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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66475	A sermon preached before his Grace the King's commissioner, and the three estates of Parliament: June the 15th. 1690. By David Williamson, Minister of the Gospel at Edinburgh	Williamson, David, d. 1706.	1690 (1690)	Wing W2796; ESTC R219573	24,635	21

Capacity for this they must have Revenues called Egra 4 13. T●ll Trib●te and Custom which three Caldea Words imports the Properties of these Revenu●s exacted of the People that they should be Moderat according to the Peoples Abllity without Partiality Inveterate or Ancient so sar or so long as the Common state requires and no more for the safety of the King is the safety of the Common-weal the safety of the Common weal is a Law above all Laws such Tributes or Customs call them as you will are as necessary to uphold a State as blood in the veins for conserving the Life We must distinguish between the time of Peace and the time of War especially when Lives Liberties and Religion are at the Stake our hearts must be inlarged without grudge to make a liberal Offering better venture much than lose all But if by Oppression extreme Exactions be Collected or publick money be Dilapidat by Self seeking Men they may resolve to smart for it at the hands of the Lord There have been old and frequent Complaints of mis-managements when publick Money has either been bestowed on men to uphold their debauches to consume it on their Lusts to uphold unlimited Lust● and Designs of others especially there has been complaints of Officers of Armies either withholding due pa●ment from these in Arms or pu●ting Pay in their Pockets and making a shaw of a Vision at a Muster that disappeared in the day of Battle Honourable worthies I incline not by Panegyricks to offend your modest ears whose praise will be in the Church But we bles● God we have such a King and Que●● to rule over us and such a Representative of their Majesties in this Honourable Court and so many noble and worthy Patriots in this Assembly who befriend the interests o●our Lord who are other ways minded we pray the Lord reveal it to them but sure were they better acquaint with our Master they would soon change their minde We bles● the Lord and we bless you from the Lord with our hearts for what you have done for the house of the Lord and for the hone we have that what remaim to be done shall be done though hope deferred makes the heare sick but when the desire cometh it is a Tree of Life the desire accomplished is sweet to the soul Prov. 13.12 19. There are two things I would desire of this Honourable Court The first 〈◊〉 that what may give a back-set to the thing that is done may be forborn that Truth be not abused by promiseuous Tolleration this were to love our ease more than God and has produced sad Effects and Confusions in some places of the World There being no persecution Threatued Exercised and for ou●ht I know neither intended by Church nor State the muttering of such a Tolleration as we ●eard of● is some Surprize which some of the sober Conformists disclaims It is under pretence forsooth of tenderness of Conscience how tender they are God knows and the World may know I fear it is a ●ate ●ncome and distemper which I apprehend from what is implyed in their paper of some ●ntention to introduce some Novelties and Forms in the Worship of God which this Church could never endure nor durst they adventure on in their greatest height and freedom although snme now presume contrare to our Confession of Faith which if I mistake nor owns no other Book for the Rule of Worship but the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament This scruple they express they cannot joyn in the Sacrament of the Supper with these who wants Episcopal Ordination whereas they have for many years joyned with Conformists that were never Re-ordained It 's apprehended by many judicious to be a mystery of iniquity to endanger both Church and State and a shadow under which would shrud vice and error And beyond question would propagat and perpetuat a Schism in this church They had wont to slander Non-consormists as Schismaticks but the reason is not alike for Presbyterians did stand their ground and owned their Principies since the Reformation from Poptry by Presbyters So the Schism first and last is on their side this Tolleration would be buried under the Oak There is another thing that I would beg of this Honourable Court beside the care of ordering and purging the Seminaries of Learning the removal of Pa●●onages not that we mean the injuring any in their just Civil Rights and Properties although the first Original was good to defend the Church and her Goods Yet the usurpation over the Church did spring from a bad Fountain and the consequence has been destructive to the Church and a grievous bondage many God provoking sins has followed on it Simoniacal compacts It has been the sourse of a Godless insufficient Ministry we would not have you to prig with God in this matter We hope that 〈◊〉 ●●●●tousness on the one hand nor envy on the other shall hinder the removing of this Yoke Two worthy Ministers have written on this Subject Mr. Rule and Mr. Park so as may satisfie and give Light to these that will not shut their Eyes Honourable Worthies what was said to the Princes of Israel 1 Chron. 22.19 I say to you Now set your heart and soul to seek the Lord your God arise therefore and build the sanctuary of the Lord God 1 Cor. 13. last verse Be stedfast immovable always abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as ye know that your labour shall not be in vain in the Lord Reformation ends not in c●ntemplation but in action Be not slothful in business forget not to do as ye have been taught ye want not your care and troubles But what said David 1 Chron 22.14 Now Behold in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of Gold and a thousand thousand talents of silver and of brass and iron without weight neither wa● nor any other busines● could hinder him from this work Minde the example of the Jews when stirred up to build the Temple Ezra 5.1 2. They say not we must fi●st build the Walls of Jerusalem to hold out the enemy but the Text says They began to build the house of God and with them were Prophets of the Lord helping them they were not full four ●ears in building of the Temple and i● great Chronolo●●s be not far mistaken the Temple was fi●●shed 83 years before the Walls of Jerusalem we●e finished I am far from meaning your Affection should be cooled to the Laws Liberties peace and safety of the Kingdom I wo●ld only warm your Affections with the zeal of a through Reformation go on and improve whereto ye have already attained and the Lord shall be with you and the blessing of Obed-●d●m and his house shall rest upon you and yours 1 Chron. 13 14. Consider the exient of that Blessing it was a bro●d B●e●ing 1. His person was blest that 's a blessed Religion that brings health to the navel and marrow to the bones 2ly His posterity blessed 1 Chron 26.8 In sour 1. He wa● blessed with a numerous progeny threescore and two of Obed-ed●ms Family 2ly They were bl●ssed with Employment all made Officers in the House of God 3ly Blessed with inablement to discharge that Employment all able men of strength mighty men of valour for the service of the Temple 4. They are blessed with Honour made Rulers and Commanders through the House of their Father 3. His possessions were blessed with preservation increase a comfortable injoying them Obed-edom made his House a Sanctuary for God now God makes it a Sanctuary for him a place of safety 4. His Actions and Undertakings are blessed good success attends him 5. His Friends are blessed they fare the better for him he becomes a favourite of Heaven he can speed Suits and obtain blessings for others I hope there be some who hear me this day who shall share of such blessings and that all of you might share of them is my hearty prayer to God ● dare not charge you but I would advise that none of you turn your back till ye see the Capestone out on the Work and if thus your Heart and Care be towards the House of God he will have a care of yours To his Name be praise FINIS