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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08488	Sions teares leading to ioy: or The vvaters of Marah sweetned First preached at Clonenagh in the Queenes County in seuerall sermons, and now published for the benefite of the Church. By Ri: Olmstead, minister of Gods word, and Master of Arts.	Olmstead, Richard.	1630 (1630)	STC 18811; ESTC S120808	86,010	266

he neuer speakes of a point but once or he preacheth nought but the Law and damnation or else he speakes of nothing but the promises and the Gospell or he is too earnest or too soft or in his conversation he is ouer familiar or too austere rigide and strange right like those sullen boyes our Sauiour speakes of that would not be drawne out of their sullennesse neither by g Math. 11.16.17 piping nor mourning and then to hatred envying back-biting and slandering or if his conversation be so apparantly gracious as they thinke it bootes them not to traduce him openly yet they cease not to follow him with secret whisperings in corners where the Deuill hath prepared sit eares to attend that hee may further his own stratagems to keepe their soules vnder his vassalage till the hand of the Ciuill or Ecclesiastical Magistrate drawes foorth the sword of Iustice to dissipate such hypocrites and then they either fall away or get to some other new Preacher if possible a soft spirit that will suffer them or if they be deceiued and meete with a man of courage then beginnes a new broyle after tryal for their spirits cannot keepe in vnlesse they be Lords and Rulers ouer all I speake this by lamentable experience and could point out such as these Againe some when a strange matter neuer heard of before is taught it drawes multitudes to heare because say they we neuer heare but there is somthing which we neuer heard before like the b Act. 17.20 Athenians which would heare Paul and inquire the meaning of his doctrine because say they he brings strange things to our eares it was their delight and life to heart and tell newes but Athenians grow weary both of that matter and man when he ceaseth to be new Like the ingrateful h Numb 1.6.7 Israelites when Manna first comes commend it admire it rejoyce in it feed vpon it grow strong by it wherefore I praye It is a new and strange meat But after they murmure and loathe it because of the stalenes notwithstanding their good GOD gaue it them euery day new But Lord where are these mourners for the want of this spirituall Manna For the most part it may bee saide as those to the Prophet i 2 King 2.19 the Land is pleasant as thou my Lord seest but the waters are bitter so men when they come into this Kingdome choose pleasant situations and fertile soyles but their waters if any are bitter all their care is for a body a body but the immortal soule is neuer regarded but pynes and starues and yet they are sencelesse of it Lord awaken their hearts to consider their miserie and bewaile it that it may appeare to their soules that this grace hath possessed their hearts to their eternal consolation Thus of the fiue first that concerne a mans owne particular The second such as generally respect others 1. This godly sorrow affecteth the heart to mourne for the dishonour of God in publique abominations so was Dauid affected with the sinnes of his time k Psal 119. ver 136.139 158. Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water because men keep not thy law And Ieremiah wisheth Iere●● 9.1 Oh that mine head were a fountaine of teares and mine eyes riuers of water that I might weep day and night for the slaine of the daughter of my people c. Thus the good seruants of God called vp their hearts to the performance of this duty it is necessary for true Christians so to doe 1. Because it is an indelible marke of a childe of the Highest and by which the destroying Angel knowes to reserue them 〈◊〉 the vengeance and l Deut. 4.24 32.22 wrath of God which burnes like a consuming fire to the bottome of hell and cannot be quenched and shall consume the earth with her increase c. but hauing this marke and character vpon their fore-heads that mourne and cry for all the abominatious that be done in the middest of Ierusalem when these were thus marked m Ezech. 9.4.5.6 the other Angels had charge to goe after him through the citty let your eye spare none nor haue pitty Destroy vtterly the old the yong the maides the children and the women but touch no man vpon whom is the marke and beginne at my Sanctuary c. If this be so how few then are rhere which in this Iland may not feare the direfull vengeance and wrath of the Almightie euery day how few I say are there which take things to heart as they ought or as the occasion requires what cause hath each particular person giuen him of griefe by our owne sinnes and the sinnes of the land we liue in by Gods judgements abroad and at home And yet how little griefe any-where except carnal and worldly sorrow of which the land is full such as that of the n Ho. 7.14 Israelites when they howled vpon their beddes for corne and wine because they are abridged and disappointed of their wonted profites and pleasures if onely these are stamped with the character of the Spirit of Adoption that mourne for the abominations of these times O Lord where are any almost of the visible Church professing thy truth whose case is not wofull and m●serable 2. It is a grieuous sinne not to mourne yea not to be sicke with sorrow for the sins of the times we siue in Paul sayth o 〈◊〉 5.1 It is heard certainely that there is fornication amongst you and such fornication as is not once named amongst the Gentiles that one should haue his Fathers wife And yee are puffed vp and haue not rather sorrowed c. as if he should haue said it is your sinne that you haue not applyed it to your hearts to mourne that God is so dishonored amongst you It is then a wofull sinful world which we now liue in where is there a man of a thousand that mournes for the abomination of this sinnefull Iland and those which doe are as signes and wonders in Israel the Lord giue vs the grace of repentance for this hardnesse of our hearts 3. It is certaine in these sinnefull dayes the Lord calls vpon vs to practise this duty and pronounceth a woe vpon vs if wee doe it not and threatneth vengeance to all such as in these times sit vpon their merry pinnes giuing themselues to feasting drinking and jollity● cleane contrary to Gods Commaundement and charge which he expresseth by the prophet Isay p Is 22.12.14 In that day did the Lord of Hosts call to weeping and mourning cutting of bayre and guirding with sackcloth But beholde slaying of Oxen killing of sheepe eating of flesh and drinking of wine Let vs eate and drinke say they to day for to morrow the Prophets say we shall die q Hebrals reuelabitur in auribus meis Domini exercitunm Montanus And it was reuealed by the Lord of hostes in my hearing r Iunlus Let