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A73456	A sermon preached at Great Yarmouth, vpon VVednesday, the 12. of September. 1599. by W. Y. The argument whereof was chosen to minister instructions vnto the people, vpon occasion of those present troubles, which then were feared by the Spaniards.	Younger, William, b. 1572 or 3.	1600 (1600)	STC 26097; ESTC S125585	32,550	90

deale in singlenesse of heart with the Lord for there is neyther thought any shift excuse or deuice but the Lord is inward vnto it which if he once perceyues it enforceth him to a further reuenge Eph. 5.6 It was the caueat which Paul gaue to the Ephesians Let no man deceiue you with vayne words for for such things the wrath of God commeth vpon the children of disobedience If men eyther excuse sinne in themselues or mocke at the Iudgements of God the anger and wrath of God in the violentest maner comes vpon them Secondly Instru âˆ£ ction 2 let vs learne from hence that though wee reforme some fewe sinnes and restrayne our selues from outward offences whereof the world condemnes vs yet can we not promise our selues securitie if we haue any wicked thoughtes raigning and remaining in our harts And therefore because mans nature is so subiect to corruption drawn from Adam that the brightest fire hath some smoke the clearest fountain some mudde and the purest hart some infection wee must in the sincerest manner that we may wholly resigne our selues into the Lords hands and commit the ordering disposing and sanctifying of our thoughts to his good will and pleasure knowing that in him lyeth all our safetie securitie from all iudgements and for our selues were wee as iust and vpright as Daniel yet might wee say with him Shame Lord and confusion belongs vnto vs. Thirdly let vs learne Instru âˆ£ ction 3 not to thinke it a small matter when any olde sinne or corruption remaines within vs. For if euer any thing be dangerous surely this is most daungerous when a sinne that sprouted vp in vs thirtie or fortie yeeres agoe still the same sinne remaines in our hearts In medio tui and lurketh in the inwards of our soules surely it is now growne to a great tree not easily to be pluckt vp For it is the nature of sin when custome giues it any encouragement first it is an egge secondly a cockatrie thirdly a serpent fourthly a fierie flying serpent For as it remaineth it keeps not at a stay but it groweth vp gets hart strength and encouragement that it fares like a sleepie Lyon Gen. 4.7 which if a man begins to rouze is ready to fly in his face Therefore let vs crush the heads of our wicked thoughts while they are but little serpents and not suffer them to remaine in our hearts so long lest at length they get strength to ouer-master vs. Lastly by the tenor of this argument wee may see how the Lord is grieued with the delay of repentance in any sinner Simile we know in our owne ordinarie affaires either in following matters of law or when wee haue any suites requestes to exhibite to princes or men of state delay breeds many dangers Mora trahit periculum and makes vs that we either go without the thing that we sue for or els we obtaine it with great difficulty and charge after the same sort if any desires this heauenly promotion which all the kingdomes in the world cannot purchase and bee slacke in following the suite thereof to thinke as Naaman thought of the waters of Iordan 2. King 5 that other waters may be as good so another time as meet and shall not to morrow bee as to day c. surely he shall eyther go without it or els obtaine it with great difficultie for the longer that we remaine in sinne the further off will the Lord be from vs yea so farre as it shall be hard to find him and the more sinnes that a man committeth the more walles of brasse are built and made vp betwixt God and vs that the cries of our sinfull hearts can not haue passage vnto him nor his mercies vnto vs. Were it not much better then beloued to seeke the Lord while he may be found Esay 55. and to call vpon him while he is neere to put vp our supplications into the hands of this heauenly Prince while hee now passeth by vs then to stay and delay till he shuts himselfe vp in his chamber of presence and then will not open vnto vs Oh that wee could once bee wise and prouident for our owne saluation When Abel offered sacrifice he brought the first fruits of his sheepe and the fatte of them to offer vp Gen. 4.4 And the Lord had respect vnto it And shall wee thinke to spend the first fruites of our age and the prime of our yeeres in sinne and the seruice of the Deuill when we haue thus spent the strength sap and greennesse of our youth and grow old and withered lying like brands in the fire of sinne Zach. 3. wasted and consumed to stumps as the Prophet speaks and then offer vp our old adulterous broken and shattred sacrifices vnto God shall we thinke I say the Lord will regard them or that he will thus be mocked at our hands Surely no. Our safest course beloued will then bee not to grieue the Lord with delayes that he should iustly complain of vs as of Ierusalem How long shall the wicked thoughtes remaine within thee Is it not yet enough Are ye not content to grieue men onely but you will grieue mee also c. But rather forthwith whiles wee are in our best strength Eccles 12.1 before the euill day commeth to season our greene vessels with the liquor of his spirit euen with holinesse and sanctimonie of life and to thinke the prime of our yeeres and as it were the maidenhead of our youth in the purest and holiest maner to bee better bestowed on the Lord who hath promised himselfe to bee a most louing and faithfull husband vnto vs then vpon the Deuill which is our professed enemie and seekes our ouerthrow euerie way O let vs consider how brittle a staffe we leaue vpon wheÌ„ we trust vnto our old age which when it breakes the splinters shiuers thereof will wound vs. If we repose any confidence to the houre of death for Gods fauour we tread but vpon yee which if it be molten with a little heate of Gods anger alas wee sinke into the gulte of destruction Indeed many are blinded in giuing credite to Sathan when hee saith vnto them Ye shall not die or the time is not yet c. thinking that Gods mercie wil waite vpon them when their eyes shall be closed vp or obtaine that at the houre of death which they haue contemned all their life but let vs for our partes labour for it euen while it is called to day yea while the Lord cals and sayes vnto vs as hee said to Adam Where art thou Gen. 3.9 neuer colour nor cloke our filthines with the Figge leanes of our deuises or shrowd our selues in the thickets of our wicked imaginations for then we shall shew our selues of what house we come but rather endeuour to bee new creatures in Christ the second Adam yet let it repent vs that wee haue deferred the time so long and suffered sinne to grow to such a height to the greater offence of our heauenly father and to the greater hazzard of our owne saluation and as he hath thought long for our turning vnto him so let vs think long for his turning vnto vs that there may be amity league and friendship betwixt God and vs and then shal we liue without feare of any forraigne enemy Exod. 14 14. yea we may then hold our peace for the Lord will fight for vs and put all our enemies vnto the sword hee will make vs returne into the court of heauen with palmes of honour in our hands and crowns of victory vpon our heads and the whole Trinitie shall with one voice say Amen for the confirmation of our eternall happines Then shall we haue no more wars nor rumors of wars to dismay vs no more enemies to feare vs no feare to grieue vs no griefe to trouble vs no trouble to disquiet vs no sicknesse to distemper vs or death to dissolue vs but life in him who liueth for euermore The Lord possesse out soules with a desire of it and giue a blessing to that which hath beene deliuered Amen FINIS

hath vsed exhortations euen without number to disswade them from the cause of Gods iudgements that is from sinne disobedience and transgression Especially from the beginning of this Prophesie Ieremie hath beene very earnest as in the third Chapter the Lord condemneth Israel for an harlot Lift vp thine eyes Oh Israel vnto the high places see and behold if thou hast not playd the harlot c. Thou hast sitten wayting for them in the wayes as the Arabian in the wildernesse yea the land is polluted with thy whoredomes and abominations yet when Israel had done all this God sayde Turne vnto mee notwithstanding shee returned not as her rebellious sister Iudah saw Againe in the fourteenth verse O ye disobedient children turne vnto me and I will take you one of a Citie and 2. of a tribe and wil bring you into Sion and I will giue you pastors according to mine owne heart that shall feed you with wisedome and vnderstanding The like in the 22. verse and in many other places the Lord seemes to bee mooued with a pitifull compassion and commiseration ouer his owne people their case was pitifull in his sight and their carelesse regard wrought sorrow in his heart when he saw that howsoeuer he was prouident for their saluation yet were they verie forward in their owne destruction and the more carefull he he was for their conuersion the lesse respect had they to his admonition Indeede true it is an auncient father sayth The wicked alacrius currunt ad mortem quÃ m nos ad vitam they runne farre faster in the way to condemnation then the godly doe in the way to saluation as the Psalmist notes them for their haste when hee describes the vngodly as if they had wings on their heeles Their feete are swift to shed bloud Ps 145. Yet the Lord who as Dauid sayth is merciful gracious long-suffering and of great goodnes laboureth to draw them home his heart breakes within him and his bowels yearne with griefe when he sees Ierusalem that is to say his own people how wilful they are in their owne destruction As I liue sayth the Lord I will not the death of a sinner As if he should say The fault is not mine when sinners drinke the dregges of iniquitie when the scourge of my iudgements fasten vpon them for I haue no pleasure to see the workmanship of mine owne hands perish in confusion As I liue as I liue sayth the Lord I will not the death of a sinner Marcellus Valerius after his souldiers had conquered Syracusa not without the great slaughter of many was so coÌ„passionate ouer them that he went vp to the highest towre in the Castle and with teares lameÌ„ted the ruine ouerthrow therof Plutarch speaks of one Pollio a Romane who hauing inuited the Emperor Augustus to a feast would haue thrown his seruaÌ„t into a deep poole in his rage for a smal matter The Emperor beholding his angrie spirit controlde him with these words Homo cuiuscunque conditionis c. A man of what state or condition soeuer he bee if there were no other cause but because hee is a man is more to bee valued and esteemed then all the gold and siluer in the world Well whatsoeuer may bee sayd of Marcellus for his clemencie ouer those whom hee had slain or of the milde and humane spirit of the Emperour Augustus iudging it to be very noble and honourable yet is there no comparison to bee made betwixt him and the Emperour of heauen and earth euen the God of the whole world who as the Prophet sayth is mercifull gracious long-suffering and of great goodnes For if Mercie were not before him and Grace behind him if long-suffering stood not at his right hand and great goodnes at his left if these Peacemakers as I may cal them being qualities in his nature did not mightily preuaile with him why so great is our sinne that the world could not stand but had long ere this time perished like Sodome and had beene destroyed as was Gomorrah Therefore would you know what vpholds the frame and structure of the world why it is Mercy would you know what vpholds the good estate of Israel of our land His Mercy would you know what continues the dayes of our ancient mother in Israel our gracious Soueraigne that as yet we cannot say of her as was sayd of Moses Deut. 34.7 that her eyes haue waxed dimme in her head or her natural force abated but stil flourisheth as the Palme tree and groweth vp as a Cedar in Lebanon t is Mercy In a word you know the cause of the Gospels continuance amongst vs that yet with freedome we may heare the sound of it in our Temples and with peace behold the open faces of Gods Prophets which bring vnto vs the gladde tidings of saluation why wee enioy other blessings and benefits in the land and are not taken away from vs by the violence and rapine of forraine strangers it is his Mercy his Grace his long suffering his great goodnes that hee bare to thee O Ierusalem euen to vs his owne people Mat. 23 37. our Sauior Christ doth there challenge Ierusalem for great crueltie that hee had sent Prophets but she had slaine them and Apostles but she had stoned them O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that killest the Prophets and stonest them which haue beene sent vnto thee how often would I haue gathered thee together euen as the hen gathereth her chickens vnder her wings but yee would not The hen was not more tender ouer her yong ones theÌ„ I was ouer you sayth the Lord and my loue and kindnes and louing kindnes was not once or twice but often Neither would I haue committed the trust of you to any other but my selfe would haue gathered you together What loue and kindnesse could I more shew but you would not I would O Ierusalem but thou wouldst not How often beloued hath the Lord wooed vs on this maner how ofteÌ„ hath the heauenly trumpet of his mercie sounded in our eares howe often hath the sweete showres of his mercie fallen vpon our heads euen as aboundantly as the Quailes vpon the Israelites If you should denie it I would aske the starres in the heauens the beasts of the earth the foules of the ayre and the fishes of the sea and all these would witnesse with me How often hath the Lord cried vnto you in effect Yarmouth Yarmouth thou that swellest in the vanitie of thy conceit that sayst with Laodicea Reu. 3. I am rich increased with goods and haue neede of nothing and therefore pride and enuie striue which shall get the vpper hand as the vnruly waues of the sea encouÌ„ter one another wickednesse walkes vp and downe among you without controlment and iniquitie runs full sea in the channels of thy streets and the course thereof cannot be stayed Sodome and Gomorrah lie not in the dust for greater abominations then are daily committed thou Yarmouth that art in

ioyne them in a league of friendship when we haue so done we lay iniquitie vpon sinne wickednes vpon iniquitie rebellion vpon wickednes and transgression vpon rebellion and nothing els but an heauing and heaping vp of confusion vpon confusion Gen. 11.2 as if Nimrod were amongst vs Babel againe to be built the towers wherof might reach vp vnto the starres Well beloued let vs lay the foundation of sinne as low as wee will and build as strongly thereupon as we can as if wee were assured that the hand of Gods iudgements should neuer rase it vp yet no doubt we shall find that it is nowe high time for vs to leaue our sinnes seeing wee see the Lord begins to leaue vs for our sinnes It is nowe high time for vs not to wash our hands with Pilate but our hearts with Ierusalem to chaunge our Morian skinnes to put off our stained and defiled garmentes to entertaine repentance into our soules seeing that euen nowe wee feare the rewarde of our impieties and the portion of iniquitie to bee shared out for vs. If euer before it was needfull surely nowe much more necessitie enforceth and time it is for Abigal if she respect her owne safetie to arise and meete Dauid with a present to appease his wrath 1. Sam. 25. for it seemes hee is now at hand with his sword girded vpon his thigh though not to lade our Asses as she did with two bottles of wine with frailes of raisins and a sheepe readie dressed or such like prouision but to lade our bodies and sinfull carkasses which wee haue vsed as Asses to beare the huge burthen of our sinnes with sackcloth and ashes Saceus ieiunium sunt arma poenitentiae with fasting mourning which are the armour of repentance to withstand his iudgemeÌ„ts Let our eyes be as 2. bottles of wine to cary with vs the teares wherof we may drinke to comfort vs in the assurance of Gods mercies our broken contrite harts as presents which the Lord wil haue respect vnto and receiue kindly at our hands Verse 35. lay his sword downe which he hath taken vp against vs. and bidde vs returne in peace vnto our houses Oh that I could possibly preuaile thus farre with you to possesse your soules with the consideration of this point Though this sodaine oportunitie of repentance were not offred vs yet let vs examine our estate and we shall finde that alas we are not sinners of yesterday we are not newly entred into Satans schole but we are of a great standing for in sinne our mothers conceyued vs in iniquitie they brought vs foorth and wee drewe corruption from their breasts all which as wee haue growne with them so they haue growne with vs. We haue long and ouerlong traced the footesteps of wickednesse and troden the paths of iniustice wee haue tyerd our selues and surfeted our selues with the workes of abomination we are not fallen of ignorance alas as our forefathers which knewe not the Gospell but willingly wilfully haue we brought our selues into the habite of sinne into the nature of sinne into the custome of sin and within the compasse of Gods most fearefull iudgements to seaze vpon soule and body vnto condemnation and not vpon our selues onely but such is the corruption thereof that it hath ouerspred the face of the heauens of the earth and ouerunne all the creatures that euen they for our sin must one day come to iudgement O then how needfull is it that with Ierusalem wee shoulde wash our wicked heartes from this corruption with the teares of repentance that shee might sit in thy heart and with her strong sighes and grones breake the heauens which are hardned against thee and draw downe the Lords louing fauour to thy soule If the infant in the cradle cries for milke if the Lion in the forrest cries for food because they want it how should it moue vs my brethreÌ„ to send vp our cries for the fauour of God because we haue it not The teares of our eyes being shed in true contrition for our sinnes will bee as little messengers to the great and angrie God of heauen and earth to entreate a truce betwixt him and vs his creatures and as gunshotte will batter downe the partition walles of our sinnes and cause his louing countenance to shine vpon our soules Let vs therefore in the feare of God make experience of this and though for the time it may seeme bitter as Aloes vnto the flesh yet is it wholesome and medicinable vnto the soule And looke as it was the manner of ancient times when trouble or heauines befell to any they presently called for women and others who were tender harted and skilful in mourning to cause them mourne the better so we which would faine learne to repent and lament for our sinnes and know not rightly how let vs haue recourse vnto the booke of God and there may we behold the teares standing in Ierusalems eyes and in the eyes of Marie Magdalene 1. Sam. 1 of Anna the wife of Elkanah that their weeping might procure our weeping their griefe prouoke our griefe their passions moue our affections with the like lamentation and sorrow for our sinnes So much for the thing required QuorsuÌ„ being the second point Wash thine heart from wickednes Now followes the third which is the End End That thou mayest besaued J Doubt not Vt salua sis Verses 5.6.7.8 but the trumpet blowne in the land and the crie which said vnto them of Iudah Assemble your selues together get you into stroÌ„g cities and the standard set vp in Sion and the plague threatened to be brought from the North Iuterfector Gentium and the Lion that should come from his den and the Drie wind in the high places of the wildernesse and that suddenly for it should be as a tempest and swift for his horses are lighter then Eagles might easily perswade them of imminent and present danger except they had the hearts of the Leuiathan as strong as stones or as hard as the nether milstone not to receiue any impression or their ioynts tough as Elephants that nothing could â—end them Therefore their danger thâ—eatning such extremitie it was more then time to take some course for their owne safetie The Poet notably describes the feare that Aeneas and they of Troy were in Aenci. 3 and the great speed they made to escape the danger of the Cyclops Praecipites metus acer agit quocunque rudentes Excutere ve t is intendere vela secuÌ„dis When they saw the companie of giants clustring vpon the shore Aetniâ—â— fratres resembling the strength and fortitude of mightie Okes or loftie Cypresse trees that their verie looks threatned destruction it was no time for them of stay but speedily to hoysse vp their sailes Parebiazâ—ntâ— nimbly to betake them to their oares rather then the giants should offer violence to

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