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A75734 Thunder from heaven against the back-sliders and apostates of the times. In some meditations on the 24 chapter of Isaiah. / By W.A. Aspinwall, William, fl. 1648-1662. 1655 (1655) Wing A4009; Thomason E831_26; ESTC R207507 30,084 39

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THUNDER From HEAVEN Against the BACK-SLIDERS and APOSTATES Of the TIMES In some Meditations on the 24 Chapter of Isaiah By W. A. Amos. 3. 8. The Lyon hath roared who will not feare The Lord hath spoken who can but Prophesie Jer. 23. 8. Then I said I wi●● 〈◊〉 ●ake mention of him nor speak any more in his nam● 〈…〉 word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up 〈…〉 and I was weary with forbearing and I could 〈◊〉 LONDON Printed for Livewell Chapman and are to be sold at the Crown in Popes-head-alley 1655 THE AUTHOR TO THE Reader THE words of Jehovah are pure words as silver tryed in a furnace of earth purified seven times Psal 12. 6. They are also precious and more to be desired then gold yea then much fine gold Psal 19. 10. And as it 's with purified silver or gold each grain is precious and hath its weight so is it with the word of God Each word syllable and letter yea each vowel and accent hath its worth and weight as in part I have shewed in a little brief explication of the seventh of Daniel Which poor labour hath received some squint blows that are not worthy the answer in as much as they contain more words then weight and leave too much upon humane authority though none of them would be thought so to do and without which their strength would faile as hereafter I may possibly manifest in some meditations upon the eighth of Daniel a place very much mistaken by some good men for want of due attendance to Scripture-language And now I do here present thee with some meditations upon the twenty fourth of Isaiah in which Chapter are contained many sad predictions of sore calamities to befal a Land to which the Prophet gives no name Wherefore I have took occasion at vacant hours to weigh the words and circumstances in the text for my own private help to understand the Counsel of God therein And perceiving many things therein if duly attended might be both publikely and privately useful I durst not conceal it within my own brest lest I should incur the guilt of unfaithfulness if having but one poor Talent I should go hide it in a napkin And though the Prophet apply it not to any particular Land by name neither dare I presume to make particular application thereof wanting a clear word for my warrant yet forasmuch as Scriptures may be Analogically applyed and so become useful to all succeeding times nations and persons I thought it would not be unuseful to explicate the words of this Prophesie according to the property of the language wherein they are written as Master Ainsworth hath done upon the books of Moses and other Scriptures That so every one that reads may consider how far they are or may be concerned therein and make a profitable use thereof for themselves For this let me say to thee whosoever thou art If thou fall under the guilt of these sins of Apostacy hypocrisie and Covenant-breaking c. mentioned in this Chapter be assured God hath reserved FEAR or a PIT or a SNARE for thee to wit variety of punishments of such a nature to humble thee withall But beware of making mis-applications of what the Prophet speaketh and is here briefly unfolded lest these evils be thy portion And though many who minde not the things of God and his threatnings will much less minde any thing I have said in this little Treatise yet the poor flock of Christ for whose sake I have chiefly penned it will incline their ears and listen and if they perceive the voice of Christ breathing therein they will soon discern it from the voice of a stranger When they hear the Lyon of the tribe of Judah roar they will tremble and when he invites them with an amiable compellation as indeed he doth Isa 26. 10. Come my people they will attend his voice and enter into their chambers and draw neer to God and wrestle with him as Jacob did for mercy in behalf of themselves and of the land wherein they live that the anger of the Lord may be turned away from them Read therefore and consider and let not the obscurity and tenuity of the Author make thee to slight it but consider the Majesty and Authority of the word of the Lord and receive that and nothing but what agrees thereunto As touching the particular time and season when the words of this prophesie are to be accomplished the text doth not speak to it nor dare I onely this is evident that all these sad predictions shall receive their accomplishment at or a little before the glorious raign of Christ Jesus before his ancient people the Jews Which as I have elswhere observed will not be above nineteen yeers yet to come I mean the first beginning of the Jews return Wait therefore and stand having your loins girt For he that will come will come and will not tarry Prae-monitus prae-munitus A Premonition of sundry sad Calamities yet to come Grounded upon an Explication of the 24 Chapter of Isaiah 1 BEhold Jehovah maketh the land empty and maketh it waste and perverteth the face thereof and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof 2 And it shall be as with the people so with the Priest as with the servant so with his master as with the hand-maid so with her mistresse as with the buyer so with the seller as with the lender so with the borrower as with the taker upon usury so with the lender uppon usury 3 The land shall be utterly emptied and shall be utterly spoiled for Jehovah hath spoken this word 4 The land mourneth fadeth the world languisheth fadeth the HIGH ONE of the people of the land do languish 5 The land is defiled under the inhabitants thereof for they have transgressed the Law changed the Statute and broken the everlasting Covenant 6 Therefore the curse hath consumed the land and they that dwel therein are guilty therefore the inhabitants of the land are inraged and the poor little man left 7 The new wine mourneth the vine languisheth all the merry hearted do sigh 8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth the noyse of them that rejoyce is left off the joy of the harp ceaseth 9 They shal not drink wine with a song strong wine shal be bitters to the drinkers thereof 10 The Citie Tohu is broken every house is shut up from going in 11 There is crying for wine in the streets all joy is darkened the mirth of the land is gone 12 In this citie is left astonishment and the gate is smitten with destruction 13 When thus it shal be in the midst of this land among the people as it were the shaking of an Olive tree as the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done 14 These shal lift up their voyce they shal sing in the majesty of Jehovah they shal shout aloud for joy from the sea 15 Wherefore with VRIM glorifie ye Jehovah in the Isles of the sea