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A sermon preach'd before the King & Queen, at White-hall the 12th of November, 1693 : being the day appointed for a publick thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the gracious preservation of His Majesty, and his safe return / by John, Lord Archbishop of York.
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Sharp, John, 1645-1714.
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Wing S2998; ESTC R10320
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Cowardise to despair of the Common-wealth We are in as good Hands as it is possible for us to be Nay we our selves cannot wish to be in any other Let but us do our Parts by qualifying our selves for God's Mercies and that is to be done by contributing our best Endeavours every man in his Place and Station to the Service of the Publick and then we may safely cast all our care upon him who careth for us and we may be sure we shall not be disappointed This Method as it is much more easie so we shall find it much more conducing towards the obtaining the Successes we desire than Complaining and Fretfulness and a tormenting Anxiety about our Affairs We may indeed by our Peevish and Querulous Humour disquiet our selves and put others into a Ferment nay and at last perhaps may contribute a great deal to the Glory of hindering and defeating the most wise Counsels that are proposed for our Safety but that is the greatest Point we gain God Almighty will not alter his Methods for any of our foolish Passions but there is a way to prevail upon God himself to do for us all that our own Hearts can desire provided that which we desire be good for us and that way is to own Him and his Government to love him and to serve him to be thankful for his Mercies to be easie and cheerful under all his Dispensations to us and lastly to referr our selves entirely to his Wise Counsels and to trust in his Mercy for all that is to come Great indeed and wonderful are the Promises that are made to those that put their Trust in God Cursed saith the Prophet be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arm But Blessed is he that trusteth in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is Many sorrows saith the Psalmist shall be to the wicked but whose trusteth in the Lord mercy shall embrace him on every side And again O taste and see how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him If now we believe these things and if we be Christians we do and must believe them consider I beseech you the Vse we are to make of them What have we All to do Let our late Disappointments have put us into never so bad a Humour let our present Circumstances be entangled with never so many Difficulties yet what have we All to do but to Rejoyce in GOD and to Trust in his Mercy All is well and All will be well for ever to them that Love God and put their Trust in Him Sing we therefore unto the Lord a new song let the congregation of saints praise him Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King God is the King of all the earth let us sing praises with understanding The Lord hath pleasure in his people he will for ever help the meek hearted for his delight is in them that fear him and that put their trust in his mercy He is our help and strength a very present help in Trouble therefore will we not fear though the earth be moved and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea Though the waters thereof rage and swell and the mountains shake at the tempest of the same Even in that case the rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God All the Blusterings and Storms that threaten God's People shall turn to their Advantage and shall really at length prove matter of rejoycing to them how terrible and dreadful soever they appeared at first For as it there follows God is in the midst of her therefore shall she not be removed God will help her and that right early God will be with his Church and will deliver his People whenever it is proper and seasonable so to do Nay let the Worst come tho' we were reduced even to the utmost Extremities which yet God be thanked we neither are nor I hope ever shall be yet even in that Cafe the Consideration that God is our King ought not only to support us but to fill us with Ioy. Even in that Case every Good Man should bear his part in the Song of the Prophet Habakkuk 3. 17. with which I conclude Although the fig-tree shall not blossom neither shall fruit be in the vine Although the labour of the olive shall fail and the fields shall yield no meat Although the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls yet will I rejoyce in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation FINIS Dan. 4. 17. Amo 3. 6. Psal. 33. 16 Psal. 33. 14 Prov. 19. 21 Eph. 1. 11. Matt. 10. 29 Psal. 135. 6 Psal. 33. 5. Psal. 145. 17 9. Heb. 12. 11 Jer. 17. 5. Psal. 32. 10 34. 8.