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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05350	A warning for Israel in a sermon preached at Christ-Church, in Dublin, the 30. of October, 1625. By Henry Leslie, one of his Majesties chaplaines in ordinary.	Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661.	1625 (1625)	STC 15502; ESTC S102370	30,258	50

be inflamed with the sense of Gods love towards us Oh then the working of our bowels the stirring of our affections the melting and relenting of our repenting hearts then will wee lament after the Lord 1 Sam 7 2 and grieve that ever wee have so grieved so good and gracious a God Therefore you see the wicked that get a sight of their sinnes because they have not a sight of Gods mercie they runne away from God as Adam they are swallowed up of dispaire as Cain and never seeke after that mercie which they know not But the Godly with the sight of their sinnes having a sense of Gods mercie and a sight of Gods face reconciled to them in IESVS CHRIST How doe they seeke after that mercie with a longing desire Out of the deepes with David and out of the belly of Hell with Ionas they call upon God Even when wounded by God they goe to him to bee healed as the repenting Israelites Hos 6 ● Come let us returne unto the Lord for hee hath wounded and hee will heale us and these converts that sought for ease of him that pricked them Men and brethren what shall wee doe Act 2 37. So that there is nothing in God so forceable to drive a man to repentace as the consideration of Gods mercie As Tully said when hee pleaded before Caesar for the life and libertie of Ligarius O Caesar none of thy vertues is more gracious or more admirable then thy mercie Men come neare to God in nothing so much as in saving the afflicted Thy fortune hath nothing greater then that thou hast power thy nature nothing better then that thou hast will to shew mercie and to save others So may I say among all the properties of the divine nature there is none more admirable or more gracious then his mercie It is not his power it is not his wisedome it is not his justice wherein wee rejoyce but it is his mercie If there were not mercie in God I should dispaire there is so much miserie in mee Rom 12 1 therefore I beseech you brethren by the mercies of God I will not adjure you by the threatnings but I beseech you by the mercies of God Knowing that the goodnesse of God leadeth you to repentance Rom 2 4 hee is thy God and therefore O Israel returne unto him The other argument is taken from their sense of miserie Thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie Our fals in Scripture Iam 3 2 doe sometimes signifie our sinnes In many things wee fall all saith the Apostle Iames and sometimes our afflictions as in that place of Salomon The just man falleth seven times a day Prunb 24 16 so heere it signifieth affliction Thou hast fallen namely into danger and destruction thou art afflicted therefore returne Where wee may observe That our fals are many times an occasion of our risings and afflictions are of excellent use to turne us to God for this is the motive which the Prophet useth Thou art fallen therefore returne And hardly could hee use a better for affliction is a most effectuall meanes to make our hearts relent and resolve into the teares of unsayned repentance Iob 33.16 according to that of Elihu God openeth the eares of men by their corrections which hee had sealed that hee might cause man to turne away from his purpose So the Lord taught Miriam by leprosie to forgoe her murmuring Hee awakened Ionas out of his securitie by casting him into the Sea Hee cured Zachary of infidelitie by striking him with dumbenesse Hee diverted Saul from his evill course by blindnesse Thus Manasses who forgat God in his prosperitie did seeke unto him in adversitie the Heathen Marriners did pray unto God in a storme and the Ninevits did humble themselves by fasting and prayer when destruction was threatened against them Gen 42 21 when the brethren of Ioseph were distressed in Egipt they did remember the injurie they had done to their brother when the prodigall sonne was pinched with want Luk 15 18 then did hee resolve to returne to his father but especially this may bee seene in the Iewish Church For though in their prosperitie as the Lord himselfe observeth They turned their backe yet in their trouble Ierem 2 27 they said Arise and helpe us Isai 26 16 This is observed also by the Prophet Isaiah Psalm 78 34. Lord in trouble have they visited thee they powred out a prayer when thy chastisment was upon them And David to the same purpose When hee slew them they sought him Yea speaking of the manifold kindes of miserie wherewith the faithfull are exercised hee maketh this the foote of his song Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble Psalm 81 7 Psalm 107 6 and hee delivered them Apollonius writes of certaine people that could see nothing in the day but all in the night In like manner wee are so blinded with the bright sunne-shine of prosperitie that wee cannot see those things which concerne our peace but when the winter night of miserie comes then schola Crucis schola lucis Wee are all branches of the Vine and therefore wee must bee pruned and cut with the knife of affliction that wee may bring forth fruite and this is the last meanes which God ordinarily useth to convert obstinate sinners when nothing can prevaile with us then doth hee visite our iniquities with the rod and our sinnes with scourges and hee is so confident that this will drive vs to repentance that in the fift Chapter of this prophesie vers 15. having threatened to withdraw all the testimonies of his love and favour from his people I will goe and returne to my place till they acknowledge their offence and seeke my face Hee addes In their affliction they will seeke me carely which was accordingly verified in the event for in the next words they call one another after this manner Come let us returne unto the Lord for he hath vvounded us c. And surely this is a strange thing that affliction should make men turne to him that smiteth them it would seeme that such dealing should rather terrific them and make them runne away from God Adam when hee saw God to bee angrie fled from his presence and this is naturall to everie creature to love it selfe and to flie from that which is hurtfull unto it strike a dogge and hee will flic from you Iudg 14 14 Therefore that yee may conceive this riddle how sweere comes out of sower yee shall understand that afflictions being considered in their owne nature are the fruites of sinne the evils of punishment the testimonies of Gods wrath the curses of the Law and the first flashes of hels fire Therefore when afflictions follow their kinde they bring forth nothing but evill fruite such as impatiencie malice against the instruments murmuring against God the use of unlawfull meanes 2 Chron 2● 22 and finally dispaire as in Pharao

with sweete wordes So there are at this time that love to preach Placentia and make Sermons as the Poet did his fables Populo ut placerent Sowing pillowes under the elbowes of the wicked The occasion is because they seeke great things for themselves therefore doe they studie to please men for they see that Zedekiah will be beleeved when Micajah will be sent to prison 1. King 22. and fed with the bread of affliction 1 rem 20.1.2 and Pashur will be a governour in the house of the Lord when the Prophet Ieremiah by his authoritie shall be put in the stockes 2 Tim. 4 3. For these are the times foretold by the Apostle wherein the itching eares of men cannot abide wholsome doctrine but They hate him that rebuketh in the gate Amos 5.10 and they abhorre him that speaketh uprightly as Achab hated Micajah because he prophecied evill that is he faithfully warned him of that judgement which afterward came upon him Wee are come to such an height of iniquitie as Israel was when shee could not indure the the rebukes of eyther Priest or Prophet Hoj. 4.4 Let none rebuke nor reprove another saith the Lord for this people are as they that rebuke the Priest And by the Prophet Isaiah They say unto the Seers see not Isai 39.10 and to the Prophets prophecie not unto us right things but speake flattering things unto us And Micah 2.11 If a man will say I will prophecie unto thee of Wine of strong drinke that is if hee will tell them pleasant tales hee shall even be the Prophet of this people But it behooveth us whom the Lord hath made watchmen over his Ierusalem if we will deliver our owne soules and be free from the bloud of all men to blow the Trumpet and give warning to the wicked Let us remember that caveat which the Lord gave unto Baruch Ierem. 45.4 Behold that which I have built will I destroy and that which I have planted will I plucke up even this whole land and seckest thou great things for thyselfe Seeke them not I●b 32 22. And solet us say with Elihu I know not to give flattering titles unto man for in so doing my maker should take me away suddainely 1 King 22.14 Let us resolve with Micajah As the Lord liveth whatsoever the Lord saith unto me that will I speake Although Zedekiah doesmite mee on the cheeke and Amaziah informe against mee to Ieroboam and others diswade mee from prophecying at Bethel because it is the Kings Court yet for Sions sake I will not hold my peace but I will lift up my voyce like a Trumpet and shew the people their sinnes and forewarne them of Gods judgements crying Samaria shall be desolate and therefore O Israel returne unto the Lord. Againe if by Israel wee understand them of the land of Iudah then yee shall observe from hence That the corrections of other men should be our instructions the judgements of God upon others should waken us up and make us looke about us to see whether or not we be in the like danger If our neighbours house be on fire it is time to looke to our owne If Samaria become desolate then let that Israel which is in the land of Iudah take heede least as they have beene partaker with her in her sinnes so they doe also receive of her plagues Now I can tell you that Samaria is become desolate The wrath of God in a great measure hath seased upon our neighbor Nations that they may take up the same lamentation that Ieremie did The sword devoureth abroad Lament 1.20 and death is at home Even that famous Citie of London is now become a fearefull spectacle of Gods judgements God hath met with her in the Moneth of her affliction Men women and Children fall downe in the streeres smitten not with the sword of the Assirians that were sent against Samaria but by the sword of the destroying Angell that slew the Assirians in a word there is nothing but desolation in her streetes Rachel mourning for her children cannot be comforted O Lord. What have they deserved which wee have not Were they more vile and abominable then wee No Luke 13.4 Thinke not that those eighteene upon whom the Tower of Siloam fell and slew them were greater sinners then others I tell you nay but except yee amend your liues yee shall all likewise perish What I pray you are the sinnes for which it hath pleased God to enter into judgement with our neighbour Nation Is it the pride and prodigalitie of England Is it their drunkennesse and gluttonie Is it their luxurie and uncleannesse Is it their oathes and oppression Or finally Is it their contempt of Gods word and formall hypocrisie Looke upon your selves with unpartiall eyes and yee will finde that wee have justified our sister Samaria in all her abominations that the Lord may justly take up against us the same complaint he doth against Iudah Ierem. 3.8 Ierem. 3.8 When backesliding Israel committed adulterie and I had put her away and given her a Bill of divorce yet her treacherous sister Iudah feared not but went and played the harlot also What will follow hereupon but as is Isai 10.12 Shall I not Isal 10 1● as I have done unto Samaria and her Idoles so doe to Ierusalem and her Idols But let the Kingdome of England rather be Iudah and this where wee live Samaria and so the application will suite better For yee know Iudah was the first and the mother kingdome so is England to us Samaria was farre more corrupt in Religion then Iudah having onely a shew of truth Ioseph antiq l. b. lib. 11. cap. 8. in Circumcision Temple Priest Books of Moses so is this Kingdome where we live The Samaritanes were a mixt people of Iewes and Gentiles so are wee heere 2 King 17.33 The Samaritanes had a mixt worship for in Samaria both the God of Israel and the Gods of the Nations were worshipped Ioseph antiq lib. 9. cap. ult and would to God it were not so heere Is there not in everie Towne Village and Corner of the Kingdome a mount Gerizim whereupon they bragge their Fathers to have worshipped Iohn 1 20 Is there not a succession of Priests sacrificing upon everie mountaine and under everie greene Tree and least thus succession should fayle for want of issue because they have no wives of their owne Is there not a continuall supply every day from Rome And finally Are there not many Relickes of Saints and holy Wels of more worth if yee will beleeve them then Iacobs Well in Samaria Iohn 4 12. Ioseph antiq lib 11 cap ● Besides Samaria was a receptacle for all fugitive persons who were not suffered to live at Ierusalem for strange wives or for other crimes for which cause their Temple was called Templum transgressorum And what better is this of ours Doe not all sort