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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86659	Sermo secularis. Or, A sermon to bring to remembrance the dealings of Jehovah with this kingdom of England, and our ingratitude and dis-loyalty to him, in this last century of years. Ab anno nativitatis Christi, 1547. usque ad præsentem annum, 1647. The time of the ruine of Rome, is herein according to Gods Word modestly pointed at. With sundry uses seasonable and sutable for all degrees and sorts of people. / Preached at Belstead, neer Ipswich, July 4, 1647. By Benjamin Hubbard, preacher of the Word of God at Copdock in Suffolke.	Hubbard, Benjamin.	1648 (1648)	Wing H3207; Thomason E422_15; ESTC R202479	43,832	60

weigheth the spirits Gen. 23.16 It is a Metaphor borrowed from the custome of men in taking money by weight as Abraham did either for want of coyned money Mat. 22.20 21 which afterward they had yea I have seen a Shekel made in the time of Solomon K. in Jerusalem as the Hebrew superscription did import Or else for the more speedy dispatch as they use to weigh the money in the Tower of London 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as 2 King 12.11 and they gave the money being told or weighed as it is in the Originall Or lastly to prevent deceitfull dealing as we use to weigh gold to see whether it will goe for currant pay yea or no. So it is meant here God will exactly try every man and give to every man according to his wayes Jer. 17.10 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Upharsin that is also a Caldean word for the Hebrew Radix is Parash and doth signifie to divide and so to scatter and destroy for to divide is the ready way to overcome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and it doth also signifie to breake in pieces Psal 55.9 Lam. 4.4 Mic. 3.3 Jer. 16.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Levit. 11.13 as bread to be eaten Isa 58.7 to deale or break thy bread to the hungry It is some time translated to teare and so the fowle called the Ossi frage or Bone-breaker is in Hebrew called Peres because by the strength of her beak and tallons she doth break the bones of lesser birds so it is also used for the Claws with which they teare them in pieces Zech. 11.16 And thus you see briefly the meaning of the words Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin The first of which belong unto God Mene God hath numbred thy Kingdom and finished it Verse 26. The second to King Belshazzar Tekel Thou art weighed in the ballance and art found wanting Vers 27. The third to his Kingdom Peres Thy Kingdome is divided and given to the Medes ' and Persians Verse 28. And they all containe usefull lessons for every one of us as one said long agoe Lego Historias ne fiam Historiam And all that was written afore-time was written for our learning Rom. 15.4 that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope 1 Cor. 10.11 And let wicked men learn to beware by the fearfull examples of those that were punished in former times From the words of the Text thus understood wee may gather these three observations Doct. 1 That God doth exactly number the extent and continuance of every Kingdom Doct. 2 That the Lord strictly observes the gravity and levity of every soule in the matters of God Doct. 3 That when prophane men are most sinfully secure then is dreadfull judgement most neere And first of the first Note Doct. 1 That God doth exactly number the extent and continuance of every Kingdom The Text Mene Mene he hath numbred he hath numbred that is he hath certainly and exactly numbred and the interpretation Verse 26. God hath numbred thy Kingdome that is the Kingdome of the Caldeans and finished it Shews us plainly that God did number exactly the extent and continuance of that Kingdome And as that so he numbreth all other Kingdoms therefore it is God that gives authoritie to Kings By me Kings reigne and Princes decree justice Therefore he named some Kings long before they were borne Prov. 18.15 1 King 13.2 Isai 44.28 As Josiah above 300 yeares before his birth and Cyrus 179 yeares before he began to reigne He numbers the extent of their Kingdomes too therefore Israel might not provoke the Moabites nor the Ammonites because the Lord had given their lands to them Deut. 29.19 Judg. 11.15 18. Israel tooke none from them He numbers the time of their continuance as 400 yeares to the Kings of Canaan And 70 yeares for the Kingdome of Babylon Gen. 15.13 Jer. 25.2 1 Sam. 15.23 26. Dan. 5.18 19 20 21. Yea and it is God onely that deprives Kings of their Royall dignitie as Saul and Nebuchadnezzar And beloved God doth not onely number to Kings their Kingdomes but to every man the bounds of his severall habitations the time of his abode in this or another towne the time of his staying here and there as is very clearely noted by the Apostle And God hath made of one blood all nations of men Act. 17.26 Psal 31.15 Terminus status vitae meae Tremel for to dwell on all the face of the earth and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitations And my times the terme and state of my life are in thy hand saith David Reason 1 The first Reason is taken from Gods justice when men or Kingdoms have filled up the number of their sinnes to the full then justice destroyes them And therefore God limited the Beasts power of acting 42 moneths and the Gentils treading down the Citie so long also Gen. 15.16 Rev. 13.5 Rev. 11.2 Rev. 12.42 and 30 dayes to a moneth 42 moneths make just 1260 days the time of the womans flight into the wildernesse It shews us that God will suffer the wicked so much and so long to rage as shall make for the glory of his justice and no more nor no longer Psal 76.10 The second Reason is taken from Gods mercie 2 Reason Semil gracious goodnesse and fatherly care for all his people As a loving master will many times let out farmes to those that have been his diligent servants but being tender over his owne Children he will so order the leases of his servants that he will be sure to provide comfortable habitations in due season for all his Children this is very plainly affirmed of the Lord. Deut. 32 8. When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance when he separated the sonnes of Adam he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel As if he should say he did so set out the bounds of other people as he might be sure to provide for every one of his a meet inheritance And he renders the Reason Ver. 9. Rom. 8.32 Psal 84.11 Mat. 10.29 30 31. Psal 125.3 For the Lords portion is his people c. For God having given them Christ he will give them all other things that are good for them This argument Christ used taken from Gods care for the sparrows then he will take much more care for his own people He loves them too well to let the Rod of the wicked to lie alway on their backes Rev. 15.3 Psal 2. For Christ the King of Saints shall break all his enemies in pieces as earthen vessells are broken with a rod of iron The first use shall be of Instruction to cleare this to us that as God numbers to us his mercies and his judgements and as all his dealing with us is by weight and number so we also should

15.13 Jer. 29 10. Dan 9 24. so their Calamity from the time of Daniel unto Christ even so the Captivity of the Church under Antichrist is also limited to a certain set time Revel 17.17 namely 1260 dayes Revel 11.3 Revel 11.2 Revel 13.5 Revel 12.6 which is contemporary and of equall duration with the 42 moneths and the time times and halfe a time or three yeares and a halfe reckoning 30 dayes to a moneth 12 moneths to a yeare By a thousand two hundred and three score dayes in that place is not meant so many naturall dayes Revel 12.6 Ezek. 4.6 but a propheticall day is a yeare as in Ezekiel I have appointed thee each day for a yeare The womans flight into the Wildernesse was presently after that war by which the Dragon was cast out Revel 12.6 7 8 9. and there was no more place found in heaven for him That those 1260 years must not begin as some have thought at the victory of Constantine the Great though he indeed began that Warre because that after his time heathenish Idolatry was again used in publike in the dayes of Julian the Apostate But we must begin that number of * De qua victoria Claudianus ita canit O nimium dilecte Deo cui militat aether c. Et coniurati veniunt ad classica venti yeares at the last victory of that famous Theodosius in his Battell against the Pagans under Eugenius Which Theodosius did root out Satanicall worsh●p so that it never in the same kinde prevailed since his time in Rome And for the time when this Battell was fought as the Romane Histories do not wholly faile us so neither do they so certainly report the time to us as were to be desired For Functius puts the same Battel of Theodosius against Eugenius An. Christi 395. 1260. in the yeare of Christ 398 but yet Calvisius who herein seemes more exact 1655. hath it in the yeare 395 and some doe abate of those years also An Christi 398. 1260. Whereupon some reverend and judicious Divines doe thinke that the downfall of Rome shall be either in the yeare 1658 1658. or before and that it shall not stand longer then that yeare at the most Object To prevent an objection That the conclusion doth too much depend upon humane writings and Chronologies Answ You are to know beloved that all that do open Propheticall Scriptures doe very well to clear the fulfilling of the Prophesies by the true histories of the times to which they do properly belong although but Humane Writers And this practice is also warranted in the Book of Hester Hist 10.2 where the Holy Ghost doth refer the readers of that age unto the Chronicles of the Medes and Persians which were the Civill Annals or Histories writ and kept by those Heathens that there they might reade a more large declaration of those things which were more concisely and briefly related in that Book Titus 1.12 Acts 17.28 so that for amplification and illustration such writings may be used though not for sufficient and single probations of divine truths Use 4 The last Use shall be an Use of Vivification or quickning to revive our languishing spirits which in these sad times are too too ready to give in Lift up I say your heads with joy Luke 21.28 Heb. 12.12 13. the dayes of your consolation are nigh Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees and make streight paths for your feet lest that which is lame be turned out of the way but let it rather be healed and as the Apostle Peter exhorteth 1 Pet. 1.13 Gird up the loyns of your minde be sober and hope unto the end In that phrase Gird up he alludes unto the long-side garments which the Jews did wear which if they were not girded up 1 Kings 18 46. did hinder their activity now this he applies metaphorically to the minde which must be girded up but let it be with the girdle of truth sirs and it shall fortifie our slack mindes to these duties Ephes 6.14 To Christian Moderation of spirit concerning sublunarie things an excellent grace in these so doubtfull times Aequa mens tranquilitas mentis usefull it is in prosperity and adversity not being too greedy in getting or keeping the things of this life nor too much fearing the losse of them Let your moderation be known unto all men The Lord is at hand Phil. 4.5 It should arme us with Patience to undergoe whatsoever God shall call us to suffer in the meane time Me thinks I may safely say we are the last generation that shall dye in the field fighting against Antichrist if we doe not over live him as it may please God many of us may but beasts in the killing when they have the pangs of death on them use to struggle and kick very strongly and so doubtlesse will he do let us therefore with patience wait in hope for the time of his utter destruction for now in the mean time Rom. 8.25 Heb. 10.36 wee have as much need of patience as ever Christians had It should quicken Faith It was a worthy speech and well-becomming a gracious Minister on his death-bed M. Rob. Bolton Psal 27.14 Hold out faith and patience your work will speedily be at an end Remember Davids charge Wait on the Lord Isa 26 22. be of good courage and he shall strengthen thy heart Wait I say on the Lord. Hide you in your chamber Psal 91.1 2. in the secret place of the most High abide under the shadow of the Almighty trust in him make him thy refuge till these calamities be over past Psal 57.1 Psal 37.5 Roll thy way upon the Lord trust also in him and he shall bring it to passe It will quicken prayer for the Church of the Jews they long agoe prayed for the Gentile Churches saying Psal 67.1 2. God be mercifull unto us and cause his face to shine upon us Selah That thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all Nations Let us requite to our power the labour of the love of their forefathers and consider the fulnesse of the Gentiles also shall come in with them Rom. 11.12 15 which shall be much more riches and as life from the dead to us Gentiles our own joy is wrapt up in theirs And therefore every one of us have good reaspn to pray with that Princely Psalmist who tryumpheth in Hebrew rythme Remember me O Lord Psal 106.4 5. Liroth betobath bechirecha Lismoach besimcbath goiecha Lehithhall alim nachalechecha with thy favour that thou be arest unto thy people O visit me with thy salvation that I may see the good of thy chosen that I may rejoyce in the gladnesse of thy Nation that I may glory with thine inheritance For perhaps yet before we die many of us I mean our eyes may see that

premises Well then the soule being thus built upon Christ cannot be removed Matth. 16.18 for the Text saith The gates of hell shall not prevail against it The gates of Cities in those dayes were both places of Fortification Godwin Antiq. as also of their great Consultations so that it shews that neither Hells power nor policy shall prevail against the soule that doth close kindly with Christ The just not onely doth Hab. 2.4 but shall live by his own faith And what is the life of faith but Christ living in the soule Gal. 2.20 For the Apostle Paul makes these Phrases equivalent and convertible saying I am crucified with Christ Neverthelesse I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himselfe for me Now the soule being by God the Father given to Christ John 6.39 John 10.28 Rom. 8.35.37 none can pluck it out of his hand It may therefore triumph in the words of the same Apostle who shall separate are us from the love of Christ shall tribulation or distresse or persecution or famine or nakednesse or perill or sword Nay in all these things we are more then conquerours thorugh him that hath loved us Therefore I beseech you Psal 4.4 let every one of us Commune with his own heart upon his bed in his most secret thoughts and most retired from the world Examine we our own hearts how it is with our poore soules If you desire so to do then try your selves by these two rules following and be well assured All those persons are too too light that are not bottomed upon Christ the rock of our salvation Psal 89.26 Luke 13.3 Luke 18.11 12 Matth. 5.20 Except they repent they shall all perish It is not a refraining from many sinnes and performing many duties as did the Pharisees that will carry one to heaven alas here was their overthrow Rom. 10.3 Col. 2.7 Revel 3.18 1 Cor. 1.30 they had no root in Christ as every true Christian hath And therefore Christ Counselleth all to come to him for all spirituall riches For he is made of God to us wisdome because we are ignorant and foolish Righteousnesse because we are sinfull Sanctification because we have the remnants of Corruption still hanging about us and Redemption to recover us out of the snares of sin and Satan So Paul did earnestly desire to be found in Christ his righteousnesse Philip. 3.8 9 10. therein to be accepted before God which is Justification And also the power of his resurrection which is Sanctification 2 Cor. 5.17 to be made conformable unto Christ for He that is in Christ is a new creature All those persons are too light who are caried away with every wind of Doctrine every fond conceit and erroneous opinion Quot homines tot opiniones of which the world I think is now fuller then ever it was for now adayes how many men so many mindes For the godly Psal 44.13 14 15 16. Psal 44.17 they stick unto Christ in persecution even in reproach and derision and when confusion was before them then they say All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee neither have we dealt falsly in thy Covenant And when the Church found him whom her soule loved she held him and would not let him go Solomons Song 3.4 Now there is a threefold levitie in men To be carried away from the Doctrine of wholsome truth even as children tossed to and fro Ephes 4.14 and carried about with every winde of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lye in wait to deceive saith the Apostle Paul Therefore the Apostle Peter gives to all Christians this Caveat 2 Pet. 3.17 Beloved seeing ye know these things before beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own stedfastnesse To be carried away from the practise of the wayes of God in our generall or particular callings as in forsaking the assembling of our selves together Heb. 10.25 as the manner of some is Whereas we should exhort one another and so much the more as we see the day approaching 2 Tim. 3.1 5 6 7 For these are the last days perillous times Men having a forme of godlinesse and denying the power of it Of this sort saith the holy Apostle are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with diverse lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth Titus 1.11 Whose mouthes must be stopped who subvers whole houses Then such houses or housholds who are led by them are subverted For the sacred Scripture calleth the attending upon Gods holy ordinances an approaching to God Isa 58.2 Psal 73.27 Heb. 10.39 And therefore the withdrawing from them is drawing back from God and tendeth to perdition of the soule And those that are carried away into sinfull wayes as into fornication 1 Cor. 6.9 10 11. idolatry adultery theft covetousnesse drunkennesse reviling or extortion shall not inherit the Kingdom of God except they be washed by the blood of Christ and sanctified by his Spirit For the gracious soule that hath had good assurance of Gods love in Christ upon good grounds to be carryed away from the sweet comforts that are of God in Christ Psal 42 5. and for the soule to be cast down and disquieted upon every trouble it meets withall is also an infirmity Job 15.11 Psal 73.2 7 8 9 10 11 12 Are the consolations of God small with thee or in thy estimation Indeed a gracious soul may somtimes refuse to be comforted but it is through his own infirmity Psal 34.8 The experience of T.H. and forgetfulnesse of the most sweet taste of the Lords infinite goodnesse to his soule in his calamity and his adequate fulnesse to supply his soules necessities for he hath somtime found by good experience that it is better trusting in God naked then in any creature how richly soever clothed And therefore the Apostle sayth Phil. 4.4 Rejoyce in the Lord alwayes and again I say Rejoyce Most true it is that the truly godly may be carryed away in any of these three Deviations in some measure for a time but the Lord will certainly bring them and any other that belong unto salvation back again unto himselfe Matth 26.70 72 74 75 by true humiliation for their wanderings from him and his wayes for the Apostle Paul sayth 2 Cor. 7.11 Phil 3.15 Let us therefore as many as be perfect be thus minded and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded God shall reveal even this unto you let us walke by the same rule and he means the rule of Gods Word out of which the fore-going directions are taken Use 3 The third Use of this