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A84413 An embleme of the times or, a seasonable exhortation drawn from the consideration of Gods gracious dealing with England, above all other her neighbour-nations. 1647 (1647) Wing E703; Thomason 669.f.10[110]; ESTC R7502 1,897 1

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An Embleme of the Times OR A seasonable Exhortation drawn from the consideration of Gods gracious dealing with ENGLAND above all other her neighbour-Nations Legall Punishments While on this Emblem thou dost fix an eye Know it presents ouryles late miserie Warr and the pestelence those judgments great For gospill great abuse much felt of late Revel. 19. 1. Salvation glory and power to the Lord our God 2. For true and righteous are his judgements for he hath judged those which corrupted the earth c. and he hath avenged the bloud of his Servants 6. Alleluia for the Lord our God raigneth 15. Out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword that with it hee should smite the Nations hee shall rule them with a rod of yron c. 17. An Angell cryed with a loud voice saying to all the fowles that fly in the midst of heaven Come and gather your selves together unto the Supper of the great God 18. That yee may eat the flesh of Kings and the flesh of Captains and the flesh of mighty men the flesh of horses and those that sit thereon Zeph. 2. 8. I have hard the reproach of Moab and the revilings of the children of Ammon whereby they have reproach't my people and magnified themselves Vers 9 Therefore as I live saith the Lord surely Moab shall be as Sodome c. therefore they shall be a perpetuall desolation the residue of my people shall spoyle them 10. This shall they have for their reproach and for their pride because they magnified themselves against the people of the Lord Isai. 9. 17. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in them nor have mercy on their fatherless and widdowes for every one is an hypocrite and an evill doer and every mouth speaketh folly Isai. 10. 6. I will send him against an hypocriticall Nation and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoile and to take the prey and tread them down like mire in the streets Isai. 16. 6. We have heard of the pride and haughtiness of Moab and of his wrath but his lies shall not be so Isai. 19. 11. Surely the Princes of Zoar are fools the counsells of the wisest Counsellours of Pharoah are become bruitish 12. Where are they let thy wise men tell thee now and let them know what the Lord hath purposed Isai. 22. 9. 12. You have seen the breaches of the Cities of David that they were many In that day did the Lord God of Hosts call to weeping and mourning c. 1 Pett. 4. 17. The time is come that judgement hath begun at the house of God and if it first begin at us what shall become of those that obey not the Gospell ENglands admired change who can ascend Or show the ground why war thus near should end A Civill War thus in our sinfull Nation How far above all humane expectation Our sins that caus'd the same as great as those That ruin'd Germany Ireland do expose Whereby such sad and dolefull lamentation With depth of griefe o're-whelm their Nation Oh England Israels God hath saved thee And kept thee from intended slaverie The great oppression and Egpytian yoke He onely hath dissolved and staid that stroke Words are unable to expresse that love And tender dealing whose affections move To carry on a worke and heale our bleeding Ile This work 's intended for such sinners vile Then with what thankfull hearts obedient Oh now delay no time with speed repent Wars dismall voice of late thus heard to sound Throughout the Kingdome let not fall to ground Shall great salvation from free love appeare Shall songs of mourning turne to praise and prayer Shall wrath and vengeance turne to tender love Shall peace present her treasure from above Shall truth and mercy wooe a sinfull Nation Shall Justice stay her stroke what provocation The danger of relaps most desperate Oh therefore now returne before too late War sheathing of his sword yet arm'd both stand And stayes a while yet ready at command If sin still stay the close our expectation Frustrate shall be without a Reformation Our plenty of the Gospells blessed food Becomes not such sad janglings 't is not good When children strive where plenty there is store Then wantonnesse not hunger is the more This nice disliking if no novelty Poore pampred England cannot justifie Oh what a sad condition are we under That by division thus are rent asunder The head and tongue which so deceitfull are Yet most preferr'd whilst hearts neglected are What shall thy comfort be that know'st the most When fill'd with pride and sin then cease to boast Go learn to do what yet thou slighted hast Then shalt thou know The doer shall be blest Obedience that great Scripture-Character Accounted now by some a worke of nature A faith but to believe and for dispute How greatly valu'd and of most repute But Scripture-Worthies still upon Record Declare the truth that now obtain reward Noah Abraham Moses what indur'd they With many others whom we mention may In Holy Writ there 's not a Saint there set But still obedience and his faith have met Then would we war and pestilence should cease That England might abound with truth and peace Let sinners all forsake their provocation Turne from their evill to humiliation Then the destroying Angell quite shall turne And we no longer sadly caus'd to mourne But Hallalujahs for our great salvation Shall sound with joy to him that sav'd the Nation London Printed by R. A. 1647.