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A39599	The trovblers trovbled, or, Achan condemned and execvted. a sermon preached before sundry of the honourable House of Commons at Westminster, April 4, 1641. / By Samuel Fairecloth, pastor of the congregation of Ketton in Suffolke.	Faireclough, Samuel, 1594-1677.	1641 (1641)	Wing F109; ESTC R430	34,697	60

the whole Kingdome in so short a time in so few moneths is so deeply layed Compare the complexion of our Kingdome Judicatures Oratories c. at this present with the countenance they have carried for many by-gone yeares and you will say more have beene done for our peace and against Achans within five moneths last past then in fifty yeares before if all see it not it is because they are blind or consider not that it is in great bodies and publique businesses of State as in the motions of the Heavens which are most speedy in their course yet not sensibly perceived but by their effects when wee discerne those Starres that were aloft overnight are under feet in the morning though wee saw not their motion yet wee conclude the speed of their course even so when wee see blazing Comets and boystering clouds scattered our darke Starre elevated when wee see Hushais counsell entertained and Achitophells rejected when wee see a Warre as furiously persecuted and bent to as great hazard to our Kingdome as Absolons was against Israel by our Joshuahs and Hushais delayed now turned to a glorious peace a Triennall Parliament concluded Achitophell hanged wee cannot choose but say as David to Abigail Blessed be the Lord that sent you and blessed be you your counsell that hath thus ●oon● made our B●achim the place of our weeping become our Beracha and turned our teares into Songs yee have made this yeare the yeare of Jubilee unto us wherein so many exiled and banished from Gods house from their owne houses and places and Kingdomes as at the death of the high Priest have returned to their owne inheritance againe and with Ezra chap. 7. 27. Blessed be the Lord which hath put such a thing as this into the Kings heart give unto the Lord you mightie give unto Lord glory due unto his name for he hath loosed the collars of Princes and made the Judges vaines blesse yee the Lord yee house of Aaron for he is now your helpe and shield yea let all the Saints be joyfull with glory to our God and fing aloud upon their beds for God hath put into their hearts both power and readinesse to execute vengeance on Achans and correction among the people to binde their great ones in chaines and their Princes in fetters of Iron to execute speedily the judgment that is written this honour have all his Saints Praise yee the Lord Secondly as it affords matter of praise to God and you for the expedition already past so also further occasion of Prayer in respect of what is behinde if expedition in execution of Achans is the will of God then let us pray God to convey his will into your wills still and make you more willing to make speed to save us and hast to helpe us suffer us to pray God to remove all blockes and impediments out of your waies and from your owne hearts and spirits that what Achan soever shall by due examination be convinced to be a troubler and disturber of the lawes of God and the Kings as in Ezra 7. 26. Judgment may be executed upon him and that speedily whether it be unto death or banishment or confiscation of goods or imprisonment suffer me in the name of God and his poore Church to pray you that if God stir up the hearts of some to be forward there may none be found that may retard or delay the same serendo moras from selfe-love favour feare or carnall reason but that still Justice against these Achans may runne downe in the straightest way and the shortest course and not in the winding bankes of unnecessary delayes Consecrate your selves to day unto the Lord and if all Achans could be hanged up Coram isto sole let none remaine untill tomorrow how ever in exercising mercy and justice betimes in cutting off all the wicked from the City of God thinke not that our prayer of expedition ariseth from distrust or suspition of your wisdome and diligence for although he that beleeveth in God himselfe doth not make hast by way of diffidence yet doth he pray God make hast to helpe us oh Lord make speed to save us out of confidence and if the God of Heaven give us leave to incite him with our arguments and quicken him by our prayers I hope I shall without offence pray this honourable House that they would quicken themselves by the consideration of these incitements following tending to speedy execution Motive 1 First from the Lord whose will it is that you make speed he as soone as ever any Achan hath sinned in offending in the execrable thing sets out his judgments and wrath after him and the Kingdome also where he dwells if Joshua's execution overtake Achan before Gods then they spare and save themselves as in the cause of the Gibeonites is evident when Davids judgment overtakes him the Lord forbeares but if not he goeth on still Oh what danger is there then in one daies delay when if our speed in execution bee not sooner then Gods we come too la●e Thinke Right Honourable in your pursuing of these Achans that the Lord is pursuing you both with his threatned wrath if you execute not vengeance on them betimes and if you delay one day thinke God that comes on Eagles Wings and is a swift witnesse against Achans will come in the day you begin to be slacke and so surprize you before them oh therefore make no delay when hast onely saves I read in the 1 Samuel 25. when Abigail heard that David was offended and comming to destroy her Familie for Nabals fault that she hasted to take two hundred Cakes to prevent David verse 18. and commanded her servants verse 19. to make more hast then her selfe could But goe yee before mee and I will follow after and when shee saw David verse 21 she hasted and lighted off her Asse and anne to meete him and fell at his feete but what need all this hast even the hast that David made to revenge himselfe on Nabal and all his Familie he would not delay nor procrastinate till the dawning of the day God doe so to mee and more also if I leave ought of Nabal alive till the dawning of the day saith David Therefore not her Cakes not confession but hast saved her and her Familie as David tells her in terminis verse 30. As the Lord of hosts liveth except thou hadst hasted and met moe● I had not left any thing alive by the breaking of the day Ch 〈…〉 name the cause is ours our Achans Nabal● have provoked Davids God against us more then David against Nabal his poore servants come tell you evill will come upon us therefore you are ou●Abigails hast for as the Lord liveth except you hast wee may feare little will be left in a few daies and the rather because God is in view and therefore stay not while his wrath overtake us stay not while our Kingdome be destroyed Motive 2 Secondly if Gods