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A02612	A proclamation of vvarre from the Lord of Hosts. Or Englands warning by Israels ruine shewing the miseries like to ensue vpon vs by reason of sinne and securitie. Deliuered in a sermon at Pauls Crosse Iuly the 23. 1626. By William Hampton Master of arts, and preacher of Gods word.	Hampton, William, 1599 or 1600-1677.	1627 (1627)	STC 12741; ESTC S120499	26,867	50

a meruailous deliuerance sent forth a Captaine out of his owne Host a holy Angell which in one night slew an hundred somescore and fiue thousand of their Enemies So through this strong and sterne foe should come against vs yet let vs not be dismayed if we repent heartily for our sinnes pray earnestly vnto God trust to him no doubt but hee will in mercy looke vpon vs and worke some meanes for their confusion as hee did in 88. beyond our expectation there bee more with vs then with them GOD is on our side it is his quarrell he will defend his Church if we continue constant in his seruice feruent in prayer One Moses by prayer saued a whole Nation from a fearefull destruction when the people forgetting Gods commandement made them a God of gold and worshipped it and so prouoked the holy one of Israell that hee was minded to make a cleane riddance and consume them vtterly for it Moses stepping into the gap and praying for them stayed his hand The people sinne God is angry drawes his sword lifts vp his hand to strike and Moses lifts vp his hands in prayer and so long as he prayes God cannot strike his hands were held by Moses prayers Let me alone Moses saith God let me alone that my wrath may waxe hot against them for I will consume them at once but I will make of thee a mighty people It seemes Moses by his prayers did hinder and hold God backe from destroying Israell prayer is like a chaine or manacle to tye the hands of an angry Lord Vincit inuincibilem It ouercomes him that ouercomes all things And therefore Moses he still prayes O Lord turne from thy fierce wrath and change thy minde from this euill toward thy people and such was the power of his prayer that GOD altered his sentence turned from his anger destroyed them not as he had intended Though Gods anger bee kindled against this Land for our sinnes yet if some Moses doe stand in the gap if some holy deuout and faithfull men doe intercede for it no doubt but God will bee mercifull And herein lyes our strongest consolation for as God would haue spared sinfull Sodome if there had bin but fifty but fiue and forty but forty but thirty but twenty nay but tenne righteous therein So vndoubtedly it is for some good peoples sake that GOD hath spared vs so long for though many are sinfull yet it is to be hoped there is here and there a Moses that holds vp his hands here and there a Lot that grieues for the sinnes of the time here and there an Abraham that makes request for Sodome for their sakes GOD spares the whole let them continue constant in Gods seruice zealous in prayer yea let vs all betake our selues to earnest and hearty prayer for now it is time and more then time so to doe Spare vs good Lord spare vs wee beseech thee O remember not our olde sinnes and offences but haue mercy vpon vs and that soone for else wee are like to come to great misery helpe vs O God of and saluation for the glory of thy name O deliuer vs and be mercifull vnto our sins for thy names sake Or as the Prophet Ioel exhorts Let the Priests the Ministers of the Lord yea and all the people weepe betweene the Porch and the Altar in the Lords house and let them say Spare thy people O Lord spare thy people and giue not thine heritage into reproach that the Heathen should rule ouer them Let not this furious bloud-thirsty and cruell Nation worse then the Heathen euer set footing in this Kingdome or haue dominion ouer vs but let the Crowne flourish vpon his head on whom thou hast vouchsafed in mercy to place it the man of thy right hand whom thou hast made strong for thine owne selfe cloath his Enemies with shame and confusion be as a wall of fire to him and his Realmes Let those that rise vp against him be like Sisera and Iabin who perished at Endor and became as the dung of the earth make them and their Princes like Oreb and Zeb yea make all their Princes like as Zeba and Zalmana O my God make them like a wheele and as the stubble before the winde Let them fall vpon the edge of the sword that they may be a portion for Foxes so shall the King reioyce in thy strength exceeding glad shall he be of thy saluation For why he putteth his trust in thee and in thy mercy O thou most high let him not miscary So we that be thy people and Sheepe of thy Pasture shall giue thee thankers for euer and will be shewing forth thy praise from one generation to another So shall thy name be glorified thy Son magnified thy truth defended thy Gospell propagated thy poore Church comforted which we humbly beseech thee to graunt O Father of mercies and God of all consolation for our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ his sake to whom with thee and thy holy Spirit three glorious persons one eternall omnipotent God be giuen all honour glory praise and power now and euermore FINIS Sen. de ben lib. 1. cap. 8. Gen. 49. vers 25. Psal 71 12. Psal 107.34 1 Chron. 15.2 Ioseph de bell Iud. lib. 7. cap 3. Ezek. 16.48.51 Master Fox Acts and Monu pag. 126. Ier. 36.23.24 Cedren hist pag. 542. Alco●a Azoar 2.3.6 Vid. Phil. Morn lib. de veritat relig Christ c. 33. p. 608. Crudelitat Hispan in Indies patrat Hispaenice conscript per episcop Bar thol Casa●̄ natione Hispanum latine excus Francosurti 1598. a Pag. 7. b Pag. ● c Pag. 6. d Pag. 25. e Pag. 96. f Pag. 4. g Pag. 82. h Pag. ●● i Pag. 67. k Pag. 31. 78. l Pag. 20. m Pag. 8. Praefat. ad Anton. August praefix ante Oser de gest Eman. pag. 15. n Pag. 35. o Pag. 9. p Pag. 10. q Pag. 11. r Pag 99. 108. ſ Pag. 60. t Pag. 50. u Pag. 46. x Pag. 29. y Pag. 28. z Pag. 100. Benz. hist Ind. a Pag. 19. 101. 2 Reg. 24.13 M. Fox act mon. p● 155. 165. vlt. edit Hen. Hunting lib. 6. Ric. Knowlles his Turkish History in the life of Mahomet the great 1 King 21.19 2 Chro. 2● 2 Chron. 32. Exod. 32.11

the sinne within would ouerthrowe all So imagine we were what we are not imagine we were as well prouided as I could wish we were as strong as we could desire Imagine our Name were ready all our Shipps tigged manned and victualled all our Ports and Block-houses fortified all our Coasts guarded all our Beacons watched all our Castles repaired all our men Armed and our Land inuiron'd with a wall of iron round about yet it is to be feared we haue a Traytour within that will betray vs all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the euill the sinne which is within the Land will spoyle all vnlesse we repent vnlesse God bee mercifull vnto vs. There are especially three sinnes which are great enemies to the State to the strength and welfare of this Kingdome and which vnlesse they be in time supprest will gnaw the very heart strings thereof asonder Pride Gluttony Drunkennesse vpon which three more is consumed wastfully then would maintaine a strong and sufficient Army able to withstand any forraigne force the Drunkards idle expences would serue to victuall the Ships the Gluttons superfluity would feede a Campe our excesse in apparell would shorethen cloath an Army The second domesticall foe that makes a forraigne foe more dreadfull to vs are the Papists false-hearted Spanish-hearted Papists I meane who haue a tongue for the King and a heart for his enemies Iacobs voyce Esaus hands who if the day should come would bee glad to set their helping hand to cut the throat of their natiue Country If all were true within our selues we neede nor so much to feare a forraigne Enemy but what a weake and vnstable thing Regnum diuisum is our Sauiour tells vs it is feeble impotent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it cannot stand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it comes to desolation Math. 12.25 One said of the Thracians that they were the strongest Nation of the world and yet they were but weake Strong and weake too how could that be Yes they were strong so long as they were true among themselues and ioyned and vnited all their forces together they were weake being diuided and at variance one against another Wee are like the Thracians strong and weake wee haue the name of a powerfull and strong Nation and this were true if we were all true within our selues and held altogether in one but considering the faction and diuision which is in our Land considering how many well-wishers the Spaniard hath and what a potent party the Pope hath in this Land wee are but weake And herein lyes all our feare all our Enemies hope for if we haue false brethren amongst vs who will bee ready at euery turne to open the dore and let the Thiefe in if we haue flye Foxes who will shew the way for the wilde Bore to destroy and wilde Beasts to deuoure If we haue Vipers who will reioyce to gnaw out the bowels of their owne mother If there be Canaanites in the Land who will be prickes in our sides and thornes in our eyes a snare and destruction to vs who if the time should come would rise against vs and help our Enemies we are but weake we haue cause to feare Ierusalem had not so soone beene wonne by Vespatians sonne had it not beene for ciuill discord within the Citie and nothing more to bee feared for the ruine of our Nation then ciuill dissention domesticall foes Therfore let vs vse the best means we can for the diminishing suppressing of them for the first domesticall foe sinne we may euery one set a helping hand to the suppression of it euery man will bee ready to persecute and execute a Traytour let vs make speede to execute this arch-traytour sinne let vs hate it in others loathe it in our selues whatsoeuer sins we find ourselues guilty of let vs now at last forsake them kill mortifie crucifie them so shall we not neede so much to feare a forraign foe if this domesticall foe be crush'd vnder And though it lye not in euery mans power to subuert the second yet let vs pray vnto God to conuert them as for those which will not be conuerted let vs beseech God to continue it in the heart of his Maiestie and the Magistrates whō it concernes to curb them and keepe them vnder not to let them haue the reines too much at liberty lest they take head like a pampred Palfry throw their Rider bring a ruine to their King and Country in the end But imagine they should all proue true Subiects and abhor to giue any ayde to a forraigne foe yet how can they be trusted hauing so often tript but imagine the Leopard should change his spots and the black More his skinne imagine they should become new men and refuse to ayde the Spaniard in the Popes quarrell and at the Popes commaund yet we haue cause still to feare for this Enemie is of sufficient power himselfe alone It is a strong foe which was the second property Compared in my Text to an Eagle to a flying Eagle What is the strength of Spaine the world knowes of what power hee is ioyning his Forces with the Eagle I meane with the Emperour whose Armes and Ensigne is the Eagle Christendome hath felt by wofull and sorrowfull experience What hath Spaine of late dayes vndertaken with the Eagle or for the Eagle or vnder the Ensigne of the Eagle but they haue effected it and gone thorough with it to the purpose Bohaemia is subdued Silesia vanquished Morauia conquered the Pals graue oppressed the Laut-graue distressed Breda sacked and all by the combination of Spaine with the Eagle The Spaniard is now stronger then euer hee was all this time of our long peace wherein wee haue slept securely in vtramque aurem without any feare without any care neuer thinking of a wett day to come they haue done all they can to strengthen themselues and to prepare for this time of war all this whil that we haue sought sued for peace they haue more then made themselues ready for battell their huge Armado in 88. was nothing to the number of Ships which now they haue So that comparing our weaknesse with their strength their skilfulnesse with our vnaptnesse their readinesse with our want of experience their sedulity with our securitie our danger is great we haue no better refuge then to fly to the mercy protection of the Almighty who hath hitherto mightily defended vs. Arise therefore O Lord God of Hosts maintaine thine owne cause and fight for vs bee thou assistant to the Armies of our Friends and Allies prosper thou the Worke of that renowned King of Denmarke who is now in the Field to fight thy bartell ô prosper thou his handy worke for if they should miscarry or sit still for want of supply wo be to vs in the next place haue at England looke to thy house Dauid Tua res agitur paries cum proximus ardet Gebal and Ammon and Amalek Spaine and the Pope and