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The three kingdomes case: or, Their sad calamities, together with their causes and cure. Laid down in a sermon preached at a publique fast at Kingston upon Hull. With some very remarkable passages of providence worthy of generall observation. /
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Shawe, John, 1608-1672.
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Wing S3030; Thomason E330_1; ESTC R200707
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God cals to this office sometimes men of greater birth and estates as this Isaiah sonne of Amoz sometimes poorer as Amos a poore Neat-heard of Tekoah Amos 1. 1. which two names a Robustus fortis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Onustus durus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hie◠in Isa 1. differ much both in the Hebrew writing and signification Isaiah prophesied above sixty yeers to a stubborne people of the Jewes that profited little so did Hosea to Israel above seventy yeers yet would not leave off his Ministry to leave off ones Ministry because he cannot see it doe that good which he wisheth saith old Latimer is a naughty a very naughty deed After all his toile and paines he was sawne asunder by his neere Kinsman let us learne to be content though ill rewarded by men seeing this Evangelicall and noble Prophet was so used after so long and great paines for their soules good The summe of the Prophesie is a discovery of the abominations of the Jewes and of Gods judgements against the impenitent for those finnes together with a promise to the Elect and prophesie of the Lord Jesus Christ his birth life death resurrection ascension and intercession In this chapter the Lord holds out Christ full of beauty and bounty goodnesse and pitty ver 1. 10. exhorteth the Jewes to prize and praise him ver 10. 13. but foreseeing their contempt and rejecting of such an invaluable mercy he denounceth heavy judgements against them ver 13. to the end whereof my Text is part In which consider first the punisher the Lord secondly the punishment battell war with the fruits of it robbing firing spoyling c. And thirdly the punished not Heathens but the Members of Gods visible Church Jacob Israel fourthly the meritorious cause of this punishment sinne and disobedience neglecting Gods wayes fifthly the Peoples incorrigiblenesse and unprofitablenesse under all this they consider not nor lay it to heart I will graspe as much together as I can and collect some observations as suitable to the Text occasion and time as with conveniency I may And first this Observ 1. That warre with the fruits thereof robbing firing spoyling are very sad and heavy calamities yet such as may befall a Nation professing the true Religion Observ 2. That when such warres befall such a Nation it 's God that sends them and gives up a people to them Who gave Israel to the robbers did not the Lord Observ 3. When ever God sends such warres and calamities on such a Nation their sinnes and iniquities were the procuring and meritorious cause Observ 4. That when a people have such judgements poured upon them by God and yet doe not consider rightly thereof and lay it to heart it much provokes and angers God For the first that the strength of battell robbing firing and spoyling are sad calamities it needs no further proofe it 's too apparent already I may say of this as our Saviour Luke 4. 21. this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares yet that this point may prove more usefull to us let me a little cut it up and shew you the miseries of warre first by the precedents or occasions of it secondly the nature of it thirdly the consequents especially of a civill warre such as ours now is And first for the occasions of warre I will name some as it 's a sad thing when King a and people fall out and clash one with another till one weaken another and endanger the ruine of both thus Abimilech and the men of Sechem the Lord sent an evill spirit of dissention betwixt them Judg. 9. 22 23. after Abimilech had raigned a while ere long both parties took up armes so as no man could safely travaile on the high-way because of the Souldiers ver 25. the event of this warre was this first the people were ruined ver 44. the City destroyed and sowne with salt ver 45. the Tower a strong hold of Sechem burnt and a thousand men and women in it ver 49. and ere long the King was ruined and that dishonourably ver 53 54. a sad and heavy case to see a body tearing out its owne bowels to see a Kingdome like Judas or Achitophel making it selfe away when the Lord sends a spirit of perversities amongst a people Isa 19. 14. the Lord hath mingled a spirit of perversities c. Secondly it 's a sad thing when Courtiers and favourites of a King who much mind not any Religion yet come to Church and perhaps take a Protestation the better to please men and keep their places a while but as soon as they espie their time take advantage upon a King and labour to seduce draw his heart from God and his truth to idolatry and to raise up armes and make warre upon his Subjects and this hath been done see 2 Chron. 23. 16. in Jehojada's dayes the Courtiers and people entred into Covenant to be the Lords people and opposed idolatry ver 17. but assoon as Jehojada was dead 2 Chro. 24. 15. the flattering CGurtiers with their congies obeysance and cringes vowing they would serve King Joash for ever ver 17. and espying their advantage with the King wrought upon his nature and drew him away with them from the pure worship of God ver 18. but see what warres followed and what became of those Courtiers ver 23. Yea sometimes a Queen the wife of his bosome may draw a King away as Jezabel to Ahab that was an high addition to all his other sinnes that he took Jezabel to wife 1 King 16. 31. and there was none like him whom his wife Jezabel stirred up b 1 Kin. 21. 25 so Solomon's wives 1 King 11. 3 7 8. and rending his Kingdome followed upon it ver 11 13 14 c. so Ezra 9. 2. 14. thus the Sonne of godly Jehosaphat did evill because led away by a bad wife 2 Chron. 21. 6. we read 2 Chron. 22. 1. that the c So the people met to make Rehoboam King 1 King 12. 1. See Deut. 17. 14 15 c. people made Ahaziah King called Jehoahaz 2 Chron. 21. 17 and Azariah 2 Chron. 22. 6. but two things drew him away a bad mother and her bad kinred and Counsellours 2 Chron. 22. 3 4. if not a third 2 Kings 8. 27. and these cause warres and divisions Thirdly it 's a sad thing when some young flattering Courtiers be neer about the King that perswade him to stand upon his points and prerogative and not to condiscend to his Subjects petitions at all but either to rule by his own will an arbitrary government or else venture his Kingdom and all thus did Rehoboam's young Counsellours 1 King 12. Solomon was the wisest of meer mortals he had a thousand Wives and Concubines 1 King 11. 3. and yet had but one sonne and he foolish when his Subjects came humbly petitioning his Majestly Rehoboam takes the advice of Malignant young Counsellours who tell him would I have my neck
Reas 1 first it 's but just that God should send plunderers and spoilers to rob us when we by sin doe what in us lyes to plunder God of his Sabhaths of his pure worship of his praise of his obedience of his goods our souls and body Secondly sin gives God the lye it is so saith God it 's not saith sin let me have my will saith God nay but I will have my will saith the sinner There is no peace to the wicked saith God I shall have peace though I walk in the imagination of my own heart saith the sinner Such and such persons cannot be saved saith God 1 Cor. 6. 10. oh but they shall saith the sinner thirdly sin would take away Gods soveraignty a wicked wretch could with there was no God and will not have Christ to rule over him fourthly sin crosseth the nature of God he is not only holy but holinesse not onely righteous but righteousnesse Jer. 23. 6. but sin is unrighteousnesse it 's a very opposition to infinite truth and justice c. fiftly sin kicks God upon the bowels abuseth infinite kindnesse patience for which of my good works doe you stone me wherein have I wearied you c. no wonder then if this procure sore punishments A word or two of Application shall shut up this point Vse 1. See then whom to blame for all the miseries that have and still doe befall us all the Nations in the world could not have put us into that condition that our sins have and that justly we but drink as we brewed cleer God in all he hath done nothing without a cause Vse 2. It informs as also who is the greatest Malignant in all England Scotland Ireland c. truly sin there are bad Courtiers but sin is worse else all hel could not have made us thus miserable and distracted Vse 3. Let this shew us sin in a right glasse and hereby learn to hate and leave it we may say of this war as Zipporah of Meses a bloody war hast thou been unto me in which some have lost their husbands some their sons some their friends some their estates but then chiefly say oh bloody sins that caused all this There are four glasses wherein I would shew you the basenesse of sin First in the rise and spring of it it 's a bastard whereof the Devil is the father mans naughty heart the mother who would nurse such a brat c. Secondly in the nature of it it 's a thwarting and crossing God and his law to his face Thirdly q See two clean Birds by way of comparison dirt poyson crosses Devill hell are nothing so ill as sinne but shadowes of it c. fourthly in the effects of it see what misery it brought upon Angels Secondly Adam thirdly Sodom fourthly old world fiftly what troubles on Jesus Christ sixtly on all the world to this day it 's a make-bate and break-peace every where in Heaven earth and hel Vse 4. Exhorts us as ever we would have war removed sword sheathed wounds healed break off our sins by repentance would you like it to see your Town robbed and spoiled your channels run with blood your houses plundered if not forsake your sins that procure these then first acknowledge 1 Iohn 1. 9. Hos 5. 15. thy sinne Psal 32. 5. and thy worthinesse to perish forthy sin come before the Lord like Benhadad with ropes about your necks say Lord if thou wilt condemne me here I am thou shalt need no other witnesse acknowledge thy sins national personal inside and out-side Secondly break off thy darling sin that is a main work this fasting day Isa 58. it 's not consessing like Judas or sackcloath with Ahab will serve without this Isa 1. 11 15. Thirdly doe the contrary good Matth. 21. 29. repenting was expressed in the sonnes doing the contrary to his former finnes Fourthly mourn lend a tear to a poor sick mother when we are almost robbed of our God of our King of our Religion and our liberties of our estates of our friends and lives and 〈◊〉 still in many 〈◊〉 the growing hand should we now make 〈◊〉 1. Ezek. 21. 6. be not insensible but a word of this in the next point and an end Which is Observ 4. That when God pours these sore calamities of war spoiling c. aforementioned upon a people he expects they should be sensible of affected with them and mourn under them and is very angry and displeased if they doe not lay them to heart and no wonder for first God cals for this mourning temper when he afflicts a people Isa 22. 12. Rom. 12. 15 16. secondly Church cals for it have pitty upon me have pitty upon me Job 19. 21. Lam. 2. 18 19. thirdly God complains when we are not affected with the rod when we lay it not to heart Hos 7. 9. Amos 6. 6. Obad. v 12 13. so doth the Church also complain for want thereof Lam. 1. 12. fourthly the Saints of God have laid Gods rod sore to heart when it hath layen on their brethren though themselves have been free thus Nehemiah though he had provision wine c. enough and was servant in ordinary to the highest Potentate on earth Neh. 1. 3 4. 2. 2 3. so Daniel one of the highest subjects on earth see how he is affected with the Churches calamities Dan. 10. 3. so Jer. 9. 1. witnesse his Lamentations see Vriah 2 Sam. 11. 11. see Elisha when he but foresaw the miseries that would come on Israel 2 King 8. 11 12. above all see Christ over Jerusalem Luke 19. 41 41. And reason good if we look at first God secondly our Brethren that suffer or thirdly our selves Reas 1. In regard of God it 's he that strikes his rod his work his strange work and should we not be affected then if a father lash one child smite another chide a third shall not the rest lay it to heart a child of God trembles at his word Isa 66. 2. much more at his blows and judgments the Church trembled and were all afraid when but one or two were smitten Acts 5. 11. how much more when God strikes down thousands David cryes he was afraid of Gods judgements Psal 119. 120. Secondly in regard of God also because in plundering fighting robbing times there is much wickednesse committed against God see in our times what open wickednesse against both Law and Gospel what professed Atheisme against the first Commandement like him that was advised to leave sin else there was hel for him cried Tune credam cum illuc venero or that Souldier that on the one side of his shield as he fancied pictured the image of God with these words under it Si tu non vis on the other side the Devil and under it these words Isle rogitat if God will not the Devil will that was all that he cared So what open Idolatry against the second Commandement Atheists and Papists being combined