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Two precious and divine antidotes against the plague of pestilence; or any other judgement incident vnto vs Giving excellent instructions and comforts vnto all that well vse them in time of neede. The first prescribing holy preservatiues against this, or any other plague: written by a Christian and charitable well-willer vnto his countrey. The second, setting downe sweete consolations for such as be visited by the plague: written by a famous, learned, and faithfull pastour, vnto some of his flocke in the time of their visitations.
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of trouble Psal 33. 18. 19. Behold the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that trust in his mercy to deliver their soules from death to preserue them in famine Psal 91. 1. and so forward Who so dwelleth in the secret of the most High shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie I will say vnto the Lord O my hope and my fortresse he is my God in him will I trust surely he will deliver thee from the snare of the hunter and from the noysome pestilence He will cover thee vnder his wings and thou shalt be safe vnder his feathers his truth shall be thy shield and buckler Thou shalt not be afraide of the pestilence that walketh in the night nor of the Plague that destroyeth at noone day Thousands shall fall beside thee ten thousands at thy right hand and yet it shall not come nigh thee And why all this Because thou hast sayd the Lord Vers 9. is my hope and hast set the most High for thy refuge Yee see then the wonderfull safetie of that man that makes God his confidence The name of the Lord is a strong Tower the righteous Prov. 18. 10. runne vnto it and are exalted Great is the safetie then of righteous persons of such as haue gotten God to be their God in Christ and stay their whole affiance in him God will be vnto them a Tower a Castle a rocke of defence a safe refuge to fly to in time of neede He will be their hiding Ierem. 16. 19. place He will keepe them safely vnder his wings till Psal 32. 7. the indignation be passed over He hath an Arke for vpright Noah when he meanes to destroy with a vniversall Genes 7. Deluge an whole world of wicked ones He hath a Zoar for righteous Lot when he meanes to consume filthy Sodome Genes 19. with fire and brimstone from heaven For the Lord knoweth how to deliver the righteous out of tentation and to reserue 2 Pet. 2. 9. the wicked vnto iudgement Therefore I conclude with that of David Psal 73. 28. It is good for me to hold me fast by God and to put my trust in the Lord God it is time for the chickens to runne and shrowd themselues vnder the wings of the henne when the storme begins once to arise 5. The fift and last remedie is to betake our selues to our prayers and teares to cry mightily vnto the Lord to wrastle with him as Iacob did this is that which holds God his hands from smiting so long as Moses his hand is lifted vp Amalek cannot prevaile I beseech yee therefore all yee that wish well to this our Sion pray for the peace of Ierusalem giue the Lord no rest but cry againe and againe he loues to be importuned the prayer of a righteous man availeth much if it Iam. 5. 16. be fervent Pray pray pray therefore cry and say O Lord we know not what to doe onely our eyes are vp towardes thee what shall we say vnto thee O thou preserver of men we are even ashamed and confounded to lift vp our eyes to heaven wee haue sinned exceedingly wee our Rulers and Governors Prince and people we haue all sinned our sinnes are gone vp as an heavy loade too heavy for vs to beare heaven and earth even groane vnder the burthen of them they cry mightily for vengeance but heare the groanes of thy servants let their cryes be lowder in thine eares heare the pleadings and intercessions of thine owne sonne for vs his bloud cryes louder for mercy then our sinnes can doe for judgement had it not beene for that we had all long agoe perished and beene vtterly consumed O thou the hope of Israel the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble why art thou as a strāger in the land as one that passeth by to tarry for a night Why art thou as a man astonied as a strong man that cannot help Ierem. 14. 8. 9. Yet thou O Lord art in the middest of vs thy name is called vpon vs forsake vs not Hast thou vtterly reiected Iudah Hath thy soule abhorred Sion Why hast thou smitten vs that we cannot be healed We looked for peace and behold no good for health and behold trouble wee acknowledge O Lord our wickednesse and the wickednesse of our fathers we haue all sinned doe not abhorre vs for thy names sake cast not downe the throne of thy Glory remember and breake not thy covenant with vs we haue no helpe but of thee thou art our God therefore saue vs oh be favourable vnto thy Sion build thou the walles of Ieresalem Psal 51. 18. so shall we praise thy name for ever and teach all ages to keepe praises for thee in store Oh giue salvation to thy people out of Sion Psal 53. 6. when thou shalt restore againe the captivitie of thy people then shall I acob reioyce and Israell shall be glad But if ye cannot prevaile for others yet at least aire your owne houses with daily and fervent prayers and that will be a notable meanes to keepe them from the present infection or if it please God to lay it vpon you notwithstanding yee haue faithfully vsed all these meanes then I dare boldly affirme yee shall finde greater refreshings Psal 94. 19. from God then your afflictiō can afford you griefes howsoever it will but rid you out of a valley of 2 Cor. 1. 5. misery into everlasting glory Consider what I say and the Lord giue you vnderstanding in all things FINIS A Letter full of sweete Comforts for such as are visited by the PESTILENCE GOD the Father of mercies which hath so loved vs to giue his onely Sonne for vs before he gaue vs either children or our selues be mercifull vnto you my deare hearts in the Lord Mr. A. and Mrs A. my bowells in the Lord and so fill you with his superabundant grace that you may say It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted The Lord Psal 119. Iob. 1. hath given the Lord hath taken blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen Hearing of the Lords mercifull visitation of you and yours I was not a little affected neither hath any particular losse since this hand of God hath been on the Cittie though of friends and neere kindred more pierced my heart with griefe then this of yours Which seeing the Church which hath called me to a publike Ministery permits me not in presence privatly to signifie I beseech God to direct my pen to write somwhat for your comfortable application of Gods correction to your soules health It had much affected me to see the succession of crosses in your imprisonment your wiues long sicknesse with manifold danger of life c. And on Thursday last I was very inquisitiue of Mr. D. touching your wife and her delivery for I had thought shee had beene sent into the country because such is now the fashion and her time
God his messengers disdainers of equalls in thee are murtherers even Soule-murtherers contentious persons whoremongers adulterers in thee is Bribery Oppression Vsury Simony fraud and cousenage Iustice and Truth is perished from thy Land in thee is lying tale-bearing false witnesse-bearing covetousnesse pride idlenesse fulnesse of bread deepe securitie even all the sinnes of Sodome in thee are many professors that make a shew of godlinesse but deny the power of it in thee are Lukewarme Christians These are the sinnes vnder which the Land groaneth Doest thou thus requite thy God O foolish people Shall we not thinke now that the Lord hath a Controversie with England Shall I not visite for these things saith the Lord Shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation as this Let me alone that I may destroy them at once Heare O heavens hearken O earth I haue nourished vp children Isa 1. 2. 3. and they haue rebelled against mee the Oxe knoweth his owner and the Asse his masters crib but my people haue not knowne mee sayth the Lord Ah sinfull Nation a people laden with iniquitie a seede of evill doers why should they be smitten any more they fall away more and more I take no delight to vpbraid mine own Nation or to defile mine own nest but for Sions sake I cannot hold my tongue let me perish if I see my Country perish and giue them not warning Wherefore I beseech yee my deare brethren all true hearted Englishmen in the bowells of Christ Iesus who died for vs and shed his owne heart bloud for vs as you regard your owne soules bodies and estates as yee wish and desire the peace and prosperity of this our Sion dally with the Lord no longer God will not be alwayes mocked turne now at the last vnto the Lord with all your hearts turne yee oh turne yee why will yee die seeke the Lord whilest he may be found call vpon him whilest he is neere draw neere to God and he will draw neere to you Oh that I could even weepe over this Land as our Saviour did over Ierusalem and say O England England thou that reiectest my Prophets and despisest those that are sent vnto thee how often would I haue gathered Luk. 13. 34. thee together as a henne gathereth her chickens vnder her wings and yee would not wherefore thy house shall be left vnto thee desolate oh that thou wert therefore now wise yet in this thy day to consider those things that belong vnto thy peace least at length they be hid from thine eyes Woe to thee O England Mat. 11. 21. if the great workes which haue beene done in thee had beene done in Tyre and Sidon in Sodome and Gomorrah they had repented in sackcloth and ashes long ere this And thou London London which art lifted vp to heaven for abundance 23. of spirituall meanes shalt be brought as low as hell except thou repent wherefore I beseech yee againe againe for Christs his sake for the Gospels sake for your Countreys sake for your owne soules sake be entreated Repent repent Search even search your selues O nation not worthy to Zeph. 2. 1. be beloved before the decree come forth and yee be as chaffe that passeth on a day looke into your liues consider your wayes goe apart and seriously aske your soules What haue we done Let your mirth be turned into mourning your feasting Dan. 9. 19. into fasting weepe and lament bitterly for your sins cry mightily for mercy even as for life and death cease to doe evill learne to doe well wash you make you cleane put away your sinnes from before God his eyes rent your hearts and not your garments amend and change your wayes bring forth fruits meete for repentance that so yee may get the sword againe into his sheath which is alreadie drawne out and will giue every one of vs our deaths wound except we repent and may quench that wrath which is already kindled and will burne hotter and hotter and never cease vntill it haue vtterly consumed vs if in time we quench it not by the teares of true repentance wherefore now prepare to meete thy God O England It is more then high time to repent deferre no longer if the last blow be once strucken that is cut it downe even vtter desolation there will then be left no place for repentance Oh that I could therefore perswade you but it is not I it is the Lord that must doe it now Lord doe thou perswade Iapheth for wee cannot Turne thou vs vnto thee O Lord of hostes make thy face to shine and wee shall be saved convert vs vnto thee and we shall be converted renew our dayes as of old Lord thou longest for our conversion thou standest waiting and crying Wash thine heart O England wilt thou not be made cleane oh when Ierem. 13. 27. will it once be Lord cleanse thou vs and we shall be cleansed wash thou vs and we shall be whiter then snow cause vs to come vnto thee why hast thou hardened our hearts from thy feare O Lord thou art our Father we are the clay Isay 64. 8. thou art the Potter we are the worke of thine hands oh destroy not the worke of thine owne hands frame and fashion vs and make vs such as thou wouldest haue vs to be spare thy people O God spare thy people and be jealous for thine inheritance why shall the people say Where is their God O Lord heare O Lord forgiue O Lord consider and doe it deferre not for thy name sake for thy Christs his sake pittie the desolations of thy Sion of the Cittie where thy name is called vpon Wilt thou O Lord forsake for ever Why is thy wrath thus hot against the sheepe of thy pasture Our sins indeed testifie against vs that we are a rebellious stifnecked people we lye downe in our shame and confusion covereth vs thou art righteous and iust when thou iudgest but we are a perverse and froward generation we would not heare when thou calledst but stopped our eares like the deafe Adder therefore thou maist now iustly laugh at our Prov. 1. 26. 27 destruction and mocke when our feare commeth but there is mercy with thee that thou maist be feared we beseech thee in wrath remember mercy haue mercy vpon vs according to the multitude of thy compassions oh Lord saue vs or els we perish Comfort vs according to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs Returne O Lord how long and be pacified towards thy servants Continue still to be our God and let vs be thy people remoue thy judgements which lye heavie vpon vs and destroy vs not vtterly for thy names sake Make vs all to turne to thee from the highest to the lowest by speedie and vnfeined repentance that so thou maist not vtterly cut vs off even head and taile roote and branch in one day but maist still delight to doe vs good to multiply thy blessings