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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64551	A vindication of the true Christian religion in opposition to the abominations of popery in a sermon upon Ezek. 21: 24,25,26,27 : being the text appointed by the Pope for Master Whitebread, one of the popish conspirators, to preach upon the accomplishing of their wicked design for taking away the life of His Most Sacred Majesty ... / by J. Thomas, Rect. of S. Nicholas.	Thomas, J. (John)	1679 (1679)	Wing T967; ESTC R30165	19,027	41

whose hands God delivered them up In the 23. ver it is Ye shall be taken with the hand and in the 11th ver before the Text it is call'd The Hand of the Slayer and in the 9th and 10th verses it is set forth with much fierceness A Sword a Sword is sharpned and also furbished it is furbished to make a sore slaughter by this Sword sharpned and furbished being an evident sign of Gods Wrath is signified that he was incens'd to a very great height of fierceness against them and that appears by the effects and influence it had upon them in the 7th ver Every heart shall melt and all hands shall be feeble and every spirit shall be faint and all knees shall be weak as water Alas alas when the point of Gods Sword is set against the Gates what hearts can endure or hands be strong to deal with it or in any way be able to resist it Thus we see what 's the sad and dreadful cause of mens Confusions even Gods severe anger so highly provok'd with repeated contempts and hardness of heart against his Messengers and Messages sent so sedulously to instruct them and by the Instrumental Cause of this peoples calamity the King of Babylon we also see that it often comes to pass through the anger of the Lord against his own chosen people he maketh use of and stirreth up against them the hands and hearts of Heathen and prophane people 3. The third thing to be considered in the Text is the Event i. e. the Sentence of Destruction denounced wherein we must observe these particulars 1. The Authority of it in ver 20. Thus saith the Lord. What I say and denounce against this Prince I have Gods Warrant for it saith the Prophet and that 's the reason why he omits all terms of honour to this Prince and I think he might have inlarg'd thus and say I know the Commandment of God in the Law concerning Princes Ex. 22. 8. Thou shalt not revile the Gods nor curse the Rulers of thy people for by God Kings do reign and Princes do decree Justice And that Solomon had taught saying Curse not the King no not in thy thought for his unsearchable heart is in the hand of the Lord. And Kings are the Lords Anointed ordain'd for our Nursing Fathers and therefore not to be touch'd with any violence But I am commanded by the Hand of God upon me and the Inspiration of his Spirit within me Thus saith the Lord as Saul told Samuel and Elijah told Ahab before this time Kings of Israel so I by the Word of the Lord or the Lord by me and my mouth prophesieth and saith thus against this Prince and People 2. The Charge in this Sentence is observable Thou prophane wicked You shall see these words explain'd in Jer. 52. 1 2 3. where Zedekiah is said to do that which was evil in the sight of the Lord according to all that Jehoiakin had done and Jehoiakin's Charge you will find in Jer. 22. 17. he was tax'd for Idolatry and shedding of Innocent blood by offering up Children unto Moloch for oppression and violence covetousness and prophaning holy things And this was not spoken of him alone but of all the people and of the former Ages since the revolt of Rehoboam and Jeroboam who made Israel to sin in the 4th Chap. of Ezek. 4 5. ver the Prophet was to bear the iniquity of the people for 390 days representing all the years a day for a year down from Jeroboam which time is computed by the Learned to be 390 years to the Captivity under Zedekiah 3. The Parties charged Prince and People the Prince was Zedekiah whose name had been Mattaniah as is shew'd before who now rebels against the King of Babylon that had shew'd kindness and made him King instead of Jehoiakin the People are also concern'd here for when it is said Remove the Diadem and take away the Crown by the Diadem and Crown is meant the Government and Kingdom the whole Nation the Cidarin and Corona are Royal Ornaments and by the signs Synechdochically is meant the things signified amove tolle i. e. Prophecy that the King and People shall be removed and carried captive into Babylon Haec non haec this shall not be the same i. e. this shall remain no more such a glorious Nation 4. The Confusion or Destruction denounced is to be considered which is set forth in several expressions in the Text as first Exalt him that is low that is Jehoiakin who is now low in Captivity at Babylon he shall be exalted which came to pass in the 37th year of his Captivity 2 King 25. 27 28. c. you may read how Evilmerodach King of Babylon lifted up his head and spake kindly unto him and gave him an allowance a daily rate for every day all the days of his life Abase him that is high that is Zedekiah that is high-minded and through the pride of his heart and Gods anger rebelleth against the King of Babylon shall be abased this ungrateful undutiful and disloyal Prince requites the kindness favours and great honours conferr'd upon him by the King of Babylon with Conspiracies Plots and Rebellion 2 Kin. 24. ult therefore abase him cast him off I have rejected him saith the Lord which came to pass you see in 2 Kin. 25. The City was besieged to the eleventh year of King Zedekiah and the City was broken up and all the Men of War fled by night c. and Zedekiah was taken and brought to the King of Babylon to Riblah and he gave Judgment upon him and bound him in Fetters of Brass and slew his Sons before his eyes and put out his own eyes and brought him to Babylon The next words declaring this great Confusion are I will overturn overturn it and it shall be no more that is with repeated Calamities and Judgments will I destroy it with Sword Famine and Pestilence my accustomed and usually sent Judgments I will bring it once twice and the third time to make a full end of it and it shall be no more that is not such a great terrible and glorious people any more This was fulfilled you shall see that Nebuzaradan Captain of the Guard a Servant of the King of Babylon came to Jerusalem and burnt the House of the Lord and the House of the King and all the Houses of Jerusalem and every Great Mans House burnt he with fire and broke the Walls of Jerusalem round about and carried the rest of the people away And although by the Edict of Cyrus they had Laws after the City and the Temple was rebuilt yet all was but slender and unstable as by the History of Nehemiah and Esrah doth appear and since Christ came whom they crucified at Jerusalem by the just Judgment of God upon them they were utterly abolished by Titus Vespasianus and now are become the most distressed and despicable people and Nation in the World 5. 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