Cruden’s Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures

Cruden’s Complete Concordance — historical edition — Section 3

I doubt not but your Majefty will pardon my forbearing to enter upon your valuable perfonal Accomplifhments : I fhall only add that, when it pleafed God, the fovereign Lord of life and death,'* to deprive us of theblefling of your Royal Grandfather King George the Second, the Protector of our Religion and Liberties for many years, it was efteemed a national bleffing that God had favoured Great-Britain with a Prince born and educated among us, who makes the happinefs of his People the rule of his government ; and without religion there can be no real happinefs for Prince or People. "When your Majefty came to the throne, the loyal and affectionate addrefles from your fubjects in all parts of the Britijh dominions, fhewed their great hopes and ftrong expectations of being happy under your Majefty's government. We of the Britijh nation have reafon thankfully to remember the appearances of divine Providence in the prefervation of our Religion and Liberties,, particularly in fettling and eftablifhing the Proteftant DEDICATION. Proteftant Succeflion, and in dlfappointing from time to time all the contrivances and attempts of its enemies, whether fecret or open ; and in your Majefty's coming to the throne with the hearts of all your fubjech united to you as the heart of one man. May it pleafe God to beftow his choiceft gifts upon your Majefty, upon your Royal Mother the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and all the, Royal Family, and upon your numerous and powerful People. May you be blefled, and made a real blefling, and may your reign be long and profperous ; and after you have been enabled to ferve God faithfully here upon earth, may you reign for ever with him in heaven through Jesus Christ. This is the fincere and earneft prayer of him who is with great humility and profound refpeft, May it pleafe your Majefty, Tour Majesty's moft dutiful, and moft obedk?it fubjeSi and fervant, I o June ii, Alexander Cruden* TO THE U E E N* DAM,