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A26686 A call to Archippus, or, An humble and earnest motion to some ejected ministers (by way of letter) to take heed to their ministry that they fulfil it. Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668. 1664 (1664) Wing A965; ESTC R5254 20,344 32

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let our words be accepted with you do not despise our request Accept this Petition as if it were written in the mingled tears of us and your People Verily these are the things that they do sigh out before the Lord in secret Shall none of their miseries nor necessities move you Was the tongue of the dumb-born son of Croesus loosed by the vehement commotion of Nature in him when he saw one about to murder his father And shall not the necessity of Souls loose yours O think by whom shall these be gathered We beseech you by the Children as it were of your own bodies by the Love you bear to our precious Saviour whose Interest it is not our own that we have all this while pleaded with you We beseech you by your high and holy Calling by all the Commands and Promises of the glorious Gospel by all your Vows to the most high God at your solemn Admission to your sacred Function Feed the Flock of God which he hath purchased with his own Blood In a word by the bowels of Fathers by the tears and cryes of Children by the necessities distresses groans and sorrows of our afflicted Mother we beseech you do not turn a deaf ear to these Requests Fulfil you your Peoples joy refresh their bowels in the Lord. We are in deepest earnest with you and do in some measure feel what we speak We go not to act a part The case is very deplorable that is before you You see what havock is made and what is like to become of poor souls O if there be any consolation in Christ any Comfort of Love any fellowship of the Spirit any bowels and mercies feed Christ's Lambs feed his Sheep We humbly and tremblingly leave all at your feet and fearing lest all our beggings to you will not prevail we turn our selves to beg of God for you and the souls committed to you and us O thou Shepherd and Bishop of Souls the great and good Shepherd of the Sheep that gavest thy self for them that gavest thy Ministry to them for the perfecting of thy Saints for the edifying of thy Body Quicken thy forgetful Stewards to look to the pinching wants of thy distressed Family Awaken thine Under-Shepherds call up thy Watchmen to watch over thy Flock by night that the beasts of prey may not devour them Sleep not thou O Lord in the sides of the Ship when the Water is come in even to the soul and we are all in jeopardy Hear the moving cryes of thy Children and Disciples about thee Lord save us or else we perish Behold how thy Flock is scattered and few search or seek after them so that they become a prey to every beast of the field because there is no Shepherd O fulfill thy Promise and take the Work into thine own hands Do thou feed thy Flock and cause them to lye down Thou hast said I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick but I will destroy the fat and the strong and will feed them with Judgment Remember thy Word unto thy Servants in which thou hast caused us to hope O Lord God thou art that God and thy Words are true and thou hast promised this Goodness unto thy Servants Thou O Lord God hast spoken it be it unto thy Servants according to thy Word O turn the hearts of the Fathers to the Children and of the Children to the Fathers Where are the soundings of thy Bowels where are the movings of their Bowels O let the Distresses of thy Servants make their hearts to turn within them and their Repentings to kindle together and give us once again the men after thine own heart and set thou up Shepherds over us that we fear no more nor be dismayed neither be lacking as thou hast promised So we thy People and Sheep of thy Pasture will give thee thanks for ever and praise thy Name to all Generations O Lord thy People say Amen Let all thy Ministers say Amen Lord Jesus say thou Amen FINIS * Job 32. 7. † 1 Tim. 4. 12. * 2 Pet. 3. 1. † 2 Tim. 1. 6 * Matt. 25. 25. † Acts 16. 9. * Col. 4. 17. 1 Cor. 9. 16. Acts 20. 23 24 27. Acts 20. 28. ver 29. 1 Tim. 5. 21 2 Tim. 4. 1 2. 1 Tim. 4. 16. Luke 9. 62. * Pro. 29. 18 † Luke 15. 17 18. * Phil. 1. 17. † Heb. 12. 3. * Neh. 4. 11. † 2 Cor. 6. 4 5 6 7. 2 Tim. 4. 5. 2. 3. Jona 1. 2 3. Neh. 6. 11. Act. 4. 29. † Eccl. 12. 3 5. * Gal. 2. 9. † 1 King 7. 21. * Jer. 9. 3. † Mar. 8. 38 * Joh. 10. 12 † Mat. 24. 1 Cor. 4. 1 2. † Matth. 25. 1 Pet. 4. 10. † Eze. 34. 4. † 1 Thes. 2. 7 * 1 Thess. 2. 11. † Matth. 7. 9 10. * 1 Cor. 14. 29 39. 1 King 19. 11 c. Caut. 1. Caut. 2. Caut. 3. Quest. 1. Quest. 2. * Josh. 3. 14. † 1 Sam. 4. 13. Esth. 4. 14. * Pro. 11. 26. Quest. 3. † Gen. 41. 56 Gen. 47. 15. Quest. 4. * Judg. 5. 9. Quest. 5. † 2 Pet. 2. 10. Prov. 19. 27 Quest. 6. 2 Cor. 6. 3. Quest. 7. Quest. 8. Quest. 9. Quest. 10. 1 Sam. 17. 28. * Mat. 7. 9 10. Cant. 5. 6 7. Prov. 3. 28. * Heb. 13. † Phil. 2. 20. * 1 Thess. 2. 7 11. † Phil. 2. 17. * Acts 20. 24 † Job 39. 14 15 16. Quest. 11. * Isa. 58. 10. † Jam. 2. 15 16 17. Quest. 12. * 1 Cor. 3. 22. † Eph. 4. 11 12 13. * Rom. 1. 14. Quest. 13. Quest. 14. * Pro. 8. 34. † Job 29. 21 22. * Deut. 32. 2 † Act. 10. 33 * Job 29. 23. 1. Kings 20. 33. Quest. Answ. * Act. 4. 18 19. † Act. 5. 28 29 40 42. † Act. 5. 20. Jer. 1. 17. † Act. 26. 18 * Ephes. 4. 11 12. † Matth. 23. 15. * See Christ his Apostles preaching in private houses now called Conventicling Mark 3. 19 20. Acts 20. 7 8. Acts 5. 42. Acts 2. 2 14. and this our Saviour did even in a Church constituted the Priests and Elders questioning his Authority Matth. 21. 23. Preaching to and praying with the multitude now called Rout Riots Seditious Asse●blies in the fields by the Sea c. Acts 16. 13 14. Mat. 5. 1. Mark 4. 1. 6. 32 34. 10. 1. Luke 4 42 Preaching to a private family or single person John 47 c. Acts 8 35. 16 31 32. * 1 King 2 27. see Zadok his pedigree and heirship 1 Chron. 6. 3. c. the Promise to Phinehas Num. 25. 13. and consult the English Annotations on 1 King 1. 26 27. 1 Chr. 29. 22 1 King 2. 27 † 1 Chro. 29. 22. * Ezek. 44. 15. † 2 Sam. 15. 27. † 1 King 1. * See the Dutch Divines on 1 King 2. 16. † Luke 2. 8. 1 Pet. 5. 2. * Act. 20. 8. Act. 12. 12. † Act. 5. 42. Col. 1. 28. Act. 20. 20. * Mat. 5. 10 11 12. † Mark 10. 29 30. * Phil. 1. 29. † Act. 5. 41. * Gal. 6. 14. 2 Cor. 12. 9. Rom. 5. 3. † Jam. 1. 12. * 1 Pet. 4. 14. † ibid. * Phil. 1. 12. † Jam. 1. 12. * Mat. 5. 10. † Rom. 5. 3 4. Jam. 1. 3. * 2 Cor. 4. 16 17. † 1 Pet. 2. 21 3. 18. † Job 32. 18. * 2 Cor. 6. 11 † Job 23. 4. † Job 19. 17. * John 21. 15 16 17. † Act. 20. 28. * Phil. 2 1. * 1 Pet. 2. 25 † Heb. 13. 20 Joh. 10. 11. * Ephes. 4. 11 12. † Ezek. 34. 5 6. * Ezek. 34. 14. † Ibid. v. 16. * 2 Sam. 7. 28. † ibid. v. 29● * Mal. 4. 6. † Isa. 63. 15. * Jer. 23. 4. † Psal. 79. 13.