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A58345 God's plea for Nineveh, or, London's precedent for mercy delivered in certain sermons within the city of London / by Thomas Reeve ... Reeve, Thomas, 1594-1672. 1657 (1657) Wing R690; ESTC R14279 394,720 366

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cunning_a artificer_n a_o man_n which_o do_v find_v out_o intricacy_n out_o of_o who_o brain_n do_v come_v all_o the_o rare_a invention_n upon_o earth_n now_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n will_v he_o deface_v those_o place_n where_o so_o much_o pregnancy_n and_o acrimony_n of_o with_o do_v abound_v five_o city_n be_v conspicuous_a for_o a_o city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n can_v be_v hide_v let_v they_o seat_v where_o man_n please_v they_o be_v the_o place_n of_o the_o great_a dignity_n now_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v clothe_v with_o glory_n and_o majesty_n will_v he_o ruin_v those_o place_n which_o do_v shine_v and_o carry_v in_o they_o the_o most_o radiant_a beam_n of_o his_o own_o excellency_n will_v he_o throw_v down_o those_o pile_n and_o spire_n of_o worldly_a magnificence_n wound_v the_o face_n of_o beauty_n strike_v out_o the_o right_a eye_n out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n no_o for_o these_o reason_n god_n will_v spare_v city_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v no_o evil_a in_o the_o city_n but_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v it_o but_o that_o evil_a do_v not_o come_v in_o haste_n but_o with_o much_o protraction_n and_o delay_n to_o a_o city_n the_o city_n usual_o feel_v of_o it_o in_o the_o last_o place_n god_n do_v land_n his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o shore_n side_n and_o do_v make_v they_o take_v a_o long_a march_n through_o the_o country_n before_o they_o do_v pitch_v down_o their_o tent_n dig_v trench_n lay_v straight_a siege_n and_o set_v up_o scale_a ladder_n against_o the_o city_n indeed_o if_o a_o city_n do_v live_v out_o of_o fear_n live_v in_o pleasure_n and_o dwell_v careless_o if_o the_o harp_n the_o viol_n the_o tabret_n the_o pipe_n the_o wine_n be_v in_o their_o feast_n if_o they_o deride_v and_o defy_v judgement_n than_o god_n may_v fray_v the_o city_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o her_o jovisance_n case_v up_o her_o musical_a instrument_n bring_v in_o the_o voider_n to_o her_o sumptuous_a banquet_n turn_v this_o dance_a city_n into_o a_o sorrowful_a lady_n yea_o make_v this_o melodious_a city_n a_o ramah_n wherein_o there_o shall_v be_v nothing_o but_o mourning_n and_o weep_v and_o great_a lamentation_n instead_o of_o the_o mirth_n and_o the_o jollity_n of_o the_o city_n the_o cry_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v go_v up_o to_o heaven_n 1_o sam._n 5.12_o for_o if_o a_o city_n wax_v proud_a and_o insolent_a dare_a and_o brave_v it_o shall_v know_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o gate_n nor_o bar_n wall_n tower_n impregnable_a castle_n million_o of_o arm_a man_n that_o shall_v secure_v she_o god_n confound_v judgement_n shall_v pull_v down_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o haughty_a city_n a_o city_n of_o perverseness_n ezech._n 9.9_o shall_v be_v a_o city_n of_o perplexity_n then_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v smite_v ezech._n 33.24_o lay_v desolate_a es_fw-ge 27.10_o make_v a_o den_n of_o dragon_n jer._n 10.22_o a_o defence_a city_n shall_v be_v make_v a_o
be_v you_o smite_v grovelong_a to_o the_o earth_n wallow_v yourselves_o in_o the_o ash_n heap_n weep_v till_o a_o tear_v more_o can_v melt_v out_o of_o your_o eye_n reform_v till_o there_o be_v not_o one_o sin_n leave_v for_o conscience_n to_o turn_v new_a spy_n unto_o and_o so_o may_v repentance_n be_v your_o preservative_n a_o kind_n of_o guardian_n angel_n to_o the_o city_n with_o nineveh_n you_o may_v yet_o be_v spare_v but_o if_o you_o be_v spare_v i_o wish_v you_o not_o to_o be_v secure_a for_o if_o your_o repentance_n shall_v intermit_v or_o abate_v in_o the_o vigour_n if_o you_o shall_v fast_v and_o fall_v to_o your_o old_a riot_n or_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o change_v this_o sackcloth_n into_o new_a fashion_n or_o cry_v mighty_o unto_o god_n and_o cry_v but_o till_o the_o judgement_n be_v remove_v or_o turn_v from_o your_o evil_a way_n and_o wax_n as_o exorbitant_a as_o you_o be_v before_o and_o forbear_v from_o the_o violence_n that_o be_v in_o your_o hand_n and_o then_o become_v as_o club-fisted_a as_o ever_o the_o renew_n of_o your_o former_a sin_n will_v but_o renew_v your_o former_a danger_n therefore_o your_o repentance_n must_v not_o only_o be_v fervent_a but_o firm_a not_o only_o unfeigned_a but_o unchangeable_a for_o remember_v loathe_v wife_n remember_v nineveh_n she_o humble_v herself_o and_o be_v pardon_v she_o repent_v and_o be_v spare_v but_o she_o repent_v but_o for_o a_o time_n and_o be_v spare_v but_o for_o a_o time_n she_o turn_v again_o to_o be_v nineveh_n the_o wicked_a and_o she_o happen_v to_o be_v nineveh_n the_o miserable_a a_o temporary_a repentance_n procure_v for_o she_o but_o a_o temporary_a safety_n god_n aid_v not_o cry_v the_o second_o time_n nor_o send_v a_o new_a jonah_n to_o she_o but_o he_o send_v a_o curse_n instead_o of_o a_o cry_n and_o desolation_n instead_o of_o a_o prophet_n she_o be_v now_o ruin_v into_o that_o great_a heap_n that_o be_v spare_v because_o she_o be_v that_o great_a city_n shall_v not_o i_o spare_v nineveh_n that_o great_a city_n part_n 3_o general_n part_n wherein_o be_v more_o than_o sixscore_o thousand_o person_n which_o can_v discern_v betwixt_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o their_o left_a hand_n and_o also_o much_o cattle_n now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o description_n wherein_o be_v more_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o observe_v these_o two_o particular_n first_o the_o principal_a commodity_n wherein_o be_v more_o than_o sixscore_o thousand_o person_n which_o can_v discern_v between_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o their_o left_a hand_n second_o the_o less_o principal_a commodity_n and_o also_o much_o cattle_n first_o for_o the_o principal_a commodity_n in_o which_o these_o part_n be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o receptacle_n wherein_o 2._o the_o season_n are._n 3._o the_o treasure_n person_n 4._o the_o quantity_n sixscore_o thousand_o 5._o the_o surplus_n more_o 6._o the_o qualification_n which_o can_v discern_v betwixt_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o their_o left_a hand_n wherein_o first_o for_o the_o receptacle_n wherein_o elsewhere_o have_v be_v no_o credit_n to_o nineveh_n but_o that_o nineveh_n be_v the_o place_n in_o which_o such_o choice_n thing_n be_v to_o be_v find_v this_o be_v honour_n wherein_o from_o hence_o observe_v that_o happiness_n must_v carry_v with_o it_o a_o appropriation_n the_o appropriation_n be_v the_o approbation_n of_o it_o yea_o the_o apprehension_n and_o as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o the_o appurtenancy_n of_o it_o that_o be_v the_o most_o beneficial_a jewel_n which_o be_v wear_v about_o our_o own_o neck_n and_o the_o comfortable_a light_n tullius_n intus_fw-la ca●are_fw-la tullius_n which_o do_v shine_v in_o our_o own_o horizon_n that_o be_v the_o best_a music_n when_o man_n do_v sing_v within_o he_o be_v a_o pitiful_a mason_n which_o do_v build_v for_o other_o and_o have_v not_o a_o house_n to_o hide_v his_o head_n in_o and_o a_o lamentable_a tilth-man_n which_o do_v plough_v and_o sow_v for_o other_o and_o have_v not_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n any_o crop_n of_o his_o own_o to_o reap_v what_o matter_n though_o thousand_o be_v record_v for_o fortunate_a person_n if_o thy_o name_n be_v not_o put_v into_o the_o catalogue_n naz._n nos_fw-la es_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la albo_fw-la plinius_n mihi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la balneam_fw-la ministrabo_fw-la aristoph_n a_o te_fw-la tua_fw-la cura_fw-la &_o consideratio_fw-la inchoet_n ne_fw-la frustra_fw-la extendaris_fw-la in_o alios_fw-la te_fw-la neglecto_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la ad_fw-la eugen._n quid_fw-la nobis_fw-la cum_fw-la alieno_fw-la greg._n naz._n or_o that_o never_o such_o great_a multitude_n be_v in_o the_o bath_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o step_v in_o with_o they_o a_o man_n have_v joy_n by_o the_o answer_n of_o his_o mouth_n prov._n 15.23_o when_o a_o man_n be_v own_o mouth_n can_v speak_v satisfactory_o and_o feel_o for_o that_o which_o shall_v true_o bless_v let_v thy_o care_n and_o consideration_n begin_v at_o thyself_o lest_o in_o vain_a thou_o be_v busy_a about_o other_o thyself_o be_v neglect_v let_v we_o know_v among_o ourselves_o what_o be_v good_a as_o elihu_n say_v job_n 34.4_o particular_a experience_n be_v beyond_o general_a relation_n why_o shall_v thou_o destroy_v thyself_o eccles_n 7.16_o he_o do_v destroy_v himself_o which_o do_v not_o principal_o make_v sure_a that_o which_o be_v proper_a for_o his_o own_o preservation_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o that_o which_o be_v foreign_a he_o that_o hear_v of_o much_o and_o acquire_v nothing_o be_v like_o the_o fool_n which_o fold_v his_o hand_n together_o and_o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n eccles_n 4.5_o for_o shall_v he_o only_o see_v other_o man_n put_v meat_n into_o their_o mouth_n and_o not_o feed_v himself_o yes_o his_o mouth_n crave_v it_o of_o he_o prov._n 16.26_o that_o which_o a_o man_n do_v possess_v be_v his_o proper_a advantage_n for_o neither_o welfare_n nor_o honour_n law_n nor_o gospel_n peace_n of_o conscience_n nor_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n be_v useful_a to_o we_o if_o we_o have_v not_o a_o proper_a title_n to_o they_o therefore_o let_v not_o the_o blessing_n be_v mistake_v but_o let_v it_o be_v individual_o our_o own_o as_o you_o see_v it_o be_v nineveh_n happiness_n to_o have_v this_o felicity_n with_o a_o restriction_n or_o in_o the_o proper_a ubi_fw-la wherein_o application_n first_o this_o do_v reprove_v they_o which_o know_v blessing_n only_o by_o hearsay_n there_o be_v place_n that_o have_v they_o but_o do_v they_o centre_n at_o home_n can_v they_o say_v of_o their_o own_o station_n wherein_o no_o they_o have_v a_o rumour_n of_o much_o by_o report_n but_o have_v nothing_o in_o their_o own_o enjoyment_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o wander_a kind_n of_o comfort_n apoph_n domestica_fw-la mala_fw-la graviora_fw-la sunt_fw-la quàm_fw-la ut_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la recipiant_fw-la herod_n l._n 3._o se_fw-la suos_fw-la discipulos_fw-la docere_fw-la decem_fw-la minis_fw-la verùm_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsum_fw-la docerent_fw-la citra_fw-la timidit_fw-la atem_fw-la loqui_fw-la se_fw-la ei_fw-la daturum_fw-la centum_fw-la minas_fw-la e●asm_n plut._n in_o apoph_n to_o see_v fullness_n abroad_o and_o want_v at_o home_n yes_o domestical_a misery_n be_v great_a then_o can_v be_v express_v by_o tear_n as_o psammenitus_n tell_v cambyses_n oh_o that_o we_o shall_v live_v by_o the_o gazel_n or_o satisfy_v ourselves_o by_o a_o extraneous_a welfare_n what_o be_v this_o but_o like_o isocrates_n which_o teach_v all_o his_o scholar_n resolution_n in_o plead_v for_o ten_o pound_n but_o he_o will_v give_v he_o a_o hundred_o pound_n out_o of_o a_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o timidity_n which_o can_v teach_v he_o the_o like_a courage_n if_o we_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o endeavour_n of_o other_o to_o attain_v to_o great_a thing_n and_o have_v not_o the_o like_a affection_n to_o make_v ourselves_o happy_a we_o be_v but_o like_o the_o fish_n gladioli_fw-it as_o themistocles_n say_v of_o eretrienses_n which_o carry_v a_o sword_n upon_o their_o back_n but_o have_v no_o heart_n within_o oh_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o be_v give_v too_o much_o to_o visit_v the_o state_n of_o other_o but_o let_v our_o eye_n be_v in_o our_o head_n to_o observe_v our_o own_o condition_n whether_o the_o right_a blessing_n be_v in_o the_o right_a place_n let_v every_o man_n prove_v his_o own_o work_n that_o he_o may_v have_v rejoice_v in_o himself_o alone_o and_o not_o in_o another_o gal._n 6.4_o oh_o let_v we_o not_o talk_v of_o dainty_n and_o taste_v no_o delicacy_n ourselves_o or_o speak_v of_o bank_n and_o have_v no_o treasure_n in_o our_o own_o possession_n or_o tell_v tale_n of_o heaven_n and_o have_v no_o heavenly_a interest_n and_o evidence_n for_o this_o be_v but_o to_o be_v imaginarily_o happy_a or_o implicit_o bless_v therefore_o let_v we_o plead_v out_o our_o own_o entail_n to_o felicity_n and_o bring_v it_o home_o to_o the_o proper_a place_n as_o nineveh_n here_o have_v it_o right_o sear_v for_o
esa_n 16.1_o or_o a_o colt_n to_o lend_v to_o the_o saviour_n to_o ride_v with_o triumph_n into_o jerusalem_n thou_o may_v have_v a_o kid_n to_o send_v to_o thy_o harlot_n as_o judah_n have_v gen._n 38.17_o or_o thou_o may_v have_v cattle_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o a_o idol_n as_o aaron_n and_o the_o israelite_n have_v exod._n 32._o or_o thou_o may_v ride_v post_n upon_o some_o creature_n to_o carry_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o persecute_v the_o church_n as_o saul_n do_v act._n 9_o or_o thou_o may_v saddle_v a_o ass_n after_o all_o thy_o wretched_a counsel_n have_v be_v unsuccessfull_a to_o speed_v home_o and_o hang_v thyself_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o achitophe●_n 2_o sam._n 17._o or_o thou_o may_v kill_v a_o beast_n to_o see_v the_o liver_n that_o thou_o may_v consult_v about_o thy_o damn_a witchcraft_n as_o it_o be_v record_v of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ez●ch_n 21.21_o oh_o where_o there_o be_v much_o cattle_n there_o may_v be_v many_o abuse_n 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