eIR.ernedyfor Security. noted for itch kinds ofeuils.Indeednothing (among the multitude) is innaore dilgracc then this,to bea confcionable and care full Chriftiaa.Me thinkes,com fìdeitog thefull tneafure oflniquity,l fhould hearethe Lórd cry tohis Angell, Thrug sn t'yftk/e, andreape; for therime is comete reape, the Hattie/10f the Earth it ripe. °. W ocLeto vs,if wecne not withPelmet; It is timefor theeLordtowork,for nRgu.14.1,t they hwe4yhee4th7 Low°. Somuch brilly for that ,which if my tongue wereatepfii,.'ru. Apoofa, ietft writer y, I were niat able o fet down at fu!l,and which ifwe might PPt4S.r> moralewith the facrificeofour heft blood, wemight thinke it well bellowed. Thuswee fee the feeond caafe ofheauineffe :snot wanting. Wee can fcarcely puaóur heads Out at doores,orheare one fpeake, but we (hall hauecaufe to re- member it. The third thingdeferuingforrow, tobehandled,aretieEuiiiences (in the times) ofGods di;pleafureagainfiGnne. The Prophet Ames faith,thatthereie Amos 6 noeaál (meaning, no will ofpunilhment) hot the Lordbathdone it q and (ercm7 q Lit ;.1 faith,rhat curry Inch Euill is an infliction for rime; t lienftalereth for ho ß,00 j3.. whichtwo places dose cuincethus much, that if there have been amongfl vs a. ny common punilhments, finely they hatte come from the Lord, and thatfor finne, Now what common puttill:ments the iordbath layedvpnn our Times, he muffneedsbe blind whick krill not. A raging,aud(as 1 may terme it)a man. eatipg pefileoceinthe chiefe parts of the Kingdome. ( though w, hitherto in theie ell pars, h.: ue been eueamiraculoullyIpared:but let vsnot perf:me, if eehauebecniälelookerson ,vrontheviritarionsofothers, therod will fall rh, h_vier a henit cóoles) vnfeafonablefeafons, vnheard ofinundations, fear<fu ll ütrs,:he Fawlet ofHeauen,and theFill., ofthe Seadeffroyedr.Thefe things [Zeplr.r,;; w.hi re, tlfr rigswe dj(cotttfco; at our Tables, and in our meetings as newes,anc'.sstireccutrencesof theTimes ; bar welet themdie with the re- port., unineaerpurthemvponoarhearts. What thinke wee of thehorrible opprefl.,n ,' hich rargr,eth,oneman labouring to rare and *moire another., the tGal.s.a '. entreatingof çapifis, who (like theÇanaanttou tothe lfraeli;cs) are asa whip onourfides, or as shorter inour eyes. ? the gro ffe fatnelfe which is g'owne riposa ulofh,a;.t;; troll hearts, in that(like the ieWes inChrifts time) men doe not tffceme, nor bow the thong:which appertame vote theirpeace? Whatthinke we (Ifay) ofthefe a Luke i9.46 things? doss they not gistevs eaufe ..o fay as Molesdid toAaron,when GodPent afuddenpc(lilenceamong the people; Mere it wrathzonecotfrom theLord, the ?fagot iebeganne7? yes verily. Nay, wemay well expe & the accomplilhmentyNuer.te46, of that which was fardofold t namely, that ifwee benot relormed by theft things, the Lord will(miteytyetfeyenAmes morefor oyr/nnesf. Truth is,God r,Leuir,aó,a4 hark been, and is very gracious to ourlayes (for fo is hismanner of: timer ro ea!! backehis anger,and not tofirre rip allhie wrpth ?,)he bathfet peace toour bard.r:b, a Kai 75.31. vnder the goneruement of a Ch: sfilata King, he barhnot remoued out Candle. b P1447.1¢ yeteke,as he iullly might, becauic ofthe decay ofourfirfl ¡toe ; yet even this is c$cus.45+ alfotobecounted aiudgemcnt, that the eyesof the moil are foholden that they doenot fee Gods mercy, not know how to rune theft. fauonrs to a fpiri. mall vie; andfup is curry placeof fuch Feoles,(as Salomon ipeakesof) whohaue apee to theirhand:, buthaàttaoneheart toaetwifdorase 4. And this may fettle tolet dProu,t¢4, vs fee what evidences wehaste acheLords difpleafure againfl linne,andwith - all, to make good the firfi point , that spe hasteabundant matterofHeani- orre. Now let meIhewournegle&, andwhatllender forrowthere things haue Wehaste not brought forth among(:va;1 will proceedcdiftimaly and in order:andhillwhat iserenadas littlemourning there is for Derfonall finsrThefeat offórrow is theheart, (rent wefhoa(d* your hearts,faith faele,)and that only kteweththe birterneffeof thefoulef,It is vnpof. a toeis. íi. fible that I horrid be priuyto mens fecret bewailing',neither will I fudge any f Proa.r4.r9; by the fmoothneffeof.hislooke,or thedrineffeofhis cheekes; lotcurry cloud' Qs 3 loth 437
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=