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A02223	The great day, or, A sermon, setting forth the desperate estate and condition of the wicked at the day of iudgement Preached at Saint Andrews in Holborne at London By Nathaniel Grenfield, Master of Artes, and preacher of the Word of God at Whit-field in Oxfordshire.	Grenfield, Nathaniel, b. 1588 or 9.	1615 (1615)	STC 12358; ESTC S118555	51,838	174

legges of iron Dan. 2.32.33 This Image was an Emblem or representation of the foure Monarchies of the World the Monarchie of the Assyrians or Caldeans the Monarchie of the Medes and Persians the Monarchie of the Grecians the Monarchie of the Romans and as Gold of all other mettals is the best and purest and therefore it is said that Heauenly Ierusalem is a Citie of pure Gold Apoc. 21.18 So White is the best and chiefest of all colours and therefore it is said that the Saints were clothed with white Robes vers 11. Which colour is consecrated to innocency puritie victorie and felicitie and therefore it is said that the head of the Image was of fine Gold Dan. 2.32 And that the first horse was white vers 2. so the first Monarchie viz. of the Caldeans though full of crueltie was the best and a golden Age comparatiuely in respect of the rest but the last of all was the worst of all the Romane Emperours outstripped all the rest in their bloudy proiects and vnspeakable cruelties for who can reckon vp all their expeditions of warre so many funerals of Citizens massacring of so many millions of men depopulations and dispeopling of so many Countries burnings of so many Cities such a prodigall profusion of blood when this Roman horse rushed forth in so much that the fourth part of the Earth was slaine with the sword of this fierce Beast as it is vers 8. The crueltie of all preceding Emperors was clemencie being compared with these Romans whose Drummes sounded nothing else but blood and death and their little finger was bigger then the loines of all their predecessours The fifth Seale being opened Saint Iohn saw the Soules of blessed Martyrs lying vnder the Altar and crying for reuenge where first hee shewes the essence of true Martyrs they were killed Pseudo-martyrs so may false Martyrs 't is a good cause that makes a Martyr and therefore it is said that they were killed for the word of God and for the testimonie of the truth verse 9. The words may haue reference either vnto the Church Militant who may bee termed Martyrs though they bee neuer killed and though they neuer striue to bloud viz. when Christians are rayled at reuiled scorned disgraced abused false witnesses suborned either to empaire the credit of their person or empeach the sinceritie of their profession for the Deuil first letteth loose the tongues of the wicked to speake ill before he letteth loose their hands to doe ill Thus that Protomartyr Steuen was gnashed at with the teeth of the wicked Actes 7.54 before he was stoned and they suborned men which said Wee haue heard him speake blasphemous words c. Actes 6.11 Thus our Sauiour before he suffered endured such contradictions of sinners accounted sometimes for a seditious person a wine-bibber a friend to Publicans and sinners one that had a Deuill one that preached false doctrine c. And thus Paul before hee sealed Peters confession with his bloud he was accounted for a mad man August l. 10 confess a seducer of the people and for one not worthy to liue Lingua impiorum est quotidiana fornax The tongue of the wicked is a fornace wherein Gods children are tryed and there is not a man or member of this little poore despised Church whether zealous Preacher or sincere Professor but must be tryed in this Ouen of euill speaking for as long as you are in the world and are not of the world the world will hate you and speake euill of you Ioh. 15.19 Or the words as it should seeme may in a better sense onely bee referred vnto that heauenly troope of blessed Souldiers discharged the field with the losse of life and for a reward of this their perseuerance striuing vnto bloud are clothed with white Robes which crie for reuenge either in respect of vs which doe suffer for the Saints in Heauen doe pray for vs in generall howsoeuer they know not our wants in particular or in respect of themselues which haue suffered they cry for reuenge for it is Gods peculiar either in this life by his temporall plagues or punishments or by hastening his comming vnto Iudgement when they shall eternally be rewarded in that euerlastingly burning Tophet prepared for all persecuting Kings and Princes who haue made hauocke of the Saints Now the time when this was Saint Iohn makes it manifest that it was after the opening of of the fourth Seale and after the comming forth of the fourth Horse for the fiercenesse and furious rage of this Romish Beast was not vtterly abated although there was scarce matter left for malice to worke vpon but no sooner was Christ borne which was when Augustus Octauius was Emperour in the two and fortieth yeere of his raigne and also put to death againe which was when Tyberius was Emperour before the Church had recouered any strength or growth but Tyranny waited on her to deuoure her children as soone as they were borne There are two distinct times in which the Church of God suffered most grieuous persecutions the first was in her Primitiue estate when by the preaching of the Apostles the number of beleeuers were multiplied exceedingly then did the foes encrease that troubled her peace and prosperity bearing euill will to Sion inueigled by that hellish Dragon that was set at liberty bending and banding all their forces and furies prosecuting her with all might and malice did set her againe a bleeding when shee was yet but a budding Her most bloudy persecutours were these Romane bloud-thirsty Emperors Domician Traian Nero Doecius Dioclesian Antoninus Maxentius Lycinius and other cruel Tyrants euen vntil the time of Constantine the Great by whom the Saints were killed all the day long and were accounted as sheepe to be slaine The second time was in these last times vnder Antichrist when the whole number of Martyrs shall bee compleatly finished as it is v. 11. which may also bee diuided into tenne persecutions if wee reckon vp all those slaughters of blessed Martyrs which haue beene from the time of Iohn VVickleeue within these 138. yeers The first persecution vntill this time throughout all the coasts of Europe As first vnder King Henry the fourth and fift here in England the second vnder that generall Councell held in Constantia and Bohemia the third vnder the Bishoppes of Rome and the neerest Prouinces thereof the fourth vnder Charles the fifth Emperour in Germany the fift vnder Henry the eighth in England the sixt vnder Henry the second in France the seuenth vnder Iames the second in Scotland the eight vnder Charles the ninth in France vnder whose raigne there were within the space of one moneth put to death aboue twenty thousand of Martyrs the ninth was vnder Queene Mary here in England she that was a second Nero for her cruelty but yet for the Churches comfort she was but Nubecula citò transitura A short tempest Q. Elizabeth for had she liued then had the Churches