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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80084	Huls pillar of providence erected: or The providentiall columne, setting out heavens care for deliverance of that people, with extraordinary power and providence from the bloud-sucking Cavaliers, who had for six weeks closely besieged them. By T. C. minister of Gods Word. Imprimatur Charles Herle.	Coleman, Thomas, 1598-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing C5055; Thomason E37_30; ESTC R12827	17,261	16

to the Omega of the action that we silence all subservient Ministers and ministred helpes as strength guns swords munition care and industrie and onely write God with great letters and figures and make all other great helpes to be but as a great cipher without divine concurrence When we name Providence as the superintendent and superefficient of all we understand not chance or fortune the Ethnickes providence nor that of the Stoickes who made providence a fortune or fate-telling old-woman to administer all things as the universall soule of the world But by it we understand the speciall care and love of God towards his which is at great cost and charges of infinite power fore-sight and wisdome to worke in all and every individuall thing for his people Lilius Cyrald de dijs Gent. Syntag. 76. and having wrought it to make it again be directed to worke for their good And if at Delos the blind Heathens for some conceived blessing could erect a Temple and call it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Temple of Providence Doe not Christians owe as much to Jehovah as they to their Jove Shall not our Delos our Hull be called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Temple of Providence where it hath been most admirably conspicuous and efficacious for deliverance It is well knowne how heavenly care did at first reserve this Towne that at first it fell not under the unruly rule of those unworthy Royalists who never thinke they doe any thing royally but when they make Rome blush with being more superstitious and idolatrous then she is or when they make beasts blush with being more savage and cruell then they or make Pagans and Heathens blush in being more unjust and unhonest then they or make the devill and bell blush to see them more zealous and deepe blasphemers then they In these actions all their royalty and cavalerisme consist What a speciall hand of heaven was that prevented this Marquesse whom blood not in his owne veines but bloud plenteously shed out of all the veines of the North hath raised to this title of Marquesse from being governor of it at first when his Majestie sent him and offered him for that purpose to the Towne The prevention of such a Hornet that he was not set over his Bee-hive deserves our tongues to speake as loud as the Egyptian Magitians and to say this was Digitus Dei the finger of God For say he had bin the resident ruler here what an influence of mischief would he have sent hence against London Parliament and all the places under the rule of well ordered justice and peace How would this have been the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the scumme-pot into which would have been gathered all the living and working villanie or Atheisme of Dunkirk France Holland Flanders c. And what Country soever would have sent men-beasts that in a mercenary souldiarie are willing to sell their soules in any warre yea will take the pay of hell to fight against heaven But blessed be the eye of heaven that watcht and the hand of heaven that wrought another way and brought this key of the kingdome to hang at the Parliaments girdle that they should not be in an hourely feare of this as of a Northerne Algiers or nest of Sea and land Pirates Why is Newcastle and not Hull in their power a continuall vexation to the good cause There is no reason of it but what lies in Gods breast and bosome so he liked so he would have it Under Sir John Hotham the Lord began to put this Towne as a signet ring on his finger How did the Lord animate the Governour and his small forces to stand unappaled before his Majestie when he comes in his owne person and with all his power he could then make to demand nay to command the rendring of the Towne into his power yet even then God made wormes stronger then the Lion when Hotham royally stood and feared neither Herald nor Proclamation nor the voyce of a provoked King which is the messenger of death O that this fine gold had never changed But O the misery of foolish man made drunke with authority and power Hotham honoured like a King feared as an Emperour sitting in peace that might have had the Country for the good cause wait on his whistle how has he degenerated and soiled all his fair burning light in ending with a ducking down of the socket breathing at last with a vaporous ill savoured exit Time will try and justice will boult out I fore-judge not nor anticipate our Iudges of this cause Whether justly father or son Hotham or both be guilty of miscarriages in the North at Yorke of the Queens entrance u● interrupted of Scarboroughs and Chomeleyes base Apostasie of the West crying out of the rising Sun and saying all her miserie came from the East where Egyptian reeds did not only faile them but pierce them and helpe them to be covered in that Chaos of tyranny wherein that good and goodly Country now lies low and poor only rich besides Gods secret favour in fulnesse of oppressions and cruelty I leave these servants to the judgement of their master who will make their sins appeare as mid-night or their righteousnesse as mid-day in due time I know it is indeed thought and said in relation to Hotham and Cholmley that Scorborough and Scarborough are the springs of most of our misery in the North. Let others say as they please Gods candle in fit season will seeke out darkest corners Let the just have his righteousnesse for cloathing and let the unjust be arrayed with his own confusion and shame as with a cloake Proceed we to the change of Governours and see miracles and great peeces of extraordinary providence in that In one morning gates walles block-houses armes men commanders guns ships all that is called strong is easily and quickly yeelded to the power of the Towne no bloud-shed no soule lies gasping no streets know streames of bloud but water for all this why this is wonderfull friends kindred deare ones in places of trust yet none resisting but yeelding up office and power as being overcome with power and reason for it or both So great a thing so long and strongly setled so easily altered and turn'd without combustion broil would make an Atheist that saw it name God and Providence for that very actions sake Besides the enraged Towne against their suspected Governour being so calmed into justice and prudently reserving father and son to be weighed by the Parliaments ballance and not precipitately cutting out for themselves was a speciall favour of God to honour them with so well a carried businesse Then loe again the Artifice and rare working of Architectonicall providence verily thou art a God that hidest thy selfe O God of Israel the Saviour At this present things are thus carried at Hull the noble Fairfax is in his Western declination and Beverly is ready to be chopt for the pot by