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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92865	A second view of the Army remonstrance. Or Justice done to the Armie. Wherein their principles are new model'd, brought out of obscurity into clearer light. By which the Army and the whole kingdome are under the conduct of the spirit of God, led out of a wildernesse to the view of a Canaan. / Dedicated to the Generall, and the Councel of War. By William Sedgwick.	Sedgwick, William, 1609 or 10-1669?	1648 (1648)	Wing S2389; Thomason E477_20; ESTC R203531	33,932	41

him and put us into this state as he hath foretold Rev. 20. The camp of the Saints The Armies in heaven Thus have we brought you forth as the Virgin daughter of Zion a select and chosen Generation a lovely and pretious people But yet a femall a woman and so in flesh and weaknesse being subject to sin and suffering a state that must be tried and by temptations improved t is no sure nor stable condition being not in compleat and eternall union with God you have had the love of espousals many kinde favours from God a Father a Lord but have sind against them and him for which he hath caus'd you a while to wander in darke and troublesome waies and not admitted you to that state of rest and glory which he intends to you He hath taken the Crown and Diadem from off your head for your unbeliefe and departure from him and for that impurity which was in you he stript you of your beautifull garments of Praise and Honour that once clothed you and so expos'd you to wrath curses reproach and put you again into a new fire of trouble to purifie you to make you seeke the Lord. But he hath not dealt with you as he hath dealt with other people he hath refrained for his namesake that he might not make an utter end of you Because he will have a people that shall bear his name Hath he smiteen him as he smote those that smote him Or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are flaine by him No In measlure when it shouteth forth thou wilt debate with it be stayeth his rough winde in the day of the east winde By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin When he maketh all the stones of the alter as chalke stones that are beat asunder c. Isa 27 There is a a shouting forth of the righteous branch in you and therefore we must stay all rough windes and breath gentle gales upon you your iniquity being taken away we will present you holy to the Lord and marry you to the God of your salvation Know therefore that the Lord the most high God is in the midst of you is in you and with you in a glorious presence as you have professed The glorious God or the glory of God dwels with you or God in his highest glory rests upon you so that you are not only the People of England but the People of God sanctified by the holy mighty wise spirit of God and en lowed by the divine wisedome strength and justice and you are as an Army so the LORDS hoast or the Lord himselfe in his great majesty appearing amongst men in an hoast the whole hoast of heavenly and blessed men and Angels with all their various and innumerable excellencies and perfections gathered together and embodied upon the earth in you An earthly Army in union with the heavenly host or the Lord of hoasts in Mount Sion among his people gloriously This is your Righteousnesse the Lord Jehovah is your covering your garment of salvation and onely this can justifie you honest intentions aid good meanings are rotten rags and too narrow to cover your nakednesse we shall therefore open and unfold this glory unto you and bring forth this your righteousnesse First The Lord is with you in his highest and greatest majesty there is no power no glory of God but t is in you and with you and no power nor glory greater then that which dwels in you none besides none above none beyond it The Lord is here the most high God and with him all power in heaven and earth there is no wisedome or strength that you have not and all imaginations of a power absent from you either in heaven or earth is an injury or accusation to Gad and to you is theft and robbery stealing away the riches of God from you and from himselfe in you if you look upon the Kingdome of God the new creation new heavens and new earth as absent or to come you deny the holy one with you who is present in deed and power though under your weakenesse Secondly The Lord is with you in perfect union and communion you are what he is he is what you are whatever is in him t is communicated to you and whatever is in you is communicated to him Is there power or glory in God t is in you also Or is there weaknesse in you it lies upon him Or is there righteousnesse in God t is in you as it is in him to live in it act in it and by it to employ and bring forth And is there infirmity in you t is in him as t is in you a clogge a burden an enemy hated separated taken away c. Nothing now is spoken of God but may be spoken of you you being in union with him or nothing spoken or done to you but t is done to God with you you being one And t is the blasphemy of hell and divell to separate God from you or you from God Will men say you are Rebels Destroyers they say it of the Lord or will you or satan in you say you are weake and men and can't do such high things they are too great for us you and they will know you speak the same of God and so judge him as weak and unable to do them For in nothing you must be divided or if you think that is God's but this is our work you wrong God and your selves you must speak the words and doe the workes of God God is now God in the earth and you an Army in heaven 3. The Lord is with you in spirit and truth eternally inseparably in a kingdome that never shall be destroyed in an everlasting covenant that cannot be broken The kingdome is so with you the Lords people as it shall never be taken front you but shall endure for ever and all oppressing feares or dark doubts they are of the malicious one your enemy and the darknesse of hell that obscures the glory of God which is an everlasting light a Sun that will not set and all attempts of Satan or his instruments will be as waves against a rock dash'd in pieces and you shall grow from a little stone to a great mountain from a little branch to a great tree that shall spread it selfe and fill the earth with fruit Upon this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest Having laid this foundation now shall thy light break forth as the morning and thine health shall spring forth speedily and thy righteousnesse shall go before thee and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rerc-ward you shall at once have light cleare light to walke by health to cure your diseases to make you strong and Righteouesse to justifie all that you doe For these cannot be separated when the Sun rises with light to direct he is a Sun of righteousnesse to

justifie and take away sin and shame and hath healing in his wings gives life and strength to doe what he leades us to do 1. Seeing the Lord hath passed from other powers to you and exalted or set up you as the present standing power of the Kingdome and hath given himselfe to you and taken you up into his glorious presence then must you exalt the Lord publish declare the name of the Lord. Confesse him to be in the mid'st of you sound him forth evidently boldly aloud say the LORD lives with you that he is come to reigne amongst you gloriously Bring him forth in brightnesse and power let this oppressed one go free tell it to all the nations the Saviour of Israel is come to redeem his people from all their enemies you doe mutter it and speak it softly and by halves but declare it fully that we may heare the shout of a King in the camp that God himselfe is in you of a truth Let us heare the sound of that Trumpet in the Camp which the seventh last and blessed Angel sounds And those great voices in heaven saying The Kingdomes of this world are become the Kingdomes of the Lord and of his Christ and he shall reigne for ever and ever Doe you not in words but in power and truth cast your crownes down to the earth fall with your faces to the earth your crowne of successes victories lay them downe in the dirt being but earthly and your faces your excellency of honesty valour wisedome honour lay it down to the earth for t is but dust and doe you worship God live God confesse God exalt God his righteousnesse and power which is worthy perfect almighty Say and doe we give thee thanks O Lord God almighty which art and wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned Rev. 11. Give tip your selves from humane weake and fleshly state as thanks or a free will offering to the glory and majesty of God to act and live the life of the Almighty put on the Almightinesse of God be cloathed with God Almighty and know the Lord is with you who art deny not his present being in power and glory in you and confesse he alwaies hath beene with you which wast and that which is to come that which is eternall and everlasting is present disjoine not these let not him that is now with you be another from him who is to come or from him who was but say and sweare in truth that he who is to come in all that he will doe is now present with you to doe it He hath taken his great power and hath reigned he hath already begun hath taken his last and great power and is in the exercise of it Therefore Arise and shine forth for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee For behold the darknesse shall cover the earth and grosse darknesse the people but the Lord shall rise upon thee and his glory shall be seene upon thee And the Gentiles shall come to thy light and Kings to the brightnesse of thy rising This lifting up the name of the LORD in you will have a very great effect upon others and your selves 1. Upon others Sad darknesse now covers the People of this Nation they are in perplexity not knowing which way to go Do you shake your selvs from the dust of your own vilenesse and put on the goodnesse power and wisedome of God and all people will flow in unto it for helpe and succour you will presently cause all to gather about you for reliefe The glory and light of God will melt the heart of your adversaries into love to you The sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending into thee and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves downe at the soles of thy feet and call thee the City of the Lord the Sion of the holy One of Israel Holding forth the goodnesse of God you will be a joy of many generations revive the Nation now lying in a grave of misery And those that continue obstinate the name of the Lord will be a terrour to them fill their faces with shame and confusion 'T will be as lightning immediatly blasting and withering them 'T will pierce through their heads hearts and loynes and for ever disable them from any undertakings or practises against you 2. For your selves This presence of God will burne up all those low and base spirits that are amongst you covetousnesse pride self-love shall not dare to abide in the camp 'T will be an anointing to you filling you with royall and Princely minds create majesty power wisedome justice and truth amongst you fill you with light and understanding so that all your wayes shall be clear and plain before you and every one shall be more mighty then a hundred able to fill the earth with righteousnesse and truth Secondly You being the People of England and all power and dominion descending and coming downe into you You are the Mother of the Nation the earth basis and foundation upon which all lie and being thus in the light and strength of God you are Jerusalem which is above the Mother of us all And therefore must 1. Spread your armes to receive the whole Nation open your bosomes to us and let us see that you carry in you all the happinesse and welfare of the Kingdome manifest the largenesse and comprehension of your spirits that you have in you the King and his royalty the Parliament and their wisedome and majesty these two in Treaty nay in perfect union that religion trade justice order covenant settlement reformation riches honors propriety lies treasured up in your breasts What you have not gather into you all the offices treasure authorities seales judicatures all the prerogatives and priviledges of the Nation let nothing lie out of you and be lost but be you the center of all and call in all into you 2. Let it appeare that they are in you as in the Lord In the Lord in you and so are in you most excellently safely that though we have them not in a visible and sensible way yet let all know they are in you as corne sowd in the earth that you do embrace them all in your tenderest bowels of love and care and but entrusted for a time with them that as all have seene a seeds time a fall of the fruit and leafe so we may expect a spring as we have seene a death by you of all so we may hope to see a resurrection 3. Receive them and retaine them all in judgement make a thorow digestion of the good and evill of them all keepe them as in a fire by the sword of divine justice with the exactnesse of God cut off all evil things and persons separate the precious from the vile in the Common-wealth let nothing that is of particular or hurtfull interests remaine but be a