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         Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.
      
       
         
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             The last words of the reverend, pious, and learned Dr. Hammond. Being two prayers for the peaceful resettlement of this church and state
             Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.
          
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             printed for Luke Meredith, at the Star in Paul's Church-Yard,
             London :
             1696.
          
           
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           THE
           LAST
           WORDS
           OF
           THE
           Reverend
           ,
           Pious
           ,
           and
           Learned
           Dr.
           HAMMOND
           .
        
         
           Being
           Two
           PRAYERS
           FOR
           THE
           Peaceful
           Resettlement
           OF
           THIS
           CHURCH
           and
           STATE
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Luke
             Meredith
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Star
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-Yard
           ▪
           1696.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Prayers
           for
           the
           Church
           and
           State.
           
        
         
           
             Prayer
             I.
             
          
           
             O
             Blessed
             Lord
             ,
             who
             in
             thine
             infinite
             mercy
             didst
             vouchsafe
             to
             plant
             a
             glorious
             Church
             among
             us
             ,
             and
             now
             in
             thy
             just
             judgment
             hast
             permitted
             our
             sins
             and
             follies
             to
             root
             it
             up
             ;
             be
             pleased
             at
             last
             to
             resume
             thoughts
             of
             Peace
             towards
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             do
             the
             like
             to
             one
             another
             .
             
             Lord
             ,
             look
             down
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Habitation
             of
             thy
             Holiness
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             Ruines
             of
             a
             desolate
             Church
             ;
             and
             compassionate
             to
             see
             her
             in
             the
             dust
             .
             Behold
             her
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             not
             only
             broken
             but
             crumbled
             ,
             divided
             into
             so
             many
             Sects
             and
             Fractions
             ,
             that
             she
             no
             longer
             represents
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             God
             of
             Israel
             ,
             where
             the
             Covenant
             and
             the
             Manna
             were
             conserved
             ,
             but
             the
             Ark
             of
             Noah
             ,
             filled
             with
             all
             various
             sorts
             of
             unclean
             Beasts
             :
             and
             to
             complete
             our
             misery
             
             and
             guilt
             ,
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Division
             hath
             insinuated
             it self
             as
             well
             into
             our
             Affections
             as
             our
             Judgments
             ;
             that
             Badge
             of
             Discipleship
             which
             thou
             recommendedst
             to
             us
             ,
             is
             cast
             off
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             contrary
             wrath
             and
             bitterness
             ,
             anger
             and
             clamour
             ,
             called
             in
             to
             maintain
             and
             widen
             our
             breaches
             .
             O
             Lord
             ,
             how
             long
             shall
             we
             thus
             violate
             and
             defame
             that
             Gospel
             of
             peace
             that
             we
             profess
             ?
             How
             long
             shall
             we
             thus
             madly
             defeat
             our selves
             ,
             lose
             that
             Christianity
             which
             we
             
             pretend
             to
             strive
             for
             ?
             O
             thou
             which
             makest
             Men
             to
             be
             of
             one
             mind
             in
             an
             House
             ,
             be
             pleased
             so
             to
             unite
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             be
             perfect●y
             j●●n'd
             together
             in
             the
             same
             min●
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             sam●
             〈…〉
             ent
             .
             And
             now
             tha●
             〈◊〉
             Civil
             Affairs
             there
             seems
             some
             aptness
             to
             a
             co●posure
             ,
             O
             let
             not
             our
             Spiritual
             Disserences
             be
             more
             unreconcileable
             Lord
             ,
             let
             not
             the
             roughest
             winds
             blow
             out
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
             let
             not
             those
             which
             should
             be
             Embassadours
             for
             Peace
             ,
             still
             sound
             a
             Trumpet
             for
             
             War
             :
             but
             do
             thou
             reveal
             thy self
             to
             all
             our
             Eliahs
             in
             that
             still
             small
             Voice
             ;
             which
             may
             teach
             them
             to
             echo
             thee
             in
             the
             like
             meek
             treating
             with
             others
             .
             Lord
             ,
             let
             no
             unseasonable
             stissness
             of
             those
             that
             are
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             no
             perverse
             obstinancy
             of
             those
             that
             are
             in
             the
             wrong
             ,
             hinder
             the
             closing
             of
             our
             wounds
             ;
             but
             let
             the
             one
             instrust
             in
             meekness
             ,
             and
             be
             thou
             pleased
             to
             give
             the
             other
             repentance
             to
             the
             acknowledgment
             of
             the
             truth
             .
             To
             this
             end
             do
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             mollifie
             
             all
             exasperate
             minds
             ,
             take
             off
             all
             animosities
             and
             prejudices
             ,
             contemp●
             and
             heart-burnings
             ,
             and
             by
             uniting
             their
             hearts
             prepare
             for
             the
             reconciling
             their
             opinions
             :
             And
             that
             nothing
             may
             intercept
             the
             clear
             sight
             of
             thy
             truth
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             let
             all
             private
             and
             secular
             Designs
             be
             totally
             deposited
             ,
             that
             gain
             may
             no
             longer
             be
             the
             measure
             of
             our
             Godliness
             ,
             but
             that
             the
             one
             great
             and
             common
             concernment
             of
             Truth
             and
             Peace
             may
             be
             unanimously
             and
             vigorously
             
             pursued
             .
             Lord
             ,
             the
             hearts
             of
             all
             Men
             are
             in
             thy
             hands
             ,
             O
             be
             thou
             pleased
             to
             let
             thy
             Spirit
             of
             Peace
             overshadow
             the
             minds
             of
             all
             contending
             Parties
             ;
             and
             if
             it
             be
             thy
             will
             ,
             restore
             this
             Church
             to
             her
             pristine
             state
             ,
             renew
             her
             days
             as
             of
             old
             ;
             let
             her
             escape
             out
             of
             Egypt
             be
             so
             entire
             ,
             that
             not
             an
             hoof
             may
             be
             left
             behind
             :
             but
             if
             thy
             wisdom
             see
             it
             not
             yet
             a
             season
             for
             so
             full
             a
             deliverance
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             defer
             not
             ,
             we
             beseech
             thee
             ,
             such
             a
             degree
             of
             it
             ,
             as
             may
             at
             least
             secure
             her
             a
             being
             ;
             
             if
             she
             cannot
             recover
             her
             Beauty
             ,
             yet
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             grant
             her
             Health
             ,
             such
             a
             soundness
             of
             Constitution
             as
             may
             preserve
             her
             from
             dissolution
             .
             Let
             thy
             Providence
             find
             out
             some
             good
             Samaritans
             to
             cure
             her
             present
             Wounds
             :
             and
             to
             whomsoever
             thou
             shalt
             commit
             that
             important
             Work
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             give
             them
             skilfull
             hands
             and
             compassionate
             hearts
             ;
             direct
             them
             to
             such
             applications
             as
             may
             most
             speedily
             ,
             and
             yet
             most
             soundly
             heal
             the
             hurt
             of
             the
             Daughter
             of
             Sion
             ;
             and
             
             make
             them
             so
             advert
             to
             the
             interests
             both
             of
             Truth
             and
             Peace
             ,
             that
             no
             lawfull
             condescension
             may
             be
             omitted
             ,
             nor
             any
             unlawful
             made
             .
             And
             do
             thou
             who
             art
             both
             the
             wonderful
             Counsellor
             and
             Prince
             of
             Peace
             ,
             so
             guide
             and
             prosper
             all
             Pacifick
             endeavours
             ,
             that
             all
             our
             distractions
             may
             be
             composed
             ,
             and
             our
             Jerusalem
             may
             again
             become
             a
             City
             at
             unity
             in
             it self
             ;
             that
             those
             happy
             Primitive
             days
             may
             at
             length
             revert
             ,
             wherein
             Vice
             was
             the
             only
             Heresie
             ;
             
             that
             all
             our
             intestine
             cententions
             may
             be
             converted
             into
             a
             vigorous
             opposition
             of
             our
             common
             Enemy
             ,
             our
             unbrotherly
             Feuds
             into
             a
             Christian
             Zeal
             against
             all
             that
             exalts
             it self
             against
             the
             obedience
             of
             Christ
             .
             Lord
             hear
             us
             ,
             and
             ordain
             peace
             for
             us
             ,
             even
             for
             his
             sake
             whom
             thou
             hast
             ordained
             our
             Peace
             maker
             ,
             
               Jesus
               Christ
            
             our
             Lord.
             
          
        
         
           
             Prayer
             II.
             
          
           
             O
             Most
             gracious
             Lord
             ,
             who
             dost
             not
             afflict
             willingly
             ,
             nor
             grieve
             the
             Children
             of
             Men
             ,
             who
             
             smitest
             not
             till
             the
             importunity
             of
             our
             sins
             enforce
             thee
             ,
             and
             then
             correctest
             in
             measure
             ;
             we
             thy
             unworthy
             Creatures
             humbly
             acknowledge
             that
             we
             have
             abundantly
             tasted
             of
             this
             patience
             and
             lenity
             of
             thine
             .
             To
             what
             an
             enormous
             height
             were
             our
             sins
             arrived
             ,
             e'er
             thou
             began'st
             to
             visit
             them
             !
             and
             when
             thou
             couldst
             no
             longer
             forbear
             ,
             yet
             mastering
             thy
             Power
             ,
             thou
             hast
             not
             proportion'd
             thy
             vengeance
             to
             our
             crimes
             ,
             but
             to
             thy
             own
             gracious
             design
             of
             reducing
             and
             
             reclaiming
             us
             .
             Lord
             ,
             had
             the
             first
             stroke
             of
             thy
             hand
             been
             exterminatings
             ,
             our
             guilts
             had
             justified
             the
             method
             ;
             but
             thou
             hast
             proceeded
             by
             such
             easie
             and
             gentle
             degrees
             ,
             as
             witness
             how
             much
             thou
             desired'st
             to
             be
             interrupted
             ,
             and
             shew
             us
             ,
             that
             all
             that
             sad
             weight
             we
             have
             long
             groaned
             under
             ,
             hath
             been
             accumulated
             only
             by
             our
             own
             incorrigibleness
             .
             'T
             is
             now
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             these
             many
             years
             that
             this
             Nation
             hath
             been
             in
             the
             Furnace
             ,
             and
             yet
             our
             
             dross
             wastes
             not
             ,
             but
             increases
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             owing
             only
             to
             thy
             unspeakable
             Mercy
             ,
             that
             we
             ,
             who
             would
             not
             be
             purified
             ,
             are
             not
             consumed
             ;
             that
             we
             remain
             a
             Nation
             ,
             who
             cease
             not
             to
             be
             a
             most
             sinful
             and
             provoking
             Nation
             .
             O
             Lord
             ,
             let
             not
             this
             long-suffering
             of
             thine
             serve
             only
             to
             upbraid
             our
             obstinacy
             ,
             and
             enhance
             our
             guilt
             ;
             but
             let
             it
             at
             last
             have
             the
             proper
             effect
             on
             us
             ,
             melt
             our
             hearts
             ,
             and
             lead
             us
             to
             repentance
             .
             And
             ,
             O
             that
             this
             may
             be
             the
             day
             for
             
             us
             ,
             thus
             to
             discern
             the
             things
             that
             belong
             to
             our
             Peace
             !
             that
             all
             who
             are
             (
             yea
             ,
             and
             all
             who
             are
             not
             )
             cast
             down
             this
             day
             in
             an
             external
             humiliation
             ,
             may
             by
             the
             operation
             of
             thy
             mighty
             Spirit
             have
             their
             Souls
             laid
             prostrate
             before
             thee
             in
             a
             sincere
             contrition
             !
             O
             thou
             who
             canst
             out
             of
             the
             very
             stones
             raise
             up
             Children
             unto
             Abraham
             ,
             work
             our
             stony
             flinty
             hearts
             into
             such
             a
             temper
             as
             may
             be
             malleable
             to
             the
             impressions
             of
             thy
             Grace
             ,
             that
             all
             the
             sinners
             in
             Sion
             may
             
             tremble
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             not
             by
             a
             persering
             obstionacy
             seal
             to
             our selves
             both
             temporal
             and
             eternal
             ruine
             ,
             but
             instead
             of
             our
             mutinous
             complaining
             at
             the
             punishments
             of
             our
             sins
             ,
             search
             and
             try
             our
             ways
             ,
             and
             turn
             again
             to
             the
             Lord.
             O
             be
             thou
             pleased
             to
             grant
             us
             this
             one
             grand
             fundamental
             Mercy
             ,
             that
             we
             who
             so
             impatiently
             thirst
             after
             a
             change
             without
             us
             ,
             may
             render
             that
             possible
             and
             safe
             by
             this
             better
             and
             more
             necessary
             change
             within
             us
             ;
             that
             our
             sins
             
             may
             not
             ,
             as
             they
             have
             so
             often
             done
             ,
             interpose
             and
             eclipse
             that
             Light
             which
             now
             begins
             to
             break
             out
             upon
             us
             .
             Lord
             ,
             thy
             Dove
             seems
             to
             approach
             us
             with
             an
             Olive
             Branch
             in
             her
             mouth
             :
             On
             let
             not
             our
             filth
             and
             noisomness
             chase
             her
             away
             ;
             but
             grant
             us
             that
             true
             repentance
             which
             may
             atone
             thee
             ,
             and
             that
             Christian
             Charity
             which
             may
             reconcile
             us
             with
             one
             another
             .
             Lord
             ,
             let
             not
             our
             breach
             either
             with
             thee
             ,
             or
             among
             our selves
             ,
             be
             incurable
             ,
             but
             by
             making
             
             up
             the
             first
             ,
             prepare
             us
             for
             the
             healing
             of
             the
             latter
             .
             And
             because
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             the
             way
             to
             make
             us
             one
             Fold
             is
             to
             have
             one
             Shepherd
             ,
             be
             pleased
             to
             put
             us
             all
             under
             the
             conduct
             of
             him
             to
             whom
             that
             charge
             belongs
             ;
             bow
             the
             hearts
             of
             this
             People
             as
             of
             one
             Man
             ,
             that
             the
             only
             contention
             may
             be
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             most
             forward
             in
             bringing
             back
             our
             David
             .
             O
             let
             none
             reflect
             on
             their
             past
             Guilts
             ,
             as
             an
             Argument
             to
             persevere
             ,
             but
             repent
             ,
             and
             to
             make
             their
             return
             so
             sincere
             as
             
             may
             qualifie
             them
             ,
             not
             only
             for
             his
             but
             thy
             Mercy
             .
             And
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             be
             pleased
             so
             to
             guide
             the
             hearts
             of
             all
             who
             shall
             be
             intrusted
             with
             that
             great
             Concernment
             of
             setling
             this
             Nation
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             weigh
             all
             their
             deliberations
             in
             the
             Balance
             of
             the
             Sanctuary
             ,
             that
             Conscience
             ,
             not
             Interest
             ,
             may
             be
             the
             ruling
             principle
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             may
             render
             to
             Coesar
             the
             things
             that
             are
             
             Coesar's
             ,
             and
             to
             God
             the
             things
             that
             are
             God's
             ;
             that
             they
             may
             become
             healers
             of
             
             our
             breaches
             ,
             and
             happy
             Repairers
             of
             the
             sad
             Ruines
             both
             in
             Church
             and
             State
             :
             And
             grant
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             that
             as
             those
             sins
             which
             made
             them
             are
             become
             National
             ,
             so
             the
             repentance
             may
             be
             National
             also
             ,
             and
             that
             evidenc'd
             by
             the
             proper
             fruits
             of
             it
             ,
             by
             zeal
             of
             restoring
             the
             rights
             both
             of
             thee
             and
             thine
             Anointed
             .
             And
             do
             thou
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             so
             dispose
             all
             hearts
             ,
             and
             remove
             all
             obstacles
             ,
             that
             none
             may
             have
             the
             will
             ,
             much
             less
             the
             power
             ,
             to
             hinder
             his
             peaceable
             restitution
             .
             
             And
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             let
             him
             bring
             with
             him
             an
             heart
             so
             intirely
             devoted
             to
             thee
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             wish
             his
             own
             Honour
             only
             as
             a
             means
             to
             advance
             thine
             .
             O
             let
             the
             precepts
             and
             example
             of
             his
             blessed
             Father
             never
             depart
             from
             his
             Mind
             ;
             and
             as
             thou
             wert
             pleas'd
             to
             perfect
             the
             one
             by
             suffering
             ,
             so
             perfect
             the
             other
             by
             acting
             thy
             will
             ;
             that
             He
             may
             be
             a
             blessed
             Instrument
             of
             replanting
             the
             power
             in
             stead
             of
             the
             form
             of
             Godliness
             among
             us
             ,
             of
             restoring
             Christian
             
             vertue
             in
             a
             profane
             and
             almost
             barbarous
             Nation
             .
             And
             if
             any
             wish
             him
             for
             any
             distant
             ends
             ,
             if
             any
             desire
             his
             shadow
             as
             a
             shelter
             for
             their
             riots
             and
             licentiousness
             ,
             O
             let
             him
             come
             a
             great
             ,
             but
             happy
             defeat
             to
             all
             such
             ,
             not
             bring
             fuel
             ,
             but
             cure
             to
             their
             inordinate
             appetites
             ;
             and
             by
             his
             example
             as
             a
             Christian
             ,
             and
             his
             Authority
             as
             a
             King
             ,
             so
             invite
             to
             good
             ,
             and
             restrain
             from
             evil
             ,
             that
             he
             may
             not
             only
             release
             our
             temporal
             ,
             but
             our
             spiritual
             Bondage
             ,
             suppress
             those
             
             foul
             and
             scandalous
             Vices
             which
             have
             so
             long
             captivated
             us
             ,
             and
             by
             securing
             our
             inward
             ,
             provide
             for
             the
             perpetuating
             our
             outward
             Peace
             .
             Lord
             ,
             establish
             thou
             his
             Throne
             in
             Righteousness
             ;
             make
             him
             a
             signal
             iustrument
             of
             thy
             glory
             and
             our
             happiness
             ,
             and
             let
             him
             reap
             the
             fruits
             of
             it
             in
             comfort
             here
             ,
             and
             in
             bliss
             hereafter
             ,
             so
             that
             this
             Earthly
             Crown
             may
             serve
             to
             enhance
             and
             enrich
             his
             Heavenly
             .
             Grant
             this
             ,
             O
             King
             of
             Kings
             ,
             for
             the
             take
             and
             intercession
             of
             our
             Blessed
             Mediator
             
               Jesus
               Christ
            
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .
        
         
      
    
     
  

