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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.
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another Nevertheless in that caâ—e to raise 〈◊〉 your hearts and hopes Psal. 31.22 I said in my hast I am goâ— off from before thine eyes Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplication when I cryed unto thâ—â— Up therefore every one in whom is the spirit of prayer pour out your hearts bâ—fore him in this time of common danger your God will hear you but if youâ— speechless now 't is a sad forerunner of death and National ruin 3. COUNSEL Prepare your selves for the worst that if times should alter for there are chaâ—â—ges in the right hand of the Most High yet your hearts may not be turned baâ—â— nor your steps decline from those paths of truth and holiness wherein you haâ—â— been engaged O cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart and when fiery trials come wheâ—â—of most serious and considering Christians are in a trembling expectation 〈◊〉 do not basely dissert Christ in open field To do evil saith Metellus where theâ—â—â— is neither pain nor danger is easie and common but to do good in the face â—â— danger is vertuous and truly noble It was the saying of a Martyr to his Perseâ—â—tors Though you pluck my heart out of my bowels yet you shall never pluck the trâ—â—â— out of my heart O how is Christ honoured enemies daunted and your Souls cured by your Constancy in a time of danger hold fast what you have receiâ—â—â— and though you lose your Heads yet save your Crowns it was a resolute 〈◊〉 noble saying of Luther when hard put to it to defend the Truth of Christ agaâ—â—â—â— so many Enemies Ego Martinus Lutherus c. I Martin Luther an unworâ—â—â— Preacher of the Gospel of Christ do believe and hold that this Article 〈◊〉 That we are justified before God by faith alone without works shall never 〈◊〉 overthrown neither by Roman Caesar nor by the Turk Tartar-Persian Pope 〈◊〉 all his Cardinals Priests and Monks Kings Princes Potentates and all the â—â—â—vils in Hell will they nill they shall leave me this Article unshaken Brethren I much doubt the wantonness Scepticisme and contentions of 〈◊〉 Professors of the age have so weakned the Authority and Reputation of Religiâ—â— in the world that God will once more call for Christian blood to seal his Truâ—â—â— and convince the world that there is reality in Godliness And if it should coâ—â— to that I even tremble to think what shrinking will be among Professors 〈◊〉 prevent which all that I shall add shall be in these two words 1. See the groâ—â—â— you stand on be good I do not speak of the Cause for it is beyond dispute 〈◊〉 most glorious cause that was ever sealed by the blood of any Witness but 〈◊〉 your Condition O see that be good also look to it that you die in as well 〈◊〉 for the faith are you upon sure and safe grounds as to your eternal state if 〈◊〉 but that you be still dubious its time to make both sure and quick work 2. Staâ—â— your ground he deserves to be hanged in everlasting chains in Hell that relinqâ—â—â—shes such a Cause and such a Christ on earth Christian I would fain know hâ—â— thou canst imagine to close up thy life more honourably or more comfortabâ—â— then by offering it up in defence of the precious truths of Christ against his bâ—â—â— and blaspheming enemies the very Heathens heated with love to their Counâ—â—â— have made many brave and bold adventures for it and will you shrink O 〈◊〉 unto you the whole Armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the â—â—vil day and having done all to stand FINIS Ezek 3.17 Acts 20.28 Esth. 8.6 Isa. 62.6 * Fingit respondere custodem desperatis civibus augere dolorem Luth. veniâ— quidem mane verum simul cumillo venit nox ista â—rassioâ— ac terribiliar Muscul. in â—c 1 King 18.41 Gurnels Christian armour 2 d. part p. 429. Mr. Reeves Gods plea for Nineveh â—â—â—nted about eight years since Dr. Usheâ— Amos 3.7 Ier. 4.17 Isa. 9.11 A Lamentatâ—â—on for Londoâ— Lam. 1.1 Lam. 2.15 Ezek. 28.15 Ezek. 16.14 Ezek. 28 1â— Ezek. 28.18 Lam. 1.8 Lam. 1.12 Lam. 1 21. ver 2â— Jer. 1â— 34 veâ— 3◠〈◊〉 137.7 ver 8. Ep. ad Mel. Contet Saxon edit 1560. Doct. Usher of the Ceâ—eâ— pag. 209. Pâ—ocâ—uâ—es An humblâ— Address to the King Iâ—m Sâ— Mariana An humble Supplication to the Parliament Ld Virulam Oliand Coment de stat reip relcent 16. Soz lib. 7. Cap. 12. Queries to the Bishops 1 Quere Liberty of prophesy p. 109. 2 Quer. 3 Quer. An application to the Nâ—t on in general 1 Argument 2 Argument 3 Argument 4 Argument John Wolfe â—ect memor Tom 1. adan 130â— Vallarins lives of the Popes p. 33. Hospin hist Iesu. p. 225. Belar de indulg Ch 4. â— Qu. 5. loc cit Mr. Sâ—rong â—d Tome Oper. Luth. Lat. p 125. Conts in Math. 24. 1 Meâ—nes 2 Meanes Worthies of England in his farewel to Somersetshire Eph. 16.13
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 Prefaâ—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 â—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 adâ—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 expâ—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 upâ—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 veâ—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 Quâ—en of Scotland spake out and professed she dreaded more the Prayers of Mr. Knox a godly Nonconâ—ormist theâ— 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 wiâ—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 dâ—ggâ—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 affectâ—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 Bâ—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 thouâ—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 wâ—en every man set his sword to the breast of his fellow and instead of opposinâ— him shew every man his brother Iudg. 7.22 I make no question but the Papists have blown up these sparks of discention among uâ— to warm their