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A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

are readier to add affliction See also Psal 69.26 They persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talke to the griefe of those whom thou hast wounded Vse 4 Lastly Is it a burthen See then the stockish fencelessness of us in these Times Beloved The Lord hath laid load upon us long time in this Kingdome our burthen hath been Pestilence Famine Inundations unseasonable weather yea and yet behold the wrath of the Lord is not ceased but his hand is stretched out still And yet where is that man that once entreth into his heart ever to say c Jer. 8.6 What have I done How have I provoked the Lord that all this wrath is come upon me This shews us our stupidity And let us all be admonished to labour to feele it lest at length it overwhelme us The Promise is gracious ease and refreshing Mat. 11.28 The neglect thereof heavy it endangereth to have the wrath of God sevenfold encreased Lev. 26.21 Observ 2 Of the word of the Lord. First in word before in deed denounced ere executd God gives warning by his VVord before he proceeds to lay on Load for our Offences By Noah a Preacher of Righteousness to the old VVorld By Lots Example and Admonitions to the Sodomites By Jonah to Nineveh By all the Prophets to Hierusalem Reason 1 First That his Children may be brought to Repentance that the fierceness of Gods wrath may not light upon them Beloved it is true such is the corruption of every man so powerfull and prevalent the example of the most that Gods own Children are sometimes far engaged in common corruptions and were it not for the Lords care over them should taste as deeply of his wrath as others but herein appears Gods care over his own Saints that ere he strikes He gives warning that by his word he may rouze them that so they either may be freed from the judgements and common afflictions or else not hurt by them whiles by repentance they have laboured to turn the curse into a blessing the punishment into a chastisement Reason 2 Secondly To deprive the ungodly and obstinate offendors of excuse and to clear the Lord of injustice and severity See Isa 5.4 Judge saith the Lord what could I have done more And Hos 6.5 What shall I do unto thee I have cut you down by my Prophets and hewen you by the words of my mouth and my judgements have been in the light plainly revealed as the Sun it self therefore Justly are you now afflicted and left without excuse As a good Father first admonisheth and threateneth when that serves not takes the Rod See Ezek. 2.5 Vse 1 Doth the Lord thus and for this end that his children may be brought to Repentance Well then Beloved Let not us crosse the Lord in his end and intention The Lord hath thus dealt with us in this Kingdom a long time with us in this Congregation now long He hath hewen us by the words of his mouth to make us fit stones for his building Hence is his voice d Heb. 3.8 Harden not your hearts be lead to Repentance by the Word of the Lord It is true that our sins have been grand and grievous yet who knows whether the Lord will repent and leave a blessing behind him See Jonah where Nineveh repented and found mercy Learn by words be as loath to bear as the Lord is to impose the burthen of his wrath If not know for a certainty the Lord will not alwaies deale by speeches but as he hath spoken of a burthen so we shall feele it if we return not Vse 2 Secondly doth the Lord this and for this end that the wicked may be deprived of excuse Then surely are we utterly excuseless in this Kingdom and Congregation to whom the Lord hath so mercifully vouchsafed so long admonition before-hand justly might he send us down to the place of our Iniquity without giving us warning but rather would he we should convert and live Ezek. 18. If we will not heare what excuse shall we have in the day of his fierce wrath what will the Swearer say c. This be assured of the word of God hath his work one way if it bring thee not to repentance yet it shall bring thee to just judgment as the snow and raine Isa 55.10 11. It is the savor of life or death 2 Cor. 2.16 It either captivates thy thoughts to obedience or brings vengeance on thee for thy disobedience A second thing here observable Observ is the certainty of this judgment for it is the burthen of the Word of the Lord Hath he spoken it and shall not he do it VVas the Lord ever found false either in threatening or promise Peruse the whole Scripture and see whether ever there were judgement threatened against obstinate sinners that was not executed see in the old world Hierusalem c. Object 1 Object If any say Yes Nineveh was threatened and yet escaped Answ Threatnings are all to be understood with their condition of Repentance Answ Jer. 18.7 8 that performed the judgment stayed but yet God true in his VVord Ob. If any shall yet say Experience is ordinary against it Object 2 we have had Drunkards threatned with beggary Ans Differtur non aufertur Answ It follows not because the judgment is delayed that therefore it is wholly taken off Some are plagued in their Posterity Job 21.19 God layeth up the sorrow of the Father for his Children Or else they are punished in the Equivalent in spirituall judgments VVhat doth this teach us Vse but to tremble at the burthen of wrath denounced in the word of the Lord if the burthen be of the word of the Lord tremble at it and feat surely it shall come to passe what the mouth of the Lord hath spoken But we are fallen into a world of Despisers as Jer. 23.33 c. VVhen the Lord had sent his Prophets to tell them of the burthen of his wrath they began to play with the word of the Lord and scoffingly to say to the Prophets what is the burthen of the Lord Right after the fashion of our people what is the burthen of the Lord What is that Hell you so much talk of Hearken what the Lord answers The burthen of the Lord ye shall mention no more for every mans words shall be his burthen but thus you shall say to the Prophet what hath the Lord answered thee and what hath the Lord spoken That is whereas you now scoffe at the threatning of the Lords Mouth I will so press you with my judgments that I will bring you on your knees and make you in all humility and fear glad to heare a word of comfort and tidings of Reconciliation from the Mouth of the Lord. Beloved lay this to heart It is that every man professeth to believe the word of the Lord yet when we come to particulars nothing but Atheisme and godless Infidelity To Israel Gods own people Observ God spareth not his own

impute to us the neglects of our people can any blame if we desire to keep off that burthen And let no man say The Minister is excused and the sin is only the Parties that adventureth This plea if it could have holden might have been made by the Priests of the Jews They offered such as the people brought had they brought better better they would have offered yet this made their sin because the Lord had forbidden the offering of such upon what pretence soever brought unto them VER 10. Who is there even among you that would shut the doores for nought neither do ye kindle fore on mine Altar for nought I have no pleasure in you saith the Lord of Hosts neither will I accept an offering at your hand REading in our English corrupt Better thus after Tremellius who is there amongst you that shuts the doore on free cost or do you kindle the fire on free-cost The Interrogation as above denies more strongly For the meaning we are to know That the Priests and Levites serving in the Sanctuary had their severall offices and places to serve in Num. 3. 4. 1 Chro. 25. 26. some to bear the Arke some to keep the Lamp some to make clean the Sanctuary and Instruments thereof some to dress the Sacrifices some as Porters to keep the doors of the Temple c. And to all these was appointed a portion of Tythes and Oblations for recomperce of their service The meanest door-keeper was to live of the Sanctuary and to have his portion for attendance The meaning then is this There is not the meanest of you that hath served me in the meanest place but I have provided him of maintenance as for recompence These words then contain an Amplification of those Priests and Levites sins That whereas the Lord had so liberally rewarded even the meanest of them for their services they had no more care to honour him and to preserve his worship from profane contempt Hence then may be observed Observ That there is not the meanest service performed unto God but hath his reward This not only in Ministery but in common life See Eph. 6.8 Col. 3.24 touching the offices of Servants to their Masters It confutes the speech of profane men Vse Mal. 3.14 Job 21.25 It is in vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his Commandements and walked humbly before the Lord Their Reason They that work wickedness are set up and they that tempt God even they are delivered Surely there is no service performed unto God but hath his recompence howsoever performed Of Nebuchadnezzar the Lord thus speaks Eze. 29.20 Aegypt given him for wages for service done though unwittingly against Tyrus Of the Romans during the space of their first entrance into their Empire that they were renowned for Morall vertues Austin well observes that the Lord did for that cause enlarge their Empire And at this day who is there that can say He hath performed any service unto God but he hath selt the Lord a recompencer of him Distribute servants of God thus some there are that unwittingly do God service at profane men yet they lack not their reward in temporall things nor yet Hypocrites as Achab for externall humiliation plagne deferred sound worshippers of God though perhaps in things of this life more inferable yet in inward comforts in spirituall blessings Eph 1.3 In assurance of heavenly rewards recompenced for that Principle is infallible Heb. 11.6 God is a rewarder of all chiefly of them that dingently seek him Herde then It is not hard Observ farther to observe That Benefits received add much to the weight of unthankfulness and make neglects of duty more odious in them As ye shall see Isa 5.4 So Saul 1. Sam. 15.17 When thou mast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thine own eyes c. So to David 2. 〈◊〉 10. Take we heed there fore How Vse when the Lord provokes us by his blessings we then neglect fidelity in his service Surely if we take view of our state in this Church in generall we may many waies sensibly perceive that the Lord is not behind with us for recompence of our services As in peace prosperity means of Salvation c. would God we had not been too much behind in duties of obedience This shall be our just condemnation that the Lord having provoked us so by his blessings we have failed in the duties of thankfulness Wherefore Let us all remember to make use of the mercies and loving kindnesses of our God that they may be to us so many allurements to sincerity and soundness in our service I will not accept an offering at your hand What is the Reason Namely because they had offered unlawfully Hence then observe Observ That when once a man hath corrupted himself in the worship of God his lawfull services during impenitency have no acceptance with the Lord The Reason is Because the Sacrifices of wicked men are abominable and such mens persons are not reconciled unto God Rro. 21 27. And this may teach us what to judg of that opus operatum taught by Papists Vse when as they teach that good works by whomsoever performed are acepted of the Lord as justice in an Atheist is a good and acceptable work to him c. contra Heb. 11.6 Without Faith impossible to please God Sacrifice of wicked abominable for such men want the foundation of all acceptance namely Reconciliation with God Heb. 9.14 Nor can they performe services in acceptable manner As 1. Not as from the night fountain Love Nor a. As to the right and Gods glory Take we heed therefore How we corrupt ourselves in the Worship of God Labour especially to be at one with God in Christ See Heb. 11.4 Gen. 4.4 and repent especially of Corruptions in the first Table VER 11. For from the rising of the Sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles in every place incense shall be offered unto my Name and a pure offering for my Name shall be great among the heathen saith the Lord of Hosts THe second judgment here threatned is The translating of the Kingdom of God and his worship from the Jews to the Gentiles A fearfull judgment to have the word of God Observ and his worship taken from us See Mat. 21.12 Isa 5. The Reason men thus deprived sit in darkness and in the shadow of death Mat. 4.16 are as without God in the world Eph. 2.12 they become more vile as Jews and Romenes yea from such as the Arke from Israel is the glory departed 1 Sam 4.21 Take we heed of this judgment and tremble at those things that may procure it As 1. Corrupting out selves in this worship of God 2. Receiving it vain 3. Cruell usage of the Ministers Mat. 23.37 Surely though I be half of his mind that taught that when Antichrist's Kingdom hath been runated it shall never again be re-established in full power But