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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43200	A seasonable vvord, or, A plain and tender-hearted epistle to all sincere hearts in Parliament, Army and countrey, who have any willing, though weak desires to glorifie their Heavenly Father in their holy conversations : wherein is briefly urged, that Gods doing calls for the saints duties, experience of divine love requiring Christians seriously to eye it, and in their hearts and lives to act in a suitableness to it by Thomas Hearne, a friend to the truth.	Hearne, Thomas.	1650 (1650)	Wing H1309A; ESTC R10367	8,963	14

A Seasonable VVord Or a Plain and Tender-Hearted EPISTLE TO All Sincere Hearts in Parliament Army and Countrey who have any willing though weak desires to glorifie their Heavenly Father in their holy Conversations Wherein is briefly urged that Gods doing calls for the Saints Duties Experience of Divine Love requiring Christians seriously to eye it and in their Hearts and Lives to Act in a Suitableness to it By Thomas Hearne A friend to the Truth Luke 1. 74 75. That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness all our dayes 2 Chron. 32. 25 26. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit received for his heart was lifted up Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself Jer. 7. 9 10. Will you walk after other gods and say we are delivered to do all these abominations Matt. 15. 8 9. These people honor me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me Judg. 5. 8. They chose new gods then was War in the gates Printed at London in the Year 1650. A Word to the People and two Words to the ARMY Dear friends YOu whose hearts God hath touched into whose hearts the glorious light of the Lord Jesus hath shined cannot but and that with grief of of soul confess with me That as it was foretold by our Saviour who knew things as well in their events as beings That the love of many should wax cold So may we say now in our sad and dismal dayes that love to and zeal for God and godliness is quite decayed Christians alas every where falling into spiritual consumptions apace Holiness that glorious ornament of the Gospel is now by some laid as a garment out of fashion watchfulness over our corrupt hearts and crooked wayes is by some who I think not presumption to say were never fully acquainted with the pretious excellency of Gospel truths nor the deceitfulness of their self deceiving hearts laid aside As a poor legal carnal imployment but t is no wonder to see the father of lies to insnare such who are easily turned aside from the good old way of spirituall stedfastness Such as are of roving minds do seldom bottom on any thing whiles such that may be called eminent and solid Philosophical subtleties do most take with aiery and criticall spirits empty notions quiet that heart though different from the rule too who is ignorant of the glory of the Lord in truth resting on his soul Satan transforms himself into the likeness of an Angel of Light to keep poor souls from knowing and injoying that light at whose right hand are pleasures for evermore Seeing now that vanity so abounds and folly hath gotten a fear which hereto fore was a footstool to truth although I am conscious to my self of mine own weakness and not ignorant neither how in laying out my self to publique view I shall be exposed to the judgment of many outside Christians and therefore critical spirits yet notwithstanding all these pleas of Satan and mine own carnal heart to the contrary I have adventured abroad referring the event of this my sincere and retired endeavors to advance the glory of God to him alone who by his Arm makes weak things strong Did not many able Christians both for parts and experiences as I hope more consult their own concernments then the glory of God they could not be so dull in such a day as this is when so few in sincerity plead for truth I am sure there was another spirit in those sons of God to appear for truth of old Moses aimed so at Gods glory that he had rather dye then Gods hand should fall upon the Israelites which would so redound to Gods dishonor So Paul of the Jews Rom. 10. 1. The Lord lay not this sin to their charge Who are furnished with all suitable accommodations and yet will not appear but to my business Friends many of you have a long time tasted of mercy How do you prize the God of mercy Is he your praise who hath been your Saviour I am fearful of many of you that you are almost drowned in forgetfulness of God Christ was lovely to you Is sin deadly now The Cavaleers are gone out of your Counties Doth corruption raign in your hearts Doth the injoyment of peace ingage you to bless the God of peace if not what 's the cause of this dismal change Surely I see by your life what you love Souls be serious and ask your hearts these questions 1. Whether you walk as a people that own and remember the mercies of God you have been a long time under the wing of divine love are you now warmed by the beams of the Sun of righteousness you have much given from God in a way of grace ah what do you return in a way of practise you have your desires granted are your promises of glorifying God made good Surely friends rebellion still owned and acted in such an age of so much light against a God of so much love is lamentable indeed 2. Whether your hearts and resolutions are now as much ingaged against the unfruitful works of darkness as once they were Is sin lovely now which once was deadly Is that your crown now which once was your contempt Is holiness your tryumph now Is God your end is Scripture your rule Try your hearts and see whether you can say that Gods Word is your solace sins ruine your rejoycing Truly to know God and not to affect God is a knowledg which will bring miserable experience on us all at the last t is a sad sign of a declining soul when the pretious things of the Lord Jesus are lookt on as things indifferent taken or left all alike surely such never saw Christ in his Robes of gladness who are more glad of sins raign then of sins ruine holy activity for God and Truth once deadned that soul is almost past recovery 3. You my dear friends tell me and put this to your hearts whether such have any room in your hearts who to our eye and conscience appear holy exact sincere though not of your judgment as to the circumstantials of the Gospel time was when that pretious predsient was followed by you Mal. 3. 16. They that feared the Lord spake often one to another but now those that are not of your way they shall have none of that food from heaven which God hath made you therefore Stewards of that you might communicate to all of the houshold of Faith I once thought this Truth to be Orthodox that all that in sincerity love the Lord Jesus should be of one minde heart and resolution so far as to impart the minde of God each to other Not meeting together because not of one judgment hath almost drawn on a general vail either of carelesness or prejudice who otherwise are eminent and sincere if union with the Father be not a ground of communion with the Saints

this he hath us fast enough let our souls bottom here and then the devil hath his design effected Ah dear friends tremble at the serious consideration of this that ever there should be any found professing the name of Christ As to say holy exhortations are Legall Ah what deceitful hearts have we because as in other cases some make their duties their God therefore we must not perform duties to God Friends is holiness done away with the blood of Buls and Goats think you was Christ crucified for you and shall not must not sin be crucified in you are exhortations useful as you are men why not as you are Christians but you need not these If so t is my joy that God hath the power of your hearts if he have the glory of your conversations you will put a high price upon exhortaions is he my enemy that tels me my state labors my security good God what an age is this is sin grace seeing cautions for sinners are legall No wonder dear hearts there is so much folly amongst us seeing the serious things of the Scripture have not so much of our thoughts and meditations as the scurrilous Epilogues of the most scandalous pamphlet if the divel be our prince no wonder that his laws are obeyed I once thought that an age of so much grace and goodness from heaven discovered an age of so much light as this is would never have witnessed to such apish and fantastick devices that men especially professors should have no more stayedness of spirit but to handle and talk of Scripture as if it were but a carnal story rather to please fancy then settle judgments I have but a word to you more Friends take heed God is a holy God though we heed him not be sure he is so jealous of his glory that he will make all prophane mockers one day smoak with the witness though he be slow to wrath yet when he comes he is a consuming fire be sober be solid be cautious observe what I say and the Lord give you to take good Councel And now my fellow-souldiers a Word also to you You have had God amongst you in your marchings you have been active for God your conversations have as really conquered as your Swords Is there still the same activity in you for God as heretofore your Quarters were blest in their injoyment of you you were so eminent in grace so active in holiness are you so now why is there complaining then are you weary of well-doing that now you must let sin in and give life to it which if kept out had been quite starved do do you not know the Serpent hath its sting in Winter as well as Summer sin will be as deadly to your souls as your Swords God owning you have made you dreadful to your enemies Friends bear with me a little your souls I love t is your sins I hate God hath quell'd your enemies without hath God killed your corruptions within you are not free indeed till the Son make you free T is a true Paradox a Conquerer in chains you cannot be men for God and Truth unless the God of Truth be in you better though grievous to be subjects to the wills of men then overcome by the wiles of our hearts My dear friends be serious now with me and answer to these Queries 1. Whether your victory over men without or over sin within doth most rejoyce you I am short be you serious deal in the uprightness of your hearts Christians who are so rejoyce more in the overcoming a lust then in gaining an Empire Let this be put home on your souls 2. VVhether you earnestly desire more for the settlement of the Nation then the setting up of the Kingdom of Christ in the Nation Do you more desire Peace without Truth or Truth though without Peace which had you rather have Englands distractions continued or sins destruction hastened before you put this paper into your pockets let this truth sink into your hearts weigh this 3. VVhether you seriously conclude from former deliverances and mercy which God hath given you the experience of though now far beneath your former holy activity that God will still prosper you That God hath made you victorious t is true that God will make you successful is uncertain God will not delight in such as delight in sin VVhen Ephraim spake tremblingly he exalted himself in Israel but when he sinned in Baal he died I tell you carnality lukewarmness and a late lethargy that is faln on you will like a rust eat through your hearts Armes Victories Councels Courages and do that in a trice which many hundred thousand enemies could never effect if sin be imbraced by you you are not either in your Arms or power long-lived 4. Whether you think that all your duties are done as Christians when you have by your selves met together seeking God though this be a great testimony that your hearts are after God yet all this while when amongst others you do not declare your experiences that you have been with Jesus You that are commanders Is there no command from Jesus Christ think you that you come short of Have you not souldiers do you look that they obey you as they are men how can they obey in sincerity unless they are Christians and how shall they know how to obey unless it be known who must be obeyed Why cannot you pray upon your Guards exhort upon your watches as formerly what 's the reason I hope you do not count it a shame to name God You that are souldiers was there not a time once when in your marches the praise of God was in your mouths and the fear of God in your hearts was there not a time when prayers were more heard amongst you then curses Surely dear friends you did scorn to be the devils underlings I pray let God have your praise to whom you owe your lives and in the name and fear of God be instructed God hath been your Rock O now let his word be your Rule and let it appear that God hath roused you up now to prize him praise him and pray unto him 5. Whether you love them most that you see love sin least do you not make defection either in judgment or experience a ground of disaffection to their persons whom your souls in private tell you are indeed the Sons of God tell me do you strengthen the weak confirm the strong Christ doth not break bruised reeds take heed do not you tread on them I beseech you let it not be said of you that you embrace the devils brats whiles the kings children the sons of God are disregarded he loves not God that loves not those that are born of God 6. In your serious affairs do you seriously make God your Councellor his word your rule I hope you have lived so long some of you by faith as not to make flesh your strength Saints as they live above sin they