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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59279	A sermon preached upon the fast-day, June the 18th, 1690 by a presbyter of the Church of England, that swore in the sincerity of his heart, with a full satisfied conscience, to King William and Queen Mary.	Presbyter of the Church of England.	1690 (1690)	Wing S2643; ESTC R19775	12,201	33

truly God of his free Mercy sent it which prevented the Happy Expedition no farther than what serv'd to make the Violaters of our Laws and Liberties more imprudent and secure And when afterwards a favourable brisk Gale had carried the Fleet beyond their Port a contrary Wind was presently commissioned for a few hours as if for no other end but safely to land our Preservers In the time of Saul God was with David and strengthed his Arm so that his Sword made Prodigious Slaughter among the Philistines But in conducting the Prince to the Throne whereon he is now righteously seated Providence scattered the Enemy like Chaff before the Wind and gave him a Victory which pleased him better than all he had won with the Sword viz. a Victory without Blood Thus far God was if I may so speak miraculously alone in the Advancement of the Prince toward the height of earthly Honour and when the Eyes of the Oppressed Nation were fully open he left it to them to Chuse their King in the room of their unhappy misled Abdicator and they were not disobedient to his Providence To speak the truth of this whole matter briefly it is manifest from what we read in Scripture concerning David and what our Eyes have seen and our Ears have heard relating to the Prince of Orange that both the one and the other of them were by the wonderful Providence of God called forth from their Private ways of Living in order to be made Kings and the free Choice of their several People made them so I come now to speak of the Second thing which I propounded from the Text as most fit to be reflected on that is the desperate Wickedness of the Enemies of the King their Contrivances to Dethrone and their palliating their black Designs with fair Words And here first I 'le mention what Evidence we have of the Fact and then touch some Circumstances which aggravate the Enormity of it The Royal Psalmist gives us sometimes with mournful Eloquence being in the day of his Distress sometimes with joyful Accents being happily escap'd from Danger large and passionate Accounts of the bold Attempts and treacherous Contrivances of his Enemies They mark'd his steps thinking evil against him i. e. they narrowly observ'd his conduct of Affairs seeking occasion to complain of his Male-administration They wrested his word and cast iniquity upon him when no fault could be found they put false colours upon things and reproached him They cursed him they belied him their teeth became spears and their tongue a sharp sword i. e. they cursed him with so bitter Imprecations they belied him with such abominable false Suggestions that the plain signification of inartificial Words cannot express it and Metaphorical Language perhaps not sufficiently help us to guess at They derided him derided him for his very trust in the Lord they consulted they only consulted i. e. they made it their chief aim with Hand and Heart they endeavoured to cast him from the Throne though God had exalted him and the People had submitted unto him and they that did this were many and were strong too many and too strong for him but that He that hath God his helper need not be afraid though ten thousands of the strongest of the sons of men set themselves against him though they palliate their Designs while they are in contrivance with fair words and as often as they are disappointed forswear their unsuccessful Villany Thus much and more to the same purpose is to be read in the Book of Psalms The Historical part of the Old Testament has not very many instances nor perhaps fully answering every Circumstance of so severe an Indictment but I suppose that was because the Historical part is but a compendious Extract out of Voluminous Records in the Archives of the Jews and yet in the Royal Chronicle we have an Account of Absalom's Rebellion of his insinuating Arts to steal the Affections of the People his engaging if I may use a Prolepsis the Jewish Matchiavil to his Rebellion but Matchiavil learned of Ahithophel I therefore discharge my Allusion Ahithophel is Name enough to brand a subtil Rebel We read farther how Shimei let loose a railing Tongue and lifted up violent Hands against the distressed King And also how Sheba the Son of Bichri had likely to have shook the Throne more fatally than Absalom Thus you have an Account of the matter of Fact charg'd against David's Enemies their Fact admits aggravation from several Topicks Is this the Man whom God rais'd up for the Uprightness of his Heart when he rejected Saul for disobedience Is this the Man whose surprizing Valour fell'd a tall Monument of Pride down to the ground before whom the whole Army of Israel trembled Is this the Man whose Success and Triumphs became the theme of every gladsom honest Heart when they thought upon the Dangers which they dreaded and the Deliverance which they did not expect Is this the Man whom the People chose after Experience of his Merit to Administer the Government which they so much admir'd that they preferred it before the Theocracy it self it might perhaps have been better for them to have remained under God's Prophets a while longer but when they would not be satisfied without a King they could not have made a better Choice than David yet even against David David thus useful to his Country David thus beloved of his God the Flatterers of an Ambitious Son and the unseasonable Abettors of Saul's House arose and palliated as they could their vile purposes with fair words Having thus spoke to the Second Head I 'le proceed as I have begun and joyn the Parallel With equal wickedness as the rebellious Jews against David unreasonable unruly men have consulted to cast down from his excellency that 's the word in our Translation from his Throne our Just and Lawful King King William whence otherwise were necessary Impositions complain'd of and the repayment of a Debt exclaim'd against the Loan of which preserv'd our whole Whence otherwise was his Royal Name called into uncharitable Parties when he came to save the Nation Whence else proceeded the many Forgeries of their Success who were ever better at Forging than Fighting Whence else flow'd remembrances to his Health who forsook when he could not destroy us by Men who had not a good word for him in the day of his Power Whence else have disputing Tongues with the worst part of Ecclesiastical Skill raised a Dust to hide the fair and full appearance of a plain and necessary Duty Is this the Man whom glorious Providence in a wonderful manner brought from a Private Retirement to vindicate Oppressed States and Soveraignties In a word Is this the Man whom the most Honourable and the most Wealthy the most Honest and the most Brave the most Learned and the most Pious invited hither or approved the Invitation to save from Devastation and from Fire our Land our Laws our Liberties our