ferve our Country than by ferving the King of Heaven, and be thence induced to put away the Evil of our Doings, to cease to do Evil, and learn to do well. If thus we'remove all Iniquity far from us, and by cleaving unto God recommend ourselves to his Divine Approbation, then no doubt He will cleave unto us, and finifh the good Work he hath begun for us. Then may we hope that he will appear again for us in Battle, scatter our Enemies that delight in War, and ever crown our honeft Endeavours with Succefs. Only let us fear God, and, confidering what great Things he hath done for us, ferve him in Sincerity and Truth; and then, without all peradventure, He will con→ tinue to fet us high among the Nations around us, and make them all pay chearful Homage to our Flag. He will prolong the Life of our Great King, and ftill entrust the Reins of Government with his moft accomplished Minifter. He will revive and confirm in every Breaft the Love of his Country, and ftrengthen every Hand that fhall unfheath the Sword in its Defence. In short, he will encamp around our Armies by Land, putting the Dread of them on every Oppo

nent;

ment; and by Sea, controuling the Fury of the Winds, fecurely conduct our Royal Navy to further Conquefts and Acquifitions. Hence Englishmen fhall, in all the Martial World, be deemed Men of Renown; and Foreigners, reverfing their Judgments, shall fay of us, Happy are the People that are in fuch a Cafe: Yea, bleffed are the People who have the Lord for their God.

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If any Thing more needs be added, it is, that we should not forget, in order to compleat the Solemnity of this Day, to do Good and communicate to the Poor, seeing with fuch Sacrifices God is well pleafed. As our Father which is in Heaven hath been thus merciful to Us, We who have this World's Goods, and fee our Brethren have Need, fhould not shut up our Compaflion from them, left we be juftly hereafter upbraided; Thou wicked Servant, fhouldft not thou have had Compaffion on thy Fellow Servant, even as I had Pity on thee? If we deem it right to cloath our naked Enemy*, (and no doubt it is a most exalted Piece of Charity) it must be furely thought a Duty of equal Obligation

at

A Collection for cloathing the French Prisoners was made just before the preaching of this Sermon.

at leaft to relieve the Wants of thofe, who, by being born in the fame Country, and bred in the fame Religion with ourselves, demand, when in Neceffity, our principal Attention.-- As we have with great Liberality done the one, I hope we shall not leave the other undone.

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May the Lord Jeho

vah accept the Prayers and Praifes, the Alms and Oblations, that are this Day offered up to him, and be our everlasting Strength! Yet greater Profperity may he give to his Anointed, our auguft Sovereign, and with his favourable Kindness evermore defend him and his Royal Houfe as with a Shield! Still may he continue to go forth with our Fleets and Armies, until our Ad verfaries, convinced at length that God of a Truth is with us, fubmit to equitable Terms of Peace! Which that they may foon do, and thereby avoid the Effufion of more Chriftian Blood, God of his infinite Mercy grant, through Jefus Chrift our Lord; to whom, with the Holy Ghoft, be rendered all Laud and Honour, Love, Service, and Thanksgiving, now and ever!

FINI S.

A

SERMON

PREACHED at

TIVERTON, DEVON.

November 29, 1759.

Being the Day appointed for a

PUBLIC THANKSGIVING.

By JOHN KIDDEll.

7.

LONDON:

Printed for J. WARD in Cornhill; and fold alfo by

Mr. TOZER in Exon.

MDCCLX.