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God save the King, or, The loyal and joyfull acclamation of subjects to their King as it was opened in a sermon, preached in one of the congregations of the city of Edinburgh ...
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Lawrie, Robert.
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Wing L694; ESTC R34509
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can drink to him And that you may know what particulars to minde in using these words on this solemn day I shall give you the descant of this short word of prayer in these few particulars 1. In the Original Hebrew as you have heard it is Let the King live Then 1. minde his natural life to pray God that it may be precious in the Lords sight Ezr. 6.10 Darius renewed Cyrus Decree in favour of the Jews with many additional benefits That they might offer sacrifices unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the King 2. Minde his civil life that he may live in Honour Freedom and Safety that is a main thing in the King's life he is no living King without his Honour Pray for that which God gave to David Psal 21.5 That Honour and Majesty may be laid upon him It is a great mercy from God to Kings when he maintains their esteem in the hearts of their people much of God is seen in this 3. Minde his spiritual life that he may live a most Christian King a sure partaker of the Faith whereof he is a defender David begins the Psalm of prayer for the King to wit Psal 72. with this Give the King thy judgments O God and thy righteousness all that is good all grace is called by the name of righteousness and Gods Laws and Judgments are the Rules of all Righteousnesse And it is a most excellent word to remember at this time when the King hath to do with men of several judgments and wayes and some will be ready to say this is my counsel and judgment and this is mine Now Lord give Thy judgments to the King Thy counsels hold forth these clearly to him 4. Minde his eternal life Good Kings have a two-fold eternall life 1. An eternal life in this world in the long duration of their race and progeny Let us minde this to pray God that we may never want one of the Line to sway the Scepter as long as the world standeth Psal 89.36 37. That his seed may endure for ever and his throne may be as the Sun before God and be established for ever as the Moon and as a faithfull witness in heaven 2. There is a life eternal properly so called Remember this also that our King may be an heir of eternal life in heaven after he hath lived many happy dayes here All Christian Kings since the dayes of Constantine have born a Cross upon the top of their Crowns there is no Poperie in it But to teach them that they must bear the cross of Christ as well as other Christians And if they do so and exalt the cross of Christ above their Crown God will give them a Crown of glory above their cross according to Gods promise James 1.12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tryed he shall receive the crown of life Our King hath born the cross before the Crown and when he hath got the crown there is no crown without a heavie cross But let our Prayer to God for him be That he may so bear the earthly Crown and the crosses of it that he may assuredly possesse the Crown of life Will you a little take the words as we have them translated and as we use them We say God save the King and there is a twofold Saving we should minde 1. One positively when God blesseth prospereth guideth governeth and endueth a King with graces and gifts needfull for his place this is the Lord's Salvation wherein the Kings glory is great Psal 21.5 Let it be our prayer to God then as it is Psal 80.17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand that God may make him strong for himself giving to him wisdom courage and zeal to the honour and glory of God justice temperance and every other Royall endument 2. Another Saving privativly to wit when God delivereth from all evills and dangers both bodily and spiritual Minde this also Pray God save the King from conspiracies and treasons from all enemies and false friends David himself a King hath a terrible prayer against the Kings enemies Psal 21.9 10. Make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger That their fruit may be destroyea from the earth and their seed from the children of men Abigail a Subject she hath a notable prayer against the enemies of David 1 Sam. 25.29 Let the soul of my Lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord his God and the souls of thine enemies slung out as out of the midle of a sling But pray that he may be delivered from spiritual evils and dangers much more God save the King from all wickednesse Prov. 16.4 It is abomination to Kings to commit wickednesse above all others for the Throne is established by righteousnesse and God save him from evill counsellers Take away the wicked from the King and his throne shall be established and from lyars and flatterers that are a very Pest in the Courts of Kings Prov. 29.12 If a Ruler hearken to lies all his servants are wicked Pray God to save him from wronging the precious Interests of Christs Kingdom But that be may employ all the interests of his Kingdom in subordination to Christ using for the Lord all the honour and authority he hath received from the Lord. And now for conclusion of all I shall say but this word That same God who hath saved our King hithertils even from the womb who saved him when he was hid in the Oak That gracious God who put his vail about him in his disguise That God who helped him when his nearest relations proved but unkind to him He who provided for him in his wants comforted him in his straits strengthened him in his temptations in France Holland Flanders Germany and Spain Even that gracious God who hath seen and numbred all his Troubles and delivered him continue his Salvation with him for evermore Amen FINIS