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A96450	Englands sorrows turned into joy. A sermon preached the 28th. of June, 1660. Being a publick thanksgiving, for the restauration of his Excellent Majesty, Charles II. Of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To His crownes and kingdomes, and us (His subjects) to our antient rights, liberties, and lawes. By John Whynnell, minister of the gospel at Askerswell in the county of Dorset.	Whynnell, John, b. 1603 or 4.	1660 (1660)	Wing W2073; Thomason E1033_8; ESTC R208964	24,107	42

impossible it should be wrought out so soon 'T was news they could hardly believe the thing so new the change so sudden so great so good so full of Grace and Favour they thought it could not be true but that it was onely a Dream That after so long Bondage of 70 years and a Deliverance scarce never talked of that on a sudden there should be granted to them such a gratious toleration they could hardly give Credit unto it looked on it as a thing impossible almost in reason to be true They thought they had dream'd of Happiness but enjoyed none dream'd of a Deliverance but not likely to have any Hence by the way we may note That God somtimes works such great things for his Church Peoples good that do put their Faith to a stand yea even make it to stagger They Note can hardly believe such things can be brought to pass for them When as God makes the inveterate Enemies of his people to be their Friends and to do that for his people and against themselves contrary to their own intentions which none else could do but themselves makes them one to oppose the other and draw their Swords one against another Makes if men cannot the very Angells march against fight with and overcome Judges 8. 22. 2 Kings 19. 35. their Enemies make the Sea to divide and give passage to his Israel and yet close again and swallow up the Egyptians When he makes the Sun to stand still Exod. 14. and the Moon in the Valley of Ajalon to give light to his people to slay their Enemies and Hail-●ones to murder their Enemies for them when he makes Rivers to Josh 10. 11 12. divide and to give way to them And the Walls of Josh 3. ult Cities to fall down at the very sight of his people when he makes Heathens to give them deliverance and to build Josh 6. 20. up his house c. Oh this puts their Faith at a stand When God preserves Kings and Princes though in the midst of their cruell Enemies that do hunt after their Soules to destroy them and that in Oakes when as Hosts could not do it nor walled Cities And a people from ruine though subjected by force to their Enemies to Atheists Prophane Selfe-seekers and Hereticks Oh this staggers the Faith of his people We were as those that did Dream But after a little time they saw it was no Dream but a reall thing a Deliverance wrought out for them Oh then what followed Why great Joy and Mirth and Rejoycing in the God of their Salvation Which is exprest by these signes Our Mouths verse 2. were filled with laughter our Tongues with singing Though formerly their mouths were filled with Complaints and their tongues with Lamentations and could not sing the Song of the Lord Yet now we Laugh now we Sing yea Psal 137. 4. our mouthes are full of Laughter of Songs Songs of Praises and Deliverance After all this now they conclude Surely the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad The Lord hath done them not we our selves we were not able to do it thought scarce of it had hardly any hopes of it But though we were not able yet he was though we could not yet God did Though we thought not of our Deliverance yet God had us still in his thoughts and reduced us from Captivity he hath done c. Whereof we are glad our Hearts and Souls are full of Joy and Rejoycing and do glory in Gods Mercy In the words are two things considerable 1 The afflicted Church her free acknowledgement of Gods gracious acting towards Her in the removing the affliction She lay under The Lord hath done great things for us c. 2 The effect the sense and consideration of this wrought on their Souls and that is gladness * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fuimus laetantes Whereof we are glad we rejoyce Though formerly whilest we were afflicted and saw none taking our part but all against us we were full of Sorrow and Sadness Yet now seeing Gods gracious actings towards us we are full of Joy and Gladness That which I shall observe from these words and insist on is this Doct. That God in the middest of the Sorrows and Sufferings of His Church and People in much Mercy usually doth some great things for them to glad and rejoyce their Souls In the prosecution of this truth I shall speak to these 5. Things 1 Shew what were the Evills and Sufferings that this people lay under 2 What great things God did for them 3 Prove that God usually doth some great things for his people in the midst of their Sufferings to glad and rejoyce their Souls 4 Shew why he doth it 5 Apply it I. I will in briefe hint to you what Evils and Sufferings this glorious Church of the Jews did for so many yeares lye under But what were they Answer If you will see it at large read over the book of the Lamentation of Jeremy There you will see the Lamentably miserable Estate of these people set out by one who had his share in their Sufferings and writes that book to be Sung as the Churches Lachrymae I shall in a few words acquaint you with their wofull Condition in 7 or 8 particulars 1 They were disregarded and despised by all those that did formerly Love and Honour them In Her prosperity Jerusalem had many Lovers and all Nations did Honour Her But now all Her Lovers had forsaken Her Donec eris felix multos numerabis amicos those that did Honour Her before were become such as did despise Her Among all her Lovers she hath none to Comfort Her all her friends have dealt treacherously with Lam. 1. 2 8. Her all that honoured her despise her All those Kings Princes Nations and People that did honour her before now despise her 2 She was given up into the hands and unto the mercy of her implacable and blood-thirsty Enemies She that thought her self an over-match to any Adversary and fear'd no Enemy in the World is now in her Enemies Hands Her Adversaries are the cheif Her Enemies prosper the Adversary hath spread out his Hand upon all her pleasant things If their Enemies would kill them Lam. 1. 5. 10. they might if they would spare them they might they were at their Mercy 3 They were brought to very sad Streights and Exigences to extream want of necessaries for Back and Belly They who lived in plenty fed like Princes were cloathed in Scarlet had neither bread to eat nor cloathes scarce to cover their nakednesse They say to their Mothers where is Corn and Wine When they Swooned as the Wounded in the Streets of the City when their Soul was powred out into their Mothers bosom Lam. 2. 12. Yea the hands of pittyfull Women have Sodden their own Children they were their meat in the day of the distruction Lam. 4. 10.