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A13142 A summe or a briefe collection of holy signes, sacrifices, and sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world, and of the true originall of the sacrifice of the Masse; Sum or a brief collection of holy signes, sacrifices and sacraments. Ling, Nicholas, fl. 1563.; Brett, John, Sir, attributed name.; Devonshire, William Cavendish, Earl of, 1590-1628, attributed name. 1609 (1609) STC 23434; ESTC S113014 129,473 362

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I remember all their wickednes Now their owne inuentions haue beset them about they are in my sight for the wickednes of their inuentions I wil cast them out of mine house I will loue them no more all their Princes are rebels my GOD will cast them away because they did not obey and they shall wander amongst the nations They turne iudgement to woorme-wood Amos against impenitēt sinners cap. 5. and leaue off righteousnes in the earth they haue bated him that rebuked in the gate and they abhorred him that speaketh vprightly therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time for it is an euill time for I know your manifold transgressions your mighty sinnes they a●flict the iust they take rewards and they oppresse the poore in the gate Therefore the Lord God of Hostes the Lord saith thus mourning shall be in all the streetes they shall say in all the high waies alas alas and they shall call the husbandmen to lamentation and such as can mourn to mourning Cap. 8. Behold the daies come saith the Lord God that I wil send a famine in the land not a famine of bread nor a thirst for water but of hearing the word of the Lord they shall wander from sea to sea and from the north euen to the east shall they runne to and fro to seeke the word of the Lord and shall not finde it Gap 9. Behold the eies of the lord are vpon the sinfull kingdome and I will destroy it cleane out of the earth and I will slay the last of them with the sword he that flieth of them shall not fly away and he that escapeth of them shall not be deliuered though they dig into hell thence shall mine hand take them though they climbe vp to heauen thence will I bring them downe and though they hide themselues in the top of Carmell I wil search and take them out thence and though they be hid frō my sight in the bottom of the Sea there will I command the serpent and hee shall bite them and though they go into captiuity before their enemies thēce will I command the sworde and it shall slay them and I will set mine eies vpon them for euill and not for good For behold the Lord commeth out of his place and will come downe Micheas against impenitent sinners cap. 1. and tread vpon the high places of the earth and the mountaines shall melt vnder him So shall the valleies cleaue as wax before the fire and as the waters that are powred downeward Woe vnto thē that imagine iniquitie Cap. 2. and worke wickednes vpon their beds when the morning is light they practise it because their hand hath power and they couet fields and take them by violence and houses and take them away so they oppresse a man and his house euen man and his heritage the women of my people haue you cast out from their pleasant houses and from their children haue you taken away my glory continually They that prophecied prophecie you not they shall not prophecie vnto thē neither shall they take shame if a man walke in the spirit and would lie falsely saying I will prophecie vnto thee of wine strong drinke he shall euen bee the Prophet of this people Therefore thus saith the Lord behold against this family haue I deuised a plague whereout ye shall not pluck your necks and ye shall not go so proudly for this time is euill Thus saith the Lord cōcerning the Prophets that deceiue my people and bite them with their teeth and cry peace if a man put not in their mouthes they prepare warre against him the heads thereof iudge for rewardes and the Priests therof teach for hire the Prophets thereof prophecie for money yet will they leane vpon the Lord and say is not the LORD amongst vs no euill can can come vpon vs. They hate the good and loue the euill they pluck the skins from them and their flesh from their bones and they eate also the flesh of my people and fley off the skinne from them and they breake their bones and chop them in pieces as for the pot and as the flesh within the caldron Cap. 6. For the rich men thereof are full of cruelty and the inhabitants thereof haue spokn lies and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouthes Shal I iustifie the wicked ballances the bag of deceitfull waights therefore also wil I make thee sicke in in smiting thee and in making thee desolate because of thy sinnes thou shalt eate and not be satisfied and thy casting downe shal be in the middest of thee and thou shalt take hold but shalt not deliuer and that which thou deliuerest will I giue vp vnto the sworde Will the Lord bee pleased with thousands of rammes or with ten thousād riuers of oile shall I giue my first borne for my transgression euen the fruit of my bodie for the sinne of my soule He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what the Lord requireth of thee surely to doe iustly and loue mercie and to humble thy selfe to walke with thy God Are ye the treasures of wickednes in the house of the wicked and the skant measure that is abominable The good man is perished out of the earth Cap. 7. and there is none righteous amongst men they all lie in waite for bloud euerie man hunteth his brother with a net to make good for the euil of their hands the Prince asked and the Iudge iudgeth for rewarde so they wrap it vp The best of them is a bryar and the most righteous of thē is sharper then a thorny hedge the day of thy watchmen and of thy visitation commeth then shal be their confusion Trust you not in a friend neither put your confidence in a Counsailor keepe the dores of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosome for the son reuileth the father the daughter riseth vp against the mother the daughter in law against her mother in lawe a mans enemies are the men of his owne house therefore will I looke vnto the Lord I will waite for God my sauiour my God wil heare me I wil beare the wrath of the Lord for I haue sinned against him vntill he pleade my cause and execute iudgemēt for me then wil he bring me forth to the light and I shall see his righteousnes Who is a God like vnto thee that taketh away iniquitie and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his wrath for euer because mercie pleaseth him hee wil turne againe and haue compassion vpon vs he wil subdue our iniquities and cast all our sinnes into the bottom of the sea thou wilt performe thy truth to Iacob and mercie to Abraham as thou hast sworne to our fathers in old time The Lord is slow to anger Naham against impenitent sinners cap. 1. but he is great in power wil not surely cleere the
wicked the Lord hath his way in the whirlewinde and in the storme and the clouds are the dust of his feete The Lord is good and as a strong hold in the day of trouble and he knoweth thē that trust in him God is iealous and the Lord reuengeth the Lord reuengeth euen the Lord of anger the Lord will take vengeance on his aduersaries and he reserueth wrath for his enemies who can stand before his wrath or who can abide in the fiercenes of his wrath his wrath is powred out like fire and the rocks are broken by him O Lord how long shall I cry and thou wilt not heare Habaeuck against impenitent sinners Cap. 1. euen cry out vnto thee for violence thou wilt not help why dost thou shew me iniquitie and cause me to behold sorrowe for spoyling and violence are before me and there are that raise vp strife and contention therfore the lawe is dissolued iudgement doth neuer go forth for the wicked doth compasse about the righteous therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth Then shall they take courage and transgresse and doe wickedly imputing this their power vnto their god Thou art of pure eies and canst not see euill thou canst not behold wickednes wherefore dost thou looke vpon the transgressors and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then he O Lord thou hast ordeined them for iudgemēt and O God thou hast established them for correction Art not thou of old O Lord my God my holy one I shall not die but I wil reioice in the Lord I wil ioy in the God of my saluation The Lord is my strength he will make my feete like Hindes feete and he wil make me to walke vppon mine high places The Lord is in his holy Temple let all the earth keepe silence before him The great day of the Lord is neare Zephaniah against impenitent sinners Cap. 1. it is neare and hasteth greatly euen the voice of the day of the Lord the strong man shall cry there bitterly that day is a day of wrath a day of trouble heauines a day of destruction and desolation a day of obscurity and darknes a day of clouds and blacknesse a day of the trumpet and alarum against the strong cities against the high towers in the same day also wil I visit all those that daunce vppon the threshold so proudly which fill their masters houses by cruelty and deceipt and I will bring distresse vpon men that they shal walke like blinde men because they haue sinned against the lord and their bloud shall be powred out as dust and their flesh as dung neither their siluer nor their gold shal be able to deliuer them in the day of the lords wrath but the whole land shal be deuoured by the fire of his iealousy for he shal make euen a speedy riddance of all thē that dwell in the land Gather your selues euē gather you O nation not worthy to be loued before the decree come forth ye be as chaffe that passeth in a day and before the fierce wrath of the Lord come vpon you and before the day of the Lords anger come vpon you seeke you the lord all the meeke of the earth which haue wrought his iudgement seeke righteousnes seeke holines if so be that ye may be hid in the day of the lords wrath I said surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receiue instruction so their dwelling should not be destroied howsoeuer I visited them but they rose earely and corrupted all their workes she heard not the voice shee receiued not correction shee trusted not in the lord she drew not neere vnto her God her Princes within her are as roaring lyons her Iudges are as wolues in the euening which leaue not the bones till the morrow her Prophets are light and wicked persons her Priests haue polluted the sanctuary they haue wrested the lawe The iust lord is in the middest therof he wil do none iniquitie euerie morning doth he bring his iudgement to light he faileth not but the wicked will not learne to be ashamed therfore waite vpon me saith the lord vntill the day that I rise vp to the pray for I am determined to gather the nations and that I will assemble the kingdomes to powre vpon them mine indignation euen all my fierce wrath for all the earth shall bee deuoured with the fire of my iealousie Sure then will I turne to the people a pure language that they may call vpon the name of the lord to serue him with one consent In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes wherein thou hast transgressed against me For then will I take away out of the middest of thee them that reioice of thy pride and thou shalt no more bee proud of my holy mountaine thē will I leaue in the middest of thee an humble and a poore people and they shall trust in the name of the lord the remnāt of Israel shall doe none iniquitie nor speake lies neither shall a deceitfull tongue be found in their mouth for they shal be feed lie downe none shall make them afraid Ha●●ai against impen tent sinners cap. 1. Now therefore saith the Lord of hostes consider your owne waies in your hearts ye haue sowen much and bring in little you eate but you haue not enough you drinke but you are not filled you claoth you but you are not warme and hee that earneth wages putteth the wages into a brokē bagge you looked for much and loe it came to little when you brought it home I did blow vpon it and I called for a drought vpon the land and vpon the mountaines and vpon the corne and vpon the wine and vpon the oyle vpon all that the ground bringeth forth both vpon men and vpon cattle and vpō all the labour of the hands I smote you with blasting with mildew and with haile in all the labours of your handes yet you turned not to mee saith the Lord. Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes Zacharie against impenitent sinners Cap. 7.8 saying these are the things that yee shall doe speake euery man the truth vnto his neighbour execute true iudgment and shew mercy and compassion euery man to his brother and oppresse not the widow nor the fatherles the stranger nor the poore and let none of you imagine euill against his brother in your heart and loue no false othe for all these things are the things that I hate saith the Lord but they refused to hearken and puled away the shoulder and stopped their eares that they should not heare yea they made their hearts as an adamant stone lest they should heare the law and the wordes of the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministrie of the former Prophets therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes I haue loued you saith the Lord yet you say wherein hast thou loued vs Malac. against impenitent