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A23647 Insulae fortunatae A discourse shewing the happiness of these nations under our present governours & government, or, How they may be happy if they will themselves : delivered for substance in a sermon on a late solemn day appointed by authority for imploring the blessing of God upon his Majesty and the present Parliament / by R.A., pastor of the church at Henfield. R. A. (Richard Allen) 1675 (1675) Wing A1044; ESTC R5033 9,715 26

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INSVLAE FORTVNATAE A DISCOURSE Shewing the Happiness of these NATIONS Under our Present GOVERNOURS GOVERNMENT OR How they may be happy if they will themselves Delivered for Substance in a SERMON On a late Solemn Day appointed by Authority for Imploring the Blessing of God upon his MAJESTY AND The Present PARLIAMENT By R. A. Pastor of the Church at Henfield O Fortunatos Nimiùm bona si sua Nôrint Anglicolas London Printed by J. C. for the Author 1675. To the Honourable Sir John Pelham Sir Cecil Bishop Sir John Fagg Baronets Henry Goring Edward Blaker and Richard Bridger of Combs Esquires and to the rest of the Honourable Members of Parliament and Justices of Peace for the County of Sussex Honourable Patriots THe unthankful Murmures and Complaints of unreasonable men wherewith they much obscure the Great Merits of our Pious King and Religious Parliament gave occasion to this Discourse wherein I have endeavoured to prove that they have no just cause of complaint but only in themselves For his Majesty like a Skilful Pilot hath Steered a right and straight Course to the safe Harbour of Peace and Tranquillity as appears clearly in his many Pious Motions Orders and Proclamations and if we are not yet arrived our General Disobedience is the greatest Remora The Honourable Parliament have done great things for the good of the Nation specially in securing our Religion against the Intrusions of Popery whereof our Forefathers were quite weary as appears by that Prayer in the Old Letany From the Tyranny of the Bishop of Rome Good Lord deliver us And if their Pious Intentions have not attained the Desired End our general unthankfulness is the undoubted cause of it Our Distempers are high still the Lord direct you to fit and proper Remedies My humble Petition to his Majesty and the Honourable Parliament is for the Church of England She hath been terribly shaken with late Storms and the Enemy cries out still Down with her down with her even to the ground We desire not the Life of our Enemies nor the trouble of any that are Peaceable conceiving it none of the best ways to settle Peace and Truth But after all these Storms if the Church were well setled upon her own Foundations or Principles her Breaches repaired with her own Materials and good Discipline restored She would be the Glory of the Nation the Honour of his Majesties Reign the Joy and Comfort of all good Subjects and a most hopeful means of composing most of our greatest Differences The Church lies in the Bowels of the Common-wealth and if the Church be disquieted the Commonwealth cannot be at rest And I humbly beseech your Honours to remember the Ministers of the Church to deliver them out of the many Oppressions which they are under and that they may enjoy the small remainder of their Ancient Patrimony with more Peace to the Church and less Scandal to Religion The whole Land is overwhelmed with Impiety and Licentiousness all manner of Debauchery and Profaneness Drunkenness Lying Swearing Oppression c. insomuch that we have just cause to fear that God hath a Controversie with the Land the issue whereof may be some Fearful Judgment Good Laws are trodden under foot Dignities reviled Authority out-faced with the Insolence of unreasonable and wicked men the Word of God despised and the Word of the King in his Pious Proclamations not at all regarded The Nurseries of all Vice and Corrupters of Youth thoroughout the Nation Taverns and Tipling-Houses encrease beyond number to the dishonour of God and disquiet of the Realm being great occasions of profaning the Lords Day and of many other disorders against the Peace of the Nation A Cardinal Archbishop of Saltzburg said once That he knew there was need of Reformation but that a poor Monk should do it was not to be endured I meddle not with it but leave that to your Honours Wisdoms Humbly conceiving that a well-setled Ministry would be no small help to it Your Honours humble Servant RIC. ALLEN Feb. 15. 1674. TO THE READER IN Athens every Citizen took an Oath to maintain the Professed Religion after this manner Pugnabo pro Sacris solus simul cum aliis If Pagans were so zealous for their Idolatrous Religion how much more ought we to be for the Gospel of Christ the Power of God unto Salvation especially they that are called to the Ministery of it I have no spirit of bitterness I use no bitterness of speech against Recusants but deal with them as friendly as Truth will give me leave But if angry Fellows among them will never be quiet but provoke us daily revile our Church slander her Doctrine vilifie her Famous Doctors abuse and seduce her People with Old thred-bare Stories no man can justly blame us for standing up in our own Defence A Learned Benedictine at this day once one of us would fain divide our Church and to that purpose reports falsly of her Doctrine If ever he understood it he may be ashamed if he never did yet sure he will be sorry if he be so ingenuous as he professeth But if they are so uncharitable one to another as a Famous Fryar P. W. of the Order of S. Francis at this day makes sad complaint we must look for no better For this present undertaking I thought my self obliged unto it in a threefold respect First as a Christian to maintain the truth of the Gospel Secondly as a Minister to maintain the Doctrine of our Church Thirdly as a Subject to maintain the Honour and Dignity of our Gracious Soveraign and to let his People see some Reasons to bless God for him who deserves better of the Nation than every one takes notice of Our good King and Parliament have applied several Remedies to heal our Breaches but if we will neither receive Instruction nor endure Correction our condition may be worse than we commonly fear For as Philotimus in Plutarch told his Patient Non est de Reduviis negotium c. Now if any think it much that I prefix so many Great Names to so small a Book let them take notice that the Piety and Zeal those Honourable Persons have for the true Protestant Religion imboldened me and that brevity for some Reasons was the greatest part of my Study If any mistake my honest meaning or slight my little Book as I know some will and I know their reasons without asking let them know that I can solace my self with the Conscience of my own good intentions and bid them heartily FAREWEL ERRATA PAge 2. line 18. for then read him Page 14. line 17. for need read cause Insulae Fortunatae c. EZRA 7.27 Blessed be the Lord God of our Fathers who hath put such a thing as this in the Kings Heart to Beautifie the House of the Lord which is in Jerusalem THe House of the Lord was then the Temple at Jerusalem but now every place set apart and Consecrated to the Worship and