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scripture_n	antiquity_n	civil_a	good_a	16	3	2.0804	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91942	A letter, discovering the cause of Gods continuing wrath against the nation, notwithstanding the present endeavors of reformation: directing to the meanes of appeasing that wrath; and encouraging to constancy in those endeavours: / written with much judgement and pious affection, by Mr Nathaniel Rogers, a godly and learned Divine now in New-England, to a worthy member of the Honourable House of Commons, bearing date, Decemb. 17, 1643. Imprimatur Edmund Calamy.	Rogers, Nathaniel, 1598-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing R1821; Thomason E53_20; ESTC R23205	8,921	12

Kingdomes unto Christs Ecclesiam ad mundi normam Regnorum Statuum componere est merè Domum tapetibus accommodare I know the contrary hath been the professed judgement of many and I feare the practise and way of more inclines thereunto But once I hope Christ shall in England be acknowledged All and only in his Church and it shall be the greatest honour unto him to accept him in every of his laws and priviledges And give me leave to use the like argumentation that Bucer whose piety in his works de Regno Christi is worth the reading and observing at this time to King Edward you will not suffer any Parliament priviledges or rights and liberties of subjects to be taken away but will rather hazzard the losse of all shall not zeale and punctualnesse here be much more seasonable and warrantable I doe not think all will be seen at once yet this shall be acceptable service and honour to the Lord Jesus our King if you aime at that one way wherein he will be served and weigh all in the ballances of the sanctuary and preferre the wisedome and authority of his word therein above civill policie humane reason yea universality or antiquity of any practise since the first normall patterne prescribed in the doctrine recorded in the history of the sacred Scriptures And I am perswaded thus much being asserted for truth and sincerely professed as your scope and aimed at in endeavours it shall be acceptable unto the Lord and a blessing to his people Pardon my boldnesse good Sir if I present to your wisest consideration the unhallowed passages that come forth in Mercurius Britanicus of scornefull dishonour put upon the Name and Person of Him who is by you acknowledged the Lords Annointed It 's very aimeable to reade tearmes of honour put upon his Majesty though so farre stirred up against you It 's that which I meddle not with what is cast upon those that are about the King I deeme just to make Remonstrances as things stand wherein even the actions of his Majesty may be complained of for your justification but to put bitter and most contemptuous scoffes upon His royall Person is that which Davids heart could not beare nor will your selves if you take notice of it I am assured and know the offender It 's against not only the course of Scripture but one Article of the late Covenant Though I am thus bold to mention what flies about yet I am not so bold as to accuse any of that Honourable House herein who may be farre from the knowledge hereof Since my setting pen to paper we heard so sad newes as made me lay aside my pen fearing no passage would be to you but since againe much better blessed be the God of our mercy that would not let us sinke in sorrow and the comfort of our comfort is in the religious and blessed Covenant made by you and the Scottish which He who hath wrought it graciously accept it and scale it in all hearts and give us all with you not to make the emphasis of our Joy that it is made with the Scottish but that it s made by them and you with the great God of Heaven that sinne is so humbly acknowledged so holily disavowed and divorced and Gods truth and service so zealously avowed and professed It 's the way whereby Kings have sought and found the Lord and whereby Nehemiah setled the peace of a troubled State You have to all the world avouched the Lord for your God now we looke for Him to avouch you for His people in the sight of the world And now our hearts have gotten some good hold to wrestle with the Lord which we poore worthlesse wormes desire to doe so as your expectations may not be failed of us nor our duties towards you on whom the eyes of the world are set and in whose hands is the Cause of God and the great action of this age for his Church and in this purpose and posture I shall humbly take leave and with all due service and honour to your selfe and worthy Mr M.C. the only one that I have had acquaintance with in that Honourable House which hath now some yeares been more your house then your own home where that worthy and vertuous consort and sweet hopefull children were wont to accompany you to whom with most affectionate respect I desire to be remembred I commit you to the God of the spirits of all flesh who hath honoured you with his highest work and will crowne you with an immortall reward through Christ Jesus the King of Kings and Lord of Lords Ipsw Decemb. 17 1643. Your Worships obliged but especially in the Cause of our Lord Jesus NATH ROGERS FINIS