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A13211 Sermons, meditations, and prayers, upon the plague. 1636. By T.S. Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670. 1637 (1637) STC 23509; ESTC S103474 86,706 284

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He did holy Iob. Hee may give thee over to a Feaver to a Sadnesse to a Sicknesse to a plague as he did Hezekiah thou maist be led into the tentation of an Adultery of a Drunkenesse of a Murther as was David to a denying of Iesus Christ as was Saint Peter yet none of these can make a finall separation if thou seriously repent The Madianite Merchants of sinne sadnesse sicknesse may buy the present possession of thy Soule yet if thou wilt grow due to God by a new and true Repentance thy dejected soule shall no sooner cry out Quis liberabit O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me but thy Faith shall make a sweet Reply from this Text The God of Heaven because his mercy endures for ever This is a good Reason why we should not despaire and a forcible perswasion it is to give thankes to the God of Heaven for his Mercy endures for ever It is my third Enquiry why David makes choyce of Mercy to perswade our Thankfulnesse Will it not stand as well Oh give thankes unto the God of Heaven because his Iudgement endures for ever It may seeme so if you read the Psalme Which overthrew Pharaoh in the Red Sea which slew mighty Kings Og● the King of c. No rather Mercy for all that than Iudgement because his Mercy is more everlasting to us than his Iudgement For take the disproportion betwixt a Yeere and a Moneth and that is twelve for one betwixt a yeere and a weeke and that fifty two for one betwixt a yeere and a day and that is three hundred sixty five for one betwixt a yeere and an houre and that is eight thousand seven hundred sixty for one betwixt a yeere and a moment and that is many thousands for one and such a disproportion there is betwixt the Everlastingnesse of Gods Iudgement and Mercy to us In the Apocalyps it is sayd Cap. 9. ver 10. Their tower the evill Angels was to hurt Men five Moneths Then againe Apoc. 2.10 Ye shall have tribulation ten dayes And in Daniel Seventy Weekes are determined upon this people Dan. 9.24 and upon the holy City to finish the transgression and to make an end of sinnes and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting Righteousnesse And so in the Prophet Isaiah For a small moment have I forsaken thee Isa 54.7 8 but with great mercies will I gather thee In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy upon thee saith the Lord thy Redeemer Observe ye now there is a Moneth wee may be hurt five Moneths there is a weeke seven weekes for iniquity there is a day tribulation for ten daies and there is a moment wrath for a moment but Righteousnesse everlasting everlasting kindnesse everlasting mercies And therefore rather Mercy than Iudgment oh give thank● unto the God of Heaven for his mercy endures for ever For 1. his mercy hath a prerogative of Alliance his mercy is manifeste● in himselfe his iudgment never but for our sinnes Hee made us in mercy when we desired him not he redeemed us in mercy when wee deserv'd it not and without desert upon desire and endeavour he will save us in mercy Oh praise the God of Heaven therefore for his mercy endures for ever For 2. his mercy hath a prerogative of Antiquity his iudgment shewed not it selfe in the Creation his mercy did his judgment was in posse and by way of condition but his mercy was in esse and act and possession therefore rather Mercy than Iudgment For 3. his mercy hath a prerogative of Honour it honours God and God honours it it honours his power in overcomming the power of Satan it honours his Iustice in satisfying the Iustice of himselfe and it honours his Wisedome in finding out such a Sacrifice which was propitiatory for the sinnes of the whole World Iesus Christ And whence is all this honour to God but from the mercies of God Ioh. 3.16 For God so loved the World that He gave His onely begotten sonne c. And God honours it for He gives it the right hand at the last day The Mercifull are those Sheepe which hee will set at his right hand at Doomes-day Mat. 25.33 and the right hand is the hand of Honour Oh give thanks unto the God of Heaven therefore for his mercy endureth for ever His Mercy rather than his Judgement For fourthly his mercy hath a prerogative of Duration and continuance sometimes an interruption of mercy there may be by Judgment but evermore mercy recovers againe In the year 1602 to go no farther than the easie compute of our owne remembrances Judgment interrupted mercy and there dyed of the Plague 30578. but mercy saved many more thousands alive and tooke place againe for 22. yeares for till 1625. no Plague in this City and then there dyed of the Plague 34576. but many more thousands mercy saved alive and reigned sole liver againe for 5. yeares for till 1630. no Plague in this City and then there dyed of the Plague but 1317. but many many more thousands did mercy preserve and keepe alive and hath reigned 6. yeares againe and there are some thousands dead of the Plague this yeare but many more thousands by mercies favour reserved and amongst them our selves blessed be the God of Heaven And why are we preserved yet but to give thanks unto the God of Heaven because his mercy endureth for ever Would you be preserved still and would you have mercy sweepe away this Judgement would you have mercy continue for ever and give no more place to Judgement for another Plague why no way so good as for us to be like God and this is a sure way when our mercy like Gods endures for ever God hath respect to us for his owne mercies sake and God hath respect to us for our mercies sake too For his owne mercies sake and therefore it is that we are not consumed And for our mercies sake for God respected Cornelius for his workes of mercy so the Angel told him Thy Prayers and thine Almes-deeds are come up for a memoriall before God Act. 10.4 And doe not you thinke that God hath respect to this City for the mercifull workes of this City Your Hospitals wherein so many poore Widowes Orphans Men Women young and old are relieved so many sicke and lame cured Your Bridewels wherein so many idle loyterers are made to worke and so many wanton Harlots punished Your Bedlams wherein so many mad men are Dieted and some restored Your Pest-houses wherein so many infected persons are regarded and some recovered All these and many more cry to God that His mercy may endure for ever Shall I commend one worke of mercy more to you all to all you that are hard-hearted Creditors where you see your debtors so poore that they have nothing to pay that then you would be