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truth_n	spirit_n	worship_v	worshipper_n	8,943	5	13.1108	5	true

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A93348	Great Britains misery; with the causes and cure. Described first, as it is from the justice of God the authour, who is now in controversie with the inhabitants of the land for sin: especially for eight capitall crimes, all which are aggravated by sundry circumstances. Secondly, the injustice and malice of the instruments of this misery, Satan and his agents: their main aime, and particular ends, moving them therunto. Vindicating, plainly and fully, (by way of answer to severall objections) the lawfulnesse and necessity of raising arms by the Parliament, and kingdom; for the defence of the King, kingdom, religion, laws, and known rights of the subject: against that viperous generation of papists, atheists, delinquents, and licentious men, who have at once invaded all. ... / By G.S. Gent. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4037; Thomason E250_4; ESTC R212534	90,980	68

of the man Anthony Duke of Venice caused his own son to die in prison because he ravished a maid and God by the Plague of Pestilence sinote with death of the Israelites for this sin three and twenty thousand and probably many thousands more had died if 1 Cor. 10. 28. Num. 25. 8 9. Judgement had not been executed upon Zimri and Cozki which appeased Gods wrath therefore no marvail that so many plagues have followed this kingdom And now the mercy-lesse plague of the Sword of wicked men if but for this sin Eighthly Lukewarmnesse in Religion This is also a sin that God hates The eighth sin is Lukewarmnesse in Religion When men are religious in profession and irreligious in practise When they allow it in the form but deny it in power When they hate to be zealous and shame to be prophane This is a subtile deceiving sin it stops the mouth of conscience by doing something and yet procures Gods wrath because they do not all They flatter themselves as the Church of Laodicea that they are rich and want nothing when indeed they are wretched miserable poor blinde and naked c. This was the destroying sin of that Church Thou art neither Rev 3. 15 16. cold nor hot saith the Spirit of God but because thou are neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth The Spirit useth a comparison borrowed from a troubled stomack that throweth out that which is loathsome to it Lukewarmnesse is displeasing to God in divers respects A Lukewarm man Lukewarm men are unconstant men is an unconstant man and that God hates A Lukewarm Professor will change his Religion with the times and State be of what Religion the King and State is be it what it will these are as James saith like the waves of the sea driven Jam. 16 8. Gal 4 18. Tim 2 14. Rev. 3. 19. with the winds to and fro But God requires that we be zealously affected and for that end Christ Jesus gave himself for us therefore the Church of Laodicea is commanded to be zealous and to repent of her Lukewarmnesse Again Lukewarm men are further from heaven then such as are openly prophane Lukewarm men are in worse condition then men openly prophane the prophane grosse sinner is more liable to pricks and checks of conscience when the other rests with confidence upon the outside forms of Religion and thinks he hath done well and all if he abstain from grosse sins of commission but regards not the sins of omission These men cry as the Jews The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord and like those notorious hypocrites Jer. 7 4. Ma●●h 23. 23. against whom Christ denounceth wo They pay Tythe Mint Annise and Cumnun but omit Justice Righteousnesse Mercy and Faith Hence it is that they deride purity and cast reproaches upon men zealous for purity giving them names of Puritans Precisians and the new-come Name of Round-head a name invented by the devil and used onely by his children Those that called Christ Be●lzebub were not of the scum of the Jews but great Doctors Bishops fellows Matth. 12 34 Luke 3 22. yet those Christ saith were of their father the devil If those called the Master by such names no marvell then if these in these last times when we know such must be do call them of his houshold as bad but he that despiseth Matth 10. 25. Luke 10. 16. them that are Christs despise Christ himself And which is most fearfull Lukewarmnesse brings upon men stupidity in Lukewarmnesse brings stupidity in judgement Rom 1. 21. judgement When they knew God they glorified him not as God therefore they became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkned They plead for Popery and seek to reconcile Protestants Religion with Popery as the Israelites did the worship of God with Baal which is Idolatry and Heathenish 1 Kings 18. 21. 1 Cor 6. 14. what fellowship faith the Apostle hath righteousnesse with unright ousnesse what concord hath Christ with Belial What reconciliation can be between true Protestant Religion and Pop●ry which is Idolatry The true worshippers of God worship him in Spirit and Truth God seeketh such to worship him and such John 4 23. Ephes 1. 17. Jude 3. will stand fast in one spirit with one minde strive together for the Gospel of Christ and earnestly contend for the Faith that was once given to the Saints This is not the least of Englands sins that hasteneth Judgements and for which we are now soarly afflicted And probable it was the sin for which our neighbour Churches and kingdom of Germany is laid desolate who were a people generally formall without the power of holinesse But every sin is aggravated and provokes more either by the persons that sin Persons and circumstances aggravate sin or the circumstances in sinning First it is aggravated by the persons The sins of the godly that professe themselves to be Gods servants and wear his livery c. do provoke God more then the sins of the multitude of wicked men First because such men are entred into speciall Covenant with God and bound to deny ungodlinesse and Acts 3. 25. worldly lusts to live sober righteous and godly lives for to this end hath the grace of God which bringeth salvation appeared unto all men unto you first saith the Apostle God having raised up his Son Jesus sent him to blesse you in turning Tit. 1. 11 12. Acts 3. 26. every one of you from his wickednesse Likewise the sins of Magistrates Those whose place and authority is to punish sin who bear a stamp of the image of God and are intituled by his Rom. 13 4. Psal 82 6. 1 Pet. 1. 15. Name I have said ye are Gods their actions should be holy as their name is honourable Be ye holy in all manner of conversation they ought to be patterns and examples of holinesse and justice Their lives and actions are exemplary If a Ruler saith Solomon be given to lies all his servants are wicked M. Antonius Pro. 29 11. as Pliny reports by excesse in drinking drew all Asia to imitate him in Plutazeb in the lite of Antonius Senec. in Ep 7. Josans l 8. 6. 3. drunkennesse Seneca saith One evill example in such men causeth much mischief And Josephus saith That inferiours seeing the evill actions of their superiours will quickly follow their vices as if they were professed vertues It is the same in Ministers whose office and place is to reprove sin admonish sinners and cast them out that are obstinate from the Congregation of the 2 Tim. 3 16. 1 Cor. 5. 5. 2 Tim. 4 12. 1 Pet. 5 3. Matth 5. 14. godly They should be lights to the people to leade and guide them in holy conversation ye are the light of the world But the loos● lives of Ministers encourage men in sin more then their Doctrine prevail