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A sermon preached at Christ-Church, Dublin, before both Houses of Parliament, May the 29th, 1661 being the anniversary of His Majesty King Charles the Second, his most memorable and happy restauration / by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Lord Bishop of Elphin.
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Parker, John, d. 1681.
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themselves but justly slaves to an usurping povver Persons vvho could signe Letters of renevving obedience to day when as by excommunications denounced against him all that should adhere to him they had councermanded it the day before as if they intended to antedate their own apostacy and let the vvorld see vvhich is strange that their relapse was more ancient than their repentance of these things my eyes have been but too sad vvitnesses As for those that have constantly adhered to his Majesty and his interest as they have allready tasted of his Princely bounty and clemency so I hope they shall of your just care Consumetur nequitia peccatorum let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end but establish the just Psal 7.9 I remember it vvas the saying of that Noble person upon a publick occasion to vvhich some here I believe can bear vviâ—ness vvith me that it was more honourable to suffer with the best of Princes than to live gloriously with the worst of men He verified this in his practice and constant adherence to his Master and that vvithout any sinister or by-ends but meerly conscience to God and duty to his Prince And I bless God he is novv return'd again return'd an example of Loyalty and constancy to posterity And I hope I may speak as vvithout suspicion of flattery so likevvise of offence this vvhole Nation may bless God too I am sure this Church may I am sure it does and as vve all bless God for and joy in his Majesties return so is our praise heightned and our joyes enlarged by his return vvith such Servants return thou and all thy Servants There remains one thing more and that is a pious cordial and thankfull remembrance of the most signal mercies of this day A day not to be passed over in silence but a day to be celebrated with the greatest expressions of gratitude and joy we can imagine Herodotus tells us Herodotus Lib. 9. that the Persian Kings had allwayes a standing officer with a memento for them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And indeed our own gratitude should be that standing officer to put us frequently in minde of the great matters of this day for the more ready performance whereof let me exhort every one of you in those words of the Lord unto the Prophet Ezek. 24.2 Son of man write thee the name of the day even of this same day Our Sovereign Lord King CHARLES the Second after twelve yeares expulsion from his Kingdomes returned to the possession of his Crown and Royall dignity this same day A day fit to be written not onely with a pen of Iron or point of a Diamond but with a Quill borrowed from the wing of some glorious Cherubim God himself has writ it with a beam of the Sun in such glorious and resplendent mercies that he that runs may read it Oh let us write it too write it upon our hearts in the indeleble Characters of pious and religious thankfullness The Children that are yet unborn and the generations which are yet to come shall bless God for this day this day which was the restauration of our King of our Church of our Religion of our Laws of our Liberties of all that we can call venerable good honourable or sacred This day has in it a double festivall 't is the day of his Majesties most happy Birth and Nativity and 't is the day of his Majesties most happy restauration very well expressed by the Act of Parliament for the perpetual Anniversary Thanksgiving on the 19. of May the most memorable Birth-day not onely of his Majesty both as a Man and Prince but also as an actual King and of this and other his Majesties Kingdomes I may say then with David Psal 116.12 this is the day which the Lord hath made Assuredly it was his doeing and it is marvellous in all men's eves Let every one then in a grateful acknowledgement of the blessings and mercies of this day say with David quid retribuam Domino what shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me Let us take the cup of Salvation and call upon the name of the Lord let us pay our vovves unto the Lord novv in the presence of all his people and let us all humbly implore the riches of God's mercy vvho is the fountain of all our joyes that he vvould graciously continue the joyes of this day unto us that neither vvenor our Posterity may ever behold the like sad confusions To this end let us pray that God would continue his Majesty upon his Throne the Church in her possessions Religion in it's purity the People in obedience and these three Kingdomes in a firme and durable peace For the better effecting of all this let us pray pray not from the lip onely but from the heart and spirit Vivat Rex let the King live let him live long let him live happy and lastly that the Soul of our Lord the King may be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord his God let us pray fervently pray ardently pray constantly yea pray as David danced before the * 1. Sam. 6.14 Arke even with all our might Domine salvum fac Regem GOD SAVE THE KING Amen FINIS