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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71198	For England's information, reformation, great joy, peace, and consolation; and for her great honour, and exaltation, and for the great shame, contempt and terror of the Turk, the Pope, and the Devil, and all the workers of evil	Varney, John.	1679 (1679)	Wing V114B; ESTC R203878	63,496	118

is a Garden inclosed a Spring shut up a Fountain sealed from the world but it is in the World The men of the World will condemn many that do profess Religion for they love their own and will not quarrel contend and slight one another so much as they that be for this Party and that Party for this Opinion and that Opinion and all against the Church of England It has been want of love to God and to Fellow-members that has caused so much Strife and Contention Sedition and Rebellion for about Fourty years that it has been only the Lords mercy that we have not been confounded nor consumed long before now But shall we still provoke the Lord to anger who is most Great and most good will he not provoke us to anger even to the shame and confusion of our own Faces if that we will not Conform and Reform to him and to the Government of the Church of England Has not the Church of England Enemies enough from the Church of Rome to Encounter withal But must she be slighted and undervalued vexed and perplexed by them that should readily and willingly assist her but not in the least resist her What ever Wisdom Power Courage or any Grace any Member has received in the Church of England they ought to prove it and improve it and to know when and how for to manifest it for the great peace and prosperity of the Church of England and not to make a noise about Religion to be the Head of this Party or that Society that is divided from the Church of England This is that which makes Mutiny and Confusion it argues too much self-seeking and will prove unto many self-undoing As all the Members of the natural Body act for the good of that Body so all the Members of the Church of England ought for to act for the great Honour Peace and Prosperity of the Church of England or else they be not for her but against her The mighty God who is most Great and most Good will plead thy Cause O Church of England therefore let the Tu●k the Pope and the Devil and all the Workers of evil combine and design to undermine and overthrow the Church of England they will be deceived confounded and for ever ashamed The Lord of Hosts hath purposed and who shall disannul it And his hand is stretched out and who shall turn it back Is not destruction to the wicked and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity Therefore let not any Envy or Fret at the prosperity of the Wicked but rather let them be pitied For if that they do not bring forth good Fruit in due season they will soon be cut down like the Grass and wither as the green Herb But the Salvation of the Righteous is of the Lord he is their Strength in the time of trouble he will help save and deliver them because they trust in him but the Transgressours will be destroyed together the end of the Wicked is to be cut off the Lord of Hosts hath broken the Staff of the Wicked and the Scepter of the Rulers For Babylon the Glory of Kingdoms the Beauty of the Chaldees Excellency will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah How art thou fallen from Heaven O Lucifer Son of the Morning How art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the Nations The Lord of Hosts will rise up against Babylon and cut off from them what he has promised the Name and Remnant and Son and Nephew saith the Lord. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual Stroke He that ruled the Nations in anger is persecuted and none hindreth Then this Proverb will be taken up against the King of Babylon and many will say How hath the Oppressor ceased the golden City ceased that made the world as a wilderness and destroyed the Cities thereof that opened not the house of his prisoners Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming it stirreth up the dead for thee even all the chief ones of the earth it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the Nations all they shall speak and say unto thee Art thou also become weak as we Art thou become like unto us thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noise of thy Viols the worm is spread under thee and the worms cover thee for thou hast said in thy heart thou wilt ascend into heaven thou wilt exalt thy throne above the stars of God thou wouldst ascend above the heights of the clouds thou wouldst be like the most high Yet thou shelt be brought down to hell to the sides of the pit they that see thee they shall narrowly look upon thee and consider thee saying Is this the man that made the world to tremble that did shake kingdoms The Lord of Hosts who is most wise and most strong will punish the World for their Evil and the Wicked for their Iniquities He will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the Terrible And when the Lord hath performed his whose Work upon Mount Sion and on Jerusalem he will then punish the stout heart of the King of Assyria and the glory of his high looks Shall the Axe boast it self against him that heweth therewith Or shall the Saw magnifie it self against him that shaketh it As if the Rod should shake it self against them that lift it up Or as if the Staff should hit up it self as if it were no wood Cannot the Potter do with the Clay as he please As the Clay is in the hands of the Potter so are all men in all Nations in the hands of the Lord of Hosts to rule and over-rule them at his will and pleasure Therefore let all the Inhabitants of the World fear him let them tremble at his presence who has placed the Sand for the bound of the Sea by a perpetual Decree that it cannot pass it though the Waves thereof toss themselves yet can they not prevail though they roar yet can they not pass over it And shall the Workers of Iniquity the Seed of evil Doers the Children of Disobedience the Enemies of the Gospel rage and fret and combine and design to undermine and overthrow the Workers of Righteousness those that be faithful to the Protestant Religion and to his Majesty of Great Britain and the Church of England but it will tend to their own shame and confusion For the Righteous will slourish but Destruction will be to the Workers of Iniquity though they may make a Covenant and Agreement with Death and with Hell when the over-flowing Scourge shall pass thorow that it may not come unto them but they will be deceived because they have made Lyes their Refuge therefore their Covenant with Death shall be disanulled and their Agreement with Hell shall not stand When the over-slowing Scourge shall pass thorow then they shall be trodden down by it

faithful to the God of Heaven to the Protestant Religion and the Church of England Would Men be Wise Strong Rich and Honourable Persons most Excellent Persons more Precious than Gold or the Gold of Ophir they must labour to get and to keep a Sound Heart which is the Life of the Flesh a Wholsom Tongue which is a Tree of Life and Righteous Lips which are the Delight of Kings He that Loveth Pureness of Heart for the Grace of his Lips the King will be his Friend The Heart of the Wise teacheth his Mouth and addeth Learning to his Lips The Wise in Heart shall be called Prudent and the Sweetness of the Lips Increaseth Learning The Wise shall Inherit Glory but Shame will be the Promotion of all them that do prefer the Pleasures of Sin that lasts but for a Moment above the Gain of Godliness that lasts for Ever Godliness it is great Gain and will bring Men to great Fame that be Faithful to the God of Heaven to his Annointed our Royal and Gracious Soveraign His Majesty of Great Britain to the Protestant Religion and the Church of England To Fear the God of Heaven and to Honour the King His Majesty of Great Britain it is true Religion which is taught in the Church of England There is no Place Calling or Condition that will Honour Men if that they be not Careful to Honour God and our Royal King in them For what-ever Honours and Riches that Men do get if that they do not Honour the God of Heaven and His Majesty of Great Britain their Honours and their Riches will prove uncertain and their Lives will prove uncomfortable But if that Men will do that Worthy thing as to know when and how for to Honour the God of Heaven and our Royal Soveraign His Majesty of Great Britain in this World it will bring them to great Fame and in Heaven with Holy Angels for ever to Remain If there be Joy in Heaven at the Conversion of a Sinner how much more ought there to be in the Church of England when this Sinner shall bring forth the Fruits of Righteousness for the Glory of the great and Mighty God for the Credit of his Holy Gospel for the great Honour and Renown of the Protestant Religion and for the great Exaltation of His Majesty of Great Britain which will bring great Joy and Triumph to the Church of England and great Peace and Prosperity to many Kingdoms They that would bring great Honour to the God of Heaven and to His Majesty of Great Britain must get a Sound Heart and to get a Sound Heart Men must Labour to get a Sound Faith which is more Precious then Gold and doth require more Wisdom Power and Skill to Prove it Improve it and to know when and how for to Manage it than it is to Sway a Scepter and to Rule a Kingdom and more Honour than it is to wear any Earthly Crown This I declare that no Subject whatsoever should Desire or Covet after the Growns and Scepters of Kings and Princes in this World but if that Men will Covet after a Crown let it be an Immortal one which the Righteous Judge will give to all Faithful ones for those that be Faithful to the Death he will give the Crown of Life That Crown which will never Rust when all the Glory of this World will be laid in the Dust A Sound Faith is more Precious then Gold or the Gold of Ophir because it will purifie the Foulest Heart it will in time make a mean Man Honourable a Poor Man Rich a Weak Man Strong a Sick Man Well and a Dying Man Happy which all the things in this World cannot do Divine Faith which is more Precious than Gold it is the Gift and Power of the great and mighty God it is not in the Power of any Mortal Men to give it to their Nearest and their Dearest Friend Parents cannot give it to their Children nor Ministers to their People but the Lord gives it when he will and to whom he will in the use of those Means that he has appointed and the Church of England has Ordained and that is hearing the Word of God Preached Divine Faith which is more Precious then Gold comes by Hearing but not for Hearing Hearing the Word of God is the Instrumental Cause but our Saviour is the Original Therefore he is worthy for to have the Honour and the Glory of the Actings of every Mans Faith because that he is both the Author and the Finisher of it And though it is not in the Power of all the Ministers of the Gospel in London or in England to beget a Spark of Faith where it is not yet it ought to be their great care to take notice where it is wrought and to Countenance and Encourage that Person that has it for to bring it forth because that it is such a Spark that it will in time break forth into a Flame for the Glory of Gods great Name and to put the Turk the Pope and the Devil and all the Workers of Evil to Shame and to bring His Majesty of Great Britain and the Church of England throughout the whole World to great Honour Renown and Fame And that without having a Sword in the Hand of Men or Money at Command without making a Noise about Religion without making of many Words or having the Voice much heard As Divine Faith is a High and Honourable Grace because it is the Gift and Power of the Great and Mighty God so it will Enable a Man for to prepare High and Honourable Work Pleasant Profitable and Delightsom Work Victorious Glorious and Crowning Work that will try the Wisdom and the Skill the Valour and the Courage of many Wise Strong Rich and Learned Men what they can do and what they will do in these Days of the Gospel and in the Raign of our Royal Soveraign for the great Honour and Renown of the Protestant Religion for the great Joy and Triumph of the Church of England for the great Exaltation of His Majesty of Great Britain and for the great Peace and Prosperity of many Kingdoms that so many Nations may be freed from Slavery and in the whole World there may be great Joy Peace and Prosperity Faith that is true works by Love and Love seeks not her own but the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of many a one in Court City and Countrey As the God of Heaven is a Wonder-working God a Victorious and a Glorious God so Divine Faith which is more Precious than Gold is a Wonder-working Grace a Victorious and a Glorious Grace That Grace which will Enable a Man for to set a-work the Wisdom and the Power of the God of Heaven will Enable him to set a Work the Wisdom and the Power of Martial Men Great are the Noble Acts Recorded in Holy Writ that Gods Worthies have done by the Power of Faith not by the Power of the Sword by the Power

service of the World the Flesh and the Devil and that how few do readily and willingly and cheerfully engage in the service of the God of Heaven whose service is perfect freedom and his work and reward is most honourable They do well that do love their Enemies that do often feed them and relieve them for the Lord doth make his Son to shine both on the Evil and on the Good and sendeth Rain on the Just and on the Unjust To do good to all Men it is commendable but to do good to the Houshold of Faith it is most profitable and will prove most comfortable A Friend loveth at all times but a true and a faithful Friend may be so much displeased as not to manifest his Love at all times Joseph loved his Brethren when he stormed at them spake roughly to them put some of them in Prison and caused Simcon to be bound before their Eyes But as after Storms and Tempests the Sun doth shine most clearest so after great and long Trials Troubles and Afflictions Deliverance will be the sweetest both to a Person a Family a City and a Kingdom Let not any therefore despise the day of small things let not any slight and undervalue the small beginnings of Grace in themselves or others for a spark of Grace well proved and improved will break forth into a flame for the Glory of Gods great Name and to bring a King and Kingdom to great Honour Renown and Fame The greatest Tree was a Plant and the Wisest the Strongest the Richest and most Learned'st Man was a Child They that have truth of Grace let them labour to grow in Grace by improving the means of Grace which the God of Heaven has appointed and the Church of England has ordained for they that do labour to grow in Grace will have increase of every Grace and so will grow in the favour of God and good Men and of the Angels in Heaven They that have truth of Grace and do improve it will have increase of Grace and will never lose it but will know when and how for to use it in the worst of times and before the best of Men for the Glory of the most High and the great Honour and Exaltation of Englands Royal Majesty Were there as many Nations as many Worlds as there be Men there is a way to subdue them for the Glory of the great and mighty God for the Credit of his Holy Gospel for the great Honour and Renown of the Protestant Religion for the great Joy and Triumph of the Church of England for the great Exaltation of his Majesty of Great Britain and the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of many Kingdoms and that is by daily getting Wisdom Power and Strength from him who gives to the whole Creation a Being which Divine Wisdom Power and Strength will inable a mortal Man to prepare high and honourable Works to be managed by many Wise Strong Rich and Learned Men that have their Wisdom their Power and Strength their Honours Riches great and high Places from the God of Heaven The Lord is a high and strong Tower and a Shield to all them that trust in him Great Deliverances giveth he unto his King and sheweth Mercy to his Annointed to David and to his Seed for evermore And who dare say that our Royal Soveraign his Majesty of Great Britain is not of the Seed of David Spiritually the Lord who is most great and most good has known his Soul in Adversity and did bring him to his Throne in great Peace and Prosperity The King trusteth in the Lord therefore through the Mercy of the most High he will not be moved but the right Hand of the Lord will find out all his Enemies he will find out all them that hate him he will make them like a fiery Oven in time of his Anger the Lord will destroy them in his Wrath and the Fire will devour them but the King our Royal Soveraign his Majesty of Great Britain will rejoyce in the Strength of the Lord yea how greatly will he rejoyce in his Salvation the Lord has given him his hearts desire and hath not denied him the request of his Lips but hath given him liberal Blessings and hath set a Crown of pure Gold upon his Head He asked Life of thee and thou Lord of Life hath given it him when he was pursued by unreasonable bloody and deceitful Men for which let all People in England Scotland France and Ireland and in many other Nations praise God and be very thankful The Lord who has wonderfully preserved his Majesties Royal Person for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of many Nations and has set him and sent him as a Blessing among his People make him glad with the light of thy Countenance Remember him O Lord with the favour of thy People and visit him with thy Salvation that he may see the Felicity of thy Chosen and rejoyce in the Joy of thy People and glory with thine Inheritance in thine everlasting and most glorious Kingdom when this mortal Life will be at end The Lord preserve him both at home and abroad both by Land and Water that so he and his throughout the whole World may bear the greatest sway while time and all things under the Sun doth pass away Make known in time this noble Design for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of Mankind by John Varney a Member of the Church of England and a Subject to his Majesty of Great Britain but such a Subject that the God of Heaven has honoured among the Sons of Men for to engage with him for to bring about such high and honourable Work pleasant profitable and delightsome Work victorious glorious and crowning Work for the great honour and renown of his Majesty of Great Britain and the Church of England which has not yet been done by all the Parliaments that have been since England has injoyed a King Shall the Church of England which is the Spouse of Christ bring forth Princes each one resembling the Children of a King and she sit in the Dust slighted and reproached by her Enemies both at home and abroad This ought not to be this must not be but the Sons of the most High must appear for her readily willingly and cheerfully As our Royal Soveraign his Majesty of Great Britain has been the greatest Prince in the World for suffering so I shall endeavour in these days of the Gospel by the power of Faith which is the power of God that he may be the greatest King and Emperor in the World and over the World for Wisdom Power and Strength for Honour Riches and great Glory so that those Nations which have paid Tribute to the Church of Rome to their great loss and shame will be glad to pay Tribute to the Church of England for the great Honour and Renown of the Protestant Religion and the great Exaltation of his Majesty of Great Britain because it will be