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nation_n	earth_n	lord_n	shake_v	1,348	5	9.6070	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48465	The lamb calling his follovvers to retirement Being a gumble enquiry into the duty of churches, ministers, and all that fear the Lord, under the present dispensation of God. By one that would be found (though unworthy) the Lords witness and servant, and of all his saints.	One that would be found the Lords witness and servant.	1662 (1662)	Wing L213A; ESTC R221678	38,215	130

foolish Shepheards that would devour the Flock and wil deliver them out of their mouths and he will make them as the dung of the Earth they shall no more speak l●es in the Name of the Lord but the Hailestrom shall sweep away the refuge of lyes and the eyes of this generation shall see it Be making ready for the glorious appearance of the Lord and cry Mak● hast my bel●ved and be thou l●ke ●o ● Roe or to a young Hart upon the Mountains of Spices 12. Wait for an Annointing of Light Zeal and Magnanimity to execute the vengeance of the Lord upon the beast for Wrath is determined from the Lord and the Nations shall tremble because of it and the Cup of it shall speedilybe put into theirhands ●hough they have said A confederacy and there is a healing and peace among them and the Testimony lyes dead yet the Lord will come upon them as the breach of many waters Let that word of our Lord dwell upon your hearts for the day of it is coming upon the World Luke 21. 25. c. An● there shall be signes in the Sun and in the Moon and in the Stars and upon the Earth DISTRESS of NATIONS with perplexity the Sea and the waters roaring mens hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the Earth for the Power of Heaven shall be shaken and th●n shall they see the Son of Man coming in a Cloud with Power and grea● glory And when these things begin ●o come ●o pass then look up and lift up your h●ads FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NIGH. No age of the world hath produced such a series of Signs and Wonders as this hath done in these two years last past which are still multiplied which though neglected and blasphemed by a generation of scoffers yet are to be had in reverence by all that fear the Lord and regard the 〈◊〉 of his hands Which signs usu●●ly be speak distresse of Nations and th● S●●n●s that observe them are called to li●t up th●ir ●ead● The voice of the Lord ●o Egypt in the signes and wonders of that ●●y was Let my people go that they may serve me Exod. 16. 14 16. ●● 8. 1. ch 9. 1. 13. ch 10. 3. And when Ph●roah refused ●o l●t the People of God go free that they might serve the Lord and hard●ned himself against the wonders of God it proved his and the Egyptians destruction and wrath was upon them and the Lord by a strong hand let his people go But this Consideration would require a larger discussion Let what hath been hinted help you to a patient waiting let us say with good Jeremiah Chap. 14. vers last Art not thou he Oh Lord our God therefore we will wait upon thee for thou hast made all these things The Lord will raise the expectation of his Saints as he hath already begun and then he will come into them Psal 9. 15. then 't is but for a moment a little moment nay but as it were a little moment scarce to be call'd a little moment but as it were so and the indignation shall be over-past The Lord would assure his poor people That he waits but his si●test season as if delay were more grievous to him than to his people Who would not wait for such a God Oh! blessed be all they that wait for him Isa 30. 8. Take that word which the Lord hath spoken to one or another of his poor s●rvants Ps 3● 34. Wait on the Lord and keep his way and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land when the wicked are cut off THOU SHALT SEE IT Amen FINIS

vanities men and riches and strength are a lye and they shall not cannot save you in the day of the Lords indignation Oh be convinced of it see the Lord Jesus in his blood righteousnesse free promises of Grace an open shelter where you may fly and be safe Oh get thy polluted guilty betrayed soul into thy shelter make hast to get thy soul washed justified sanctified renewed in the Blood and Spirit of the Lord Jesus get the Mantle of his Righteousnesse over thee and his spirit to quicken thee or thou shalt perish from the way without remedy 2. Doth Jesus Christ call his Saints into his Chambers to retire with him and that for protection and more intimate Communion Oh let this be the Word of the Lord to all the Lambs followers Now Jesus Christ hath for a Moment withdrawn is gon behind the Clouds cry draw us and we will run after thee Now know and see more Experimentally that Name that is indeed a strong Tower that covenanting Name that hath been set before you The Lord gracious and abundant in goodnesse let thy soul say This is my Rock a Gracious Almighty Immutable God in Christ God the same yesterday and to day for ever unchangeable in Grace Goodness Wisdom Power Love and that because of a Covenant built upon the Pillars of Mercy and faithfulnesse that are for ever This is my House of Defence here will I dwell This is my Rock and I shall not be moved Here is your life your strength your safety your all Oh see what an open and sure Refuge Jesus Christ is your sins and guilt cannot enter in with you but you leave them at the door say Ah Lord spread the Mantle of thy Righteousnesse over me let thy banner over me be love and what ever the storm be I shall be safe in the heat of the day under the shadow of this Rock will I sit put me under unchangeable love and grace and Lord I shall be safe say of him Thou onely shalt bee my portion and my refuge into thy Chambers Oh Lord I enter draw me into them under thy wings will I make my Refuge till the Indignation be over past Oh accept me heal me hold me to thy self keep me hide me in thy Chambers of Grace watch over me night and day Yea Lord lead me into a nearer Communion with thee shew me thy Holinesse and thy Glory that I may be yet more vile in my own sight before thee Ah humble me empty me of all new season me new frame me with seven times more holinesse then before Conform me to thy self to purpose and for ever Commune with me Reckon me my dear Lord as thy Friend and Companion as thy sweet acquaintance Oh take my heart fill me with love and let us never never part any more Oh thus should be the breathings and pangs of our souls after our Lord Jesus in such a day This is to enter into his Chambers into his Rest Thirdly As to outward safety Enter into his Chambers say with David Thou shalt hide me in the Secret of thy presence Lord Thou art my hiding place Yea Lord let all thy People be thy hidden ones Call them into thy Chambers hide them from the pride and rage of man Seek the Lord It may be you shall be hid in the day of the Lords anger Zeph. 2. 3. you have at least an It may be for it Who knoweth but the Lord will hide wonderfully for so it must be and keep this Generation of his people though they dwell in the fire wonderful it is to see the Bush burning and yet not consumed The Lord hath gloriously triumphed in the death of some of his Witnesses who by dying have overcome more than by signal battels in the field and it may be hath some more to set to their Seal the same way but this Generation of people shall enter their Chambers and shall yet be further hid till the Lord come out of his place and the earth disclose her blood As I have believed so have I spoken Blessed be the Lord who remembers his people in these poor Nations and will not cast them off For thou Lord wilt bless the righteous with favour wilt thou compass them as with a shield Thou art good and ready to forgive and thou wilt forgive the sin of thy people though they have been a rebellious Seed because they be thy people and thy Name is in them and thy great glory is conferred upon them for the needy shall not alwayes be forgotten nor shall the expectation of the poor fail from before thee And thus much of the first branch of the Proposition We now come to the second thing Viz. The Lord Jesus Christ sometimes calls his Saints to retirement from publike Services and publike Administrations of Worship We would prove this and when the Lord so calls and why he calls them to such a retirement The two great instances of the Old and New Testament do confirm this 1. That of the people of God in Babylon where the remnant of the best people were carryed according to the Word of the Lord to them by Jeremiah and there the Lord promisseth to be a little Sanctuary to them Ezek. 11. 13. but there they had no Temple nor Sacrifices while they were in their captivity but were to live in the Faith of their return from the Captivity when the Temple should be built again and they were to humble themselves to the Lord and to cry to him till it were accomplisht So that here the Lord in that day of distress promiseth to take care of the Remnant Ezek. 11. 13. according to the plea of the Prophet Ah Lord God wilt thou make a full end of the Remnant of Israel And the Lord promiseth to restore them to bring them back to their Land and to give them his Ordinances as in the dayes past Yet during their captivity they were deprived of all positive worship of all publike Administrations but lived in the Faith of their return according to the Word of Lord by his Prophets to them So in the New-Testament times during the Captivity of the true Worshippers and Witnesses of Jesus Christ under the Mystical Babylon The true Church is call'd into the Wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God where she should be fed Rev. 12. 6. where she lieth hid And though there is a Temple measured Rev. 11. 1. yet 't is as shut up till at the pouring out of the Vials the Temple is opened Rev. 15. 5. But especially towards the end of the Beasts reign when the Witnesses have prophesied more openly and have finished a Testimony to all the Offices of Jesus Christ especially that of his Kingly Power over Saints and Nations the Nations that are found in the Spirit of the Beast make war against them and slay them that is lay their Testimony dead as if the effects of it should never appear All publike Prophesying and publike