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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42672	Tears shed in the behalf of his dear mother the Church of England, and her sad distractions gathered and brought into this small paper vessell for the use of the vulgar, and common people, not to play with religion / by her adopted son, Daniel Getsius ...	Getsius, Daniel, 1592-1672.	1658 (1658)	Wing G632; ESTC R31519	48,008	156

how to avoid or to meet them To be exercised in the word is the way to attaine true wisdome which the worldly wise never meet with except he deny his earthly wisdome and become simple as a babe a very fool humble lowly harmelesse not examining things by the weak rule of his crooked reason but suffer himself to be guided by Gods Word although the same seem never so foolish Then will he finde indeed that the word which the men of this World despise as foolish hath more wisdome in it then all the World They shall acknowledge that which in their esteem formerly was but weak and of no power or efficacy to salvation to be more strong and powerfull then all conceited eloquence 3. The third name or title of the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 visitations statutes precepts commissions charges committed unto men carefully to be observed the transgressions whereof God hath threatned to visit and punish This is the reason of the name The effects or excellencies of these statutes are these two They are right And rejoyce the heart being the fifth and sixth excellencies of the word 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from a word signifying right or straight even and plain and therefore pleasing the eye and so the heart things crooked rough and uneven doe displease Gods word is right communicating to us the straightest rule of life It leads us not per Ambages in ways farre about but in the directest line to heaven whosoever keepeth the same cannot choose but enjoy a quiet and therefore a rejoycing heart and joyfull conscience The doctrine taught in the Chuch is plain and perspicuous having noe knotty and obscure quirks in it leading out of the way into precipices But to the contrary humane doctrines are various doubtfull of inextricable labyrinths out of which the wit of man is not able to get Heavenly doctrine especially that of the Gospel freeth the Conscience formerly entangled removeth all doubts scruples perplexities and anxieties of mind contracted by humane learning It doth bring them into the right way to the safe haven of rest which cannot but rejoyce the heart And this is the sixth excellencie or effect of the word of God belonging especially to the Gospel For this only makes the heart joyfull and appeaseth the conscience before God which no humane learning can doe neither the law by reason of our corruption which it rather stirreth then appeaseth And although it be the doctrine of the Cross yet it is joyned w th such comforts which keep up the heart and make it overcome at last all difficulties The fourth name or title of the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 precepts commanding or forbidding with authority and power to binde or giving advice by way of perswasion and direction the two excellent effects are purity and light It commandeth that which is good so plainly and forbids that which is bad that it may not be hidden except it be from those who are lost in whom the God of this world hath blinded their eies lest the Gospel of Jesus Christ should enlighten their minds 2 Cor. 4.3 4. The seaventh excellency of the word is to be pure having no dregs of corrupt opinions mixed with it nor admitting any wickednes Humane learning is many ways defiled even in these things wherein they seeme most wise men in their lawes should discover most wisdome yet in them also they appear but meer men as is plain in the lawes of the Spartans admitting adultery the Lacedemonians permitted theft and other filthines But the Law of God is pure allowing no wickednes and the Gospel is not only pure but sheweth also and discovereth the fountain wherein we may wash and cleanse our selves The Eighth Excellency of the word is to enlighten the eies The heavenly doctrine revealed in the word drives away all darknesse of the mind ignorance of God doubtfullnes carnall security diffidence and other motions swerving from the Law of God It openeth the eies of our mind to see our filthines to perceive the greatnesse of our sins and miseries and holdeth out a present remedy when in the mean while they without the Church are oppressed with the greatest blindnes neither knowing nor understanding their evils much less seeking to get out 5. The fifth name or title of the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feare reverence piety to God-ward expresseth her selfe a reverentiall feare the Excellencies are purity and perpetuity enduring for ever The fear or reverence that is thereligion and worship prescribed in Gods word is cleane from all filthinesse because God requires to be worshiped in spirit and truth and with pure hands But mans wisdome which is attained by meditation upon the creatures may come to the acknowledgment of a God but who that God is vvhat he is and how he is to be served or worshiped here they are divided Some of those destitute of the word faine a plurality of Gods serving him rather like beasts or divells then men by their humane sacrifices and all manner of abhominable lusts But Gods word is pure allowing no multitude of Gods but one only and prescribing a pure and clean worship spirituall and besitting his nature The tenth excellency of the word is duration The heavenly doctrine is still one and the same in substance by reason of its spirituall purity which admitteth of no variation much lesse corruption and therefore must of necessity abide forever All humane inventions have not only varied but came at last to nothing 6. The sixth and last title of the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Judgments because 1. The word doth contain Gods judiciall sentence concerning our thoughts words and workes Then 2. Secondly according to the word we shall all be judged 3. Thirdly And according to the word we are to judg of our thoughts words and deeds The two excellencyes are truth and righteousnes the word doth declare Gods truth and righteousnes in his providentiall administration of all things The Eleaventh excellency of the word is truth that is that doctrine which is the rule of mans life given him by God hath neither falshood nor vanity in it and therefore according to the same we order our life and conversation other instructions given by man are full of error falshood and deceit so that those that follow that crooked rule must needs be much out of the way The Twelfth and last excellency of the word is righteousnes there is nothing in the word you may find fault with but is absolutely perfect whereas humane lawes ordinances and statutes are unjust and filthy allowing that which is wicked and forbidding oftentimes that which is good But the word of God with it's testimonies doctrines precepts and commandements teaching the fear of God is altogether just and righteous happy therefore is that nation where God hath been pleased to gather a Church for himself is pleased to continue the same this is it Moses presseth to the Israelites Deut.

4.5 6 7 8. I have taught you statutes and judgements even as the Lord my God commanded me that you should do them in the Land where you go to possesse it Keep therefore and do them for this is your wisdome and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these statutes and say surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people for what nation is there so great that hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for And what nation is there so great that hath statutes judgements so righteous as all this law which I set before you this day By these and the like Moses evidenceth that hee is not able to expresse the greatnesse of the blessing of the word which God doth grant to some nations it is a privy blessing which the Psalmist in a singular manner sets forth Psalm 147.19 20. Having mentioned many temporall blessings God had afforded to the Jews whereof some were 1. Common to them with other nations Vers 16.17 18. Snow hore-frost and Ice all for the fruitfullnesse of the earth in common to all good and bad within the pale of the Church and without 2. Peculiar to the Jews onely and the same 1. Temporall the building of their City ruined before by the Chaldaeans and the bringing them back out of the Babylonian Captivity Others were 2. Spirituall Vers 19 20. The giving to them his word wherein he reveals his will to his Church a favour not afforded to any nation besides The Jewes had three Crowns which made them renowned and famous The Crown of the Law King and Priest of all three the Crown of the Law was most glorious because by her Princes reign Prov. 8.15 16. David therefore meditat's therein night and day Psal 1.2 and makes the same his Councellour in the morning when he rose and at night when he went to bed Psal 119. I will adde one excellencie more assorded to this Nation before all others in the World 1. This Nation was one of the first received the Gospel 2. This Nation did yeeld to the first Christian Emperour Constantine the Great born at York who gave peace and honour to the Church 3. The third and greatest Light that did shine forth in darkest Popery to all the World was Wickliffe 4. The first royall Martyr was Oswald who united the two Crowns of England and Scotland after hee had much enlarged the bounds of Christs Kingdome with his own in the end exchanged his Princely Diadem for a Crown of Matyrdome and so signed the Christian faith with his royal bloud 5. It was the first Kingdome that shook Antichrist fully out of the Saddle Now besides these blessings afforded the Church Empires Kingdomes States and Commonwealths prosper and flourish with the Church God hath a speciall care of such Lands where his Church and true religion find entertainment The Kingdome of Israel flourished even to the admiration of others as long as true Religion flourished in the Church But assoon as they fell off from God and gloried onely in the Temple the place was turned into an heap of stones the people were dispersed without a King or Prophet or any shew of a people of God Asia was once famous through the World by reasō of the Churches in the same the fame of their faith sounded far and neer Their place now is become a Receptacle for Mahomet a Synagogue for Satan and a Temple for Turkish Idolatry That Nation then Empire Kingdome State flourisheth where the Church flourishes in maintayning the truth of the word CHAP. VI. Sins exposing a Church and Nation to the wrath of God 1. FIrst Barrennesse 2. Cruell Usage of his Saints and Messengers 3. Light esteem of the word of God These strip a Nation of those blessings wherewith God hath graced them and expose it to scorn and contempt 1. Barrennesse whether carnall or spiritual hath alwayes been accounted a Curse Johns Mother insinuateth the one Luke 1.25 The Lord hath looked on mee to take away my reproach amongst men and vvhen God gives salvation he is said to take avvay barrenesse Sing O barren thou that didst not bear Isa 54.1 But vvhat are our fruits the Catalogue of them vve have Gal. 5.19 20 21. vvorks of the flesh specially these variance hatred emulation vvrath strife sedition heresy envyings murther drunkenesse and revellings better to be barren then bring forth such fruits These vvere the fruits of Sion and Jerusalem the Jevvish Nation and Church in our saviours dayes therefore in his love to the people of Israel zeal of their salvation knowledge of their finall destruction at hand in grief and pity he burst out into tears Oh that thou hadst known in this thy day a passionate speech abrupt or broken off he could not speak out the rest for vveeping by reason of those things that were to come upon them Abundance of affectionate thoughts as it vvere thronging the heart like some violent presse of people at a door hinder each others passage he blames and vvithall pittyeth them O if thou hadst known at least in this thy day that is thy visitation this time wherein God calleth thee to repentance and offereth peace to thee understand hovv happy hadst thou been thou had'st escaped the determined destruction Our saviour shevveth the end of such barrenesse plainly John 15.1 In the parable of the Vine which speaketh of every one in the Church into vvhich they are implanted by Baptisme Wee 'l note these follovving degrees 1. They are barren bear no fruit this is the first step into Hell After vvhich 2. They are cut off from the Vine cut it dovvn saith Christ Luk. 13.7 Why cumbreth it the ground as if he should say they do vvith their bad example but marre others and make them unfruitfull 3. Being cut off from the Vine they are cast out of the Vineyard that is the Church they are not suffered to suck in Vaine the breasts of her Consolation nor partake of her prayers The Lord is moved to reject them his labour not being answered he vvill pull down the fence break dovvn the vvall leave his ovvn Vineyard to vvast ovvn it who will Isa 5.6 What more fearfull then for a man to be left by God to become a Lodge for Divels lusts and vvasting sins till at last by death he is cut off The Lord brings on them this judgement in manner follovving 1. By death cut him down bring the axe the pruning knife hath done no good hew him down by death from the Ministry under which he hath been so long fruitlesse 2. Taking away the meanes of fruitfullnesse the Clouds shall not rain upon it Isa 5.6 The means of salvation his word and Ministry shall be taken away 3. Blowing on the gifts they have already they shall doe them no good the unprofitable servant had his Talent taken away This curse is so eminent upon many