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A sermon preached on the thanksgiving day the 27 day of October, 1692 at Crosby Square by Samuel Slater.
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Slater, Samuel, d. 1704.
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this day such Praises to GOD as he may call a glorifying of him Secondly Let us accompany and follow our Praises to God for the Salvation which hath been already commanded with Prayer for further Salvation as need shall require and for more and more Blessings upon him upon them both sor they will stand in need of more They have an absolute Dependence upon him and cannot be without him one day should he depart from them their Strength would be Weakness their Counsels Folly and all their Endeavours unsuccessful God hath store of Salvations by him and a multitude of tender Mercies and can send down Showers of Blessings and he is willing so to do for he doth not faint under Works of Power nor is he weary of Acts of Kindness But still we must seek him for he loves to be enquired of by the HOUSE of ISRAEL Let us therefore pray for our King and Queen heartily constantly every day while they are thinking consulting ordering caring spending venturing themselves for us it is our unquestionable Duty to be Praying for them Let us do it now and hold on in doing it Praise and Prayer are good in company When we with Joy draw Waters out of the Well of Salvation we must let down our Buckets for more And since GOD hath set a Crown of pure Gold upon their Heads let them still joy in his Strength and through the Mercy of the most High let them not be moved let them be prevented compast followed with the Blessings of Goodness let them have Honour and Majesty laid upon them and be made glad with the Light of his Countenance Let the right Hand of GOD find out their Enemies that hate them and make them as a fiery Oven in the time of his Anger The good Lord cloath their Enemies with Shame but upon their Heads let the Crown flourish Thirdly Make their Work as easie to them as ever you can You all see the height of their Station and how much GOD hath advanced them above others but you do not know the Difficulties they meet with in it Crowns do glister but they are very heavy It is no easie thing to manage such a Trust and sit at the Helm of three Kingdoms You that have but little Families do know it is an hard matter to provide for them rightly to govern them and to keep all things in them in a due Order by that judge what it is to look after care for direct and rule such great Bodies O let us make it our business to render their Work as facil and delightsul as we can And surely it is highly reasonable that every one should contribute his utmost toward it While it is our unanimous Desire they should make their Government as easie to us as they can shall we not make it as easie to them as we can And then we shall do so when we are a quiet and well-temper'd People when we are a loving and loyal People when we are an united People Away with Discontent and Variance with Discord and Quarrels and Grumblings without Cause or for Trifles or for such things as are unavoidable Let their Majesties see that ye Love them and are at Peace among yourselves How sweet and pleasant will it be to them to find they have a Room in your Hearts and that you have a Brotherly Kindness for one another and why not Though there are and will be Difference of Judgment and consequently of Practice in some things yet there may and should be an Uniting in Affection Men may walk divers ways without punching one another Fourthly Be ready to assist them to your Power In the Natural Body the Hands and Feet and all the Members will contribute all they can to the Service of the Head so it ought to be in the Body Politick Accordingly let all do the Duties of their Places single Persons theirs let them order and govern themselves Masters of Families theirs let them wisely rule their own Houses Magistrates in Cities Towns and Countries fiâ—l up their Places Judges theirs Ministers and People theirs Persons in Ecclesiastical Civil Military Employments theirs That is an healthful Body of which all the Parts are fit for and bufie at their several Functions The doing of this will lighten the Princes Load and remove many Rubs out of their way Assist them then with your Persons one would think the Gallantry of an English Spirit should scorn to wait for a Press when the Service of the King and Country calls you out much more to flee and hide from it My heart is toward them among the people that offer themselves willingly said brave Debora 5 Judges And let all that are able too assist with their Purses Why such Discontent because of the Taxes are they Unnecessary Can they be avoided Can a War be maintained without Charge A Navy and Army be kept up with nothing Will Souldiers and Seamen venture their Limbs and Lives for nothing or is it fit they should Who can see by your Garbes and Tables that you are over-burden'd by the Taxes Which of you fares the Coarser for them or goes the meaner But what are these Taxes to what those poor Countries suffer that are the Seat of the War what to Military Execution Do you pay more than the Gospel is worth more than the Honour of your Wives and Daughters is worth more than your Peace and Liberty are worth I think it better to pay half what you have than lose all as thousands have and you will if under a French Power Lastly Do not you expose their Majesties to Danger by your Follies We are now rejoycing for their Salvation and other Mercies shewn to them and us in them let us not when we have done go and sin both them and us into Misery and Ruine Know as a People may suffer for the Sins of a King so Aegypt did for the Stubbornness of Pharoah yea and Israel too for David's Numbring the People so may a King suffer for the Sins of the People It was unto the People Samuel spake those words 1 Sam. 12. 25. If ye shall still do wickedly ye shall be consumed both ye and your King Let us all therefore take heed to ourselves let us break off our Sins by Repentance and be a reformed and holy People so walking as to please GOD and honour the Gospel then it will be well with Us and our KING and QUEEN Amen The END