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The return of the sword or a divine prognostick delivered in a sermon at Newcastle : manifesting that breach of covenant is a prognostick of the return of the sword. / By Robert Jenison. Dr. of D.
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Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.
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by converting and turning us both to him whom can we for our parts blame or what may probably be thought the cause thereof unless it be that we have not performed the words much less the matter of the Covenant which we made before the Lord. Did we not all and each one of us for himself Main articles of 〈◊〉 not observed by us with hands lifted up to the most high God swear and Covenant to endeavour as the preservation of the reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government against our common enemies So the Reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches How is it that the very words in this last clause and some others being otherwise plain enough will not be understood much less performed as if some Monster were hid in them Why is not the Reformation in seven years perfected or Discipline established made free and authorized though often ordered and ordained And have we not in like manner covenanted to endeavour without respect of persons the extirpation as of Popery Prelacy Superstition so of Heresie Schism Prophaness and whatsoever shall be found to be contrary to sound doctrine and the power of godliness c. But to consider how Heresie Schism and Licentiousness both of doctrine and lâ—fe grow and increase almost beyond number being also many of them so abominable blasphemous dishonorable to God The increase of Schiâ—m Heresies c. pernicious to mens souls and that even since we would seem humbled in solemn manner for the increase and growth of Errors to see how these and how looseness of life also are connived at in some and unpunished in all or most For my part I must profess it amazeth me and strikes astonishment in my heart wondring at the patience of God as not able almost to conceive any reason why God doth not from heaven visibly and remarkably shew his vengeance not only on the Hereticks Schismaticks and prophane Libertines themselves but on such as have more power given them of God to restrain at least such evils then they use or then they will use Not restrained whereby at least a secret and implicite if not open toleration is allowed to all sorts to think hold spread and practise what every one pleaseth and that without any visible or real endeavours to restrain them The theam is too large unpleasant to dilate on Only I wil say referring to what * Mr Newcâ—men and Mâ— Case in their Sermons others have said in this kind and charged home upon the Parliament in their Applications to them more fully that all my wit and charity cannot extend so far as to conceive there can be any true zeal of Godsglory hearty love to the truth of God or to the true establishment thereof or yet any true Christian charity to mens souls if such a general toleration be permitted as is feared Neither shall I ever wonder or complain if God bring upon the Nation as great judgments as any he hath brought upon others in like case or unheard of and new plagues for such reviving of old Heresies and broaching of new being especially so winked at to say no more Secondly 2 To such as stand out against it For such as yet are professed enemies to this national Covenant who commonly are such as are loose enough in their Covenant with God as Christians I wonder what peace they can expect from God whilest either they joyn not in so needful a contract as the times are and side not with God and his cause and people against sin the world flesh and devil as yet by Baptism they seemed to covenant with him and against Antichristian doctrine discipline and devotion and also practises or that they oppose and fight against those that have so covenanted They may remember how Irelands Parliament declaring themselves against the covenanters in Scotland had the sword at their heels presently in the breaking out of that hellish barbarous popish Rebellion and Missacre there and what hath befaln that party in England which seconded them to their power by taking up Arms against the contents of that Covenant or what those may yet expect who persist in that enmity still or otherwise retract or would make themselves free of that their Obligation and Vow For us all of both parties I say only this I wish 3 To all of both parties that as we have still cause to expect greater evils so the true cause were not specially found in our breach of Covenant with God and man 〈◊〉 have heard how with other evils it threatens change of Government The Kingdom threatned 〈◊〉 cease and brought upon Israel and then upon Iudah a ceasing of the Kingdom when they shall say We have no King Now when should they say this and why I take it is not so much meant of Zedekiah 2 Kings 24.15 16 1â— and 15 〈◊〉 when he was carryed away captive into Babylon as of the King of Israel namely King Hoshea the last King of the ten tribâ—s And why because he kept not Covenant with him 2 King 17.1 2 3 4 c. after whom was no appearance of any royal Government as partly was in Iudah presently after the captivity and in the times long after till Christ their spiritual King came but if we refer it to Manasseh the last Kinâ— of Iudah then the words may relate to that his Covenant in this 34 of â—eremy which he turned from and that caused the return of the Babylonish army as we have heard I make no application only the Lord give grace and wisdom to all of this our Nation of all sorts that our averseness to or looseness in our keeping our Vows with God and man bring not like evils upon us Amen FINIS