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Christs teares ouer Ierusalem Whereunto is annexed a comparatiue admonition to London. By Tho. Nash.
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Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601.
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No certainer coniecture is there of the ruine of any kingdome then their reuolting from God Certaine coniectures haue wee had that wee are reuolted from God and that our ruine is not farre of In diuers places of our Land it hath rained blood the ground hath been remoued and horrible deformed births conceiued Did the Romans take it for an ill signe when their Capitoll was strooken with lightning how much more ought London to take it for an ill signe when her chiefe steeple is stroken with lightning They with thunder from an enterprise were disanimated wee nothing are amated The blazing starre the Earth-quake the dearth and famine some fewe yeeres since may nothing afright vs. Let vs looke for the sword next to remembrance and warne vs. As there is a time of peace so is there a time of warre No prosperity lasteth alwaies The Lord by a solemne oath bound himselfe to the Iewes yet when they were obliuious of him it pleased him to forget the couenant he made with their forefathers and left their Citty desolate vnto them Shall he not then we starting from him to whom by no bond he is tide leaue our house desolate vnto vs Shal we receiue of God a long time all good and shall we not looke in the end to receiue of him some ill O yee disobedient children returne and the Lord shall heale your infirmities Lie downe in your confusion and couer your faces with shame From your youth to this day haue you sinned and not obeyed the voyce of the Lord your God Now in the age of your obstinacy and vngratefull abandonments repent and be conuerted With one vnited intercessionment thus reconcile your selues vnto him O Lord our refuge from one generation to another whither from thy sight shall wee goe or whether but to thee shall we flie from thee Iust is thy wrath it sendeth no man to hell vniustly Rebuke vs not in thine anger neither chastise vs in thy displeasure We haue sinned we confesse and for our sinnes thou hast plagued vs with the sorrows of death thou hast compast vs and thy snares haue ouertooke vs out of Natures hand hast thou wrested the sword of Fate and now slayest euery one in thy way Ah thou preseruer of men why hast thou set vs vp as a mark against thee Why wilt thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro with the winde and pursue the dry stubble Returne shew thy self meruailous vpon vs. None haue we like Moses to stand betwixt life and death for vs. None to offer himselfe to die for the people that the Plague may cease O deere Lord for Ierusalem didst thou die yet couldst not driue backe the plagues destinate to Ierusalem No image or likenes of thy Ierusalem on earth is there left but London Spare London for London is like the Citty that thou louedst Rage not so far against Ierusalem as not onely to desolate her but to wreak thy selfe on her likenesse also all the honor of thy miracles thou loosest which thou hast shewed so many sundry times in rescuing vs with a strong hand from our enemies if now thou becommest our enemie Let not vvorldlings iudge thee inconstant or vndeliberate in thy choise in so soon reiecting the Nation thou hast chosen In thee we hope beyond hope We haue no reason to pray to thee to spare vs and yet haue wee no reason to spare from prayer since thou hast wild vs. Thy will be done which willeth not the death of any sinner Death let it kill sinne in vs and reserue vs to praise thee Though thou kilst vs we wil praise thee but more praise shalt thou reape by preseruing then killing since it is the only praise to preserue where thou maist kill With the Leaper wee cry out O Lord if thou wilt thou canst make vs cleane Wee claime thy promise That those which mourne shall be comforted Comfort vs Lord wee mourne our bread is mingled with ashes and our drinke with teares With so many Funeralls are we oppressed that we haue no leasure to weepe for our sinnes for howling for our Sonnes and daughters O heare the voice of our howling withdraw thy hand from vs and we will draw neere vnto thee Come Lord Iesu come for as thou art Iesus thou art pitiful Challenge some part of our sin-procured scourge to thy Crosse. Let it not bee sayd That thou but halfe satisfiedst for sinne Wee belieue thee to bee an absolute satisfier for sinne As we belieue so for thy merits sake wee beseech thee let it happen vnto vs. Thus ought euery Christian in London from the highest to the lowest to pray From Gods iustice wee must appeale to his mercy As the French King Frauncis the first a woman kneeling to him for iustice sayd vnto her Stand vp woman for iustice I owe thee if thou begst any thing beg for mercy So if we begge of God for any thing let vs begge for mercy for iustice he owes vs. Mercy mercy O graunt vs heauenly Father for thy mercy Luctus monument a manebunt FINIS Psal. 9. 16 Mat. 3. Ierem. 1. Phil. 4. Nâ—…d 10. August tom â—…0 hom 5. Tob. 4. 10. Ierem. 9. This vvas long after Christs teares ouer Ierusalem Herodot Gen. 19. Psal. 65. Dan. 12. ch 3. â—…5 * A Ballaâ—… French iâ—… song thaâ—… sang danâ—… Math. 27. 25. King 19. 22. 1. Cor. 3. 1. Tim. 6. Math. 17 Iere. 22 Math. 21. Rom 3. Math. 27. Ambro de offici Math 25. Psal. 112. Luk. 21. Gen. 4. Iob. 15. Exod. 23. Ierom on the 23. of Mathew Aug. lib 3. de lib. arbit Iob. 28. Diagoras primus De. 〈◊〉 â—…gans a Disallowed by Atheists Psal. 148. Amos. 1. Prou. 21 Ierom. ad Eustoch Esay 21. Prou. 29 1. Cor. 6 Acts 15 Ephes. 5 Ierom super Aâ—…os Iob. 6 Esay 30 Guide in musics Ierem. 9 Ierem. 5 Ezech. 3 Mat. 21. 19 Mat. 20. 19 Ierem. 23. Esay 24 Ierem. 12 Ierem. 21 Ierem. 19 Dan 2. 23 Psa. 76. Math. 8. Psalm 75 Plalm 77. Heb. 12 â—…eb 12 5. Ieb 5 17. He. 12 8 〈◊〉
ritch we care not if we make our church like Hell where as Iob saith vmbra mortis et nullus ordo est there is the shaddow of death confusion without order O Auarice that breaketh both the Lawe of Moyses and the Law of Nature in taking vsury or in-comes for Aduousons and not letting the land of the Priests bee free from tribute those to whom thou leauest that ill gotten vsury or tribute shall be a prey to the irreligious Fire shall consume the house of bribes No Cart that is ouer-loden or crammed too full but hath a tayle that will scatter Beware least Hogges come to gleane after your Carts-tayle that your heyres come not to bee Wardes vnto Vsurers for they will put out their Lands to the best vse of seauen-score in the hundred and make them serue out their wardship in one prison or other The onely way for a rich man to preuent robbing is to be bountifull and liberall None is so much the thieues mark as the Miser and the Carle Giue while you liue rich men that those you leaue behinde you may be free from Cormorants and Catterpillers If there be in your bags but one shilling that should haue beene the poores that shilling will be the consumption of all his fellowes one rotten Apple marreth all the rest one scabbed sheepe infects a whole flocke Euen as a Prince out of his Subiects goods hath lones dismes subsidies fifteenes so God out of our goods demandeth a lone a tenth and a subsidie to the poore Loe the one halfe of my goods sayth Zaccheus I giue to the poore Is not he an ill seruant that when his Master shall into his hands deliuer a large summe of mony to be distributed among the needy and impotent shall purse it vp into his owne Coffers and either giue them none at all or but the hundreth part of it Such ill seruants are we The treasure and possessions we haue are not our owne but the Lord hath giuen them vs to giue to the poore and spend in his seruice we very obsequiously giue to the poore only the mould of our treasure and will rather detract from Gods seruice then detract from our drosse No where is pitty no where is pitty our House must needs be left desolate vnto vs. The Idolatrous Gentiles shall rise vp against vs that bestowed all their wealth on fanes and shrines to their gods and presents and offerings to their Images To the true Image of God which are the poore wee will scarce offer our bread-parings The Temple of Diana at Ephesus was two hundred yeeres in building by all Asia There was none that obtained any victorie but built a Temple at his return to that god as he thought which assisted him Not so much as the Feuer quartan but the Romanes built a Temple to thinking it some great God because it shook them so and another to ill fortune in Exquillijs a Mountaine in Rome because it should not plague them at Cardes and Dice No Feuer quartanes ill fortune or good fortune may wring out of vs any good workes Our deuotion can away with anie thing but this Pharasaicall almes-giuing Hee that hath nothing to doe with his money but build Churches we count him one of God-almighties Fooles or els if he beare the name of a wise-man wee tearme him a notable braggart Tut tut Almes-houses will make good stables and let out in Tenaments yeeld a round sum by the yeere A good strong bard hutch is a building worth twenty of those Hospitals and Almes-houses Our rich Chuffes will rather put their helping hands to the building of a prison then a house of praier Our Courtiers lay that on their backs which shold serue to build Churches schooles Those Preachers please best which can fit vs with a cheap Religion that preach Faith all Faith and no Good-works but to the household of Faith Ministers and Pastors to some of you I speake not to all t is you that haue brought downe the price of Religion being couetous your selues you preach nothing but couetous doctrine your followers seeing you giue no almes take example by you to hold in their hands to and will giue no almes That Text is too often in your mouthes Hee is worse then an Infidell that prouides not for his wife and family You doe not cry out of the Altar cry out for money to maintaine poore Schollers cry out for more liuing for Colledges cry out for reliefe for them that are sicke and visited you rather cry out against the Altar cry out against the liuing the Church hath already It were to bee wished that order were taken vp amongst you which was obserued in S. Augustines time For then it was the custom that the poore should begg of none but the Preacher or Minister and if he had not to giue them they should exclaime and cry out of him for not more effectually moouing and crying out to the people for them Had euery one of you all the poore of your Parishes hanging about your doores and ready to rent your garments off your backes and teare out your throats for bread euery time you stird abroad you would bestirre you in exhortation to charity and good workes and make your selues hoarse in crying out against couetise and hardnesse of heart London thy heart is the hart of couetousnes all charitie and compassion is cleane banished out of thee except thou amendest Ierusalem Sodome and Thou shalt sit downe and weepe together From Ambition and Auarice his suborner let mee progress to the second son of Pride which is Vaine-glorie This Vaine-glory is any excessiue pride or delight which we take in things vnnecessarie Much of the nature is it of Ambition but it is not so dangerous or conuersant about so great matters as Ambition It is as I may call it the froth seething vp of Ambition Ambition that cannot containe it selfe but it must hop and bubble aboue water It is the placing of praise and renowne in contemptible things As he that takes a glory in estranging himselfe from the attyre and fashions of his owne Country Hee that taketh a glory to weare a huge head of haire like Absalom He that taketh a glory in the glistering of his apparell and his perfumes and thinks euery one that sees him or smels to him should be in loue with him He that taketh a glory in hearing himselfe talke and stately pronouncing his words Hee that taketh a glory to bring an oath out with a grace to tell of his cosonages his surfetings and drunkennesse and whoredomes He that to be counted a Caualeir and a resolute braue man cares not what mischiefe hee do whom he quarrels with kils or stabbes Such was Pausanias that kild Philip of Macedon onely for fame or vaine-glory So did Herostratus burne the Temple of Diana whereof I talkt in the leafe before to get him an eternall vaine-glory The Spaniards are wonderfull vaine-glorious Many Souldiers