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 ⟨p. 67⟩both life and Crowne (almost) together, hath still miraculously preserued them both, from all the raging violences of Rome and Hell. Now when the Lord deliuered him, what did he else but euen deliuer vs all? That we might reioyce in his safety, as the Romans did in the recouery of Germanicus; when they ran with lampes and sacrifices to the Capitoll, and there sung with shouts and acclamations; Salua Roma, salua Patria, saluus Germanicus: the Citie is safe, the Country is safe, and all in the safetie of Germanicus. While we consider the blessings which we enioy by his gracious Gouernment; that the estates we haue gotten with honest industry, may be safely conueyed to our posterity: that we sit vnder the shadow of peace, and may teach our children to know the Lord: that the good man may build vp Temples and Hospitals, without trembling to thinke of sauage and barbarous violences to pull them down: that our Deuotions be not molested with vproares, nor men called from their callings by mutinies: that our Temples be not profaned with Idols, nor the Seruice of God blended with superstitious deuices: that our temporall estate is preserued in liberty, our spirituall estate may bee improued in pietie, and our eternall estate assured vs in glory: that our liues be protected, and in quiet our soules may be saued: for such a King of men, blesse we the God of Kings; and sing for his deliuerāce, as they did for their Germanicus, as priuatly euery day, so this day in our publike Assemblies; Salua Britannia, Salua Ecclesia, saluus IACOBVS: Our Kingdome is safe, the Church of God is safe, our whole Estate is safe, wee are all safe and happie, in the safetie and happinesse of King ⟨p. 68⟩IAMES. O that as we haue good cause to emulate, so also we would truly imitate the gratulation of Israel;
