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A57738	Tragi-comoedia being a brief relation of the strange, and wonderfull hand of God discovered at Witny, in the comedy acted there February the third, where there were some slaine, many hurt, and several other remarkable passages : together with what was preached in three sermons on that occasion from Rom. 1, 18 : both which may serve as some check to the growing atheisme of the present age / by John Rowe ...	Rowe, John, 1626-1677.	1653 (1653)	Wing R2067; ESTC R6082	58,271	114

Brethren my heart will hardly serve me to speake of these things it s even ready to dye and sink within me Good Lord what wilt thou doe for thy great Name how poor how sleight how contemptible a thing do men make of thee in the world men begin to forget that they are thy creatures and that thou hast made them I could even here break forth into teares and say Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountaine of teares that I might weep day and night for the dishonour scorne and contempt that iscast vpon the blessed God by these things It is time for the Angells of the Churches the Ministers A briefe addition touching Atheisme and Messengers of Jesus Christ to carry that peece of the everlasting Gospell and to preach unto them that dwell on earth and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people Revel 14.6.7 saying with a loud voice Feare God and give glory to him worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountaines of water It was said in Athanasius his time that the world was become an Arrian and now it may be sayed that the world beginnes to turne Atheist Some there are that dareprofesse it One upon that passage The foole hath said in his heart there is no God was not afraid to utter such words That foole spake the truth Oh monster eternity will be a thing long enough to torment thee and make thee feele whether there be a God yea or no. But it is not all thy blasphemy can rid thee of thy folly Canst thou produce the records of the world for six or seaven thousand yeares agoe canst thou confute the book of Genesis and bring to light somewhat more ancient and authentique then it Canst thou tell who was Adams Father and what the generations of men were before him rise up as high in thy thoughts as thou canst wilt thou not at last come to some first man was this man made yea or no who was it that made him was it himself then he was before himselfe but was he made by some other who was that or was he from everlasting why then doth he not continue to everlasting will any thing destroy it selfe Durst thou trust thine own sense are there any such things as spirits if not why are there so many wretched creatures suffer for their familiar converse with them if thou do believe that there are such things as evill spirits who is it that keepes thē in order setts bounds to their mallice But such mōsters who deny the Principles of their being should be rather hissed out of the world with abhorrence thē disputed against As there are many that dare professe Atheisme so there are many that durst live it How peremtory and resolved are men in wayes of sin how light a thing do they make of the word commands and threats of God and of every thing thing that might keep them in awe and retaine them in their obedience to their acknowledgement and observance of the great God Men begin to think they are above the word above hell above damnation and in effect above God What a poor and contemptible thing is religion grown in the world Certainly if religion be the keeping of an awe of God upon a mans spiritt the religation and binding of the soule over to him the constant observance of him and strict conformity to his will there is little of this religion to be found in the world In all these respects it becommeth the servants of the Lord to bestirre themselves to contend zealously for God for the cause of religiō and not patiently to suffer the name of God his worship religion it selfe to dye and be forgotten in the thoughts lives of men 3. To you that feare the Lord and walk on in his wayes the exhortation to you is be more holy be more humble be more heavenly minded be more fruitfull in good workes Zeph. 2 3. Seek ye the Lord all ye meek of the earth which have wrought his Judgment seek righteousnesse seek meeknesse Ye that are meek already seek more meeknesse ye that have wrought righteousnesse be more righteous and abound in all the fruits of righteousnesse The Lords eye is more especially set upon you he observes in a more peculiar manner what your carriage will be the Lord expecteth you should not onely mourne for your own sinnes but for the sinnes of the place in which you live Brethren me thinkes there is not that growth amongst you which I could wish I could be glad to see more life more sweet breathings after God amongst you Me thinkes you do not love God and the Lord Jesus Christ enough you discourse of him but seldome and speak of him but coldly Ignatius had his heart so inflamed with the love of Christ that when he spake of him he would say My love was crucifyed Some are so full of love to him as that they are ravished when they think of him they break out and say oh that excellent that incomperable one how pretious is the Lord Jesus how pretious is he Men and Angels are too little to love him and admire him For the Lords sake stirre up your selves entertaine Christ better and entertaine the Gospell better When the Gentiles heard that the Gospell was sent to them and thatit appertained to them as well as to the Jewes it is said they were glad and glorifyed the word of the Lord. Acts. 13.48 Oh this was wellcome newes joyfull tidings to them indeed their hearts were even ravished and transported with such blessed tidings as these that Christ should become salvation to them as well to the Jewes for that was it which was made knowen to them in v. 47. They glorifyed the word they magnifyed and advanced the word Oh this was the best word that ever they heard an excellent and a sweet word I beseech you my brethren stirre up your selves and provoke one another to love and to good workes It is a great fault in the professors of this place that they maintaine such a distance and strangenesse one towards another The ancient Saints spake often one to another Malachy 3.16 The Primitive Saints in the Apostles times met often they prayed together and conferred together So it should be with you you should be often visiting one another and asking each other Oh my Friend what are your temptations what are your comforts what have the dealings of God been with your spirit since we mett last is grace kept alive or is it more dead This is the way to be a thriving people I would faine that you of this place should be patternes to all that are round about you for humility for heavenly-mindednesse for soundnesse in the faith for experience for holinesse 4. To all in generall the Exhortation is Labour to set up religion in this place set it up in your hearts set it up in your families set it up as much as may

revealed from heaven it is revealed from heaven against thee O Witny If there be any mockers or scoffers in the congregatiō that are come to deride the word I say if there be any such though I hope better things of the most of you yet if there be any secret scoffer in a corner I shall say to him as Job did to his friends when they had made light of his calamity and said it was just Job 11.3 Suffer me that I may speake and after that I have spoken mock on You that make so light of the hand of God laugh at all his judgements heare the message which the Lord sent if after that ye have a mind to mock then mock ye on take your fill of laughter and it may be you may have your belly full of mocking another day Brethren mistake me not my aime is not to make you sad though it is fit indeed you should be humbled for your sins Alas what pleasure can it be to the proor servants and messengers of the Lord to make any one sad No no it is your good and happinesse it is the welfare and happinesse of this place I aime at and I hope by that time you have heard all I have to say you will be convinced that it is so indeed Let me speak to you as the Apostle doth to his Corinthians 2. Cor. 11.1 Would to God you could bare with me a little in my folly and indeed beare with me And then at the 20 verse for ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage if a man devoure you if a man take of you if a man exalt himselfe if a man smite you on the face Many I feare are apt to plead for their lusts and corruptions for their games and sports which have devoured them and consumed them and brought them low and is there not as much reason they should beare with the word which comes in all plainnesse and faithfulnesse to doe them good Certainly my brethren the hand of the Lord is lifted up the great and dreadfull God the King of the whole earth hath shewen himselfe in the midst of you I could have hoped there would not be found a man in this place that was come to that height of Atheisme as to say this not was the hand of God this was not a judgement it was only a chance a mis-fortune such a thinge might fall out the house was weak the beam was not strong enough to support such a multitude I could here cease speaking to such a man and desire a corner to turne aside weep in even power out rivers of teares in his behalf It was that which made the Prophet cry out in the like case Isai 26.11 Lord when thy hand is lifted up they will not see How was the Lords hand lifted up Do but read the former verses and you will find in the 9. verse we heare of his judgements being abroad and in the 10. verse we heare of favour shewen to the wicked Let favour be shewen to the wicked yet will he not learne righteousnesse The Lords hand was lifted up in a way of judgment and in a way of mercy it was his righteous judgment that some were cut off and it was his mercy that others were spared and yet when his hand was lifted up so Emenently they would not see The Lord hath shewen both his severity and his goodnesse amongst you severity to them that sufferred and goodnesse to you that were preserved Is it not the Lords goodnesse or to returne to the Prophets expression is it not a favour shewen to thee that thou hast thy life giventhee when others were crushed to death is it not a favour that thou art safe and sound when others had their limbes broken their bodies grievously bruised Oh this was that which so moved the Prophet or the church her selfe that is brought in speaking in that chapt that she knew not well how to beare it Lord when thy hand is lifted up they will not see It is a patheticall speech and it savours of somewhat a grieved and troubled spirit Oh the hard-heartednesse the pride and stoutnesse that is in men not to see when the Lords hand is so lifted up What is thy heart flint and thy Bowels made of brasse will not wrath from heaven great wrath affect thee Read what followes in the same verse They will not see but they shall see Thou winkest with thine eyes now but the Lord will open them at last thou wilt not believe this is the wrath of God thou wilt believe it to purpose another day and it may be that day is not far off That I may shew you the wretchednesse of this disposition not to see and acknowledge the Lord in such great things but to lay them upon chance misfortune second causes and the like Consider 1 This is a meer heathenish temper the Heathens could not do worse then so the Philistines they said if the matter fell not out so and so as they had cast it it was not the hand of the Lord that smote them but it was a chance that happened 1. Sam. 6.9 shall we make our selves Philistines shall we compare our selves with the worst of the heathens Nay some of the heathens have acknowledged the r Vide Lipsium Physiolog Stoic l. 1. Dissert undecimá et seq Arrian lib. 1. cap. 6. 12 mo Jamblich de vitâ Pythag. cap. 28. Stobaeum Eclog. Physic lib. 1. cap. 3. Providence of God in such ſ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hiero●l in aur carm paulo post 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 matters t Nec Homerus hoc nescivit qui de Graecis adflictis causam reddit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lips diss 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eurip. apud S●obaeum in Phys they lookt upon evills befalling them as the just punishments of their sinnes they have feared and trembled at the things that have come to passe as acknowledging a Divine Power that was the cause of them u 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hieroc in Aur. Car. The x Circa religi●n●● talem accepim●● Tomtrua sulgura paulo ●n●●rmius e●pavescchat Suct in August● Roman Emperours yea those among them who have been most y Ausus interdum non solum vultum attollere sed etiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Refert Casaub de Caligula ex Dione prophane wicked and at sometimes have contemned God religion it selfe and have lookt the judgments of God in the face with pride scorne at other times they have been surprized with a Panick feare If they heard but z Nam qui De os tantopere contemneret ad minima tonitrna fulgura connivere caput obvolvere advero majora proripere se estrato sub lectuque condere solebat Sue Calig thundering lightning they would croutch under their bedds and hide their heads fearing that some plague from heaven was comming upon them The Historian reports of