e¢46 The`Ruine of Gods Enemies. downe themfelues byfailingand prayer , forthe auoidingofthatwhich s comming towards them. Iconfeffehere wasmercy , but thisofoursfarceet. coeds. For the Lord wrought this for vs in a time; when we were (as we ye are) puffedvpbythecontinuance ofprofperity, andmen lulledafleepeinthe depthof fecurity, ourgreat limes cryingloud in hiscares for vengeance, and caenvrging his Iufliceto makevs a by-word , and an affoni(hment to the world,byfome extraordinary judgement.So that in this wehavea greater evi_ denceof Gods mercy, that when fo manyfoule enormities,efpecially thelong contemptofthe Gofpell,did evenfight again(} vs,yet he wrought fo for vs, as v todefinervsout of the very iawes of deftruetion. Now all thefe things being duly confidered, I may trulyfay of this fift ofA/member, aswas faid ofthe nightin which the Ifraelites wentout of Egypt ; Itelf nday toheekept betotbs Lord, itid thatdal oftbeLerd, which allthe childrenofEnglmtdrite keeperbrexghoxe aExod.ta.4s theiegeaerationt.And althoughPapifis,for thehidingof their ovine fhamemay withofthis day, as lob did inhisagony ofhis birth-day, Thatit mayhot leuy.. x sob 3.6; rude. the claimoftheyeere; yet let vseuer make confcience, according to the yExod.a3.19 mole religiousappointment oftheLaw,Tokeepesto. hiefeafonfromreertoyeer , as aneternallprefidentofGodscarefor his Churdh, and as an neuerdying te- flimonyofthe hideous crueltyof blood-thirlfy Catholiques. And! would I could fpeakeany thing that might beeeffeetuall to quicken the common and vniuerfalldulneffe ofour fpirks,whom thefe great and vnfpeakable kindneffes ofGodto va, to ourState, ourGouernours, our wiuesand families doevery meanlyaffed. I rememberwhat /oab raidto amid, whenhe (hewed folittle cheerefulneffe,after the vietory againfi Ahfalam;lperceixe (faid Ioah)tbat if4h. (sSmna9.6. falombadlilted, aadwe all hadabed tbie day, that thenitwoxldhasepleafed thee wed. It may bee fo thought ofmany , that if all good people had been (wallowed vp in that gulfe,and none but Atheifls andPapills leftaline, it wouldhaueg1- non them more contentment. Ifweecannot ihevv our (clues to reioycein the goodneffeofGod vetohis Church., Purelywe (hall neuer fee theFelicity ofhie aPfa.aoe.ç. chafen... The s.Vfe: Secondly,tbisDotheine isfull ofcomfort toalltrue Chriflians. Forhere we haue an abfolute affuranceof the irrecouerable toilewhich (hall be"giocn toall theenemies ofGods Church. They (hall perifh like Selma : Theythat hateSion, bPUTT9. S. fall be, allafhamedandtxrnedbackward b, Godwill .rife andhis e.emre, final} bee ePfaLói.n featured, obeythathatehimfluidflee beforehim.. TheLord hath faidthis, andhe will performe ir. Efpecially this is to be applyed as acomfort toall that tiara God , in refpeetof thecontinual) working andtempering of the Popifh crue theyarecontinually plotting anddeoillngtreafons,mutiajes,rnurthers ; They APf,tç9.7 brag in theirtalke, andfoordr arein their laps d, theyImaginedeceitfallwords agaiall ePfaL;c.ao. thegxietefthelaad',they iacoxragetbemfeluetinawickedpeopole,andcommanesege- f Pfa1. 64. t. then to layfnarespriseily F. But the word ofGod (hall be true : They conceivemil. 1Pfa17.4. chufe, hat (hall bringforth alit s. Haply theLord may here and there execute forne perfonall vengeance vpon Come by them; Haply they may increafein but.ao, ;o. corners, and drawDifciplet afterthem h, it beinglull withGod,fotopima the contempt ofthe Gofpell in this land, and Tofendtherm firongdefy/ionttobehests isThefs.to, lies,wbowillnesreçeitte thelowofthetrxthtba `theymigbthefaaedsbutcertenly their at. mainepurpofe forthe confufion ofProteflantkingdomes which they aimeat, and the publike re-eflablifhmentof Idolatry which theygape for, Iam fully perfwaded that theyshall neuer accomplifh , but Hill their policies andenter_ prifes(halÌturnebackevponthemtotheirowneconfufion. Fordoubrleffethe time now fall approaçheth, in which we fhali fee the verifying of that prophe- cy, which fpeakingofthe mine ofAmickriftskingdome, asofa thing already }Rea. 4;s, done, criethout, Itiefallen, It Lsfallen.Babylonthegreat Cirya, &c. the limmes /Reut7.t4. thereof(hallfrghr + iththeLambe,bxttheLambe¡hallconfrmethemt, Thinly
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