
           Union
           among
           your selves
           ,
           Charity
           towards
           those
           that
           want
           ,
           and
           Sobriety
           in
           your
           Entertainments
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           which
           ought
           in
           the
           first
           place
           to
           be
           considered
           by
           you
           is
           Union
           amongst
           your selves
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           Societies
           must
           dissolve
           ,
           and
           the
           ends
           of
           them
           cannot
           be
           promoted
           or
           attained
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           no
           sadder
           object
           to
           a
           Christian
           and
           peaceable
           mind
           ,
           to
           one
           that
           knows
           how
           much
           love
           and
           Good-will
           ,
           Meekness
           and
           Patience
           are
           the
           Duties
           and
           the
           Ornament
           ,
           the
           Priviledge
           and
           Blessing
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           than
           the
           divisions
           that
           are
           at
           present
           amongst
           us
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           not
           only
           Ephraim
           and
           Manasseth
           against
           Judah
           ,
           but
           Judah
           against
           Judah
           ,
           there
           being
           scarcely
           (
           as
           it
           s
           said
           )
           a
           County
           ,
           Town
           ,
           or
           Village
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           divided
           against
           its
           self
           ,
           and
           suffers
           under
           the
           Malignant
           influence
           of
           these
           Exasperatons
           .
        
         
           A
           sad
           prognostick
           or
           fore-runner
           at
           present
           ,
           and
           if
           not
           timely
           prevented
           ,
           a
           necessary
           cause
           of
           Ruin
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           observation
           of
           our
           Blessed
           Saviour
           ,
           
             Every
             Kingdom
             divided
             against
             it self
             ,
             is
             brought
             to
             desolation
             ;
             and
             every
             City
             or
             House
             divided
             against
             its
             self
             ,
             shall
             not
             stand
             .
             Matth.
          
           12.25
           .
        
         
           There
           needs
           then
           no
           Enemy
           to
           combine
           against
           us
           ,
           no
           great
           Skill
           or
           force
           to
           destroy
           us
           ,
           for
           by
           mutual
           conspiracies
           against
           each
           other
           ,
           and
           endeavours
           to
           weaken
           and
           destroy
           our selves
           ,
           we
           shall
           like
           Cato
           prevent
           the
           Arms
           of
           our
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           dye
           by
           our
           own
           .
           And
           They
           may
           with
           more
           safety
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           with
           more
           advantage
           to
           their
           Cause
           observe
           our
           mutual
           animosities
           ,
           than
           interrupt
           them
           ,
           and
           take
           us
           off
           from
           the
           violent
           prosecution
           of
           them
           by
           
           displaying
           their
           own
           Banners
           ,
           and
           boldly
           challenging
           us
           to
           dispute
           it
           with
           themselves
           .
           And
           yet
           though
           there
           is
           nothing
           that
           should
           be
           more
           industriously
           kept
           out
           of
           ,
           nor
           sooner
           banished
           from
           Societies
           ,
           because
           nothing
           is
           more
           the
           bane
           of
           them
           ,
           than
           this
           temper
           ,
           yet
           ;
           it
           too
           much
           entertained
           is
           and
           cherished
           amongst
           them
           ;
           and
           no
           sooner
           can
           persons
           come
           together
           upon
           any
           good
           and
           worthy
           design
           ,
           than
           they
           become
           clans
           and
           Parties
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           and
           what
           were
           intended
           ,
           and
           should
           have
           been
           the
           means
           of
           a
           happy
           Union
           ,
           have
           become
           the
           woful
           Nurseries
           of
           discord
           and
           Dissension
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           Beloved
           ,
           whatever
           may
           have
           been
           the
           sad
           fate
           of
           others
           ,
           I
           hope
           better
           things
           of
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           that
           are
           of
           the
           same
           Country
           by
           Birth
           ,
           the
           same
           City
           by
           Habitation
           ,
           and
           meet
           by
           joynt
           consent
           upon
           so
           generous
           and
           Christian
           a
           design
           of
           Charity
           ,
           will
           take
           all
           due
           care
           to
           prevent
           and
           banish
           from
           amongst
           you
           all
           such
           evil
           principles
           of
           Faction
           and
           Turbulency
           ,
           and
           avoid
           all
           such
           provocations
           as
           may
           obstruct
           it
           ,
           and
           take
           you
           off
           from
           the
           just
           prosecution
           of
           it
           :
           That
           you
           that
           in
           the
           first
           place
           profess
           to
           honour
           God
           ,
           by
           your
           appointed
           Assembly
           here
           for
           Divine
           Worship
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           next
           ,
           to
           do
           good
           to
           others
           ,
           will
           do
           both
           by
           an
           happy
           Union
           amongst
           your selves
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           since
           there
           is
           nothing
           ,
           perhaps
           ,
           that
           doth
           more
           cherish
           and
           keep
           up
           our
           differences
           than
           new
           invented
           names
           (
           which
           I
           shall
           not
           so
           far
           honour
           as
           to
           mention
           in
           this
           Holy
           Place
           and
           Service
           )
           by
           which
           those
           that
           were
           really
           no
           otherwise
           distinguished
           are
           too
           often
           distinguished
           ,
           and
           that
           men
           may
           and
           do
           ,
           too
           much
           apply
           to
           the
           wrong
           as
           to
           the
           right
           ;
           let
           it
           be
           your
           resolution
           and
           practice
           to
           lay
           them
           aside
           ,
           and
           leave
           them
           in
           the
           Streets
           ,
           without
           giving
           
           them
           admission
           into
           your
           Society
           .
           That
           there
           may
           be
           no
           others
           than
           what
           will
           in
           conversation
           distinguish
           an
           Honest
           man
           from
           a
           Knave
           ,
           in
           the
           State
           a
           Loyal
           person
           from
           a
           Rebel
           :
           And
           I
           wish
           there
           were
           no
           need
           of
           any
           more
           in
           the
           Church
           than
           what
           would
           distinguish
           a
           Protestant
           from
           a
           Papist
           ,
           or
           rather
           that
           there
           were
           no
           such
           distinction
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           that
           we
           all
           might
           return
           to
           the
           primitive
           state
           and
           temper
           ,
           when
           all
           of
           the
           same
           Religion
           were
           known
           by
           the
           one
           name
           of
           Christians
           ;
           and
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           all
           the
           World
           over
           being
           purged
           from
           bad
           principles
           ,
           Superstition
           ,
           and
           Idolatry
           ,
           truly
           so
           called
           ,
           (
           which
           at
           present
           distinguish
           and
           divide
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           from
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           from
           other
           Reformed
           Churches
           )
           and
           from
           all
           Schism
           ,
           and
           Faction
           that
           divide
           us
           amongst
           our selves
           ,
           we
           may
           come
           to
           be
           
             one
             Fold
          
           and
           Flock
           ,
           under
           the
           one
           
             Shepherd
             and
             Bishop
             of
             our
             Souls
             ,
          
           the
           Blessed
           Jesus
           ,
           Joh.
           10.16
           .
           1
           Pet.
           2.25
           .
           But
           though
           this
           is
           a
           State
           of
           things
           that
           we
           may
           rather
           desire
           than
           expect
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           to
           be
           brought
           about
           without
           the
           wonderful
           Providence
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ;
           yet
           let
           us
           next
           to
           our
           Prayers
           ,
           that
           
             this
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             may
             come
             ,
          
           use
           our
           endeavour
           to
           make
           up
           the
           differences
           that
           are
           amongst
           us
           an
           effectual
           obstruction
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           work
           may
           become
           the
           wisest
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           will
           indeed
           try
           the
           Skill
           of
           those
           that
           are
           most
           acquainted
           with
           the
           passions
           of
           humane
           Nature
           ,
           and
           the
           State
           of
           Affairs
           in
           the
           World
           ▪
           to
           prosecute
           ,
           and
           Accomplish
           ;
           when
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           attempts
           made
           toward
           it
           ,
           it
           has
           yet
           remained
           for
           the
           most
           part
           as
           it
           was
           .
           And
           therefore
           ,
           when
           all
           the
           Arguments
           taken
           from
           Divine
           ,
           Moral
           ,
           or
           Political
           reasons
           have
           not
           succeeded
           ,
           why
           should
           we
           not
           try
           
           that
           which
           is
           Artificial
           ;
           which
           may
           serve
           as
           Mechanical
           ways
           do
           in
           some
           Operations
           ,
           where
           Rational
           and
           Methodical
           Applications
           fail
           .
        
         
           When
           a
           Prince
           of
           the
           Family
           of
           Orange
           was
           stab'd
           by
           the
           Murtherous
           hand
           of
           a
           flagitious
           Assasin
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Art
           and
           Medicines
           the
           Chyrurgions
           could
           use
           ,
           stop'd
           not
           the
           Flux
           of
           Blood
           that
           Issued
           from
           the
           Orifice
           of
           the
           Wound
           ,
           they
           took
           another
           way
           ,
           and
           stop'd
           it
           with
           the
           pressure
           of
           mens
           Thumbs
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           turned
           the
           course
           of
           Blood.
           And
           when
           we
           see
           that
           all
           the
           means
           and
           prescriptions
           used
           by
           good
           men
           amongst
           us
           ,
           cannot
           stop
           the
           Flux
           of
           that
           Virulent
           humour
           of
           strife
           and
           contention
           ,
           let
           us
           try
           the
           artificial
           way
           before
           proposed
           ,
           and
           obstinately
           resolve
           to
           forbear
           such
           Names
           as
           may
           well
           be
           conceived
           do
           add
           no
           little
           fuel
           and
           flame
           to
           our
           dissensions
           :
           Those
           names
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           divide
           between
           the
           Honest
           and
           the
           Honest
           ,
           the
           Peaceable
           and
           the
           Peaceable
           ,
           the
           Loyal
           and
           the
           Loyal
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           are
           of
           the
           same
           Communion
           and
           Church
           ,
           from
           those
           that
           are
           in
           all
           points
           of
           that
           Communion
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           course
           that
           all
           may
           observe
           ,
           the
           Simple
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Gentle
           ;
           and
           he
           that
           understands
           little
           of
           the
           State
           of
           Humane
           affairs
           as
           well
           as
           he
           that
           understands
           much
           .
           And
           therfore
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           a
           means
           proper
           thereunto
           ,
           no
           Christian
           should
           ,
           and
           no
           one
           that
           wishes
           well
           unto
           our
           
             Sion
             ,
             and
             prays
             for
             the
             Peace
             of
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           will
           omit
           .
        
         
           Now
           whether
           this
           be
           a
           means
           proper
           or
           no
           ,
           becomes
           not
           me
           to
           be
           magisterial
           and
           positive
           in
           (
           since
           it
           is
           a
           means
           rather
           Prudential
           than
           Theological
           )
           but
           I
           shall
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           Judgement
           of
           all
           Pious
           and
           Peaceable
           persons
           to
           consider
           ,
           and
           the
           Experience
           of
           Mankind
           to
           answer
           for
           .
        
         
         
           And
           that
           I
           shall
           produce
           a
           most
           eminent
           example
           of
           from
           the
           History
           of
           Italy
           .
           The
           story
           of
           the
           Guelfs
           and
           Gibellines
           is
           well
           known
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           sad
           state
           of
           things
           that
           issued
           upon
           it
           .
           Some
           say
           (
           though
           probably
           it
           was
           otherwise
           )
           that
           the
           dispute
           began
           betwixt
           two
           Brothers
           of
           those
           names
           ,
           the
           one
           contending
           for
           the
           right
           of
           the
           Emperour
           ,
           the
           other
           for
           that
           of
           the
           Pope
           .
           But
           it
           soon
           set
           City
           against
           City
           ,
           Province
           against
           Province
           ,
           and
           one
           part
           of
           the
           people
           so
           against
           another
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           not
           only
           different
           Ensigns
           in
           War
           ,
           but
           divers
           Garments
           ,
           Colours
           ,
           
           and
           Gestures
           ;
           nay
           they
           took
           a
           pleasure
           to
           be
           distinguished
           by
           certain
           motions
           of
           their
           Fingers
           and
           Mouths
           .
           And
           being
           thus
           distinguished
           ,
           the
           Animosities
           remained
           ,
           after
           the
           first
           cause
           was
           removed
           ;
           and
           notwithstanding
           all
           attempts
           made
           toward
           a
           pacification
           ;
           they
           pursued
           one
           another
           with
           such
           inveterate
           Rage
           ,
           
             Vt
             ferme
             ad
             internecionem
             certatum
             sit
             ,
          
           
           (
           saith
           an
           excellent
           Historian
           )
           that
           it
           wanted
           little
           of
           an
           universal
           slaughter
           .
           Thus
           it
           continued
           for
           above
           two
           Hundred
           Years
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           had
           longer
           continued
           ,
           if
           there
           had
           not
           been
           some
           other
           way
           taken
           for
           the
           extinction
           of
           that
           Flame
           that
           for
           such
           a
           long
           current
           of
           years
           had
           been
           thus
           pernicious
           .
           Which
           was
           put
           in
           prosecution
           by
           Pope
           Clement
           the
           6
           th
           .
           who
           ordained
           ,
           
           that
           the
           names
           of
           the
           Guelfs
           and
           Gibellines
           should
           be
           held
           accursed
           ,
           and
           those
           be
           excommunicated
           that
           should
           use
           them
           by
           way
           of
           of
           distinction
           and
           reproach
           ;
           And
           so
           the
           names
           falling
           ,
           the
           contention
           by
           degrees
           fell
           with
           the
           names
           .
           And
           why
           may
           it
           not
           be
           so
           again
           ?
           and
           that
           be
           done
           by
           a
           general
           consent
           amongst
           all
           Pious
           and
           Peaceable
           persons
           ,
           which
           was
           done
           by
           a
           decree
           of
           the
           Pope
           ?
           And
           I
           pray
           God
           it
           may
           be
           so
           amongst
           us
           ;
           that
           
             no
             Corrupt
             Communication
             
             proceed
             out
             of
             our
             Mouth
             ,
          
           but
           (
           that
           we
           may
           conclude
           this
           advice
           with
           the
           following
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           )
           
             Let
             all
             bitterness
             ,
             and
             Wrath
             ,
             and
             Anger
             ,
             and
             Clamour
             ,
             and
             Evil
             speaking
             be
             put
             away
             from
             you
             with
             all
             Malice
             .
             And
             be
             you
             kind
             one
             to
             another
             forgiving
             one
             another
             even
             as
             God
             for
             Christs
             sake
             hath
             forgiven
             you
             ,
          
           Ephes.
           4.29.31
           ,
           32.
           
           If
           this
           be
           done
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           good
           foundation
           laid
           for
           you
           to
           raise
           
             your
             Superstructure
          
           upon
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Let
           me
           recommend
           to
           your
           consideration
           ,
           the
           Duty
           of
           Charity
           usually
           so
           called
           ,
           in
           the
           care
           of
           those
           the
           World
           frowns
           upon
           ,
           and
           God
           in
           his
           Providence
           hath
           bereft
           of
           those
           Comforts
           and
           Accomodations
           we
           do
           enjoy
           .
           You
           cannot
           reflect
           upon
           the
           state
           of
           your
           Country
           ,
           and
           what
           your
           Predecessors
           have
           done
           in
           order
           to
           so
           good
           an
           end
           ,
           by
           the
           Foundations
           raised
           for
           the
           Service
           of
           God
           and
           relief
           of
           the
           Indigent
           ,
           without
           observing
           the
           Honour
           that
           thereby
           redounds
           to
           that
           ,
           and
           the
           President
           you
           have
           to
           follow
           according
           to
           your
           Ability
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           debt
           you
           owe
           to
           God
           that
           hath
           Blessed
           and
           prospered
           you
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           which
           (
           I
           perswade
           my self
           )
           you
           are
           this
           day
           met
           with
           thankfulness
           to
           acknowledge
           ;
           and
           with
           a
           resolution
           to
           express
           it
           by
           
             not
             appearing
             before
             him
             Empty
             ,
             Ex.
          
           23.15
           .
        
         
           When
           Vespasian
           came
           to
           be
           Emperour
           ,
           he
           used
           frequently
           to
           visit
           Cosa
           ,
           where
           from
           his
           Infancy
           he
           had
           been
           brought
           up
           under
           his
           Grandmother
           Tertulla
           ,
           and
           chose
           to
           have
           the
           Town
           continue
           as
           it
           then
           was
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           bring
           his
           former
           condition
           fresh
           to
           his
           remembrance
           ,
           as
           the
           Roman
           Historian
           relates
           .
           And
           if
           we
           would
           make
           a
           right
           estimate
           of
           our
           condition
           ,
           and
           the
           obligations
           we
           are
           under
           to
           the
           Divine
           Goodness
           ,
           it
           would
           not
           be
           amiss
           to
           trace
           our
           lives
           back
           ,
           
           and
           to
           consider
           the
           several
           steps
           by
           which
           we
           have
           from
           our
           Childhood
           been
           brought
           to
           the
           present
           State
           in
           which
           we
           are
           .
           How
           God
           hath
           made
           our
           ways
           prosperous
           ,
           
             and
             our
             latter
             end
             to
             increase
          
           beyond
           our
           beginning
           ,
           as
           Bildad
           said
           ,
           Job
           .
           8.7
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           duty
           you
           owe
           to
           your
           Religion
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           makes
           it
           our
           Duty
           ,
           so
           the
           honour
           of
           it
           is
           concerned
           ,
           that
           we
           should
           convince
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           as
           much
           may
           be
           done
           in
           Charity
           where
           the
           opinion
           of
           merit
           is
           not
           ,
           as
           where
           it
           is
           made
           a
           property
           to
           provoke
           men
           to
           it
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           Duty
           in
           which
           the
           Protestants
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           have
           outdone
           those
           of
           the
           Communion
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           (
           as
           has
           been
           proved
           by
           others
           ,
           allowing
           time
           for
           time
           ,
           )
           the
           Citizens
           of
           London
           have
           outdone
           others
           :
           And
           perhaps
           there
           may
           be
           a
           way
           found
           out
           in
           which
           you
           may
           exceed
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           though
           not
           in
           the
           greatness
           yet
           in
           the
           prudent
           distribution
           of
           your
           Charity
           .
        
         
           The
           Forreign
           Churches
           amongst
           us
           have
           no
           such
           publick
           provisions
           made
           for
           the
           Poor
           ,
           nor
           are
           enabled
           to
           compel
           their
           Members
           to
           contribute
           to
           their
           relief
           :
           And
           yet
           through
           the
           prevalency
           of
           a
           good
           Custom
           ,
           and
           forward
           examples
           they
           are
           of
           themselves
           so
           Charitable
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           diligence
           ,
           prudence
           and
           faithfulness
           of
           those
           to
           whom
           the
           care
           of
           the
           publick
           stock
           is
           committed
           ,
           the
           Charity
           is
           so
           well
           bestowed
           ;
           that
           none
           are
           found
           to
           beg
           in
           the
           Streets
           ,
           nor
           to
           supplicate
           others
           for
           their
           benevolence
           ;
           (
           except
           those
           whom
           the
           present
           storm
           of
           the
           persecution
           in
           France
           hath
           drove
           ▪
           hither
           for
           Refuge
           )
           though
           their
           Numbers
           are
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           Families
           dispersed
           from
           one
           end
           of
           the
           Town
           to
           the
           other
           .
           And
           it
           is
           an
           answer
           we
           have
           always
           ready
           at
           hand
           ,
           if
           any
           such
           apply
           themselves
           
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           already
           provided
           for
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           either
           need
           it
           not
           ,
           or
           are
           not
           worthy
           of
           our
           Charity
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           will
           be
           a
           worthy
           example
           for
           you
           to
           imitate
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           be
           an
           honour
           to
           you
           and
           your
           Country
           ;
           if
           there
           could
           be
           such
           a
           way
           found
           out
           for
           collecting
           ,
           receiving
           and
           disposing
           of
           your
           Charity
           ,
           that
           all
           that
           need
           ,
           and
           are
           able
           to
           work
           may
           be
           Employ'd
           ,
           or
           by
           being
           put
           out
           to
           Apprentiships
           ,
           may
           be
           fitted
           for
           it
           ;
           all
           that
           cannot
           work
           ,
           may
           be
           relieved
           ;
           and
           all
           that
           will
           not
           ,
           may
           be
           stigmatized
           and
           branded
           .
        
         
           This
           will
           be
           a
           Charity
           indeed
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           may
           be
           of
           more
           use
           than
           to
           found
           and
           endow
           Hospitals
           ,
           and
           Alms
           ▪
           Houses
           ;
           and
           in
           which
           you
           will
           be
           exemplary
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           benificial
           as
           well
           to
           posterity
           as
           the
           Age
           you
           live
           in
           .
           This
           will
           
             be
             better
             than
             the
             name
             of
             Sons
             ,
             and
             of
             Daughters
             ,
          
           and
           when
           time
           and
           other
           reasons
           have
           worn
           out
           Families
           (
           as
           its
           easie
           to
           shew
           it
           in
           the
           place
           of
           our
           Nativity
           )
           this
           will
           embalm
           your
           memories
           ,
           and
           (
           to
           make
           use
           of
           the
           Prophets
           phrase
           )
           will
           
             give
             you
             an
             Everlasting
             name
             that
             shall
             not
             be
             cut
             off
             ,
          
           Isai.
           56.5
           .
           This
           will
           secure
           your
           Estates
           ,
           entail
           a
           Blessing
           upon
           them
           and
           your
           posterities
           ,
           as
           we
           are
           assured
           ,
           Ps.
           25.26
           .
           
             I
             have
             not
             seen
             the
             Righteous
             (
             or
             Charitable
             )
             forsaken
             nor
             his
             Seed
             begging
             Bread.
             He
             is
             ever
             merciful
             and
             lendeth
             ▪
             and
             his
             Seed
             is
             Blessed
             .
          
           Nay
           ,
           if
           the
           Apostle
           be
           to
           be
           regarded
           ,
           such
           as
           
             do
             good
             ,
             are
             Rich
             in
             good
             works
             ,
             ready
             to
             distribute
             ,
             willing
             to
             Communicate
             ,
             do
             lay
             up
             for
             themselves
             a
             good
             foundation
             against
             the
             time
             to
             come
             ,
             and
             lay
             hold
             on
             Eternal
             life
             .
          
           1
           Tim.
           6.18
           ,
           19.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           Let
           me
           recomend
           to
           you
           Sobriety
           in
           your
           entertainments
           ▪
           This
           I
           think
           my self
           the
           rather
           obliged
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           ,
           since
           if
           what
           has
           been
           of
           late
           the
           practice
           in
           some
           Societies
           ,
           should
           be
           transfer'd
           into
           all
           ,
           
           and
           that
           Intemperance
           should
           hold
           on
           the
           pace
           ,
           which
           for
           some
           years
           past
           it
           has
           been
           observed
           to
           take
           ,
           all
           Societies
           would
           be
           dissolved
           ▪
           or
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           bad
           rendred
           useless
           and
           unserviceable
           and
           all
           the
           wise
           and
           good
           ends
           propounded
           in
           their
           first
           Foundation
           and
           Establishment
           be
           utterly
           defeated
           .
        
         
           Then
           all
           good
           and
           sober
           men
           must
           exclude
           themselves
           thence
           ▪
           and
           it
           would
           be
           as
           unfit
           for
           such
           a
           one
           to
           appear
           there
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           for
           a
           Vertuous
           
             Cato
             ▪
          
           to
           be
           present
           at
           the
           Floral
           Games
           ,
           and
           the
           Bestial
           practices
           ,
           used
           in
           honour
           (
           as
           they
           pretended
           )
           of
           their
           gods
           ,
           and
           when
           either
           they
           will
           be
           Rude
           to
           him
           ,
           or
           he
           must
           be
           rude
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           Ahasuerus
           was
           no
           less
           generous
           in
           the
           liberty
           he
           gave
           his
           Guests
           ,
           
             by
             a
             Law
             that
             none
             did
             Compel
             ,
          
           than
           in
           the
           plenty
           and
           abundance
           he
           entertained
           them
           with
           ,
           Esther
           1.7
           ,
           8.
           
           And
           I
           think
           he
           pays
           very
           dear
           for
           his
           Meat
           and
           Drink
           that
           is
           despoiled
           of
           ,
           or
           denied
           that
           Liberty
           ;
           and
           can
           purchase
           his
           admission
           into
           the
           Company
           at
           no
           less
           a
           price
           than
           the
           loss
           of
           his
           reason
           and
           innocence
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           himself
           ridiculous
           to
           men
           ;
           and
           hateful
           to
           God.
           
        
         
           Therefore
           since
           Charity
           amongst
           your selves
           ,
           and
           Charity
           to
           others
           ,
           is
           what
           you
           propound
           to
           your selves
           ,
           and
           declare
           to
           others
           to
           be
           your
           Design
           in
           your
           Society
           ,
           let
           it
           be
           your
           Care
           so
           to
           manage
           it
           ,
           that
           this
           so
           excellent
           an
           end
           may
           not
           be
           frustrated
           ,
           and
           you
           lose
           the
           Company
           ,
           and
           that
           be
           deprived
           of
           the
           best
           members
           of
           it
           ;
           I
           mean
           such
           as
           are
           truly
           Sober
           and
           Vertuous
           ,
           and
           you
           in
           the
           conclusion
           break
           up
           that
           Society
           you
           have
           begun
           to
           Establish
           .
        
         
         
           If
           these
           be
           the
           measures
           you
           observe
           and
           keep
           ,
           and
           the
           Society
           be
           thus
           regulated
           and
           carried
           on
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           truly
           glorious
           ,
           good
           ,
           and
           useful
           .
           And
           that
           it
           may
           be
           prosperous
           ,
           and
           live
           as
           long
           as
           there
           is
           a
           County
           to
           supply
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           a
           City
           to
           receive
           members
           from
           the
           County
           will
           be
           the
           hearty
           prayer
           of
           all
           concerned
           in
           the
           welfare
           of
           both
           .
           Then
           you
           will
           honour
           both
           ;
           and
           it
           will
           be
           the
           conclusion
           of
           all
           ,
           that
           God
           himself
           
             shall
             count
             when
             he
             writeth
             up
             the
             People
             ,
             that
             the
             man
             was
             Born
             there
             Selah
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A66418-e450
           
             Psal.
             68.25
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             *
             Psal.
             89.9
             .
             Isa.
             51.9
             .
             
               V.
               Bochart
               .
               Geogr.
               Sac.
            
             Part.
             1.
             l.
             4.
             c.
             24.
             
          
           
             †
             
               V.
               Bochart
               .
               ibid.
            
             c.
             2.
             
             Ezek.
             28.24
             .
             c.
             25.15
             .
             c.
             26.2
             .
             &c.
             
          
           
             Zech.
             8.23
             .
          
           
             
               V.
               Dr.
            
             Ham.
             
               in
               loc
            
             .
             V.
             Castal
             .
             
               in
               loc
            
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             2.22
             .
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             24.9
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Kings
             4.20
             ,
             21.
             
             Cap.
             10.21
             .
          
           
             Herod
             .
             lib.
             2.
             c.
             21.
             
             Act.
             7.21
             .
          
           
             Salust
             .
             Bel.
             Cat.
             V.
             Max.
             l.
             c.
             1.
             n.
             9.
             
          
           
             Act.
             22.27
             ,
          
           
             Prov.
             14.34
             .
          
           
             V.
             
               Bochart
               .
               Geog.
            
             part
             1.
             l.
             4.
             c.
             2.
             
          
           
             De
             civ
             .
             dei
             ▪
             l.
             5.
             c.
             12.15
             .
             &c.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             2.30
             .
          
           
             Zech.
             2.12
             ▪
             Deut.
             7.6
             .
             &c.
             
          
           
             Isai.
             64.10
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psalm
             147.14
             .
          
           
             Psalm
             76.1
             .
          
           
             Psalm
             50.2.3
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             9.4
             .
          
           
             Ps.
             144.5
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.9
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             lib.
             6.
             n.
             44.
             
          
           
             *
             Olearius
             .
          
           
             Phil.
             3.5
             .
          
           
             Acts
             23.
             
             ●●
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             15.10
             .
          
           
             Acts
             24.16
             .
          
           
             
               Valer.
               Max.
            
             l.
             5.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             1.12
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             20.16
             .
          
           
             Lev.
             18.28
             .
          
           
             Nahum
             3.8
             .
          
           
             Isa
             27.11
             .
          
           
             Cumbden
             Brit.
             Bale
             cent
             .
             5.
             num
             .
             65.
             
          
           
             Fuller's
             Worthies
             
          
           
             Politic.
             
          
           
             Nauclerus
             generat
             .
             24
             ▪
             
          
           
             Platina
             vit
             .
             Bonif.
             9.
             
          
           
             Spondani
             supplem
             .
             Baron
             .
             An.
             1342.1
             .