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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

into France and from thence upon a dishonourable Treaty of that Crown with this Nations Tyranny he passeth into Germany and from Germany into Flanders from whence the God of all mercy's bring him safe into his own Dominions and seat him to rest in his Royal Palace * Here the Auditories zeal of ●●yal Devotion did make the Church to eccho their loud Amen Thus thus I say such and so many were our Soveraign's flittings if not his flyings when driven from his own Kingdomes he was forc't from others that seldom could he find a pillow to rest his head or if he did find a pillow such were his Thorns of Cares that his head could find but little rest Yet notwithstanding all hardships and hazards difficulties and dangers The King trusted in the Lord Psal 2 and through the mercy of the most high he hath not miscarried not miscarried in Person not miscarried in Religion not miscarried in the Protestant Faith nor in his Royal love And see the high accent of all this mercy that Vers 3. the Lord hath prevented him with the blessings of goodness Prevented Him His Fathers Throne the Nation 's deliverance the Churches restoring and his Peoples peace no doubt they were the desire of his Heart which God hath satisfied they were the request of his lips which God hath granted But that a North wind should so suddenly and so fully drive away the tempest that all which his heart desired and his lips requested should be so successfully attain'd without a Sea nay without a showre I had almost said without one drop of blood Yea that it should be with so general an acclamation and so hearty an affection from Nobles and Gentry Ministers Citizens and Country this is such a preventing with the blessings of goodness as is not to be exprest with the Tongue of Angels O miracle of mercy O wonder of Compassion to the maze and astonishment of the Nations amongst whom as well as amongst our selves Psal 21.5 God hath made the honour of our King to be great in his Salvation Certainly him shall men greatly Honour whom God so graciously saves 2. Relating to his People Psa 126.1 When the Lord turned again the Captivity of Sion say the Jews then were we like unto them that Dream Sions Captivity it was that in Babylon and such a captivity had we not in Babylon as to place and scituation but in Babylon directly as to sense and signification For what is Babylon but confusion the captivity then which we had under our so many confusions what was it but indeed a captivity under the worst of Babylons Now when the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion the faithful tell us they were like unto them that dream so amaz'd at the thoughts of their astonishing deliverance that they could not believe their eyes not think themselves awake But me thinks we as we were under a greater Babel of confusion so are we under a greater maze of astonishment having such a deliverance as we did not so much as dream off and this makes it for the suddenness and the strangness Psal 118.23 the more marvellous in our eyes As our captivity and Sion's was much alike only with this difference that our confusion was the worse Babylon so our deliverance and Sion's are much alike only with this difference that our return is the more difficult work Sion's deliverance was wrought * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of God by turning the heart of Cyrus the King toward Israel Ezra 1.1 But alas our Kings heart was ever turn'd towards his People whereas then Sion's deliverance was wrought of God by turning the heart of Cyrus the King towards Israel ours was by turning the hearts of all Israel towards Charls their King A work of far greater difficulty and so a wonder of far greater mercy a work of far greater difficulty considering the malice of the seducers and the madnes of the seduced and a wonder of far greater mercy considering the facillnes of attaining and the fullnes of accomplishing our deliverance 3. Relating to their Enemies Who convinc't by the strange events of Providence they cannot but acknowledge God in it and therefore say that the Lord hath done great thing for them Psa 126.2 ay and made them great too by the things that he hath done They who not long before Sion's deliverance had called her an out-cast Jer. 30.17 and taunted at her with a where is now thy God They have their Argument from Providence in the Jews so miserable captivity quite confuted by Providence in their so wonderful return But now when Sion's Enemies say The Lord hath done great things for them what say's Sion of her self Why the same confession but not the same affection Her Enemies say it with wonder and enyy but Sion her self with Devotion and joy Ps 126.3 The Lord hath done great things for us whereof we rejoyce And this their Gratulation is presently seconded with a further supplication Their captivity was turn'd but their return not perfected therefore they would have all obstacles either removed or born down like as by a Southern stream from the snowy Mountains carrying all before it accordingly they pray amidst all their joy Turn our captivity as the Rivers in the South Vers 4. And let their Devotion have our Imitation that we pray God to perfect a turning again the Captivity of our Sion as the Rivers of the Southern Climate by the Summer's Sun even by melting the hearts of the People of this Nation if there be yet any thing of an Arabia deserta in our Land any persons of so wilde hard and unrelenting a temper amongst us as not to cry in so general acclamations Vivat Rex God save the King Surely this effect of Grace upon the Hearts of Men to melt them to Loyalty and Allegiance would be as joyfully welcome to every conscientious Royalist as are the refreshing streams to the thirsting Traveller in the dry and parched desert For that Beloved God hath tutored us by affliction to melt in sympathies of compassion and we have learnt this Lesson of Christian experience that there is no greater joy then the Souls conversion no truer honor then errors retractation and no firmer tye then loves communion O let this then speak our Loyalty and Love our this day's communion of thankfulness and praise joyfully conjoyning in this Laudatory Gratulation of David and Israel the King and 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 The Application we make is in a twofold Admonition Applicat and a twofold Exhortation 1. ADmonition When the Salvation of Israel is come out of Sion then is it a fit time for Jacob to rejoyce Psal 53.6 and Israel to be right glad to be right glad Ay that 's good indeed but how are we glad aright Why