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mercy_n	abel_n	blood_n	cry_v	2,397	5	9.4770	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91475	Good tydings for sinners, great ioy for saints; or, A word to the world, and two to those that are chosen out of the world. Wherein is held forth, first, the sweet tenders of grace from the father through the son to all dejected sinners; he invites them, he woes them, he intreats them, nay, he beseecheth them to accept of mercy. In the second part of this book, called, Two words to those chosen out of the world, is spoken to the saints under their severall forms, taking notice first of the things commendable in them: and in the second place reproving them for things amisse among them. With a short prophesie of the downfall of presbyterie, independencie, anabaptismie, vaine notions, free-will. With a brief description of a true church-state, against which the gates of Hell shall not prevaile; it being founded upon a rock, it will stand against all waves and storms, that either men or devils can raise against it. I will give you all one heart, and one way. Then the Lord shall be one, and his name one. / Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.; Parnell, Robert, attributed name.	1649 (1649)	Wing P542; Wing P4234; Thomason E557_12; ESTC R27528	60,728	77

remembrance let us plead together Declare thou that thou mayest be justified as if the Lord had said If thou canst declare any thing why thou doest not come that lyeth in thy way I will remove it and thou shalt be accepted Ier. 2.5 Thus saith the Lord What iniquity have your Fathers found in me that they are gone farre from me Vers 31. Have I been a barren wildernesse to Israel Ezek. 18.25 Hear now ô house of Israel are not my ways equall are not your waies unequall as if the Lord had said doe you think in your conscience that these wayes that you walk in are right Is this equall that sinners should go on their dayes and passe their time in sin and when they can sin no longer then to plead for mercy Is this equall If this will not doe the Lord will say Conscience let him alone So conscience may be quiet but the Lord hath left pleading with him 15. Again the Lord hath many times brake forth into tears to see the stubbornesse of m●ns hearts O Jerusalem thou that killest the Prophets c. if thou hadst known in this thy day the things that make for thy peace Now suppose that Christ should come and weep over a company of poore sinners as he did over Jerusalem saying ô thou sinfull soule hadst thou known in this thy day the things that belong to thy peace and suppose thou shouldest see one tear trickling down after another and he should say Oh that this people did but know the things that belong unto their peace If thou hadst a heart of stone it could not but melt 16. The Lord doth foresee what a little honour hee shall have of this sinner when he hath brought him home he seeth still that thou wilt have abundance of corruption in thy heart and that thou wilt grieve his holy Spirit and walk very offensively dishonour the way of Religion and open the mouths of the enemies as David I say God doth foresee that after he hath taken all this pains to bring thee unto himself what a little honour he shall have by thee and yet he doth perswade thee to come This also doth note his willingnesse to save thee Lastly consider that after the Lord our tender Father hath used all these means and many more to bring in sinners yet he is contented to waite a long time upon sinners and to take advantages to win them Isa 30.18 The Lord doth waite that he may be gracious unto you O how many years hath the Lord waited upon me and thee and other sinners How long hath he knocked and yet we let him stand at the doore O Jerusalem wilt thou not be made clean when shall it once be Isa 51.17 18. I smote him and he went on frowardly but I have seen his waies and will heal him and restore comfort to him and to his mourners Though he went on frowardly I will restore comfort to him Now put all this together and see how infinitely willing God is to save thee ô thou drowping sinner Quest If any should ask a reason why God is so importunate and desirous to draw up sinners to himself Answ 1. The ground of this love is in himself and I can give no reason of it but the same that he hath left upon record Exod. 33.19 I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy 2. He doth this because mercy pleaseth him Micah 7.18 I will pardon because mercie pleaseth mee saith the Lord Now then that that doth please a man he is ever desirous after The scripture saith He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men but hee sheweth mercy willingly because he delighteth in it 3. The blood of Christ his onely sonne doth cry aloud in the ears of the Lord for mercy and that obedience of Christ wherewith the Lord is satisfied is so well pleasing to him that whatsoever this blood doth plead for God must needs grant Now the blood of Christ cryeth mercy mercy Lord for sinners the blood of Abel cryed vengeance vengeance but the blood of Christ speaketh better things and cryeth pardon pardon Nothing in the world can stop the current of Gods mercy to a people when it doth come to the blood of Christ Then saith the father of mercies open all the flood-gates now and let mercy be shewed in the highest degree seeing the blood of my sonne cryeth for this though this be wonderfull mercy to pardon such a great sinner there is not a drop onely but a Sea of mercy to cleanse thee throughly Come saith the Lord let us reason together though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as Snow Isa 1 18. I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for my own name sake and will not remember thy sins Isa 43 25. Put me in remembrance saith the Lord put me in remembrance of this my promise and let us plead together saith the Lord Declare these words with thy mouth that I have put into thy heart that thou mayest be justified Isa 43.26 O thou troubled sinner for to thee I speak I mean thee to whom sin is a but then See how our tender father hath dealt with our brother prodigall Luke 15 28. He arose and came to his Father but when he was yet a great way of his Father saw him and had compassion on him and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him 1. Take notice his father sees him before he sees his Father No sooner doth a sinner think of looking toward heaven but the Lord spyes him and pities him 2. He saw him whiles he was a great way off he was but in the beginning of his way to come his father might have let him alone till he had been come quite home to his house and it had been singular mercy to have bid him welcome then but it is done whiles he is a great way off So thou art at a great distance from the mercy of God in thy apprehension that is thou canst not believe nor scarce hope in his mercy yet he will draw nigh to thee 3. The scripture saith his father had compassion on him I see the Lords bowels yearn work and stir within him at the sight of his son Jer. 3.20 Therefore my bowels are troubled for him I will surely have mercy upon him saith the Lord. Jer. 9.24 I delight in loving kindnes Mich. 7.18 He pardoneth because mercy pleaseth him 4. It is said that his father ran How rich abundant mercy had it been in his father though he had stood still till his son had come to him But what mercy is this he will go towards him and give him a meeting O mercy that his father ran not from him but what mercy call you this that he runs to him Why would it not have served if he would needs go meet him to have walked toward him with a soft and grave pace No no

and seest it too hard a thing for thee yet consider that nothing is too hard for God who hath undertaken to work it Ob. It I could see a promise wherein God had promised to work it that were something Quest What art thou A Jew or a Gentile Scythian or Barbarian Ans I am a Gentile a sinner Chr. Thou these are promises for thee see Matt. 12.21 Rom. 15.12 In him shall the Gentiles trust in him shall the Gentiles trust Sin But all Gentiles doe not neither shall they believe therefore if I could see my name written in Scripture and a promise made to me in reference to that name then there were hope indeed Chr. Thou art just like Thomas Joh. 20.25 Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nailes and thrust my hand into his side I will not believe Well saith Christ thou shalt see the print of the nailes reach hither thine hand c. Wilt thou see thy name inscripture indeed Sin Yea with all my heart But I fear it is not there Chr. Why dost thou doubt all things are possible to him that believes wilt thou see thy name Then what is thy state How is it with thee Sin My state is miserable I am full of blindenes and ignorance and can understand nothing in a spirituall way Chr. Here is thy name then recorded Isa 50.10 Who so walketh in darknes and seeth no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon God Sin But I am dead almost my heart and my flesh do faile me Chr. Why canst thou read the beginning of the verse with David and not the latter end of it and God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever Psal 7● 26 Sin But I am weak faith another poore soule where is my name Chr. The weak shall be as David there is thy name Sin But saith another distressed soule I am quite dead where is my name Chr. Ephes 5.14 Awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and Christ shall give thee light There is thy name Sin But I have not ears to hear Christ voice nor strength to arise if I could hear Chr. But Christ can give strength with his voice as to Lazarus come forth and he came forth Sin Here is comfort for these indeed But oh that you could shew me my name in scripture and God speaking to me by name Then I should believe and rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory Chr. Well What is thy name Sin Rebell That is my name for I have rebelled against the Lord ever since I was born I have lived in a continuall breach of every command Chr. Yet behold thy name Psal 68.18 Christ hath received gifts for men yea for the rebellious that the Lord God might dwell among them Read thy name in every promise endeavour to see thy name enrolled in the book of Life where all the Devils in Hell and all the wicked men in the world can never blot it out Sin Oh! saith another poore distressed soule I have no minde nor heart to seek after God Where is my name Chr. Isa 65.1 I am found of them that sought me not There is thy name though thou wilt not seek for him yet he will seek and finde thee Sin But I cannot believe Where is my name saith another Chr. 2 Tim. 2 13. If we believe not yet he abideth faithfull he cannot deny himself Sin But I have called and cryed for mercy and that often yet God would not answer me Where is my name 2. Saith another others have prayed for me and the Lord gave them an answer he was not sent to save me Where is my name 3. A third poore soul steps in and saith I spake with the Lord as it were and he told me I was a Dog and that Dogs have nothing to doe with Childrens bread oh where is my name Chr. Will you see all your three names together Sin Oh that it might be so faith the troubled soule Chr. Then read and well consider that 15. Matt. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28. And behold a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts and cryed unto him saying have mercy on me O Lord thou son of David But he answered her not a word There was the first step of his deniall Secondly His Disciples came and besought him saying send her away for she cryeth after us But he answered and said I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house Israel There is the second branch of his deniall Thirdly Then came shee and worshipped him saying Lord help me But he answered and said it is not meet to take the childrens bread and cast it to dogs There is the third branch of his deniall And she said truth Lord yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from their Masters table Then Jesus answered and said unto her ô woman great is thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt Oh the unsearchable love of a tender father to a prodigall Son To summe up all in a word Search diligently in what state thou standest examine well thy present condition what it is and when thou hast found out the true temper of thy soul that thou canst truly say thus and thus it is with me Then search the Scriptures for they were written for thy learning and thou shalt finde upon serious consideration that some one or other of the Saints gone before the hath been in the same condition and yet hath found mercy Then thou wilt break forth with Paul and say There is no tentation hath befaln me but such as is common to all men and the Lord will deliver mee 1 Cor. 10 13. c. Are thy sins so many that thou canst not look up so it was with that pretious saint David Psal 40.12 Psal 38.4 Deare friend who ever thou art that readest these words let me tell thee I speak by experience I have been in so sad a condition even as it were in despaire And when I have read or heard these words that such and such of the Lords own children were in the same condition my heart hath begun to revive and say well The Lord hath dealt no otherwise with me than he hath with such a Saint left upon record now I see I am not alone in this heavines I cannot now say Was ever sorrow like unto my sorrow Lam. 1.12 But I can now say with Ieremiah Lam. 3 32. Though he cause griefe yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies I remember that sweet place of Scripture 2 Cor. 1 3 4. Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulations that saith he we may be able to comfort them that be in trouble by the comfort wherewith wee our selves are comforted of God Here by the way wee may take notice that it is

turning their Prayers into Praises to the Almighty for answering their Prayers in assisting you And the more difficulty you found in the work the more God will honour you for the same But Right Honourable Worthies What should be the cause that the people of England whom you doe represent yea they that have chosen you and have ever since with their Lives and Estates assisted you What is the reason that they all with one voice since the death of our late King are saying to you as once the children of Israel to Rehoboam after the death of their King 1 King 12.4 Ease us of our heavy burthens take away our taxations so heavy and you have answered the people as Rehoboam did if not in your words yet in your deeds saying My little finger shall be heavier than my Fathers loins and whereas you had a heavy yoak before I will make it heavier and whereas my Father chastized you with whipps I will chastise you with Scorpions If you say this is none of our answer or practice Let me aske you What means the Excise the doubled contribution and Free-quarter and many other grievous taxations and assessements And when we consider the time in which you encrease and continue these devouring Caterpillars it doth aggravate your evill as well as our sence of the misery as to instance 1. In a time when our trading at Sea is spoyled and our Shipps daily lost and taken 2. In which our trading by Land is almost utterly decayed 3. In which all sorts of provisions for the nourishment of our almost famished bodies is risen almost to a double price 4. Though what little Money and Pla●e we had we lent before upon the Publike Faith which proves a dead Faith or at best but a historicall Faith For notwithstanding all Promises wee receive none of it back again 5. In a time in which many People are but as it were newly returned to their Homes after banishment for a long time from their habitations and estates left to the cruell mercies of the adversary 6. In which many thousands have had their Houses burnt to ash●s and cry for help to their neighbours that have escaped that calamity 7. And lastly Which adds to our misery more than all the rest In a time when we expect a full deliverance having by the assistance of the Almighty power gotten the victory over all our enemies so that we may yet lament in the words of Jeremiah Wee looked for Peace and there is no good and for times of Peace and behold trouble God hath put into your hands a power if you have but hearts to make use of it to take off these heavy burthens wherewith your friends are laden Are not the Crown Lands in your hands and all the treasures thereunto belonging Are not also the Bishops Lands in your hands Are not all the Customes in England in your hands which amount so high And also Delinquents Fines and Compositions And yet must we have Excise remaine and Contribution doubled Is this the reward that we shall have for all our Obedience to you Oh consider consider To reward us evill for all our good it is not sound and to make your friends your foes it is not safe Shall I acquaint you with what I know and that upon sound ground If the King had gotten the day and all into his hands as you have would not he have freed those that assisted him And have maintained his Armie upon the cost of those that did oppose him did not his practise begin to testifie the truth of this So tender was he of those that assisted him in his extremity And will not you that professe your selves to be the servants of Christ and favourers of his people doe as much for Christ as hee for Antichrist Oh then Oh then let the cost light upon those that were the cause and they that forced you to raise an Army let their estates pay the Army FINIS