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cause_n	england_n	king_n	lord_n	4,602	5	4.1139	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42043	David's returne from his banishment set forth in a thanks-giving sermon for the returne of His Sacred Majesty Charles the II, and preached at St. Maries in Oxon, May 27, 1660 / by Francis Gregory ...	Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707.	1660 (1660)	Wing G1888; ESTC R13480	29,954	42

the stronger that a Prince driven out of his strong h●lds by a more potent Army then his own should also be driven out of his Kingdome hath nothing of wonder in it but now that a Prince thus driven away should be thus restored is next to a miracle the restitution of our King as it is a great mercy in it selfe so it is a mercy wonderfull in its Circumstances Consider it in 3 particulars 1. The restitution of our King was a mercy long desired and often attempted but still all in vain Surely the longing desires the frequent attempts of the Nation to bring back the King seeme to argue that his returne is looked upon as a choice mercy indeed but the constant frustration as well of our attempts as our desires seemes to argue that the returne of the King was a mercy not easily to be obteined 2. The restitution of our King was a mercy at this time little expected our desires for our King were great yet our hopes but little the nation had more reason to wish then to expect a King When we looked upon the greatnesse of the mercy we could not but beg it when we looked upon the difficulty of the mercy we could not but despaire it Had some Prophet a few months since foretold us that by this day our King should be upon his Throne Cassandra like he had spoke truth indeed but such a truth as few in England would have believed To have given Credit to such a Prediction would have been judged a rash and foolish Presumption rather then a Rationall Act of faith For 3. The restitution of our King was a mercy at this time more opposed then ever You know the King was formerly opposed by the sword yea but now he must be opposed by an Oath men that formerly had engaged but their lifes must n●w engage their soules against him t is not now enough for men to act with an armed hand but they must act with an armed Conscience too that men may forget that it is Treason to exclude the King it must be made a sin a breach of Oath so much as to own him Thus thus did men fortifie against the King their Interest with str●ngth their Treason with Religion But alas what strange transactions are these that men who desired to look like Saints should act like Devils that men who once sware to defend the King should now abiure him well is this a time to expect our King the door seems not only lockt but barred and walled up against him and how then shall our King come in why now behold here is the wonderfull Providence of God! God opens a back door to let in our Soveraigne an inconsiderable number of men from Scotland must defeat Englands victorious Army and that without one Blow Sure admirable is the mercy and wisdome of God in this Providence of his to prevent the invasion of a forreine Army God brings home our King by his own subiects to prevent the effusion of bloud amongst our selves God brings home our King in peace May we not say O Lord how wonderfull are thy works in England this day that God should bring in his anointed one when they that opposed it had least cause to f●ar it when they that desired it had least cause to hope it that God should bring him in without the suspicion of his enemies without the expectation of his friends O surely it is the Lord 's own doing it is marvellous in our eyes Sure I am if the Guilt of high offendours if the interest of rich Purchasers if the power of a puissant army if the fear malice and policy of a pret●nded Parliament could have kept him out England had never enioyed him But God seeth not as man seeth God turnes the army out of London the Grandees themselves out of the Parliament House and so not a man openly opposing to his own Glory and our comfort brings home our King we can say in the words of the Text blessed be God Our Lord the King is come againe in peace to his own house And here I should have put a Period to the tediousnesse of this Discourse and the trouble of the Reader only I thought fit yet to adde a few words 1. to his Maiestie's friends and 2. to his Maiesty himselfe 1. To you who are or at least pretend to be His Majesties best Friends and most Loyall Subjects a word of advice in two Particulars 1. Be advised that you do not Idolize Instruments God hath now wrought a signall deliverance for this Nation of England in the restitution of his King and ours God hath given in this Mercy by miraculous wayes and means Surely the worke is Gods and if so let the glory be his too Not but that there is a great respect and honour due to our renowned Generall who is indeed a Glorious Instrument but still in the hand of God God hath highly honoured him in that work and we should be very unthankfull if in his place we doe not honour him for it but still though we may look upon the instrùment yet we must look above it let us be thankfull to instruments but withall let us be sober too let us give man what is man's but God what is God's pay the one rob not the other 2. Be advised that you doe not abuse this signall Mercy of God to us and ours it is sad to consider that many Gentlemen and others who pretend to be the most Loyall Subjects of England do upon that account grow most prophane Some men's Allegiance is litle evidenced but only in drinking his Majesty's health men never valiant but when halfe drunk never more for the King then when they are not for themselves Sure I am such persons are like to doe the King more injury in the Taverne then service in the field instead of drinking the Kings health I feare they have drunk one Kings death already they mingled the Kings Bloud with their owne wine Certaine it is that many of our late Gracious Kings Friends proved the worst of his Enemies they were the men that shamed the Cause which they owned and destroy-the King pretending to d●fend him Gentlemen if you looke upon our present Soveraigne as a Prince likely to encourage prophanes I must tell you that you do the King more wrong then they which lately looked upon him as the Common Enemy It is not easie to say whether the King suffers more by the pretendly pious Rebell or by the prophane pretended Loyalist the sins of a prophane Loyalist draw that sword which the hands of Rebels fight with the rebell kils with a Threatning the prophane Loyalist wounds with a Complement But how ever if by the restitution of our King men expect a restitution either of prophanes on the one hand or superstition on the other I do not doubt but as God hath disappointed the sad feares of his Saints so also our King himselfe will disappoint the wicked hopes