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Edom and Babylon against Jerusalem, or, meditations on Psal. 137. 7 Occasioned by the most happy deliverance of our church and state (on November 5. 1605.) from the most bloody designe of the papists-gunpowder-treason. Being the summe of divers sermons, delivered by Thomas Vicars B.D. Pastour of Cockfield in South-sex. ...
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to the rate of absolution hee is taxed upon that score shall stand as a sufficient witnesse against them in this point Now is not this a doctrine of licentiousnesse when they make sinne but a money-matter nay more when for bowing the head or saying over a short prayer visiting a Church creeping to a crosse wearing a crucifixe and the like pardon may be purchased for sinnes without number and that for yeeres without number Witnesse thirdly their doctrine of auricular confession the practice whereof what a gap to uncleannesse it opened Nectarius Bishop of Constantinople saw well when he banished it out of his Church as the Tripartite story sheweth and Agrippa likewise testifieth when hee cals it genus quoddam lenocinii a Bawd to uncleannesse for that Priests and Friers having hereby under pretence of Religion free accesse unto women it falleth out many times that whose soules they should gaine to God their bodies they do sacrifice to the divell Witnesse fourthly their doctrine of constrained chastity and prohibiting of marriage which Saint Paul calls the doctrine of of Divels Paphnutius a good Bishop saw well what cause of horrible impurity and 〈◊〉 it was like to be and therefore hee very stoutly opposed the decree of constrained single life made in the Nicene Councell and all the Fathers in that Councell pondring his reasons were willing to forgoe their owne and yeeld to his judgement and so revoked the decree as is plaine by the story But Gregorius Magnus had a more full insight into this matter when the heads of more than 6000. Infants were raked out of a pond before his face which made him confesse his errour in tying Priests to a single life and commend the Apostles advice It is better to marry than to burne and hee added moreover It is better to marry than to give occasion to such abominable murther Witnesse fifthly their doctrine of veniall sins giving manifest occasion of liberty to the professors thereof It is too plain it needs no proving Witnesse sixthly their doctrine of implicit faith and ignorance which they call the mother of devotion and debarring of the people from reading the holy Word of God This cannot choose but bee occasion of great licentiousnesse for as Chrysostome â—aith well Scripturarum ignoratio baereses peperit vitam corruptam invexit sursum deorsum omnia miscuit the ignorance of the Scriptures hath bred heresies brought in corruption of life and turned all things up side downe What should I tell you of Rome it selfe the holy mother of these holy doctrines In what place of the world is there more impiety cruelty atheisme impurity poysoning treachery and all manner of villany reigning than in Rome under his Holinesse his nose Did not Mantuan one of their Poets say of old Vrbs est jam tota lupanar Did not the smell of Romes filthinesse offend Saint Katharines nose when she complained that in the Court of Rome where should be a delicate paradise of vertues shee found a stinke of hellish vices But you will say this was in diebus illis the times are now changed and perhaps there is a change and reformation in Rome No such matter but rather worse did not D D. Redman in the Booke of Martyrs being demanded his judgement of Rome say it was sentina malorum the very sinke of all sinne The Trent Councell indeed did promise a reformation but after that was broke up see how Claud. Espencaeus a Bishop of their own complaineth Al hope of reformation saith hee is taken away where under the Sun is greater licentiousnesse clâ—mour impurity I will not say madnesse and impudence than in the City of Rome Such so great as none can beleeve but hee which hath seen it none can deny but he which hath not seen it The Romanists quarrel with us complain much against the profanenes and uncleannesse of our Religion But if the Whore of Babylon and her adherents had not brazen fore-heads they would for shame cease to accuse us and assume the aspersion upon themselves being farre more guilty and their Religion directly tending thereunto as I trust I have sufficiently proved And so from the carnality of these Edomites I come to their cruelty which is the second quality wherein they resemble their father Of this God willing wee will speak two wayes 1. generally 2. in particular In generall note but this Edom that is Esaâ— was a cruell man the Text saith Hee tooke heart against his Brother Iacob and sought to kill him As Edom dealt with Israel so dealt the Edomites with the Israelites we find they were alwaies bent against them they bore theÌ„ a deadly grudge and when they got an opportunity they would vent it What cruell and bloody hearted men the whole race of the Edomites were you may ghesse by that notorious butcher of Gods Priests Doeg the Edomit when hee had most malitiously accused the Priests for succouring David and had brought them before Saul to be slaine and Saul would have had his servants his guard to fall upon the Priests and they refused to imbrue their hands in their innocent blood Doeg like a dog as hee was turned and ranne upon the Priests and slew the same day 85. persons that wore a linnen Ephod and not content herewith like a greedy dogge that never could have enough hee entred the City of the Priests and smote it with the sword and man and woman and child and suckling and Oxe and Asse and Sheepe hee spared none but put all to the Sword Here was the right-tricke of an Edomite indeed Note saith Lyra the exceeding great cruelty of this wretched fellow in vastatione tot bonorum in jugulaâ—tione tot innocentium which appeares in these two things the spoyling of so much goods and the slaughtering of so many innocents But you will say one particular proves not a generall Was the whole Nation of the Idumaeans like this man were they of the same humour with him Iust of the very same humour which you will most liberally grant if you doe but read the prophecie of Obadiah when the Lord doth a-purpose reprove and threaten them for their blood-thirsty malice and malicious cruelty against his people 〈◊〉 12. and so forth out Now this is true not only of the Idumaeans the sonnes of Edom in naturality but it is true of all other Idumaeans the enemies of Gods Church which are the sonnes of Edom in morality whether they be meere Atheisticall worldlings or wretched Antichristian Papists they are a company of malicious bloody cruell hearted people against Gods servants First for the men of this world how hard-hearted and cruelly fierce they have beene against the children of the Church the stories of all ages doe most sufficiently witnesse but especially the holy Scriptures wherein by certaine resemblances of them to the most fierce and revengefull beaits and creatures that are the holy Ghost would not obscurely lay open the malice and wrathfull
terrible blow given saying no doubt in their hearts not Downe with it Downe with it even to the ground but Blow them up up with them even to the clouds Nay and when Guido Faux the party appointed to give fire to the powder was apprehended and examined and asked if hee was not sorry and repented himselfe of his bloody designe answered with a bold heart and brazen face that hee was sorry for nothing more in all his life than for that the designe tooke so ill effect and repented himselfe that hee had not set fire on the powder when hee was caught that he might have done some mischiefe at least upon himselfe and his apprehenders By all which it is more then plaine to be seene how the Popish faction jumpe directly with the children of Edom in all points of carnality and cruelty and especially in this their rejoicing in evill Here is onely the difference betwixt them The Edomites saw the ruine and desolation of jerusalem and rejoyced over it but the Papists did not see the ruine and desolation of our Church but onely in hope and expectation that they might have rejoiced over us But their hopes were dasht and their expectation frustrate and their joy was turned into shame and confusion of face as appeareth this day and all by the mercifull patience and providence of the Lord the keeper of our Israel who never slumbers nor sleeps but watcheth overus for our good to save our King and defend our state to direct his Church and deliver his poore servants from all the divelish machination of our implacable enemies And therefore not unto us not unto us but to his glorious name be ascribed the praise of our deliverance And the Lord make us truly thankefull for this most miraculous deliverance to remember it our selves and to be whetting of it upon our posterity that all true English hearted Christians may learne to praise the Lord God of Israel for ever And pray wee once more that God of his mercy and not for our merits for his owne goodnesse sake and not for any goodnesse that is in us he would be pleased to scatter our cruell enemies which delight in blood to infatuate their counsells and to root out that Babylonish and * Antichristian sect which say of Ierusalem Downe with it downe with it even to the ground And beseech wee him of his mercifull goodnesse to protect and prosper our soveraigne Lord and King in all his godly intendments to blesse the Church with the pure and incorrupt doctrine of his holy word and with faithfull Pastours after his owne heart to maintaine the whole State and realme in peace and prosperity that with our heart and moâ—th wee may praise his holy name and sing joyfully that his mercifull kindnesse is ever more and more towards us and that the truth of the Lord endureth for ever through jâ—sus Christ our only Saviour and redeâ—â—er Amen and againe I say Amen Hallelu_jah Praise â—ee the Lord and sing the 148. Psalme or Psal. 7. beginning at the 15. verse BEhold though he in travell bee of his divellish forecast And of his mischiefe once conceiv'd yet brings forth nought at last Hee diggs a ditch and delves it deepe in hope to hurt his brother But hee shall fall into the pit that he dig'd up for other Thus wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred And all the mischiefe that he wrought shall fall upon his head I will giue thankes to God therefore that judgeth righteously And with my songs will praise the name of him that is most high The 124. Psalme paraphrastically applied to the Papists Powder-plot fitted to one of the familiar tunes of Davids Psalmes for the 5. of November IF great Iehovah had not stood propitious on our side May England say most thankefully and been our guard and guide If heavens Almighty-Lord Himselfe had not our cause maintain'd When men yea most blood-thirsty men our downefall had ordain'd Then had their Antichristian rage and Hellish policy Devoured us with greedy jawes and swallowed suddainely Then like huge overflowing floods with furious inundation They all our soules o'rewhelmed had and drown'd in desolation Our royall King and Queene and Prince and princely Progeny Our prudent Counsellors of State and prime Nobility Our learned Iâ—dges Bishops grave best commons of this Land In Parliament by powder fierce had perish'd out of hand Romes raging streames with roaring noise and popish cruelty Had all at once engulft our soules in matchlesse misery But great Iehovah just and good thy name we praise and blesse Who onely sav'dst us from the power of Romish wickednesse For as a Bird out of the snare by furious Fowlers made Doth safely scape Even so our soules securely did evade Their net was broke themselves were caught our God that ne're doth sleepe In heaven did sit and see and smile and us in safety keepe This was the Lords most worthy worke this was the Lords owne â—act And 't is most wondrous to behold this great and glorious Act. This is the jâ—yfull day indeed Which God for us hath wrought Let us be glad and joy therein in Word in Deed in Thought O let us never make aâ— end to magnifie Gods name To blesse the Lord our Staffe and Stay to sound abroad his fame To tell to all Posterity what wonders God hath wrought To save us from the woes which Rome hath oft against vs sought All glory then to God on high let Men and Angels sing Let Heaven and Earth and all therein give glory to heavens King And sing and say with heart and voyce all honour laud and praise To God who makes us thus rejoyce So be it Lord alwayes I. V. FINIS a 〈…〉 b Veritas odium 〈◊〉 Terent. c Bede is an old Saxon word and signifies praying so that Bedeman in the language of our Ancestours is a Praying man or a man addicted to prayer d Nobilitas sola estatque vnica virtus Novem. Praeloqâ—â— D. D. 〈◊〉 D. D. Câ— D D. Coâ—k M. Dunster Mr. Bolt◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Interpretatio Quaestio Subjectâ—â— Fabritius Talibus nâ—minibus câ—â—venientissi mè siguraâ—tur veritaâ— inimici Idâ— mâ— ae â— quippâ— interpretaâ—tur velsaâ—â—uinei vel tâ—reni Aâ—â— in Psal. 8 And agaiâ— Interpretatur Edom sanguis 〈◊〉 pumcè Edom dicituâ— August in Psal. 136. D D. Abâ—oâ— D D. Bear II. 1. Sam. 2 18. tus homo Doecb â—genus 〈◊〉 Doech â—lugust in â—al 51. Homiliâ—s 〈…〉 â— D. Whiâ—ak â—itio â— D â—ak pretaâ— Observatio Mr. B. Probatio Ratia Appliâ— Confutatiâ— Adâ—ortatiâ— â—nstructio Interpretat Observatio Mr. B. Probatio Applic. Moâ—itio 〈◊〉 〈…〉 DD. Câ—â— ton late I shop of Chichesâ—â— Concl◠〈◊〉