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A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

are readier to add affliction See also Psal 69.26 They persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talke to the griefe of those whom thou hast wounded Vse 4 Lastly Is it a burthen See then the stockish fencelessness of us in these Times Beloved The Lord hath laid load upon us long time in this Kingdome our burthen hath been Pestilence Famine Inundations unseasonable weather yea and yet behold the wrath of the Lord is not ceased but his hand is stretched out still And yet where is that man that once entreth into his heart ever to say c Jer. 8.6 What have I done How have I provoked the Lord that all this wrath is come upon me This shews us our stupidity And let us all be admonished to labour to feele it lest at length it overwhelme us The Promise is gracious ease and refreshing Mat. 11.28 The neglect thereof heavy it endangereth to have the wrath of God sevenfold encreased Lev. 26.21 Observ 2 Of the word of the Lord. First in word before in deed denounced ere executd God gives warning by his VVord before he proceeds to lay on Load for our Offences By Noah a Preacher of Righteousness to the old VVorld By Lots Example and Admonitions to the Sodomites By Jonah to Nineveh By all the Prophets to Hierusalem Reason 1 First That his Children may be brought to Repentance that the fierceness of Gods wrath may not light upon them Beloved it is true such is the corruption of every man so powerfull and prevalent the example of the most that Gods own Children are sometimes far engaged in common corruptions and were it not for the Lords care over them should taste as deeply of his wrath as others but herein appears Gods care over his own Saints that ere he strikes He gives warning that by his word he may rouze them that so they either may be freed from the judgements and common afflictions or else not hurt by them whiles by repentance they have laboured to turn the curse into a blessing the punishment into a chastisement Reason 2 Secondly To deprive the ungodly and obstinate offendors of excuse and to clear the Lord of injustice and severity See Isa 5.4 Judge saith the Lord what could I have done more And Hos 6.5 What shall I do unto thee I have cut you down by my Prophets and hewen you by the words of my mouth and my judgements have been in the light plainly revealed as the Sun it self therefore Justly are you now afflicted and left without excuse As a good Father first admonisheth and threateneth when that serves not takes the Rod See Ezek. 2.5 Vse 1 Doth the Lord thus and for this end that his children may be brought to Repentance Well then Beloved Let not us crosse the Lord in his end and intention The Lord hath thus dealt with us in this Kingdom a long time with us in this Congregation now long He hath hewen us by the words of his mouth to make us fit stones for his building Hence is his voice d Heb. 3.8 Harden not your hearts be lead to Repentance by the Word of the Lord It is true that our sins have been grand and grievous yet who knows whether the Lord will repent and leave a blessing behind him See Jonah where Nineveh repented and found mercy Learn by words be as loath to bear as the Lord is to impose the burthen of his wrath If not know for a certainty the Lord will not alwaies deale by speeches but as he hath spoken of a burthen so we shall feele it if we return not Vse 2 Secondly doth the Lord this and for this end that the wicked may be deprived of excuse Then surely are we utterly excuseless in this Kingdom and Congregation to whom the Lord hath so mercifully vouchsafed so long admonition before-hand justly might he send us down to the place of our Iniquity without giving us warning but rather would he we should convert and live Ezek. 18. If we will not heare what excuse shall we have in the day of his fierce wrath what will the Swearer say c. This be assured of the word of God hath his work one way if it bring thee not to repentance yet it shall bring thee to just judgment as the snow and raine Isa 55.10 11. It is the savor of life or death 2 Cor. 2.16 It either captivates thy thoughts to obedience or brings vengeance on thee for thy disobedience A second thing here observable Observ is the certainty of this judgment for it is the burthen of the Word of the Lord Hath he spoken it and shall not he do it VVas the Lord ever found false either in threatening or promise Peruse the whole Scripture and see whether ever there were judgement threatened against obstinate sinners that was not executed see in the old world Hierusalem c. Object 1 Object If any say Yes Nineveh was threatened and yet escaped Answ Threatnings are all to be understood with their condition of Repentance Answ Jer. 18.7 8 that performed the judgment stayed but yet God true in his VVord Ob. If any shall yet say Experience is ordinary against it Object 2 we have had Drunkards threatned with beggary Ans Differtur non aufertur Answ It follows not because the judgment is delayed that therefore it is wholly taken off Some are plagued in their Posterity Job 21.19 God layeth up the sorrow of the Father for his Children Or else they are punished in the Equivalent in spirituall judgments VVhat doth this teach us Vse but to tremble at the burthen of wrath denounced in the word of the Lord if the burthen be of the word of the Lord tremble at it and feat surely it shall come to passe what the mouth of the Lord hath spoken But we are fallen into a world of Despisers as Jer. 23.33 c. VVhen the Lord had sent his Prophets to tell them of the burthen of his wrath they began to play with the word of the Lord and scoffingly to say to the Prophets what is the burthen of the Lord Right after the fashion of our people what is the burthen of the Lord What is that Hell you so much talk of Hearken what the Lord answers The burthen of the Lord ye shall mention no more for every mans words shall be his burthen but thus you shall say to the Prophet what hath the Lord answered thee and what hath the Lord spoken That is whereas you now scoffe at the threatning of the Lords Mouth I will so press you with my judgments that I will bring you on your knees and make you in all humility and fear glad to heare a word of comfort and tidings of Reconciliation from the Mouth of the Lord. Beloved lay this to heart It is that every man professeth to believe the word of the Lord yet when we come to particulars nothing but Atheisme and godless Infidelity To Israel Gods own people Observ God spareth not his own

them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his name IN the words before is set down the blasphemy of the wicked In the words now read is expressed the behaviour of those that fear God they spake 2. The blessedness of them that fear him they are 1. Gods peculiar 2. Fatherly clemency promised them and the use and even of it containing a confutation of the blasphemy of the wicked men shall return and put difference c. In the barrenest times of the Church of God the Lord hath some that fear him Observ 1 and that stand up to justifie his truth against the blasphemies of the wicked Experience of all times shews it Gen. 6.12 When all flesh had corrupted their wayes there was found a Noah upright before God and a Preacher of righteousness In the days of Elijah 1 King 19.18 Seven thousand reserved Isai 6.13 A tenth in the days of our Saviour when all was overgrown with superstition were found Zachary and Elizabeth Luk. 1.5 6. Rev. 3.4 A few names that had not defiled their garments In the very heat of Antichrists raign two witnesses Rev. 11.3 A few that stood up for maintenance of Gods truth in times of Arius when the whole world groaned to see it self become an Arian Athanasius raised up to maintain Gods truth Reason that his Covenant and promise may stand His promise and Covenant made with the Church is perpetuity and howsoever it be not tyed to any certain place nor in all times hath like number yet some in all times in some places stirred up to maintain his truth Rom. 3. Though some unfaithful and deale untruly in the Covenant yet God faithfull vers 7. Mal. 3.6 I am the Lord and change not and ye sons of Jacob are not consumed A second reason is because his worship must be everlasting and without interruption upon earth he will have alwaies some to worship him in spirit and in truth A third reason for a testimony unto the wicked that they might not at any time plead ignorance of the truth which they have oppugned and blasphemed as the Gospell must be preached if not for conversion yet for a testimony unto them Mat 24.14 This Vse if any thing should abate the fury of all the enemies of Christ and his Church that rise up against his kingdome Psal 2.6 The drift of the Psalm is to perswade all men to submit themselves to the dominion of Christ and sundry reasons are set down as 1. They indeed consult and binde themselves but it is but a vain thing yet saith the Lord have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion And what though tyrants in all times have set themselves to extirpate the very name of Christ yet out of the very ashes of those slain for his testimony have sprung up others to defend the Lords cause 2 Tim. 2.9 I suffer trouble even unto bonds yet the word of the Lord is not bound that still hath its free passage and that the swifter by meanes of persecutions Phil. 1.10 And let it admonish all those amongst us if any such that oppose themselves against Gods truth to lay down all their intendements many attempts there have been to put out from amongst us the very light of Gods truth c. Yet still the Lord stablisheth it yea beloved as our Saviour speaks Luk. 19.40 When the Pharisees would have had our Saviour rebuke his Disciples for acknowledging him the Messiah If these should be silent the stones would cry that is rather then God will have his truth unconfessed undefended he will make the very stones of the streets to publish it Wherefore kiss the son lest he be angry that is submit to his dominion lest yee pe●ish from the way Observ 2 The properties and behaviour of men truly fearing God 1. That they stand up to stop the mouth of blasphemy and to maintain Gods truth against the adversaries thereof 2. That they labour to stablish one another in perswasion of Gods truth and care of his children 3. That they think upon his name The first of these properties see in all the Saints of God Iob 32.19 When Elihu had heard the fond reasonings and censures of Iobs friends as if afflictions could not with Gods justice be inflicted on Gods servants the Spirit was in him even as new wine in vessels without vent and he could not keep silence Ieremy cap. 20.9 when he saw that the word of God became a reproach unto him that the people fell a scoffing at his most serious reprehensions and severe denunciations of judgment against the sins of the people he professeth of himself that in his weakness he had resolved and almost vowed to speak no more in the name of the Lord but thy word saith he was in me as fire and he was weary of bearing when he heard the railing and blasphemy of the multitude Psal 39.3 David he also had a purpose to keep silence before the wicked but that samefiery Spirit of God would not let him be at rest he must speak or burst assunder c. See also Act. 17. I might be infinite this way If any man demand the reason of it it 's nothing but this the ardent and fiery love that is in them to the glory of God having tasted of his love in Christ they cannot indure to see Gods name dishonoured life it self not so precious unto them as Gods glory Besides this is the very work of the Spirit of God as our Saviour Matth. 3.11 he is compared unto fire as in other respects so for this also that he is of a strong and operative nature in the hearts of the children of God as Gen. 6.3 He is sayd in Noah to have striven with men By this let us try our selves whether our hearts be possessed with the fear of Gods name indeed or no Beloved we cannot have a surer testimony of the soundness of Gods graces in us then this the fearless maintaining and defending of the Lords cause against the adversaries and blasphemers of Gods truth Look then and see how thou findest thy heart affected when thou hearest the blasphemies of the multitude Beloved these and as great blasphemies we are some of us forced to hear from prophane men in the Church of God It s vain to serve God and what get they by theirzeale but hatred and obloquy and trouble amongst men Now when thou hearest any of Gods truth 's blasphemed and evil spoken of how feelest thou thy self affected Goeth it not to thy heart nearer than any thine own outward reproach else suspect thy self And alas beloved to see the state of most men this way argues a nullity of Gods fear in their hearts If it be but a friends name called in question how do we startle If our own credit never so little impeached and questioned that kindles us and sets all on fire but if Gods name be blasphemed his word traduced his ordinances violated c. How keep we silence as