A sermon preached at the Temple-Church, December 30. 1694 upon the sad occasion of the death of our gracious Queen, and published at the earnest request of several masters of the bench of both societies / by William Sherlock ...
XXXIX PSALM 9. I was dumb, and opened not my mouth, because thou didst it. THIS may be thought a very improper Text for the Feast of our Saviour's Birth,
XXXIX PSALM 9. I was dumb, and opened not my Mouth, Because thou didst it. THIS may be Thought a very improper Text for the Feast of our Saviour's Birth,
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when our Mouths ought to be filled with the Praises of GOD, and sing with the whole Quire of Angels, Glory be to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men, This indeed is that Peace, which the World cannot give,
when our Mouths ought to be filled with the Praises of GOD, and sing with the Whole Choir of Angels, Glory be to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men, This indeed is that Peace, which the World cannot give,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separat us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, 8 Rom. 32, 35, 37, &c. While our minds are warmed with such Thoughts as these, we shall be able to bear up under the greatest Tryals,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in christ jesus our Lord, 8 Rom. 32, 35, 37, etc. While our minds Are warmed with such Thoughts as these, we shall be able to bear up under the greatest Trials,
And if ever there were occasion for such Comfortable and Supporting Thoughts, the Divine Providence has made it too necessary at this time, to bear the lose of an Incomparable Lady, our most Gracious Queen;
And if ever there were occasion for such Comfortable and Supporting Thoughts, the Divine Providence has made it too necessary At this time, to bear the loose of an Incomparable Lady, our most Gracious Queen;
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But how severe soever Providence is in some particular instances, the sense of the Divine Goodness in the Redemption of Mankind by the Incarnation and Death of his own Son, should teach us to be dumband not to open our mouths,
But how severe soever Providence is in Some particular instances, the sense of the Divine goodness in the Redemption of Mankind by the Incarnation and Death of his own Son, should teach us to be dumband not to open our mouths,
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and not to open our Mouths? 3. The force of this Argument to oblige us to a quiet and patient Submission under the greatest sufferings, That it is God's doing.
and not to open our Mouths? 3. The force of this Argument to oblige us to a quiet and patient Submission under the greatest sufferings, That it is God's doing.
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but have no reason to complain of Providence, and when they cannot charge Providence with their misfortunes, patience it self is not properly a Submission to God;
but have no reason to complain of Providence, and when they cannot charge Providence with their misfortunes, patience it self is not properly a Submission to God;
if ill-contracted Friendships, indiscreet Bargains, or an ungovernable Tongue, perplex their. Affairs, and prove very troublesome or dangerous, all this is owing not merely to Providence, but to themselves;
if ill-contracted Friendships, indiscreet Bargains, or an ungovernable Tongue, perplex their. Affairs, and prove very troublesome or dangerous, all this is owing not merely to Providence, but to themselves;
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and they must be contented to reap the fruit of their own doings, and ought to implore the Divine Goodness and Providence to Deliver them from the evil Consequences of their own sin and folly.
and they must be contented to reap the fruit of their own doings, and ought to implore the Divine goodness and Providence to Deliver them from the evil Consequences of their own since and folly.
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nor does any man believe it, but those who subject all mankind, and all the Things of this World, to irreversible Necessity and Fate, which is the strength of the Atheistick Hypothesis;
nor does any man believe it, but those who Subject all mankind, and all the Things of this World, to irreversible Necessity and Fate, which is the strength of the Atheistic Hypothesis;
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And therefore, I suppose, these Christian Fatalists, if I may so call them, mean no more than what we all own, That no Sparrow, much less a man, falls to the ground without our Father;
And Therefore, I suppose, these Christian Fatalists, if I may so call them, mean no more than what we all own, That no Sparrow, much less a man, falls to the ground without our Father;
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and therefore make the matters of greatest importance our more particular Care, are apt to conceive) than the Lives and Deaths of Princes must be more particularly Ordered and Determined by God:
and Therefore make the matters of greatest importance our more particular Care, Are apt to conceive) than the Lives and Death's of Princes must be more particularly Ordered and Determined by God:
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For this reason some Philosophers have confined the Providence of God to the Heavens, and Heavenly Bodies, which have such a universal influence on things below:
For this reason Some Philosophers have confined the Providence of God to the Heavens, and Heavenly Bodies, which have such a universal influence on things below:
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and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Matth. 6.26, 30. Where from God's care of mean inferior Creatures, the Fowls of the Air,
and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more cloth you, Oh you of little faith? Matthew 6.26, 30. Where from God's care of mean inferior Creatures, the Fowls of the Air,
it is irreverence for the Judgments of God, and in some cases the most unpardonable baseness and ingratitude to men, to be unconcerned for the Death of our dearest Friends or greatest Patrons and Benefactors, not to pay Natures Tribute to their Memories in a Sigh and a Tear;
it is irreverence for the Judgments of God, and in Some cases the most unpardonable baseness and ingratitude to men, to be unconcerned for the Death of our dearest Friends or greatest Patrons and Benefactors, not to pay Nature's Tribute to their Memories in a Sighs and a Tear;
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to part with our Friends, as if we suffered nothing by their loss, and were as well without them, is so far from being a Vertue, that such a man is uncapable of everbeing a Friend,
to part with our Friends, as if we suffered nothing by their loss, and were as well without them, is so Far from being a Virtue, that such a man is uncapable of everbeing a Friend,
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Never was there greater skill in Government with less fondness for it, which she could take up and lay down, with the same equality and indifferency of Mind:
Never was there greater skill in Government with less fondness for it, which she could take up and lay down, with the same equality and indifferency of Mind:
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She had all the greatness of Majesty, with all the Vertues of Conversation; and knew very well what became her Table, and what became the Council-Board.
She had all the greatness of Majesty, with all the Virtues of Conversation; and knew very well what became her Table, and what became the Council-Board.
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In all the Ease & Prosperity of Fortune, she had that tenderness & compassion for those who suffered, which sufferings themselves cannot teach meaner Persons.
In all the Ease & Prosperity of Fortune, she had that tenderness & compassion for those who suffered, which sufferings themselves cannot teach meaner Persons.
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In short, her greatest and most implacable enemies, (for Vertue it salf will meet with Enemies in this World) had no other Fault to charge her with, but her Throne;
In short, her greatest and most implacable enemies, (for Virtue it salf will meet with Enemies in this World) had no other Fault to charge her with, but her Throne;
But though the necessary absence of the King, to give check to the Progress of a powerful and insulting Monarch, engaged her more than she desired in State Affairs,
But though the necessary absence of the King, to give check to the Progress of a powerful and insulting Monarch, engaged her more than she desired in State Affairs,
I have reason to say this, from those frequent Intimations I have had from our late admirable Primate, who had great Designs himself to serve the Christian Religion,
I have reason to say this, from those frequent Intimations I have had from our late admirable Primate, who had great Designs himself to serve the Christian Religion,
and the greatest Fault I know he had, was, that some envious and ambitious men could not bear his Greatness, which he himself never courted, nay, which he industriously avoided.
and the greatest Fault I know he had, was, that Some envious and ambitious men could not bear his Greatness, which he himself never courted, nay, which he industriously avoided.
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and had it been put to the Poll, there had been vast Odds on his side, that he would have been voted into the See of Canterbury; for no man had ever a clearer and brighter Reason, a truer Judgment, a more easie and happy Expression,
and had it been put to the Poll, there had been vast Odds on his side, that he would have been voted into the See of Canterbury; for no man had ever a clearer and Brighter Reason, a truer Judgement, a more easy and happy Expression,
and learn from two great Examples, that neither the greatest Innocence, Vertue, or Merit, can defend, either Crowned or Mitred Heads from the lash of spiteful and envenomed Tongues.
and Learn from two great Examples, that neither the greatest Innocence, Virtue, or Merit, can defend, either Crowned or Mitred Heads from the lash of spiteful and envenomed Tongues.
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In a word, That great Passion which afflicts and oppresses our good King, gives an unexceptionable Testimony to the incomparable Worth of our deceased Queen: The too severe and visible Effects of it, shew, that it is not an ordinary, nor a dissembled Passion:
In a word, That great Passion which afflicts and Oppresses our good King, gives an unexceptionable Testimony to the incomparable Worth of our deceased Queen: The too severe and visible Effects of it, show, that it is not an ordinary, nor a dissembled Passion:
though we pay very dear for the Experiment in the loss of an excellent Queen, we have so much the more reason to think our selves happy in a King; for a due mixture and temperament of such fearless Courage and Bravery,
though we pay very dear for the Experiment in the loss of an excellent Queen, we have so much the more reason to think our selves happy in a King; for a due mixture and temperament of such fearless Courage and Bravery,
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To submit to the Will of God, which is here exprest by being Dumb, and not opening our Mouths, does not signifie, not to feel our Losses and Sufferings,
To submit to the Will of God, which is Here expressed by being Dumb, and not opening our Mouths, does not signify, not to feel our Losses and Sufferings,
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But yet we are very apt to ask Questions, which we cannot easily answer, and then to make our own Ignorance an Objection against the Divine Providence.
But yet we Are very apt to ask Questions, which we cannot Easily answer, and then to make our own Ignorance an Objection against the Divine Providence.
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As in the Case before us of the sudden and untimely Death of an excellent Princess, who had Strength and Vigour of Age, which promised a much longer Life,
As in the Case before us of the sudden and untimely Death of an excellent Princess, who had Strength and Vigour of Age, which promised a much longer Life,
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Now though we do not know the particular Reasons of such Providences, yet it is easie to frame some general Answers, which may satisfie all the Friends of Providence.
Now though we do not know the particular Reasons of such Providences, yet it is easy to frame Some general Answers, which may satisfy all the Friends of Providence.
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That God is Angry with us, and by the untimely Death of an excellent Process, who made it her whole Study and Design to do us Good, threatens his Judgments against us,
That God is Angry with us, and by the untimely Death of an excellent Process, who made it her Whole Study and Design to do us Good, threatens his Judgments against us,
If the Objection relates only to the untimely Death of an excellent Princess, that she should so suddenly be snatched away from the Joys and Pleasures of a Throne;
If the Objection relates only to the untimely Death of an excellent Princess, that she should so suddenly be snatched away from the Joys and Pleasures of a Throne;
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if he be translated from Earth to Heaven? That the Joys of Paradise are not greater than a Crown? Our good Queen did not think so, who knew what a Earthly Crown meant,
if he be translated from Earth to Heaven? That the Joys of Paradise Are not greater than a Crown? Our good Queen did not think so, who knew what a Earthly Crown meant,
And yet as for your selves, though we must acknowledge that we have received a very great Loss, in the Death of an excellent Queen, yet we have no reason to quarrel at Providence,
And yet as for your selves, though we must acknowledge that we have received a very great Loss, in the Death of an excellent Queen, yet we have no reason to quarrel At Providence,
but though God has cut us short in this, we have a King still, the Terror of France, and the Protector of Europe; a King, whom Affection as well as Blood has Naturalized to us;
but though God has Cut us short in this, we have a King still, the Terror of France, and the Protector of Europe; a King, whom Affection as well as Blood has Naturalized to us;
