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A60405	The Presbyterians remonstrance & declaration to the people of this nation, and their desires concerning the Parliament, His Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell, and the rest of the officers of the Army with a wonderfull prophecy presented to M. Love in the Tower of London the same day that he was brought to the place of execution by Mr. Smith, the minister, who on Munday night last, being the 22 of this instant moneth, was buried in Saint Giles Cripplegate Church London.	Smith, Mr., d. 1651.; Coleman, Samuel.	1651 (1651)	Wing S4021; ESTC R3082	4,509	10

the Cause of Christ nay thrice happy are they who suffer for Him that so willingly laid down his life for them O! consider I beseech you the torments he indured 1. Jesus Christ died a shamefull death he died as a Malefactor among Malefactors and yet innocent Isa. 53. 12. He was numbred with transgressors Crucified between two Theeves as if he had been the Captaine or chief over them yet the Apostle saith 1 Pet. 2. 22. He did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth though he were slaughtered yet he was a Lamb without blemish and without spot 2. Jesus Christ died an accursed death and that not only according to mans conceit or opinion but according to the decree of the divine Law Deut. 20. 23. he that is hanged is accursed of God Which the Apostle brings in applying it to Christ Gal. 3. 13. Who was made a curse for us for it is written cursed is every one that hangeth on the tree 3. Jesus Christ died a painful death and this wil appear in several particulars 1. He was scourged Mat. 27 26. When he had scourged Jesus he delivered him to be crucified This scourging was painful for Christ was not scourged virgâ with a rod but stagello with a whip or scourge which pierced the more put him to more pain 2. His head was crowned with thorn Mat. 27. 29. They platted a Crown of thorns and put it upon his head These thorns pierced his temples this must needs aggravate his pain and misery 3. His hands and feet were nailed which was very grievous for those members being full of nerves and sinews they feel torture so much the more 4. He died a lingering death sudden death is not so painfull as a lingering death to be dying but not dead is painfull indeed when he was nailed to the Crosse he was not presently dead Secondly Let us consider his inward soul-sufferings and these we shall look upon under three heads 1. Consider what temptations he lay under as soon as he was baptized and set apart for his office Satan tempted him Mat. 4. But now he being ready to depart the world and to compleat his conquest Satan set upon him with fresh force this was in his Agony Luk. 22. 44 2. Consider what sence of wrath he went under he was wont always to have his Father smiling on him now he finds him frowning on him discovering nothing but anger and wrath On him was laid the iniquitie of us all and the wrath that was due to all the Elect for all their sin yet all this Christ bears even all the wrath that the Father had to lay upon all the elect yea and he cries out Joh. 19. 28. I thirst That i● I thirst after the salvation of poor sinners I thirst after more wrath if there be any more to be charged upon them I thirst to have it laid upon me and then when there was no more to be laid upon him he cries out ●etel●stai It is finished he would not off the Crosse till all were done and then he gave up the Ghost 3. Consider what desentions he lay under all comfort was gone God seemed to have forsaken him Matth. 27. 46. He cried with a loud voice saying Eli Eli Lamasabachtheni My God why hast thou forsaken me Let misery be never so great yet if we enjoy the presence of God it will make amends for all hell would be no hell if we might enjoy Gods comfortable presence there so let outward enjoyments be never so great yet without the presence of God they are nothing heaven would be no heaven if the comfortable presence of God could not be enjoyed there Here was Christs misery Iudas betrayes Pilat condemnes the Iews Crucifie and to make up the measure God forsakes him too Oh what a sad thing was this Now let us put all these together and we must needs conclude that Christ loves us dearly Jesus Christ the Son of God in whom was no iniquity looks upon us polluted creatures that were his enemies and is contented to suffer a shamefull cursed prinfnll death and to be ●empted of Sathan to feel the great wrath of his Fathers and to be forsaken of him also and all this to do us good that we might escape these things Oh inxpres-love If Christ love us dearly then 〈◊〉 love him intirely we are not worthy of his love but he is worthy of ours Did he so love us as to give himself for us shall we not so loue him as to give our selves to him I beseech you by the mercies of God by the love of Chist that ye present you●selves a living sacrifice ●y him Oh that this love of Christ to us might constrain us to do or suffer any thing for him Did Christ so great so good shew such love to us so weak so unworthy and shall not we love one another Did he that is God so holy shew such great love to man so unholy and shall not we love one another Did he that is so high above us love us so low so inferiour to him and shall not we that are equals love one another Did Christ give himself for us when he were enemies ●nd shall not we love one another whom he cals friends Doth Christ love all that are godly and shall not all that are godly love one onother This is the Apostles argument 1 Iohn 4. 11. If God so loved us we ought also to love one another Oh that it might be a prevailing argument with us that it might have such a power over us as to perswade us to observe the text To walk 〈◊〉 Love as Christ hath loved us FINIS

THE PRESBYTERIANS Remonstrance Declaration TO The People of this NATION AND Their Desires concerning the Parliament His Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell and the rest of the Officers of the Army WITH A wonderfull Prophecy presented to M. Love in the Tower of London the same day that he was brought to the place of Execution By Mr. Smith the Minister who on Munday night last being the 22. of this instant moneth was buried in Saint Giles Cripplegate Church London LONDON Printed for G. Wharton 1651. To the Reader IT is given in charge by the blessed Apostle Paul That we mark them that cause divisions contrary to the Doctrine which we have learned and avoid them Sure then we should observe them that have it in design to promote union according to the Doctrine we have received and acknowledge and embrace them and esteem them very highly in love for their works sake Such is the worthy Author of this ensuing Subject who with others of his brethren lookes with a sad heart upon the heart-divisions of our times and laments to see such as are happily divided from the world unhappily divided among themselves The work and labour of love which he hath here performed is a labour for Love that 's the subject-matter of his discourse a lovely argument worthy the handling a precious grace most worthy the possessing so much as we have of it so much we have of God so much as we expresse of it so much we expresse of God for God is Love High and honourable are the Elegies and Encomiums given of it in Scripture such as set forth the excellency and usefulnesse of it to account them then here would be to anticipate what the following Subject will more fully and fruitfully perform This only would I say it is the spirituall Cement by which believers as Materialls in a building are compaginated that spiritual Ligament by which as members in a body they are united And this is the happy agreement between Faith and Love as touching union that Love should y●eld it up to Faith to be the blessed instrument of our union with Christ our Head in a mystical way and that saith should yeeld●i up to Love to be the grace that unites us one to another in a morall way The Author holds out love in the ensuing discourse according to the guidance of the Text he handles under the notion of a way wherein we are to walke a good way it is the good old way or if you must have a new way the Gospell new way The old Commandment is for it the new Commandment is for it also It is a right way a safe way a plain way a pleasant way and in a good sence a broad way large enough were we in it we should not need to justle and shoulder one another as we do Pity it is that such a way is not better known more travelled But so it is we may justly compl●ine as of old many walke but so as they wander from the right way I say as the Prophet of old This is the way walke in it Every step we take in this way is a part of payment of a debt we owe which though we are required to be still owing and never in paying we are too far in arrears one to another already let us take heed least our uon payment bring us under an arrest and cast us into prison A wordmore and the part●stall speake We all professe to be for heaven Love must be our way to bring us thither Love must be our businesse when we come there the work in heaven to all eternity shall be to be reciprocally acting and expressing love Let us doe that now which we hope to do for ever But I forbeare to inlarge in this kinde referring you to the following discourse which I heartily commend to the perusall and practise of t●e godly apply to it it will be found of precious use to set us into the way wherein we are to walke to hand us up into that Charriot which is paved with Love Samuel Coleman The Presbyterians Remonstrance THe High Court of justice having denounced Sentence against M. Love he was remanded back again to the Tower of London where M. Smith a pious and religious Divine gave him a visit saying Ah my dear Brother precious Saint of Jesus Christ The Lord strengthen you in this your day of temptation and tribulation and blessed be the name of the most High God who hath ordered and disposed of all things as seemes most requisite and sitting in his Divine Power and Wisdom for indeed you know that it is the usual way of the Lord to take away from off the Earth his precious Saints and Servants before the casting down of his judgments and to remove those bright Stars whom the World are not worthy of to a higher Orb. And truly thus much I dare divine That when you are gone I shall not stay long after Which propheticks proved true for immediatly after the execution of M. Love he was exceedingly troubled in mind And being asked the reason of so sudden a change and melancholy disposition He answer'd It was the Will of God so to translate him and that he never should be well till he was translated from an Earthly Tabernacle to a Heavenly Paradise to be singing Hallelujan with his brother in the presence of an innumerable Guard of Angels c. Soon after it pleased God to afflict him with a great Visitation where he vsed these divine expressions in the presence of many Friend and others Mercy and peace and love be multiply'd For saith he The Scripture tels us That many waters will not quench love Cant. 8. 7. And experience tels us That much fire will not kindly love especially such fire as we have among us the sire of contention I mean much augmented inflamed and blown up by the bellowes of unnecessary and unprofitable Disputes which are carryed on with much heat most men contesting rather for victory then verity few arguing for God fewer according to God Hence is many different Opinions which beget so many difference in Opinions amongst us That as in the primitive times the beloved Disciple was banished so in our times the love of Disciples is banished Sad times When so sweet a thing so choice a grace is so little set by when men study more to gratifie Sathan by dividing then to please Jesus Christ by uniting when instead of helping we are hurting instead of hearing with we are binding of one another But the Lord manifest his love to you all and teach you to manifest your love to him to the Truth to one another and to all the Saints and grant that the Parl. his Excellency and Officers may be Jethroes Justices men of courage fearing God dealing truly and hating covetousness Alas We see that the Ax is even laid to the Root and many thereby have undergone an untimely death But happy are all those that suffer for