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A30287	Seasonable words for English Protestants a sermon from Jer. 51, 5, setting forth, 1. When a land is filled with sin? 2. What evidences we have that England is not forsaken yet by God? and, 3. What is required of us, that we may not be given up to destruction.	Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5717; ESTC R3911	15,773	37

unto it in the Book of the Revelation and that upon this great Analogy which I shall now briefly shew Why doth God call the Apostate State of the Church under the New Testament Babylon Babylon the Mystery For these three Reasons First As Old Babylon was the Rise and Spring of Apostacy from Natural Worship in the World unto Idolatry so this New Babylon was the Rise and Spring of Apostacy from Evangelical Worship in the World unto Idolatry Mark the Analogy Hence she is called the Mother of Harlots that is she that had brought forth all the Idolatrous Churches and Worship that were in the World Did Babylon begin to Apostatize into Idolatry from Natural Worship so Rome began to Apostatize into Idolatry from Spiritual Evangelical Worship Therefore the Holy Ghost calls her Babylon Secondly The peculiar Idolatry of Babylon con●●●●ed in Image-worship the worshiping of men departed under Images made to their likeness And the peculiar Idolatry of Rome consists in Image-worship their worshiping Saints departed which is a great part of their Idolatry And therein they are Babylon also Thirdly and lastly As Babylon was the Spring of all Persecution against and Oppression of the Church of God under the Old Testament so Rome hath been the Spring of all Persecution and Oppression of the Church of God since the Apostacy under the New Testament On these accounts hath the Holy Ghost in infinite Wisdom transferred over the name and state and other things spoken of Babylon from the Old unto the New I have mentioned this that you may see the Interest of England in this Text of Scripture So far as the Truth of Religion is owned in this Nation so far as there is a Testimony given against Idolatry we are to God as Israel and Judah though the Land be filled with sin At the time of this Prophecy Israel and Judah were in danger of present Destruction and Desolation from the Old Babylon and if we do not mock God in all we do we are under Apprehensions that England and the Church of God in England is under danger of the same Desolation and … struction from New Babylon upon the same account and principle If we do not mock God this is that we profess at this day Wherefore the parallel runs thus far equal Such as was Babylon of Old such is that at present Such as was the danger of Israel and Judah from them at that day such is the danger of England from the New at this present This is spoken in general For the opening of the words observe these three things 1. That there is in them a Reduplication of the Names or Titles of God He is in this verse called by the name of the Lord of Hosts and by the name of the Holy One of Israel where there are such Reduplications of the Name of God or any of his Titles the Holy Ghost would have us take notice that it is a matter of great importance whereof he speaks 2. There is a Distribution and Application of these Names of God unto distinct occasions suitable unto them 1. There is in it mentioned an intimation of a Surprizal with some Protection or Deliverance Who shall it be done by The Lord of Hosts saith he The Lord his God And he doth not in vain add immediately The Lord of Hosts that Title of God He who hath the Host above and the Host below in his Soveraign disposal God's Host above are all the holy Angels and all the Heavenly Bodies in their influences The Stars in their courses fought against Sisera And he hath lately hung forth among us a Flag or Ensign of his Host above intimating that he is arising in his Indignation as the Lord of Hosts and hath hung forth an Ensign before his coming full of dread and terrour And he is the Lord of Hosts here below of all men and of all creatures disposing of them as seems good unto him The Prophet adds this name of God because of the unspeakable greatness of the thing he mentions namely that Israel should not be forsaken nor Judah while the Land was so filled with sin and the whole Interest of Babylon so coming upon them 2. The other Title of God is The Holy One of Israel This is applied peculiarly unto their sin The Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel It is the greatest it is the highest aggravation of sin that it is against the Holiness of God who is a God of purer eyes than to behold iniquity So hath the Wisdom of the Holy Ghost applied these two distinct Titles of God unto the two distinct considerations of the People first of their Protection that he is the Lord of Hosts secondly as of their sin that he is the Holy One of Israel 3. The third thing is this That in this woful State there is yet an intimation made of a Covenant Interest of Judah in God and that God did yet own them as his in Covenant Israel hath not been forsaken nor Judah of his God Brethren no man I think hath less of Faith than I no man doth more despond But if I could see these two things in concurrence His God and The Lord of Hosts that is Soveraign Grace according to his Covenant and Soveraign Power according to his Providence there is ground for any man's Faith to build upon His God The Lord of Hosts Nothing but Soveraign Grace and Soveraign Power can preserve a People when their Land is full of sin against the Holy One of Israel and Destruction seems to encompass them from the Interest of Babylon I shall speak yet a little more particularly You may consider in the words 1. That which is mentioned in the last place The State of the People at this time Their Land was fill●● with sin against the Holy One of Israel 2. An intimation of approaching deserved Destruction on that account Though the Land It is in that condition that it ought to look for nothing but Destruction 3. A strange and wonderful Surprisal notwithstanding this in Soveraign Grace and Power Israel hath not been forsaken nor Judah of his God the Lord of Hosts What I shall speak to is this That when a Land is filled with sin against the Lord let mens Hopes and Expectations be what they will they are in danger of utter Destruction and cannot be saved but by the actings of Soveraign Grace and Power I shall for the handling hereof at least I design to do these three things 1. Shew when a Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel 2. Gather up what Evidences we have that England is not yet utterly forsaken of God 3. Manifest what is indispensably required of us that we may not be given up unto that utter Desolation and Destruction that lieth at the door I do believe that I am not in my thoughts far from your case far from the case of the Nation I do not search for things to speak to