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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59279	A sermon preached upon the fast-day, June the 18th, 1690 by a presbyter of the Church of England, that swore in the sincerity of his heart, with a full satisfied conscience, to King William and Queen Mary.	Presbyter of the Church of England.	1690 (1690)	Wing S2643; ESTC R19775	12,201	33

A SERMON Preached upon The Fast-Day June the 18th 1690. By a Presbyter of the Church of England that Swore in the Sincerity of his Heart with a full satisfied Conscience to King WILLIAM and Queen MARY Licensed July 15th 1690. LONDON Printed for John Lawrence at the Angel in the Poultrey 1690. PSALM LXII Ver. 1 2 3 4. 1. Truly my soul waiteth upon God from him cometh my salvation 2. He onely is my rock and my salvation he is my defence I shall not be greatly moved 3. How long will ye imagine mischief against a man ye shall be slain all of you as a bowing wall shall ye be and as a tottering fence 4. They onely consult to cast him down from his excellency they delight in lies they bless with their mouth but they curse inwardly Selah THE Book of Psalms is for divers weighty Reasons justly Sacred among Christians for it contains all the natural necessary Doctrines of Holy Religion it abounds with Pious Ejaculations proper for a Heavenly Mind in all conditions to offer up to God Almighty and I doubt not but with some Church-men is one of the first amongst the Hagiographa since it 's well-compos'd Anthems were duly us'd in the significant and decent and glorious Celebration of the Judaic Ceremonial Divine Service indeed it is a Common-Prayer-Book which a man would not wish to be alter'd at least not if exactly translated like as the Author of the better part of it was a Princely Person than whom the twelve Tribes could not have elected a fitter to sit on the Throne of Israel and Reign over the Lord's Inheritance But how violent and restless was the Opposition of the Sons of Belial in favour of Ishbosheth They despis'd the Holy Oyl pour'd by the inspir'd Prophet on the Royal Head of David they rebell'd against the so openly declar'd Providence of God and for two years made good their Rebellion till the pretending Prince unhappy Son of an abdicated Monarch imprudently provok'd his haughty General to a Fatal Revolt which brought the body of the Nation to due conformity for when the main Supporters of the Faction failed the malepert underdealers in traiterous disobedience presently hearkened to Reason plainly discern'd their necessary Duty and wisely consulted their valuable Interest as well as any of the more forward Elders of the House of Judah It 's probable that after this some few unquiet wretches met in close Cabals laid secret Plots pursued wicked Devices struggled with weak Forces to dethrone the new-chose King of Israel but Israel's new-chose King was the reverse Image of his Predecessor Saul was as careful of the Rights and Priviledges of his Liege People as he formerly had been of the safety of his harmless Flocks was as ready to serve the King of Kings as his Subjects could be to obey him in the due exercise of his Lawful Power this secur'd his new-gain'd Kingdom this set him free from the fear of being thrown down headlong from the lofty Pinacle of Glorious Honour to which he was rais'd by the special grace and favour of God who inspir'd him with a Spirit of Wisdom and Courage and Honesty which qualified him for that Commanding height and dispos'd the hearts of the People to love honour and obey him it 's probable the murmuring Malecontents might sometimes promise themselves strange Success in attempting to overthrow his Righteous Settlement it 's more than probable they hugg'd themselves when their Treacherous Malice dealing underhand with a Foreign Enemy now and then distress'd his Affairs and taught his thoughtful Heart mournful Song a slow-breath'd Tune of heavy Accents but his Alexipharmacon his Soveraign Remedy was always at hand which was this Truly my soul waiteth upon God from him cometh my salvation he is my defence I shall not be greatly moved then follows his Complaint How long will ye imagine mischief against a man ye shall be slain all of you as a bowing wall shall ye he and a tottering fence They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency they delight in lies they bless with their mouth but they curse inwardly plainly to declare the sense of this place usefully to apply that part of the History of David's Life to which they refer is my present purpose Upon the two first Verses we need not be beholding to the Critical Remarques of Interpreters whose Learning may stand us in some stead in the Exposition of the latter How long will ye imagine mischief against a man The Greek word here is an ἅπαξ λεγόμενον extant only in this place but meets with comprehensive large construction Ye put upon a man rush upon him devise mischief sorrow against him against a man a Poetical expression speaking of himself in the third Person as if he had said against me David a single honest and innocent man Or against me David who have shewn my self a man a Champion against the Enemies of my King that was and Country ye shall be slain all of you thus Passively rendred this is a Prediction or Imprecation which had its event as is to be seen in the History of Kings and the Psalmist's sundry Songs of Deliverance as a bowing wall shall ye be and a tottering fence which is easily thrown down and utterly ruin'd Others translate Actively Ye do kill or labour to slay me like a ruinous Wall or Fence you hang over me threatning my utter ruine They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency i. e. me from my Highness from my Royal Dignity so the Dutch Annotators nay and Dr. Hammond Paraphrases to pull me from the Throne to wrest the Regal Power out of my hand Since Criticks of so different a temper suppose David when he penn'd this Psalm a crowned Head I hope I may proceed on that Supposition The Version which by being in our Common-Prayer-Book is become Infallible has this expression Whom God will exalt With reference to which I shall consider how God exalted David and whether God did not so act as to leave it to the People to have some share in it They delight in lies they bless with their mouth but they curse inwardly i. e. with subtle and crafty Devices Lies and Calumnies they seek to over-reach and ruine me all and every of them with their mouth congratulate me wish me well religiously own my Title and in open Court swear Allegiance to me but their hearts wander after the abdicated House of Saul so that all their Humble Addresses are but cheating Formalities of Court-Flattery and their profess'd Loyalty a Canting term to palliate a cursed Treason The Words and Phrases of the Text being thus briefly explain'd I will make no nice division of the same by which too often the sense of God's Holy Word is crucified and the patience of a Pious Auditory abus'd but among several weighty things to the consideration of which they invite I shall select three as the most weighty and confine my thoughts to them and