A Sermon Preached in the Audience of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut at Hartford

on On One PREACHED IN THR Aubrzwer or THE * NERAL ASSEMBLY Or THE Cotony o we FI co NNE ET ICUT, 4 Ar HARTFORD, ON THE DAY or THEIR ? | ANNIVERSARY | ELECTION, By 22 ies, Meh we nabe, of a Chee: in ORD: Printed by GaEEN & Warson, at the HEART | and Crown, near the GKLAT-BRIDOE. Asembly of 2 Governor and Company of the ©. Colony of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, A. D. 1769. QRDERED, That Milliam = Pitkin, jun. Esq; and Col. Jobs Pitkin,return the Thanks of this Assembly to the Rev. ELIPHALET WILLIAM sõ, for his Sermon, delivered before this Assembly, on the Eleventh Inst. and desire a Copy thereof, that It. Po He] _— aN 4 2 | PROVERBS, vu. 15. 2 5 me Kings reign, and Prin- 7 ces decree Justice. e an high wor hich the Altpighk A ACA a 5 + ty ruler bestows on some of the hu2 T & Mane race, to call them out to act a . $I? EE part in public and exalted stations, tor his glory, and the good of their DECPECE fellow-creatures. And às here much is given, there much will be required, so it greatly behoves those that are thus elevated and stinguithed, (instead of being swelled and puffed” up with their grandeur, and serving their own private ends) to Jay out thergselves in proporiionable endeavors, portant ends of their betrustment, OS» i we — NOM... ins 2 22 2 — "eros > : 6 6 AN ELECTION SERMON. Shile with the four and twenty Elders, they throw : Yown their crowns before the throne, and worship him hat sits upon it. For the quickening ef whole active diligence therein, (as well as the keeping "© them humble) they are often (among other things) * reminded, in the sacred volume, to whom they are 17 P . n 8 c all their righteous laws and administrations for the , * creeFustiee.——The speaker here is wisdom; by | _ the beginning of the chapter. indeed that wisdom of - Goa, seems to be spoken of, which is manifest in divine revelation. ' But from the 12th V. wisdom appears to be discoursed of in the character and person of Cbrist; the second subsistence in the Trinity, "who is called the wisdom of God, Luk. xi, 49. the essential wisdom of the Deity, in whom are bid all ie treasures of wisdem and knowledge. That it is an Intelligent and divine person who speaks, seems Plain, in that it has personal properties and actions Fascribed toit: & this can be no other than the son "pF God himself, to whom the principal things here "spoken of, are attributed in other scriptures, it is the me who, is titled the Ligos by St. Fobn, who gives Typ RJ IS | ethic upon what is * Bur our joint cre AN ELECTION SERMON. 5 © the best exposition of this context in the four first verses of his gospel.---All divine revelation is the: revelation of .Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, whoimparts the mind and will of God to mankind. —He is here represented ss a great and illustrious” personage, and with tender and powerful persuafives, alluring wandering sinners from the paths of ruin to those of happiness. And also admmistring many wise and instructive reproofs and admoniti- 5 ons to that end. And as an inducement to all to join, themselves and become voluntarily subject to him, the enthroned Jesus, he suggests (among others) the consideration, that all the Potentates of the world are concerned to bow at his foetstasl, - and pay obeysence to him, who is exalted overall ; - and that he presides above and influences those who-' so bear rule as to be bleflings to mankind ; advancing their good by their just decrees and goyernment.--- Kings and Princes, Senators and Ge- - nors, Nobles and Juages rule as his deputies, and should be careful to rule in all things according to his will: and wherein they do so, governing with: | ei oh and equity; * are 2 5 celestial vildom, b be 238 . — in his 445 sembly, upon this solemn oceasion, and effectuallyinfluence and assist in the discharge of the duty of the season! then it will not be the concern of the Preacher to gratify curious ears, any more than co deal in fulsome compliment to the principal chaders present; nor the business of the heatert tb Fax! we. OF bly OR 4 7 o oy . TWP introduced ; - all things pus out of order, and every. þ * 2 AN ELECTION SERMON. will be to attend to, and obey the instructions and ern of wisdom for our good. "From the words, ( as they have been briefh explained ) this observation natively results. - Thar, the Lord Fesus Chrilt i is the immediate — of the magistrate's power and essice ; so it is by, or of 7280 14 they who are invested. with that office (sus or subordinate) do rule ' their 3 wisely ut 44d boppily. — r, in other + wor 46. The etablishment and e of odd, n among men, in the present state, for the promotion ¶ justice and rightecusnels, and therein the public good and welfare ; and as it serves or contiuees there10, is peculiarly owing to the. way M GC was God's 3 eternat H0UGH che governing er: be from Goc as the author of nature, yet tke blessings and benęfictal influences of it, ate dispepsed to mankind, ian their present lapsed condition, (: as all other henefits are) through and by Christ, the divine Mediator. Government may be supposed, to be founded, in the law of nature; the condition of mankiad - being such as necessarily requires,” and unavoidably: puts upon chusing and setting t up: and the eammonness of such; sentiments: demonstrates, * common cause. …