7begreat ilexeltofet Godly Mintfrry. 421 of it is a bleffing indeed, fo the wit hho1dng or it is a judgement indeed. This ireful , dreadful judgement the Lord , we fee, threatens yea , that is not all , the Lord bath not only threatned it, but 2. Inflioled it, As, the Lord bath taken away his faithful Mel. fengers and Embaffadors Sometimes by cleath, out of the world, out of the land of the living. And thus,the Lord took away the Prophet Enoch, Gen. 5. 21. And 2. Sometimes by removal. Thus the Lord took away the Pro- phet Jonas from Ifrael, and tent him to Mniv;e, as Jonah i. 2. And thus Paul and Baenabas went away from the Jews, and turned to the Gentiles, as eAr as 1 3.4'. 3. Sometimes by deprivation. A time there was, when the good Priests and Levices were forced to fl...e their own places and potiefli- ons, z Cbron. it. 13, 14. 4. Sometimes by Sufpenfion. Thus a time there was, Whfn it was plata rhe See s, fee not, and to the Prophets, prophetic tot, lia. 30 9) To. Thus a time there was, when people would have Paftors, but would not endure faithful Preys', ; and a time there was, that'there was a Law made, Lookyefpeat no more in the name of joins, Acts 4. I S. And a time there was, when Pawl and Moorhens, and Silva= nits, were forbid to preach to the Gentiles; as t 2 . I 5", t 6. Thus we fee the Lord h;mfelf bath infilaed this dreadful Judgement on a people ; and the Lord hath divers Mayes, and methods, and means to infli& it. 3. Confider, The (lurchand people lithe Lord bath been very f Oh ofthe Lord' hand in this judpment, as IVe may fee in Plat. 74. f. and 9. verfes co:npared. Why, what is the matter ? as, V. they have laid, God was wont heretofore to give us fignes and talons. he would even work miracles for us; the Lord would fend us fome Prophets to converfe ith, and infiruet us ; we had thole th,t could tell us how lon. b our troubles fhould ; but now we fee no fign, the Lord leaveth us, as it were to the wide world, and how fentible was the Lords Church in this judgement ? as ver. t . of that .Pfaito. This is the firt+endeavour, We are to be duely fenlible, and deeply appre- tenfive of the inflia ing caufe of fuch a Judgement ; and that is the Lord hi-, fell. - Ofthe meritoriousCade; and thatis Sin. Say not we, it is long of fuch or fuch, but it is long of our felves, we may thank our felves for this, and we appeal to your felves,whether thiS judgement may not be charged. 1 ii 2 I, Frog
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