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A89348	England's gratulation for the King and his subjects happy union. First preach't on the day of publique thanksgiving, appointed by the Parliament, May the 10th. 1660. Since publish't as a common tribute to Cæsar, at his so much long'd for arrival. By R. Mossom, preacher of Gods Word at S. Pet. P. Wh. London	Mossom, Robert, d. 1679.	1660 (1660)	Wing M2861; Thomason E1033_12; ESTC R202938	12,443	46

glad shall he be off thy salvation And certainly if ever King might rejoyce in God's strength and be exceeding glad of his Salvation our King much more and we with him The life of the whole Nation is bound up in the Kings life for sad experience tells us we felt the stroak of his Royal Fathers Death when this Kingdom 's glory fell with his body and was cut off with his Head And sure we cannot but be sensible how we have continued ever since so enslaved as not to know any other freedom save that of the Psalmist * Ps●l 88.5 free among the Dead For have we not walkt as so many Ghosts liv'd indeed but as in the infernal shades and heartless as well as headless nay and such should we still continue On the Tuesday after Easter week the Parliament with all loyal acknowledgments received his Majesties gracious Letters and Declaration did not the salvation of our God give us a right Easter Deliverance a resurrection from the dead putting a new life into us by the restoring of our gracious Soveraign Such is the Salvation of our King as none could give it but God the King of Kings so that the Title of Honour assum'd of old by several Emperours after great preservations may now be properly our Soveraign's even 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Preserv'd of God And observe as God do's hereby the more engage the King unto himself in devotion so do's he the more endear the King unto his people in affection For who so considers his deliverances * Especially when he past from Holland into Scotland by Sea and his escapes by * especially after Worster fight Land who so considers his dangers in his Native Country and his distresses in foraign Nations will easily discern how God hath set forth our Soveraign as a Mirrour of his Mercy that the eyes of all his People beholding him the more Dear unto God their hearts should esteem him the more endeared to themselves the Divine protection and favour recommending him to their greater Loyalty and Love Yea this Salvation of God presents our King not only the more to be beloved at home but also the more to be feared abroad Be it so then that other Kings now shine in the full Meridian of their glory as do the Crowns of Spain and France yet we know even at noon day our Charles's Star appears At the birth of his Majesty a Star appeared at noon and 't is not others more radiant Splendour of this Earth's Greatness that can take away the light of his vertues lustre in Heavens salvation Wherefore there must David and Israel the King and his People offer their oblation of praise where they receive their blessings of goodness and that is at the Altar of the Lord non nobis Domine Psal 115.1 non nobis not unto us O Lord not unto us but Vnto thee O God do we give thanks unto thee do we give thanks for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare 2. Particular The offering Thanks Vnto thee do we give thanks Which offering is made by fire for the words of Gemination shew there was an heat of Devotion Vnto thee O God do we give thanks were a Gratulation sincere but to repeat it say it over again unto thee do we give thanks speaks that Gratulation fervent But alas in our Thanksgiving what is it that we give worthy of Thanks why truly very little as to any real worth in it self yet very much as to the Devotion of faith and hope and love and humility c. in the Divine acceptance through Christ Thus to Thank God is to Bless God but not to bless him as he blesseth us His Benedixit is a benefecit when God blesseth man he do's speak the word and it is done Psal 33.9 but when man blesseth God all that he can do is but to speak the word even to declare the Glory and set forth the praises of God's blessings So that God's blessing descends upon man as an heavenly Dew in a quickning and refreshing Vigour man's blessing ascends unto God only as an holy Incense in an acceptable and well-pleasing savour Wherefore when we view the blessings of this day's solemnity and see how abundant God is in his mercy do we let him see how enlarged we are in our thankfulness making our hearts and our mouths as so many altars of Incense to breath forth the sweet savour of his goodness Herein to encourage our Devotion and quicken our zeal know the receipt of blessings is not more comfortable to Man then the returning of thanks is acceptable to God yea a devout Heart is not more truly joy'd in receiving mercyes then in returning thanks Hence it is that Psalms of Thanksgiving they have in them the life and vigour of all holy Devotion yea songs of praise they are the very Types of the joyes of heaven Whereby it is that the Church becomes even Triumphant on Earth Psal 106.47 Thus the Psalmist save us O Lord our God to give thanks unto thy Name and to triumph in thy Praise This then is the offering David and Israel bring to God's altar an oblation of thankfulness Vnto thee O God do we give thanks unto thee do we give thanks this the altar and the offering 3. Particul The reason of bringing this offering to the Altar and that is the nearness of God's name declared in the wonder of his Works for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare It is good that we can give a Rationale of Gods worship that it may be known we serve God with a reasonable service Rom. 12.1 which is the thing he so much requires Now then see we the glory of his Name in the wonder of his works as especially relating 1. To the King 2. To his People 3. To their Enemies 1. Relating to the King That notwithstanding all the dangers of sickness and of Seas of Treacheryes and of Violence notwithstanding all the hazards of temptations provocations yea necessityes and wants Necessityes and Wants so great that though his Kingdom was of this World yea in this World he had three potent Kingdoms yet had he not where to lay his head not where to lay it to rest For such and so many were his flittings if not his flyings from the West of England to the Isle of Scilly from that Island into Holland and from Holland into France from France into Holland again from Holland into Scotland from Scotland into England where what entertainment he had at Worster you may sadly remember being forc't to fly for his life take sanctuary in a Wood and make an hollow Oake his Royal Pallace from thence shadow'd with the Divine protection as * Multo nebulae circum dea fudit amictu Virg. Aen. 1. Aeneas with the vayl-like cloud he passeth thorow a throng of dangers before he attains the Sea-coast of Sussex from whence he hast's

when we rejoyce in the Lord with thankfulness and rejoyce in the Spirit with chearfulness which is right so to rejoyce in the Salvation that we rejoyce in God our Saviour Thus the Blessed Virgin rejoyced of old Luk. 1.41 and thus do we rejoyce for blessings now Let our joy be that of the Virgins pure in Devotion and thankfulness not ravished not defiled with Gluttony and Drunkenness Praise and Rejoycing do as properly become the celebration of a Feast as Mourning and Weeping do become the solemnity of a Fast But now if this rejoycing be onely that of Mirth and Jollity then strange Children will dissemble with me Psa 18.44 says David Men given to changes they know how to change their countenance and put on a shew and semblance of joy but the Children of Sion Ps 149.2 they will be truly joyful with their King and how truly joyful why rejoycing in Heart and in Spirit The joy then of the countenance and of the voice may be that of the prophane persons or the Hypocrites but that of the Heart and of the Spirit is that of the good Christians and the Loyal Subjects Not but that a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a sowre or sad countenance do's argue a disgust of malevolence he certainly having no good will to this time 's Salvation who ha's no good mind to this day's Exultation Wherefore let the Spring-head of our joy be in the inward Man the heart and spirit and then let the streams flow into the outward man the voice and the countenance ay and the plentiful but not inordinate use of temporal Blessings For so Nehemiah instructs the Jews for the solemnity of their festival Eat the fat Nehem. 8.10 and drink the sweet and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared and this do freely so it be done soberly because as in the close of that Verse the joy of the Lord is our strength and that is when the strength of the Lord is our joy 2. Admonition That having seen the salvation of God exceeding great it will be allow'd us Psal 21.1 to be exceeding glad of his salvation An excess of gladness is allow'd but not of drunkenness O let that be abhorr'd Wine in a drunken excess it inflames the heart intoxicates the brain and turns all fanatick You must you 'l say drink the Kings health But tell me is it congruous in cups of excess to drink the Kings health when he preserves his health by little drinking Again beware of execrations and oathes lest their sinful provocations out-cry your Loudest Acclamations Rejoyce with temperance and devotion as well as with chearfulness and exultation as good Christians as well as good Subjects and indeed we are no longer good Subjects then we are good Christians Offer we then our oblations of praise in the Church and in the closet and after that let the Earth ring and the Heavens resound with acclamations in the streets Let the Bells and the Trumpets and the Canons let your feasts and fires and other Insignia Jubilationis the ensigns of Joy and Jubilation let them all heighten the joyful * Num. 23.21 shout of a King among us But still let me mind you to preserve your Moral Temperance the better to perform your Loyal Exultations that rejoycing for your King you may do it in the Lord And then I 'me sure it will be very much your Kings joy to hear that you have so rejoyc't 1. Exhortation To joyn Prayer with our Praises Hosannas with our Hallelujahs say Luke 19.38 Blessed be the King that cometh in the Name of the Lord Blessed from the King of Kings with health of body length of days and encrease of honours Blessed with the love of his Subjects the dread of his Enemies and the friendship of his Allyes Blessed with a gracious life an happy reign and an everlasting glory Let this this be the incense we burn the sacrifice we offer the Devotion we perform in Gods House and at Gods Altar Yea Beloved as we love the Kings life pray we for the consummation of our joyes the Kings Crown For observe in Psal 21. v. 3.4 it is there the right order of Gods Spirit and indeed so t' is esteemed by Kings who have any thing of the Spirit of God that the Crown is set before life to intimate that although they who preserve the Kings life merit much yet they more who restore the Kings Crown and again they who take away the Kings Crown incur not only great guilt but greater then they who take away the Kings life Our Soveraigns Royal Father of blessed Memory therefore lost his life because he would not part with his Crown no nor part the Crown with others though it were to save his life It was done like a Royal Martyr indeed one who knew well how happily to change his Crown but not utterly to part with it even change that Crown which bears a cross on Earth for that which is all Crown and knows no cross in Heaven As we love then I say the Kings life pray we for the consummation of our joyes the Kings Crown And therefore Lord set thou a Crown of pure Gold upon his Head Let our eyes see him crown'd and that will crown our joyes Yea the Lord grant it may be in the continuance of our present calm and as an earnest of our future peace that we may further know that all this is Gods hand Psal 109.27 and that thou Lord hast done it And what the hand of Heaven hath set up let not the hand of violence throw down what God hath put on let not man put away the King on his Throne and the Crown on the King And having obtain'd the Crown may he obtain life and that a long life even for ever and ever Amen Amen Psal 21.4 2. Exhortation To observe Nehemiah's order and instruction To send Portions to them for whom nothing is prepared Nehem. 8.10 Whereby we see that our dayes of Exultation must have their Acts of compassion Otherwise to eat the Lambs out of the flock and the Calves out of the Stall to drink wine in Bowles Amos 6.6 and not to regard the afflictions of Joseph the necessities of the distressed but to suffer them to mourn whilst we rejoyce This is so provoking a guilt of unmercifulness as will turn our joy into mourning God requires a chearful giver 1 Cor. 9.7 it is good then that we give especially upon our day 's of chearfulness Otherwise if our rejoycing gives no relief to the Poor our Thanksgiving shall receive no reward from God for indeed how can we be thought to receive so great blessings from God thankfully when we are not willing to bestow a little of what He hath bless't us with charitably To close then In paying a Tribute unto Caesar we do well to make an offering unto God Indeed these words of