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A87003	The worlds timely warning-peece newly corrected and amended. This being the third time presented or sent to these three nations, England, Scotland, and Ireland; describing the nearnesse of the day of the Lord, by the signes and tokens that our Saviour told his disciples should come to passe, before the last day. Being a dismall looking-glasse for the false prophets of these times to look into, which invent false imaginations, out of their own proud phantasticall brains, to deceive the simple. Written by Charles Hammond.	Hammond, Charles, 17th cent.	1660 (1660)	Wing H500; ESTC R226173	7,589	17

World to come if the Lord leaves them to themselves But if you be rich mighty men will not return thanks unto God for plenty let the poor of this Nation blesse God for his mercies to them and let their Prayers be to continue it For Christ saith In the latter dayes because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold And so doth the love of the rich grow cold to the poor as some for example hang'd themselves dispairing at the bountifulnesse and plenty that the Lord sent But the Lord will love them that put their trust in him saith David Psalm 9.18 For the poor shall not alwayes forgotten the hope of the afflicted shall not perish for ever But to go forward concerning the signs of the latter day Christ told there should be signs from Heaven I am sure this land and other Nations too hath both seen and felt most strange sights from Heaven Here in our nation was there not great and strange things done by thunder and lightning in 1652 in June and July and many people destroyed by it and houles and Churches fired and consumed by it in severall parts of this land And likewise it rained blood the twentieth of June 1653. at a place called Pool in Dorset-shire which may fulfill the words of the Lord which he speaks by the mouth of his Prophet Joel I wil shew wonders in the Heavens and in the earth bloud and fire and pillars of smoak as you may read Joel 3.2 where he speaks of the signs of the last day The great Eclipses that have hapn● you will say are naturall but so many one after another hath béen seldome séen or heard of Moreover 't is said We shall not know the winter from the summer but by the leaves of the trees and if you have noted for this five years together here in England it hath been partly fulfilled for in the midst of Winter mornings and evenings were like May-mornings and more warmer But in Scotland it was certified that there was green pease and birds built their nests in the midst of winter and the season not known but by the shortnesse of the dates in 1653. Moreover There shall be in those dayes such tribulation as was not from the beginning of the Creation which God created unto this time neither shall be And truly I think there was never the like since the creation as hath of late been and is now both for Wars and rumours seditions heresies destruction hipocriffe false Prophets envy and malice the brother betraying the brother the Father the son the Son the Father Will not one friend sell the life of another now adaies When was ever the like heard or read of in any age before I desire you all that hear this book consider it and sleight it out for this is no false Prophesie that you hear this is Christs Prophesie which he left us to look into that we may not be deluded in these times as I am afraid too many are and run after their own inventions and will take upon them to prophesie and to teach others when alass poor souls they are ignorant of what they do and out of a proud opinion and out of a false delusion seek to bring swift destruction upon themselves and others such as despise the learned Ministers of the Gospel and think none so worthy as themselves to handle the word of God that can scarce read true English yet will take upon them to interprete the Scriptures Christ saith that the Gospel must be published in all natious before this time come I would fain know of these men whether they must do it or the learned Ministry Have they their Greek Latin or Hebrew tongue to Travel all over the world to preach this Gospell in other nations their English tongue will not serve but in all nations of the World either Latin Greek or Hebrew will be undestood Therefore whether you are the men to finish this great work of the Lord or Schollars I leave it to yourselves to judge of it I leave you this place of Scripture 2 Pet. 3. if you read the Chapter before you shall read what shall come in these last dayes Now you that read those places consider seriously on them and desire God to direct your hearts in true knowledge and interpretation of these Scriptures and no doubt but you shall find the true sence of it I would masters and parents would instruct their children and servants more than they do they would not be so disobedient as they be both to their masters and parents and to their elders and superiours Nor will I not be partiall but with reverence may tell some of the Clergy that it is long of them that the word of God and his Ordinance too is evill spoken of Titus Chap. 2. shews you what you ought to be and what you ought to do for indeed the eyes of the people are upon the Ministers I and just cause they have had indeed for it is a gallant thing to see one of that coat that can say he hath been no time-server he hath been no breeder of divisions he hath been no covetous person who would leave his flock if they were little to get a greater so he might get the bigger fleece But because there are such are there none that doth the work of the Lord faithfully Yes the Lord be praised there be and I pray God continue them amongst us and let us be sure to hearken unto them For he that preaches the word of God boldly not fearing man but God whose messenger he is not medling with these frivolous things that happens in these last dayes which must come to pass For when Christ told his Disciples of these latter daies and what should come to pass he saith Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away So having with that small understanding that I have told you the possibility and certainty of the dissolution of time or day of doom which if you please by the prophesy of our Saviour as you shall find it in the 24. of Matthew 13 of Mark and the 21 of Luke which you may read at your leasure and you shall find it all agree as one-doctrine which was writ by the thrée Evangelists Therefore let me desire you to prepare for it for it will come unlook'd for to a great many I am afraid as a thief in the night or as a snare wherein it will catch us at unawares Perhaps some may scoff at this Book and say How can he tell more than another and this was a long time ago writ and still all things remain as it did many hundred years Yet I must answer such as these in the 2 Pet. 2.3 to the end of the Chapter where you find the Apostle tells you of these men which I desire you to read and it will give you full satisfaction Now to invite you for preparation for this day of the Lord

THE WORLDS Timely Warning-piece Behold I come quickly my reward is with me Aris ye Dead Com to Iudgment F. G A pourfull Judg is comming that will spare No Kings nor States then let them have a care He 'l have account how they have rul'd his people here Their Armies nor their Fleets he doth not fear Licensed and entred according to Order London Printed for Fr. Grove near the Sarazen's Head on Snow-hill 1660. THE WORLDS Timely Warning-peece newly corrected and amended This being the third time presented or sent to these three Nations England Scotland and Ireland describing the nearnesse of the Day of the Lord by the signes and tokens that our Saviour told his Disciples should come to passe before the last Day Being a dismall Looking-glasse for the false Prophets of these times to look into which invent false imaginations out of their own proud phantasticall brains to deceive the simple Written by Charles Hammond Thes 5. vers 2 3. For you your selves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night For when they shall cry peace and safety then shall come upon them suddain destruction at the travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape London Printed for Fr. Grove at his shop on Snow-hill near the Sarazen's head 1660. The Worlds timely Warning-Peece THe end of all things is at hand 1 Pet. 4.7 But of that day hour knoweth no man Mat. 24.36 Their last words were the words of our Saviour but if you read the ensuing verss you shall find our Saviour as it were points out the time to us how we shall know when the time is near For saith he as the dayes of Noah were so likewise shall the comming of the Son of man be For as in the daies before the flood they did eat and drink marry and give in marriage untill the day that Noah entred into the Ark and knew nothing till the flood came and took them all away So shall the com●ming of the Son of man be Noah knew not the day nor hour when the flood should come but he was commanded to build the Ark but yet he knew partly the time when it would come partly by signs and then by the ripenesse o● sin that the time was near at hand So by the same similitude and the fulfilling of the Scriptures which our Saviour left for u● all to take notice how near the time w● come we may all easily conjecture that t● day of the Lord is near at haud our LORD gives us by a similitude or parable of t● fig-trée saying When the bough is yet tend● and it bringeth forth leaves you know that summer is near so likewise ye when you see all the● hings know that the Kingdome of God is nea● even at the doors Mat. 24. If we take that saying that as the dayes of Noah was so shall the comming of the Son of man be From Adam to the end of the flood was 1656 yeares so from the first comming of Christ to the second comming to judgment should then be near 1656 which time is past two years And if you look into the Writings of men who formerly writ concerning this day of the Lord you shall find many notable things is prove that it is near the time But I 'le passe by these uncertain things and invite you to look into the Scriptures concerning this matter where you shall find proofe enough that it is near at hand if you please to read the 24 of Matthew all over and compare it with these latter times you will conclude the dissolution of time is near at hand And likewise the 21 of Luke And they asked him saying Master vvhen shall these things be But in the first place take notice he spoke concerning the Temple some were wond'ring at the beauty of it Then saith he the dayes will come wherein a stone shall not be left upon a stone that shall not be thrown down Take notice I desire you of this that the first sign was the de●truction of the Temple and the house of God ●nd his Ordinances shall be abused for then ●s the beg●ing of sorrows when the Lord ●hall say Behold the daies come that I vvill send famine in the land not a famine of bread nor a ●hirst for vvater but of hearing the vvord of the Lord Amos. 8.11 Then Christ said Take heed ●at ye be not deceived for many vvill come in my name saying I am Christ and the time draweth near Follow ye not them Therefore as if he should say when my House is destroyed my Ordinances despised my Prophets abused then is the time for false Prophets to come and deceive you and make you believe they are new lights but they are but shadows For as the Apostle saith 2 Tim. 3.5 Having a shew of Godlynesse but denying the power therof turn away therefore from such For of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive simple women laden with sins and led away with divers lusts I desire you all to take notice of this and consider whether these things are not come to pass in our age which the like was never known before And in the next verse saith our Saviour And when you hear of wars and seditions be not afraid for these things must first come but the end followeth not by and by Pray did we not hear of Wars round about us before we felt it in Germany France Spain Ireland Then saith he Nation shall rise against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome For this we now see for nation against naon way justly be meant between Holland and us for all the rest of the World are Kingdoms and under the goverment of Monarchy yet all in a posture of War one against another and like to coutinue except the Lord be more mercifull to us Then saith he Great earth-quake shall be in divers places which have been of late as for example Many thousands were destroyed of the late earth-quake in the Summe● Islands and in other places Hunger and pestilence and fearfull things and great signs shall there be from Heaven Hunger and Pestilence wée féel not yet but other nations have felt it as Germany in a most sad manner and in Ireland amongst the natives and wild Irish both plague famine destroyed many of them in the year 1652. Therefore let us consider with our selves how mercifull the Lord hath been to us and is now that in the midst of judgment he is mercifull First he sent us the Pestilence then the sword but he hath still kept famine from us though we have had some scarcity in the Wars I pray God our plentifulnesse which we enjoyed of late years be not a cause to provoke the Lord to send the famine amongst us for many murmured when Corn was cheap and said they should be undone Let them take heed so they may to soon both in this life and in the