XVIII Sermons on Several Occasions (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SERMON Preach'd before the Honourable Houfe of Commons, at the Church of St. Margaret, Weft- mwfter: On Tuefday, Nov. 22, 1709. Being the Day of Thankfgiving for the Signal and Glorious Vidory obtained near Mons, and for the other great Succeffes of Her Ma- jefty's Arms, this laft Year, . under the Command of the Duke of Marlborough. Psal. L. 23. Whofo offereth PraiJ'e, glorifies me; and to him that ordereth his Converjati- on aright, will I fiew the Salvation of God. TH E RE is no Nation under Hea- Serin ven, fince the Times of God's " governing the Jews by an immediate E 2 Theo- Serm. Theocracy, that has feen more and HI. clearer Inftances of the Interpofition of Providence on their behalf, or has had greater Bleffings and Means of publick Profperity put into their Hands; than we of this Nation have had. As the Hills jland about Jerufalem, faid the Pfalmift, (Pfal. cxxv. 2.) even fo ftand- eth the Lord round about his People: As the Seas encomfafs our Land, may we no lefs juftly fay, even fo does the Protection of Providence furround us on all Sides. We have enjoyed a long and uninterrupted Succeffion of the Blef- fmgs of Heaven from above, and of the Earth beneath; of fruitful Seafons, and a large and plentiful Increafe. We have lived under a fecure Eftablifhment of all our private Rights andjuft Liberties, in a wife and well-conftituted Government, and in the regular Execution of good and wholefome Laws. We have had the free Exercife of our Religion continued almoft to us alone, when fo many of thofe about us have been deprived of that ineftimable Liberty. We have had Deliverances little lefs than miraculous, frequently vouchfa- fed us; and have Teen many vifible in- terpofitions of Providence, in caufing fuch Concurrences of Circumftanceg forfor our Advanta...