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A30287	Seasonable words for English Protestants a sermon from Jer. 51, 5, setting forth, 1. When a land is filled with sin? 2. What evidences we have that England is not forsaken yet by God? and, 3. What is required of us, that we may not be given up to destruction.	Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5717; ESTC R3911	15,773	37

unto it in the Book of the Revelation and that upon this great Analogy which I shall now briefly shew Why doth God call the Apostate State of the Church under the New Testament Babylon Babylon the Mystery For these three Reasons First As Old Babylon was the Rise and Spring of Apostacy from Natural Worship in the World unto Idolatry so this New Babylon was the Rise and Spring of Apostacy from Evangelical Worship in the World unto Idolatry Mark the Analogy Hence she is called the Mother of Harlots that is she that had brought forth all the Idolatrous Churches and Worship that were in the World Did Babylon begin to Apostatize into Idolatry from Natural Worship so Rome began to Apostatize into Idolatry from Spiritual Evangelical Worship Therefore the Holy Ghost calls her Babylon Secondly The peculiar Idolatry of Babylon con●●●●ed in Image-worship the worshiping of men departed under Images made to their likeness And the peculiar Idolatry of Rome consists in Image-worship their worshiping Saints departed which is a great part of their Idolatry And therein they are Babylon also Thirdly and lastly As Babylon was the Spring of all Persecution against and Oppression of the Church of God under the Old Testament so Rome hath been the Spring of all Persecution and Oppression of the Church of God since the Apostacy under the New Testament On these accounts hath the Holy Ghost in infinite Wisdom transferred over the name and state and other things spoken of Babylon from the Old unto the New I have mentioned this that you may see the Interest of England in this Text of Scripture So far as the Truth of Religion is owned in this Nation so far as there is a Testimony given against Idolatry we are to God as Israel and Judah though the Land be filled with sin At the time of this Prophecy Israel and Judah were in danger of present Destruction and Desolation from the Old Babylon and if we do not mock God in all we do we are under Apprehensions that England and the Church of God in England is under danger of the same Desolation and … struction from New Babylon upon the same account and principle If we do not mock God this is that we profess at this day Wherefore the parallel runs thus far equal Such as was Babylon of Old such is that at present Such as was the danger of Israel and Judah from them at that day such is the danger of England from the New at this present This is spoken in general For the opening of the words observe these three things 1. That there is in them a Reduplication of the Names or Titles of God He is in this verse called by the name of the Lord of Hosts and by the name of the Holy One of Israel where there are such Reduplications of the Name of God or any of his Titles the Holy Ghost would have us take notice that it is a matter of great importance whereof he speaks 2. There is a Distribution and Application of these Names of God unto distinct occasions suitable unto them 1. There is in it mentioned an intimation of a Surprizal with some Protection or Deliverance Who shall it be done by The Lord of Hosts saith he The Lord his God And he doth not in vain add immediately The Lord of Hosts that Title of God He who hath the Host above and the Host below in his Soveraign disposal God's Host above are all the holy Angels and all the Heavenly Bodies in their influences The Stars in their courses fought against Sisera And he hath lately hung forth among us a Flag or Ensign of his Host above intimating that he is arising in his Indignation as the Lord of Hosts and hath hung forth an Ensign before his coming full of dread and terrour And he is the Lord of Hosts here below of all men and of all creatures disposing of them as seems good unto him The Prophet adds this name of God because of the unspeakable greatness of the thing he mentions namely that Israel should not be forsaken nor Judah while the Land was so filled with sin and the whole Interest of Babylon so coming upon them 2. The other Title of God is The Holy One of Israel This is applied peculiarly unto their sin The Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel It is the greatest it is the highest aggravation of sin that it is against the Holiness of God who is a God of purer eyes than to behold iniquity So hath the Wisdom of the Holy Ghost applied these two distinct Titles of God unto the two distinct considerations of the People first of their Protection that he is the Lord of Hosts secondly as of their sin that he is the Holy One of Israel 3. The third thing is this That in this woful State there is yet an intimation made of a Covenant Interest of Judah in God and that God did yet own them as his in Covenant Israel hath not been forsaken nor Judah of his God Brethren no man I think hath less of Faith than I no man doth more despond But if I could see these two things in concurrence His God and The Lord of Hosts that is Soveraign Grace according to his Covenant and Soveraign Power according to his Providence there is ground for any man's Faith to build upon His God The Lord of Hosts Nothing but Soveraign Grace and Soveraign Power can preserve a People when their Land is full of sin against the Holy One of Israel and Destruction seems to encompass them from the Interest of Babylon I shall speak yet a little more particularly You may consider in the words 1. That which is mentioned in the last place The State of the People at this time Their Land was fill●● with sin against the Holy One of Israel 2. An intimation of approaching deserved Destruction on that account Though the Land It is in that condition that it ought to look for nothing but Destruction 3. A strange and wonderful Surprisal notwithstanding this in Soveraign Grace and Power Israel hath not been forsaken nor Judah of his God the Lord of Hosts What I shall speak to is this That when a Land is filled with sin against the Lord let mens Hopes and Expectations be what they will they are in danger of utter Destruction and cannot be saved but by the actings of Soveraign Grace and Power I shall for the handling hereof at least I design to do these three things 1. Shew when a Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel 2. Gather up what Evidences we have that England is not yet utterly forsaken of God 3. Manifest what is indispensably required of us that we may not be given up unto that utter Desolation and Destruction that lieth at the door I do believe that I am not in my thoughts far from your case far from the case of the Nation I do not search for things to speak to

into the Indictment when there is no provoking sin that can be thought on that is not in the Nation For if there be but one provoking sin absolutely excluded there is room for mercy to dwell Who now shall plead for England Who shall put in an Exception for England into this Indictment Oh poor England among all thy Lovers thou hast not one to plead for thee this day From the Height of Profaneness and Atheism through the filthiness of Sensuality and Uncleanness down to the lowest Oppression and Cheating the Land is filled with all sorts of sin If there be any that can put in an Exception as to any provoking sin that is not among us let them stand forth and plead the Cause of this Nation I profess my mouth is stopped The Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel It is to no purpose to enumerate our sins the Roll is too long to be read at this time and I am sorry it hath been cut and thrown into the fire when it hath been spoken of contemned and despised as Jeremiahs was by Jehojakim But so it is 2. A Land is so filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel when all sorts of persons in a Land are guilty of provoking sins Pray mistake me not I do not say all persons of all sorts God forbid If it had been so we had long since been like unto Sodom and Gomorrah Isa 1.9 If the Lord of Hosts had not left us a small Remnant we should have been as Sodom and we should have been like unto Gomorrah But whereas there are many sorts of Persons Rulers and them that are ruled high and low rich and poor in Court in City in Country I say all sorts of persons have been guilty of these provoking sins We and our Princes as Daniel speaks and our Rulers and the People the Inhabitants of the Land of all sorts Who shall plead here for England Who shall bring forth a sort of persons Nay it is not so in the Throne nay it is not so at Court nay it is not so among the Clergy nay it is not so in the City nay it is not so in the Country it is not so with the Rich it is not so with the Poor Let any one that can bring in a Plea for this poor Nation that we may not conclude the Land is filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel But you will say Here lies an Exception There are many Persons many Churches free from these flagitious and provoking sins There is a sort of Persons Churches and Professors who walk in the fear of God and are free from all these sins and therefore it doth not extend to all sorts Brethren you know my mind full well in this matter I have been for these three last years upon all occasions inculcating it upon you I acknowledge the Churches in this Nation are not Guilty of those sins whereby God is provoked against the Nation to bring on National Judgments But I do say that Churches and Professors in this Nation are Guilty of those sins for which Christ will bring correcting Judgments upon Churches and Professors so that we are all in the same way and bottom though not all upon the same account The Land is filled with sin How are your Thoughts concerned in these things Brethren I confess to you I speak my Heart my Conscience as in the presence of God and as that which you are concerned to consider I have given you two Evidences that this Land is so filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel I will give you two more 3. When the sins of a Land have upon them the greatest Aggravations that National sins are capable of What are they They are plain They are against Warnings and against Mercies All sorts of sins in all sorts of persons against all sorts of Warnings and against all sorts of Mercies God hath not left this Land without Warnings in Heaven above and in Earth beneath Was there no Warning given us in the wasting desolating Plague No Warning in the consuming raging Fire No Warning in the bloody War that ensued thereon No Warning in all the prodigious Appearances in Heaven above that we have had None in that which at present hangs over us as an Ensign of God's supernal Host I acknowledge there hath been I fear a weakness in one kind of Warning by the Publick Dispensation of the Word But God hath not left himself without witness He hath multiplied Warnings and they have not been complied withal Have they Brethren Were they at all afraid saith Jeremiah Jer. 36.24 when the Roll was read or did they rent their cloaths No not at all Have these Warnings of God been complied withal Hath the Voice of God in them been heard Hath the Nation been afraid Have they rent their cloaths and returned to the Lord They have not We yet continue God help us in a state of sin against Warnings And as for Mercies The Mercies of Peace and Plenty they have been the food of Lust of Covetousness and Sensuality and have pampered us in wantonness to the rending and tearing one another 4. When in the secret workings of God's Providence there is an Inclination in a sinful People unto a compliance with them from whom their Destruction is like to proceed it is a sign that God is withdrawn from them and that the Land is so filled with sin When Israel was to be destroyed by the Assyrian when Israel saw Hos 5.13 his sickness he sent to the King of Assyria applied himself to the King of Assyria by whom he was to be destroyed When Judah saw his sickness all his Inclinations and Applications were unto the Babylonians and Chaldeans by whom he was to be destroyed Ezek. 23. The Prophet Ezekiel hath a whole Chapter to tell you of the fondness of that People upon the Babylonians before their Destruction They were all like Princes and Mighty men and thou wast in love with them and committed Adultery with them that is partook and complied with their Idolatry When it is so it is evident that God is greatly withdrawn from such a People and that they are nigh unto their Desolation What shall we plead for England in this matter Is it not known what wretched and vile compliances we have had with a Neighbour Nation the French following their Manners imitating their Customs promoting their Interest advancing their Reputation when every man almost among us talked of nothing but that we should be destroyed by the French An eminent token of the hand of God upon us and that the Land is so filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel Nay go farther Whence is it for we bear our selves herein not only upon the Truth of the thing it self but also upon the Proclamation inviting us upon this day whence is it that we fear the Judgments of God Whence do we fear Desolation Confusion