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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46900	Three sermons preached the first in Richmond Church, August 17. 1690. on the most happy accession of Their Majesties, King William and Queen Mary to the Crown. The second in Mortlake Chuch in Surrey March 3. 1694. on the death of our late most gracious soveraign lady the Queen, of blessed memory. The third in Mortlake Church, April 16. 1696. being the day of Thanksgiving unto Almighty God, for discovering and disappointing the horrid and barbarous conspiracy to assassinate His most gracious Majesty's royal person: and for delivering this kingdom from an invasion, intended by the French. By Christopher Johnson, M.A. and school-master of Richmond in Surrey. Printed to prevent mistakes concerning the author.	Johnson, Christopher, b. 1657 or 8.	1696 (1696)	Wing J770BA; ESTC R216574	43,561	66

THREE SERMONS PREACHED The First in Richmond Church August 17. 1690. On the Most Happy Accession of Their Majesties KING WILLIAM and QUEEN MARY to the Crown The Second in Mortlake Church in Surrey March 3. 1694. On the Death of Our Late Most Gracious Soveraign Lady the QUEEN of Blessed Memory The Third in Mortlake Church April 16. 1696. Being the Day of Thanksgiving unto Almighty God for Discovering and Disappointing the Horrid and Barbarous Conspiracy to Assassinate His Most Gracious Majesty's Royal Person And for Delivering this Kingdom from an Invasion intended by the French By CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON M. A. and School-master of Richmond in SVRREY Printed to prevent Mistakes concerning the Author LONDON Printed for Samuel Buckley at the Dolphin over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet 1696. TO THE READER THE Reason of Printing these Sermons is this Mr. Abiel Borfet the late Minister of Richmond in Surrey having written and suffer'd to be dispersed some Scandalous and Ill Notions concerning the Present Most Happy Government for which he is Deprived of his Cure some Persons by Mistake did apprehend the Author of these Sermons being a Clergy-man and living in Richmond to be the said Minister thereof and the Author of those Ill Notions To obviate which and rectifie the Errour and to prevent for the future any the like Misrepresentations of this Author He thought it convenient to make the following Sermons publick ERRATA PAge 11. l. 9. calamnities r. calamities p. 12. l. 2. are the cause r. are often the cause l. 29. in r. on p. 13. l. 24. flames r. a flame p. 14. l. 15. Dioclesian's r. Diocletian's l. 17. almost r. for almost p. 18. l. 1. Nay r. Yea l. 10. a r. the. p. 21. l. 26. the first of r. for p. 22. l. 27. after Faith put l. the last in r. as appears by p. 23. l. 37. born by r. born of p. 25. l. 18. into his place r. unto his place p. 30. l. 7 and 8. r. threatned their total destruction and in part at least wrought it p. 31. l. 17. Her Houshold r. the ways of her Houshold l. 26. which r. as p. 48. l. 1. Proposition r. Particular Where you find rejoice you may read rejoyce And if there be any more Errata's over looked the Reader is desired to Correct them The Deliverance of GOD's Church SERMON I. Preached in Richmond Church in SVRREY August the 17th 1690. On the Happy Accession of their Majesties King William III. and Queen Mary II. to the Crown NUMB. xxiii 23. Surely there is no Enchantment against Jacob neither is there any Divination against Israel AS God hath a Church Triumphant in Heaven pure and undefiled clean from all Sin and free from all Sorrow Glorious without Spot and Joyful without the allay of but one Moments Affliction out of all danger of any Enemy and Eternally blest with Crowns and Palms of Victory So hath he a Church Militant on Earth his Delight and of him greatly Beloved Holy Catholick or Universal full of good Works but yet not perfect some True and though their Lights shine in one sence invisible Members thereof because none knows the Heart of a Man yet these not without Sin though their Errours and Failings are pardonable and shall be forgiven them Others visible Members only and Hypocrites who make a bare outward shew in the World and whose Sins shall not be remitted unto them without the special Grace of Repentance and Amendment whereby a timely Conversion may through the Merits of Christ obtain Salvation But the Church of God on Earth not being perfect is subject to Sufferings Her own Sins arm and make her Enemies powerful against her Her Shame eclipseth her Glory and causeth Sorrows which often exceed her Joys whilst always Fighting she is Victorious but in part by reason of Sin that doth so easily beset her Yet her Infirmities do not annul God's Favours towards her but when the Reins are let loose and Provocations encrease to a great height Divine Justice is concern'd in Vindication of it self to unsheath the Sword and brandish it at least if not strike for the Amendment of those who will be healed and for the Terrour and Astonishment if not present Confusion of obstinate Offenders Neither is Justice alone here but Love and Mercy are Concomitant therewith because the Design of God in the whole is that all may work together for the good of that Mystical Body of which Christ is the Head and therefore it is that when a Lenitive will not Cure he applies a Corrosive Plaister to the Sore For various have been the Methods of the Almighty to keep his People in his Favour and at one with him And not this only but what I am chiefly to insist upon God hath in a most Eminent Manner upon all Occasions appeared in the Cause of his Church for the Preservation thereof against all her Foes in the Patriarchal and Jewish as well as Christian Oeconomy and Government for such we read have been in Ancient time besides what our Fathers have told us and we next after them do now know and hope further to see the Mighty Deliverances of God's People as declare them to be the only Immediate Care of his Watchful and All-seeing Eyes of Providence for whom Omnipotence it self hath and doth stretch forth its Mighty Arm to work Wonders Which great things very much need required to be done all along from the beginning of the World unto this Day for the Salvation of God's Church For in the Infancy thereof when there were only two Adam and Eve to gather together in God's Name to Adore him and perform their Duties of Piety and Religion even then the grand Enemy of Mankind set to work for their Destruction by Hellish Enchantments added unto the subtilty of that Serpent which though not the Devil himself in that form yet at least was possest with and spake by him and so by the Voice and Language of Satan drest up with many Artifices of pleasing words the Temptation became so strong that the Woman soon beguiled thereby caught at the deadly Bait and did eat and gave also unto her Husband and be did eat And then so far even in Paradise it self Satan accomplished his Design and as Fishes that are taken in an evil Net and as Birds that are caught in the Snare so were they both snared in an evil time by that Evil One the Tempter But although our First Parents had the Misfortune to fall from such an high and lofty Sphere of Primitive Purity to which they or their Posterity might never think to ascend again in this World yet was not Satan able to pursue and gain a compleat Victory over them because God in Mercy reinforced them with such strength by virtue of his Promise that the Seed of the Woman should bruise the Serpent's Head according to the Covenant of Grace wherein it was promised that the Messias should come into the World to Redeem