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…

But my purpose is not to bring your thoughts back to the view of his peril, but to stir your hearts up to thankfulness for his preservation. He is justly styled, The Defender of the Faith: he hath ever defended the Faith, and the Faith hath ever defended him. He hath preserved the Temple of God from Idols, and therefore God hath preserved him from all his enemies. Surely that Providence, which delivered him from those early Conspiracies, wherewith he hath been assaulted from his cradle, meant him for some extraordinary benefit, and matchless good to the Christian world. He that gave him ⟨p. 67⟩both life and Crown (almost) together, hath still miraculously preserved them both, from all the raging violences of Rome and Hell. Now when the Lord delivered him, what did he else but even deliver us all? That we might rejoice in his safety, as the Romans did in the recovery of Germanicus; when they ran with lamps and sacrifices to the Capitol, and there sung with shouts and acclamations; Salua Roma, salua Patria, saluus Germanicus: the City is safe, the Country is safe, and all in the safety of Germanicus. While we consider the blessings which we enjoy by his gracious Government; that the estates we have gotten with honest industry, may be safely conveyed to our posterity: that we sit under the shadow of peace, and may teach our children to know the Lord: that the good man may build up Temples and Hospitals, without trembling to think of savage and barbarous violences to pull them down: that our Devotions be not molested with uproars, nor men called from their callings by mutinies: that our Temples be not profaned with Idols, nor the Service of God blended with superstitious devices: that our temporal estate is preserved in liberty, our spiritual estate may be improved in piety, and our eternal estate assured us in glory: that our lives be protected, and in quiet our souls may be saved: for such a King of men, bless we the God of Kings; and sing for his deliverance, as they did for their Germanicus, as privately every day, so this day in our public Assemblies; Salua Britannia, Salua Ecclesia, saluus JACOBVS: Our Kingdom is safe, the Church of God is safe, our whole Estate is safe, we are all safe and happy, in the safety and happiness of King ⟨p. 68⟩JAMES. O that as we have good cause to emulate, so also we would truly imitate the gratulation of Israel;

But my purpose is not to bring your thoughts back to the view of his perill, but to stir your hearts vp to thankfulnesse for his preseruation. He is iustly styled, The Defender of the Faith: he hath euer defended the Faith, and the Faith hath euer defended him. Hee hath preserued the Temple of God from Idols, and therefore God hath preserued him from all his enemies. Surely that Prouidence, which deliuered him from those early Conspiracies, wherewith he hath been assaulted from his cradle, meant him for some extraordinary benefit, and matchlesse good to the Christian world. Hee that gaue him