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A93050	A broken heart, or The grand sacrifice. As it was laid out in a sermon preached at St. Maries in Beverley, in the East-riding of the county of Yorke, upon the monthly fast-day in Christmas-weeke, being Decemb. 28. 1642. By John Shawe, pastor of the church at Rotherham in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3027; Thomason E95_13; ESTC R12113	25,506	45

Heaven nay Religion the Gospell it selfe the Gospell that pretious Gospel in danger to be removed though all world cannot ruine it In the rising in the North in Queen Eliz. dayes the popish army came out of the North to Durham Darnton Tadcaster c. And as they came burnt Bibles look at Shilo at 7. churches of Asia Ierusalem Egypt Rome c. let this break our hearts 6 Consider againe this may break our hearts that by our sins we should stop God as I may say when he was so gloriously going on in such a blessed work of reformation In the beginning of this Parliament how did the beautifull Zerah of mercy and reformation Gen. 38. 28 29 30. Breake out with a pretious hand full of blessings but how have our sinnes brought forth the stormy Pharez of troubles first so in King Edward the sixth his dayes there were as faire beginnings of reformation all things considered as ever but how did sin stay the children when come to the birth and that glorious Sun set under a cloud So in King of Swedens time what mighty hopes yet ere long extremly nipt by our sins so still and who can yet say that the bitternes of death is past how have miseries growne on us of late from differences in mind to paper and quill-contention from that to raising forces from that to blowes to bloud and from hence God knowes whither our sins may cause God to hisse for the flye beyond the River Isa 7. 18. but of this more then enough oh let this break our spirits 7. Consider that if our hearts and Spirits were kindly broken who knowes what a day may yet bring forth its easie with our great and good God to bring all things about as in Ahashuerus and Esthers daies as Isaac from the Mount Peter from prison in the very nicke of time when almost quite gone Daniel and the three children when past the helpe of man yea God loves to doe thus that himselfe may alone have the glory as in Gideons case Iudg. 7. 2 c. One of the three most glorious visions in the old Testament as the Rabbyes speake was that Exod. 3. 23. where God shewed upon Mount Horeb or Sinai to Moses now 80. yeeres old a bush NO tall Cedar or high Tree but a low bush this bush signified the low condition of the people of Israel in Egypt the fire in the bush noted the fiery tribulations and persecutions they there endured under Pharooh yet because Christ the Angell of the Covenant was there therefore all Egypt could not consume that poore bush nay that fire was a meanes to hasten them the faster to the promised Land Though we are gone beyond mans yet not beyond Gods helpe who knowes but God may now and hereby be working some great and glorious mercy for his Church if we had hearts fit for the mercy 2 Chron. 20. 33. even broken spirits sure we are that Antichrist must downe in Gods Decree and the Churches faith he is downe as good as downe already Revel 18. 2. no wonder he hath the curse of God the sinnes of thousands lying heavie on him thousands of thundering prayers against him and not one prayer in all the world for him for all wickedmen sweare they can curse banne drinke dam me they can but pray they cannot not truly Psal 66. 8. Isa 66. 3. now he that is so without God prayer promise hope c. how can he stand what is able to stand against the great Cannons of Gods peoples prayers I am not a Prophet nor sonne of a Prophet I confesse I know not the times and the seasons onely give me leave to tell you the judgement of others both of our owne and transmarine Divines and I shall leave you to your owne opinions herein M. Brightman a man whom his worst enemies cannot justly accuse either of impiety or ignorance a man surely pious and learned in his notes on Canticle 6. and on Revel 19 4. saith that the first calling of the Iewes that resurrection as it were from the dead Rom. 11. 15. shall be about the yeere 1650. Now before the sixt Angell poure his Viall upon the River Euphrates that those Kings of the East the Iewes may come in Revel 16. 12. the fist Angell must first poure his Vial upon the seate of the beast Revel 16. 10 11. Antichrist must first goe downe to him accords a great Divine of our owne and brings many Scriptures to prove it as you see in print so have many of late both of our own and forren Divines jumped on the same time 2. Others adde that three propheticall daies and a halfe Revel 11. 9. that is three yeers and a half must Gods faithfull witnesses his Zerubbabels and Ioshua's the faithfull of God suffer a great persecution just before Antichrist goe down now if this be a truth then may this great trouble fore-run a great mercy God shewed to Abraham a vision Gen. 15. 17. after a smoaky furnace comes a bright shining lamp I cannot tell whether so great a blessing be so nigh as within 8 or 10 yeers only Sun shines swee●●est after a great showre this I am consident of that Antichrist must down Rev. 14. 6 8. 2 Thes 2. 8. that Christ wil have a glorious Church Rom. 11. 12 15. that God will cleare his Saints Isa 60. 13. but of the day and houre or yeere here I stick Here are great stirs combustions and bustlings in England Ireland c. as ever were and I can surely tell you what will be the end of all these though I be no Pophet this namely will be the end which is Isa 3. 10 11. Let man and divell doe their worst the end shall be well to the righteous and wo to the wicked 〈…〉 6. 13 18 26. Oh! let us get and labour for broken hearts that so these happy daies may be hastned now I espie the shore and its time I should my time and your patience both expect it Thus much therefore for the pot of Manna wherein I have long been searching I close up all with Aarons rod and this rod in the third use reproves those that like worse of their friends wives children servants c. because they are pricked Vse 3. in their hearts and consciences tender and broken as Saul of Ionathan Iobs wife of Iob Nabal of Abigail Artaxerxes of Nehemiah c. that say to them as Balak 〈◊〉 to Balaam and it s most hellish policy Numb 24. ●● thy God hath hindred thee from honour 2. Those that thinke their own estates nought because they have feares doubts troubles griefes c. alas we must all be Souldiers and shall a Souldier have ●o combate troubles c. 3. ●hem that have no care to keep their hearts soft and in a good temper having so many means that 〈…〉 once God hath in some measure broke 〈◊〉 Q. How may we keep our hearts soft Ans There are foure things much talked of now adaies which in the sence they are spoken I much understand not viz. Malignant parties 2. Posture of defence 3. Ordering of the Militia 4. Trayning But in a spirituall sense to keepe thy heart soft take them thus 1. Kill and be daily opposing that malignant party I meane thy lusts believe it these are the worst malignants in the World as men to keep the Ice from freezing daily potter in it so daily search thy heart for these Malignants and labour their death 2. Get thy soule into a posture of defence into the Rock Christ the onely true defence and safe refuge run to and clasp more firmely upon him daily 3. Order the Militia get up thy spirituall armor Ephes 6. daily more girded to thee labour to thrive in grace 4. Train or exercise but I mean S. Pauls exercise daily Acts 24. 16. herein do I exercise my selfe c. 5. Though thou be overtaken with a sinne lie not down in it that hardned David exceedingly his lying in sin especially now when Armies goe out to battell Deut. 23. 9. when you lie down in sin you give place to the divell to be your bedfellow Eph. 4. 26 27. 6. Keep Saints company Heb. 10. 25 26 27. 7. Often ponder the afflictions and distresses of our brethren as if we were our selves in bonds Heb. 13. 3. take not that liberty merriment now this Christmasse that otherwise lawfully thou mighest see Vriahs practice 2 Sam. 11. 11. so Nehemiah though in great place Kings Cup-bearer Neh. 2. 3. If a loving Wife had a Husband that lay panting at last gaspe would she feast and make merry and say is it not lawfull sure it s not then sit for her to doe so if thy mother lay drawing her last breath thou wouldst with a sad heart run for any helpe for her and should we not for our mother England To conclude all Seeke out that old leaven that darling right hand of thy soule let every one sweep before his own doore it will make all streets cleaner and then seeke out thy family sin and then the sins of the towne and place thou livest in and lastly the Achans and Wedges of Gold in the Nation humble thy selfe mourne for them purge them out who can tell but yet we may see happy times however broken hearts will beare and goe through the worst times with comfort Object But these combustious and troubles give little hope of happy times Answ Things are never worse to be liked there was never any great good brought about but there was first great rubs lay in the way When Luther set upon a reformation all the world was against Luther and he against all the world When King Edw. 6. set upon the same worke there were divers commotions and rebellions in England so it was ere the Iewes came out of Egypt ere they rebuilt their Temple at Ierusalem when Christ was going about the worke of our redemption what opposition But lest I should too long detaine you and hinder your pressing businesse I abruptly breake off The Lord give to you and me broken hearts Thus much therefore be said of that which we can never doe too much FINIS

seems to be removed from our Land heretofore the glory of Lands the fortunate Iland by reason of our sinues witnesse our wars and divisions from his ordinances witnesse that want of former efficacy and power from his peoples feeling witnesse their feares and troubles and when his sacred Majesty also is removed so far alas too far from his great councell no wonder if we fast in these dayes I have read in our Chronicles though now I cannot on the sudden tell where being far removed from my study Bookes and papers that heretofore there was in England a Christmas kept called the silent and dumbe Christmas because of a great affliction of God upon this Land the people were silent from their wonted mirth and sports sure if ever this Land had cause now much more to keepe a silent and dumbe Christmasse It was a savory passage of Vriah 2. Sam. 11. 11. When the Arke and Israel and Iudab abide in Tents and my Lord Ioab and the servants of my Lord encampe in the Fields shall I then c. Take my lawfull liberty and David himselfe If I forget Ierusalem in my mirth c. Fasting and Prayer if rightly performed have a great prevalency with the great God a wrestling power and binding power Ex. 32. A commanding power Isa 45. 11. See in old Testament Iudg 20. There was a scareful civill War in the same Land amongst Gods people of the same religion by profession the cause was Benjamin would not suffer malignant delinquent parties to come to condigne punishment The eleven Tribes send first to know the truth whether there was such a fact done or no it s proved ver 3 4 5. Secondly they offer faire termes of peace to their brethren only let the delinquents be punished vers 12. 13. Thirdly when these faire proffers were rejected then resolve they to goe and fight with their brethren some of them to fight and others to be sutlers for the Army Vers. 9. 10. And forth they goe 400000 of Israel against 26000 of Benjamin so that the people of Isarel had far more men a far better cause and a good warrant the Command of God himselfe Vers. 18. 23. Yet lost they in two Battells far more men then the enemy had in all even 40000 Vers. 21 25. But when they went to fasting and prayer which before they omitted Vers. 26. Then they beate downe all before them till themselves fell a weeping for the losse of a Tribe Iudg. 21. 23. Mat. 17. ●1 So in New Testament some devills are not cast out by Prayer only and other good meanes but by fasting and Prayer See how fasting turned quite about the heart of the greatest King in the World to hate malignants and to affect Gods Church though against his owne decree and purpose one night above all the rest Abashnerus could notsleepe he calls not for company but a booke no booke but booke of Chronicles would serve no page in that wherein Mordecaies good fact was mentioned Est. 6. But see how Esther first prevailed with God Cap. 4. 16 17. So when a Kingdome was upon the knee within forty dayes of giving up the Ghost yet Fasting and Prayer was one helpe to bring all safe back againe Ionah 3. 5 6 7 8. I might be large this way I onely shew how needfull this worke is even now Onely that we may doe it aright know its not abstaining from meate and drinke for a day so far as our bodily health and infirmities will admit and from workes of our calling sports and costly apparell so indeed sackcloth and ashes might better become us this day if it were the custome of Isa 58. 5 6 7. Fast day should be spent as a Sabbath Lev. 23. 28. Isa 58. 13. our Country then costy apparell Ionah 3. 5. all this is but the outward the least part but the main work of a fast stands in three things 1. Heart-breaking humiliation called a day to afflict a mans soule in Levit. 23. 27. Soule-pricking sorrow Secondly to endeavor after and beg reconciliation and peace with God things can never goe well hence it s called a day of attonement Levit. 23. 27. Thirdly Reformation to amend in Persons Families Congregations Kingdomes what is amisse so far as in us lies else let Ioshua and Elders weep rent their cloths and fast it will not do till cursed persons and cursed things be removed Iosh 7. 6 7 10 11. Isa 58. Neh. 9. 38. 10. 28 29. 5 6. Fasts used therefore to be closed up with a Covenant Neh. 9. 38. Now that we may performe this inward and maine part of a holy Fast this day I have grasped up some few thoughts such as in this want of Bookes in this distracted condition I can which may helpe us in this heart-breaking and soule-reforming worke a thing alwayes needfull but for the salving of distressed Ireland and cementing distracted England a very None such out of Psal 51. This is Davids maine penitentiall Psalme which Psal 51. after he had so fouly sinned with Bathsheba beene guilty of the murder of Vriah made his servants accessary c. And Secondly after almost a whole See the story of it in 2 Sam. 11. 12. yeares lying in this sinne Nathan had both covertly and openly reproved him and Thirdly God had smitten his Conscience and given him true repentance when he penned this Psalm 1. Wherein he heartily and exemplarily expreseth Psalme hath two parts concerning himselfe in ver 18. concerning the Church till end his Repentance in three things 1. Confession and that First Of his sinnes in generall how many and hainous they were Vers 1 2 3. Secondly of his particular sinnes he was in especiall guilty of Ver. 14. Thirdly of the fountaine spring and roote of all this mischife Ver. 5. 2. Petition and that of three things in all the World most necessary First Justification or free pardon of sinnes Vers 1. 2. Secondly of Sanctification or healing and renewing grace Vers 10 c. Thirdly of assurance which is the wel-being of the soule Vers 8. 12. 3. Resolution what David would doe upon this Viz. Serve and praise God better Vers 15. The manner how David would hereafter praise God is set out in my Text two wayes 1. Negatively not with Sacrifices nor burnt Offerings 2. Affirmatively but with a broken and contrite heart for the first why he would not doe it with Sacrifices c. Hee gives two reasons 1. A priori God never desired them aforehand 2. God never delighted in them afterward For the second why hee would serve God with a broken heart c. He implies in these words three reasons 1. A broken heart is Sacrifices in the plurall number i. e. Wheras there were five sorts of Sacrifices in the old law viz Burnt-offering Meate-offering Peace-offering Sin-offering and Trespasse-offering this broken heart is instar omnium as good nay better then all 2 Sacrifices of God i. e. The