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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89518	Vox turturis vel columba alba albionis=The voice of the turtle, or, Englands white dove in the deluge of division, the second time sent forth from Gods Arke, to prsent a peace-offering upon the altar of Jehovah Shalom. Humbly proposing that divine direction, which the God of Peace hath revealed in his word of truth, for determining differences by an holy ordinance of his owne institution, wherein himselfe is the sole judge, ... Shewing how by this divine way of Gods judgement, not onely the great differences here in church and state depending, may speedily and happily be determined with glory to God, honour to the King, and happinesse to the kingdomes, but also all the greatest controversies, both civill and sacred throughout Christendome may be composed, the effusion of blood prevented, many prophecies conducing to an universall peace fulfilled, the happy use of this holy ordinance made knowne, and the name of God thereby manifested, ... even among heathens. / Per E. M. Arm. Christi servorum minimo minorem.	Marbury, Edward, 1581-ca. 1655.	1647 (1647)	Wing M570; Thomason E518_4; ESTC R206163	81,199	64

of the Lord a Judgement Sentence Decree Acts 17. God hath appointed a day in which he will judge c. Jer. 33.14.15 Behold the dayes come saith the Lord that I will perform the good thing which I have promised c. I wil cause the branch of righteousnesse to grow up he shall execute judgement righteousnesse c. At that day a man shall look to his Maker and his eyes to the holy one of Israel and not to the Altar the workes of his hands or fancies of his own braines c. Isa 17.7 Acts 17.31 Jer. 25.15 16. Blood purged out of the mids of Jerusalem as the Lord promised Is 4.4 Isa 43.7 Jer. 31.19 It shall be to me a name a joy a praise and an honour before all the Nations of the earth Statute Law and Ordinance of the Lord wherby Christ Jesus may gaine glory to himselfe from all Nations of the earth by making them one flock under one Shepheard by the way of his owne judgement bringing Jewes and Gentiles Christians and Turks Heathens and Infidels to be of the same sheepfold under his government as by this Prophecy may be intended If Christ shall not faile till he have set Judgement on the earth Psal 94.15 Isa 42.4 viz. set all things in good order The whole earth for the most part especially Christendome being at this time in terrible tumultuous turmoiles combustions and bloody contentions concerning Religion and other matters of civill government Doubtlesse it may be a blessed fulfilling of this Prophecy if all the differences both concerning Church and State being truly stated were referred to the judgement and resolution of the Lord himselfe by this way of his owne prescription By this meanes the barbarous way of warre the heaviest of Gods judgements more fit for heathenish brutish people then Christians would be avoided effusion of bloud prevented and the glory given to the Lord alone to whom it is onely and justly due and for which end God made man and so the name of God being spread ever the face of the earth All Nations might be taught it and brought to the use of this blessed way of Reconciliation To difpise or neglect this way of the Lord and goe the way of cruelty and violence the way of the Sword is to change the Judgements of the Lord into wickednesse and to refuse and contemne the Judgements and Statutes of the Lord as the Lord by his Prophet complaines Ezek 5.5 6 7. Surely the way of Cain like cruelty Bloudy butchering of our Brethren can be no way acceptable but rather detestable to the God of Peace no satisfactory way of Judgement to the consciences of men no sound foundation whereon to settle Reformation or build the Church of Christ The judgement of Christ in this way of divine Lott will appeare more consonant to the Word and will of God more Pious and prosperous among men If we seriously consider these ensuing Prophecies Isa 9.5 6 7. Surely every battell of the warriour is with noise and with tumbling of Garments in blood but this shall be with burning and fuell of fire For unto us a Child is borne a Sonne is given the government is upon his shoulder and be shall call his name wonderfull Counseller c. the Prince of Peace The increase of his Government and Peace shall have none and Hee shall sit upon the Throne and kingdome of David to order and stablish it with Judgement and Iustice. Jer. 23.5 6. Jer. 33.14 Behold the dayes come saith the Lord that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch and a King shall raigne and prosper and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth In his day Judah shall be saved and Israel dwell safely and this is the Name whereby they shall call him the Lord our righteousnesse In cases of difficulty and difference the Prince of peace the wonderfull Counseller the true King of the Israel of God may well be a more competent and covenient Judge then the bloody Sword which though victorious yet cannot by its Conquest so convince the minds consciences of men as therby to invest the Conquerour with a true right and just title to things therby obtained Peace amity unity how pious how pretious how prosperous among Brethren both Gods Testaments are a plentifull testimony and if no Text to prove it might be produced yet the wofull experience of the want thereof would sufficiently confirme it But if jarres divisions dissentions dangerous doubtfull difficult arise as offences will and doe come why should not the determination thereof be referred to the judgement of Justice it selfe If the rod of Pride bud and spread and cause and raise contentions among the ambitious sonnes of men Then shall the bud of the Lord be beautifull and glorious Isa 11.1 And there shall come a rod out of the stock of Ishai on whom shall rest the Spirit of the Lord the spirit of wisdome and understanding of counsell and strength of knowledge c. And he shall judge but how not after the manner of men after the sight of his eyes or hearing of his eares But with righteousnesse and equity shall he judge the poore and meeke of the earth and hee shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth c. Isa 2.11 to the end The haughtinesse of men shall bee humbled Isa 11.1 the loftinesse of men shall be abased and the Lord onely shall be exalted in that day Cease yee from man whose breath is in his nostrills for wherein is hee to be esteemed Isa 3.13 14. The Lord standeth up to plead yea he standeth up to judge the people The Lord shall enter into judgement with the ancients of his people Isa 4.2 And what shall bee the fruits of his Judgement why Justice being the girdle of his loynes c. The wolfe shall dwell with the lambe the leopard ly down with the kid the calfe the lyon and fat beasts shall rest together and a little child shall lead them c. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all his holy mountaine his Church for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord c. Jer. 31.34 Blessed fruits of a more blessed stocke When the Lord shall wash the fi●●hinesse of the daughters of Zion and purge the bloud of Jerusalem out of the middest thereof by the spirit of judgement Isa 4.4 That Israel may be glad and the daughters of Judah rejoyce because of Gods righteous judgements Jer. 23.5 6. ●3 14.15 So shall the heathen feare when the Lord shall build up Zion and shall appeare in his glory vid. Zech. 4.6.6 12 13.15.8.21 Jer. 33.9 Psa 165.12 cause his power to be knowne to the sonnes of men c. If a bitter root bearing wormwood and gall shall be found among you to whom will ye seeke for health and helpe why in that day the root of Ishai shall stand up for a signe unto the people and the Nations shall seeke

unto it and his rest shall be glorious In cases of bitter contentions and bloudy divisions This tree of life whose fruit healeth the Nations hath directed us to appeale to his judgemen● for reconciliation he will thereby compos● our Controversies and make his owne Name glorious by concluding and ceasing controversies among his people and by that meanes bring all Nations to submit to his divine judgement Answerable hereunto is that of the second of Isa 2 3 4 5. where 't is prophesied that in the last dayes the mountaine of the Lord shall be upon the top of the mountaines and all Nations shall flow unto it And he shall judge among the Nations and they shall beat their swords into mattocks and their speares into pruning-hookes and shall fight no more c. vid. Jer. 3.17 18. They shall follow no more the hardnesse of their heart the house of Judah shall walke with the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the land of the north c. Now what judgement is intended by these Prophecies and whether this divine way of Gods judging in cases of difference may not be received within the compasse of these Prophecies I would be glad to learne Seeing there is not that I can find in the whole booke of God any other imediate way of divine judgement whereby differences may be decided particularly provided and ordained by God himself to that end but onely this sacred ordinance In holy Writ I find but two divine Oracles or sacred wayes of consulting with Almighty God in cases of extreme difficultie whereby a certaine plaine visible and immediate response and resolution might be received videlicet Urim and Thummim and the Lott The former was a more mysticall and obscure way this not unlike that way before mentioned Isa 35.8 9. for by Lott a plaine certaine and imediate resolution was alwaies returned prompt and facile to any ordinary capacity That way of Urim and Thummim is abolished but this sacred way of the Lott no lesse Antient and holy then the former as a most usefull holy and happy way of Gods divine judgement ordained for determining of doubtfull difficult and dangerous differences is still retained as by these pacificall Proverbs of the 16.33 and the 18.18 appeares being both Canonicall and Morall Scripture and so perpetuall divinity besides many presidents both Ancient and moderne of the use thereof before herein premised And truly I beleeve this may be justly said of this sacred Ordinance that it was never piously used and performed nay when by irreligious Infidels practised but it ever brought glory to God and good to the users thereof that all men may see and confesse that the Lord is holy in all his wayes and just in all his judgements And doubtlesse this holy way is of especiall happy use for resolving of doubtfull cases discovering of hidden and recondite matters and determining of difficult and mighty differences among mighty persons For where Controversies by humane endevours cannot be decided and the parties on both sides so stout that otherwise they cannot be appeased by this meanes the matters may be composed and the men pacified In cases of this nature those that have the best causes and the clearest consciences will desire to have their differences thus decided For he that is confident of the justice of his Cause needs not doubt the judgement of God and the way of the Lord is strength to the upright man but feare shall be for the workers of iniquity Prov. 10.29 They shall goe into the holes of the rocks c. Isa 2.19 20 21. In cases of this difficult condition when they say unto you Isa 8.19 Enquire at them that have a spirit of divination and at the southsayers which whisper and murm●r The divine spirit will tell you that those divinato●y spirits are deceitfull and have no warrant from the divine word of God That both North and Southsayers are more subtile then solid and their words are but wind A dry mind not fit to fan or cleanse Jer. 4.11 That whisperers are lyers and murmurers against Gods divine direction deserve to have their mouthes stopt Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels c. Isa 47.12 13.14 That a woe is pronounced by the Prophet against them that take counsell but not of the Lord that cover with an hypocritis all covering not of his spirit That State po●icies are often State fallacies and that divine directions though delivered by a simple Dove are to be preferred before any Machiavilian machinations contrived by subtill Serpents if you would be advised who so wise as the Wonderfull Counseller the Prince of Peace who is wonderfull in counsell and excellent in working Ier. 32.10 he will direct you to him that hath the spirit of wisdome and counsell c. Isa 11.2 Isa 45.11.21.22.23.24 Thus saith the Lord c. Aske of me things to come c. aske after the old way c. Should not a People inquire at their God from the living to the dead will ye deviate from the way of the living Lord to the dead Letter of your owne lawes from the divine law of the Lord to the humane lawes counsells and devises of the crafty Achitophels of the Land will ye deviate from the way of Peace to the way of Warre to the Law of Armes of Harmes God directs you to goe to the Law and to the Testimony to the statute judgement ordinance prescribed by Gods word If they speake not according to his Word it is because there is no light in them He that hateth or indeavoureth to supplant or oppresse his brother abideth in darknesse and he that despiseth Gods Counsell and Ordinance conducing to Peace remaineth in the shadow of death Doe ye esteeme the heavenly wholsome counsell of God in his word of truth or the crafty cruell courses and counsells of men more Isa 50.10.11 If God be God follow him but if Baal be hee If Mars or Machiavel be your Gods the bloudy sword or State stratagems follow them Is it because there is no God in Israel that ye goe to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Eckron Is there no balme in Gilead no Physitian there Is it because the Lord hath prescribed in his Word no holy way of ending Controversies that the cursed way of Cain-like cruelty must make the conclusion How long will it be before ye restraine the people from persecuting and oppressing their brethren know ye not that it will be bitternesse in the end Is there no efficacy in the ordinances of God and yet so much eminency in the ordinances of men Are the judgements of men so righteous and shall not the Judge of the whole world doe right Shall the ordinances of men be commended and commanded and the Ordinance of God contemned and condemned as uselesse or illicite Heare the Lords expostulation with his owne people Have I that brought you out of the land of Egypt and led you through the