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A31648 The Quaker's prophesie of the terrible judgment that will befal this land being Englands sad estate and condition lamented in this just complaint taken up against the greatest part of her inhabitants, because of their great abonimations and treacherous dealings both with God and man, for which cause the terrible and righteous judgments of the Lord are coming upon the land of England : found in a manuscript amongst the Quakers writings / by Absalon Chamberlin. Chamberlin, Absalon. 1682 (1682) Wing C1911; ESTC R24744 2,738 2

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The Quaker's Prophesie of the terrible Judgment that will befal this Land being Englands sad Estate and Condition lamented in this Just Complaint taken up against the greatest part of her Inhabitants because of their great Abominations and treacherous dealings both with God and Man For which cause the terrible and Righteous Judgments of the Lord are coming upon the Land of England Found in Manuscript amongst the Quakers Writings By Absalon Chamberlin a well-wisher to the People of England In a Letter to D of M OH England England the Abominations of the greatest part of thy Inhabitants who can declare them they have reached Heaven so as they are come up before the Lord the Jealous God and wo unto that part of thy Inhabitants who have sinned out the day of their Visitation and have wholly slighted the day of Gods Patience and long forbearance and would have none of his Reproof but have altogether rejected the same and have made a mock at Sin and have sported themselves with their own deceivings and lusts and have gone a Whoring from under the God of their Lives Wherefore thus saith the Lord the only God I will make such become a hissing and reproach and my anger they shall not be able to escape because of their provoking abominations and treacherous dealings both with God and Man Oh England England How have and yet do a great part of thy Inhabitants rush into Idolatry and all manner of Prophaneness and grievous abominations even as the Horse and Mighty rush into the Battel How do they drink in iniquity even as the Ox or parched ground drinketh in Water Oh England What manner of lamentation shall I make for thee my Native Country Oh England England What manner of complaint may I take up against a great part of thine Inhabitants who have long sought and yet seek thy Ruine and Destruction Verily their actions have declared them to be like the Inhabitants of Sodom Yea their sins have rendred them to be as bad as those of Gomorrah Oh they have vexed the righteous Soul yea and they have grieved the Spirit of the Lord from day to day with their unjust Conversations they have multiplied their transgressions and heaped up their iniquities till they are become as the Sand on the Sea-shore without number Oh wretched England The Lord hath long striven with them Yea he hath also long born their Iniquities he would have gathered them to himself out of their abominations yea he would oft have healed them but they would not but they have stiffned their necks and hardned their hearts against the Lord and his Counsel day after day and have chosen their own ways and works even to their own hurt and would by no means be reclaimed For when the Lord hath reproved them by the light of his Son in their own Consciences and set their sins in order before their eyes they have stopped their ears and closed their eyes and wilfully rebelled against the Power of God and trampled upon his Witness the light in them as a thing of naught counting it not worth the taking notice of And when the Lord hath raised up Prophets Children and Servants and sent them out commanding them to lift up their Voices like Trumpets and to shew the People their transgressions and to Preach Repentance and amendment of Life yea to warn and exhort them to turn from their Sins to God and to lay before them their great abominations and to Prophesie what should come upon them if they would not turn from the evil of their doing Oh England England wretched England How art thou overspread with wasters and spoilers who like Catterpillars devour thy pleasant Fruit Oh Land the whoredoms and idolatries that are daily committed and acted in thee who can declare them O● thy 〈◊〉 City ●●y enter City that b●oody City can its abominations be paralell'd in the Earth Surely it hath exceeded Sodom in wickedness the Lord is very angry with a great part of its Inhabitants and his Vengeance is nigh to come upon them Wo unto you Whoremongers Drunkards Gluttons Swearers Cursers Blasphemers Cheaters and Idolaters wo unto you Proud Wanton and Prophane vain Persons wo unto you Mountebanks Stage-Players Bear-baiters Gamesters and all manner of abominable workers and you that build up Towers Scaffolds and vain heathenish representations and such like and make and garnish Images to draw Peoples minds after Idolatry and for your cursed gain and lusts in pretence of honouring your King Oh how are People drawn into gazing and wondring after these abominations it grieveth the Righteous Soul to behold such great wickedness Oh you wicked and abominable workers and devourers of the Creation the Lord God will meet with you in a time when ye are little aware of him he 'l stain your Pride vain-Glory and Idolatry and give you your portion amongst devourers except you speedily repent and your abetters strengthners and helpers forward of such ungodliness that do it knowingly and delighters therein the Lord will not acquit you he 'l smite you for these things and that right soon Oh how do you daily provoke the Lord against your selves you wicked workers how dare you make representations of destruction and ruine how dare you make a sport of such things verily your provocations are great wherewith you provoke the just God Verily great is the judgment that is nigh you and your sins draw it on you apace do you think that the Lord cast out Back-sliders Hypocrites and unfaithful Men to set up and establish Idolaters and open prophane Persons nay surely therefore tremble ye wicked Workers and howl ye prophane Idolaters for the mighty and terrible day of the Lord is near to break out upon you Thus saith the Lord God I 'le scatter I 'le scatter I 'le split divide and separate I 'le break and dash to pieces and none shall be able to gather bind up or joyn together for mine anger is kindled and my jealousie shall burn till I have devoured mine Enemies saith the Lord. Therefore ye People of England that yet live in Wickedness who have not wholly sinned out the day of your Visitation to you I now speak you that feel the Lord yet striving with you Oh! return return speedily unto the manifestation of his Spirit whereby he strives with you O! be not still stiff-necked but hearken to the Word of the Lord which sheweth you the thoughts and Intents of your Hearts and hearken and be obedient to the Call thereof that so by its power you may hasten out of Babylon both Young and Old Rich and Poor high and low noble or ignoble Professor or prophane who yet are there for the Lord's Controversie is great with Babylon her Merchants and Inhabitants and he will not much longer spare but he will suddenly smite and none shall be able to hinder his stroke Yea yea he will wound and none shall be able to heal for the measure of her Iniquities and Idolatries and Whoredoms are nigh full and the Wine of her Fornications hath caused the Fatts to overflow and she is come up into remembrance before the Lord the Just God who will plague her and all her Merchants and Inhabitants according to their Abominations whereby they have grievously provoked him therefore come out of her whilst mercy and time is offered lest you perish with her in her Judgments which the Lord is strongly and swiftly bringing upon her POST-SCRIPT OH England England leave off all thy wickedness thy Whoring Drunkenness Swearing Lying Back-biting and Slandering one another leave off thy wickedness for fear the Lord should cut thee off for several sad and dreadful Calamities will befal thee O England may be before the time called Christmass and to day before to morrow for that we know therefore O England Repent for the Judgment day is nigh at hand London Printed for the Author 1682.