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A67003	A short letter modestly intreating a friends judgement upon Mr. Edwards, his booke he calleth an Anti-apologie, with a large but modest answer thereunto framed, in desire, with such evennesse of hand, and uprightnesse of heart, as that no godly man might be effended at it : and with soule-desire also, that they, who are contrary-minded, might not be offended neither, but instructed.	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.; Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing W3502; ESTC R18279	37,876	40

before that the Lord will shew them the Pattern and Lawes of His House Till this shame be taken by them as publiquely in Gods House as they were a shame unto the House God will not be enquired of them concerning His way of worship there Their disputing about a Church way shall not profit them that live not in an Holy way They that do my will shall know my Doctrine d They may eagerly pursue that way and aske after it they shall not find it for they are not in a capacity of finding They may sit long and doe little They may aske knock seek and find nothing but their own findings never find the Lord or his way till they goe forth of their own way weeping and lamenting after the Lord and over their sinnes whereby they have gone astray from Him when Israel went astray after their idols Till this they doe nothing they can doe for Gods House in expectation of acceptance so the Lord hath said nothing shall be done till this be done till they have taken shame to themselves for all that they have done or suffered to be done when they might have hindred it And then take shame for all this before Israel and before the Sun for so open their revolt and going astray was I know they who set their hearts to seek a Church-way who desire with desire to have shewen unto them the whole house of GOD the fashion thereof and the goings-out thereof and the commings-in thereof and all the farmes Ordinances and Lawes thereof They that expect such a Revelation set their hearts to what the Lord God hath said He will never shew them the Pattern of His House who have done against the Ordinances Lawes and Statutes of His House yet have not been ashamed But are they ashamed for all the dis-services and dishonours they have done to Gods House Then it followes Son of man shew the House to the house of Israel They have cast shame upon their own faces for all their abominations there They shall see with open face the whole House of God open before them i. e. This is the Law of the House these the goings-out and commings-in and these the Formes Ordinances and Lawes thereof all shall be shewen to these humble people they shall look upon all with open face whereas before they had so done humbling themselves and bearing their iniquity they might sit as men hood winkt The Scripture pressing upon them all this is as cleare as any in the whole book of God I leave it in their * bosomes Now they have heard what God hath said to them they may consider what they have said to us That we must be humbled for the idolatries and bloudshed in our first Queen Maries dayes And all the Reason in the sacred word for this That we should be called forth to weeping and mourning now for doubtlesse the Lord is visiting now the sinnes committed an hundred yeares agon And yet we doe not answer their call We doe not come-forth with our hands upon our loines Why Surely because we doe not see them our Ministers some of them laying one hand upon their mouthes and the other upon their loynes breaking their owne hearts before us so testifying their exceeding sorrow for all that they have done in Gods House To turne us away from the right-serving the Lord there We professe in the eares of God Angels and men we never accounted a Table an Altar nor did we bend there till we saw our Pastour in name bow and cringe there first Nor did we idolize the sacred Name till we saw him put off his cap. Nor could we thinke it so much as a civill or decent manner To riot and dance upon the Lords day till our Rev. Minister so he would be esteemed though he did reverence neither God nor man in a true manner told us That it was the day which the heathen in honour to their god dedicated to the Sun and therefore we might by the same reason sanctifie the same day with a Taber and a Pipe or after a more heathenish manner Ah Lord surely we could not have beleeved this had not our Minister preached even so unto us and shewed us Statute-law for it Ah Lord should not they be ashamed for their Doings so miserably seducing a poore darke people as we are We humbly conceive That though we are in a great transgression yet not the first or the chiefest therein Therefore we expect that our Ministers who went away farre from God when Israel we●t astray which went astray away from Him after their own gods should beare their shame first and their iniquity before all the people And oh that the Masters of our Assemblies the chiefe there would presse-on this great work of Humiliation and be Examples unto others in this matter as Ezra and Nehemiah are Examples unto them even these could spy-out that whereof they were ashamed and site ●s●onied before their God Surely they that in seeking seek after Gods-way of Government in His Church for what hath the Church to doe with mans-way these goe forth weeping over their own wayes They that look to be a Crown of Glory in the hand of the Lord and a royall Diadem in the hand of their God these must be an humble people first They must lye-●●● before their God bearing their shame for all they have done against Him The 〈…〉 They that are indeed lovers of the Truth and seekers after Peace do know assuredly That they cannot have what they so dearly love nor find what they so earnestly seeke till there be a bitter lamentation taken up for all that hath been done even by the Children of the Kingdome against Gods Kingdome and Royalties thereof His Truth and Peace Surely this is the way In the feare of God so to doe then matters would slide on The secret of GOD would be with you Truth would be revealed Peace would be given for it is the Churches portion Their Lord Christ hath bequeathed it to His people But how doe His people thrust it from them how do they divide themselves one from another and set themselves one against another and presse one upon another as if they would devoure one another so doing as much and working more effectually their own ruine then the Adversary does or can doe Surely we should be ashamed for all this And for these divisions strong prayers should bee put-up That we may not throw down our selves with our own hands Nor thrust that further off which we seeme willing to put forward with all our hands O! if ever now sure it is a pleasant thing for brethren to dwell together in unity Ecce quam se m●… diligunt never did you see a more pleasant prospect then when you see Christians bearing-up themselves like vine branches which beare-up one another all cleaving fast to that which beareth-up them Now that the enemy rages let not friends rage against themselves The

Selah There is a river whose floods are butter and honey strong consolations the streames whereof shall make glad the City of God Selah The floods are listed up the floods have lifted up their voice when ye have these repetitions you have a great observation before your eye The floods lift-up their waves Be not afraid at all this remember the LORD Who is GREAT The LORD on high is mightier then the noise of many waters the mighty waves of the sea that is He is a Rock This Rock answers all Objections The Rock of Ages b in Him is everlasting strength A ground sure and stable whereon to build everlasting confidence Let us doe our duty fall close to our work keepe close to our Rock strong in Him through the power of His might Amen Thus Sir I have given Answer to your Letter with strong desire and endeavour all along to render it sutable to the good word of God to the rule and method of Charity there to the example and practise of Gods best servants there and every where and best agreeing with the sweetnesse of your spirit wholy spent in the persuance of Truth and Peace Now the God of Truth and Peace leade us into all Truth give us peace by all meanes Amen Sir I am Your most affectionate Friend and indeed obliged servant for your faithfull labour and unwearied paines in the worke and service of the Gospell HEZEKIAH WOODWARD From my house in Aldermanbury 12. Aug. 1644. To the Reader NOw thou mayest reade the Books thou hast haply heard much spoken against and mayest now give thy judgement thereupon If before thou hadst so done thou mightest now judge thy selfe for being too hasty in so doing The Booke had gone abroad a fortnight sooner had I not desired heartily and accordingly prepared to affix unto it some after-lines the issue and result of after-thoughts But these were not thought seasonable not now to t●● art and crosse 〈…〉 other setting judgement against judgement and standing single to many and those Divines at Sion which yet my conscience tels 〈◊〉 I could doe and yet maintaine the peace of Zion and the bands of the brotherhood whole and entire But the contrary war feared and thereupon judiciously I speaks from my heart concluded with strong reference to our LORDS practise in a different case least we should offend them who would Mat. 17. 〈◊〉 not be offended That the after-lines must perish as an untimely birth or lye at the place of the breaking-forth of such children the conceptions and issue of our thoughts formed and made legible to the world so a bar was put-in against them Be it so and best content I am it should bb so rather then any the least and just offence should be given to them who indeed should not be offended Only this I would take leave to say The searcher of all hearts knowes That what by His assistance I have done in the former or the after-work I have done all not to please or displease any man And therefore if men had been displeased that was the feare they are but men As I cannot be carelesse of it so I cannot be carefull about it for my testimony is with-in and my witnesse above That All I did was done to please God In strong references to His glory The beating-out the way of Christ The making His Government upon His shoulders glorious before our eyes The composing these sa●d differences amongst us in speciall th●se th●n have been occasioned by Mr Edwards his Books The rendring him more gracefull to his people his gifts and graces also more usefull to the Church in after-time And that if the Brethren have walked as men or as it is suggested then that they should be humbled for so walking give glory to God take diligent care to make their watch the stronger that they doe so no more And that they stand no longer at a distance as it is conceived they due with those who love them next to their own soules But rather to communicate to us whose debtors also they are their Scripture light whereby we may more cleerely discerne into their so questioned way of Church-Governement That so the Truths there being cleered The errors there beaten-out the one may be embraced th' other rejected As all these things before spoken were the very bent and true intention of my soule so helpe me God Amen I will close with the Apostles words because I would leave them fixed upon our hearts Stand ye fast in one spirit with one mind striving together for the faith of the Gospell And in nothing terrified by your adversaries a a Phil. 1. 27 28. No though they are high now yet be not terrified God is still above them and we are not so low but an Almighty hand can raise us up againe And if we are at the lowest now then now be not terrified encouraged rather now for now will the hand of the Lord be stretched-out to work a glorious deliverance even now now now so often repeated in one verse to assure us That God is then neerest to His people when they are at the lowest ebb of misery and farthest off from His adversaries when they are at the highest pinnacle of their seeming prosperity Now I will up saith the LORD A gracious promise we must looke unto it and 〈◊〉 upon it The word is never more comfortable then now now that the workes and providences of God stand crosse thereunto and Gods hand is rough and heavy upon the loynes of his servants Then the voice is sweetest when the hand is heaviest b b When the Church is up and the Adversaries are down then seise has matter to feed upon But when as now the Adversaries seem to be high and the Church low then there is aboundant matter ●i●h ●…ses for Faith to feed on A. Yea but now is the Adversaries day for mirth and laughter they are gladded to the heart now in the day of their King we can see them drunk with joy and with wine too * * This is the manner of the Malignants rejoy●ing on the 〈◊〉 of their King To take their fill of the creature so as to 〈◊〉 the reason to a drunkennesse in the day time As five roarers were found to be the last Lords day Sept. 9 and paid for their drunkennesse what the Law commanded them and their Hostis And one kissed the stocks to teach him more and then reaching forth their hands with scorners Hos. 〈◊〉 5. B. Let them laugh it is their day they think and they know not That their day is comming Give them leave to be merry but not to be drunk it is the houre of their joy and but for an houre He that laughs anon laughs too sayes the Proverb But we must laugh manners and render him more sober man now and be heartily merry after a godly sort now for now we see their day is comming a a Psal.

accasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme b You know what followeth it is pat to our purpose and you can make good use of it and enlarge your selfe upon it sweetly You can put-in a caveat also for your friends never to let any words passe from the tongue or scribble from the hand which may comfort the Devils heart or the heart of his servants I will contribute this hither now it is in my mind I went two yeares since to a neighbour-Church where I heard the S. Scripture was expounded then it is read indeed when the sensa is given the exposition being almost ended there came a note to the good Minister M. Cooke that one whom I need not name would with his leave fill his Pulpit that morning he had good leave upto the Pulpit he went took his Text stayed by it a while and allthat while spake very well to the purpose Then he fell upon his Service booke to justifie the formes there and then after his manner I mention this for this reason which is to my purpose When I went downe the middle part of the Church I observed some adversaries there to the power but close friends to formes of godlinesse And to tell you the truth I listned as I went by them to heare what they said and truly what they said was with full expressions touching the last part of his Sermon which was quite parted from his text Heterogenius cleane of another nature but because it was connarurall and complying with their sense oh how it pleased I concluded at that time What is pleasing to corrupt nature cannot be pleasing to God You must conceive the rest and so fill up the first consideration why the godly cannot approve of that booke Approve God forbid They must approve things that are excellent these things will be judged to be reprobate upon a second consideration 2. Because this booke and the like to this saddeth the hearts of those that should not be sadded O quàm ●ucundum how pleasant how aimeable a sight is it to observe brethren live like brethren in unity Ecce quam mutuò se diligunt said Tertullian touching Christians of old See how they love one the other what sweet agreement complying bearing and forbearing each of other O this is to the heart of the Righteous But the contrary as at this day saddeth their hearts see how they biteand devoure each other this saddeth the righteous who should not be sadded No good man is glad at this And now you have the reason also why the fewest cry it downe the fewest men are the best men in the world for they walke in the narrowest path and what the fewest cry downe you will not cry up And yet you will cry I understand the reason very well because you follow Truth and peace they that so doe must give cleare evidence that so they doe by mourning over all that which runneth not bias only but crosse and thwart to Truth and Peace as stand the two Poles North and South Well Sir for so it is or God will make it so You are not discouraged at all this nor can you faint in your mind You know whom you have trusted Him that never failed His people hitherto and never will Him Who brought light out of darknesse at the first doth so still Life out of death doth so still Glory from the Crosse doth so still Hath wrought the greatest things by the smallest instruments nay by crosse instruments doth the like still Did so at Yorke did He not He raised His friends there begirting the City throweth down their spirits their strong-holds too and confidences also gives all these into His adversaries hands their hopes thither and their hearts desire and the prey into their chaps nay they had swallowed it down Then the Lord arose it was his time snatcheth the prey out of the enemies teeth maketh him vomit-up all his hopes throweth him on his face there leaveth him to wallow in his own blood And away his servants march but the most crosse way that ever was heard of For God maketh His servants win a City by loosing it They are come to it again and have taken it but they counted it lost first Certainly Sir we have not read a stranger matter in our Chronicles But we shall read the like in Irelands Chronicle shortly for we heare of it already I give but a hint and away I goe onward And I pray you let us entreat our friends to follow-on and seek the LORD to set their hopes on Him For He is the same still He changeth not As He hath wrought He works still we see for he maketh crosse wils crosse lines and crosse wayes serve His will and come direct to His line and way in a most cleare and direct tendency to the Butt and White of his glorious I cannot tell what to call it but that it is what was before time was Oh Lord who would not trust Thee with all their crosse wils and crosse hearts that are in our world a world of them These are in God His hands where can they be better Crosse and crooked they are God will turne them right and strait thence to draw forth 1. His Glory whether they will or no 2. Yea and his servants Glory also 3 And the Glory of their Church-way the way of Christ His Apostles and Disciples I pray you let us looke over this againe weigh and ponder all this with all our hearts and all our soules 1. Crosse wils and lines and wayes must advance God His Glory Past all question it is so In all wherein the enemy doth proudly God is above him b The flouds have lifted up their waves and so forth that is The enemy threatneth every houre to swallow-up the Righteous But the LORD on high is mightier than many waters then the mighty waves of the Sea * mighty Adversaries are meant here And what of them These only dash against Jacobs Rock and break themselves and exalt the Name of Jah Jacobs God but they must serve His Providence first for these mighty flouds must serve to bring in flouds of Honey and Butter i. e. the strongest Consolations to His Church But I passe over this how the Lord doth serve Himselfe and His people by the men of violence as not so pat to our purpose now I take it this is for we are upon crosse wayes and crosse-lines and these drawn by the prosessed sons of the Church Erasmus hath a pretty expression Many that goe for the best Catholiques Romes sheep are but Cacolyck●s the worst wolves And those that goe for Evangelists good Messengers are but Dysangelists bad and harsh to Gods best Servants God knoweth But saith Erasmus Let GOD alone with them He will ●ould and frame their wolvishnesse and rage and their All to his Glory The Lord Christ raighneth and turneth about all things by secret wayes and counsels so ordereth and disposeth

fitted to every mans taste and yet some did strangely dis●●lish it A. Who can relish this I pray you They call themselves exiles B. Call themselves so They were so indeed and in truth Reader I cannot say a little to this and indeed it is not so fully to my scope yet this I 'le say As sure as by the patience of a good God I breath in His aire so sure I could cleare this even to M. Edw. himselfe that these his brethren justly call themselves exiles A. Voluntary and willing if not wilfull exiles he sayes B. He saith what he pleaseth and so he hath a contradiction in terminis No man that may live in his Countrey and enjoy quietly all the sweets there with Gospell liberties take that with you will leave his Countrey willingly sure No these brethren were forced-out their persons forced their consciences forced c. but I 'le say no more A. They make an Apol. for themselves and therin a motion to the High Court and is that well relished thinke you B. Yes truly I thinke very well relished That they should take liberty to make a motion and speake for themselves It is no more than what is permitted to Church-robbers Traytors yea and Sorcerers too All these sayes one are permitted to make a motion and speake for themselves Are they so Then give the same liberty to the faithfull servants of the Lord to make a motion that they may be permitted to serve their God after the way which I and you simple ones may call heresie But they are perswaded that in that very way they worship the God of their fathers beleeving all things which were written in the Law and in the Prophets A. If it be so reasonable a motion why is it not granted B. I professe unto you I cannot tell but I can tell that you and I must shew more manners than to aske more questions touching this matter It is a reasonable motion so we are concluded It is committed to the highest Judicature in the Kingdome there we leave it and so an end A. Not yet you must remember there is one reason more out of their politicks why they will forbeare to make answer Because it will but widen the difference and lay-open their Church-way to more open scandall B. I humbly conceive none of all this can be but the contrary It will close-up and heale the difference And cleare their way to all unprejudiced beholders or give them cleare knowledge that those brethren are a little out of the way And this answers their supposed politicks why in policie they will not make reply A. 2. It is resolved by some They cannot make reply through weakenesse B. But I can never beleeve that I hold it as feosible a thing as any thing that has been done this many yeares and a work also of quick dispatch for I suppose 1. That all personall things shall be cast away Wherein they have failed in point of practise they will thanke him for telling them all that and be carefull with all their care to correct it Moreover they have a good God to goe unto the Father of mercies And for the people of God the Church she is the mother of mercies I remember Luthers words here in the very like ease I have much ignorance in me about matters of God and have carried things negligently sometime but my ignorance the Church will beare with and my saults she will pardon for she is the Queene of mercy and nothing else but c. These personall matters therefore touching these brethren shall not blot paper these shall be transacted in the closset betwixt God and their soules 2. What things may be unjustly urged against them which sure are very many they can heare with silence and beare with patience so be the glory of God and honour of their profession be not concerned therein As surely all this is concerned when things which the Apo● knew not are taken-up upon trust and urged against them and yet they should make no reply whereby to reprove him to his face 3. And for their reproaches as Melanct. said in the very same case Their Lord Christ will give them strength to beare for him * Who bore away the curse from them they can suffer for Christ and goe away rejoycing More than all this can I beare for Christ said he smitten with the tongue in the same manner None of all this neither shall blot paper no It is spread as the Kings Letter before the LORD He will answer it by Himselfe 4. Touching M. Edw. his walkings in and out his scatterings here and there not a word of that let him and his friends lay open their own nakednesse they will not And so now the Answer is in every ma●s judgement cut short by twenty sheets Now for the worke and body of the Answer I can say nothing to that only I am perswaded in my heart that the Spirit of the Lord is with them the secret of the Lord is revealed unto them because they ask it as the most comprehensive blessing * They obey from the heart and so they feare Him and doe His will surely they shall know of the doctrine a for they can professe that they hated mans inventions all along in his will-worship and that they never leant to their own wisedome they abominated that in their search and enquiry after Truth they followed the most unerring patterne and when any sparke of light was communicated to them they desired no more but to see the clearenesse of Heaven come along with it and then they followed on to seeke the Lord And knowing the terrour of the Lord they would perswade with us simple ones in this That we would feare to kindle a fire of our own to compasse our selves with sparkes for this is the judgement of the Lord in that matter walke in the light of that fire and sparkes which ye have kindled This shall ye have of My hand ye shall lie downe in sorrow Thus Sir I have for the satisfaction of the simple Reader it is great reason he should be satisfied removed the politick reasons which were resolved upon would with-hold a Reply to the Anti-Apol and cleared in passage how able work-men we have for the work how easie the work is and how quickly framed and raised upon the Advantage ground of Truth Whether these servants of the Lord will apply themselves or their Answer to M. Ed. that I cannot tell I think not They cannot sure thinke him worthy of an Answer who has done so unworthily But the people and Church of God they are worthy And now what will this man doe with his Rejoynder and Letters Rejoyne 〈◊〉 what will be Rejoyne to this Thou shalt not raise a false report h Or to this Consider of it take advice and speake i Doubtlesse the man will put his Rejoynder and Letters both to some private shame or open pennance

Now Sir I have done with the Resolves and will not question how I have resolved you but resolved I am not to withdraw my hand here Let it be my fault hardly perswaded to put my pen to paper as hardly drawne to take it off But let it be my excuse to That I am very desirous upon your intimation to give Resolution to those that desire it touching these grave Questions Q. 1. What a Church-way is Or What it is to walk in a Church-fellowship Q. 2. Who they are that may in the judgement of Charitie be thought walkers in that way Q. 3. Who they are whom we may judge and without breach of Charitie to be cleane out of the way Q. 4. Their Qualifications what they must be to whom the Lord will shew the beautie of His way When this is done I shall tell you a short Parable make a short use of it for the keeling of our spirits and uniting of our hands in mutuall fellowship and our hearts unto God and then I have done indeed To the first for I hasten What is a Church-way or to walk in a Church-fellowship that is the question to be resolved and not whether Independency or Presbyterie be the way of Church-Government nor what the Ministers must be or how to be ordained Ah Lord I might run my self into a maze here quickly nor what Elders and Deacons nor how they must be qualified None of all this this is the bare question Q. 1. What is a Church way or what is it to walk in a Church-fellowship A. I humbly conceive it is this To stand charged to watch-over each other in their way To give an account of their way To beare each others burthen To supply each others wants To partake of each others graces To doe all things as becommeth a Communion of Saints alwayes doing or receiving good This is the Resolution in short to the first Quaery The Q. 2. Whom may we conceive to be walkers in this way A. I humbly conceive Those who have most diligently asked after this way most frequently and fervently prayed Lead us Lord and hold us in this way And if Leaders unto others then they prayed in prayer for grace to lead unto Christ and to command for Him Who is given a Leader and Commander to His people Grace to labour in his Word and Doctrine accounting those spirits best spent which are spent in that service Wisdome to understand this soul-craft how to win soules and to lay out and stake themselves all they have and are to those inestimable commodities They who could never comply with crosse men in as crosse a way no never rather let Libertie go sweet Countrey farewell and friends adieu now we must shake hands for we cannot reach them forth in fellowship with abominable men and to their services They who kept their garments and their Lords Word even where Satan had his throne These are walkers in the way People also who are not pretenders to it but burning and shining lights in it examples before others so to win those that are without unto it These are walkers in the way whether Independents or Presbyterians we doe not regard names these are walkers and with a right foot And here I cannot exclude any by including these five I might say fifteen the more persecuted with the tongue the more precise walkers in the way so I have resolved the second Question The Q. 3. Who they are whom we may judge without breach of Charitie to be quite out of the way A. It is not my conceit it is my knowledge 1. They are out of the way who are not in it within their owne house I meane quite out They that cannot guide their owne house cannot guide the Church 〈◊〉 a Church way that is a resolved Case * 2. And they who are opposites to this way out of the way sure all these for they are enemies to the way 3. And they who complying with crosse-men to Gods way did those services served those idols read those bookes published those decrees did this though the greatest abomination neglected that though the great charge of soules gave forth their hands to that the establishing of evill And to that the throwing-out of good All these things one whereof had been enough but all together hath now kindled the fury and anger of the Lord in our Cities and streets and they are wasted and desolate as at this day These mischiefes these have done to their Countrey and land of habitation by their compliance with abominable men in all these or some of these things before mentioned And have these men been humbled for all this This must be more enquired into what Ministers have done who are Commanders and Leaders unto others have they been humbled for all this If they have not not taken shame to themselves for all this Then the word of the Lord speakes to them cuttingly sharply That the Patterne of His House shall not be shewne unto them for so saith the Lord Let the Wise and the Disputers and the Scribe hearken to the good Word of the Lord upon the Resolution of the fourth question which is Q. 4. What their Qualification what manner of persons they must be To whom the Lord will shew His way or Pattern of His House A. I humbly conceive and that it is undeniable That they must be men that feare God above many There are many secrets in this way of Church-Government and some Mazes there This for one which we call Ordination A man can never find his way out of it by the ●lew of his own reason Other Mazes there are and secrets Aenigma●s and hard Questions Mysteries also but this is the comfort God will lead by the hand open his secrets * unto all them that feare Him and from the heart obey 〈◊〉 as before pointed at for He gives His Spirit to all such 2. They must be humble men such as lye low as the valleyes men ashamed as Ezra and Nehemiah were astonished when they confessed over their owne sinnes and sinnes of their Fathers To say all over againe They must be ashamed of all that they have done especially in Gods House and about His service there If they have gone beyond Melancthon his rule bearing with those things which could not be borne without impietie they must be ashamed of all that if they have complyed with the Bishops and their services first and second They must be ashamed of all that if they have answered their unlawfull commands for the establishing of evill and throwing down of Good for the strengthening the hand of the violent men and weakning of the Godly yea the murthering of a Righteous people if so they must be ashamed for all this if they have ducked and cringed when time was so serving the time they must take shame for all this and all that they have done against the Lawes and Ordinances of the House of their God

37. 13. Comming It is come if the Adversaries of the Lord be at the heightest and His servants at the lowest Now we must be glad because now will I arise saith the Lord when At this present time therefore be nothing terrified encouraged rather when the enemy is raised high even to the zenith of his exaltation then be encouraged for hearken and heare Now will I arise saith the Lord Now will I be exalted now will I lift-up my Isa. 33. 10. sélfe now now now now expect That the Lord will come-in to magnifie Himselfe before Israel and before the Sun And then the Adversary falls then then then as that Adversary Senacharib did by the sword of the Lord In whose hands I cannot tell but by the sword of the Lord he shall fall and the lower his fall shall be the higher his exaltation was Amen Therefore stand fast in one spirit striving together for the Faith of the Gospell and be nothing terrified by the Adversaries but by all these providences be mightily encouraged rather in the worke and service of the Lord through the Might and Power of the Lord Who hath made-forth to His servants a sure word of promise That He will give them an expected End Imprimatur JOSEPH CARYL 2 Chro 17. 16. 〈◊〉 Cor. 8. 5. 2 Chro. 32. 31. The Epistle and purpose thereof The Booke and frame thereof Even to our interiours we owe the duty of a good language * Nullum tam grave scel●s quod non ad judicium prius quim ad poena●● venire debet Luth. Upon the Gal. 5. * Ampliandi sunt savores Secreta domus deinde timeri Levit 6. 28. Answ. a Joh. 21. b Gal. 2. 2 Cor. 12. Phil. 4 8. a ●●●n Guil. Herauld pag. ●63 See Childes Portion p. 94. Ep. 〈◊〉 Cap. 〈◊〉 Te non p●… quantum in me est cum exceptione 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Chrysost in Gen. c. 18. Est is liber planè aspis Per omnia sacra breviter simplicitèr sine convitiis disputet Calv. Ep. a Desputare nō rahire Eras. Ep. Latrant non ●oquuntur Cic. Brut. p. 161. in fol. S●ridet non loquitur Cal. ep. 339. O● estor causapugnet non contumel●i● Debem●● enim charitati c. Ep. b See Childs Portion p. 84. The Supposition Odi●sta dissidiorun nomina Lu●● * Greeks and Latines all conclude That no Theame or subject is more fruitfull for it has all the matter to work-on that our nature can give forth every ordinary man can shew eloquence here but the heathen man cals it a fierce kind of Eloquence Truci eloquentiâ Balbus promptus adversus innocentes Tacit. An. li. 6. b 〈◊〉 Sam. 12. 14. Phil. 1. 10. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Hom. God lifteth His enemiesup that He might cast them downe the lower He casteth downe His friends that He might raise them up the higher b Exod. 18. 12. * Psal. 93. Psal. 140. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Multes habet pro Catholic●s Cacolycos pro Evangelicis Disa●gclos Era● Ep. Dominus omnes ref●●get in suā gloriam V●…t Christ us arcano suo consilio scenas rerum bumanarun livre. 25. ●p 20. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} a Psal. ●5 b John 7. 17. c {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Chrysost. * Ab iratis 〈◊〉 perspicuè pax petitur augetur ●odium C●● de Juvent * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Chrysost 〈◊〉 Act. Ap. cap. 21. Hom. 〈◊〉 co a Salv. Funestam Religionis discordiam alibi priue cepisse hic priue desiisse ●rat Epolon a Sam. ●8 15. He that has read the Book knowes the meaning o● that Si in Scripto quidquid indignum Erasmo ostenderis ostensum protinus jugulabitar Sed si quid haeretic●●Ep l. 25. ●●●m Alex. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} N●… ho mini est hominem vincere ●ed bonum est ●●mini ut cum veri●as vincat vole●●em quid c. Aug. 〈◊〉 ●asc Ep. 171. Sacrilegis proditoribus vene ficis Lact. Lib. 5. cap. 1. Ignorantiam meam c. See Childs Portion p. 38. * Valeat E●ci●● tradu●at nos triumphos agat de parvu●●s ad id genus calu●…arum satis animi praestabit Christus c. * Mat. 7. 11. Luk. 11. 13. a Joh. 7. Isa 50. 11. h Exod. 23. 1 i Judg 19. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●5 4. * 1 Tim. 3. 5. Jer. Tit. 〈◊〉 13. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} * Psal. 25●… Ne deserat●● Ecclesia propt●● servitutem qu● sine impietate sustineri possi lib. 1. ep. 107. d Joh. 7. 17. Ezek. 44. So they may find more favour then did the Priests of old * Ezek. 43. Ezek. 44. 10. Job 41. 15 16 17. Phil. 2. 8. Rev. 3. 10. Pe●ra nostra non pallet ad tonitrua ●ulgura non ●etuit c. Caelum ruat fiat voluntas tua Luth. 2. vol. p. ●74 Nec 〈◊〉 hoc nec mirum st Princeps m●n●… d●…viet Quid aliud saceret Psal. 2. psal. 93. Neh. 4. 16. b Isa. 26. 4. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman}