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A59597	Two clean birds, or, The cleaning of the leper as it was unfolded in a sermon preached before the right honourable Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, Generall of the northern forces, and the most of his army, on the fifth day of February, 1642 (being the Lords day, and by his honor appointed to bee kept as a fast upon speciall occasion) at Selbie, in the West Riding of the county of Yorke / by Iohn Shaw, pastor to the church at Rotheram in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3031; ESTC R29354	29,441	41

TWO CLEAN BIRDS OR The cleansing of the LEPER As it was unfolded in a Sermon Preached before the Right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax Generall of the Northern Forces and the most of his Army on the fifth day of February 1642 being the Lords day and by his Honour appointed to bee kept as a Fast upon speciall occasion at Selbie in the West Riding of the County of Yorke By Iohn Shaw Pastor to the Church at Rotheram in the same County Levit. 16.7 8. And Aaron shall take the two Goates and present them before the Lord at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation And Aaron shall ●east lots upon the two Goates one lot for the Lord and the other Lo●● for the scape Goate 1 Peter 3.18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickned by the spirit 1 Cor. 13.4 For though he was crucified through weaknesse yet he liveth through the power of God Printed at Yorke by Th● Broad dwelling in Stone-Gate over against the Star●e 1644. To his Excellencie Robert Earle of Essex Viscount Hereford Baron Ferrars of Chartley Lord Bourchier and Lovaine one of His Majesties most Honourable Privie Counsell Generall of the Army raised in defence of the true Protestant Religion his Sacred Majesties person Kingdomes Parliament c. Grace Mercie Truth and Peace here and everlasting filicity hereafter by Jesus Christ RIght Honourable I humbly crave leave to enshrowde these ensuing Notes under your Excellencies patronage and though there be as the Philosopher speakes megiste diastasis which might have deterred me Eight Ew●s yet three things among others moved me to this boldnesse First that kind and thankful acceptance of my poore paines and that most Noble respect which your Excelency was pleased to afford to mee at Rippon when it was not my desert but my duty and solace towaite on your Excellency with * E. of Belford E. of Hartford now Marques Earl of Essx Ea. of Salisb●yr E. of W●●iebe E. of Be ●ssiolle E of Helamd E. of Barlishire 8. Lords the L Wharton L Paget L. Mandevile now Earl of Manchester L. Brooke L. Pawlet L Howard L Savil● L. Dunsmore Commissioners for England And for Scotland 8. Viz. Earl of Dumfermling L. Lowdon Sir Willian Dowglasse Sir Partr●ck Hephurne Mr. Satith M. Wetherburne M. Henderson M. Johnston since Knighted fifteene other most noble Earles and Lords at that great and successefull Treaty betwixt the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland beginning in October 1640. 〈◊〉 how much though especially yet not onely I but all the Kingdome and the children yet unborne of both these sister Nation have cause to blesse God for you and you all for God though we already perceive in some large measure yet hitherto but 〈◊〉 And what an unspeakable losse the whole Land and m●selfe in particular had by the death of that most Noble and worthy Patriot the Right Honourable the old Earle of Bedford and what a want these present times have of him your Excellency among others fully knowes and I feele Secondly these Notes were preached before our Joshua of the North the Right Honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax and his Army of whose fidelity to his Countrey courage for God and his Cause cordiall and reciprocall affection of his Countrey to him and his to them I need not tell the world much lesse this Kingdome And therefore may with somewhat more boldnesse returne to your Excellency as their Spring and Head Thirdly something in these Notes treats of the honour and duty of Souldiers your Excellency is and hath of long been knowne to be a man of War 2 Chron. 8.9 Now these lines may serve like King Philips Monitor sometimes to recall to your mind first a Soul● diers place its lawfulnesse antiquity and honour c. secondly the quality of the persons Souldiers should be holy God calls his Souldiers as well sanctified ones as mighty Isa 13.3 Thirdly of their duty first to take God with them they may not fotger the God of the Arke when they goe to battell they had better leave behinde them the Arke of God 1 Sam. 4.3 2 San 15.25 Saul as ill as he was would not goe out against the Philistins till he had prayed and sacrified Psal 76.2 3 at Gods Tabernacle were the Arrowes Sword Bow and Shield breken and batted wo●ne 1 Sam. 13.12 Though Jeh●shapha had almost 1200000. valiant warring men 2 Chron. 17.14 19. though but in about two Tribes whereof the whole twelve were not by the fourth part so big as England an Army one would thinke enough to have over-run a world yet puts all his confidence in God by prayer and sayes still without him they had no strength 2 Chron. 20.12 Elishas prayers * slay as many as the sword of Hazael and Jehu 1 King 19.15 16 17. Salomon had 40000. stalls of horses for his Chariots 1400. Chari●●ts 12000. horsemen 1 Kings 10.26 4.26 yet found no safety ●ot to runne to God 1 Kings 8.33 34 Prov. 18.10 David had in a Kingdome as I said much lesse then ours they had but 12 Tribes we 52 shires fifteen hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword and yet two Tribes were left unnumbred 1 Chron. 21.5 6. himself as gallant a man as drew sword 1 Samuel 18.7 he had thirty seven speciall choice Worthies 2 Sam. 23.35 whereof one slew 300. men another slew 800. men another slew a Lyon and two Lyon-like men of Moah and an Egyptian Cyant another defended a field of barley another a field of Lentiles against an Army and many such like 2 Sam. 23. yet makes God his onely Rock Psal 18.2 and rests on him alone by praver for conquest * By Dr. Smoaking Flax Ep● Psal 56.9 be pleased to remember what was said to Generalt Vere Souldiers that carry their lives in their bands had need above others to carry grace in their hearts Secondly to leave their sins behind them Deut. 23.9 14. Cary no wedge or Babylonish garment Josh 7. may I not say as the Egyptians to their King let your sins go else you know not that England is destroyed that we be all but dead men Exod 10.7 and 12.33 Be pleased to call to mind that sweet and experimental Speech of your Excellencies most renowned Father b Dr. B● in his S●sat Pa●● Cr●sis 〈◊〉 1.16 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 day of or Earler de● Sometimes in the Field encountring the Enemy the weight of my sins lying heavy upon my conscience quell my spirits and l●nake me the most timerous and fearfull man that may be whereas finding my peace with God in a morning maketh me as bold as a Lyon Thirdly to goe by a right rule from a right Principle and aime at a right end not the desolating but recovery of a sick and sinfull Kingdome the sealing of a happy and holy peace not any way at

pleasures to serve and follow him Vse 4. Did Christ shed his blood to free us from sinne let us rather suffer our blood to be shed then wilfully provoke him by wallowing in our sinnes say not as that great but wicked noble man being asked whether hee liked better the pleasures of the wicked or the piety of the godly said cum illis mallem vivere cum istis mori I would rather live with the former rather dye with the latter Vse 5. Blesse God yea let all within us blesse God that hath provided so precious and costly a remedy to cleanse us from our Leprosie alas what would all the riches and glory in the world do us good while we were all full of Leprosie 2 Kings 5.1 what would Vzziah Naaman Miriam have given to bee cured of bodily Leprosie how much more should wee bee thankfull for curing Soules Leprosie especially First if you consider 1. the greatnesse of the gift God sent his Son his only Son his dearly beloved Son Cyprian tells a story of one having three Sonnes one must needs be banished the eldest was his first born and Heire he could not spare him the youngest was the mothers darling young and tender not could hee 〈◊〉 him well then the middlemost must goe but that was the 〈◊〉 expresse image and picture of the father and therefore her world rather dye then so part with any But God sent his Son into a sinfull naughty world though he was the very Image of his Father these two clean Birds to cleanse us the true mother though none of the best was loath to part with her child to be divided 1 King 3.26 but God for our sakes parted with his Son to be crucified Secondly the freenesse of the gift by us neither desired nor deserved Eph. 1.5 Rom. 5.8 10. He loued us because he loved us Deut. 7.7 8. none other eye pittyed us Ezek. 16.5 Thirdly the great cost it was to Christ the great good to us in Christ there was great vailing of his glory that the infinits God should become a poor Carpenters Son verbune infans Phil. 2. 6 7. 2. Vailing of his holinesse that he should be called a Wine-bibber Divell c. and be in the similitude of sinfull flesh 1 Pet. 1.19 3. Vailing of his happinesse hee deserved the first moment of his incarnation to have been in glory but behold from whence he came from his Father Heaven Glory 2. Whither hee came among wicked men or rather feinds 3. How used of all persons Jewes and Gentiles nay because the Jewes by their Law could not give above forty stripes therefore did they deliver him to the Gentiles who lashed him so long that it was more like plowing then whipping The Plowers plowed upon my backe c. Psal 129.3 againe in every part from head to feet in all his time from the cradle to the crosse c. Again consider what good this is to us 1. hereby our nature is dignified being in Christs person so highly advanced All the Jew● rejoyced because Ester one of their lineage was advanced as a silver Ring by having a precious pearle in it as a man may take possession of 1000 1. land a yeer by one clod of the same earth● so hath Christ taken possession of heaven for us in our nature a● when King James was made free of the Company of Cloth work●● Prince Henry of the Marchant Taylors they dignified the Companies So here 2. Sanctifies our nature as a cleere streame running through a filthy puddle And seeing I have begun to speak lend me so much liberty 〈◊〉 patience Right Honourable and beloved while I apply this destrine in a word or two to your selves Vse 6. Let this hearten and encourage all souldiers that stand up for the Truth of Religion the Law of the Land the true good of his Sacred Majesty and Kingdomes the flourishing of Christs Church to see what a Generall and Captain they fight under one that can from their sinnes cleanse them from pollution of spirit prosper them now and if a bullet or sword come enshrine their soules in Christs armes give them full pay knight and crown them in heaven every souldier hath a care when hee goes to battell to take his musket powder bullet his armes c. with him by no means will he leave these behind be sure you take this Generall Jesus Christ with you and Truth and Righteousnesse to be your Captains 2 Tim. 2.3 This was Joshua's main care Josh 5.13 1. The calling of a souldier is very ancient very honourable what was it that the four great Monarchies of the world most gloried in especially the Grecians and Romanes but in their valiant souldiers whence have most of our Titles of honour risen but from Military employments as Emperours Dukes Earles Knights Esquires c. 2. It is also a lawful calling in it self if rightly managed it s an Art that God teacheth Psal 18.34 and 144.1 who never taught any unlawfull one that God commanded Numb 31.2 commended c. Heb. 11.33 34. yea sometime war with men of the same Kingdome and that professe the same Religion may be lawfull thus twixt Israelites and Benjunites by Gods own advice Ezek. 5.16 17. 6.11 Judg. 20.28 and so 2 Sam. 2.13 and 18.17 and though it be a sore evill and as I have ‖ Grand Sacrifice elsewhere more largly proved especially civill warres yet sometimes a * Pa●em h● bere debet veluntas bell●● necessitas Aug. necessary evill onely remember wherein thy safety lyes in Christ alone Let men be for number for strength 2 Chron. 32.7 8. never so mighty yet if God be against them hee can give a Commission to Angels or Statres above Judg. 5. to waters or earth below to wind and weather to Frogs Lice Flyes c. and all the arme of flesh cannot withstand them Exod. 8.9 10. witnesse great Pharoah Herod Jesab●● P●p● 〈◊〉 King of Poland whose ordinary oath or curse was Anno 134● Rats 〈…〉 all his Kingdom could not save him from being devou●●d by ●aes Anno 940. so Hatto Arch-bishop of Mentz by Mice S●isillus Elkerka with Toads c. or God can put a pannick feare into men Josh 2.11 or scare them with a conceit a King 7.6 ruine them by their own fancie 2 King 3. 22 23 24. set one of them against another as 2 Chron. 20.23 Jndg. 7.22 The Land of Caanan as Cosmographers think was not by the fourth part so big as England they had but twelve Tribes and we in England and Wales have fifty two Shires and one with another its thought our shires were as big as their Tribes yet in two of these Tribes as they were usually reckoned there were in Jeboshaphats dayes almost 1200000. fighting men 2 Chron. 17.14 19. enough one would think to over-runne a whole world and yet Jehoshaphat cryes 2 Chron. 20.12 We have no strength neither know we what to doe onely our eyes are upon thee