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A sermon preached before the garrison of London-Derry, in the extremity of the siege Wherein is briefly and truly represented, the deplorable miseries and calamities which they endur'd before the arrival of Maj. Gen. Kirk. By the reverend Mr. Seth Whittle, late rector of Balliachy, in the county of London-derry. Licens'd, James Fraser.
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Whittle, Seth.
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A SERMON Preached before the GARRISON OF London-Derry IN THE Extremity of the SIEGE Wherein is briefly and truly represented The Deplorable Miseries Calamities which they endur'd before the Arrival of Maj. Gen. KIRK By the Reverend Mr. SETH WHITTLE late Rector of Balliachy in the County of London-derry Licenc'd James Fraser Edinburgh Re. Printed in the Year 1689. A Sermon Preached before the Garrison of LONDON-DERRY c. JER I. Vers xviii xix For behold I have made thee this day a defenced City and an Iron Pillar and Brazen Walls against the whole Land against the Kings of Judah against the Princes thereof against the Priests thereof and against the People of the Land. And they shall fight against thee but they shall not prevail against thee For I am with thee saith the Lord to deliver thee Dearly beloved Brethren Fellow-Actors and Fellow-Sufferers THE Holy Scriptures are so universally reaching and comprehensive so adapted to all the Necessities and Occasions of Mankind that whatsoever his Station Calling or Imployment be or whatsoever Temptation he may ly under he shall there meet with Caution Instruction and Direction pertinent and sufficient to guide him in all the Intricacies of Worldly Accidents and humane Transactions From this Fountain do spring Cordial-waters for the fainting Souls healing for the wounded Spirits purging for superfluous and peccant Humors In them we meet with Documents to Teach us Precepts to awe us Warnings to admonish us Promises to encourage us and Examples to lead us We are humbled by them in Prosperity and revived in Adversity When the Contrivances of our Enemies are arrived at the utmost pitch of Malice When we are neglected by our Friends persecuted by our Foes reduced to the utmost Extremities which are the usual Concomitants of War and Famine when we are deprived of all visible appearances of safety and all probable means of escape He that watcheth over us and without whose superintendency the Watchman waketh but in vain descends to visit us to Relieve us in the Extremity of our Distress Refreshing us with this comfortable Assurance For behold I have made Thee c. The Text divideth it self easily into three Parts First a Gracious Declaration of the Mercy and Goodness of God to his People in these Words For behold I have made Thee c. Secondly A firm Assurance of Protection and Relief in these Words And they shall fight against Thee but shall not prevail against Thee Thirdly An infallible Reason to fortifie their Hopes For I am with Thee saith the Lord to deliver Thee The first may be subdivided into these Considerations First a relative Word For. Secondly a Word of Attention Behold Thirdly a Narration of what is done They are made a defenced City an iron Pillar and brazen Wall. Fourthly the Author and Original of this Strength I have made Thee Fifthly the Adversaries against whom this Strength and Defence is made The whole Land the Kings of Judah the Princes and the Priests Sixthly the Time when This Day The second consists first of a Denunciation or Warring They shall fight against Thee Secondly a Prediction or Incouâ—agement They shall not prevail against Thee Tâ—â— third contains a Notice given of the Presence and Assistance of God I am with thee Secondly the Effect and Operation of his Presence To deliver thee Thirdly the Reason and Cause why they may expect Deliverance saith the Lord. The word For hath a Relation to the antecedent verseâ— of the Chapter where the Prophet enumerats the Actions and Practices of the People of the North That they shaâ—â— come and set every man his Throne at the entring of the Gates of Jerusalem and against the Walls thereof yet the City shall be delivered the enemies of the North shall not prevail against it for it is made a defenced City an Iron Pillar and Brazen Walls c. The word Behold commands an attention Look to it and observe it it is the Lord hath spoken it and it shall surely come to pass The time when ought to be regarded with the greatest Joy and Satisfaction there shall be no delatory Proceeding nor obstruction in their Deliverance and Safety they shall suddenly escape for it is done This Day Though the Princes of the Land confederating with the Priests and followed by the People shall besiege Jerusalem cast up Trenches about it assault the Walls and execute all the Mischiefs that Rage Malice can inspire them with it is to no purpose the Attempt is altogether vain For it is a defenced City an Iron Pillar and Brazen Walls The Enemies of the Lord and his People may fight against Jerusalem they may possess the adjacent Countrey about it they may prevent all Succors and Approaches for Relief they may annoy them with continual Batteries without and reduce them to Extremities by Want Famine and incommodious Habitation within yet they shall not prevail all their Endeavours and Designs shall be frustrated and render'd of no Effect Let no Man entertain the least umbrage of fear or Dismay let no man despond or be perplexed with anxious Apprehensions tho' their Enemies proceed with Check or Interruption tho' their Friends and Allies may seem to neglect or forget them yet they are secure from all inger and Surprise their Force is irresistible and their Success unquestionable For the Lord is with them and will deliver them Nay they may assuredly rely upon it all the Powers of the Earth cannot hinder or disapoint it For the Lord hath said it To apply this Text to the present Circumstances in which we are We have been surrounded in this poor City for divers Months beleaguer'd by a multitude of merciless and implacable Enemies exposed to Danger without ceasing or intermission we have been deserted by those who came to our Relief tempted by Parlies and specious Terms of Capitulation undermined by treacherous Contrivances among our selves exercised with all the varieties of Terror and Amazement the small Shot hath poured upon us like a shower of Hail the great Guns like Thunder have shaken our Walls and the Bombs like Lightning have ruin'd our Houses we have seen Death in all its horrible shapes and we are every Moment entertain'd with spectacles of Misery and Mortality Sickness and Diseases are entered within our Gates and pale Famine is visible in very Countenance the fond Mother hath not a Morsel of Bread to appease the languishing cry of her starved Infant the grateful Son hath not wherewithal to sustain his aged Parent one Friend looks upon another and sees his Misery but cannot prevent a lingring Death he that formerly had his Table cover'd with variety of Dishes knows not where to satisfie Nature with one wholesom bit we cannot refresh our selves with such Scraps and Morsels as we formerly allow'd to our Dogs nay we are constrain'd to eat of such thing as at another time humane nature would nauseate and abhor Nevertheless God has made us this day a defenced City and an Iron Pillar and Brazen Walls against the whole Land. He that was our King and should have treated uâ— like a nursing Father who solemnly promised to defend the Established Religion and maintain us in our Properties has unnaturally bent his Forces to destroy us He hath set up Idolatry in all corners of the Land he hath animated the Natives to wreak their Malice and Revenge upoâ— us he hath brought in the bloody French-men and Foâ—reigners to repeat those Cruelties here which with sâ— much Barbarity they have acted in our Neighbour-Countrey the Irish Skene is added to the French-Bayonet and the Rappeeres out-do the Dragoons The Lords and Gentry of the Irish Nation are as one Man combined against us the Popish Priests like the Bell-weathers of Sedition and Tumult have led their Flocks and involved their whole Nation in an unsatiable Thirst after our Blood and an implacable Resolution to destroy us ouâ— Friends round about us are plunder'd driven from theiâ— Habitations and the whole Country is desolate and depopulated Yet for all this the Almighty God hath preserved and defended us against the Kings of Judah against the Princes thereof against the Priests thereof anâ— against the People of the Land. And tho hitherto by the Mercy of God we have been successful in our Resistance and prosperous in our Sallies against them yet they are inexorable in their Wrath and restless in their malicious Designs they mean to storm us or starve us they presume upon their great Strength and mighty Numbers they flatter themselves with an assurance that we must one day fall into their hands that one poor City cannot long resist the united Forces of a whole Kingdom and the auxiliary Aid of France Therefore we are to expect the utmost Tryals that their Hatred to our Religion and our Countrey can inflame and prompt them to But let this be your comfort tho' they shall fight against us yet they shall not prevail against us For the Lord is with us the Lord is on our side we will not fear what Man can do unto us Let them trust in Princes and boast of their Horses but we will put our trust in the Lord. Let them fall down before their Images and vainly invoke the Angels and tutelar Saints let them cry to the Holy Virgin to help them and to St. Patrick to save them We will make our Adresses to Him who is only able to relieve us our whole dependance shal be upon Him who never faileth them that put their trust in Him who hath said He is with us to deliver us Wherefore my Beloved let me exhort you to be stedfast in your Duty to be importunate with God in Prayers to cast your Care upon Him with a lively Hope and well-grounded Faith to rouze up your wonted Courage to arm your selves with your accustomed Resolution to fall upon the Enemies of God and Religion the Destroyers of your Estates and Country the inhumane Murderers of your Friends and Brethren Proceed with a steady assurance of Success and Victory For the Ford is with you and will deliver you FINIS