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A thanksgiving-sermon for the peace: preach'd at St Michael Crookedlane, December the 2d, 1697. By James Gardiner, M.A. rector of the said parish.
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Gardiner, James, 1637-1705.
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Wing G228A; ESTC R223633
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a_o thanksgiving-sermon_n for_o the_o peace_n preach_v at_o st_n michael_n crookedlane_n december_n the_o 2_o 1697._o by_o james_n gardiner_z m._n a._n rector_n of_o the_o say_a parish_n london_n print_v for_o b._n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n mdcxcvii_o act_v xxiv_o 2_o 3._o see_v that_o by_o thou_o we_o enjoy_v great_a quietness_n and_o that_o very_o worthy_a deed_n be_v do_v unto_o this_o nation_n by_o thy_o providence_n we_o accept_v it_o always_o and_o in_o all_o place_n most_o noble_a felix_n with_o all_o thankfulness_n i_o can_v but_o with_o tertullian_n hermog_n adoro_fw-la scripturae_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la tert_n lib._n cont_n hermog_n adore_v the_o exquisite_a and_o complete_a fullness_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o this_o one_o thing_n among_o many_o other_o that_o let_v the_o occasion_n be_v what_o it_o will_v of_o call_v a_o solemn_a assembly_n whether_o for_o prayer_n or_o praise_n to_o receive_v instruction_n direction_n or_o encouragement_n to_o any_o duty_n general_a or_o particular_a whatever_o the_o case_n be_v you_o can_v dip_v into_o the_o sacred_a leave_n but_o you_o shall_v present_o meet_v with_o some_o passage_n or_o other_o that_o will_v be_v pertinent_a to_o the_o business_n in_o hand_n such_o be_v these_o word_n that_o i_o have_v pitch_v upon_o to_o entertain_v you_o as_o a_o helper_n of_o your_o joy_n upon_o this_o thanksgiving_n for_o such_o festival_n as_o these_o come_v not_o within_o the_o censure_n of_o our_o nice_a spirit_n those_o who_o have_v quarrel_v with_o the_o rest_n the_o festival_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o his_o virgin_n mother_n do_v yet_o allow_v of_o feriae_fw-la repentinae_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la re_fw-la natâ_fw-la institutae_fw-la as_o they_o please_v to_o phrase_n it_o such_o as_o be_v institute_v and_o ordain_v upon_o new_a emergency_n take_a by_o themselves_o they_o look_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v pen_v for_o the_o very_a purpose_n as_o 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but_o a_o petty_a topick_n to_o this_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v worthy_a for_o who_o he_o shall_v do_v this_o 7.5_o luke_n 7.5_o for_o he_o love_v their_o nation_n and_o build_v they_o a_o synagogue_n whereas_o our_o sovereign_a not_o only_o love_v but_o save_v our_o nation_n and_o not_o only_o save_v our_o nation_n but_o crown_v it_o at_o once_o we_o have_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n before_o our_o hope_n though_o late_a than_o our_o wish_n nay_o save_v and_o crown_v three_o nation_n at_o once_o and_o blessed_v they_o with_o peace_n and_o merit_n to_o govern_v much_o large_a territory_n than_o he_o yet_o possess_v we_o have_v a_o sovereign_n that_o be_v a_o sovereign_n indeed_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o medicine_n as_o well_o as_o majesty_n of_o a_o heal_a virtue_n majestas_fw-la &_o amor_fw-la majesty_n and_o mercy_n lodge_v in_o his_o royal_a breast_n a_o sovereign_n like_o our_o saviour_n that_o can_v be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n a_o prince_n 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