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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90269	God's work in founding Zion, and his peoples duty thereupon. A sermon preached in the Abby Church at Westminster, at the opening of the Parliament Septemb. 17th 1656. / By John Owen: a servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospell.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1656 (1656)	Wing O758; Thomason E891_2; ESTC R203086	27,585	57

destroyed cast down and rooted out for ever that the name of Israel might no more be had in remembrance This then is that which God in their dissapointment aimes to establish 5. Because the founding of Sion doth not consist in this or that form of the civile Administration of humane affaires there being nothing promised nor designed concerning them but that they be laid in an orderly subserviency to the common interest of the Saints which let men doe what they will yea what they can all Government shall at last be brought unto And who is there amongst us that in singlenesse of heart dares make such an answer to the Messengers of the Nations enquiting after the peculiar worke of God amongst us namely that it consists in the establishment of this or that form of civile Administrations though much of the worke of God lies therin in Relation to this Generall end This then is the Answer which I shall give to the Messengers of the Nations and of it there are these three parts 1. God hath broken destroyed ruined them and their contrivances who made it their buisnesse to over-throw Sion And to roote out the generation of the righteous not under this or that way or forme whereby they are differenced among themselves bnt as such as the Saints of the holy one and will continue so to doe 2. He hath given to them to the poore of his people peace liberty freedome from impositions on their consciences with much glorious light in severall degrees in his worship and service 3. He hath cast as he hath promised the power of the Nation into a subserviency to this common interest of Christ and his people in this world and hath made or will make them to understand that as the peace of Sion lies in their peace so their peace lies in the peace of Sion and what to say more to the Messengers of the Nation I know not Vs 2. If this then be the worke of God let us repaire to it the poore of the people shall trust therin or joyne themselves thereunto That you may doe this in judgment be pleased to take these directions which with all humility I offer to you and I hope from the Lord 1. Ingage in no way no Counsels be the reasonings and pretences for them never so Specious which have an inconsistency with this common interest of Sion in this generation If instead of repairing to the worke of God you should be found contending against it and setting up your own wisdom in the place of the wisdom of God it would not be to your advantage I know many things will be suggested unto you Setling of Religion establishing a discipline in the Church not to tolerate errors and the like from which discourses I know what Conclusions some men are apt to draw if no otherwise yet from what they have been doeing for many yeeres doe we then plead for Errors and unsetlement God forbid God hath undertaken to found and establish Sion to setle it and he will doe it and I pray God you may be instrumentall therin according to his mind He will also give his people one heart and one way And I pray that you by your Example of union in love and by all other good means may be instrumentall towards the accomplishment of that promise amongst us It is only the Liberty and Protection of the people of God as such that is pleaded for he that shall set up any thing inconsistent there with as so set up will lay the foundation of his building in the firstborne of his peace set up the gate of it in the utmost last of his welfaire In a word the people of God may possibly in this Nation devoure one another and wash their hands in the blood of one another by widening the breaches that are among them and woe be to them that shall be instrumentall herein but if ever they come to a coalescency in love and truth it must be by their mutuall forbearance of one another untill the Spirit be powr'd down from on high and the fruits of peace be brought forth thereby and herein the Lord make you as the mountaines that bring forth righteousnesse and the litle hills that bring forth peace unto his people There are some things that I am affraid of that ly contrary to what I am exhorting you unto I wish the event manifest that I am affraid without cause However give me leave to caution you of them Because I cannot be faithfull to my call if I doe not 1. Take heede least that evill be still abiding upon any of our Spirits that we should be crying out and calling for Reformation without a due consideration of what it is and how it is to be brought about I wish one of many of them who have praied for it and complained for want of it had endeavour'd to carry it on as they might would you have a Reformation be you more humble more holy more zealous delight more in the wayes worship Ordinances of God reform your persons in your lives Relations families parishes as to Gospell obedience and you will see a glorious Reformation indeed what mean you by a Reformation is it the hurting of others or doing good to our selves is it a power over other mens persons or our owne lusts God hath now for sundry yeeres tryed us whether indeed we love Reformation or no have any provoked us or compelled us to defile the worship of God with ceremonies or superstitions and our owne consciences therewith all have we been imposed on in the ways of God by men ignorant of them hath not God said to us you that have praied under persecution for Reformation you that have fought in the high places of the field for Reformation you that have covenanted and sworne for Reformation goe now reforme your selves you Ministers preach as often as you will as frely as you please no man shall controll you live as holily as you can pray as often fast as often as you will be full of bounty and good workes giving examples to your flock none shall trouble you be instant in season out of season preach the whole counsell of God without controll you people be holy serve God in holinesse keep close to his worship and ordinances love them delight in them bring forth such fruits as men may glorify God on your account condemne the world justifie the cause of God by a Gospell Conversation Take seaven yeares peace and plenty and see what you can doe If after all this wee still cry out give us a Reformation and complain not of our owne negligence folly and hatred of personall Reformation to be the only cause of that want it is easie to judge what we would have had we our desires 2. Take heed least any who have formerly desired the day of the Lord considering the purity and holinesse wherewith it will be attended grow weary of it and its worke as not