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A sermon preached upon the much lamented death of our late gracious sovereign Queen…
A sermon preached upon the much lamented death of our late gracious sovereign Queen Mary to which is added The address of condolence to His Majesty by the dissenting ministers / by William Bates ...
London: printed for Brabazon Aylmer, 1695
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A SERMON Preached upon the much Lamented DEATH Of our Late Gracious Sovereign QUEEN MARY.
PSALM 102. verses 26, 27. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure, yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment, as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
THIS Psalm was according to the judgement of the best Interpreters Composed during the Captivity in Babylon: And in the former Verses the Prophet reflects sadly upon the Churches Afflicted State, and his own Misery and Mortality: Verses 14, 23, 24. He extends his view to the Ruinous Prospect of the Fabric of Heaven and Earth: They shall decay, and, ⟨p. 2⟩be destroyed, either in their substance, or qualities and use: Perish by Consuming, or be changed by a purifying Fire. From this Consideration he turns his Thoughts to the immutable Constancy and Eternity of God, But thou art the same; thy Compassionate Favour and Power never decline; and thy years shall have no end. Upon this ground he raises his Hope, that God will revive and restore his Church; the children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
THIS Psalm was according to the judgement of the best Interpreters Composed during the Captivity in Babylon: And in the former Verses the Prophet reflects sadly upon the Churches Afflicted State, and his own Misery and Mortality: Verses 14, 23, 24. He extends his view to the Ruinous Prospect of the Fabrick of Heaven and Earth: They shall decay, and, ⟨p. 2⟩be destroyed, either in their substance, or qualities and use: Perish by Consuming, or be changed by a purifying Fire. From this Consideration he turns his Thoughts to the immutable Constancy and Eternity of God, But thou art the same; thy Compassionate Favour and Power never decline; and thy years shall have no end. Upon this ground he raises his Hope, that God will revive and restore his Church; the children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.