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A56707	A sermon preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal, in the Abby-church at Westminster, on the 5th of November, 1696 being the anniversary thanksgiving, for the happy deliverance from the gunpowder treason : and also, for the happy arrival of His Present Majesty on this day, for the deliverance of our church and nation / by ... Symon Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1696 (1696)	Wing P855; ESTC R22926	17,117	35

us through thy Name 10 Luke 17. They fled when they did but hear of him they quitted their Possession when his Power approached they were not able to stand before his Authority Which is sufficient to shew how God Rules the Invisible World in every part of it over all the Hosts of Angels and Legions of Devils who cannot resist his Word And now if we lift up our Eyes unto the Visible Heaven we behold there another Army the Sun Moon and Stars run̄ing the Course that God hath appointed them and we read also of their standing still at his Commandment For he bringeth the Sun as a Bridegroom out of his Chamber saith the Psalmist and it rejoyceth as a strong young Man to run a Race XIX 5. But if he pleases he can stop its Course and hinder its Motion as he did in the Days of Joshua when he said Sun stand thou still upon Gibeon and thou Moon in the Vally of Ajalon And the Sun stood still and the Moon stayed until the People had avenged themselves upon their Enemies X. Josh 12 13. The Stars also are said to have fought in their Courses against Sisara V. Judg. 20 by powring out perhaps some violent Storm upon him which discomfited his numerous Army and broke their Ranks and put them into such Disorder that it was apparent Heaven fought against them And accordingly the Thunder which is said also to come out of Heaven is called the Voice of God XXIX Psal 5 7 8. who is said also in the first Lesson appointed for this Day 2 Sam. XXII 14. 15. to shoot out Lightning like Arrows whereby David's Enemies were scattered The Clouds of Heaven likewise he is said in other places to make his Chariot CIV Psal 3. and to walk upon the Wings of the Wind because he hath often employed those in terrible Blasts and furious Tempests of Rain and Hail and stormy Winds which as the Psalmist elsewhere says fulfil his Pleasure II. And now if we bring our Thoughts down from the upper Regions of the World unto these lower wherein we live we have the same devout Acknowledgments of all good Men that he hath an absolute Dominion there and doth according to his Will among the Inhabitants of the Earth as well as in the Army of Heaven For the Earth it self is said to tremble and shake before him 2 Sam. XXII 8. CIV Psal 37. as it did at the giving of the Law from Mount Sinai and at other times He Ruleth also the Raging of the Sea when the Waves thereof arise he stilleth them LXXXIX Psal 9. Nor is his Dominion limited to inanimate Creatures but extends also to every living thing to whom he opens his Hand and satisfies their Desire CXLV Psal 16. But the principal Inhabitants of the Earth are Mankind to whom he hath given Dominion over all other Creatures I. Gen. 28. and Rules over Men as Men Rule over other things For he turneth Man to Destruction and sayeth Return ye Children of Men XC Psal 3. He lifts up and casts down according to his Pleasure He sets up one and puts down another for he is the Judge whose Sentence none can reverse Nor doth he Rule over Mens outward Concernments only but sways their Minds and moves and influences their Hearts For the preparation of the Heart of Man and the answer of the Tongue is from the LORD XVI Prov. 1. Which is true not only of mean Persons Men of low Degree of easie and flexible Minds but of the highest and mightiest Orders of the stoutest and most undaunted Spirits of Kings and Princes of their great Captains and Commanders their wise Counsellers and deep Statesmen whom he frequently infatuates and brings their Councels to nought when they cross his Will For with him is both Strength and Wisdom as Job admirably speaks he leadeth Counsellers away spoiled and maketh the Judges fools He leadeth Princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty He removeth away the Speech of the Trusty and taketh away the Vnderstanding of the Aged He powreth Contempt upon Princes and weakneth the Strength of the Mighty XII Job 16 c. This was the Sense of that Holy Man in the most ancient Times and Posterity made the same Observations For many Kings saith the Son of Sirach have set down upon the Ground and one that was never thought of hath worn the Crown Many mighty Men have been greatly disgraced and the Honourable delivered into other mens Hands XI Ecclus 5. 6. Nor Lastly doth he Govern single Persons only but Kingdoms also and the greatest Societies of Men. From whence he is called the God of all the Kingdoms of the Earth 2 Kings XIX 15. and said to Rule over all the Kingdoms of the Heathen as well as over his People Israel with such a Power and Might as none is able to withstand 2 Chron. XX. 6. Thus I have as briefly as I could represented the Extent of God's Dominion and Providence which Rules over the whole World Visible and Invisible reaching to all things in Heaven and to all in Earth to all and every Creature and to all the Concerns of every one of them II. I proceed now to the Second thing I undertook which is to show the Way and Method of this Divine Government whereby it will appear that all this that I have Reported from the Holy Scripture is evidently true and cannot be denied by those who believe God to be the Creator of Heaven and of Earth And here I shall consider only these Four things First That God sees and knows all things throughout the World Secondly That nothing can come to pass but what he either effects or permits Thirdly He effects and permits nothing but for wise and worthy Ends. And Fourthly He certainly accomplishes these Ends and that by such Means as he pleases I. First I say God sees and knows all Things all Persons and whatsoever appertains unto them and that in all possible Measures in Measures Infinite and Incomprehensible by us but which we are sure to be true because he made and formed all Things and therefore must be privy to every Motion which it is possible for them to have and is present to every the smallest Inclination they make to any Motion He knows their Nature he understands the Vertue of every Cause he perfectly comprehends what it can do and how far it can go he discerns its Intentions and what it designs Nothing can be concealed from him but every thing lies naked bare and open before him For the Eyes of the LORD saith his Prophet run to and fro throughout the whole Earth 2 Chron. XVI 9. that is his Knowledge comprehends all things every-where And as for Man his Ways are before the Eyes of the LORD and he pondereth all his goings V. Prov. 21. for his Eyes are in every Place beholding the Evil and the Good XV. Prov. 3. Nor are his outward Actions only exposed to him but all the Thoughts and Designs of his

A SERMON Preached before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal IN THE ABBY-CHURCH at Westminster On the 5th of November 1696. BEING THE Anniversary Thanksgiving For the happy Deliverance from the Gunpowder Treason AND ALSO For the happy Arrival of His present MAJESTY on this Day for the Deliverance of our CHURCH and NATION By the Right Reverend Father in God SYMON Lord Bishop of ELY LONDON Printed for Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard M DC XC VI. A SERMON PREACHED Before the LORDS IV. DANIEL 35. And he doth according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say unto him what dost thou THESE Words are part of a Pious Declaration which King Nebuchadnezzar set forth unto all People Nations and Languages to shew as he saith in his Preface to it ver 2. the signs and the wonders which the high God had wrought toward him Which having profoundly admired and adored in the next words v. 3. How great are his signs and how mighty are his wonders he proceeds to give the World an account what an amazing turn there had lately been in his Affairs For when he was lifted up to the highest pitch of Princely Power and Glory and had nothing to fear on Earth he was admonished from Heaven in a Dream of his sudden fall into a condition as low as the Beasts In which he was to remain till he should be made sensible That the most high ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whom soever he will v. 17. Accordingly he relates how all this not long after came to pass The effect of which was that it took down his Pride for which so great an abasement was the most proper remedy and brought him to a sober sense that God governs the World and orders all things every where by his Over-ruling Providence with an Absolute Power which none can withstand or 〈◊〉 Which is a Meditation very seasonable at this time when we are met together to commemorate the Wonderful Providence of God over us in this Church and Kingdom upon a double account First In Discovering and Defeating one of the deepest and most desperate Conspiracies against us that ever was hatcht in Hell Secondly In disappointing the same restless Enemies again when by their Fraud and our 〈◊〉 they had contrived themselves into such an height of Power that we had no means left to preserve our Religion and Liberties Had we no other Arguments of the Over-ruling Power of Gods Eternal Providence in the World but these and such as these they might be sufficient to awaken the sense of it in your minds and to make us conclude That He doth according to his will in the army of Heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say unto him What dost thou In treating of which Words I shall only consider these Two things First The Extent of God's Sovereign Dominion and Government Secondly The Way and Method whereby he governs I. I. For the first of these my Text resolves us that there is nothing exempt from it but it reaches to every Creature throughout the whole World which are comprehended in these Words The army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth By the former of which the Army or Host of Heaven the Holy Scriptures are wont to express both those Beings in the Heaven that are Invisible and those that are Visible Viz. the Angels and the Sun Moon and Stars Both these are called the Host of Heaven and with respect to both God is stiled the LORD of Hosts And First Let us look with our minds into the Invisible World The World of Spirits both good and bad For that there are such Beings hath been the Sense of all Mankind in all Ages as it were easie to shew if this were a place proper for it but the Holy Scriptures have given us the clearest and fullest account of them not only informing us but giving us particular Instances how God rules and Governs them with an absolute Authority The good Angels obeying his Voice and the Devils trembling at his Presence That is he governs the good by his Will and he restrains the evil by his Almighty Power The good chearfully perform his Pleasure and the evil are constrained to do it Being made to serve the ends of his Wise Providence where they design to gratifie their own malice Out of those Sacred Records therefore I shall briefly lay before you the devout sense which the most excellent Persons have had of the extent of God's Providence without entring into the other evident proofs we have of this Doctrine Read then and consider those words of the Royal Psalmist CIII 20. and they will inform you how God governs the Holy Angels Bless the LORD ye Angels that excel in strength that do his Commandments hearkening to the voice of his words Bless the LORD all ye his Hosts ye Ministers of his that do his pleasure The like you read in the very next Psalm CIV 4. He maketh his Angels Spirits his Minister is a flaming fire For so did the Angels sometimes appear in a glittering and shining manner like a flame of fire And hence it is that they are stiled The Chariots of God because they are an Host or Army to execute his Will and Pleasure Psal LXVIH 17. The Chariots of God are twenty thousand even thousands of Angels the LORD is among them as in Sinai c. And hence also they are said more particularly to be Ministring Spirits set forth to Minister for them who shall be Heirs of Salvation 1 Hebr. ult That is they Minister to the Will of God for the preservation and safety of good Christians unto whom God designs a happiness beyond this World in his heavenly Kingdom and therefore will not let them want his care of them while they continue here And in like manner the same Soveraignty of God is represented in Holy Scripture as Governing the Devils also whom he aws and restrains by his Power For when he cast them out of Heaven for their Rebellion against him he delivered them into Chains of Darkness to be reserved unto Judgment 2 Pet. 11. 4. This Judgment they expect and tremble at the Thoughts of it because they know they cannot avoid it and thence are said to believe and tremble 2 Jam. 19. And they expect it in Chains feel that is the Power of God upon them tying them up and restraining them so that they cannot do what nor go whither they please but are like great Malefactors who till they are brought before the Judge are bound in Chains and cannot stir but whether their Keeper thinks fit to suffer them Thus we find they were perfectly subject to our Blessed Saviour and by him to those whom he sent to Preach the Gospel who at their return came and told him Lord even the Devils are subject to