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A80080	Gods unusuall answer to a solemne fast. Or, some observations upon the late sad successe in the west, upon the day immediately following our publique humiliation; in a sermon before the Honourable Houses of Parliament, on a fast specially set apart upon that occasion; in Margarets Westminster, Sept. 12. Anno MDCXLIV. By Th: Coleman, Preacher at Peters Cornhill London, a member of the present Assembly.	Coleman, Thomas, 1598-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing C5051; Thomason E16_2; ESTC R17560	16,713	36

Habakkuk say the Jewish Expositors and the words are to be read by way of complaint Oh the man the man Habakkuk Habakkuk that strives with God! whom also they affirme to be that Watchman cap. 21. 7 8. that seeing horses approaching cryed out by reason of his amazement A Lyon These are terrible consequences and argue the answer to be terrible 5. The improvement If such terrible consequences may follow our prayers looke upon all these acts and answers with a right eye 1. There is a double consideration of Gods doings 1. An overly superficiall view of their outside 2. A serious wise searching after God in them 2. There are also two sorts of men imployed therein 1. The ordinary and common sort which look only upon the shell 2. The godly judicious hearts that see more in things then what appeares For these note these Scriptures Psal 145. 6. Men all men all sorts will speake of thy terrible acts can relate things done But I David will speake of thy glorious honour and declare thy greatnesse in them Psal 64 9 10. Some onely see them the terrible act it selfe and these flee away as amazed but others shall be able to hold forth the work of God in them because they consider wisely of his doings Job 18. 20. They that come after him shall be amazed at his day as they that went before him were affrighted A verse of a difficult if of any sense How can they that goe before be affrighted at that which followes they that come after the ordinary vulgar sort the hindermost 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the lowest sort they are amazed at the terrible things that oft come to passe but the Ancients 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 and Wisemen they balance them weigh the occurrents and seeke by a serious view to finde out the thoughts of the Lord. Let this be our endeavour not being like the foolish Philistims and the Officers in their Army 〈…〉 8 when the Ark was brought into the host the Souldiers cryed out for feare Woe unto us who shall deliver us out of the hands of these mighty Gods Who replyed the Officers Never feare these Gods for these are they that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues This God hath not another Arrow in his Quiver not another 〈…〉 Weapon in his Armory he spent all his Darts against the Egyptians or if any left upon the rebellious Israelites in the wildernesse Therefore be strong c. This their way was their folly Be we wise and minde c The second Proposition Such terrible consequences doe not at all intrench upon the righteousnesse of God God is true and as true so he doth afflict Thy judgements are righteous 't is Davids acknowledgement and of very faithfulnesse thou hast afflicted me Though we be punished yet remaines he faithfull and just and good And this righteousnesse of his is cleare even in such terrible answers Because they may be 1. According to our desires 2. According to our deserts 1. According to our desires I suppose in this passage Desires rectified and Prayers such as they ought to be and then terrible things may follow yet our prayers not by them crossed For observe In every right desire and prayer of faith there are foure things all which I gather from Psal 17. 1 2. 1. Howsoever our hearts are inclinable to decree a thing as Job speakes that is to fasten on the particular which we would have prescribing as it were to God how he should answer yet faith makes a secret reference thereof to the good pleasure of God and in that doth rest Heare the right O Lord though I faine would be answered thus yet if another kinde of answer be right in thy eyes give that for Heare the right Who knowes but this terrible occurrent was the right and so agreeable to the praier of faith 2. Heare me no farther in my praying cryes then as they proceed from lips not fained If there be dissimulation in my hand shut out my prayer And Hosea is punctuall in giving the Character of prayers proceeding from lips fained in Chap. 7. 14. 1. If heart and mouth agree not But they have not cryed to me with their hearts 2. If it be onely a generall confused inarticulate 〈…〉 supplication and deprecation praying or humbling themselves that they might not be single A praying frame is in request the fashion of the times But no particular fixed expresse mourning for such or such causes or consequents sinnes or miseries They howled 3. If onely for feare of evill They pray indeed but it is when they are ready to drop into Hell when they are on their beds of sicknesse and death lest they should be damned Vpon their beds 4. If it be onely for the baser and earthly part of the mercy for peace that their persons and estates may be safe for plenty that they may have enough They assemble themselves they troope together come with the people of God to Fasts and publique humiliations but it is for corne and for wine They look no higher 5. If they walk not in the strength of their prayers endeavoring holinesse afterward in the feare of God They rebell against me If this description lay hold upon our spirits and presents to our view the state of our hearts here in this terrible act is no crossing of our prayers because they proceeded from fained lips 3. This is my request Let the issue the consequent that followes upon my prayers appeare to be thy worke that thy hand is in it be it what it will be and I am satisfied Let my sentence come forth from thy presence Let that which is decreed upon for my prayer come from thee So that if God inables us to see his hand in this sad act it is according to our prayers Can we but see that it is a sentence came from Gods presence this terrible doing then is our answer 4. Let the uprightnesse of my heart be accepted 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let thy eyes behold uprightnesse and I am contented If God doe any way evidence his acceptance of our duty to our spirits we shall see and say The duty and a day of prayer and such terrible consequents may stand together without any intrenchment upon the righteousnesse of God Goe thy way eate thy Eccles 9. meat with joy and drinke thy wine with a cheerfull heart for God now accepteth thy worke Thus this answer may be as we desire 2. According to our deserts If the answer be deserved then may God be righteous Is there not a cause why the most righteous God should answer us by terrible things Let me here according to my method and manner discover from Scripture causes of the successelesse proceedings of our Armies and lay them down positively leaving the particular application to every mans heart And I deduce them to three heads The sins of Former times Our Armies Our selves I. Of former times Hos 10.

Gods unusuall Answer To a Solemne Fast OR Some Observations upon the late sad successe in the West upon the day immediately following our Publique Humiliation IN A Sermon before the Honourable Houses of Parliament on a Fast specially set apart upon that occasion In MARGARETS Westminster Sept. 12. Anno MDCXLIV BY TH COLEMAN Preacher at Peters Cornhill LONDON a Member of the present Assembly ESAY 1. 15. And when you stretch forth your palmes I will hide mine eyes from you yea though you multiply prayer I doe not heare your hands are full of blood Rab. Isaac Ben Samuel Adarbe In Libro Dibre Shalom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LONDON Printed for Christopher Meredith dwelling at the Crane in Pauls Churchyard 1644. TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WHat doth Israel turne his back A good Cause and a crosse successe may sometimes meet Here is the noblenesse of a gracious spirit to beare up then The Romans upon such a sad blow by a congratulatory Ambassage to the surviving Consul Quod non de Republica desperasset Livie would shew an undauntednesse notwithstanding And blessed be our invisible Supporter this unhappy accident hath not at all rejected your confidence in God onely renewed and doubled your addresses to God In that day all our aimes and endevours were to lay our selves aside that we might lay our selves low In which with the Woman in the Gospel I have done what I could The dayes for preparation and the houres for delivery both meeting in ONE speeded my pace to the main In which resting onely upon the never-failing assistance of Iehovah with much brevity wherewith in all things above all things I am taken I hold forth solely wholly Scripture In the interpretation of some Texts whereof though I vary from the ordinary acceptation let me humbly say that every of them hath its ground and perhaps satisfactory Otherwise though my studies run much that way which future times it may be shall evidence yet I shall freely leave all to their owne apprehensions As for you Noble Patriots Gird your swords upon your sides and in the might of the Lord of Hosts ride on prosperously upon the word of truth Psal 4● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meeknesse and righteousnesse and then your right hands shall make your friends to see your foes to feele terrible things So assuredly hopes and daily prayes Yours cordially in this great work of the Lord Jesus THOMAS COLEMAN A Sermon Preached before both the Honourable Houses of Parliament at an extraordinary Fast Sept. 12. 1644. PSAL. 65. 5. By terrible things in righteousnesse wilt thou answer us O God of our salvation THat which may be knowne of Rom. 1. GOD for something may though little that little then that Shamefull Little as the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ignominia word seemes to import in respect of our apprehending it is transmitted to our understandings in Scripture by such termes which we peculiarly call Attributes Of these note as serving to our end two things 1. The ground of them whence they or at least some of them rise 2. The use of them to which in Scripture they serve For the first They arise from Gods workings that quality which was requisite to that act being Via causationis ascribed to God as to the cause So from the Creation an act of power we call God Powerfull from the admirable order wherein all things were disposed we call him Wise from the qualification of his Creatures exceeding good we terme him Good so oft God is said to be a Terrible God because by terrible things he gives his answer For the second These Attributes are not onely naked Epithets adjoyned to the name of God but have influence into the whole sentence and much conduce to the true sense therein contained as here O God of my salvation as after shall be seene So the Saints in their prayers according to the subject of their Petitions entitle him Great Most High Preserver of men Hearer of prayers and the like And God himselfe in those seven Epistles to the Asian Churches represents himselfe to each in severall expressions as to the state of that Church might fitliest agree In Scripture God is oft called Terrible The Text gives the ground By terrible things he answers He is called God of our salvation because that which is said here of God is in relation to him as a saving God The words then are cleare 1. Terrible things such actings of thy Power 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Providence as may strike terrour into men and cause them to tremble reverencing thy presence above all gods 2. In righteousnesse most righteously thou remaining 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 notwithstanding those terrible acts a righteous God 3. Wilt answer us It implyes the continuation of Futurum denotat actionem continuam an act This answering is thy course and ordinary way Answers are either to a question or to a petition We finde no question put forth here we must suppose a petition given up and thus terribly here answered The summe of all is this We have prayed to our God his answer is rough by terrible things yet in this answer in himselfe most righteous and in the issue to us a saving God Hence observe three Propositions 1. Terrible things may be the consequent of the duty and day of prayer 2. Such terrible consequences doe not at all intrench upon the righteousnesse of God 3. They may be the way whereby God to a Land becomes a saving God Of these in order The first Proposition Terrible things may be the consequent of the duty and day of prayer God may answer our private and publique intercedings by terrible things Herein note five things The Ground The Sutablenesse The Truth The Experience The Improvement 1. The Ground Davids practice here for 1. It is certaine David was in the duty of prayer and this is cleare 1. By the title which he gives to God Oh thou that hearest prayer vers 2. 2. By the subject whereabout he was the prevalency of sin Iniquities prevaile in their infection 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 against my soule in their punishment against my Land The word reacheth both 2. It is probable he was keeping a publique day of prayer by those preceding expressions vers 4. Dwell in thy Courts Goodnesse of thy house Holinesse of thy Temple which hold forth either that he as a publique person was in that publique place deploring the sins or jointly with others bewailing the calamities of his Land and People Looking on the sins of the times in his confessions they came so thicke upon him that they overwhelmed him Iniquities prevaile Looking on the miseries the Drought was so universally burning for a drought was the particular calamity that as a scourge from the Almighty it generally did spread And yet notwithstanding his prayers by such terrible things did God answer still Terrible things followed