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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

learned Lawyers are not so A Conventicle being a meeting together for a bad end or work and not for a good as the meetings of Christians to worship God are Having thus hinted some few of the many sufferings of others I come in the last place to give a short Intimation of my own which I mention not either to accuse my Country-men or to expect any benefit thereby to my self hoping to learn contentment in Christ with godlinesse in the meanest and miserablest condition but to remove fals reports to manifest as I am confident to expess it that I suffer from men only upon the account of Godliness and Religion though upon other information but false against me as that I should swear the members of my Congregation against all Magistrates and Ministers a thing I hate and directly contrary to my Judgement and that I should goe up and down two Counties preaching Sedition and Rebellion though I have not preached in all but either 2 or 3 daies publickly since April was 12 Month being in several Prisons ever since only about 24 daies intermission since my first imprisonment And I am not conscious to my self of Preaching or doing any thing against the present Powers or their Lawes neither can my Accusers prove any more against me Act. 24.13.27 than the Jews could against Paul when they accused him of sedition but on the contrary these men break the Lawes and are fineable to the King for false information however they think as a wise man said by other mens harmes 27 He. 3.9 5. Eliz. 3.6 25.3 4. 37.3.18 Lord Bacon to make redemption for their own sufferings But I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him till he plead my cause and pray as Jesus Christ hath taught me Father forgive them for they know not what they do A VVord in Season OR Some sutable and seasonable Considerations Counsels and Consolations sincerely intended and humbly proposed to All but more especially to the Afflicted and Persecuted SOlomon advised men In the day of adversity to consider a Eccl. 7.14 for God hath set it and the day of prosperity one against another and both are of him Adversity being but the night and dark part of mens time in this world to which notwithstanding God hath assigned some work for his people to do And 't is no small part of godly wisdome to understand the time and to know what is the proper work of the day both which some of the men of Issacar had understanding in b 1 Ch. 12.32 And this as the wise man faith is heart-understanding A wise mans heart diseerneth time and judgment c Eccl. 8.5 Time when and Judgement how and what to do And doubtless what was said ofa word fitly spoken may be as truly said of a work done in season That it is as Apples of Gold in pictures of Silver d Pro. 25.11 My aime in these few pages of the first part of this little Book is not to discover the nature of the present time or to prove it to be evil for it discovers it self sufficiently to be so both in respect of the sins and evils committed by men and the punishments justly inflicted by God for those Sins which two things the Prophets e Am. 5.11 Mic. 3.12 Apostles f 2 Tim. 3.1 2 3. c. 2 Pe. 3.3 make to be the main signs of evil times But to stir up the minds of all those that are wise-hearted though like Christ and his Prophets Apostles called mad-men or fools g Jo. 10.20 2 Ki. 9.11 Jer. 29.26 Mar. 3.21 1 Cor. 4.10 or as the Duch translation Englished in some places renders the word Fanaticks But be it so that such are mad yet wiser then the Father of that man which gave the name gives the reason why a wise man is mad Oppression saith Solomon makes a wise man mad h Eccl. 7.7 And Hosea saith The Prophet is a fool and the spiritual man is mad for the multitude of thine iniquity and forthe great hatred i Ho. 9.7 to be like Daniel searching the Scripture and so to get an insight into the present time and work and a Foresight of what God intends to do for God hath promised to declare reveal and frequently performed his secrets to his people k Ps 25.14 Amo. 3.7 Gen. 18.17 Dan. 8.13 Therefore they should be like those holy-ones in Daniel inquire how long it will be to the end of the vision Also learning those three exellent Lessons pointed out for evil times viz. To prove what is that acceptable will of God l Rom. 12.2 to redeem time m Eph. 5.16 17. n Jo. 12 35. and to do the worke of the day in the day In order thereunto here follow some seasonable Considerations Directions Encouragements and Consolations for all men especially Christians in times of any Affliction Consid 1 Consider that the Omnipotent al-wise God hath his will and hand in all the Actions matters occurrences things in this world which concern all persons and all Ages Yea those that are most strange and most sinful with reverence to his blessed Majesty be it spoken and without fathering the least evil upon him whose pure eyes cannot behold iniquity o Hab. 1.13 This consideration being well understood and weighed will silence all the Soul-disquietings and unruly thoughts of the hearts of Gods people Therefore mark some Scriptures and clear instances to that purpose As the selling of Joseph into Egypt though a sin in Josephs brethren yet he saith himself unto his brethren It was not you that sent me hither but God p Gen. 45.8 So the hardning of Pharoahs heart to hinder Israel to goe out of Egypt was of the Lord as God told Moses he would do it before he went to him I will barden his heart viz. Pharoahs that he shall not let the people goe q Ex. 4.21 7.3 So Sihon King of Heshbon would not let Israel pass by him but why for the Lord thy God hardned his Spirit r Du. 2.30 Like as the Lord is said to move David to number the people The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and he moved David to number the People s 2 Sa. 24.1 And the Lord is said to set up the adver saries of Rezin against him and joyn two of his enemies together the Syrians before and the Phylistines behind and they shall devoure Israel with open mouth t Esa 9.11.12 And David looked upon Sauls persecuting of him to be from God For mark his words to Saul Now therefore I pray thee let my Lord the King hear the words of his servant If the Lord have stirred the people up against me let him accept an offering u 1 Sam. 19.16 So it is said twice in one Chapter that God stirred up two enemies against Solomon And the Lord

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 OR THE Bird in the Cage CHIRPING Four distinct Notes to his Conforts abroad I. Of Consideration Counsel and Consolation II. Some Experiences and Observations gathered in Affliction and first intended only for private use III. The Lamentations of Jeremiah in the ordinary measure of singing Psalms IV. A true Christians Spiritual Pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another Metre And as a Preface hereto an Epistle to the Welsh Churches and a brief Narrative of the former Propagation and late Restriction of the Gospel and the true Preachers and Professors thereof in WALES And a short Vindication of the Author and others from the Calumniation of their Advesaries concerning the same By VAVA POWELL Iob 29.16 The dayes of Affliction have taken hold on me Ion. 2.2 I cryed out of my Affliction to the Lord and he heard me Deut. 33.15 As they dayes so shall thy strength be Ier. 50.34 Their Redeemer is strong the Lord of Hosts is his Name he shall throughly plead their Cause London Printed for L. C. at the next shop to Popes-head Alley on the West-side in Cornhil 1661. V. P. A Servant of Iesus Christ and your Brother To the Churches of God and scattered Saints throughout all Wales GRACE Mercy Peace and Patience be unto you all from God our Father through Jesus Christ the Son of God and our Saviour Beloved Brethren Whom I love dearly remember dayly long for greatly pray for earnestly and praise God heartily To whom I could write with my purest blood and do send these lines from my very inwardest bowels my eyes even at the writing hereof pouring forth teares for you as God knowes partly out of endeared affection but chiefly out of tender consideration and compassion of your late and present sufferings especially some of you of which I am a sharer and with whom yea for whose sakes in part I now suffer and am ready if God count and make me worthy and able to lay down my life for so deserving a Lord as ours is and for so dear a People as you are to whom also I am a debtor though at present disabled to pay that Pittance lent me for your sakes Ps 3.8 marg That I swore the members of my Chur. against all Magistrates Ministers and went preaching sedition rebellion throw two Counties whereas I was a prisoner above 2 months before This is like the Accusation against Nehemiah Paul Neh. 6.6 Act. 24.4 5 13. yet many of you and the Lord himself do bear me witness that I was unwilling to be a slothful servant or to hide my Talent in a Napkin whilst I enjoyed my liberty but to exercise it among you labouring day and night in perits often and many waies meeting and encountring with great difficulties but most of al with self-discouragements and weakenesses some whereof were known to my Observers as David calls his enemies many to you my friends more to my self but all to God Who yet made use of me a nothing Creature in his hand among better and worthyer Instruments to call gather edify you at which work I would have still been had not some of our own Country men laid hands unjustly upon me also informed against me falsly † as you well know whether out of hatred to the truth I preached and professed or that they might offer me as a Peace-offering to the Prince they know for what and I could tell God will in due time discover Neverthelesse I desire to pitty them pray for them and willingly to pardon the wrongs they have done to me and though I cannot say I am so transported with affection Rom. 9.2 3. and zeal as Paul to wish my self accursed from Christ for their sakes Yet I am perswaded I could be contented with Jonas to be cast into the Sea for the pacifying of Gods wrath towards them or their fury towards you But my faithful Fellow-travellers let us not be troubled that the winde now blowes in our faces or that like Lazarus we receive our evil things in this world Lu. 16.15 knowing that there is no Hell to the Saints but what they have in this present life and that to live persecuted and to die sainted are commonly inseparable and therefore as our Lord and his Apostle exhorted Rev. 2.10 1 Thes 3.3 Heb. 10.32 1 Pet. 4.12 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer Neither be moved by these afflictions nor count them strange for some of you when you were first illuminated endured afflictions and others of you who are Summer-converts were told that you must suffer it being the high-way and shortest cut to Heaven Consider then if all your way be fair and smooth what cause you have to question it and if any of you have the favour and friendship of the world let such a one suspect himself to be one of it Jo. 15.19 for the world will love only it 's own A day of close discovery and through tryal is come or coming upon us and the leaves of profession are like to hide hypocricy no longer Mat. 13.20 21 22. and 25 8 9. you know the stony and thorny ground were not discovered untill the time of temptation nor the foolish Virgins discerned till the very coming of Christ Judas was neither suspected nor did probably at all doubt himself till within few hours of his death Copper-coin may lie in the bag with gold and silver but when it comes to the Touch-stone it is found reprobate and Alcomy as some say will bear six fires but not the seventh The words therefore of Christ Luk. 21.8 Heb. 4.1 Take heed that ye be not deceived and of the Apostle Take heed least any of you seem to come short of the promise are very seasonable And never more need then now of Self-suspition Self-examination and self-searching whether we be in the Faith and Christ be in us yea or no What we build upon and whether we can stand before the Son of Man at his appearing Sincerity alwaies surpassed gifts and all flourishes of Religion in the sight of God and that will be of greatest request among good Men henceforth for the drosse must be taken away to make a vessel for the Refiner Pro. 25.4 and it 's to be feared when the Churches are searched they will be found like Sardis to have but a few names that keep their garments undefiled and all those that came in as self-seekers will steal out again to save themselves which is indeed the only way to lose themselves yet the foundation of God standeth sure Mat. 10.39 2 Tim. 2. 19 Pro. 10.25 Esa 4.5 Psa 33.11 Heb. 7.24 Psa 89.28 Esa 54.10 Jer. 32.40 and 33.20 25. and no member though never so mean or il-formed if it be of and in the body and really united to the Head shall be cut off but all that are living stones shall continue in the building and upon the