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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51487	Aug. 7: 1670. A most useful sermon preached in London, By a most worthy and faithfhl [sic] minsiter and servant of Jesus Christs, most learnedly pressed from Amos 8. 11. ... From which text of scripture, he learnedly shews the dreadful and deplorable condition of that kingdom which a famine of the word of the Lord seizes upon; and further shews, that they are the greatest felons who would rob us of the word of God, and that there is more justice in hell then is here upon earth, for in hell they do not punnish the innocent		1671 (1671)	Wing M2931BA; ESTC R213887	17,302	48

Aug. 7 1670. A most useful SERMON Preached in London By a most worthy and faithful Minister and Servant of Jesus Christs most learnedly pressed from Amos 8.11 Behold the day cometh saith the Lord God that I will send a famine in the Land not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water but of hearing the word of the Lord and they shall wander from Sea to Sea From which Text of Scripture he learnedly shews the dreadful and deplorable condition of that Kingdom which a famine of the word of the Lord seizes upon and further shews That they are the greatest Felons who would rob us of the word of God and that there is more justice in Hell then is here upon Earth for in Hell they do not punnish the Innocent Printed in the Year 1671. Amos 8.11 Behold the day cometh saith the Lord God that I will send a Famine in the land not a famine of Bread nor a thirst for Water but of hearing the Word of the Lord And they shall wander from Sea to Sea A Sad Text and Sad Times too well agree In the beginning of this Chapter there is a Vision in the first verse The Lord hath shewed me and behold a Basket of summer fruits it was a Type or Embleme to signifie the suddainness of Israels misery you know summer fruit doth soon perish winter fruit may be preserved long but summer fruit doth soon fade so the glory of Israel like to summer fruit it shall soon fade away there is the Vision 2. In this Chapter there is a Prophesie in the 32 d verse The Songs of the Temple shall be turned into howling a sad Prophesie God grant it may not be our Portion songs of the Temple to become howling where God formerly was served in a pure manner where there was sweet singing and melody unto the Lord now there would be mournful Songs that joy of the Temple it shall be quite ceased A sad Prophesie 3. In this Chapter is set down the cause why the Lord did write such bitter things against Israel his own People the cause was very apparent it was their sin sin drew Plagues at the heels of it Israel grew now weary of God in the 5 th verse of the Chapter When will the New Moon be gone that we may sell corn they had rather a great deal be trading in their shops then worshiping in Gods house when will the New Moon be gone when people grow weary of Ordinances then God grows weary of a People And 4. There are set down the punishments for those sins of Israel in the 9 th verse of this Chapter I will cause the Sun to go down at Noon day Beloved this is not meant the natural Ecline of the Sun but the meaning is God would now darken Israels outward glory and splendor The Sun in Scripture is a Metaphor for joy now the going down of the Sun at noon it is to express great afflictions coming upon this People when they thought all things should be well every thing should be well flourishing peace and prosperity kissing each other why now there should be a suddain change God would Eclipse their outward Comforts saith he the Sun shall go down at Noon day and this was not all there is a greater punishment yet behind and that is in the Text I have read God threatens for their sins that there should be a Famine in the Land not a Famine of Bread nor a Thirst for Water but of hearing the Word of the Lord as if God should say it was a mercy if onely a Famine upon your Bodies that may pine your Bodies Oh but it is a worse a Spiritual Famine a Famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. In which Text you have these four parts 1. Here is a note of admiration in these words Behold it seems to be a wonder that Israel God's People in Covenant to whom the Oracles of God were commited that these should want the word of the Lord Oh what a wonder that such a full breast should be drawn dry that they that had such plenty of Ordinances should now be cut short and forced to cry out We see not our signs there is no more any Prophet among us that 's the first Behold there is admiration 2. Here is the judgment threatned in the Text a soul Famine 3. The extention and universality of this Famine why saith God it shall be a Famine in the Land not in a House or Parish but there shall be this soul Famine it shall be universal in the Land 4. Who it is that gives the Famine a Commission and that is God I will send a Famine not of Bread or Water but of hearing of the Word of the Lord. The words thus opened into these several parts they yeild us these four Propositions or Doctrines 1. It doth shew That the word of God is to the soul as food to the body for strengthning and refreshing of it and that 's imply'd in Job 23.12 I esteemed the words of thy mouth as my necessary food they are my food that my soul feeds upon 2. The second Doctrine is this When the word of God is despised or opposed it is just with the Lord to take it away from a People 3. The third Doctrine is this The taking away of the word is the beginning of a Spiritual famine and 4. That a famine of the word is far worse then a famine of Bread A famine I will send saith God not of Bread nor of Thirst for Water but which is worse the hearing of the word of the Lord. The famine of the word is worse then a famine of bread next to damning of a soul what can be worse then starving of it bodily famine is very sad much more spiritual famine I shall speak a little of bodily famine that will set off the other the more Famine is that with-drawing of an necessary recruit of Nature Famine is the with-holding of that Oyle which should be poured into the Lamp of Man's Life Famine and Death is such as you see a picture they both bring the Body into an Anatomy See a description of a famine in Jer. 14.3 Their Nobles have sent their little ones to the water they came to the pit and found no water they were ashamed and confounded and covered their heads It is a very unusual sight to see Noble Mens Children Tanckard-bearers the Nobles sent their Children but found no water Famine of the Body is worse than the Sword is and that in these three respects 1. The Sword cuts off suddainly it makes a quick dispatch now Famine makes you dye a lingring death Lam. 4.9 Those pine away strucken through for want of the fruit of the field they pine away Famine will neither let a man live nor yet suffer him to dye He that is in famine may say as St. Paul In death oft how many deaths doth he dye before he dyes 2. Famine is universal it reaches more then the