A fast sermon, in which The real Cause of all Wars and public Calamities are explained; The Means by which they may be avoided; when they will cease; and The Manner in which the Inhabitants of Great Britain ought to conduct themselves, In the present serious State of this Kingdom. And now earnestly recommended To the Perusal of every Description of Mankind; particularly, To all Magistrates, Clergymen, Dissenting Ministers, and true patriots. Delivered on the public fast day, March 9, 1796, In the New Jerusalem Temple, Birmingham, by J. Proud, N. H. M. Published by the particular Request of the Audience.