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A28514	An alarme beat vp in Sion, to vvar against Babylon, or, The svmme of a sermon upon Revelation 18 and the 6 preached at Knowle, before the Honourable the Committee of the county of Kent, on the 13 of Iune, anno 1664, and by the said Honourable Committee required to be published / by Joseph Boden ...	Boden, Joseph, b. 1605 or 6.	1644 (1644)	Wing B3390; ESTC R15357	27,628	40

therefore they cannot they will not lift up thier hands and draw their swords to evenge Sion upon Babylon their onely trouble in these times is that trading is obstructed and that their incomes are so few and disproportionable to their imbounded greedings and gripings after perishing substances here it sticks they cannot act for heaven because their minds are onely set upon things earthly and below An obstinate shutting of mens eyes against the plaine and cleare discoveries of the truth most men speake themselves wilfully obstinate and that they will not heare with both eares they cannot be perswaded to reade on both sides God hath in justice blinded their eyes that they should beleeve alye because they receive neither the knowledge nor love of the truth many have onely looked upon Declarations and Protestations from Oxford though possibly penned with the cheating spirit of some dissembling Priest or Prelate with a purpose onely to deceive some poore and unstable souls that by giving them faire words as the proverbe hath it they may make fooles faine untill they have drawn them into some bloody acts of desperate mischiefe and villany but as for those Remonstrances and Declaration of Parliament holding forth the right of things to the view of heaven and earth these men have lived in an other world they have never heard of them but the truth is though they have heard of them yet they would not read them and so by obstinacie and stiffenesse have preoccupated thier own enlightning and conversion yea their hearts tell them they have been afraid of conviction and coming over to the truth and if this be not a tricke of Popery and the grand policie of the panders for the Babylonish strumpet to keepe men doting upon her painted deformities while they can keepe them hoodwineked from beholding true and reall beauties let the world judge Oh how are we here also striking in with Rome Romanisme who would be thought the onely Protestants of the world No marvell if he will not act for the truth that is resolved and hath determined with himselfe not to know it Personall guilt that lies upon the soule unexpiated When sinne rests upon the heart unpardoned oh how it makes the knees to smite the joynts to tremble and the hands to be feeble in such service as this of rewarding Babylon as she hath rewardedus Oh saith one I would goe forth in these warres and fight too but sinne within fights against me Oh if I should be killed in the battell I should everlastingly perish I have my wherecome drunkennesse Sabbath breaking blasphemies scoffings at the power of godlinesse and a numberlesse number of other transgressions upon my conscience they are unpardoned I have not got them washed away in the blood of Christ and if I should goe forth and be slaine all these would follow me to hell and therefore I conclude it is best to stay at home and make up the measure of my sinnes in this wickednesse also that I dare not act in Gods cause because I am wicked I deny not but some yea too many sinners are too desperate and doe least feare hell though they have most cause to dread it yet this also I am confident of that guilt and the terrour that attends it is a great obstacle in the way of many for how shall be dare to fight for God who considers that there is no reason that God should right with him and for him but against him if souldiers were lesse guiltie our warres would be more successefull it is not how many men but how many good men we send forth to the warre that we 〈◊〉 say of our warriours as David of Ahimaaz he is a good man and cometh with good 2 Sam. 18. 27. guilty men will never be godly souldiers but such as these godly ones we looke for and require in this warfare against Babylon He will fight best against Baal abroad who hath overcome Belial at home subdue thy lust and thy enemies cannot be unsbdued Deut. 28. 7. The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thoe to be smitten before thy face They shall come out against thee one way and flee before thee seven wayes A pretence of the cause of the King when the truth is men are false hearted to the cause of God And here I shall make bold since I am fallen upon this rocke not in any way of disloyaltie but if it be possible for satisfaction of those who want or will not use more learned helps to deale with oru staggerers and stumblers in way of querie and that which I shall now propose to them you may call it if you please the Malignants Catechisme First therefore I demand and require them upon their consciences as they will answer before God and his elect Angels to give in replies according to the truth of the light that is in them Is not our King or at least wise should he not be sworn and bound to governe according to the Law of the Land Did not all good people generally before the sitting of this Parliament groane and grieve for want of that Government Wherein hath the Parliament denied the King the benefit of any old established Law In making or proposing new Lawes wherein have they gone contrary to the Kings will but according to the Vote of both Houses for his and the Kingdoms good both spirituall and corporall It is reasonable in our State that the will of the King should be preferred before the Vote of the Kingdome In all overtures hath not the Parliament faithfully counselled and humbly petitioned Have not Parliament and people most grievously groaned under breach of p 〈…〉 edges and promises during this Session of Parliament It is not reason that all other Counsels should cease and give place to the Votes Results and Bils of Parliament Were ever publike offenders against the State so protected by force from the justice of a Parliament Might not the Parliament if they should deal as treacherously with us as many have dealt with them undoe us and all ours for after times both in point of Religion and Libertie in Vote and by one Law even in a moment without either the care cost or feare that they are daily put unto What good thing can the faithfull members of Parliament expect to themselves and their posteritie if the Parliament were dissolved or destroyed since to the sinne and shame of the English Nation they have beene deserted and abused during their Session Is it possible they should have any plot or designe but for the maintenance of true Religion and Libertie Is it utterly impossible that our King should be one of those tenne of whom we read Revel. 17. 13. that have one mind and shall give their power and strength unto the beast Have we not seene the same designe driven forwards under diversitie of Agents and meanes Was not the

those who have escaped Romish corruption to be instrumentall for Babylons compleat fall and ruine The witnesses I shall produce to prove and make this good are of unquestionable veritie and authoritie as first you may see it cleared in a discoverie of Command parallel to this in the Text Ier. 50. at the 8. vers. compared with the 14. and 15. For first in way of escape the Lord enjoynes his people to remove out of the midst of Babylon and to goe forth out of the Land of the Chaldeans and be as the he-goats before the flocks and this certainly hath an eye to the escaping from spirituall filth and pollution as well as the slaverie and bondage of that captivitie for it is one of the punishments which the Lord threatens the Church in the wildernesse withall that if they doe sinne and commit wickednesse against the Lord then the Lord will bring them and their King which they shall set over them unto a nation which neither they nor their fathers have knowne and that there they should serve other gods wood and stone Deut. 28. 36. and this we see urged upon some as their most bitter portion in that land of Chaldea to fall downe and worship the golden Image which Nebuchadnezzar had set up Dan. 3. 15. And to say truth what is all corporall restraint if compared with temptations and provocations to spirituall uncleannesse which the people of God shall certainly meet with whiles they remaine in the hands and under the power of Babylonians so that as I take it the Lord chiefly aimes at Sionsridding and acquitting her selfe from the sinnes of and in Babylon for to what purpose is it to be Iewes in habitation and Babylonians in opinion and conversation And we see clearely that it cost the godly among the Iewes a great deale of care and paines to get the Congregations purged from those sinnes the people brought back from Babylon at their returne out of that captivitie as it is upon record Nehem. 5. 6. 13. 9. 38. 13. 15. Well then suppose we the people of God ready and prompt both in respect of sinne and sorrow to come up to God at his word and make removes from Babylon as he here commands is this all they have to doe may they rest content with this their locall and spirituall separation No sure there yet remaines somewhat more for them to doe they must look back upon Babylon but not as many times they did upon Egypt with hearkening after returnes to her carnall contentments No it must be to execute and take vengeance for all the sinnes wherewith she hath offended against the Lord and all the sufferings she hath formerly laid upon his people for so it is given in charge Put your selves in aray against Babylon round about all ye that bend the bow shoot at her spare no arrowes for she hath sinned against the Lord shoot against her round about she hath given her hand her foundations are fallen her wals are throwne downe for it is the vengeance of the Lord take vengeance upon her as she hath done doe unto her as thus it followes in the afore quoted 14 15. vers. of the 50. of Ier. Whiles the Church forsakes her in heart she must strenuously and sedulously act against her with her hands and thus of the discovery or proofe of the point from command But it will be said this place of Ieremiah puts others upon acting against and taking vengeance upon Babylon as much if not rather more then Iuda and the people of God that have been captives there and now are delivered For answer hereto see the point further confirmed in a discovery of promise to the Church in speciall for this purpose Behold I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them and will returne your recompence upon your own head and I will sell your sonnes and your daughters into the hands of the children of Iudah and they shall sell them to the Sabeant to a people farre off for the Lord hath spoken it Ioel 3. 7 8. And yet if any sticke at or question the truth of the point see it once more in a discovery of blessings or happinesse that shall fall upon those who are instrumentall to compleat Babylons fall and mine O daughter of Babylon who art to be destroyed Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones Psal. 137. 8 9. And who are so fit to doe this worke and share in this blessednesse as they upon whom God hath done his worke and blessed them with a discovery of and an escape from Babylons filth and pollutions But perhaps these testimonies are not convincing enough some men must have reason to confirme and settle them in the beliefe of such a doctrine as this To condescend to them therefore see the point established and bottomed upon such arguments as these First God hath devoted Babylon to utter ruine and destruction it is that which the Lord hath decreed and determined yea he hath recorded it in the Court-rolls of heaven that Babylon shall fall and come down to utter shame and confusion And not onely so but he hath made known and discovered his will and pleasure to the Church For so he looks upon it as a known truth and received principle of old O daughter of Babylon which art to be destroyed Psal. 137. 8. the Church makes no question but it shall be and the truth is we need not doubt it For the motions and counsels of Gods minde continue still and are stable without change or variation and this is his will concerning Babylon both literall and spirituall so farre as can be knowne by his word that it shall utterly perish and come to naught Isaiah 13. 19 20 21 22. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fiercenesse of his wrath Revel. 16. 19. And a mightie Angel tooke up a stone like a great milstone and cast it into the sea saying Thus with violence shall that great citie Babylon be thrown down and shall be found no more at all Revel. 18. 21. I would draw up this into forme of an Argument thus That which God hath determined and made known to his Church in his word concerning the ruine of Babylon it behoves all those who have escaped Romish corruption to be instrumentall for the accomplishing and bringing to passe But God hath determined and in his word made it known to his Church that Babylon shall fall and come to utter ruine and that by the Church Ergo The minor proposition is cleare from that which is above said and the major cannot be denyed except men will conceive and plead it lawfull for them either to goe against or come short of Gods will revealed to them in his word I shall end this reason in this