A sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament, at their solemn meeting to praise God for his infinite mercy in the restoring of the said Houses of Parliament to their honor and freedome with so little effusion of blood: at the Abbey-Church in Westminster, Aug. 12. 1647. / By Stephen Marshall, B.D. Minister of Finchingfield in Essex.
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             A sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament, at their solemn meeting to praise God for his infinite mercy in the restoring of the said Houses of Parliament to their honor and freedome with so little effusion of blood: at the Abbey-Church in Westminster, Aug. 12. 1647. / By Stephen Marshall, B.D. Minister of Finchingfield in Essex.
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           A
           SERMON
           PREACHED
           TO
           THE
           TWO
           HOVSES
           OF
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           At
           their
           solemn
           Meeting
           to
           Praise
           God
           for
           his
           infinite
           Mercy
           in
           the
           restoring
           of
           the
           said
           Houses
           of
           
             PARLIAMENT
          
           to
           their
           Honor
           and
           Freedome
           with
           so
           little
           effusion
           of
           Blood
           :
           At
           the
           Abbey-Church
           in
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           Aug.
           12.
           1647.
           
           By
           STEPHEN
           MARSHALL
           ,
           B.D.
           Minister
           of
           
             Finchingfield
          
           in
           
             Essex
             .
          
        
         
           And
           
             David
          
           said
           to
           
             Abigail
             ,
          
           Blessed
           be
           the
           Lord
           God
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           which
           sent
           thee
           this
           day
           to
           meet
           me
           .
           And
           blessed
           be
           thy
           advice
           ,
           and
           blessed
           be
           thou
           which
           hast
           kept
           me
           this
           day
           from
           comming
           to
           shed
           blood
           ,
        
         
           1
           Sam.
           25
           ,
           32
           ,
           33.
           
        
         
           Scatter
           thou
           the
           people
           that
           delight
           in
           Warre
           ,
        
         
           Psal.
           68.
           30.
           
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             Cotes
          
           for
           
             Stephen
             Bowtell
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Bible
           in
           
             Popeshead-Alley
             ,
          
           1647.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           
             Die
             Veneris
             ,
          
           13
           
             Augusti
             ,
          
           1647.
           
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           thanks
           be
           given
           to
           Mr.
           
             Marshall
             ,
          
           for
           the
           great
           pains
           he
           took
           in
           the
           Sermon
           he
           preached
           yesterday
           before
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           the
           day
           of
           publique
           Thanksgiving
           :
           And
           that
           hee
           bee
           desired
           to
           print
           his
           Sermon
           with
           the
           usuall
           priviledge
           .
           Sir
           
             William
             Massam
          
           is
           appointed
           to
           give
           him
           the
           Thanks
           of
           this
           House
           ;
           and
           to
           desire
           him
           to
           print
           his
           Sermon
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           
             H.
             Elsynge
             ,
             Cler.
             Parl.
             D.
             Com.
             
          
        
         
           
             
               I
               appoint
            
             Stephen
             Bowtell
             
               to
               Print
               my
               Sermon
               :
            
          
           
             
               Stephen
               Marshall
               .
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           
             TO
             THE
             RIGHT
             HONORABLE
             THE
          
           LORDS
           
             and
          
           COMMONS
           
             Assembled
             in
             PARLIAMENT
             .
          
        
         
           
             My
             Lords
             and
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Am
           not
           ignorant
           of
           the
           truth
           and
           weight
           of
           that
           speech
           of
           
             Pliny
             ,
             Aliud
             est
             scribere
             uni
             ,
             aliud
             omnibus
             :
          
           the
           same
           holds
           of
           Preaching
           ,
           it
           's
           one
           thing
           to
           Preach
           a
           Sermon
           to
           a
           Congregation
           ,
           another
           thing
           to
           Preach
           it
           to
           all
           the
           world
           in
           Print
           ;
           especially
           upon
           such
           an
           occasion
           as
           this
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           season
           as
           this
           ,
           when
           the
           spirit
           of
           jealousie
           and
           mis-understanding
           is
           let
           loose
           ,
           and
           mens
           
           hearts
           as
           tinder
           ready
           to
           catch
           and
           kindle
           at
           every
           sparke
           ;
           yet
           since
           you
           are
           pleased
           to
           conceive
           that
           this
           plaine
           Sermon
           may
           bee
           usefull
           to
           others
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           to
           order
           my
           publication
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           humbly
           obey
           your
           Order
           ,
           desiring
           the
           Lords
           blessing
           to
           accompany
           it
           so
           farre
           as
           to
           make
           men
           wisely
           consider
           the
           wonderfull
           works
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           returne
           to
           him
           the
           glory
           due
           unto
           his
           name
           ;
           The
           same
           Lord
           watch
           over
           you
           ,
           sanctifie
           you
           and
           guide
           all
           your
           consultations
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           bee
           his
           blessed
           instrustruments
           to
           make
           this
           Land
           a
           quiet
           habitation
           for
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           a
           place
           which
           himselfe
           may
           delight
           in
           :
           This
           is
           the
           daily
           prayer
        
         
           
             Of
             your
             humble
             servant
             in
             the
             Lords
             work
             S.
             M.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           THANKSGIVING-SERMON
           
             PREACHED
          
           To
           the
           Two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           
             August
          
           12.
           1647.
           
        
         
           
             JOSHVA
             22.
             part
             of
             the
             33
             Verse
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             Children
             of
             
               Israel
            
             blessed
             God
             ,
             and
             did
             not
             intend
             to
             go
             up
             against
             them
             in
             battail
             ,
             to
             destroy
             the
             Land
             wherein
             the
             children
             of
             
               Reuben
            
             and
             
               Gad
            
             dwelt
             .
          
        
         
           WEE
           are
           this
           day
           assembled
           to
           blesse
           
           and
           praise
           the
           name
           of
           God
           for
           his
           
           infinite
           Mercy
           ,
           in
           restoring
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           to
           their
           Honor
           and
           Freedome
           ,
           with
           so
           little
           effusion
           of
           Blood
           ;
           and
           for
           keeping
           the
           great
           CITY
           and
           ARMY
           from
           dashing
           one
           against
           another
           .
           And
           I
           (
           being
           called
           to
           this
           Service
           )
           did
           endeavour
           to
           finde
           out
           a
           Text
           suitable
           to
           this
           Mercy
           ,
           because
           
             a
             word
             spoken
             in
             season
             ,
             is
             like
             Apples
             of
             gold
             in
             pictures
             of
             silver
             ;
          
           A
           
           Sermon
           suited
           to
           the
           occasion
           of
           Time
           ,
           and
           Place
           ,
           and
           Persons
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           more
           acceptable
           ,
           but
           profitable
           :
           But
           I
           confesse
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           the
           Book
           of
           God
           I
           could
           not
           finde
           one
           instance
           where
           his
           own
           People
           were
           so
           neare
           imbruing
           their
           hands
           in
           each
           others
           blood
           ,
           and
           God
           so
           wonderfully
           appearing
           to
           prevent
           it
           ,
           as
           in
           this
           our
           case
           ;
           this
           that
           I
           have
           read
           comes
           the
           nearest
           to
           it
           of
           any
           other
           ;
           for
           here
           were
           
             Brethren
          
           of
           the
           same
           
             Countrey
             ,
          
           and
           of
           the
           same
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           who
           had
           for
           a
           long
           time
           been
           engaged
           in
           one
           common
           Warre
           against
           Enemies
           which
           God
           had
           subdued
           before
           them
           ;
           and
           there
           remained
           nothing
           ,
           but
           for
           them
           quietly
           to
           settle
           themselves
           in
           the
           fruition
           of
           all
           the
           good
           that
           God
           had
           wrought
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           now
           in
           the
           very
           close
           of
           all
           ,
           they
           were
           ready
           to
           destroy
           themselves
           ,
           and
           devour
           one
           another
           upon
           mistakes
           and
           jealousies
           ,
           when
           no
           other
           Enemy
           could
           do
           it
           ;
           and
           we
           have
           here
           also
           a
           most
           blessed
           end
           of
           it
           by
           a
           
             Treaty
             ,
          
           wherein
           God
           did
           so
           remove
           all
           stumbling-blocks
           ,
           that
           
           their
           hearts
           were
           firmly
           united
           ,
           and
           they
           joyned
           together
           to
           
             blesse
             God
             ,
             and
             resolved
             not
             to
             goe
             to
             Warre
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           be
           the
           more
           profitable
           to
           you
           ,
           I
           pray
           take
           a
           very
           brief
           view
           of
           the
           Story
           :
           When
           the
           
           Warres
           were
           ended
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           
             Canaan
             ,
          
           the
           two
           Tribes
           and
           half
           ,
           the
           Tribes
           (
           I
           mean
           )
           of
           
             Reuben
          
           and
           
             Gad
             ,
          
           and
           half
           the
           Tribe
           of
           
             Manasseh
             ,
          
           whose
           habitation
           and
           possession
           lay
           on
           the
           other
           side
           of
           
             Jordan
             ,
          
           were
           now
           to
           returne
           home
           ,
           and
           their
           brethren
           had
           dismissed
           them
           with
           a
           blessing
           ;
           but
           before
           they
           got
           out
           of
           the
           countrey
           there
           fell
           out
           an
           occasion
           of
           a
           quarrell
           and
           discord
           between
           
           them
           and
           their
           brethren
           ,
           which
           begins
           about
           the
           tenth
           verse
           of
           this
           Chapter
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           
           Chapter
           is
           a
           discourse
           about
           that
           discord
           and
           jarre
           that
           
           grew
           between
           the
           nine
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           ,
           and
           the
           two
           
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           ;
           wherein
           there
           are
           these
           two
           things
           ,
           First
           ,
           
             the
             Originall
             of
             the
             quarrell
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             causa
             procreans
             ,
          
           what
           the
           difference
           was
           betwixt
           them
           ;
           Secondly
           ,
           
             causa
             corrumpens
             ,
          
           the
           composure
           of
           it
           ,
           the
           making
           an
           end
           of
           it
           :
           The
           originall
           of
           the
           quarrell
           ,
           briefly
           was
           this
           ,
           the
           two
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           when
           they
           came
           upon
           the
           bankes
           of
           the
           River
           
             Jordan
             ,
          
           did
           there
           build
           an
           Altar
           every
           way
           like
           to
           the
           Altar
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           by
           Gods
           appointment
           was
           to
           stand
           before
           the
           Arke
           ,
           and
           the
           Tabernacle
           ,
           upon
           which
           onely
           the
           Israelites
           were
           to
           offer
           their
           Sacrifices
           ;
           This
           newes
           was
           presently
           carried
           to
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Tribes
           ,
           and
           they
           looked
           upon
           it
           ,
           as
           if
           their
           brethren
           had
           built
           an
           Altar
           to
           offer
           Sacrifice
           to
           God
           ,
           which
           had
           beene
           
             Crimen
             apostasiae
             ,
          
           an
           Apostasie
           from
           then
           true
           Religion
           ,
           and
           they
           resolved
           presently
           in
           this
           quarrell
           to
           
           engage
           their
           lives
           ,
           and
           appoint
           a
           generall
           Rendezvouz
           
           at
           
             Shiloh
          
           where
           the
           Arke
           of
           the
           Covenant
           was
           ,
           here
           they
           all
           met
           as
           one
           man
           togoe
           up
           to
           war
           against
           them
           ;
           here
           was
           their
           Quarrell
           ;
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Chapter
           is
           the
           taking
           up
           of
           this
           quarrell
           ,
           and
           that
           was
           done
           by
           a
           Treatie
           ,
           the
           summe
           whereof
           in
           a
           few
           words
           ,
           is
           this
           ,
           the
           Tribes
           did
           send
           ten
           men
           ,
           one
           for
           every
           Tribe
           ,
           and
           with
           them
           they
           sent
           
             Phinehas
          
           the
           sonne
           of
           
             Eleazar
          
           the
           Priest
           ,
           they
           goe
           as
           Commissioners
           to
           their
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           come
           to
           them
           they
           first
           expostulate
           the
           greatnesse
           of
           the
           sinne
           ,
           which
           they
           thought
           they
           were
           committing
           ,
           they
           shew
           them
           the
           mischiefe
           that
           would
           come
           of
           it
           ,
           not
           onely
           destruction
           upon
           themselves
           ,
           but
           upon
           all
           the
           whole
           Congregation
           ,
           unles
           they
           in
           the
           name
           of
           God
           should
           revenge
           it
           :
           this
           they
           prove
           by
           the
           example
           of
           the
           iniquity
           of
           
             Peor
             ,
          
           from
           which
           they
           were
           not
           yet
           clensed
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           instance
           of
           
             Achans
          
           sacriledge
           ,
           which
           brought
           wrath
           upon
           all
           the
           Congregation
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           but
           withall
           
           they
           request
           them
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           thought
           their
           land
           was
           unclean
           ,
           because
           they
           had
           not
           among
           them
           those
           pledges
           of
           Gods
           presence
           ,
           the
           Arke
           and
           Testimony
           ,
           which
           their
           brethren
           had
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           leave
           that
           Countrey
           where
           they
           should
           be
           exposed
           to
           such
           temptations
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           their
           hearts
           ,
           they
           would
           part
           with
           a
           portion
           of
           their
           owne
           inheritance
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           live
           together
           as
           brethren
           .
           To
           this
           the
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           make
           answer
           ;
           First
           ,
           they
           doe
           solemnely
           call
           God
           to
           witnesse
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           farre
           from
           being
           guilty
           of
           that
           which
           was
           laid
           to
           their
           charge
           ,
           it
           never
           came
           into
           their
           thoughts
           to
           build
           an
           Altar
           to
           offer
           Sacrifice
           ,
           
             they
             pleaded
             not
             guiltie
             .
          
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           tell
           them
           the
           true
           reason
           of
           that
           fact
           of
           theirs
           ,
           namely
           they
           were
           afraid
           lest
           the
           Generations
           to
           come
           ,
           might
           occasion
           their
           posteritie
           to
           fall
           off
           from
           the
           true
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           when
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Tribes
           should
           tell
           them
           that
           
             Jordan
          
           was
           the
           bounds
           of
           Gods
           peoples
           inheritance
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           bee
           cast
           off
           as
           people
           that
           were
           not
           within
           the
           Communion
           of
           Saints
           :
           hereupon
           they
           resolved
           to
           build
           this
           Altar
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           a
           pledge
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           generations
           to
           come
           might
           plead
           it
           ,
           that
           this
           was
           set
           up
           at
           the
           time
           ,
           when
           the
           warres
           ended
           ,
           to
           remaine
           as
           an
           evidence
           that
           they
           and
           their
           brethren
           were
           all
           one
           ,
           both
           in
           Nation
           and
           Religion
           .
           Which
           as
           soon
           as
           the
           Commissioners
           heard
           ,
           they
           rejoyced
           ,
           they
           concluded
           God
           was
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           returne
           home
           and
           acquaint
           their
           brethren
           with
           it
           ,
           who
           when
           they
           heard
           it
           were
           all
           well
           pleased
           ;
           
             The
             thing
             pleased
             the
          
           
           
             children
             of
             Israel
             ,
             and
             they
             blessed
             God
             ,
             and
             resolved
             they
             would
             have
             no
             warre
             with
             their
             brethren
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           is
           the
           Summe
           of
           the
           Story
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           story
           there
           are
           very
           many
           excellent
           things
           for
           our
           instruction
           :
           This
           Altar
           built
           on
           the
           bankes
           of
           
             Jordan
             ,
          
           is
           much
           debated
           
           of
           in
           the
           dispute
           of
           humane
           significant
           ceremonies
           in
           the
           worship
           of
           God
           or
           for
           religious
           use
           .
           Whether
           such
           ceremonies
           may
           be
           justified
           by
           this
           example
           ,
           is
           very
           disputable
           ,
           but
           without
           any
           dispute
           ,
           here
           are
           many
           notable
           examples
           of
           
             Piety
             ;
          
           it
           was
           a
           great
           example
           of
           Piety
           in
           the
           two
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           ,
           that
           
             they
             were
             so
             desirous
             to
             provide
             that
             their
             posteritie
             might
             not
             bee
             deprived
             of
             the
             Communion
             of
             Gods
             people
             in
             his
             Ordinances
             .
          
        
         
           And
           a
           great
           example
           of
           Piety
           there
           is
           in
           this
           ,
           
             that
             they
             were
             so
             ready
             by
             (
             not
             onely
             Protestations
             ,
             but
             )
             Oathes
             to
             cleare
             themselves
             from
             any
             thought
             of
             corrupting
             the
             worship
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           Wee
           have
           also
           a
           great
           example
           of
           Piety
           in
           the
           other
           Tribes
           ,
           
             that
             in
             such
             a
             cause
             ,
             as
             the
             case
             of
             Apostasie
             from
             Gods
             truth
             ,
             they
             would
             not
             have
             spared
             the
             lives
             of
             their
             owne
             brethren
             .
          
        
         
           And
           a
           great
           example
           of
           Piety
           was
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           
             they
             were
             so
             desirous
             by
             all
             Arguments
             ,
             to
             take
             them
             off
             from
             any
             such
             sinfull
             way
             ,
             yea
             to
             have
             parted
             with
             their
             owne
             inheritance
             to
             them
             ,
             rather
             then
             they
             should
             bee
             exposed
             to
             temptations
             to
             Apostasie
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           are
           notable
           examples
           likewise
           of
           justice
           amongst
           them
           ;
           justice
           in
           the
           Tribes
           ,
           
             that
             before
             they
             would
             beleeve
             any
             informations
             ,
             or
             apprehensions
             of
             their
             brethren
             ,
             they
             would
             send
             Commissioners
             to
             know
             the
             bottome
             of
             it
             ,
             to
             see
             whether
             the
             things
             were
             so
             ;
          
           and
           justice
           in
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           
             that
             they
             did
             so
             faithfully
             relate
             backe
             to
             the
             Tribes
             the
             true
             state
             of
             the
             case
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             hinder
             as
             much
             as
             in
             them
             lay
             the
             effusion
             of
             blood
             .
          
        
         
           Here
           are
           likewise
           some
           examples
           of
           humane
           frailtie
           ,
           that
           are
           not
           to
           bee
           excused
           ;
           it
           's
           not
           to
           bee
           excused
           in
           the
           two
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           goe
           upon
           such
           a
           dangerous
           businesse
           ,
           which
           is
           disputable
           to
           this
           
           very
           day
           ,
           whether
           such
           a
           thing
           was
           lawfull
           to
           bee
           done
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           such
           a
           way
           of
           instruction
           or
           remembrance
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           goe
           about
           such
           a
           thing
           which
           might
           prove
           a
           stumbling
           block
           ,
           and
           not
           first
           acquaint
           their
           brethren
           with
           their
           intentions
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           great
           or
           greater
           weakenesse
           was
           that
           in
           the
           nine
           Tribes
           and
           halfe
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           almost
           resolve
           upon
           a
           warre
           ,
           and
           make
           preparations
           for
           it
           ,
           upon
           a
           rash
           and
           wrong
           interpretation
           ,
           before
           they
           did
           so
           much
           as
           know
           ,
           whether
           there
           were
           cause
           or
           no
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           greatest
           document
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           in
           the
           whole
           story
           ,
           is
           that
           which
           they
           made
           the
           ground
           of
           their
           warre
           ,
           which
           you
           'le
           finde
           about
           the
           23.
           
           Verse
           ,
           
             That
             if
             their
             brethren
             had
             played
             the
             Apostates
             from
             God
             in
             matters
             of
             his
             worship
             ,
             the
             wrath
             of
             God
             would
             presently
             fall
             upon
             the
             whole
             Nation
             ,
             unlesse
             they
             had
             joyned
             together
             to
             vindicate
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           All
           these
           &
           severall
           other
           Lessons
           are
           worth
           the
           handling
           ,
           but
           I
           resolve
           to
           make
           a
           short
           Sermon
           ,
           and
           therefore
           wave
           them
           all
           ,
           and
           confine
           my selfe
           to
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           result
           ,
           and
           event
           of
           the
           Treatie
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           solemne
           Thanksgiving
           to
           God
           ;
           They
           blessed
           God
           ,
           and
           they
           resolved
           ,
           not
           to
           go
           to
           warre
           against
           their
           brethren
           ;
           the
           words
           are
           cleare
           ,
           and
           I
           think
           need
           no
           interpretation
           ;
           they
           blessed
           God
           ,
           that
           their
           brethren
           had
           not
           committed
           the
           sinne
           that
           they
           were
           afraid
           they
           had
           done
           ;
           and
           that
           therefore
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           was
           not
           like
           to
           bee
           kindled
           against
           them
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           close
           of
           both
           these
           ,
           that
           God
           had
           mercifully
           prevented
           that
           which
           they
           feared
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           have
           beene
           compelled
           to
           embrew
           their
           hands
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           ,
           they
           blessed
           God
           that
           there
           was
           no
           cause
           of
           fighting
           .
           And
           from
           this
           I
           shall
           (
           by
           the
           Lords
           assistance
           )
           handle
           this
           ,
           and
           this
           onely
           lesson
           .
        
         
         
           
             That
             it
             is
             a
             Mercy
             worthy
             of
             abundance
             of
             praises
             to
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             when
             God
             doth
             seasonably
             appear
             to
             prevent
             his
             peoples
             ingaging
             in
             one
             anothers
             blood
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             neare
             to
             doe
             it
             .
          
        
         
           This
           lesson
           lyeth
           cleare
           in
           the
           words
           ,
           1
           In
           the
           31.
           
           Vers
           .
           as
           soon
           as
           
             Phinehas
          
           had
           heard
           their
           Apology
           hee
           tells
           them
           ,
           
             This
             day
             wee
             perceive
             the
             Lord
             is
             among
             us
             ,
             now
             you
             have
             delivered
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             out
             of
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Lord
             .
          
           And
           all
           this
           Congregation
           here
           in
           my
           Text
           blesse
           God
           and
           intend
           not
           to
           fight
           ,
           they
           rejoyced
           because
           the
           ground
           of
           a
           warre
           was
           prevented
           ;
           and
           for
           further
           proofe
           of
           it
           ,
           looke
           into
           a
           few
           plaine
           Texts
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           you
           shall
           finde
           one
           in
           the
           1.
           of
           
             Samuel
          
           26.
           
           about
           the
           32.
           
           Vers
           .
           It
           is
           an
           example
           of
           
             David
             ,
          
           who
           upon
           an
           unworthy
           usage
           of
           a
           Gentleman
           in
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           a
           great
           man
           ,
           one
           
             Nabal
             ,
          
           that
           had
           extreamely
           provoked
           him
           ,
           and
           abused
           him
           ,
           had
           sworne
           that
           hee
           would
           cut
           off
           his
           Family
           ,
           and
           not
           leave
           a
           man
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           in
           his
           heate
           was
           going
           to
           avenge
           himselfe
           ,
           but
           as
           hee
           was
           in
           the
           middest
           of
           his
           march
           ,
           
             Abigail
             Nabals
          
           wife
           meets
           him
           ,
           tells
           him
           the
           story
           ,
           infinuates
           into
           him
           by
           her
           excellent
           Counsell
           ,
           endevours
           to
           stop
           his
           hand
           from
           his
           enterprize
           ;
           now
           marke
           how
           
             David
          
           rejoyceth
           in
           it
           ,
           though
           the
           warre
           would
           have
           beene
           but
           against
           one
           Family
           ,
           where
           hee
           was
           to
           meete
           with
           no
           resistance
           ;
           
             Blessed
             be
             thou
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             blessed
             be
             God
             that
             sent
             thee
             to
             mee
             ,
             and
             blessed
             bee
             thy
             Counsell
             that
             hath
             with-held
             my
             hand
             from
             shedding
             blood
             ;
          
           hee
           looked
           upon
           it
           as
           a
           wonderfull
           mercy
           ,
           that
           when
           hee
           was
           ready
           to
           engage
           ,
           God
           had
           offered
           such
           a
           faire
           meanes
           to
           take
           him
           off
           from
           it
           .
           There
           is
           another
           in
           the
           second
           of
           
             Samuel
             ,
          
           of
           a
           great
           Souldier
           
           
           and
           Generall
           ,
           
             Joab
          
           by
           name
           ,
           when
           hee
           was
           in
           the
           pursuit
           of
           one
           
             Sheba
             ,
          
           that
           had
           played
           the
           Rebell
           and
           Traytor
           against
           his
           King
           ,
           
             Joab
          
           had
           pursued
           him
           far
           ,
           and
           now
           had
           chac'd
           him
           into
           a
           Citie
           called
           
             Abell
             ,
          
           there
           besieged
           him
           and
           the
           Citie
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           with
           a
           purpose
           to
           batter
           the
           Walls
           downe
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           all
           that
           were
           in
           the
           Citie
           ,
           as
           guilty
           of
           protecting
           this
           villaine
           ;
           very
           seasonably
           a
           wise
           woman
           over
           the
           wall
           calls
           to
           
             Joab
             ,
          
           and
           would
           know
           of
           him
           ,
           why
           hee
           would
           come
           to
           destroy
           a
           Citie
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           and
           so
           to
           swallow
           up
           a
           part
           of
           the
           inheritance
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           now
           marke
           
             Joabs
          
           answer
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             forbid
             ,
          
           saith
           he
           )
           
             God
             forbid
             ,
          
           it
           is
           farre
           from
           mee
           ,
           that
           ever
           I
           should
           take
           any
           pleasure
           to
           devoure
           ,
           or
           swallow
           up
           ;
           there
           is
           no
           such
           matter
           ;
           there
           is
           one
           
             Sheba
          
           a
           Traytor
           against
           his
           King
           ,
           I
           pursue
           him
           onely
           ,
           deliver
           him
           up
           ,
           I
           am
           gone
           ,
           not
           a
           man
           dies
           amongst
           you
           .
           You
           see
           a
           Souldier
           ,
           a
           man
           enur'd
           to
           blood
           ,
           abominates
           the
           thoughts
           of
           it
           ,
           further
           then
           necessitie
           compells
           ,
           to
           have
           his
           hand
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           any
           of
           Gods
           people
           .
           This
           will
           yet
           bee
           clearer
           ,
           if
           you
           consider
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           himselfe
           lookes
           upon
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           saddest
           judgement
           ,
           that
           ever
           hee
           gives
           his
           people
           up
           to
           ,
           when
           hee
           suffers
           them
           to
           imbrew
           their
           hands
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           .
           Take
           but
           one
           or
           two
           instances
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           9.
           of
           
             Isaiah
          
           at
           the
           19.
           verse
           ;
           
             Through
             the
             wrath
             of
             the
             Lord
          
           (
           saith
           the
           Text
           )
           
           
             the
             Land
             is
             darkned
             ,
          
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           was
           like
           a
           furnace
           ,
           and
           the
           smoake
           of
           it
           filled
           all
           the
           Land
           ,
           
             and
             the
             people
             shall
             bee
             as
             fewell
             to
             this
             fire
             ;
          
           This
           was
           a
           terrible
           judgement
           which
           is
           expressed
           in
           such
           dreadfull
           tearmes
           ,
           darkenesse
           and
           devouring
           fire
           are
           horrid
           things
           ,
           nothing
           more
           intolerable
           then
           these
           two
           ;
           But
           what
           was
           this
           judgement
           ,
           or
           by
           what
           meanes
           should
           this
           fierce
           wrath
           of
           God
           bee
           executed
           ?
           marke
           the
           next
           words
           ,
           
           
             no
             man
             shall
             spare
             his
             brother
             ,
             they
             shall
             snatch
             on
             their
             right
             hand
             and
             bee
             hangry
             ,
             and
             snatch
             on
             their
             left
             hand
             and
             not
             bee
             satisfied
             ,
             they
             shall
             every
             man
             eate
             the
             flesh
             of
             his
             owne
             arme
             ,
             Ephraim
             against
             Manasseh
             ,
             and
             Manasseh
             against
             Ephraim
             ,
             and
             both
             of
             them
             together
             helpe
             to
             devoure
             Judah
             ;
          
           No
           man
           ever
           hated
           his
           owne
           flesh
           ,
           faith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           but
           this
           people
           should
           bee
           so
           blinded
           ,
           and
           so
           given
           up
           to
           a
           reprobate
           sense
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           devoure
           and
           destroy
           their
           nearest
           friends
           ,
           and
           eate
           as
           it
           were
           the
           flesh
           of
           their
           owne
           armes
           .
           If
           ever
           God
           give
           up
           a
           people
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           brethren
           thus
           come
           to
           engage
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           token
           that
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           burnes
           the
           hottest
           that
           it
           can
           burne
           against
           a
           Land
           .
           Take
           one
           expression
           more
           ,
           it
           is
           in
           Jer.
           13.
           14.
           
           
             I
             will
             dash
          
           
           
             them
             one
             against
             another
             ,
             even
             the
             fathers
             and
             the
             sonnes
             together
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             pitty
             nor
             spare
             ,
             nor
             have
             mercy
             ,
             but
             destroy
             them
             ;
          
           a
           strange
           expression
           from
           a
           God
           of
           mercy
           ,
           whose
           delight
           is
           in
           mercy
           ,
           I
           will
           not
           pity
           ,
           shew
           no
           mercy
           !
           kill
           ,
           kill
           ,
           kill
           ;
           but
           how
           shall
           this
           be
           executed
           ?
           why
           ,
           I
           will
           dash
           them
           one
           against
           another
           ,
           without
           any
           enemy
           from
           abroad
           ,
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           need
           to
           send
           for
           strangers
           ,
           the
           father
           shall
           destroy
           the
           children
           and
           children
           their
           fathers
           ,
           and
           a
           mans
           murderers
           shall
           be
           his
           neighbours
           or
           the
           men
           of
           his
           owne
           houshold
           ;
           You
           may
           by
           these
           plainly
           discerne
           that
           God
           accounts
           it
           the
           terriblest
           of
           all
           judgements
           to
           give
           his
           people
           up
           to
           destroy
           each
           other
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           must
           be
           acknowledged
           a
           great
           mercy
           to
           have
           it
           prevented
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           I
           might
           adde
           ,
           that
           in
           Gods
           book
           ,
           those
           men
           that
           are
           the
           occasions
           of
           peoples
           ruining
           one
           another
           are
           accounted
           the
           most
           ahominable
           ;
           and
           they
           that
           endeavour
           to
           prevent
           it
           ,
           are
           counted
           the
           blessedest
           men
           that
           live
           ;
           this
           is
           one
           of
           the
           things
           that
           Gods
           soule
           
           hates
           ,
           
             Even
             that
             man
             that
             sowes
             dissention
             amongst
          
           
           
             brethren
             ,
             boutifews
             and
             kindle-fires
             are
             an
             abhomination
             to
             him
             ,
          
           and
           
             he
             will
             scatter
             the
             people
             who
             delight
             in
             warre
             ,
             he
             will
             destroy
             the
             Blood-thirsty
             man
             :
          
           the
           Peace-makers
           that
           labour
           to
           compose
           and
           comprize
           differences
           ,
           to
           keep
           people
           from
           it
           ,
           are
           blessed
           ;
           
             Blessed
             are
             these
             Peace-makers
             ,
             they
             shall
             truly
             he
             called
             the
          
           
           
             children
             of
             God
             .
          
           But
           to
           open
           this
           truth
           more
           fully
           ,
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           cleare
           these
           three
           things
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           That
           Blood-shed
           warre
           is
           a
           terrible
           judgement
           ,
           wherever
           it
           is
           ,
           fall
           it
           out
           among
           whom
           it
           will
           .
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           yet
           a
           greater
           judgement
           ,
           when
           
           
             Brethren
          
           come
           to
           devoure
           and
           destroy
           one
           another
           ,
           brethren
           of
           one
           Nation
           ;
           Civill
           warres
           is
           a
           greater
           judgment
           then
           war
           with
           Strangers
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           and
           above
           all
           .
           
        
         
           The
           greatest
           of
           all
           judgements
           is
           ,
           when
           
             Gods
             people
          
           who
           are
           brethren
           in
           the
           profession
           of
           his
           true
           Religion
           ,
           come
           to
           imbrew
           their
           hands
           one
           in
           anothers
           blood
           :
           these
           things
           opened
           it
           will
           certainly
           be
           concluded
           ,
           that
           Gods
           mercy
           in
           preventing
           this
           ,
           is
           most
           worthy
           to
           be
           acknowledged
           .
           For
           the
           first
           ,
        
         
           
             That
             to
             have
             a
             people
             given
             up
             to
             warre
             ,
             and
             blood
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             spoile
             ,
             is
             a
             great
             plague
             .
          
           You
           all
           know
           in
           the
           Scripture
           it
           is
           counted
           one
           of
           Gods
           
             sorest
             judgements
             ,
          
           Ezek.
           14.
           21.
           
           When
           I
           send
           my
           foure
           sore
           judgements
           upon
           Jerusalem
           ,
           the
           Sword
           ,
           and
           the
           Famine
           ,
           and
           the
           noy
           some
           Beast
           ,
           and
           the
           Pestilence
           to
           cut
           off
           man
           and
           beast
           ,
           the
           Sword
           is
           the
           first
           and
           chiefe
           of
           Gods
           sore
           judgements
           :
           It
           is
           granted
           that
           sometimes
           war
           is
           
             lawfull
             ,
          
           and
           necessary
           ;
           and
           indeed
           never
           lawful
           but
           when
           necessary
           ;
           when
           as
           the
           saying
           is
           ,
           
             Pax
             populi
             ,
             patriaeque
             salus
             &
             gloria
             regni
             ,
          
           when
           publique
           Safetie
           ,
           Libertie
           and
           Religion
           have
           no
           other
           
           way
           to
           preserve
           them
           under
           heaven
           but
           the
           Sword
           ,
           the
           Sword
           is
           then
           lawfull
           and
           then
           necessary
           :
           but
           however
           war
           may
           sometimes
           be
           lawfull
           ,
           it
           is
           alwaies
           a
           great
           judgment
           ,
           at
           least
           to
           the
           one
           part
           ,
           if
           not
           to
           both
           ;
           It
           is
           the
           Idea
           of
           all
           miseries
           that
           can
           befall
           a
           Countrey
           ;
           nothing
           thrives
           where
           this
           Woolfe
           sets
           his
           foot
           ;
           and
           hee
           that
           would
           have
           a
           Land-skip
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           would
           have
           a
           representation
           of
           war
           ,
           let
           him
           but
           conceive
           the
           burning
           of
           houses
           ,
           confused
           noise
           ,
           garments
           rowled
           in
           blood
           ,
           ravishing
           of
           women
           and
           virgins
           ,
           and
           dashing
           of
           Infants
           against
           the
           stones
           ,
           destroy
           of
           trade
           ,
           spoyle
           of
           wealth
           ,
           blood
           ,
           and
           wrath
           ,
           and
           fury
           marching
           every where
           ,
           a
           Countrey
           like
           the
           land
           of
           
             Eden
          
           before
           the
           face
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           nothing
           but
           a
           desolate
           Wildernesse
           when
           once
           it
           have
           walked
           over
           it
           ;
           a
           Land
           sowne
           with
           the
           seed
           of
           man
           and
           beast
           ,
           fruitfull
           and
           flourishing
           ,
           suddenly
           made
           an
           Aceldama
           ,
           a
           Golgatha
           ,
           a
           Field
           of
           blood
           ,
           or
           a
           place
           of
           Sculs
           ,
           this
           is
           warre
           :
           in
           a
           word
           ,
           if
           a
           man
           would
           in
           one
           short
           sentence
           describe
           a
           Country
           to
           bee
           most
           miserable
           ,
           hee
           need
           say
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           
             hic
             fuit
             hostilitas
             ,
          
           Warre
           hath
           raged
           and
           raigned
           in
           this
           place
           ;
           our selves
           ,
           alas
           ,
           for
           these
           yeeres
           past
           ,
           have
           had
           so
           much
           experience
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           our
           women
           and
           children
           are
           able
           now
           to
           bee
           Rhetoricians
           in
           setting
           forth
           the
           miseries
           of
           warre
           ;
           and
           is
           it
           not
           a
           mercy
           when
           God
           will
           prevent
           this
           ?
           But
           secondly
           ,
           Looke
           upon
           
             civill
             wars
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             judge
             them
             a
          
           
           
             greater
             judgement
             ,
          
           when
           brethrens
           Swords
           come
           to
           bee
           drawne
           against
           their
           brethren
           ;
           when
           a
           mans
           deadly
           enemies
           must
           prove
           those
           that
           were
           his
           old
           companions
           ,
           when
           Cities
           are
           divided
           among
           themselves
           ,
           and
           Countries
           among
           themselves
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           miseries
           of
           Warre
           come
           to
           bee
           inflicted
           by
           them
           that
           have
           beene
           acquaintance
           and
           deare
           to
           us
           ,
           when
           safety
           and
           shelter
           may
           as
           
           soon
           be
           expected
           among
           enemies
           as
           old
           friends
           ;
           let
           all
           men
           that
           have
           understanding
           say
           whether
           this
           doth
           not
           double
           ,
           or
           treble
           the
           miseries
           of
           warre
           ;
           had
           it
           been
           an
           enemy
           that
           had
           done
           mee
           this
           displeasure
           ,
           I
           could
           have
           borne
           it
           ,
           but
           
             tu
             Brute
             ,
          
           thou
           my
           friend
           and
           companion
           ,
           that
           these
           things
           should
           come
           from
           thy
           hand
           !
           all
           men
           know
           how
           deepe
           this
           sinkes
           ;
           this
           teares
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           in
           peeces
           ;
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           that
           
             a
             brother
             offended
             is
             harder
          
           
           
             to
             bee
             wonne
             then
             a
             strong
             City
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             like
             the
             barres
             of
             a
             strong
             Castle
             ;
          
           it
           's
           hard
           breaking
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           when
           once
           they
           are
           divided
           they
           are
           more
           hardly
           joyned
           :
           as
           wee
           say
           of
           a
           strong
           Cord
           made
           up
           of
           a
           great
           many
           threds
           ,
           it
           is
           hard
           to
           bee
           broken
           ,
           but
           when
           it
           is
           broken
           ,
           you
           'le
           hard
           ever
           sew
           it
           againe
           to
           make
           it
           strong
           ;
           by
           how
           many
           arguments
           any
           did
           perswade
           their
           hearts
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           not
           receive
           plunder
           ,
           or
           spoile
           ,
           or
           mischiefe
           from
           such
           a
           man
           ,
           or
           family
           ,
           from
           so
           many
           arguments
           ariseth
           a
           difficulty
           ,
           if
           not
           impossibility
           to
           be
           reconciled
           ;
           and
           hence
           arise
           lasting
           grounds
           of
           animositie
           ,
           enmitie
           and
           hatred
           scarce
           ever
           to
           bee
           worne
           out
           ,
           when
           upon
           every
           meeting
           this
           thought
           is
           suggested
           ,
           This
           is
           the
           man
           who
           as
           an
           enemy
           entred
           my
           habitation
           and
           spoyled
           my
           wealth
           ,
           it
           may
           bee
           murdered
           my
           children
           or
           parents
           ,
           ravished
           my
           wife
           or
           daughter
           ;
           adde
           further
           ,
           that
           frequently
           in
           these
           civill
           broyles
           the
           victory
           ends
           not
           the
           occasion
           or
           ground
           of
           the
           quarrell
           ,
           nor
           takes
           away
           but
           increaseth
           the
           former
           misery
           ,
           the
           conqueror
           commonly
           proving
           insolent
           ,
           inhumane
           ,
           cruell
           ,
           and
           more
           grievous
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           then
           the
           thing
           or
           persons
           were
           against
           whom
           men
           have
           fought
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           boldly
           set
           downe
           for
           a
           certaine
           the
           conclusion
           of
           a
           wise
           man
           ,
           that
           civill
           warres
           are
           not
           onely
           a
           Malady
           ,
           but
           a
           fiery
           sicknesse
           ,
           even
           a
           Frenzie
           to
           a
           State
           ;
           and
           how
           ever
           
           God
           sometimes
           brings
           good
           out
           of
           them
           ,
           (
           as
           sometimes
           men
           have
           better
           health
           after
           a
           deadly
           sicknesse
           )
           yet
           for
           the
           most
           part
           ,
           States
           are
           never
           made
           better
           ,
           but
           very
           often
           ruin'd
           by
           them
           ;
           and
           when
           once
           the
           seed
           of
           it
           hath
           tooke
           deep
           root
           in
           a
           Land
           ,
           if
           God
           from
           heaven
           doe
           not
           miraculously
           appeare
           ,
           that
           fire
           burnes
           till
           all
           is
           consumed
           ;
           And
           is
           it
           not
           then
           a
           mercy
           from
           God
           seasonably
           to
           prevent
           brethren
           ,
           when
           they
           are
           falling
           into
           civill
           warres
           ,
           thereby
           to
           devoure
           and
           destroy
           one
           another
           ?
           But
           thirdly
           ,
           which
           is
           nearest
           to
           my
           Text
           ,
           and
           indeed
           nearest
           to
           the
           occasion
           of
           our
           meeting
           ;
        
         
           The
           greatest
           misery
           of
           all
           miseries
           in
           the
           world
           is
           ,
           
             When
             Brethren
             of
             the
             same
             Religion
             ,
             when
             Gods
             people
             and
          
           
           
             servants
             come
             to
             bee
             so
             farre
             prejudiced
             against
             one
             another
             ,
          
           or
           mistaken
           ,
           that
           they
           come
           to
           imbrew
           their
           hands
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           ;
           this
           I
           say
           is
           the
           heaviest
           judgement
           that
           ever
           God
           powres
           upon
           his
           Church
           and
           people
           .
           There
           is
           nothing
           so
           contrary
           to
           Christianitie
           ;
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           the
           Prince
           of
           peace
           ,
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           
           is
           a
           Spirit
           of
           peace
           ,
           his
           children
           are
           all
           called
           the
           children
           of
           peace
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           Covenant
           and
           duty
           bound
           to
           live
           in
           peace
           ,
           if
           it
           bee
           possible
           they
           must
           live
           in
           peace
           with
           all
           men
           ,
           but
           among
           one
           another
           they
           must
           keepe
           the
           unity
           of
           this
           Spirit
           in
           the
           bond
           of
           peace
           ,
           there
           must
           nothing
           hurt
           or
           destroy
           in
           the
           Lords
           holy
           mountaine
           wch
           is
           his
           Church
           :
           now
           when
           these
           that
           are
           one
           body
           have
           one
           spirit
           ,
           have
           one
           Father
           ,
           one
           Lord
           ,
           one
           hope
           ,
           one
           Baptisme
           ,
           one
           hope
           of
           their
           calling
           ,
           one
           everlasting
           inheritance
           prepared
           for
           them
           ,
           that
           these
           should
           so
           farre
           deny
           their
           Christianitie
           ,
           as
           to
           imbrew
           their
           hands
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           ,
           and
           not
           bee
           content
           to
           let
           one
           another
           live
           and
           breath
           on
           earth
           ,
           with
           whom
           yet
           they
           hope
           to
           live
           eternally
           and
           triumphantly
           in
           heaven
           ,
           
             O
             qu●a
             dementia
             !
          
           
           
             Quisialia
             fando
             ,
             temperet
             à
             lacrymis
             !
          
           who
           is
           able
           to
           thinke
           of
           it
           without
           horrour
           ?
           what
           upon
           earth
           brings
           forth
           so
           cursed
           fruits
           ,
           as
           warre
           amongst
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ?
           Infinite
           dishonour
           to
           Gods
           name
           ,
           when
           his
           redeemed
           ,
           covenant
           servants
           walke
           so
           contrary
           to
           his
           rule
           :
           Religion
           becomes
           a
           stumbling
           blocke
           ,
           a
           thing
           even
           therefore
           abominated
           by
           the
           enemies
           of
           it
           ,
           when
           the
           professors
           of
           it
           shall
           bee
           looked
           upon
           as
           factious
           ,
           seditious
           ,
           turbulent
           ,
           bloody
           ,
           hatefull
           and
           hating
           one
           another
           ,
           it
           overthrowes
           all
           power
           of
           godlinesse
           in
           their
           owne
           hearts
           ,
           when
           once
           the
           grace
           of
           Love
           which
           nourishes
           all
           good
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           Gods
           people
           is
           overthrowne
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           thus
           quenched
           in
           them
           ,
           grace
           decayes
           ,
           and
           the
           wofull
           fruites
           of
           Satan
           and
           sinne
           prevaile
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           now
           they
           grow
           corrupt
           in
           their
           mindes
           and
           conversation
           ,
           loose
           from
           their
           God
           ,
           bitter
           against
           their
           brethren
           ,
           companions
           with
           wicked
           men
           ,
           with
           whom
           they
           joyne
           against
           their
           brethren
           ,
           and
           so
           leave
           their
           Religion
           ,
           profession
           and
           name
           ,
           as
           a
           curse
           behind
           them
           .
           Now
           to
           have
           all
           these
           prevented
           ,
           not
           onely
           warre
           and
           civill
           warre
           prevented
           ,
           but
           brethren
           in
           Religion
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           Lords
           people
           ,
           hindred
           from
           destroying
           one
           another
           ,
           when
           God
           seasonably
           apppeares
           to
           prevent
           all
           this
           ,
           
             Is
             it
             not
             a
             mercy
             worthy
             the
             acknowledgment
             ?
          
           To
           all
           this
           I
           might
           adde
           the
           excellency
           of
           the
           blessing
           of
           peace
           ,
           which
           is
           hereby
           preserved
           ,
           that
           blessing
           which
           is
           the
           Jewell
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           yea
           the
           unitie
           ,
           peace
           and
           love
           of
           the
           
             Church
             and
             people
             of
             God
          
           preserved
           by
           such
           a
           seasonable
           prevention
           ,
           which
           is
           such
           a
           mercy
           as
           no
           tongue
           or
           pen
           is
           able
           to
           expresse
           .
           
             Behold
             how
             good
             and
             pleasant
             a
             thing
             it
             is
             for
             brethren
             to
             dwell
             together
             in
             unity
             ;
          
           This
           is
           
           like
           
             Aarons
          
           garment
           ,
           this
           is
           like
           the
           dew
           upon
           the
           mountaines
           of
           
             Sion
             ,
          
           which
           makes
           every
           seed
           and
           every
           
           plant
           of
           Gods
           planting
           to
           prosper
           ;
           where
           this
           is
           ,
           the
           Lord
           commands
           his
           blessing
           ,
           even
           life
           for
           evermore
           .
           A
           large
           Volume
           would
           not
           contain
           what
           might
           be
           said
           of
           this
           precious
           Jewell
           ,
           which
           is
           hereby
           preserved
           :
           But
           all
           this
           further
           cleares
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           a
           mercy
           worth
           abundance
           of
           praise
           ,
           when
           God
           seasonably
           appeares
           to
           prevent
           his
           peoples
           engaging
           in
           Warre
           one
           against
           another
           .
        
         
           I
           come
           now
           to
           the
           Application
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           are
           but
           three
           Uses
           that
           I
           shall
           make
           of
           this
           Lesson
           .
           First
           ,
           
        
         
           This
           Lesson
           doth
           speak
           very
           sadly
           against
           severall
           
           sorts
           of
           People
           :
           If
           it
           be
           so
           great
           a
           Mercy
           ,
           when
           God
           will
           prevent
           his
           peoples
           destroying
           one
           of
           another
           ;
           then
           certain
           it
           is
           a
           great
           curse
           for
           any
           to
           bee
           guilty
           of
           making
           Gods
           people
           destroy
           one
           another
           ,
           that
           is
           clear
           ;
           Therefore
           al
           such
           are
           guilty
           ,
           as
           are
           the
           Moral
           causes
           of
           the
           destruction
           
           of
           Gods
           people
           in
           blood
           and
           war
           ;
           I
           mean
           ,
           who
           
           live
           in
           such
           sinnes
           ,
           as
           for
           which
           God
           in
           his
           righteous
           judgement
           ,
           gives
           the
           Sword
           a
           commission
           to
           come
           and
           devour
           flesh
           ,
           and
           to
           drink
           blood
           ;
           such
           as
           are
           the
           fins
           of
           Idolatry
           and
           superstition
           ,
           
             Judg.
          
           5.
           8.
           
           Contempt
           of
           the
           Word
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           Ministery
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           21.
           35.
           neglecting
           the
           day
           of
           Grace
           ,
           
             Luk.
          
           19.
           42.
           unprofitablenesse
           under
           the
           meanes
           of
           grace
           and
           Salvation
           ,
           
             Esa.
          
           5.
           4.
           living
           in
           sins
           of
           blood
           ,
           
             Ezek.
          
           35.
           6.
           
           Carnall
           security
           ,
           laying
           nothing
           to
           heart
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           5.
           12.
           abuse
           of
           Peace
           and
           Plenty
           ,
           
             Deut.
          
           28.
           47.
           trusting
           in
           an
           Arm
           of
           flesh
           ,
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           16.
           9.
           
           Sabbath
           breaking
           ,
           2
           
             Chron.
          
           36.
           21.
           
           Pride
           in
           apparell
           ,
           
             Esay
          
           3.
           16
           ,
           25.
           want
           of
           Compassion
           to
           them
           who
           live
           and
           lye
           under
           the
           misery
           of
           war
           ,
           
             Amos
          
           6.
           67.
           
           For
           these
           sins
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           these
           are
           ,
           God
           hath
           threatened
           to
           send
           a
           Sword
           ,
           to
           avenge
           himself
           upon
           the
           doers
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           Nations
           where
           these
           live
           
           unpunished
           :
           and
           therefore
           let
           all
           such
           who
           dare
           walke
           in
           any
           of
           these
           wayes
           ,
           know
           ,
           that
           however
           they
           may
           goe
           for
           good
           Patriots
           amongst
           men
           ,
           when
           they
           happen
           to
           take
           the
           right
           side
           in
           these
           Publick
           quarrels
           ,
           yet
           before
           God
           they
           will
           one
           day
           bee
           found
           guilty
           of
           the
           rapine
           ,
           and
           blood
           ,
           and
           spoile
           ,
           and
           plunder
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           miseries
           that
           War
           hath
           brought
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           if
           they
           repent
           not
           of
           it
           ,
           let
           them
           be
           assur'd
           ,
           it
           will
           one
           day
           lye
           at
           their
           door
           ,
           and
           they
           must
           answer
           for
           it
           .
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           It
           speakes
           more
           terribly
           against
           those
           that
           are
           the
           Physicall
           causes
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           directly
           and
           properly
           doe
           endeavour
           
           
           to
           widen
           differences
           ,
           to
           divide
           between
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           between
           Parliament
           and
           City
           ,
           between
           City
           and
           Army
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           by
           all
           meanes
           keep
           our
           wounds
           open
           ;
           and
           all
           this
           for
           their
           owne
           private
           ends
           and
           interests
           .
           These
           indeed
           are
           cursed
           men
           ;
           whereas
           good
           men
           would
           be
           willing
           to
           die
           for
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           a
           generation
           of
           men
           are
           found
           amongst
           us
           ,
           that
           are
           willing
           their
           Countrey
           should
           perish
           for
           them
           ,
           or
           perish
           with
           them
           ;
           who
           are
           willing
           to
           have
           the
           lives
           and
           blood
           of
           poore
           Innocents
           sacrificed
           to
           their
           lusts
           ;
           as
           if
           the
           people
           for
           whom
           Jesus
           Christ
           thought
           not
           his
           owne
           blood
           too
           precious
           for
           their
           redemption
           ,
           were
           no
           more
           worth
           ,
           then
           to
           perish
           like
           brut
           Beasts
           for
           their
           cursed
           and
           carnall
           ends
           ;
           who
           ,
           like
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             Mars
             ,
          
           scatter
           curses
           and
           firebrands
           betwixt
           Army
           and
           Army
           ,
           to
           provoke
           and
           raise
           their
           fury
           ;
           who
           to
           their
           utmost
           labour
           that
           animofities
           and
           divisions
           ,
           blood
           and
           contests
           bee
           kept
           on
           foot
           :
           These
           Politicians
           use
           to
           take
           in
           the
           differences
           of
           Religion
           which
           are
           found
           among
           Gods
           people
           ,
           and
           weave
           them
           into
           their
           own
           designes
           ,
           and
           pretend
           to
           stand
           for
           Religion
           ,
           and
           joyne
           with
           this
           and
           that
           party
           for
           Religion-sake
           ,
           and
           thereby
           ingage
           the
           
           consciences
           of
           such
           as
           feare
           God
           ,
           when
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           Religion
           is
           no
           part
           of
           their
           care
           ,
           but
           onely
           seek
           to
           make
           use
           of
           godly
           men
           for
           their
           own
           ends
           and
           interests
           .
           God
           will
           finde
           them
           out
           ,
           and
           reckon
           with
           them
           in
           his
           own
           time
           .
           I
           'll
           say
           no
           more
           to
           them
           now
           ,
           but
           as
           old
           
             Jacob
          
           said
           of
           his
           two
           sons
           ,
           
             Cursed
             bee
             their
             rage
             ;
             the
             instruments
          
           
           
             of
             cruelty
             are
             in
             their
             hands
             :
             my
             glory
             be
             not
             thou
             associated
             with
             them
             ;
             into
             their
             lot
             let
             my
             soule
             never
             come
             :
          
           And
           let
           us
           al
           pray
           ,
           that
           when
           God
           comes
           to
           cal
           all
           men
           to
           an
           accompt
           ,
           none
           of
           us
           be
           ever
           found
           among
           the
           people
           that
           delight
           in
           War
           .
           And
           as
           these
           are
           cursed
           ,
           so
           truly
           there
           is
           a
           third
           sort
           are
           not
           to
           bee
           excused
           this
           day
           :
           I
           meane
           ,
        
         
           Whoever
           they
           are
           ,
           who
           in
           stead
           of
           rejoycing
           and
           enlarging
           their
           hearts
           to
           blesse
           God
           for
           this
           his
           late
           mercy
           
           
           shewed
           in
           preventing
           the
           misery
           and
           ruine
           that
           was
           comming
           upon
           us
           ,
           have
           their
           hearts
           even
           grieved
           ,
           and
           cannot
           looke
           upon
           the
           worke
           of
           this
           day
           as
           that
           which
           deserveth
           praise
           and
           thanksgiving
           to
           Almighty
           God
           :
           I
           would
           not
           willingly
           passe
           a
           rash
           sentence
           upon
           any
           ,
           I
           know
           jealousies
           and
           misapprehensions
           have
           been
           many
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           and
           Gods
           administrations
           have
           been
           so
           dark
           ,
           that
           the
           Consciences
           of
           many
           godly
           men
           have
           not
           been
           clearly
           satisfied
           in
           the
           carriage
           of
           things
           ;
           but
           however
           ,
           methinks
           any
           man
           that
           could
           look
           upon
           the
           Lords
           dealing
           with
           a
           single
           eye
           ,
           must
           needs
           say
           ,
           it
           was
           an
           infinite
           mercy
           ,
           That
           God
           should
           thus
           unexpectedly
           turn
           away
           that
           torrent
           of
           Blood
           that
           was
           comming
           in
           upon
           us
           :
           For
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           for
           what
           end
           should
           it
           have
           been
           ?
           what
           good
           could
           ever
           have
           come
           of
           it
           ?
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           the
           misery
           of
           them
           that
           would
           have
           had
           the
           worst
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           am
           certain
           who
           ever
           had
           been
           the
           Conquerors
           ,
           must
           have
           taken
           up
           the
           lamentation
           of
           
           the
           ten
           Tribes
           ,
           when
           they
           had
           almost
           destroyed
           the
           Tribe
           of
           
             Benjamin
             ,
          
           in
           the
           21.
           of
           
             Judges
             :
          
           And
           in
           
           stead
           of
           keeping
           a
           day
           of
           Thanksgiving
           must
           have
           kept
           a
           day
           of
           mourning
           ,
           and
           said
           
             Alas
             ,
             alas
             !
             O
             Lord
             God
             of
             Israel
             ,
             why
             is
             it
             come
             to
             passe
             this
             day
             that
             there
             should
             bee
             one
             Tribe
             lacking
             in
             Israel
             ?
          
           Alas
           Lord
           !
           why
           is
           it
           come
           to
           passe
           that
           either
           the
           Parliament
           is
           destroyed
           ,
           or
           alas
           Lord
           !
           why
           is
           it
           come
           to
           passe
           that
           the
           goodly
           Citie
           is
           destroyed
           ,
           or
           alas
           Lord
           !
           why
           is
           it
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           that
           the
           Army
           that
           hath
           done
           so
           worthily
           is
           destroyed
           ?
           certainly
           who
           ever
           had
           had
           the
           best
           ,
           lamentation
           and
           woe
           would
           have
           been
           written
           upon
           every
           honest
           heart
           ;
           and
           therefore
           why
           all
           our
           soules
           should
           not
           bee
           enlarged
           to
           praise
           God
           for
           it
           ,
           joyne
           with
           those
           who
           have
           their
           hearts
           inlarged
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           :
           
             Nulla
             salus
             bello
             ,
          
           our
           fighting
           could
           have
           produced
           nothing
           but
           ruine
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           and
           maine
           use
           I
           intended
           ,
           is
           ,
           
        
         
           To
           helpe
           you
           this
           day
           to
           give
           that
           glory
           and
           praise
           to
           God
           ,
           which
           the
           mercy
           of
           this
           day
           calls
           for
           at
           all
           our
           hands
           ,
           God
           hath
           in
           all
           our
           publique
           troubles
           watched
           over
           us
           ,
           and
           appeared
           in
           the
           mount
           of
           all
           our
           difficulties
           ,
           and
           hath
           hitherto
           alwayes
           found
           out
           wayes
           ,
           when
           we
           could
           find
           none
           ,
           and
           alwayes
           come
           in
           with
           seasonable
           deliverances
           ,
           blessed
           bee
           his
           name
           for
           it
           ,
           but
           to
           my
           poore
           thoughts
           ,
           never
           did
           the
           Lord
           give
           a
           more
           seasonable
           deliverance
           ,
           and
           appeare
           more
           mercifully
           to
           keep
           us
           from
           utter
           ruine
           ,
           then
           in
           that
           mercy
           ,
           which
           wee
           meet
           this
           day
           to
           celebrate
           ,
           and
           I
           thinke
           you
           will
           judge
           so
           ,
           if
           with
           me
           you
           consider
           these
           foure
           things
           that
           meet
           in
           it
           :
           First
           ,
           
        
         
           The
           sad
           occasion
           of
           our
           danger
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           
        
         
           The
           persons
           (
           some
           of
           them
           through
           mis-information
           )
           
           who
           were
           ingaged
           in
           the
           preparation
           to
           this
           new
           warre
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
        
         
         
           The
           propinquitie
           ,
           the
           neare
           approach
           of
           utterruine
           by
           
           it
           :
           And
           fourthly
           .
           
        
         
           The
           consequents
           of
           it
           .
           First
           ,
           
        
         
           The
           occasion
           of
           it
           :
           the
           Originall
           was
           ,
           that
           most
           horred
           
           and
           abominable
           rape
           and
           violence
           offered
           unto
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           wherein
           the
           most
           loath
           some
           filth
           and
           durt
           was
           throwne
           in
           the
           faces
           of
           our
           Nobles
           ,
           and
           our
           Senators
           ,
           that
           I
           thinke
           was
           ever
           found
           in
           any
           Nation
           ;
           confident
           I
           am
           ,
           the
           like
           was
           never
           done
           in
           
             England
             ;
          
           so
           great
           a
           blot
           and
           stain
           cast
           upon
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           I
           may
           truely
           say
           ,
           is
           
             tantum
             non
          
           irreparable
           ,
           when
           a
           rude
           multitude
           shall
           by
           violence
           compell
           the
           honorable
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           passe
           what
           they
           pleased
           ,
           shall
           reproach
           them
           ,
           revile
           them
           ,
           shall
           thereaten
           their
           lives
           ,
           shall
           enter
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           order
           what
           the
           Speaker
           must
           propound
           to
           the
           question
           ,
           what
           the
           Glerke
           must
           write
           ,
           and
           after
           eight
           houres
           keeping
           them
           prisoners
           and
           using
           them
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ;
           when
           night
           was
           comming
           on
           the
           Members
           hardly
           to
           escape
           with
           their
           lives
           ;
           such
           an
           indignitie
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           if
           rightly
           understood
           ,
           many
           hundred
           thousands
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
          
           would
           not
           count
           their
           dearest
           blood
           too
           great
           a
           price
           to
           vindicate
           or
           expiate
           ;
           and
           as
           if
           this
           were
           not
           enough
           ,
           against
           the
           next
           
             Friday
             ,
          
           Printed
           Bills
           set
           up
           ,
           to
           call
           all
           the
           company
           together
           againe
           ,
           and
           hereby
           the
           Speakers
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           the
           Noble
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           compelled
           to
           flie
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           could
           not
           with
           safetie
           of
           their
           lives
           attend
           the
           publique
           serieve
           ;
           this
           you
           know
           was
           the
           Originall
           .
           Secondly
           ,
        
         
           Consider
           the
           persons
           that
           were
           ingaged
           in
           preparation
           
           for
           a
           new
           warre
           .
           
        
         
           First
           ,
           the
           Honorable
           Houses
           tooke
           both
           conscience
           and
           honour
           engaged
           to
           have
           this
           vindicated
           ,
           and
           their
           safety
           provided
           for
           .
        
         
         
           The
           Generall
           and
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           hearing
           of
           the
           
           violence
           that
           was
           offered
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           resolved
           to
           enable
           the
           Parliament
           to
           call
           it
           to
           an
           accompt
           ,
           or
           they
           would
           perish
           in
           it
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           the
           Army
           that
           was
           scattered
           almost
           200.
           
           Miles
           ,
           within
           the
           space
           of
           one
           weeke
           ,
           was
           brought
           together
           to
           a
           Randezvouz
           ,
           which
           was
           within
           a
           few
           houres
           march
           of
           the
           Citie
           of
           
             London
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Citie
           of
           
             London
          
           (
           not
           to
           patronize
           or
           protect
           the
           
           insolencie
           offered
           against
           the
           Parliament
           for
           multitudes
           of
           them
           professe
           and
           protest
           an
           abhorrencie
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           )
           apprehending
           that
           the
           Army
           would
           come
           ,
           and
           either
           plunder
           them
           ,
           or
           give
           Lawes
           to
           them
           ,
           are
           presently
           upon
           their
           preparation
           for
           defence
           ;
           the
           Army
           on
           the
           other
           side
           looking
           upon
           the
           Cities
           preparation
           ,
           judge
           that
           the
           Citie
           was
           resolved
           to
           protect
           this
           Insolency
           ,
           and
           Villany
           that
           was
           committed
           ,
           thus
           both
           make
           all
           possible
           preparations
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           take
           in
           the
           propinquitie
           of
           it
           ,
           how
           neere
           this
           was
           to
           execution
           ,
           so
           neere
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           most
           
           men
           that
           looked
           upon
           it
           ,
           did
           (
           as
           to
           the
           judgement
           of
           
           man
           )
           conclude
           it
           unavoydable
           ;
           wee
           must
           now
           dash
           one
           upon
           another
           ;
           so
           neere
           ,
           that
           the
           very
           night
           before
           the
           day
           ,
           wherein
           we
           might
           have
           been
           embrewitg
           our
           hands
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           ,
           there
           appeared
           no
           probability
           of
           right
           understanding
           between
           the
           two
           differing
           parties
           :
           so
           neer
           ,
           that
           I
           thinke
           there
           was
           never
           any
           destructive
           worke
           so
           neere
           the
           execution
           ,
           unlesse
           it
           were
           the
           Gun-pouder
           plot
           .
           And
           lo
           ,
           now
           in
           this
           nicke
           of
           time
           ,
           the
           Lord
           appeares
           in
           the
           Mount
           ,
           the
           cloud
           breakes
           ,
           the
           Citie
           will
           trust
           the
           Army
           ,
           they
           will
           open
           their
           works
           ,
           &
           their
           gates
           to
           them
           ,
           the
           Army
           will
           trust
           the
           Citie
           ,
           they
           will
           march
           in
           peace
           quite
           thorough
           it
           ,
           from
           end
           to
           end
           ,
           no
           word
           ,
           or
           act
           of
           hostilitie
           betweene
           them
           both
           ;
           The
           Speakers
           
           and
           the
           Honorable
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           who
           were
           driven
           away
           returne
           backe
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           fits
           in
           peace
           and
           safety
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           preparation
           for
           war
           and
           destruction
           ends
           in
           a
           calme
           ;
           all
           this
           hath
           God
           done
           ,
           but
           this
           will
           yet
           appeare
           more
           wonderfull
           ,
           if
           you
           take
           in
           the
           fourth
           consideration
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
        
         
           The
           Consequents
           of
           it
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           What
           would
           have
           beene
           ,
           and
           must
           have
           been
           if
           
           God
           had
           not
           appeared
           .
           And
           Secondly
           ,
           
        
         
           The
           Consequents
           that
           are
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           shall
           bee
           upon
           
           this
           his
           mercifull
           appearing
           for
           us
           .
           
        
         
           The
           Consequents
           that
           would
           have
           beene
           ,
           my
           tongue
           
           cannot
           expresse
           ,
           my
           heart
           cannot
           conceive
           how
           sad
           our
           condition
           would
           have
           beene
           if
           the
           Lord
           had
           suffered
           this
           neare
           engagement
           to
           have
           been
           brought
           to
           execution
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           permitted
           this
           child
           of
           blood
           to
           have
           been
           borne
           ,
           certainly
           either
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           hath
           so
           dilligently
           and
           constantly
           consulted
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           Citie
           ,
           and
           Army
           ,
           must
           have
           been
           destroyed
           ,
           or
           the
           Army
           that
           hath
           fought
           so
           faithfully
           ,
           resolutely
           and
           successefully
           ,
           for
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           Kingdome
           and
           Citie
           ,
           must
           have
           been
           destroyed
           ,
           or
           the
           Citie
           which
           in
           the
           worst
           of
           our
           times
           hath
           so
           cordially
           with
           their
           state
           and
           blood
           adhered
           to
           Parliament
           and
           Army
           ,
           must
           have
           been
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           destruction
           of
           any
           one
           of
           these
           ,
           I
           am
           able
           to
           apprehend
           nothing
           ,
           but
           the
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           of
           them
           all
           ,
           wee
           should
           have
           seene
           a
           sad
           Catastrophy
           ,
           an
           end
           of
           all
           the
           expected
           hopes
           ,
           even
           the
           giving
           up
           the
           ghost
           of
           what
           wee
           have
           fought
           and
           contended
           for
           hitherto
           ;
           wee
           had
           seene
           the
           Embryo
           of
           Reformation
           strangled
           ,
           and
           made
           an
           end
           of
           ,
           we
           had
           seene
           all
           delivered
           up
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           that
           partie
           ,
           that
           was
           full
           with
           the
           expectation
           of
           such
           a
           day
           ,
           and
           
           now
           doubted
           not
           but
           all
           must
           be
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           who
           hoped
           soone
           to
           give
           Lawes
           both
           to
           Parliament
           and
           Army
           ,
           Citie
           ,
           and
           Ministers
           ,
           to
           all
           godly
           people
           ,
           by
           what
           names
           or
           titles
           soever
           they
           bee
           called
           ,
           each
           should
           bee
           carved
           out
           ,
           what
           they
           would
           have
           alotted
           unto
           them
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           
             actum
             esset
             ,
          
           there
           had
           been
           an
           end
           of
           
             England
          
           for
           any
           good
           dayes
           that
           we
           should
           have
           hoped
           for
           ;
           but
           the
           Lord
           appearing
           hath
           prevented
           this
           ,
           and
           given
           us
           hopes
           of
           better
           things
           ,
           for
           already
           wee
           have
           that
           wch
           
             Phinehas
          
           took
           as
           a
           blessed
           fruit
           of
           his
           Embassage
           here
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           
             We
             perceive
             this
             day
             that
             God
             is
             with
             us
             ;
          
           This
           day
           have
           we
           a
           further
           pledge
           that
           God
           is
           not
           wearie
           of
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           not
           weary
           of
           the
           Citie
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           not
           weary
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           but
           his
           interposing
           thus
           seasonably
           to
           take
           weapons
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           ,
           shews
           us
           new
           evidence
           of
           his
           watchfull
           eye
           ,
           of
           his
           carefull
           heart
           ,
           to
           doe
           good
           to
           us
           all
           ,
           gives
           us
           a
           further
           proof
           that
           he
           hath
           waies
           of
           deliverance
           when
           wee
           have
           none
           ;
           and
           is
           not
           that
           a
           blessed
           consequence
           ?
           and
           this
           likewise
           we
           see
           already
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           not
           only
           sits
           in
           peace
           and
           safety
           ,
           but
           hath
           an
           opportunity
           put
           into
           their
           hands
           to
           send
           some
           timely
           succors
           to
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           that
           our
           Brethren
           there
           may
           have
           cause
           to
           blesse
           God
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           to
           settle
           and
           make
           a
           comfortable
           close
           of
           the
           long
           calamities
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           City
           and
           Army
           come
           to
           a
           better
           understanding
           each
           of
           other
           :
           there
           may
           be
           such
           consequences
           and
           fruit
           of
           it
           ,
           if
           God
           please
           to
           blesse
           and
           guide
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           improve
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           generations
           to
           come
           shall
           have
           great
           cause
           to
           praise
           God
           for
           appearing
           upon
           that
           day
           ,
           when
           he
           kept
           his
           people
           from
           imbruing
           in
           one
           anothers
           blood
           .
           Now
           ,
           Honourable
           and
           Beloved
           ,
           is
           not
           this
           a
           mercy
           worthy
           of
           acknowledgments
           have
           we
           not
           cause
           
           to
           say
           this
           day
           ,
           Loe
           ,
           
             This
             is
             our
             God
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             waited
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             save
             us
             ;
             this
             is
             our
             God
             ,
             we
             will
             be
             glad
             and
             rejoyce
             in
             his
             salvation
             :
          
           hath
           not
           the
           Lord
           done
           very
           mercifully
           ,
           when
           as
           beyond
           our
           expectation
           hee
           hath
           put
           this
           song
           of
           Praise
           into
           our
           mouths
           ?
           whereas
           this
           day
           we
           might
           have
           all
           been
           flying
           into
           caves
           or
           deserts
           ,
           or
           seeing
           our
           dearest
           friends
           blood
           pouring
           out
           ,
           and
           our selves
           given
           up
           for
           a
           spoil
           :
           O
           if
           you
           understand
           these
           things
           aright
           ,
           give
           glory
           to
           God
           who
           hath
           vouchsafed
           this
           Mercy
           to
           us
           .
        
         
           Since
           the
           Lord
           hath
           appeared
           thus
           mercifully
           ,
           given
           
           us
           such
           a
           pledge
           as
           he
           hath
           done
           ,
           let
           us
           all
           endeavour
           to
           improve
           this
           mercy
           :
           What
           shall
           I
           render
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           is
           the
           constant
           question
           of
           a
           thankfull
           heart
           ;
           so
           is
           this
           also
           ,
           
             How
             shall
             I
             use
             this
             mercy
             aright
             .
          
           We
           must
           study
           therfore
           how
           to
           improve
           this
           great
           deliverance
           :
           For
           our
           help
           herein
           ,
           I
           humbly
           commend
           two
           Directions
           ,
           one
           in
           generall
           ,
           which
           concerns
           all
           of
           us
           ;
           the
           other
           more
           particular
           ,
           which
           properly
           concerns
           you
           the
           Honourable
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           For
           all
           of
           us
           :
           Besides
           all
           those
           Uses
           which
           should
           be
           made
           of
           every
           deliverance
           ,
           which
           are
           ,
           to
           teach
           us
           ,
           
           
           to
           turn
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           beleeve
           in
           him
           ,
           to
           trust
           him
           for
           time
           to
           come
           ,
           to
           tell
           abroad
           his
           wonderfull
           works
           which
           he
           hath
           done
           :
           Besides
           all
           these
           ,
           methinks
           this
           mercy
           doth
           hint
           to
           all
           Gods
           people
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           very
           willing
           they
           should
           study
           to
           bee
           reconciled
           one
           to
           another
           ;
           for
           truly
           (
           Brethren
           )
           if
           we
           had
           gone
           to
           War
           now
           ,
           whatever
           might
           have
           been
           the
           pretended
           cause
           ,
           the
           reall
           truth
           had
           bin
           ,
           Gods
           people
           had
           gone
           to
           destroy
           one
           another
           ;
           They
           that
           have
           fought
           together
           against
           their
           common
           Enemies
           ,
           who
           have
           pray'd
           together
           ,
           mourn'd
           together
           ,
           lov'd
           one
           another
           ,
           liv'd
           as
           brethren
           ,
           contributed
           ,
           borne
           
           burthens
           ,
           done
           all
           with
           one
           heart
           and
           one
           spirit
           ,
           now
           under
           the
           pretence
           of
           I
           know
           not
           what
           ,
           must
           have
           sheathed
           their
           swords
           in
           one
           anothers
           bowells
           :
           And
           when
           they
           were
           so
           neare
           it
           ,
           and
           their
           Father
           would
           not
           permit
           them
           ,
           Is
           it
           not
           a
           voice
           from
           heaven
           ;
           Children
           you
           must
           be
           reconciled
           ?
           Doth
           it
           not
           speak
           to
           them
           ,
           as
           
             Moses
          
           to
           the
           two
           Israelites
           ,
           
             Sirs
             ,
             you
             are
             brethren
             ,
             doe
             not
             fall
             out
             one
             with
             another
             :
          
           Do
           not
           wrong
           one
           another
           ?
           Had
           God
           for
           our
           sins
           left
           us
           under
           this
           judgement
           ,
           to
           help
           to
           destroy
           each
           other
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           remainder
           of
           us
           given
           up
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           other
           adversaries
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           taught
           us
           to
           be
           at
           peace
           one
           with
           another
           ;
           wee
           should
           have
           agreed
           in
           prisons
           ,
           or
           in
           banishment
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           shadow
           of
           death
           .
           O
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           fix
           it
           upon
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           that
           feare
           him
           ,
           to
           make
           this
           collection
           from
           this
           great
           Mercy
           ,
           that
           the
           people
           of
           God
           must
           study
           to
           be
           reconciled
           and
           united
           together
           ,
           and
           to
           bear
           one
           with
           another
           ,
           every
           one
           to
           indeavour
           to
           keep
           the
           unity
           of
           the
           spirit
           in
           the
           bond
           of
           peace
           :
        
         
           More
           especially
           (
           my
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           )
           this
           dealing
           of
           God
           toward
           you
           ,
           seems
           to
           call
           for
           some
           notable
           
           duties
           at
           your
           hands
           :
           Let
           me
           freely
           speak
           a
           few
           things
           unto
           you
           .
        
         
           1
           That
           God
           hath
           oftentimes
           cast
           reproach
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           humbled
           you
           heretofore
           ;
           but
           in
           this
           last
           abasement
           ,
           the
           Lord
           hath
           set
           such
           a
           
             stigma
             ,
          
           such
           a
           mark
           of
           scorne
           ,
           suffering
           you
           to
           bee
           spit
           in
           the
           face
           ,
           after
           that
           manner
           ,
           
             suffering
             the
             young
             to
             beare
             themselves
             insolently
             against
             the
             Ancient
             ,
             and
             the
             base
             against
             the
             Honorable
             ;
          
           that
           I
           cannot
           but
           say
           ,
           there
           was
           some
           high
           displeasure
           of
           God
           ,
           either
           to
           your
           persons
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           whom
           you
           represent
           ,
           or
           both
           :
           I
           doe
           therefore
           most
           humbly
           pray
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           search
           your
           own
           hearts
           ,
           and
           enquire
           
           whether
           there
           be
           not
           some
           cause
           why
           our
           gracious
           God
           did
           thus
           abase
           you
           ;
           certainly
           a
           Father
           uses
           not
           to
           spit
           in
           the
           face
           of
           his
           Childe
           ,
           if
           there
           bee
           not
           some
           speciall
           cause
           for
           it
           :
           And
           I
           cannot
           think
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           ever
           have
           let
           such
           an
           ignominious
           act
           ,
           that
           carryes
           so
           much
           abomination
           in
           the
           face
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           bee
           offer'd
           to
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           if
           he
           would
           not
           thereby
           put
           them
           to
           search
           for
           somewhat
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           ought
           to
           lay
           themselves
           low
           in
           secret
           before
           him
           :
           When
           
             Shimei
          
           did
           curse
           and
           revile
           
             David
             ,
             David
          
           presently
           reflected
           upon
           himself
           ,
           
             So-let
             him
             curse
             ,
             since
             God
             bids
             him
             curse
             David
             ;
          
           hee
           presently
           remembred
           how
           hee
           had
           dishonored
           God
           in
           the
           matter
           of
           
             Uriah
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           looked
           at
           this
           reproach
           as
           righteously
           inflicted
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           how
           culpable-soever
           
             Shimei
          
           was
           in
           it
           .
           I
           commend
           it
           to
           your
           serious
           thoughts
           ,
           whether
           as
           men
           ,
           or
           Parliament-men
           ,
           or
           whether
           as
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           honour
           and
           glory
           of
           God
           have
           not
           been
           slighted
           by
           you
           ;
           and
           therefore
           the
           Lord
           hath
           suffered
           this
           slight
           and
           scorn
           to
           bee
           cast
           upon
           you
           ;
           enquire
           whether
           there
           bee
           not
           as
           much
           cause
           ,
           why
           the
           God
           of
           heaven
           let
           this
           reproach
           bee
           cast
           upon
           you
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           to
           appoint
           a
           Committee
           to
           enquire
           who
           they
           were
           that
           have
           done
           it
           ;
           I
           blame
           not
           your
           care
           in
           that
           ,
           but
           I
           humbly
           pray
           that
           you
           would
           be
           carefull
           of
           this
           .
           As
           I
           would
           fain
           have
           you
           learn
           somewhat
           from
           the
           disgrace
           which
           God
           cast
           upon
           you
           :
           So
           ,
        
         
           Principally
           I
           desire
           you
           to
           improve
           the
           deliverance
           
           that
           now
           God
           hath
           afforded
           ;
           he
           hath
           now
           vouchsafed
           in
           his
           mercy
           to
           bring
           you
           to
           sit
           in
           Parliament
           in
           safety
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           consult
           the
           welfare
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           my
           most
           humble
           suit
           unto
           your
           Lordships
           ,
           and
           you
           Noble
           Gentlemen
           ,
           is
           ,
           consider
           more
           seriously
           then
           ever
           heretofore
           ,
           
           what
           a
           task
           lies
           upon
           you
           ,
           you
           have
           a
           very
           sick
           Patient
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
          
           to
           cure
           ,
           it
           is
           almost
           ready
           to
           give
           up
           the
           ghost
           at
           your
           doore
           ,
           and
           in
           your
           hand
           ;
           now
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           ,
           if
           ever
           any
           of
           you
           have
           before-time
           thought
           of
           any
           private
           interest
           of
           your
           own
           ,
           lay
           it
           a
           side
           ,
           and
           now
           attend
           wholly
           to
           the
           publick
           ,
           now
           God
           hath
           given
           you
           one
           opportunity
           more
           ,
           try
           whether
           possibly
           you
           can
           save
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           or
           no
           ,
           and
           in
           your
           endeavours
           I
           commend
           onely
           these
           two
           Heads
           to
           your
           serious
           consideration
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           Know
           for
           certain
           ,
           you
           can
           never
           save
           this
           Land
           
           without
           God
           ;
           If
           the
           Lord
           will
           not
           work
           with
           you
           ,
           you
           can
           work
           nothing
           ;
           Except
           the
           Lord
           build
           the
           House
           ,
           they
           labour
           but
           in
           vaine
           who
           build
           it
           .
           But
           if
           you
           will
           work
           for
           Gods
           interest
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           work
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           carry
           on
           your
           own
           interests
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           yours
           is
           good
           :
           Now
           the
           Lords
           interest
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           is
           Religion
           ,
           his
           Worship
           ,
           his
           Truth
           ,
           his
           Saints
           ,
           his
           People
           ;
           let
           them
           have
           the
           deepest
           part
           of
           your
           care
           ;
           you
           will
           but
           set
           up
           a
           wall
           without
           morter
           ,
           
             Arena
             sine
             calse
             ,
          
           Sand
           without
           lime
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           not
           take
           God
           along
           with
           you
           ;
           preserve
           Gods
           Truth
           in
           the
           first
           place
           ;
           buy
           not
           Peace
           with
           the
           selling
           of
           the
           Truth
           of
           God
           .
           2
           Look
           to
           Gods
           Worship
           ,
           let
           that
           be
           set
           up
           and
           preserved
           in
           purity
           ,
           and
           take
           all
           rubbish
           and
           filth
           from
           it
           .
           3
           Let
           the
           Ministers
           be
           encouraged
           with
           countenance
           ,
           maintenance
           ,
           provide
           that
           every
           Flock
           may
           have
           a
           Shepheard
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           may
           be
           helped
           forward
           ,
           look
           to
           Universities
           ,
           those
           Schools
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           out
           of
           which
           may
           be
           sent
           laborers
           into
           the
           
             Lords
          
           vineyard
           ;
           you
           have
           begun
           many
           good
           things
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           but
           you
           have
           bin
           hindred
           by
           many
           intervening
           accidents
           ,
           and
           the
           work
           still
           hangs
           ,
           the
           Reformation
           still
           sticks
           in
           the
           birth
           :
           now
           make
           it
           your
           great
           work
           ,
           be
           faithful
           
           in
           building
           Gods
           house
           ,
           &
           God
           wil
           build
           your
           house
           ▪
           but
           if
           you
           shall
           be
           slight
           in
           it
           ,
           know
           for
           certain
           ,
           you
           shal
           never
           be
           able
           to
           settle
           the
           Kingdom
           in
           Civill
           peace
           and
           Libertie
           :
           when
           
             Jehu
          
           cut
           God
           short
           in
           matter
           of
           Reformation
           ,
           
           God
           cut
           the
           Civill
           State
           short
           ,
           in
           matter
           of
           authoritie
           ,
           libertie
           and
           wealth
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           up
           to
           be
           like
           the
           Summers
           threshing
           .
           4.
           
           As
           you
           should
           regard
           his
           truth
           ,
           worship
           ,
           Ministry
           ,
           so
           you
           must
           love
           ,
           countenance
           ,
           and
           incourage
           his
           people
           ,
           let
           your
           eyes
           bee
           upon
           the
           godly
           in
           the
           land
           ,
           consider
           their
           sad
           condition
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           onely
           hated
           by
           wicked
           men
           ,
           but
           extremely
           divided
           among
           themselves
           ,
           bee
           you
           pleased
           to
           reach
           forth
           a
           healing
           hand
           try
           whether
           God
           will
           honour
           you
           so
           far
           as
           to
           helpe
           to
           reconcile
           the
           divisions
           that
           are
           between
           Gods
           people
           ;
           that
           those
           things
           that
           rund
           and
           divide
           their
           hearts
           and
           affections
           one
           from
           another
           ,
           may
           be
           taken
           away
           ;
           make
           it
           your
           care
           ,
           and
           God
           will
           administer
           not
           onely
           occasions
           ,
           but
           will
           help
           you
           to
           do
           it
           ;
           Begin
           it
           first
           in
           your
           houses
           ,
           set
           an
           example
           to
           others
           to
           follow
           you
           ;
           Oh
           that
           God
           would
           perswade
           you
           to
           beleeve
           that
           God
           hath
           shewed
           you
           the
           mercy
           of
           this
           day
           for
           this
           very
           end
           ,
           that
           you
           are
           as
           
             Joshua
          
           the
           High
           Priest
           ,
           
             Zach.
          
           3.
           2.
           
           so
           many
           brands
           shatcht
           out
           of
           the
           fire
           ,
           that
           you
           might
           keepe
           his
           charge
           and
           build
           his
           house
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           Gods
           portion
           in
           the
           land
           hath
           been
           your
           safety
           hitherto
           ,
           and
           if
           you
           be
           faithfull
           in
           this
           work
           ,
           it
           will
           bee
           your
           security
           for
           time
           to
           come
           ;
           Religion
           is
           Gods
           glory
           ,
           it
           will
           bee
           your
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Lands
           glory
           ,
           yea
           ,
           the
           Lands
           security
           :
           
             The
          
           
           
             Lord
             will
             create
             upon
             every
             dwelling
             place
             of
             mount
             Sion
             ,
             and
             upon
             her
             assemblyes
             a
             cloud
             and
             smoak
             by
             day
             ,
             and
             the
             shining
             of
             a
             flaming
             fire
             by
             night
             ;
             for
             upon
             all
             the
             glory
             shall
             bee
             a
             defence
             :
          
           let
           this
           then
           bee
           your
           first
           and
           greatest
           care
           to
           look
           to
           Gods
           interest
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           .
           2
           For
           setling
           the
           Kingdom
           in
           matters
           of
           civill
           liberty
           and
           Peace
           ,
           that
           
           you
           would
           remember
           ,
           it
           is
           unity
           of
           hearts
           ,
           and
           not
           power
           of
           Arms
           that
           must
           settle
           
             England
             ;
          
           and
           had
           you
           an
           Army
           ten
           times
           as
           good
           and
           great
           as
           it
           is
           ,
           unlesse
           you
           carry
           your
           affaires
           so
           ,
           as
           to
           satisfie
           the
           hearts
           of
           honest
           men
           ,
           of
           men
           that
           will
           be
           satisfied
           with
           Reason
           ,
           though
           you
           may
           carry
           things
           on
           ,
           while
           your
           force
           compels
           men
           ,
           yet
           things
           so
           set
           up
           ,
           will
           not
           long
           continue
           ,
           the
           kingdom
           will
           be
           divided
           ,
           and
           you
           divided
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           we
           shal
           be
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           ruined
           all
           together
           ;
           therfore
           I
           beseech
           you
           ,
           let
           the
           interest
           of
           men
           who
           will
           bee
           satisfied
           with
           honesty
           ,
           truth
           ,
           justice
           &c.
           be
           consider'd
           in
           their
           due
           place
           ,
           carry
           things
           so
           ,
           that
           no
           moderate
           men
           may
           wish
           they
           had
           power
           in
           their
           hands
           to
           dissolve
           or
           cut
           in
           pieces
           that
           peace
           and
           establishment
           which
           you
           shall
           make
           ,
           yea
           ,
           I
           could
           wish
           that
           even
           such
           as
           are
           lyable
           to
           just
           exceptions
           might
           be
           gratified
           with
           favors
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           there
           is
           hope
           that
           they
           may
           be
           won
           ,
           
             Desperatio
             fasit
             audaces
             ,
             ac
             fortes
             :
          
           he
           was
           a
           wise
           Statesman
           who
           said
           ,
           
             Saevitia
             victoris
             sape
             facit
             magnas
             seditiones
             ex
             parvis
             ,
          
           Severity
           of
           Conquerors
           oftentimes
           makes
           great
           seditions
           to
           arise
           out
           of
           small
           ones
           .
           But
           these
           things
           I
           onely
           mention
           ,
           you
           are
           wise
           ,
           and
           know
           what
           is
           best
           in
           things
           of
           this
           nature
           :
           This
           I
           am
           sure
           of
           ,
           stand
           you
           for
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           guide
           and
           honor
           you
           ;
           study
           to
           settle
           Truth
           ,
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Unity
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           that
           God
           who
           hath
           now
           given
           you
           such
           a
           deliverance
           beyond
           your
           expectation
           ,
           doth
           well
           know
           how
           to
           repair
           your
           Honor
           ,
           to
           take
           away
           your
           reproach
           out
           of
           the
           land
           in
           one
           day
           ,
           to
           make
           you
           the
           most
           honorable
           and
           renowned
           Parliament
           that
           ever
           was
           ;
           and
           can
           make
           all
           these
           things
           that
           have
           been
           your
           discouragements
           and
           abasements
           ,
           to
           prove
           so
           many
           scales
           ,
           or
           degrees
           to
           raise
           you
           higher
           in
           the
           thoughts
           of
           God
           and
           man
           .
           
             Consider
             what
             I
             say
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             give
             you
             understanding
             in
             all
             things
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A89582e-480
           
             Introduction
             .
          
           
             Shewing
             the
             suitablenesse
             of
             the
             Text
             to
             the
             occasion
             ▪
             
          
           
             The
             sum
             of
             this
             Chapter
             from
             verse
             ●0
             ▪
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             A
             discord
             between
             the
             two
             Tribes
             and
             half
             and
             the
             other
             Tribes
             .
          
           
             Wherein
             two
             things
             .
          
           
             1
             
          
           
             The
             originall
             of
             this
             quarrel
             .
          
           
             2
             
          
           
             The
             making
             up
             of
             this
             breach
             or
             quarrell
             .
          
           
             Some
             generall
             observations
             our
             of
             this
             story
             .
          
           
             
               Doct.
            
             It
             's
             a
             great
             mercy
             when
             God
             seasonably
             appeares
             to
             prevent
             his
             peoples
             ingaging
             in
             war
             one
             against
             another
             .
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             26.
             32.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             20.
             
          
           
             Esay
             9.
             19
             ,
             20.
             21.
             
          
           
             Ier.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             6.
             19.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             5.
             9.
             
             This
             Doctrine
             further
             cleared
             by
             shewing
             three
             things
             .
          
           
             1
             
          
           
             2
             
          
           
             3
             
          
           
             1
             Warre
             is
             a
             sore
             judgement
             .
          
           
             2
             Civill
             warre
             a
             greater
             judgement
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             18
             9.
             
          
           
             3
             Warre
             of
             Gods
             people
             one
             against
             another
             the
             greatest
             of
             all
             judgements
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             12.
             18.
             
             Ephes.
             4.
             3.
             
             Esay
             11.
             9.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             133.
             per
             torum
             .
          
           
             Application
             .
          
           
             1
             For
             Reproof
             of
             three
             sorts
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             Of
             such
             as
             live
             in
             such
             sins
             as
             bring
             down
             judgements
             .
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             Of
             such
             as
             are
             Physicall
             causes
             ,
             who
             endevor
             to
             engage
             Gods
             people
             in
             War
             one
             against
             another
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             49.
             56.
             
          
           
             3
             ▪
             
          
           
             Nor
             are
             they
             to
             be
             excused
             who
             praise
             not
             God
             for
             the
             mercy
             of
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             Iudg.
             21.
             3.
             
          
           
             Vse
             2.
             
             To
             provoke
             to
             blesse
             God
             for
             the
             mercy
             of
             this
             day
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             The
             greatnesse
             of
             this
             deliverance
             appeares
             by
             considering
             foure
             things
             .
          
           
             3
             
          
           
             4
             
          
           
             1
             
          
           
             The
             sad
             occasion
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             2
             
          
           
             The
             persons
             ingaged
             in
             the
             preparation
             of
             a
             new
             war
             .
          
           
             2
             
          
           
             3
             
          
           
             3
             
          
           
             The
             nearenesse
             of
             our
             danger
             .
          
           
             4.
             
          
           
             The
             consequents
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             2.
             
          
           
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Vse
            
             3.
             3
             
             Exhort
             .
             to
             improve
             this
             deliverance
             to
             right
             ends
             .
          
           
             1
             
          
           
             To
             all
             who
             fear
             God
             ,
             to
             study
             peace
             and
             reconciliation
             ,
             since
             our
             Father
             is
             so
             unwilling
             we
             should
             fight
             
          
           
             1
             More
             especially
             it
             concerns
             the
             Parliament
             to
             impr●ve
             it
             .
             1
             To
             search
             why
             God
             thus
             abased
             them
             .
             Esay
             35.
             
          
           
             2
             To
             attend
             their
             great
             worke
             now
             he
             hath
             thus
             restored
             them
             .
          
           
             In
             making
             Religion
             their
             greatest
             care
             .
          
           
             2
             King.
             10.
             30.
             
          
           
             Zach.
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             Esay
             4.
             5.