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Ad testimonium a sermon on the King's day, February the 6th, 1685/6 at St Katharine Coleman's, London / by S.P.
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Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.
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Ad Testimonium A SERMON ON THE KING's Day February the 6th 1685 6. At St Katharine Coleman's LONDON By S. P LONDON Printed by J. Leake for Henry Bonwike at the Red Lyon in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCLXXXVI A SERMON ON THE KING's Day PSALM lxxij the latter part of the 15. vers Prayer also shall be made for him continually and daily shall he be praised THESE Words have in them a double Energie both of Prayer and Prophecy they had likewise a double Completion both in Solomon and Christ In the Prayers of all Holy Men there is something of Prophecy they utter nothing but the Will of God so God hears and ratifies their requests The Words likewise of dying Men are esteemed more Prophetic than ordinary and these are supposed to be the last Words i. e. as ye have it in the 20. vers the last Prayers of this Religious King made it seems at that time when Solomon by David's appointment that is by God's appointment for David herein observed the Will of God was Proclaimed King The particulars of Solomon's Inauguration are at large in the First Chapter of the First Book of Kings We find there that in the latter part of King David's Reign Adonijah the Son of Haggith exalted himself and put in for the Succession not that he believed himself that he had a Title to the Crown as he afterward confessed Chap. ij vers 15. but Joab and Abiathar and some such troublesome Men had put it in his Head and that not for young Adonijah's sake as Solomon wisely observes in the 22 vers but for their own Ambitious Ends. One would have thought that that Declaration of King David to his Privy Council 1 Chron. xxviij had been sufficient to blast all pretences of Usurpation But these Disturbances not only gave him new occasion of declaring God's will in Solomon's Succession but of giving express Command for his Inauguration before his own death he resigned rather than bequeathed his Kingdom to him and recreated his dying hours with the publick Joy and Acclamations of the People David was well pleased with the Complement that his Nobles made to him saying 1 King i. 47. God make the Name of Solomon better than thy Name and make his Throne greater than thy Throne These Courtiers are said to bless King David and in such a sence he took it for he bowed himself upon the Bed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he worshipped at those auspicious words he nodded he bowed he worshipped and then he fell to Prayer and Prophecy I hope King David was no Flatterer or Court-Parasite when he filled his Mouth with Prayer and Praise and expressed so much pleasure and satisfaction at his Son's Accession to the Crown In those days it was no crime to be Zealously Loyal to Worship toward the East and Adore the rising Sun He was not then esteemed an Enemy to David or to the present Government of Israel that strew'd Aves and Welcomes in the new King's way and forgot to think of any thing but the expectation of new Blessings David by his own example had discountenanced all intempestive Grief at the death of his first Child by Solomon's Mother and that without the Comforts of another to succeed in his Affection and now at his own death he will not suffer 'em to be unmannerly in their Sorrow but teaches the people to forget him and look up towards his Son and so they did as heartily as the King could wish for they blew the Trumpet Vers 39 40. and all the people said God save King Solomon And all the people came up after him and play'd upon Flutes and rejoyced with great Joy so that the Earth rent with the sound of them It was as if the whole Earth had open'd its mouth and sang for Joy too and all this so long before King David was cold in his Grave that he himself was one to make up the Chorus They blew the Trumpet and he Pray'd they Rejoyced and he Prophesied he prays to God for the Prosperity of his Successor and desires that all his people might pray for it too and that not only for his Successor's but for the People's sake and so he begins He shall judge thy People with Righteousness Vers 2. and thy Poor with Judgment And indeed this Psalm is not only a Prayer to God but an Admonition to the People it is their Cause which he Pleads and therefore they must come in with their endeavours God hath perform'd his part in giving 'em a just and righteous King to succeed David and now 't is their parts to pray to God continually for him to pray that God would continue him amongst 'em that so their Happiness might continue for many Years so likewise they are to Offer up Praises they are to Praise the King daily that is in effect to Praise God for the King This is the Peoples Duty at all times and this is our present Duty it is the most particular business of this Day we come here to pray for the King we come to praise him and to praise God for him it is the subject of the Text and the subject of the Day Prayer and praise The only two principal parts into which my Text can be divided Prayer also shall be made for him continually and daily shall he be praised First Of Prayer which is a duty incumbent upon all Subjects for all Princes pro omnibus Imperatoribus without any distinction My method shall be this First To give you some Reasons why this Duty should be performed And Secondly I shall offer at some Directions in the performing it I. The Obligations which Men lye under of Praying for their Soveraign Prince are Natural and Political as well as Divine The Laws of Nature teach us to look upon Kingly Government Non adulatione vanâ adducti 1 De Clem. 14. as a Paternal Function Every Prince paramount is Father of his Country so we call them saith Seneca not by way of Flattery So we find him making long Prayers for Nero Ad Polyb. 31 32. even when he was disgraced and exiled by him Nothing being more Natural than for Children to Pray for the Prosperity of their Parents from our Natural Parents we derive our Natural Life so from our Political Parents our Political Life 1 De Clem. 4. The King is not only Caput Animus Reipublicae sed etiam Spiritus vitalis the vital Spirit the very Life of the Kingdom so that to pray for the King Quod bonum faustumque sit tibi domuique tuae Caesaer Auguste sic enim nos perpetuam felicitatem reipublicae laeta huic praecari existimamus c. Suet. Aug. c. 58. is most correspondent to the First great Law of Nature Self-preservation for hereby we pray for our own and the Kingdoms safety so the Wise Senate of Rome reckon'd when they pray'd for their Emperour Augustus Nor do we read of any Nation or People