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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66760	A memorandum to London occasioned by the pestilence there begun this present year MDCLXV, and humbly offered to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and commonality of the said city / by George Wither ; thereto is by him added, a warning-piece to London, discharged out of a loophole in the tower, upon meditating the deplorable fier, which consumed the house of an eminent citizen, with all the persons and goods therein, at the beginning of most joyful festival in December 1662 ; also, a single sacrifice offered to almighty God, by the same author in his lonely confinement, for prevention of the dearth-feared, and probably portended, by immoderate raines in June and July, 1663, morever, in regard may have reported and believed this author to be dead, we have annexed his epitaph, made by himself upon that occasion.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1665 (1665)	Wing W3170; ESTC R11869	36,976	81

Everlasting Gospel make more known By which thy Love eternal is forth shown To all mankind and which a glorious throng Of Angels publish'd in a Joyful song Unto the glory of thy blessed Name When first thy Son aray'd with flesh became That all the world may know the same Goodwill Which thereby was exprest continues still And that Desire to know both Good and Evil Proceeded from our Selves and from the Devil But not from thee who didst intend Salvation To Adam and to all his Generation Not reprobating any of his Race Save such as wilfully dispis'd thy Grace And justly caused the product of that Which thou didst never prenecessitate Thy Love to all mankinde compels me oft Though for it I maligned am and scoft To preach it to the world that men may more Mind it with thankfulness then heretofore I know this Truth is own'd ev'n among those VVho unto thee are yet apparent foes And that hath hindreth many to embrace The Doctrine of thy Universal Grace Because they are not heedful that unless These held some Truths with that unrighteousness VVhich they maintain not many would believe That Mistery by which they do deceive But to prevent their wiles unclose their eies VVho cannot yet perceive their fallacies And let it be made manifest to them VVho do not wilfully the means contemn VVhich thou vouchsafed unto all men hast And alwaies wilt at first or at the last Let that large mercy our hearts work upon More then thy Judgments hitherto have done To which intention let thy Saints improve That Influence which thy Eternal Love Hath shed on them to work throughout this Nation By Love and Gentleness a Reformation Which will be then more speedy and sincere Then that which is compel'd wrought by fear Preserve that pretious seed sown in this Land Now many Ages past by thine own hand It hath been often watred by the Blood Of thy Elect hath many Storms withstood And took such root that now it doth extend By sev'ral Branches to the worlds far end Permit it not to suffer diminution Either by calms or storms of Persecution Let not the lofty Cedars over-top it The wild-swine root it up or tame-beast crop it Nor weeds or brambles among which it grows Starve it or choak it nor the greedy Crows Devour it nor the swarms of Locusts which In smoke ascended from th' infernal Ditch But let it when appearing most opprest Palm-like most thrive and be the more increast Till th' earth it fills and till up-rooted be All plants that were not planted there by thee This I first pray for Lord because possessing Hereof doth lay the ground of ev●ry blessing Correct thou not these Nations in thy wrath But in that measure which shews mercy hath An intrest in thy Justice Let them hold The same proportion which they did of old In thy severest chastisements that neither Both Good and Evil be destroy'd together Nor their hopes thereby vacated by whom There is a Kingdom look'd for yet to come Five wicked Cities might have spared been Had twice five Righteous men been found therein Yea Thou although in them there was but one Defer'dst their dreadful doom till he was gone LORD I hope here are many thousands yet On whom thy Seal on whom thy Mark is set Who trust in thee whose faith doth not yet fail Who their own and the Nations guilt bewaile For their sakes lay aside thy wrath again Let thy Sun shine and let thy Clouds drop Rain Both on the just and unjust as thou hast Been pleased to vouchsafe in Ages past That Spring and Summer Seed and Harvest-times Untill the world shall end may in all Climes Be from each other still distinguished As long ago by thee was promised At this time also to this sinful Nation Extend thy wonted favour compassion By blowing hence those clouds whose frequent showrs Spoil not alone grass herbs and pleasant flowers But threaten also to destroy those crops Whereby the painful husband-man hath hopes To be rewarded for his toil and cost Yea let this Isle which now despairs almost Of such a blessing be secured from That Famine which we are afraid will come Both of our Earthly and thy heavenly bread Preserve the means that therewith being fed In soul and body we may for the same In flesh and spirit magnifie thy Name Till Christ shall come Continue in this place The special pledges of thy special Grace Close up those Rents which malice hath made wide Unite by Love those whom self-will and Pride Have dis-united For thy Love was that Which made thee at the first this world create And 't is the same essential Love by thee In thy Elect made active which must free The world again from that confus'd estate Whereto 't is brought by Envy and by Hate To that end let thy spirit unto whom All Dispensations till thy Son shall come Committed are The hearts of men incline To be obedient ●o that Discipline In ev'ry Form which they believe to be To them injoyned by thy word and thee And that accept of which they shall profess And practise with unbiast Consciences Make thy Elect to stand out all the shocks Of Tyranny like never moved Rocks And give them prudence to discern the wiles Whereby their Antichristian foe beguiles Unstable hearts and please to pardon that Wherein through frailty they shall deviate Indow them withall sanctified graces That may enable in their several places To do the honor And LORD let the Pride Of their Oppressors break so and devide Their Power and Counsels that they may at length Be ruined by their own Wit and Strength Behold the many troubles of this Nation With mercy and vouchsafe it thy salvation Make haste to our deliverance oh LORD And succour us according to thy word Let them be turned backward and with shame Confounded who blaspheme thy holy Name Who with their own inventions do defile Thy Ordinances and pursue the spoil Of those who seek thy face Let them who cry Aha aha and say insultingly So we would have it when thy people are Opprest be caught at last in their own snare That they who love thy Truth may to thy praise Rejoyce in thy salvation all their dayes But gracious LORD beside that wasting Rain Which makes this Nation with much fear complain And brings me now to thee there is a Flood Portending Inundations too of Blood Ev'n blood of Innocents for whose prevention To be Petitioner I have intention A portion of thy word concerning Cain To me a mystery seems to contain Implying somewhat which relates to those Who were and shall unto thy Saints be foes Throughout all Times and doth relate likewise To them who offer thee that sacrifice In which thou most delight'st For ever since That day Will-worshippers have took offence At their Oblations and proceeded on In that which he so long ago begun Cain was the first that persecuted them Who in their worship differed from

itch to hear and speak and do That which their own self-will doth prompt them to And was infus'd into them by false teachers Whom they suppose to be the foundest Preachers VVhen they confirm them in what doth belong To their will-worship be it right or wrong And keep up those Diana's which were made Their Goddesses but to uphold their Trade These twixt Beleivers do contests maintain For Trifles which tend more to their own Gain Then Godlines or those means to increase Which may conduce to setlement of peace In Christian Charity and Righteousness All I with hope to speed can pray for such Is that they may not love the world too much Or by hypocrisie and lip professions To get themselves a share in her possessions Obstruct the blessed work of Reformation By Factions to the final extirpation Of all those Dispensations which have yet Some use and which whilst thou dost them permit They to advance thy Glory may improve And by sincerely seeking Truth in Love So exercise thy Graces whilst those last That they will perfect be when their times past My GOD for these to this effect I may And do I know with thy allowance pray Because I hope t is no malitious pride Which hath to Selfness drawn their hearts aside But as for them who have inclinde their ears So long time to ungodly Counsellers So persevered in the sinners way And therein with delight so long made stay That to the Scorners Chair advanc'd they are Resolving with themselves to settle there The Dictates of thy holy ghost contemn Absolve the wicked Innocents condemn Term evil good the best things evil call Or make twixt them no difference at all Ascribe thy Attributes unto the Devil And his Vicegerent make thee of all evil Prime Author Thee detrude out of thy Throne To set their Idol and themselves thereon Pervert the lawful use of ev'ry Creature Till their depraving the whole humane nature For Vengeance calls and as it were inforces Thy Justice to turn Blessings into Curses What can be spoke for these to save them from Thy Judgments here or in the world to come I cannot LORD thy mercy comprehend Nor know how far their malice doth extend Such things are knowable to thee alone Therefore concerning these thy will be done The best of us have gone astray so far In Provocations that perhaps here are Now very many in the state of those For whom we are forbid to interpose Our mediations betwixt them and Thee As touching Judgments that now threanned be Such ev'n among thy People heretofore Made thee forbid a Prophet to implore Withholding of those Plagues which at that time Were threatned to be hurled down on them Yea then though thy choice worthies should have pleaded That thy Decree might have been superseaded Thou didst resolve their suite should not be heard For any save themselves with good regard When sins grow ripe and Scandalous become They seldom scape a temporary doome Though thou vouchsafest mercy as to David Whereby the Souls that sinned shall be saved LORD though that growth our Guilt attaineth hath Alway remember mercy in thy wrath Some such like Barr and prohibition now From thee is issued forth for ought I know Alas if so what possibly can we Endeavour till it shall reversed be Or else dispens'd with I can never pray With confidence for what suspect I may Is not precarious And as qualifi'd We are things grantable may be deni'd At least so long time as that shall be wanting Which makes their chief condition of their granting T is not a slavish terror without Love And faithful Penitence that will remove The Plagues that lie upon us or prevent A Threatned Judgment when 't is imminent T is not wil worshippings though much applauded By their approvers and by them begawded With Superstitious Dressings that can please Thy Majesty and thy just wrath appease T is not our formal whinings or Orations Or our Confessions or our Deprecations Or Bablings with the Tongue without a heart That will thy threatned Judgments quite divert Till thou hast done thy work which is in hand Or till we more conform to thy command Whereto perhaps that which we fear may more Conduce then that which we to scape implore For few do conscience of their duties make Much longer then the Rod is on their back Yet somewhat makes me hopeful that thou hast Against what I would ask no sentence past And fain would I obtain from thee this day A Publick Blessing e're I go away Which might in some degree abate the dread Whereby now many are distempered To thee thy Children for a Blessing cry Upon those Fruits which drench'd in waters lie And though unworthy Jacob like I am Resolv'd with thee to wrestle for the same Let not my LORD be wrath that I go on To prosecute the suite I have begun For I with filial fear approach thy Throne Direct us how in this and such like cases We may make acceptable our Addresses Lest we grow overwhelmed with dispairs Or come with over peremptory Prayers For somewhat thou at all times hast to grant To comfort those who consolation want When they are sensible of their condition And come before thee with unfaind contrition Yea though when we are outwardly distrest We may not absolutely make request For what seems needful yet when we resigne In all our sutes our own will unto thine Our wants if in particular deni'd Are with a Fatherlike respect suppli'd Some other way by mercifully granting A better thing then that which we thought wanting For thou till he himself shall bar the door Excludest no mans prayre who doth implore In Faith and Charity that which may tend To give him a well-being without end Of this experiment I oft have had And me thou confident thereof hast made This Creed thou hast been pleas'd to teach me LORD Both by thy holy spirit and thy word Confirming my experience day by day That I to other men declare it may As I in duty am oblig'd to do When thou my heart inclinest thereunto And by thy favour now proceed I can In that which when these musings I began I neither able was to prosecute As I intended or commence my sute In terms which I could think fit to present To thee or to my self could give content But now the Bars remov'd and I can make A shift to Stammer what I could not speak By thy Assistance likewise I believe That what I now shall pray for thou wilt give Ev'n ev'ry thing implicitly at least Which shall in this my Prayer be exprest I therefore in thy sight now spread abrode My private meditations in this mode And hope it shall be spread where many may And their Amen to that for which I pray And that their joyning in this my Oblation Will gain us all shares in thy acceptation Oh! I should then sing with a Joyful heart LORD let thy servant now in peace depart That