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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31677	A sermon preached September 9th, 1683 being the day of thanksgiving for God's wonderful providence and mercy in discovering and defeating the late treasonable conspiracy against His Sacred Majesty's person and government / by John Chapman.	Chapman, John, fl. 1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing C1954; ESTC R24808	12,591	34

A SERMON PREACHED September 9 th 1683. Being the Day of THANKSGIVING FOR God's Wonderful Providence and Mercy in Discovering and Defeating the late Treasonable Conspiracy against his Sacred Majesty's Person and Government By JOHN CHAPMAN M. A. and Minister-of Bernard-Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham 1 Pet. 2. 7. Fear God Honour the King LONDON Printed by H. Hills Jun. for Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street M DC LXXXIV TO THE READER THE Author 's great distance from the Press and his no less Averseness to appear in publick tho at last overcome by the Importunity of Friends have occasion'd the Delay in publishing the ensuing Discourse and yet perhaps it will be thought that in regard to his Years to the Treatise it self and to its small importance to the Publick he ought rather to apologize for his Forwardness now in exposing it But however this his Undertaking may be censur'd by some on the former Account as late and unseasonable or by others on the latter as vain and inconsiderate he hopes betwixt them he may find those who will put a more favourable Construction both upon the Discourse it self and the Inducements to print it As for those who may account him too severe in it if their own Consciousness make them think so either they are duely sensible of their own Guilt and its Demerits or they are not if they are they can't but at the same time be also sensible that their Crimes have deserv'd Severity but if they are not yet sensible they deserve it for not being so and there is no other way but that left since gentler means toward them have prov'd ineffectual to convince them And as for those who tho they may not find themselves so concern'd in it yet wish the Author had been more sparing he hopes when they consider the Occasion and the Seasonableness or rather Necessity of such Discourses thereon they may in a great measure excuse him however that they will forbear to censure him for that which he has not us'd toward them A SERMON PREACH'D September the 9 th 1683. 2 Sam. 22. 24. The former Part of the Vers Thou also hast delivered Me from the Strivings of my People DEliverances from Enemies have always been esteem'd by all sober and considering Men as the gracious Effects of God's providential Power and Goodness and therefore solemn Thanksgivings to Almighty God upon such Occasions have been very ancient and usual And tho it may have fall'n out as to such God's Deliverances as it did in cleansing the ten Lepers that scarce one of ten can be found where Glory has been return'd to him for them yet have we this Practice recommended to us by very many great and illustrious Examples and Presidents recorded in sacred and prophane Histories For when the Faithful Patriarch Abraham returned from the Conquest and Slaughter of the four Kings and offer'd the Tenths of all to Melchisedech Priest of the most high God he was entertain'd and blessed by the Priest who blessed God too on his Behalf for delivering his Enemies into his Hands The miraculous Passage and Escape of the Children of Israel and the fatal Overthrow of Pharaoh and of all his Host in the Red Sea were no less solemnly and joyfully celebrated by Moses and all the People And when the Lord had discomfited Jabin and Sisera with all their Forces then sang Deborah and Barak that memorable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Song of Triumph recorded in the fifth Chapter of Judges Nor may it seem improbable that in the Book of the Lord's Battels referr'd to by Moses Numb 21. 14. and in the Book of Jashar mention'd Jos 10. 13. and 2 Sam. 1. 18. as also in those many other Books of the Acts of the Kings of Israel and Judah mention'd and referr'd to elsewhere in Scripture all which are lost very many Passages of this Nature were set down at large Many indeed and great were the Troubles and Dangers of Righteous David but yet the Lord delivered him out of all and he forgat not to praise him for it as is evident from the several Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving composed by him on those Occasions and tho his wise and peaceful Son and Successor had not those Occasions his Blessed Father had yet we find him in dedicating the Temple which was accomplished with Prayers Praises and Sacrifices and with all Solemnities suitable to the Beauty Magnificence and Use of the Building blessing God also that had given Rest unto his People Israel And when the Inhabitants of Ammon Moab and Mount Seir came up against Jehoshaphat he did not only apply himself to God for his Aid and Succour by Prayer and Fasting but when the Lord had so signally own'd his Cause and absolutely gain'd the Victory to himself by turning the Enemies Hands against one another He was so sensible of the Deliverance and assembling all the People for the purpose return'd such an unanimous and solemn Praise that it gave Name to the Place where it was performed and it was thenceforth called the Valley of Blessing Neither were the Heathens wanting in consecrating part of their Spoils in offering Sacrifices in singing triumphant Hymns in erecting Altars and Temples to their Gods for their Victories over and Deliverances from their Enemies And when Christianity had taught to ascribe to the Lord the Honour due only to his Name and the Roman Emperours had submitted their Scepters to that of Righteousness then were they no less careful and punctual to appoint and observe set Times of publick Thanksgiving to Almighty God for his Mercies to and Protection over them Such great and pious Presidents has our most Gracious Soveraign for blessing God in this manner and indeed he wants not among his own Royal Religious and Renowned Ancestors for good Examples of such his Piety And tho 't is true their Thanksgivings were for Victories over Foreign Enemies and Formidable ones too which magnify'd God's Deliverances towards them and signaliz'd those good Occasions of their Thankfulness yet has not His Present Majesty less Cause to bless God who has delivered him from Domestick Foes from the Strivings of his own People My Text is part of that Psalm of Thanksgiving which as the Title thereof speaks the Royal Prophet sang in the Day that the Lord delivered him out of the Hand of all his Enemies and how proper it is on this Occasion I suppose it will not be difficult to discern from the Parallel of Holy David Soveraign's Troubles and Dangers and from their respective Deliverances For they were both train'd up in the School of Affliction and smarted for some time under the like severe Discipline after that they both enjoy'd a Time of Settlement Peace and Prosperity after which again their Enemies brake forth afresh and were much alike and their Deliverances many and signal and parallel in none more than in this Instance in