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A59597	Two clean birds, or, The cleaning of the leper as it was unfolded in a sermon preached before the right honourable Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, Generall of the northern forces, and the most of his army, on the fifth day of February, 1642 (being the Lords day, and by his honor appointed to bee kept as a fast upon speciall occasion) at Selbie, in the West Riding of the county of Yorke / by Iohn Shaw, pastor to the church at Rotheram in the same county.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3031; ESTC R29354	29,441	41

God hath surrounded thee withall but this of late hath as God speakes Jer. 23.7 8. overtopped the rest thou mayest hereafter Chronicle the 22. of January for another * Fall of black F●rers October 26. or 5. * G●●powder Treasot of November with which late mercy let mee hereby acquaint others that as I have often begged for thee prayers so now praises On the two and twentieth of January being the Lords day the people being at Church the poore Towne of Rotherham having neither Walls Bulwarks Garrison Fortification Watch c. betwixt ten and eleven of clock about the middle of the Sermon suddenly came betwixt six and seven hundred Cavalleers with Muskets Dragoones c. who had beene billetted at Pontefract and especially at Do●…caster and that as after appeared by the sollicitation of some wicked Malignants in the Towne who had a formed them that there was no strength nor powder in the ●owne but being through Gods mercy discerned ere they got ●●the Townes end and with the rumour of it the people in the Church much affrighted so as a Corps * Leo Rigg lay a long time unburied about 24. or 25. men got Muskets and without Order Rank File or almost any skill save onely that God taught their hands to war and their fingers to fight these few boldly and couragiously resisted all that great Company a full houre and halfe so that bullets flew exreeding sharply and thicke in the streets and in the end though scarce any powder left slew and wounded many and drove the rest away Yorkeshire hath found many experiments of such mercies witnesse Leede● Selby Bradford Hall H●ssun-Moore c. Like as when Judg. 4. that great Army and 900. chariots of Iron with the Lord Generall Sisera himselfe were delivered into the hands of two weake women Deborah and J●el or of that Judg. 7.8 12. where an innumarable company were discomfited with Gideons 300 Lamps and Pitchers But it is usuall with the Lord. Jericho's walls fell downe without any warlike instrument Josh 6.20 God cast stones from heaven upon the Enemies Iosh 10.11 Caused stars to fight from heaven Iudg. 5. Angele Thunder Raine Hailstones 1 Sam. 7.10 put an Army to flight at the sight of two men 1 Sam. 15.13 affrighted Enemies when none appeared against them 2 Sam. 5.24 2 King 7.6 destroying them by their owne fancy 2 King 3.23.24 setting Enemies one against another Iudg. 7.22 2 Chro● 20.22 dicom●iting them by Frogs Flies Lice Wee find Num. 31. that 12000. Israelites fought against five Kings and their Armies ver 8. an innumerable company conquered them tooke of prey 675000. sheepe 72000. beeves 61000. Asses and abundance of prisoners ver 32 33 34 35. and yet which was the great wonder lost not one man at all 't is true Rotherham had but a few men but as Antigonus said to his Souldiers who did complaine for want of men how many doe you account me for So if God be for us it is enough Rom. 8.31 then are we more for number 2 King 6.16 2 Chron. 32.7 and stronger for power then the Enemy can be 2 Chron. 32.8 〈◊〉 When your Enemies came out against 〈…〉 of Pharoah Exod. 15.9 I will pursie I will overtake I will divide the spo●● I will be satisfied upon them I will draw my sword mine band shall destroy them did not God turn the wind and blow against them v. 10. and may not wee all sing Moses song Who is like unto thee O Lord among the gods as it is 〈◊〉 But ah dear soules what hath been done to the Lord for all this as the King said concerning Mordecai Est 6.3 God indeed made a hedge about us fenced and dressed us but did we not bring forth wilde Grapes Isa 5. and therefore how did God make a sad breach upon us on Thursday May 4. 1643. For where as when we had no workes scarce any souldiers Jan. 22. you slow many of the enemy beat the rest back with shame May 4. Now having strong workes gallant Captaines and stout souldiers yet our sinnes distractions and wants within compelled us to yeeld to an insulting and promise-breaking Army without who promised us our lives Especially Th. St. N Esq L. Coll. W.S. Maju W.F. Capt. H.W. Capt. G.W. Jo. S. Pastor ●a An c. Mr. K. Mr. G. liberties estates c. under their hands and then fined imprisoned plundered banished and most cruelly used divers of us yea scattered us a sunder into corners so as wee durst scarce see one another since Act. 8.1 But first let us with Job through all the plundering enemies see the hand of our God lay our hand upon our mouths with David Psal 39. and say with Ezra Chap. 9.13 14. theu our God hast punished us lesse then our iniquit●es deserve Secondly let us not be cast down nor dismayed God will carry on his great work which he hath to do upon Mount-Zion and in Jerusalem and then his and his Churches enemies shall down Isa 10.12 25. yea all such as clap their hands or cry aha at the Churches misery Ezek. 25.3 6. Thirdly spread poor Englands case as somtimes Hezekiah did the Letter before the Lord let not the Angell of the Covenant goe Gen. 32.26 till he be at peace with our poor sick Mother and not a politique Kingdom-destroying peace as Dan. 8.25 but a holy and happy Peace be setled among our selves or if that Robert Grosthead that great Bishop of Lincoln must needs be a Prophet who a little before his death having seen much of the abomination of Poperie prophesied in the dayes of H. 3. nunquam liberabitur Ecclesia ab Egyptiaca servitute nisi in ore gladii cruentandi oh then hold up your hands upon the Mount Exod. 17.11 12. untill the ●ish Popish Amalekites be subdued Fourthly let us humble our selves for all our sinnes that stop and hinder Reformation that furnish the enemy and wound the Church 2 Chron. 20.33 Deut. 8.15 16. Lev. 26.41 42. yea and bee humbled from our sins God will not have Satan cast out Satan c. Fifthly Pray for cry beg our King at the hands of God that they who hear us may say impossibile est filium tantarum laer●marum perire that if any do wickedly traduce us as no friends to the King we may cordially and comfortably with the two Tribes and a half make our appeal to the All-seeing Searcher of hearts in the words that as common fame reports and their prisoners taken related the enemies Chaplaine tooke for his Text on Hessam-Moore on Tuesday July 2. 1644. immediatly before that most memorable battell where God was so seen in the Mount encour raging them to sight Joshua 22.22 The Lord God of gods the Lord God of gods he knoweth and-Israell shall know if it be in Rebellion or if in transgression against the Lord save us not this day wee dare appeale to the most high that wee heartily wish K. CHARLES may conquer with