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The glory of Chelsey Colledge revived by John Darley.
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Darley, John, 1622?-1699.
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Wing D259; ESTC R24871
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most have laid by their defensive Arms and are grown too much unacquainted with Controversies We have so much noted how Controversie in other Countries hath eaten out much of the power of Godliness that we have fallen by disuse into an unacquaintedness with the means of our necessary defence and whilst we thought that we might lay by our weapons as Sampson his Jaw-bone or David his Goliah's Sword and build with both hands we are too much unready to withstand the adversary Alas what work would liberty for Jesuits and Friers make in our Congregations in a few months space I must confess this though some will think it our dishonour it is not from any strength in their cause but from their carnal advantages and our disadvantages because we are not stored with our learned Garison with the Magazine of Library and maintenance For it is easier to pull down then to build and to set a Town on Fire then to re-edife one house and to wound then to heal But as the fountain was hid at the present from Hagar's eyes so Mr Baxter for the present did not see nor think on the adequate remedy of this viz. Chelsey College Project and design this being to this present utterly to all seeming as it were dead and buried without hope of recovery and so discovery unless some Angel awaken and open our eyes to see it And then if Popery should come in again through our giving over our watch and guards and then doubtless if so not without seven worse devils of Infection Rage Thraldom Superstition Tyranny gross Idolatry Perniciousness what measure Protestants may look for at their hands we need not go out of England and Ireland for proof To use therefore a little more Mr Baxter's words for Chelsey College which he urgeth indeed for another thing I leave it therefore to the Judgment of all men that are not asleep in their security and utterly unacquainted with the advantages and vigilancies of Papists whether this design of restoring and endowing Chelsey College according to the first wisdom of it for the defense of our Church Articles and oppugnation of the Adversaries be not altogether of Christ of the Angel of the New Covenant having discovered it unto our eyes and caused us to see this fountain for our selected and choice men to draw water out of the Well of Salvation Gen. 21. 19. as the strong men of David out of the well of Bethlehem 2 Sam. 23. 16. with Joy for the establishing of the hearts of the Saints in the true grace that they be sound in the faith and so be able and furnished when need is to convince the gainsayers and that the simple at length may be able to confound even the Scribes and the wise of the world who beat their brains with the deceivableness of that unrighteousness to build or rather daube up the Mystery of Iniquity the deceivableness of unrighteousness Thus have I at large related the nature and Condition of Chelsey College the nature of the Causes form uses and ends of prudence for happiness to our Church if we can receive it and the condition for the present of it in its impediments and obstructions so that if it be not now religiously looked unto it must and will be everlastingly forlorn and lost and such an opportunity never more can be hoped for And this I have related as principal and princely Bezaliels have meditated and designed it as a well-drawn and wrought fair piece of Arras and a Pattern to be made up accordingly and as it were from God in the words of Ezekiel Chap. 40. 4. Son of man behold with thine eyes and hear with thine ears and set thy heart upon all that I shall shew thee for to the intent that I might shew them am I sent unto you Wherein you have not only a Synopsis and clear declaration of a Tower of Ophel a Church Garrison but also motives pregnant and powerfull enough of Archbishop Abbott's or one of the Fellows even flexanimous to hearten and help onward the Affair 1. From the Papists and Jesuits their industry and lavishing of gold for defence of their Idolatry and Antichristianism 2ly From the necessity as they account it to uphold the Mystery of Iniquity and from the necessity for us also to work counter unto them 3ly From the danger that our Church and Cause may be in if we provide not in time 4ly From the excellency of being valiant for the Truth 5ly From the honour of Christ and his Church and our King and Country 6ly From the reproach which otherwise will redound unto us 7ly Besides the suffering of the Abomination of Desolation suddenly to overspread us and so the adversaries to work their pleasure upon mens souls and have occasion to upbraid us saying Why is there a price in the hand of foolish English men to get wisdom and they have no heart to lay it out for wisdom So that after all this Remonstrance about the matter and heads of the motives so faithfully inforced and improved there needs no more inculcating of them but only praying to remember and consider what has been so carefully and conscionably urged and the Lord give us understanding in all things Only may I humbly crave leave to urge in fine what we have found and what was not considered and what the Spirit advertiseth the Church of Philadelphia Rev. 3. 10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience that is as the Apostle does paraphrase 1 Thes 1. 3. the work of faith the labour of love the patience of hope for all these are joyntly to be ingaged in the work therefore I will keep thee from the hour of Temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the face of the Earth that is to try their Faith to try their Love to try their Hope their Faith whether it work by Love their Love whether it be sincere and zealous for the Truth their Hope whether it indure unto the end in patience Heb. 6. 10 11 12. rejoycing in hope patient in tribulation and out of faith hope and love laying out themselves for this College leaving the success prospering and blessing to the Lord Christ And this the rather if our expectation be according to the fifth-Monarchy mens perswasion which is not an Heresie and so not to be condemned but to be looked for but to be endeavoured after but to be prayed for that Christ his second coming in bringing and setting up his Kingdom may so appear And in a sort is not this hour of temptation come upon us of England and has it not been even for no less then fourty years almost trying our Faith whether we will and do 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for it our Love and Charity whether we will contribute any thing liberally to maintain the Champions of our Faith whether we will cast this sure anchor in the most holy place Heb. 6. 19. knowing and believing this most