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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89348	England's gratulation for the King and his subjects happy union. First preach't on the day of publique thanksgiving, appointed by the Parliament, May the 10th. 1660. Since publish't as a common tribute to Cæsar, at his so much long'd for arrival. By R. Mossom, preacher of Gods Word at S. Pet. P. Wh. London	Mossom, Robert, d. 1679.	1660 (1660)	Wing M2861; Thomason E1033_12; ESTC R202938	12,443	46

England's GRATULATION FOR THE KING and his SUBJECTS HAPPY UNION FIRST PREACHT On the Day of Publique Thanksgiving appointed by the Parliament May the 10 th 1660. SINCE PUBLISHT As a Common Tribute to Caesar at his so much long'd for Arrival By R. MOSSOM Preacher of Gods Word at S. Pet. P. Wh. London London Printed by Tho Newcomb for William Grantham at the Black Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard near the little North Door 1660. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty CHARLS the II. King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. May it please your MAJESTY THE God of all Mercy 's who giveth salvation unto Kings having answered our Prayers and Crown'd our joy's in graciously restoring your Soveraign Power and safely returning your Sacred Person This England's Gratulation made first an offering of Thankfulness unto God is now made a Tribute of Allegiance unto your Majesty humbly presented from that Heart and Hand which in all the variety of State-commotions hath still own'd and publickly own'd the duty and devotion of Loyalty and Love Indeed under our heavyest weight of oppressions beholding your Sacred Majesty bearing the Cross when your Royal Head should have worne the Crown Your Christian Patience became our Princely Patterne for Constancy Your Majesty constant in your faith to God we constant in our faithfulness to your Majesty so that the Tribute we pay dread Soveraign is that of your own coyne and stampt with your own Image Now I pray God grant your Majesty such an holy and happy improvement of that Disciplinary Providence wherewith your Majesty hath been so long exercised as to the Devotions of piety the compassions of Charity the zeal of Justice the love of Learning the exercise of Arms the transaction of Affairs and in all the Accomplishments of Princely Wisedome made solid and firm by long Experience That all the Loyal Subjects of your Majesties three Kingdoms joyfully beholding these the Jewels of your Crown the perfections of your Royalty may clearly see that had not your Majesty the indubitable Right of Heir Apparent to your Father's * For which together with the Churches Rights and his Subjects Liberties He dy'd a Royal Martyr of Blessed Memory now Crown'd with an everlasting glory Crowns yet there is not amongst the best of Princes or Men so fit a subject of their Choyce to make the Soveraign of their Hearts as King Charles the Second Indeed My Leige This is your Soveraignty and may it be as happily continued as it is miraculously recovered Over the Hearts of your People who are now so devoted in their Loyalty that your Majesty reigns in their Love And thus reigning Your Majesty will be the Ornament of your Throne in your Royal Vertues more then the Throne your Majesties ornament in all it's Glory 's Which yet that the King of Kings would make transplendently glorious And so the progress of your Majesties Life like the encrease of our holy Faith may be from glory to glory Is the hearty prayer of him who knows nothing in his heart next the Love to his Saviour more dear then this duty of being Dread Soveraigne Your Majesties most humbly Loyal and Obedient Subject R. MOSSOM England's Gratulation FOR THE KING and his SUBJECTS HAPPY UNION PSAL. 75. vers 1. Vnto thee O God do we give thanks unto thee do we give thanks For that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare Introduction THIS sacred Psalm was then composed when the * Cum omnia sub Saule corrupta fuissent Muscul l'Estat est●t tout ●un é par factions c. Diod. State of Israel was most discomposed Yea then did David make this song for the Sanctuary when there was no harmony but all discord in the Church And this he purposely did as a fit instruction to the then present and all future Generations that if the King did accord with his People and the People with their King the both with God then amidst all the harshest discords in Church or State the sweet harmony of peace should be renew'd and their prosperity re-established And therefore sure did David entitle this Psalm with a * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Septuag ne disperdas Hieron ne perdas in the front of it to intimate that the curse of State-consumption should never invade this happy Union Know then the State of Israel was indeed much like the State of England when this Psalm was composed for David anointed of the Lord to be King he was own'd and receiv'd by the Royal Party the Tribe of Judah and amidst the dissentions of the other Tribes * 2 Sam. 3.17 18. Abner the General of the Host was bringing about all Israel to him And the Generals prudent managing of the matter in so turbulent a State do's prepare the Hearts of the Elders and of the People for the owning David their King whom God had set over them And when as yet he was not setled in his Throne nor adorn'd with the Crown but in expectation of both the present condition of our Soveraign Lord even then he makes this Psalm to testify his thankfulness to God and declare his integrity to his People to testify his thankfulness to God for his dispensations of Providence disposing his Throne towards an establishment and to declare his Integrity to his People in his ministrations of Justice when God by his power should have establisht his Throne Think we then David's person to be the King 's and Israels condition to be Englands And because what God did to them in a gracious measure that he hath done unto us in a more abundant Grace therefore look what David and Israel did to God in a thankful and gratulatory Devotion that do we in a like devout thankfulness and Gratulation even * Psa 100.4 come into his Courts offer unto him an oblation of Praise And for this our gracious Soveraign though absent in person yet as present in Spirit yea as present now in his Regall Authority he thus seems to Lead the Chorus of this day's festivity and to say with David in the name of himself and of his people Vnto thee O God do we give thanks unto thee do we give thanks for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare Before I give you the Division of the Text let me present you an Exposition of the Psalm which will be if rightly observed a seasonable service to this day's solemnity The Exposition then Intended receive paraphrastic●s by way of paraphrase thus as if David the King had said O God who art the King of Kings Vers 1 and sittest on thy Throne judging right right between the Prince and his people thy self unmoveable amidst all State-commotions thy self unchangeable amidst all the Worlds changes Vnto thee O God who hast redoubled thy mercyes do we both King and Subjects redouble our praises we we give thee thanks I their King give thee thanks for their Loyalty and they my