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A43849	England's prospective-glasse a sermon at a metropolitical visitation held at the cathedral church of Christ in Canterbury on the 29th of April, 1663 : preacht before the right reverend father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of Chichester ... representative of the most reverend father in God, William ... Lord Archbishop of Canterbury ... / by Sam. Hinde, one of His Majesties chaplains, and present incumbent of St. Mary's Church in Dover ...	Hinde, Samuel.	1663 (1663)	Wing H2056; ESTC R43251	19,582	33

unlucky Faulcon had nothing but Destruction and Ruine engraven upon her Varvels Ier. 7.4 1 King 9.22 Hos 5.1 They cry'd up the Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord and yet the Whoredome of Iezabel and her Witchcrafts lodg'd within them and when the Trumpets of Peace were at their Mouths Murthers and Slaughters were in their Hearts for they were profound to make Slaughter They were a Snare in Mezpah and spread their Nets upon Mount Tabor When they should have preacht the Oracular truths of Heaven Mica 2.11 Ier. 5.31 Isa 1.23 Lam. 4.16 1 King 16.21 Mat. 11.17 Lam. 5.15 Psal 78.31 they preacht of Wine and strong drink and my People lov'd to have it so They had preach'd their Princes into Rebellion and their People into Schisme and Confusion Israels Priests were now like Athanaeus his Papers Omnes Tibicines insaniunt cùm semel efflant avolat illicò mens and all Israel and Ephraim danc'd after their Pipes Rebellion is like a Sewer or Common Shore in a City it gathers all the filth and rabble to it Mille Puellarum Puerorum mille Furores as if every one of the chosen men of Israel had been a Hercules Furens or a Corybantes Madnesse among the Spiritual men was like a Torrent among the People Velut aggere rupto Sternit agros Sternit sata laeta c. or like the inchaunted Horn of Astolphe made all that heard it mad Insanire parant certa ratione c. It was not doubtless too much Learning that made them madd Acts 26.24 or if they were endowed with Abilities allow them to have Magnas vires Cursum celerrimum yet they were Extra viam August as Saint Augustine Vlysses had all the windes given him but one Ulysses which was that that should have brought him to his Ithaca By Aeolus Pentheus Pentheus was Sapiens in omnibus praeterquam in iis in auibus sapientem esse convenit He was wise in every thing but wherein his wisedome might advantage him whatever other Eminencies were in them they were possest with Seneca 's insanam Libidinem Seneca Tullius and with Tally 's insana Jurgia The Spiritual man is mad and like Priest like People whole Acres of Ellebore will not purge them In Tyberim defluxis Oronces They have infected the Age they liv'd in with Sin and the World with Shame and Infamy and stand in the Text as Pontius Pilate in the Creed to transfer their Obloquy to all Posterity Omnia Pontus Ovid. Ten Tribes revolted of Twelve Ten Tribes infected Schism and Rebellion like Acefta's Arrows have caught fire flying Iosh 7.9 And now as Ioshua said Quid facies magno Nomini two What wilt thou do with thy glorious Name if these Cananites come in and destroy us If they destroy a famous and a glorious Church so richly endowed so miraculously preserved so strangely restored what will become of thy Glorious name Will it not be time for the Great Bishop of our Soul to set a Day 2 Pet. 2.5 or appoint dayes of Visitation and dayes of Recompence to put a stop to every Jannes and Iambres that resist the Truth First that they proceed no farther and secondly 2 Tim. 3.8 9. that their Folly be made manifest that future Ages may take warning by their example as the Apostle writes Yes God himself thinks it high time to have mercy upon Sion Patesacta estinsania corum Ps 102.13 Ps 74.6 It pityes him to see the Church so long in her Dust and Rubbish and the Carved work of his Temples spoyled with Axes and Hammers and therefore as they have had their time God now takes his and Brandishes his Sword Isa 52.10 and makes bare his Arme to be avenged on his Enemies and take vengeance of his Adversaries And in order to this Text. our Prophet speaks in the Text The dayes of Visitation are come the dayes of Recompence are come Israel shall know it The Prophet is a Fool the Spiritual man is mad For the multitude of thine Iniquity Great is the hatred And so I proceed to the Applicatory and Conclusive part both of the Text and Sermon 3d. Part. And here I intend not to trouble my self or you with those lising Ephraimites that have started aside like broken Bowes Iudges 12.6 Psal 78.9 57. that have warpt and shrunk either in their Religion or Loyalty nor as the Text would bear it to run a Parallel between England and Israel The Crimes of our Nation as they are wrapt up in the Act so may they for ever be buried in the Grave of Oblivion as in the valley of Hamon-Gog Ez. 39 11. Onely a word or two to you my Reverend Brethren of the Clergy and you of the Laity and I have done Be pleas'd to divide among you these Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver Pro. 25.11 and may they be like Manna as that that is best pleasing to every Palate You have heard something of the Son Psal 78.3 Gen. 15.19 20. and something of the Sorrowes of Israel what Havock and Destruction they have made in former and latter Ages Oh let this deluge of Sinne these overflowings of other mens Ungodliness raise up the Ark of our Devotion so many Cubits nearer Heaven And now O ye Priests Mal. 2.1 Hag. 2.7 Mar. 11.15 1 Tim. 6.19 Ps 118.22 Eph. 2.20 Mat. 7.24 26. this Commandement is for you God is about to rebuild his Temple and Christ our Saviour to purge it you are his Master builders lay a good Foundation let that stone which others have refused be by you made the Head-stone in the Corner Fundamentum aliud nemo Other foundation can no man lay c. We are denominated to be wise or foolish according to our Carriage in this point and let the Superstructure be answerable We are not sent to build Lamiae's Turrets Ier. 9.14 Tit. 2.1 Castles in the Air your own Imaginations but the Oracles of God in Truth and sound Doctrine to your Congregations As we are Spiritual men Psal 23.3 let us suffer our selves to be guided by that Good Spirit that leads us and your Flocks into the Land of Righteousnesse The spirit of God will never dictate any thing against the word of God As many as walk according to this Rule Gal. 6.16 Mercy shall be upon them and Peace as upon the Israel of God We cannot miscarry if we take in the Council of St. Paul 2 Tim. 6.10 11 12 13. who having told us That they that erre from the Faith pierce themselves through with many sorrows said But thou O man of God flee these things and follow after Righteousness Godlynesse Faith Love Patience Meekness And again Verse 13. I charge thee in the sight of God who quickneth all things and before Christ Iesus who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good Confession That thou keep this Commandement without spot unblameable