1 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,320 As you've heard, I've already been assigned this subject. 2 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,760 Why do we celebrate the 12th of July? 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,520 Now that is a great question, and one that demands A 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,200 straightforward, plain, simple answer. 5 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:31,880 Yet the reality is, the answer is not really so simple. 6 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:37,640 You see, the 12th of July, also known as the Glorious 12th, is 7 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:42,080 really the climax of the marching season of the Orange 8 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:45,440 Order. During this period and around 9 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:50,720 the 12th of July, large parades are held by the Orange Order all 10 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,720 over this province. The marching season takes place 11 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,160 in towns and villages. Locally there are of course 12 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:04,120 district church services. And then there's the county 13 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,880 demonstrations. Streets are adorned with union 14 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,040 flags. In the Ulster Standard, bonfires 15 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,400 are usually and traditionally lit in the 11th of July. 16 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,840 In Northern Ireland, the 12th of July is a public holiday. 17 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,000 Similar demonstrations are held in various parts of the world 18 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:29,040 where the Orange families found Scotland, mainly in Glasgow, 19 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:34,760 England, around Merseyside and Liverpool, Republic of Ireland. 20 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,160 We could think of the demonstration in Ross, Nyla and 21 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:44,560 County Donegal, in Australia, in Canada and even in Africa in the 22 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,600 land of Togo. There is an Orange Lodge there, 23 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,080 You see, when it comes to the 12th of July, hundreds of 24 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,920 thousands flocked to watch the parade. 25 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,520 There's a desire to get to the place of the demonstration and 26 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:05,360 of course it's an opportunity to celebrate our heritage, our 27 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,840 cultural identity, our freedoms. It's an opportunity to meet with 28 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,000 old friends and to make new ones. 29 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:18,280 You see to those that are Ulster born and bred we wouldn't want 30 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,080 to miss the 12th. I remember a young girl being in 31 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:26,760 New York on the 12th of July and had her own little period down 32 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,880 5th Ave with her own little orange cholera on. 33 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,280 I know of a man who went to book us holidays said to the girl he 34 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,800 wanted to book a holiday in July and he says but I don't want to 35 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,680 go on the 12th fortnight. And she says, but there isn't 12 36 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,040 fortnights in July. There's only two. 37 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,960 She she was English and she didn't really understand the 38 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,040 12th fortnight was sacrosanct. And I can remember in my 25th 39 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,080 wedding anniversary, only missing 112th. 40 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,800 And that was because I was in Cyprus. 41 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,240 And I can tell you the 12th of July was a miserable day because 42 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:10,240 I was missing my brethren and missing my parade, you see. 43 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:17,720 Let's ask the reason why we celebrate the 12th of July and 44 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:23,360 of course you see people answer. Well it has to do with King 45 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:28,160 William the Third crossing the Boyne in 1690, fighting against 46 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,480 James the 2nd and defeating the Jacobite army. 47 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,480 Now we know that. We know the 12th of July marks 48 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,720 the victory of King William the Third Prince of Orange over the 49 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,840 Roman Catholic King James the Second. 50 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,480 People already know that. But but let's dig a little 51 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,760 deeper. Why are you marching, son? 52 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:54,400 Why are you marching, lady? And of course, the focus is on 53 00:03:54,400 --> 00:04:00,040 the victory over King James by King William the 3rd at the 54 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,560 point. But that's only part of it. 55 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,800 That's only a small part. Now, it's a real part. 56 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,600 Don't get me wrong, it's a constituent part, but it's not 57 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,240 the whole reason. And you see, many youngster 58 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:16,519 Protestants today do not know the real history of why we 59 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:20,920 celebrate the 12th of July here in Northern Ireland and further 60 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,960 afield in the way that they do. Now, let me explain something to 61 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,480 you. And this is the key phrase for 62 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:33,160 this morning. The 12th of July is a 63 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:40,880 celebration of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the 64 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,920 Williamite settlement that followed. 65 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,280 You see, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the Williamite 66 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:56,000 settlement that followed has historical, has theological, has 67 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,080 of course, cultural significance. 68 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:04,160 So therefore the chief purpose of this lecture today is to 69 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:11,360 inform our people about the origins, the evolution and the 70 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:16,720 meaning behind the festivities on the 12th day of July. 71 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,120 We're going to emphasise the importance of remembering. 72 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:29,680 The book of Job says remember the battle and that's what we're 73 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:35,960 going to think about. Understand our Protestant 74 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,840 heritage and history, number of things. 75 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:47,000 First of all, let's think about the origins of the 12th of July. 76 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,680 When did the 12th of July periods begin? 77 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,960 Let's think about the early history you see after the Irish 78 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:01,160 rebellion of 1641 and the Irish rebellion was an attempt by the 79 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,480 Roman Catholic Gentry in Ireland to seize power from the English 80 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:11,680 governing authority and 10s of thousands running even into 81 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:16,160 100,000 of Protestants were massacred in cold blood. 82 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:22,040 And the anniversary of the Irish rebellion in 1641 is on the 23rd 83 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,120 of October. And to mark the anniversary of 84 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,960 the ending of the Irish rebellion in 1641, Protestants 85 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:34,200 gathered to celebrate and they tried to celebrate in the sense 86 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,440 of having a parade. There was another attempt that 87 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,360 parading arose from the commemoration of the birthday of 88 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,400 King William of Orange in the 4th of November 1650. 89 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,200 And these were prayed and were popular for a time and then they 90 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,840 faded in their popularity. The 12th of July itself 91 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:55,800 originated as a celebration of the Battle of Ocrum. 92 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,960 I'm going to hear in a moment the Battle of the Ocrum was the 93 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,600 most significant battle of the William 8 Wars here in Ireland. 94 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,680 The Battle of Ocrum was fought in the 12th of July 1691 and 95 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:14,440 many historians would acknowledge the significance of 96 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:21,040 the Boeing but would openly state that the Battle of Akram 97 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,800 was the most decisive battle of the William 8 wars. 98 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:30,960 See, it was during this battle that the predominantly Roman 99 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:36,360 Catholic Jacobite army was destroyed with their surrender 100 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,240 of course, at Limerick. And during the 18th century 101 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,800 there used to be a parade to celebrate the Battle of Akram on 102 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,680 the 12th of July. Bonfires, flags, parades. 103 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,240 The Battle of the Boeing was usually a smaller parade than 104 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,320 the parade connected with the Battle of Okram until eventually 105 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,160 the 2 events were merged into one. 106 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,400 So that's really the early history of when the 12th of July 107 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,880 parades began. Think of the later history. 108 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:09,400 You see, the chief reason for the merger of the two events was 109 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:14,000 the British switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian 110 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:21,520 calendar in 1752. Eleven days were unaccounted for 111 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,080 and this moved the normal date of the Battle of the Boyne, 112 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:30,320 which was on the 1st of July 1690, to the 12th of July. 113 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,080 And then the Battle of Ochram was moved from the 12th of July 114 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,760 to the 23rd of July. So that was one of the reasons 115 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,799 why there was a switch. Another reason, of course, for 116 00:08:41,799 --> 00:08:45,840 the switch was the formation of the Orange Order in the 21st of 117 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,320 September in 1795. And the Orange Order, rightly 118 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,080 so, put a lot of emphasis in the Battle of the Boyne. 119 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,440 Why? Due to King William, the Prince 120 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:00,560 of Orange presence there. And the third reason, of course, 121 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:08,280 was in 19/17/90 was a time of resurgence of Roman Catholicism. 122 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:14,080 The Battle of the Boeing, as the little booklet emphasises, was 123 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:18,160 the easier of the two battles. It was maybe more appealing in 124 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,600 the sense to the Orange Order that King William the Third was 125 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,360 present there and crossed the Boeing. 126 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,200 And that Battle of the Boeing, the Jacobite army was more 127 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,200 easily righted. You see, during the Battle of 128 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:36,160 Ockram, it was a harder battle. The both sides fought well. 129 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,920 They fought hard. Large numbers died 5 to 7000 in 130 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,760 that battle. Did you know that the first 131 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:50,080 Orange Order March took place in the 12th of July 1796 here in 132 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:55,760 County Armagh, in good old Portadown, also in Lurgan and in 133 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,600 Warringstown. So that's really the later 134 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,560 history and that's from that date. 135 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:05,360 Then the 12th of July 1796, there have been Orange Order 136 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,680 parades marking the 12th of July significantly to the Battle of 137 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,760 the Boyne and and also enamoration of the Battle of 138 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,720 Akram. So that's really the origin of 139 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,440 the 12th of July. Secondly, think about the 140 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,000 observation of the Glorious Revolution. 141 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:31,280 You see, before the Glorious Revolution of 1688. 142 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,240 It's important that we understand the context and the 143 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,600 historical narrative behind it. So you've got to think of life 144 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:46,720 here before 1688 and here in Northern Ireland that had an 145 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,920 impact. It's historically, it is 146 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:56,640 politically, it is religiously connected to key events on the 147 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,880 mainland. Let me backtrack for a moment. 148 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:04,960 Think of the English Civil War, 1642 to 1651. 149 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:10,200 What was the English Civil War? It was a fight between King and 150 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,920 Parliament. The King's supporters were 151 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:16,040 called Cavaliers. The supporters of Parliament 152 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:22,400 were called Roundheads. The leader of the Parliament was 153 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:27,080 Oliver Cromwell, known as the Lord Protector, and his opponent 154 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:32,160 was King Charles the First, King of England, Scotland and 155 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,880 Ireland, and the climax of the civil war resulted in the 156 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:40,880 beheading of King Charles the 1st for treason on the 30th of 157 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:46,880 January 1649. His son, King Charles the Second 158 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:52,840 was declared King of Scotland on the 5th of February 1649. 159 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:59,120 Later on, in the 3rd of September 1651, Oliver Cromwell 160 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:03,080 defeated Charles the Second at the Battle of Worcester. 161 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,840 King Charles fled to mainland Europe and it was only after the 162 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:12,880 death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658 that the monarchy was restored. 163 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,720 Charles the Second was received in London to public acclaim on 164 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:22,120 the 29th of May 1660. King Charles the Second was 165 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,920 considered to be one of the more popular kings. 166 00:12:25,560 --> 00:12:29,720 His reign seemed to be marked by less religious tension, 167 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:36,760 especially in Ireland. He died in 1685 and he left no 168 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:41,040 legitimate heir to the throne. He was succeeded then by his 169 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,320 brother. His brother was called James. 170 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,600 Now it was this James that was deposed in the Glorious 171 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:55,760 Revolution of 1688. Bear with me now because we're 172 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,760 dealing with history. We're dealing with facts. 173 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,600 Facts are stubborn things. James was Crown King of England, 174 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:08,320 King of Ireland as James the Second on February the 6th 1685 175 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:14,160 and King of Scotland as James the 7th. 176 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:20,240 Now, during his reign, there was a power struggle for a number of 177 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:21,880 things. One, there was a power struggle 178 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,400 for religious tolerance. 2 there was a power struggle over the 179 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:30,040 principle of absolutionism. Absolutionism is about the 180 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,480 King's right to rule with absolute power. 181 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,120 And then of course, there was a struggle over the divine right 182 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,400 of kings. The divine right of kings was 183 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,560 all about a monarch deriving their power, their right to rule 184 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,640 from God alone, with no accountability for their actions 185 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,920 to either Parliament or the people. 186 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,840 There was a power struggle over discontent with James's rule 187 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,360 itself. There was a power struggle over 188 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:59,400 disconnection from his reign due to his leanings away from the 189 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,280 Protestant religion towards Roman Catholicism. 190 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:10,840 Now listen to me carefully. In 16681669, James the Second 191 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,800 was admitted into the Roman Catholic Church. 192 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:19,440 Now, he didn't fully embrace all the heretical, fanciful Roman 193 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,040 Catholic views at that time, as other monarchs had displayed. 194 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,280 In contrast, for example, he permitted his eldest daughter 195 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:31,000 Mary to marry the Protestant William of Orange in 1677. 196 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,680 He was also a spokesman for the conservative Anglican courtiers 197 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:41,080 who believed his views of the monarchy coincided with Ayers. 198 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,680 Now at up to that point, the Queen was childless. 199 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:50,040 However, the conversion of the king to Roman Catholicism 200 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,800 alarmed the Gentry and the general public. 201 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:59,720 Let me ask the question, does it really matter what religion the 202 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,560 king is? Roman Catholic. 203 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:07,920 Protestant. Is it really so important to get 204 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,160 bothered about? There's a simple answer, and 205 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,000 I'll tell you the simple answer. Yes, it is. 206 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:19,240 Why? Because of the power and 207 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,520 influence of the Roman Catholic Church. 208 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,080 The people of that day, the the Gentry and the people of that 209 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:31,640 day were fearful of a Roman Catholic resurgence in their 210 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,320 country. They had every reason to be 211 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,120 alarmed. Let me give you some thoughts. 212 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,960 The Gunpowder Plot of 16 O five Guy Fawkes and twelve others 213 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,440 attempted to blow up Parliament. The 30 year war that reached in 214 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:51,200 Europe 1618 to 1648 was one of the most devastating conflicts 215 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,960 of the European history. The 30 year war was largely 216 00:15:55,960 --> 00:16:01,200 executed by the Roman Catholic Church against the Protestant 217 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,680 people of Europe. Then you had the English Civil 218 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:11,080 War 1642 to 1651, and of course this saw a treacherous English 219 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,720 king with strong Roman Catholic leanings attempting to overthrow 220 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,920 the largely Protestant backed English Parliament. 221 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:23,800 We could add in the Spanish Armada 1588, a Spanish attempt 222 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,760 to land a Roman Catholic army in England. 223 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,600 The spirit of 1588 is alive and well. 224 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:34,000 We could add in the reign of Mary Queen of Scots 1516 to 225 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:40,240 1558, Bloody Mary as she was known when thousands of faithful 226 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,840 Protestants were put to death for their faith. 227 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,400 Just read the Fox's Book of Martyrs and then look into 228 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:50,760 European history, the cruel and tolerant domination of the Roman 229 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,640 Catholic Church. Do you want an example? 230 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:58,640 Think of the Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre, 24th to 25th of 231 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:02,600 August 1572. We could even go further back 232 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:07,640 and throw in the Spanish Inquisition of 1478 when a 233 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:12,119 refusal to convert to Roman Catholicism meant imprisonment, 234 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:17,839 deprivation, torture, deposement, even death. 235 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,640 You see people ask me today why is it important to have a 236 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:28,880 Protestant monarch and the answer is a Roman Catholic one 237 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:34,160 with strong leanings to Roman Catholicism either than abetted 238 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:39,400 by the Roman Catholic Church will be dreaded by the 239 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,120 Protestant people of the United Kingdom. 240 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:48,560 You see true Protestantism has done much to bring peace and 241 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:52,280 stability and law and order into the land. 242 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:57,040 True Protestantism is about religious freedom and a 243 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,520 tolerance, and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is 244 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,800 liberty. But false religion, including 245 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:09,320 Roman Catholicism, has a tendency of intolerance, of 246 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:13,480 opposition, of cruelty. And it's very important that we 247 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,040 know and learn our true Protestant history. 248 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,920 It's important that we stand for it. 249 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,800 It's important that we celebrate it together. 250 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,920 See, let me tell you this morning, and in a sense it's 251 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,080 great to be here. And in another sense, it's sad 252 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:34,520 that the CWU hall is not packed out like it was in former times 253 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,800 because our true freedoms depend on it. 254 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,600 False religion brings you into bondage. 255 00:18:44,360 --> 00:18:46,440 False religion will damn your soul. 256 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,520 You see, isn't it so sad? Often in our celebrations, we'll 257 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,800 ask the question, why is celebrating Sun? 258 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:59,240 Why are you marching, Sun? The heart of mind is empty, it's 259 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,840 artificial. There's a shallowness. 260 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:06,040 You see, often we have forgotten the very God who gave us these 261 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,520 freedoms, who gave us these liberties in the 1st place. 262 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:15,360 Someone has said a nation that forgets God as how tyrants forge 263 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,440 their changes. And I urge you this morning, in 264 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,240 the Lord's name, seek to know your history, seek to teach it 265 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,200 to others. Love your history, appreciate 266 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:30,520 it. Seek to honour God and seek to 267 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:35,000 honour good men who've gone before us, who've handed us the 268 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,400 torch. Be prepared. 269 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,640 Fight for your freedom. Isn't That's what Paul says in 270 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,040 Galatians 5 and 1. Stand fast, therefore in the 271 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,680 liberty where with Christ hath made us free, and may not 272 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,360 untangled again with the yoke of bondage. 273 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:52,360 He was talking about Gospel freedoms. 274 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:58,480 Be prepared to pay the cost, even to the point of blood to 275 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:03,000 defend these freedoms. Let me move on slightly. 276 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:09,560 In 1673, James the Second resigned all of his officers 277 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,000 rather than take the anti Roman Catholic oath. 278 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,160 This was an oath imposed by the Test Act. 279 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,400 This decision helped make as Roman Catholic leanings known 280 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:24,880 not just to the Gentry. But to the wider public, and 281 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,240 when his first wife died, he remarried. 282 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:32,200 Who did he marry? A Roman Catholic Princess, a 283 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,840 lady by the name of Mary of Medina. 284 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,400 Mary of Medina was a devout Roman Catholic. 285 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,640 And now the general public was in no mood to let the monarchy 286 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,320 slip back into the clutches of the Roman Catholic Church. 287 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,000 You see, the general public, the land of Gentry. 288 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,040 They had fresh memories of the bloody English Civil War. 289 00:20:55,640 --> 00:21:00,240 They had fresh memories of the legacy of Roman Catholic treason 290 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,680 and plots. They knew that rule under the 291 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,520 Church of Rome spelled persecution and tolerance and 292 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:12,400 mistrust. From 1679 to 1681 there were 293 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,040 three successive parliaments strove to exclude James, the 294 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,920 second by statute, without success. 295 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:23,760 And during this crisis James spent long periods in exile in 296 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,440 Brussels or in Edinburgh, one of my favourite cities in the 297 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,640 United Kingdom. In 1682 he returned to England. 298 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:37,720 He resumed his leadership of the Anglican Tories, and came to the 299 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,400 throne again on the 6th of February 1685. 300 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,480 An unsuccessful rebellion led by the Duke of Monmouth in England 301 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,000 and the Duke of Argyll in Scotland in the summer of 85 302 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,000 marked a turning point in the King's attitude. 303 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,920 He began now to really distrust his subjects. 304 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,200 These rebellions were brutally put down and the power of the 305 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:06,120 army increase, with James granting new regiments, new 306 00:22:06,120 --> 00:22:11,680 Roman Catholic officers. This last act provoked A quarrel 307 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:17,440 between the King and Parliament in it. 1686 these divisions 308 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,280 increased. Roman Catholics were permitted 309 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,160 to the Privy Council again and the High Office of Government. 310 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:30,880 1687 James the Second continued in a slide towards a new Roman 311 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:34,280 Catholic polity. He dismissed his Anglican 312 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,080 brothers in law, the Earl of Clarendon and the Earl of 313 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:40,800 Rochester. He allowed Magdalene College and 314 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,400 Oxford to be used as a Roman Catholic college. 315 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,720 He appointed a people non CEO's office assigned to Saint James's 316 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,800 Palace, one of the most senior royal palaces in the country. 317 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:58,840 And then in April 1687, the Declaration of Indulgence was 318 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:03,760 issued, suspending the laws against Roman Catholics and 319 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,680 Protestant dissenters alike. The parliament was also 320 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:12,000 dissolved. He also launched a campaign to 321 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,880 win over Protestant dissenters and secure a more amenable 322 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,720 parliament. You see, nobody really knew the 323 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:25,360 King's mind except the Lord. You see, on the one hand, was he 324 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:32,040 going to maintain the genuine principle of freedom of religion 325 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,960 or was it going to attempt to establish Roman Catholicism as 326 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:40,760 the dominant, if not the exclusive religion in England? 327 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:45,000 And here's a lesson, young people, boys and girls, a lesson 328 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,280 for life. And it's simply this. 329 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,360 Nail your colours to the mask. Let everyone know who you 330 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:56,560 believe in and what you believe and why you see. 331 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:01,240 You cannot sit on the fence. You cannot sit on the fence 332 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,320 confused, because if you're confused, everybody else will be 333 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,280 confused. See, it doesn't do any good. 334 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:15,920 You cannot be a friend of all, President Henry Truman said. 335 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:20,600 Who tries to please everybody ends up pleasing nobody. 336 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,760 The philosophy of a soft, tolerant approach keeping 337 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,240 everybody happy is fundamentally flawed. 338 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:34,920 And it's that philosophy of a soft, tolerant approach keeping 339 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,680 everybody happy that's fundamentally flawed. 340 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:41,840 That is destroying the evangelical Protestant church in 341 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:47,520 our land at this time. The timid approach leads to 342 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:52,560 confusion, distrust and contempt for many. 343 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,200 There's apathy among the public today. 344 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:04,280 A friend to all is not really a true friend at all. 345 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:09,240 We need men of conviction in the preaching of the Word of God, 346 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,400 men of conviction and political office, men who like Daniel and 347 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:18,920 his friends and Nebuchadnezzar's time, Shadrach, Meshach and 348 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,840 Abbenegal. Men who will not bend OR burn or 349 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,640 budget. Men who will give you an honest 350 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,920 answer, men who will give you a straightforward answer, men who 351 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:33,040 are not afraid of confrontation. You see how many are asking 352 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,160 today and they've asked me. This is a church man. 353 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:39,960 Where is the God of Elijah? Why is he not coming to our Eid 354 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,800 like in former time? I want to turn it around. 355 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,680 I'm going to ask this question, where are the Elijahs of God? 356 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:55,800 Where are the Elijahs of God? Romans 831 says of God before 357 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,040 us, who can be against us? And sadly, you see, here's the 358 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,840 problem. This king, King James the 359 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,160 second, he was a king that blew in two directions. 360 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,160 Some of his actions seemed to support the Protestant cause, 361 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,440 while at the other times his actions had very strong leanings 362 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:16,920 towards the Church of Rome and he ended up pleasing neither 363 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:20,600 side. His unstableness led to his end. 364 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,400 Let's learn from history. Let's not the repeat the 365 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:30,960 restakes of the past. Be responsible for what you 366 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,240 believe in. Be responsible for what you 367 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,600 stand for despite the opposition. 368 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:43,480 Remember, we're called in the Bible to stand fast against the 369 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:49,080 whiles of the devil. Let me say Thirdly, we've looked 370 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,160 at the origins of the 12th of July. 371 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,200 I have given you there some observations of the Glorious 372 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,760 Revolution. Let's think about the overview 373 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:09,040 of the Glorious Revolution. The beginnings In 1687 there was 374 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,520 the most unwelcome news in England. 375 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,480 The Queen was pregnant. Normally that would be great 376 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,480 news, but the prospect of a Roman Catholic heir and 377 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:23,960 successor since shock waves throughout the Gentry and the 378 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:27,360 general public. A Roman Catholic heir to inherit 379 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,560 the throne of England, along with James's policies and 380 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,800 leanings to Roman Catholicism inflamed the majority of the 381 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,760 nobility and the Gentry. The siege of fear and distrust 382 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:43,600 all came to the fore. So in the spring of 60, 1987, 383 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,440 leaders contacted William of Orange. 384 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,360 William of Orange was the champion of the Protestant cause 385 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:54,320 in Europe against the Roman Catholic Army of Louis the 14th 386 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,920 of France. And here's the real spark that 387 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,040 the fuse that ignited it was ignited by James the Second 388 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,160 himself. He reissued his declaration of 389 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Indulgence April the 2nd, 1688, and in May the fourth he went 390 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,400 further. He ordered it to be read in the 391 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,360 churches. The Archbishop of Canterbury at 392 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:18,800 that time and six of his bishops protested. 393 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,400 They petitioned. The king asked him to withdraw 394 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,240 the order. He refused. 395 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,480 So these men did the right thing. 396 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:30,720 They subsequently published their petition for the general 397 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:34,680 public to read. James the Second responded. 398 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:41,040 He issued A seditious libel petition against the seven 399 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:48,120 churchmen and it was only on the 30th of June 1688 that the seven 400 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:53,960 bishops were acquitted. This was a defeat for James and 401 00:28:53,960 --> 00:29:00,520 on that very same day, the 30th of June, 16887 leaders 402 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,080 Englishmen sent a letter inviting William of Orange to 403 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:08,360 bring an army to England. By September 1688 it was clear 404 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,720 that William of Orange intended to come to aid his fellow 405 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:17,880 Protestants in England and in the 5th of November 1688 William 406 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,240 landed at Brixham in Torbay in County Devon. 407 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:28,320 The flagship said it all the liberties of England, the 408 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,480 Protestant religion I will maintain. 409 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:36,880 But when William landed, James's Protestant officers deserted to 410 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,560 Williams forces. They did so in large numbers. 411 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:46,120 James the Second's daughter Anne defected, also a nervous James. 412 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,880 Then James the Second fled to France, left the wee while in 413 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:57,160 Kent and then moved on to France on December the 23rd of that 414 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:01,800 year in the new year. So we're moving now to the 12th 415 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:08,720 of February 1688, the convention Parliament declared that James 416 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:13,160 had advocated the throne, and the next day, the 13th of 417 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:20,400 February 1689, Parliament offered the crown to William and 418 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:24,320 Mary. The Scots Parliament followed 419 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:30,680 suit in May 1689. The Glorious Revolution, that's 420 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,440 its beginnings. It was a bloodless revolution. 421 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:40,240 It was no drawn out campaign. There was no massive loss of 422 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,400 life, that there was no bloodshed. 423 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,600 It was supported by the majority of the people in the country. 424 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,000 It was a permanent thing. And what did it produce? 425 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,480 What did it promote? It promoted religious tolerance. 426 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:57,800 It promoted freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the 427 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:02,680 independence of the judges, It promoted A parliamentary 428 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:07,560 democracy, it produced a constitutional monarchy and it 429 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:13,400 produced a Bill of Rights. Let me just read to you from a 430 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:18,800 document that I have. In December 1689, one of the 431 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:22,600 most important constitutional documents in English history was 432 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,480 the Bill of Rights. This act established 433 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,480 restrictions on the royal prerogative. 434 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,480 It provided, among other things, that the sovereign could not 435 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:33,680 suspend laws passed by Parliament, levy taxes without 436 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,640 parliamentary consent, infringe the right to petition, raise a 437 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,240 standing army during peacetime without parliamentary consent, 438 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:44,960 unduly interfere with parliamentary elections, punish 439 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,400 members of either House of Parliament for anything said 440 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:51,480 during debates, require excessive bail, or inflict cruel 441 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:56,560 and unusual punishments. That was all part of the Bill of 442 00:31:56,560 --> 00:32:02,760 Rights that was there in 1689. That's the beginnings of the 443 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:04,080 Glorious Revolution. Very quickly. 444 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:10,080 Think of the battles you see. I'm now thinking of the William 445 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:14,960 8 wars in England King James the second Roman Catholic leanings 446 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:20,360 had a big impact on Ireland in 1685 in the military Reform Act 447 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:24,680 which impacted upon England, Scotland and Ireland had the aim 448 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:27,440 of eliminating local Protestant influence. 449 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:31,680 The Earl of triconal, A man by the name of Richard tolbert. 450 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:38,000 He was tasked with disarming the Protestant militias in Ireland. 451 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:44,440 He was able to muster a big army of Roman Catholics that they 452 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,880 were known as Jacobites. They were loyal to King James 453 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:52,680 the Second. Triconal set about establishing 454 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:57,160 Jacobite dominance in Ireland, in the South and in the north, 455 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:02,440 James the Second. With French support he had the 456 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,520 aim to retake the English throne. 457 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,000 Ireland was going to be his lunch pad, so on the 12th of 458 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:15,440 March 1689 he landed in Kinscale with an army of 6000 French 459 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,000 soldiers. Soon the South of Ireland was 460 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,640 occupied, nearly all the north came under his control. 461 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,840 There was only two major strongholds of Protestant 462 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:29,800 resistance, Enniskillen and Londonderry. 463 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,480 And of course you know the history. 464 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:33,920 We're going to hear about it and the siege of Londonderry and 465 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:38,960 another of the lectures here, how the Jacobites lay siege to 466 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,200 Londonderry on the 7th of December. 467 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:45,760 Remember, the 13 apprentice boys in defiance of the invader shut 468 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,840 the gates to the cry of no surrender. 469 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:55,160 And in the end, Londonderry survived, despite the hardship, 470 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:59,680 despite the loss of life, despite the treachery held out. 471 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,960 And even when the second attempt was made, which began in the 472 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,720 18th of April, with James the Second present in the 473 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:14,639 battlefield, remember, the town was called upon to surrender. 474 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:19,120 They refused. The siege really began properly. 475 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,719 Jacobites didn't storm the walls, they wanted to starve the 476 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,560 people out. The siege lasted remember 105 477 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:31,600 days from the 8th of April to the 1st of August in 1689 when 478 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:35,000 the boom was broken and the city was relieved. 479 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:41,159 Whenever the boom was broken in the 1st of August 1689, the 480 00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:44,760 Jacobite army retreated South towards Enniskillen. 481 00:34:45,159 --> 00:34:48,199 Then they were forced to withdraw also from Enniskillen 482 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:51,199 because they couldn't conquer that town either. 483 00:34:51,639 --> 00:34:55,960 And during this period William had dispatched a landing force 484 00:34:55,960 --> 00:35:01,320 of some 20,000 men under the Duke of Schaumburg. 485 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:04,080 He was a highly seasoned military veteran. 486 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,640 His army was mainly Dutch, some English and a few 1000 Deans. 487 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:11,800 Schaumburg landed in Bangor on the 13th of August. 488 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:19,880 In 1689 he took Carrick. He advanced southward towards 489 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,520 Dublin. James's army had now reached 490 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,360 Drakata. He decided to block Schomburg's 491 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:29,360 movements and by September the two forces that took up camps on 492 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,360 the opposite side of Dundalk and winter there. 493 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,680 In the meantime James of course got reinforcements from France. 494 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:43,280 Another 6000 French Musketeers. The time now brings us to March 495 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:47,560 1690. During March 1690 King William 496 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:52,200 had convinced Parliament to head an army of 15,000 soldiers. 497 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,000 He landed in Carrick June the 14th 1690. 498 00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:02,440 King James the Second choose to settle on a defensive position 499 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:06,440 on the southern banks of the Boeing 25 miles north of Dublin, 500 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,920 the 29th of June. William of course came from 501 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:12,480 Carrick where he landed. Remember he landed the 14th of 502 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,560 June 1690. There's a stone there in 503 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,240 Carrickfergus that marks the place where he first set his 504 00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:19,520 foot. He arrived in Belfast on the 505 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,880 19th of June. They had a solemn service there 506 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:25,640 in Saint George's Church. The minister preached on When 507 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:27,880 thy passes through the waters, I'll be with thee. 508 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:32,240 Isaiah chapter 43, verse two. One of my favourite texts of 509 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,800 scripture at Hillsborough. When he stopped there he issued 510 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:41,560 a warrant granting A pension, I like this, a pension of £1200 a 511 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,680 year to the Presbyterian ministers of Northern Ireland. 512 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:46,360 That was a reward for their loyalty. 513 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:51,200 He then moved on to Scarva, came to Newry and then on to the boy 514 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:56,000 and he set up his hedge quarters across the river from James. 515 00:36:56,000 --> 00:37:00,760 Now let me understand this. James had an army of 23,000 men. 516 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,800 The majority were Irish Catholics. 517 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,120 They were trained under the Earl of Triconal. 518 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:11,320 He had 6000 French soldiers. The French soldiers had seen 519 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,720 combat. The Irish troops had little 520 00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:16,200 experience. They had outdated muskets. 521 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:20,040 James the Second was a poor military commander. 522 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:24,760 He had little experience and at the Boeing James the Second 523 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:28,040 placed the bulk of his forces along the river. 524 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,760 It was deployed in such a way to counter Williams attack. 525 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:39,600 Detachment of dragoons were tasked with destroying bridges 526 00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:44,520 guarding Fords like the crossing at Drakada and the village of 527 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:50,400 Ross Neri Williams army. It was half British and Dutch 528 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:55,680 and a few 1000 deals and a few 100 Huguenots. 529 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,520 The Dutch soldiers were seasoned troops from the war against 530 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,360 France. They were armed with modern 531 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:05,120 flintlock muskets. William's army had eight times 532 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,320 more military pieces than James King. 533 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,960 William had proven his military skills in the defence of the 534 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:15,520 Netherlands. And William had a plan, of 535 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:17,120 course. I believe it was God's plan. 536 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,960 He had wisdom from God. He had sought the Lord in 537 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,160 prayer. William had a three pronged 538 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,720 strategy on his right flank to send a troop of Calvary and 3000 539 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:32,000 infantry men, the Royal Regiment of Foot 1689 to cross the river 540 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,880 at slain in the centre, the Duke of Schaumburg with 20,000 men 541 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:41,080 and then on the left flank King William would lead 1/3 force 542 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:44,000 across the river to attack James's left flank. 543 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:48,600 The three flanks would be executed simultaneously. 544 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,720 So on the 1st of July you've got to try and picture this down 545 00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,520 your head. On the 1st of July William's 546 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:58,480 right ring began to move South toward Rossnery. 547 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,080 They were held up there until mid morning due to the number of 548 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:05,800 Jacobite Dragoons. William's left flank began to 549 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:10,400 move and he split his flank into 3 grips, 1 to dry bridge, one 550 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,680 for Yellow Island and one for Old Bridge. 551 00:39:13,240 --> 00:39:15,800 The Duke of Schaumburg attacked James's centre. 552 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,880 There was fierce fighting. William himself crossed the 553 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:23,840 Boing at Milford. James the Second ordered a 554 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:27,840 measured withdrawal of his army and his army was allowed to 555 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:31,840 escape mostly intact. Now let me emphasise, William 556 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:36,560 didn't destroy the Jacobite army at the Boing, Neither did he 557 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:42,000 pursue the Jacobite army who fled in retreat from the Boing. 558 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:46,480 The Battle of the Boing was a great victory for King William, 559 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:50,840 great victory for liberty and freedom, but it was not a fully 560 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:55,200 decisive battle. It was not a a total victory. 561 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,280 James, the 2nd Army fell back to Dublin. 562 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,040 There's a story told that when James arrived in Dublin himself, 563 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:05,440 he buried his troops, claiming that they had fled the battle, 564 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:07,760 that they had sadly let him down. 565 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,880 And a noble lady has reported to have said, well, I see Your 566 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:14,560 Majesty has beaten them in the race. 567 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,240 The army of course then fell back to Limerick. 568 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:21,120 James the Second fled to France and as I've already told you, 569 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:25,360 the decisive battle of the Glorious Revolution was the 570 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:31,760 Battle of Ocrum in 1691. The Battle of Ocrum 1691 was 571 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:36,240 fought on the 12th day of July. Each army had roughly 20,000 572 00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:38,560 men. The core of the Jacobite army 573 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:44,400 was the old Irish Army. 4000 well trained Calvary were 574 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,600 amongst. They occupied A2 mile strong 575 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:54,840 defensive position using hedges, bogs, hillsides and at 2:00 PM 576 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,880 that day in the 12th of July they cannoned each other's 577 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:03,160 position. The Dutch officer Godbert D 578 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:10,680 Gimkel Gimkel was urged to press the battle that day finished the 579 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:15,240 job by the Williamite infantry general Hugh Mackay, and at 5:00 580 00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:20,680 PM to 6:00 PM the battle reached the centre. 581 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:25,200 The English Scots regiments under Hugh Mackay attempted A 582 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:31,160 frontal assault on Kill Camadin Hill. 583 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:36,560 They suffered healthy losses, they had to often weave deep in 584 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,360 waters. The left flank also took heavy 585 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:42,320 casualties as they advanced on low ground. 586 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:47,240 Gimkel tried to force away across the Causeway, which was 587 00:41:47,240 --> 00:41:50,800 covered by the Jacobite Walter Burke's regiment from their 588 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,840 positions in Occam Castle, and it was a Brigadier by the name 589 00:41:54,840 --> 00:42:01,080 of Kirky who led 4 battalions secured the position and the 590 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:05,160 captain of the Royal Horse Guards got across the Causeway. 591 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,400 In the third attempt they reached the town of Auckland, 592 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:15,160 the Jacobite French Calvary officer French Charlemont de St 593 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,280 Rehu. He was decapitated by a 594 00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:22,600 cannonball and after his death the Jacobite army seemed to 595 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:25,640 collapse. The battle raged on to 9:00 PM 596 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,280 and by then the Jacobites had been pushed over. 597 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,720 Killed Mcadden Hill. They fled towards the bog. 598 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:35,440 The Jacobites suffered a lot of casualties and retreat. 599 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:39,960 The Battle of Ochrem was over. 5000 to 7000 dead. 600 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,880 One of the bloodiest battles fought in the British Isles. 601 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,440 You ask anybody what's the most bloodiest battle fought in the 602 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:49,840 British Isles in our history? I wonder how many could tell you 603 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:56,080 it was the Battle of Okram on the 12th of July in 1691. 604 00:42:56,440 --> 00:43:00,080 How many could tell you there was 5000 to 7000 died? 605 00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:02,160 You see, that was a decisive battle. 606 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:08,080 The Jacobite army had lost James's, The second campaign in 607 00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:12,960 Ireland was over. The Jacobite army had lost many 608 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:16,120 experienced officers, lots of equipment, lots of supplies. 609 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:20,280 The final stand was at Limerick and when the city was 610 00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:24,560 surrounded, the city surrendered to the Williamite forces and 611 00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,680 that brought an end to the Williamite War in Ireland. 612 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:31,880 Now think with me as we wrap this up this morning, the 613 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:37,120 glorious Revolution. I've already given you some of 614 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:40,560 the beginnings, the backgrounds. We've talked a little already 615 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:45,960 about the bounties, but think about the outcome you see as you 616 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,520 read about these battles and these little booklets that look 617 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:54,040 as wonderfully produced as you read about the will you made 618 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:58,280 wars in Ireland. We do well to appreciate the 619 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:03,400 freedom that we enjoy Today. I want to tell you this, the 620 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:09,080 freedoms that we enjoy today are Protestant freedoms and they 621 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:14,600 were bought in blood. We have a heritage bought in 622 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,400 blood. I've largely forgotten it today. 623 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:24,120 Think of many lives that were lost in conflict, brave soldiers 624 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:27,440 who made and paid the ultimate sacrifice. 625 00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:29,960 Think of our freedoms that we enjoy here today and pour it 626 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:31,760 down. Freedom of conscience, freedom 627 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:34,720 of religion, freedom of thought, belief, opinion. 628 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:40,040 Freedom of the press, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of 629 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:44,240 association, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, 630 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:48,800 freedom to protest. You see, these are all freedoms, 631 00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:53,080 freedoms that have been won, freedoms that have come about 632 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:57,000 because of bloodshed, freedoms that must be protected and 633 00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:01,320 preserved in our nation. And I mean not today, right down 634 00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:05,280 through the centuries. The 12th of July is a day of 635 00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:09,800 celebration, a day to remember our history and our heritage. 636 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,480 William crossed the board. It's also a time to remember the 637 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:15,480 William 8 Revolution and the Bill of Rights that came after 638 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,360 that. But I want to tell you this at 639 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:22,560 the back of it, we should have a deep sense of thankfulness to 640 00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:27,280 Almighty God, be thankful unto him and bless His name, Raising 641 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:31,040 up King William the Third Prince of Orange for our deliverance. 642 00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:35,640 Could you imagine if we've been under the jackboot of the Roman 643 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:38,080 Catholic Church from that time to this day? 644 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,000 You see, a sense of superness should come upon us. 645 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:46,800 We remember the sacrifice of those who fought and died for 646 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,560 our freedoms. These sacrifices ought to be 647 00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:51,520 remembered, ought to be honoured. 648 00:45:52,360 --> 00:45:54,240 They're they're not to be treated lightly. 649 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:58,120 You see, these freedoms should act as a great deterrent to any 650 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:00,440 man. Let it be king or Parliament or 651 00:46:00,440 --> 00:46:04,920 Prime Minister who may attempt to trade or erode or take away 652 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,280 our freedoms. It was William Pitt the Younger 653 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:08,960 that said the British Prime Minister. 654 00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:15,480 Necessity, I must do this. Necessity is the plea for every 655 00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:20,880 infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. 656 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:25,640 It is the creed of slaves. He said that in eighteen O 6. 657 00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:31,040 How relevant is that today? Let me finish this morning by 658 00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:34,560 asking this question. What is the Protestant religion? 659 00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:38,120 I'm going to tell you the answer. 660 00:46:38,240 --> 00:46:41,880 The Protestant religion is the purest form of Christianity as 661 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:45,320 taught by our Lord Jesus Christ and His holy Apostles and the 662 00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:49,720 early church, and rediscovered by the godly reformers of the 663 00:46:49,720 --> 00:46:52,840 16th century in the Protestant Reformation. 664 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:57,960 Remember the Protestant Reformation centred around 5 665 00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:01,600 Solas. See the clues in the name the 666 00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:04,400 Protestant religion. Protestants were those who 667 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:09,040 protested against the corruption and false teaching of the Roman 668 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:11,880 Catholic Church. Protestants stood for truth. 669 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:17,680 They protested against error and with their only tool for gauging 670 00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:21,960 what is truth was the Word of God, the Bible, to the law and 671 00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:24,560 to the testimony. If they speak not according to 672 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,840 this word, it is because there's no light in there. 673 00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:32,480 And from the very day when the Empire Constantine the Great 674 00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,920 declared Christianity to be the state religion of the Roman 675 00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:42,120 Empire in 312 AD, the Roman Catholic Church has steadily 676 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:47,680 moved away from the Bible, embraced heretical and serious 677 00:47:47,720 --> 00:47:51,200 error and non biblical teaching that has brought about much 678 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:55,200 corruption and confusion. And remember, the Church of Rome 679 00:47:55,200 --> 00:48:00,040 and his heyday exercised and dominated great cruelty to all 680 00:48:00,360 --> 00:48:03,080 who opposed her. What do we believe today? 681 00:48:04,560 --> 00:48:11,240 We believe in solar Scripture, the Scripture alone, our creed 682 00:48:11,240 --> 00:48:13,960 and our conduct, our belief in behaviour. 683 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:18,720 We embrace the Bible alone as the sole authority in all 684 00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:22,480 matters of faith and practise. What saith the Scriptures? 685 00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:29,400 That's what we need to rediscover sole agratia, grace 686 00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:32,360 alone. For by grace you see it through 687 00:48:32,360 --> 00:48:34,800 faith and not, not of yourselves, as the gift of God, 688 00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:36,680 not of works, lest any man should boast. 689 00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:39,560 What is grace? See, grace is more than God's 690 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:42,160 riches at Christ's expense. It includes that. 691 00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:46,960 It is that, but it's much more because grace is the unmerited, 692 00:48:47,360 --> 00:48:50,760 undeserved favour to criminals and lawbreakers. 693 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:53,360 Because remember, for all of sinned and come short of the 694 00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:57,240 glory of God, and we can do nothing to earn or merit the 695 00:48:57,240 --> 00:49:00,880 favour of a holy God. And God deals with us in the 696 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:04,280 basis of free, sovereign grace, Grace alone. 697 00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:08,840 And then think of the third one soul of Phaidy. 698 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:14,760 Faith alone fear. There's the instrument through 699 00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:19,120 which we receive Christ and God's blessing, but as many as 700 00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:21,240 received. And then giving power to become 701 00:49:21,400 --> 00:49:23,920 the sons of God, even to them that believe in His name. 702 00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:29,080 See true faith, the gift of God. It's implanted within us by the 703 00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:31,800 power of the Holy Spirit in the new birth. 704 00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:36,160 And it's that gift of faith enables and us to receive Christ 705 00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:40,960 inclines us to Christ. And of course the 4th solar was 706 00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:45,720 solar Christos, Christ alone. Here's the heart of the gospel. 707 00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:49,000 Somebody asked me some time ago which church saves. 708 00:49:49,400 --> 00:49:52,880 I give them the answer none. Why? 709 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:59,040 Because the Bible says neither is our salvation in any other, 710 00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:02,240 for there's no other name under heaven given among men, for by 711 00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:06,240 we must be saved. Remember the Lord Jesus said to 712 00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:09,160 Thomas in the upper room, and to others who were there. 713 00:50:09,880 --> 00:50:18,040 Jesus saith unto him, I'm the way, I'm the truth, I am the 714 00:50:18,040 --> 00:50:19,320 light. And if you go to the heart of 715 00:50:19,320 --> 00:50:24,040 the gospel, 2nd Corinthians 521 For he that is God hath made him 716 00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,200 that is Christ to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might 717 00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:29,240 be made the righteousness of God in him. 718 00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:32,160 And the heart of the gospel is this, that on the cross. 719 00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:34,800 You see, let me back up. Why did Jesus die? 720 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:39,200 And, and people say, but I believe that Jesus died on the 721 00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:40,200 cross. But why? 722 00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:44,040 Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. 723 00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:46,520 He was buried, and he rose again the third day according to the 724 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:47,800 Scriptures. And what does that really mean? 725 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:52,280 Christ died for our sins. It means that not only was he a 726 00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:55,760 substitute, not only was He a surety paying the debt that we 727 00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:58,080 couldn't pay to the Brooklyn door, not only was He a sin 728 00:50:58,080 --> 00:51:00,560 bearer, but he was a sin offering and on the cross. 729 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:03,800 He was suffering the wrath of God and there was an imputation 730 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:05,680 going on. Christ took the guilt and 731 00:51:05,680 --> 00:51:08,400 punishment of our sin. He bare our sins of His own body 732 00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:10,520 in the tree. It's guilt and punishment. 733 00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:13,600 He took it upon himself. God the Father treated him as 734 00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:17,480 the biggest Sinner ever. You've got to realise that 735 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:19,240 that's what was happening at the cross. 736 00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:22,760 This is all part and parcel of the heart of the gospel. 737 00:51:23,240 --> 00:51:26,360 And then of course, the flip side of that is the righteous 738 00:51:26,360 --> 00:51:30,720 life of Christ is put to our account through faith, and God 739 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:34,440 treats us as legally and perfectly justified in his 740 00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:35,520 sight. There's the doctrine of 741 00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:39,720 justification coming in there, and that's the heart of the 742 00:51:39,720 --> 00:51:42,720 gospel. Christ offered a once and for 743 00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:45,480 all sacrifice for sin, shed his precious blood. 744 00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:50,320 In the ground of that blood atonement was made and Christ 745 00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:53,280 took our guilt and punishment and by faith we can have Christ 746 00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:57,160 righteousness and we can say the Lord is our righteousness. 747 00:51:57,160 --> 00:52:01,120 What about sola de Gloria, The glory of God alone. 748 00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:05,120 Whatsoever you do, even in eating and drinking, do all to 749 00:52:05,120 --> 00:52:08,120 the glory of God. God receives all the glory. 750 00:52:10,040 --> 00:52:13,920 Now I'm going to finish now you you'll be saying Amen after 55 751 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:17,000 minutes. I'm glad I don't preach as long 752 00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:23,160 and carried off, but I believe today that we need to stand and 753 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:26,240 rediscover what the Protestant religion is. 754 00:52:27,080 --> 00:52:29,880 We need to know what we believe and why. 755 00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:36,520 Let's embrace these five solas. Let's believe them. 756 00:52:38,080 --> 00:52:41,720 Let's hold them aloft and say this is part of our heritage, 757 00:52:41,720 --> 00:52:45,440 this is part of our history. Have I asked you this morning as 758 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:48,560 we finish, are you a true Protestant? 759 00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:52,760 I'm going to tell you something. I'm sorry brother. 760 00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:58,960 This happened in the Shankill Rd when the late Doctor Paisley was 761 00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:06,760 alive in his hi day he met very, very prominent man from Belfast 762 00:53:06,760 --> 00:53:10,560 and different parts of our province and he was asked to 763 00:53:10,560 --> 00:53:16,440 come and give a talk, just a talk lecture on this question. 764 00:53:16,440 --> 00:53:21,840 What is a true Protestant? And he preached exactly as I am 765 00:53:21,840 --> 00:53:26,840 telling you what a true Protestant is connected to these 766 00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:31,560 five solos and much more. Sadly, there was a man there 767 00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:37,560 that I'm not named, not sure if the man's still alive, but he 768 00:53:37,560 --> 00:53:40,520 stood up and he said this. According to Doctor Paisley's 769 00:53:40,520 --> 00:53:45,880 definition, we are not true Protestants, we are loyalists. 770 00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:50,000 There's a difference. And that psyche has seeped 771 00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:55,600 through the Protestant people in working class areas all over 772 00:53:55,600 --> 00:54:00,440 this province. And I believe we have a duty, we 773 00:54:00,440 --> 00:54:06,120 have a responsibility to go and teach them our history and 774 00:54:06,120 --> 00:54:10,440 heritage of true Protestantism and say this is what we are, 775 00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:13,920 this is what we believe. And they call you to stand forth 776 00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:17,960 for these truths. We're standing today against 777 00:54:17,960 --> 00:54:20,320 militant, resurgent Roman Catholicism. 778 00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:24,680 We're standing against militant atheism and secularisation. 779 00:54:24,720 --> 00:54:28,160 We're standing against progressive liberalism that want 780 00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:31,320 to destroy the family unit. And we're destroying it. 781 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:36,240 Standing against Irish republicanism with its social 782 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:40,240 secular agenda to to drag Northern Ireland out of the 783 00:54:40,240 --> 00:54:45,880 United Kingdom and into a super European state, a socialist 784 00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,960 superstate. This is relevant. 785 00:54:49,360 --> 00:54:51,280 This is up to date. We need to stand. 786 00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:54,000 If you're a true Protestant, you'll admit you're a hell 787 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:57,280 deserving Sinner. You'll acknowledge you're broken 788 00:54:57,280 --> 00:54:59,560 God's law and you're guilty in God's eyes. 789 00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:02,920 You'll acknowledge you need a Saviour, and the only Saviour is 790 00:55:02,920 --> 00:55:05,120 Jesus Christ and the simple faith. 791 00:55:05,120 --> 00:55:08,040 You'll come to him and cry out God, be merciful to me the 792 00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:10,280 Sinner, and you'll discover peace with God. 793 00:55:10,280 --> 00:55:13,040 Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God 794 00:55:13,040 --> 00:55:15,360 through our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you got that peace with 795 00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:16,920 God? Have you got the knowledge of 796 00:55:16,920 --> 00:55:19,280 sins forgiven? Can you say that you're born of 797 00:55:19,280 --> 00:55:22,320 the Spirit and washed in the precious blood of Christ? 798 00:55:22,720 --> 00:55:25,640 Can you rejoice? For God so loved the world that 799 00:55:25,640 --> 00:55:28,560 He gave us only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him 800 00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:32,240 should not perish, but have everlasting life.