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A41424 A cry of the just against oppression Goodaire, Thomas, d. 1693. 1660 (1660) Wing G1087; ESTC R28246 9,147 10

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wickedness spending your precious time in Pride Pleasures and Vanity satisfying the lusts of the flesh and take counsel of that wicked spirit which works in a mystery in your hearts and in all the hearts of the children of disobedience and so make laws or put any unjust lawes in execution whereby to destroy the Innocent then will you be found guilty before the Lord of their blood which will lie heavy upon you And so by doing these things you will provoke the Lord to anger and he will appear against you and bring his fierce judgments upon you and cut you off suddenly from off the face of the earth and give you your portion with the wicked and ungodly where there will be weeping and and wailing and gnashing of teeth Therefore as you tender the good of your own souls and the glory of God let Gods people have their libertie to worship him in spirit and in truth and to exercise a good conscience towards the Lord and do not go about to limmit the holy One but let the Spirit of truth have its free liberty to declare through the Lords Servants and Prophets and do not persecute them that do you no wrong nor harm nei●her in your persons nor estates but desires the good and welfare both of your souls and bodies and the good of all men But we cannot for conscience sake give flattering titles to man least for so doing our Maker soon take us away Job 32. 21 22 Neither can we respect mens persons for if we do we deny the faith of Christ and become transgressors of the righteous Law of God Jam. 2. Neither can we satisfie the wills and mindes of men contrary to the will and mind of God and where God commands one thing and a man another we shall chuse rather to obey God then man now if you persecute us for these things before mentioned we shall suffer unjustly by you and we shall have peace with the Lord in our sufferings and we shall be justified in his sight when you will be condemned by Gods witnesse in your own consciences for so acting against us therefore repent and fear the Lord and deny your selves and your own honour and glory and rule for God and aim at his honour and glory only and turn to him with all your hearts and cease to do evil and learn to do well seek judgment relieve the oppressed and take off their heavie burdens that God may have mercy upon your poor souls and remember your latter ends for you must all give an account to the just God for the deeds you do in your life time and every one must be rewarded according to your deeds without respect of persons and for every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account in the day of Judgment and see now that for the time to come ye walk more circumspectly then you do or have done not as fools but as wise men guided by the wisdom of God in all things that so you may redeem your precious time which formerly you have spent in pride and vanity and in satisfying the lusts of the flesh to the great dishonour of God Ephe. 5. 15 16 17 18. and now begin to bring forth the fruits of Holinesse and Righteousnesse and do justly love mercy and walk humbly before the Lord that God Almighty may be honoured and glorified by you and in you and this the Lord requires of every one of you from the highest to the lowest and if you do not do these things you do not answer the end for which you are created and brought into the world And now while you have time prize it for this is the day of your visitation and do not despise and reject the Counsel of the Lord through his poor despised servant for if you do and count it a thing of nought and continue in your evill wayes and persecuting the Servants of the Lord verily I declare unto you by the Spirit of Truth that God will despise and reject both you and your prayers and all the prayers of them that pray for you and he will not hear them and you cannot escape the wrath of the Almighty so long as your hands are full of blood and your hearts full of Iniquity Isaiah 1. 15 16 17. Written in the Common Goal at Oxford the 20th day of the 7th Month 1660. From one who desires the good and welfare of all and not the destruction of any in their sins but rather that they may come to repentance and live who am known by the name Thomas Goodaire The End LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the signe of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1660.