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A42655 Irelands advocate: or, a sermon preached at a publike fast held by authorie, July the 27. in behalfe of bleeding Ireland. By John Geree, pastour of Tewkesbury, in Glocester-Shire. Published by authoritie. Geree, John, 1601?-1649. 1642 (1642) Wing G596A; ESTC R223673 15,404 25

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make them a prey Now those that bring spirituall or temporall weakenings help the Mighty against the Lord. Oh consider this To be more guilty then Meroz deeper under Gods Curse then they what an evill thing and bitter is this Oh lay it to heart and repent Vse 3. To reprove those that help not the Lord against the Mighty enemies in Ireland or elsewhere That help not spiritually or temporally For Temporall help to Ireland we have had yet but little opportunity And therefore I shall more presse our defect of spirituall help They then are reproveable that labour not to kill their own sins The Sinnes of Ireland and England these are the greatest enemies and our Repentance is their death It was never said that the Lords hand was shortned that it could not help Isa 59.1 2. in regard of the strength rage or plots of enemies but in regard of the sinnes of the Church They then that suffer sin to live and sway help not against the most dangerous enemie Is not it help to disarme Enemies the sting of sinnes is their guilt which repentance takes off and so disarmes them they can doe no more hurt Will you suffer then a sting in the hand of the Lords enemies You then that repent not of Personall and Nationall Sinnes especially the growth and countenancing of Popery which hath given Papists advantage to rise up arme and plot against us and may move God to sell us into their hands you I say help not the Lord. You also that play not the Jacobs striving with God in Prayer for Ireland You that have not held up your hands with Moses against Irish Amalekites You that have not with Nehemiah fasted and prayed nor journeyed neither for the Church of God you have not yeelded all that help to the Lord which was within your sphaere You are guiltie of that sin that holy Samuel put an absit a God forbid upon 1 Sam. 12.23 God forbid that I should cease praying for you Hearken to this all ye that have not counted Germane and especially Irish misery a just Occasion of humbling and praying you have not help'd the Lord and how will you avoid Meroz Curse Oh then see your sinne in this and repent yea cary this home to your Neighbours that would not set this day apart nor here afford their presence Tell them I say that this was a day appointed for the help of the Lord against the Mighty and they not coming forth to it they are surely and justly under Meroz Curse presse them therefore to feare repent and reforme so foule so dangerous a neglect Vse 4. To presse all upon all occasions in all wayes to help the Lord against the mightie Should we not fly all sinne but especially such as be Crying as this is Should you not feare and avoid the Curse of God especially such a bitter one then help the Lord. Would you not be found false in the Brotherly Covenant with the Church Amos 1.9 nor treacherous to the Lord Christ then help the Lord. What are you when your day comes without the Lords help With what face can you expect or challenge help from God when you have deserted him Oh then help the Lord against the Mighty with all manner of help within your power 1 Yeeld spirituall help by Repentance disarming and killing sin and by Prayer awakening setting God on work This day is set apart for this purpose think not much with it though a Market day if it be imployed in humbling and prayer it will be better in regard of soule and safetie then a Fayre-day Improve then this day for the bewayling of thine owne sins and the sinnes of others Pray God for the pardon of Englands and Irelands sinnes to sanctifie their sufferings and tryalls for refining that sinne this day may be vanquish'd and then the work is the better-half done Play the Israelites this day deserve the title of the Israel of God Gal. 6.16 by wrastling this day even to prevayling over God Take from him the burthen of your sinnes Jer. 14.9 Psal 62.11 that make him as a man that cannot save Oh if you thus behave your selves God will be grieved for you and deliver you Power belongs to God His will over-rules all and this is the way to rule with our God If the work be not done this day other Fast dayes will succeed and when they come remember then that they are part a chief part of the help of the Lord against the Mighty See you doe not dare to be weary of them or neglect them for feare of the Curse of Meroz 2. Help the Lord with your purses You will be called on ere long for gift or loan to Ireland Remember when that comes it is to help the Lord against the Mighty And then can you dare you be sparing Is it not the Lord that gives all keepes all blesseth all and can blast all or take away all and dare you be hand-bound If you look no higher then poore Ireland you know what the Apostle saith 1 Joh. 3.17 He that hath this worlds goods and seeth his Brother in need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion how dwelleth the love of God in him Would not this move you But it 's to help the Lord in Ireland against the Mighty Will you not be glad of an Opportunity to expresse Bounty It s the Lord who hath not made you Proprietaries but Stewards of what you have that calls now to you to lay out for him in Ireland Can you be slack and not unfaithfull We reade 1 Chron. 29. of a voluntary Contribution and it was a mighty one and when it was effected the people rejoyced and especially David and blessed God most affectionately that gave them first substance and then hearts to offer Now there 's as much Necessity in this offering as Excellency in that and should not we be as forward as they Reade and studie that Chapter and it will enlarge your hearts or fill your faces with blushing by your forwardnes in this to give your Soveraign and Parliament occasion to rejoyce in you to blesse God for you as they did to David Nay you of this place have one peculiar way of helping your Brethren in Ireland without hurt it may be with benefit to your selves For behold here an Ordinance of Parliament for such as carry any provision into divers ports of Ireland to receive their mony for it in convenient time out of the Chamber of London And therefore let this incline you to traffique that way to help your Brethren in want and your selves at once 3. Help with your Persons You that are prest or may be prest or may have friends in that service see it is to help the Lord our great Soveraigne our best friend He is in distresse in Ireland in his members withdraw not goe cheerfully doe valiantly You see rather then the Lord should be deserted Deborah a woman would goe forth to Warre Judg. 4.8