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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04379	Newcastles call, to her neighbour and sister townes and cities throughout the land, to take warning by her sins and sorrowes Lest this overflowing scourge of pestilence reach even unto them also. As also a direction, how to discover such sins as are the procurers of Gods judgments by divers methods. By R. Jenison, Dr. of D. Whereunto is added, the number of them that dyed weekely in Newcastle and Garth-side, from May 6. to December 31. 1636.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1637 (1637)	STC 14492; ESTC S107703	57,340	278

Newcastles Call To her Neighbour and Sister Townes and Cities throughout the land to take warning by her Sins and Sorrowes Lest this overflowing scourge of Pestilence reach even unto them also As also a Direction how to discover such Sins as are the procurers of Gods judgments by divers Methods By R. JENISON Dr. of D. Whereunto is added the number of them that dyed weekely in Newcastle and Garth-side from May 6. to December 31. 1636. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LONDON Printed for Iohn Coleby at the signe of the Vnicorne neere to Fleet Bridge 1637. and there told of the Meanes both of the Safetie and also Ruine of Cities and whole Kingdomes Be yee pleased now to take in good part a word or two spoken I hope not out of season in the mournfull and sad condition of this my Mother and Nurse Foelix ●uicumque ●olore Al●erius dis●es posse ca●ere tuo in whose name I make bold to salute you all in the Lord and to wish you the happiness to be warned in time by that bittercup of ours wherin God by Pestilence seemeth to have begun to you all The times require every ones helpe to seeke to quench this fire of wrath begun in the Land I heartily wish that manie others of much abler parts would in this kind of popular and familiar Discourse and Exhortation put forth themselves and stoope to such necessarie and edifying Arguments For my part as the case is I though the meanest of most expect not who shall begin God hath begun with us here The Lyon hath roared the Lord hath spoken I cannot according to my abilitie setting aside all respect of credit with men of the world but prophesie that not by word here onely but by writing such is my desire of the publicke good and such is the occasion here offred by Gods beginning in this fierce manner with us The benefit you may by Gods blessing and your own good indeavour reap hereby will be either a prevention of and freedom to you frō this spreading evill which I chiefly by this Dedication do desire and intend or a Direction how to carry your selves that with comfort under Gods hand if it reach also unto you 〈◊〉 26.9 ● The truth is When Gods judgments are in the earth the inhabitants of the world ●ill at least should learne ●●ghteousnesse The wise and just will so doe Who wait for God in the way of his judgements Amos 4.12 opened They will prepare to meet God and to prevent judgments which othervvise are threatned and seeme to make towards them How wee may prevent Gods judgments Which they doe or should doe by these meanes 1. By taking warning by judgements inflicted on others 1 Cor. 10.5 6 7-11 Luke 13 3-5 The want whereof God takes speciall notice of Ierem. 3.8 9 10 11. 2. By doing that in our 4. By seeking and obtaining the pardon of Sin upon Repentance Sinne once pardoned is neve● more remembred or punished Isa 43.25 Go●● so forgives as hee als● forgets 5. By mortifying such sinnes as raigne in us or among us Rom. 6.12 Coloss 3.5 c. Seeing such exemplary judgements a Pestilence war c. com●● not for smaller faylings but for sinnes against conscience Rom. 1.18 and fo● grosser evils Ephes 5.5.6 6. By newnesse of life and by bringing forth fruit meet for repentance so w● escape wrath to come and cutting downe Math. 3.7 8-10 By these meanes it will concerne you to prepare to meet God whom ●o you will find to meet you in mercy as the father of the Prodigall ran to meet his sonne and to welcome him Men have not heard neither hath the eye seene O God besides thee what hee hath prepared for him that waiteth for him Thou meetest him that rejoyceth and worketh righteousnesse those that remember thee in thy waies Isa 64.4 5. Now because men are apt to make ill use of Gods judgements on others to mis-judge them and to harden themselves in their security Four Con●usions ●ut of Luke 13.4 5. touching the use of Gods judgments on others consider we what our Saviour teacheth us Luke 13.1 2 3 4 5 Think yee that these were Sinners above all men that dwelt in Ierusalem I tell you nay but except yee repent yee shall all likewise perish Whence these Conclusions doe readily offer themselves Conclus 1 1. Extraordinary uncouth yea and sudden death doth sometime befall such as are not the greatest Sinners I suppose those seventie thousand of Davids Subjects who died by Pestilence among the other Tribes were not greater Sinners than Ierusalem it selfe Vpon which the Angell stretched out his hand to destroy it Yea the good King vvould make these in that case especially more innocent than himselfe saying Loe I have sinned but these Sheepe what have they done when God shewed his severitie against Samaria and Israel having removed them out of his sight and when the Tribe of Iudah onely was left and spared 2 Kings 1● 18 19. Eze● 16.51 ● yet saith God to Iudah They are more righteous than thou 2. On the other hand it Conclus 2 is in thee my power and that my name may be declared in all the earth ●et 2.9 Howsoever God Reserves the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished ●●●s 17. ●● 31. hee hath appointed a day of purpose for them 3. God in some cases respects his owne Glorie more then mens deserts so spares them a while though unworthie See Deut. 32.26 Ezek. 20.8 9-13 14-21 22. 4. Chiefly God remembers his covenant and promise who will reserve to himselfe a Church on earth in the greatest defections provocations and destructions of his people he will Ezek. 14.19 20 21 and doth ever reserve a remnant who otherwise deserve ill at his hand Ezek. 16.59 with 60. See Isa 6.13 Rom. 3.3 What if some did not believe shall their unbeliefe make the faith of God of none effect Si quoties peccant homines If God in generall defections and judgements thereupon should consume in his wrath all that deserve it where should hee have a Church on earth to serve him hee must and will have some in whom hee wil magnifie his mercie It is of the Lords mercies said Ieremie in the time of the captivitie when so many had perished that wee are not all consumed because his compassions fa●le not ●et 2 ● Here is no merit to bee pleaded in such case ●om 2.4 Gods sparing mercies leade the way to his pardoning mercies Hee often spares the unworthy that they overcome with his kindnesse 9 6. might relent repent seeke and find mercie and that so his covenant and word might take effect in that remnant which is according to the Election of Grace 11.5 Hence it is that even among those in Ierusalem on whom Gods irrevocable sentence of famine Ezek. 14.19 20 21 22. noisome beasts sword and pestilence had passed