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A52049 Reformation and desolation, or, A sermon tending to the discovery of the symptomes of a people to whom God will by no meanes be reconciled preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Decemb. 22, 1641 / by Stephen Marshall ... Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655. 1642 (1642) Wing M770; ESTC R235206 36,106 57

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that the Lords wrath was kindled he presently sends to Hulda the Prophetesse to enquire what was to be done that they might quench it esteeming all other busines unseasonable and fruitless while that fire was burning And here I shall only in a few words commend to you the example and practice of this brave King whom this Text so magnifies 1. He mourns and cals all the people to mourn with him and that through Gods mercy you have done 2. He goes out in that way whereof you heard more in the forenoon breaking down all the Images and relicks of Idolatry the Lord set it close to your hearts that you may leave nothing which is contrary to Gods pure worship 3. He executed the justice and vengeance of God upon the Instruments of the kingdoms ruine the idolatrous Priests digging the very bones of some of them out of their graves the same Lord direct you that in your great wisedomes you may be as the Angels of God to discern what is to be done with them who have been the troublers of our peace the greatest kindlers of Gods wrath against us spare whom ye may spare with Gods good will but remember it is foolish pity that destroyes a City let not the men escape whom God appoints out to punishment 4. He resolves to reform Religion and the worship God and to set it up and maintain it according to the word and to that end he cals together the Priests and Prophets the Elders of Iudah and Ierusalem with them enters into a covenant before the Lord to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments c. O that the Lord would put it into the heart of you all to do the same you know what you have bin often petitioned for the God of all wisdom direct you in due time to proceed in this cause and if in your wisdomes you shall find it fitting that a grave Synod of Divines should be called to inform your consciences what is to be done I beseech you follow the direction of Gods word in it Fifthly And then fo● the manner Hee did all according to Gods law he consulted not with flesh and blood enquired not into terms o● policy how far the state would bear it or how far the people would concur without grumbling but did according to 〈◊〉 which God had appointed in his word And lastly he did it with zeal and fervency he laid not out his strength in his own cause then use diversions and diminutions in Gods cause but there was his strength laid out where he knew Gods iealousie lay The Lord make you such Iosiahs such zealous men what Anakims or Gyants would you prove you might with Briareus the Gyant with 100 hands of whom the Poets feign take thunder-bolts out of the hand of God and so save you selvs your families and the Nation Go on ye Worthies of t 〈…〉 Lord and thus deliver us If there be any healing any deliverance you shall be our Saviours if there be none you may with Iosiah get the iudgment respited for your life time le 〈…〉 the worst come the glory of the Lord shall not only be yo 〈…〉 reward but your rereward your safety you shall deliver yo 〈…〉 soules and your children after you shall be blessed Do th 〈…〉 and the Lord God be with you FINIS Introduction 1 King 1● Introduction 2 Chr 33. 2 Chro. 34. 3. 2 Chr. 2 4 31. 32. 33 The scope of the Text and parts of it Observation from the connexion Deut. 29. 5. Josh. 23. 4. 5. King 53. 4 In two branches 1. Branch The endeavours of rare instruments may come to nothing 2. King 18 19. Jer. 15. 10. Jer. 20. 9. See to this purpose Matth. 23. 34. 37. Act. 7. 52. Heb 11. 37. 38. Second Branch Yet themselves highly magnified and rewarded by God Esay 49. 2. 3. 1. Thes. 2. 7 Application to the Parliament Doct. 1. Doct. 2. Doct. 3. First Doctrine from the Text that the wrath of God is exceeding fierce Psal. 2. Explain it Quest 1. What the wrath of God is Answ. The fiercenesse of Gods wrath Quest 2. Answ. Psal. 9● 11 The fiercenesse of it illustrated from divers comparisons Amos 3. 4. Psal. 18. 7. 8. Psal. 〈◊〉 11. Gen. 1● 24. 2 By the effects of it Zach. 13. 7. Luk 22. 41 3. From the cause of its Quest 3. Who are the objects of this wrath of God Answ. Deut. 4. 21. 2 Sam. 11. 27. Psa. 89 3● Col. 3. 6. Applic●● To praise God for deliverance from it 2 Not to covie the prosperity of such as are under it Psal. 73. 3. Ier 12. 1. 3 To help forward our repentance In humiliation for sin which hath kindled it Ier. 13 1● How this may bee done Ezek. 12. 27. Neh. 5. 1● Rarò antecedentem scelestum descruit pede poena claudo Horace 2 For Reformation Meditation of wrath how it may promote it Esay 33. 14. Iob 36. 18. 4. To the Parliament o make it their great care to pacific it Doct. 2 In reformation God may goe on to desolation God may go on to desolation Proved by Scripture 2 Chro. 34. Ionah 3. Act. 21 2● Notwithstanding Reformation That this may be known And how far it may be known Psa. 106 23 Mat. 24. 36 And how it may be known Prov. 28. Fulnesse of sin the evidence of it Gen. 15. 16. Why God defers till sin be full Esay 10. Rom. 2. 4 5. How the fulnesse of a Peoples sin may be known What sins are desolating sins Idolatry Levit. 18. 28 Deut. 9 5. Ezek 8. Ezek. 43. 8. Hos. 13. Esay 2. 9. Prophanesse and contempt of Gods Ordinances day 〈◊〉 Ezek. 22. 4. 8. Zeph. 28. 9. 10. Sins destructive to humane society Gen. 6. 11. Jon. 3. 8. Ezek. 22. 3. 4. 6. 9. 12. Hos 12 7. Hos. 4. 2. Sensuall lusts of drunkennesse and uncleannesse Hos. 6. 10. Hos. 4. 2. 11. Esay 28. 1. 3. ver. 7. 8. The generality of these sins Gen. 6. 12. Esay 1. 5 6. Vers. 1 2 3 4. Vers. 15. c. Yet to be understood with a caution The aggravation of these sins Dan. 9. 12. This is the very argument of the whole Chapter of the second of Ieremy See also Mic. 1. 5. Psal. 41 9. 2. Sam. 16. 17. Incorrigiblenesse of these sins when they are too strong for Conscience and shame Prov. 2. 14. Es. 3 9. For prayers examples counsells of the godly Iob 22. ult. Esay 57. 1. Gen. 19. 18. Gen. 33. Ier. 14 11. For Magistrates and Ministers which comes to passe either When they take part with it Ier. 4. 5. Hos. 9. 7 Ezek. 22. 15. c. Ordare not oppose it See also Ier. 5. 1. Or doing their duty cannot yet prevaile against it And for the judgements of God Zeph. 3. 6 7. Ames 4. V. 29 30. What kind of Reformation may meet with desolation Ier. 18. 7. 8. Ezek 4. Ier. 3. 20. Matt. 22. 43. 44 45. Whether this may be thought to bee our own case Dan. 4 19. It is hoped that we are not yet in that condition And why Yet feared that we are very neare it because all these sinnes are found amongst us And that in great measure which prevailes over Magistrates Ministers And the very judgements and mercies of God And God begins to appeare against us and wherein Application to our selves First to beleeve that we are in danger 1 King 22. Which we are loth to doe 1 Thes. 5. 3. Prov. 22. 3. Ion. 3. 5. But till we doe it our danger encreases And wee shal never use the rightmeans for sa●●● 2 Kings 22. Vse To prevent it First by mourning for it Num. 12 14 Amos 3. v 9 c. By p 〈…〉 onall 〈…〉 formation 2. Sam 20. 20. What the Parliament should do for our safety Following Iosiahs example 1. In mourning because of Gods wrath 2 Kin. 2● 11 c. 2 Rooting out idolatry c. 3 Inexecution of Gods vengeance upon his enemies 1 Kin. 20. 42 4. Insetting up and maintaining Gods true Religion and Worship 2 Kin 23. 1 2 c. Exactly according to the Word And that with all their strength Encouragement thereunto Obad. 21. Esay 58. 8.