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A80080	Gods unusuall answer to a solemne fast. Or, some observations upon the late sad successe in the west, upon the day immediately following our publique humiliation; in a sermon before the Honourable Houses of Parliament, on a fast specially set apart upon that occasion; in Margarets Westminster, Sept. 12. Anno MDCXLIV. By Th: Coleman, Preacher at Peters Cornhill London, a member of the present Assembly.	Coleman, Thomas, 1598-1647.	1644 (1644)	Wing C5051; Thomason E16_2; ESTC R17560	16,713	36

upon this duty and day of prayer 2. The sutablenesse How agreeable is this to our work in hand the occasion of this dayes solemnity 1. What the occasion is you know In a sad and terrible act from the West hath God spoke unto us 2. When it happened Give me leave to reminde Aug. 13. a Fast for that Army in 6. Churches Aug. 28. a publique Fast Aug. 30 this sad dispersion you even the day after the last Publique Fast kept in this Kingdome City Place and not many dayes after a peculiar Fast for the welfare of that very Army 3. It is plaine then that it is an answer and the thing being terrible we take up Davids words and say By terrible things in righteousnesse God answered our last day of prayer 3. The truth We must confesse to the glory of the goodnesse of our loving God he doth not ordinarily answer thus Few Scripture examples have we of such terrible consequences Dayes of prayer seldome faile of a gainfull returne yet 1. Thus it seemes to be with the Israelites 1 Sam. 4. 1. The word of Samuel was for all Israel His daily 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The common translation To all Israel is harsh a● though Samuel set them on a worke that they might be ruined words and prayers were for his people and for their good and particularly for a comfortable successe in this Expedition Thus fortified with this holy mans prayers they set the battel in aray against the Philistims and fell downe wounded before them once and againe A terrible answer 2. And thus sometimes doth God appeare to the rest of his children else why doe they oft complaine 1. Of their prayer shut out Lam. 3. 8. 2. Of their prayers not admitted God hiding himselfe in such a thick cloud that they cannot pierce thorough vers 44. 3. Of Gods being angry with the prayer of his servants Psal 80. 4. And is not this answer terrible or is it not terrible because no answer Thus God sometimes and yet but sometimes that is our happinesse Why hidest thou thy face at times in trouble Psal 10. 1. so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Originall 4. The experience And so now hath God dealt with us what the answer is and that it is an answer was said before And a terrible thing is this answer in two respects 1. The great hopes conceived of it 2. The probable consequences from it 1. The great hopes we had of this Army makes ●his sad blow so much the more contrary to expectation and that is a circumstance which much imbitters such were the miseries of Jerusalem The Kings of the earth would never have beleeved neither would the inhabitants of the world ever have thought that the enemy should have entred the gates of Jerusalem Lam. 4. 12. This occasioned bitter sighings in the Prophet O God thou hast done terrible things because such as we looked not for Isa 64. 3. But you were to blame for such expectations for Ob. looking for great things It may be so all are apt to boast themselves in the arme of flesh strength of man legs of horse and the like yet this was not without good ground for the losse is contrary To compleat preparations in the Spring this Army was terrible with Banners 2. To continuall assistance from the City I mean spirituall It was sent forth with fasting and prayer followed with fasting and prayer not onely giving them their share in the Common prayers for the whole but giving them one portion above their brethren Thou shalt not goe forth with us say Davids souldiers but thou shalt helpe us from the City by thy prayers to the God of battels and so shalt thou be as good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as ten thousand souldiers See hence our hopes yet our hopes are perished 2. The probable consequences from it that which may follow upon this may be most terrible noterrour like that which hereupon may sit close to the amazed spirits of tender hearts I meane Thoughts of astonishment I speake not now of the prophane thoughts and Atheisticall words of the men of Belial Where is now your God What gain from your fastings and praiers Where is the truth and stability of those promises you have boasted on all day long Though those are stinging But oh the amazed thoughts of Saints themselves How will they be dejected T is not new but an experiment as ancient as the Scripture it selfe for Gods owne to be affrighted and with feare to become dumb at the proceedings of the Lord in the temporary dispences of the acts of providence 1. Heare what David saith generally Psal 60. 3. Thou shewest thy people hard things thou dealest with thine owne in severity layest them low and by so doing thou makest Us to drink the wine of astonishment Many strange cogitations that astonish us doe hence arise So speakes God himselfe Zech. 12. 2. Behold I make Jerusalem a cup of trembling to all people A cup of trembling not actively as though Jerusalem should doe something but passively the condition wherein I will place Jerusalem shall cause trembling to all that heare of it When I shall bring distresse upon them and they heare that God hath dealt with his owne City thus and among all particulars this one principally amazeth because Judah whom you would take for a friend shall be in the siege against Jerusalem This the words will beare And I tell 〈…〉 you no one thing doe we so much stand astonished at as this that many of our Judahs whom the Countries and Counties of this Kingdome chose as Patriots and intrusted with their all should perfidiously now draw their swords with other children of iniquity to ruine it 2. Heare how Job particularizeth those astonishing 〈…〉 thoughts that probably follow such unexpected calamities My soule is weary of my life I am even amazed to the death I will leave my complaint upon my selfe or rather I will helpe my complaint against my self according to the nature of tender and wounded hearts aggravating and imbittering every thought and apprehension whatsoever But observe the particulars It is good for the Lord to oppresse God despiseth the worke of his hands Hee shines upon the counsels of the wicked Strange thoughts But the most remarkable instance that ever I met with is the Prophet Habakkuk He Cap. 1. and 3. of his Prophecie expresseth his astonishing thoughts in a strange manner I may cry long enough ere God Verse 2. will heare and pray and pray againe but He will not save Oh say not so Habakkuk there are promises to the contrary Promises A promise is worth nothing that is out of date The word of God is but a loose hold Verse 4. judgement never goeth forth from him I tell you God Verse 14. mindes his people no more then he doth a fish and the like Hereupon Isaiah cap. 45. 9. Wo to him that strives with his Maker This is

Gods unusuall Answer To a Solemne Fast OR Some Observations upon the late sad successe in the West upon the day immediately following our Publique Humiliation IN A Sermon before the Honourable Houses of Parliament on a Fast specially set apart upon that occasion In MARGARETS Westminster Sept. 12. Anno MDCXLIV BY TH COLEMAN Preacher at Peters Cornhill LONDON a Member of the present Assembly ESAY 1. 15. And when you stretch forth your palmes I will hide mine eyes from you yea though you multiply prayer I doe not heare your hands are full of blood Rab. Isaac Ben Samuel Adarbe In Libro Dibre Shalom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LONDON Printed for Christopher Meredith dwelling at the Crane in Pauls Churchyard 1644. TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WHat doth Israel turne his back A good Cause and a crosse successe may sometimes meet Here is the noblenesse of a gracious spirit to beare up then The Romans upon such a sad blow by a congratulatory Ambassage to the surviving Consul Quod non de Republica desperasset Livie would shew an undauntednesse notwithstanding And blessed be our invisible Supporter this unhappy accident hath not at all rejected your confidence in God onely renewed and doubled your addresses to God In that day all our aimes and endevours were to lay our selves aside that we might lay our selves low In which with the Woman in the Gospel I have done what I could The dayes for preparation and the houres for delivery both meeting in ONE speeded my pace to the main In which resting onely upon the never-failing assistance of Iehovah with much brevity wherewith in all things above all things I am taken I hold forth solely wholly Scripture In the interpretation of some Texts whereof though I vary from the ordinary acceptation let me humbly say that every of them hath its ground and perhaps satisfactory Otherwise though my studies run much that way which future times it may be shall evidence yet I shall freely leave all to their owne apprehensions As for you Noble Patriots Gird your swords upon your sides and in the might of the Lord of Hosts ride on prosperously upon the word of truth Psal 4● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meeknesse and righteousnesse and then your right hands shall make your friends to see your foes to feele terrible things So assuredly hopes and daily prayes Yours cordially in this great work of the Lord Jesus THOMAS COLEMAN A Sermon Preached before both the Honourable Houses of Parliament at an extraordinary Fast Sept. 12. 1644. PSAL. 65. 5. By terrible things in righteousnesse wilt thou answer us O God of our salvation THat which may be knowne of Rom. 1. GOD for something may though little that little then that Shamefull Little as the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ignominia word seemes to import in respect of our apprehending it is transmitted to our understandings in Scripture by such termes which we peculiarly call Attributes Of these note as serving to our end two things 1. The ground of them whence they or at least some of them rise 2. The use of them to which in Scripture they serve For the first They arise from Gods workings that quality which was requisite to that act being Via causationis ascribed to God as to the cause So from the Creation an act of power we call God Powerfull from the admirable order wherein all things were disposed we call him Wise from the qualification of his Creatures exceeding good we terme him Good so oft God is said to be a Terrible God because by terrible things he gives his answer For the second These Attributes are not onely naked Epithets adjoyned to the name of God but have influence into the whole sentence and much conduce to the true sense therein contained as here O God of my salvation as after shall be seene So the Saints in their prayers according to the subject of their Petitions entitle him Great Most High Preserver of men Hearer of prayers and the like And God himselfe in those seven Epistles to the Asian Churches represents himselfe to each in severall expressions as to the state of that Church might fitliest agree In Scripture God is oft called Terrible The Text gives the ground By terrible things he answers He is called God of our salvation because that which is said here of God is in relation to him as a saving God The words then are cleare 1. Terrible things such actings of thy Power 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Providence as may strike terrour into men and cause them to tremble reverencing thy presence above all gods 2. In righteousnesse most righteously thou remaining 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 notwithstanding those terrible acts a righteous God 3. Wilt answer us It implyes the continuation of Futurum denotat actionem continuam an act This answering is thy course and ordinary way Answers are either to a question or to a petition We finde no question put forth here we must suppose a petition given up and thus terribly here answered The summe of all is this We have prayed to our God his answer is rough by terrible things yet in this answer in himselfe most righteous and in the issue to us a saving God Hence observe three Propositions 1. Terrible things may be the consequent of the duty and day of prayer 2. Such terrible consequences doe not at all intrench upon the righteousnesse of God 3. They may be the way whereby God to a Land becomes a saving God Of these in order The first Proposition Terrible things may be the consequent of the duty and day of prayer God may answer our private and publique intercedings by terrible things Herein note five things The Ground The Sutablenesse The Truth The Experience The Improvement 1. The Ground Davids practice here for 1. It is certaine David was in the duty of prayer and this is cleare 1. By the title which he gives to God Oh thou that hearest prayer vers 2. 2. By the subject whereabout he was the prevalency of sin Iniquities prevaile in their infection 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 against my soule in their punishment against my Land The word reacheth both 2. It is probable he was keeping a publique day of prayer by those preceding expressions vers 4. Dwell in thy Courts Goodnesse of thy house Holinesse of thy Temple which hold forth either that he as a publique person was in that publique place deploring the sins or jointly with others bewailing the calamities of his Land and People Looking on the sins of the times in his confessions they came so thicke upon him that they overwhelmed him Iniquities prevaile Looking on the miseries the Drought was so universally burning for a drought was the particular calamity that as a scourge from the Almighty it generally did spread And yet notwithstanding his prayers by such terrible things did God answer still Terrible things followed