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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52285	The cabinet of Hell unlocked, or, The late grand conspiracy emblazon'd with practical reflections thereon : in a sermon / preached at Havant April 16th 1696, being the publick day of thanksgiving, published at the importunity of the hearers by C.N. ...	Nicholets, Charles.	1696 (1696)	Wing N1085; ESTC R38116	25,348	31

prosper and every tongue that shall rise against thee in Judgment thou shalt condemn this is the heritage of the Servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord. Men may whet their Sword and bend their Bows too shoot at People far better than themselves but the Lord will not suffer them to bring their wicked designs to pass Proud Pharoah thought himself cock sure of swallowing up Israel and of being enriched by them when he vauntingly cryed out not having respect as few such designs have to the over-ruling powers Above Exod. 15.9 10. The Enemy said I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoil ●y Lust shall be satisfied upon them I will draw the Sword my hand shall detroy them Thou didst blow with thy wind the Sea covered them they sank as lead in the mighty Waters He said he would pursue them and so he did else how should he overtake them he said he would overtake them and so he did else how should Israel be spectators as they were of his dreadful and most remarkable destruction but for dividing the spoil and draw his sword and having his Lust satisfyed upon them oh he missed of that 8thly Oh then we may learn the danger is never the greater to the People of God tho' many Enemies engage against them There were more than Forty of this Conspiracy and yet Paul preserved from being hurt by their Cursed Design As 't is all one with God to destroy his Enemies by few or by many so 't is all one with him to preserve his People from many of their Enemies as from few God knows how many Forties were in this Conspiracy we are commemorating this day and yet our Soveraign is safe the Land is safe and the Protestant Religion I hope secured tho' many have entered into a Hellish Combination to undermine it This was David's comfort and support notwithstanding the innumerable company of his Enemies Psal 118.10 11 12 13. All Nations compassed me about but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them they compassed me about yea they compassed me about but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them They compassed me about like bees they are quenched as the fire of Thorns for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall but the Lord helped me David speaks here of his Enemies distributively they were of all Nations and then he speaks of them collectively as united in one man Thou hast thrust sore at me but yet the Lord helped him and in his name he destroyed that is overcame them all We may apply it to the present case the French the Irish and too many of the English encompassed our Sovereign about but God has helped him and set him above the reach of all their Mallice and our King does comfortably experience what his Predecessor did before him Psalm 27.2.3 When the wicked even my enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my Flesh they stumbled and fell Though an Host should incamp against me my heart shall not fear Though War should rise against me in this will I be confident The Almighty has brought down his Enemies under his feet and made him confident in his saving health and oh that we could bless his holy Name for it 9thly We should then learn not to be afraid of our Enemies let their malice be never so Potent let their power be never so Rampant God can soon cut their horns he can soon smite them on the cheek-bone and break out all their Teeth Hear what the Prophet says Isa 8.9 to 15 Associate your selves o ye people and ye shall be broken in pieces c. There is nothing more unbecoming Christianity than to fear the power of Adversaries how great soever nay there can be nothing more affronting unto God for we cannot fear them but we must distrust him and the effect of that will be that he may justly leave us to stumble and fall and be broken and snared and taken we are therefore commanded here to sanctify the Lord of Hosts that is to give Glory to the Lord of Hosts by believing in and firmly relying on his power that he can and his goodness that he will save us from the greatest rage of our Enemies and if we thus sanctify God God will bless us and be a Sanctuary to us ay and a pleasant one ●oo and will give us peace in his own good time therefore we need not we ought not to fear but rather argue for our encouragement and confidence in the Lord with the Apostle 2 Cor. 1.10 Who delivered us from so great a death and doth deliver in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us Oh the Great God has delivered our King and Kingdoms and he is even now delivering us and in him we trust that he will yet deliver us from all further Plots and Conspiracies 10thly Oh! Then we should Learn to Pray for our Soveraign This is the Apostolical Injunction 1 Tim. 1.2.3 I exhort therefore that first of all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men For Kings and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour Oh! has our King so many Enemies have so many Plots been laid for his precious Life have the Bulls of Bashan been Roaring against him how ought we then to pray and pray hard for him how ought we to bear him upon our hearts before the Lord that he would keep him and be a Canapy of protection over him for indeed in Praying for him we pray for our selves for our Religion for our Liberties and for all that is Dear to us for under God they all depend on him if he be taken away Oh what will become of us 'T was a black day when our Famous Queen dyed but Oh it would be much blacker if he should be gone too Then we might in Sorrow of Heart say as once Job did Cap. 30.31 My harp is turned into mourning and ●y Organ into the voice of them that weep Surely our Joy would be turn'd ●nto sorrow our light into darkness and all our pleasant things would be ●id wast When he goes into Flanders Oh! Let us send up our Prayers ●ith strong Cries and Groans to Jehovah the God of Armies that he will command his Host of Angels to Encamp round about him that 〈◊〉 of his Enemies may have power to touch him That he may go 〈◊〉 in the Name and strength of the Lord the Lord mighty in Battel an●●● turn Laden with the plentiful experiences of his Goodness 11thly Then this should teach us to be united Are there so m●●● Conspirators more then forty ye then many forty 's of them and are 〈◊〉 Unanimous in their wicked designs and shall not we be united in the 〈◊〉 way Psal 133.1 Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to 〈◊〉 together in unity And as it is most pleasent so it is most safe For 〈◊〉 divisible est Corruptibile Oh! how excellent was Josephs advice Gen. 45. ●● So he sent his brethren away and they departed and he said unto them see 〈◊〉 ye fall not out by the way The Lord help us to mind and follow this go●●● Counsel now in this great and Critical day that is come upon us Oh! 〈◊〉 the two sticks may Cement and become one again if it be the Lords b●●sed will 12thly And lastly Oh then we should learn to set the Crown of 〈◊〉 great Deliverance upon Gods own head and give him the praise and Gl●●● of it Who hath delivered his servant from the hurtful Sword Psal 98. 〈◊〉 2. O sing unto the Lord a new song for he done marvellous things his right h●● and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory The Lord hath made known his ●●vation his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen 〈◊〉 arm is here meant the strength and power of God by his right hand 〈◊〉 meant his glorious Majesty that has appear'd in so wonderful a man●● this day So that we may all cry out in the language of the Church 〈◊〉 124.6 7 8. Blessed be the Lord who hath not given us as a Prey 〈◊〉 their teeth Our Soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the Fowl●● the snare is broken and we are escaped Our help is in the name of 〈◊〉 Lord who made Heaven and Earth Oh that we could praise him inde●● for this never to be forgotten mercy with our Lips and in our Lives ●●membring always that great word Whoso offereth Praise Glorifie 〈◊〉 me and to him that ordereth his Conversation aright will I shew t●● Salvation of God FINIS