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A40986 The content of a wayfaring man ; and The accompt of a ministers removall : two sermons, the one preached at the morning lecture in the citie of London, the other more enlarged in another congregation / by J.F. ... Fathers, John. 1648 (1648) Wing F552; ESTC R32801 36,733 50

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the solemne Covenant What an execrable deniall of the sacred Scriptures Of the Faith of the Lord that bought them How is the beautifull child of Reformation stifeled in the birth and a monster of shamefull Deformation brought forth in the room of it O tempora O mores Time was when prayer and repentance were held up in the hands of faith as precious meanes to maintain Communion with Jesus Christ and now men pray against their prayers and repent of their repentings because some lay too much weight on duties others have laid them wholy aside Time was when London zeale enkindled against every bracelet lace of the Scarlet Whore and now as if the spirit of London were changed into her spirit of fornications we plead for a tolleration of all her sorceries That which once entre● as Iron into our soules but to heare of now it is accounted a sinne to speak against it Time was when we did look on errors as the smoak of the bottomlesse pit now they are admired as new lights dropt down from heaven And he is accounted no body in their Meetings that hath not something of them Time was when the Lords day was a delight unto us now it is questioned whether it be the Lords ordinance or mans Time was when wee saw a beauty in their feet that brought the glad Tidings of Peace Now Ministers are a burthen in their places Time was when we fled as Doves unto the holes of the Windowes and now the wayes of Sion complain for want of passengers Time was but time will faile me if I should goe on to shew what shamefull Apostasies are amongst us 4. How is Londons how is Englands first love Apostatized into persecutions May it not be said of our times in England as Bernard spake of his times whose words are quoted by Hugo Cardinalis in his Postills on John Good Jesus saith he it seemeth the whole Vniversitie of Christian people have conspired against thee and these are chiefe persecutors even so the whole University of England seemes to conspire against Jesus Christ and some which heretofore were great professors are now become bitter persecutors 1. As for Ishmaels persecution I think never was more against faithfull Ministers then now i● Men bend their tongues for lies and the scorners chaire is every where set up against Moses chaire for the wholesome words they have from us wee have bitter words from them Luther was charged for preaching against the Popedome to be tuba rebellionis a Trumpet of rebellion And wee for preaching against as great a mystery of iniquity if not the same to be Incendiaries of all the troubles that have been in England and of this second warre If any thing goe amisse with the people Aaron must be stoned Numb 14.20 2. As for Esaus persecution rough hands wee finde every where And though they fall not down right to blowes yet there is malice and treachery enough in their hearts to provoke them New-England they say is too good a condition for these roundheaded Ministers and therefore they resolve if they can get the day to cut their throats in Old-England Behold saith God to Jerusalem Jerem. 3.5 Thou hast spoken and done as evill things as thou couldest If thou couldst have spoken or done worse thou wouldest Wee need not as Ezekiel in Jerusalem digge through the wall of this Citie to see the bitternesse of some mens spirits the iniquitie of their heels doth sufficiently evidence the treachery of their hearts They declare their sinne as Sodom and publish it as Absolom in the face of all Israel and in the sight of this Sunne Too sadly hath the occasion presented you Jerusalems paralell in London and yet spare me one word farther for it would be Londons happinesse if this day wee could be brought to give Glory to God in taking shame to our selves And oh that London would take up righteous thoughts before God in judging their own condition the Kingdome you see is all in bloud at this time if wee would fetch bloud from our hearts the Lord might be intreated to stop the issues of bloud that are running in the Land Londons provocations are not onely paralel to Jerusalems but as Jerusalem justified her younger sister Samaria so hath London her elder sister Jerusalem There are six circumstances wherein Judahs provocations exceeded Israels 1. Because they were acted in a time of reformation Israel sinned under bad Kings Jerem. 1.1 Judah under good 2. Judah sinned against all the examples of Judgement which God had given them by Israel Jere. 3.8 3. Judah rebelled against those speciall warnings which God sent them by his Prophets Hos 4.15 Though Israel play the harlot yet let not Judah sinne 4. Judah made more profession then backsliding Israel did and the more wee appeare for God Jere. 3.4 5. the worse wee are if wee be not that indeed which wee appeare to be 5. Judah enjoyed more and better ordinances then Israel did and the more means of Grace wee sinne against 2 Chron. 13.10 11. the more malice is in our sinne 6. Judah had made a solemne Covenant unto God in Josias time and sinnes against Covenants 2 Chren 34.32 are not onely apostasies but perjuries Now see if all these aggravations be not found in Londons provocations 1. Have wee not such opportunities of reformation as the Lord never betrusted England with the like and will not our posterities even curse the losse of them which our unnaturall divisions have snatcht from us Our fathers had a prize put into their hands and they regarded it not 2. Have not others Judgements heightned Londons security I mean not Israels and Judahs in ages past but Germanies and Irelands Kents and Colchesters present before us When wee see an under-billet on fire and the second smoaking will not the top be consumed if the fire be not quenched 3. Hath London wanted warnings or Watchmen Hath not the Lord Convened his faithfull Watchmen out of all the parts of England to warne London Hath not the Lords voyce cryed unto the Citie Heare yee the Rod and who hath appointed it Mich. 6.9 Wee doe heare the Word and dot not feele it therefore wee shall feele the rod and shall not heare it 4. Whose meanes whose mercies have been like unto Londons Oh London I am sorry for thy great accounts may it not be said of thee as of Capernaum Luk. 10.15 And thou London which hast been lifted up to Heaven Certainly no citie hath been so high in Gospel-priviledges as thou hast been The Lord grant that thy Gospel-unkindnesses doe not incurre Capernaums curse no misery so great as that which is provoked by the abuse of Gospel-mercy Coales taken from between the Cherubims are coales of Juniper the fiercest discoveries of Gods fiery indignation 5. Hath not London been eminent in profession above all the parts of the Kingdome Yea are not Londons revolts even now vailed under profession