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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03854	A sermon preached at Reyfham in the countie of Norff. the 22. of September, an. Do. 1588 And eftsoones at request published by R.H. minister of Gods worde.	Humpston, Robert, d. 1606.	1589 (1589)	STC 13969; ESTC S104324	28,218	58

God and wilfully runne headlong vpon the pykes of his displeasure Whereupon he is constrained to procéede to execution of iustice against their rebellion and to this end as an instrument for the nonce stirreth vp Nabucadnesser the great king of Babell who in rage and furie with his Caldean armie inuading their countrie most lamentably sacketh spoileth the land of Iudea with fire and sworde and marching on with his cruell band towarde the holie Citie when by length of siege he had filled her families with famine and hunger her streetes with howling wringing of hands at the head of euery corner Ier. 19.9 at length he razeth her walles entreth the Citie with a fearefull alarme fiereth her pallaces spoyleth the temple maketh Ierusalem an heape of stones 2. Re. 25.7 and after sundrie presidents of other fearfull cruelties carrieth away both Prince and people captiues to Babilon All which desolations to befall the Church and to ouerwhelme Gods children our Habacuk foreseeing in the spirite of a Prophet to his no small greefe God wot and obseruing withall the flourishing estate and wished successe of the Chaldeans that godlesse and cursed nation thus insulting and triumphing ouer Gods people a thing to his seeming no lesse wonderfull and strange in this wofull instance of the vnequall lot of the godly and the wicked in this worlde Iob. 21.7 the godlye commonly languishing in myserie Ier. 12.1 the godlesse contrarily flourishing in felicitie Psa 73.3 he goeth about to tread the Laberinth and assayeth by reason to found the depth of Gods councels in this so harde a case But when the helpes of Nature will not reach the height of these iudgements at last as a ●an at his wittes ende he resolueth to stande vpon his watch to listen to the Lord alone Hab. 2.1 and to heare what he would saye to the matter and eftsones receiuing aunswere that howsoeuer the workes and wayes of God to the leuell of mans vnderstanding seeme confused and out of ioynt for his wayes are not our wayes nor his thoughtes our thoughtes Esai 55.8.9 yet for all that there is no Iudge more iust then God as Esdras saide nor any more wise then the most highest 2. Esd 7.17 Who standeth not bound to render a reason of his proceedings vnto men for who hath knowen the Lordes minde Ro. 11.34 or who hath he made of his counsaile Our Prophet nowe blushing at his former blindnes breaketh out in this Chapter into a Psalme of praise with earnest prayer for his so great ouersight and implying the ignorances of the people withall becommeth an humble suter in the Churches behalfe that sith remedilesse shee must into Babylon the Lorde woulde not yet so forsake her but when in depth of griefe and bottome of distresse her De profundis and prayer shoulde arise Psa 130. and as the incense ascend into his presence that then in wrath hee woulde remember mercie euen for his owne promise and names sake And grounding altogether vpon grace he falleth to enumeration and reckoning vp of the marueilous workes brought to passe in former time in the behalfe of this Nation And drawing an argument from the free loue of God in the wonderfull vocation and preseruation of this people he seemeth in great confidence to reason with the Lorde and to frame his demonstration after this manner It is vnlike nay vnpossible O Lorde that thou who in mercie hast numbred the haires of our heades shouldest once forgeat or forsake that people Mat. 10.2 towardes whome thy speciall mercies haue beene so often manifested of olde But this Nation of the Iewes is that people for whose sake thou hast wrought manye and marueylons thinges in tyme past Num. 21.34 stricken manie a fierce battaile vanquisht manye a mightie King Fed with Manna from heauen Iosua 12.9 Exo. 16.15 Exo. 44.22 Iosua 1. Led by wonder through the Sea and brought safe to the lande Therefore vnlike Oh Lorde nay vnpossible it is that thou shouldest nowe forget or forsake this people or suffer them to be swallowed vp with sorrowes in Babylon The Prophet hauing thus handle this argument before commeth nowe to prooue the Minor or latter proposition by sounde demonstrations drawen from the seuerall workes wonderfully brought to passe in fauour of this Nation And as the worthiest and for the excellencie thereof hee firste of all propoundeth the giuing of the Lawe in the texte which I haue taken which may be reduced to this forme That people to whome the Lorde vouchsafed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the giuing of the Lawe with an absolute abridgement of his owne blessed will so precisely written with his owne hande and so solemply promulgate in his owne presence when his glorie couered the heauens and the earth was full of his praise The same doubtles is the chosen inheritance and peculier people of God But in fauour of this people of the Iewes God commeth from Teman and the holie one from mount Paran where in thunder and wonder the Decalogue Law of Commandements was first promulgate and deliuered Therefore doubtles this people is the chosen inheritance and peculier people of God whom by consequent he will neuer forget nor forsake in their afflictions sith in their fauour and for this peoples sake God commeth from Teman and the holie one from mount Paran c. Which wordes my thought do imparte a secret but verie sweete allusion vnto Moses speach in affection iumping right and in phrase somewhat neare with our Prophet when vpon his death bed and in his last farewell to the people reisysing in his soule at the remembrance of Gods mercies so bountifully extended towards this nation ayming herein especially at the giuing of the Law saith he The Lorde came from Smay and rose vp from Seir vnto them he appeared clearely from mount Paran and came with ten thousands of Angels Deut. 33.2 and a fierie lawe at his right hand Where first the occasion of the words in m● vnderstanding offereth two things for our b●●rning in Habacuk his example before we come to handle the text it selfe The first is his great and tender care for and in the Churches behalfe expressed by his ardent affection in bemoning her calamitie onus a burthen vpon his heart Hab. 1.1 for so he beginneth his Prophesie and withall by his earnest intreating for her reliefe The second his confidence relying in Gods free mercie for her deliuerie manifested also by his assured depending vpon Gods fauour the verie life of his hope established vpon the strength of the couenant Of both which I would speake some what by way of obseruation but verie briefely and so passe to my texte And first the Prophets sweete affection towardes the Church and people of God a speciall good part alwayes in a good Pastor teacheth mynisters of the worde whatsoeuer they beare not alone to be instant in season and out of season