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A75734 Thunder from heaven against the back-sliders and apostates of the times. In some meditations on the 24 chapter of Isaiah. / By W.A. Aspinwall, William, fl. 1648-1662. 1655 (1655) Wing A4009; Thomason E831_26; ESTC R207507 30,084 39

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Church as Psal 87. 2. 5 6 Jehovah loves the gates of Zyon more then all the dwellings of Jacob. And of Zyon it shall be said this and that man was born in her Jehovah wil count when he writeth the people this man was born there And Psal 128. 5. Jehovah shal bless thee out of Z●on that is out of his Church And Jerusalem is put for civil State where Judgment is administred Psal 122. 2 3 4 5 6 7. There are the Thrones of judgment the Thrones of the house of David c. Pallaces and Thrones of Judgment are not for the Church but for the civil State And thus you have a sweet close after all the sad calamities and changes of that Nation which God ●●lled out as a stage to act this tragical Comedy upon closing up al in a glorious administration of Christs aimable peaceable and righteous reign over all the world but most gloriously before his antient people the Jews Having thus briefly unfolded the chapter in a way of Ex●plication I shall in a few words close up all in a word or two of Application analogically and leave it to the Reader to inlarge upon the same in his own private meditations First therefore let it be for admonition to all the Nations of the world if my voice would reach them Beware of resisting Vse 1. the Kingdom of Christ Jesus lest he tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver Beware of abusing and mocking and imprisoning his servants and Messengers lest the wrath of God arise and there be no remedy 2 Chro 36. 26. Beware of breach of Oath protestations and Covenants for God will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain Exod 20. 7. were it but breach of Covenant with men even with such as have advanced you and put you in trust and impow●red you God wil not bear it Christ hath taken an Oath upon it with a curse Let me not live if I be nor avenged upon such despisers of Oaths and Covenants And he wil spread his NET upon them and take them in his SNARE Ezek 17. 20. 2ly Repent of all you Apostacies and Hipocrisie and of your breach of the Everlasting Covenant For behold King Jesus with a Crown of gold on his head is gone forth already with a fickle in his hand and hath begun to reap Rev 14 14 15. But yet there is another Angel shortly to go forth of the Temple which is in Heaven and if the word of command be once given he wil reap you with a Witness and cast you into the Wine press of the wrath of God til the blood come out to the Horse bridles Rev 14. 17 18 19 20. therefore let the City and country repent let high and low repent as Niniveh did in sack cloath and ashes if so be you may find mercy in that hour 3ly Affect not to change one earthly form of Government for another but let the ensample of the Land wherof the Prophet speaks be a warning to you you will find either FEAR or a PIT or a SNARE in all Governments that are not of Christs moulding or else you wil find a Wine press of Gods wrath in the close Therefore when you resolve to change as undoubtedly you will be perswaded to change your earthly and imperfect Governments for that heavenly perfect and everlasting Government of Christ which hitherto hath been a matter of scorn to the world and the Lord perswade Japhet to dwel in the Tents of Shem. Secondly let me speak a word or two to the mourners in Vse 2. Si●n even to the poor despised Flock of Christ that wait for and preach for and pray for the coming of his Kingdom 1. Take ye the course which this Prophet directs Isa 20. 17. Come ye my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about thee hide thy self as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast The words are weighty and suited for these times Enter thou that is let every one of the people of God enter It is a word of command from God and requires obedience in us Enter into thy chambers Gods people have several chambers to retire into for safety in this case 1. They have a chamber of Meditation into which they do retire themselves in private Soliloquies with God Gen 24. 63. Isaac went into the field to meditate upon the word of God and his gratious promises to his Father and to himself and Gods various dispensations about him And he shut the dores against all worldly cogitations and imployments for that season David was frequent in this duty especially in the persecuting times of Saul I may cal this the chamber of Gods presence where God reveals much of his cabinet counsels to his servants as men use to do to their friends in their private chambers 2ly There is a chamber of prayer Matt 6. 6. When thou prayest enter into thy closet and shut the doors and pray to thy Father which is in secret Here you unbosome your selves and poure out your souls before him fully and freely And truly Christians never more need then now And this a chamber of safety you know how Moses by prayer prevailed when yet his spirits and hands began to fail and yet he prevailed more by prayer then all the Hoast of Israel could do by their Arms Exod 17. 11 12 13 14. and God commanded that this should be written for a memorial Israel you know how he wrestled with God and prevailed against his Brother Esau and four hundred armed men Gen 32. 28 for he had power with God and with men and prevailed Little doth the world know what they do when they set themselves against such praying Saints their weapons of War are of no use here 3ly The Saints have a chamber of Church communion wherof you may read Cant 3. 4. I held him and would not let him go til I had brought him into my Mothers House and into the chamber of her that conceived me and this chamber is a hiding place for Saints Psal 27 5. In the secret of his Tabernacle wil he hide me he wil set me upon a Rock 4ly God himself is as a chamber of safety to his people where they may hide themselves in time of fear and danger Psal 119 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield Psal 31. 20. Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavillion from the strife of tongues Lo here is your safety Christians God wil keep you as the apple of his eye what can the arm of flesh do against the Almighty power of God And last of all let me add one word of comfort to you that now weep for ye shall laugh Luk 6. 21. You now go forth weeping bearing pretious seed or seed of the Basket but you shal doubtless come again with rejoycing bringing your sheaves you sow in