stamp_n sometime_o god_n may_v happen_v to_o say_v to_o those_o who_o be_v so_o fond_a of_o those_o will-worship_n ceremony_n who_o have_v require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n 1.12_o isaiah_n 1.12_o and_o to_o uphold_v this_o practice_n they_o must_v pull_v it_o over_o head_n and_o shoulder_n out_o of_o the_o text_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n 10._o 6.2_o 10._o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o wonder_n that_o papist_n who_o seldom_o make_v use_n of_o scripture_n but_o to_o wrest_v they_o will_v make_v use_n of_o the_o place_n but_o for_o protestant_n who_o pretend_v and_o aught_o to_o know_v better_o i_o admire_v they_o will_v make_v use_n of_o it_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o text_n be_v not_o literal_o to_o be_v understand_v or_o else_o man_n shall_v bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n son_n of_o nun_n or_o of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n or_o of_o jesus_n call_v justus_n then_o it_o be_v say_v the_o knee_n not_o the_o head_n then_o there_o be_v no_o knee_n in_o heaven_n nor_o none_o that_o can_v bow_v under_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v there_o speak_v of_o a_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o divinity_n person_n attribute_n and_o work_n especial_o as_o he_o be_v our_o redeemer_n and_o saviour_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n and_o if_o we_o must_v kneel_v or_o bow_v when_o we_o hear_v that_o name_n the_o like_a must_v be_v do_v when_o we_o see_v it_o write_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o mean_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o name_n but_o a_o most_o humble_a submission_n and_o obedience_n with_o a_o give_v praise_n and_o glory_n to_o the_o person_n and_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o to_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n i_o know_v there_o must_v be_v a_o posture_n that_o of_o the_o time_n of_o institution_n or_o as_o near_o it_o as_o may_v be_v must_v be_v use_v several_a protestant_a church_n have_v different_a posture_n when_o they_o receive_v it_o and_o a_o care_n ought_v to_o be_v have_v of_o avoid_v superstition_n and_o keep_v as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v from_o appearance_n of_o idolatry_n i_o confess_v i_o will_v not_o for_o all_o the_o world_n if_o ever_o beyond_o sea_n where_o papist_n be_v in_o a_o full_a liberty_n and_o where_o protestant_n receive_v it_o not_o on_o their_o knee_n i_o say_v i_o will_v not_o because_o my_o conscience_n will_v not_o give_v i_o leave_v receive_v it_o kneel_v which_o be_v a_o posture_n of_o adoration_n for_o fear_v it_o be_v think_v i_o partake_v of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n for_o the_o true_a natural_a body_n now_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n which_o thing_n i_o abhor_v more_o than_o death_n itself_o but_o here_o though_o with_o a_o safe_a and_o even_a conscience_n i_o can_v receive_v it_o kneel_v yet_o may_v be_v another_o can_v not_o must_v my_o will_n and_o practice_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o another_o man_n will_n and_o practice_n every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v for_o the_o best_a information_n he_o can_v have_v but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v every_o one_o conscience_n must_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o what_o he_o do_v in_o indifferent_a thing_n that_o be_v which_o be_v neithe_a command_v nor_o forbid_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o true_a christian_a prudence_n be_v to_o leave_v such_o thing_n at_o liberty_n and_o administer_v it_o to_o those_o sit_v or_o stand_v who_o make_v scruple_n to_o receive_v it_o kneel_v for_o it_o be_v no_o rule_n of_o charity_n or_o christianity_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o uniformity_n to_o break_v unity_n and_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o minister_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o great_a care_n not_o to_o become_v instrument_n of_o damnation_n to_o any_o for_o they_o who_o receive_v kneel_v 14.23_o rom._n 14.23_o and_o doubt_v as_o st._n paul_n say_v be_v damn_v such_o practice_n must_v be_v leave_v for_o the_o wicked_a communion_n of_o rome_n which_o with_o fear_n threaten_n sword_n fire_n and_o every_o violent_a way_n forces_z people_z to_o do_v thing_n contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n as_o of_o late_a in_o a_o high_a degree_n it_o be_v practise_v in_o a_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o for_o what_o they_o do_v they_o give_v this_o reason_n we_o know_v they_o must_v be_v damn_v and_o as_o good_a they_o shall_v be_v so_o within_o our_o church_n as_o out_o of_o it_o let_v they_o come_v in_o and_o believe_v what_o they_o please_v indeed_o a_o great_a evil_a there_o be_v among_o we_o that_o the_o posture_n of_o receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n a_o ordnance_n of_o god_n to_o seal_v the_o pardon_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o strengthen_v our_o faith_n be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o trial_n of_o those_o who_o be_v qualify_v for_o worldly_a employment_n to_o turn_v it_o to_o temporal_a end_n be_v a_o unaccountable_a profaneness_n of_o that_o holy_a institution_n and_o though_o without_o such_o a_o by_o consideration_n i_o can_v receive_v it_o kneel_v i_o declare_v if_o i_o shall_v receive_v in_o that_o manner_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o such_o a_o trial_n i_o can_v not_o avoid_v believe_v i_o have_v eat_v and_o drink_v my_o damnation_n all_o foresay_a let_n and_o hindrance_n be_v lay_v aside_o and_o a_o bless_a reformation_n of_o all_o abuse_v set_v afoot_n and_o by_o every_o one_o in_o their_o several_a station_n carry_v on_o then_o upon_o good_a ground_n we_o may_v hope_v for_o peace_n ground_v upon_o truth_n and_o for_o a_o happy_a success_n especial_o if_o in_o our_o different_a capacity_n we_o will_v propose_v to_o ourselves_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o good_a and_o advantage_n of_o church_n and_o country_n the_o good_a law_n we_o have_v to_o encourage_v piety_n and_o virtue_n and_o to_o discountenance_v and_o punish_v ungodliness_n vice_n and_o every_o unjust_a and_o sinful_a practice_n be_v renew_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n therein_o want_v supply_v with_o new_a one_o good_a instruction_n good_a example_n good_a rule_n in_o family_n and_o care_v take_v by_o parent_n and_o master_n to_o see_v they_o well_o observe_v this_o will_v take_v away_o evil_a and_o curse_a thing_n from_o among_o we_o the_o prudence_n of_o officer_n in_o church_n and_o state_n shall_v remedy_v old_a inconvenience_n and_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v new_a one_o among_o the_o old_a one_o i_o shall_v name_v a_o very_a palpable_a one_o which_o concern_v both_o church_n and_o state_n and_o have_v be_v and_o be_v every_o day_n cause_n of_o grievance_n and_o great_a inconvenience_n and_o as_o much_o as_o any_o destructive_a of_o common_a society_n it_o be_v clandestine_v marriage_n steal_v and_o trappan_v young_a people_n into_o marriage_n without_o advice_n or_o consent_n of_o friend_n which_o as_o yet_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o lawgiver_n have_v find_v no_o effectual_a course_n to_o prevent_v though_o daily_a complaint_n have_v at_o several_a time_n put_v they_o upon_o consult_v about_o it_o he_o who_o steal_v my_o good_n shall_v be_v hang_v and_o he_o who_o steal_v my_o child_n shall_v go_v free_a and_o if_o once_o they_o be_v marry_v according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n though_o by_o reason_n of_o young_a age_n and_o other_o consideration_n unable_a to_o bind_v themselves_o with_o such_o a_o tie_n what_o be_v in_o part_n or_o chief_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o be_v the_o abuse_n of_o sell_v bond_n of_o matrimony_n the_o dishonesty_n and_o covetousness_n of_o a_o minister_n to_o get_v some_o few_o guinea_n and_o privilege_a place_n by_o law_n or_o custom_n whereof_o there_o be_v too_o many_o in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n there_o people_n be_v marry_v in_o secret_n let_v the_o disparity_n inconveniency_n trick_n and_o cheat_n be_v never_o so_o great_a so_o visible_a or_o so_o many_o which_o to_o prevent_v it_o require_v the_o prudence_n study_n and_o authority_n of_o both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n finis_fw-la
come_v to_o that_o though_o palliate_v under_o another_o notion_n to_o pray_v to_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o dead_a or_o in_o such_o occasion_n as_o this_o to_o mention_v the_o dead_a be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o command_v we_o 3.22_o we_o 1_o thess_n 3.22_o to_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil._n wherefore_o let_v that_o thirty_o of_o january_n go_v out_o of_o door_n and_o if_o we_o keep_v a_o day_n let_v it_o be_v to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o man_n let_v upon_o occasion_n day_n of_o humiliation_n be_v keep_v very_o often_o too_o to_o mourn_v and_o be_v humble_v for_o personal_n as_o for_o the_o great_a many_o and_o epidemical_a sin_n of_o the_o nation_n whereof_o i_o name_v some_o before_o and_o some_o be_v mention_v in_o 10._o in_o jer._n 6.2_o 3_o 10._o jeremiah_n but_o no_o constant_a set_v day_n for_o any_o man_n whatever_o whether_o they_o be_v humiliation_n or_o thanksgiving_n day_n the_o gun-powder-treason-day_n we_o keep_v it_o only_o to_o god_n for_o such_o a_o deliverance_n no_o mention_n of_o man_n in_o it_o this_o do_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n after_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o wicked_a design_n of_o haman_n but_o not_o to_o the_o praise_n and_o honour_n of_o esther_n or_o mordecai_n though_o they_o have_v be_v god_n instrument_n to_o prevent_v it_o to_o return_v to_o king_n charles_n death_n to_o mourn_v for_o it_o once_o have_v be_v enough_o when_o joseph_n coat_n be_v bring_v to_o jacob_n he_o may_v unblamable_o have_v express_v as_o he_o do_v a_o great_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n thereupon_o even_o to_o have_v kiss_v it_o to_o lament_v the_o death_n of_o so_o dear_a a_o son_n but_o if_o he_o have_v hang_v it_o about_o his_o bed_n or_o any_o where_o else_o in_o his_o chamber_n there_o every_o evening_n and_o morning_n or_o at_o every_o meal_n give_v it_o such_o salutation_n and_o do_v the_o like_a as_o at_o the_o first_o time_n thereby_o he_o may_v have_v countenance_v many_o branch_n of_o superstition_n once_o and_o no_o more_o be_v diseretion_n about_o those_o thing_n who_o continual_a use_n degenerate_v into_o abuse_n now_o here_o we_o have_v be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o take_v wrong_a measure_n not_o only_o in_o keep_v a_o day_n of_o humiliation_n as_o i_o show_v already_o but_o also_o a_o thanksgiving-day_n such_o as_o that_o of_o the_o birth_n and_o restoration_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o the_o 29_o of_o may_n for_o the_o which_o we_o have_v also_o a_o set_a day_n once_o a_o year_n to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n preach_v a_o collect_n a_o epistle_n and_o a_o gospel_n upon_o the_o occasion_n 3.1_o occasion_n gal._n 3.1_o o_o foolish_a galatian_n who_o have_v bewitch_v you_o this_o clear_o show_v the_o humour_n of_o those_o time_n when_o some_o people_n almost_o distract_v keep_v no_o moderation_n but_o go_v from_o one_o extreme_a into_o another_o after_o his_o death_n in_o king_n james_n day_n they_o think_v fit_a to_o continue_v keep_v the_o day_n but_o to_o put_v a_o new_a face_n and_o under_o another_o notion_n but_o the_o thing_n be_v the_o same_o in_o substance_n so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n keep_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o be_v proclaim_v before_o and_o the_o 6._o the_o exod._n 32.5_o 6._o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v for_o such_o a_o restoration_n we_o must_v be_v very_o glad_a and_o make_v god_n concern_v in_o our_o joy_n his_o house_n must_v be_v the_o place_n hitherto_o it_o be_v well_o if_o we_o bring_v no_o idol_n into_o it_o i_o mean_v nothing_o of_o man_n merit_n worth_a and_o perfection_n no_o invention_n devise_v of_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v not_o command_v we_o read_v how_o after_o the_o rebellion_n and_o death_n of_o absalon_n the_o 9.14_o the_o 2_o sam._n 9.14_o man_n of_o judah_n send_v unto_o david_n return_v thou_o and_o all_o thy_o servant_n but_o though_o he_o be_v as_o good_a a_o king_n as_o any_o i_o do_v not_o find_v there_o be_v any_o set_a day_n appoint_v yearly_a to_o be_v keep_v in_o any_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n by_o way_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o his_o birth_n or_o restoration_n our_o religion_n now_o be_v more_o courtly_a and_o flatter_a i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o upon_o such_o a_o occasion_n a_o moderate_a joy_n may_v be_v express_v for_o a_o while_n but_o to_o entail_v it_o upon_o posterity_n be_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o flattery_n popery_n and_o pageantry_n as_o can_v be_v warrant_v by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n or_o reasonable_a christian_n 886._o christian_n defence_n of_o perkins_n p._n 886._o dr._n abbot_n say_v that_o offering_n yearly_o make_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o for_o birth-day_n be_v first_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o heretic_n montanus_n who_o thereby_o make_v gain_v of_o they_o now_o this_o reach_v our_o case_n for_o a_o anniversary_n or_o every_o year_n keep_v a_o set_a day_n for_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o offer_v make_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o keep_v the_o 29_o of_o may_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v keep_v a_o birthday_n as_o a_o restoration-day_n for_o upon_o this_o day_n charles_n ii_o be_v bear_v now_o let_v we_o see_v how_o great_a a_o cause_n we_o have_v to_o fall_v into_o so_o high_a and_o exceed_a demonstration_n of_o joy_n let_v the_o event_n show_v how_o great_a a_o blessing_n this_o restoration_n prove_v to_o the_o nation_n 13.11_o hos_fw-la 13.11_o we_o know_v sometime_o god_n give_v king_n in_o his_o anger_n and_o take_v they_o away_o in_o his_o wrath_n plague_n war_n and_o fire_n come_v in_o with_o king_n charles_n but_o all_o little_a enough_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o flood_n of_o vice_n and_o corruption_n in_o the_o way_n of_o profaneness_n impiety_n debauchery_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v encourage_v by_o example_n and_o impunity_n follow_v he_o and_z like_o a_o mighty_a stream_n have_v so_o overflow_v the_o nation_n that_o in_o all_o likelihood_n it_o will_v require_v more_o judgement_n and_o many_o year_n to_o come_v to_o purge_v the_o land_n of_o it_o it_o be_v overspread_v almost_o from_o the_o child_n in_o the_o cradle_n to_o the_o old_a man_n go_v down_o to_o his_o grave_n but_o i_o must_v break_v off_o for_o it_o defile_v my_o thought_n my_o tongue_n and_o my_o pen_n therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o this_o take_v away_o our_o heart_n for_o 4.11_o for_o hos_fw-la 4.11_o whoredom_n and_o wine_n take_v away_o the_o heart_n and_o our_o understanding_n too_o which_o make_v we_o grow_v a_o effeminate_a nation_n contemptible_a to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o make_v we_o cast_v away_o the_o honour_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o country_n and_o become_v tool_n of_o the_o ambition_n and_o greatness_n of_o those_o who_o grow_a power_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v oppose_v and_o which_o since_o make_v europe_n groan_v and_o labour_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o that_o bondage_n or_o danger_n we_o help_v to_o bring_v it_o under_o we_o slight_v the_o suit_n and_o offer_v of_o many_o prince_n and_o state_n and_o address_n of_o parliament_n who_o offer_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o stop_v the_o grow_a power_n of_o france_n which_o have_v her_o emissary_n of_o both_o sex_n in_o our_o bosom_n by_o who_o council_n parliament_n be_v adjourn_v prorogue_v and_o dissolve_v whilst_o on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o our_o most_o solemn_a assembly_n the_o fidelity_n of_o some_o be_v corrupt_v to_o betray_v their_o trust_n and_o country_n in_o one_o we_o have_v see_v a_o list_n of_o no_o less_o than_o 212_o pensioner_n to_o find_v money_n to_o satisfy_v the_o unsatiable_a desire_n and_o idle_a expense_n of_o whore_n pimp_n bawd_n and_o bastard_n whilst_o in_o less_o than_o two_o year_n time_n above_o 100000_o soul_n for_o religion_n sake_n forsake_v the_o kingdom_n to_o go_v into_o the_o plantation_n holland_n and_o germany_n these_o thing_n and_o many_o more_o which_o i_o omit_v be_v know_v to_o the_o whole_a nation_n only_o i_o must_v take_v notice_n how_o the_o design_n of_o ruine_v law_n liberty_n and_o religion_n be_v drive_v on_o and_o whilst_o popery_n enjoy_v favour_n and_o advantage_n it_o be_v treason_n to_o say_v the_o king_n be_v a_o papist_n or_o popish_o affect_v though_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o appear_v and_o there_o be_v ground_n to_o believe_v he_o die_v such_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o recent_a and_o late_a that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o enlarge_v upon_o it_o only_o i_o ask_v whether_o one_o who_o set_v some_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n upon_o the_o bench_n in_o westminster_n take_v away_o charter_n cause_v innocent_a blood_n to_o be_v shed_v under_o pretence_n of_o justice_n and_o have_v some_o man_n to_o frame_v mischief_n by_o a_o law_n 94.20_o law_n psal_n 94.20_o etc._n
rather_o no_o martyr_n among_o true_a christian_n except_o it_o be_v make_v to_o appear_v that_o he_o suffer_v for_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n though_o otherwise_o never_o so_o unjust_o let_v those_o who_o take_v away_o his_o life_n be_v as_o wicked_a as_o can_v be_v imagine_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o profess_v infidel_n his_o be_v a_o christian_a be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o pretence_n of_o his_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o pretence_n be_v how_o true_a or_o false_a i_o dive_v not_o into_o it_o his_o follow_a evil_a council_n encroach_a upon_o the_o liberty_n carry_v on_o design_n for_o arbitrariness_n cast_v into_o prison_n man_n for_o refuse_v to_o lend_v he_o money_n raise_v money_n without_o parliament_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o ship-money_n for_o design_v to_o bring_v in_o popery_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n as_o the_o whole_a nation_n know_v which_o the_o last_o except_v be_v all_o of_o a_o worldly_a concernment_n and_o no_o way_n fit_a to_o qualify_v a_o martyr_n he_o who_o suffer_v for_o they_o as_o to_o this_o last_o i_o must_v say_v in_o his_o time_n whether_o or_o not_o of_o his_o own_o contrivance_n i_o can_v tell_v a_o design_n be_v carry_v on_o to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o interest_n here_o do_v much_o thrive_v through_o the_o queen_n favour_n the_o persecution_n of_o puritan_n the_o prayer-book_n send_v into_o scotland_n bring_v in_o arminianism_n set_v up_o crucifix_n upon_o the_o communion-table_n by_o they_o call_v altar_n as_o minister_n be_v and_o be_v still_o by_o the_o name_n of_o priest_n thus_o promiscuous_o bring_v in_o name_n and_o thing_n those_o and_o many_o more_o be_v evidence_n of_o the_o project_n then_o in_o hand_n which_o though_o it_o have_v be_v true_a and_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o king_n yet_o can_v never_o justify_v the_o put_v he_o to_o death_n no_o more_o than_o his_o be_v put_v to_o death_n can_v prove_v he_o a_o martyr_n suppose_v they_o be_v murderer_n must_v we_o be_v blasphemer_n if_o they_o be_v villain_n must_v we_o be_v idolater_n or_o superstitious_a be_v it_o a_o warrant_n for_o we_o to_o do_v evil_a because_o they_o do_v so_o it_o be_v very_o bad_a logic_n for_o after_o this_o we_o must_v follow_v evil_a example_n after_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v since_o the_o reformation_n so_o clear_o shine_v among_o we_o it_o be_v very_o strange_a that_o some_o who_o may_v know_v better_o have_v as_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n carried_z thing_n so_o far_o on_o in_o the_o way_n of_o superstition_n a_o medal_n of_o bishop_n laud_n a_o man_n so_o note_v in_o his_o day_n soon_o after_o king_n charles_n restoration_n be_v coin_v in_o the_o tower_n and_o consequent_o by_o public_a authority_n of_o which_o here_o be_v several_a and_o many_o beyond_o sea_n with_o this_o inscription_n sancti_fw-la caroli_n praecursor_n the_o forerunner_n of_o st._n charles_n here_o the_o business_n be_v not_o mince_v we_o speak_v it_o out_o plain_o in_o england_n we_o have_v our_o st._n charles_n as_o italian_n have_v they_o his_o name_n be_v enter_v into_o the_o list_n of_o saint_n he_o have_v his_o day_n only_o we_o have_v not_o build_v he_o a_o church_n as_o be_v do_v for_o charles_n borromeo_n in_o rome_n but_o instead_o of_o that_o he_o be_v own_v as_o such_o in_o every_o church_n we_o have_v let_v man_n honour_v his_o memory_n but_o not_o to_o such_o a_o length_n as_o to_o run_v into_o superstition_n if_o not_o worse_o for_o there_o be_v no_o less_o than_o blasphemy_n in_o the_o case_n in_o the_o medal_n bishop_n laud_n be_v compare_v to_o john_n the_o baptist_n and_o consequent_o king_n charles_n be_v parallel_v with_o christ_n for_o john_n baptist_n both_o in_o his_o birth_n and_o death_n be_v forerunner_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n this_o comparison_n be_v come_v not_o only_o out_o of_o a_o stamp_n but_o from_o pulpit_n too_o a_o place_n very_o improper_a for_o such_o doctrine_n some_o now_o alive_a have_v carry_v on_o the_o parallel_n much_o beyond_o bound_n other_o have_v be_v hear_v to_o preach_v that_o the_o gild_n of_o king_n charles_n blood_n lie_v upon_o the_o nation_n never_o to_o be_v wash_v off_o what_o upon_o child_n child_n and_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n to_o the_o world_n end_n yet_o god_n say_v by_o two_o of_o his_o prophet_n the_o proverb_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v use_v 3._o jer._n 31.29_o ezek._n 18.2_o 3._o the_o father_n have_v eat_v a_o sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n to_o see_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n lie_v as_o a_o curse_n upon_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v no_o wonder_n they_o all_o cry_v crucify_v crucify_v they_o all_o say_v 27.25_o matt._n 27.25_o let_v his_o blood_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o our_o child_n i_o hope_v our_o thorough-paced_n papist_n in_o this_o point_n will_v not_o have_v the_o face_n to_o say_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o charles_n i._o though_o never_o so_o innocent_a can_v be_v compare_v with_o that_o of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n though_o alas_o about_o the_o time_n of_o that_o death_n some_o be_v possess_v with_o such_o extravagant_a fit_n of_o superstition_n as_o to_o die_v handkerchief_n in_o the_o blood_n to_o keep_v and_o use_v it_o to_o cure_v disease_n work_v miracle_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n as_o make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o credulous_a and_o ignorant_a people_n which_o true_a christian_n who_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n ought_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o other_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o day_n and_o that_o late_o say_v sermon_n dr._n sherlock_n sermon_n the_o evil_n and_o calamity_n which_o we_o have_v now_o more_o than_o forty_o year_n in_o some_o degree_n or_o other_o and_o sometime_o very_o severe_o suffer_v under_o be_v the_o natural_a effect_n or_o just_a punishment_n of_o that_o sin_n which_o we_o this_o day_n lament_v herein_o be_v a_o great_a exaggeration_n but_o as_o to_o curse_v swear_v perjury_n covenant-breaking_a injustice_n shed_v of_o innocent_a blood_n as_o of_o late_a there_o be_v too_o much_o drunkenness_n uncleanness_n these_o be_v but_o trifle_a sin_n not_o worth_a god_n take_v notice_n of_o let_v such_o preacher_n as_o much_o as_o they_o please_v exalt_v and_o commend_v their_o martyr_n for_o such_o virtue_n as_o be_v rare_o find_v in_o mean_a person_n which_o in_o my_o weak_a apprehension_n be_v no_o great_a commendation_n for_o a_o king_n to_o say_v he_o have_v those_o virtue_n that_o be_v rare_o find_v in_o mean_a person_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v rare_a for_o mean_a person_n to_o be_v conspicuous_a in_o great_a virtue_n to_o find_v such_o virtue_n we_o must_v go_v into_o a_o hermit_n cell_n we_o must_v needs_o be_v at_o a_o great_a loss_n not_o to_o have_v where_o to_o search_v for_o they_o but_o those_o dark_a holes_n or_o place_n of_o darkness_n this_o be_v to_o have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o hermit_n life_n as_o well_o as_o of_o king_n charles_n great_a virtue_n we_o must_v not_o be_v want_v also_o to_o attribute_v great_a merit_n to_o hermit_n in_o their_o cell_n however_o one_o can_v bear_v with_o such_o stuff_n if_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n be_v not_o turn_v into_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o alarm_n what_o mean_v these_o expression_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o zeal_n and_o faction_n the_o principle_n of_o which_o if_o not_o restrain_v will_v ruin_v the_o best_a prince_n and_o overturn_v the_o best_a government_n again_o the_o horrid_a fact_n commit_v on_o this_o day_n have_v poison_v the_o very_a spring_n of_o government_n and_o so_o deep_o tincture_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o i_o pray_v god_n we_o may_v not_o still_o live_v to_o see_v and_o feel_v the_o miserable_a effect_n of_o it_o these_o be_v doctrine_n of_o a_o new_a gospel_n to_o work_v difference_n and_o cause_n and_o keep_v up_o division_n but_o to_o make_v ourselves_o the_o more_o acceptable_a we_o must_v promise_v that_o those_o who_o under_o the_o late_a reign_n be_v for_o passive_a obedience_n will_v be_v so_o under_o this_o another_o in_o a_o late_a sermon_n of_o he_o do_v screw_v up_o all_o his_o wit_n and_o spend_v his_o whole_a strength_n in_o make_v a_o unnecessary_a and_o improper_a panegyric_n i_o doubt_v very_o much_o whether_o upon_o our_o saviour_n passion-day_n he_o ever_o use_v expression_n so_o pathetical_a and_o deliver_v they_o with_o so_o much_o zeal_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o this_o last_o occasion_n i_o confess_v i_o never_o hear_v before_o a_o prince_n though_o never_o so_o good_a be_v call_v a_o tyrant_n to_o be_v blasphemy_n i_o think_v to_o blaspheme_n be_v against_o god_n and_o not_o against_o man_n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o unhandsome_a and_o uncharitable_a
to_o remember_v the_o death_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n our_o reformer_n edward_n the_o six_o with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n though_o heylin_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n the_o death_n of_o so_o pious_a a_o prince_n not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o poison_n be_v a_o great_a loss_n to_o religion_n and_o the_o nation_n but_o yet_o such_o set_a day_n as_o the_o thirty_o of_o january_n and_o circumstance_n must_v be_v avoid_v such_o a_o memory_n may_v to_o this_o day_n be_v well_o continue_v by_o lawful_a mean_n as_o his_o very_a funeral_n sermon_n epitaph_n and_o such_o thing_n remain_v as_o be_v publish_v in_o or_o about_o that_o time_n as_o jeremiah_n lamentation_n upon_o that_o subject_n may_v be_v read_v and_o sing_v in_o after-age_n the_o memory_n of_o good_a prince_n and_o other_o pious_a man_n aught_o to_o be_v precious_a and_o dear_a to_o posterity_n but_o we_o must_v not_o bestow_v any_o thing_n of_o religious_a relation_n upon_o they_o but_o strict_o avoid_v every_o appearance_n of_o it_o saul_n death_n be_v a_o judgement_n upon_o he_o but_o josiah_n death_n be_v a_o mercy_n to_o he_o because_o thy_o heart_n be_v tender_a 28._o 2_o chron._n 34.27_o 28._o i_o will_v gather_v thou_o to_o thy_o father_n and_o to_o thy_o grave_n in_o peace_n neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n see_v all_o the_o evil_a that_o i_o will_v bring_v upon_o this_o place_n and_o upon_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o same_o now_o thing_n and_o person_n be_v compare_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o josiah_n and_o charles_n to_o say_v no_o more_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o vast_a difference_n the_o three_o case_n be_v that_o of_o gedaliah_n who_o 41.2_o 2_o king_n 25.25_o and_o jer._n 41.2_o after_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n make_v a_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n which_o be_v treacherous_o kill_v by_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o nethaniah_n this_o indeed_o be_v a_o sad_a blow_n to_o the_o people_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o land_n but_o in_o the_o two_o quote_v place_n in_o the_o margin_n nor_o in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n nothing_o be_v say_v of_o any_o public_a mourning_n of_o the_o people_n for_o it_o yet_o some_o will_v if_o possible_a upon_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o judicious_a interpreter_n as_o he_o call_v they_o screw_v something_o out_o of_o zech._n 7.5_o as_o if_o their_o mourn_v there_o be_v a_o ordinance_n for_o that_o last_v till_o the_o time_n of_o their_o return_n from_o their_o captivity_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o find_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o namely_o 29._o levit._fw-la 23.27_o 29._o a_o positive_a order_n from_o god_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o this_o seven_o month_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o day_n of_o atonement_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o holy_a convocation_n unto_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v afflict_v your_o soul_n etc._n etc._n and_o whatsoever_o soul_n it_o be_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v afflict_v in_o that_o same_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n this_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o mourn_a in_o the_o seven_o month_n and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o fancy_v any_o other_o a_o very_a good_a use_n may_v by_o present_a and_o future_a age_n be_v make_v of_o such_o sad_a effect_n of_o god_n providence_n as_o to_o warn_v we_o of_o our_o mortality_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o life_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o honour_n and_o to_o prepare_v we_o for_o death_n to_o show_v how_o our_o life_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n which_o he_o dispose_v of_o how_o and_o when_o he_o please_v it_o be_v good_a always_o to_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o mercy_n always_o to_o be_v humble_v and_o to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n for_o as_o we_o do_v constant_o sin_n so_o we_o must_v constant_o repent_v what_o do_v befall_v other_o as_o well_o as_o what_o happen_v to_o we_o aught_o to_o work_v upon_o we_o and_o so_o we_o have_v cause_n enough_o to_o keep_v day_n of_o humiliation_n both_o in_o public_a and_o private_a and_o this_o be_v to_o make_v a_o right_a use_n of_o such_o occasion_n and_o not_o to_o flatter_v and_o choose_v god_n house_n to_o make_v panegyric_n of_o dead_a man_n over_z and_o over_o every_o year_n in_o such_o a_o strain_n as_o papist_n do_v for_o their_o pretend_a saint_n and_o dead_a men._n after_o this_o way_n mr._n newman_n in_o his_o sermon_n page_n 17_o 18_o 19_o etc._n etc._n make_v king_n charles_n a_o great_a poet_n nay_o a_o laureate_a one_o a_o great_a orator_n he_o say_v he_o be_v master_n of_o a_o sublime_a grandeur_n of_o language_n and_o in_o point_n of_o controversy_n and_o in_o case_n of_o conscience_n so_o great_a a_o divine_a as_o he_o may_v have_v challenge_v the_o theological_a chair_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o mere_a worth_n if_o he_o have_v but_o attribute_v some_o miracle_n than_o we_o may_v have_v say_v as_o jesuit_n use_v to_o speak_v of_o their_o ignatius_n franciscan_n of_o their_o francis_n and_o dominican_n of_o their_o dominick_n upon_o their_o day_n and_o all_o this_o he_o affirm_v upon_o hear-say_n and_o by_o relation_n if_o this_o be_v not_o flattery_n it_o be_v too_o much_o like_o it_o this_o be_v a_o study_a discourse_n to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o his_o part_n to_o flatter_v the_o dead_a deceive_v the_o live_n but_o edify_v none_o to_o say_v the_o set_n apart_o such_o day_n be_v not_o intend_v as_o if_o thereby_o they_o be_v make_v holy_a than_o other_o but_o only_o to_o appoint_v they_o to_o a_o holy_a use_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o excuse_v the_o thing_n we_o all_o know_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n in_o that_o kind_n to_o make_v one_o day_n better_o than_o another_o that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n the_o seven_o his_o sabbath-day_n 20.11_o sabbath-day_n gen._n 2.3_o and_o exod._n 20.11_o he_o sanctify_v it_o bless_a and_o hallow_v it_o nay_o the_o other_o feast_n which_o be_v but_o typical_a and_o for_o a_o time_n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o book_n of_o 23._o of_o chap._n 23._o leviticus_n be_v of_o god_n own_o special_a appointment_n so_o that_o to_o institute_n such_o day_n be_v a_o act_n of_o religion_n and_o though_o we_o agree_v that_o the_o church_n may_v make_v rule_n for_o order-sake_n as_o to_o circumstance_n yet_o under_o the_o gospel_n no_o man_n may_v upon_o humane_a account_n institute_n day_n wherein_o be_v a_o cessation_n of_o work_n god_n have_v command_v six_o day_n to_o labour_n and_o do_v our_o work_n thus_o there_o will_v be_v no_o end_n one_o day_n this_o year_n another_o or_o more_o the_o next_o as_o we_o see_v it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n where_o every_o new_a saint_n have_v a_o day_n allow_v he_o every_o year_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v do_v for_o one_o it_o may_v be_v do_v for_o a_o hundred_o all_o orthodox_n divine_n do_v agree_v that_o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o commandment_n not_o only_a idolatry_n but_o also_o superstition_n be_v forbid_v whereby_o the_o fixedness_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v upon_o god_n be_v toss_v and_o distract_v here_o and_o there_o upon_o different_a object_n prayer_n of_o mourn_a repentance_n or_o thanksgiving_n must_v be_v direct_v to_o god_n for_o they_o be_v part_n of_o his_o worship_n without_o any_o collateral_a regard_n to_o the_o merit_n or_o suffering_n of_o any_o man_n dead_a or_o alive_a and_o here_o by_o the_o by_o i_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o clause_n which_o some_o of_o our_o minister_n use_v in_o their_o prayer_n to_o thank_v god_n for_o his_o servant_n decease_v which_o in_o my_o opinion_n be_v very_o improper_a for_o those_o who_o own_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o pray_v to_o or_o for_o the_o dead_a the_o gospel_n and_o god_n other_o mercy_n be_v what_o we_o ought_v to_o thank_v god_n for_o and_o though_o a_o minister_n may_v make_v mention_n of_o those_o faithful_a servant_n of_o he_o remember_v in_o his_o word_n and_o exhort_v we_o to_o follow_v their_o example_n and_o divine_a rule_n they_o be_v act_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n the_o patience_n of_o job_n the_o repentance_n of_o peter_n yet_o the_o case_n be_v different_a when_o he_o be_v in_o prayer_n for_o than_o he_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o people_n to_o god_n in_o that_o condition_n of_o supplicant_n no_o humane_a rule_n or_o example_n be_v to_o be_v mention_v to_o god_n especial_o now_o when_o so_o gross_a a_o abuse_n about_o it_o be_v commit_v by_o papist_n whereof_o we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o very_a appearance_n the_o danger_n of_o bring_v such_o thing_n into_o the_o church_n be_v very_o great_a though_o at_o first_o not_o perceptible_a sometime_o great_a evil_n have_v but_o small_a beginning_n the_o devil_n be_v