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To King William and Queen Mary, grace and peace The widow Whitrow's humble thanksgiving to the Lord of Hosts, the king of eternal glory, the God of all our mercies, unto whom be glory, glory, and praise for the king's safe return to England.
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Whitrowe, Joan.
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Wing W2036; ESTC R217355
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Iniquity and then the greater must their Judgment be Therefore to you O ye Judges Justices and Officers of all sorts that do not fulfill the Will of GOD nor Execute the QUEEN's pious Commands which is to suppress Swearing Drunkenness and Whoredom with all the rest of the Abominations with which the Land swarms Horribly and speedily will He come upon you and give you the Reward of your Evil works who mind your Earthly Honours your Profits and Pleasures with all the rest of your Self-interests and so takes up your Rest in these enjoyments but neglects your Duty in the weighty matters of the Law to Execute Justice and Judgment Is this the Thanks you return to the LORD for all His wonderful Mercies for the deliverance of the Nations and the giving you your Lives and Liberties to turn his gracious Goodness into wantonness consuming his Excellent Creatures which he of his bountifulness hath bestowed on you for that end for you to serve Him and his Creation in all holy Reverance and humble Thanks-giving to his Divine MAJESTIE And not to spend them wastfully upon your vain pleasurs and sinful delights How many poor destressed Families both in City and Country would be glad and rejoyce to have that Firing to warm and refresh them and theirs in cold and bitter Weather that was spent in waste when the KING came home to gratifie the humors of an ungodly Crew who one day cries Hosana Hosana and the next day with a louder Vote Crucifie Crucifie so unstable as waters is this Viperous Generation as hath been evedently seen upon all occasions as there Interest serves therefore what Trust or Considence can be put in the Arm of Flesh But in the Living GOD who alone can carry on His Work without the help of Mortals or make choice of whom He pleases even the meanest and most contemptable in the eyes of Flesh to carry on His great Work His wonderful Work for the destruction of Babilon and all the graven Images of Her Gods will HE throw to the Ground yea into the bottomless Pit for Ever where she shall never rise more Amen Halalujahs to the LORD our GOD for Ever Then will the LORD Return to the People a pure Language Holiness to the LORD yea upon every door of the LORD's House shall be writ Holiness and upon all the Vessels therein for the Knowledg of His Virtuous Life and Heavenly Power shall cover the Earth as the Waters cover the Sea Glory be to our GOD and to the LAMB for Ever And to the KING and QUEEN Grace and Peace be multiplied the Eternal GOD be there Refuge that under His Arms they may be preserved forever that by loving the LORD their GOD by obeying His Voice and by cleaving unto HIM there days may be prolonged in the Land which the LORD their GOD hath given them For what great things hath the LORD done for you Oh! That the Greatness of His Love may draw you forth into a holy admiration of His goodness For who is like unto Thee O LORD May the KING and QUEEN say among the GODS who is like unto Thee Glorious in Holiness fearful in Praises doing Wonders the LORD is a man of War JEHOVAH is His Name the right Hand of the LORD hath done valiantly the Right Hand of the LORD is Glorious in Power which hath subdued the Nations and Brought the KING home in Peace Oh admirable Goodness the Archers have shot sore at him and hated him on every side but his Bow hath been maid strong through the HAND of the Mighty GOD. The right Hand of the LORD hath done Valiently the right Hand of the LORD is Glorious in Power who hath bound up the King's Life in the bundle of Life with the LORD that the Everlasting GOD may be feared loved obeyed and Exalted above all forever and the KING and QUEEN humbled at HIS Feet casting there Crowns at the Feet of the LAMB for wherewithal else should they come before the LORD and bow themselves before the High GOD but with broken and contrite Hearts Worshipping and Adoring HIM in the innermost part of their Souls and there Sacrificing their Pleasures and Honours withal the Intrests of a perishing World and desiring nothing but that the Will of GOD may be done in your Earth as it is in Heaven And that you may be the Instruments to bring it forth in the World that as GOD hath honoured you and done great things for you and for the Nations so you may make it your whole study and business to Exalt the Name of GOD in the Earth by your holy humble and self-denying Lives And that you the Magistrates of the HIGHEST may not bear the Sword of the LORD in vain but make use of your Power which GOD hath given you who are His Vice Gerents here on Earth to Execute Justice on such as rebel against His divine MAJESTY Begining at your own Court first and there to suppress every appearance of Evil and this is but your reasonable service and no more then what your Greatness requires that your Subjects yield Obedience to you in all things And whatsoever is less then this is to offer the Blind the Lame and the Sick And offer this to thy Prince saith the LORD and see if he will be content with Thee or Except thy person Malachi 1.8 And in vain is all your Praying Praising Preaching and Hearing if this Work be not done Search the Scriptures I beseech you and see if you can find that ever any thing was Acceptable to GOD but a Holy and Righteous Life and there you may find plentifully that GOD rejects all their outward dutys both of Jews Pharisees and Christians although He HIMSELF instituted them and throws them quite away saying Bring no more your vain Oblations And so goes on But wash you saith He make you Clean c. Then to the Pharisees Ye Hypocrites make clean the inside first To the Christians Thou hast a Name that thou livest but thou art dead Rev 3. So that it s not the Name of any sort whatsoever but the Life Therefore O KING and QUEEN for the Glory of GOD and honour of His Most Holy and Glorious NAME And your prosperity in this World And your Everlasting Happiness in that which is to come Be not negligent in this Great Work which all your Happiness and the Nations depends upon Therefore O KING be Valiant for the Truth upon Earth and come Thou forth to help the LORD against the Mighty for His contorversie is with the man of sin and He will plead with all Flesh It is written Curse ye Meroz Curse him bitterly because he came not forth to help the LORD against the Mighty But that the KING may be Blest with an everlasting Blessing let Him joyn with the LORD in this great Work with all His strength and with all His might to destroy Sin and Iniquity in his Dominions and to bring in and set up Everlasting Righteousness