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A08238	Chronologia sacra By the high ... Doctor Phil. Nicolai. lib. 2. de regno Christi. Shortly collected and augmented by Neils Michelsone. Cum priuilegio S. R. Maj. Newly translated out of the Germans and Dence tongue into English, by David Forbes. Pervsed, and accompanied with a short treatise and exhortation tending to repentance; Chronologia sacra. English	Nicolai, Philipp, 1556-1608.; Michelsone, Neils, ed. and trans.; Forbes, David, of Edinburgh.; Arthus, Gotthard, b. 1568.	1630 (1630)	STC 18572; ESTC S106265	30,699	106

man according to his workes O would to GOD wee could consider attentiuelie the prospect of all GODS creatures how they teach vs dayly that all things draweth to their end all things waxe worse and briefer the earth giveth not her wonted fruits but worse men sinneth with new sinnes GOD plagueth againe with new sicknesse and the life of man commonly attaineth not vnto former and wonted age and commonly cut off in her first prime the waters giue not their wonted aboundance of creatures the sunne and Moone misseth their wonted shine and vertues the starres of Heaven are turned into comets for preaching of GODS vengeance the Aire and all elements are moved with fearefull and vnacquainted tempestuousstormes and all thinges as it were wish to bee disolved so that the earth is waerie worne and overburdened with the wickednesse of her creatures also that shee fainteth trembleth and wisheth to bee fred and disburthened of her most vntolerable birth all which prophecies fulfilled and conferred together with the experience of this our age there is no spirituall man but of necessitie must conclude that the day of the LORD is at hand and if any learned Divines haue ought to pretend as yet not fulfilled yet I perswade my selfe there is none of them but will subscryue to CHRISTS owne words that the latter tymes shall bee shortned for the Elects sake Math. 24. and that all the Saints in Heaven are now rejoycing and hoping for the accomplishment of the fulnesse of their joy when that soule and bodie may be coupled and vnited together and enter with all the blessed Elect into that glorious and triumphant Church and Kingdome of glory Therefore to conclude I say Will nothing moue thee vnto this repentance no the mercies patience and long suffering of GOD can moue the● neither the benefites and temporall blessings of GOD bestowed vpon thee nor the prospect and defection of elements and creatures neither the abhomination and wickednesse of mankynd no not the dayly experience of violent death can moue thee yet let the feare of imminent justice and day of the LORD that glorious Kingdome of Heaven now at hand moue thee to repentance and amendement of life I pray thee consider with thy selfe if there bee any creature created in Heaven or in earth who can by any evident argument assure thee that when thou sittest downe to thy table that thou shall ryse before CHRIST come in the clowdes and aske account of thee or when thou goest out of thy doores about thy worldly respectes to turne back to thine house but that thou may be caught into the clowdes of Heaven before the justice seate of GOD either when thou lyest downe in thy bed with thy mortall bodie but that thou shall be in an eye blinck in thy sleepe exchanged into an immortall creature and presentlie presented before the glorious throne and Majestie of CHRIST IESUS to giue account of thy workes Good LORD when I doe meditate with my selfe of the imminencie of this Kingdome of Heaven and of the former workes of mankynd in this age it troubleth my thoughts and vnquyeteth my spirits and maketh my bones to quake and my flesh to tremble for feare to thinke how that the LORD of Glory shall find the whole world in such damnable and pitiefull estate and how few they are who are prepared with the oyle of grace in the lampes of their heartes shall hee not rather find men busied about the vanities of the world and lustes of the flesh then attending the comming of the LORD IESUS O doolefull and miserable experience O wicked abhomination and sinfull generation of mankynd What fearefull justice art thou prophecying to bee imminent Oh how doolefull lamentable and sorrowfull will the event proue to many who are sleeping in sencelesse securitie in the lap of worldly vanities awaken O secure man and harden not thy heart nor delay not the tyme of thy repentance abuse not the long patience and suffering of GOD accept of grace in this verie last moment of grace for now the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand where the gates of grace and mercie shall bee closed and never opened nor offered againe O miserable wretched damned and forlorne creature art thou if thou repent not in time how pittifull shall then thy estate bee when thou shall bee forced with perpetuall shame infamie and confusion to stand naked in the presence of all creatures and before the justice throne of GOD where thou shalt heare that horrible sentence of the KING of all Kings and judge of all the whole world Depart from mee yee workers of iniquitie into everlasting fire prepared for the Devill and his angels O terrible and fearfull sentence once pronunced how fearfull and vnexpressible shall thy paine bee where no repentance no teares no treasures no friend no foe no griefe no sorrow will then helpe thy miserable damnable desperate soule out of her endlesse quaill and never consuming torments And on the contrare how joyfull shall that soule bee who hath repented heere in this life when they shall bee promoted in the Heavens to liue as Kings in that everlasting happinesse and joye of all Saincts The LORD of his mercie make vs prepared against the comming of the LORD IESUS to whom with the Father and holy Ghost be praise and glory for ever AMEN

a Christian should desire and seeke after recommending this vnto the event of tyme seing there is no surer interpretation and clearing of Prophecies as when they are fulfilled O everlasting good GOD the spring of all wisedome and grace inlighten our spirits and darke vnderstanding with the light and clearnesse of thy godly wisdome with the spring and fire of fervent charitie that in vs all worldly vanities lustes of the flesh and spring of pryde may bee extinguished and quenched by the holy lampe of thy light and that wee may rejoyce in our onelie and most excellent Iewell that thou hath given vs namely our onely Saviour and Redeemer and bee true obeyers all the dayes of our lyfe yea in the midst of death to whom with thee and the holy Ghost be praise and Glorie for ever Amen FINIS Qui paenitentiae dulcedinem libat Sacrificium pro peccatis libat A BRIEFE TREATISE AND EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE MATH Chap. 3. verse 2. Repent for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand IN this booke we may see the long patience and suffering of GOD towards his owne people the Iewes who in the last tymes of their visitation did send his owne Sonne the Saviour of mankynd and that of the seede of Abraham to stretch foorth his hands and armes to saue and imbrace the remnant of the lost sheepe of the house of Israel but when they did contemne Gods Fatherly visitation and were offended with CHRIST IESUS had crucified the King of Glorie as lykewayes thereafter did persecute in the same manner all his disciples Apostles and servants of GOD then GOD left them and gaue them over vnto themselues and did begin his mercifull calling with the Gentiles who were strangers and aliants from the house of Israel By whose visitation likewise wee may learne of the mercie and justice of God for those Gentiles of Asia and East-landish Dominions haue had their owne tymes of GODS mercifull visitation but after many sinnes committed together with the persecution of saincts and contempt of the word GOD hath removed his Candlestickes from them and hath given them over vnto vanities and lyes and is gone from them and now in this last houre and tyme of the world it hath pleased him to erect his Church and candlesticke within this Nation And there fore O happie and thryse happie are wee if wee will acknowledge the tymes of our mercifull visitation and day of our calling for the LORD of glorie is standing at the doore of our soules and within this Nation wee haue had our owne tymes where GOD hath knocked long with the hammers of his Word and appearantly seing the word is contemned and beareth no fruite in mens consciences and conversations that GOD is departing from vs vnto another people and yet streatching foorth his armes and calling vnto him all true Christians who will turne vnto him and repent them of their sinnes for certainly there is no sinne which hath abounded in those forraine Churches but those and more doth abound besides vs and giue the Church and Sainctes of GOD within this Nation bee not persecuted with publict Tyrants yet let the wise Christian see how shee is persecuted rent and divided within her selfe which doeth prognosticate a fearefull departure of our kynd GOD and a terrible judgement to hang over our heads and would to God I say that our judgement bee not worse of all if we take not heede in tyme Therefore let vs bee wise and learne of the figge tree and of these tokens to prepare our selues for our Bridegroome the LORD IESUS second comming in the clowdes Iohn the Baptist a forerunner of the Messias the first trumpet of the Ghospell is heere crying out according to the Prophecie of Isaiah Prepare the wayes of the LORD make his pathes streight against the first comming of the Messias Amend your liues for the Kingdome of grace is at hand and is to bee offered in the LORD IESUS to everie true penitent and belieuer of the Ghospell Now in those dayes our onely high Priest and Prophet is crying vnto vs and learning vs by the Parable of the figge tree in the Ghospell that the Kingdome of glorie is at hand Mat. 24.32 And that wee should lift vp our heads working our salvation in feare and trembling waitting for the day of the LORD for he beeing the first trumpet of the Ghospell in those dayes his onely matter and aime was in respect of the great defection and diversitie of religion amongst the Iewes as likewise their true worship of God was turned into a Pharisaicall and selfe loue of themselves therefore hee was busie preparing the first way and comming of the LORD and importing vnto them a Kingdome of grace to bee at hand and therefore did exhort them vnto repentance that they might enter and goe in into that Church militant heere on earth by this Kingdome of grace now to bee offered and reveiled vnto them in the Messias that thereafter they might bee found worthie against the second comming of the Lord to enter into the Church triumphant and Kingdome of glorie .. Our Iohn the Baptists and preachers in our tymes haue greater occasion yea all preaching stooles whatsoever being now the last trumpets of the Ghospell haue matter enough to cry out in those words Repent for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand even that Kingdome of glorie where the Messias is not in his first comming in the lykenesse of a servant and in the basenesse of his flesh to offer more the Kingdome of grace and mercie in errecting a Church militant heere on earth as in the dayes of Iohn the Baptist But now certainly comming in his second comming in the clouds convoyed of all the Angels and trowpes of HEAVEN as a powerfull judge in full majesticall glorie to rander everie man according to his workes where grace and mercie shall cease to bee more offered and where all happie Saincts and blessed Elect who were partakers of that Kingdome of grace in the Church militant heere on earth shall bee gathred in that triumphant and glorious Church in the Heavens for ever O blessed and thryse blessed is that soule who findeth and approveth himselfe by the touchstone of repentance to bee a member in this Kingdome of grace and Church militant heere on earth hee shall be preferred and linked so fast vnto this blessed happinesse and endlesse joy of all Saincts also that no creature in Heaven nor in earth no the gates of hell can separate him from it Therefore how diligent should wee bee to imbrace this Kingdome of grace in these latter tymes seing the world is suncken into meere sinne and vanitie and all abhominations haue taken vpper hand yea all signes and tokens prophecied in Scriptures are fulfilled so that there resteth nothing except onely the signe of the Sonne of man comming in the clouds to judge the world and take acompt of our actions and which wee may as sure expect daylie to come as wee are

lust of the flesh in abusing the Temples of the holie Ghost with incest adulterie and fornication drunkennesse in spending of their owne life and meanes behold the verie beggars who as men would say in troubles in necessities and want should worke and seeke that everlasting riches in the LORD waiting for the comming of the LORD IESUS thou shall marke no hungring nor thirsting after righteousnesse in them but a maine consort of ignorance lewde and vitious creatures who are more exercised and busied in time of divyne service in tipling and secret places and about their owne bodies rather as to finde them in GODS house begging grace vnto their soules will we looke vnto the common course of youth thou shalt finde and heare the first lesson they learne is pryde cursing and prophaning of GODS Name even from their verie infancie againe from their youth to their age running from one vice to another and where then wee see commonly they are more addicted vnto the worlds avaritiousnesse and lewdnesse than with any godlinesse or goodnesse and so most part ending their dayes without repentance they die miserablie without any sence of their sinnes and are swallowed vp at the houre of death into the horrible pit of despare where their torments doe beginne with never dying paine Behold the Ecclesiasticall government thou shall see avarice and ambition so to haue intruded themselues amongst many of them so that they seeme rather to digge earthly than heavenlie treasures resembling well the workemen of Noah who were good biggers but not possessers so that many Kirkmen are good edifiers in the word but are evill example givers who are so possessed part with ambition and other with avaritiousnesse of the world that they seeme to neglect their owne salvation Farre bee it said from the worthie Divine and faithfull Preacher of the Ghospell who seeketh not their owne glory and advancement but the advancement of GODS glory and edifying of soules vnto GOD all which spait of iniquitie and senselesse securitie are evident tokens I say of imminent ruine and destruction for this our age liveth as secure of our selues as in the dayes of Noah Sodom and Gomorrha and as the Iewes before the destruction of Ierusalem but how came it to passe in these dayes when they were most sure and expected least any destruction presentlie the flouds of Heaven opened and the waters overflowed the whole earth with her creatures the elements conjoyned them selues in fire and brimstone and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha and when the Iewes cuppe of abhomination was full GOD stirred vp instruments amongst themselues who presentlie were the cause of their owne destruction in Ierusalem and the whole land of Iudea It is to bee feared therefore that it will likewise so event in these last dayes when all sinne taketh the vpper hand and when men liue most negligently and carelesse of themselues that then the LORD IESUS will come in the clowdes and take account of the wickednesse of mankynd The wicked abhomination of mans heart made GOD in his wrath cry out and say I repent that ever I made man Genes 6.6 And certainly if we will view and consider now in those tymes the tragedie of the world it is placed in verie wickednesse it selfe and when wee looke vnto conscience of religion how many wonderous cursed and damned sects and opinions are spred on the faee of the earth and everie man affirming Scripture for vpholding their hereticall opinion wresting the Word of GOD vnto their owne willes and inventions O thou religion how art thou changed and disfigured yea rather abused how can the simple soule knew thee or to what hand shall hee turne when so many miserable opinions are at strife 2 Cor. 4. It is onelie the humble heart that the trueth is manifested vnto it is not without cause that the spirit of GOD prophecieth in the Revelation that thou shouldest bee clothed in sackcloth Revel 11. yea thou art surelie disguysed and most by the great comfort of Antichristians who are dispersed amongst all Nations Now is the mother of whoredome mounted vpon the seven headed beast that ten horned monster yea that old Dragon the devill hath given him his power and hath printed on his fore head the name of blasphemie he spueth out now a dayes vncleane spirits who are ambassadours to inlarge the Kingdome of Sathan so that the Church may now lament in the prophet Ieremiah Haue you no regard all yee that passe by this way behold and see if there bee any sorrow like vnto my sorrow and that GOD is forced now to speake I haue long tyme holden my peace I haue beene still and refrained my selfe now will I cry like a traweling woman and I shall destroy and devoure both at once O wicked and abhominable age O sinfull and miserable generation what other object dost thou bring before our eyes but sinne and wickednesse are not Kings opposed against Kings and Nation against Nation so that the one triumpheth over other mens spoile yea subjects mutine against their owne naturall Prince and all sinnes wickednesse are conquerours and drunken in by men as water of a thirstie stomacke what lying and deceiving what slander and shamelesse villanie is done by all the estates of men in all places the generall voice of the people is nothing els but vanitie baudrie whooring detraction and backbyting pryde envy deceit drunkennesse dissimulation wantonnesse flatterie lying swearing perjuring and blaspheming so that all abhomination and wickednesse is growne to a certaine perfection and maturitie in those dayes and that the shoulders of this vniversall globe is overlaiden with the wickednesse of mankynde The trumpets of GOD may now cry out with the Prophet Ieremiah O yee Heavens bee astonied at this bee afraide and vtterly confounded saith the LORD And lastly will wee looke vnto GODS creatures and vnto the elements what comets signes and wonderous tokens hath beene seene and heard within those few yeares I doubt not but it is well knowne vnto the diligent searcher as experience hath well taught albeit not to all in those parts yet in sundrie parts in Germanie Italie Denmarke and Norvay are kythed fearefull tokens as vntimely birth and Monsters borne in Denmarke blood rained from the Heavens on the earth one halfe foote deepe ashe stones and fire rained from the Heavens in Island the pittifull crying thryse of a chylde in the mothers wombe in Berone in Norvay All which I haue seene approved and heard by experience and many more visions and terrible tokens seene in Europ both by earthquakes overflowing of watters and fearefull visions seene and heard in the elements and witnessed by sundrie all such things may verie well teach vs that the latter dayes are imminent Therefore hee that is vnjust let him bee vnjust still saith CHRIST Revel 22. let the wicked man dwell in his abhominations and triumph in all kynde of wickednesse for beholde saith Christ I come shortly and my reward is with mee to render everie

certaine of things past For Heaven and earth will perish but one jote or one word of the LORD shall not perish This spirituall echo resembleth well in our eares as Iohn the Baptist would say I exhort you to repent because of those miserable times in that godlinesse amongst you is thinne and Pharisaicall decisions and other diversities is in your Church as likewise all sinne and wickednesse aboundeth amongst you and the Kingdome of grace is at hand now to bee offered in the Messias and Sonne of GOD CHRIST IESUS and which Kingdome of grace who so receaveth by faith and repentance now in this last time of your calling shall inherit the Kingdome of Heaven and Kingdome of glorie and which Kingdome of Heaven no man can attaine vnto without this true repentance and amendement of life and which notable trumpet of repentance may verie well bee applyed vnto this age Therefore thou who readest this and thou who bearest this repent amend thy life in regard of those evill and latter dayes in that true godlinesse is thinne amongst vs and true religion is rent and covered with all sort of schismes and diversities in the Church of GOD and the whole earth is overladen with wickednesse and sencelesse securitie Let vs now lift vp our heads and light vp the lamps of our hearts for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand where once grace shall rest to bee offered at which tyme all true penitents shall bee gathered and inherite that blessed glorious and everlasting Kingdome of Heaven The spirituall meaning of this text importeth a circumstance and necessitie of this repentance as if hee would say for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand and therefore it is necessare that yee repent and amend for who so desireth to bee partakers of this Kingdome of Heaven hee can not come without this repentance Also that this repentance is such a necessare thing that thou canst not attaine vnto salvation without it yea thou canst not bee more saued in the day of the LORD without repentance then Noah was saved without the Arke from the Flood O happie is hee and thryse happie who attaineth vnto this sanctified repentance it is the pricke of conscience it is the verie sacrifice and faith of Abraham it is the sacrificing knyfe to mortifie the outward man It is the firie and fervent burning zeale of the soule accompanied and endued with the spirit of prayer and godly sorrow quenched with the teares of true repentance and with a comfortable joy and feeling of the mercies of GOD yea it bringeth vs vnto the verie sacrifice it selfe vnto the which Isaack was a type namely vnto true faith in the Blood of IESVS It is the budding rodde of Aaron which shall bring foorth such blossomes of a godly lyfe and joy in the holy spirit heere in this earthly tabernacle and in the morning in the Tabernacle of the testimonie that is when the evening of thy time is past and thou art brought vnto the morning of thy endlesse rest either by death or the day of the LORD then shall it budde and blossome vnto thee such fruites of endlesse and vnspeakable happinesse as no tongue can bee able to expresse nor heart to thinke of It is the strong hand of Iacob who by faith will wrestle and take such holde on CHRIST that it will never leaue him vntill the time hee be blessed Therefore good Christian let vs consider what excellent times and occasion wee haue as yet to day to repent while that the gates of grace are open let vs runne to this throne of grace so long as it is offered in the Ghospell and not delay the time of our repentance Now is the Kingdome of Heaven at hand even that glorious Kingdome of IESVS when the gates of grace shall bee shut and never offered no more when no repentance teares or prayers will prevaile Now I say in this last evening and houre of the world so long as CHRIST is standing knocking with the hammer of his Ghospell at the doore of thy soule refuse not to open least the time of his standing be now out and thou then bee left and locked without the doores of his mercie as a wretchfull and woefull reprobate for ever then vnhappie man that euer thou was borne thou shall then repent but too late and all thy repentance is then but aggravating of thy sorrowes and never dying torments in hell for ever The rich Glutton and reprobate already there would giue the whole earth if they did possesse it to haue the time place and meanes of grace offered vnto them as now wee haue but they can not redeeme this time with thousands of worlds mountaines of gold not so much therefore be eased as for a minute of an houre out of their never dying torments Therefore I would request the resonable man who in some sence hath gotten a sight and tast of the mercies of GOD and of thy effectuall calling in IESUS CHRIST to consider meditate and ponder with thy selfe of the fearefull event and end of the world now at hand and therefore to preasse with all diligence to frame thy lyfe and conversation according to the prescript word of GOD and let our myndes be so occupied about heavenly things dayly and hourely attending the comming of our LORD IESUS CHRIST who assuredly finding the lampe of thine heart prepared with the oyle of grace and teares of sanctified repentance will at that day transforme and metamorphose thine earthie tabernacle into an immortall body where both soule and body shall enjoy that joy of all joyes which is to behold the most comfortable sight of GOD himselfe yea that blessed contemplation of the holy Trinitie wherewith thy glorified soule shall bee filled so with such an vnexpressible and vnspeakable blessed joy comming from this maine Ocean and fountaine of all happinesse that it shall overflow with joy that it can not bee able to conteane more joy of it selfe than the presence alone and contemplation of GOD which hee himselfe shall fill it with yea ever enjoying and rejoycing and never wearying but ever praising and gloriefying GOD in all eternitie which blessednesse is the joy of all Sainctes and Elect and will be motion eneugh vnto them to rouse and waken Gods children for attending the LORD IESUS second comming in the clowdes and not to delay the tyme of their repentance but as for the secure man who hast not atteined vnto a sense of this joy neither knowest thou what this meaneth it shall bee little helpe vnto him because hee is sleeping in senselesse securitie hee may well dreame of these joyes but he hath no benefite of them because hee accounteth more of worldly things and hath a benummed conscience that he hath eyes and sees not eares and heares not a heart and yet can not vnderstand Hee is like Adam new made lying before GOD created with his whole members and yet hath no vse of them vntill the LORD breath in a living soule