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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88081	The Samaritans box newly opened: powring his oyl into the wounds of a distressed kingdome; and communicating wholsom advice to all estates, especially to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Honourable Councel of War, together with the Agitators of the Army. Wherein is laid down 1. The particular causes of all our calamities. 2. Divers considerations tending to moderation. 3. Rules to prevent growth of evils. 4. Assured means to procure peace, and put an end to all our troubles. / By William Levitt.	Levitt, William.	1647 (1647)	Wing L1829; Thomason E416_4; ESTC R204470	11,062	20

or death he ought to sp●ak his Consci●●●● Now if all this would c●use out a Committee of able godly 〈◊〉 considerable m●n confess all their failings and let their business be onely to accomodate using ●hose foregoing 〈◊〉 of Fasting Prayer Repen●ance c. I am consident a short and seasonable period would be put to all our Troubles 5. Let after all this provision be made if both parties agree not for the dissenting What though they cannot joyn with us in our Discipline cannot we allow our own Country-men as much priviledg as the Dutch and French had in the Bishops daies whose discipline ever differed from ours That which is of God will stand if not it will undoubtedly fall Lastly Short and seasonable advice to the suffering Party whether Presbyterian or Independent 1. Take heed of suffering as an evil doer and then be not at all troubled it is and hath been the portion of the most precious to be evilly entreated neither art thou alone 2. Be comforted in that God is the avenger of the oppressed neither do extremes last long 3. Be comforted that thou hast discharged a good Conscience while entrusted 4. Let this thy condition be so far from causing thee to take part with malignants which thy corrupt heart will be apt to that it cause thee to walk more closely and circumspectly with God and let patience have its perfect work 5. Be not perplexed for that providences are promiscuous or for that Gods dispensations are misterious in that notwithstanding all our expence of Treasure and Blood after so much wrastling with God in publique and private our hopes of Reformation is so much clouded but honour God in staying thy heart upon him in most unsetled times yea even in the dark who is able to bring light out of darknes life out of death nay heaven out of hell consider he that is faithful hath promised no crosse occurrences can alter his purpose He that preferred Joseph by the prison Led Israel to Canaan through the Sea Created all things of nothing can nay doubtlesse will after a while exercise of our Faith and Patience in the wildernesse of our unhappy divisions and distractions bring us to a blessed Land flowing with milk and hony of peace and truth Yet will he give us pure Ordinances perfect the work of Reformation yet will he set his Son upon his holy hill of Sion It is good to see Sions beauty in the very dust thereof Object If any shall object I have pleaded the Presbyterian cause more then the Independent Answ 1. I answer At this time there is more need the Presbyterian being most despicable 2. Time was not many years since when the Independents were as much despised when under God I was as instrumentall for their entertainment I desire to look upon the suffering party whichsoever desiring to heal and compose not to make wider the wound Thus having freely unboweld my self peradventure not without displeasure on all sides some will say I have spoken too much against the Army another that I have wronged the King others that I have wronged the City others I have abused the Parliament which is the least of my thoughts in any particular I honor them all only I love them all too well to flatter any and if every one will but enter into his own heart and smite upon his own thigh I know none will condemne me However if I have come neer the quick I hope all will consider that a faithfull Physitian takes more care to cure then please his Patient neither is he a good Chirurgeon that cannot cut and lance when need is the ●ore must bee thorowly searched lest skinned over again putrify I● I have by this poor ●ling and stone struck our Gyant-like j●●ings in the fore-head I● by this clay and sp●tl● God please to open our eyes and in●l●●e our heares to a happy accomodation i● I have pleased my God and been ●aithfull to my Count●ey I passe not and if the physick be not so toothsom I am sure it is wholsome The Lord make it effectuall to the l●easing our un●appy di●●erences FINIS Imprimatur JOHN DOVVNAME