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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87874	A sermon preached at the publique fast the ninth of Feb. in St Maries Oxford, before the great assembly of the members of the Honourable House of Commons there assembled: and published by their speciall command.	Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661.	1643 (1643)	Wing L1167; Thomason E36_4; ESTC R12873	25,682	45

that none of his threatings could fall unto the ground therefore they were sensible of their danger and did sue unto God for deliverance So did Noah for the Apostle saith Heb. 11.7 By faith Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet moved with feare prepared an arke to the saving of his house Where observe three degrees of Noahs obedience 1. His faith he beleeved Gods threatning though it was of things as yet not seene for he received Gods warning by Faith 2. His feare he was moved with feare 3. His wise dome and care he prepared an Arke to the saving of his house In like manner should we receive Gods warning by faith beleeving his threatnings that so we may feare and tremble at his judgements and being moved with feare we may provide for our own safety as he did This is the part of every wise man for saith Solomon Prov. 22.3 A prudent man foreseeth the evill and hideth himselfe That is he knoweth that the judgement threatned will come upon the land and he provideth by all Lawfull means for his safety especially he maketh his Peace with God and hideth himselfe under the wings of his protection that so he may be able to stand in the evill day And thus having briefly prepar'd you to receive the message I come to shew you what it is It is a very angry one like Samuels message for unlesse we have caroused the cup of slumber unto the very dreggs this will make both our eares to tingle 1. Sam. 3.11 and our heart strings to tremble It is a fearfull threatning against his people expressed by way of interrogation yea of a double interrogation and this interrogation hath the force of a most powerfull affirmation Shall I not visit for these things and shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation as this That is I shall visit for these things my soule shall be avenged on such a Nation as this Wherein he appeales as it were unto themselves to declare whether he can doe any lesse then punish these sins As the Iudge calls unto the guilty Prisoner at the Barre to speake and to shew cause if he can why the sentence of death should not be pronounced so God is brought in here dealing with his people He hath in the words going before by this Prophet accused them of many grievous sins of Rebellion hypocrisy security contempt of his judgements neglect of his word abuse of his servants disobedience to his call impudencie in sin idolatry adultery and having found them guilty of all these he calls them to shew cause why the law should not be executed upon them Shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord and shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation as this As if he should say Now since there are such abominations in Ierusalem since there is such obstinacy in this people let all the world judge and even your selves speak if it be not meet and just that I who am the most just judge of the world should call you to an accompt and Iudge you for these things I punish the sinnes of the Nations who know not my name how much more shall I punish the sins of this unthankfull Nation to whom I gave the knowledge of my will whom I chose to be mine owne people and whom I have blessed without measure with innumerable benefits yet have they followed the sins for which other Nations were destroyed and estranged themselves from me they have provoked my Majesty by their Idolatry wronged their Neighbour by fraud oppression and all manner of unrighteousnesse and by a perpetuall Rebellion they have resisted my will therefore is my will wholy bent to revenge I will visit for these things my soule shall be avenged From the words thus explained I will draw seven conclusions 1. That punishments are a visitation so called in my Text. 2. That all punishments are from God Shall not I visit 3. Sinne is the cause of all punishment Shall not I visit for these things 4. That great sinnes procure not only a visitation but a vengeance he will be Avenged 5. Such sinnes procure a speedy vengeance such as God in his will doth earnestly affect and in his work doth seriously effect for his Soule is set upon revenge that is he hath a bent mind a ready will and an earnest desire to be avenged Shall not my soule be avenged 6. That these grievous sins bring Gods vengeance not only upon particular persons but also upon the whole Nation Shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation 7. That no Priviledges nor Prerogatives can secure a Nation from punishment but if sinne doe abound God will be avenged on any Nation even on this Nation of the Iews who were his owne peculiar people Shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation as this By these seven steps shall we climbe up unto the understanding of this Text. 1. Punishments are a visitation so called in my Text Shall I not visit that is shall I not punish Indeed in many other places we find the word used in a better sense to expresse Gods kindnesse and favours to his people And if you would know how this word commeth to have two such contrary significations as to expresse sometimes his benefits and sometimes his judgements we must look into the proper signification of the word To visit properly is to enquire or make a search to take a view of a thing and exact an account which may be both of good and bad Therefore sometimes the Hebrew word Pakad that signifieth to visit is by the latine interpreter rendred quaerere to enquire as Iob. 31.14 Cùm quaesierit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 jiph kod quid respondebo When he shall visit what shall I answer To this end doe Kings institute visitations by themselves or by their Ministers even to enquire into the State of their Kingdome for the punishment of evill doers 1. Pet. 2.14 and for the praise of them that doe well So the Apostles visited Churches that is they did view throughly the State of the flock Now because when God commeth to visit the Sonnes of men he taketh notice both of the good and the bad rewardeth the good and punisheth the bad hence it is that his visitation expresseth sometimes his mercies and sometimes his judgements So that there is a twofold visitation from God a visitation in mercy and a visitation in justice This threatned in my Text is a visitation in justice like that mentioned in the second precept of the Law He visiteth the iniquities of the Fathers upon the Children And Isa 26.14 Thou hast visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish And in many other places Gods visitation doth expresse his judgements I conceive that the phrase is borrowed from the proceedings of a Iudge against guilty persons in which proceedings there are two maine acts 1. An inquiry and diligent examination whether the