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Two precious and divine antidotes against the plague of pestilence; or any other judgement incident vnto vs Giving excellent instructions and comforts vnto all that well vse them in time of neede. The first prescribing holy preservatiues against this, or any other plague: written by a Christian and charitable well-willer vnto his countrey. The second, setting downe sweete consolations for such as be visited by the plague: written by a famous, learned, and faithfull pastour, vnto some of his flocke in the time of their visitations.
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of deliverance I thought had beene expired long since But I heard God had shewed his power in her weaknesse and gaue her which had long agoe given the sentence of death vpon her selfe two children which the Lord blesse and make his owne daughters and heires before I heard that God had smitten one of the former He gaue two before he would take one and made her able to beare two at once which in long time had been scarsly able to beare her selfe that he might make his goodnesse and his power knowne He I say to shew his goodnesse gaue two for one yea gaue one for all his owne Son for our selues and for our sons and daughters to purchase vs to be the sonnes and daughters of the Lord Almightie But 2. Cor. 6. he gaue him first to suffer then to reigne that he might lead the way to vs for the servant is not greater than his Lord the sonne himselfe learned obedience by the things which he suffered And he that made the world by his Word was made a man for vs that he might suffer for vs Heb. 5. 3. in our nature fulfilled all the righteousnesse of God and yet suffered all the vnrighteousnesse of men even to that bitter that shameful death of the Crosse which God himselfe had Gal. 3. 13. mystically cursed and he was made a curse for vs that we might be made heires of blessednesse His Crosse figured in that tree cast into the bitter waters of Marah takes away Exod. 15. 25. the curse from death and all afflictions in vs and ours and makes them sweete doth season and sanctifie them to vs and vs to them His presence doth still change water into Ioh. 2. wine if we make him our chiefe guest and like Elisha's sticke makes the heaviest iron to swim the heaviest heart 2 King 6. 6. Psal 25. 1. Iob. 19. 25. most cast downe with sorrow to sing I lift my heart to thee I know that my Redeemer liveth made Iob to liue in the middest of manifold deaths and spoiles and made him a gainer in by all his losses Though they assailed him all at once and all the children and substance which he had gotten all his life before were in one day taken from him yet he lost not himselfe by impatience he blessed God which had given him himselfe a gift that could not be lost and as men in cold windie weather gird their garments closer to them so he proceeded in courage and said Though he slay me yet Iob. 13. 15. Rom. 15. 4. will I trust in him Thâ—se things are written for our learning that thorow patience and comfort of the Scriptures we may haue hope Yea tribulation brings forth patience patience experience Rom. 5. 3. experience of his deliverance from or in manifold troubles as Davids deliverance from the Beare and the Lyon 1 Sam. 17. made him bold on the Philistine experience I say brings forth hope even that hope which never makes ashamed The Israelites were not in Canaan presently after their deliverance from Aegypt but walked thorow a tedious and irkesome Wildernesse where was neither harvest nor pasture nor sweete waters but their very food and raiment were miraculous provision Yet did not God faile them and hath promised never to faile nor forsake vs he which led Heb. 13. 5. them by a piller of a cloud and fire hath given vs his word to be with vs to the end of the world That history of the Israelites Mat. 28. 20. is a mysterie of every true Israelite his living by faith as it is often written the Iust shall liue by faith We now are travellers thorow the Wildernesse of the world to our heavenly Canaan and for our spirituall life we finde the world as crosse as they did the Aegyptians Amalekites and Amorites our flesh is as distrustfull as those which lusted for flesh in that desert and the Devill watcheth all occasions to mutinie and rebellion all that we see from our entring the red Sea till we be passed over Iordan from Baptisme to death is against vs yet our faith lookes on him which is Heb. 11. 27. Heb. 11. 1. 1 Ioh. 5. 4. Ephe. 6. invisible and is the evidence of things not seene This is the victory that overcometh the world this is the shield which quencheth the fiery darts of hell to beleeue in Christ crucified that God hath given him to vs and for vs and wtih him all things this crucifieth the flesh with all her distrustfull lusts and imaginations makes vs deny our selues Mat. 16. 24. our wills our vnderstandings husbands wiues liues livings all and to say to God with David loe we are here doe 2. Sam. 15. 26. with vs as seemeth good in thine eyes Should the Wheat say to the husbandman why doest thou wound me with the sickle why doest thou beat and bruise me with the flaile why doest thou grind me in the Mill and put me after into the hot Oven We are Gods wheat and before we can be manchet for the Lords Table wee must likewise passe troubles in the flesh Yea it is comfortable to vs because God doth thus shew himselfe our Father and that he doth Heb. 12. 5. 7. 8. esteeme vs as sonnes and not as bastards for iudgement here beginneth at Gods house he doth vs conforme vs to his own 1 Pet. 4. 17. Rom. 8. 29. sonne Christ he doth thus prepare vs as souldiers by traynings and skirmishes to the battell with death it selfe yea to the victory to the crowne he doth thus shew power in weaknesse and makes vs conquerors over sinne and Satan Neither doe men sow their corne and seeds till the ground Iere. 4. 3. Mat. 13. 22. be digged or plowed nor is Gods seed like to be profitable till the fallow of our hearts be turned vp by the plow or spade of affliction Heaven will make amends for all and the afflictions Rom. 8. 18. of this present life are not worthy of the glory which shall be revealed These light afflictions which endure but for a moment worke out vnto vs that farre most excellent and eternall weight of glory Courage then courage my hearts comfort 2 Cor 4. 17. your selues your Captaine Christ lookes on and sees your sufferings and fightings in the flesh nay he it is which thus trieth you these crosses are his permission yea his CoÌ„mission without which no plague can strike a stroke to the poorest sparrow no not to the haires of our head all which are Mat. 10. 29. 30 numbred yea he which striketh vs or ours with his rod knoweth how to succour them that suffer and are tempted having beene tempted himselfe with greater sufferings he was Heb. 2. vlt. Esa 53. 4. 5. 6. 2 Cor. 5. 21. wounded and buised and was made sin for vs before he would wound or buise vs for our sinnes Yea indeed all these blowes are intended to
of trouble Psal 33. 18. 19. Behold the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that trust in his mercy to deliver their soules from death to preserue them in famine Psal 91. 1. and so forward Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most High shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie I will say vnto the Lord O my hope and my fortresse he is my God in him will I trust surely he will deliver thee from the snare of the hunter and from the noysome pestilence He will cover thee vnder his wings and thou shalt be safe vnder his feathers his truth shall be thy shield and buckler Thou shalt not be afraide of the pestilence that walketh in the night nor of the Plague that destroyeth at noone day Thousands shall fall beside thee ten thousands at thy right hand and yet it shall not come nigh thee And why all this Because thou hast sayd the Lord Vers 9. is my hope and hast set the most High for thy refuge Yee see then the wonderfull safetie of that man that makes God his confidence The name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous Prov. 18. 10. runne vnto it and are exalted Great is the safetie then of righteous persons of such as haue gotten God to be their God in Christ and stay their whole affiance in him God will be vnto them a Tower a Castle a rocke of defence a safe refuge to fly to in time of neede He will be their hiding Ierem. 16. 19. place He will keepe them safely vnder his wings till Psal 32. 7. the indignation be passed over He hath an Arke for vpright Noah when he meanes to destroy with a vniversall Genes 7. Deluge an whole world of wicked ones He hath a Zoar for righteous Lot when he meanes to consume filthy Sodome Genes 19. with fire and brimstone from heaven For the Lord knoweth how to deliver the righteous out of tentation and to reserue 2 Pet. 2. 9. the wicked vnto iudgement Therefore I conclude with that of David Psal 73. 28. It is good for me to hold me fast by God and to put my trust in the Lord God it is time for the chickens to runne and shrowd themselues vnder the wings of the henne when the storme begins once to arise 5. The fift and last remedie is to betake our selues to our prayers and teares to cry mightily vnto the Lord to wrastle with him as Iacob did this is that which holds God his hands from smiting so long as Moses his hand is lifted vp Amalek cannot prevaile I beseech yee therefore all yee that wish well to this our Sion pray for the peace of Ierusalem giue the Lord no rest but cry againe and againe he loues to be importuned the prayer of a righteous man availeth much if it Iam. 5. 16. be fervent Pray pray pray therefore cry and say O Lord we know not what to doe onely our eyes are vp towardes thee what shall we say vnto thee O thou preserver of men we are even ashamed and confounded to lift vp our eyes to heaven wee haue sinned exceedingly wee our Rulers and Governors Prince and people we haue all sinned our sinnes are gone vp as an heavy loade too heavy for vs to beare heaven and earth even groane vnder the burthen of them they cry mightily for vengeance but heare the groanes of thy servants let their cryes be lowder in thine eares heare the pleadings and intercessions of thine owne sonne for vs his bloud cryes louder for mercy then our sinnes can doe for judgement had it not beene for that we had all long agoe perished and beene vtterly consumed O thou the hope of Israel the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble why art thou as a strāger in the land as one that passeth by to tarry for a night Why art thou as a man astonied as a strong man that cannot help Ierem. 14. 8. 9. Yet thou O Lord art in the middest of vs thy name is called vpon vs forsake vs not Hast thou vtterly reiected Iudah Hath thy soule abhorred Sion Why hast thou smitten vs that we cannot be healed We looked for peace and behold no good for health and behold trouble wee acknowledge O Lord our wickednesse and the wickednesse of our fathers we haue all sinned doe not abhorre vs for thy names sake cast not downe the throne of thy Glory remember and breake not thy covenant with vs we haue no helpe but of thee thou art our God therefore saue vs oh be favourable vnto thy Sion build thou the walles of Ieresalem Psal 51. 18. so shall we praise thy name for ever and teach all ages to keepe praises for thee in store Oh giue salvation to thy people out of Sion Psal 53. 6. when thou shalt restore againe the captivitie of thy people then shall I acob reioyce and Israell shall be glad But if ye cannot prevaile for others yet at least aire your owne houses with daily and fervent prayers and that will be a notable meanes to keepe them from the present infection or if it please God to lay it vpon you notwithstanding yee haue faithfully vsed all these meanes then I dare boldly affirme yee shall finde greater refreshings Psal 94. 19. from God then your afflictiō can afford you griefes howsoever it will but rid you out of a valley of 2 Cor. 1. 5. misery into everlasting glory Consider what I say and the Lord giue you vnderstanding in all things FINIS A Letter full of sweete Comforts for such as are visited by the PESTILENCE GOD the Father of mercies which hath so loved vs to giue his onely Sonne for vs before he gaue vs either children or our selues be mercifull vnto you my deare hearts in the Lord Mr. A. and Mrs A. my bowells in the Lord and so fill you with his superabundant grace that you may say It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted The Lord Psal 119. Iob. 1. hath given the Lord hath taken blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen Hearing of the Lords mercifull visitation of you and yours I was not a little affected neither hath any particular losse since this hand of God hath been on the Cittie though of friends and neere kindred more pierced my heart with griefe then this of yours Which seeing the Church which hath called me to a publike Ministery permits me not in presence privatly to signifie I beseech God to direct my pen to write somwhat for your comfortable application of Gods correction to your soules health It had much affected me to see the succession of crosses in your imprisonment your wiues long sicknesse with manifold danger of life c. And on Thursday last I was very inquisitiue of Mr. D. touching your wife and her delivery for I had thought shee had beene sent into the country because such is now the fashion and her time