God's call to England, for thankfulness after gracious deliverances

Since one effectual means to promote the deserved honour and transcending glory of the Sovereign Governor of Humane Affairs, is by a suitable Improvement of his various Providences to us; an industrious inquiry into the blessed designs of his providential dispensations, in order thereto, will be accounted no unnecessary work to such as intend that Religious improvement ⟨p. 2⟩of them. Of these providential occurrences, which may not be pretermitted without some serious Meditations on them, some are of that sort which we call common, from the frequent enjoyment of them, (of which kind is our daily Preservation, Provision, Gubernation) although they are special, considering our unspeakable misery without them; and these (I say) cannot be slighted and dis-regarded, without an unworthy disparagement of infinite mercy, and contempt of Sovereign Majesty.

SInce one effectual means to promote the deserved honour and transcending glory of the Soveraign Governour of Humane Affairs, is by a suitable Improvement of his various Providences to us; an industrious inquiry into the blessed designs of his providential dispensations, in order thereto, will be accounted no unnecessary work to such as intend that Religious improvement ⟨p. 2⟩of them. Of these providential occurrences, which may not be pretermitted without some serious Meditations on them, some are of that sort which we call common, from the frequent enjoyment of them, (of which kind is our daily Preservation, Provision, Gubernation) although they are special, considering our unspeakable misery without them; and these (I say) cannot be slighted and dis-regarded, without an unworthy disparagement of infinite mercy, and contempt of Soveraign Majesty.

But besides these ordinary works of Providence, there are oftentimes extra-ordinary works presented to our view, attended with special displays, and bearing some eminent impressions of Mercy or Justice; which are not to be over-looked in a cursory way, or dispatch with a single glance, but require a deliberate Meditation, a fixed inspection, and a singular improvement. Such unusual dispensations from the Almighty's hand, have frequently been known, both in ways of Mercy and Justice in our sinful Nation, which hath been a Theatre for the mixed displays of these Glorious Attributes for many years; and especially