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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86987	A sermon preached in the Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York, on Sunday, Novemb. 17. 1695 by George Halley ...	Halley, George, 1655 or 6-1708.	1695 (1695)	Wing H455B; ESTC R42409	12,425	31

the harmony and concord of that August Assembly which is nigh at hand for which reason I thought it not improper to call upon you to pray for the peace of Jerusalem A word spoken in due season how good is it saith Solomon Prov. 15.23 All our happiness I say seems to depend upon the unity and concord of that August Assembly which is nigh at hand A Multitude of Counsellors in them is our safety if they prove worthy Patriots if they employ and unite their counsels together for the publick good if they be such as fear God men of truth and hating covetousness if their hearts be truly English inflam'd with love and affection for their Country's interest for the present Government and for the Protestant Religion for the honor and glory of the Nation for the grandeur and reputation of our Prince then may we promise to our selves Halcyonian days then shall we have a charming Prospect and a comfortable assurance of a more compleat and established felicity When such wise and prudent men govern affairs what can be the effect but all temporal bliss and prosperity if such Pilots are plac'd at the Helm the Ship must sail in an Ocean of peace and tranquillity Oh! therefore let us make it our important business at this time especially to pour forth our prayers and supplications to the God of Heaven with ardor and zeal with fervency and devotion for a blessing upon all their consultations that their hearts and minds may be as uniform as the graceful buildings of that Metropolis whither they are going where is the seat of Judgment where is our Prince's Throne O my Brethren let me beseech you in the affectionate words in the passionate language of the Royal Prophet King David to pray for the peace of Jerusalem O pray for the peace of Jerusalem From which words I will endeavour to shew you 1. The importance and signification of Peace 2. What method we must of necessity take what means we must make use of to enjoy the Blessings of Peace But first in the first place I will endeavour to shew you the importance and signification of Peace In the lively oracles of God Peace is a word of a large extent and signification it comprehends all kind of happiness and prosperity Sometimes it imports a freedom from inward sorrow and trouble a satisfaction or contentment of mind a happiness which such are possest of as come into the house of the Lord and worship him there in the beauty of Holiness as keep his Sabbaths and reverence his Sanctuary as serve the Lord with fasting and prayers night and day Nothing but a good and religious life can secure to a man that thing which ought to be valued by him above all the things in this world namely the inward peace and tranquillity of his mind such only can have this great peace as love the law of God as sincerely endeavour to live up to the precepts and obligations of the Gospel A vertuous man hath peace and an Heaven in his bosom the greatest transports of joy possess and surround his breast such a man is satisfy'd from himself Prov. 14.14 hath quietness of conscience this is the thing which gives him abundant satisfaction for there is such a natural principle as conscience which God hath implanted in every man this is the Angel-Guardian which God and Nature hath plac'd within every one 's own breast this is the scale which impartially weighs all our actions all our works whether they be good or whether they be evil when we do the good it creates in us delight and pleasure complacency and satisfaction it entertains us with this sweet and grateful Eccho well done good and faithful servants you shall enter into the joy of your Lord When we do the evil it lashes us fills us full of regret and trouble shame and disgrace It is this natural principle which is the great repository and Magazine of all those pleasures which can afford any solid refreshment to the soul When there is a calmness and serenity in the conscience then a man properly enjoys all things and what is more himself and nothing can make a mans conscience to applaud and comfort him but a life conform to the Divine Laws a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men There is no pleasure comparable to that which springs from a good conscience all other pleasure is transient and momentary vanishes and is gone immediately after its fruition or enjoyment and generally leaves a sting behind it but the pleasures and satisfactions which flow from purity and holiness these fan the mind entertain the conscience with sweet and comfortable with durable and lasting reflections But the case is far otherwise with a wicked man such a one is a great stranger to inward peace and tranquillity of mind because of his evil deeds his conscience flashes in his face casts abroad its thunder and strikes him the greatest terror and affrightment A life of ungodliness is always tormenting and the expectation of a future Judgment is always terrible his conscience tells him that in the world to come he shall have such a punishment assign'd him as is proportionable to his vicious life and immoral conversation The Holy Scriptures compare a wicked man to a troubled Sea Isaiah 57.20 a wicked man is like a troubled Sea how he is always working restless and uneasie and when he comes within sight of the port of eternity what storms and tempests are then rais'd in his Soul he is seiz'd with the greatest anguish and horror with sadness and confusion of Spirit No if we will believe the Lord our God there can be no peace to the wicked v. 21. No this is only the good Man's portion it is he alone who hath peace and tranquillity of mind it is he alone who hath a comfortable expectation of the life to come his conscience only as a glass represents to his sight the Beatific Vision the ineffable pleasures and the endless joys of eternity But 2dly By Peace may be understood a deliverance from War from strife and contention both in Church and State and this is the proper import and signification of peace in the words of my Text. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem And indeed it is this Peace which is the greatest temporal happness this is the peace which makes a Nation glorious and flourishing this blesseth the people with affluence of prosperity this gives them richly all things to enjoy without this riches and honors the greatest plenty and abundance is but a dubious and an uncertain felicity And this sort of peace we of this Church and Nation are comparatively blessed with beyond many other Nations in the world The greatest part of Europe lies now a bleeding involv'd in blood and confusion how doth fire and sword distress and persecution rage in several places beyond the Sea how many Cities are there by War laid waste and demolished how many noble