The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…

This is one of those blessed days celebrated for the deliverance of our gracious Sovereign: and ⟨p. 66⟩well may the deliverance of a King, of such a King, deserve a day of gratulation. When God delivers a private man, he doth, as it were, repeat his Creation: but the deliverance of a King, is always a choice piece in the Lords Chronicle. The Story, how he was endangered, and how preserved, this place hath divers times witnessed; and that in a more punctual manner, then I have either strength, or art, or time to match. A hard time it seemed to be, when a King was imprisoned, when he had no guard with him but his Innocency, no subject but a Traitor. But there was a stronger with him, then all they could be against him. A good Prince hath more guards then one: he hath, 1. a subsidiary guard, consisting of mortal men. 2. An inward guard, the integrity of his own Conscience. 3. A spiritual guard, the prayers of his faithful subjects. 4. A celestial guard, the protection of diligent & powerful Angels. 5. A divine guard, his Makers providence that fenceth him in with a wall of fire, which shall at once both preserve him, and consume his enemies.

This is one of those blessed dayes celebrated for the deliuerance of our gracious Soueraigne: and ⟨p. 66⟩well may the deliuerance of a King, of such a King, deserue a day of gratulation. When God deliuers a priuate man, he doth, as it were, repeat his Creation: but the deliuerance of a King, is alwayes a choyce piece in the Lords Chronicle. The Story, how he was endangered, and how preserued, this place hath diuers times witnessed; and that in a more punctuall manner, then I haue either strength, or art, or time to match. A hard time it seemed to be, when a King was imprisoned, when he had no guard with him but his Innocency, no subiect but a Traytor. But there was a stronger with him, then all they could be against him. A good Prince hath more guards then one: he hath, 1. a subsidiary guard, consisting of mortall men. 2. An inward guard, the integritie of his owne Conscience. 3. A spirituall guard, the prayers of his faithfull subiects. 4. A celestial guard, the protection of diligent & powerfull Angels. 5. A diuine guard, his Makers prouidence that fenceth him in with a wall of fire, which shall at once both preserue him, and consume his enemies.