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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01800	The arke of noah for the Londoners that remaine in the cittie to enter in, with their families, to be preserued from the deluge of the plague. Item, an exercise for the Londoners that are departed out of the cittie into the coutnrey, to spend their time till they returne. Whereunto is annexed an epistle sent out of the countrey, to the afflicted cittie of London. Made and written by Iames Godskall the yonger, preacher of the word.	Godskall, James.	1604 (1604)	STC 11935; ESTC S120518	49,399	68

Lord graunt that he may long shine ouer vs euen then when prosperitie could not haue pleasured the Citie and all her inhabitants then the Gourd withered and the worme of Gods iudgement came And as Christ wept ouer Ierusalem in the midst of his triumph when the people cried Blessed is the King that commeth in the name of the Lord when the multitudes did reioyce and spred their cloathes in the way So the Lord hath giuen vs cause to weepe ouer the Citie when we were almost in the midst of our ioyes and triumphes when euery one was reioycing and made preparations for the triumph against the entire of him of whom we may say as the Israelites of Dauid Psal 118. 26. Blessed be hee that commeth in the name of the Lord. Let the conclusion of this point be all thy iudgements O Lord are number and measure thou knowed best the time when it is most conuenient to inflict them The meanes or the instrument which is the fifth thing to bee considered which the Lord vsed to afflict Ionas and which hee sent as a messenger from heauen to smite the Gourd was first a worme secondly the wind and the Sunne The worme a little and a base messenger with weapons of no power and yet giueth a mortall blow he that could haue sent a great wind to turne it vpside-downe a lightning to haue blasted it or a whole armie of wormes sendeth but one little contemptible worme to execute that businesse So the Lord to beate downe the pride and immoderate ioy of our Citie the flourishing Gourd of our prosperitie hath not sent whole armies deuouring beasts Earthquakes fire or brimstone from heauen he sendeth only a pestilence litle Carbuncles spots and tokens in our flesh which seeme to bee nothing or to haue no force and yet suddainely they beate downe the proudest and the strongest I st not strange that a little botch or carbuncle hath such admirable force Well may they be called Gods tokens for thereby he sheweth his strength Let this serue on the one side to make vs to stand in awe of the mightie power of God and on the other side adoring this his power to humble our selues before his Maiestie for how darest thou O sonne of Adam lift vp thy selfe against that Lord who can cast thee downe with a little carbuncle Let not the pleasures of this life make vs secure and sitting vnder the couert of them let vs not say we shal neuer be mooued for they are but Gourds and the Lord hath a worme of iudgement And what is the freedom from the rod of God our dauncing to the Tabert Harpe but a Gourd for a time I call to witnesse young men yee lustie gallants some of you haue had your Gourd to reioyce in Eccle. 11. the dayes of your youth the cheerfulnesse of your hearts the lustes of your owne eyes but the Lords worme the pestilence hath smitten downe some of you Rich men some of you haue had your Gourd your purple and fine linnen your delicious fare euery day Luk. 16. But this is withered with your selues and some of you lie in the graue The worme then which the Lord had prepared for this yeare to change our ioy into sorow is as now experience teacheth the Pestilence the King of heauens Pursiphant and therefore wee may crie with the Angels Apoc. 14. With a lowde voice feare God and giue glorie to him for the houre of his iudgement is come The second instrument which the Lord vsed was the wind and the Sunne good creatures created both for an other ende to gouerne the day to giue light to the world to purifie the ayre c. and yet they receiue a commandement to beate vpon the head of Ionas the principall part of the body wherein is the gouernement of the whole creature the seate of the minde from whence the senses and neerenesse take their beginning So the Lord hath commanded his Angel to infect the ayre to hunt annoy vs both good creatures erected to another end to preserue and comfort vs and yet behold he hath commanded them to beate the very head the principall part of the body of his kingdome our Citie I meane beloued the seate and imperiall Chamber of the Realme from whence the other members receiue their maintenance which redoundeth to the danger of the whole body for which the members and the daughters haue smarted and yet doo sigh for which argueth that our sinnes make the good creatures of God to become our enemies Seeing therfore the Lord hath smitten you that are the head let not the effects which it wrought in Ionas bee seene in you First faint not although the force of heate is great be steadfast and aboundant alwayes in the worke of the Lord 1. Cor. 15. 58. And I would not brethren haue you ignorant concerning them that are a sleepe that ye sorrow not euen as they which haue no hope 1. Thes 4. 13. Be not ashamed of the testimonie of our Lord 2. Tim. 1. 8. but suffer as good souldiers of Christ 2. Tim. 2. 3. The Lord hath not cast thee downe without reuocation of his fact he afflicteth thee not in his furie but in his mercie to doo thee greater honour and fauour in the time to come if this in iudgement mooue thee Let this heate inflame your hearts with the fire of Gods loue that the Lord say not of vs Amos 4. I haue smitten you with blasting and burning and you returned not Secondly be not angrie and impatient wish not desperately to die grudge not nor repine at the Lord but let your patient mind be knowen vnto all men Phil. 4. 5. to whom doo yee rather owe the quietnesse and subiection of your spirits then vnto him who giueth both his benefites vnto vs to teach how easily hee can bestow them and taketh them away that we may know how little wee deserue them with Ionas out of the waters which did compasse him call rather vpon the name of the Lord follow him not in his anger but in his prayer I haue brethren to vse the Apostles words somwhat boldly after a sort written vnto you as one that putteth you in remembrance thereof through the grace which is giuen me of God but yet as Paul speaketh Wee write none other things vnto you then that yee reade or else that yee acknowledge For this I say not by commandement 2. Cor. 8. 8. But this say we vnto you by the word of the Lord 1. Thes 4. 15. you haue already entred this Arke for wee haue heard of your fasting prayer and liberalitie to the poore how that yee haue charged them that are rich in the world to doo good and to be readie to distribute 1. Tim. 6. 17 18. And therfore although we are absent in the flesh yet are we with you in the spirit reioycing and beholding t is the Apostles saying your order and your steadfast faith in Christ waiting for

Elders departed not Ergo let not Magistrate forsake his Citie nor the Minister his flocke Hauing pluckt out the weedes and the thistles let vs as the good husbandman sow the good seede As this then prooueth not the vnlawfulnesse of departure so on the other side it doth commend vnto vs king Dauids praying and his spiritual departure teaching vs that in the time of plague our first and principall care ought to bee as well before our departure as in our departure if wee are so minded for I vrge no necessitie of it to flie and runne by the feete of faith and prayer to the name of the Lord which being forgotten omitted or negligently practised maketh our departure vnlawfull Imitate the King then O yee righteous soules in this tempest of the plague let your soules take the wings of a Doue the motion and agility of the spirit of God and let them flie by the strength of their prayers to the bosome of Gods mercies where they shall bee at rest Dauid in this his going to the name of the Lord hath showen and manifested foure things His Conscience Humilitie Memorie Wisedome His Conscience that it was good his Humilitie great his Memorie holy his Wisedome right Touching the first the spirit of prayer is a signe of a good Conscience for as Tertullian speaketh Lib. de cast Oratio de conscientia procedit si conscientia erubescat erubescet oratio Prayer doeth proceede from the Conscience if the Conscience blush prayer will also bee ashamed O it is an excellent thing that we can giue our selues to this holy exercise let one haue riches honour pleasures let him bee adored as a little god if hee haue not the spirit of prayer to push him forward with Dauid in the midst of his felicitie hee is most miserable Secondly his miserie and humilitie for a King is become a begger and at the gate of the King of heauen he vseth speeches of submission I beseech thee O Lord Loe here O proud sonne of Adam of thy selfe thou hast nothing but like a poore suppliant begger thou are constrained to goe before the gate of that right God aswel the king that sitteth vpon his throne as poore Laxarus that siteth before the doore of the rich man Thirdly his memory the subiect wherof was the Lord O holy remembrance Although he had as it were forgotten him by his sinne in his prosperitie yet he remembreth him by his praier in his affliction O the excellencie of praier it is a remembring of our best friend whose remembrance is comfortable to our distressed soules The subiect of our memories haue beene along time commodities pleasures riches honor triumphs and therfore ô England behold another subiect to exercise the art of thy memorie If then we haue forgotten him in our prosperitie by our sinne let vs now remember him by our feruent praier in our affliction Many haue practised the art of memorie according to the memoratiue Art and preceptes of memorie which appoint places and their furniture for the helpe of such as are vnexperienced but let vs practise the art of this holy memorie let God be the subiect and in this our affliction let these be our helpes First let vs remember in our praier the commandement of God Psal 50. Secondly the name of him whom we call vpon that it is Iehouoh Lord our God a God not in shew but in substance and performance a strong God a towre of defence they that knowe this name wil trust in him Psal 9. 10. Thirdly what he is by nature how sweete and amiable how rich in mercie Ephe. 2. Fourthly what he is by promise how faithfull and true 2. Tim. 1. 3. Lastly what he is by couenant made vnto Abrahams seede not in the blood of bulles but in the blood of the seede of Abraham Further Dauid hath shewen his wisdome and that in the choice of the place taking his marke aright and directing his petition to the true and proper periode Imitate the wisdome of king Dauid in his choice he that goeth to a place runneth aright and wisely i● he be wise and not by crooked and erroneous waies Dauid sheweth vs the right way for to what place should we goe but to this when our sorrowes are multiplied shall we follow the waies of the wicked and say with them Malac. 3. It is in vaine that I haue serued him and what profit is it that I haue kept his Commandements Or shall wee runne vpon the way of impatience adding griefe to griefe liuing the life of Caine or dying the death of Iudas drowning our soules in a gulfe of desperation Shall wee spend the time in bannings execrations cursing the day and night the earth that beareth vs the ayre that inspireth vs Not so O Christian soules call vpon the name of the Lord with Dauid there was neuer name so worthie to be called vpon in heauen or earth so mightie for deliuerance so sure for protection so gainefull for successe so compendious to cut off vnnecessarie labours as the name of Iehouah Hauing vnderstood the Conscience Humilitie Memorie and Wisedome of Dauid let me open to you the reasons to mooue and perswade vs to goe to this place Fiue things mooue the sonnes of men in the time of plague to depart from contagious places vnto a purer ayre First the counsel of the Physitians Secondly the practise of others Thirdly the danger or perill which they are like to fall in Fourthly desire of health and life Fifthly the experience of successe Let the same bee motiues vnto vs in this infection to perswade vs to runne speedily vnto this Arke of Noah First it is prescribed by the whole Colledge of the spirituall Physitians by God the father Psal 50. 15. King Dauids Physitian by God the sonne who prescribing the remedies which men ought to vse in the last dayes in which the Trinitie of punishments famine warres and pestilence should raigne giueth this counsell Luk. 21. 36. Watch and pray continually by Prophets Apostles and wise men Iam. 5. 13. Eccle. 38. 9. and 17 23. Secondly the practise of the spirituall Physitians as they haue prescribed it so they haue also practised it and haue fled vnto this place to this Sanctuarie went the renowned Patriarkes the godly Princes the holy Prophets the blessed Apostles the Prince of glorie the sonne of the immortall God the constant Martyrs whose examples yee shall finde in the store-house of the Scriptures The example of the bodily Physitians of which some depart in the time of plague hath much force to make vs hasten our departure how much more ought the practise of the spirituall physitions spurre vs forward vpon our spirituall voyage Thirdly the danger which is threefold In nobis circa nos contra nos In vs round about vs against vs. In vs the plague of sinne round about vs the fire of the present plague against vs Sathan who seeketh to make vs curse the Lord and the fire of Gods