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A95662	Hiervsalem: or A vision of peace. In a sermon preached at Margarets in Westminster, before the honourable House of Commons at their monethly fast, Aug. 28. 1644. By Christopher Tesdale, Pastor at Husborn Tarrant, in the county of Southampton, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Tesdale, Christopher, b. 1591 or 2.	1644 (1644)	Wing T792; Thomason E7_19; ESTC R2601	22,081	35

young murthered and butchered without number and without mercy Nay the same hands have acted over the same bloody parts with us what plundering what leading captive what imprisoning what starving what hanging what murthering and massacring have wee had As if our owne breed brats of the same litter had vied with those Monsters of Ireland for blood and cruelty Peerlesse Lords incomparable Knights Patriots much of our brave Gentry truehearted Yeomanry have sacrificed their dearest Lives in this unhappy quarrell lives too precious to be so vilely cast away though with infinite oddes upon the scumme of the Land men baser then the earth and yet for all this the wrath of the Lord is not turned away the Sword is not yet sheathed the unnaturall issue of blood in the body of the Kingdome is not stopped nor stanched yet Is it not high time then for Aaron to take his Censer in his hand and runne between the living and the dead O pray for the Peace c. The men of Israel have turned their backs and falne too before the men of A●… Is it not time then for godly Joshua and the Elders of Israel to rent their cloathes and with blubbering teares cry unto the Lord O pray for peace Israel and Amalek joine battaile daily should not then Moses hands be lifted up in prayer and Aaron and Hur help sustaine them till the Lord hath avenged us of our enemies O pray for peace When Christs Sheepe are but a little flock their enemies many you may call them Legion and as bloody and ravenous as evening Wolves should not the Vine branches out of a sense of their naturall weaknesse twine and pleat as it were hand in hand and arme in arme should the Lambs appointed for the slaughter amidst such a world of Butchers straggle one from another breake into factions and schismes and so gratifie the common enemy Hoc I hacus velit et magno mercentur Atridae Should they not rather enfold associate keep close together and sweetly accord among themselves O pray for the Peace When so many Kings have given their power to the Beast to wage warre against the Lamb and the Israel of God should not Hierusalem be a City that is at unity in it selfe O pray for the Peace of Hierusalem Now that the great Cause of the whole Kingdome is handling and debating in the High Court of Parliament should the people of the Land suffer their own suit forwant of incouragement to starve upon their hands Now that the great Argosie the ship royal of Church commonwealth is in danger to dash upon the rocks or be swallowed up of Quicksands by an Euroclydon the Malignity of crosse and contrary winds unlesse those worthy Pilots who sit at Stern by some propitious gale from Heaven be able to guide and conduct her to the faire Havens of Peace should wee not all lend an helping hand should wee not all have an Oare in this Boat when we have all adventures in it should we not cry and shout after it Peace Peace Peace bee within thy walls for my brethren and companions sake I will now say Peace bee within thee O pray for the Peace c. Surely we Christians ought to prize as a meane of our greatest good the peaceable frequenting publike assemblies and our future serving of God Merchants are more glad of a calme then common Mariners and make too a higher use of it So should we Christians of halcyon dayes of Peace then Heathens forasmuch as wee may and ought to improve them to richer ends of Gods glory and our owne salvation But is' t no more now but aske and have pray and and speed must we stand still and see the salvation of God Faith and dependance upon God doth not evacuate our own indeavours prayer doth not justifie the neglect but presupposeth the use of all other meanes which God shall put into our hands we may put forth the arme of flesh but must not rely upon it Indeed prayer alone will doe the deed in them that have no strength and God no doubt will help his people in such a case even by a miracle yet we must not tempt God and expect that Manna in Canaan which he intends but for the Wildernesse For David to stand fidling with an Harpe in his hand hoping to charm the evill Spirit when Saul stands desparately armed with a Javelin in his who can commend his wisdome or promise him any security 'T is time now to lay hold on Goliahs Sword and well advised hee was there is none to that Co●nsell and strength are for the warre Rabshakeh was right in this Fas est ab hoste doceri Counsell that is your work honoured Senators and it should be sound and secret the everlasting Counsellor make it such that you may decree a thing and the Lord may bring it to passe and let him never prosper if there be yet any false Brother any close Spy in your bosome to reveale arcana Imperii to your enemies there must bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as well as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as well as either 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Moses in the Mount praying Aaron and Hur staying up his hands and Joshua beneath with an Army fighting with Amalek And here my heart is toward the Governours among the people those noble Commanders and Valiants of Israel whether of our owne Nation or our brethren of Scotland whose affection was so enflamed towards us that the sharpest winter season could not abate it whose love was so great that many waters could not quench it nor the floods drowne it all that jeopard their lives unto the death in the high places of the field and among these as high in merit those lightning Legions of the City bands who so willingly offer themselves to the help of the Lord the help of the Lord against the mighty The good Lord remember them for this and reward all their kindnesse an hundred-fold into their bosome and let this be written for the Generations that are to come that the people that are unborn may praise the Lord. And verily they that come not in now fall deservedly under Meroz curse how much more they that help the mighty against the Lord who Nero-like rip up the bowels of their owne Mother the men of Smyrna had but a poore and beggerly kind of charity yet they prayed for their neighbours of Chios but these are so farre from praying for them that they prey upon them and more inhumane then the very Cannibals devoure those of their own Countrey but let them take heed lest as Philip branded a Souldier that would have begged the Land of his honest host with ingratus hospes ungrateful wretch up on his forehead so God brand them for their base thoughts of making our worthy Patriots a trampled footstool to their ambition raising their broken fortune upon the ruines of the three Kingdoms and cause their

take my name into thy mouth And to such sinners as hate to bee reformed I may say as Christ to the unclean spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hold thy peace keep thy breath to coole thy torment yet sinners repenting come Come now and let us reason together saith the Lord. Thou canst not pray yet thou eatest to get thee a stomach so pray that thou mayest pray the word and prayer are for beginnings and entrance in grace and though thou canst not pray yet run to Christ Hee can teach thee Lord teach us to pray But now the house of David and the Inhabitants of Hierusalem the true Converts in Israel the deare Saints and fervants of God whose faithfull fervent prayer availeth much these are they must run of this errand these must pray for the Peace of Hierusalem So Moses and Aaron must pray Pharaoh could not Exod. 8. 8. The man of God must pray Jeroboam could not 1 King 13. 6. Peter and John must pray Simon Magus could not Act. 8. 24. The righteous must pray the workers of iniquity cannot Psal 14. 4. they call not upon God You then that are the deare favourites of Heaven eloquent Oratours at the Throne of grace royall Priests of the most high God to come with humble boldnesse into his presence to plead continually and perswade with him and put incense before him who as Princes prevaile with God with gratefull violence holding the everlasting armes and overcomming him who is Omnipotent whose powerfull Prayers can work Miracles open and shut heaven obtaine any blessing remove any judgement whose zeale is able to call down fire from heaven to consume Captaines and their Companies and muster up whole legions of destroying Angels against the face of your enemies and whose faith can fill the Mountaines and Vallies with Horses of fire and Chariots of fire for defence and safety of you Israels you that are the Lords remembrancers give him no rest till hee make Hierusalem a praise in the Earth speak you in the eares of God intreat now the face of the Lord for us lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left Inforce your faithfull fervent Prayers with strong cries and teares at the Mercy seat and say Spare thy people O Lord and give not thy heritage to reproach that the Heathen should rule over them Wee are very right then wee are seeking God in his own way the price of Peace is in our hands and the purchase is before us Fasting is a good handmaid to devotion to pluck off our shooes before wee enter into Gods presence an usefull servant to keep the Asses at the foot of the Mount whilest Abraham goes up to sacrifice to cudgell away our lusts which otherwise as little puppies will nothing but leap about us wholesome discipline to beat down our body and bring it in subjection to humble and withdraw the soule from brutish and unreasonable motions and an excellent exercise to kindle in us a spirituall appetite and get us a good stomach to our prayers and when faith and fervency have given wings to our devotion this will imp those wings and make them fly home with more speed to the Throne of Grace And here worthy Fathers of your Country and the rest all beloved I beare you witnesse you have been with Paul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 you have continued now many dayes with Christ in his temptation your prayers and teares have even now been your meat and drink and you have falne I hope heartily to it but I must invite you yet as to an aftermeale and desire you in Gods name to fall to it againe God will have not only the morning incense but the evening sacrifice that as the sinners repentance sets him at liberty for shewing mercy so the righteous mans prayer may tie up his hand from doing Justice Our Saviour often cals for audience from his most attentive hearers Matth. 13. And David in the greatest ardency of devoutest praises calls up and summons in the powers of his soule to doe over the same duty again and again and to do it yet better Praise the Lord O my soule Psal 103. 1 2. And surely God is about some great work hee intends some great blessing to the Land wee trust hee will blesse our eyes with the happy sight of the King in his beauty the Lord Jesus upon his glorious Throne with all his holy Ordinances about him in their purity and power that in his time the righteous may flourish and abundance of Peace so long as the Moon indureth The humbling our soules before our God abhorring our selves repenting in dust and ashes the saving a poore undone Church and State from utter ruine and destruction the dethroning Satan and Antichrist and setting up the Kingdome of Christ over the hearts and lives of the people of the land the laying the sure foundation of a blessed peace these are the great works of the day no wonder then that every faint desire and impotent indevour bee not competent to carry on such great motions as these No God will have us cry and cry mightily before hee will answer A cold suitor begges his own denyall God will have us Jacobs before wee shall bee Israels cito data vilescunt that which is soon gotten is as soon forgotten God will inhance the price of his good blessings by the deare purchase of them hee will have them not onely Samuels beg'd of God but Napthalies with great wrastlings obtained of him and even Christ himselfe though the Son yet learned obedience hee was heard indeed in that hee feared but it cost him strong cries and teares for it Except yee become as little children yee cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven As little children how is that little children if they would have any thing from their tender-hearted Mothers they have many deare intreaties and pretty insinuations to win them to it but if those will not doe they put finger in the eye and will bee sure to carry it by crying then the bowels yern and the Mother yeelds So it is in our suites to our heavenly Father Jacob wept and made supplication and had power over the Angel and prevailed Hosea 12. 4. Though God keep silence sometimes at our prayers hee will not hold his peace at our teares Psal 39. 12. And now to set on the point more closely upon the conscience by way of application my first addresse shall bee to you Honourable Worthies in a Use of Admonition It is a general rule for Prayer that the Petitions of it must bee practised as well as prayed Wee blesse God for your piety in commanding and your zeale in commending and incouraging these solemn daies of publick Humiliation we would not have you slacker in devotion but quicker in motion You must pray for peace and pursue too the things that belong to your peace Wee obtain great Victories but have no skill to use them Vincere scis Hannibal uti victoria nescis the