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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

Therefore is the execution of justice called Opus alienum Isa 28.21 For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon that he might doe his worke his strange worke and bring to passe his act his strange act It is called a strange work because he hath no delight in it as he professeth Ezech. 18.32 I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth God hath no pleasure in death and in destruction but is in a manner constrained by our finnes to inflict them for sin crieth unto the heaven for vengeance and suffereth not God to rest till he have poured it out sin is so contrary to Gods nature that he cannot but punish it according to that Psal 5. 5. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight for thou hatest all workers of iniquity He reasons from the nature of God after this manner God hateth sin and therefore he will punish it It is not without cause that the same word in the Hebrew doth signify both sin and punishment for these two are inseparable if impiety there can be no impunity It was Gods threatning unto Adam in the day that thou eatest of the forbidden fruit thou shalt dye the death Gen. 2.17 This is the sentence of the Law Cursed is every one that abideth not in all things that are written in this book Deut. 27.26 This is repeated by the Prophet Ezech. 18.4 The soule that sinneth it shall dye the same is confirmed by the Apostle in many places Rom. 1.18 The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men Rom. 5.12 By sinne death entred into the world So that if it had not been for sin death could not have found a door to enter in at But when by one man sin entred into the world death entred by sinne and passed upon all men Rom. 6.23 The wages of sin is death Rom. 8.13 If ye live after the flesh ye shall dye And S. Iames saith chap. 1.15 Sin when it is finished bringeth forth death He saith not of every sin that it bringeth forth death but only of sin when it is finished or come to a full height for God in his mercy forgiveth sins not finished or at least he tolerateth them till they come to perfection that the sinner may be without all excuse but in his justice he judgeth and condemneth sinnes consummate by frequent iteration hardnesse of heart and impenitencie as he she weth Amos 1.3 For three transgressions of Damascus and for foure I will not turne away the punishment thereof c. as if he had said if Damascus had sinned onely once in persecuting of my Church I might have turned away my judgements but they have sinned often to three transgressions they have added foure they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron And for so many transgressions I will not turn away their punishment Such a continued course in sinne doth not only deserve death which is common to all sinnes but it assuredly bringeth it forth and moveth God to inflict it upon the sinner The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there used by the Apostle signifieth to be delivered of that which hath been conceived so that the Apostle will give us to understand so much that sin when once it commeth to perfection is with child of death and must needs be delivered If it be so that sin bringeth punishment and that there is no suffering but only for sin then whensoever any evill is upon us let us look back into our former courses examine our by past lives and see what we have done to provoke Gods wrath and indignation against us for certain it is that all afflictions are from God and as certain it is that all afflictions are from God and as certain it is that God never strikes but where he findes a cause in the party Oh happy were we if the sense of our sufferings might thus lead us into the sight and sense of our sins that so we might have recourse unto the Physition of our soules But alas we all perish for want of consideration for we goe on walking rashly and mind not what we do or in what case we stand to God-ward No man repented saith our Prophet cap. 8.6 but why No man said what have I done Every one turned to his course as a horse rusheth ●nto the battle There can be no repentance till first there be a looking back I. am 3.40 to see what we have done amisse therefore let us search and try our wayes and turn again to the Lord. First we must search and try our wayes to find out our own wandrings before we can returne unto the Lord. The fourth poynt followeth that great sinnes such as were among the Iewes and doubtlesse are amongst us do procure not only a visitation but a Vengeance which is an act of Gods wrath and so a terrible punishment in some sort proportionable to the offence committed which God inflicts upon men not so much for their correction as for the satisfying of his owne justice First I say it is an act of Gods wrath according to that Micah 5.15 I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the Heathen Again I say that God inflicteth vengeance upon men not so much for their correction as for the satisfying of his own justice For this difference Aristotle puts between punishment and revenge Lib. 1. Rhetori c. 10. that punishment is for their sakes that suffer it and revenge for his sake that takes it So long as our sinnes are any way tolerable God doth only punish intending our amendment but if our sinnes become great and grievous such as cry unto the heaven God will proceed to revenge then he will not looke so much unto us as unto himselfe for his honour is ingaged and must be relieved by executing vengeance upon the wicked Gods Justice calls for revenge for by sinne God is wronged and he must be righted and get himselfe honour upon those sinners who have dishonoured him Thus being to execute judgement upon Pharaoh he saith I will get mee honour upon Pharaoh Exodus 14.17 God got himselfe honour by magnifying his Justice in the destruction of that Rebellious Tyrant This is a thing so agreeable to the Divine nature that thereby God is known to be God according to that of the Psalmist God is known by executing of judgement Hereby was he made knowen unto the Egyptians as he saith Exod. 7.5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt Yea vengeance is so proper unto God that he doth challenge it as his owne peculiar Deut. 32.35 Vengeance is mine I will repay Which place is twice quoted by the Apostle once Rom. 12 19. to diswade us from private revenge and againe Heb. 10 30. to deterre us from wilfull sinning Besides he is styled the Lord God of Vengeance twice Ps 94.1

and the Lord God of Recompences by our Prophet cap. 51.56 and Nahum 1.2 he is called a jealous furious and revenging God If God be an avenger then let us remember what the Apostle saith It is a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10 31. His wrath is a consuming fire before which when it is kindled the wicked shall be consumed as stubble before the fire when God commeth to revenge they shall cry unto the Mountaines to fall upon them and cover them from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne We shall therefore doe well to advise with Our selves now how we shall doe to beare that wrath we should now pose our selves with that question of the Prophet who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire who among us shall dwell with the everlasting burnings If Gods wrath be in supportable then should we labour in time to prevent it And the only way to prevent it is now to revenge upon our selves for the sinnes we have committed for revenge is a part of Repentance as is excellently expressed by the Apostle 2 Corin 7.11 Behold the selfe same thing that yee sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulnesse it wrought in you yea what clearing of your selves yea what indignation yea what feare yea what vehement desire yea what zeale yea what revenge But how shall we revenge upon our selves even by mortifying our sinfull lusts and corruptions beating downe this body of sin afflicting our soules by fasting and abstinence we must not onely take from our flesh all sinfull pleasures and delights but also restraine our selves of the use of lawfull pleasures of meat and drinke Et abstine at à licitis quia illicita concupivit This is that worke where unto we are now called and whereof this day we make a profession If we doe truly humble our selves and afflict our soules we shall not be judged of the Lord otherwise Gods vengeance is neer at hand So it followeth in the fift place That grievous sins procure a speedy vengeance such as God in his will doth earnestly affect and in his worke doth readily effect for his soule is set upon revenge shall not my soule be avenged God is not as man consisting of soule and body yet the Scripture speaking of God after the manner of man ascribes unto him not only bodily members as eyes eares hands but even a soule also Gods Soule is here mentioned to expresse the earnestnesse of his desire As in other places when God is brought in saying My soule hateth this my soule abhorreth that it is to expresse a great and a vehement detestation so here when God saith my soule shall be avenged he will expresse a vehement desire He will have his people to conceive that by their sinnes they had grieved him as we say at the very heart that is offended him exceedingly and that he will ease his heart by executing vengeance upon them as he threatneth Isa 1.24 Ah I will ease me of mine adversaries I will avenge me of mine enemies Therefore let us take heed of grieving Gods soule if his soule be grieved his soule will be avenged It is a dangerous thing to grieve men especially if they be powerfull how much more dangerous is it to grieve the great God of heaven and earth as is expressed Isa 7.13 It is small thing for you to weary men but will you weary my God also Remember therefore the Apostles admonition Ephes 4.30 Grieve not the holy spirit of God whereby you are sealed Or if we have grieved him by our sinnes the next best is that we be grieved with our selves for all our abominations That is the only way to keepe back Gods vengeance both from our selves and from the Nation For that is the sixt conclusion arising from this Text Grievous sins bring a vengeance not only upon particular persons but also upon the whole Nation Shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation As God in Scripture accuseth particular persons for sinne so he chargeth whole Nations Kingdomes and Cities Iudah is a sinfull Nation a people laden with iniquity Isa 1.4 Gilead is a City of them that worke iniquity and is polluted with bloud Hos 6.8 and in the fourth Chapter of that Prophecy at the first verse the Lord takes up a complaint against the whole Land The Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the Land because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledge of God in the Land c. The Apostle Peter taxeth the age with corruption Acts 2.40 Save your selves from this untoward generation And Saint Iohn saith The whole World lyeth in wickednesse 1. Joh. 5.19 And as the Nation is defiled with sinne so we finde that Gods judgements are generall upon the whole Nation when the Earth was filled with cruelty and all flesh corrupted his way then God sent the floud upon the old World the whole Cities of Sodome were overthrowen God ten plagues were upon the Land of Aegypt so that from Pharaoh that sate upon the Throne unto the She pheards that followed the Ewes there were none free from the annoyance of those plagues the seven Nations of the Canaanites were cast out when their iniquities were full Gods wrath was upon all the Camp of Israel in the wildernesse In the Prophets you will often finde Judgements threatned against the whole Nation Jsa 1.7 Your Countrey is desolate your Cities are burnt with fire your Land strangers devoure in your presence Isai 60.12 The Nation and Kingdome that will not serve thee shall perish Hos 4.3 Therefore shall the Land mourne and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish with the beasts of the field and with the foules of Heaven yea the fishes of the Sea also shall be taken away Hos 13.16 Samaria shall become desolate for she hath Rebelled against her God they shall fall by the sword their Infants shall be dashed in pieces and their women with child shall be ript up And as he threatned so he executed his judgements upon the Nation First the Kingdome of Samaria was so utterly destroyed that it ceased to be a Nation any more a little after the Kingdome of Judah was carried away captive unto Babel and albeit God was pleased to bring back againe their captivity yet it was a very small remnant as saith the Prophet Isai 1.9 Except the Lord of Hosts had left unto us a very small remnant wee should have beene as Sodome and wee should have beene like unto Gomorrah So God dealt with other Nations Zeph. 3.6 J have cut off the Nations their Townes are desolate I made their Streets waste that none passeth by their Cities are destroyed so that there is no man that there is none inhabitant Even Babylon the hammer of the Earth became heapes Jerem. 51.37 An habitation of Owles Satyres dancing and Dragons crying within her palaces Isa 13.21 So we know God will doe unto mysticall Babylon when her sins have