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A warning piece to England, or, The wrath of God revealed against sinners his judgments being already entered upon the nation / by S.T.G.
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S. T. G., Lover of truth and peace.
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Wives and their Daughters many sad effects doth this sin of drunkenness produce it fits men to do all manner of evil and unfits them for any thing that is good either for Soul or body Now I shall shew you the Scriptures wherein the great God prohibits this beastly Sin to see that if by any means you may be prevailed upon to leave this silthy dirty abominable Sin See Es 5. 11. Wo to them that rise up early in the morning and follow strong-drink that continue till night till wine inflame them vers 22. Wo to them that are mighty to drink wine and men of strength to mingle strong-drink vers 23 24. Chap. 56. 12. Mica 2. 11. Nah. 1. 10. For while they be folded together as thorns and while they are drunken as drunkards they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry Joel the 5. Awake ye Drunkards weep and howl all ye Drinkers of Wine 1. Cor. 6. 9 10. Be not deceived neither Fornicators nor Idolators nor Adulterers nor Effeminate nor Abusers of themselves with Man-kind nor Thieves nor Covetous nor Revellers nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God Es 19 14 Luk. 21. 34 35. Rom. 13. 13. Let us work honestly as in the Day not in Rioting and Drunkenness not in Chambering and Wantonness not in strife and Envy There are several other places I might mention but these may suffice if God would be pleased to set any one of them with power upon the heart of a Poor Sinner Now I shall speak a few words to all those that in a great measure are the causes of the growth and increase of these evils and they are Magistrates Ministers and Parents and Masters of Families There are some Magistrates that are so far from punishing these Enormities that they are Presidents and ringleaders of all these vices as Swearing Whoring and Drunkenness nay they are like those spoken of by the Prophet Jer. 3. 12. Oh my Prophet they that lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy Paths vers 13 14. Surely they are most fit to be Magistrates according to the Scripture that fear God and hate Covetousness and every evil way Oh saith the meaner sort that would have Fig-leaves to cover their Nakedness use to such a Magistrate or Minister do such things and they are learned if it were so sinful they would not do it such kind of Magistrates and Ministers cause them to Sin extenuate and are great examples to encourage to evil Oh what a sad thing is this that men are not content only to go to Hell themselves but draw others after them therefore their condemnation will be the greatest at the great day of accompt 2 Ministers those that call themselves Ministers of the Gospel Oh what wickedness are they arrived unto that some of them reel in the Streets and make nothing of swearing cursing and uncleanness do not you think that Gods Soul will be avenged on such as you are who are like Jereboams Priests the vilest of the People you that pretend to be leaders of others should be such bad examples as to lead the people towards Hell what will your accompt be when both Ministers and Magistrates shall appear before the judgment seat of Jesus Christ what can you say here am I one of those have lead to Hell surely your condemnation will be very great that will not only answer for your own Sins but for others whom you have by evil examples drawn to Sin how can you bear the weight of this great burthen of Judgments that will certainly fall upon you if you repent not and turn to the Lord speedily here I might be very large but I shall forbear at this time hoping that some may be awakened which is the main end of this small discourse 3. To Parents and Masters of Families who are very bad presidents to their Wives Children Servants who are so far from instructing them in the ways of God according to gods injunction in the holy Scriptures that they are the Ring-leaders of them to all manner of evil Oh sinful Parents and Masters that should with all your might instruct your Children and Servants how will you how can you escape great condemnation when you shall be called to a strict accompt for leading your Children and Servants to great destruction how sad will it be with you when your Children and Servants shall curse you and say we might have escaped these flames had our Masters and Parents instrâ—cted us and had they not been wicked examples to us but now wo and alas we are tormented with the Devil and his Angels in everlasting burnings Now let me give you a few instâ—uctions to poor Sin-sinking England I beseech you hearken to the counsels of Gods holy word when he threatned destruction upon the People of Isarel Joel 2. from the 1. to the 22. vers Blow the Trumpet in Zion and sound an alarum in my holy mountain let all the Inhabitants tremble for the day of the Lord cometh for it is nigh at hand a day of darkness and gloominesâ— a day of clouds and thick darkness as the Morning spread upon the mountains a great People and a strong there hath not been ever the like neither shall be any more after iâ— even to the years of many Generations vers the 3. A fire devoureth before them and behind them a flame burneth the land is as the Garden of Eden before them and behind them a dâ—solate Wilderness yea nothing shall escape them and so forward to the 12. vers but consider in the 12 13 14. verses you have that blessed counsel given to them as the only means to escape this dreadful judgment where you have very much of the bowels of Gods compassion expressed like a tender hearted Father unwilling to strike if it may be avoided Therefore also now saith the Lord turn ye even unto me with all your heart and with Fasting and with Weeping and with Mourning vers the 13. And rent your hearts and not your Garments and turn unto the Lord your God for he is gracious merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repenteth him of the evil vers the 14. Who knoweth if he will return and leave a blessing behind him even a meat offering and a drink offering to the Lord your God and so you may read unto the end of the Chapter These latter verses have in them contained the forcible arguments to press on and enforce the exhortation surely there is no other way for England to escape total ruin but by following the blessed advice very wholesom counsel of repenting and turning to the Lord with your whole hearts and who is able to give us counsel that may do us good but God whose counsel shall we adhere unto that may be effectual but his but if we obstinately persist in the rebellions against the great God of heaven he will surely plague us seven times more for our Sins and so may root us
presence of the Lord and the glory of his Majesty and for ever to be cast into that lake that burneth with fire and brimstone in those easeless endless remediless torments where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth Math. 25. 41. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Isa 66. 24. And they shall go forth and look upon the carkases of those that transgress'd against me for their worm shall not die neither shall their sire be quench'd and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh 1. Vain Swearing when men so commonly swear that they cannot ordinarily discourse but they must swear nay it is the fashion to swear and if a man cannot swear he is not fit company for some Gentlemen Oh poor miserable man is it thy common practice delight to blaspheme and take the great and dreadful name of God in vain Oh what wilt thou do when thou shalt appear before him at the last Day as thou certainly must surely thou wilt tremble desire mountains and rocks to fall upon thee to hide thee from him that sitteth upon the throne and from the Lamb Revel 6. 16. See those Scriptures that prohibit vain Swearing James 5. 12. But above all things my brethren swear not neither by Heaven neither by the Earth neither by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest ye fall into condemnation Mat. 5. from the 33 to the 38 verses Surely such words are nothing but the speakings of the Devil in thee 2 Sort of swearing is for-swearing thy self when thou art call'd before a Magistrate this is a great sin that brings judgments upon the Nation for oaths the Land mourns How many poor creatures are hired to for-swear themselves and how many do it to pleasure great men and others wickedly for-swear themselves for to get their Neighbours goods and to defraud their neighbour of his right Levit. 6. 3 4 5. chap. 5. 1. Jere. 23. 10. For the land is full of Adulterers for because of swearing the land mourneth the pleasant places of the wilderness are driedup and their course is evil and their force is not right Hose 4. 1 2. Hear ye the word of the Lord ye children of Israel tel for the Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledg of God in the land By swearing and lying and killing and stealing and committing Adultery they break out and blood toucheth blood Chap. 10. vers 4. They have spoken words swearing falsly in making a covenant Zach. 5. 3 4. Mal. 3. 5. And I will come near to you in judgment and will be a swift witness against the Sorcerers and against the Adulterers and against the false Swearers Doubtless this is a very great sin that brings judgment upon the nations families and persons 3. That wicked sin of Cursing parents cursing their children servants some children curse their parents servants curse their Masters Nay I have heard wicked men curse themselves their cattel Oh how common is it for men to bid the pox take them Foolish ignorant persons they cry out with pain and anguish several of them yeild up the ghost and if they do not repent go quick down to hell they that curse themselves and their cattel at last bring a curse upon all they have Math. 15. 4 For God commanded saying honour thy Father and Mother and he that curseth Father or Mother let him die the death Rom. 3. 14 15 16 Whose mouth is full of cursing destruction and misery are in their ways and the way of peace have they not known vers the 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes Jame 3. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing my brethren these things ought not so to be Several other places of Scripture I might produce but these may suffice Oh what mad blindness is this that rational men and those that have lived under the sound of the Gospel so long shou'd be so ignorant and wicked as to desire the plagues of God to be poured upon them and theirs Oh that my head was water and my eyes a fountain of tears that I might weep night and day for the sins and sorrows of poor distressed sin-sinking England 7. Sin is Adultery and had I time and a heart I might be very large to enumerate the multitude of transgressions of this nature surely this sin is grown so common that it is open before the Sun and men plead for it and very much extrenuate it Nay I question whether some are not so notoriously wicked to urge Scripture for their abominable uncleanness Know O thou prophane Atheist the Scriptures give thee no liberty but will judg thee for thy sins at the last and great day of account when you shall certainly give an account for all your actions done in the body and how will you answer the taking your neighbours wife from him it may be thou wilt instance David's adultery but consider if thou wilt commit David's sin then thou must expect David's punishment which was very severe See Psal the 32 from the 1 to the 6 vers vers the 3 When I kept silence my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long vers the 4 For day night thy hand was heavy upon me my moisture is turned into the drought of summer vers the 5. I acknowledg my sin unto thee and mine iniquity have I not hid I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Psal 51. from 1 to the 13. vers Have mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out all my transgressions vers the 2. wash me throughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me vers the 4. Against thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest and clear when thou judgest vers 5. Behold I am shapen in iniquity and in sin did my Mother conceive me vers the 7. Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be whiter than snow Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones that thou hast broken may rejoice vers the 9. Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities vers 10. Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me vers 11. Cast me not out of thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me vers 12. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free Spirit See what misery this sin of Adultery brought upon King David that made him cry out in the bitterness of his soul and allmost