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14 Rights began again to triumph over the Malice of their Subverters. This Retitution of Both we owe, next under God, to the unwearied Toils and glorious Conduct of a Prince, whoe Memory, (if it were only upon that account) ought to be very Dear to us. But when we add, that there too was laid the Foundation of our preent Happines, the Stability of Her Majety's Throne, and the unparallell'd Bleings of Her Reign, What Honours can be too great for Her Royal Predeceor's Name? What Ditinction too olemn for This o aupicious, o important Day?

I am under a neceity of contracting my elf upon o agreeable a Subject. But, by the Little laid upon it, You, doubtles, are convinced, what Right we have to the Words of Moes here, and that indeed they hardly come up to our point. For I know not well, whether it might not look like a Diminution of his Mercies and peculiar Providence toward us, to lay, that our God is nigh in all we call upon him for; When in Many Intances he hath even prevented our Wihes, and in Mot very far urpas'd our Expectations.

II. With regard to Irael's Second Advantage we are beyond Comparion uperiour. For how jutly oever the Preeminence were acribed to the Jewih, above any other Law then obtaining in the World, yet may we truly affirm with S. Paul, that what was then made glorious hath now no Glory by reaon of the Glory that excelleth. Such is our indiputable Prerogative as Chritians.

But, ince it hath pleaed God to permit, that even Chritians hould be mierably corrupted and divided; We ought to eteem it our peculiar Felicity, that we are Members of a Church, Of whoe Faith and Practice God's written Word is the Rule; Of whoe Interpretation of that Word the Sene of the Firt and Puret Ages is the Standard; Whoe Worhip, and Ceremonies are olemn without Precienes, and decent without Supertition: Whoe Offices are ound and prudent, apt and edifying; Whoe Religion not only dares, but deires, to be een without Diguie, and carefully