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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

Plague was stayed And the Lord spake unto Moses saying Phinehas hath turned my wrath away from the Children of Israel while he was zealous for my sake among them I give unto him my Covenant of Peace because he was zealous for his God and made an atonement for the Children of Israel Numb 25. 3 13. This Action is here much commended and recorded to his commendation Psal. 106. 30 31. Then stood up Phinehas executed Iudgement and so the Plague was stayed and that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations that is in justitiam facti coram hominibus qui alios potuissent hoc factum pessime interpretari tanquam temerarium intempesti●um a privato contra Magistratum patratum crudele nimis ab negatum poenitentiae spatium Deus tamen aestimavit tanquam insigniter justum Pool Synops. Critic in Locum It is certain this Action was some way extraordinary because Phinehas was not a Magistrate nor one of the Judges whom Moses commanded to slay every one his men vers 5. Otherwise if this had been only an ordinary execution of Judgement by the Authority of Moses Phinehas his Action would not have been so much taken notice of nor so signally rewarded but here it is noted as a singular act of zeal which it could not have been if it was only an ordinary execution of the Magistrats command yet thô this action was signally Heroical proceeding from a Principle of pure zeal for God and prompted by a powerful motion of the Spirit of God to that extraordinary execution of Judgement It is notwithstanding imitable in the like Circumstances For the matter is ordinary being neither preternatural nor supernatural but just necessary The end was ordinary to turn away the wrath of God which all were obliged to endeavour The principle was ordinary thô at the time he had an extraordinary measure of it being zealous for the Lord as all were obliged to be The rule was ordinary to wit the Command of slaying every man that was joined to Baal-Peor vers 5. only this was extraordinary that the zeal of God called him to this Heroical Action thô he was not a magistrate in this extraordinary exigent to avert the wrath of God which was neither by Moses his command no● by the Judges their obedience turned away onely by Phinehas's act of another nature and his zeal appearing therein prompting him thereto the Lord was appease● the plague stayed In which fervour of zeal transporting him to the omission off the ordinary solemnities of Judgement the Spirit of the Lord places the righteousness praise of the Action Yet the same Call Motion of zeal might have impowered others to do the like the Text speaks of no other Call he had but that of zeal vers 11 12 13. ye● another was obliged to do the same upon the ground of that Moral Command Deut. 13. 6 9. having the ground of Gods ordinary Judgement which commandeth the Idolater to die the death and therefore to be imitate of all that prefer the true honour Glory of God to the affection of flesh wicked Princes as Mr Knox affirmeth in his conference with Lithingtoun rehearsed before Per. 3. Further let it be inquired what makes it unimitable Certainly it was not so because he had the motion direction of Gods Spirit for men have that to all duties It was not because he was raised stired up of God to do it for God may raise up Spirits to imitable actions It was not because he had an extraordinary Call for men have an extraordinary Call to imitable actions as the Apostles had to Preach We grant these Actions are extraordinary unimitable which first do deviate from the rule of com mon virtue and transcend all rules of common reason Divine Word but this was not such but an heroick Act of zeal fortitude Next these Actions which are contrary to a Moral ordinary Command are unimitable as the Israelites robbing the Egyptians borrowing not paying again Abrahams offering his son Isaac but this was not such Next those Actions which are done upon some special Mandate of God and are not within the compass of ordinary obedience to the ordinary rule are unimitable but this is not such As also Miraculous Actions and such as are done by the extraordinary inspiration of the Spirit of God as Elias his killing the Captains with their fifties by fire from Heaven but none can reckon this among these See Ius populi at length discussing this point and pleading for the imitableness of this Action cap. 20. If therefore the Lord did not only raise up this Phinehas to that particular act of Justice but also warrant accept him therein reward him therefore upon the account of his zeal when there was a Godly zealous Magistrate able and whom we cannot without breach of charity presume but also willing to execute Justice how much more may it be pleaded that the Lord who is the same yesterday to day for ever will not only pour out of that same Spirit upon others but also when He gives it both allow them thô they be but private persons also call them being otherwise in a Physical Probable Capacity to do these things in an extreamely necessi●ous and otherwise irrecoverable state of the Church to which in a more intire condition He doth not call them And particularly when there is not only the like or worse provocations the like necessity of execution of Justice of Reformation for the turning away of wrath removing of Judgments that was in Phinehas's case but also when the Supreme Civil Magistrate the Primores regni other inferiour Rulers are not only unwilling to do their duty but so far corrupted perverted that they are become the Authors Patronizers of these abominations Naph Prior Edit Pag. 23. 3. When the Children of Israel served Eglon the King of Moab and they cried unto the Lord He raised them up a Deliverer Ehud the son of Gera who made a dagger brought a present unto Eglon and put forth his left hand and took the dagger from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly Iudg. 3. 21. That this Action was approven will not be doubted since the Lord raised him up as a Deliverer who by this Heroical Action commented it and since it was a Message from God. And that it was extraordinary were ridiculous to deny for sure this was not the judicial Action of a Magistrate Neither was Ehud a Magistrate at this time but only the Messenger of the people sent with a present Yet it is imitable in the like case as from hence many grave Authors concluded the Lawfulness of killing a Tyrant without a Title 4. When the Lord discomfi●ed the host of Iabin and Sisera his Captain fled into the house of Heber the Kenite Iael Hebers wife took a nail of the tent and went softly ●nto him and smote

7. 2 6. I shew before that there is reason to fear that the sins of a few especially of Magistrats Ministers will bring wrath upon the whole body of the people as is plain from these Scriptures Levit. 10. 6. Isai. 43. 27 28. Lam. 4 13. Mic. 3. 11 21. shewing the sins of Ministers may procure universal Destruction And 2 Sam. 24. 25. 2 King. 21. 11. Ier. 15 4. proving the sins of Magistrats may procure it And Num. 3. 14 15. Iosh. 22. 17 18. Demonstrating that the sins of a party of the people may draw wrath upon the whole Now the only way the Scripture points out to evite avert such publick judgments is to make our resentment of these indignities done to our God our Mourning over them and our witness against them as publick as the sins are at least as publick as we can get them by a publick pleading for Truth Isai. 59. 4. for the defect whereof He hides His face and wonders that there is no man no Intercessor vers 16. that is none to plead with God in behalf of His born doun Truths There must be in order to this a publick seeking of Truth which if there be any found making conscience of the Lord makes a gracious overture to pardon the City Ier. 5. 1. we cannot think there were no mourners in secret there but there was no publick Meeting for it and publick ouning the duty of that day There must be valour for the Truth upon the earth Ier. 9. 3. a publick resolute ouning of Truth There must be a making up the hedge standing in the Gap for the Land that the Lord should not destroy it Ezek. 22. 30. a publick Testimony in opposition to defection There must be a pleading with our Mother Hos. 2. 2. which is spoken to private persons in the plural number Commanding all that would consult their oun safety publickly to condemn the sins of the whole Nation that they may escape the publick punishment thereof as it is expounded in Pool Synops. Critic in locum By this means we must endeavour to avert the wrath anger of God which must certainly be expected to go out against the Land which hath all the procuring causes all the Symptoms Prognosticks Evidences of a Land devoted to destruction that ever a Land had If then there must be such Publick Mourning and such Solemn Gathering for it such public pleading for Truth Seeking of Truth valour for Truth making up the hedge and pleading with our Mother there must of Necessity be publick Meetings for it for these things cannot be done in private but must be done by way of Testimony Which I make a 2. Reason The Nature End of Meeting for Gospel Ordinances is for a publick Testimony for Christ and His Truths Interest against Sin and all dishonours done to the Son of God. So that the only end is not only to bring to Christ build up Souls in Christ but it is to Testify also for the Glory of Christ whether Souls be brought in built up or not The Preached Gospel is not only the Testimony of Christ 1 Cor 1. 6. but a Testimony for Christ in which sense The Testimony of Iesus is said to be the Spirit of Prophesie Revel 19. 10. so called Durham expounds it for its bearing Witness to Christ in which respect Ministers are often called Witnesses It is also the Testimony of Israel not only given to Israel but given by Israel unto which the tribes go up the tribes of the Lord Ps. 122. 4. Whensoever therefore or howsoever the Testimony of the Church is contradicted that 's not a Lawful Meeting of the tribes of the Lord. It is also the Testimony of the Preachers for Christ against them that will not receive them Mark. 6. 11. And a Witness unto all Nations to whom they preach Math. 24. 14. And of all the Witnesses that hold it suffer for it Rev. 6. 9. And the same which is the Word of Christs Testimony is the Word of theirs Rev 12. 11. by which they overcome for which they love not their lives Wherever then the Gospel is preached it must be a Testimony But it cannot be a Testimony except it be Publick at least as publick as it can be as we find all Christs Witnesses were in the Old New Testaments 3. The Motive or principle prompting the Lords people to a frequenting of Gospel Ordinances is a publick Spirit stirring up to a publick Generation Work whereof this is the Scope to promote the Kingdom of Christ and not only to obey the Lords Command enjoining the duty to enjoy the Lord the end thereof or to edify their oun Souls But to partake in promote this Great Work of the Day for the Glory of God and the Churches good For the Gospel is not only a Banner of Love over His Friends but Christs Standart of war against His Enemies Isai. 59. 19. under which all that countenance it are called to list themselves as His Souldiers called chosen faithful And it is required of His Souldiers that they be valiant for the Truth upon the earth Discovering a Gallant greatness generosity of a Publick Spirit having their designs desires not limited to their oun interests even Spiritual but aiming at no less than Christs Publick Glory the Churches publick good the Saints publick Comfort having a publick Concern for all Christs Interests Publik Sympathie for all Christs Friends and a publick declared Opposition to all Christs Enemies This is a Publick Spirit the true Spirit of all Christs zealous Lovers Votaries Which when He is a missing will prompt them to go about the City in the streets and in the broad wayes to seek Him whom their Soul loveth Cant. 3. 2. and not only in their beds or secret corners but they must go to the streets and to the fields and avow their seeking of Christ even though the Watchmen should smite them the keepers of the walls take their vails from them Cant. 5. Which obliges them not only to take Him in to their oun Cottages and intertain Him in their hearts and give Him a Throne there but also to endeavour to enlarge His dwelling and propagate His Courtly residence through the World that the Kingdoms of the earth may becom the Kingdoms of the Lord and if they cannot get that done yet that He may have the Throne in ●her Mothers house and take up His abode in the Church or Nation they belong to that there His Ordinances be established in purity peace plenty power according to His oun Order And if that cannot be but that their Mother play the harlot and He be provoked to give up house with her and by her Childrens treacherie the Usurping Enemy be invited in to His place Habitation and take violent possession of it and enact His extrusion expulsion by Law yet they will endeavour to secure a place for Him among