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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86526	The faithful covenanter. A sermon preached at the lecture in Dedham in Essex. By that excellent servant of Iesus Christ, in the work of the Gospel, Mr. Tho. Hooker, late of Chelmsford; now in New England. Very usefull in these times of covenanting with God.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing H2648; Thomason E81_18; ESTC R15313	27,284	46

THE FAITHFUL COVENANTER A SERMON PREACHED AT THE LECTVRE IN DEDHAM IN ESSEX By that excellent servant of Iesus Christ in the work of the Gospel Mr. Tho. Hooker late of Chelmsford now in New England Very usefull in these times of Covenanting with God Psal 78. vers 9. The children of Ephraim being armed and carying Bows turned back in the day of Battle Ver. 10. They kept not the Covenant of God and refused to walk in his Law Ver. 36. Neverthelesse they did flatter him with their mouth and they lied unto him with their tongues Vers 37. For their heart was not right with him neither were they stedfast in his Covenant LONDON Printed for CHRISTOPHER MEREDITH at the Crane in Pauls Church-yard 1644. A SERMON PREACHED AT DEDHAM Lecture in Essex DEUT. 29.24 25. Even all Nations shall say Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land what meaneth the heate of this great anger Then the men shall say Because they have forsaken the Covenant of the Lord God of their fathers which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt THe holy Prophet Moses having in the fore-going Chapters the 28. especially discovered unto the people as his last words almost which he spake unto them the marvellous mercies of the Lord to those which walked with him and were obedient unto his Commandements which he had set before them and the heavy Iudgements he had prepared for and would execute on them that walked stubbornly against him and were disobedient and rebellious notwithstanding all meanes he used to reclaime them and all the blessings that he bestowed upon them as the Commandements you may see in the fore-going Chapter If you will observe and doe all that I command you this day vers 1. then vers 3. Blessed shalt thou be in the Citie and blessed shalt thou be in the field vers 4. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground vers 5. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store c. But if not but they will be disobedient and rebell against him he sends fire after them presently and sayes vers 16. Cursed shalt thou be in the Citie and cursed shalt thou be in the field vers 17. Cursed shalt thou be in thy basket and in thy store c. Now having dealt with them both waies he windes up all and deales with them by way of Prophecie and tels them what Israel would doe and what the Lord would doe if their hearts turned away from him and from his Statutes which he had set before them to walke in He tels them that the people after his death will goe a whoring O that this might not be sayes Moses but yet if it be the Lord will roote you out of this good Land and will bring upon you all these curses that are written in this Booke to plague you here and will cause everlasting vengeance to seise upon you hereafter Now after he had dealt with them by mercies and judgements these not prevailing the Lord sends an enemie upon them that sweepes them away as unprofitable * 1 King 14.10 a King 9 37. Psal 83.10 Ier. 8.2 9.22 16.4 25.33 dung off the face of the earth Now the Prophet brings in the Nations here justifying the Lords dealing with them and saying vers 24. Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this Land What meaneth this fierce wrath of the Lord As if a man should say What was this goodly ENGLAND the onely Nation of all the Earth and yet now all laid waste in this fearefull manner Whence came this heavie displeasure and what doth meane this fierce wrath of the Lord Now marke what followes All men shall say that is even the wicked themselves all standers by shall give sentence on the Lords side and justifie his doings and say Alas can you blame the Lord for dealing thus fiercely against such a stubborne rebellious people What would you have had the Lord done more he gave them a Law and Mercies and Iudgements but they would not serve the Lord but brake the bands asunder and cast the cords behinde their backs Psal 2.3 Therefore now they shall serve enemies God is not to be blamed What could he have done or what would you have had him doe more then he did for them Threatnings from Mount Eball and Blessings from Mount Gerizzim flue about from this side and on that side and yet nothing would doe them good Why should they live any longer then what should the Lord doe they profited by nothing neither by his mercies nor his judgements and what was the cause brethren Here was the cause they were false hearted they would not walke sincerely with the Lord and therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against them and he rootetd them out of their Land in his wrath and in great indignation Oh the fearefull wrath of the Lord that came upon them In the words take notice of three particulars Parts of the Text. First the Iudgement of the Lord denounced threatned and executed against them It was very sharpe the Nations were agast that stood by and beheld it and wondred and said Why who would have thought it that the adversary and the enemy should have entred into the gates of Ierusalem What Ierusalem the perfection of beauty the joy of the whole Earth As if one should hereafter passe by and see all the Townes burnt up here in this Land which God grant may never be but if it should be so and one should passe by and see all the houses burnt up and the Churches burnt would he not be amazed at it and say Why what meanes this fierce wrath of the Lord Would it not make our hearts ake Brethren to passe by these places and see the houses of God burnt downe to the ground and thinke with our selves Oh the good exhortations and admonitions we have heard here Then secondly here is the reason and cause why the Lord dealt thus with them Vers 25. then men shall say Because they have forsaken the Covenant of the Lord their God So brethren if this should be our case poore little ones would say then I remember my father said thus it would be for the Land forsooke the Covenant of the Lord and the Minister told us of this stubbornnesse and rebellion against the Lord that this would be the end of it Then lastly here is the testimony of the Nations concerning the equitie of the Lords dealing the standers by justifie it and said The Lord is just for they have forsaken the Covenant of the Lord their God And so people would doe here if the Lord should doe with us as he did with the Jews First of the judgements which the Lord threatned against them What means the fierce anger of the Lord why it was the fierce anger of the enemies was it not Yes But there is no enemy but is in Gods hand it