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A62534	Tydings from Rome: or, Englands alarm Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of the popish interest are seasonably suggested; Londons ruine pathetically lamented; arguments to disswade from the popish religion, are urged; and the duties of Christians in this time of common danger, and distraction, perswaded.		1667 (1667)	Wing T1160; ESTC R11783	29,044	33

of corruption the nerves of Papistical Superstition and the little passages by which the Adversaries endeavour to creep into our Churches that they may turn them off the foundation To the same purpose the Divines of Saxony speak Satan say they from those small beginnings of the Ceremonies makes progress to the corruption of Doctrine it self If any say these are but groundless surmises a fighting with our own shadows the papists themselves are more charitable then such Objectors and cannot but know that although we use these Ceremonies yet not in the same sense that they do Pray hear what a Jesuit hath observed concerning it Protestanisme saith Mr. Chillingworth in his Prefa●e Sect. 20. waxeth weary of it self the professors of it they especially of greatest Worth Learning and Authority Love Temper and Moderation and are at this time more unresolved where to fasten then at the Infancy of their Church ●heir Churches begin to look with a new face their Walls to speak a new language their Doctrines to be altered in many things If it be again objected this is but the groundless construction of a peevish ad●ersary To conclude the controversie here what a Prelate of our own saith in the case they are the words of the learned Primate of Ireland The Kings and Queen of England saith he imposed these Ceremonies that thereby they might decline the charge of Schismaticks wherewith the Church of Rome laboured to brand them seeing it did appear hereby they only left them in such Doctrinal points wherein they left the truth Again hereby they would testifie how far they would stoop to win and gain them by yielding as far as they might in their own way But saith he the exp●rience of many years hath shew'd that this condescention hath rather hardened them in their errors then brought them to a liking of our Religion this being their usual saying if our Flesh be not good Why do you drink of our broth And have we not grounds for our fears think you now if we are blamed for our jealousies we must blame them that give cause for them Would Bishops cast out those Popish Ceremonies our fears of Popery would be so much abated but those that nurse up these Romish brats we cannot but suspect to have too much love for that Harlot that begot them 2 We are at this day persecuting and suppressing the faithful in the Land even those that stand in the gap to intercede for it and are the most considerable persons both for Parts Piety to oppose the designs of this enemy How are we hacking at the bow we stand up●n and pulling down our wall whiles the Enemy lies round about them Is this the time to stop the mouths of so many able and faithful Ministers to drive them into corners and not only so but to pull them out of those corners too and thrust them out of the breach where they stand with prayers and tears which are their only weapons and the Nations best Defence against the common Enemy VVould any Physician that regards the life of his Patient having to do with a weak consumptive person that hath but little blood and few spirits left open a vein and let out a drop thereof it may be you lookt not upon them so but rather as the disease of England than the good blood thereof but God judges otherwise concerning them The innocent preserve the Island and it is delivered by the pureness of his hands Job 22. ult You think if you were once rid of these you should quickly be a prosperous Nation But verily except the Lord of Hosts had left unto us a ve●y small remnant we should have been as Sodom we should have been like unto Gomorrah Isa. 1.9 Ah! how little do our bold informers think whose work they are doing little do Constables think they are breaking down of the Walls and Gates of the Nation when breaking up the peaceable Meetings of Gods people Poor men did you but see how the Papists laugh among themselves to see their work so industriously performed by your hands it would surely cool your courage and check your irregular zeal Alas they are not so much afraid of your Swords as of these mens prayers That Popish Qu●en of Scotland spake out and professed she dreaded more the Prayers of Mr. Knox a godly Noncon●ormist the● an Army of ten thousand men And will you so officiously serve them by disarming so many ten thousands of your friends of their best weapons Oh ungrateful England dost thou thus requite the Saints for all the good they have been Instruments to procure unto thee wi●t thou make them enter an appeal in Heaven against thee in the words of the Prophet Ierem. 18 20. Shall evil be recompensed for good for they have d●gg●d a pit for our souls remember O Lord how we stood before thee to speak good for them and to turn away thy wrath from them 3. Are not the professing part of the Nation at this day divided both in their judgments and affect●ons add what a singular advantage the enemy hath thereby is obvious to every considering person we have been often told that except the sgirit of love did speedily close up those unchristian breaches the common adversary would enter in at them It was a worthy speech of B●entius when the Divines of Germany were scuffling one with another in the midst of the Popish party Tollenda merito c. let all quarrelling and bitterness be laid aside and let us subject our judgments to our Lord Jesus Christ Our Adversaries yet live and are daily more bold night and day they labour to extinguish the light of the Gospel which is risen among us and to bring back the ancient darkness mean while we who in the beginning by the grace of God professed the Gospel unanimously turn our weapons one against another and exhibit a grateful spectacle to our Enemies who place more trust and confidence in our contentions than in the vain foundation of their own Cause and all their own art and power I have a long time looked upon our contentions as upon a Blazing Comet portending utter desolation if the Lord heal it not speedily Think upon this you that fear the Lord and tremble at his judgments How have we beaten our fellow servants unsainted those that jump'd not with us in our opinions this Saint was too high and that too low but here is an Enemy that like Procrustes the tyrant will cut you all of a length If you were ten thou●sand more then you are you were no match for them as long as you lie in this posture How easily did Gideon with his little handful vanguish the huge Hoste of the Mediantes w●en every man set his sword to the breast of his fellow and instead of opposin● him shew every man his brother Iudg. 7.22 I make no question but the Papists have blown up these sparks of discention among u● to warm their

true observation That whosoever will attempt the overthrow of Religion must begin with the Ministery first ●hese are set for the a●●ence of the Gospel It was the counsel that Adam ●onizen a deep-pated Achitophel of theirs long since gave in this case Suppres saith he the Ministers Et error cui pat●acinium deerit sine p●●n● concidet and then the error that hath none to patronize it will fall of it self So he calls the precious truth of Jesus Christ I dare not affirm that this was intentionally done to open a door of opportunity to them but that eventually ' its like to prove so who that exercises reason sees not When so many pious Ministers went off the Stage it was apparent enough what an opportunity these men had to ascend it and act their part 2. Secondly The destruction of our Famous City the strength and glory of the Nation whi●h they have laid in the dust a designe no douht contrived in the Pop●sh Conclave they well enough knew how able London was to give check to their designes My heart bleedeth for thee London to see thee made of a City an Heap of a Defenced City a Ruine a Palace of strangers to be no City And if they can have their will that which follows in the text should be added It shall never be built If Parliaments will hea●ken to them they will perswade like Rehum and Shini●ai Ezra 4.14 that it may lie sti●l in its Ashes and upon the same pretentions let search be made say they in the Book of Records of thy Fathers so shalt thou find in the Book of Records and know that this City is a rebellious City and hurtful unto Kings and Prov●nces and they that have moved sedition within the same of old t●me for which cause it was destroyed But I trust the Lord will make our Rulers wise to discover their bloody intentions how speciously so ever palliated with pretences of Loyalty and Fidelity But mean while London is ruined that goodly mountain laid was●ed the most glorious City in all respects that ever the Sun looked upon now a desolate Wilderness O London who can sufficiently bewail thy misery for mine own part as the Orator solem●izing a sad Funeral desired to have learned Mortality from another ●ubject rather then that of Scaliger So might it have pleased the Lord I should have been glad to have learned the vanity of all worldly glory from another example then that of Lon●●n How doth the City sit solitary that was full of people she that was great among the Nations and Princess among the Provinces O London thou sealest up the summe and wast perfect in beauty Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day thou wast created untill in●quity was found in thee Thy renown went forth among the Heathen for thy beauty for it was perf●ct through the comliness thy God had put upon thee But thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty thou d●dst corrupt thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness Therefore the Lord hath cast thee to the ground and brought forth a fire from the midst of thee which hath brought thee to ashes London hath grivously sinned therefore is she removed all that know thee among the people are astonished at thee thou art terrour to them London may now sit down by her Sister Ierusalem in the dust and say Is it nothing to you all ye that pass by see and behold was there ever any sorrow li●e unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewi●h the Lord hath affl●cted me in the day of his fierce anger● They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me all mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad tha● thou hast done 〈◊〉 thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called and they shall be like unto me Let all th●ir wickedness come before thee and do unto them as thou ha●● done unto m● Mine enemies have dev●u●ed me they h●ve crushed me and made me an empty vessel they have s●allowed me up like a Dragon The violence done unto me and to my fl●sh be upon Babylon shall the Inhabitants of London say Remember O Lord the Inhabitants of Babylon in the day of London who said Raser rase it even to the foundations O daughter of Babylon that art to be destroyed happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast se●ved us Let no man think that I endeavour to obscure the righteous Hand of God which is to be own'd and trembled at in such a judgment Though London must acknowledge his justice in all that is come upon her yet the wickedness of Instruments is not in the least to be excused thereby God and man may concurre in the fame action and yet neither his holiness have any fellowship with their wickedness nor their Injustice be excused by his Righteousness Idem quod duo faciunt non est idem His work is perfect for all his wayes are judgment a God of truth and without iniquity just and right is He they have corrupted themselves Deut. 32.4.5 Wilt thou not confess London that thy sins were the sparks that kindled thy flames doubtless thou wilt such was thy pride Epicurisme Formality and Barrenness under such precious waterings as thou once enjoyedst above all the Cities in the world that thou mayest say it is of the Lords mercy thine Inhabitants had not all perished with their Habitations and that God had not made thee like Sodom for what couldst thou expect when thy Lots were going but that devouring flames were coming But to return from this sad though necessary digression hereby it is manifest the common Enemy hath obtained a singular and long expected advantage to their design often have they in vain attempted it but now God hath delivered it into their hands Well might they rejoice as they did to see its flames ascend and drink healths to its ashes For upon divers politick considerations it might easily be demonstrated that their cause and interest is revived and warmed by that fire 3. Lastly it cannot but much more heighten our fears if we consider the sad posture we are in at this day of our Eminent Danger Three or four sad particulars I shall here suggest and let none think it to be a laying open of our nakedness and weakness to the Enemies for I shall tell them no News in telling you that 1. They are much encouraged in that the Ceremonies of their Religion find such acceptation among us It was long since observed That as the morning ushers in the day so the Ceremonies of any Religion serve to bring in the Religion it self If we are heartily resolved against Popery What do we with their Garments Gestures Altars Crosses Liturgies and Officers among us upon this reason the Divines of Hamburgh withstood the Cerimonies of INTERIM of which they gave this account to Melancthon These indifferent things say they are nothing else but the seeds