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The right vvay to peace: shewing the art of over-coming one another by love : in a dialogue between a friend and his neighbour. Humbly presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament : and to the whole nation; / by their old and faithfull servant in the publick, Theodore Jennings.
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Jennings, Theodore.
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Wing J671; Thomason E412_26; ESTC R204471
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Secondly God hath done as much by and for this Army as might convince all the gain-sayers if their eyes were not wholly blinded that God is with them of a truth they obtained a most glorious victory and deliverance at Nasby field the first fruits and earnest of Gods present goodnesse and future â—â—â—sence of love unto them in so much that many of them that beleeved were then effectually established and grew consident that the same God that had been with them would still be with them and deliver them by his own assistance of them unto the end and the Lord their God did so yea they took his counsed and sought him in all things even him alone in whom they alwayes bousted saying God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble therefore wil not we fear And when they obtained any victory or deâ—â—â—ance they not only themselves gave God the glory but also strirredup others to do it saying Come behold the works of the Lord Psal 46.1 2.8 9. behold what desolations he hath make in the earth he maketh wars to cease unto the ends of the earth O sing unto the Lord a new song Psal 89 1. for he hath done marnellaus things his right hand and his boly arme hath getten him the victory Yen when God had put all that did openly resict to â—lence by them Yet still they saw an enemy and weiced upon the Lord for his salvation and deliverance not only unto themselves but even unto the whole Kingdom for whose sakes they first engaged and in whose cause they had spent and were ready to spend their dearest blood to setile a firme and well-grounded peace Beleeving that although they were but as the worm Jacob in comparison of their politick potent enemies who swarmed in alâ—pares and places even in the chiefest Chamber of strength and Judicature that God would by them instrumentally recover and preserve this languishing sick and perishing Kingdom and that they should become usefull in reviving the dying hopes of the Liberties Rights and Interests of this wretched Nation Whereunto the politique Enemy had inter-woven themselves and like the moth not only almost eaten them into pieces but also with them out free Parliament who have been the strongest richest and preciousest covering and clothing that ever God gave unto this Kingdom even then when they were in their weakest poorest and nakedest condition that ever they were in Yea also the power of the Enemie was prepared as a Lion ready-to rend and teare in pieces and to take all away saying None shall be able to rescae save or deliver the prey out of our paw Yet then even then God performed unto his servants all his goodnesse according as he had made them to put their trust in him For although the Enemy had forced our Parliament and as they thought accomplished their work and fully obtained their desired designe Yet now even now at this very time God made the Army instrumental and useful in our greatest distresse and restored the Parliament by their despised Army unto their former freedore splendor beauty and glory and have cleared up their own faithfulnesse and godly integrity unto all men maugre the malice of all their enemies who rewarded their good with evill But yet they contiuned good and peaceable unto them Yea our Parliament is secured Gods people in all places revived and greatly comforted the Enemy taken in their own craftinesse and fallen into the pit which themselves had digged are greatly discouraged and the Kingdom we hope in a good way to be delivered secured and setled For God hath said I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will help thee yea I wil up old thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Fear not thou worne Jacob and ye men of Israel Esai 41 10 14 15 16 I will help thee saith the Lord and thy Redeemer the holy one of Israel Behold I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth thou shalt thresh the mountains and beat them small and shalt make the hils as chaffe thou shalt fan them and the win shall carry them away and the whirlwind shall scatter them and thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord and glory in the boly one of Israel Now therefore give me leave to say O yee his holy ones O ye his People in the Parliament in the Army in the City and the whole Kingdom Stir up your selves in the Lord and be ye thankfull yea be yestrong couragious and very unanimous with one shoulder to go on and finish the work of your God for he hath promised that he will be with you and that he wil never leave you nor forsake you Neigh. It comes to my mind how I have heard that the Army were divided and disperst at above one hundred in let distance in their quarters at that time when the Parliament and their Speakers were most barbarously driven from Westminster unto them and that the Junto and the City of London with all their prepared forces contrary to the Ordinances of Parliament being bâ—â—ted to make war against them Yet then the Lord wrought marvdlousty in returing the Parliament and their Army together with them within one week in peace nad triumph to sit in their places in Westminster without the least appearance of opposition these Army marching peaceably thorow London without doing the least injury or affront to any shilenced the Enemy their gentlenesle meeknesse and quiet order was admired of all And yet now again many do speak against and repine at the Parliament and their Army may we not fear that this is one cause why Gods hand is out in wrath against us by the present dispersed Pestilence Friend The people murmuring and practsing against the Parliament and their Army whom God hath eminently exalted with his own right hand by many signes and wonders may be one cause of wrath upon us both in the being and continance also of the so much dispersed Pestilence as it was with Israel in the Wildemesse first they beleeved the evill report Numb 13.32.33 Chup. 14. the Spies had brought upon the Land of Canaan and then they murmured against Moses and Aaron and they said one to another Let us make a Captain and let us returne to Aegypt They intended to make wat against them that should resist their design but Moses Aaron Joshua and Calcb spake unto them saying only rebel not ye against the Lord although they perswaded them in much love and meckness of spirit yet they bade stone them with stones But the Lord said unto Moses how long wil this people provoke me and how long wil it be ere they believe me for all the signs that I have shewed among you I wil smite them with the pestilâ—â—â—â— and disiâ—â—â—eril them Even thus it is with those that have received on evill report and believe it against the Lords people here they rebel against the Lord Their sormer slavery