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most caceiess ) husbaudmaii , adminib ~ tra ^ Q lt t OJ ^ ki ^^ ih ^ i t . ! » J rrv : vHi .-. i irKifn If you i ^ pect not my words , attend , O King , to those of the exalted Saint Theresa of Jesus , glory of Spain , and delight <> f •; the . heavenly Jerusalem ; This : enUghteaed virgin was tenderly
interested for , and warmly attached to , the throne of , St . Ferdinand , ¦ which you worthily occupy . She had also a particular regard for your immortal ancestor , the just , the prudent Philip the Second , aud having compassion on him , because surrounded by flatterers , he had no one near him to tell him
the truth , though , considering the ckcumstances in which he was then placed , it was necessary he should be warned of it , the Saint herself resolved ; to admonish him . because she loved
him . Her heart was nigh to fail her , but encouraging herself , she said , " It ig better that my heart should suffer , than that my ku&g and his kingdom should be lost . " She could not ascend
into this cathedral to preach before him , for although she was a doctor of theology , being a woman excluded her , but as ambassadress of the King of kings , she addressed unto Philip a letter , which , being read , comprehended in two lines , that which . I feel it a
duty incumbent upon me to inculcate in this Sermon , viz . ** Remember , Sire , that Saul was a chosen and an anointed king , " ; Having perused this paper , that great prince was ( saith the history ) somewhat astonished , but on reflection , he soon ; became sensible that God
spake to him through the medium of this celestial heroine . He bethought himself of that carelessness which had led him into peril , he became watchful and . zealous for the happiness of his kingdom , and grew so perfect himself , that nqt long thereafter , the Virgin Estifauia , of the apostles , ** , the daughter of the saint , " bebeWihim come forth triumphantly from tte , tribuaal of God , favoured by , ; the : moat holy Virgin , to whoa * lie had rendered so
many ^ eiyiqefe . ,, / . < , ; ,- / m u' . : ¦ .: ¦ I , O King , possess # p * that fervour of 5 oul wl * i £ fr inspire Saint Theresa of Jesus , , toit Jst yfeWi ito : jcwme 5 u my i desip ^ fo ^ . ypi | r happiness , and » tte welfare of your kingdom ; in which , " as is Hnowp % o you / ' I am deeply interested ; because I love you , I * do » ot flatter you » J > ut © PCftfc the truth
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unto . y bu ^ i i-y-hi ripw ^ ytifb ** &y tffflfy mothek f i Rieme ^ b ^ ri ^ inniortat Ferdiaandt thdt Satrf H ^ si a kingy thatM was chosen by Cfi ^ di aiid' ^ ttoitlted by : hk prophet > but h *^ iMe' ^ 8 ( Bfr 1 b ^ ' ii > fi * forsaken by the Lord ;^ fost M » lifib > Ms soul , and his kingdom i because he did ¦
not fulfil his obligattons . ^ v This sentence of the S ^ mt ' s is , as it were ^ an abridgment of the words of the evangeKsty 'by wlfich we are this day tcrfd that ) the Father of families \ Vill pnnish then vvdcked I husbandmen , and bestow
the vineyard upon others , who will cultivate ^ it ? with advantage . ** He shall conae and destroy those * husbandmen , and shall give , Ihe vineyard td others" *
At present , may I not ejtpectftom your guiltless heart equal , or eveti greater fruits , than those wbrds of Saint Theresa produced in that of your heroic ancestor Philip the Second- ¦? Surely . Ih cannot doubt it * Already ,
methinks , I see you vigilantly driving from yoiikv ® ide those who do not tove you , those who will not tell the truth unto you . > Already , methinks , I behold you cleansiiijf the public officer ¦
from that filth which ( if I may be allowed the expression ) hath so iniquitously been introduced into them , in these latter times i of > trouble and coifr
fusion . Already , methinks , I perceive you visiting the labourers in tne virie ^ yard , examining ?? their labours , arid striving that it mtp bring forth itr * fruit in due season . Wtfiteyou do not s know , O King , that this yow ought ^ daf to render yourself aM ' yotir kiftg--d 6 m happyv For ^ xampie ; " there are in the vineyard of Spain labourers ( ciir
ministers ) of state . Thoise ought to be men with clean handa ^ pui ^ e intentions , and of upright cojrauct : men who would not allow 1 themselves Jtd'be ' biassed by > sel £ -inter ^ stf , by friehds , relations or ; cohndxlon ^; or by ithos ^ who are destitute of m » erk v in managinjof the y national property , - or in the
distrfhtttion of situations ( or employments ^ ^ But is , this the case ? Alas ! - Sire , 1 ) go forth from considering this , great obligation , and ; i 5 find the people * # i ^ i sigh , and weep * that directly tae , c ^ h- ^ trary takes place ! I find that scarceW > i ^ any bne entered upon aaf + cdei * U » employment , when jlie raiaei ? up hia ^ whole house , ' family arid firipids , ?* ftftd : tJris in the face of aUtheiiM 5 n /* forg * t ful that among those regardiriglimiiar ^
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Ferdimnd ihe Seventh * $ Sermon . 3 ^
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1820, page 383, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2490/page/3/
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