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A warning piece to England, or, The wrath of God revealed against sinners his judgments being already entered upon the nation / by S.T.G.
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S. T. G., Lover of truth and peace.
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brought him to the grave For his radical moisture was turned into the drought of the summer Surely sin brings death both a natural spiritual and eternal The wages of sin is death Rom. 7. 23. without true unfeigned repentance and turning from it as David did But how many perplexities of heart had he and how many chastisements were inflicted upon him driven from his kingdom he that came out off his own bowels rose up against him the hearts of the people were alienated from him 2 Sam. 15. from the 13. to the 18. vers 23 30. And so you see his great distress by reason of those sins of Murder and Adultery and in his flight he was so despised that Shimei one of his Subjects cursed him and threw stones at him chapt 16. from the 5 vers to the 9. O the confusion and distress that sin brings upon a people how foolish are the Sons and Daughters of men to delight in that which will utterly destroy them both soul and body and hate those things that would preserve them in peace and prosperity that is they hate Christ and his ways and people Prov. 8. 35 36. For who so findeth me findeth life and shall obtain favour of the Lord. vers 36. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul all they that hate me love death Very well may wicked men be call'd in the Scriptures mad men and fools because they destroy themselves and esteem of things of no value more than those things that are exceeding pretious to be most highly valued in the superlative degree So God complains of the people of Israel in the 5 of Jer. 8 9. They were as fed horses in the morning every one neighed after his neighbours wife shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord shall not my soul be avenged on such a Nation as this Several other Scriptures I might produce which declare the wrath of God against a sinful people that will not be perswaded to break off their sins by repentance O consider how many rules thou breakest by committing this sin of Adultery and Fornication 1 The 7. Command Thou shalt not commit Adultery 2 the 10 Com. Thou shalt not covet thy Neighbour's wife 3. The rule of Equity that Royal rule Do as thou wouldst be don by Would you be contented that another should take your wife and defile her why then will you be so injurious to your neighbour as to covet that which is none of yours contrary to the rule of God's holy word Jer. 5. 9 10 11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt treacherously against me saith the Lord they have belied the Lord and said it is not he neither shall evil come upon us neither shall we see sword nor famin vers 13. And the Prophets shall become wind and the word is not in them thus shall it be don unto them vers 14. Wherâ—fore thus saith the Lord of hosts because ye speak this word behold I will make my words in thy mouth fire and this people wood and it shall devour them vers 15. Loe I will bring a Nation upon you from far O house of Israel saith the Lord it is a mighty Nation it is an ancient Nation whose language thou knowest not neither understandest what they say vers 21. Hear now this O foolish people and without understanding which have eyes and see not ears and hear not vers 22. Fear ye not me saith the Lord will ye not tremble at my presence which have placed the sand for the bound of the Sea by a perpetual decree that it cannot pass though the waves thereof toss themselves yet can they not prevail though they roar yet cannot they pass over it and so to the end of the chap. vers 28. They are waxen fat they shine yea they overpass the deeds of the wicked they judge not the cause of the fatherless yet they prosper and the right of the needy do they not judge vers 29. Shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord shall not my soul be avenged of such a Nation as this vers 30. A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land vers 31. The Prophets prophecy falsly and the Priests bear rule by their means and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the end thereof And thus you see how sin provokes the Lord to destroy Nations Families and Persons Thou that art so injurious to take away thy Neighbours wife God doth many times take away all that such wicked persons have and they are brought to a morsel of bread For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman a narrow pit Prov. 23. 27 28 29. She lyeth allso in wait as for a prey and increaseth transgressours among men Who hath wo who hath sorrow who hath contention who hath babling who hath wounds without cause who hath redness of eyes Surely Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge even in this life without true repentance and assuredly in the life to come It is very sad to see the impudence of the femal sex How many of them have harlots behaviour yea Professours and those that would be thought sober women yet go naked-neck'd from shoulder to shoulder and their brests seen which parts should be covered in modesty and that because it is the fashion and their Relations go so this is their foolish excuse that when they come among them they shall be contemned by them no matter for it is but by the wantons and Hectours of this age Drunkards count such as will be drunk with them honest men and Good-fellows but they are never the honester for their esteem Away then with the nakedness and cover your brests and shoulders for shame or else what ever shew of modesty thou makest it will be esteemed by sober persons vain and foolish And seeing thou givest way to uncover thy nakedness and so allurest wicked men thou mayst be overcome at last by lewd men to commit the sin of uncleanness O avoid all appearance of evil for Christians are to be adorned with modesty to use sobriety in all their actions O poor vile sinner thou that excusest thy self by being a great man or woman in this world and therefore thou must not be controuled what art thou but a lump of clay a heap of sinful dust and ashes That is but a greater aggravation of thy condemnation for the more mercies thou hast received from God the greater is thy Punishment if thou abusest these good mercies of God as riches honour that thou receivest from his bountiful hand more than others and because it is more exemplary and prevalent to draw others therefore it is accompanied with more aggravations in regard thou receivest more kindness from God than others and so takest God's weapons to fight against him How canst thou escape great condemnation that sinnest against so much light and so much love Oh foolish and
presence of the Lord and the glory of his Majesty and for ever to be cast into that lake that burneth with fire and brimstone in those easeless endless remediless torments where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth Math. 25. 41. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Isa 66. 24. And they shall go forth and look upon the carkases of those that transgress'd against me for their worm shall not die neither shall their sire be quench'd and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh 1. Vain Swearing when men so commonly swear that they cannot ordinarily discourse but they must swear nay it is the fashion to swear and if a man cannot swear he is not fit company for some Gentlemen Oh poor miserable man is it thy common practice delight to blaspheme and take the great and dreadful name of God in vain Oh what wilt thou do when thou shalt appear before him at the last Day as thou certainly must surely thou wilt tremble desire mountains and rocks to fall upon thee to hide thee from him that sitteth upon the throne and from the Lamb Revel 6. 16. See those Scriptures that prohibit vain Swearing James 5. 12. But above all things my brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by the Earth neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest ye fall into condemnation Mat. 5. from the 33 to the 38 verses Surely such words are nothing but the speakings of the Devil in thee 2 Sort of swearing is for-swearing thy self when thou art call'd before a Magistrate this is a great sin that brings judgments upon the Nation for oaths the Land mourns How many poor creatures are hired to for-swear themselves and how many do it to pleasure great men and others wickedly for-swear themselves for to get their Neighbours goods and to defraud their neighbour of his right Levit. 6. 3 4 5. chap. 5. 1. Jere. 23. 10. For the land is full of Adulterers for because of swearing the land mourneth the pleasant places of the wilderness are driedup and their course is evil and their force is not right Hose 4. 1 2. Hear ye the word of the Lord ye children of Israel tel for the Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledg of God in the land By swearing and lying and killing and stealing and committing Adultery they break out and blood toucheth blood Chap. 10. vers 4. They have spoken words swearing falsly in making a covenant Zach. 5. 3 4. Mal. 3. 5. And I will come near to you in judgment and will be a swift witness against the Sorcerers and against the Adulterers and against the false Swearers Doubtless this is a very great sin that brings judgment upon the nations families and persons 3. That wicked sin of Cursing parents cursing their children servants some children curse their parents servants curse their Masters Nay I have heard wicked men curse themselves their cattel Oh how common is it for men to bid the pox take them Foolish ignorant persons they cry out with pain and anguish several of them yeild up the ghost and if they do not repent go quick down to hell they that curse themselves and their cattel at last bring a curse upon all they have Math. 15. 4 For God commanded saying honour thy Father and Mother and he that curseth Father or Mother let him die the death Rom. 3. 14 15 16 Whose mouth is full of cursing destruction and misery are in their ways and the way of peace have they not known vers the 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes Jame 3. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing my brethren these things ought not so to be Several other places of Scripture I might produce but these may suffice Oh what mad blindness is this that rational men and those that have lived under the sound of the Gospel so long shou'd be so ignorant and wicked as to desire the plagues of God to be poured upon them and theirs Oh that my head was water and my eyes a fountain of tears that I might weep night and day for the sins and sorrows of poor distressed sin-sinking England 7. Sin is Adultery and had I time and a heart I might be very large to enumerate the multitude of transgressions of this nature surely this sin is grown so common that it is open before the Sun and men plead for it and very much extrenuate it Nay I question whether some are not so notoriously wicked to urge Scripture for their abominable uncleanness Know O thou prophane Atheist the Scriptures give thee no liberty but will judg thee for thy sins at the last and great day of account when you shall certainly give an account for all your actions done in the body and how will you answer the taking your neighbours wife from him it may be thou wilt instance David's adultery but consider if thou wilt commit David's sin then thou must expect David's punishment which was very severe See Psal the 32 from the 1 to the 6 vers vers the 3 When I kept silence my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long vers the 4 For day night thy hand was heavy upon me my moisture is turned into the drought of summer vers the 5. I acknowledg my sin unto thee and mine iniquity have I not hid I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Psal 51. from 1 to the 13. vers Have mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out all my transgressions vers the 2. wash me throughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me vers the 4. Against thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest and clear when thou judgest vers 5. Behold I am shapen in iniquity and in sin did my Mother conceive me vers the 7. Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be whiter than snow Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones that thou hast broken may rejoice vers the 9. Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities vers 10. Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me vers 11. Cast me not out of thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me vers 12. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free Spirit See what misery this sin of Adultery brought upon King David that made him cry out in the bitterness of his soul and allmost