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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93187	God save the King: or, A sermon preach'd at Lyme-Regis May 18. 1660. at the solemn proclamation of his most Excellent Majesty Charles the II. by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith. / By Ames Short M.A. minister there.	Short, Ames, 1615 or 16-1697.	1660 (1660)	Wing S3526; Thomason E1919_2; ESTC R203570	29,855	112

of God that he would make him to know his transgression and his sin Job 13.23 3. That he is probably a pious Prince is further evident by his meek and humble behaviour towards Mr. Douglas both in the time of hearing and after who in his Coronation-Sermon dealt both boldly and plainly with him in laying open his own and the sins of his Family Though this Reverend man Nathan-like as appears by his Sermon since printed made use of his ministerial Authority to reprove him he shewed not the least displeasure against him either in the time of preaching or after but by his behavior seemed to say as David did Psal 141.5 Let the Righteous smite me it shall be a kindness c. And by this also he hath manifested himself to be both a prudent and a pious Prince 4. 'T is further probable that he is a pious Prince by his professed detestation and abhorrency of profainness and impiety his loathing of those things he doth upon all occasions discover by reproving men for drunkenness swearing and all such like prophane and impious practices And now Brethren having spoken him a pious Prince I have expressed the best the all that can be said to make it manifest to you that he is a hopefull Prince a Prince by whose accession to the Throne we may well hope for much approaching good both to our Church and State And therefore let us this day yea all our dayes rejoice with an exceeding great rejoycing But here I beseech you let it not this day or at any other time express our joy for his Restitution to Rule and Government in any way displeasing to God or dishonorable to His most sacred Majesty I beseech you let not any of us dare to do it so as to debauch our selves by drinking his health either upon our knees or otherwise This practice though so much used amongst us doth better befit heathens than profess'd Christians Nay it is a bruitish practice against which even Heathens themselves have thought fit to enact and make Decrees as you may see Esther 1.8 And the drinking was according to the Law none did compel c. Now in the custome of drinking Healths it is imposed upon every man that he drink the same quantity and measure that others do Besides to be upon our knees drinking is a Ceremony fitter to be observed in an act of worship to Bacchus than in our rejoycing at the Proclamation of a Prince so truly pious and Christian So that it is not only displeasing to God but dishonorable to his Majesty who therefore cannot but dislike the debauchery of those who allow themselves in the practice of it seeing by so doing they represent him to the world in the shape of a sensual Bacchus and not as indeed he is a truly noble and religious Prince who eats in due season for strength and not for drunkenness Let us then for ever banish this Bacchanalian custom from this and all other such like days of Solemnity and let us leave it to those whose King is a child and whose Princes eat in the morning and drown themselves in sensual delights and pleasures as the Idolatrous and usurping Princes of Samaria did as you may see Amos 6.1 3 4 5 6. Let us I say banish this wretched custome whereby the God of glory hath been so highly provoked and thousands of precious souls have been eternally damned And let us betake our selves to such a way of rejoycing as may be pleasing to God and grateful to his Majesty And 1. Let us express our joy in his Majesty's Restitution to his just rights both this day and all the days of our lives by our putting up sincere hearty and importunate Prayers to God for him Instead of being upon our knees drinking healths to him let us often prostrate our selves before the Throne of Grace to pour out our selves to God for him Thus the people here in my Text exprest their joy at King Solomons Proclamation and Inauguration They cryed God save the King and doubtless they did it not for the present onely but every day of their lives And indeed this is a duty that we are commanded to performe on the behalfe of such as are lawfull Rulers whether they be Kings or others And so to do the Apostle tels you is good and acceptable in the sight of Godour Saviour 1 Tim. 2.1 2 3. Express we then our joy in his Majesty's Restitution by beseeching the God of life health and Grace 1. To give and to bestow upon him both health of body and length of days say we to God in his behalf let the King live and let his soul be bound up in the bundle of life with thee 2. That God would pour down upon him from day to day a greater portion of that Princely and governing spirit wherewith he hath already so plentifully indued him 3. That he would cause his Crowne to flourish upon his head maugre all that malice and hatred wherewith Satan hath filled his enemies hearts 4. That he would give our Israel both Church and State peace and plenty truth and prosperity all his dayes 5. That he would give him grace more and more to improve his authority for his glory and his Churches good that so when he layeth down together with his life this transitory and earthly Crown he may obtaine that heavenly and immortall Crown which God hath laid up and will bestow upon all those who love the Lord Jesus and long for his appearing 2 Tim. 4.8 2. Let us express our joy in his Majesty's Restitution c. By all outward expressions of it that are lawfull and convenient Let us eat the fat and drinke the sweet Let the Trumpets sound the Bels ring the Guns roare the Drums rattle The Bonfires flame the people shout so as if possible to make the very earth to rend with the very loud noises of their shouts and joyful acclamations thus the text tels us the people here expressed their joy at Solomons Praclamation to be King 3. Let us expresse our joy in his Majesty's Restitution c. By yeilding all cheerfulobedience and submission to his Majesty's person and just Authority all our dayes And this let us resolve to doe though it be improved by his sacred Majesty as I doubt not but it will for the enacting of lawes to curb and restraine us in the practise of Sin and in the satisfaction of our brutish and sensuall lusts and pleasures Let us not obey his Authority onely whilst he commands those things that suite with our interests lusts and humors but also when he commands that which is good though it be cross and contrary to our own wils and interests So is the will of God that we should do 13. Rom. 1 2 3 4. 1 Pet. 2.13 14. If we rejoyce at his Majesty's Proclamation this day and disobey his Authority another day we shall but evidence our selves to be Hypocrites and make our selves the more obnoxious to