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spirit_n	call_v	cruel_a	good_a	54	3	2.1572	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66601	A seasonable question, in a sermon on Joshua 5.13 preacht on the 18th of June at Kingsnoth ... and on the 27th of July at St. Peters Cornhill, London, by Timothy Wilson ...	Wilson, Timothy, 1642-1705.	1690 (1690)	Wing W2951; ESTC R38145	11,705	37

Images c. I have already discoursed of these Therefore 2. We abhor their breach of Promise It is too common with them to say that Faith is not to be kept with Hereticks And hence no considerate and wise Man will trust them And we have had experience of their acting according to this principle The famous learned and devout Protestant John Huss was ruined by them when he had a Protection and safe conduct granted by the Emperour and upon it went to the Council of Constance But saith the famous Historian Sleidan in three weeks time he was made a Prisoner and with Jerom of Prague Burnt at a Stake And the Council gave the Emperour this reason No Promise was to be kept with Hereticks Q. Mary promised that none of her Subjects should be forced in Conscience that she would in particular preserve to the Suffolk and Norfolk Gospellers as they were called in those days who had been so great Instruments in her advancement to the Throne that Reformation begun in her Brother King Edwards days for which they were zealous And she promised never to make any Innovation or Change of the then established Reformed Religion but would content her self with the private exercise of her own Religion as an ingenious man speaks But she broke her Faith with those Suffolk Hereticks And we found it thus in our days with our English Papists As they imagined their Power increased tho' God be thanked it was only imagination for their Party was weak all their Promises were as soon broken as made and the weakest judgment plainly discerned their dissimulation 3. We abhor their Persecution and Cruelty They are of a most Persecuting Spirit and cruel Principles They think they do God good service like the Jews who killed the Apostles of Christ when they burn Protestants at a Stake I will not say that the Pope is the Antichrist mentioned in Scripture nor the Whore of Babylon spoken of particularly in the 17 chap. of the Revelations tho' some learned Protestants of our own Church are of this opinion because I am of opinion that the Antichrist is already come and past and that Heathen Rome full of Idols and Abominations is literally meant by the Holy Ghost But Apostatized Christian Rome acts the same part or worse over again and may well be called the Scarlet Whore or Mystery Babylon the Great the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth ver 5. because she hath been Drunk with the Blood of the Saints and with the Bloud of the martyrs of Jesus v. 6. And the Pope and his adherents his Cardinals and Priests and Jesuits make War with the Lamb i.e. Christ and his true and living Members and the Lamb i.e. true and sound Protestants shall be Instruments under Christ and shall overcome them for he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful v. 14. The Papists have subtilty enough to promise fair till they have power But when they know or think themselves strong enough no Professors of any Religion can be more Cruel and Barbarous than they are Luther as I have read warmed Melancthons Spirit by a Letter about the Common Cause then molested by Pontifical Rage and Caesars Fury I have a quiet mind says he about the publick cause being assured that it is just true and unappaled I fear not the fierce and cruel Papists If we be overthrown Christ shall be overthrown with us and come what can I had rather fall with Christ than stand with Caesar We have Fasted we have Prayed we have consulted with the God of Heaven I wish I could say the whole Nation had Reformed their lives and I doubt not but he will answer us in due time with good and comfortable words as the phrase is Zech. 1.13 So then I hope that all Protestants are for us And if ye are for us I will briefly mention the manner how ye shall be for us that God may prosper and bless us all 1. With your hearts For if we have not your Hearts you will deceive us and upon the least Temptation turn to our Adversaries or stand Neuter 2. With your Tongues You ought to speak well of the Kings and Nations present cause and stop the Mouths of adversaries 3. With your Hands You ought to be active according to your strength and in your several Spheres to promote the common good 4. With your Purses as need may be And indeed Blessed be God the whole Nation hath willingly contributed to this great work And I believe so great Taxes were never payed with more chearfulness And surely God will accept this labour of love Lastly with your Prayers This all may do and all that fear God I hope will do Moses hand lift up in Prayer and Joshua's stretched forth in Battel make a Victorious Army Preces nostrae Bombardae nostrae says Luther our Prayers are our Guns Wherefore let us be encouraged to pray Let us strive with God in Prayer while our Brethren are striving with the Enemy in Battel They venture their precious Lives for us and endure great hardship Shall not we pray He is an unworthy Member of the Church or Common-wealth who hath not a Heart to pray now The Poor indeed may say with Saint Peter Silver and Gold have I none But yet they may give such as they have even Prayers and Hearty Wishes that God would be gracious and favourable to Sion that he would preserve our true Religion that he would resettle our distressed Protestant Irish Brethren and that he would prosper his Anointed Servant in this great Undertaking for the Honour of his Name the Propagation of his Gospel and the lasting Happiness of this Church and Kingdom Amen FINIS