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required that, thi frayfes of God

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of precious and chafe treafure. Such could I have wiped'

might the tnftumcm hint beat, andfuch the Song

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' goodnejfe of God; for thk late Hxmderfull preferVati-

on of your Honorable AflemWy, and the famous-,.

and.TMrlhfC«y';'bothl>hofe ruini Teas flatted and

deftgned by flicked andunreafonable men. 'But you

tuere(leafed, not onefy to defigne to thisfef»ice,a Tfeak .

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. Malice, and Slander hath bruted it abroad) but alfo

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to injynthe pubhfbingifthu Jong ofThaHkjgiMblg, Tebich is full of peak and 'mtptrfett Notes- Mi to this Utter task, Ittat (IconfeJJe) farre more unwil* ling then to the former ; as being tonfcious unto myfelf how few conceptions could he brought by me to any fitch maturity, as might render them meet.to become thejianding Monument of Jo great 4 Mercy, and ft .' happy a Day, Tthichu TKtrthy to be ffgMVm «t Marble, rather then to be written on Paper, and with letters of gold, rather then with ink: But in the fur-, fiance of your (jmmands I have date >r, and .atjUtd ' SL f ™ ft"* fa" dingf, vt"d tn "e mrftrengh would permit ckii rag !ht me to deliver in publike ■ llemg refoh/ed to deny my ^"fomc in"' felf, andtodonotlping thatrmy hinder me from being STS'ufc ^at I am^idjhall always dejire to remain,

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the Honorable Houfeof Com-m p n s,on the 15. of lune 16 4 5. being the day of their publique Thanksgiving.

E Onorable tnd Beloved, werethe ftrength I of mybody, and my furniture of wif-t dome, Iearning,and grace, in any degree j* anfwerable to trie ferviee of this Day, I could not but exceedingly rejoyce, in being called tothis work, in this place, at this time. For having been lately reftored from the gates of death, what greater mercy could I wifn , then to praife God in the great Congregation * and having . been reported over the whole Kingdom, to have altered my former judgement, concerning this juft caufeof the Parliaments Defcnfive Arms: yeathat thehorrour of my guilt, in adhering to.this Caufe, had diftra&ed me, and made me mad, can I look upon it otherwife then as a great and publike taking off this reproach, by being called to emcifemyjjoor talent, inxhat AflemWy which -is the whole Kingdom by Reprefentatiori, andat ikktimt } tobeafur-*■ B therer

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dcrfullymanifeftedagainftthedefpcrateandbloody Defignes ofthofe that-would deftroy you i Burl fear, left this which-is (b many wayes aravour tome,,

. mould prove your lolle through my weakneffe,which-would net permit me to ftudy much in private, anct I fearwill difable me in the publike delivering that little which God hath brought to my hand 5 yet this doth encourage me, I have-abundant experience of your Candor, and I know that both with G od and nun, where there isfirfi a willing »M«^,(efpeciaIly in a i Cor a m. (Jay & fcrvice ofThank{giving^V is accepted according to what a man hath, and net according tothat he hath net* Yea, I have one encouragement more, that Gods providence hath directed me to fuch a Text, which is not' onely fu tabic to our meeting , and fervi ce, but f& really intended by the Spirit of God, for your time and work, that the very reading of it, (though

. an hour together) might exceedingly affe£ you, if once you have the true meaning, of itj which Text you mail finde. written in.

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TMTcxt.. ycrte-t*. And I fawns it were a fe4fifgla{fe mingled with fir e^artd them that had gotten the viftory ever the Reaft^andovtr his Image jmd over his Mark,<tndover the number of' his Name 3 fiand enthe feaofglajfe,Laving the harps of God. '3> And tbeyjtmgthcfe»gofMefes,theferv4ntof God, and thefengofthe Lambe^ faying, Great and marvel* . lent art thy works, Lord God Almighty „■ jnpandtm , /arethyW4yts,thwKingofSaints.

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waves, firft generally, in the fifteenth Chapter, fe> 'condly more particularly,in the fifteenth Chapter.

In thegenerall defcription of them inthisfifteenth Chapter, we have firft the circumftance of theplace, where this Vifion was fcen, whence thefe Angels came, that is, heaven.- Ifaw kmtberSgne m to&ve&, verfe i. that is, the true Church, whereof Ghrift is King,oppofed to the iwU, wherein Antichrifi reigns, as beyond all doubt, may be cleared out of the fourth Chapter ofthis Book, whichisthe Stage of all the Afocdyptlcill vifions. Secondly,-we have the things themfeives,orthe marvellous Agnes whkh were feen in this place, and they are three.

Firft, The hebaviwoftbetr^eChiirebofChri^dff-xhigtbistim if the pouring oat if the viaSs y vcr.2,i^. '■ Secondly^ Thedefcriptionbfthey«'Ot>f»^^,f^e aeffrmtms who wett tq pom out theft vialls, their sharat^auMUfcatiofu, andfurniture, chcy erne tut of tketmpUiatithedi* furekntt.white linnen^ and hiving tHkir treats girded mtk gotten girdles } Habit* & f**-8* fitcerdotxti orntti, like the Prieffsof God,E&eb. 44.17,j8.pureworfliippers. - '-..'

Thirdly, Adefcriptionofthe' Chircb, Preference to Ckriftsirefewccvntb it, his mning,mdprftehingit y though afteV. a more dark manner, vorf.8. The Temple »**ffUedmtb'fmzk,jbmibcgionefGod, and from bis pernor; <£t. alluding to Gods rating pofleflion off *h*Tabernaclejf lead. 40.34. and of Solomons leim pfe, 1 King, fe to, 11*' The firft ofthefe I am to deaf witbatthistime,VE f ThtMsviem of theChurchd»-nog tkti time cf t£eptmrpi$ oattke +i*Us. Wherein oMerve twdthingsi firft/iw/awjverfe 1. ftcondly, ™»*«i ) ver^>,44 Thdriftateji/«r^ 4t were 4ft*

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beforttbe bmrattletioufeof lommms. $f glaffe mingled toithfre, and them that had gotten the vt&ory over the &e*ft> tjfc* ft and on thejeaofgLaffc, hiving the harps of God. This kiotglaffe, or cryftall, is delcribed Chap. 4. 6. placed before the Throhe^lu-ding to the great Laver r orSeain Solomons Temple, wherein the Priefts were to waih themfelves from their uncleaBneflcs, whenever they approached nigh to the Altar of God to offer facrince; onely that was made of braffe, this of a more pure andfr<*». parent ntetall; In this Laver the Reformed Churches had lately been waihed from the foulnefle, and pollutions of Antichriftianity, out of which they had newly efcaped, hawing gotten the viiJon over the Beaft, and over his Image, and over his Mark, and over the number of his Ntme^ and being clcan'fed in this Laver, (though-mingled with fire, whether of contention, or otherafflidtion, Idifpute hot) they ftahd up on the brim of it, with the harps af God in their hands, w\thin^mntn^Mffr4^e^^thtlCi^\im^ R . Bpon the bariks of the Redr&a,( thorow which they 5 " had lately paffed, and ink been baptized onto God) ringing a fong of praifc fir their great deliverance from Pharaoh and hif HooJft, who periftjed in the pur-filing" of them * This was theincohdiiioii, and their pofture , a delivered^danfed condition, a fraifefuH fofture. Secondly ,eheir work, diiringthe time of the . -pouring ontthevialfe,theyrangan=™^u« a triam^ fhanffing^Cantiam gratuhtorinm&ettckarijt?esnH\-afongorpraife indthinkrgiving; whereinobferVe twotbingS;firft,theT;^ofthe Song, The Song of Mofes, the fervant of God, and the fong oftheLamb : Secondly, the fubje&tnatter of the Song, Great tn£ marvel4rttfowtrki,Urd<UdAbmigtyy&Ci > V ti The;

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The title: ¥lrft,the fongof ifofes thefervour of God.f.c.fuch a Song, and upon fuch an occasion as Mofetmd Miriam and the reft of the Ifrulifcs fkng unto God when they had parted through theRed fca: 2Jy.and the fong of the Limb: we have many Congs of the Lamb recorded in this Booke-, cap. 4.11. The* Art worthy 0 Lordtoreceive glory, andhonour, andfewer, &C. istheconftantfongof the whole Church of Ghrift; cap. 5.0. theiamequirefingsaww^^tothei^w^ when hee had taken the booke to unloofe the Scales thereof; cap. ir. 17. the fame Church fings another farof prayfeupon therefuirectionof the two wit-aefles,and the fall of the tenth part of the great City, We give theethankesO LordGodAlmighty j&c. cap.1.2. 10. upon Michaels vi&orie over the dragon, there is anotherStngo? praife, Novels come ftlvatio*, sndtkc Kingdom of'our God,anithefmer of hit Chrift t Sic. cap. 14. ^.there's uNcwSongfung before the rhione which no man could learae, but the hundred forty and fbure thoufand which were redeemed from the earth: Now whether this Song ofthe 'Lamb be the Song which thole harpers fang, or whether,and hew farre it iscompofed out of the reft of the fongs recorded in this Book, is necdfcfle (as forne Interpreters doe>toenquire, becaufe we have the matter of the Song layed downe in fo many words; it is fuifirienc chat it's therefore called the Song of the Lamb, bc-caufeit was inditedby the Sprit of the Lamb, »nd tends to advance thegtay of the Lamb their Siviour and Deliverer.

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alls,and you Hull finde noyfhme and grievous fores upon them melj that have the mark of the Staft, the drinking of bloud,thefcorchiag with heat,the gmvr-ingof their tongues for painc, the htingdeflroyed with hailftones,&c.All thefe light ml] oponthe followers of the BtififhewtrjhipcrstfikBcaft,thcking-dome of the ««/,& therefore let none feareany hurt ft 6 tlitfe judgments which Chrift is mm inflicaing,but ^ fuch as either fecretly or openly harbour any oi'Ami-• drifts Kmrftdftuff whichmuftbedeftroyedi&lttit be I befcechyou,your fpeedy otretocaft out ofthisNa-tion and Church all thofe reliques .which-are the oyl and fuel that feed the flamt which burnes amongft us: God calls you him to rework, and will be with you while you fet your hearts and hands to doe it; anddocitfe«fi/jr,itmaybeit isone Caufe, whyfo many breaches are made upon you, becaufe you have no more.vigOBJufly attempted it inihe frft flue-, and feat not that ye flrotddtheroyZ»/iiif«ny,or/Zragfl&CT i f^^^J»%beleeveit,tnacpartythathath drank of the whores cup, and is in love with herabominati-ons,will never itafiiftaat^mviiGlriftfiifirtiKm to •ww*re» theworke committed to your hands; they may and (hill deftroy theoifelvm, bringtdgche cur-feswritteninthis book upon jhttruelves, aadtheir '. pofterltie, as Acim dMby hiding the Babylonifli garment iantrwedja of gm iniisitntj jbutthe Jurd mltit mtkyn, therefore goon and profper.■" •

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vettuivK r^workes.juft arid true are»jS')iwayes,ri>)t judgments arc made manifcft: Many worthy and excellent inftruments hath Chrift dined up and employed in this Service, many famous and learned Di-vines., many excellent Nobles, many illuftrious Kings, Queenes, and Princes, many grave Senates, and Parliaments, (amongft whom 1 doubt not Your-felves will one day be recorded) have put their hands to this worke, to make this harlot defolate, and naked, to eat her ftefh and burne her with fire-, for Gtd hath put it in their hearts t» fulfill hit mil : but they conferre nothing of their own to the work, they are but his inftruments, his b»w and his battle-axe,meer dead tooles, who receive all their efficacy and operation from his hand who ufcth them; their prefence addes no ftrength to him, their abfence makes the work no more difficult to him-; And therefore let .not our faith & comfort ebbe and flow.with the increafe ' & wane of humane helps. Let us not therefore thinke the work will foonerbedone, becaufe ftrorig is our hand and armeofflein, nor that we are therefore like to lofe the caufe, becaufe our helpes prove either weake or treacherous; the viall now pouring outis the Lerds work,and he willfee it done,doubt ye not. i.oblerv. That all the time of Chafes pouring out the yialls of his wrath upon Antichrift, mould be a j«/»/tinK to the Church of Chrift ,al thofe daies ihoulibe daysof-PoriJOjdays of thakfeiyings though they ftand upon a fea mingled with are, they (houl<t have the harpes of God in their hands, and Hallelu-jthsin their mouths, becaufe Chrift is judging the great who«i.and avenging the.bloud of his fcrvants «t her band. Although Ube ft difpofed by Chrift, C that,

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that during the rime of the vialls, his Churches hive much bhterneffe, andthe Tayle.of every, .ftorme in fome degree lights upon them, yet muft they overlook their own fufferings,and be filled with joy for the judgments executed upon Chrift's, andtheire-nemiesv and not deferretheirprayfcs till their deliverances be compleat, but upon every new. deliverance to them, and upon every new judgmentupon - the enemies, have their mouths filled with new and renewed (bogs of prayfc and thankfgivings to God,as wedoe this day.

Thefe & many fuch like general obfervations from the words are obvious to every eye, & very feafona* bleandfuitable tothe mercies celebrated this day,I defire that they may hot lightly be palled over in yourthoughts.tnough Ifhall lay nomore ofth6,pur-poling to confine my fptech to one only observation, which indeed is the very \fym of the Text,the burden of the fong,and to apply it for the fame ends and uiis for which it is here reeordedby the Holy Ghoft:-w&. ar.w.fe"' ' Themrl "> l >fC , > ri fii*< i tt>»»»£>i*thtvi4ll,tfl,it T ^ t *rmbjnttkin£mngtimtiif til /tmthrift mdlds fit-

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Firft,theyafctf»«l Works whether ofMetty, or Judgment aresreat, when they are the eficU eichettsfgreat) wiftooiae in' their eSWivUKe^oroF greatpowef in^helrproducllonV ■: • Secondly, worH ire [»4to«//«b, wiMw/agWUm a threefold rclpeA: firft, fuch as are rare and un-afuall, which ftldome happen, thefe draw mens eyes after them, and maie men woBderw them. ■ • Secondly,

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condly, fuchasaremjexpe&ed, which come prater $ent 7 thingswhich nobody would think tocome to . paffc. Thirdly and chiefly? things are wonderful!, which are beyond our compreheraion, whereof wc cannot fee thecaufes, whofe height and depth cannot be meafured, fuch as nothing but the power of an infinite and Almighty God can bring to parte.

Thirdly, £/i*/?: jWayesarejult, when they are according to a right rule-, and wayes pf judgement, ( ofwhich my Text) are then juft, when they are according to the nature, fcinde, and degree of the, finnes againft which they are executed. TBou art righteous, Re?ei.i& $>£■ 0 Lord, becaufe thou hafi judged thus- for they havefhed thehloudofthy Sums, andProfhets, andthen haftgiven them blond to drink , for they are worthy : Even fp Lord Cod Almighty, true And righteous are thy judgements.

Fourthly, [ True : J Wayes are then true,when ac-cordingto Covenant, whendofte according to what was foretold; and thefe wayes become * King of Saints:, other Kings often deal unjufily* bearing the >

fword* to execute wrath upon them that do well, ftrengthening the hands of them that do evill, coftr-dernnlng the righteous, and acquitting the wicked, and often untruly breaking their Oaths, felfifying _ their Covenants % but this Ktng efSaints doth foma-nirefthisrighteous judgements, thath&peopfeftttll bfc able to fay, Accotdingto their, deeds, and according to his Word, W& relayed fury tohUidverft- I6a, «''' 1 riesfecompenfe to his enemies % and his enemies (though with gnafliing of teeth) mall acknowledge with

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T$c HoBr. fted in the pouring out the visits of his wrath, in ctnjirmed. thusfarre deftroying this great Amichriftian enemy, j, are thus great .andflwwto/w, thus juftzndtrue, may £/«»/?*«»,. eafily appear to every carefull Obferver of the Church-ftory inthele parts of Chriftendome, this taft Century of years, fince this work hath been in hand; Theparticular inftances are too many to be related in a Sermon, I fhall mention onely fome few things, which as fo many continued threads, have run through this whole peeceof his workmanifhip * firft, in &tgreatnt8e > ixi&#>MthrMtttf[e1 fecondly, . * in the truth y and rigmewfiuffe ojf them.

Firft, thefe works have beengreat and wonderfull for the iittde: When the Amichriftian Empire which at firft was contrived with that wifedome,and underpropped with that ftrength, ruling even the fouls and conferences of men, and had prevailed fo Jarre, that all the Kings and States of the World were fo. drunken with the Whores Cup, that they not onely khTed her well-favoured face, but as fo many brute bcafts lay at her foot-ftooll, proftituting all their power and ftrength unto the Beaft, and under her command, making warre even againft the Lamb himfetf, and helping to drink the bloud of his Saints, none daring to queftion the truth, or rather divinity of her Commands, fo that (lie could gio-rifie her felf, and fay in her heart, tjit'wagtteefh M*dfb*lifieiuf0rrm$ now char fuddenjy^ ft ihould be put into the hearts of moft of the Muroptan States, to hate this Whore, to endeavour to make herdefo-late and naked, to eat her fleffi, and bum her with fire, how grest la&marve&iu doth this fpeak die work .for-the hide of Hi Who but the Lojd-God Almighty

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. mighty could do this i ft is certainly the Lords doing) andmufl be marvellous in oar eyes.

Secondly, if wc confider the time, which our Lord Chrift was pleaftd to makechoyce o£ for the effeft-ing'theft great works, they will appear yet more wonderfull; even when his Church was at the loweft, when he farv that their power was gone, andthere was Deut ' il i& ' none jbut up or left , when the enemy was come in like a flood, andnomantoliftufaftandardagainft him^when cfi, y-i^fc he [aw that there was no heifer, even then put he on righ-teoufne(j'e as abreafl-plate, and an helmet of falvation upon his head, and the garments of vengeance for his cloathing. Who can be ignorant! of theft things i who knows not the lowconditionof Germany, when Luther firft appeared, thongh onely againft the notorious abtife of the Popes Indulgences, andother luxuriant branches of his fyrannicall afurpation i info- >,, much that a Btfhpp wHhinghim well, yet desiring Crawtiu ' of iiicceiTe, coumaled Hah (as the Story reports) '"*" after this manner yFrater,fr'attr t obi m.CeHamsjr•die, Miferere met Dem. To thy beads Frier , thoumltdono good in this work .-Far the .people of Germany wereat that time fo bewitched with the. foreeries of the Whore, and fo enthralled taher power, that (as that .proud Cardinall too confidently boifted; they were f>'^*"« j-eadyat the Popes command, for the redemption of C ar &*d 1 '* their fouls * to have, eaten.graffe avdhay^ more pecu-dnm r after die manner of brtse Beafts. Andwas not theChiirch iaitther Cwntrtes&slavr ; namely,at the firft appearing of Zningtiws, and oecolamfadmsi in Helvetia , of Calvin, Virct, and FareU, in France % Cranmer, Latimer, Sidley, iefpcctally,) Bilney, and TyndaU, in England1; Hamilton, Wifchart, Kfu», and C 3 others.

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othcr« J in5w//i»i. ? atthattime ;) wheninawotd,thc whole Church might have taken up that complaint, Ezefc. 37.11. 0*w bones are dried, our hope is loft, we are cut off for our parts, then did oar Lord Chrift'»«' r£#r graves, and caufe them to come up out of their graves, and made them live, andftand op ttpontheir feet, an exceeding great army 5 this alfomuft needs beac-knowledged, to be the work of* the Lord God Al-t mighty, who is mnderfuUin connfeS, and excellent in working. '

And as the kihde, and time, fo thirdly, the con» fidcration of the meanes, and inftrtmcnts, renders them yet more wonderfuV.\ to effect great things by weak meanes", is an argument of great power and ftrength; That the waits of Uric ho mould fall at the

udg.>aj.i4- ifajl of trumpets of rams horns ^ that a Cake of barley bread, tumbling into the hoaft ofuidtan, fhouldceme unto a tent, and [mite it, and overturn it, that the tent Jhould lie along; that C«fe«» and three, hundred men, with lamps and empty pitchers, fhould overthrow the wholehoaft of Mid/an, whocameasgraflioppersfoc multitude, they and their Camels being without number-, that a woman-flmldcomp*§e.aman, xweak woman nibdue a mighty man; thefe are New things,

jer.ji.it, asthephrafe there is: Behold, thtLordhath created*, new thing in the earthy woman jhaU compare a. man,ejrc And yet this you (hall fee, was no new, but Gods ufuaU, andconitant courfc, which he takes in this work, pouring out thefe Vialls of his wrathi upon this potent enemy, by the miriiftery of moft weak, tnd contemptible inftrumcntJ-r pulling his Church out of the dungeon of Supeiftmon, by^old-fcaft clouts,

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otheriww/f.r, anapiaveltns, newly crept out of their fuperftitious Cells, the fifjt Engineers that battered the walls of this great Babylon ? who were they but the pwrer , & meanerfirt of peop!e,that at the firft joy-ned with the Minifters^O raifethe building ofRefor-mation i fewdfthePr*#«j, and Nobles, putting their Nth !•*• necks to the work of the Lord ; or if any did, yet the Divine Providence fo ordered it, that either they were fuddenly taken tff, as the Duke of Saxony, and Landgrave of Heffen, by imprifonment-, or irnma-turely taken away, as Edward the fixth, by death -, or moremir&ufottfly preferved y as Queen Eli&aketh^too-man,'m England .and King J4?*j,a entitle, in the beginning oi Reformation in Scotland; and although in the progrefle of the work, many Kings and Princes have ftood up as nurfing Fathers, yet Mill we may; obferve,. that the greattfi tkings have been done by them, from whom leap coula be expected * as ( not to trouble you with more inftances) the almoft incredible, and ftntflge proceedings of the late vi^orious King of Sweden will abundantly teftifie, who as » comemptible : PrmCe, | ctbffirigthe-.54/»V**yi'*i, entred Germany^ with notawlve 'five, bt fixfhtufand men 1 , amlaw^/««ilffairiof : NtoHy^ had before hii death, alrnoft brought to nothing that mighty Houft of Anftria, 'thought by many, tdbe the Sun gtvingiight ~*.nd- influence t6-tfec Ahriclirif lUanwond^upon wfckft the fourth ViaiivvastoDeReTri.K poured iota.' I might, I fay, give you many other in* fiances* thisi ihfty iulfiee: God will "(■ you may be eonfideiit )ln time make alt the w6rld know,* that this grew Ir^c;^$grwAr^^hriftk^^reifour,

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of JbjpM in perpetual! imprisonment, thereby intra-'' ding utter mine to the Proteftant party in Germany, was the very occafion of the confederacy of SmaU cald, which almoft drove Charier out of Germany '• andeftablifiied, the Proteftant party inthcliberty of - ., their religion. The Maflacre in France, in -which pSt, were -deftroyed within the fpace of thirty dayes,( as * Aw the Hi (tori an reports it) above feventy thoufand <?afejk -Proteftant fouls, proved ( ye know ) a means,within aftiortfpace, to double and treble, if not quadruple their numbers in that Kingdom^ and procured them publike Edicts, and Cautionary Towns, for the liberty, and fecurity of their Religion, which before they had not: .The cruelty and tyranny of the Sfam- -ards in the Netherlands, ( one of whofe Deputies, Duke D'Mvd, boafted that he put to death, fix and thirty thoufand Huge/tots, and Proteftams ) hath been thegreateft meanes to prevent the fwelling of his intended Monarchy, and increafe the freedom and ftrength of the Proteftant party, not onely in the five United Provinces, but in all theie parts of Europe. Who that hath read the Scottifb Story, is ignorant KMXHi that the ArchbHhop of St. Andrews cruell burning of sc*. of Mr. George rVifihart, conferred much to theKe- ****** formation of that whole Kingdom ? The time would fail me, totdl you of the defperateConfpiraciesof the Pricfts, and Jefuits in England, all the time of Queen Elizabeth, of the Powder-treafon, arid their unwearied Machinations in other States and Churches, and howconftantly the Lord hath turned them all to the advantage of his Church, and to bring mine and deftru#ion upon the .contrivers of them. And if anyof you: have not had time, or means> toob-D fervc

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them, the gram part openly oppofingthera, fcarfe one fourth, part of the Kingdom owning the Cacufe,' how-often were they a their wits end, when fome unexpected door was opened to them ■; And were not all their works wrought! for them, by thcrtve, cnuhftmi amimgoltiarauma' Were not the boolof Servite.and the hook of Canons, fent,.and

■ obtruded upon, them from Iitglotf, the nctftm of their late (nereis i was not tbecyraimic of a few of their PreliKs, a means to unburden them of their ■nhtU PrtUcfT and when they woma* muehfhvirjjp in fttaitsy a* the 4fiwfi«raMiKlbe«H*ay and Jtnew not oveMiighc,, what wonld heroine of them the next morning, trumconfhmtly fonts .i£/«r4 icfttnu Plot or other, of their: manses, brake out, which gavethenvan out-gatetoeftape: And.eyettfohath

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■ then by the tbrefight, vigilanty, and'ftrength of our ,■ heft fiends: The Prelateslate Cawwwand AtfAjpur-rTOfelycomrived for the perpetuating of their Hie-

■ rarchy,and their other treacherous and malicious.en-deavoursagainftthe State, joyntng with the P*pij?Sj ' and with them labouring to turn all hub coafufion^ rather then faltering theleaft abatement of theirfor-mer wide and tyranny, have helped thus farre to-wafduhe taking them aw#y both rjtf -.and bunch 5 The multitudes of calttmniesyind reftmehesyC&ik. upon the Parliaments ioft proceedings, Pgki"g their Authority, flapdehMgihcit intentions, mijfairffytiiMr «heira&ions, havetbev riot (throuahthe goodncne :

- of :Him who f nefen/eth tfitmjrm the firtfieftthgm) been an occasion of making their Authority, '£riwi-ledger, intentions, dciions, clear as the. Sun at noon day> And> to iaftantena'further,'chis fete bloudy, and mischievous Defiga, in wtiich-thisHoaorable Senate,this ramoos Citic, and withtheniourlives,

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religion, laws, and liberties, had undoubtedly been made a prey to their mercileflc rage, and fury,, the Lord hath not onely brought to light, without any foiefight,orwatchiulneireofjnww, but made tho/e that were the contrivers* to be the difcoverers, their ovfiievidenceyxndconfepon being the thread which lets you into the depths, and labyrinths of thole counfels, which they had digged deep to hide, if poflible, even from the eyes of God nimfeKV and thereby giving you a great opportunity (theLo,rd in mercy teach you to improve it) to advance the rlerj of his Name, (for the prefent, putting a ne_W long ofpraife into^your mouthes ) A prof< fbr ywr faithtoixay u^on^for time to<come, (the Lord bath dc-

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: fell together withyo\\, and freak pu fair, bdtevetbem not, for there art feven abominations in their hearts. And by all this ye arc (I fuppofc) fully {atisfied that theft works of our. Lord God AUtughty are as mar-veHow for their manner^ as before yon have heard they were for their time, kinde, arid m^rmninu^ mrk~ tmiigkt mi of Aarknefie, caufihgeyen the experience ofthc-Church, inthelelater ages,cleaily to interpret Samp forts, riddle, Oufrof\ tfa eater tame forth meaty and

, wtyfthe firong came forth fweetneffe^ and. making all thebloudyand cruell cmettdmems.of the Antichri-ftian enemie, in the elfeit.no more hurtfull and dan* gerous tothc : Churchi then his was to fhereurtafin>

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aftcrthcy wereall poured out, Uhn heard the wye Chip. '***• if „„£ papfe i0 & aivaft ftyin^ffalletttjah.falvatrM, and gtoj, and honour, mdfewer, unto the Lord^ttr Ged t for £ True"} and rigitetmtxre his judgements, for M hath judged the great whtre\vthkl\ tO'iinderftand,you maft know, that thftfe Viatls were put up long ago by v Chrift,

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If you would know fornereafon, Wny : Chrift^delights toproceedafterthismannerjin the:deftru£Hon of this enemy, Iaafwer,

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before the *»*/«; but after his cinvtrfton he took no pleafure in that .*«*«'where he foundnot the Name of Jtfiui Ohthcrefcre that you would j*>ure out your hearts i» the tend* ofthefe things, that the wondet-n^waycfOirift'J governing inhft Church'tnight takeup rractheJeaft part ofyour thoughts. Haw he hath kept this bulb, burning, and yet not cohfiiraed-, hcwftrangeitwasthat a few Frfherrtrth ihorrld by preachingaAd fufferinf, like feme conquering y</<x-a*6r, fobduethe Nations, Think of his ftrar%e courie.permitringanAraichrift to Lord itabovea thoufirndyears, in the world, foas-ro fubdiie the woilcV wholly- tO'Klsyoake, firircringthe KMgs-to giW lip theirGrowns JjSteptetsto him, prdftitiit Wg their power at his feer-,and vrbansata/i thought him-felfefaftrc^BtQcodtinuethe Church in this condition for, enr,xhac then* filly fWonke (houldfe hinifclfagainftritt world, and inSihort time refcaea greatpartof it fr3undcrhrj.yoa*. Another tim'e,eorrie «rttriraoEBrf«W,8rthidkwhaffhedrdby'KingE<£

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Excellency-, to fefve him with a Angular, feparttr, incommunicable fervice, and is fo commonly in the Scriptore taken forthe wMe doty, whichwe owe imtohimv thusto fear God} and totakebimibr wr Gott&km, is all one,; Cf». 31. 53. lacob forxxzhy the /«r of his jather //*«, that is, by the G«J of his &-thcxlfue* Ifai.8.12,13. Neither fear yetheir fear, that is, ferve not their geds, fanitifie the Lord of Hoafls, and let him be your fear, that is, let him be your Gsdabne. £ hnAglortfiethy Name,"} thy Name, rhatis,i/y/f/£ thy Divine Majeftv* and to gIvrifit this holy One.is not meant by making him glorioas, or by addingluftre, or excdlencyto him/ which be* fore he had not, for who ever hah given nm$ km t But to glorific him is, to tcknowledge his excellency* vadglory, todo-unto him, what may become his glo-rie, to fet np and exalt feis glory. To ftur him (than) end glerife hisName, as the half One,is to tcktitw-ledge Bis Divinity, to vton him*m their onety Lord and Mingy and f renouncing alt other falfa ChriftSjand . Mediatours,)to^#f<tnemfeIves io&mhivtnlme, and worfliip him with a fingular/eparate, mcaramu~ R*cat.e<l-w<>rrt)ip y ( his jealbufic admitting no Corri-vaH,,f*«* is none hlptr tbe lsri\ neither mall any partake with him in his glory )abfohitely, eminently* to do to him themfelves, and to provoke others xp dOj as becemmeth his Excellency. This is the dirty whichthe Church here engageth herftlf unto, and is,itttruth,thewhole of Chrifttmity, thefummeof •M, t^everiaiftHngGofpeH.wiuchdieATKeLflyingtho. row the jnidfVof heaven, was to preachtatbem that 4weJJonjhecarthiandt9CTeryiiaion^ajul^W

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andtongue, and peopie, faying with tloudvoyce, rear Cod, and give glory to him, and worjhio him that made heaven and earth, that is,/f/w Chrifialone,\>y whom CoLt'.t', aU things were created, and by whom all things con-fift. And this is the duty t Honoured and Beloved) which Idefire toprefleupon yourfelyes, eventhtt you would be good Chripians inyoUr beans, andin your lives, in your private places, and in your pub-tire {landings 3 to engage your felves with aU your tmght, mthaHpur authority, to advance the ghrnef Cbrift, as the redeemed of the Lord, as true Suhje&t to this Stag of Saints, to offer up as a living facrifice what cveryou have, or arc, to his fcrvice, in advancing his Caufe, his Worfhip, his Church, doing ic yourfclves, and promoting it in others: Tothisend* I iball, firfl, give you a few quickning Motives, tp ftir you up, to make you ready and willing to your-flays andfcomdly, tell you what the Lord expeefs It your bands.

Eitft, consider what great and wondcrfull things Motives Cm Loxi-hath already done for you,and how littleyo* j, have feared, and glerlfcd his Name to this day: Who of you can count the great, and righteous dealings of tlie Lord towards you, notonelyas youare men,grcat,orrsch,learned,6v noble-, nor oncly as you are Chrifianx, redeemed, called, juliifed, fanlfificd, by this Kingof Saints, though all, andeveryofthefe mercies^all loud upon you for this duty 5 but I mean, *s you are a Parliament, whit great (*>»£* he hath donefor you, in reference to this feryice, wherein he hath lately employed you. Hath he not carryedjoA ixhisbtfome' hath he not kept youtstht afplttfhis qtt aAnSafUfMUritb tperher-j»*g,^readiihae-

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ranee: when HtMtti *«>y « tit* Jtlivtrtda, peof ixAthtyfpvmKtttrt'vtktUmmtlithtitciufifetti, knowes how to fay /, alt itli-ser iha» lumtrt,-hicmsItowtoiriHxthmlnifrr their Iniquity , ti mgtviitkiM »)> >*»(** hvubifitor atrnj-ht tk fori longtime hah feerfled uqweariable in vratel ihgowi-amKidiinkfull people, will prove weary < repenting, anttifl (trad of dying , 7 Arer ftwe »*n »m»i, imtttiBiutltSm, wilt Htihceni fweare, mil tvtrum ttnr.rvtruirtitlxm ,-»vtratrjnkim, x tjmd»mfttk*plmirt*mhtgii*ffiikIts/Hi

^<MMf,ax£ittjearimtifl4ie,iibAfitlUiiig,&e (ailing,. effkre, arid'wori, wherewMi God and his jfcople W« trotted y«t> it this titftt,*)* with* wkfc a^iMdwya^UponyoUtofcaferfie tort, and gk»i&hi»INime^Mpreen*#4 : faWHleiB'ofyaur d»wfome»dep«*Janpphiy«h.; the glory ■of Chrilt; the eftablifhinent-ofthis Qmrch and Kingdome-, yea rJie*etfuwor'a)10»riReirf(^e 4 i«gf««e'rfle»fBre, artaltiiht^ledfeth^cffc^ttKfteer^WrAreof, isJfl<gfeMpRrteofo1hitte^uOToyoit.Yoii ire in part, iht #»*f Altgi/rf Wh» are tojpoartoue the viall-ofiheWrttfrofGedv who*eaid'«heieter#ntii««* : t tfU>i*tnM<?etat)k<t)»f*n lnJ<mnlimi<ii>,y»vfK£ p»rbejfis'!JtoM*idgM*^lb,td&ii<!MVtclbe *rt*a*of6od;ho!yancfpore. »)»* tiimijjee ibM' ]tl , ho»til»<*<fltettolleTM. ; H<modr«e and befcned; rtoW*fc«*»nablei thing vfeWi^ ttffee tfceifW* c/ (^lrrett(ie«h4*«i*»ti*!<»»y iftmm) how-tocom-foKablcathing wc^d it be to the people-of God,, whflriMechoftnyaHKMhisworleyaWbeareyouin thc*t**rtSjiuiaprelewyoa eTcrycfcy at-thcthvone

Xeligim'tlm Rftrmtn or Religion, inouia/w re-: ligion? thmfuch as are called lo/iwhe Kihgdome, (houldM^ the Kirujdomtfthat in the grief oftheir. fpirits,they (hould be compelled tofay, O Lordf; lan theft mi*Jaw *»? ill it JM» it) Sott, fMifb ittmi* thefirittscf Asktkn. Hpw,di(honourable would it b«,rtptonlytpj«<, but to the ■King if Saipti, whOj ufetli you, that they who hate the worke youare about, (hould hate it the moreen regard of your wicked Uvcs,w.ho are intruded with it? That they (hould have occafion to fay of ypii, asAmirath the great %mkt faidofthe Chriftiovt, who brake their league; and Covenant with him, (and therefore fped accordingly) O Ilfiu! artthtftthyChripam?\i thOubeefti a God,as they prorefle thee to be,reveneeth« impiety upon them: So ythtn japiftt and Athtifti$ndi\ich as hate religion and reformation, when they (hall fee the deformity of your iives,flmll fay ,o Ufu*\ urtthtfe thy Xf/srw^jfarethefe the Angels that mud pour out. the vials of thy wrath; Oh belovedido nps with Elia. fonnes, occafion, men to sbhone ihiswork of the Lord; far he it from you; But let the' office you art called unto, theplaceypu arc fet in, the worke,and the dignity, ofthe work, ingagc you to glorificthe name of Chrift, that both his work may. profper in; vc«rhan<feapdyow(eVesfe;«<hibh : (hedWo««hei Lord for ever. But ifyou will not hearken to nttjet me iadly (peak it tpyou.you are as a City fet upon an hU!,yopar)d, yoiir.wiiyes aijejooket) upon by»B rajah. •... ' j X and

■ttcFifyou hinder the worke by ybiir livu , whic ybur ijftce calls you tofmher^ it were betteryou h&in <v'tr beenhrn itttethewerld.Them that honour Chri! he will honour, and them that cldpifc him, fhalli lightly efteemed; yea he knowes how to mate ufc you, and your gifts, to promote his caufe, and to c ftroyyou for the iniquityof your lives, as many ihbfe who forwarded the building of the arkc, yet ] rimed inthc waters.

■ Thirdly, confider how loud this dtyes deliver -4 cries iifyoureares to ingage ybur {elves to feareh. zn&glerifehis name , who hath wrought this gr farvatioii for you.lt were a wafiefiill expence ojti loinfift upo the particulars ofthis.latebloudydef in this Aflembly •, (though in ethers ufefull) All light we have about incomes from you. The m

J rear and high hands which were Engaged ih it, ibtJltyof the eontrrvaerce,? he neerneBe; of the i tfutioA, tie 'woefull conferences -, and' the bio fruits which rauft needs have iflucd. from it ; good handof God hVcruftiirig thiscockatrices e Wfore if bra&outt&bea fiery flying femem, a rtiingstobepubHlhedahd'tobe jpread abroad Jrher Congregations -, But to you I lhall only be taetnbiwccr of : thus much r That you knew your neer approaching danger,and that had this chefoilS and oloudy contrivance tookene^ma you had been at your long home, erethistime the reft of this Honourable Affembly, hfchert mtuprcfervers of our liberty , had" bcene mad) Parliament of P*rU,tht greatefl: inftruments « Xingdoines flavcry and vaffA'tUp for time to But the Lord was awake when we flept, ant

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ofcen^edjandbrbught under the curfe of God; if you perform not this foletnn Covenant s Think how horrid. a thing it.Willprove.yfbranyof youto ftandas ftrjurtd men before God, in matters of fucfi confluence ■, Shall he break, his Oath .(laid God-of a E«k.<7.if. King) andb'e delivered? Shall he efcape that doth theft things? OBeloved, IttsafearfuUthmr . (infuch cafes efpecially ) to fall into the hands of the living God, to whom you have appealed, and whole vengeance; if you wilfully faiL, you have invocated upon your own heads.

■- Lay therefore yourhands upon your heart, and think what your purpofes and Refolutions are in thefe few.thiogs, which 1 fhallmenriorcto you. ''

Tirft, forwhati»./*f( whatreiUforrowhaveye. t, in your -hearts, 'for thole fins which you call God to wirneffib-you are thus forry for < Howgricvousis the remembrance of them, hiw intolerable do you feel the burthen of them.; or do you take Gods Name in vain, calling him to witnelfe of she forrow for thole: .things which heinaws you-take pleafure in? Think what ahfwer you. will make-to this.. ■■ Secondly'WhfttiK your Refolutionsyi^f«»M«i , «»k. Yoi know what bjafphemies, what prophahe-! ncflcs, what undeannefles, you have hitherto lived in-, what icreligiohand libertinifmeyour fclvesand. families, have hitherto been guilty of, elfe yon would never, have'admowledaed, your lins to have deferves thefe judgements)Now I demand, what: yourefblve todorortiraeto.come; Doyoupurpoiei to.goonin your old ways -,lle that was -unjufi,to be owpofl.follskt!m#^.libli}yte;befilttffis,t.t)Ahi6: no other purpofe, but to kad fbe Kingdom a dance, G t»

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JSemm tt the late Tl»tnkfgm>% to go before them in the formality of ifervke, without changing your Leopards foots, or your Black- -moors skins; or in truth, be you refoived, being changed by the renewing of your rainde, to become new creatures, to ferveChrift irlnewneiTeof fpirk, that Chrift alone may reign as Lord and King here-aftcr,bothin your hearts, and lives, and families, as Ii/badi did, when he bid the Ifraelites choofe whom they would ferve«for himielfhe was refolvred,though he went t% dm, He and his family would ferve the Lord.

Thirdly, as you are TirliMmaamot, what are your ptirpofes concerning your faithfotncfle to Chrift, andthe Caufe of Chrift, and his Church committed to your hands i If you mould altogether foil, deliverance will come another way, the Gates of Hell {hall never prevail againft the Church of Chrift;.But are yercally refolved.to five the Church 2nd Kingdom, though your felvesihauldperifliif* the attempts or do you intend' undorfrffawiof be* agfitfmfot Cbrifl, to drive a trait SuStim lid Anticbrijt, to betray Religion and Liberty i or to trade-in both the Indies, to hate aftockgoing on both (ides,, that you may five yourowrtfhto, which fide, fbever win or lofe, to five your own-skin, whatever beconreof the Kingdom • Likea ceaaifi Ja^Mt of Stntu, (of whonal have leadiinthetfwir^iHi-feory) who lived among the cfe^?«w, andkept.cor-ntfpondencewkli thexw*-, who was a pAUu «w-jtifftr tf Ckrif) but a ficrtt citcmuifidtiak , that that VnrUjb nurt. migftt; fene-hiaiv if need wete ; Have any of von fach canning device*,' tcvptocnrtp enttnaH fafsty with the anainriitao^ yourfints f '«'.' r ' ■' Honoured,

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Honoured, and Beloved, I hope better things of yon all, though I thus (peak, I hope you purpofe according to you r Covenant, and what God requires and expe&s at your hands, to flick clo/e to Chrift and his Canfe, to fink and fwim with the Church, and -Caufeof Chrift, with finglenefle of heart, and unwearied refolution5,tocarryonthewcH:k of God,to value your (elves onely as his Inftruments, and let him do by you, and with you, what is good in his own eyes.

And for youf EncoWragimtnt, let me fpeak a little \ , vfi'of of the third U(e, which the Church here-makes of Enconrtp-,, thefe great txi&msrvettottt , thefe;**/?, and top waves,, «w»f. and judgements of this King of Saints, which is a PripktticiM Prognojiication, andforeieUing ofwhatjkaU further haffdi et$n the pitting out ofevery via/l •, and that is.more and more people, and nations mail come in -and fubmit to Jefu$ Chrift $ the Nations fhaS come and mrjhtp before thee, for thy judgements are made ma* nifejt: And this inables me for your comfort,to help youto ananfwerof the moft dipcnlt qaeftion, ana moft ferplexing thwghtjtbst I am perfwaded is inthe heart of moft men living at this day, W*. God hath caft our Lot in very perplexed times,all the banks are broken down, all Gods judgments feem to invade us at once, and GodsadminiftraticflitotheKingdomis fuch, that the wifeft man cannot guefle, by Gods _>-

dealing to day ,w.hat he intends to do with us to mor- ^- •''' row % Somt'rmes the J L6rdenables 1 X hxrtdfut of onrt% ■■ to chv&thi/HfandsohHi enemies* Sometimes *■*&•; . tudisotours &tt^asattfoft>dingofateafsvbtntwtc fnrfm them-, Sometimes wfc have At^ttftruments imexpttfcdly r^yy^rYandt^veryufefuilmeii . r~ " G: are., > : s$

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pmjbaU he weakned, and tht Church if thrift JJiaShe ftrengthened; Something in every viall may afflitf thcChurch, but incurably wounds the Bead.. Astlie '[even Trumpets were fo many degrees ofthe deftrueti-. on of the Heathen Empire, fotne feven via/Is arefo many, degrees of the deftru&ion and ruin ofthe An* tichriftian Empire s and his worth ydur obfervirig, that all the time,, the whole twelves hundred and-. threefcore years of Antichrifts reign, Chrift always had'an army of Saints, to warre agaiaftthe Beaft, a . competent, number ofwitnefles,. who loved not their .lives unto the death', But all the while of Antichrifts fifing, and triumphant reigning, the event-of every confti^,(^'{c\x(&ev/f^,tb^%ha Beaft grew hig^her,zna the Church fell lover ,the Papacy prevailed over all that rofe up againft it, fo that the Church in the end was hardly to be found vifibleupon Ac face of the earthi.Butit is far otherw.ife in his declining f/»«,the timewhe'n the viak are pouring out .every one of th£ plucks part of his fleece 5 one of them ftrips hirh of this Kingdom, anotherof that-, oneof them.wea-kenshis Tempoiall, another his Spkituall Jurifdi-cltion* He is under the vials, as;H<w4»beforeJ/*rif* £fl ^?' , J-t ai, having once begun to fail, he can never more prevail againft them, untulia the end { the feventkviall 'being pouredout upon the whole power of darkneflc) !the whole Church triumphantly fhouts with a'.loud . voice, It if done, there is an utter efid of tfoisenemy. So that I dare fpeak it as confidently as I beteeve the Revelation to be divfne Scripture, and the meariing .' of it thus fane made known to the Churches, that what viall foever is now powring out, the iflue will be, That Antichtift fhaU lofe , md Chrift.jbitU gain t , ■ G 3 Andk.

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