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A66730	The true interest of nations impartially stated in a sermon preached at the Lent assizes at Chelmesford in Essex, March 2d. 1690/1 : proving that the promoting universal righteousness, piety, justice, and honesty, is the sure means to exalt a nation ... / by Anthony Walker ...	Walker, Anthony, d. 1692.	1691 (1691)	Wing W311; ESTC R5492	23,518	42

't is in proportion like to be with People as with Persons Say to the Righteous it shall be well with them for they shall eat the Fruit of their Doings Say to the Wicked it shall be ill with them for the Reward of his Hands shall be given him Isa 3.10 The Words of Micah are so apposite and so very awakening that I cannot forbear transcribing them hoping you will consider from so great a Prophet what you would not mind from so mean a Speaker I am full of Power by the Spirit of the Lord and of Judgment and of Might to declare unto Jacob his Transgressions and to Israel his Sin Micah 3.8 Hear this I pray you ye Heads of the House of Jacob and Princes of the House of Israel that abhor Judgment and pervert all Equity v. 9. They build up Zion with Blood and Jerusalem with Iniquity v. 10. The Heads thereof judge for Reward and the Priests thereof teach for Hire and the Prophets thereof divine for Money Yet will they lean upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among us None Evil can come among us v. 11. Now comes their Doom Therefore shall Zion for your sakes be plowed as a Field and Jerusalem shall become Heaps and the Mountain of the House as the high Places of the Forest v. 12. Such Vengeance will a righteous God sooner or later cause to overtake unrighteous Nations 4. See what an infinite Advantage it is to have Righteousness flourish and righteous Men advanced into Authority who may by their Example bring it into Reputation and by their Power encourage and protect it And è contra When the Righteous are in Authority the People rejoice But when the Wicked beareth Rule the People mourn And good reason they have to do so if they love their Countrey and my Text be Scripture Secondly For Exhortation 1. In general to all 2. In particular to those concern'd on this solemn Occasion In general I beseech you all in the Bowels of Christ who shed his Bloud to redeem us from iniquity and to purchase to himself a peculiar People zealous of good Works Tit. 2.14 Which he hath appointed us to walk in Yea I require and charge you in the Name of the Great the Righteous and the Dreadful Judge of Quick and Dead to whom we must all shortly give an Account yea I adjure you by all that 's dear to you and may be moving with you as Men as Parents as English-men as Christians as Reformed Christians as you love and desire the Prosperity of your Souls your Families your Native Country the Government under which you enjoy so many Comforts your Church your Holy Religion which is our Glory By all these and by whatever else may be named or thought on that you love practise and promote with your utmost Industry and Zeal in your Persons Families Neighbourhood and Nation universal unreserved Righteousness Piety Equity Honesty every one in your Places and Capacities This is Totum Hominis the Summ of your Duty Business Happiness Abstain from all Evil Name and Thing Act and Appearance Let not Impiety Iniquity Dishonesty be so much as once named among you as becometh Saints Eph. 5.3 unless with detestation and abhorrences Ver. 11. And have no Fellowship with any unfruitful Works of Darkness but reprove them rather And follow after Peace with all Men and Holiness without which none shall see God Heb. 12.14 Cease to do evil learn to do well awake to Righteousness and sin not Isa 1. Yea Die to Sin and live to Righteousness 1 Cor. 15. Deny all Vngodliness and worldly Lusts and walk righteously soberly and godly in this present World Tit. 2.11 Giving to God thy Neighbour and thy Self what 's due to every of them with a Conscience void of offence to all And this is the Way the only sure Way to save thy Soul from the Wrath to come and your Selves and dear Posterity your dearer Countrey your Church and Religion which should be dearest of them all from the threatning Dangers and impending Storm which our mighty Sins have gathered into so dark a Cloud so ready to break and to discharge it self upon our guilty Heads Without this all will succeed ill were our Armies as numerous as those of Xerxes or Senacherib and all as valiant and daring as their Royal Leader our Fleet as gallant as that which conquered at Lepanto our Sinews of War a Fund as inexhaustible as the Ocean and the Arm of Flesh as strong as Hercules or Samson or you can wish or fansie all will dwindle and melt and vanish into nothing if God blow upon us or hide his Face And the Prophet Isaiah hath told you Isa 59.2 That your Iniquities persisted in and Sins unrepented of will make him do it But some will say What would you have us do The Flouds of ungodly Men make us affraid Psal 18.4 He that departeth from Evil makes himself a Prey Isa 59.15 Our very Remedy is turned into our Disease Religion which should help us is turn'd against it self and the Form of it combats against the Power almost as dangerously as an open Enemy Omnia cùm liceant non licet impunè esse pium If the Foundations be removed what can the Righteous do Psal 11.3 I 'll tell you as plainly as I can First Take heed of Hypocrisie and overweening Affectation of Singularity Pharisaical Censuring and Despising others Luke 18.9 and saying Stand by thy self I am holier than thou Isa 65.5 Make not things worse than they are nor brand every one thou fansiest not to be thy Friend as an Enemy of God nor the sincere Devotions of others to be meer Formalities because they would be so in thy self if thou shouldst use them with thy present Principles and Prejudices Secondly Be not discouraged to do thy Duty because others neglect theirs not scar'd from promoting Righteousness by the reproach of Singularity 'T is better to be righteous alone than wicked with the greatest company or in company of the greatest Consider what our Lord's Interrogatory implies What do ye more than others Mat. 5.47 Remember there is a Praise-worthy as well as a Blame-worthy affected Singularity If others will not do their Duty to save a Nation let not that hinder thee from doing thine Let them return to thee but return not thou to them Jer. 15.19 There is nothing of which the Scripture gives more signal Instances than the best Men standing single and alone in their Places and Generaaions Noah Job Abraham and Moses stood in the Gap to turn away Wrath from Israel Joseph Elijah I am left alone Micaiah Daniel Few find the narrow Way Mat. 7.14 St. Paul Athanasius c. 2. Be exhorted therefore to mourn at least for all the Abominations in the midst of us as those good Souls did Ezek. 9.4 and God will set his Mark upon thee and if thou canst not deliver a Nation no nor Son nor Daughter thou shalt however deliver thy own Soul