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lord_n	henry_n	john_n	sir_n	104,835	5	7.1202	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33953	A word in season to a distracted and troubled people, or, Some grounds tending to unity and a settling of the minds (in peace) of all those who are the sons of peace faithfully and tenderly presented in this our day of peace, though a day of trouble in many hearts, for the preventing (if possible it may be) the breakings forth of another war, or that if any such thing should be, yet that those who profess to follow the Lord may not be the causers of it / written by Thomas Collier.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1655 (1655)	Wing C5302; ESTC R24774	6,172	16

A Word in Season TO A DISTRACTED and TROUBLED PEOPLE OR Some Grounds tending to Unity and a settling of the minds in peace of all those who are the Sons of Peace Faithfully and tenderly presented in this OUR Day of Peace Though a day of trouble in many hearts For the preventing if possible it may be the breakings forth of another war or that if any such thing should be yet that those who profess to follow the Lord may not be the Causers of it Written by THOMAS COLLIER LONDON Printed by Henry Hills and are to be sold at his House at the sign of Sir John Old-Castle neer Py-Corner MDCLV The Preface REader take these few lines into thy Consideration and although it is brief and plain it may prove usefull through the blessing of God and if it be a means to cool thy fiery zeal in a way of unadvised contention you will have no cause of repenting of thy change Take it as it is for with much affection to thy peace have I done it And do not blame me for brevity or plainess for it is a sudden work not thought on many hours before it was done My sense of the danger since I came into the City hath drawn this from me the Lord make it useful to the quieting of the minds of his People so will God have the Glory and they the comfort and I have my end Farewel A WORD In season to a distracted and troubled People MY Friends you who do profess the name of the Lord according to your apprehensions in your several conditions the consideration of the great discontents that are in and amongst some of you even ready to break forth into a new flame and fire of War and blood is that which much grieves my heart and in a deep sence of this misery have I undertaken to present these few ensuing grounds unto you for prevention of those sad undertakings intended by some as is manifestly declared and I do beseech all that love and fear the Lord not only to have their minds fixed on those by them supposed grounds of contention and division but to read and weigh impartially what I have here presented and I doubt not but that it will silence and quickly put a period to such intentions or undertakings as I do perceive were in the minds of some and in this I do appeal unto the Lord that my end in presenting these lines is not either fear or flattery of men but as the discharge of my duty to the Lord his people and my Country to whom I ow all that I have The first ground I shall present unto you is That the Name and honour of the Lord is concerned in it which should be more pretious to his people than their lives and liberties and it is the duty and should be the practice of all the Saints in all their actions to do all to the glory of God which I suppose will be easily granted But the question may be how it will appear that the intentions of some in the fomenting a new War will be to the dishonor of God seeing that the common right and freedom and making good of promises and engagements is the pretended cause of it and the dishonor of God in the world by the unfaithfulness of professing men that are covenant breakers To which I answer 1. That the name of the Lord is much concerned in it Have not the Wars of England and the works of God done amongst us by it been the worlds wonder And have not the professing people been the instruments in the hand of God in the work and have been taken notice of so to be by all both amongst us and round about us And would it not be a great advantage to the Enemy to reproach and blaspheme after so long a contest and such success from the Lord at last to be sheathing our Swords in each others bowels What will the World conclude from hence but that there was no finger of the Lord at all with us no Divine hand over-powring and over-ruling or else at best that for sin and iniquity God hath suffered you to destroy one another Oh consider that its the most eminent token of Gods displeasure against a people when Friends Companions Brethren shall be found lifting up the Sword each against other Moses was tender of the honour of the Lord and preferred it before his own interest Numb 14.13 when the Lord told him that he would destroy the children of Israel for their rebellion and make of him a greater people than they but Moses said Then the Egyptians will hear and the Nations will hear and say that the Lord was not able to bring his people into the Land of Canaan therefore hath he destroyed them in the Wilderness Oh think on this what will become of the great name of the Lord that hath been so eminently manifest amongst us if now at last the fire of contention should consume us 2. I answer that the Covenants and ingagements are not alltogether broken but much we do enjoy as to the substance of what was expected though not in the formality of it 3. If such a thing be in good earnest as to particulars yet the breach of promise will light upon him or them most principally concerned in it and not upon every individual person not upon those who cannot help it and therefore it is not their duty to be meddling in a way of contesting wars so the remedy they seem to take will prove more dishonourable to God and more destructive to themselves and others than the disease were it granted to be so bad as by some is supposed 4. If the honor of the Lord doth consist any part of it in the free passage of the Gospel and a freedom for his people to worship him according to his Will he is as much if not more honored in this particular than I could or can yet see in or under any other way of Government 2. Consider that as such a practice will be dishonourable to the Lord so it will undoubtedly prove destructive to your selves and others Oh be not found at last to be self-destroyers you will destroy your selves and families and may shed the blood of others and hazard the cause of God and the Nation it self if the Lord prevent you not in your Designs truly the very thoughts of it is dreadful unto me upon both these accounts the dishonor of God and the sad events that are like to follow and that you who profess to know God should desire to kindle such a fire certainly if it be kindled then it will burn and consume 3. There is no readier way can be imagined to accomplish the Enemies design than self-division I am confident that there is no other way by which it can be accomplished and therefore give not that away at last by frowardness contention and division that could nere be taken from you by violence therin will you shew not only