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Sermons . Fifteen Sermons Preached on Several Occasions
Sermons Fifteen Sermons Preached on Several Occasions Author:John Sharp General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1722 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: 3lŽaŽJK SERMON XIII. Preached before the K I N G and Q U E E N, A T WHITE-HALL. Psalm xcvii. i. The Lord u King, the Earth may Is glad thereof; yea, the Multitude of the IJles may be glad thereof. HAT is to fay, it ought to be Matter of exceeding Joy to all the Inhabitants of the World j that a midft all the Uncertainties, and Hazards, and Variety of Fortunes, which they here find themfelves expofed to, there is One Above that Governs all. G O D that made the World, is the Kjng of it. All the Beings of the Univerfe, Angels, Men, and Devils, with all other Animate or Inani. mate Things in Heaven and Earth, as they are His Creatures, fo are they truly and properly His Subjetfs, and aft entirely in Subordination to Him, as Minifters and Inftruments do under the Guidance of the Principal Agent. Vol. I. B b ' GOD GOD doth as truly Reign in the World, as any King does in his Kingdom; He doth as truly order the Affairs of it, as any Maftcr doth thofe of his own Family. Nay, a Man's own Thoughts and AGions, are not by a Thoufaod Times fo much attended by himfelf, are notfo much in his Care, as the Affairs of the Uni- verfe are attended by, and are the Care of God Almighty. This is the notion of the Lord's being Kjng; and, do you not think it ought to be Matter of RejoicMg to all Reafonable Creatures ? O Lord! what a gloomy difmal Scene of Things do they prefent us with, that give o- ther Accounts of thefe Matters ? To banifh God's Providence and Government out of the World, is to banifh all Joy, all Peace, all Hope, all Comfort for ever, from all thofe that have the Power of Thinking. A Brute, i...« less