Divine efficacy without humane power. Opened in a sermon preached at St. Margarets Church…

And now that the Lord hath brought these Kingdoms upon the Basis of their ancient and fundamental constitution, and hath restored into your bosoms, a Prince of the greatest suavity and meekness of Spirit (one of the best tempers in the world for Government) that ever swayed these Sceptres, whom he hath trained up like David, in a School of affliction to sit upon a Throne, and fitted by a Crown of Thrones to wear a Royal Diadem, and by the bitter cup of his own sufferings, to provide against the sufferings, and to heal the wounds of his poor exhausted people: what remaineth but these two things?

And now that the Lord hath brought these Kingdoms upon the Basis of their ancient and fundamental constitution, and hath restored into your bosoms, a Prince of the greatest suavity and meeknesse of Spirit (one of the best tempers in the world for Government) that ever swayed these Scepters, whom he hath trained up like David, in a School of affliction to sit upon a Throne, and fitted by a Crown of Thrones to weare a Royal Diadem, and by the bitter cup of his own sufferings, to provide against the sufferings, and to heale the wounds of his poore exhausted people: what remaineth but these two things?

1. To fill our hearts and mouths with the praises of God for these so divinely contrived mercies, without the effusion of one drop of blood, beyond the view of humane counsel to have effected; to ascribe all to the Spirit and Grace of God, Not unto us, not unto us, but unto thy name give the glory? To bless him for this first fundamental step to settlement, without which we should ever have been in danger of flames and blood. To bless the Lord for inclining the heart of his Majesty to dedicate his Government with so Religious a public Testimony against profaneness, ⟨p. 41⟩then which there is nothing which doth more loudly call upon you to second the zeal of his Majesty in. To bless the Lord for that Christian meekness of his Majesty, in anticipating and preventing the very Petitions of his people for pardon, and hastening the means of their security therein. To bless the Lord for his Majesties firmness in, and zealous care of the Protestant Religion, and withstanding all temptations which would have drawn him from it. To bless the Lord for his tender indulgence towards men of sober, peaceable, and pious affections, who cannot in every thing come up to the judgement or practice of other of their brethren. To bless the Lord for his Christian prudence, and healing moderation, in endeavouring such a fraternal condescension amongst brethren, as may bury all past animosities, prevent all further distempers, and reduce things unto an equal and amicable temperament.