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A93348	Great Britains misery; with the causes and cure. Described first, as it is from the justice of God the authour, who is now in controversie with the inhabitants of the land for sin: especially for eight capitall crimes, all which are aggravated by sundry circumstances. Secondly, the injustice and malice of the instruments of this misery, Satan and his agents: their main aime, and particular ends, moving them therunto. Vindicating, plainly and fully, (by way of answer to severall objections) the lawfulnesse and necessity of raising arms by the Parliament, and kingdom; for the defence of the King, kingdom, religion, laws, and known rights of the subject: against that viperous generation of papists, atheists, delinquents, and licentious men, who have at once invaded all. ... / By G.S. Gent. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4037; Thomason E250_4; ESTC R212534	90,980	68

dishonours God and this is but Hypocriticall repentance such as that of Ahab Iudas went farther and yet repented not 1 King 21. 27. Mat. 27. 3. for he was sorry and confessed his sinne and made restitution and yet his repentance was not good Consider therefore that true found and acceptable repentance is a turning to God from all sinne in action and will totally and for ever with resolution Esay 31. 6. Jer. 25. 5. Ephes 4. 23. by Gods grace never to returne with consent to commit sinne againe it is in a word a changing of the mind when the will and actions are turned from sinne and the occasions of sinne arising from the hatred of sinne and love to righteousness not moved by the feare of punishment nor hope of reward although both necessarily follow but love and obedience to God where true repentance is wrought it will produce inward greefe for every dishonour to God whether in our selves or in others This repentance is the Acts 5. 31. 2 Tim. 2. 25. Tit. 3. 5. They that contemne and s●●ffe at the Preachers or preaching are far from repentance 1 Pet. 1. 15. 1 Ioh. 3. 3. gift of God not in a mans owne power and is usually wrought in the hearts of men by the preaching of the Word and alwayes by the inward working of Gods Spirit per●●●●ted by prayers and intercessions through Iesus Christ Therefore they are farre from repentance that cry out of too much Preaching and they farther that scoffe at Preaching and holinesse c. persecute holy preachers and offer dispight to the spirit of grace God who hath called is holy and requireth that every one that is called be holy in all manner of conversation and every one that hath this hope in him purifieth himselfe even as he is pure every repentant sinner endeavours reformation in himselfe and strives to the uttermost to perfection he loves it in others where it is and will endeavour it where it is not by admonitions and exhortations Now prayer is the chiefe meanes by which we obtaine all blessings from Prayer the meanes by which we obtaine all blessings 2 Cor 7 14. Iohn 6. 23. Ioh. 14. 13. God and therefore it goes joyntly with the condition of faith and repentance if my people humble themselves and pray c. whatsoever ye shall aske the father in my Name he will give it you againe whatsoever you shall aske in my Name I will give it prayer is by God appointed through the intercession of Christ to be the meanes to obtaine all blessings temporall and sperituall and to keepe backe and remove all miseries Now because evey sinne in a man is as a devill possessing him and some sins as some devills that cannot be cast out but by fasting and prayer as our Saviour teacheth us Mat. 17. 21. Nor can fasting joyned with prayer doe it without faith Christ telleth his Disciples they could not cast him out because of their unbeleefe and hence it Verse 20. is that all the faithfull have upon any extraordinary cause either to obtaine great blessings or removing great Iudgements joyned fasting with prayer Judg. 20. 26. 2 Sam. 7 6. Nehem 1. 4. Ioel. 1. 14. Dan. 10. 3. Ioel 2. 16. What a holy Fast is Levit. 23. 28. Ezra 10. 3. Levit. 23. 29. Acts 10. 2. verse 30. 1 Cor. 9. 27. A holy religious Fast is a volentary abstinence from all food and from all delightfull things and bodily labour or recreations for one whole day at the least and it is to this end that by the humbling of the body the soule may be afflicted too which is a chiefe duty in a day of Fast For that soule that is not afflected in that day shall be cut off from his people the manner of keeping such a day must be even as a Sabbath day wholly spent in the duties of Pietie and Charity powring out our Soules by spirituall supplications and prayers unto God and the worke of it is repentance to breake the heart for sinne therefore it is called a day of atonement or reconciliation and surely the prayers that are put up to God upon such a day are prevalent with God able to open and shut the heavens if the effectuall prayers of one righteous man availe much the prayers of many will prevaile more great and miraculous things have beene Iames 5. 16. effected by the prayers of this kind by prayer Iacob held God till he blessed him and Moses pacified great wrath by fasting and prayer Gods people Hos 12. 4. Exod. 32. 11. 14. Nothing so hard and difficult but it may be obtained by prayer and fasting Acts 12. 5. 7. Levit. 10. 1. 2. Holy duties unholily performed become very sinfull Esay 1. 11. have obtained mighty things nothing so difficult or hard but prayer can make easie it can make chaines of Iron fall from Peter and open Iron gates to give him passage to come to the Brethren that had by unceass●nt prayer begged him of God but the instances which we have before named shall suffice but on the contrary when this duty of fasting and prayer is contemned or formally observed it hath procured wrath from God and increase of misery it is like the sinne of Nadab and Abihu when they offered strange fire before the Lord for thus I reason that duty which in it selfe is most holy and most acceptible to God being performed according to his Will when done negligently in a formall manner is most prophane and most displeasing to God abominable in his sight to what purpose saith he is the multitude of your sacrifices I delight not in them bring no more vaine oblations your new Moones your Sabbaths and the calling of assemblies I cannot away with them it is eniquitie even your solemne meetings my soule hateth them they are a trouble to me I am weary verse 14. to beare them not that God is wearied with our many Fastings or desireth lesse for he is best pleased when we are most conversant in such duties but he hates formality and hypocrisie in them and so they are a burthen to him and he is weary of them and they become eniquitie to us Who hath required these verse 11. things at your hands yet there was nothing in matter but what God commanded and they were bound to doe it was the manner onely that God misliked therefore saith the Lord When you fasted and mourned 〈◊〉 did not at all fast unto me but to your selves the same thing is reproved by our Saviour Christ Zech. 7. 5. God hath denounced a curse to him that doth the worke of the Lord negligently The Jewes when they had taken great paines in their formall Fasting Mat 6. 16. and afflicting themselves they captitulate with God Why have we fasted and Ier. ●8 10. thou seest it not we have afflicted our soules and thou takest no knowledge God gives them the reason Because saith he in the day