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The time of finding shewing when the Lord will be found and by whom, and when there will be no time of finding : also the persons are describ'd who shall not finde the Lord though they seek him with tears : likewise some reasons why the Lord hath suffered his work and good old cause to be stopt, and how it shall certainly be reviv'd again : also something is here shewed about the manner how it shall be reviv'd, and the time when / by John Canne.
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no King but Caesar Take notice Reader this is an old stratagem of the Devil and a lesson which he hath taught his children in all ages that is to be like a cunning thief who in the croud cryes Stop the thief stop the thief not caring who is taken so himself may escape that hath done the robbery When Balak would have Balaam come to him to curse the Lord's people he conceals the truth of Israels case and carriage makes no mention how the Lord had of old a Gen. 15.18 promised them the land of Canaan nor how the Canaanites wickedness was grown so great that b Lev. 18.24 25. the land should spue them out neither speaketh he of their sore oppression bondage in Egypt miraculous deliverance from thence nor how Israel being come out had not harmed either Edom or Moab but c Deut. 2.4.8 9 13. passed by them in peace and warred only with the cursed Canaanites devoted to destruction all these things Moab knew as well as d Num. 20.14 15. Edom but here he is silent and what he doth report is most false e Num. 22.5 Behold there is a people come out from Egypt behold they cover the face of the Earth and they abide over against me As if he should say there is an uncivil and barbarous people come up from Egypt who they are I know not but they plunder and destroy the Countryes where they come and they are now waiting an opportunity to invade us and turn us out of our lawful possessions Are not our enemies and Moab here alike Doe they not altogether conceal the case and carriage of Christs faithful witnesses where doe they fairly and honestly report their principles and judgment But f Psa 35.11 lay to their charge things they never knew I have in part shewed what they hold and what they desire to have This I shall add as g Prov. 15.34 Righteousness exalteth a Nation not craft policy power or making an other house so they would have all oppressions and grievances taken away no man to be committed or detayn'd in prison at the will and pleasure of any man they would not have the blood and treasure of the Nation spilt and spent to serve any mans lust they would have the theevish Lawyers supprest they would have those righteous things done which the Army promised And if Charls Stewart justly suffered and his family too for exercising an arbitrary and unlimited power they know no reason why any man if he govern worse then the King did should be suffered 4. Another help is a Mercenary Army But of these men I need not say much for the Nation knows them too well A hedge-hog seems to be a poor silly creature yet being full of bristles and prickles a man may be shrewdly hurt by it I cannot for the present think of a comparison fitter or truer It 's become a HEDG-HOG indeed a poor silly thing it hath no beauty comliness credit honor c. only bristles and prickles to wound the interest of Christ and his people 5. But who think'st thou Reader brings up the Rear Even Wizards and South-sayers another of Satans tricks to deceive poor people There is to be in our days a certain Conqueror an Emperour he must be saith another parasite descended from the Princely race of North-Wales who shall destroy the Pope and the Turk and most part of the world bear the Imperial rule at Sea reform the Church settle peace and nothing shall stand in his way and that this is true many Magicians Sorcerers and British Bards are reckoned up who above 1000. years agoe spake of it and several Honorable Titles he is to have saith a later Wizard about July next It grieves my Soul to see our profession Religion and the Holy Name of God thus abus'd and prophan'd by the vilest instruments the Devil hath But the Scripture must be fulfill'd h 2 Thes 11 12. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should beleeve a lie that they all might be damned who beleeve not the truth but have pleasure in unrighteousness i Psa 1.17 As he loved cursing so let it come upon him as he delighted not in the blessing so let it be far from him It was a righteous thing with God to give up Ahab to his false Prophets and by their lies to destroy him having refused to hearken to the Lords Servants so when men wil not follow the Counsel of God but cast his Word and Law behind their back what more just then to leave them to Wizards and Star-gazers to be blinded harnded by them and prepared for slaughter I have read somewhere of one Athol a Scots man being told by a Sorceress that he should be crowned in a great concourse of people believing the witch to make way for the crown he kil'd James 1. Now there was some truth in what the Witch had told him for being brought upon a Scaffold for this treason and Murder a crown of red hot Iron was set upon his head and so he miserably perished many thousands looking on So may they be crown'd that seek it in such a way Much more might be said concerning the Lords answering the cries and sighing of his people in the discovery of these men viz. their devouring skin bones and all by NEW TRICKS so the Thief hath the true mans purse he cares not how he gets it k Pro. 28.15 As a roaring Lion and a ranging Bear so is a wicked Ruler over the poor people that is the right which he pleadeth is nothing but might the mercy he shews is onely where he cannot shew more cruelty and whatsoever he takes away most unjustly from poor people he saith It is his right and he must and will have it Again the Lawyers never tormented poor men more then now the old Superstitious Priests how are they thumming over the English Mass again so in many parts of the Land their Malignant Justices persecuting honest men under the name of conventicles putting in execution the bloody Laws of the Beast enacted for the suppression of the truth other things are too FOUL to be named Herod feared John for his piety and strict walking so did Saul fear David But no man needs to fear this Generation of men for holiness justice righteousness Indeed for the contrary there is cause enough but howsoever in this Gods people may take comfort for thus it is promised k Mic. 4.10 Thou shalt go even to Babylon THERE shalt thou be delivered THERE the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies I hope we shall never be brought neerer Babylon then we are Secondly They have prayed that the Lord would not bless or prosper the designs of the froward and crafty who to set up their own interest have betrayed the cause of Christ but that k Psa 83.13 He would make them as a rolling thing
him f 2 Cor. 12.9 My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness as if he should say Though I will not remove suddenly this wicked Angel from thee yet I will so fortifie thee with my grace against all his fiery darts that thou shalt be more then a conqueror and get the victory over him and the greater thy assaults and temptations are and the weaker thou art by reason of infirmities the stronger my Grace shall be in supporting thee in all assaults of temptations As a loving mother whilst the childe cries she takes him on her lap wipes off the tears from his eyes and kisseth him often and suffers him not to goe away till he laughs again of the content and satisfaction which he hath In such a way deals our Heavenly Father with his Mourning children as their cheeks are running down with tears he takes them in his arms and kisseth them with the kisses of his mouth and speaks so comfortably to the heart as they goe away with their g Psa 126.2 mouths filled with laughter and their tongues with singing And such a time of finding David often had we find him in the Psalms to make very sad complaints by reason of the great afflictions and troubles which lay upon him nevertheless in the close h Psal 7.17 13.6 42.11 rejoyceth and giveth thanks to God signifying no doubt he had received Issachar's portion i Deut. 33.23 satisfied with favor and full with the blessing of the Lord. For howsoever he was not certain of the time of his deliverance neither how and in what manner he should be delivered yet this he knew and by the Spirit it was confirm'd to him that it should go wel with him and what was best for him he should have and every thing promis'd him should be made good That saying of Solomon may have place here k Pro. 13.25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his Soul but the belly of the wicked shall want these sentences are both true applyed to sincere Christians and Hypocrites in respect of Soul-satisfaction The former are brought into l Song 2. the banquetting house and have m Son 7.6 Loves for delights n Isa 25.6 fat things full of marrow and wines on the lees well refined what can a man have more at a feast then content and satisfied in whatsoever he desires such a FILLING have those at the throne of Grace it is a LOVE-FEAST where Christ and the Soul banquet and rejoyce together yea sometimes there is such an overflowing-fulness as they are constrained to say It is enough Lord it is enough I am satisfied with the fulness of joy and pleasures at thy right hand But the Hypocrites belly shall want did he finde no more satisfaction in his falshood and craft then in fasting and praying he would soon give up the trade or starve If a man being extream hungry instead of wholsome meat should take some poysonous thing his misery and pain would be greater then before That which Hypocrites and Apostates suck from duties is spider-like only poyson for their unbeleef and fears do rise and they are afterward more unquiet and restless then before and hence it is that after they have fasted and prayed they have usually in hand one pestilent design or other Quest But doe not Hypocrites and Apostates finde Soul-satisfaction in fasting praying and other Ordinances Answ 1. Imaginary they may but truly and really they doe not for here that is made good o Mal. 2.2 The Lord of Hosts curseth their blessings Besides what Soul-satisfaction can there be had in things which p Isa 1.14 Amos. 5.21 God hates and despiseth and q Pro. 15.8 are an abomination to him As a man in his sleep dreames he eats and drinks largely but when he awakes findes himself almost dead for hunger or like little children sucking a stick or finger in their mouths are satisfied with it though they draw no sweetness out So Hypocrites as r Jude 8. filthy dreamers fancy a feeding and please themselves like children with nothing it being the will of God that they should be hardned and ripened for judgment in such a way But 2. There is a satisfaction which Hypocrites and Apostates have by fasting and praying for hereby they doe deceive others and the more easily carry on their own designs As I have heard of a GREAT HYPOCRITE who having by his weeping prevailed with some honest men to think better of his actions then they did before no sooner were their backs turned but he laughed at them and cal'd them fools that they should believe any more or trust him for his tears Thus they are like the Magician which had the enchanted Egg howsoever being broken there was nothing but wind in it yet many bewitched by him thought it had a world of happiness A weeping Hypocrite knows well enough were his prayers and tears discovered there is nothing but JVGLING in them they are all wind lies and falshood nevertheless by a kind of enchantment the simple are made to believe there is a world of truth and love to the good old cause under the Egg-shell of a r Mat. 8.16 dis-figured Jesuitical face But leaving Hypocrites to the great day of discovery For those who walk uprightly times of finding must needs be satisfactory of the experience they have of Divine Love If the Bride knows she is taken up in the Heart-love of her Friend though he should say nothing to her of what he would do for her yet she is sure he will look after her and provide for her that she wants nothing So a Saint taken into the bowels of Jesus needs nothing more for here he sees all things Å¿ 1 Cor. 3.22 Whether Paul or Apollo or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come all are his And so much he sweetly experienceth 4. A time of finding when Saints have the things granted done for them which they asked to a full content of his soul Fourthly It is a time of finding when mourners in Zion have the things given them and done for them which they asked As the Fish is caught while the Fisher is angling for her so is the promise t Isa 65.23 While they are yet speaking I will hear Again u Isa 58.9 30.19 Thou shalt call and the Lord shall answer thou shalt cry and he shall say Here I am Such a time of finding had x Gen. 32.28 Jacob y Num. 14.20 Moses a 2 Chr. 20.11 12. Jehoshaphat b 2 Ki. 20.5 Hezekiah c 1 Kin. 18.37 38. Elias d Dan. 9.20 10.12 Daniel c. Neither hath the Lords hand been shortned or his ear heavy in this very thing toward his present mourners for many of the great things which they have sought with tears he hath given them in according