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among them they voted him thanks. There is a 

 memorandum in Dr. Sharp's own hand under the 

 vote of thanks which was sent him in these words. 



•'* Ve?ieris 1"" die Feb., 1688. — Resolved, iVe- 

 mine Contradiceiite, That the Thanks of this 

 House be given to Dr. Sharp, Dean of Norwich, 

 for his Sermon preached before this House on 

 Wednesday last, and that he be desired to print 

 the same. And that Sir John Knight, and Mr. 

 Auditor Done, do acquaint him with such, the 

 thanks and desire of this House. 



" Paul Jodrell, CI. D. C." 



" This sermon here desired to be printed, was 

 that which I preached on Jan. 30, after the 

 House had made a vote, that King James had 

 abdicated. Nevertheless in my prayer before 

 sermon, I prayed for King James as I used 

 to do. At which, and I believe, at some passages 

 in the sermon, great offence was taken by several 

 of the warm men in the House of Commons. 

 And complaint was made by the Speaker, Mr. 

 Powel, to the House that very afternoon. Upon 

 which a great debate arose, which took up all 

 their time that night, but nothing was concluded. 

 The next day, being the 3 1st of January, was the 

 day of thanksgiving for the arrival of the Prince of 

 Orange. And then Dr. Burnet preached before 

 the House. The day after when the House was 



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