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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01800	The arke of noah for the Londoners that remaine in the cittie to enter in, with their families, to be preserued from the deluge of the plague. Item, an exercise for the Londoners that are departed out of the cittie into the coutnrey, to spend their time till they returne. Whereunto is annexed an epistle sent out of the countrey, to the afflicted cittie of London. Made and written by Iames Godskall the yonger, preacher of the word.	Godskall, James.	1604 (1604)	STC 11935; ESTC S120518	49,399	68

the sound and the sicke yea the infected with the plague In the time of infection it is not lawfull for them that dwell where the contagion raigneth to come vnto the princes court they are forbidden by proclamation to resort thither But the court of heauen is open for all men yea for the infected for they cannot infect the court of heauen the King of heauen hath made a proclamation in the 50. Psal that we should resort thither and the prince of glorie Iesus Christ who keepeth his residence there will not keepe vs backe If the prince had made a proclamation that the infected should resort to his court to be healed who would not hasten thither It was not lawfull for all men to come to the inner court of King Assuerus none might approach but they to whome he held out his golden scepter except he would die the death that was appointed for such as durst come neere no such kind of punishment is appointed for those that goe vnto the courte of the King of heauen we may approach boldely to the throne of grace the scepter of our King I meane not that yron scepter of his iustice but the golden of his mercie is euer held forth to man woman children bond or free stranger or Citizen infected or not infected whether they be called or not called and they all may safely approach I name not neither inward or outward court but euen to the throne of grace where the King himselfe sitteth and if there we craue of him I say not to the halfe of his Kingdome as Assuerus spake vnto Ester but to the whole it shall not be denied vs. Feare of punishment keepeth vs from the princes court Let not feare keep vs from the court of heauen Nehemias although he held the cup to the King yet how fearefull he was to make a request vnto him But as for you O ye righteous soules feare ye not O you litle flocke for it is your fathers pleasure to giue you a Kingdom Luc. 12. Further in time of contagion not only the court but also the other citties townes and villages will not often lodge them that come from contagious places either the Lord of the soile or the magistrate of those places forbidding it but as for that heauenly Ierusalem and the Lord of the liuing thervnto euery one may resorte the Lord and magistrate of heauen doeth not interdict it Dauid cried vnto the Lord and said thou art my portion in the land of the liuing Psal 142. 5. At Roome the housen of the Aediles were alwaies open for all men that they might resort thither to haue their causes heard and so is the house of the Lord for the afflicted soules In some places there are appointed as I my selfe haue seene watchmenwith halbards to aske the passengers from whence they come and sometimes to keepe out those that come from infected places but in our going to this place we neede not to haue such feare for as Chrysostome saith Hic non est miles assistens qui expellat here there is no Sergiant or soldier to keepe thee out If the citties of the earth shut their gates before thee thou canst not enter As for that heauenly Ierusalem it is not lockt and although it were prayer as Augustine speaketh is a key to open heauen and to bring thee to the presence of God Serm. 226. de temp the towne and villages in times of infection although they receiue some yet they will not harbour manie and often there is no place for multitudes but so is it not with the name of Iehouah with this strong tower it is not like vnto the bulwarkes of mortall men into the which if too manie enter they will hinder one another this fortresse can receiue millions and millions without any impediment Further the temple is also interdicted to the infected for they are commanded by the magistrate to keepe their housen for a time or if they come they are entreated to sitte aside but the Lords holy temple aboue in heauen is not forbidden vnto the infected nor to any man it is lawfull for them to goe thither and pray and that with the successe of Dauid Psal 18. In my trouble I did call vpon the Lord and cried vnto my God and he heard my voice out of his Temple Sixtly some make a choyse in the plague time of a place which is neere wherevnto they may easily goe without any great trouble or cost the name of the Lord is such a place compendious to cut off vnnecessarie labours yee neede not to runne farre the Lord is neere as the Prophet speaketh to all them that call vpon him neither will it cost vs any thing money or merites intercession of friends or gifts poore men yee that want friendes or money and therefore cannot prouide your selues a place bee not dismaide behold here is a place which will cost you nothing It is a place wherevnto we may goe at all times at dinner time and at supper as Crysostome speaketh in the day time and at mid-night in thy health and in thy sicknesse the sicke man may lye downe vpon his bed and goe vnto it and when with King Ezekias he cannot vse the feete of the flesh yet may he vse the feete of the spirit In a moment we can flie thither for as soone as we haue finished our prayer we are alreadie come to this place and to the Lord of this soyle our prayer and God meeting one another in heauen as Iesus Christ and the woman at the Well Ioh 4. As for earthly places wherevnto men resort either they are far off vneasie to goe vnto and that with trouble and cost or expences sometimes we are stopped we must haue warrants and certificates of the Parish Church wardens that our house is not infected before we can be admitted all this trouble we neede not in the time of plague in our going to the name of the Lord nothing will stop vs the bodily plague shall be no impediment for wee haue a warrant that we may passe the King of heauen his warrant in the 50. Psalme Call vpon me c. and therefore this place is better then the earthly where the fearefull sonnes of men dwell which feare the apparrell houshold-stuffe and thy letters I know nothing then to stop our passage but the plague of the soule as the Lord of this soyle telleth vs in the 2 Cor 6. 17. Touch none vncleane thing and I will receiue you But I heare the weake conscience obiect I am infected with the plague of the soule and therefore it is not lawfull for me to call vpon the name of the Lord it is for the righteous as Salomon speaketh but alas I am vnrighteous and how can I therefore goe vnto this strong tower The answere is for thy comfort O weake conscience that Salomon speaketh not of them that are righteous by their owne righteousnesse but by