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A92843	Englands condition parralelld with Iacobs for [brace] troubles. Salvations. Hopes. Laid open in two sermons, lately preached at Marlborough in Wilts. By Iohn Sedgwick, Batchelour in Divinity and Pastor of the Church at Alphage neere Cripplegate, London.	Sedgwick, John, 1600 or 1601-1643.	1642 (1642)	Wing S2360; Thomason E115_23; ESTC R18288	48,093	63

the wrath of God let fall upon them and his displeasure conceived against them when God is angry his Churches are troubled Thou hid●st thy face and I was troubled and againe by Psal 30. 7. thy wrath are we troubled This you know that a little fire causeth 90 7. a great deale of trouble say that there bee but a finger burned or an House on fire doth it not occasion a great deale of trouble and unquietnesse how much more shall Churches and people bee disquieted through the angry countenance of God Reason 4 Fourthly finally Churches have their troublous times for these ends and purposes 1. For tryall and manifestation both of soundnesse and of graces 3. Ends of the Churches troubles troublous times are trying times it is not times of peace ●ut times of Warre which trieth the mettle of a Souldier all the while the Ship lies on the shoare or is in its harbour its strength to beare its burden is not knowne but when it s put out into the Sea meetes with blustering stormes and is tossed and tumbled if it now hold out then its strength is manifested wee have many Trees with faire tops and make a goodly shew in calme seasons which topple downe in blustring weather for want of firm rooting in the earth the case is the same with men in the profession of Religion Multitudes seeme to be Religious own the Gospell and goe for Christians in dayes of peace who in more troublous dayes will quit their ground and forsake their Captaine whereas now well ●ooted and throughly sanctified Christians will keepe their standing and rather die then dem Jesus Christ grace in truth will be grace in tryall here is the faith and patience of the 〈…〉 Sain●s q. d. if men have faith and patience indeed troublous times will manifest it 2. For the manifestation of wickedmen their madnesse and malignity of spirit would not appeare and be evideat unto men and they would not shew themselves in their colours if there were no troublous times in peacefull dayes enemies seem to be friends and with the Viper they hide their teeth in their gummes but when troubles appeare then they will spit out their venome making that the opportunitie for their dealing cruelly with Gods Saints 3. For the correction of abused peace when Christians do not well use their peacefull times God doth punish them with troublous times Vse 1 In the first place we may informe our selves that outward durable peace is no infallible note of a true visible Church the Church of God in Heaven is beyond all troubles in Heaven there is full and lasting peace but on earth her condition is fluctuant with the Arke of Noah and Militant as an Army that is in the field beset with an enemy having so many malicious enemies she cannot be long quiet and shee may better be discerned by lasting tryalls and troubles then by constant peace Gregory the great speaking of the Church saith Ecclesiaest haeres orucis the Church is heire to the Crosse and I would demand of papists what outward peace had the Church in Aegypt under Pharaohs oppressio●s what peace had she in her forty yeares travell thorough the Wildernesse which was a place of temptations journeyings Warre and many other straites and inconveniencies tell me sadly had shee not many encounters by enemies in the Land of Canaan where was her outward durable peace whilst she was under 70. yeares captivity in Babilon and whilst Antiochus Epiphanes did waste and spoile her in her Ordinances and members what meaneth the three hundred yeares persecution by the heathenish Emperors could these things happen to her and yet is the true Church discernable by out ward and durable peace by this very note we can disprove Rome from being the true Church for when Rome was burnt by the Goth●s sackt by Charles Duke of Burbon in the dayes of Pope Clement the seventh nay when their Popes were glad to flie and hide themselves yea were banished and imprisoned where was the outward peace of that Church Wee deny not but sometimes outward peace may bee the portion of visible Churches but that alwayes they have the same only ignorance and impudencie must affirme Vse 2 Secondly weeare not to wonder when we see the Churches of God cast into troublous times we have this day this Scripture Times are and will be troublous upon foure occasions fulfilled the times are troublous the Lord in mercy looke upon us yet let us not think it strange no new thing is hapned to us let me tell you th●t upon foure occasions times will be troublous When Dagon is to goe downe 1. When Dagon and Baal is to goe downe no great and prevailing evill can be hindred or cast down without much trouble and tumult if Gideon cast downe the Altar of Baal and cut downe the grove by it the men of the City keep a mighty stirre about it the man they must have that did it and die he must for it or it shall cost bloud reade the History lud 6. 28 29. if the Goddesse Diana be in danger what a noise and uproare is there in the City they shout and make a hubbub Acts 19. 28 34. I conceive thus much that England hath many bad tennants who having gotten possession and can plead prescr●ption though no Scripture title for themselves are resolved not to goe out without blowes and bloud neither can it be imagined unlesse a miracle be wrought by God as was in the case of the Scots that so many proud Prelates so many idle scandalous Non Residents and so much Rubbish of humane invention crept into Gods worship will ever bee cast downe or carried out without troubles can you conceive tha● Satan will loose a Kingdom and never wag his taile believe it brethren there are many thousands in the Kingdom so set upon Idolatry Superstition and the wayes of formality that they cannot bee quiet if these things be taken from them When the Temple is to goe up 2. when the temple is to bee reedified No great and good worke can be carried on to perfection without much trouble this is certaine that God hath brought us to Church reforming times and these alwayes have beene troublous times The Angell said to Daniel the streete and the Wall shall bee built in troublous 〈…〉 times Out of which Text I note these two things 1. That when the Church begins to goe up then troubles begin to come on 2. That though troubles come on the Church shall goe up The 〈◊〉 was 〈…〉 the Temple was 〈…〉 I conceive that the times were very troublous when the City and the Temple was in building upon these eleven reasons First They were mocking and scorning times to the Iewes as is plaine in these words But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite and Gesh●m the Arabian heard it they langhed us to scorne Neh. 2. 19. These fellowes fell a jearing

the Iewes thinking thereby to dash the worke out of credit and the builders out of countenance Secondly They were false accusing and slandering times to the Iewes the enemies did not onely give it out among themselves that they were Rebels and Traitors but they did accuse them to the King and their owne faces of Rebellion and yet they were not able to prove the same as you may read Ezra 4. from v. 6. to v. 16. and Neh. 2. 19. What is this thing that you doe will ye rebell against the King Thirdly They were hindering and inhibiting times to the Iewes The Lord Chancellor Re●um Secretarie Shimsai and the rest of their companions so farre prevailed with the over credulous ●●ing Artaxerxes that he gave command that they should cease building and by this meanes there was a stand put unto the worke for many yeares Ezra ● 17. to 22. Fourthly they were insinuating and dissembling times to the Jewes the pure enemies to the worke of building came unto them with tenders of their service as if they had beene willing to beare part of the charge and to doe some great work for the building up of the Temple let us say they build with you for we seeke your God as you do c. Ezra 4. 2. Neh. 6. 2. Fifthly they were conspiring and confederating times against the Iewes now the enemies held a Councell and called a convocation to see what was to be done to hinder them in this good work and at last it was resolved upon that they should try all their ●●inds send out into every County to gather together tag and rag and no man were he never so base and vile in condition that would come in and joyne with them should be put by as you may read Neh 4. 8. Sixthly They were treacherous and betraying times to the Jewes when their enemies saw that they could doe little harme to them whilest they were a party united among themselves they practise a most perillous attempt namely to divide that so they might have a partie among them and to this end they bribe Iuda and Levi certaine of the false hearted Nobles and superstitious Prophets which became a disgracefull snare to themselves and a mighty hinderance to the worke Now Nehemiah had much to doe to keepe up the hearts of the people and to hold them together for that great worke Consider Iudah comes in thus playing his part The strength of the bearers of the burdens is decayed and there is much Rubbish so that we are not able to build the Wall and Neh 4. ●● ●1 our adversaries said they shall not know n●r see till we come in the midst among them and slay them and cause the worke to cease Was not here a faire disheartning tale which might easily take with such whose spirits were lazie and fearefull might not the lazie ones have thus reasoned amongst themselves I promise you these men speake reason this worketh maketh my shoulders to ake I have carried out so many burdens already and what a deale of carriage doth remaine yet toile and moile who will I will bee an Issa●ar no longer seeing I may have my ease and the Nobles like well of it I will accept it worke who will worke for me and if the Temple be not built up untill I further it it shall never be built might not the fearefull ones have thus reasoned what shall we die and be slaine build who will for me Skin for skinne and all that a man hath will hee give for his life joyne to this the carriage of the prophetesse Noadiah and Shemajah the son of Delajah they Neh 〈…〉 12 13 shut up themselves and preach to the people get into the house of God within the Temple and shut the doores of the Temple c. was not this a taking plot to have grave and learned men come in with their Counsells caveats and arguments might not the Iewes have said surely the danger is great there cannot be all this smoake without some fire come let us take warning in time and give off working we have heard and seene the sayings and doings of many of our Nobles men great in birth and bloud and see which way they incline but now the Prophets who are men inspired of God they come with a warning from Heaven to us and if wee shall slight them also shall wee not bee guilty of our owne death if we shall continue in this worke of building Seventhly they were opposing and withstanding times to the Jewes the enemies were not alwayes in deliberation and speech but they proceeded to action we read that Tatnai Shethar-Bosnai and their adherents came to the heades of the Iewes and did questi●n them by what authority they did build up the Citie and 〈…〉 make up the Wall and not contented with this they begin to raise an Army that they might come and fight against Jerusalem 〈…〉 and with the utmost of their power they did set themselves against the building Eightly They were selfe desending times to the Iewes Nehemiah was forced to divide the servants halfe wrought in the worke and the other halfe of them held both the speares the shield and the bowes and the Habergions Nay the builders of Neh. ● 16. 17. 18 21 22 23 the Wall and the bearers of the burdens were but halfe handed for in one hand they held the Trowell and in the other hand the Sword further the Iewes were forced to their no small trouble and cost to keepe a strong guard about themselves day and night Ninthly They were despising and undervaluing times the enemies in reproach of their work said what doe these feeble Jewes will they fortifie themselves will they sacrifice will they Nehem. 4. 2. make an end in a day will they revive the stones out of the rubbish which are burnt when the Army of Samaria had thus spoken Tobiah the Ammonite makes his scoffing speech Saying Even that which they build if a Fox goe up hee shall even breake downe their stone wall as if they should have said What doe these silly and selfe deceiving men intend doe they imagine ●hat they are considerable to goe forward with this great worke they thinke to carry all cleare before them that they shall meete with no adversaries or that we will stand by as lookers on holding our hands no such matter wee le warrant them they shall finde stout men among us yea tenne for their one who will oppose them What do they imagine to have their old sacrifices solemne dayes and assemblies in this they are mistaken see how early they rise how lustily they worke and how late they leave off as if all the building should up before any body heard of it let them goe on the worke which they have taken in hand they shall never be able to effect it For we will hold their noses to the grinstone and they shall find it to be another manner work to finish then