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Eucharistia, or, A Grateful acknowledgment unto heaven for the happy discovery of the late horrid plot with some brief and yet plain relmarques upon that hellish conspiracy : delivered in a discours unto a country auditory upon September IX, 1683 : being a day of publique and solemn thanksgiving appointed by authority for the said wonderful and blessed deliveranc / by a country parson.
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ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΑ OR A Grateful Acknowledgment UNTO HEAVEN For the Happy Discovery of the Late Horrid Plot WITH Some brief and yet plain remarques upon that Hellish CONSPIRACY DELIVERED In a discours unto a Country Auditory upon September IX 1683. BEING A Day of Publique and Solemn Thanksgiving Appointed by Authority for the said Wonderful and Blessed DELIVERANC By a Country Parson LONDON Printed for Walter Kittilby at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1684. ERRATA disturbing the sense PAge 10. Line 24. dele and in the same line after for add and p. 14. l. 22. for Observations r. Obsecrations p. 16. l. 25. for heat r. he at p. 17. l. 10. for It is not halting between God and Baal this it is the Bowing the Knee unto both read it thus pointed It is not halting between God and Baal this it is the Bowing the Knee unto both p. 18. l. 15. After If add I. p. 26. l. 1. after the word secure add us l. 31. for terming r. teeming p. 27. l. 12. after the word Ninth add of l. 15. after the word Ninth add of Psalm LXXIII ver I. Truly God is good unto Israel even unto such as are of a clean Heart NOtwithstanding unto pious Men do freequently occurr great Impediments in their way unto future Happiness yet nothing usually is more hazardous then an uninterrupted Affluene of outward things for as when it falls upon themselves it is ready to slacken the Reins of duty so when it lights upon those whose Opinions and Practices declare them Prophane and Debauch't whose wickednesses meet with a success sutable unto their desires then it strikes deep and commonly raises those storms in Religion which are not easily calmed and shakes that very foundation which the Religious Education of many years had laid For our own and others Experience informs us that nothing offers more doubts and scruples in Religion then successfull Villanies nor gives a deeper wound unto a Pious Course of Life then Prosperous Impieties to see those ly upon beds of Ivory and stretch themselvs upon their Couches whose Oppressions have wrung so many tears from others to find an Impious Wretch without regret Possessing his Neighbors Vineyard Lastly to see those eat the Lambs out of the Flock and the Calvs out of the midst of the Stall which they had taken from those that are ready to starv and after all this to see such Violenc dy in Peace and quietly laid in its Tomb. To see I say all this and much more may prove an high Temptation to the Best and Encouragement for the Prophane to deny a God and doth usually destroy more then the greatest care can preserv This the good Psalmist gives us in this Psalm a full account of from his own Example who altho he had the Occurrences of such Troubles as cost him many a tear so many as sometimes to water his Couch therewith yet they could never chang the soundness of his Judgment concerning God and his Providenc whereas he ascertains us Here that a looking back upon that lofty and fortunate State that wicked Men undisturbedly enjoy gave him some Astonishment I say such a reflection made him almost lose his standing and his foot-steps had well nigh slipt If this Temptation prest the Psalmist so hard as to say Verily I have cleansed my Heart in vain and washed my Hands in Innocency we have no reason to find fault with Him for putting up Tabalam post naufragium and out of a true sense of the greatness of the Delivery particularly to declare the hazard and sharpness of the Adventure With how much exactness do's he describe those Shelvs and Rocks against which he was like to have split his Vessel And how thankfully do's he point out those Quicksands wherein he had almost Shipwrack't both his Faith and Conscienc And Lastly with how great a Triumph do's he Poeana concinnere sing a Victorious 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to that fortunate Star that was his Auspicious Guide and Conductor for directing and bringing him safe to his desired Haven and Harbor How willingly do's he own his brutish Folly and Ignoranc how thankfully do's he kiss that hand that led him out of that Labyrinth and being full of thanks emptys himself into an Introduction to his Discours which a sense of God's goodness Pathetically forced him unto and from those useful Occurrences to conclude a tru and comfortable Proposition Truly God is good unto Israel even unto such as are of a Clean Heart The words are a kind of abrupt Proposition whereby the Prophet by a Paralepsis which is very usual in Holy Scripture suppressing the conflicts of the Flesh and Spirit and suddenly recovering himself from those difficulties he lay under propounds this conclusion and affirms that how sorely soever the Calamities of this World press God's People yet his Goodness is always present with them for their Comfort Help and Assistanc So then the general meaning and import of these words seems to be this that it is a certain and infallible Truth that God is not only Just and Faithful but Gracious and Kind unto every tru sincere-hearted upright Man For truly God is good unto Israel even unto such as are of a Clean Heart Which words contain in them these three Parts 1. A general Proposition Truly God is good Where we have Elohim the Almighty God mentioned with his Activ Relativ Goodness 2. An Object and a Qualification in respect of God an Object in respect of as a Qualification 1. Then in respect of God an Object and so it is indefinitely expressed by the word Israel God is good unto Israel 2. A Qualification in respect of Us and under that an Assignation of conditions under which the general Proposition holds good all are not Israel that are of Israel so all are not Christians that are called Christians but it is such and such only as are of a Clean Heart And in this we have 1. A Quality appropriate to the Church and unto every particular member thereof Cleanness Purity or Holiness 2. With its Subject the Heart and there we shall enquire 1. Why that alone and nothing els is expressed 2. Whether that alone be enough and sufficient 3. We shall consider them both together in both senses of the Word as a sincere and as an undefiled Heart In each of which I shall as I proceed view all the several guilts opposed to either notion of cleanness and see how far each one of them or all put together remove us from any interest in the Lord's goodness which is the natural application of each Part. 3. Here is a pathetical Asseveration Truly which signifies the truth and certainty of the thing spoken of recommending the belief of it to others These are the several Parts of the Text of these in their Order I have formerly Preached upon the Text in this place and then spoke to the first general Head which I will not now make
the Observations and Remembrances of former times instruct us to set a Guard upon our selvs and be cautious against any seeming risings or tempting motions of a Rebellious Temper tho masked with the specious Vizard of Religion Sedition like some other Crimes hath some seemingly insensible and almost unseen Springs but when those Motions are cherished they quickly grow into the Power and ability of doing Mischief It is as facil a thing to stop thy self in the Descent of a Praecipice when thou art in the middle thereof as to stop thy self when thou hast made an entranc and hast for some season been hurried on in the ways of wickedness Omne in Proecipiti vitium stetit When men give way to any uncomely and Unhandsome Action they may understand at what place they enter but can never tell when they shall come to an End When their feet go down to Death they cannot stay themselvs till their steps take hold of Hell when men undertake any wicked Enterprize who can fathom the conclusion of their designs and who can pierce into the depth of their Machinations If we should make a search into the Records of former Ages we shall find that the differences that wrought the desolating Battels that were fought between Greece and Asia Coesar and Pompey Augustus and Anthony did in the beginning Spring from slight and not valuable Causes But our own Knowledg and sad Remembranc hath largly and therefore sufficiently convinced us how hazardous and perillous it is to yield unto that we should not tho never so Inconsiderable What was the ground and cause of our late direful Calamities the most astonishing and amazing Mutation and Confusion the World ever beheld since the most dolorous Passion of the Holy and ever Blessed Jesus Was it not entred upon by Multitudes who never designed it and effected the Overthrow of that which both Parties pretendedly did endeavour to secure from Was it not brought about by yielding to and cherishing the Phanatique Freaks of the UNTHINKING MANY Whereby is transmitted to Satesmen and Governors of Kingdoms this Rule of Policy and Instruction That there is no Hazard or Peril so small and inconsiderable in its beginning but Connivanc may render it terrible and slighting of it make unconquerable But to return from whenc we may have a little seemingly digressed I Question not but several Persons have lost their lives upon the account of seditious Plots who in the beginning thereof did as highly detest and abhor the suspicions thereof as the most Loyal Persons alive Thus I doubt not but it was in the late Horrid Conspiracy the Discovery whereof with grateful Hearts we this Day make a Solemn Commemoration Let these few Instances I have produced make us Cautious and wary not to lend an Ear or hearken unto any Jealousies concerning our Soveraign and His Monarchy nor to attend with Delight while others make malicious Reports upon the one or the other Such as can with Pleasure hearken to Reproaches cast upon the King or Monarchy will suddenly believ Him not capable to Govern His Subjects 4. And lastly Let me desire you to offer your devout and hearty Gratitude and Thanks to the Majesty of Heaven for his gracious Protection over our Soveraign and implore his Mercy for a Continuanc of the same Defenc. And assuredly if ever we had ground to offer our Laud and Thanks to the Lord of Heaven for any Mercy we ought for this which is so compleat and terming a Blessing that it extends to all our Interests here upon Earth If we esteem our excellent Way of Worship our Estates or the Safety of our Persons the Publick Tranquillity and the Continuanc of our Monarchy we have cause to Praise the Lord for this Deliveranc Who is able without trembling to imagine the Confusions we had beheld at this time had this Conspiracy been compleated Who can tell by what Character they would have distinguished their Party from their Foes Certainly the Clergy had suffered most for it is strongly believed by some that there was not one Minister that wore a Black Gown but he should have been knockt on the Head as one popishly affected Praised be that Good God who rideth upon the Clouds and smiles at and disappoints the Machinations and Contrivances of such Rebellious Spirits Certainly the Ninth September will be recorded in the Annals of Time and should be kept as an Anniversary Gratulation as well as the Fifth of November or the Twenty Ninth May and may deservedly be accounted as great a Deliveranc as the Former and as valuable a Blessing as the Latter it being a second Restauration of His most excellent Majesty to His own Happiness and Glory as well as unto the Comfort and Joy of His Subjects whom God long continu and preserv amongst us unto which I hope all good Christians and Loyal Subjects will heartily and loudly say Amen Consider what hath been said and the Lord give you understanding in all things Now then unto God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost be given of every one of us and by this whole Kingdom all Honor Glory Power Praise Might Majesty and Dominion particularly for the valuable Mercy of this Day from hencforth and for evermore Amen and Amen The End Sermons lately Printed for Walter Kettilby at the Sign of the Bishops Head in St. Paul's Church-yard A Hithophel's Policy defeated a Sermon preached on the 9th of Sept. 1683. A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Norwich on the 9th of Sept. 1683. By William Smith Preb. Samaritanism reviv'd a Sermon preached at the Parish Church of Great Yarmouth on the 9th of Sept. by Luke Milbourne A Sermon preached at Stow in the County of Bucks on the 9th of Sept. 1683. A Sermon preached at St. Lawrence Jury Sept. 9th 1683. by Benjamin Calamy D. D. Vicar of St. Lawrence and one of His Majesty's Chap in Ordinary A Sermon preached at Epsom on the 9th of Sept. 1683. by John Turner late fellow of Christ's Colledge in Cambridge The unlawfulness of Stretching forth the Hand to Resist or Murder Princes with the Principal cases about Resistance considered in two Sermons The first preached upon the Thirtieth of January last The other upon the Day of Thanksgiving for the Deliverance of the King and Kingdom from the late Treasonable Conspiracy by William Payne Rector of St. Mary White-Chappel The Religious Rebel a Sermon preached at Southmarston near Hyworth in Willshire on the 9th of Sept. 1683. by Charles Powell sometime Student of Christ Church in Oxford Sect I. The Introduction Amos. VI. 4 6. Ver. 2. Ver. 13. Sect. II. The sense and division of the words Sect. III. The 2d general 1. Particular in respect of God an Object Tit. II. 14. Sect. IV. The first particular handled in 3. senses I. It represents a Nation and so God is good to every Nation a brief Repetition of what was said under this Head St. Matth. v. 45. Rom. II. 14 15. Sect. V. 2. Particular Israel was a Visible Church under the Law shadowing forth a Visible Church under the Gospel Deut. IV. 6. Eph. II. 11 12. 13. St. Matth. XI 30. 1 Joh. V. 3. Rom. X. 15. compared with Isa LII 7. Job I. 21. Act. V. 41. 2 Pet. I. 4 Jer. XXXI 33. compared with Heb. VIII 10. Sect. VI. The Use and Application of the praeceding Discourse in a consideration of the General Proposition God is good and the Object of that Goodness Israel God is good unto Israel Dr. Allestry in locum Sect. VII An account of what was said by the Author upon the same Text in Referenc to the Plot upon Sept. 2d being the first day the King's Declaration was read Rom. XIII 1. Sect. VIII An Account of what was said upon Sept. 9th being the Day of Publick and Solemn Thanksgiving when the King's Declaration was again read Prov. V 5.