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A sermon preached at the publicke fast To the Commons house of Parliament. April. 5th. 1628. By Ier. Dyke minister of Gods Word, at Epping in Essex.
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Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.
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morum nostrorum vitia vicerunt Salv. de prouid l. 7. Ideo infirmis hostibus tradidit vt ostenderet scilicet non vires valere sed causam vt cognosceremus meritorum hoc fuisse non virium Id. Haue wee not seene the sword in Commission and vpon Circuit Hath it not circuited from Bohemia to the Palatinate from thence into other Prouinces of Germany and so vp the borders of Denmark Haue we not seene a diuine hand in all the Churches losses victory and successe going with the enemie though there haue not wanted equall power and forces to match with them Nay to come neere home Hath not the sword ceazed vppon our owne armiâ—… Hath it not begunne to eate English flesh and drinke English blood Warnes it not vs fairely that it is bending its course and laying its roade towards vs The Lord threatens the Edomites Esay 34. 6. That the sword shal be filled with blood and bee made fat with fatnesse and else where that it shal be drunke with blood The sword hath beene a long while kept leane hungry and thirsty and hath not fed on our flesh and blood Is it not to be feared that now it hath got a smatch it will like an hunger-sterued wolfe fall so much the fiercelier and greedilier vpon vs Nos non vicinos nostros tantum ardere vidimus sed ipsi iam arsimus Et quid hoc pronefas mali est Arsimus Arsimus tameÌ„ flammas quibus arsimus non timemus Salv. de Prouid l. 6. Yea doth not God hereby giue warning that hee will prouide a more liberall feast for the sword euen vnto fatnesse and drunkennesse If the sword vppon other Nations bee Gods warnings to vs of this Nation then much more the sword vppon those of our owne Nation is a warning from God to vs that he intendes to haue a great sacrifice amongst vs. 5. And who is so blinde as that he hath not seene the Moath at worke now a long while together How hath it sheared a sunder the strong threeds of our cloath how is our garment become Moath-eaten What else meanes the common cry and complaint of the decay deadnesse of trading of the pouertie penurie of many places in the land What hath it bin that within these few yeares hath taken away so many braue and worthy souldiers men of note for birth worth skill and courage that like those Iudg. 5. 18. Would haue ieoparded their liues in the high places of the field What I say hath it bin that hath by degrees picked out now one then another but the Moath sent of God to prepare and make way for a rending and a ramping Lyon As if God had said I am determined to bring a smarting judgement vppon England but I see such a mightie man such a man of courage and skill he will be a great hinderance to an enemie at his comming in hee may bee a stop and a rub in an enemies way therefore I will take him out of the way that so judgement may passe on smoothly without any checke And when we haue heard the fame and rumour of enemies approaching alas what a deadly sting hath the Hornet stricken into our heartes how haue our selfe-condemning hearts vnder the conscience of our personall and nationall guilt melted like water 6. Lastly vnlesse wee will wilfully shut our eyes may we not trace God in the foote-steps of his departure from vs May wee not finde him from betweene the Cherubins and remoued not onely to the threshold but in a manner to the East-gate of the house as if hee had but one remoue more to bee gone quite and cleane from vs They haue seene thy goings O God euen the goings of God my King in the Sanctuary Psal 68. 24 So may we see the goings of God euen the goings â—f God our King from his Sanctuary What else â—…anes the spread and growth of Popery and Idolaâ—…y What else meanes the departure of our old Truth 〈◊〉 the increase of Arminianisme Shewes not this that God is at the threshold if not at the East gate And what meanes the going away of our strength that wee cannot doe as we were wont to doe as at other times When Ephraim spake there was trembling but when he offended in Baal he died Hos 13. 1. Ephraim was terrible to all his neighbours about him and who durst budge against the name of Ephraim but when Baal was come God was gone and then euery paltry aduersary trampled vpon him and feared him no more then a dead man How dreadfull hath the English name and the English sword beene to all our aduersaries when England spake there was trembling Vbi namque sunt antiquae Romanorum opes dignitates fortissimi quondam Romani erant nunc sine viribus Terrebant Romani veteres nos timemus O infaelicitates nostrae ad quae deuenimus But Lord what shall I say sayes Ioshua when Israel turnes his backe vpon his enemies And Lord what shall we say when England turnes her backe vpon her enemies What shall we say What can we say but that God is departing from vs and giues vs warning thereby of fearefull afterclaps like to follow Ichabod Ichabod where is the glory The glory is departed And it is with vs as with them a people terrible hitherto but not so now Hitherto haue we beene terrible but it is a signe the Lion is dead when Hares insult ouer him Surely God giues vs warning that our shield is going and that if we take not a course to fetch him backe againe and set him betweene the Cherubins that wee are no better then bread for our enemies Vse 2. If God giue warning men should take the warning he giues To what end are warnings giuen if not taken If the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound who shall prepare himselfe to the battell 1. Cor. 14. 8 But when the trumpet giues a certayne sound then iâ— is time for men to looke about them Two thingâ— should make vs take warning 1. The great danger that will follow vpon warning neglected Gods warnings neglected doe but exasperate wrath and will make vengeance so much the smarter when it comes See the danger of not taking warning Ezek. 33. 3. 4. 5. If the watchman blow the trumpet and warne the people then whosoeuer heares the sound of the trumpet and takes not warning if the sword come and take him away his bloud shal be vpon his owne head he heard the sound of the trumpet and took not warning his bloud shall bee vpon him Calamity single and alone will prooue burden heauy enough calamity with guilt and iniquity vpon our heads the guilt of the neglect of Gods warnings will prooue calamity vnsupportable 2. The great ensuing benefit vpon warning taken Let things be euer so dangerous and desperate yet if men would take Gods warnings there were possibility enough to saue all Safety and preuention of dangers lies in taking of warning Noahs