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A88149	A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons: at their publique fast, holden in Margarets Westminster. Febr. 24. 1646./47. / By John Lightfoot, Staffordiens. a Member of the Assembly of Divines.	Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2069; Thomason E377_27; ESTC R201371	27,223	40

been preserved in these sad times and you that have been Spectators of the sad judgements that have been upon us what betterings you have had by all these judgements and what thankfulnesse you have shewed for your preservation But the first question that I would desire every one that heareth me this day to propose to his owne heart is but this Heart how dost thou A few words but a very serious question You know this is the first question and the first-salute that we use one to another Sir how do you I would you would as constantly practise it with your own hearts Heart how dost thou doe how is it with thee for thy spirituall estate Get but a true answer from your heart upon this quaere and then you will see that I have some cause reason why I propose this question I know what the answer of most hearts will be before the quaere is proposed namely that it will be either like Elisha's about Benhadad No danger of death though he dyed presently or like the Pharisees in the Gospel Lord I thank him I am not as other mens hearts are Tell that heart I believe it not tell it you believe it not examine it further presse it like Ahab to Mioaiah againe leave it not like Dalilah till you have its utmost Get a right and direct and reall answer to this question and then answer me whether it were not worth the asking This is but the very same quaere in substance that the Apostle proposeth 2 Cor. 13. 5. Examine your selves whether yee bee in the faith Secondly propose this question to every one of your hearts heart what wilt thou do or Heart what dost think wil become of thee and me As that dying Roman once said Animula vagulae blandula c. Ah poore wretched miserable soule whither art thou and I a going what wil become of thee when thou I shall part This very thing doth Moses propose to Israel though in other termes Deut. 32. 29. Oh that they would consider their latter end And oh that you would propose it constantly to your hearts to consider and debate upon Would you but dispute these two questions every one with his owne heart and put his Conscience to it to give its cleare opinion in these matters or to speak the verie truth what it thinks concerning your present and future estate I should thinke I had gained exceeding much by this discourse that I have made and that I have spent this houre exceeding happily And now Honourable and most Honoured give me leave to levell the last things I have to speake at your hearts onely and to leave my closing up of all that I would say closed up in your bosomes I would faine commend something to the serious conference of your selves and your owne hearts when they and you are together alone and they are but these three things What hath beene done for you what hath beene done before you and what you have to doe I would first have desired you to debate seriously with your owne hearts What the Lord hath done for you But here my labour is happily prevented and the worke is better done to my hands then my hands can doe it I shall onely adde this that if you should write such a Book as the Prophet Esay did Esay 8. 1 2. A great Roll of a Book and yet nothing written in it but this word Maher-shalal-hash-baz over and over againe from beginning to end so a great Book and nothing in it but this written what God hath done for the Parliament of England it would fill a great Volume to write what he hath done and when you have written what you can you can never write enough But secondly I shall desire you seriously to commune with your owne hearts of What London hath done for you London the mirrour and wonder of Love Zeale Constancy and Bounty to you and your cause London the Arke that hath kept you safe in this deluge of bloud that hath over-flowed the Nation London your Ophir and Indies that hath supplyed you with masses of Money and Plate in all your wants London your banke and stock of men and hearts London your so much that you had not been what you are if it had not been for London London that under a Parliament hath preserved a Nation and London that under God hath preserved a Parliament Was it ever seen or could it ever be related that any City under heaven ever did as London hath done in love and kindnesse to your Cause and you What one among you can looke into his owne heart but he must needs find London written there And now your friend Lazarus is sick your faithfull constant and loving London complaines she is not well She finds and feeles some sore diseases breeding in her Bowells that are like to undoe her She comes to you to crave your help and powres her complaints into your bosome Might I not say as the Jewes once to Christ You deserve to doe for her But I shall onely say Commune with your owne heares what London hath done for you and I need say no more If any one shall thinke that I am now besides the marke and speak of a matter that I have nothing to doe withall I shall produce my warrant to speake what I doe and referre to a proofe and testimony of what I speak My first Warrant is your gratitude that is so ready to bee thankfull to those that have shewed you kindnesse that you will not take it unthankfully from those that doe minde you who have shewed it My second is the obligation that you and I and all the Nation stand in to London who hath been to us all such a stay and Wall and Sanctuarie in our troubles as she hath been that for Londons sake who can hold his peace But thirdly for my Scripture warrant for this I shal desire you to turn to a Sam. 24. where the Servants of David doe account it a duty as it seems for they practise it accordingly to tell David of the kindnesse that Jabesh Giliad had shewed to Saul though he knew it before And as for the proofe of what I have spoken I shall desire whosoever thinks I am besides my marke but to turne to his owne heart and there lay downe a leafe till his heart and he doe meet alone and then to read and study impartially What London hath done for the Parliament of England and then let him judge of what I say I know your gratitude will be ready to say still with David in 2 Sam. 9. Is there yet any of the kindred of Jonathan that hath shewed us kindnesse that we may shew them the kindnesse of the Lord againe Why yes I beseech you in the third place Commune with your owne hearts what the Ministorie of England hath done for you My Warrant for the moving of this unto you besides your gratitude I may shew from