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Tydings from Rome: or, Englands alarm Wherein several grounds to suspect the prevalency of the popish interest are seasonably suggested; Londons ruine pathetically lamented; arguments to disswade from the popish religion, are urged; and the duties of Christians in this time of common danger, and distraction, perswaded.
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another Nevertheless in that caâ—e to raise 〈◊〉 your hearts and hopes Psal. 31.22 I said in my hast I am goâ— off from before thine eyes Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplication when I cryed unto thâ—â— Up therefore every one in whom is the spirit of prayer pour out your hearts bâ—fore him in this time of common danger your God will hear you but if youâ— speechless now 't is a sad forerunner of death and National ruin 3. COUNSEL Prepare your selves for the worst that if times should alter for there are chaâ—â—ges in the right hand of the Most High yet your hearts may not be turned baâ—â— nor your steps decline from those paths of truth and holiness wherein you haâ—â— been engaged O cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart and when fiery trials come wheâ—â—of most serious and considering Christians are in a trembling expectation 〈◊〉 do not basely dissert Christ in open field To do evil saith Metellus where theâ—â—â— is neither pain nor danger is easie and common but to do good in the face â—â— danger is vertuous and truly noble It was the saying of a Martyr to his Perseâ—â—tors Though you pluck my heart out of my bowels yet you shall never pluck the trâ—â—â— out of my heart O how is Christ honoured enemies daunted and your Souls cured by your Constancy in a time of danger hold fast what you have receiâ—â—â— and though you lose your Heads yet save your Crowns it was a resolute 〈◊〉 noble saying of Luther when hard put to it to defend the Truth of Christ agaâ—â—â—â— so many Enemies Ego Martinus Lutherus c. I Martin Luther an unworâ—â—â— Preacher of the Gospel of Christ do believe and hold that this Article 〈◊〉 That we are justified before God by faith alone without works shall never 〈◊〉 overthrown neither by Roman Caesar nor by the Turk Tartar-Persian Pope 〈◊〉 all his Cardinals Priests and Monks Kings Princes Potentates and all the â—â—â—vils in Hell will they nill they shall leave me this Article unshaken Brethren I much doubt the wantonness Scepticisme and contentions of 〈◊〉 Professors of the age have so weakned the Authority and Reputation of Religiâ—â— in the world that God will once more call for Christian blood to seal his Truâ—â—â— and convince the world that there is reality in Godliness And if it should coâ—â— to that I even tremble to think what shrinking will be among Professors 〈◊〉 prevent which all that I shall add shall be in these two words 1. See the groâ—â—â— you stand on be good I do not speak of the Cause for it is beyond dispute 〈◊〉 most glorious cause that was ever sealed by the blood of any Witness but 〈◊〉 your Condition O see that be good also look to it that you die in as well 〈◊〉 for the faith are you upon sure and safe grounds as to your eternal state if 〈◊〉 but that you be still dubious its time to make both sure and quick work 2. Staâ—â— your ground he deserves to be hanged in everlasting chains in Hell that relinqâ—â—â—shes such a Cause and such a Christ on earth Christian I would fain know hâ—â— thou canst imagine to close up thy life more honourably or more comfortabâ—â— then by offering it up in defence of the precious truths of Christ against his bâ—â—â— and blaspheming enemies the very Heathens heated with love to their Counâ—â—â— have made many brave and bold adventures for it and will you shrink O 〈◊〉 unto you the whole Armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the â—â—vil day and having done all to stand FINIS Ezek 3.17 Acts 20.28 Esth. 8.6 Isa. 62.6 * Fingit respondere custodem desperatis civibus augere dolorem Luth. veniâ— quidem mane verum simul cumillo venit nox ista â—rassioâ— ac terribiliar Muscul. in â—c 1 King 18.41 Gurnels Christian armour 2 d. part p. 429. Mr. Reeves Gods plea for Nineveh â—â—â—nted about eight years since Dr. Usheâ— Amos 3.7 Ier. 4.17 Isa. 9.11 A Lamentatâ—â—on for Londoâ— Lam. 1.1 Lam. 2.15 Ezek. 28.15 Ezek. 16.14 Ezek. 28 1â— Ezek. 28.18 Lam. 1.8 Lam. 1.12 Lam. 1 21. ver 2â— Jer. 1â— 34 veâ— 3◠〈◊〉 137.7 ver 8. Ep. ad Mel. Contet Saxon edit 1560. Doct. Usher of the Ceâ—eâ— pag. 209. Pâ—ocâ—uâ—es An humblâ— Address to the King Iâ—m Sâ— Mariana An humble Supplication to the Parliament Ld Virulam Oliand Coment de stat reip relcent 16. Soz lib. 7. Cap. 12. Queries to the Bishops 1 Quere Liberty of prophesy p. 109. 2 Quer. 3 Quer. An application to the Nâ—t on in general 1 Argument 2 Argument 3 Argument 4 Argument John Wolfe â—ect memor Tom 1. adan 130â— Vallarins lives of the Popes p. 33. Hospin hist Iesu. p. 225. Belar de indulg Ch 4. â— Qu. 5. loc cit Mr. Sâ—rong â—d Tome Oper. Luth. Lat. p 125. Conts in Math. 24. 1 Meâ—nes 2 Meanes Worthies of England in his farewel to Somersetshire Eph. 16.13
begotten of him And to speak truth it is ordinarily the clearest signe that many poor Christians can find in their own breasts Upon the hazard therefore of your own peace and assurance be it if still you continue to bite and devoure one another 2. I will farther and that this endeared and mutual love of the Saints is the charge yea the dying-charge of Christ to them they were some of the last words of Christ in this world Iohn 15.12 This is my Commandement that ye love one another as I have loved you Dying charges are commonly received with geatest Veneration and men what ever they neglect will be sure to fulâ—fill the will of the Dead So Gen. 50.10 When Iosephs Brethreâ— were affraid lest his father being now dead he would remembeâ— the old injuries they have done him urge this pacifying argumenâ— upon him Thy Father did command before he dyed saying Forgive â— pray thee now the trespasses of thy Brethren And ver 21. you see how it prevailed with him He comforted them and spake kindly to them O my brethren will you not lay down your private differences and animosities when God threatens you with a common ruin wheâ— a common danger is upon you all In the year 1607. when by thâ— irruption of â—he Severn sea the Country in Sommersetshire was over flown almost 20 miles in length and four miles in breadth and many persons drowned it was then observable saith Mr Fuller that Creatures of contraâ—y Natures as Dogs and Hares Foxes and Conies yea Cats and Mice getting up to the tops of some Hills dispensed at that time with their Antipathies remaining peaceably together without sign of fear or any violence one towardâ— another My Readers thoughts will doubtless anticipate me in thâ— application of this strange passage Our want of love hath cut thâ— banks and let in an inundation of Calamities upon us and a more fearful flood of judgments is yet expected and will not such publick dangers yet cause us to depose our private Differences shall we act below Dogs Cats and Foxes shall we prefer private revenge before common safety If so I much doubt God will still us and part the fray in a more terrible manner then most think of I doubt it may be said of us ere long as he said who saw the dead carcasses of Enemies that had been slain in a duel lie quietly together as if they had embraced each other quanta amicitia se invicem amplectantur qui mutua implacabili in mâ—citia perierunt How lovingly do they embrace each other being dead who perished through their mutual and implacable enmity how justly may the Lord sweep away this generation of Professors and raise up others in their room who will agree and love one another better What shall I say more If there be any consolation in Christ if any comfort of love if any fellowship of the spirit if any bowells and mercies fulfill ye my joy that ye be like minded having the same love being of one acccord and of one mind Phil. 2.12 Strive day night with God by importunate prayers for the prevention of those eminent judgments but strive no more one with another no more of that work I pray O 't is a thousand pities to see the sheep 〈◊〉 â—â—rist to push and goâ—e each other Non Secuâ— ac Cum duo conversis inimica in prelia tauri Frontibus incurrent O rather put out as the Elect of God bowels of mercy and compassion let the â—â—ople of God be but once heartily united and then Rome do thy worst Associâ—te â—â—out selves O ye people and you shall be broken in pieces and give ear all 〈◊〉 of far Countrys gird your selves and ye shall be broken in pieces take â—ounsel together and it shall come to nought speak the word and it shall â—ot stand for God is with us â—ye day and night at the throne of Grace interceeding with God for your â—â—ves and for the Nation What Mr. Pâ—rkids said of his times it iâ— no less suiâ—â—â—â—le to these Non sunt istae litigandi sed orandi tempora these are not times for â—â—tention but Prayer This will be a good omen of mercy and deliverance at â—â—nd we may say of the spirit of Prayer as Christ said of the budding of the 〈◊〉 tree Mat. 24. when ye see the Fig-tree and all the trees of the field put forth â—nder leaves ye know that Summer is nigh So the reviving and budding forth the spirit of Prayer is a sign that Salvation is nigh The Psalmist knew the â—â—ne to favour Sion was come and that God would arise and have mercy upon 〈◊〉 because he found a spirit of compassion and prayer for Sion poured out â—s â—2 13.14 When the decree for judgment is gone forth and God will not be â—â—pt he usually shuts up aud straitens the spirits of praying ones Jer. 7.16 he neâ—â—r shuts out prayer till the case become desperate and â—emediless Jer. 15.1 O â—â—â—ds great is the efficacy of prayer prayer will rain all your enemies David 〈◊〉 up but one petition against Achitopnel ' Lord turn the councel of Achitopnel into foolishness and it ruined both him and his design 2 Sam. 15.3 Prayers â—nd tears will do more then Guns or swords 2 chron 14 9. O be not discouraged because you presently see not the effects and returns of â—ur Prayers your prayers are heard though their answers be suspended and 〈◊〉 confident in due time they shall be answered also O how many millions of â—â—ayers are upon the file in Heaven as a Memorâ—al before God upon this accounâ—â—â—ot a good man all the world over but joins with you in this cry Lord raze the â—oundations of Antichrist pull down Babylon and build up Sion Yea the prayâ—â—s of thousands who are now in heaven are yet to be answer'd in that matterâ— or though we may say of their persons as the Church speaks of Abraham they â—now us not yet me may say of their prayers as the Church speaks of Abel though â—â—ey be dead their prayers are not dead they live and yet speak O then stir up â—our selves to take hold oâ— God weep and make supplication Two things exceedingly discourage our spirits in prayer great guilt in uâ— and â—â—ng delayes of answers from God against both these shé Lord hath laid up encouragements and sweet supportâ— in the word are we undèr great guilt have we abused mercies so did Israel Ps. 106.7.8.16.17 18.19.28 Yet mercy comes triâ—mphing over all their unworthiness with a non obstante ver 44. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction when he heard their cry What though England like Israel be a polluted Nation yet Israel hath â—ot beâ—n forsaken nor Judah of his Goâ— though their land was filled with sin against the holy one of Israel Jer. 515. or doth God exercise your faith and patience by delaying the returns of prayeâ— so that you are â—eady to look at your prayers as lost See