riv'd to this high pitch of Wickedness, or (indeed) are guilty of any other Crime; I then summ'd up both these my Discourses with particular Exhortations, suitable to the Cases of the Condemn'd. And again,

On the last Lord's Day, the 8th instant , being the Blessed Day (not only of the Month, but even of the Week also) on which Our Most Gracious Queen ANN (whom GOD long preserve) ascended the Throne, I preach'd both in the Morning and Afternoon, to the Persons under Condemnation, and others that were there present, and took my Text out of the Gospel for the Day, viz. Matt. 22. 21. Then says He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.

Before I open'd the Text, I made a short Prefatory Discourse upon the Subject of the Solemnity of this Day; shewing,

First, How much cause We of this Church and Nation have to return our humblest and heartiest Thanks and Praises to Almighty GOD, for that He (in his good Providence) was pleas'd, as on this Day, to set so Pious, so Just, and so Wise a Princess upon the Throne of these Kingdoms.

Secondly, How Devout and Earnest we all should be in our Prayers to GOD for her Majesty's Long Life, Continu'd Health, and Prosperous Reign over us. And,

Thirdly, How readily and dutifully we should obey Her excellent and wholsom Laws, Honour Her Sacred Person, and peaceably and quietly Observe and Submit to all Her Royal Commands; faithfully endeavouring by all honest and just Means to render Her Government Easie and Happy to her, as it plainly appears it is Her Gracious Intent to make it so to Us. And therefore (as CHRIST enjoyns in the Text) Let us render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, &c.

Which Words of our Blessed Saviour's, with their Context, having explain'd in general, I then proceeded to observe from them in particular,

I. The Malice, Wickedness, Subtilty, and Craftiness of the Pharisees, to bring about the pernicious Counsel and Device they had form'd against Christ, to whom they apply'd themselves with this specious (but most deceitful) Speech, at 16, 17 Verses. Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the Way of GOD in Truth; neither carest thou for any Man, for thou regardest not the Person of Men: Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give Tribute unto Cesar, or not? This was their captious and ensnaring Question to Christ: To which,

II. Christ gives this wise and unexceptionable Answer we have at the 18th and 19th Verses, in these words: Why tempt ye me, ye Hypocrites? Shew me the Tribute money. Whereupon they producing to Him a Penny (a small Piece of Money) that bore Caesar's Image and Superscription: He ask'd them this Question, at the 20th Verse, Whose is this Image and Superscription? To which they answering, v. 21, that it was Cesar's; He then said unto 'em (in the words of the Text) Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. From which Words I shew'd,

III, and lastly, The exact, useful, and wholsom Doctrine couched in that Answer given by Christ, who does herein clearly teach us Obedience both to GOD, and to our Governours. For hence we may learn,

1st, That it is our Duty to give every one his own; Tribute, to whom Tribute is due; Custom to whom Custom; Fear to whom Fear;