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A72475	The vvise-mans forecast against the evill time By Thomas Barnes. Preacher of the VVord at St Margretts, in New-Fish-streete. London.	Barnes, Thomas, Minister of St. Margaret's, New Fish Street, London.	1624 (1624)	STC 1478.5; ESTC S124630	87,839	171

their prouision as fish flesh and foule should be seized vpon by the enemie and taken away violently as a prey u Hos 4.1.2.3 They bend their tongues like bowes for lies it's Ieremies speech “ Ier 9.3.5.7 they will not speake the truth they haue taught their Tongue to speake lies therefore saith the Lord of hostes behold I will melt them and trie them * Fiscat Scil igne afflictionis in the fire of affliction ¶ Puniam eos lebita poenâ Lyra. ad loc I will punish them according to their deseruings how shall I doe for the d●ughter of my people that is x Tantum dedecus culpae non debet dimitti sine decore iustitiae Lyra in Ier. c. 9. v. 7. I must needes glorifie my iustice in not suffering such a disgracefull sinne as this is to escape Scot-free without punishment Truth is perished and is cut off from their mouth y Ier. 7 28. And marke what followeth immediately z Vers 29. Cut off thine hayre oh Ierusalem and take vp a lamentation on high places for the Lord hath reiected and forsaken the generation of his wrath 2. As for swearing 2. Swearing who hath not heard that speech of the Prophet Because of swearing the Land mourneth the pleasant places of the Wildernesse are dryed vp a Ier. 23.10 3. That slaundering 3. Slaundering brings generall iudgements it is euident also by the same Prophet They are grieuous reuolters walking with SLANDERS b Ier. 6.28 and vpon this followeth c Vers 30. Reprobate siluer shall men call them because the Lord hath reiected them 4. That the flattering tongue 4. Flatterie doth presage ruine the same Prophet proues also The Prophets prophesie lies in my name I sent them not neither haue I commanded them nor spake vnto them they Prophesie to you a false vision and diuination and a thing of naught and the deceite of their owne heart Therefore thus saith the Lord by sword and famine shall these Prophets be consumed and the People to whom they Prophesie shall be cast out into the streets of Ierusalem because of the famine and the sword and they shall haue none to bury them nor their wiues nor their sonnes nor their daughters d Ier. 14.14.15.16 5. Euill counsell 5. Giuing euill Counsell giuen by Rehoboams Vpstarts rent the kingdome out of the hand of Rehoboam and made a breach amongst the Tribes of Israel e 2 King 12.10.16 The euill counsell which the Nobles gaue Ioash brought the Host of Syria against Ierusalem and Iudah which killed the Princes and spoyled the People of the Land f 2 Chron. 24.17.23 Did not also the bad Counsell which Zeresh gaue to her husband Haman breed the downefall of Haman and the vtter ouerthrow of his posteritie g Esth 5.14 Compared with Ch. 7.10 9.14 6. That abusing of the Tongue by cursing 6. Cursing and rayling doth goe before destruction it is plaine from the example of Rabshekah For when he in the name of Senacherib his Master rayled vpon God as if he were weake and impotent vpon Ezekiah and the whole Host of the liuing God as if they were vainely confident charging them to trust in one who was not able to deliuer h Isa 36.4.5 c. And thus blaspheming both God and his people then the whole Host of the Assyrians which that Rabshekah was a chiefe man amongst was most strangely smitten and discomfited by an Angel of the Lord in the night insomuch that as the Text saith there were slaine at that time an hundred fourescore and fiue thousand i Isa 37.36 The Iewes in Christ his time did rayle vpon Christ saying that he had a Deuill k Ioh. 8.48 that he was a drunkard a glutton a friend of Publicans and sinners yea their friend in the worst sense to beare them out in their vngodly courses or a Libertine allowing them in their notorious euills l Mat. 11.19 Thus they rayled on Iohn Baptist m Mat 11.18 on the rest of the Apostles calling them such as were drunke with new wine n Act. 2.13 And why might not this as well as any thing else be the cause of that destruction which came vpon their Citie and themselues 7. As touching backbiting 7. Backbiting Wee reade that Aaron and Miriam by defiling their tongues with this sinne against Moses did not onely kindle the anger of the Lord against themselues in particular but also caused the Lord to testifie his displeasure against the whole congregation of the Israelites by remouing the Cloud a signe of his gracious presence from the Tabernacle o Num. 12.8.9.10 Hence is that of Ieremy Their tongue is as an arrow shot out one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour that is to his neighbours face with his mouth but in heart he layeth his wayte and behinde his backe he will speake euill of him Shall not I visit them for these things saith the Lord p Ier. 9.8.9 Lastly Whether abusing the tongue by needlesse and harmefull silence 8 Needlesse and hurtfull silence men not daring to speake their mindes boldly and freely for Gods honour and the good of the Church when they are called thereunto whether this I say Vbi contra Deum aliquid agitur periculosum est pastori si taceat Pomerian cont Iudae l. 1 praefat hath not gone before some ouer-spreading calamitie I appeale but to the Prophet Isaiah who seemes to make mutenes in such as should speake the cause of destruction Heare his owne wordes All yee beastes of the field come to deuoure yea all yee beastes in the forrest q Isa 56.9 that is Come yee enemies destroy my people Why What 's the matter Marke what followeth r Vers 10. His Watch-men are all dumbe dogges they cannot barke sleeping lying downe louing to slumber As if he should haue said ſ Qu●d si tantae cladis atque●uinae ca●sa quae ras haec in grauissimis numerari potest Quod qui cum se canes esse putent quibus commissa fuerit ciuitatis custodia tamen muti sunt aut metu mercedeve constricta lingua latrare non audent Sanctiua in Isa cap. 56. Paraph. v. 10. Would you know the cause of this great ruine amongst many and weightie causes this is one that they which are the Watchmen thinking themselues to be appoynted for the safe keeping of the Citie are dumbe keepe silence when they should not not daring to barke and fray away occasions of iudgements from the people by speaking home as they should hauing their tongue tyed either with the string of base carnall feare or the golden cord of profi● and reward So much of the eighteenth signe of an ensuing plague * 19. Signe Strange Accidents The nineteenth signe is some strange and vnwonted Accidents as Warres iarres betwixt kingdomes apparitions in the ayre earth-quakes and the like