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A62814	A remedy for the vvarres: or, Certaine deplorable expressions, of the great miseries and wofull effects, which the horrid, bloody, cruell, domestick, and intestine warres, have lately produced (amongst us) in this our kingdome of England. Together, with spiritual salves for the cure thereof. By John Tarlton, preacher of Gods word, and minister of Ileminster, in the county of Somerset.	Tarlton, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing T167A; ESTC R222135	126,290	313

the Old World Gen. 7.21 Then the Deluge took his part so he wrought their Destruction When He fought against the beastly Sodomites Gen. 19.24 Then the fire and brimstone from Heaven took his part and so he wrought their Destruction When He fought against the blood-thirsty Aegyptians pursuing the Israelites Exod. 14.28 Then the Red-sea took his part and so he wrought their Destruction When He fought against those Rebellious Persons Numb 16.32 Korah Dathan Abiram and their Complices Then the Earth tooke his part and so he wrought their Destruction When He fought against those cursed Amorites Iosh 10 11 12 13. warring against the Gibeonites Then the Sunne the Mooone and the Hailestones from Heaven tooke his part and so he wrought their Destruction And the Starres also in their courses fought against Sisera Iudg. 5.20 When He fought against those reviling Mockers of the Prophet Elisha 2 King 2.24 Goe up thou bald-head Goe up thou bald-head Then the Beares tooke his part and so he wrought their Destruction When He fought against those accusing Idolaters of the Prophet Daniell Dan. 6.24 Then the Lions took his part and so he wrought their Destruction Loe Thus the Lord hath not onely these but also all other Creatures in the world ready at his owne command to fight against wicked Persisters in sinne At the beginning the greatest and strongest Creatures were by Nature and Creation subject to Man but alas now not onely they but also all others both great and small are either become our Enemies or else our Conquerers And what must this then teach us but onely how Odious hatefull and abominable Sinne is in the sight of Almighty God Sinne It was forbidden by God It was condemned by Angells It is revenged by Beasts And punished by Divills It drave Adam out of Paradise It kept Moses from Canaan It destroyed the Inhabitants of Jerusalem And it hath also excluded infinite thousands from the Kingdome of Heaven It was wilfully committed by the disobedience of Man It was willingly redeemed by the life of Christ It was faithfully reproved by the death of Martyrs And yet still it is wickedly maintained by the practice of Multitudes Oh whose heart bleeds not within him to see such a wicked Monster made more account of then all other good things in the world which was hatcht by the Devill fed by the life of Soules and yet still raignes that it might winne Millions of Soules unto Condemnation Shall reasonable Men rescue it when unreasonable Beasts fight against it Every Creature in his kinde cries Vengeance against it It made the Angels Damnable It made the World Abominable It maketh the Beasts Corruptible And it maketh Men Miserable Miserable I say by Birth for they were borne in it Miserable by Life for they are vexed with it And most miserable by Death for then they shall be accursed by it Loe Thus doth the Earth cry woe unto Sinne for it cursed her Thus doth the Heavens hate it for it destroyeth her Children Thus doe the Starres fight against it for it dazleth their Light And thus doe the wilde-Beasts warre against it because it increaseth their Groanes It was the Jewes complaint in their extremity O Lord Ier. 14.7 though our Iniquities testifie against us deal with us according to thy Name for our Rebellions are many we have sinned against thee It was the Wickeds expression in their Calamity for sinne We roare all like beares Esa 59.11 12. and mourne like doves we look for equity but there is none for health but it is farre from us For our trespasses are many before thee and our sinnes testifie against us So that unlesse thou leavest thy Sinnes expect no Peace but look for mourning instead of mirth according to that Curse imposed upon the Jewes for their sinnes declared by the Prophet The Earth lamenteth and fadeth away Esay 24.4 5 6 7 the world is feebled and decayed the proud people of the earth are weakned The earth also deceiveth because of the inhabitants thereof for they transgressed the lawes they changed the Ordinances and brake the everlasting Covenant Therefore hath the Curse devoured the earth and the inhabitants thereof are desolate wherefore the inhabitants of the land are burned up and few men are left The wine faileth the vine hath no might all that were of merry heart doe mourne Thus beloved we see that Sinne is the Cause and Punishment the Effect So that Sublatâ Causâ tollitur Effectus The Cause being taken away the Effect ceaseth And untill then expect no Peace For so long as our hearts are full of Corruptions let us look to have our lives full of Afflictions Afflictions are divine medicines sent from God to correct our corruptions Yea they are Chastisements for sinnes that are past and also Preventions of sinnes that are to come like a Prophylacticke Phlebotomy or a Preservative Purgation And hence is that expression of Saint Paul 1 Cor. 11.32 We are chastened of the Lord that we should not be condemned with the world So that we have here Life and Death set before us performe the Meanes prescribed and we shall live comfortably neglect them and we shall perish miserably Loe this truth the Author of all truth hath expressed Levit. 26.17.18 I will set my face against you and ye shall fall before your enemies and they that hate you shall reigne over you and ye shall flee when none pursueth you And if ye will not for these things obey me then will I punish you seven times more according to your sinnes Hence then we may learne that if the former punishments of Pestilence Famine and the Sword which lately have beene amongst us and upon us will not reclaime and reforme us then the Lord will send more and heavier judgements upon us untill we either are converted or confounded And now for a Prevention of Englands Confusion let me speake unto her as once the Lord did by his Prophet Jeremiah unto Jerusalem Jer. 6.8 Be thou instructed O Jerusalem lest my soule depart from thee lest I make thee desolate as a Land that none Inhabiteth So say I both freely and mournfully Be thou instructed O England learne righteousnesse and speedily be reclaimed from all thy wickednesse lest the righteous Lord in displeasure against thee suddenly depart from thee and so thou becommest a Desolation The which Desolation that we may all escape let every one throughout this whole Kingdome seriously examine his owne heart of all those sinnes wherein at this day he stands guilty before the Lord and search and try his wayes and speedily turne unto the Lord our God And for a prevalent Motive hereunto Let all Traitors against the King call to minde Gods just Judgements upon Ahithophell 2 Sa. 17.23 2 Sa. 18.14 1 Sam. 8.3 1 Sa. 4.18 2 Sa. 20.22 Ester 7.10 Rebels upon Absalom Corrupt Judges upon Samuels Sonnes Idle Ministers upon Eli Wicked Magistrates

fearefully consumed by fire The blasphemous Aegyptian Israelite violating the Third Commandement Lev. 24.16 by blaspheming the Sacred name of Almighty God was stoned to death The prophane and carelesse Stickgatherer violating the Fourth Commandement Numb 15.32 36. by gathering Sticks upon the Sabaoth day was also stoned to death Rebellious Absalom violating the Fifth Commandement 2 Sam. 18.9 14. by raising War against his Father David whom he ought both by the Law of God and Nature in all filiall duty to have obeyed was hanged upon an Oake in his owne haire and also thrust through with three Darts by the hand of Joab Blood-thirsty Cain violating the Sixth Commandement Gen. 4.8 15. by murthering his brother Abel was branded with the marke of Gods indignation Uncleane Zimri and Cozbi violating the Seventh Commandement Num. 25.8 by committing the filthy fact of Fornication were thrust through both their bodies with a Javeling by the hand of zealous Phinehas Avaritious Achan violating the Eighth Commandement Iosh 7.21 24 25. by taking a Babylonish garment two hundred Shekels of silver and a Wedge of gold Loe himselfe his sonnes his daughters his oxen his asses his sheepe and all that he had was stoned to death and burned with fire in the valley of Achor Dissembling Ananias and his wife Sapphira violating the Ninth Commandement Act. 5.5 10. by lying and dissembling concealing their Sacriledge were both of them through Gods displeasure about three houres the one after the other smitten dead at the feet of S. Peter And Covetous Ahab violating the Tenth Commandement 1 King 22.38 desiring and thirsting after Naboths Vineyard his blood was devoured by dogges Loe thus beloved we evidently see that the Transgressors of Gods Lawes continuing in their sinnes have punishments constantly attending upon them and also swiftly following after them to their ruine subversion and destruction And therefore for a speedy prevention of our owne Confusion let us all in Gods feare even speedily cast away all our transgressions Otherwise we may justly feare that the righteous Lord in his fury will fiercely come against us and draw forth his revengefull sword upon us and never leave us till he hath destroyed us for thus hath been his former practice against obstinate sinners continuing in their sins And this truth also holy David confesseth God shall wound the head of his enemies Psal 68.21 and the hairie scalpe of such a one as goeth on still in his wickednesse A notable fearfull Example hereof we have in the Lords righteous dealing against Jerusalē who had many fore-warnings both by the Lords Prophets in the time of the Law and also by Christ himselfe in the time of the Gospel to forsake her sins and by timely and true Repentance to turne unto the Lord But alas She still continued in them without Reclamation the which at the last turned to her owne destruction So that it may now truly be said of Her with great Griefe Shame and Reproach unto Her Jerusalem that formerly was a beautifull famous glorious and Sceptred City hath now bequeathed no other Monument to Posterity then the hatefull Character the odious Embleme and the disgracefull Example of her owne Shame and Infamy She who sometimes splendidly shone as the bright glorious Star of the East to the terrour of all her neighbour Nations and also the admiration of the whole world serves now but as a prodigious Signe or blazing Comet in the view of the world for to threaten all Nations sinfull Security That sacred Sanctuary wherein the holy God had set his rest and would have been the peoples delight and glory was afterwards not onely irreligiously profaned but also abominably prostituted to all Impiety Those stately Streets being full fraught with sumptuous Buildings wherein Pride was wont to vaunt her selfe with Ostentation are now become the stinking dunghills and noysome Receptacles of uncleane filthy and ugly Vermine Also the losse of divers hundred thousands of Lives by the Romane military Power together with the Persons remaining scattered Ruines who are as yet groaning under the worlds scorne and their owne Calamity Loe These were some of those wofull Miseries and cruell heart-breaking Calamities which Jerusalem justly suffered for her continuance in sinne But of this particular concerning Jerusalem more largely towards the end of this Booke So that the continuation of wicked mens perversenesse is the immediate fore-runner of Gods vengeance Continuance in our sinnes stoppeth the eares of God to our prayers Yea if our hearts have but an inclination to evill though our hands perpetrate it not yet the Lord will not hearken to our Prayers If I incline saith Daaid unto wickednesse with mine heart Psal 66.16 the Lord will not hear me And therefore according to the Apostles rule 2 Tim. 2.19 Let every one that calleth upon the name of Christ depart from iniquity As in the time of the Law the Lord commanded his Prophets to cry aloud in the peoples eares Ier. 6.1 and without sparing to tell them of their sinnes and also of punishments Esay 58.1 that for their sinnes without repentance would justly be inflicted upon them Ezeke 33. dealing with them as a mercifull and clement Combatant giving them a Caveat before he sendeth his Capias that so men being premoniti they may be premuniti being fore-warned they may be fore-armed hearing of punishments before they come they might thereby timely shunne and avoid the same So in like manner The faithfull and painfull Ministers of the Gospell have often fore-told to sinfull England that if She continued still in her Sinnes Mal. 2.2 the Lord would turne her Blessings into Curses But woe and alas She would not be reclaimed and therefore now the Lord hath justly taken away the sweet blessing of Peace from her and instead thereof sent the bitter Judgement of Warre upon her Beloved when wicked men will not cast away their Trangressions but still wilfully persist in their sinnes Loe then the just punishing sin-revenging hand of the Righteous God will draw forth the Sword of Justice and fight against them to their destruction If saith God I whet my glittering Sword Deut. 32.41 42. and mine hand take hold on Judgement I will execute vengeance on mine Enemies and will reward them that hate me I will make mine Arrowes drunk with blood and my Sword shall eat flesh for the bloud of the slaine and of the Captives when I begin to take vengeance of the enemie And for this cause hee is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Lord of Hosts as though he came with a mighty Army to fight against wicked men because of their Sinnes Yea the Lord hath all the Creatures in the world ready at his owne Command to execute his Judgements upon Obstinate sinners at his pleasure And it also hath been his practice even in all Ages for to act the same As for example When He fought against the vitious men of

our President Who for the joy that was set before him endured the Crosse despising the shame and is set downe at the right hand of the throne of God Heb. 12.2 Oh what a comfortable and joyfull day will that be to thy immortall and pretious Soule when stepping forth of her earthly Prison and speedily conducted by the blessed Angels to the Tabernacle of Heaven she shall rejoycingly be there received by the honourable Companies of that heavenly Consistory viz. with all those blessed Spirits mentioned in the holy Scriptures viz. Angels Arch-angels Vertues Powers Principalities Dominations Thrones Cherubims and Seraphims also with the holy Patriarches Prophets Martyrs Innocents Confessors and Saints of God together with the blessed Apostles and Disciples of Jesus Christ all which shall then greatly triumph and exceedingly rejoyce at her Coronation and Glorification Yea and farre more Happinesse she shall enjoy than all this viz. the Knowledge of the invisible Nature of the most blessed Trinity The All glorious and Beatificall VISION the sight of God which maketh us happy of which St. Augustine saith Haec sold est summum bonum nostrum This SIGHT of God is our onely and chiefest Happinesse in which consisteth the Soveraigne Good and Life of the Soule which no mortall Eye hath seene nor Eare hath heard neither hath it entred into the Heart of Man The which SIGHT of God is the full Beatitude and totall Glorification of Man Loe this is the Happinesse which the Soule of a Christian Spirituall Fighting Conquering Souldier shall for ever enjoy Where she shall sing Hallelujah Praise Rev. 5.13 and Honour and Glory and Power be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lambe for evermore Quest But here peradventure some may demand What shall I doe when I have been a long while under the grievous and weighty pressure of many Troubles great Crosses and heavy Afflictions and still continue under them seeing as yet no probability by sublunary assistance of ease in them no likelyhood of freedome from them or Deliverance out of them Answ If this now be or at any time hereafter shall be thy deplorable Condition Loe then I beseech thee in the Bowels of Jesus Christ as a Sympathzing Brother of thy sorrowes murmur not thereat but acknowledge God to be righteous and that thou sufferest justly for thy sinnes and be not sorrowfull because thou sufferest but for the Cause of thy suffering which are thy sinnes which thou hast committed According to that complaining Querie of the Prophet Jeremiah Wherefore is the living man sorrowfull man suffereth for his sinne Lam. 3.39 And also labour for to live by Faith and not by Sense For the Just shall live by his faith Hab. 2.4 Ever being mindfull of and also constantly depending upon the Providentiall name of God amongst the Hebrewes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which denoteth unto us the speciall Prodience of God towards his children in all their distresses resolving also constantly in thine owne Soule without wavering that whether longer continuance of Life or speedier seizing upon by Death shall befall thee yet notwithstanding according to that comfortable Expression of the Apostle Antid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All things work together for good to them that love God Rom. 8.28 The continuall Consideration hereof should serve as a spirituall Antidote to preserve thy afflicted languishing Soule for ever from Despaire And God Almighty who is the onely Physitian both of Soule and Body and can at his pleasure apply a Remedy to every Malady according to each particular Persons severall wants and necessities give a speedy comfortable helpfull healing Blessing to the divine Operation thereof within thee Of which my selfe can speake both comfortably and experimentally who being fast lock't in Prison for my Kingly Fidelity with diverse others of the ministeriall Function and having not any corporall Sustenance allowed us for above forty dayes together wherewith to preserve our languishing naturall Lives they all ended their dayes in the same Prison and shortly after all their Deaths my Body was from Prison enlarged and Life from Death under God thereby preserved Loe thus farre the speciall Providence of God extended unto me when I was wel-nigh brought to the Period of my Life and almost cast into the cruell jawes of devouring Death Blessed be the God of my Life and Liberty for it for ever Beloved a Valiant and Couragious hearted Souldier will not be discouraged at the roaring of Cannons the clashing of Armes the clattering of Weapons or the hideous noise of furious Enemies comming siercely upon him although that military Service be never so sharp or dangerous unto him because he expects to receive some rich Booty to himselfe when the Battell is ended so in like manner a true crucified Christian who hath the blessed Spirit of God in him which is the only Spirit of all true Valour and Courage will not be daunted or dismayed at the comming on of Troubles Crosses or Afflictions how great or many soever they be because he is not left to himself alone as a Souldier in the field when all his pusilanimous spirited fellow-Souldiers have deserted the Service and forsaken him but hath the All-powerfull Lord of Heaven with him compassing him about with his speciall Providence as a never-failing Shield and defensive Buckler to preserve him from perishing onely bringing him into the Field that so he may fight against his Enemies and thereby have the great Glory and rich Reward of a magnanimous spirited and valiant Conquerour In earnall Judgment and the fleshly Eye of humane sense and reason the rich Gluttons case was desirable Luke 16. and poor Lazarus condition despicable but the poor Man was received to Mercy and the rich Man rejected to Judgement And herein beloved we may behold the great grosse and palpable Errour of the carnall mens Judgement of this World who conceive their chiefest Happinesse consisteth in creature Comforts and esteeme it their greatest Delight to swim in the Confluence of all outward good things and account it their principall Felicity to be in the present possession of outward Pomp and earthly Prosperity Loe thus blind erroneous and ignorant are carnall-minded men in their naturall Condition But the Children of God to whom the heavenly light of Truth hath appeared who have been often exercised in Troubles Crosses and Afflictions being crucified Christians living unto God and not to themselves are of a contrary Judgment knowing assuredly that Afflictions are necessary physicall Potions for their Soules to purge out their sinfull Corruptions to try and exercise their Faith and to refine their Soules whereby they may be the fitter Receptacles for the Spirit of God Although the Heaven of Heavens be exceeding High yet notwithstanding the Gate thereof is very Low and none but humble hearted and lowly spirited Persons being crucified Christians shall enter therein Beloved we may not think to goe to Heaven in beds of Downe we must in this Vale of misery passe through an