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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84068	The grand oppressor, or the terror of tithes; first felt, and now confest: By William Erberie.	Erbery, William, 1604-1654.	1652 (1652)	Wing E3226; Thomason E671_13; ESTC R207085	45,700	66

who preach Christ in the Spirit the most seraphick Sermons call in but few Sinners though some Saints may be raised others proud flesh rankle thereby but as for the Spirit of Jesus where does it appear in mens preaching or practise or the power of godlinesse That which I conclude from this is that God is going out and departing from all the preachings of men that men may give themselves wholly to publick acts of love one to another and to all mankind therefore all religious formes shall fall that the power of righteousnesse may rise and appear in all 2 Pet. 3.13 Rev. 21.22 The new Heaven and new Earth where dwelleth Righteousnesse hath no form of Religion there I see 't is hastening by many things and this to me is the least prophetick providence and experience in the present powers of the Nation when the Parliament of England first began oh what speakings were there what Speeches of severall Members of the house of Commons were printed every week but now the Common-wealth comes on there is more of Action done every day and though the Parliament many times say more than they doe yet they doe more than they say which is best of all Again I cannot but observe that as the falling of a Sparrow Math. 10.30 or the smallest hair of our heads is subject to the speciall providence of God so 't is remarkable that all the Parliaments Ordinances are now turned into Acts for Acts indeed are better than Ordinances these are of form those of power the Army was best indeed when they were about their Ordinances their Guns going forth for common freedome those were their Acts and God did blesse them therein in all their publick actings and in their publick Spirits but as for their publick speakings their Declarations Protestations Remonstrances 't is not worth a rush So are their Councels of War when judging the Consciences of men in the Mystery of Christ a most high presumption yea all their fasting and prayer before God is not worth a pins head till they repent and return to their first principles to the power of Righteousnesse to Justice and Mercy to the Nation without all self-seeking striving for the universall good of mankind even for Papists and for Jewes themselves to live with freedome and comfort among us Mal. 1.9 10 11. compared with Mal. 3.4 5. This is the glorious appearance of the great God not to talke and prate of things but to be working and acting to be ever doing good as Christ did alwayes to all Acts 10.38 and though there was a Ministery of men once to speak also glad tydings and good things to men yet since the Apostacy that Apostolick Ministery being silenced and the manifold gifts of the Spirit ceased and no man sent of God to preach the Gospel which the holy Spirit sent down from Heaven all is but earth and man that is said 1 Pet. 1.12 the number of the beast being the number of a man Rev. 13.16 And though God hath hitherto fed and led the woman in the wildernesse Rev. 12.6 and caused men to minister some truth and peace to his people under the Apostacy yet this was but his Free-grace and high Prerogative of love who as not tyed to meanes so by a false Ministery could convey light and comfort to his own but now God is pouring vials of wrath on that which was once lovely upon the Sun and air upon the light of man upon the meanes and those mediums that receive it Rev. 16.8.17 Again seeing the man of sinne the mystery of iniquity is now more revealed in the Temple of God than ever and the ministery of men is discovered every day not to be of Gods appointment as Prelates and Presbyters and purest Independent Pastors cut off by the Lord himself it is therefore judged that not onely the whole Ministry but all the preachings of men will shortly be silenced by the glorious appearance of God Be silent O all flesh for the Lord is raised out of his holy habitation Zach. 2.13 Why if man be silent what will God doe among men A Father of the fatherlesse and a Judge of the widow is God in his holy habitation Psal 68.5 that is God will so appear in men that instead of speakings they shall goe forth in actings of love to mankind and to the miserable part thereof to the poor to the oppressed to the fatherlesse and the widow and to all that want that which we abound in As this was once pure Religion and undefiled before God even the Father Iam. 1.27 to visit the Fatherlesse and widow in their afflictions and to keep our selves unspotted of the world so the neglect of this is charged on the Apostate Churches Isai 1 23. Jer. 5.28 Alas what is it to send Preachers abroad before the burthens and oppressions of the people be eased Israel it self could not hear Exod. 6.9 because of the sore bondage in Aegypt I say not all burthens taken off because the charge of the Common wealth encreaseth but why may not rich Citizens racking Landlords in the Country and mighty moneyed men be made immediately to rife in their payments that poor Farmers Labourers and honest Tradesmen may be spared Why not oppression be presently eased at least of Lawyers and Tithes Why not a Treasury for the poor when so many thousands a year can be found out to give to the rich would that hinder the publick more than this It is the goodnesse of the State indeed to honour and conferre gifts on high deserving men but it is dishonourable and base for such to receive it who neglecting the publick good seek their private gain who would seem to be Saints and self-denying men yet forgetting their vowes to God and men care not though the poor and the oppressed sink starve and dye so they may live fat and full and free from those evils Gifts are as bad as bribes when Justice and great things are to be done in a Nation for as a bribe blindes the eyes and they shall never see the King in his beauty Isay 32.15 Eccl. 7.7 who shake not their hands from holding of bribes and despise not the gain of Oppression so a gift destroyes the heart that the most publick spiritted man dares not think a good thought much lesse to speak or act for common freedome and the good of mankind while money stops the mouth choakes and destroyes the heart They say indeed the time is not yet come but is it a time to receive monie said Elisha Oh say others 2 King 5.26 Isai 51.14 you are to hasty c. but the captive exile hastened that he might be lcosed and that he should not dye in the pit nor that his bread should fail If these men were bamshed but for a year or their Babes without bread for a day they would not delay justice and mercy to men seeing the Lord comes riding on a swift