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A16892 The fourth part of the true watch containing prayers and teares for the churches. Or A helpe to hold up the hearts and hands of the poorest servants of God, untill our Lord Iesus Christ shall have rescued his glorie, kingdome, and people in all the world, and fully prepared the way to his most glorious appearing.; True watch. Part 4 Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624. 1624 (1624) STC 3788; ESTC S119302 193,245 564

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innumerable_a misery_n which_o thou_o bring_v upon_o our_o brethren_n and_o sister_n in_o the_o palatinate_n it_o be_v a_o principal_a member_n even_o of_o our_o own_o self_n and_o so_o in_o bohemia_n and_o the_o country_n adjoin_v to_o it_o though_o further_a remote_a from_o we_o yet_o our_o dear_a brethren_n and_o sister_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o so_o likewise_o in_o the_o church_n of_o france_n hard_o at_o our_o door_n in_o all_o the_o direful_a slaughter_n and_o butcherly_a cruelty_n which_o thou_o &_o our_o merciless_a enemy_n have_v execute_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o bloody_a rage_n without_o any_o pity_n we_o have_v also_o hear_v and_o do_v still_o daily_o hear_v ring_v in_o our_o ear_n the_o miserable_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o residue_n of_o they_o that_o have_v escape_v the_o bloody_a sword_n some_o of_o they_o endure_v all_o kind_n of_o violence_n and_o calamity_n of_o all_o sort_n live_v in_o all_o reproach_n the_o wall_n of_o their_o jerusalem_n be_v break_v down_o the_o gate_n there_o of_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o live_v in_o continual_a fear_n because_o of_o the_o deadly_a fury_n and_o hellish_a plot_n against_o they_o to_o destroy_v they_o all_o and_o yet_o though_o we_o have_v long_o hear_v &_o do_v daily_o heave_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o of_o the_o rage_n of_o thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n still_o increase_v against_o they_o all_o and_o against_o ourselves_o have_v we_o not_o with_o thy_o holy_a servant_n nehemiah_n 4._o sit_v down_o weep_v and_o mourn_v for_o they_o muchlesse_a fast_v and_o pray_v before_o thou_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n in_o their_o behalf_n in_o any_o such_o manner_n as_o we_o ought_v oh_o thou_o our_o most_o holy_a lord_n god_n and_o pitiful_a father_n we_o humble_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o have_v all_o grievous_o sin_v against_o thou_o we_o have_v not_o keep_v thy_o great_a goodness_n in_o remembrance_n which_o thou_o show_v unto_o we_o in_o deliver_v our_o father_n and_o we_o so_o wonderful_o from_o egypt_n &_o babylon_n by_o so_o mighty_a a_o hand_n nor_o the_o many_o great_a preservation_n and_o deliverance_n which_o since_o that_o time_n our_o ear_n have_v hear_v and_o our_o eye_n have_v see_v how_o thou_o have_v rescue_v we_o from_o their_o jaw_n nor_o yet_o have_v we_o keep_v in_o memory_n how_o thou_o take_v we_o to_o be_v thy_o own_o peculiar_a people_n of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v thy_o covenant_n with_o we_o to_o be_v our_o god_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v thy_o people_n so_o that_o we_o will_v but_o walk_v in_o this_o thy_o covenant_n but_o this_o our_o covenant_n with_o thy_o majesty_n though_o all_o of_o we_o who_o profess_v thy_o gospel_n have_v solemn_o
cause_v all_o our_o land_n to_o keep_v such_o dreadful_a sabbath_n be_v possess_v by_o thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n as_o so_o many_o of_o they_o do_v already_o and_o see_v we_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o in_o our_o own_o good_a land_n under_o thy_o own_o servant_n with_o cheerful_a &_o glad_a heart_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v thou_o and_o our_o enemy_n not_o only_o in_o our_o own_o but_o even_o in_o foreign_a countrye●…_n with_o heaviness_n and_o terror_n all_o our_o day_n and_o as_o we_o have_v sin_v rebel_a against_o thou_o in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o so_o likewise_o against_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o holy_a commandment_n and_o even_o against_o thy_o heavenly_a gospel_n and_o ordinance_n as_o that_o we_o have_v just_o forfit_v they_o all_o and_o all_o other_o our_o privilege_n and_o promise_n we_o therefore_o acknowledge_v threaten_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o all_o thy_o people_n that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o and_o if_o thou_o still_o further_o execute_v whatsoever_o thou_o have_v denounce_v in_o thy_o bless_a 8._o law_n against_o we_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o remember_v the_o word_n that_o thou_o command_v by_o thy_o servant_n moses_n say_v you_o will_v transgress_v and_o i_o will_v scatter_v you_o among_o the_o people_n but_o if_o you_o turn_v to_o i_o and_o keep_v my_o commanddment_n and_o do_v they_o though_o your_o scatter_n be_v to_o the_o ut●…ermost_a part_n of_o the_o heaven_n yet_o will_n i_o gather_v you_o from_o thence_o and_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o place_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o place_v my_o name_n there_o now_o these_o dear_a father_n all_o be_v thy_o people_n yea_o thy_o servant_n and_o child_n our_o own_o brethren_n and_o sister_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v by_o thy_o great_a power_n &_o by_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n as_o well_o as_o ourselves_o &_o some_o of_o they_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o we_o all_o any_o one_o of_o who_o be_v worth_a many_o thousand_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o we_o therefore_o oh_o good_a lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o let_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o awaken_v we_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v so_o far_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n against_o these_o our_o brethren_n be_v thy_o own_o child_n and_o inheritance_n and_o let_v thy_o ear_n now_o at_o length_n hearken_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o to_o the_o fervent_a supplication_n and_o loud_a cry_n of_o all_o thy_o servant_n who_o desire_v to_o fear_v thy_o great_a name_n and_o give_v we_o favour_n in_o thy_o presence_n and_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v set_v in_o thy_o own_o place_n to_o be_v nursing-fathers_n and_o nursing-mothers_n to_o thy_o poor_a church_n and_o people_n grant_v that_o their_o first_o care_n may_v be_v to_o bring_v we_o all_o to_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o our_o sin_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v pacify_v towards_o we_o and_o then_o good_a lord_n put_v into_o their_o heart_n a_o holy_a submission_n to_o cast_v down_o their_o crown_n before_o thy_o dear_a son_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o give_v all_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n unto_o he_o to_o help_v by_o all_o holy_a mean_n to_o redeem_v and_o restore_v his_o captive_n that_o they_o may_v again_o serve_v thou_o in_o their_o own_o place_n each_o under_o their_o own_o vine_n and_o fig●…ree_n &_o under_o the_o authority_n and_o command_n of_o thy_o de●…re_a servant_n as_o ever_o they_o do_v before_o oh_o let_v this_o prevail_v with_o we_o all_o to_o make_v we_o all_o to_o remember_v our_o vow_n to_o ●…urne_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o thy_o bless_a commandment_n and_o especial_o to_o turn_v hereby_o to_o keep_v thy_o sabbath_n and_o to_o reverence_v thy_o sanctuary_n y●_z thou_o may_v as_o much_o lift_v they_o and_o we_o all_o up_o in_o mercy_n as_o thou_o have_v former_o cast_v they_o down_o and_o that_o thus_o we_o and_o all_o future_a age_n may_v learn_v to_o fear_v thy_o great_a name_n and_o evermore_o sound_a out_o thy_o praise_n both_o in_o word_n dn●…_n deed_n express_v our_o thankfulness_n in_o all_o holy_a and_o new_a obedience_n that_o so_o thy_o glory_n may_v shine_v in_o all_o the_o world_n hear_v we_o most_o merciful_a father_n in_o these_o our_o humble_a request_n and_o all_o other_o etc._n etc._n xiii_o a_o humble_a confession_n of_o the_o heinous_a sin_n of_o our_o land_n and_o namely_o in_o all_o the_o popish_a sort_n who_o have_v so_o fearful_o pollute_v it_o in_o reject_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o pure_a religion_n cast_v it_o forth_o of_o these_o heart_n and_o set_v up_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n with_o his_o abominable_a idolatry_n and_o superstition_n in_o place_n thereof_o to_o provoke_v his_o heavenly_a majesty_n against_o we_o with_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n and_o that_o they_o and_o all_o other_o may_v in_o due_a time_n see_v this_o fearful_a sin_n that_o cast_v out_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n they_o and_o all_o of_o we_o may_v again_o set_v up_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o pacify_v of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o the_o save_n of_o we_o all_o oh_o lord_n most_o holy_a and_o most_o glorious_a who_o can_v not_o bear_v with_o any_o kind_n of_o impuri●…y_n or_o other_o wickedness_n in_o thy_o people_n which_o profess_v thy_o name_n &_o who_o thou_o have_v choose_v to_o set_v thy_o tabernacle_n among_o and_o much_o less_o that_o they_o shall_v reject_v thou_o and_o cast_v thou_o forth_o from_o r●…igning_v in_o their_o heart_n &_o shall_v set_v up_o satan_n and_o antichr●…_n to_o obey_v they_o in_o thy_o ●…lace_n open_v 〈◊〉_d the_o eye_n of_o all_o they_o who_o be_v superstitious_o mind_v and_o even_o the_o eye_n of_o we_o all_o to_o see_v what_o we_o have_v do_v in_o suffer_v that_o religion_n to_o th●…ive_v and_o so_o far_o to_o grow_v up_o again_o thrust_v thou_o out_o with_o thy_o sacred_a truth_n as_o in_o all_o who_o obey_v the_o pope_n of_o rome_n receive_v and_o reverence_v hi●…_n word_n and_o ordinance_n above_o thy_o heavenly_a word_n oh_o grant_v to_o all_o they_o who_o 〈…〉_z have_v so_o fall_v away_o from_o thou_o reject_v thy_o glorio●…●…sty_n and_o also_o to_o all_o who_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o mammer_v and_o much_o more_o all_o those_o who_o have_v so_o it_o begin_v of_o late_a to_o dote_v after_o popery_n to_o bethink_v themselves_o serious_o what_o they_o will_v answer_v unto_o thy_o sacred_a majesty_n for_o their_o so_o cast_v thou_o off_o and_o thy_o religion_n after_o the_o time_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o lo●…g_a so_o clear_o and_o full_o discover_v the_o baseness_n and_o vileness_n of_o popery_n and_o so_o to_o cast_v it_o out_o of_o our_o land_n by_o such_o a_o general_a consent_n of_o our_o prince_n noble_n and_o commons_o and_o so_o good_a law_n make_v against_o it_o cause_v they_o and_o all_o sort_n i●…_n wise_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v well_o with_o themselves_o that_o this_o our_o whole_a state_n do_v not_o so_o cast_v it_o out_o at_o once_o without_o 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