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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44484	A sermon preached at St. Martins in the Fields to the natives of that parish upon the 29th of May, 1676 being the anniversary of His Majesties birth and happy return to his kingdoms : as also the day appointed for their yearly meeting and feasting together / by John Horden.	Horden, John, 17th cent.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2788; ESTC R28693	12,280	32

pretender but certainly what did so far prevail with them in an unrighteous cause ought much more in a good one to be of force and make us more firmly adhere to a Prince who is so nearly related to us whom however were he not so we could not without sin and treachery forsake If therefore ever yet again which God fore-fend any son of Bichri should arise any Benjamite of Belial should blow the trumpet of Sedition disclaim his part in David and endeavour to perswade others that they have no inheritance in the King let not in Judah there ever one be found who would go after him let not any of us ever stir an hand or move a tongue against the King let not us lift up any offensive weapon no not that little one which though little yet as David himself can tell Psal lii 2. is sharp as any rasor and makes wounds so deep that they go into the innermost parts of the belly But remembring who we are and what he is to us let us demean our selves suitably to our obligations employ every member in his service assist him with our heads pray for him with our tongues and hearts and after all act mightily for him with our arms And all this that as it is fit for Judah as it well becometh us we may to purpose do Let us in the second place take care that as Judah was so we continue having all our hearts bowed as the heart of one man this it is that will best fit us for and incline us to the foregoing duties preserve us firm in our allegiance to the King and enable us more effectually to do him service Whilst men separately and apart carry on their designs though each of them be well intended and all of them peradventure may have the same end and aim yet do they seldom prosper every man being ambitious that his own may succeed and they mutually hindering and crossing one another whilst the less likely to prevail repines at the others probability of success every one of them when behind still pulls him who appears formost back and each of them envying unto another the recompence and honour of the thing the whole of all their endeavours ends in an inglorious miscarriage and a too fatal disappointment but when hand joyns in hand and hearts too are united we cannot then but mightily prevail by this agreement strength and counsel meet together policy and power do kiss each other and what is there that we may not expect from such an assocration And to this unity and concord this amity and love that very consideration which from such distant places hath brought so many hither in this place to solemnize this day is a sufficient and will I hope prove a very successful obligation that we were all born in this Parish and had our first Education within the same precincts To be of one and the same Nation how strongly doth it bind what firm and yet what easie friendships in Countries that are remote doth this alone create between such as at home were strangers and upon no other accompt abroad have taken cognizance of one another And if to have been of the same Nation only doth tye thus fast together to have had more neighbouring Nativities to have been born in the same Shire or City ought certainly to link more closely yet to one another but to have been Natives of the same Parish must draw yet streighter much the knot and joyn us in so fast and near a friendship as nothing should excel but Brothers love who yet have had their births within a shorter compass and came forth from one and the same womb To these indeed we may yield according to the rule their affections must be proportionably more vigorous and strong for they are brethren and between such no strife should be none but for the mastery in love which of the two should be most kind and shew the greatest tenderness to one another But next to these are we near was the resemblance of our births and as nearly as we can our lives should represent them at least we ought to live like brethren and as them to love that which I hope ye all already do and that ye never may do otherwise but that the love sowell begun on earth may continue till it comes to be perfected in Heaven where when Hope shall terminate in enjoyment and Faith be swallowed up in vision the exercise of this shall still remain I should now come in the last place to give you some directions for its maintainance and preservation but you your selves have taken such a course as justly supersedes the necessity of any such advice and having appointed this day for the holding of your annual Feast you have prevented me of what I should prescribe This very meeting to rejoyce and feast together to eat the fat and drink the sweet as Nehemiah phraseth it ch viii v. 10. is of it self apt to mollifie and soften the harshness of our nature and to create good humour in us this will prepare and fit us to forgive offences insensibly disposeth us for reconciliation and will in one day compose the differences of a year This creates acquaintance where before was none renews it where it was decayed and so improves it by an annual increase till at length it grow to perfect friendship and become an union like that of soul and body which there is nought but death can break in sunder Let then the dissenting sons of discord as we know they oft have done fast for strife and debate and Drunkards tarry at their wine till that false fire which at their first meeting lookt like love break forth before they part into a flame and make them burn with anger instead of being warm with love These are the two extremes which like those of virtue we equally must flie both of them will destroy the business of this day the former is contradiction on a Festival and the latter ruines what thereby we pretend our purpose to advance Against the one I question not but the care of good and liberal Stewards most amply hath provided from the other I hope your own Virtue and Temperance will secure your selves so shall there need no future sorrow to expiate any madness or sin in this days Joy so may we hope to continue this innocent Society this Feast of Love on Earth till being made fellow-citizens with the Saints we are called to the Supper of the Lamb in Heaven where all these ways and needs of feasting happily shall cease and to love God and do his will that shall be our meat and drink for ever Now to God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost three Persons and but one Eternal God be all Honour and Glory now and for ever Amen FINIS