An ho!J Pnnegyricft 445 A Bur where had been our peace, or rhis frcedome ofrheGofpell, wirhour our deliver•nce? and where had our deliverance been wichcurhim ? As ir was reported of rhe OJkeofM,mre, that all religionsrendred theiryeerely worlb;p there: The Jows s,,.,,/, "P·l· becaufe of AbrahafJJ cheir patriarch; the Gentiles becaufe ofthe Angels thJt appeared chere to A6taham; theChriflians becaufeofCh1 ill that was there fcen of Abrah•m with che An€els; So was rhere roKingJ'..'" in his firfi beginninr,s,• cor.fluencc of all Seas,wirh papers io their hands, and (as it wao bell for rhem) wirh a R•g·'""" Dumine, '"" pugnamiH, like the fubjetls ofTheudtft~e. Bnt our cozens ofSamarh, when rhey faw thar sa/M""' yokewould not be lighmed, foonc flew otfin a rage, Whal purlion have we in David I And no~ rhofe, ~hich hadfo oft lookt up to heaven in vain,refolve ro dig down to Hell for a1d.Saran h1mfelfe met ehem,and dfcred(fc>r f~ ving ofrheir labour) to bring !{ell up to them.What aworld of~ulphnr had he proviB ded againfl that day? What a brewmg of death wa~ tun~ed upm thofe vetlels? The murderous pioners laughr at the clofe fehC!ly ofrhe1r proJell; and now before-hand feemed in conceir to have heard the crack ofrhishellilb thunder,and to fee rhe mangled carkatlesoftheHerericksflying upfofuddenly, rhat cheir foules mull needs gee upward rowards rheir perdition; tbeir flreets flrewed with legges and arme'; and rhe Clones braining as many in their 1311, as rhey blew up in their rife. Remember thechdRihtr>li1:f'TD· pht:mir..tx '{r>ftpll.lflil;1 Jbg,llk.Sam titam ]1:I.:H Cll'l,"II(C!I.l.p;-tiJ!l,- r i(Q/ili'fiW'IItfi illisb~nt trar. At ubitor.lra~ &t. 1Kmg.u. Fldltrtfi~ lJIItO,elCo drt~~ ufEdom,O Lord,in tht d•J •fJer•f3/tm,whichfaid,Duwn •·iJh it,dqwnn>ilh il ,even Jot he grqNnd. 0 da~ghter •fBabd,,.,orthJ 16 ~e deftruJed, blejfidjha/1ht be I hatJirrnth J/;ee PLL%17-7• "'th•• wu•kle{l have[erved111. But he chat fics in heaven Jaughr as fall at them, to fee their prefumprion rhat would be fending up bodies ro heaven before the rcfurrel:tion, and preferringcomp•nionsto Eli<H in a fiery Ch•riot; and faid,(•l q11idjrem11mmtl) Cunfider now hm greal thingt the Lordh•th dunefor"'; The fnare is bro~en, and we C are delivered. But how? As rhat leamed Bilbop well applied SalumM eo ehis purpore, Dlvin•lio lnlabiis Ktgi<.lftherehad not been adivination in rhelipsofthe King, we Pro. rMo. had been all in jawes ofdeath. Under his lhadowwe,are preferved alive, as Jeremie •·"""""·P·JS• fpeaketh. It is true,God could have done it by othermeanes; but he would doe ir by this, rhat we might owe rhebeingofourlivescohiln,ofwhomweheldourwellbeing before. Oh praifed be rheGod of heaven for our deliverance! Praifed be God for his Anointed, bywhomwe are delivered. Yea how lhould we call room fellow- "'<~"~"'"'" creatures? The Angels,Sl1nts, heavens;elemenrs,mereors,mounraines,beatlsJtreesl mu'1t!l, 'Tiw'.,• ro help us praile the Lord forthis mercy. And ( as rhe eachofthe Romane fouldiers K.r.. ,g- ""· ranne) how deare and precious lh )uld the life of C.efar be to us, above all earthly "''~"' '""· things? how fbould we hate rheb1fe unthankfulnetre ofrhofemen, which can fay of '(;;,~;;;:•;:.,:;• him,as one faid ofhis Saint Martin, Martimu !Jumu itJ 4Nxilio)chJriiJ in fltgo;io; who c.J.~om JJ.wt;• D whiles they owe him all,grudge himany thing. Away with the mcnrion ofoutward ~ .. j. c,..,~ rhings: all the blood in ourbodie• is due to him: all rhe prayers and well-wilbesof :l;:.,;:.""·c'" onrfoulesareduetohim. How folemnly feflivalllboold this doy be re us and to Oth•hifJ.+<· our pofterlues for ever? How cheerefuiJy for our peace, our religion, our delive- ~,:d~mtuJ OtiJt'. ranee, lbould we rake up thot acclamarion which the people of Komeufed in rhe F'if.l+'·l'· Coronation of char/et the great, Carolo Jacobo ftD.o COYOfltJio, magno & ftF'ijico Bri- Fri[J-J.qt. taunorurn lmperatori, vita & ·zrlJorill . To chark.r Jamu crowned ofGod,che gre2c and peaceable Emperor of Brilaine, Life and vil:tory; and let God ond his people fay,AmtiJ. Thefe were great rhings indeed, that God did for Ifrael; grc•t tlur he bath done for us; great forrheprefent,nor cerrain for the fumre.They had nor,no more havewe rhe bleffings ofGod by enraile, or by leaf(. Onlyat rhe good willofrhe Lord; and E that ;,,duringour good behwiour; Sin is a forfeirure ofall favours. Ifyuu do n>ir/ztdly,yuu fh•ll perijb. It was nor for noching,that the fame word in the origimll fignilies boch fin & punilbmenr. \hefe rwo are infep•rable. There is nothing but a little priority in rimebetween rhem. The Angels did wickedly,thcy perilbc by their flll from heaven. Theold worlddid wickedly, they perilbr by warers from heaven. The Sodomites did wickedly.chey petilbrby firefromheaven.Cqra/J& hiscompany did wickedly,rhey perifhr by rhe ea re h. The JE~ypcians did wickedly, rhey perillnby the Se3. ThcCanaonitesdid wickedly, rhey ptrilbt by the fword oflfrael. The Ifraclitesdid Q q wickedly,
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