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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08384	The apprehensions of some poor observers of present dispensations, and providential actings imparted to the Lords remnant in the nations, for the provoking of them in this day of Jacobs trouble, to look unto their maker, and that their eyes may respect the Holy One of Israel		1660 (1660)	Wing A3583A; ESTC R224282	2,968	1

THE APPREHENSIONS Of some poor Observers of present Dispensations and Providential Actings imparted to the Lords Remnant in the Nations for the provoking of them in this day of Jacobs trouble to look unto their Maker and that their eyes may respect the Holy One of Israel THE LORD OF HOSTS having roared as a Lion from his dwelling place against his own Heritage for their halting settling on their Lees savour of the world and their sore iniquity so that hee hath smitten Jacob and made the fatness of his flesh waxe lean rebuking all his Idols and disappointing expectations round about from any short of his own saving hand turning many years endeavours even in the fire in these three Nations into a dismaying Chaos of confusion whether wee look to Rulers Ruled Armies Churches Prophets or People so that wee may say there is no healing Medicine in any hand but our breach is wide as the Sea c. And in the sense of great iniquity in all yet under some hope wee have against hope of the Lords pleasure in mercy to rebuke the pride of MOAB who so sorely revileth his Heritage and to arise for therelief of his people as in MOUNT PERAZIM and as in the valley of Gibeon yea as against PHARAOH of old to the glorious exaltation of his Son and salvation and peace of his Subjects even now the ASSYRIAN hath spread over his land wee account it our duty more earnestly to call unto all who have received the adoption of children to appear in the advantage of their ACCEPTABLE ADVOCATE at the Throne of the Father in all meekness and fear to bewayl over the evils and intercede for the blessings needed in the Nations and in particular to lay to heart these things following which wee have thought on towards their help and our own in the time of solemn assembling before him which we humbly propose might be very frequent in the several Assemblies or remnants of the faithful in the three Nations and to the end our cry may bee joynt herein at the Mercy-seat and there may bee a communication of what the Lord in grace shall grant in answer hereunto that if beauty bee given for ashes wee may also obtain mercy to abound more in thanksgiving than heretofore wee humbly signifie our intention if the Lord please to begin our solemn Supplication the next fourth day come sevennight being the eleventh day of the eleventh Month commonly called January and are desirous to understand from others and observe and communicate what acceptance the Lord will signifie that wee may understand together and bee glad in the salvation of God Matters referring to the Churches to bee bewayled 1. The deep sleep and spirit of slumber fallen upon Churches and people of the Lord and as a sad effect thereof little discerning either what the Lord is doing or his people ought to do but a strange divided language amongst them calling for a lamentation 2. That a spirit of the love of this world in the profits pleasures honour and reputation thereof hath insnared so many to the Lords dishonour Truths differvice and their own hurt and horrible declining 3. That there is so little zeal or activity for the Lord or his concerns in comparison with what hath been each one now minding his own but few the things of Jesus Christ 4. That instead of thorow witness-bearing for the Lord in this day of deep Apostacy * See and bewail the Doulis Tongued Declaration of 23. People called Anabaptists in and about London debasing their holy Profession and exposing their dissenting brethren with the Quakers and others to the Persecutor which Declaration we detest and som baptised Congregations in and about London disown costly services are declined and a fearful unbeleeving confederacy rather said with whomsoever the world sayes a confederacy bowing down the neck to every yoak like home-born slaves to whomsoever or howsoever any get up or being up do manage their power Matters referring to the Nation to be bewailed 1 The horrible Treachery that hath lately abounded betwixt Rulers and Ruled yea even those that have been in neerest bonds related supplanting and dealing falsly with each other to the sore pollution of a righteous profession in the land together with the shamefull profaning the pretence to the fear of the Lord so often proclaimed to be respected by Rulers who in the distribution of their trust unto men have so little truly regarded the same 2 That a spirit of open prophaneness of all sorts increaseth and that almost without controul 3 That there is an implacable desperate rage reaching up to heaven against the Lord his works and people satisfied with nothing less than the ruine of all running back to Egypt and licking up again the vomit of every old exploded abomination which the late Country insurrections and City tumults abetted so much by men in power and the National Clergy sufficiently evidenced 4 That there is continued in this day of Gospel light that soul-afflicting iniquity of exacting Tythes both from the Lords Heritage and such as are yet unconverted and this contended for by the Nations Ministry assifted by force over us ruling by their means whereby the Lords services are loathed and the Land exposed to the destroyer as at Shiloh of old Particulars to be prayed for 1 That our dear Redeemer who both by decree and covenant c. is intitled to the rule of Nations may in this day when the Lord hath so sorely shaken other foundations be more clearly discovered to be the onely Potentate King of Kings and Kingdoms and his Laws and Government in the excellency of them in their own nature so made known as these Nations may cloze with them and him in whom only the Lord hath said Nations shall be blessed 2 That those two great Ordinances of Magistracy and Ministery may be brought forth in their truth and beauty distinguished from the counterfeits of them by pouring forth more anointing to those offices by which it may be demonstrated that the sufficiency of both is only of and from the Lord and that he may in all humility and fear be appealed unto for a gracious decision in this day of the worlds rage and accusing his poor people for being against Magistracy and Ministery whether the accused or accusers are most for that which he will own 3 That those of the Army and their adherents who have been so forcely visited by the Lord and whose affliction is like to be helped forward and added to by unreasonable and cruel revilers might have that dispensation of his so sanctified to them as might tend effectually to renew them to repentance for their great Apostacy and treacherous dealing with the Lord his cause and people that so the Lord in mercy might put a checque to the boundless rage of the enemy and avenger and in due time reprove their insulting Reprovers 4 That in this day of so eminent a sayler of the visible protection of his poor peeled people he might be earnestly sought unto and found to bee their sure defence and yet again this song might be in their mouths SALVATION IS OF THE LORD HIS BLESSING IS VPON HIS PEOPLE and it might be known to the ends of the earth that there is no inchantment against Jacob neither is there any divination against Israel 5 And lastly but espec●●lly that the spirit might be so poured out upon all the Lords sons and daughters about whom he hath been hitherto as a wall of fire for defence that they may weep very bitterly over all iniquity which hath separated betwixt them and their God and have great occasion continued and renewed to cry Grace Grace unto his great name and by recalling former and better observing his works of wonder to come may be taught to order their conversation aright that he may delight to shew his salvations and increase in the middest of them the shout of a King to whom be dominion and glory for ever Amen John Berwicke Phil. Pinchon John Proud Rich. Goodgroom Hump. Hathorn Perc. Goodricke Clement Ireton Wentworth Day H. Courtney John Vernon Will. Allen H. Danvers Will. Launce Rich. Bowney Lewes Powel John Garbrand Rich. Robinson Joseph Archer John North Nicho. Gilbert Tho. Johnson Tobias Picks Will. Smiter John Edkins London Printed for Livewell Chapman at the Crown in Popes-head Alley 1660.