Gods controversie with England declared, or, A warning-word by way of reproof to the inhabitants thereof ... Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682. 1661 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A64256 Wing T575 ESTC R33905 13612809 ocm 13612809 100759 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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UPon the second Day of the fifth Moneth , 1661. as I Travelled under the Burdens of the People , the Lord God of everlasting Power , Glory , Wisdom and Righteousness said unto me with a strong hand , Write my Controversie with this People of England , who are onely Wise to do evil , but to do good have no Knowledge , who proceed from evil to worse , and Fear not me at all , saith the Lord God ; whose Iniquities are greatly increased against me , and to such a height do the Floods of their Ungodliness make haste to arise , that all the Channels will be quick●y full ; And then Woe , Woe , unto them , saith the dreadful and holy One. For thus saith the Lord , I will Overturn , Overturn , until you wicked and profane multitude be no more ; Even until you , O People , whose ears are wholy shut against the good be consumed and brought to nothing : For your Iniquities do burden my Righteous soul , saith God , and Sodom was not more grievous to me than you are . For O what studying and ●riving is in thy Multitude how they may exceed in their Vanities , in ●heir Riotings , Drinkings , Revelings , and Heathenish Abominations of all forts ! Hath not my Soul considered , saith God , what you have done , both the last Year and this , under pretence of honouring your King. What do you think by dishonouring Me , to honour your King ? You and your King ( if he allow of your doings ) will I severely Judge , saith the Lord God , except ye speedily Repent , and all look better to your Ways than hitherto you have done . O consider this , ye forgetters of God , ye filthy hearted People , how have ye made the Land to stink before me , with your Abominations ! O I have seen , saith God , how wickedly and with a high hand , as it were in despight of me you set up your May-poles , that accursed thing , the last year , and I warned you of it , and called ye to Repentance ; but , as if I had said nothing , you have doubled your wickedness in the same thing this year also , to provoke my Soul to arise up against you to your hurt : And the Beesom on the top of some of them , signifies that I will sweep the Land of evil doers ; And surely it shall come to passe , that if ye will not yet repent of your wickedness , that I will plague you with the Plagues of Egypt , and I will do such things amongst you in my judgement , and fury poured forth , that the Nations about that hear thereof , shall stand amazed at thee . O Revolted and Back-sliden Nation ; whither art thou gone already ? and whither wilt thou run , if thou be suffered to go on ? Into the Pit that thou art step already , and into the nethermost hell thou wilt fall if I let thee alone . But I will arise , saith God , I will execute Righteous Judgement in thee , with fire and sword will I plead with thee , and thy mighty men shall fall with thee , who sing thy Song , and take part with thy Lewdnesse , and strengthen thy ungodly hands in thy wicked ways , and say in their hearts , O this is a good day , these are good Subjects , this is the time we have long looked for ; now we reign ; now we may do what we will , and who shall controul us ? who shall hinder us from filling our selves with all manner of delights ? now we are setled in our way ; now will we Build our decayed Houses , and Restore our fallen Worships ; now will we Repair the broken Fences of our Parks , that we may have Game to the full ; now shall our Horses be well fed for the Race , that they may fully please us ; now let the Cock-pits be looked to , for that ( cruel ) Sport , and let our Bowling-Alleys be well Dressed for our daily Recreation ; Now shall the Stage-players for our delight , have their full Liberty , and all the Sons of Vanity have due Encouragement for the Old things we Love , and that which is New , though never so much the Better , our souls Loath ; We like the Old Ways of our Fathers , because when they had Lord-Bishops and their Minster Services with Mattens , and Evensong , with Organs , and Singing-boys , and such like Things , then there was Peace and Plenty ; and when the Neighbourhood could meet together and sit about a Bone-fire or May-pole , or under a Bower , and drink strong drink , and tell Stories , and Sing and Roar , then there was Love and Agreement ; And when Playes , and Pastimes , and Wakes were duely frequented and observed , then was it a Merry Time , and a Joyful Land , and all went well in those Days , when such Things were on foot ; And when those that said they feared the Lord , and so could not joyn with us , but rather Witnessed against us , and Reproved us for such Things , were taken a Course withal , O then was it a good Day , say many ; And as it was then so would we have it now , saith your Vain and Wicked hearts , O ye fallen sons and daughters of Adam ! And I see you , saith the Lord God , with both your hands endeavouring these Things , and abusing my Power , if possible to set up the Devils Kingdom with it ; And thus quite contrary to my Ordinance , saith the Lord , are you become as a Terrour to the Good , and an Encouragement to them that do Evil , and mine Eye seeth you right well ; and my Heart considereth you thorowly , and I cannot Love you , for prophaneness and hypocrisie is your covering , and you are as the cloaths of a Menstruous Woman in my sight . Away with your vain Worships , saith God , my soul loaths your Sabbaths and Services thereon , yea , your Sacraments are a burden to me ; I hate your Prayers , Praises , Professions and Confessions , for you mend not your lives and doings at all ; I will stir up my Jealousie and it shall kindle like flames of fire upon you , and utterly consume the joy of your hearts , and for joy the bitterest of sorrows shall seize upon you , and you shall become a burden to your selves , except you speedily Repent and turn to the Lord God , from whom you are far gone away . For I have a long time held my peace , saith the Lord , but now I will cry like a Travelling Woman , I will destroy and devour at once , I will lay waste the Mountains and the Hills , because they have not answered my Power with fruits of Righteousness to me . And the Multitudes of People who are as Grashoppers in thy Bowels devouring every green thing , and spending my Creatures upon their Lusts , not regarding my Glory at all , shall be as heaps of fuel for the fire of my Jealousie , and it shall kindle upon them , and none shall quench it , neither shall it cease burning till I have consumed thy drosse , and appeased my Wrath in the Consumption of thy Wicked Ones , saith the Lord God. For Tophet is prepared of Old , for the Purposes of my heart , according to the Scriptures , saith the Holy One. Thomas Taylor . London , Printed for Robert Wilson , at the sign of the Black-spread-Eogle and Windmil , in Martins Le Grand , 1661.