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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46729	A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow, June 27, 1698, before the societies, for reformation of manners in the city of London and Westminister by Tho. Jekill ...	Jekyll, Thomas, 1646-1698.	1698 (1698)	Wing J538; ESTC R16844	18,229	49

that allow themselves in it and by smiling upon those that are vertuous and thereby so distinguish upon all Occasions Men of Piety and Vertue from all others by particular Marks of their Royal Favour that they may give the greatest Encouragement to Religion and Morality 8. It is that which GOD is highly offended with the Neglect of and which he has not only severely threatned to punish but has actually destroy'd whole Kingdoms and Nations as well as private Families for As we may plainly see in the Case of old Eli as well as of that of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah None could give better Advice than Eli did none could more pathetically Admonish and Reprove others for any Wickedness than he did his Sons for theirs But because he did not act as a publick Magistrate as well as a private Parent and interpose his Authority to restrain them by putting the Laws in Execution against them he is made a terrible Example of the mischievous Consequence of all such Remissness for it was the Occasion of his own Death and the Cutting off his House and reducing his Posterity to a Morsel of Bread How far this also contributed to the Destruction of Israel and Judah you may soon see by what the Prophet Jeremiah says Chap. 5.7 8 9. concerning GOD's Resentment of their Wickedness and his Abhorrence of their Nation for it For after he had charg'd them with ●he greatest Wickedness that abounded every-where amongst them he expostulates the Case thus with them How shall I pardon thee for this Shall I not visit for these Things Shall not my Soul be avenged on such a Nation as this Yes certainly it shall and so at last it was 2. I shall further apply this Assertion in the Text to this present Occasion by shewing that it shall have the same Effect and indeed if we consider this Case under the same Limitations and Allowances that we have done all others of this Nature we may with as good Reason expe●● the same Success for if we thus Please the Lord he will make our Enemies to be at Peace with us 1. They shall be so far at Peace with us as to allow of the Testimony which we bear at any time against their Wickedness they shall publickly own the Truth of what they are accus'd of tho' it be in it self never so shameful yea tho' for a considerable time they may reproach their Accusers with Falshood therein yet when they come to be confronted with them they shall not be able to reply against the Charge or to deny the Truth and Honesty of it 2. The shall be at Peace with our Persons so as not to attempt the doing them any harm tho' they live near us and may have fair and frequent Opportunities for it yet their Hands shall be so tied to their good Behaviour that they shall not be able to hurt us yea tho' their Hearts are enrag'd and their Mouths are open'd against us and their Tongues let loose upon us yet they shall not be suffer'd to do us any Injury He that made the hungry Lions thus to be at Peace with Daniel and the devouring Fire with the Three Children that were cast into it will do the same by us and them and make our most potent and enrag'd Enemies rather to treat us well than by any means to harm us 3. They shall be at Peace with our Proceedings and the Methods we take to reclaim them in their Judgments and in their Consciences tho' they are not so at present in their Affections and in their Passions These may perhaps prompt them to accuse us of Falshood and Perjury of Malice and Envy of Hatred and a revengeful Spirit or of some base and ugly Design but they shall in a little time discharge us of all these and own the Integrity and Justice of all that we do in this Matter and esteem us as their best Friends and be ready to acknowledge as much to their Intimadoes Nay when they come to cool and consider as they will do they cannot but justifie us to themselves tho' they will not perhaps so readily own it to every Body else For the Wise Man tells us that this shall certainly have such an Ascendant over them as to force them to esteem us more than those whose Conversation they like better but now find to have been much worse For he that rebuketh a Man shall afterwards sind more Favour than he that slattereth with the Tongue Prov. 28.23 4. They shall be brought to Repentance and Amendment they shall be actually reclaim'd from those Vices that they have been formerly so much addicted to and when they are so no one can doubt of their being perfectly at Peace with us for they shall acknowledge the Kindness we have done them and be thankful to GOD for us and continually enjoy the Comforts of so blessed and desirable a Change 5. They shall be so entirely at Peace with us as to come over to us and help us they shall actually joyn with us and assist us in carrying on the same Work They shall give the same Testimony to their entire Reconciliation to all our Proceedings in this Matter that S. Paul did to those that were afraid to receive him as doubting the Truth of his Conversion in offering themselve now to support that which they endeavour'd heretofore to destroy And I wish they could give the same Satisfaction of their Integrity that he did and by their after Diligence and Zeal make amends for their former Remissness and Opposition But whither they do so or no this we are sure of they shall thus far own us by joyning with us when something extraordinary shall even force them to it As Talnai and the rest of his Confederates did that had endeavour'd all they could to obstruct the Building of the Temple but when a Proclamation came from Court to require them to lend all the Assistance they could to the Building of it very readily comply'd and did all that they could to the Carrying on of so good a Work Ezra 6.13 14 15. And I doubt not but the King's Proclamation has done the same also amongst us and more I am confident it will do But whither all or any of these Things be so or no this I am sure of 6. The next Life shall reconcile them to us and make them approve of what we have done tho' they never had a good Thought of it before Nay perhaps may have no Benefit by it or Comfort in it then for it shall be then with them if they shall be so unhappy as to have their Enmity last so long as our Saviour says it shall be with those that shall see Abraham Isaac and Jacob and many others of GOD's faithful Servants whom they have perhaps here despis'd in the Kingdom of Heaven and they themselves thrust out they shall have nothing to object either to the one or to the other but must acknowledge the Justice of GOD in both tho' they themselves have no share in his Mercy 3. And Lastly I shall apply this Assertion in the Text yet further to this present Occasion by adding something by way of Direction and Encouragement to this good Work Encouragement you have enough from what has been already said from the Nature of the Work it self the Acceptableness of it unto GOD and the Success that it shall have For your Direction therefore in it that it may prevail and prosper give me leave rather to remind you of what you have done already and then to inform or direct you further Go on you pious and generous Souls in this blessed and honourable Work as you have hitherto done 1. With that Prudence and Judgment that has appear'd in all your Actions when they come to be rightly understood and the Reasons and Methods of all their Proceedings to be fairly heard For I dare be bold to say that when those just and necessary Allowances are made which all Humane Actions require especially in Men of such different Tempers and Inclinations Educations and Ways of Living as you are of there will be found as much of this as in any publick Undertaking whatsoever 2. With that Courage and Constancy which has been hitherto invincible and has stood out against the greatest Difficulties and Discouragements And long may it do so till it makes you more than Conquerors because always able to triumph in Christ Jesus by reason of the continual Success that you meet withall therein 3. With that Temper that I have always observ'd to be very commendable in you from that Mixture of Moderation and Gentleness that has appear'd in the greatest Efforts of your Zeal And 4thly and Lastly With that Uprightness and Integrity of Heart that has put to silence all your Accusers when they have not been able to fasten one base and unworthy one selfish and sordid Action or Design upon you Go on then I say in this Godlike and Excellent Work making as you have all along done the Laws of the Land the Rule of all your Proceedings and the Glory of GOD the Interest of Religion and the Salvation of Souls the End of them And may the great GOD of Heaven and Earth which is always delighted in such Services as these not only add to your Number but crown all that you do therein with all that Success and with all those other Blessings that so great and so good a Work does every way deserve Thro' Jesus Christ our Lord to whom with the Father and the Eternal Spirit Three Persons but One God be all Honour and Glory now and for ever more Amen FINIS