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England's present, great and most incumbent duty viz. to meet God in the way of his judgments / by Robert Perrot.
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R. P. (Robert Perrot)
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1676
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Wing P1644; ESTC R30100
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so as to be appeas'd towards us and we shall make peace with him as he hath said Isa 27. 5 Or let him take hold of my strength that he may make peace with me And what then Shall it be in vain No it follows And he shall make peace with me He shall find me exorable and easie to be intreated If I be treated with in such a way and in and through such a one as I offer sinners to be treated with and never indeed was there a treaty with God in Christ for peace in a right way in vain And therefore the Lord inviting us here to prepare to meet him shews us what is good even that which he requires of us to prepare to meet him so that whilâ—s many are saying Who will shew us any good Here 's what is good indeed and not only our duty but our great interest and concern David prays Psal 86. 17 Shew me a token for good and if we were once brought to this this would prove a token for good indeed for good to our selves and to the Nation for God who is now in the way of his Judgments would then return to his ways of Grace and Mercy and then we thus meeting God he will so meet us as to own us bless us accept us and graciously receive us he will meet us with loving-kindness and tender-mercies with the shinings of his Face with the light of his Countenance with his Favour and Love in which is life yea which is better than life Psal 30. 5-63 3. With hïs blessing and choicest blessings with Grace Pardon Peace Reconciliation c. and then as his going forth is prepared so shall it by us be experienc'd as the morning or Sun-rising to the world and he shall come unto us as the rain as the former and latter rain unto the earth And what a compleat blessing are Sun and Rain to the earth and the same in his accesses will he be to us and then he will meet us as Esau met Jacob Who ran to meet him and imbrac'd him and fell on his neck and kissed him Gen. 33. 4. As Aaron met Moses Who when he saw him was glad in his heart Exod. 4. 14. As Joseph met his Brethren when he made himself known to them Gen. 45. As the Father met his returning Prodigal who when he was yet a great way off saw him and had compassion on him and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him Lnke 15. 20. As David met Abigail Who accepted her person and presents and said to her Go up to thy house in peace See I have hearkned to thy voice c. 1 Sam. 25. 35. And ver 33 Blessed says he be thy advice and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging my self with my own hand for in very deed as the Lord God of Israel liveth except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me surely there had not been left c. So will God say to you Who shall indeed thus meet him You are the blessed of the Lord who made heaven and earth And blessed be you and blessed be your work and blessed be the way and course you took to meet me in the way of my Judgments for in very deed unless you had hasted to come to meet me unless you had made up the hedg and stood in the gap before me for the Land I had destroy'd it I had poured out my indignation upon them I had consumed them by the fire of my wrath and their own way had I recompensed upon their heads But blessed be you who prevented me And what an honour and what a blessed thing is this What ground of singular comfort may it afford to be instrumentally the faviours of a Nation and to keep it from ruin and to have the salvation thereof as instrumental to lie at our door and to prevail with God for mâ—rcy not only for our selves but others the Nation Mot. 6. Sixthly and lastly The Lord will not only so meet us but remain and still abide with us and build up mercy among us for ever Then the hope of Israel the saviour thereof in the time of trouble will not be as a stranger in the land nor as a wayfaring man that turns aside to tarry for a night but as an home-dweller and will perform that everlasting Covenant That he will not turn away from after us to do us good but continue to do us good with his whole heart and his whole soul and we shall be his rest and his rest shall be glorious and therein will he say will I dwell for I have desired it And then Glory shall dwell in our land and mercy and truth shall meet together righteousness and peace shall kiss each other and then this City the City of our solemnities shall recover its pristine glory and grandeur and become famous and renown'd a City sought out and not forsaken Isa 62. 12 and as iniquity brought it low and was its reproach so righteousness shall again exalt it and be its praise and we shall then see our Jerusalem a quiet habitation a tabernacle that shall not be taken down nor one of the stakes removed or cords broken but there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams c. Isa 33. 20 21. And in that day shall that song be sung We have a strong city salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks and upon all the glory shall be a defence yea the Lord himself will be its defence and keep it he will water it every moment lest any hurt it he will keep it night and day And then the name of this City yea and Kingdom too shall be what God once said should be the name of that City which we read of Ezek. 48. 35 As that wherein its happiness and chief good should consist Jehovah Shammah the Lord is there Amen and Amen FINIS Books Printed for and are to be sold by Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside Books 4to THE Door of Salvation opened by the Key of Regeneration by George Swinnock M. A. 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