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A13082 Scotlands warning, or a treatise of fasting containing a declaration of the causes of the solemne fast, indyted to bee kept in all the Churches of Scotland, the third and fourth sundayes of this instant moneth of May Anno 1628.& the weeke dayes betwixt them, as they may be goodly keeped in Townes. Together with a direction how to proceed in the religious obseruation of any soleme fast. Written at the appointment of superiors by Mr. W. Struther, preacher of the Gospel at Edinburgh. Struther, William, 1578-1633. 1628 (1628) STC 23370; ESTC S120441 41,231 90

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Physitian This is fleshlie Securitie 4. And the last are worse they tak not the information of Pastours neither can they abide their Admonitions when they are rebuked for sinne Then they cry out as against Ieremie The Earth dow not beare this mans words and railings And take vpon them to prescriue to their Pastours both mater and manner of Doctrine They say to the Seers See not to the Prophets Prophecie not vnto vs right things But speak vnto vs pleasant wordes prophecie deceites Isa. 30. 10. They will gladlie heare the sweete Doctrine of the Gospel but not of the Law Theorie but not practise discoursing of Doctrine and Controuersies but not usefull application And will heare the sinnes of other men other callings other Countreyes and Superiours but not their owne sinnes reproued This is a desparate resolution not to bee cured at all This is the pittifull state of this Land in all Callings and Persons From the crowne of the Head to the sole of the Foote there is nothing whole therein but wounds and swelling and sores Isa. 1. 4. 5. 6. c. He may justlie pronounce against vs as hee did against the Iewes Shall I not visite for these thinges sayeth the Lord and shall not my Soule bee auenged on such a Nation as this Ierem. 5. 9. Therefore the Lord hath that same plea with vs that hee had with rebellious Israel Heare the Word of the LORD ye Children of Israel For the Lord hath a controuersie with the Inhabitants of the Land because there is no Trueth nor Mercie nor Knowledge of GOD in the Land By swearing and lying and killing and steeling and Whoring they breake out and blood toucheth blood Therefore shall the Land mourne and euery one that dwelleth in it shall languish Hos. 4. 1. 2. 3. Hee seeth vs lying in our sinnes and is going to his Place to see if wee will seeke him I will returne and goe to my Place till they acknowledge their offence and seeke mee in their affliction they will seeke mee earlie Hos. 5. 15. The third cause of our Humiliation is for an happie successe to our Kings Majesties weightie Affaires at Home and abroad both in Peace and Warre To pray to God who hath the hearts of Kings in his hand to multiplie more and more on his Ma. all Princelie Giftes and Graces that Hee may walke before GOD in the Vprightnesse of Dauid the Sinceritie of Hezekiah and Tendernesse of heart like Iosiah That Hee would inlarge his heart more and more like Solomon to goe out and in before his people And because His MAIESTIE is ingaged in a necessarie and dangerous Warre for the defence of Trueth and His Royall Allyance whereby great Princes are become His Enemies and His Kingdomes are threatned with a bloodie inuasion It is the duetie of all to intreate the LORD for preseruation to his Ma. and His Dominions When Iehoshaphat was beset by the Moabites and Ammonites He set himselfe to seeke the Lord with Fasting and Prayer And all his people gathered themselues together to aske helpe of God and all Iudah with their Wiues and little Ones stood before him who commanded them to stand still and see the Saluation of the Lord and gaue them a glorious deliuerie 2. Chron. 20. And when Hezekiah receiued the blasphemous and boasting Letter of Senacherib hee went vp to the Temple and sprede it before the Lord and prayed for saftie and the Lord sent away his enemies with slaughter and shame Wee haue at these times to pray to God that hee would bow downe his eare and heare the blasphemie and boasting of the Enemies and open his eye and behold their bloodie decrees and the plotting of Princes to execute them and their insulting for preuailing against vs. And since God hath put it in our Kings Ma. Heart both to appoint to all His Subiects and to keepe in His Royall Person a solemne Fast wee may the more confidentlie pray that the Lord of Hostes to whom pertaineth the issues of Death would merche before our Armies Psal. 68. 20. That hee would wound the head of our Kings Enemies and thrust them through the thigh And giue to Him their neckes and backes alwayes That hee would cloath them with shame and make his Crowne to flourish on His Head Psal. 132. Two punishments are most to bee feared at this time the remouing of the Gospel and the Sword of man The one to destroy the Soule the other the Bodie 1. God is threatning the remouing of the Word because it hath beene long among vs without fruite Wee haue not receiued it as the word of God to belieue and obey it and to delight and walke in the light of it Though God haue his owne amongst vs yet the most parte doe contemne it and the Preachers of it It is counted an intolerable burden because it curbes their lustes and reproueth their sinnes so plainelie they would bee glad to want it that they might sinne freelie God brought it wonderfullie amongst vs few Martyrs sealing it with their blood and yet great opposition made to it But God by his owne good meanes lighted that Candle amongst v● At that time this Nation was as a new laboured ground with little labour it rendered great increase Light was then pleasant to men comming out of darknesse and the taste of Grace was sweete at the first hearing of the Gospel But now after long hearing of it Wee haue lost our first zeale and are become as an out-worne barren ground VVee are as the Earth which drinketh in the raine that commeth oft vpon it but bringeth out nothing but thornes and briers which is neere vnto cursing whose end is to be burnt Heb. 6. 7 8. The Lord hath patientlie waited on our fruits and hath spared vs like that figge tree not for three but three score and seuen yeeres and yet neither is there fruite nor Repentance for want of fruite VVhat remaineth in his Iustice but that hee cutte vs downe and cast vs in the fire Let vs not feede our selues with idle and groundlesse conceates as that the Gospel is pure amongst vs and wee haue a true Religion a glorious Profession c. The lik conceat possessed the Iewes in their greatest guiltines danger They cryed The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord this is the Temple of the Lord Ierem. 7. 4. But ye trust sayeth the Lord in lying words which cannot profite VVill ye steale murther and commit adulterie and sweare falslie and come and stand before mee in this House which is called by my Name and say VVee are deliuered though wee haue done all these abominations But goe yee now into my Place which was in Shiloh where I set my Name at the first see what I did to it for the wickednes of my people Israel Ier. 7. 8. 9. 10. They thought they vvere secure vnder their profession and God would not forsake them but hee tolde them
two but for all our lifetime thereafter The purposes vowes of obedience which we make in our Repentance must be practised and performed Though the act of Repentance indure not euer in it selfe yet the vertue of it remaineth constantlie in the godlie In Baptisme we are Sacramentallie changed and at the time of our effectuall calling wee feele that Sacramentall grace in justification and sanctification and all our following dayes vvee are bound to goe forward in them Since Repentance then is nothing but Sanctification contracted And sanctification all our life is nothing but Repentance inlarged and continued it will follow that if sanctification doe not kyth constant after our Fasting there hath beene no true Repentance in it Remission of sinne proueth the same For though Iustification and Sanctification be two seuerall graces in themselues and bring seuerall respects dispositions in vs yet they are inseparable for God neuer pardoneth the guilt of sin but iontlie therewith he slayeth sin originall As he washeth away the blot of all sinne so he woundeth deadlie the roote of sinning sin in vs And the cōscience of our washing in the blood of Christ doeth euer beget in vs a care to keepe these garments cleane which God hath cleansed Therefore if there be not after our Fastings a visible amendement of life neither haue wee repented nor God pardoned our sinne but we haue added greater and worse sinnes to the former and brought vpon vs a degree of judiciall induration and hardnesse of heart When Christ had healed the sicke man at the Poole of Bethesda hee commanded him Sinne no more lest a worse thing befall thee Ioh. 5. So when we are washed in the house of the Lords aboundantlie powred out mercie let vs keepe our selfe from sinne thereafter If God be with vs accept our Prayers then we may be sure of these following fruits 1. Of Remission of sinnes in Iesus Christ So when Dauid confessed his sinnes and said I haue sinned against the Lord hee was answered by Nathan The Lord hath also put away thine iniquitie he had a warrād more speedilie to absolue him thā he had to accuse him ● Sa. 12. And whē the Publicane knocked on his breast said The Lord haue mercy on me a sinner he went home justified Lu. 18. And whē the forlorne Son came in Repentance to his Father he receiued him in his fauour house againe Luk. 15 He seeth no sin in Iacob nor transgressiō in Israel Our God pardeneth iniquitie passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his Inheritance hee retaineth not his anger for euer because hee delighteth in mercie Hee will turne againe he will haue compassion on vs hee will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sinnes in the bottome of the Sea Mica 7. 18. 2. He will accept of our persons vnder his shaddow nothing holdeth vs out of that secrete refuge but our sinne because hee is of purer Eyes than hee can beholde sine and he pursueth sinne in all and can no more protect an impenitent sinner than hee can denie his justice But when the heart is purged from euerie euill conscience thē his refuge is open to vs. 3. As for our Enemies wee should consider their estate better than themselues they are in Gods worke for our punishment but neither in his fauour nor of his disposition They are more foolish than Sathan hee durst not hurt Iob without a Cōmission of God but they think all possible lawfull to them And when he set on to execute that Commission though malice blinded his desire yet not his minde for hee did fore see a disappointing because hee knew Gods loue to Iob by so manie pledges and testimonies of his sinceritie in Grace But our enemies are not so wise as hee They goe on without Cōmission sought obtained they expound their preuailing as Gods sentence approuing their cause and see not that all their businesse is a prouyding of a Coffine and beare-trees to carrie them out of this combate with shame confusion God will pleade his cause against them Hee hath giuen them a hard but a just commission against vs for our sinnes Assur is the rodde of mine anger I will send him against an hypocriticall Nation against the people of mine anger will I giue him a charge to take the spoile But they passed the bounds of their commission and satisfied their owne wicked heart vpon the people of God For Assur meaneth not as God doeth but his heart is to destroy and cutte off Nations Isa. 10. They say Let vs defile Sion but they know not the thoughts of the Lord neither vnderstand his Counsell Micah 4 12. And when God suffereth them to preuaile for the humiliation of his owne they sacrifice to their owne net and impute all this successe to their owne Idols Habak 2. 11. When God hath humbled vs and pardoned our sinnes then their Commission expyreth and God will plague them in his furie for their own wickednesse in doing his work peruerslie And therefore he will turne him against them plead his cause saying I am verie sore displeased with the Heathen that are at ease For I was but a little displeased with my people the Enemies helped forward the affliction I was angrie with my people and polluted mine Inheritance and giuen them in thine hand But thou hast shewed them no mercie thou hast layed vpon the Auncient a verie heauie yocke Zach. 2. 16. Is. 47. 6. And in his due time hee will turne the rage of the enemie to his praise the remnant of their rage hee will restraine Psal. 76. Hee will stretch out his hand against the wrath of our enemies and his right hand shall saue vs. Psal. 138. 7. So that wee may iustlie say to them Reioyce not against mee O mine Enemie when I fall I shall rise when I sitte in darknesse the Lord shall bee a light vnto mee I will beare the indignation of the Lord because I haue sinned against him vntill hee pleade my cause and execute Iudgement for mee Hee will bring mee foorth to the Light and I shall behold his Righteousnesse Then shee that is mine Enemies shall see and shame shall couer her which said vnto mee Where is the Lord thy God Mine eyes shall behold her now shee shall bee troden downe as myre in the streete Mica 7. 8. 9. 10. They are nowe an instrument in his hand to execute his anger on vs but they shall be the Bute and marke of his greater anger 4. As for the Churches now desolate God will returne to them in mercie in his own time And this time is when they are purged from sinne and the sinnes and insolencie of the Enemie are come to an hight Then God will ryse and haue mercie vpon Sion For the time to saue her euen the sette time is come Psal. 102. 13. It is time for the Lord to worke when they haue made voyde his Law Psal.