Two sermons the first preached upon January the 29, 1687/8, upon occasion of Her Majesties happy conception : the second, June the 17th, 1688, upon the birth of the prince / by John Turner ...
BEing unhappily prevented by Indisposition, upon the Day appointed for this City and Suburbs, and the Parts adjacent, to express their Thankfulness to Almighty God,
BEing unhappily prevented by Indisposition, upon the Day appointed for this city and Suburbs, and the Parts adjacent, to express their Thankfulness to Almighty God,
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and establishing the Throne for ever in a regular and peaceable Descent, by a new Prospect of Majestic Issue, from the Loyns of our Sovereign and his Royal Consort;
and establishing the Throne for ever in a regular and peaceable Descent, by a new Prospect of Majestic Issue, from the Loins of our Sovereign and his Royal Consort;
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I hope I shall be easily excused, if rather than be wholly wanting in my Duty upon so great and solemn an Occasion, I have taken hold of this other Opportunity to offer up my worthless,
I hope I shall be Easily excused, if rather than be wholly wanting in my Duty upon so great and solemn an Occasion, I have taken hold of this other Opportunity to offer up my worthless,
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Besides, when I consider how unfit I am to bear any part in so glorious a Scene, I ought to chuse rather to appear in such a numerous Multitude of Votaries,
Beside, when I Consider how unfit I am to bear any part in so glorious a Scene, I ought to choose rather to appear in such a numerous Multitude of Votaries,
as may at once conceal and drown my Imperfections in a Cloud of Incense, and supply my Poverty, Infirmity and Weakness, by its united and confederate Strength.
as may At once conceal and drown my Imperfections in a Cloud of Incense, and supply my Poverty, Infirmity and Weakness, by its united and confederate Strength.
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Let us therefore, if you please, that we may take the truer Estimate, and have the more just and worthy Apprehensions of that Extraordinary Blessing, which God in his Mercy seems to have designed us,
Let us Therefore, if you please, that we may take the truer Estimate, and have the more just and worthy Apprehensions of that Extraordinary Blessing, which God in his Mercy seems to have designed us,
begin at the Tragedies of Anarchy and Confusion, or at that wretched and calamitous Condition of a miserable People, which resembles that of the Israelites after the Death of Sampson, When there was no King in Israel, but every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
begin At the Tragedies of Anarchy and Confusion, or At that wretched and calamitous Condition of a miserable People, which resembles that of the Israelites After the Death of Sampson, When there was no King in Israel, but every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
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and the crumbling it into numberless Parties and Distinctions, as appears immediately by the the Story of Micah, who consecrated and set a part a proper and peculiar Levite for himself and Family;
and the crumbling it into numberless Parties and Distinctions, as appears immediately by thee the Story of micah, who consecrated and Set a part a proper and peculiar Levite for himself and Family;
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And as he had a Levite, so also a Religion peculiar to himself, and that Religion was no other than downright Idolatry, under pretence of Purity and Reformation.
And as he had a Levite, so also a Religion peculiar to himself, and that Religion was no other than downright Idolatry, under pretence of Purity and Reformation.
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and this is very certain, by a long Course of Experience, that where there is not a common Band of Unity in the Civil Government, there can be much less any face of Uniformity in Religious Worship;
and this is very certain, by a long Course of Experience, that where there is not a Common Band of Unity in the Civil Government, there can be much less any face of Uniformity in Religious Worship;
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but Religion will naturally degenerate for the most part, from the Particular Fancies and Inclinations of Men left at random to determine for themselves, either into Idolatry or Superstition on the one hand,
but Religion will naturally degenerate for the most part, from the Particular Fancies and Inclinations of Men left At random to determine for themselves, either into Idolatry or Superstition on the one hand,
but more especially into the latter of these, because where Property is destroy'd, as it is in such a State, where there is no King, no Form of Government, no Law-making Wisdom, no Executing Power, Necessity makes every thing become just and lawful,
but more especially into the latter of these, Because where Property is destroyed, as it is in such a State, where there is no King, no From of Government, no Lawmaking Wisdom, no Executing Power, Necessity makes every thing become just and lawful,
so that every Man, in such a State ▪ as this, is in apparent danger of immediate Ruine, it being impossible that either Strength or Counsel should be of much avail in such a Lawless and Arbitrary Posture of Affairs;
so that every Man, in such a State ▪ as this, is in apparent danger of immediate Ruin, it being impossible that either Strength or Counsel should be of much avail in such a Lawless and Arbitrary Posture of Affairs;
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but of all Men, they that are the most exposed, are First, the Infirm and Helpless, Secondly, the Rash and Inconsiderate, that apprehend the least of any Calamity likely to befall them;
but of all Men, they that Are the most exposed, Are First, the Infirm and Helpless, Secondly, the Rash and Inconsiderate, that apprehend the least of any Calamity likely to befall them;
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as if all things were govern'd by Mis-rule and by Chance, and as if the Divinity took no manner of Care of the Peace, Welfare and Happiness of Men, this naturally issues in at least an Indifference for neglected Virtue,
as if all things were governed by Misrule and by Chance, and as if the Divinity took no manner of Care of the Peace, Welfare and Happiness of Men, this naturally issues in At least an Indifference for neglected Virtue,
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And this is the second Consequence which I intended to mention, as the necessary and unavoidable Event of there being no King in Israel, no Supream Judge, no Legislative or Executive Power, that by this means Property is destroyed, infinite Strife and Contention introduced, the Fences of Right and Justice broken down,
And this is the second Consequence which I intended to mention, as the necessary and unavoidable Event of there being no King in Israel, no Supreme Judge, no Legislative or Executive Power, that by this means Property is destroyed, infinite Strife and Contention introduced, the Fences of Right and justice broken down,
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From whence it follows likewise, by multiplicity and frequency of bad Examples that Men are hardened and inured to Mischief, sunk into Atheism and Infidelity,
From whence it follows likewise, by Multiplicity and frequency of bad Examples that Men Are hardened and inured to Mischief, sunk into Atheism and Infidelity,
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and carried headlong by a double Torrent of Precedent and Perswasion, uniting and mingling their confederate Streams into all manner of Injustice, Impiety and Lewdness.
and carried headlong by a double Torrent of Precedent and Persuasion, uniting and mingling their confederate Streams into all manner of Injustice, Impiety and lewdness.
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after a most unwarrantable and arbitrary manner, there being no King in Israel, nor any that might controul or contradict their Proceedings, or say unto them with Authority, What do ye? as Micah said to them,
After a most unwarrantable and arbitrary manner, there being no King in Israel, nor any that might control or contradict their Proceedings, or say unto them with authority, What do you? as micah said to them,
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but this was not the Case of the Danites at this time, who were as very Idolaters as the other, only they altered the Property from Micah to themselves,
but this was not the Case of the Danites At this time, who were as very Idolaters as the other, only they altered the Property from micah to themselves,
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And not unlike to this it is, what we find in the seventh Verse of that Chapter, concerning the Men of Laish, to whom the five Men of the Danites were sent as Spies:
And not unlike to this it is, what we find in the seventh Verse of that Chapter, Concerning the Men of Laish, to whom the five Men of the Danites were sent as Spies:
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how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet, and secure, and there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to shame in any thing,
how they dwelled careless, After the manner of the Zidonians, quiet, and secure, and there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to shame in any thing,
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and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any Man ▪ Now this Laish was otherwise called Leshem, as it is in the 19th. of Joshua at the 7th. Verse,
and they were Far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any Man ▪ Now this Laish was otherwise called Leshem, as it is in the 19th. of joshua At the 7th. Verse,
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but there being no Law to regulate their Exorbitances, or to chastise and punish notorious Offenders, mutual Consent added to reciprocal Example, where there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to Shame,
but there being no Law to regulate their Exorbitances, or to chastise and Punish notorious Offenders, mutual Consent added to reciprocal Exampl, where there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to Shame,
If by reason of their Impunity, and Want of Government, which is the Cause of all Mischief and Disorder in a Nation, they did not yet, notwithstanding, fall out among themselves;
If by reason of their Impunity, and Want of Government, which is the Cause of all Mischief and Disorder in a nation, they did not yet, notwithstanding, fallen out among themselves;
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this is to be imputed to the smallness of their Number, for they were conquered by no ▪ more than six hundred Men, compared with the strange Plenty and Exuberance of their Soil, a Place where there was no Want of any thing that is on the Earth, and consequently with a very small degree of Husbanbandry and Tillage, it was capable of affording them a plentiful Subsistance, without the Temptation of preying upon each other;
this is to be imputed to the smallness of their Number, for they were conquered by no ▪ more than six hundred Men, compared with the strange Plenty and Exuberance of their Soil, a Place where there was no Want of any thing that is on the Earth, and consequently with a very small degree of Husbanbandry and Tillage, it was capable of affording them a plentiful Subsistence, without the Temptation of preying upon each other;
That is, they had no need of Traffic and Commerce, but gave themselves up wholly to Pleasure and Enjoyment, having so bountiful and rich a Soil to furnish them at Home with whatever they desired,
That is, they had no need of Traffic and Commerce, but gave themselves up wholly to Pleasure and Enjoyment, having so bountiful and rich a Soil to furnish them At Home with whatever they desired,
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For Plenty and Ease, do naturally soften and debase Men's Minds into a wanton Spirit of Effeminacy and Lust, into a Listless Habit of Idleness and Sloth, into a Fools Paradise of Security and Rest;
For Plenty and Ease, do naturally soften and debase Men's Minds into a wanton Spirit of Effeminacy and Lust, into a Listless Habit of Idleness and Sloth, into a Fools Paradise of Security and Rest;
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though in the midst of, Dangers round about them, and the Fumes of Wine that can raise Apparitions of Imaginary Dangers, have usually no Sense of those that are certain and real.
though in the midst of, Dangers round about them, and the Fumes of Wine that can raise Apparitions of Imaginary Dangers, have usually no Sense of those that Are certain and real.
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But this was by no means equally the Case of the Zidonians, and the Men of Laish; for the first were not only secure by Luxury and Intemperance, a sort of Security to which it is very ill trusting,
But this was by no means equally the Case of the Zidonians, and the Men of Laish; for the First were not only secure by Luxury and Intemperance, a sort of Security to which it is very ill trusting,
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But with the Men of Laish it was clean otherwise, they had no Magistrate, no Judge of Controversies, no Reconciler of Differences, no Avenger of Injustice, no Punisher of Offences;
But with the Men of Laish it was clean otherwise, they had no Magistrate, no Judge of Controversies, no Reconciler of Differences, no Avenger of Injustice, no Punisher of Offences;
and had no Advantage of Traffic and Commerce abroad, which begets Leagues and Dependencies among Men, that may be rely'd upon in a dangerous Time, they were forsaken and forgotten by their very Country-men the Zidonians themselves,
and had no Advantage of Traffic and Commerce abroad, which begets Leagues and Dependencies among Men, that may be relied upon in a dangerous Time, they were forsaken and forgotten by their very Countrymen the Zidonians themselves,
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and encompassed all about by Enemies and Strangers, so that their Security was indeed but a lethargick Stupour, which was owing either to Intemperance and Fulness,
and encompassed all about by Enemies and Strangers, so that their Security was indeed but a lethargic Stupour, which was owing either to Intemperance and Fullness,
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and though the Text mentions no other Effect of that Anarchy that was to be found at that time among the Lawless Inhabitants of Laish, but only that they were careless, and quiet,
and though the Text mentions no other Effect of that Anarchy that was to be found At that time among the Lawless Inhabitants of Laish, but only that they were careless, and quiet,
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yet upon supposition that they did not fall out and quarrel among themselves, which is no more than a natural Effect of Anarchy and Mis-rule, where all Men are Lords and Sovereigns by themselves,
yet upon supposition that they did not fallen out and quarrel among themselves, which is no more than a natural Effect of Anarchy and Misrule, where all Men Are lords and Sovereigns by themselves,
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and beastly Inclinations, are things, to wise and good Men, that shall seriously consider them, more loathsome than Stench and Putrefaction themselves, more intolerable than the most exquisite and ingenious Torments, more dreadful than the most lingring, or the most shameful Death;
and beastly Inclinations, Are things, to wise and good Men, that shall seriously Consider them, more loathsome than Stench and Putrefaction themselves, more intolerable than the most exquisite and ingenious Torments, more dreadful than the most lingering, or the most shameful Death;
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they dethrone our Reason, they debase our Understandings, and rob us of those true and limpid Pleasures which arise only from Wisdom and from Virtue, they imply an Anarchy in every private Breast,
they dethrone our Reason, they debase our Understandings, and rob us of those true and limpid Pleasures which arise only from Wisdom and from Virtue, they imply an Anarchy in every private Breast,
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But if we reflect attentively upon the certain Consequence of Gluttonny and Intemperance, which in the Experience of all Times and Places, is big with Animosity in a thousand Shapes,
But if we reflect attentively upon the certain Consequence of Gluttony and Intemperance, which in the Experience of all Times and Places, is big with Animosity in a thousand Shapes,
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or by the Surprise of unexpected Feuds, occasioned by Wine or Lust, or by the Ambition of Men, that in a lawless Estate, would every one endeavor to be greater than his Neighbour, did perpetually ▪ from such Causes and Accidents as these, destroy and ruine one another,
or by the Surprise of unexpected Feuds, occasioned by Wine or Lust, or by the Ambition of Men, that in a lawless Estate, would every one endeavour to be greater than his Neighbour, did perpetually ▪ from such Causes and Accidents as these, destroy and ruin one Another,
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even before the coming of Moses out of Aegypt; and it is certain that Joshua found them there when he made the Partition of Inneritances to the Tribes, at which time, this very Place was conquer'd by the Tribe of Dan; but it seems,
even before the coming of Moses out of Egypt; and it is certain that joshua found them there when he made the Partition of Inneritances to the Tribes, At which time, this very Place was conquered by the Tribe of Dan; but it seems,
or by Concealment, were smitten with the Sword, yet they were so far from being utterly destroyed, that afterwards they made Head again against their Enemies,
or by Concealment, were smitten with the Sword, yet they were so Far from being utterly destroyed, that afterwards they made Head again against their Enemies,
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and had now less reason to be afraid than ever, considering what it was not easie for them to be wholly ignorant of, that there was now no King in Israel, and that they had been formerly too hard for those who were how a dis-united and dis joynted People, at a Time when their Strength was unanimous and compact, which was without question one reason of the Quiet and Security which they now enjoy'd, notwithstanding they were so small and inconsiderable a People.
and had now less reason to be afraid than ever, considering what it was not easy for them to be wholly ignorant of, that there was now no King in Israel, and that they had been formerly too hard for those who were how a disunited and dis jointed People, At a Time when their Strength was unanimous and compact, which was without question one reason of the Quiet and Security which they now enjoyed, notwithstanding they were so small and inconsiderable a People.
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For to say that they were a numerous and a Powerful Nation, and yet that they were destroyed and utterly cut off by a poor Handful of six hundred Men, is to affirm they were destroy'd by Miracle,
For to say that they were a numerous and a Powerful nation, and yet that they were destroyed and utterly Cut off by a poor Handful of six hundred Men, is to affirm they were destroyed by Miracle,
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as the Amorites, and the Perizzites and other Nations were at the first entrance of the Israelites into the Land of Canaan; but this being only a supernatural Effect of the Divine Vengeance and Displeasure,
as the amorites, and the Perizzites and other nations were At the First Entrance of the Israelites into the Land of Canaan; but this being only a supernatural Effect of the Divine Vengeance and Displeasure,
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Neither is it any more to the purpose, that they asked Counsel of the Priest of Micah, to know whether God would prosper their Undertaking, and the Priest said unto them, go in peace before, the Lord is the Way wherein ye go.
Neither is it any more to the purpose, that they asked Counsel of the Priest of micah, to know whither God would prosper their Undertaking, and the Priest said unto them, go in peace before, the Lord is the Way wherein you go.
for he was not of the Sons of Aaron, but only a Common Levite, and he was consecrated to the Priesthood by Micah, against the Express Institution of the Law of Moses, as he likewise consecrated one of his own Sons in the fifth Verse of that Chapter,
for he was not of the Sons of Aaron, but only a Common Levite, and he was consecrated to the Priesthood by micah, against the Express Institution of the Law of Moses, as he likewise consecrated one of his own Sons in the fifth Verse of that Chapter,
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So that I think upon the whole Matter, it is abundantly manifest, that the Strength of the Men of Laish being very much weakned and impaired by Civil Broils,
So that I think upon the Whole Matter, it is abundantly manifest, that the Strength of the Men of Laish being very much weakened and impaired by Civil Broils,
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for want of good Laws to settle the Bounds and Measures of Obligation, and Magistrates to punish the Refractory and Disobedient, whatever present Accommodation there might be patched up among them, by mutual dread of one another,
for want of good Laws to settle the Bounds and Measures of Obligation, and Magistrates to Punish the Refractory and Disobedient, whatever present Accommodation there might be patched up among them, by mutual dread of one Another,
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and mutual Experience of so many Ills, as Lawless and Arbitrary Courses had occasioned, and whatever Ease and Security they might promise themselves from abroad, not having heard of any Enemy for so long a time,
and mutual Experience of so many Ills, as Lawless and Arbitrary Courses had occasioned, and whatever Ease and Security they might promise themselves from abroad, not having herd of any Enemy for so long a time,
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yet they became an easie Prey from both of these Causes together, to this unexpected and surprising Party of the Children of Dan. To all which, it is still farther to be added, that a dissolute and licentious People, season'd and habituated in exorbitant Courses,
yet they became an easy Prey from both of these Causes together, to this unexpected and surprising Party of the Children of Dan. To all which, it is still farther to be added, that a dissolute and licentious People, seasoned and habituated in exorbitant Courses,
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like untaught Heifers, that never felt the Yoak, or Colts that never yet were back'd, or Horses not sufficiently inured to their Paces or their Harness.
like untaught Heifers, that never felt the Yoke, or Colts that never yet were backed, or Horses not sufficiently inured to their Paces or their Harness.
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And as it would be very difficult in this Case, and for a while impracticable to reduce the People into such a State of Obedience as is necessary to the Peace and Security of every Common-wealth,
And as it would be very difficult in this Case, and for a while impracticable to reduce the People into such a State of obedience as is necessary to the Peace and Security of every Commonwealth,
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because Government requires a steady Resolution, and a consummate Wisdom, neither of which are requisite to Obedience, only the Subject is in general to understand:
Because Government requires a steady Resolution, and a consummate Wisdom, neither of which Are requisite to obedience, only the Subject is in general to understand:
nor every bold Censurer of the Conduct of Affairs, and the Administration of his Betters at the Helm, let his Pretences be as specious as they will, it requires a Wisdom that looks far backwards into the good and bad Successes of past Times,
nor every bold Censurer of the Conduct of Affairs, and the Administration of his Betters At the Helm, let his Pretences be as specious as they will, it requires a Wisdom that looks Far backwards into the good and bad Successes of past Times,
and into the Reasons upon which they severally depended, a Wisdom that looks forward, and pries with Wariness and deep Deliberation, into the natural Issues and Results of Things;
and into the Reasons upon which they severally depended, a Wisdom that looks forward, and pries with Wariness and deep Deliberation, into the natural Issues and Results of Things;
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as it would require much greater Wisdom and Experience to pilot and conduct a shattered Vessel through Passions and Prejudices not easily to be conquered or charmed into Obedience,
as it would require much greater Wisdom and Experience to pilot and conduct a shattered Vessel through Passion and Prejudices not Easily to be conquered or charmed into obedience,
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and which like Rocks and Shelves, not taken notice of by any Sea-chart, like moving Sands, without any Buoys to discover them, would every moment endanger the Ship-wrack of the State,
and which like Rocks and Shelves, not taken notice of by any Sea-chart, like moving Sands, without any Buoys to discover them, would every moment endanger the Shipwreck of the State,
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Besides that, the Competition of Pretenders to the Supream Power, and the several Factions aiding and abetting either the one or the other, would create new Strife, instead of composing the old,
Beside that, the Competition of Pretenders to the Supreme Power, and the several Factions aiding and abetting either the one or the other, would create new Strife, instead of composing the old,
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and after all, a wise Man, though unanimously chosen, would scarce accept so dangerous a Charge, wherein he would be more likely to make himself a Victim to the variable Humors of a giddy Multitude, impatient of Subjection,
and After all, a wise Man, though unanimously chosen, would scarce accept so dangerous a Charge, wherein he would be more likely to make himself a Victim to the variable Humours of a giddy Multitude, impatient of Subjection,
But without reasoning so nicely upon an imperfect account, wherein so much is of necessity to be supplied by conjecture, the next Chapter will afford us a more express Description of the horrid Calamities to which Anarchy is Exposed,
But without reasoning so nicely upon an imperfect account, wherein so much is of necessity to be supplied by conjecture, the next Chapter will afford us a more express Description of the horrid Calamities to which Anarchy is Exposed,
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Now Adultery was Death in both Parties, by the Law of Moses; nay, the Guilt of this horrid Crime was understood to lye at the Door of the Congregation,
Now Adultery was Death in both Parties, by the Law of Moses; nay, the Gilded of this horrid Crime was understood to lie At the Door of the Congregation,
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and therefore the Obligation to punish it was so much the stronger, but this not being to be done without a formal Process, in which the Criminals were to be first convict,
and Therefore the Obligation to Punish it was so much the Stronger, but this not being to be done without a formal Process, in which the Criminals were to be First convict,
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and going homewards through Gibeah of Benjamin, and lodging there in the House of an hospitable Ephraimite, the Man was first demanded by the lewd and lawless Inhabitants of the Place, to be used as the Sodomites would have served the Guests of Lot, and at last, the least thing that would appease their Belluine and Brutal Lust, was the abusing his Wife to such a degree, that she died upon the Place,
and going homeward through Gibeah of Benjamin, and lodging there in the House of an hospitable Ephraimite, the Man was First demanded by the lewd and lawless Inhabitants of the Place, to be used as the Sodomites would have served the Guests of Lot, and At last, the least thing that would appease their Belluine and Brutal Lust, was the abusing his Wife to such a degree, that she died upon the Place,
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and being divided by her Husband into twelve Pieces, which were sent severally to so many several Tribes, to be an horrid Spectacle and Monument of what had happened,
and being divided by her Husband into twelve Pieces, which were sent severally to so many several Tribes, to be an horrid Spectacle and Monument of what had happened,
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and to incite them the more effectually to a just Revenge of so flagitious and villanous an Action upon the execrable Authors of it, this occasioned that dreadful Civil War which followed betwixt the Tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the Tribes, who being under no legal Tye of Obligation to one another,
and to incite them the more effectually to a just Revenge of so flagitious and villainous an Actium upon the execrable Authors of it, this occasioned that dreadful Civil War which followed betwixt the Tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the Tribes, who being under no Legal Tie of Obligation to one Another,
yet met together by common Consent at Mizpeh, and from thence demanded satisfaction of the Benjamites, for the horrid Wickedness committed by the Gibeathites their Brethren,
yet met together by Common Consent At Mizpeh, and from thence demanded satisfaction of the Benjamites, for the horrid Wickedness committed by the Gibeathites their Brothers,
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and were resolved, as bad as they were, to stand up in the Protection of their Lives, with the Hazard of their own, upon which, immediately ensued that bloody War, in which forty thousand of the Israelites, and of the Benjamites, the whole Tribe, without sparing either Age or Sex, bateing only six hundred, were destroyed;
and were resolved, as bad as they were, to stand up in the Protection of their Lives, with the Hazard of their own, upon which, immediately ensued that bloody War, in which forty thousand of the Israelites, and of the Benjamites, the Whole Tribe, without sparing either Age or Sex, bating only six hundred, were destroyed;
for in the Book of Ruth we read that in the Days when the Judges rul'd, there was a Famine in the Land, upon which Elimelech and his Wife Naomi, and his two Sons Mahlon and Chilion went and sojourned in the Country of Moab, where Elimelech and his two Sons died,
for in the Book of Ruth we read that in the Days when the Judges ruled, there was a Famine in the Land, upon which Elimelech and his Wife Naomi, and his two Sons Mahlon and Chilion went and sojourned in the Country of Moab, where Elimelech and his two Sons died,
and Naomi, after having dwelt there ten years, arose with her Daughters in Law, that she might return from the Country of Moab, for she had heard in the Country of Moab, how that the Lord had visited his People in giving them Bread.
and Naomi, After having dwelled there ten Years, arose with her Daughters in Law, that she might return from the Country of Moab, for she had herd in the Country of Moab, how that the Lord had visited his People in giving them Bred.
Now though it be said that this happened in the Days when the Judges rul'd, all that is meant by it is no more than this, that the inspired Writer who wrote this Book, wrote it a considerable time afterwards, in the time of the Kings,
Now though it be said that this happened in the Days when the Judges ruled, all that is meant by it is no more than this, that the inspired Writer who wrote this Book, wrote it a considerable time afterwards, in the time of the Kings,
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and by the Days of the Judges, or when the Judges rull'd, all that Period or Interval of time is understood, which passed between Joshua, or rather between Moses the first Judge,
and by the Days of the Judges, or when the Judges rulled, all that Period or Interval of time is understood, which passed between joshua, or rather between Moses the First Judge,
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for her Son was Obed, who was the Father of Jesse, the Father of David; so that the Times of Obed and Jesse must be coincident with those of Eli and Samuel, the last Judges of Israel, and the beginning of the Reign of Saul, the first King;
for her Son was Obed, who was the Father of Jesse, the Father of David; so that the Times of Obed and Jesse must be coincident with those of Eli and Samuel, the last Judges of Israel, and the beginning of the Reign of Saul, the First King;
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and since we have no mention of any Judge of Israel after Sampson, before Eli, it must needs appear very likely, that this Famine hapned after the Death of Sampson, when there was no King or Judge in Israel, when the want of Laws made Industry to cease,
and since we have no mention of any Judge of Israel After Sampson, before Eli, it must needs appear very likely, that this Famine happened After the Death of Sampson, when there was no King or Judge in Israel, when the want of Laws made Industry to cease,
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and Husbandry to fall to Ruine and Decay, and when the Animosities and Contentions that hapned in those days, were a Discouragement to the Husband-man from setting his Hand to the Plow,
and Husbandry to fallen to Ruin and Decay, and when the Animosities and Contentions that happened in those days, were a Discouragement to the Husbandman from setting his Hand to the Blow,
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And otherwise than this it will seem utterly impossible, without a perpetual Miracle all that while, that in Moab, a neighbouring Country, there should be so great Plenty for ten years together,
And otherwise than this it will seem utterly impossible, without a perpetual Miracle all that while, that in Moab, a neighbouring Country, there should be so great Plenty for ten Years together,
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and was naturally so rich and plentiful a Spot of Ground, for it is not without a miraculous Interposition of Divine Providence, that Countries naturally fruitful,
and was naturally so rich and plentiful a Spot of Ground, for it is not without a miraculous Interposition of Divine Providence, that Countries naturally fruitful,
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and we are certainly informed, that when the seaven years Famine was in Aegypt, there was the same Scarcity in the Land of Canaan, and other neighbouring Countries in that Part of the World, only the Wisdom and prophetic Fore-sight of Joseph, who was then the chief Minister in Pharaoh's Court, had made a better Provision by Good-husbandry, in the Time of Plenty,
and we Are Certainly informed, that when the seaven Years Famine was in Egypt, there was the same Scarcity in the Land of Canaan, and other neighbouring Countries in that Part of the World, only the Wisdom and prophetic Foresight of Joseph, who was then the chief Minister in Pharaoh's Court, had made a better Provision by Good husbandry, in the Time of Plenty,
so that it appears very reasonable to think, that a Famine was one of those dismal Consequences that attended the Anarchy or want of Government among the Jews, after the Death of Sampson, and the Expression of Naomi is remarkable, That the Lord had visited his People in giving them Bread;
so that it appears very reasonable to think, that a Famine was one of those dismal Consequences that attended the Anarchy or want of Government among the jews, After the Death of Sampson, and the Expression of Naomi is remarkable, That the Lord had visited his People in giving them Bred;
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he visited them by giving them Bread, and he gave them Bread by visiting them, that is, by setting a Visitor or Inspector over them, a Judge that might retrench the Exorbitances,
he visited them by giving them Bred, and he gave them Bred by visiting them, that is, by setting a Visitor or Inspector over them, a Judge that might retrench the Exorbitances,
and redress the Abuses under which they groaned, for as Phacad in Hebrew signifies to visit, so does Phakid, derived from it, signifie a Visitor or Inspector, a Governour, a Judge, a King,
and redress the Abuses under which they groaned, for as Phacad in Hebrew signifies to visit, so does Phakid, derived from it, signify a Visitor or Inspector, a Governor, a Judge, a King,
or any one that is invested with a Legislative and Coercive Power, and as Mercy and Justice do equally belong to the Notion and Character of such a Person,
or any one that is invested with a Legislative and Coercive Power, and as Mercy and justice do equally belong to the Notion and Character of such a Person,
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I shall conclude these Observations upon the Text and Context, with observing how careful the inspired Pen man of this Book of Judges is, to let us know that all these Enormities and Calamities which he recounts, were the Effects and Issues of there being no King in Israel, though indeed he does not say so in so many Words,
I shall conclude these Observations upon the Text and Context, with observing how careful the inspired Pen man of this Book of Judges is, to let us know that all these Enormities and Calamities which he recounts, were the Effects and Issues of there being no King in Israel, though indeed he does not say so in so many Words,
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For when he tells us the Story of Micah, and his Ephod and Priest, he tells us also at the same time, In those days there was no King in Israel, but every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
For when he tells us the Story of micah, and his Ephod and Priest, he tells us also At the same time, In those days there was no King in Israel, but every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
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And the same Words are again repeated in the next Chapter, where the Danites of their own Heads, without any Order or Commission, to that purpose, make War upon the Men of Laish, and of the easie Conquest they obtained the reason is express assigned,
And the same Words Are again repeated in the next Chapter, where the Danites of their own Heads, without any Order or Commission, to that purpose, make War upon the Men of Laish, and of the easy Conquest they obtained the reason is express assigned,
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because the Men of Laish dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, and because there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to shame in any thing;
Because the Men of Laish dwelled careless, After the manner of the Zidonians, and Because there was no Magistrate in the Land that might put them to shame in any thing;
and immediately before the Story of the Levite and his Concubine, which drew such dismal Consequences after it, it is again inculcated and repeated, And it came to pass in those days,
and immediately before the Story of the Levite and his Concubine, which drew such dismal Consequences After it, it is again inculcated and repeated, And it Come to pass in those days,
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when there was no King Israel, that there was a certain Levite, &c. And Lastly, In the Conclusion of the whole Book, where the Children of Israel, after the War with Benjamin, disband and fall in pieces again, going every Man to his own Tent,
when there was no King Israel, that there was a certain Levite, etc. And Lastly, In the Conclusion of the Whole Book, where the Children of Israel, After the War with Benjamin, disband and fallen in Pieces again, going every Man to his own Tent,
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and after his own Imagination, he ends as he began, with the same remarkable Words, In those days there was no King in Israel, every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes;
and After his own Imagination, he ends as he began, with the same remarkable Words, In those days there was no King in Israel, every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes;
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But it is in vain to pursue this Argument any farther, the Miseries of Anarchy are so many and so great, that there is no Tongue sufficient to express them,
But it is in vain to pursue this Argument any farther, the Misery's of Anarchy Are so many and so great, that there is no Tongue sufficient to express them,
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and every Man let alone to abound in his own Sense, and pursue his own Imaginations as far as he thought fit, it would soon come to pass that the World, by the interfering Passions,
and every Man let alone to abound in his own Sense, and pursue his own Imaginations as Far as he Thought fit, it would soon come to pass that the World, by the interfering Passion,
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and incompossible Desires and Appetites of unreasonable Men, would be turned into a Wilderness of Thorns and Briars, a Den of Thieves, a Forest of wild Beasts, a Chaos of Confusion, a miserable Spectacle of Destruction and of Death displaying and brandishing its frightful Terrors in a thousand several ghastly and lamentable Forms, a Theatre fill'd with desperate Gladiators, perpetually goring and stabbing one another, a Slaughter-house for Innocence,
and incompossible Desires and Appetites of unreasonable Men, would be turned into a Wilderness of Thorns and Briers, a Den of Thieves, a Forest of wild Beasts, a Chaos of Confusion, a miserable Spectacle of Destruction and of Death displaying and brandishing its frightful Terrors in a thousand several ghastly and lamentable Forms, a Theatre filled with desperate Gladiators, perpetually goring and stabbing one Another, a Slaughterhouse for Innocence,
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as much the most terrible and outragious thing that even Fancy and Fable would stretch themselves to conceive, would of a suddain cease to be Romantic any longer,
as much the most terrible and outrageous thing that even Fancy and Fable would stretch themselves to conceive, would of a sudden cease to be Romantic any longer,
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before we enter upon the blessed and the glorious Scene of Establishment and Order, to let down softly the Curtain of Confusion, that our Thoughts may be composed and quiet,
before we enter upon the blessed and the glorious Scene of Establishment and Order, to let down softly the Curtain of Confusion, that our Thoughts may be composed and quiet,
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and pray the more heartily for the Continuance of it, and for the Birth of a Prince, that may render Empire in an everlasting Succession, Hereditary to himself and his Descendents,
and pray the more heartily for the Continuance of it, and for the Birth of a Prince, that may render Empire in an everlasting Succession, Hereditary to himself and his Descendents,
and entail Peace, Righteousness, Charity and Plenty upon all the Subjects of this Imperial Crown, as long as the Sun continues to be constant, or the Moon to change. FINIS.
and entail Peace, Righteousness, Charity and Plenty upon all the Subject's of this Imperial Crown, as long as the Sun continues to be constant, or the Moon to change. FINIS.
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