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A89370	A most sad and serious lamentation over the heards-men of the flocke and people of God. Written in Germany in the yeare 1631. and printed there in the beginning of 1639. Now published in English, that all true-hearted-Christians in Great Britaine and Ireland, to whose hands it shall come, may take the same into their consideration.		1642 (1642)	Wing M2919; Thomason E137_24; ESTC R14075	13,017	18

up in the holy pl●ce both by the old and new Popes written in the yeare 1629. DAN 9. ver 27. BY the wings there shall stand abomination of desolation and it is determined that it shall distill down over the desolation unto the end CHRIST The light of life and Throne of mercy is ever present 1 Iohn 1. Rom 3. Matth. 28 Ephes 4. with his People unto the end of the world and hath power both in Heaven and on earth as a KING and head of his Church But when by the workes of darknesse and unrighteousnesse he is driven out of his spirituall Temple viz. out of the Soule of man and an abhomination of desolation set up there by the deceit of the false Prophets then Antichrist prevaileth and is powerfull in the same Of this Abomination Custerus the Papist writeth his Enchiridium in manner as followeth O what a great mercy of God is it upon the Christians worthy to be compared with his greatest benefits that here on earth there is one The man of sin 2 Thes 2. sinfull man like unto ourselvs whom God for our sakes hath ordained to be the witnesse of his truth the interpreter of his minde and the teacher of the Christian people Whose tongue he so moveth that it deceives not whose speech he so guideth that it teacheth no errour whose pen he so governeth that it destroyeth heresies And all this not indeed for that Mans or Persons sake who may happen to bee wicked vicious and altogether unworthy but for the Elects sake to whom GOD doth vouchsafe his mercy for all things saith the Apostle are to be done for the Elects sake 2 Tim. 2. 10. We grant indeed that it may come to passe an Heire and successours of Peters Chair to be a worshipper of Idols to have no sound esteem or oppinion of the Faith nay to give himselfe over to Diabolicall Arts altogether But as these are that mans own peculiar or personall vices so they clearly testifie unto us the goodnesse of God who doth convey his gifts and graces unto us by such stinking rotten conduites having no other ayme but that we may receive good by it let the conduit otherwise whereby we receive it be affected and disposed as it will Thus far Costerus the Papist And doe not the new Popelings and yong Antechrists vaunt the 2 Tim. 3. self same thing of themselves and their pretended office and Authority for albeit they know nothing inwardly in their hearts of Christ the covenant of the new Testament that living Law in his members 1 Iohn 4. Heb. 10. Col 1. 4. Eph. 2. according to which the true beleevers are united togetherin the spirit by the bond of peace But do rather according to the course of this world and according to the Prince of the Power of the Aire viz. according to the spirit that now hath his worke in the children of unbeleife lead their conversation in the lusts of the flesh and carnall reason freely acknowledging that they do not prove examples to the Flock and not being able to say with Paul be ye followers of me even 1 Pet. 5. 3 1 Cor. 11. Phil. 3. 2 Pet 2. 2 Thes 2. as I also am of Christ yet neverthelesse they cease not to brag with swelling words and cunning termes how they doe and performe all things in the name and stead of Christ by whom they were sent and appointed as Angels and Messengers what they speake and propound must be the Word of God and be esteemed as Oracles from heaven that by them though never so sinfull men and uncleane vessels Psal 12. God is pleased to teach and feed the soules to pardon their sins to impart the holy Ghost and all manner of spirituall blessings pretending God deales no more now as in former times the heavens are shut up now since Christs ascending to heaven and God doth instruct and governe and assoyle them now by them and that therefore we ought to repaire and addresse our selves to them making men beleeve that as the next and principal offices and attendants of a Prince are able to prefer a poore mans petition and procure a gracious and fruitfull hearing wherefore they are deservedly honoured and rewarded so they are the next and mightiest Ministers nay Meanes with God able to prefer and redresse the cause of poor sinners to the therefore they should have their recourse for helpe and assistance and by reason thereof yeeld unto them all honour deserved recompence But these new Popelings do complaine where are the men now-a-dayes Mic. 3. Luther in his Postill over the Epistle on the 2 Sunday after Epiphany fol. 70. that seeke unto honour and reward us for all this There is none comes any more to shew himselfe to the Prists as Christ commanded But we are rather dispised therefore also are the times so bad and all these WARRS are come upon us Behold deare friends these are the new papisticall Idol-Intercessors and Saviours which men did burthen themselves withall like unto Micha Jeroboam and others which do not enter into the Fould by Christ but justifie themselves before men are eminent among them 2 Tim. 4. Luk. 16. Phil. 3. as standing in Gods stead though indeed abominable in his sight being altogether earthly minded serving their Bellies and being lead away captive like unto the Children of this world under the power of darkenesse to performe the will of the flesh and carnall Reason Iohn 10. Acts. 10. Now although Christ the Arch-shepheard never sent such withered branches and members of Satan into his Church they being indeed but Wolves and coming only to rob and worry soules yet the world doth love and doat on them as their Idols and the children of this world are grown wrath for their sakes and to defend and maintaine these Idols of theirs thereby destroying the land and butchering the poore and guiltlesse sheep without remorse or pity Revel 11. Zac. 11 Ezek. 13. Let them I pray go now make themselves a wall and stand in the gap that God proceed no further with his judgements but draw back his wrath and smarting rod over Germany that so it may appeare whether they do know God and be sent by him indeed Ah Germany thy Prophets are like Foxes they go not up into the Gaps they do not make themselves a fence about the house of Israel they stand not in the battaile in the day of the Lord they brag much indeed and take great paines to maintain their own comfort the people in their adversity by saying peace peace here is Christ here he is in the Church such evils will not betide us But alas poore Germany Esay 3. Col. 2. 1 Iohn ● thy Comforters have beguiled thee and confounded the way wherein thou shouldest walke They have perswaded thee to banish Christ the light of life wherein thou shouldst have walked out of the Temple of thy heart to entertain there those Antichristian abominations which thou dost cleave unto Thus they have brought thee Ier. 38. nto the mire and there they leave thee helplesse and hopelesse But now in what account these daubbers and pillow-makers are Ezek. 15. with GOD how they have taken Bribes cleared and absolved all Theeves and swearers according to the long and large rowle of their Zac. 5. constitutions conclusions and Idol-writings strengthened the hands of the wicked and gathered the Kings of the earth together into Rev. 16. the Battaile adjudging therby to death the soules that should have lived and profaning GOD in his People only for their bellies sake Esay 48. 11 all this God now brings forth to light and suffers it to light on the house of him that stealeth and on the house of him that sweares falsly by his name and boasts of Christ Ezek. 13. For a stormy winde of GODS fury draweth on upon them and over-flowing showers of his anger and great hailstones in fury bring it downe to the ground that the very foundations therefore discovered Loe these are thy Prophets that preach peace unto thee when there is no peace comforting the people in their carnall courses to entrap the soules both of old and yong and promising life and Salvation unto them that so they may hang and depend on such Idols and Mediators and forsake Christ the living spring of the water of life Ezek. 34. Therefore now God will take himselfe the care of his Floeks and deliver his People from such Idols and their shepheards that the Glory of his name shall no longer be polluted and that the poore fully sheep may bee rescued from the dangers they are in thralled with all both in soule and body FINIS

A most sad and serious LAMENTATION OVER THE HEARDS-MEN of the Flocke and People of GOD. Written in Germany in the yeare 1631. And Printed there in the beginning of 1639. Cum facultate ejus qui erat est erit EXOD. 3. REV. I. EZEK 19. 1 2. But make a Lamentation over the Princes and Prelates of Israel and thou shalt say What thy mother the Lyonnesse hath layne among the Lyons in the middest of the young Lyons shee hath multiplyed her whelps c. Now Published in English that all true-hearted-Christians in Great Britaine and Ireland to whose hands it shall come may take the same into their Consideration LONDON Printed for G. Thompson and are to be sold at his Shop over against Lincolnes Inne 1642. Ier. 50. Vers 6 7. Mr People have beene lost sheepe a forlorne heard their Heards-men or Pastors have caused them to errc they have wandred from the Mountaines they have gone from the Mountaine to the Hill they have forgotten their resting place All that found them have devoured them and their enemies said we have done none unrighteousnesse because that they have sinned against the LORD the habitation of Righteousnesse and against the Lord the Hope of their Fathers Wis 6. Elay 28. Deut. 17. Harken yee Heards-men and Stewards yee that Lord-it over the People attend and listen to the message which the LORD GOD doth send unto you yee that lift up your selves above your brethren Gen. 3 19. A Certaine great and mighty KING having appointed Heards-men and overseers-over the Flocks and Herds of all his Foulds and Pastures men that with all faithful diligence and in the sweat of their browes night and day should tend and tender their Charge seeke what is lost heale and comfort the sicke and seeble keepe the fat from harme that they become not a prey to the clawes or jawes of Wolves and other wild beasts but rather that they might grow fat and wel liking encrease and prosper and bring forth much fruit and gaine unto their King and master And this same King having likewise given a liberall and plentifull allowance unto the said Heards-men of foode and raiment and other sustance so that they had no reason at all to seise on the sheep their slecce milke flesh or bones or to estrange any thing from their Master but rather to feed and keepe the Flocke with all faithfulnesse both in the heate by day and in the cold by night like Iacob Gen 31. 40. Howbeit also these hearders had vowed and promised in exquisite tearmes how tenderly they affected the sheepe what care and paines they would take to guard and keepe the fame yet they performed and held nothing neverthlesse they would seeme and be reputed faithfull shepherds they were so well instructed by their Teachers in the Art of simulation and dissimulation and dissimulation and practised in falsehood and hypocrisie and when they said white or light they meant black Esay 5. and darke But when as they began to grow wanton in the enjoying of that plenteous entertainment which the bounty of their great and gracious Master had bestowed on them going about to hoard up glory and Treasure for themselves they chose Vnder-keepers and Vice-leaders and put off the paines of watching and feeding the Flocke from themselves upon others Zeph 1. 9. These under-keepers likewise sought their owne skipping over their Masters threshold bragging only of their Masters Interests struggling and striving to fill their owne and Masters houses with subtilties lyes and deceit with Robberies Rapine and ransaks glozing all such practises of theirs with a specious Title which they call the shepheards right and prerogative and shewing no pitty 1 Sam. 8. or tendernesse at all towards the poore sheepe but distressed flayed tore and devoured them greedily grievously utterly As for the Amos 5. Heards-men or Shepheards themselves they gave themselves over to their owne carnall pleasures continually and fully to satisfie the wilfulnesse of their own corrupt and inveigled reason They began to advance still the seate of violence in their Governments and all according to their own greedy lusts and appetites and not to conforme Amos 6. Wis 2. and frame their practise to the order of the great Monarch the LORD of Lords in keeping and feeding the Flocke committed to their charge They did eate early day by day and heated themselves Esav 5. Amos 6. with Wine drinking the same in Gilt and Silver and Crystall Bowles they slept on soft and precious beds and besides this voluptuous fare they had their Psalteris and Musicall instruments their Trumpets shoutes hollowings and jollities They disported themselves with the fowles and birds of the Aire and exercised a cruell Barue 3. and butcherly pastime with the beasts of the field with much care and painefulnesse as if the great King and Monarch had appointed this for their only imployment They sought out and entertained cunning Masters of pleasures that studied nothing else but to finde out new variety still of pleasures and delights for the Heardsmen in statoly sumptuous and far fetcht seasts and banquetings in gay strange and wondefull habits and accoutrements in dancing and sporting and other the like worldly and carnall wantonnesses and vanities so that they went continually but from one pleasure to another and nothing was more to be seene with these Heards-men but a continued course and enterchange of luxurie and bravery all pleasure delight and gloriousnesse the lust of the eyes the lust of the Amos 6. 1 Iohn 2. flesh and the pride of life Nay they grew to that passe of proud conceit and arrogant insolence in their revolted hearts that they did ●cornefully disdaine and set at nought the sheepe and Flocke of their Lord and Master never regarding nor looking after them unlesse it were to see them fleeced and fleyed with the sharpest Razers even unto bloud if not life and all yet condoling them out of a false and Mic. 3. Za. 11. hypocriticall heart how loath they were to proceede in this manner but they could no way remedy the same their estate and condition required and enforced it so Thus they went on still and multiplied their pride and luxury roabing and arraying themselves their wives Children and Servants with the gory wooll of the sheepe in costly garments with Gold Silver precious stohes without either scope or measure of all their riotous and chargeable profusions thus their perversnesse stil encreased advancing from one iniquity to another continually coveting to have it yet more glorious more gallat more sumptuous and were not at all troubled for the affliction and distresse of the sheep further more they hired also sundry wise men for themselvs filling their hands and seeding them largely with the Milke Wooll 1 King 12. 31. 2 Tim. 4. and Bloud of the Sheepe to preach lyes unto them and together with this Luxury to please and tickle their vaine eares with a curious artificiall