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A85659	Nehemiah's teares and prayers for Judah's affliction, and the ruines and repaire of Jerusalem. Delivered in a sermon in the Church of Magarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons upon the day of their monethly humiliation, April 24. 1644. By John Greene Master of Arts, late pastour of Pencomb in the countie of Hereford.	Greene, John, Master of Arts.	1644 (1644)	Wing G1822; Thomason E48_7; ESTC R14498	37,819	46

worke a greater esteeme of these mercies when he is pleased to bestow them health is much prized by all but more by those that have lyen many yeeres upon the bed of languishing Libertie is sweet unto and desireable of all but most of those that have knowne the hardship of a long imprisonment the violence and danger of a storme makes a safe harbour the more welcome Mark 5. 25 26 ●7 the diseased woman that was cured of her issue of twelve yeares continuance would have taken it for a great favour if any of the Physitians she made use of could have cured her but when she had spent all and found her selfe not the better but the worse then Christ to come and heale her without any further cost or pains but only the touch of the hemme of his garment could not but work in her a greater and more thankfull esteeme of her cure The Joh. 5. 2 4 5 6 7. impotent man at the poole Bethesda that had an infirmitie thirtie eight yeeres would have been very glad if any man would have helped him into the water when the Angel troubled it and it was his complaint to Christ that he could find no such favour from any now when after so long waiting man would doe nothing for him for Christ to come and heale him with a word it could not but work in him an high esteeme of that comfortable healing Abraham much desired a child and so desired that when God told him Gen. 15. 1 ● Gen. 17. 17. Gen. 21. 6 ●8 12. Riserat pater admirans in gaudio riserat mater dubitans in gaudio sed side confirmata ri●●s ●l●e non al irride●dum opprobr●i sed ad celebrandum gaudium pertinebat Aug. de Civ Dei l. 18 c. 31. I am thy exceeding great reward he replies Alas Lord What wilt thou give me seeing I goe childlesse as if all that God could doe for him was nothing till God gave him a childe The Lord did at length give him a childe but it was when Abraham and Sarah were out of all hope and see how this affected both their hearts the Text saith Abraham laughed at the promise he grew to such an excesse of joy that he could not containe himselfe from laughter and Sarah when the Promise was made good and Isaac borne God saith she hath made me to laugh though her former laughter proceeded from unbeliefe yet this from joy and to shew the height of joy whereunto this mercie had raised them their son must beare the name of their joy be called Isaac that is Laughter Gen. 21. 3. It is ordinarie with us what costs little we doe not usually esteeme much and we can easily part with it our common Proverbe Lightly come lightly goe but such an estate such an house cost me so many thousands the purchase so much in building so much in furnishing and other accommodations for my content so that I laid out my whole estate nay hazarded my life in running through some dangers to compasse it what part with this No I will rather part with my life then forgoe this Surely I am perswaded that Reformation just Liberties and Priviledges with other Mercies we now expect if the Lord please to give unto us our expected end or if this favour denyed to us yet vouchsafed to our posteritie I am perswaded I say that we and they will farre more prize and esteeme these by how much more they cost our fore-fathers and our selves such losse in estates so much bloud to purchase and obtaine them at Gods hand Is not then that done for Religion for Reformation the assurance of just Liberties and after Peace which we expect and for which we have long pray'd yea and pai'd much also surely it is to be feared and we may probably conceive that we are not yet come to Gods price England and Ireland must both bid more and abide more before they enter upon those great desired mercies Hath it cost us much of our estates alreadie 't is somewhat probable it must cost us more suppose our whole estates nay our lives yet that pearle in the Gospel the Kingdome of God in its power and puritie will prove more worth then all Vse 1 It is a wonder to see too many hazarding the losse of heaven to leave a great uncertaine estate to their posteritie on earth and shall we thinke much at the cost of our purses nay of our lives if God call for them to leave unto a Kingdome to a Church to succeeding ages a more cleare and prevailing way and meanes to that immortall inheritance that is prepared and reserved for the Saints in Heaven Souldiers will never grudge the hazard of limmes of life so they may get the victorie and what should dishearten or dismay any who●e hearts the Lord hath inclined to further the work in hand willingly and cheerfully to lay out themselves and what they have in their power whereby they may help the Lamb to overcome and to set Christ upon his Throne that this and all the Kingdomes of the earth may be his who is the King of kings and Lord of lords It is storied of Epaminondas that having received by a speare Aemilias P●cb● in vita Epaminond● his deaths wound in the battell betwixt the Thebans and Lacedemonians the speare head remained in the wound till he heard that his armie had gotten the victorie and then he rejoycingly commanded it to be plucked out his bloud and life issuing forth together with these words Satis vixi invictus enim moriar I have lived enough that die unconquer'd and being told a little before his death that however he had lost his life yet his shield was safe he cryes out by way of exulting Vester Epaminondas cum sic moritur non moritur your Epaminondas thus dying doth not die Ephes 6. 16. There is no shield like that of faith and if the heart be right he may die with comfort in that cause which preserves life in the doctrine of faith leaves that safe and entire Oh tell me is it not an estate well weakned that strengthens the power of Religion is it not a life well lost that helpes to save the life of truth and yet a life so lost if we dare take Christs Word is not lost but saved Mark ●●5 Whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospels shall save it since then we heare what Gods people have paid for such mercies as we expect if we have not hitherto received what we desire let us think we are not yet come to that price which God lookes for and which these great mercies must cost before we have them Vse 2 Again when the Lord was about the raising up and imploying good Nehemiah for perfecting the worke of the Courts of the Temple and repairing the ruines of the citie Jerusalem had that which was alreadie done cost the people much affliction many sufferings and doth there yet